Jacky Wu is, as everyone in Taiwan knows, the most popular guy on local television. He hosts six separate variety talk shows for a grand total of 21 hours of airtime a week. He was Channel V*s "Favorite Chinese Person of the Year " in 2000. He owns a dozen restaurants, a record label that just put out theyear*s hottest new Mando-pop star and his own cable channel, ET Jacky. TIME reporters Macabe Keliher and Maureen Tkacik tracked him down recently in the midst of a hectic week to talk about his career and future plans. Edited excerpts: T：You are arguably the most popular entertainer in Taiwan today. So what's it like to be Jacky Wu? W：Being an entertainer sucks! Your privacy is continuously encroached; the local media just does not know when to stop.The other month I was walking down the street late at night with a woman friend, and a TV station got me on tape. They played the tape every 15 minutes with headlines that I had a new girlfriend. T：Two years ago the media also attacked you for having kids out of wedlock. W：Yes,they revealed that I had grown kids...and had been lying to everybody. But really, I don't think it unacceptable to have girlfriends. I also happen to have kids by mine. I like kids. T：You have also faced a lot of criticism from feminists for on-air remarks that were deemed sexist. W：Everyone finds something to get angry about, but I am far from sexist. I am the only entertainer to openly support more women in politics. I'm actually a really nice guy and I wouldn't criticize people like that. T：How did you start out in showbiz? W：I used to travel around to college campuses to perform. I would play guitar and my friend would sing. We would split the money 60-40; I got more because I could play guitar and that's what drew the crowd. I did about 2,000 performances. We would drive all over Taiwan to play. That's when I had the scariest moment of my life. T：Which was? W：Once we were driving on a freeway late at night when my friend, who was driving, fell asleep at the wheel. I suddenly saw two words: Chinese Petroleum. I thought we were going to crash into the gas truck. T：So you went from near-death on the freeway to having your own chauffeur? W：Not quite. In the early 1990s all the game shows in Taiwan were singing shows. I used to go on those and would win contests. In 1997-98 the singing shows turned into variety shows and I happened to be in the right place at the right time and became a host. T：What allowed you to rise then? W：I created a new style of humor, and broke with old habits. Also, when I interview people I don't venture deep into their background. I just ask questions about them to understand them. T：Everyone says your reactions are very quick...the quickest in the business. Is this a natural talent or something you cultivated? W：In Taiwan we have these street sideshows in the evening. I used to take my dinner and sneak out to watch the shows every night. I memorized everything they said and from this began to cultivate my own reactions and humor. T：Your humor has really struck a chord among the younger generation. I walk around the local university campuses and hear students mimicking jokes or words you have created. W：I know my audience very well. Like I said, I performed over 2,000 times at campuses in my early days. I know what young people want and what they like. I only have one boss and that is my audience. T：Producers who work with you say you are the only person that they know who can operate on two hours sleep a night. How do you do it? W：It's all in the mind. Tonight I hosted a game show then ran over to do some rounds and say a few entertaining words at a presidential dinner. Now I am sitting here chatting with you, and in a moment I get to go host two of Taiwan's most vocal opinion leaders on my political talk show. Who needs to sleep? T：Now, at the pinnacle or your career as a comedian and host, you are moving into the direction of political commentary. Why? W：I have been an entertainer for 20 years, and to tell you the truth, it gets a little boring after a while. I am an *ideas* man. I have lots of ideas and lots of things that I want to learn and do. The political talk show is a new field for me.Three months ago when I started the show I didn't know anything about politics. Now I can