wǒ què shí shì yī gè shēng huó xīn tài fēi cháng nián qīng de zhōng nián rén

我确实是一个生活心态非常年轻的中年人

I’m a middle-aged man with a very young state of mind

duì dòng màn yóu xì chī mí

对动漫游戏痴迷

Obsessed with animation and video game

bù zhī dào zhōng guó yǒu duō shǎo suì de dà shū gēn wǒ yī yàng

不知道中国有多少50岁的大叔跟我一样

I’m not sure how many 50-year-old men like me are there in China

dà jiā dōu jiào wǒ sì wàn dà shū

大家都叫我四万大叔

They call me uncle SVEN

wǒ de zhǔ yè shì qì chē méi tǐ rén

我的主业是汽车媒体人

My main job is an automobile media worker

céng jīng shì wēi bó zuì dà de qì chē dà

曾经是微博最大的汽车大v

I was the biggest influencer in the realm of automobile on Weibo

dāng nián zài wēi bó shàng hóng dé bù dé le

当年在微博上红得不得了

I was it on Weibo

tóng shí wǒ hái yǒu gè zhǒng bù wù zhèng yè de fù yè

同时我还有各种不务正业的副业

And I have many other part-time jobs

xiàng mó tuō chē de ài hǎo zhě

像摩托车的爱好者

I’m a motorcycle fan

mó xíng shōu cáng jiā

模型收藏家

A model collector

cháo liú wán jù shōu cáng jiā

潮流玩具收藏家

Designer toy collector

zhè gè kōng jiān zài běi jīng de běi wǔ huán

这个空间在北京的北五环

We are now at the 5th Ring Road North in Beijing

lín jū jī běn shàng dōu shì dǎo yǎn yì shù jiā shè yǐng shī huà jiā

邻居基本上都是导演、艺术家、摄影师、画家

My neighbors include directors, artists, photographers and painters

shàng xià jiā qǐ lái xiàn zài shì píng mǐ zuǒ yòu

上下加起来现在是380平米左右

Two storeys together is about 380 square meters

yī lóu de qū yù jī běn shàng fēn chéng liǎng gè dà bù fēn

一楼的区域基本上分成两个大部分

The first floor is divided into two major sections

wǒ de shōu cáng de zhǎn shì hé chǔ cáng kōng jiān

我的收藏的展示和储藏空间

A display area and a storage area

mén hòu biān hái yǒu yī gè dòng màn hé yóu xì zhǔ tí de bàn gōng kōng jiān

门后边还有一个动漫和游戏主题的办公空间

And behind the door is an animation and game-themed office

zhè gè shì niǔ yuē de yī gè bō pǔ yì shù jiā

这个是纽约的一个波普艺术家david kracov

This is the work of David Kracov, a New York pop artist

tā zuò de yī gè jiào de yì shù pǐn

他做的一个叫“bang!"的艺术品

Named “BANG!”

èr céng wǒ xiǎng dǎ zào chéng yī gè sī yǒu de kōng jiān

二层我想打造成一个私有的空间

The second floor is aiming for a private space

qí shí xià tiān tǐng shū fú de

其实夏天挺舒服的

It’s quite nice here in summer

shōu cáng de yī gè xiǎo mì jué yī dìng yào chéng xì tǒng

收藏的一个小秘诀，一定要成系统

One tip for collecting, do it systematically

zhǎn shì chū lái jiù fēi cháng de hǎo kàn

展示出来就非常的好看

That would make a good presentation

nǐ kàn zhù yě xǐ huān bié rén kàn zhù yě jué dé niú

你看著也喜欢，别人看著也觉得牛

For you and others to appreciate

dà gài yǒu liàng chē

大概有500辆车

I own about 500 cars

jī běn shàng dōu shì hǎi wān shí yóu

基本上都是海湾石油

Most of them are Gulf

wǒ yě shì zhōng guó yě xǔ shì quán shì jiè

我也是中国，也许是全世界

I could be the collector who has the most Gulf car models

shōu cáng hǎi wān shí yóu de qì chē mó xíng zuì duō de cáng jiā

收藏海湾石油的汽车模型最多的藏家

In China, or probably in the entire world

hòu lái yán zhǎn dào ní mǎ tiān ní tú zhuāng

后来延展到尼马天尼涂装

Then I expanded my collection to Martini paint

yě gé de tú zhuāng

野格的涂装

Jagermeister paint

rán hòu wàn bǎo lù hé fěn zhū bǎo shí jié

然后万宝路和粉猪保时捷

Marlboro and pink Porsche

zhè liǎng biān dōu shì zhù míng de diàn yǐng yóu xì rén ǒu

这两边都是著名的电影、游戏（人偶）

These are garage kits from famous movies and games

mài dāng láo dà shū wǒ shōu le hěn duō

麦当劳大叔我收了很多

I own a large number of Ronald McDonald

rán hòu bǎ yī gè kěn dé jī dà shū fàng zài zhè ér

然后把一个肯德基大叔放在这儿

And Colonel Sanders stands amid them

mài dāng láo dà shū wéi zhù hái tǐng yǒu yì sī de

麦当劳大叔围著，还挺有意思的

Surrounded by Ronald McDonald, it’s funny

wǒ gè rén de xīn wén lǐ xiǎng

我个人的新闻理想

My personal pursuit in journalism

hěn dà chéng dù shàng jiù shì shòu le dīng dīng de yǐng xiǎng

很大程度上就是受了丁丁的影响

Was developed through watching “The Adventures of Tintin”

