Who support Chen Shui-bian?

Chen Shui-bian is still the famous person in Taiwan, although he wears the stripes for a long time. When I read the articles about him, I always feel funny and annoying. The most interesting news is political news, because this kind of news makes of different benefits. Only 14 days past, many new stories appear. Along with the inquest process, many witnesses appear in count, so much low-down is exposed to the public. The stories about Chen Shui-bian is more than 11 thru, the number of news articles is about 50, and the editorials are more than 10. Three columnists published about nine column articles according Chen Shui-bian. Although the number of the editorials and column articles seems many, the slant of them is very obvious. Most of them support the opponents of Chen Shui-bian. Compared with one month ago, the crime of Chen and his family members is exposed much more, so the supporters of Chen cannot keep confident as before. The decline of Chen comes to stay, so many supporters begin to consider their future.

The most interesting report about Chen Shui-bian is according his birthday. Feb. 18 is his 58th birthday. As an ex-president, he experienced many royal birthday celebrations. But, this time, everything changes. I choose two representational articles from the editorials to do my analysis.

Although, Chen cannot bob up like a cork, many people still support him and his party. It is difficult to explain why they are such obstinate. The birthday of their hero is an important thing to them, so some of the supporters went to the jail to express sympathy and solicitude for Chen Shui-bian. Besides the Green people, who always support Chen, Chen’s colleagues went to the jail too. The common people expressd their opinion very directly. They brought the home-made traditional Chinese birthday food, and sung the Chinese birthday song together. The colleagues of Chen did not do so, but they took five big birthday cakes there. The outside of jail was very hilarious, but Chen, who must stay in jail, cannot feel it.

The media, which belong to the supporters of Chen, published the editorial according the contribution of Chen Shui-bian. They emphasized the support power to Chen Shui-bian all over Taiwan: the birthday cards, the slogan, and the fanatic behaviors of the supporters. Because the crime of Chen cannot be canceled, the supporters did not involve this topic. They adapted a new way to support Chen: the loss of Chen devoting himself in politics. The article described Chen as a heroic tragedy, who built up from nothing and contributed himself to Taiwan. In this editorial, the family members of Chen are all unfortunates. Because of Chen’s special position, his family members must tolerate many things. To the birthday celebration, this editorial praised the supporters’ behaviors certainly.

At the same time, the opponents would not miss the good chance to attack Chen and his supporters. The story is the same story, but different editorials pay attention to the different parts of the story. The anti-editorial said: the number of supporters of Chen is less and less. Only 30 to 40 people went to the outside of jail to celebrate the birthday for their hero. The colleagues, who took birthday cakes to jail, were described as designers. Because the birthday cakes cannot be taken into the jail, these cakes were political props. These former colleagues did not care if the ex-president can eat these cakes. The only son of Chen Shui-bian admited his guilt to the count, in order to reduce his penalty. His behavior, which is a serious bad behaviour in China, is regarded as unfilial. This time, the editorial emphasized the terrible family education again: none of the family members went to visit Chen on his birthday. The most interesting detail in this editorial is the dogs, which were taken to the outside of the jail. You cannot find dogs in the support articles, but the title of the auti-editorial is: dogs support Chen. The dogs wore special coats. The supporters wrote slogan on these coats. They wanted to add new support power to their team, but created a jok for the opponents.

An Interesting Family!

Chen Shui-bian, the ex-president of Taiwan, contributed numberless news materails to the press. From January 14, Chen Shui-bian, his friends and his family created many hot points. It is really difficult to make a statistics about the number of news articles about him. According to incomplete statistics, the number should be more than 50. But most of them focused on the main three stories. On the other hand, the comments of his news increased very much, because the trail of Chen Shui-bian is going to the critical moment. About 30 comments discussed the Chen cases.

