Preface
When should a person go abroad for further study? What will happen to his career after returning to China if he gives up studying abroad at the peak of his career?
Who is he, why did he go abroad, and what happens when he returns?
Science students carry the dream of hosting the university and work hard to study Xi hone themselves
Li Jiaming was born in a family that values tradition and family business.
His father is a veteran engineer and expects Li Jiaming to become the successor of his career.
But Li Jiaming's heart burns with the dream of becoming a host, which is completely different from his father's expectations.
In this context, Li Jiaming was forced to choose science in high school, which was more in line with his father's expectations.
Despite his passion for literature and art, Li Jiaming did not give up his dream, but worked hard to study Xi, hoping to enter his favorite communication university through his own efforts.
But the reality is often cruel and unforgiving.
Li Jiaming later found out that as a science student, he had no chance to apply for any performance colleges.
When he opened the application brochure for the first time and flipped to the acting major, this list full of numbers and formulas almost made Li Jiaming despair - it turned out that he was destined to miss the stage art.
This result was tantamount to a bolt from the blue, which shattered Li Jiaming's dream on the eve of the college entrance examination.
Faced with the huge blow of failing the college entrance examination, Li Jiaming fell into an unprecedented trough.
He wondered if he was going to give up his dream of being a host and honestly embark on the path of an engineer arranged by his father?
Finally, after the painful struggle of being alone for three days and three nights, Li Jiaming made up his mind to give up the college entrance examination and chose to enter Sichuan Normal University to study Xi performance and start his acting career by working and studying.
This decision caused great anger among the parents.
They believe that Li Jiaming has no regard for the future of the family and disdains them for years of hard work.
Coupled with the pressure of loan sharks, Li Jiaming's family relationship once fell to a freezing point.
Under these resistances, Li Jiaming can only rely on himself.
During the day, he worked hard to learn Xi, actively participated in club activities, and grasped every opportunity very well.
In the evenings, he would do odd jobs at bars or stay up all night writing materials to earn tuition.
Finally, Li Jiaming relied on his tenacious will to complete his university studies and took the first step to become a host.
TV stations are working hard and emerging variety shows are famous
After graduating from university, Li Jiaming resolutely chose to join Jiulongpo District TV Station.
When he first joined the TV station, he could only do some odd jobs and temporary jobs, such as cleaning the recording studio and helping to carry props.
When I finally had the opportunity to be on camera, I only played a small role, and I even needed to play a clown.
Li Jiaming did not lose confidence because of these jobs to please others, but continued to work hard to enrich and learn Xi.
Three months later, the TV station held a host contest.
Li Jiaming quickly seized the opportunity.
He carefully prepared the sketch script and went all out to the skills he honed in college.
In the end, Li Jiaming conquered all the judges and the audience with his extraordinary talent and outstanding performance.
This not only won him the crown of the competition, but also made him officially become the director and host of the TV station.
The turning point of his TV career allowed Li Jiaming to gradually enter the road of hosting.
He has hosted a number of large-scale programs, in which he has shown extraordinary professionalism and personal charm.
The audience was gradually attracted by his sincere and pleasant hosting style.
One day three years later, Li Jiaming received an admission letter from Beijing Broadcasting Institute.
In order to further enrich his theoretical skills, he returned to school and chose to continue his studies.
The variety show is famous, and I was scared and went abroad to study
In 2006, CCTV held a large-scale Young Singer Grand Prix.
Recommended by mutual friends of both parties, Li Jiaming was honored to be the host of this competition.
This is undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity given to him by God.
Li Jiaming carefully designed the links and manuscripts, and gave full play to his hosting experience and personal style accumulated over the years.
His witty and humorous language and sincere and enthusiastic attitude quickly impressed everyone present.
With the successful conclusion of the competition, Li Jiaming gradually walked from behind the scenes to a more shining center of the stage.
The outstanding performance of the CCTV Grand Prix brought Li Jiaming the opportunity to host on CCTV.
In 2007, he joined CCTV and partnered with the famous host Wang Xiaoya to host the popular variety show "Happy Dictionary".
