Cai Lan, 194 1 was born in Singapore on August 65438+8, 2008. His ancestral home is Chaozhou, Guangdong. He is a film producer, gourmet, columnist, film host and businessman. Together with Jin Yong, David Henry Hwang and Ni Kuang, they are also called "the four great talents in Hong Kong" and have the reputation of "God of Food". Cai Lan is familiar with Chaozhou dialect, English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese and French. He is the honorary chairman of the World Chinese Healthy Eating Association.
(The above text comes from Baidu Encyclopedia)
The articles in "Old Friends in Jianghu" are short, mostly about the daily trivia and interesting things in Mr. Cai Lan's contacts with friends, and some even intercepted some letters.
As I read it, I thought that as a "celebrity", all my daily contacts are "celebrity" friends. You can write a book by chatting and interacting with friends casually, and many people like to read it. It's good to be a celebrity.
But think again, if it's so easy to make money by writing books and making albums, why don't other celebrities do it? It seems that this "writing casually" is not so easy. First of all, we should know where the reader's curiosity lies. Second, it's interesting. Another key point is that for "celebrity" friends, we should know what can and can't be written. Otherwise, it is easy to break the bottom line of friends, offend friends and become a big-mouthed nuisance. And Mr. Cai Lan has been in the Jianghu for decades, and he has friends all over the world, and he has never seen any bad reviews in making friends. It can be seen that he is very devoted and loyal to his friends, and he is not a person who ignores the interests of his friends for personal gain.
Seeing old friends in the Jianghu, I feel that all Mr. Cai Lan's friends are very interesting. I think maybe Mr Cai Lan is an interesting person, because all his friends are interesting. Perhaps because Cai Lan himself is an interesting person, he is good at finding interesting parts in his friends.
Mr Cai Lan is a chivalrous man. In fact, he was born in a scholarly family, his father was a poet and calligrapher, his mother was a primary school principal, and his brothers and sisters also had successful careers. Therefore, he is not only knowledgeable, but also has unique opinions in many aspects, and he is also generous in Jianghu. So it is easy for him to talk quickly with people from all walks of life and have friends from all walks of life.
Mr. Jin Yong said that Mr. Cai Lan "is a really handsome person, frank and natural, and can treat life with a relaxed and lively attitude." I know Mr. Cai Lan, but I've never seen him set up flga and beat chicken blood to motivate himself, and I don't think he had any difficult experience. But Mr. Cai Lan can accomplish a lot of things. The reason, from this book, can probably see one or two.
For example, he wants to learn from Mr. Feng Kanghou, and Mr. Feng asks him why he wants to study. Cai Lan replied, "I have no purpose, but I like it to death." Because I like it, I learn to do it and voluntarily think of various ways to do it well. This will not only make you feel bitter, but also enjoy it. He said: "Morphine naturally produced in the brain is 100 times more enjoyable than drinking and taking drugs."
Speaking of relaxed mentality, we can also understand it from Mr Cai Lan's words in the book. He said, "If you don't expect to be the host, there will be no burden in your heart. Being a man, happiness is the most important thing. "
There is also: "owe a little favor and pay it back in the next life." It's really chic.
Food is also a label of Mr. Cai Lan. Even if he associates with his friends, he often writes about what he eats with them. I feel that Mr. Cai Lan has a good impression of Tian Xiang Tower. He often sees how delicious the food is and how well it is cooked, but in the end he always says, "It's not as good as Tianxianglou in Hong Kong." Mr. Cai Lan commented on Tianxiang Tower in Hong Kong and said, "hangzhou dishes in Tianxiang Tower is the best in the world, including Hangzhou".
Mr. Cai Lan learns to write from Mr. Feng Kanghou. Teacher Feng taught him a passage about writing. I feel very profitable after reading it. The following is an excerpt: