[Explanation] Recreate the exquisite mobile phone holder in the shape of the "First City God in Jiangnan" Lishui City God Temple and Wuxiangshui Town Arch... In Lishui, Nanjing, Taiwanese businessman Zhuang Shixian combines Jiangnan culture with Taiwan's well-known cultural and creative brand "Carton King". Corrugated paper creates a unique "paper world".
Recently, Zhuang Shixian accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency.
[Concurrent] Taiwanese businessman Zhuang Shixian
In 2001, the first place (when I came to the mainland) was in Shanghai, and later I went to Kunshan, Suzhou.
Just had this opportunity. In 2018, a cooperation project with Nanjing Lishui Urban Construction Group was "Carton King".
[Explanation] Speaking of his career, Zhuang Shixian laughed and said that he was an "IT man" in transition. Although he was engaged in real estate-related work before, he has always been obsessed with doing cultural and creative work on both sides of the strait.
[Concurrent] Taiwanese businessman Zhuang Shixian
Some of the space and content in the cultural and creative industry coincides with the real estate, shopping centers, and shopping malls I have done before, so I just combine my twenty or thirty years of experience, hoping to create a different one. "The King of Cartons".
[Explanation] After settling in Lishui, Zhuang Shixian kept thinking about how to enrich the local elements of "paper creation".
[Concurrent] Taiwanese businessman Zhuang Shixian
The paper art hall and restaurant of "Carton King" in Lishui (opened) in September last year, this year's part will be added to the parent-child hotel, which is equal to (there are) 3 sections, although the area is not large, but we still put each A panel for fine-tuning.
Although there is no publicity, but on Fridays and Saturdays, the line at the parent-child hotel is still quite full.
[Explanation] For many years, Zhuang Shixian has been committed to promoting the integrated development of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
In his view, the cultural and creative designs in Taiwan and the mainland are "harmonious but different".
[Concurrent] Taiwanese businessman Zhuang Shixian
In terms of cultural and creative products on both sides of the strait, I think Taiwan's cultural and creative products are small and beautiful, that is to say, what they do, they do things in small details.
It (mainland's cultural and creative products) may be planned with a relatively large structure, so you can see that our paper art is all small things.
[Explanation] Compared with the field of "paper creation", Zhuang Shixian also has an identity that is not known to most people - a professional music producer. He often promotes the development of the music industry on both sides of the strait and promotes the two sides of the strait.
[Concurrent] Taiwanese businessman Zhuang Shixian
A few years ago, when I was in Shanghai, all Taiwanese businessmen did a "Voice of Taiwanese Businessmen" (event), and recorded a MV at that time, and (I) made a (theme song) "Go Forward Bravely".
During the (Nanjing New Coronary Pneumonia) epidemic, (I) wrote a song "Nanjing Come on", and wrote some songs about cross-strait feelings one after another.
[Explanation] For more than 20 years in the mainland, Zhuang Shixian can't help feeling that the development is rapid and there are many opportunities, and he is deeply honored to be able to participate in it.
[Concurrent] Taiwanese businessman Zhuang Shixian
Nanjing South Railway Station, Nanjing Railway Station, Nanjing Lukou Airport, (Nanjing) can clearly see the improvement in hardware.
In my opinion, the various districts radiating from Nanjing have changed a lot in recent years.
We have a lot of contacts with Taiwanese businessmen, many of whom have stayed in Lishui or Nanjing for more than 20 years.
They say, why have they been rooted in Nanjing?
(That is,) I think Nanjing is the place where they want to live for a long time now and in the future.
[Explanation] In the future, Zhuang Shixian wants to take root in Nanjing. While using technology to improve the "Carton King", he also integrates more traditional Chinese culture to develop different paper products.
[Concurrent] Taiwanese businessman Zhuang Shixian
Next year, our wish is to improve the "Carton King", so we will combine some scientific research projects.
For example, the original "Carton King" can only be static. Next year, we hope to make it dynamic, sound, walking, talking, and light.
(In) paper art, (for) various paper products, do some different research and development, so that more products can be made with some characteristics.
Zhang Chuanming reports from Nanjing, Jiangsu
Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]