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. 原文翻譯： 作為台灣家喻戶曉的人物，吳宗憲是是台灣本土電視台最受歡迎的主持人。他主持6個不 同類型的綜藝節目，每週為觀眾服務超過21小時。 2000年，他榮膺Channel V'“年度最 受歡迎中國人物”獎項。他擁有12個餐廳，一家捧紅當年最熱門流行歌星的唱片公司及一 家叫做“ET Jacky”的有線電視台。最近，時代記者馬克伯.凱勒和莫瑞.泰科克在吳宗憲 忙碌的一周中追訪到他，談及了他的職業生涯及未來計劃，現摘錄如下： 時：可以說今天你已經是台灣最受歡迎的藝人，那麼將來的吳宗憲想成為什麼樣的人呢？ 吳：成為一個百毒不侵的藝人！你的隱私不斷被侵犯，不知道本地的媒體什麼時候才會 停止這樣做。幾個月前，我和我的一個女性朋友走在深夜的街道上，結果隔天我就 上了電視。他們每15分鐘就播一下這條新聞，新聞標題說我有了新女朋友。 時：兩年前，媒體攻擊你隱瞞未婚生子。 吳：沒錯，他們發現我有小孩——說我欺騙了所有人。但事實上，我有女友，我有 孩子，我愛他們，我不認為這是一個無法讓人接受的事情。 時：你也面對很多女權主義者的批評，因為你的廣播言論常被認為帶有性別歧視。 吳：每個人都會找一些事情發洩。但憑良心講，我絕無性別歧視，我是這個圈子裡唯一 公開支持更多女性參與政治的藝人。我是一個真正的好人，不像大家所指責的那樣。 時：你是如何開始你的演藝事業的？ 吳：我曾經參加大學校園表演。那時我彈吉他，我朋友唱歌，跟他四六分帳，我多一些 。因為彈吉他能吸引更多觀眾，所以辦了差不多2000場左右，幾乎跑遍全台。那時， 我碰到了這一生中最可怕的事。 時：怎麼這麼說？ 吳：有一晚，我們行駛在高速公路上，我朋友開車開到睡著了，突然間我看到四個字 ：中國石油。我們差點撞上油罐車了。 時：所以，從瀕臨死亡的高速公路回來後你有了自己的司機？ 吳：沒有，90年代初的時候台灣所有的秀場都充斥著歌舞秀，我不得不繼續那些表演並贏 得比賽。直到1997—1998年的時候，歌舞秀才逐漸被更多類型的秀取代，我恰好在正 確的時間正確的地點成為了主持人。 時：之後你是如何步步提升的呢？ 吳：我打破了陋習，創造了一種新的幽默型態。我介紹人的時候我從不一開始就深入他們 的背景，我只是問他們一些問題，以此去了解他們。 時：每個人都說你的反應迅捷無比──你是這個圈子反應最快的人。這是你天生的素質還 是後來培養的？ 吳：在台灣，晚上有很多街頭藝人在表演。我曾經每晚帶著乾糧去偷看他們的表演。我偷 記他們所有的表演內容並開始培養自己的反應和幽默。 時：你的幽默在年輕一代中確實已經深入人心，我走在當地大學校園的時候，總能聽到他 們模仿你創造的笑話或者語句。 吳：因為我了解我的觀眾。正如我先前所說，在演藝生涯的早期，我做了近2000場校園秀 ，我知道年輕人喜歡什麼，想要什麼，我唯一的老闆就是我的衣食父母，我的觀眾。 時：你的搭檔說你竟然可以一夜只睡兩個鐘頭，你怎麼做到的？ 吳：一切取決於你的頭腦。今晚我主持了一個遊戲節目，然後馬不停蹄去一個董事長晚宴 炒熱氣氛，現在我坐在這里和你交談，等一下我還得去主持一個由台灣民意領袖參 與的政治脫口秀節目，哪還需要睡覺？ 時：作為一個主持人(或諧星)，你目前正處在事業高峰，為甚麼開始轉向政治評論？ 吳：說實話，做了二十年的藝人，有時候會覺得有一點厭煩。我是一個滿腦子充滿想法的 人，有很多思想，很多東西想學、想做。政論節目對我來說是一個全新的領域。 三個月前，在剛開始做這個節目的時候，我對政治一竅不通。現在，我卻可以談論 任何時事。再過三個月，我將能夠對任何政治題材如數家珍。 時：這不代表一種政治行動，對吧？ 吳：對，我無黨無派。但我對陳舊的事感到厭倦（比如我曾經做過的）政治談話節目為 我提供嘗試新事物的機會。 時：既然你不支持任何政治觀點，我們就來談性吧。 吳：好啊！ 時：從一個女人身上，你希望獲得什麼呢？ 吳：最重要的是彼此能相處。我是一個隨意的人，但是能和一個人相處融洽不是一件簡單 的事。 時：具體點。 吳：這樣說吧，她應該身高166公分，胸部豐滿，十分漂亮，長頭髮。 時：這是你現在的女朋友的特徵嗎？ 吳：我現在沒有女朋友。我太忙了。 時：你的英文名字Jacky有什麼來歷嗎？ 吳：當我還小的時候，特別喜歡飛機。我會搭五號巴士，去美國軍事基地看噴射機起降。 由於常在那閒晃，我和他們的小孩成為了朋友。有位我很喜歡的飛行員叫做Jack。 他會開我玩笑，叫我Jacky。他說等我長大了以後，就會帶我上他的噴射機。當然那 是在騙我的，但我還是留下了這個名字。 時：做了這麼多不同的事，名字三不五時出現在各大媒體，會不會擔心觀眾總有一天膩到 不再看你的節目？ 吳：問得好！我很高興你問我。上個月我本來想退休，但合約還沒有到期。現在我做的這 些都不算新了，它會變得無趣，到了最後，我就不會把它當成是我的志業了。 時：那你想做些什麼？ 吳：我想教育小朋友。我要進行一項計畫，是有關網路的教育節目。 屆時，我會扮演一位娛樂和啟發小孩的主持人。我們正在編寫課程，期許 網路領域的部門，能夠採行我們這項計畫。 Monday,May.07,2001 Time Asia -- -- 皆さん ▎ ▉▋ ▁▂▃ ▼ ▋ ▉▍ ▉ ◢ ▉▊▲▁▃ ▃▄▅● ▏ ▎ どうかご無事で．．． ▊▲▼ ▲▋▆ ▎▉ ▍ ▋ ▲ ▊ ▉ 、ψ ▏▊ ∕ ▍ 希望大家都能平安無事 ▎ ▲ ▼▎ ◢ ▋/ ∕ ▎ --

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