Transcription and Translation of Taylor's Little Red Book Livestream (9th December 2023, to the best of my ability)
Q: Question A: Answer
Side Banters:
H: Host T: Taylor Anything in brackets: me or additional elaboration
Q: Asking him to share his experience of city walking in Shanghai earlier today
A: They went to Yu Garden which Taylor said was incredible, and he tried 糖葫蘆 Tanghulu, a traditional Chinese sweet which is candied Chinese Hawthorn
Q: How was the past few days for him and where did he go
A: He's been in China for four nights now (He came by himself btw) First night he stayed at the J Hotel which is the third tallest building in the world and the tallest hotel in the world. After that, he went to 濮院 (the venue for the GQ event) for two nights and it was incredible
Q: How's his jetlag?
A: It's hitting right now 😂 He's been drinking a lot of tea and getting better
Q: What led him to choose to become an actor instead of a competitive swimmer
A: That was an easy choice, he swan for 10 years and then decided he didn't want to swim in college, and then decided he didn't want to be a doctor (his brother's a doctor) and maybe disappointed his parents (H: No way!) It was a hard decision but he decided to move to LA and pursue acting (H: and you made it!)
Q: How is he enjoying being an actor?
A: It's tough, ups and downs. It's kind of like swimming, it's an individual activity, but you also get to collaborate with the community, which is fun.
Q: What are his favourite three movies and why?
A: The Matrix, Fight Club and Interstellar, he likes movie with a twist
Q: What type of music does he like
A: Deep House, Tropical House, Reggaeton
And then the host taught him a couple of Chinese phrases
Q: What sparked his interest in fashion
A: His dad bought him a subscription to GQ when he was younger which started his interest in fashion, and then he started watching fashion-related movies (like Brad Pitt in Allied) which further cultivated that interest. Maybe in the future, he'll try out characters like that
Q: Did he meet any friends in the GQ event?
A: He met Li Xian who he met in Italy earlier, otherwise met a lot of new people.
Q: Why is he passionate about being eco-friendly when it comes to fashion?
A: It was inspired initially by his mom. They lived in the countryside with horses, cows, and fields away from the city, and he has seven siblings (he's the sixth oldest/ third youngest) so there are a lot of hand-me-downs and not a lot of new things, so the family kept on using the same things. He gained a deeper awareness of the issue in recent years.
Q: Talk a bit about fashion sustainability
A: A lot of fast fashion material and clothes are thrown out really soon and disposed of really quickly (despite still being in good shape) but a lot of clothing material, especially synthetic fabric can't be recycled, so it's just like throwing out plastic. Actually, a lot of clothes can keep being reused and styled. He's had the inner shirt he's currently wearing for four years.
Q: Any future plans?
A: He has a film project early next year and there are other things he's excited about but can't talk about yet
Q: Is he going to Shanghai Disneyland?
A: He wants to but he doesn't have time
H: You don't even need to go to Disney you look like a Disney character already! (Damn right!!!)
Q: What food have you had in China so far?
A: Don't get him started on the subject of food 😂 He's had a Shanghainese Lunch today and a Cantonese (YAY) lunch yesterday, and he's looking for some spicy food for tomorrow. Also, he had a really crazy allergic reaction and his lips got giant (???). He needs to be careful with food.
T: I see talk about RWRB, what do you want to know? I'll give some secret intel
(me: YESSSSSSSSSS FINALLY)
RWRB questions speedrun:
Q: sequel?
A: ... He doesn't know. He says he thinks Casey has to write another book for that.
Q: Deleted scenes?
A: They're deleted for a reason (DUDE)
Q: BTS?
A: He says he has some on his phone and he would show us but he doesn't have his phone right now, he might post it later (PLEASE DO)
H: He's leaving after three days
T: (reading off comments) Come visit Hong Kong next time? Yeah! (me, who lives in Hong Kong: AHHHHHHHHHH)
Q: Do you know any Chinese nicknames of yours?
A: 忒樂. (tei le, or "Tay"-le) meaning too happy (I made a list of the boys' Chinese nicknames here)
Annddd... That's it! The live was pretty short, like 20 minutes? He ended it by picking up the phone and showing the audience the Shanghai city view himself (I was too busy typing to get a screenshot)
All transcription or interpretation mistakes are mine
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Hot take: max, george and charles are the only three drivers that know wheel to wheel driving while in front
this one is pretty similar to another ask i answered, but yeah, i agree with this to a certain extent. i do think there are other drivers who can fight wheel to wheel in front, but the issue is they just haven’t had that opportunity this season to showcase it.
obviously we know lewis and fernando know how to fight wheel to wheel, although it’s not necessarily clean by any measure, and it’s been a while since we’ve really gotten to see it. i think oscar also has that skill, but we haven’t really seen him in a real fighting opportunity this year. but he has proven multiple times that he won’t hesitate when he sees an opportunity. in addition i really do believe that if you put alex back in a red bull, he’d crush it. i’ve always loved watching him drive because he’s stellar with overtakes and he’s just got such a ridiculous level of skill and natural talent. his issue is the same as many others (logan, probably kimi next year, etc.) in that he just wasn’t given enough time and experience before they put him in a top team, especially a team like red bull.
but at this given moment, i do agree that max, george, and charles have shown that they’re the best at it.
send me your f1 asks
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there's an outtake clip when alex gives jay the tapes and joseph dramatically yells "JUST GET OUT!!1! IT'S TOO PAINFUL :((" and of course i had to think about alex having that sentiment throughout canon and now im sad
[I.D. a pen and marker comic of jay and alex from marble hornets. panel one is a zoomed out shot of the two walking through rosswood together. panel two focuses on them walking side by side, they are lined in black with their clothes colored. alex makes a grim yet determined face and stares forward while jay tiredly looks to the side. outside the panel operator symbols line alex's side and sketchy trees line jay's side. the next three panels are shots of alex's eyes. he first looks over to jay, expression darkening in intensity as operator symbols, trees, and drawings of the operator swarm the outside of this panel. in the next panel his eyes soften, becoming sad. only a few symbols and drawings hover around him. in the last eye panel he closes his eyes, refocusing his determination with a single operator drawn above him. the final panel shows alex clenching his fist around part of his jacket, dozens of operator symbols around. end I.D.]
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oh the way yassen’s whole face, body, his demeanor is disarmed when he unexpectedly sees alex is making me feral
alex reveals himself at the warehouse and yassen’s face softens in shock and he lowers his gun without hesitation or realization omg
quipping to cray in full work mode, nonchalant even in this conversation until he hears about a boy and then he see alex on that phone, a potential target for cray after alex embarrasses him and there’s a moment of full panic, it flashes across his face and he has to look up to make sure it wasn’t seen, needs to immediately find a way to make him invisible, keep him safe… so he lies and he knows that could endanger the the mission but somehow alex is more important
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