Chen Xiaonan, the former anchor and journalist in Phonix TV who joined Tencent News as the chief anchor in 2017.
She produced and anchored “Talking to Strangers” in Tencent since 2017 telling the stories of minorities. No celebrities, no special effects on production, and no dazzling settings, all stories formed by her superb interview skills and simple cutting. However, this program earned a high score of 9.3 at Douban, which is the platform for the mainland audience to rate movies, TV series, and TV programs.
Chen has her own way of interviewing and telling stories. She interviews people with an equal angle and comfortable atmosphere. Owning to her great empathy ability, interviewees easily opened their hearts and share their true feeling with her. That’s also the thing she has always pursued since she worked in Phonix TV. She was honored “TV Heroine of the Truth” on the 11th China TV List in 2009.
Although she is a famous anchor in China, she still pursues plain and earnest.
“I don’t like to be conspicuous all the time, I think good things are deep and meaningful. It may not that shining at first. It needs accumulation,” she said.
She has accumulated more than 26 years in the media industry as an anchor and journalist. She has kept her simple, sincere, and sympathy for the world, but accumulate insights and experience at the same time. From her face, although time changes, the genuine smile has been always there.
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