The phrase "It's time to turn off the microphone" sparked speculation. Bai Yansong: Life is short, but memories are long.
2024-08-15
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"Is it possible for us to make an appointment for the Los Angeles Olympics?" Recently, CCTV News Channel's special project "Olympics 1+1" came to an end. The host Wang Chunxiao asked the last question and threw it to Bai Yansong. Bai Yansong did not explicitly mention the "agreement" when he answered, but ended with "I should turn off the microphone and leave it to you." This scene also triggered speculation, is Bai Yansong going to retreat behind the scenes?
On screen, Bai Yansong is engaged in a job that does not allow him to laugh often. He is very serious and even stereotyped. However, in private, he is warm, kind, friendly, wise, good at self-deprecation, and has a sufficient sense of humor. He thinks, suffers, is impatient, and is happy, but he knows his limits. As time goes by, some viewers have noticed that Bai Yansong on screen has aged a lot.
Bai Yansong will be 56 years old this August. According to the data, Bai Yansong, a famous host of CCTV News Commentary Department, was born in Hailar City, Inner Mongolia on August 20, 1968. He was admitted to the Journalism Department of Beijing Broadcasting Institute in 1985, and was assigned to China Broadcasting News of China National Radio in 1989. In early 1993, he joined CCTV's "Eastern Time and Space", and later officially served as the host of CCTV News Commentary Department. He has participated in the coverage of major events such as the return of Hong Kong, the Three Gorges Dam, the 1998 flood relief, the 50th anniversary of the National Day, the return of Macau, Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympic Games, and China's accession to the WTO. In 2000, he was awarded the "Top Ten Outstanding Youths in China". He is currently the host of Newsweek and News 1+1.
In an exclusive interview with Southern Weekend last year, Bai Yansong said that the hotter the topic, the more we need our mainstream media and traditional media to do the work, because they will spread more accurate facts and more accurate values, and can better play the role that the media should play.
He said, "I have been a host for 30 years, and I have written all my own scripts. I have hardly read other people's essays, so if there are any mistakes or errors, just blame me. I really can't blame others. It all comes back to that sentence. Do it according to the rules of journalism and according to the facts. This is the most important thing."
Some viewers also noticed that the preview title of the "News 1+1" program was changed. After the original classic white light flashed, the anchor appearing in the studio had become Wang Chunxiao.
During this Olympics, the "News 1+1" program was broadcasted by Bai Yansong and Wang Chunxiao in two studios. Looking back at this program that sparked speculation, reporters found that commentator Bai Yansong's "I'll leave it to you" was actually just a link between him and the host on the line. Some netizens said that there was no need to over-interpret it.
It is also amazing after sorting out. From the 2000 Sydney Olympics to the 2024 Paris Olympics, Bai Yansong has participated in the reporting of 7 Olympic Games.
When asked what his biggest feeling was, Bai Yansong said, "To be precise, I started reporting from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, interviewed many athletes, and was at the scene five times in eight Olympic Games. I was 16 years old during the 1984 Olympics, and I will be 60 years old when I look forward to the next Los Angeles Olympics. Life is short, but memories are long. We may keep moving forward because of memories, feelings and life experiences." He connected the Olympics with his understanding of life. When it was over, all volunteers lined up and sent the audience into the subway one after another, saying "Welcome back to life." In his opinion, "This is very important. Everyone is fighting in the arena of their own lives. There are wins and losses. We must want to win and not be afraid of losing. Only when we are afraid of losing will we really lose."
Regarding this Olympics, Bai Yansong showed his interest in his rationality. He said that the front page of the French Sunday newspaper used "The End of the Dream" as the headline, while the Forum used "The Continuation of the Olympic Flame" as the headline, which is a double entendre. We may all remember using "a moveable feast" to describe Paris. I think it is also very appropriate to use "a moveable feast" to describe the Chinese Olympic delegation, because we all remember the beginning of the "moveable feast", which was the breakthrough of the Olympic gold medal in 1984. 40 years later, we won 40 gold medals in this Olympics. But I don't quite agree with the title "The End of the Dream". Because for the Chinese Olympic delegation, this is the place where the dream begins again. 40 years, 40 gold medals, we will imagine the next 4 years. The "moveable feast" of the Chinese Olympic team continues, just like the continuation of the Olympic flame.
Yangtze Evening News/Ziniu News reporter Zhang Nan
Proofread by Tao Shangong
