Editorial Note: The Godfather of the Essay, Wang Weizhong, always sticks to his own state of mind. He has released classic dramas such as "A Village on Bao Island" and "The Story of Light", and launched the stage drama "Cele...
Editorial Note: The Godfather of the Essay, Wang Weizhong, always sticks to his own state of mind. He has released classic dramas such as "A Village on Bao Island" and "The Story of Light", and launched the stage drama "Celebrity Nursing Home" in December. He said that he felt inspired by watching too many celebrities suddenly pass away in the past few years. "People are more or less looking at themselves from the perspective of others, and this is especially true for art. But after a period of time, they inevitably have to step down and lose their luster. How should they adapt to themselves at this time?"
"I think when people get old, they don't think about finding self-esteem in the old environment, because that world will slowly shrink and change. At the age of 60, I let myself retire part of it. When I am 65, I will retire more and leave more time for myself and my family."
When Wang Weizhong felt worried about many people, he was very angry.
Celebrities are also suitable for the rest of their lives.Talk about the creative concept of "Star Nursing Home". The assistant to the big star who has been in the second grade has been a big star. Now he has become a godfather-level celebrity in the entertainment circle. Wang Weizhong, who has been in the industry for 42 years, said: "In these few years, I have seen many big names that have served, and are old, just like when I saw the elderly in the military village."
Wang Weizhong observed that compared to ordinary people, artists are more sensitive to the matter of becoming older. "People are more or less looking at themselves from the perspective of others, and this is especially true for artists. We only have two eyes. Celebrities have long eyes on their bodies, and they live in the voices and eyes of others. After a period of time, they inevitably have to step down and lose their light. It is important to adapt to themselves in this process."
Because celebrities are the most anticipated "non-age", how to grow old is more full of revelation to ordinary people.
"After there has been no war in the past 70 years, we started to live longer, but no one taught us how to live in the future, and we had to explore ourselves. Just like most people became parents after becoming parents, and when we were young, we started to learn how to grow old."
Therefore, Wang Weizhong deliberately used the "nurturing home" that few people call now, and did not want to use roundabout words such as mature and silver hair tribes, and he simply admitted that he was old and not showing off.
Find your "old" and your body and mind are the sameSo, what should I do next after admitting that I am old?
Wang Weizhong said that the key is to "find out your 'old style'."
Whether it is appearance or spirit, there is a more suitable style for you after you are mature. For example, he shortened his hair a few years ago, and in fact he looked more stylish; his personality has changed from his past impatience to a softer look now. To find the old thing is actually to find the confidence and freedom of the old.
In addition, he believes that "adventure" and "newness" are the sources of vitality after he is mature. "As we get older, the hormones secreted by the body will gradually decrease. Whether it is work or leisure, we still have to do things that need to be brave enough to prevent our body and mind from drying out."
Therefore, in recent years, in addition to continuously launching new stage dramas and TV programs, he has also begun to learn machining, which is used to continuously receive stimulation. "I don't like things that are too regular and have no changes. I always stare at the tiles or jogging screens in the swimming pool, that's meaningless."
"I like activities like skiing, floating or riding, which will make you feel tight and sweaty all over, which is a kind of detoxification." He said.
Happy asked for a picture from the home hall."Every time I break through myself, it feels like jumping at a high altitude and gritting my teeth and stomping down. It will make you feel satisfied and fulfilled, and the food is very delicious!"
He laughed and said that he was most afraid of boredom in his life, so he smiled at everyone. Example: "When I first started Taipei Voice, I participated in the Bush Club. I was not tempted by the environment. Everyone required a name in English, and I had to knock on the clock at the party. It was too fake!"
He didn't have an English name, so he just broke up a rebellious name, called "Happy" Wang”. Where is this English name? He doesn't care what others think, he will be himself. Our visit was at the ferry hall under Wang Weizhong's house. He enthusiastically introduced a painting he donated to the building and he liked very much. The protagonist is a group of Tibetan children. He asked us, "What do you think the child's expression in this picture?"
We said, "It's very cute. Everyone has their own style."
He said that a resident once reported that the children in the painting looked very ugly and seemed to be unsuitable for hanging this painting in a large hall. But he thought everyone was very lively, "The same is true for many things. If you look at them strictly, you will feel serious."
Emotions come from the military village and live together in the deep affection of the elderlyAnother topic explored in "Star Nursing Home" is also about "living together in the elderly". Have he ever visited the nursing home in real life? He said, "My military village when I was a child was like a large nursing home!"
Regarding the passion for the world, Wang Weizhong said that his body would come from the military village. The memories of growing up in the military village have left too many endless stories.
He recalled that when he was a child, there was an old couple selling buns in the village. The two of them sold buns and had a fight. One night, the husband had an accident and rushed to the doctor. At that time, Wang Weizhong's father was the village chief. He went to the scene to deal with the good minister in the first time..
Later, Wang Weizhong's father passed away. When he returned to the village, he saw the old lady standing on the road, holding a bun in her hand and facing the sky, "So it's a sacrifice to my dad." Wang Weizhong told this story, but was still moved.
Regarding old age and illness, who left first is the common memory of the military village. Faced with the disappearance of life, people who have lived through the ages have a sense of indifference, but still have deep affection.
Wang Weizhong's concern for his mother is "hearing". "My mother is 87 years old this year. Every time we go back to eat with her, the stories she tells are always the same, but we must be as popular as the first time we hear it."
"In fact, what the old man wants is, but someone hears him, re-warm the past together, and live again. It's better than giving gifts or eating delicacies."
Wang Weizhong, 62 years old this year, has another secret that makes himself old physically and mentally, that there will always be a new plan in his brain that has yet to be completed.
Wang Weizhong has dubbed many Pixar movies such as "The Strange Beast Power Company" and "Superman Special Attack". If it weren't for the impact of the epidemic, there would have been a dazzling plan this year: I was planning to go to the United States to study and learn how to tell stories in animation.
"I am the one who has the lowest education in our family now. Even my wife has studied EMBA. How can I do if I don't stay there?" For this reason, he also asked a tutor to take English classes every week, and joked, "I only have one principle to find a teacher, that is, to be beautiful." It is also the humorous nature of the godfather. He joked that since you want to learn, you have to be happy.
"If a person knows how to understand self-mockery, it is not easy to grow old. Who doesn't love face? But if you can talk about yourself as a joke, many things will not be so unlucky."
Learning to inherit the sound and loss Everyone needs their own celebrity nursing homeRegarding life, Wang Weizhong said that if life is used as metaphors for the four seasons, it is like a long spring and summer when you are young, and now you are slowly entering the mature autumn and winter.
"You don't need to be too sad to see old age. Along the way, we may bear the sound of our hands and also feel lost." However, by finding the "old thing" in our hearts, we can find a lifestyle that can accommodate these emotions and memories.
Although this new work is called "Celebrity Nursing Home". But Wang Weizhong wanted to say, "Everyone is his own star and needs his own star care home." As for what to install in your nursing home? Make a decision for yourself.
Original text: Find your "most suitable old-fashioned"! Wang Weizhong: The joy of the years of age must be borne by both the sound and the loss
