Although linguistics seems to have nothing to do with his comments on current events, "the research methods of linguistics are of great help to the analysis of current events." Qiu Zhenhai said that the study of morphology and semantics is to cut a big thing into small pieces like a watermelon. This structural analysis method is a way that Germans make good use of. Although they didn't like it when they were studying, they later found that many methods of studying problems used the skills they mastered when they were studying majors. 1990, Qiu Zhenhai studied in Germany, and he got a closer understanding of the German structuralist way of thinking. "If you look at the problem like this, you will.
Just like perspective, you can see everything clearly. "
Because of his love of writing, during his seven years in Germany, Qiu Zhenhai began to write for the "Deutsche Welle" radio station while studying communication. At the same time, he edited many German news for Wen Wei Po and Xinmin Evening News in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Because Shanghai Wen Wei Po hired him as a special correspondent in Germany. "At that time, the East and the West had just been unified, and many stories happened. Working for Wen Wei Po is to look at the West from the perspective of Germans, and working for Deutsche Welle is to look at China from the perspective of Westerners. " Qiu Zhenhai said that he enjoyed looking at problems with this kind of cross-eyed, and the change of perspective also enriched his inner world.
German life
Qiu Zhenhai's life experience in Germany and the advantages of learning German from the age of 16 make him speak German as well as Germans, so it is easy to stay in Germany for development. However, he gave up everything in Germany and returned to Hong Kong.
Talking about this decision, Qiu Zhenhai said: "I am too close to Germany, but I want to leave it." I have been studying Germany and seeing the world through German eyes, but German culture is relatively closed, which makes Qiu Zhenhai unable to find a sense of mission there. Finally, Qiu Zhenhai, in his early thirties, left Germany with "tearful eyes and smiling eyes".
Besides the crisis of getting too close to Germany, the second crisis that Qiu Zhenhai felt was the sense of mission. People in the fields of humanities and journalism want to regard society as a stage and laboratory and construct something for some aspects of this society, even the cultivation of national quality. Qiu Zhenhai believes that Europeans have done very well in these aspects, while Asia needs people in the humanities to do a lot of things in his mother tongue culture.
Be a "three people"
Hong Kong's free atmosphere finally attracted Qiu Zhenhai to regard it as a treasure house of "advancing, attacking, retreating and defending", but later facts proved that Qiu Zhenhai's ideas at that time were somewhat idealistic. Qiu Zhenhai, who returned to Hong Kong, first joined a newspaper, but the reality in Hong Kong told him that although he was free, his shallowness and lack of depth were also his weaknesses. "It's disappointing that there is no room for serious news!" Qiu Zhenhai said that when he was a reporter in Wen Wei Po, he could write many articles on international analysis, but Hong Kong people didn't care.
Frustrated, Qiu Zhenhai came up with the idea that "since he can't achieve his ideal, he should make money". So, he entered a listed company and became the director of corporate communications. However, after earning money for a period of time, he is still not satisfied. Qiu Zhenhai once again picked up a pen and wrote a column for Hong Kong News. "The payment is not high, but this newspaper has a great influence. At that time, Premier Zhu Rongji said that he only read two Hong Kong newspapers, namely Ming Pao and Herald.
Later, Singaporean and Malaysian newspapers also began to have Qiu Zhenhai's commentary column. In this way, for a long time, Qiu Zhenhai lived an "amphibious man" life. Later, I lived a "threesome" life, that is, teaching public relations and journalism at the University of Hong Kong. In Qiu Zhenhai's impression, Hong Kong students are very realistic. "Will their interest in stocks and real estate increase?" . Qiu Zhenhai said that if he didn't get attached to Phoenix TV, he might leave Hongkong.
Write a column and make comments.
Qiu Zhenhai's column finally set the stage for him, and China's Reference News, Singaporean, Malaysian and European newspapers all began to quote his articles. At this time, Phoenix TV also took the initiative to find Qiu Zhenhai and began to ask him to be a guest commentator. At that time, the positioning of Phoenix TV was still "Urban Youth Station", and TV commentary was also in its infancy. 1on may 8, 999, the embassy of China in yugoslavia was bombed by American planes, and only then did phoenix discover that there could be commentary programs on TV. Phoenix TV began to transform, and gradually became mainly based on information comments. Two years later, the "9. 1 1" terrorist attack made the Phoenix information review get a key promotion and found an accurate positioning.
Qiu Zhenhai's comments also expanded from the initial European orientation to European-American relations and China-EU comments. Especially after 2002, China's diplomacy developed rapidly, and the relations between China and the United States, China and Japan, China and India, China and Russia, and the DPRK nuclear issue became more and more complicated. "Problems that were not noticeable before were gradually put on the agenda and forced to start research," Qiu Zhenhai said. 200 1 cooperated with phoenix from 2000 to 2004. Until September 2004, he resigned from his job as a listed company and officially entered Phoenix as a full-time commentator.
The first day in Phoenix
On the first day he entered Phoenix, he "went to war".
Phoenix TV has its own full-time commentator, so some people call it a "Taiwanese commentator". For the invention of Phoenix, Qiu Zhenhai thought it was the first step in the history of television. "Our agenda is where the news goes, we will go." .
On the day when Qiu Zhenhai officially entered Phoenix TV, he commented on an unforgettable event, that is, the kidnapping of Beslan on September 1 Japan in 2004, when Russian militants occupied the No.1 Middle School in North Ossetia and Beslan in southern Russia. At 2: 00 pm, Qiu Zhenhai received the news, which will be broadcast live in 5 minutes. 10 comments in 0 minutes. "At that time, I didn't even know the name and place of the kidnapping. I quickly found a map and checked the information. Now I'm going to sell it now! " Later, Qiu Zhenhai wrote in his blog: The recruits became veterans on the first day.
The kidnapping lasted for three days. Recalling the scene at that time, Qiu Zhenhai could excitedly retell the classic reports of lou yu guong at that time. He said with a smile, this is completely different from being a special commentator before, and there is no appointment. "Now it is hard work, just like the army, regardless of time."
Qiu Zhenhai's lecture on political economy was held in Shenzhen. Qiu Zhenhai, a famous commentator on Phoenix TV, gave a keynote speech on "China's economic trend and potential risks in the next 2-3 years". In view of the economic downturn, Qiu Zhenhai proposed to increase economic freedom and innovation.
If it can't affect society, at least it should be fair and objective.
In addition to presiding over the daily reading of newspapers in turn, Qiu Zhenhai also has his own two commentary programs: Listening to the Wind in Turbulent Waves and Global Strategy. He told reporters in an exclusive interview with Southern People Weekly. "There are two public discussions every week, which is very valuable free space and resources. If I abuse this resource, I can turn these two programs into a kind of nationalist sentiment, and the ratings will be high. Or I can make it boring and official. It's all in my head. But as long as I have a little free space, I will still follow my heart. If it can't affect society, it should at least be fair and objective. "
Be a thoughtful and responsible media person
As a media person's responsibility to the country and society, what qualities and responsibilities should a media person have in this era? In an exclusive interview with the reporter of Today's Media magazine, Qiu Zhenhai said, "As a media person, you must first have two qualities, one is professional quality, and the other is moral quality. Professional quality is easy to cultivate, but moral quality is not difficult to cultivate. It depends on whether you are willing to learn or do. The reporter is characterized by being loyal to the facts, and as a commentator, he must convey a correct value. We should explain and guide the audience to form a correct concept, which puts high demands on a person's character. There is an old saying in China that "a man must be learned first", which is the most essential requirement for journalists. Don't try to make big money when you are doing news. If you want to make money, you can choose to study finance. As a reporter, you should dare to take responsibility, even go deep into the disaster area, enter the war zone, sneak behind the scenes, present the real facts to the audience, let the audience know the truth of the facts, guide the audience with correct values, and form a correct and true public opinion environment in society. "
Do news with German rigorous research methods.
Qiu Zhenhai's rationality is related to his study in Germany. 199 1 year, Qiu Zhenhai applied for a public school in Tongji University and started his doctoral studies in Tubingen University. From undergraduate to master and then to doctor, the rigor, meticulousness and meticulousness of German trained his thinking and reconstructed his way of thinking, which laid a solid foundation for him to become a rational commentator on current affairs in the future.
1997, Qiu Zhenhai, who was in a confused period after being infatuated with the West, decided to return to China. He chose Hong Kong as a springboard. On this springboard, he is also constantly jumping to find his own foothold. From academia, business to media, Qiu Zhenhai finally stopped his identity transformation until he officially joined Phoenix TV in 2004. It is precisely because of the change of identity in different occupations that Qiu Zhenhai's personality has the calmness, rationality and meticulousness of scholars, the efficiency and agility of business people, and the keenness and sophistication of journalists. All these characteristics make Qiu Zhenhai a commentator on current affairs today.
While commenting on current events, he is also constantly precipitating and presenting his views to the audience through books and words. From "China and China Need Great Asian Wisdom: Qiu Zhenhai on Sino-Japanese Relations", "Interview and Thinking-Are the Japanese Mature" to "Urgent Affairs: China's Biggest Risk 20 14-20 17", Qiu Zhenhai insists on exploring the current China from an international and global perspective.
Demographic dividend crisis and talent dividend crisis, in your opinion, how can we attract "returnees"? Qiu Zhenhai told Foreign Student Reporter, "Some of them are short-term mechanisms or hardware mechanisms. For example, our policy of attracting international students and the treatment given to international students are doing well in these countries now. What China lacks now is something else, that is, how can you attract a person to really develop here for a long time. In order to keep a talent, besides air, it is also important to make him feel that he has room to play. For example, after a person returns, will he fall into the official system? Outside, scholars may be supreme, professors are supreme, and a scholar can really be respected. In our country, it is the official standard system, forcing scholars to be officials, or taking the official standard route to obtain resources, projects and funds. Over time, it changed. A real scholar, a real professional, he won't go, even if he doesn't want to, and he doesn't need to do such a thing. A person who can do this kind of thing, or is very good at it, is often not a real scholar. A real scholar, he will think that you may give me a lot of money, but I can also take the money abroad, and I can create real first-class achievements instead of having sex with officialdom all day.
In addition, I think we should not only attract foreign students, but also attract top talents from abroad to work in China. We haven't reached the level of gathering world-class talents yet. Are we broke? We already have money. Why does the world's top leader want to go to the United States instead of China? That has something to do with your soft environment. "