ON LEAVING CHINA FOR USA 离开中国赴美
I went to America to pursue independence.
I went to America to be free.
I was very free in China.
I never would say China was a confined place or I was not free,
I was very free. I was the anchorwoman on CCTV.
I got the chance to report China’s first rock and roll concert
when all the Chinese departments banned it,
I persuaded my boss to air China’s first rock and roll concert
where the rebellious spirit was growing.
I was very free as a journalist at that time.
But I felt there are bigger space or room beyond the boarder.
I felt the English language inspired me to search for a new kind of expression,
and perhaps an expression through images.
So I went to the United States to study filmmaking.
去美国寻找独立
寻找更大的自由空间
我在中国很自由
我恐怕永远不会说中国是个窒息的地方没自由
做为央视英文主持人 我有很大的报道空间
我成功播报了中国第一场摇滚音乐会（87年）
所有中文部都禁播了这场音乐会
我说服了对外部领导 让这台英文节目幸存并播出
中国第一个摇滚音乐会标志了反叛情绪的兴起
做为记者虽然那次我享有了表达自由
但我意识道另一世界一定有更大的发展空间
英文启发我寻找某种表达方式
那就是用画面表达思想
所以我去了美国学电影