First of all, I want to talk about our “hero” – Chen Shui-bian. Recently, he lives in jail, but he still attracts the attention of the press. January 25 is Chinese New Year, the ex-president cannot give others “Hongbao (red paper containing money as a gift )” as other years. Many former colleagues went to the jail to visit him, but they had different goals. The media which support Chen Shui-bian and Independence of Taiwan, reported the bad life condition and the bad spirit of Chen Shui-bian. They described Chen Shui-bian as a frustrated hero, who will bob up like a cork. The media which support reunification of the country, did not use the words such as tacky, poor or painful to describe the jail life of Chen Shui-bian. The human management, the abundant supper of Chinese new year's eve, and the strange behaviors of Chen Shui-bian and others were their focuses. Chen Shui-bian is an extreme guy, so any comment cannot remain neutral. His supporters are waiting for his re-rising, and his opponents are watching a farce. After all, as a prisoner, Chen Shui-bian has no chance to speak to the media directly, so many comments based on various guesses.

In thebeginning of 2009, Chen Shui-bian is the famous person matter-of-course. But from January 20, his family members attract more attention of the whole society. Some media call the behavior of the son of Chen Shui-bian – Chen Zhi-zhong as patricide, because Chen Zhi-zhong and his wife concedes his crime to the judge in order to reduce their prison term. Besides this couple, Chen Shui-bian’s brother-in-law, Wu Ching-mao, also pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering. The family members participating in Chen’s crime is undoubted, but Chen Zhi-zhong couple and Wu Ching-mao pleading guilty is still unexpected, neither to Chen’s supporters, nor his opponents. Because this situation is very special, different comments express different opinions. The Green media, who support Chen, feel pity for Chen. They said: Chen is a wretched father, who is hurted by his son. And these media criticize Chen Zhi-zhong’s decision. As the son of ex-president, Chen Zhi-zhong conceded his crime. How can Chen Shui-bian defend himself? At the same time, the Blue media, who oppose Chen, think the ex-president is a machinator, instead of a sad father. Chen has huge wealth abroad, so he needs his heir – Chen Zhi-zhong to master it. Chen Zhi-zhong pleading guilty is not a symbol of resipiscence, but a strategy.

Chen Zhi-zhong amazes the society, and his sister – Chen Xing-yu also shocks the world. The lady is going to be crazy, because of the pressure from media. As the only one family member, who is not a part of Chen cases, Chen Xing-yu is a witness instead of a criminal. But it is not a good thing for her, because she has no protection of police. Many media follow the track of her, either in Taiwan, or in New York. She took a qualification test of dentist in New York during Chinese New Year, after her father asked her to stay in Taiwan. When she finished her test, many media wanted to interview her as their appointment before. But the ex-princess abused the media suddenly, and kept 20 minutes, on the street of NY. It is not easy as an ex-princess. To her reaction to the media pressure, different media express different positions. The Green ones still commiserate her fate, and they compare Miss Chen with a priness of ancient China. That girl was almost killed by her father- the king. In their opinion, Miss Chen is innocent, so the media should not disturb her life. But the Blue ones point out the final goal of Miss Chen’s travel is not the qualificantion test, but diverting wealth in the United States and immigration. It is worthy to analyze why she left Taiwan at such a sensitive time.

Review all of the stories I have collected thus far, I do not think any article can remain neutral, including news stories. Because every reporter has his or her position, and unique viewpoint of the event. And every medium has its position, so whether to publish this article or not, how to choose the viewpoint of report, depend on the character of this medium. The government of Mainland-China cannot accept the Independence of Taiwan, so the court decision to Chen cases is very crucial. But the main media in Mainland-China do not report the details of Chen Cases, because they are waiting for the final result. The local media of Mainland-China published the articles of Chen cases do not use long space. The only important comment of Chen cases in main media of Mainland-China is not only talking about Chen, but also talking about the relationships of China and the United States. The process of Chen Cases benefits the Mainland-China, so the media seem like smiling ladies, who do not like talking, but have their own decisions.

The Western media do not comment Chen Cases recently, but the media which support reunification of China, published many comments, more than 10, to express their opinions. The media in Taiwan make up of different parts, even including the newspaper which is set up by the vice president- Lv Xiu-lian. Ms. Lv is Chen’s former colleague. Sometimes, she is Chen’s closed friend, but sometimes, she is his enemy. In such a complex media environment, the comments of Taiwan media are all very interesting. Some media just focus on the details of each story, and some media just interview the famous current affairs commentators. They want to conceal their tongues, but it is not an easy thing.

As a reader, I have to collect different voices in order to judge the story by myself. As a PR practicer, I know every coin has two sides, so I have to pay attention to the dark one. In PR activities, not all of the media are friendly, so how to deal with the relationships with them is a big problem.

