[Global Times Comprehensive Report] The scene of mainland actor Hu Ge coming to Taiwan and being enthusiastically surrounded by fans and media not only illustrates the unstoppable charm of "Mr. Bao", but also shows people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait another picture of cros

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] The scene where mainland actor Hu Ge came to Taiwan and was enthusiastically surrounded by fans and media not only showed the unstoppable charm of "Mr. Bao", but also showed another picture of cross-strait relations to the people on both sides of the strait.

Hu Ge said in the exchange that although he has not set foot in Taiwan for a long time, he still feels that Taiwan is close to home. He mentioned in a humorous way that "my Shanghainese has a Taiwanese accent" and "we do not differentiate between each other", quickly narrowing the distance between the two sides. At the same time, in the mainland TV series "Flowers" that shows Shanghai memories and Shanghai stories, Hu Ge has become an active practitioner of telling Shanghai stories through his wonderful performance, and is considered by Taiwanese media to "further promote the continuation of 'Shanghai fever' in Taiwan Warming up." According to a report from Taiwan's China Times Electronic News on the 17th, Taiwan's myvideo platform will broadcast "Flowers" exclusively across Taiwan from the 14th, and the first broadcast ranked first in the platform's drama theater rankings. The article stated that when "Mr. Bao" (played by Hu Ge) in the drama puts on a custom-made suit, combs his oily hair, lights up a cigarette, holds a wine glass and smiles, all Taiwanese drama fans, regardless of gender, are "smitten." On June 13, Taipei City Culture Director Cai Shiping posted a photo of meeting Hu Ge and said that although she has not watched the TV series "Flowers" yet, she has read the original novel very carefully. He also turned into a fan and asked Hu Ge to sign the novel "Flowers".

Hu Ge visited Taiwan to accept media interviews

In fact, Taiwan had a "Shanghai fever" more than 20 years ago. In September 2000, the cover of a well-known business magazine in Taiwan used a classic photo of Shanghai - looking across the Huangpu River at the Lujiazui building complex. The photo has five bold characters written on it as the title - "Forward to Greater Shanghai". The current issue devoted a lot of space to reporting on the tremendous changes that have taken place in Shanghai. Earlier, Chen Bin, a Taiwanese businessman doing business in Shanghai, wrote a book "My Shanghai Experience", describing his various experiences of doing business in Shanghai and the similarities and differences in living habits between Shanghai and Taiwan. Unexpectedly, the book became popular overnight. At that time, some media said that almost everyone on the flight from Taiwan to Shanghai via Hong Kong had a copy of "My Shanghai Experience". Since then, there has been a wave of "Shanghai fever" on the island. A large number of Shanghai-related books have appeared on the market, teaching everyone how to buy a house, do business, and live in Shanghai. "Forward Shanghai" has become an island for a while. Internally "exhibit learning". Some analysts on the island said that when Chen Shui-bian was in power, the people simply lost confidence in Taiwan, while the mainland's economy was developing rapidly, especially in Shanghai. Therefore, in contrast to Taiwan's stagnant development and Shanghai's meteoric rise, "Shanghai fever" can be said to be a craze among the people on the island who are dissatisfied with reality, pursue development, and have collective anxiety.

There is also a discussion in Taiwanese academic circles about "Shanghai fever", which describes the strong interest and emotional identification that Taiwanese people have in Shanghai's culture, history, lifestyle and other aspects. This enthusiasm is reflected in Taiwanese people's diverse ways of reading books about Shanghai, watching movies and TV series describing Shanghai, participating in Shanghai-related cultural activities, and even traveling to Shanghai to experience local life or choose a job. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan said in Shanghai last August that Taipei is very similar to Shanghai and "I feel very much" about Shanghai. Some people on the island said that Taipei pays attention to taste and Shanghai pays attention to accent. The two cities have similar charms in terms of life style, taste, urban rhythm, humanities and customs.

Taiwan's "China Times" believes that the significance of Hu Ge's coming to Taiwan is not only to shine his personal star halo, but more importantly, to leverage the perspective of looking at cross-strait relations, that is, the existence of people-to-people exchanges. As long as people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait can continue to maintain the enthusiasm for exchanges, cross-Strait relations will be able to flourish and appear in the hearts and minds of people on both sides of the Strait. Cai Mengxuan, a Taiwanese Ph.D. student at Fudan University, wrote an article on the 17th that Jiang Wanan once mentioned Zhang Ailing’s influence on Taiwanese people at the "Two Cities Forum". Zhang Ailing represents Shanghai’s unique cultural memory and story inheritance. When Taiwanese tourists go to Shanghai, "Changde Apartment" is a check-in point that cannot be missed. This was once the former residence of Zhang Ailing, and now it has been transformed into a tourist attraction full of cultural atmosphere. This kind of attention and love for Zhang Ailing is a vivid manifestation of "Shanghai fever".In addition, Taiwanese Internet celebrity Zhong Mingxuan recently shared his experience of traveling in Shanghai, making more Taiwanese people interested and curious about Shanghai. This is also a manifestation of the continued fermentation of "Shanghai fever" in Taiwan. (Zhang Ruo)