wǒ huì yǒu yī xiē rén ǒu

我会有一些人偶

I have some Tintin kits

hé jǐ hū suǒ yǒu dīng dīng lì xiǎn jì chū xiàn le qì chē mó xíng

和几乎所有《丁丁历险记》出现了汽车模型

And the models of every car that is in the show

mó tuō chē shì wǒ de yī gè zhēn zhèng de yì yì shàng de rè ài

摩托车是我的一个真正的意义上的热爱

Motorcycle is a real passion of mine

quán dì xíng chē yě yǒu fù gǔ de chē yě yǒu měi shì de zhòng jī chē

全地形车，也有复古的车，也有美式的重机车

All-terrain, vintage, and American high performance

zhè chē shì zài yī gè pǔ tōng de kǎi xuán jī chǔ shàng gǎi de

这车是在一个普通的凯旋t100基础上改的

It is refitted from a BONNEVILLE T100

pēn shàng le dài ān fēn nèi yī de

喷上了黛安芬内衣的logo

Sprayed with a Triumph logo

bǎ tā tú chéng fěn sè

把它涂成粉色

And painted pink

zhè biān yǒu gè shēng jiàng jī

这边有个升降机

This is a lifter

tā ràng wǒ kě yǐ bǎ yī xiē jī chē hé jiā jù shēng shàng qù

它让我可以把一些机车和家具升上去

It lifts my motorcycles and furniture

wǒ chéng zhǎng zài qī bā shí nián dài de běi jīng

我成长在七八十年代的北京

I grew up I Beijing in the 70s and 80s

zhěng gè jiǔ shí nián dài dōu zài dé guó

整个九十年代都在德国

And spent the decade of 90s in Germany

shì bāo háo sī xì tǒng de yī gè shè jì hé shì jué de jiào yù

是包豪斯系统的一个设计和视觉的教育

I was educated in the Bauhaus system of design

qí shí wǒ gēn nǐ men de fù bèi nián líng dōu xiāng chà wú jǐ

其实我跟你们的父辈年龄都相差无几

I’m the age of your father

hái yǒu rén gěi wǒ dìng yì shuō wǒ shì lǎo fù èr dài

还有人给我定义，说我是老富二代

Some classifies me as an old trust fund kid

nǎ yǒu lǎo fù èr dài zhè me yī gè gài niàn

哪有老富二代这么一个概念

It’s not even a thing

hǎo xiàng shuō yǒu qián rén dōu bù shì zì jǐ zhēng lái de

好像说有钱人都不是自己挣来的

Like we didn’t earn our own money

jiù shì yīn wèi tā men kàn bù dào wǒ de fèn dòu

就是因为他们看不到我的奋斗

They don’t see how hard I work

wú shù de rén wèn wǒ shuō

无数的人问我说

I’m often asked

nǐ zhè me dà suì shù wèi shén me yào shōu wán jù

你这么大岁数为什么要收玩具？

Do you think collecting toys is not age-appropriate for you

wèi shén me wán gǔ dǒng de rén kě yǐ shōu cáng

为什么玩古董的人可以收藏

But why they are allowed to collect antique

wán mó xíng de rén jiù bù shì shōu cáng

玩模型的人就不是收藏？

And I’m not allowed to collect model kits?

shōu cáng de gài niàn

收藏的概念

Collection

yī dìng yào jiàn lì zài yī gè gèng jiā duō yuán wén huà de shè huì rèn zhī shàng

一定要建立在一个更加多元文化的社会认知上

Must be understood based on a diverse social cognition

wǒ xià yī gè xiǎng shōu cáng de lǐng yù jiù shì gōng qí jùn de fēi xíng qì

我下一个想收藏的领域就是宫崎骏的飞行器

The next series I’m thinking of collecting is aircraft in Miyazaki Hayao films

tā de jǐ shí bù dòng huà piàn lǐ huì kàn dào dà liàng de fēi jī

他的几十部动画片里会看到大量的飞机

There are a lot of aircrafts in his films

fēi tǐng fēi chuán fēi xíng qì

飞艇、飞船、飞行器

Airship, spacecraft, aircraft

hěn qí miào fēi cháng de niú

很奇妙，非常的牛

It’s amazing

zhái nán yī shàn qiáng èr huán yī tào fáng

宅男一扇墙，二环一套房

An Otaku’s wall, an apartment on the 2nd Ring

wǒ de shōu cáng hěn zhái nán dàn shì wǒ bù shì yī gè zhái nán

我的收藏很宅男，但是我不是一个宅男

My collection may seem otaku, but I’m not one

wǒ hěn xǐ huān pāo tóu lù miàn

我很喜欢抛头露面

I like to be seen

suǒ yǐ wǒ bì xū chuān dé bǐ jiào jiǎng jiū piāo piāo liàng liàng de

所以我必须穿得比较讲究，漂漂亮亮的

So I have to dress up, tasteful

qí zhù bù tóng de mó tuō chē

骑著不同的摩托车

Be seen on my army of motorcycles

yīn wèi wǒ nèi xīn de nà zhǒng mèn sāo de yī miàn

因为我内心的那种闷骚的一面

Because I’m mild on the outside but wild on the inside

wǒ xī wàng wǒ chuān de yī fú bèi kàn dào

我希望我穿的衣服被看到

I want my outfit to be admired

wǒ shēn biān yǒu hěn duō dà shū tā men huó dé hěn jīng cǎi

我身边有很多大叔，他们活得很精彩

Many middle-aged men around me have a fascinating life

qí shí xiāng duì yú yī xiē nián qīng rén lái shuō

其实相对于一些年轻人来说

Compared to the younger generation

tā men yǒu gèng duō de jīng jì shí lì qù zhǎo dào zì jǐ xiǎng yào de zhuàng tài

他们有更多的经济实力去找到自己想要的状态

They are more well-equipped economically to be the one they want to be