SAY HELLO TO AH-BIAN

It is very difficult to choose a suitable topic for my assignment. The life of any news is very limited, so I cannot estimate whether the topic I am interested in is tough enough to exist more than 10 weeks. I know some interesting topics, such as Wildlife Conservation, fashion and scandal, but none of them is an ideal choice. Finally, I choose him, a notorious politician, Chen Shui-bian. From the middle of November, 2008, Chen Shui-bian had begun to occupy the headline of many important media of China and other countries. Because of their different benefits and backgrand, various political muscle express categorically different opinions to the same news.
Chinese people have the traditional enthusiasm about politics, because Chinese society experienced huge change in the past 100 years. That situation is different from American society. If Chinese people do not want to participate in political activities, the news about Chen Shui-bian cannot be as interesting as today’s.
Chen was born to an impoverished tenant farming family in Kuantien Township of Tainan on the second day of the ninth lunar month in 1950 but was not formally issued a birth certificate until February 18, 1951 because of doubts that he would survive.
Academically bright from a young age he graduated from the prestigious National Tainan First Senior High School with honors. In June 1969, he was admitted to National Taiwan University. Initially a Business Administration major, he switched to Law in his first year and became editor of the school's law review. He passed the bar exams before the completion of his junior year with the highest score becoming Taiwan's youngest lawyer. He graduated in 1974 with a LL.B. in Commercial Law.
He has no political backgroud, but he is a successful politician. Chen, whose Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has traditionally been supportive of Taiwan independence, took office in 2000, ending more than fifty years of Kuomintang (KMT) rule in Taiwan.
After narrowly winning the Republic of China presidential election, 2004, Chen's second-term was marred by scandals. On November 3, 2006, his wife and three other high-ranking officials under the Presidential Office were charged with corruption for embezzling NTD 14.8 million (~US$ 460,000) of government funds using forged documents.
In January 2008, he resigned as chairman of the DPP, accepting responsibility for the party's defeat in the legislative election held the same year.
Chen's term as President ended in May 2008. Prosecutors then began to investigate allegations that Chen misused his discretionary "state affairs fund". They also investigated his connection to the first family's money-laundering allegations. He resigned from the Democratic Progressive Party on August 15, 2008, a day after admitting to falsifying campaign expenses and wiring campaign contributions to overseas accounts. After a lengthy procuratorial investigation into the corruption charges, on November 12, 2008 Chen was arrested. On December 12, 2008 he was indicted for forgery, money-laundering and misuse of public funds. He is the first ex-President of Taiwan to be indicted for criminal offenses. Chen Shui-bian was released without bail on 13 December 2008 after being indicted for money-laundering and misuse of public funds hours earlier. The district court ordered that Chen remain in Taiwan to face pending trial. On December the 16th 2008, prosecutors of the Special Counsel filed an appeal to reverse Chen's release and to resume his detention out of fear Chen may flee the country. On December the 25th of 2008, prosecutors of the same counsel appealed for the second time for continued detention of the former President. In this second appeal, the prosecution urged the Taiwan High Court to decide to detain or release Chen rather than remit the case to Judge Chou Chan-chun again. Reversing their initial decision not to appeal, Special Counsel prosecutors submitted their written appeal to the Taiwan high court, requesting that Chen be detained. The grounds for the detention remain the same (fear that the former President might leave the country, conspire with witnesses or destroy evidence). Ex-President Chen Shui-bian, on December 28, 2008, was ordered back to jail again. He has to stay in jail during the Chinese New Year.
Taiwan issue is hypersensitive for both China and US. The government of US, always supports Taiwan Independent. Chen Shui-bian advocates that all the time. As a Chinese, I cannot accept this position. But, I can understand why different political muscles have their own opinions. I do not think there is a standard to judge whether the opinion is right or not. A dog cannot enjoy the flavor of fish as a kitty. It is its nature. Since last week, I found 19 comments about Chen Shui-bian’s third jail life (20 years ago, he was in jail for the first time.)
Untill now, the comments about the imprisonment of Chen Shui-bian can be divided into five parts: Mainland of China, Bian’s supporters in Taiwan, Bian’s opponents in Taiwan, US and other countries.
General speaking, the voice of the Mainland of China and the opponents of Bian in Taiwan have the same position. But, they have different tones. Both of them argue against the government of Chen Shui-bian. The voice of Mainland of China is not as emotional as that of the opponents of Bian. The media of Mainland of China just publish several news articles about Chen Shui-bian; they do not comment any event or behavior at random. It is forbidden to do so, but it does not mean the media are just reportors. They always select the negative news in order to express their opinions.
On the other hand, the voice of the opponents of Bian seems very open, because they never conceal their opponian. They focus on any detail of the life of the ex-President and his family members. The political critics attack the scandals of Chen Shui-bian. The most interesting thing is they discover many crazy behaviors of the supporters of Bian, such as fortune-telling by Tarot for Chen Shui-bian. From their viewpoints, Chen Shui-bian and his supporters are all foolish buffons.
On contrast, the supporters of Chen Shui-bian in Taiwan and the media in US share their opinions. Chen Shui-bian is the first ex-President of Taiwan to be indicted for criminal offenses. Whether the judicial process is legal? Whether the human rights are trampled on? They do not respond to the scandals or the crazy behaviors of these supporters, but focus on the other side of the coin. They are clever and diplomatic, because the crime of Chen Shui-bian is difficult to dispute. They transfer the public attention to another part of the whole thing. For example, one of the American media compared Ma Ying-jiu, the current President of Taiwan with Nixon. The overtone is very obvious.
The attitude of the media of other countries is not clear, because I cannot read other languages. But, untill now, I have read the comment from German. In this article, the critic seemd relaxed to treat this news. I think it is reasonable, because Chinese people can deal with our own problems.