The wonderful cooperation of the Wang and Li combination pushed the joyful atmosphere of the show to a climax.
In particular, Li Jiaming's humorous and sincere hosting style is deeply loved by the audience.
Soon, he swept the country with the reputation of "China's first green leaf".
When his career was in full swing, Li Jiaming felt unprecedented anxiety and panic in his heart.
This feeling stems from his questioning of his own abilities.
Li Jiaming realized that compared with those hosts with returnee backgrounds, his knowledge and vision are very limited.
If it continues like this, it will be eliminated sooner or later.
This realization became clearer and clearer, and Li Jiaming finally made up his mind to choose to study abroad.
He hopes to study Xi in world-class universities, open up his international horizons, and enrich his knowledge structure.
Maybe it was God who gave him the opportunity to change again.
After enlisting the support of his wife, Li Jiaming decisively gave up the peak of his career and set off for the United States to be admitted to Columbia University for a graduate degree.
Studying abroad to increase your talents After returning to China, the situation took a dramatic turn
The two years of studying abroad were an important turning point in Li Jiaming's life.
Xi in the Department of East Asian Studies at Columbia University exposed him to a higher level of international perspective and broadened his research and thinking.
The abundant campus activities have also greatly expanded Li Jiaming's network of contacts and relationships.
However, he also found that compared with the world cultural cultivation of foreign students, his understanding of local culture as a Chinese is still very superficial.
This change in perception drove him to make up his mind to return to China for development.
In 2009, Li Jiaming returned to China with heavy academic qualifications and knowledge, ready to start again.
However, what he didn't expect at all was that all his positions in CCTV had been replaced.
Someone has taken his place as the host of "Happy Dictionary", and his "Absolute Challenge" has also been ordered to be off the air.
This was like a thunderbolt from the blue, which surprised Li Jiaming.
Once upon a time, he was still bathed in the sunshine and applause of his career success, but in the blink of an eye, he had nothing and became a nobody behind the scenes again.
This is undoubtedly the second time Li Jiaming has experienced a profound career trough, and it has also surprised many people with his transformed environment.
The ups and downs of the host world, reconstruct the self, and go deep into the study of Chinese culture to find interest
After this blow, Li Jiaming did not be depressed for long.
He soon adjusted his mindset and re-examined his career direction.
In order to find a foundation, Li Jiaming first chose to further his studies.
Based on his experience of studying abroad, he found that Chinese culture may be a blank in his career.
So Li Jiaming returned to campus and entered the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences to study for a doctorate in philosophy, specializing in traditional Chinese culture and Chinese culture.
His Xi and research during his doctoral studies greatly broadened Li Jiaming's vision of Chinese studies.
Historical, philosophical, and literary disciplines in traditional Chinese civilization have also become his new research fields.
The accumulation of this knowledge not only gave him a more local understanding of Chinese culture, but also provided him with a unique perspective to re-examine the international perspective.
Just when Li Jiaming devoted himself to the study of Chinese studies, the CCTV program team once again threw an olive branch to him.
In the winter of 2012, Li Jiaming was invited to be the host of a large-scale commentary program on CCTV's National Defense and Military Channel.
The program positioning is highly professional, and the host has high requirements for political and military literacy.
With his solid foundation in Chinese culture and excellent language organization skills, Li Jiaming gradually made the program the top brand of the military channel.
In such exercises, he also found a new position from the new role of commentary-style host.
Li Jiaming, who now hosts the International News Commentary, has rediscovered his rhythm and found the joy of his work, which he has wanted most in years.
epilogue
48-year-old Li Jiaming finally gained a firm foothold in his career again through continuous learning Xi and self-adjustment.
He now not only has a stable hosting job, but also a happy family.
Li Jiaming gave her daughter enough space to grow up, and the relationship between the two generations was harmonious.
Living such a simple and contented life now, Li Jiaming feels unprecedented satisfaction and happiness.
Li Jiaming's story tells us that success requires attitude to maintain, and if you choose the life you love and pursue, you can also live a very happy life.
His life experience and choices have become an opportunity for many people to re-examine "success and failure" and "happiness".