緣．來自Mei Ling

　　最近，我與亞視合作拍攝一連10集的新節目《緣．來自Mei Ling》。節目將於7月30日，逢星期一、三的晚上十一時半，在其中文頻道播放。跟我拍檔的是主持財經節目《國際財經視野》的王瑞麟William Wong 。

　　節目將分為幾個部份。第一部分為時下焦點，深入探討我在經濟通專欄上曾提及或現今備受關注的問題。首三集的的三個熱題分別是人口老化、異地戀，以及從我的著作《男人經》中摘取的男性欲望。William顯然要在後面的題目為男人護航，我樂於看他要以多大的篇幅來合理化男人對滿足虛榮心的需求。

　　每一集，我們均會與一班千挑萬選的「鑽石王老五」訪談，聊聊他們的工作、興趣、熱情、生活等。Anthony是我們首三集的訪問對象之一。這位於劍橋修畢碩士學位的鑽石王老五擁有入口葡萄酒的貿易公司，最近更買下位於加州納帕山谷的葡萄園及酒莊，成功地把自己的興趣變為事業。更有意義的是，他把大部分賺取的利潤損贈予本地慈善機構。

　　緊接而來的是Johnny，當年被愛丁堡大學取錄為醫科生的他竟轉修讀音樂。要下這個決定並不簡單，但順從自己心意的他已於加州及新澤西州取得他的音樂碩士學位，更成為獲獎無數，譽滿香江及海外的出色指揮家。

　　身材高佻、有才華的美女Charlotte相信家庭價值，並信異地戀能開花結果。她認為大部份人傾向放大長途關係的缺點，忽視其優點，故抱有負面的想法；年輕才俊Jackie長得俊俏，能操流利日語的他在香港的一間知名的律師行任職事務律師，並同時擁有香港與紐約的法律執業資格。

　　小緣圈夥拍職業訓練局舉辦的個人提升課程，將於今年的8月30日在灣仔的高峰進修學院展開。在大部分的集數中，我們更邀請到一位或更多的課程講師親臨節目分享。課程大致分為軟技能、品味生活，以及機會/勵志講座三部分。於節目早期出現的講師包括來自北京大學匯豐商學院的Dr. Terrill Frantz，他將會教授我們有效運用社交媒介的正確方法；Carl Yuen既是律師又是香港老爺車會的副會長，他將跟大家分享他對汽車的心得；對於那些令男性著迷的欲望，心理學家Professor Dr. CC Chan將與大家討論當中的前因後果。

　　全球化代表著跳出固有框框。若然許可，我們將把來自四海的單身華人短片分享開去，再加上介紹度過浪漫假期的理想藏身處。

　　希望你會喜歡我們的節目。

　　（按：中文內容乃翻譯及撮寫版本）

Chatting with Mei Ling

　　I am presently shooting 10x episodes of new TV shows with ATV named “Chatting with Meiling” (緣．來自Mei Ling). This will be aired starting Wed 30/7/2014, every Monday and Wednesday at 11:30pm on the Chinese Channel. My partner for this show will be William Wong, the gentleman who presents the finance show國際財經視野。

　　The program will be divided into several parts. In the first part, there is always a Topic of the Day, usually taken either from my ETNET columns, or from any other current problem of particular interest, and we shall be discussing this at length. The first three topics for the first three shows include: Ageing Population, Long Distance Relationships and Men’s Obsessions (excerpts from my book The Man Manual). William is particularly keen in “defending” the men in the latter topic, and I was indeed amused to watch how he would go to great length in justifying the men’s need for vanity…

　　In every episode, we would interview selective “diamond singles”, talk to them about their work, their interests, their passion, their lives.  In the first three episodes, we shall be interviewing Anthony, the diamond bachelor who graduated with a Master Degree from Cambridge, established his own trading company importing wine, and recently bought himself the entire vineyard and winery from Napa Valley, California, hence successfully turning a hobby into a successful business. The fact that he donates a substantial part of his revenue to local charities makes his entrepreneurial efforts all the more meaningful.

　　Then there is Johnny, originally accepted into Medical School of Edinburg University, then decided to study music instead. It wasn’t an easy decision, but he followed his heart, and is today holder of a Master Degree in Music from California and New Jersey, a prominent conductor who has won numerous awards both in HK and abroad.

　　Charlotte is a tall, slender & talented beauty who believes in family values and long distance relationships. She feels that most people are negative about such relationships because they tend to focus on the disadvantages while overlooking the advantages. Jackie is  a good looking young man, a successful solicitor from one of the leading law firms  in Hong Kong who speaks fluent Japanese and is eligible to practice law not only in Hong Kong, but in New York as well.

　　MeilingCircle collaborates with VTC  in offering  the Self Enhancement Program at Peak College in Wanchai starting  30th August 2014. In many of the episodes, we shall be interviewing at least one or more course speakers. The Program may roughly be divided into three parts: (a) Soft Skills軟技能 (b) Life Style品味生活 (c) Opportunities機會/勵志講座。Speakers in the early episodes will include: Professor Dr. Terrill Frantz from the Peking University HSBC Business School who will be teaching us the correct way to make social media work for us. Carl Yuen the Barrister is also the Vice Chairman of the Classic Car Club and he will be speaking about cars of course. Professor Dr. CC Chan, the psychologist, will discuss with us the whys and wherefores with regard to Men’s Obsessions.

　　Globalization means stepping out of the box. Wherever possible, we shall also show video clips of fellow singles from around the world(四海華人), plus special sanctuaries ideal for romantic getaways.

　　We hope you will enjoy the program.