Do you like Blog?

This is a busy week to me, but I still open Chengpeng Li’s blog. I do not think I do it just for my homework. I love his words. I love his words, because these articles make me smile. I do not like feel heavy, when I have finished my work in the evening. I think the biggest strength in Chengpeng Li’s blog is his light-hearted tone. I asked some of my friends: do they like Chengpeng Li’s blog? A great part of them gave me the positive answers. Talking about Chinese soccer is a heavy topic in China, but we still need to ease our mind.

I do not think all of the Chinese news paper audience or blog readers like Chengpeng Li. Some times, he is too acerbic. Any time, when he feels something is not correct or not good for Chinese soccer, he criticizes it without the least hesitation. Some times, he himself felt compunction about his behavior or words, but he cannot change himself. In my opinion, his biggest weakness in his words is lack of calm thinking, especially in his blog. When he gives his manuscripts to Soccer, the editor will undertake the duty of modifying his words. But his blog is his private plot.

Chengpeng Li is not an artificial man. From his blog and news stories, we discover there is no conflict between them. He never conceals his idea in his words. Because of Chinese tradition, people do not want to expose themselves to the public, especially about some sensitive topics. But Chengpeng Li always does so. I think that is an important reason why some people feel he is too acerbic. Chengpeng Li appreciates the selfless behaviors, so when he finds someone sacrifices his or her own benefits to help Chinese soccer or Chinese sport, he will applaud for that.

If I have to send a pitch E-mail to Chengpeng Li, I must be very nervous, because I do not think he is easy going. He works as a journalist, a soccer commentator for many years, so he has a excellent judgment ability. If the news story is not attractive, not novel, or not good for Chinese soccer, he will not accept it. As a senior soccer commentator, a professional journalist in China, he knows almost every thing about Chinese soccer, even low-down of other sports, so any common information can attract his eyes. What should I do? I think he does not like a liar, so I will not make a stunt to attract him. I will choose the worthy news story for him. Nowadays, in China, we cannot divide the news release and advertisements or business activities into separately parts. When the news story is not good enough to occupy some space of a piece of news paper, omnipotent money can help the media relation practicer.

Chengpeng Li masters Chinese language very well. I like his words, because I feel I am talking with a wise man. It is really very funny. I do not think he uses different writing style in his news stories and his blog, because sometimes, I cannot judge if this article has been published in Soccer ( Either his news stories of Soccer, or other kinds of articles, all can be found in his blog). Because he broadens his eyeshot in his blog, the words of blog seem more active and more free. Sometimes, we do not want to change ourselves, but the pressure of the society will enforce us to do so. Chengpeng Li has experienced many crisises, but he does not surrender. cannot conceive of such a thing happening on myself.