talk about any current issue.In another three months I will be able to provide background information on any political topic. T：This is not a move into politics, is it? W：No, I am politically neutral. But I am bored with the old stuff (that I've been doing). The political talk show gives me the opportunity to do something new. T：Since you don't support any political positions, let's talk about sex. W：Great! T：What do you look for in a woman? W：It's most important that we can get along. I'm an easygoing guy, but to be able to get along with someone is not an easy thing. T：Don't be so diplomatic. W：OK, she should be 166-cm tall, thin with a full chest, very pretty, and have long hair. T：Are these the characteristics of your current girlfriend? W：I don't have a girlfriend now. I am too busy. T：Where did you get your English name Jacky? W：When I was a kid I really liked airplanes, and would take the No. 5 bus out to the American military base to watch the jets take off and land. Since I was around so much I got to be friends with the kids of pilots at the base, and the pilots themselves. One of the pilots of the jet I liked most was named Jack. He used to joke with me and call me Jacky, after himself. He said when I got older he would take me up in his jet.Of course he lied to me,but I kept the name. T：By doing so many different things, and with your face all over the media, are you afraid that people will get tired of watching you in a few years? W：Fantastic! I'm glad you asked that.I wanted to retire last year but my contracts were not up. What I am doing now is nothing new; it gets boring and it is not what I want to do with my life. T：What do you want to do? W：I want to educate kids. I want to move onto bigger projects involving educational programs on the Internet. I would act as a host to inspire and entertain kids. We are currently writing many of the courses; we're just waiting until Taiwan's broadband sector opens to be able to make the project feasible. 原文翻译： 作为台湾家喻户晓的人物，吴宗宪是是台湾本土电视台最受欢迎的主持人。他主持6个不 同类型的综艺节目，每周为观众服务超过21小时。 2000年，他荣膺Channel V'“年度最 受欢迎中国人物”奖项。他拥有12个餐厅，一家捧红当年最热门流行歌星的唱片公司及一 家叫做“ET Jacky”的有线电视台。最近，时代记者马克伯.凯勒和莫瑞.泰科克在吴宗宪 忙碌的一周中追访到他，谈及了他的职业生涯及未来计划，现摘录如下： 时：可以说今天你已经是台湾最受欢迎的艺人，那麽将来的吴宗宪想成为什麽样的人呢？ 吴：成为一个百毒不侵的艺人！你的隐私不断被侵犯，不知道本地的媒体什麽时候才会 停止这样做。几个月前，我和我的一个女性朋友走在深夜的街道上，结果隔天我就 上了电视。他们每15分钟就播一下这条新闻，新闻标题说我有了新女朋友。 时：两年前，媒体攻击你隐瞒未婚生子。 吴：没错，他们发现我有小孩——说我欺骗了所有人。但事实上，我有女友，我有 孩子，我爱他们，我不认为这是一个无法让人接受的事情。 时：你也面对很多女权主义者的批评，因为你的广播言论常被认为带有性别歧视。 吴：每个人都会找一些事情发泄。但凭良心讲，我绝无性别歧视，我是这个圈子里唯一 公开支持更多女性参与政治的艺人。我是一个真正的好人，不像大家所指责的那样。 时：你是如何开始你的演艺事业的？ 吴：我曾经参加大学校园表演。那时我弹吉他，我朋友唱歌，跟他四六分帐，我多一些 。因为弹吉他能吸引更多观众，所以办了差不多2000场左右，几乎跑遍全台。那时， 我碰到了这一生中最可怕的事。 时：怎麽这麽说？ 吴：有一晚，我们行驶在高速公路上，我朋友开车开到睡着了，突然间我看到四个字 ：中国石油。我们差点撞上油罐车了。 时：所以，从濒临死亡的高速公路回来後你有了自己的司机？ 吴：没有，90年代初的时候台湾所有的秀场都充斥着歌舞秀，我不得不继续那些表演并赢 得比赛。直到1997—1998年的时候，歌舞秀才逐渐被更多类型的秀取代，我恰好在正 确的时间正确的地点成为了主持人。 时：之後你是如何步步提升的呢？ 吴：我打破了陋习，创造了一种新的幽默型态。我介绍人的时候我从不一开始就深入他们 的背景，我只是问他们一些问题，以此去了解他们。 时：每个人都说你的反应迅捷无比──你是这个圈子反应最快的人。这是你天生的素质还 是後来培养的？ 吴：在台湾，晚上有很多街头艺人在表演。我曾经每晚带着乾粮去偷看他们的表演。我偷 记他们所有的表演内容并开始培养自己的反应和幽默。 时：你的幽默在年轻一代中确实已经深入人心，我走在当地大学校园的时候，总能听到他 们模仿你创造的笑话或者语句。 吴：因为我了解我的观众。正如我先前所说，在演艺生涯的早期，我做了近2000场校园秀 ，我知道年轻人喜欢什麽，想要什麽，我唯一的老板就是我的衣食父母，我的观众。 时：你的搭档说你竟然可以一夜只睡两个钟头，你怎麽做到的？ 吴：一切取决於你的头脑。今晚我主持了一个游戏节目，然後马不停蹄去一个董事长晚宴 炒热气氛，现在我坐在这里和你交谈，等一下我还得去主持一个由台湾民意领袖参 与的政治脱口秀节目，哪还需要睡觉？ 时：作为一个主持人(或谐星)，你目前正处在事业高峰，为甚麽开始转向政治评论？ 吴：说实话，做了二十年的艺人，有时候会觉得有一点厌烦。我是一个满脑子充满想法的 人，有很多思想，很多东西想学、想做。政论节目对我来说是一个全新的领域。 三个月前，在刚开始做这个节目的时候，我对政治一窍不通。现在，我却可以谈论 任何时事。再过三个月，我将能够对任何政治题材如数家珍。 时：这不代表一种政治行动，对吧？ 吴：对，我无党无派。但我对陈旧的事感到厌倦（比如我曾经做过的）政治谈话节目为 我提供尝试新事物的机会。 时：既然你不支持任何政治观点，我们就来谈性吧。 吴：好啊！ 时：从一个女人身上，你希望获得什麽呢？ 吴：最重要的是彼此能相处。我是一个随意的人，但是能和一个人相处融洽不是一件简单 的事。 时：具体点。 吴：这样说吧，她应该身高166公分，胸部丰满，十分漂亮，长头发。 时：这是你现在的女朋友的特徵吗？ 吴：我现在没有女朋友。我太忙了。 时：你的英文名字Jacky有什麽来历吗？ 吴：当我还小的时候，特别喜欢飞机。我会搭五号巴士，去美国军事基地看喷射机起降。 由於常在那闲晃，我和他们的小孩成为了朋友。有位我很喜欢的飞行员叫做Jack。 他会开我玩笑，叫我Jacky。他说等我长大了以後，就会带我上他的喷射机。当然那 是在骗我的，但我还是留下了这个名字。 时：做了这麽多不同的事，名字三不五时出现在各大媒体，会不会担心观众总有一天腻到 不再看你的节目？ 吴：问得好！我很高兴你问我。上个月我本来想退休，但合约还没有到期。现在我做的这 些都不算新了，它会变得无趣，到了最後，我就不会把它当成是我的志业了。 时：那你想做些什麽？ 吴：我想教育小朋友。我要进行一项计画，是有关网路的教育节目。 届时，我会扮演一位娱乐和启发小孩的主持人。我们正在编写课程，期许 网路领域的部门，能够采行我们这项计画。 Monday,May.07,2001 Time Asia -- -- 皆さん ▎ ▉▋ ▁▂▃ ▼ ▋ ▉▍ ▉ ◢ ▉▊▲▁▃ ▃▄▅● ▏ ▎ どうかご无事で．．． ▊▲▼ ▲▋▆ ▎▉ ▍ ▋ ▲ ▊ ▉ 、ψ ▏▊ ∕ ▍ 希望大家都能平安无事 ▎ ▲ ▼▎ ◢ ▋/ ∕ ▎ --

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