Wenzhou girl who studied in Japan and made a film won an award but declined Sony’s invitation

The video work "Crossing Three Borders - A Chinese Girl's Experience of Japan and the United States" planned, photographed and produced by Lin Yirong, a Wenzhou girl who studied in Japan, was presented at the recently held 2xx Tokyo Image Festival Received the Outstanding Work Award. In this video festival, 11 works won awards from mainland China, Taiwan, Taiwan and the Chinese community in Japan. A reporter from Wenzhou Metropolis Daily called Lin Yirong via an overseas phone call on March 5. After receiving greetings from reporters in his hometown, Lin Yirong's cheerful voice on the other end of the phone line was filled with surprise and childishness.

After graduating from Wenzhou Middle School, he went to study in Japan

Lin Yirong is a native of Wenzhou City and is 25 years old this year. Her father said that Yirong had been a child with an outgoing personality since she was a child. She had loved reading and telling stories since she was in elementary school. Sometimes a person has no audience at home, so he just sits in front of the mirror and speaks vividly to himself.

In 1998, Lin Yirong graduated from Wenzhou Middle School and was admitted to Northeast Normal University majoring in Chinese language and literature. He passed CET-6 in his second year of college. The junior and senior years specialize in Japanese. They spend an average of 8 hours a day on intensive training in Japanese. In two years, they passed Level 1 of Japanese (International Japanese Language Proficiency Test is divided into Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4. Level 1 is as difficult as A bachelor's degree in Japanese language from a university). In 2002, Lin Yirong went to Japan to study as a preparatory course, and after passing the selection process, he was admitted to Sophia University, a well-known Japanese university, to study for a postgraduate degree in media courses. "Sophia University's media major is very popular in Japan. Only ten people were admitted to this major that year," Lin Yirong said proudly. Since then, she has practiced in some media units and also likes to use images to record her learning and living experience in Japan. She wants to use her own images to reflect life in Tokyo.

The first time I made a DV work

The work exhibited this time, "Crossing Three Borders - A Chinese Girl's Experience in Japan and the United States", is based on an essay of the same name published by the Japanese Overseas Chinese Newspaper. The work is used as the base, and it is shot through tracking. Lin Yirong collaborated with 29-year-old Kouki Kawashima, a member of "Tokyo View", to film and report on the 18-year life of Ding Yixing, a second-generation Chinese in Japan, spanning three countries, China, Japan and the United States. The film is 15 minutes long.

"Ding Yixing, the protagonist of "Across Three Borders", and I met at the new book publishing conference of the Japanese Overseas Chinese News Agency. As a descendant of Chinese in Japan, at the age of only 18, she has already crossed over China, the United States, and Japan are bordered by three countries, and she has the experience of living in these three countries. In this way, which country does she define herself as, and which country does she want to be? Why do she think so... At that time, I took a large student with me. I wanted to talk to her and tell everyone her feelings, so I decided to bring a camera to interview her." Lin Yirong said that this was the first time in her life that she had made a DV. This work was my first time from planning, shooting to editing, so it was full of difficulties. "During the production process, my worry was how to express Xiao Ding's innermost thoughts and journey through television language in an easy-to-understand manner." Tangzhuang attended the award ceremony

"Crossing Three Borders" After being uploaded to the homepage of Tokyo Focus (an online video program website produced by Chinese and Japanese students and journalists in Japan), Lin Yirong unexpectedly received a lot of feedback. Not only Chinese people in Japan, but also friends in China and many Japanese friends all found the topic interesting after watching this film, and the style was plain but thought-provoking. After seeing the work, the mother of the protagonist Ding Yixing flew from the United States to Japan to treat Lin Yirong to dinner.

In February this year, Lin Yirong’s work, which expresses the educational issues and personality growth issues of the second generation of Chinese Americans in Japan, was selected for the 2xx Tokyo Image Festival Excellence Award for its unique perspective. The Tokyo Image Festival is an international image competition. There were 2,291 works from 35 countries and regions around the world. The festival selected 30 "Excellent Work Awards" and "Excellent Work Award". "70 parts. On the night of attending the award ceremony, Lin Yirong went to borrow a Tang suit. Regarding the response caused by the film, Lin Yirong said with emotion: "In Japan, there are many Chinese descendants like Xiaoding, and they rarely receive attention.

If I can give you some inspiration through this film, this film will be valuable. "

After winning the grand prize, Lin Yirong's life has not changed much, but she is more focused on video production than before. Her second DV work "Hokkaido Farm Experience Tour" has been uploaded to the Internet. The three works "Service with a Smile and Zero Yen" are currently in production.

Lin Yirong is about to graduate as a graduate student this year. At a recent job fair, Sony Corporation of Japan favored her and hoped that she would stay. Lin Yirong politely declined to work in Japan, “Wouldn’t it be better to stay in Japan? "The Japanese company asked. Lin Yirong's answer was firm: "I am Chinese and hope to return to China to do my favorite media career. As long as it is gold, I believe it can shine anywhere. When talking about personal ideals, Lin Yirong smiled knowingly: "I hope to be a small bridge between China and Japan." Pass on the lives of Japanese people to China, and take pictures of Chinese folk customs for the Japanese to see. Many Japanese friends around me are very interested in Chinese culture and Chinese civilian society. I feel that as a person who has studied in Japan and is interested in working in the media, I should have the responsibility to take pictures of the most authentic China for the Japanese to see. ”