Nowadays, many people regard Blog as a new medium, even a new Journalist in our society. In the famous websites in China, such as SINA, SOHU and QQ, the column or channel of Blog are all very hot. Many people open their blog in these big websites. I do not think Blog can be describe as a journalist in our society. First of all, the news media have the responsibilities to tell the truth to the public, and the public supervises their behaviors. But the blog does not undertake such responsibilities. Because a great part of them are private plots, the blogers do not mind if the information in their blogs is correct. To what they pay attention is how to increase the number of visitors. Secondly, many blogers have no idea of journalism, they cannot write excellent news articles as journalists. Most of the information of blogs is according the private life of their owners. Because common people do not have the same rights as journalists, they cannot contact some special people or go to some special places. They may blind to some events. Thirdly, the common blogers cannot attract enough attention to their blogs as mass media. Many people use some “special” photoes or stunts to attract visitors. Why I do not say all of the blogs are private plots? Because the websites invite many celebrities to open their blogs with good rewards. Without a doubt, these blogs are hot points. But if they emerge in news paper or other media, they are also attractive, because their owners are celebrities. The last but not the least, the reporters, who write articles in their blogs, will not express contradictory ideas in their news stories and their blogs, because they do not want to be regarded as jesuitical.

I do not think blog can be described as a new medium. It does not mean I think it is useless. Blog is a good information resource. I have seen a lot of news stories about blog. Because the number of blogers is much more than journalists, they live in different layer of the society. The contents of blogs must be much more wider than the mass media. The blogs not only offer clews for mass media, but also for police department. Some blogs seem as the records of this society.

Why do many people love blogs? I think the main point is everyone needs a outlet to express his or her opinion to others. Mass media cannot be utilized by common people. Thank goodness, we have internet - a wonderful thing. Internet has changed the world. Print media experience a tough time in recent decade, because of the appearance of Internet. On one hand, many people do not buy news paper any more, but browse information online; on the other hand, internet offers a new outlet for common people to share their ideas. The intellect of common people is not always common. Many people contribute their wisdom in order to force the development of our society. It is a good thing for our society.

About one year or two ago, one of my best friends asked me why not write a blog? I felt very confused, so I asked him: why I should write it? At that time, I worked in CCTV, the biggest TV station in China, so I had many opportunities to contact different people, including some fashionable people. Blog seemed as a symbol of fashionable life style, but I do not like following the fashion. My friend told me: “blog is an outlet in our daily life. If you have something to say, to express, but you cannot find a right way to deliver your idea to others, blog should be a good choice. ” I was hesitated, because I think writing is sacred. I cannot write anything omnivorously. Untill today, I persist in my opnion, so I do not write my blog often.

If I have power to change the situation of this new communication channel, I will make laws for it. I do not want to confine this free communication channel. I just want to tell the blogers that they have to verify the fact of their blogs. Recently, several lawsuits in China are worthy to pay enough attention. They stemed from blog. Some blogers fabricated stories about other people. This behavior harm the emotions and benefits of others. When I entered the Journalism and Communication School of Renmin University of China, the first lesson is about the responsibilities of journalists. I hope all of the blogers know that. We all have the right to express our opinions and ideas according the world freely, but we do not have the right fabricate anything in news stories, even in our private plots – blog. After all, blog is not traditional dairy.

Public area vs. Private plot

When I decide to study abroad, US is my only choice. Many friends gave me many suggestions, depended on their experiences, books, even imaginations. One of these suggestions impressed me very much: American do not like modesty, especially eyeless modesty. But, we, Chinese people, like it. What ever others commend us for, we always say: Nali, nali. If I translate Nali into English directly, it will be very funny but not suitable, because NALI in English means WHERE. It seems we cannot find anything worthy to pride. If Chengpeng Li lives in US, he will adapt to the new environment easily. He claims he is the best soccer journalist, in China, at least one of the best three soccer journalists.

From his words, I know Chengpeng Li is very humorous, and cynical. Cynicism is the common feature in his news stories and the articles in his blog. They have the same style, but they have different contents. From Soccer, readers find his words all about Chinese football. In Beijing Olympic games, China won 51 Gold Medal, the best achievement of all time. Even in their motherland, Chinese men’s football team did not win any match. Football has not been a taboo topic in China, but it is not relaxed. The tone of Chengpeng Li’s news stories is not serious. I have to say I like it. Chinese football is peerless in producing topics, because many events and rumours about this area emerge constantly. It is not interesting, but not a bad thing for soccer journalists. If I have no chance to read his blog, I will regard Chengpeng Li as Soccer Madman. Li is a senior soccer journalist, who is familiar with almost every detail of Chinese football, including what the favorite Online Game of the Chairman of the Chinese Football Association is.

Chengpeng Li is not a Soccer Madman, because I read his blog. Maybe I should describe him as octopus, because he talks about many aspects as a octopus with many tentacles. Of course, his news stories are different from his blog. There must be many reasons. First of all, he works in Soccer, a professional soccer medium in China. His articles about Huanan Tiger, malemine-contaminated milk, or earthquake, are not suitable in Soccer. Secondly, writing news stories undertakes more responsibilities than writing blog in China. Chinese media are described as propaganda position, which is a strange thing to the West people. The word is not created by alien, I promise. People cannot express any emotion without confine, and it is not wisdom to argue against the current system. But, in many situations, the source of many problems is current system, so the news stories must be written with careful consideration. What about the blog? Sometimes, I think it is the bloger’s private plot. People can plant anything depended on their interests. Compared with other media, Internet is much more free. Many people subscribe Chengpeng Li’s blog, because he can express many ideas that others want to say but cannot to say or they do not know how to say. From Chengpeng Li’s blog, people can find many comments on many aspects of China society, even a love story-his novel.

Freedom is invaluable, so I like Chengpeng Li’s blog. People always applaud that he is the bravest soccer commentator in China, even before he opens his blog. Because blog is his private plot, Chengpeng Li plants different kinds of plants as many as he can. His blog is much more informative than his news stories, but all of them are interesting. In Soccer, Chengpeng Li is a soccer journalist, who loves this sport deeply. He is totally different from the journalists who play the roles as propagandists of current system. He seemed as Soccer Madman, but he has a calm position, in fact. He undertakes his responsibilities to help the development of football in China. In his kingdom-the blog, he is a Superman in the World of News, careless the regualtions. Although all of his words are cynical, in the world of Chinese football with huge pressure, he cannot be at ease.

When I want to be relaxed, I read Chengpeng Li’s blog. It is an important entertainment for me. When I read some news reports in newspaper, I do not pay attention to those events. But, when I read Chengpeng Li’s blog, I recognize those events are meaningful even significant.

It is not easy to offer a clue about Chinese football for Chengpeng Li, because he is such a professional soccer commentator. But it does not mean I have no chance to do so. First of all, I will not offer any news about Chinese professional football players, because I do not think I can acquire newer and more interesting news than Chengpeng Li, a senior soccer journalist. His articles have great impact in Chinese football fans. If the name of my business emerges in his articles, the effect will not be inferior to some kind of advertisements. Chengpeng Li, who is bound up in public activities, concerns the earthquake in Wenchuan, China. I think some news according public interest, especially the disadvantaged groups’, will attract his attention.

It is possible to structure a pitch for Chengpeng Li’s article in Soccer. For example, Adidas decides to build some football schools for adolescent in 10 medium-sized cities, and invite famous coaches for them for free. In China, football schools close costantly, so many children cannot acquire the chance to learn how to be a professional football player. Some talented children cannot go to football school, because of the expensive tuition and fee. Chinese men’s football team is one of the worst teams of the world. One of the essential reason of this problem is the terrible player training. Any behavior, intends to help the player training, is good news for Chengpeng Li.

Dear Big-Eye Brother*:
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I will send you the details tomorrow. If you have any question, please call me-720 899 3020.
Cheers,
Jie Liu
*Fans always call Chengpeng Li as Big-Eye Brother, because of his attractive eyes.

Because Chengpeng Li always puts his news stories of Soccer in his blog, so it seems not necessary to structure a pitch for his blog. And in my opinion, because Chengpeng Li’s blog always involves big social events, it seems impossible to plant a commercial flower in his private plot.

