Admin note: We're back! Thanks for your patience - we were having some technical issues with the blog and I've also been having some personal real life stuff. I mentioned this on Twitter but in case you missed it: I'm going to be taking a break from subs for a while (unless something new comes out like the HTTYD3 stuff). Will continue to translate interviews and update on the Twitter account! Appreciate your understanding! (Subs on older videos will be back! Just need some time.) 

This is a shorter chapter but does a good job of showing both Haoran's playful and more introspective side! Three more to go~

Chapter Five - Cold

This chapter takes us out of the chronological account of Haoran's life that we've had thus far and focuses on some other topics, like friendships and first loves. He talks about his trip in Japan and feeling inspired by Kiko Mizuhara, about Give Me Five and the friends that he met through the variety show, and about an absolutely fantastic instance with the paparazzi.

Chapter Four - Scene

In celebration of the one year anniversary of his first book, The Eye of the Storm (which we are currently in the process of translating), Liu Hao Ran held a book signing event at the Page One bookstore in Beijing yesterday.

Apart from being in great spirits and joking around with fans, there was also a brief Q&A session before the signing started. Translation can be found below (keep in mind that he was answering questions in a half joking manner - he was in a really good mood), with more pics from the event! Shoutout to the Cfan who did the transcript. 

Welcome to Chapter 2 of The Eye of the Storm, which is Liu Hao Ran's book that was published in November 2017 in commemoration of his 20th birthday! Chapter 2 focuses on the turning point of Liu Hao Ran's life - when he left his hometown of Pingdingshan, Henan Province to Beijing at the age of 12 to attend the Beijing Dance Academy.

To give you some background to understand why Liu Hao Ran's family decided to let him go to boarding school at such a young age, here's some information on the school itself.

The long awaited Chapter 1 from Liu Hao Ran's book The Eye of the Storm is here! The chapters are lengthy and have a lot of content to them which meant I needed to be able to devote a huge chunk of time to them, and we just haven't had much time on our hands lately (the ever-present dilemma when we do find a bit of time - sub a vid or translate for a post? Sooo behind on subs though). We'll be translating the rest as well. I have a bet with myself on whether I can finish translating the book before he starts his next project - my money's on him.

见风 (the official English title is the Eye of the Storm but a more literal translation would be See the Wind) is the first book published by Liu Hao Ran and was released in November 2017. In the book, Liu Hao Ran shares his thoughts on his journey thus far, both as a young actor and as a young adult – the book is split into eight chapters, and he uses wind as the common theme to describe his outlook on life and his career. I’m not sure if I’ll be translating the entire book yet, but I wanted to share the preface as I thought it would be a good beginning for this blog – if it reads a bit choppy at times, rest assured that’s all on the translator (me).