[TRANS] 150624 Yixing - Interview with SEWeekly: About <Go Fighting> Episode 2
[translator’s note: I honestly hope everyone will take a few minutes to read this interview where Yixing explains his thoughts and the reason behind his tears in Ep 2, it shows a lot about him as a person. even though some people criticised him and even though I didn’t agree with his actions 100%, his thoughts and mindset still make me respect him a lot, and I’m still very proud of him ^^]
Being criticised as “cannot afford to play” (t/n: meaning can’t take a joke/taking things too seriously) and “heart of glass”? “Little lamb” Zhang Yixing answers various topics about <Go Fighting>.
Last Sunday’s episode of <Go Fighting> ignited many topics on the internet, adorably dorky and pure Zhang Yixing once again got “hurt” by the da-ges. Sun Honglei’s cheating and betrayal of Little Brother nearly caused Yixing to have a “breakdown”, even when Honglei-ge took the initiative to make amends, there appeared a “lecturing” Da-ge speech, triggering much discussion. This afternoon, in between filming for the show, Yixing took the time to accept a Wechat interview from reporters, answering various hot questions.
Q: Do you think your EQ is high?
A: I don’t know if my EQ is high or low, but me having a slower reaction is something I acknowledge more.
Q: During the second episode your entire mood was very down, what was the breaking point?
A: Actually that day during the filming, I had a lot of mixed feelings, from the start I believed Honglei-ge but afterwards some things happened. Afterwards when he apologised to me, actually inside I had already accepted his apology. But I could not bring myself to accept the suitcase, I did not know how to trust him again, and did not dare to trust him again. Inside I had a dilemma, at the beginning I wanted to gain everyone’s trust on the show, but during the end when someone apologised to me and I still could not bring myself to trust him, actually I teared up.
Q: Go back to the story of the moment when Sun Honglei returned your suitcase.
A: During that time at the pier, actually I did not know Honglei-ge’s inner monologue. Before going to the pier I was with Huang Lei, Huang Bo, Wang Xun and Show Luo at the place we ate. When they called Honglei-ge on the phone he told them that he did not pick me up, that I had lied to them. Hearing that I was even angrier, this part was also not shown. When we reached the pier, I felt that if I had asked him for the suitcase and he gave it back to me, that would have been different, but not him saying “Here I’m wrong I’ll give it back to you, you must take it back”. But when everyone was together (he) gave me a lot of pressure, saying “Take it take it, Ge was wrong, Ge is giving it back to you, you must take it back”, so I thought why must it be like that?
Q: When Sun Honglei cheated you, it seemed like you were holding back tears, what was your inner monologue like?
A: When we were recording, actually I did hold back tears, I did not let them fall. At that time what I thought was Honglei-ge was indeed my idol, in my heart he was very perfect, and is also a gege I trust a lot. At the end when he said he was willing to lose, I was willing to share my gold with him, because I didn’t wish for him to lose, I’d rather sacrifice myself. But after he did this, I think my heart was full of inner dialogue. I also thought of how in the past I had helped many people I considered friends, but in the end I did not obtain some friends’ trust or understanding or sincerity. Sometimes the problems in our lives are actually reflected in here.
Q: After facing off with a few geges, do you think your 3 essential outlooks (t/n: world view, values, and philosophy on life) have collapsed?
A: Actually at the start when I faced off against the geges I did crumble on the inside, but I also understand, and learnt that there are many different reasons that are inevitable for many things. But I’m still learning more things, and changing myself.
Q: During the first episode when Huang Bo stole your plates, did you really not notice? Some people will suspect that your cute silliness is an act, or wonder if you are like that in real life? How do you respond to this?
A: With regards to Huang Bo taking my plates in the first episode, first of all I did see it the first time, but I saw that he placed the plates on another table, so I did not suspect anything. But I did not know that afterwards he took all of them away, that was something I really did not think of, and really did not know. Actually what everyone sees of me in variety shows is basically not much different from my real life, this is truly what I am. So there isn’t an element of acting in it, I promise! Actually when we were recording, we recorded the second episode first, before recording the part about the “spy”, so it can be said that I learnt a little something.
Q: Netizens say you are too serious and have no sense of variety, do you agree?
A: At that time I did not think about how to face the public, I only wanted to truly express my own feelings. Everyone thinks that when those born in the 90s are persistent, they are reckless, they are wrong. But at that time and moment I was truly myself. Maybe I was a little wilful, and a little stubborn, and did not consider everyone’s feelings, this is something in which I am also slowly learning and slowly growing.
Q: Some people think you cannot “afford to play” (t/n: cannot take a joke/take things too seriously) and this kind of personality is not suitable for a reality show, what do you think?
A: It’s not that I cannot afford to play, it’s that I cannot afford to get hurt, cannot afford to hurt this heart anymore.
Q: You are talented in dancing, piano, guitar, composing, drawing and singing, how do you do it?
A: Because I like them, so I am persistent, so I work hard at them. I focus on the fields that I want to focus on, don’t give myself chances to slack off, so I can be this good. And maybe because I focus on these, so my understanding towards society is not enough, I am slowly trying to learn about this society.
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