beijingbooty Posted September 8, 2005 at 08:36 PM Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 at 08:36 PM I just got an email from "Daniu" Daniel, the co-host from Happy China progamme on CCTV. That is really cool that such a high-profile guy would bother emailing me. I will admit I have criticized him in the past, but kudos to the guy for personally sending me an email. HIs mandarin is stunning, and I am seriously envious of that. He claims he earns little cash and works very hard. I know have heard that said of Da Shan also, but I really find it hard to believe that such high profile westerners with such good mandarin cannot make a large amount of money somehow in the China of today. There must so many opportunities for these guys to make a fortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted September 9, 2005 at 01:31 AM Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 at 01:31 AM I saw 大山 advertising a translating device, or English-studying device or whatever that was, on TV. Or was it even several different ones? Didn't pay much attention there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevelyan Posted September 9, 2005 at 07:08 AM Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 at 07:08 AM Yeah. His show is hands down the best Chinese learning program on tv imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybedaisy Posted September 9, 2005 at 07:25 AM Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 at 07:25 AM I don't like him, I even don't know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted September 9, 2005 at 07:29 AM Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 at 07:29 AM He just emailed you out of the blue? Or was he responding to something you said about him? Similar thing happened to Sinosplice, here. I don't rate Happy China very much, and if it looks good it's probably in comparison to the rest of CCTV's output. I don't see any point in laying into the big guys though, be they cows or mountains - presumably they aren't producing or directing, and they just do what they're told for a wage. It's a bit like chucking rocks at a soap opera actor because his character is cheating on his wife. Dashan is currently on the ads for some English learning device - not sure Daniu has the same kind of level of recognizability though. Roddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outofin Posted September 11, 2005 at 03:34 AM Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 at 03:34 AM Actually in this forum there're some members who have gained reputation in blogsphere. They're not famous enough to get onto TV, but still I had known their names before coming here. We have owner/contributor of 我的中文闹学记 and DANWEI. It's really unappropriate for me to mention their member id, but it's no secret at all, as long as you pay attention to posts and profiles here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ncao Posted September 11, 2005 at 05:01 AM Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 at 05:01 AM He claims he earns little cash and works very hard. . Don't most celebrities say that ?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beijingbooty Posted September 12, 2005 at 11:53 PM Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 at 11:53 PM yes, Daniel from Happy China emailed me. He saw one of my old posts on this forum, which was not entirely complimentary, and obviously felt the need to respond to me. Hey, at least I drew some attention from a celeb. That was a buzz ! He isn't too bad, just a bit of a showman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted September 13, 2005 at 12:42 AM Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 at 12:42 AM THat's kind of cool - I guess if you stick yourself on TV then you are open to criticism, but there's no reason not to respond. Roddy PS Do you think if I make lots of posts being rude about gorgeous female celebrities they'd . . . nah . . . .wouldn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outofin Posted September 13, 2005 at 01:30 AM Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 at 01:30 AM Do you think if I make lots of posts being rude about gorgeous female celebrities they'd . . . nah . . . .wouldn't work. No, it wouldn't work. But that's not because they don't care. It's because, it's hard to critisice them on an intelligent level, and, they don't use computer. (If any female celebrity members here think I'm rude. GOOD GOOD, I draw attetions! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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