Fun and Snarl

Chengpeng Li, who came from Xinjiang, a remote place to me, is ranted in TOP 10 Chinese sports commentators. It is very pity; I have never been Xinjiang until now. But, I know Xinjiang a wonderful province in China, in which many minorities’ people live together. Chengpeng Li was born in the mixed culture atmosphere.

When I read his articles in his blog, I have to choose a private place. Do not misunderstand me or his blog! I do not mean there is something eccentric in his blog, which I cannot read in public. His articles are wisdom, facetious, and unexpected. When I read them, I cannot keep calm. Sometimes, I laugh loudly; sometimes, I get into consider; sometimes, I feel very sad. I have to say, I love his words.

Chengpeng Li must have two hobbies: reading books and watching movies. Of course, he loves sports, almost every sport, but it is his job or duty. Reading books and watching movies benefit people a lot. Those enjoyments are different from watch sport matches, because they are not unexpected, and most of them are not fact. Chengpeng Li combines the stories and plots from works of art with the sport matches. Sometimes, the readers may feel confused, because at the beginning of his articles, he writes some stories seem not correlative. It is very interesting, isn’t it? Chengpeng Li uses these stories artfully to support his ideas. When I have read the article, I found I fell into his trap, which was excavated by Mr. Li 3 or 4 minutes before.

Movies represent the dreams of us; books record the thinking of us; sports embody the nature of us. We cannot live without them. China has a long history, which is full of legends and allegories. Chengpeng Li always changes some elements of these stories, which make his articles alive but difficult to be understood by someone who do not familiar with these stories. Those typical scenes in movies always promote the plots to develop, but Chengpeng Li likes to put them at the end of his articles. Maybe he wants to give us a space to think.

Fun and snarl are two main forms in Chengpeng Li’s articles. Chenpeng Li was born in 1968, but he is still a furious youth (they are called Fenqing in China), who cannot tolerate unfair and abnormal things. Chengpeng Li is so lucky that he is a soccer commentator primarily. Soccer, which is always called as football in China, is a special thing in the big country. Soccer presents the biggest conundrum for the Chinese sports machine — the country has the money, the population and the fan base to put together a world-class team, yet has not succeeded. China has had a weird year, 2008, with a freak snowstorm, the Tibetan riots and an earthquake, but the performance of our soccer team shows that some things never change.

The men's national and Olympic teams are the objects of scorn, shame and much hand-wringing. Chengpeng Li has many topics and reasons to write articles about football, which makes him angry and desperate. “We play soccer like the Brazilians play Ping-Pong,” Weifeng Li, 30, the new team captain, said with a deflated voice afterward. Many Chinese would say that is an insult to Brazilian table tennis players. Facing this situation, Chengpeng Li seemed heavy. “It’s so beyond an embarrassment that it almost seems like a comedy,” Chengpeng Li as a popular soccer columnist, said in an interview before a football match. “We’ve cried our tears dry, and now it’s time for us to enjoy the big show, because you never know how our team is going to lose this time.”

As an emotional man, he can write every detail about Chinese soccer. Chinese soccer fans undertake so much pressure that they need outlets, which commentators like Chengpeng Li can give them. Chengpeng Li does not use some discourteous words to describe the situation, and his words are not over-emotional, without any restriction. What is the biggest sadness? Face one’s true love, but cannot rescue him or her out of the wood. I do not know who can rescue Chinese soccer, so does Chengpeng Li. What could he do? He chose the same way as Woody Allen: make people laugh. Laugh embodies backbone, which supports the Chinese soccer fans to accept the fact.

I can find all of his articles in football from his blog, that is really good news to me. What seems better is the articles in his blog are not limited in football even sports. Many social events inspire Chenpeng Li to write articles, from the melamine-contaminated milk, the earthquake in Wenchuan, to TV soap. Sometimes, I wonder why he, a 40-year-old man, is sensitive like this. Besides his comments, I find a novel in his blog-You Are My Enemy, which is a love story, full of romantic and warm memories. Love, the most significant topic of literature forever, occupies a important position in Chengpeng Li’s heart.

The World Cup is coming again, so Chinese male soccer team will participate again. Chengpeng Li will be much busier. Will he feel happy? The answer must hide in his blog.

MY LEST HAND