令我意外的是，上次的《功夫熊猫》电影沙龙居然引起了一家英文杂志的注意，这家名为《City Weekend》的杂志还就沙龙的事情特意采访了我，并在他们的杂志上给登出来了。以下就是采访的简短记录，刊载时用的是英文，我简单翻译一下，大家凑合着看吧。
Q：Have you seen Kung Fu Panda?你看过《功夫熊猫》么？
A：Yes, I have and I think it's a great film, definitely one people should go see. I can see how much effort the filmmaker put into studying the Chinese cultural background.看了，我觉得这片子挺牛B，我建议大家都去看看，里头加了很多中国的文化元素。
Q：Since you're a fan of the movie, why are you organizing a debate on "Is Hollywood violating China"?既然你是这部影片的粉丝，还组织个“好莱坞强暴中国”的沙龙，因为啥啊？
A：It's part of a regular series of forums the some friends and I hold once every month on movies. Considering Kung Fu Panda is a popular and controversial movie, we think it's a good topic. 我们的沙龙是系列的、长期的，每个月基本都会有一次，这电影最近比较有话题，所以就这么写了。（其实真实理由是为了吸引眼球
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） Q：There are some negative reviews about the movie arising from a Chinese artist Mr. Zhao Bandi. What do you think of those opinions? 有个中国艺术家赵半狄反对这片，你咋看？
A：With respect to Mr. Zhao's comments on the movie, my attitude is in partial disagreement. I can't agree with the reasons he objects to the movie–some of them are quite ridiculous. I don't support a boycott on everything coming from Hollywood for its relationship with Sharon Stone. I believe the way he thinks about the film is something we should learn from. 我部分的支持赵半狄吧，当然我不同意赵半狄反对这部电影的理由，我觉得这些理由很荒谬，我也不支持因为莎朗·斯通那档子事就抵制所有好莱坞的产品。但是赵半狄反思这部电影的做法是我们可以借鉴的。
Q：How so? 咋借鉴啊？
A：After watching Hollywood films that borrow from our culture, we need to look back at Chinese films. Why don't we make good use of our own traditional culture and mix it with the modern movie industry? 咱们看了很多好莱坞利用中国文化拍的电影，那咱们再看看中国电影。为什么中国的电影人不能好好的利用下我们自己的传统文化捏？
Q：Can you tell us more about the debate you are organizing? Who do you think will attend? 说说你的这次沙龙辩论吧，你都希望谁参加。
A：Judging from our past experiences, all kinds of people will show up to our event and participate. For Kung Fu Panda, I am expecting more young people to come and join in. 根据以往的经验，沙龙的参与人员很难预测，各方神圣都有可能现身。不过我还是希望讨论《功夫熊猫》的年轻人越多越好。
Q：What kind of opinions do you expect from participants? 你觉得来沙龙的人会持何种观点？
A：I think the young generation will share my opinion. 估计年轻人跟我的想法差不多吧。
Q：Which is… 怎么说？
A：To analyze the movie in a calm manner. They will let themselves enjoy the film but they won't object to learning from Hollywood about how to promote Chinese traditions and then use them in Chinese films. 冷静的分析这部电影呗。他们喜欢这部电影，一般的观众都不会反对学习好莱坞，特别是好莱坞如何运用中国元素的招数，这些可以为我们的电影所用嘛。
Q：What movies do you think foreigners should see that accurately represent China? 你觉得要给老外挑一些比较准确的反映中国面貌的电影，会挑哪些？
A：I think Kung Fu movies are still good to see since they show the elements of Chinese culture Westerners are most familiar with. However, Westerners just need to be aware that these are just impressions of China. 看点武打片吧，这个算是中国元素，老外也比较熟悉。当然，这仅仅是中国文化的浅层表达。
Q：What Kung Fu movies respect Chinese traditions? 哪些武打片你觉得是尊重中国传统文化的？
A：Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a good example that was universally well-received–but we can't really call that a Hollywood production.那就是《卧虎藏龙》了，这片子是个范例，全球市场的反馈都不错。但这片子情况特殊，很难说是完全的“好莱坞出品”。
转贴此文的目的，一是为了炫耀自己，二是为了宣传沙龙。我们的电影沙龙其实不是纯粹营利性质的，没打算从这里头挣钱，但是犀牛书店提供场地、设备、投影仪等等，沙龙一办他们的正常营业就无法进行，适当的收费也是合情合理的——况且他们还供应茶点、咖啡什么的。而且现在这个世道，做一家有独立品格的二楼书店其实很艰难，我也不希望犀牛书店活得那么不易。当然，交通确实不便，但在这个商品经济社会里，大部分交通便利的地方都变成商圈了，偏安闵行一隅，犀牛尚能偷得半日闲吧……
此外，如果完全是公益性的，沙龙是没有长久生命力的，能够通过经济流动正常的运营，才是长久之计——所谓以（沙）龙养（沙）龙嘛！不过下一次书店还是答应了做一次免费的沙龙（http://www.mtime.com/group/12492/event/755/）。说老实话，活动都是需要经济成本的，而这些都是书店替我们背负的——啥也别说了，表达下敬意吧！
最后谈谈我对沙龙的愿景：往远了说，当年巴赞就是这么拉杆子的；往近了说，大龄青年们在这里多结识点异性朋友，也算是俺的善行一桩吧。
电影万岁，沙龙不死！
