“We are together is the yearning life.” This is the tagline of Hunan TV's variety show Back to The field, which has been launched for four years in a row. In the show, 3-4 regular guests enter the "mushroom house", the constant guests in the four seasons are audience’s favorite "Peng Peng" Peng Yuchang, "Chef" Huang Lei and famous host He Jiong. They are self-reliant and self-sufficient in a "mushroom house" located in a village somewhere, and different "flying guests" will come to stay here for a day or two each period, they will order what they want to eat before coming. But meals here aren't free, guests are required to do farm work in nearby fields: plucking radishes, catching fish, planting vegetables... We'll find some of the stars who shine in front of the silver screen show a different side of their lives in the show. While the guests are working, Huang Lei will prepare the meals, he really has magical hands that can turn fresh ingredients into colorful and fragrant meals, which impresses the audience deeply, and they even call the show “a gourmet show”. When it's time to eat, all the guests sit together and talk about everything, sometimes you can hear some gossips about the early days of the stars, as stars having a very high emotional quotient in the entertainment industry, Huang Lei and He Jiong can always say some "golden words", let some guests think back to the past, and shed tears with different feelings, of course, there are many laughs as well.
“我们在一起，就是向往的生活。”这是湖南卫视连续四年推出的综艺节目《向往的生活》的宣传语。节目中3-4位固定嘉宾进入“蘑菇屋”，四季中不变的嘉宾是观众喜爱的“彭彭”彭昱畅、“大厨”黄磊和主持人何炅。他们在位于某处村庄的“蘑菇屋”里自力更生，自给自足，每一期会有不同的“飞行嘉宾”来到这里暂住一两天，来之前会先致电蘑菇屋，点名想吃的菜，黄磊总是能做出相应的可口饭菜。但是，饭菜可不是能白白吃上的，嘉宾需要在附近的田地里做农活：拔萝卜、抓鱼、种菜……我们会发现一些在银幕前闪闪发光的明星们在生活中与之不同的一面。嘉宾们在干活的时候，黄磊会准备饭菜，他仿佛有一双魔力的手，能把新鲜的食材变为色香味俱全的饭菜，众多观众为他的厨艺所折服,甚至称节目为“美食节目”。而到了开饭时间，所有嘉宾围坐在一起，谈天说地，有时还能听到明星们出道早期的一些八卦，作为娱乐圈情商极高的两人，黄磊和何炅总是能说出一些总结人生的“金句”，让一些嘉宾回想往事，流下带有不同感慨的眼泪，当然其中也不乏众多笑点。
From waking up to falling asleep after dinner, we can feel the slow flow of the day, which is away from the hustle and bustle of the city, away from the network electronic devices, everyone slows down the pace of life in each two-day period and enjoys the short idyllic life with heart. From the suburbs of Miyun County, Beijing, to the Zhejiang "most beautiful county" Tonglu, to the minority villages in Hunan Province, and then this year's Xishuangbanna. When we are surprised by the different guests in each show, we are also able to feel the simple folklore and beautiful natural environment of each place. Perhaps in the warm afternoon sunshine, perhaps in the morning rain, they sit in the small courtyard in front of the "mushroom house" and choose vegetables and chat, we also temporarily forget the pressure of daily study and work, and touch some parts of the most simple daily life that may happen around us. It's like a recharge station for guests, where the heart knot is untied, where happiness is passed on, and when it's time to leave the next day, the regular guests will send the flying guests as far as possible, and everyone waves goodbye to each other. For some guests, it's a chance to reunite after a long absence, and they don’t know when they will take time to get together next time "The yearning life, each time is a welcome and sending, ends up with emptiness, empty but full." Leave with something, empty, but get something, full.
从嘉宾起床到吃完晚饭后入睡，我们能感觉一天的时间在缓慢流淌，远离城市的喧嚣，远离网络电子设备，大家在每一期两天的时间里放慢生活的步伐，用心享受这短暂的田园生活。从北京郊区密云县，再到浙江“最美县城”桐庐，再到湖南省少数民族村庄，再到今年的西双版纳。我们在看到每一期不同嘉宾惊喜之余，还能感受到每一处淳朴的民风和优美的自然环境。大家或许在下午温暖的阳光下、或许在早晨的微雨中，坐在“蘑菇屋”前的小院子边择菜边聊天，我们也暂时忘却日常学习工作的压力，去触摸一些也许就发生在我们身边最朴素的日常。它就像一个嘉宾的充电站，心结在这里会得到解开，快乐在这里会得到传染，而到了第二天将要离开的时候，固定嘉宾会把飞行嘉宾们送出很远，大家相互挥手说再见对于有一些嘉宾来说，这是很久不见而重聚的一次机会，下次在繁忙的工作中抽出时间，不知道又会是何时。“向往的生活，每次就是迎来送往，最后都是空空落落，空空落落又满满当当。”离开的时候带走了一些东西，空空落落，而又收获了一些东西，满满当当。
However, it isn’t limited this, every time guests go to a village, the show will also promote local specialties and folklore, which will increase the local popularity, drive the development of its tourism industry, etc., to achieve the "help farmers and assist agriculture", as to the impact of the epidemic situation on the economy this year, the show in the latest edition also invited the social media influencer Via to do “livestream marketing” for the local agricultural goods.
然而不仅于此，每到一个乡村，节目也会宣传当地的特产和民风民俗，这将会提高当地的知名度，带动其旅游业等的发展，实现“扶农助农”，而在今年经济受疫情冲击的情况下，节目在最新一期还邀请了著名淘宝主播薇娅，为当地农产品“带货直播”。
Some audience hold the view that the show is “selling emotions”, but I think it is in the era of pursuing “high efficiency”and ”high speed”that “slow down” is more precious than before. We will ignore the people and things around us in the rush, without stopping to give ourselves a chance to reflect. However, when following the show in 90 minutes, we will also learn to "slow down" and rediscover the hidden corners of our hearts, as one of the guests of the show said: "Sometimes we like a person, we will say, I pick up the moon for you, or I give you a rainbow in the sky, as if it is a beautiful blessing, telling you that this is the life you want." If you're overwhelmed by the workday routine, why not consider taking out of a weekend and watch a piece of Back to the Field ？
有的观众会认为节目是在“贩卖情怀”，但我觉得，正是在如今一切都追求“高效率”“快速度”的时代，“慢下来”才显得无比可贵，在行色匆匆中，我们会忽略身边的人事物，没有停下来给自己反思的机会，而跟随节目这宝贵的90分钟时间，我们也会学着“慢下来”，重新发现被隐藏在心中某个角落，就像节目中某位嘉宾所说的：“有的时候我们喜欢一个人，我们就会说，我摘月亮给你，或者我给你在天上划一道彩虹，就好像是一个美好的祝福，告诉你这就是向往的生活。”如果被工作日的日常压得喘不过气来，何不考虑抽出一个周末，打开一期《向往的生活》呢？
Author: Zhu Jiao
Words: 762
Date: 2020-5-22
