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cultural export / 文化输出 / (wénhuà shūchū)

A: What drama series have you been watching recently?

你最近在追什么电视剧？

(nǐ zuìjìn zài zhuī shíme diànshìjù?)

B: A costume drama starring Yang Mi and William Chan called Novoland: Pearl Eclipse. But I'm not very immersed in it because I feel the actors' performances need improvement. What are you watching?

杨幂和陈伟霆主演的古装剧《斛珠夫人》,不过看的不是很有代入感,演员的演技感觉还是有待提升。你在看什么？

(yánɡmì hé chénwěitínɡ zhǔyǎnde ɡǔzhuānɡjù húzhūfūrén, bùɡuò kànde bùshì hěnyǒu dàirùɡǎn, yǎnyuánde yǎnjì ɡǎnjué háishì yǒudài tíshēnɡ. nǐzài kànshíme?)

A: I just had enough time recently to watch that popular South Korean show Squid Games. It is really good.

我最近刚有时间看韩国爆火的《鱿鱼游戏》,真的很好看。

(wǒ zuìjìn ɡānɡyǒu shíjiān kàn hánɡuó bàohuǒde yóuyúyóuxì, zhēnde hěnhǎokàn.)

B: I saw these too. It seems that when you compare the two, I feel that our cultural output needs improvement. Looking at the traffic on Twitter about Novoland: Pearl Eclipse, it is just so-so. 

我也看到了,但是对比一看,感觉咱们的文化输出有待提升,我在推特上看《斛珠夫人》的流量,很是一般。

(wǒyě kàndàole, dànshì duìbǐ yīkàn, ɡǎnjué zánménde wénhuà shūchū yǒudài tíshēnɡ, wǒzài tuītèshànɡ kàn húzhūfūrénde liúliànɡ, hěnshì yībān.)

A: I think the key is to film a good story. A good story should be universal.

我觉得关键还是要拍出好的故事吧。好的故事应该是共通的。

(wǒ juédé ɡuānjiàn háishì yào pāichū hǎode ɡùshìba. hǎode ɡùshì yīnɡɡāishì ɡònɡtōnɡde.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/Global Times