[双语]“玩大的”童年：80后的“游戏”人生

“If you have not played video games, your childhood should be called ‘incomplete’.”

“如果你没玩过电子游戏，那么你的童年是‘不完整’的”。

That’s from Zhan Zaozao, 29, the screenwriter of Play to Grow Up, a 40-minute short movie.

这句话出自40分钟微电影《玩大的》的编剧，29岁的詹早早之口。

It tells the story of two men growing up fans of video games and how they find happiness in gaming.

影片讲述了两个沉迷于电子游戏的男孩如何长大成人并从游戏中找到快乐的故事。

Zhan, who based the story on his own childhood, has grown up by “playing” video games.

詹早早根据自己童年经历构思出该部电影，他也是玩着电子游戏长大的。

While people think playing games makes one lazy and is a waste of time, Zhan tries to prove that one can make a living out of it.

当许多人认为游戏只会让人变懒，且浪费时间的时候，詹早早却试图向人们证明游戏也可以用来谋生。

“I did lots of things when I was a boy, just to spend more time playing video games,” said Zhan. “I think most boys would know what I’m talking about.”

“我小时候为了有更多的时间玩电子游戏，曾做了许多事”他说：“我想大多数男生都知道我的意思”

In the movie, the two heroes, Dunzi and Yanjing, who are in middle school, visit a video games room on the street each day after school.

电影里的两名男主角——墩子和眼镜都是中学生，每天放学后都会跑到街边的游戏厅里。

They steal reinforced concrete from construction sites, and sell it to get money for playing games. They fight with boys their own age over who won a video game. And their parents scold them and

even beat them for becoming obsessed with video games.

为了打游戏，他们去工地偷钢筋混凝土卖掉换钱；他们会为了争夺谁赢了游戏而与几个同龄的男孩打架；因为过度痴迷于电子游戏，他们被父母责骂，甚至还会挨打。

But why make a short movie about video games, since there are lots to write about childhood, such as puppy love, sports and study?

但拍摄这样一部游戏主题电影的初衷是什么呢？童年不是有很多故事可以写吗？比如初恋、体育运动和学习生活。

“Playing games is so important to everyone’s childhood from little kids to teenagers, though it’s a bittersweet experience,” said Zhan. According to him, his teachers and parents didn’t allow video games, but they played games “under their noses” anyway.

詹早早解释说：“玩游戏虽然是一种苦乐参半的经历，但却在每个人从从幼年至青年的成长过程中扮演十分重要的角色。”他表示老师和父母和老师都对电子游戏说不，但他们还是公然地“在他们眼皮底下”玩。

In the movie, the two playmates follow different paths after school. Dunzi opens a small store selling gaming products. Yanjing works as a manager in his father’s company.

影片中，两位玩伴在毕业后走上了不同的道路。墩子开了一家小型商店，专卖游戏产品电玩店，眼镜则在自己父亲旗下的公司当了经理。

After years of working and facing various problems in life, they get together again, build a video game machine and play on the street.

在工作多年，遭遇各种人生困境之后，他们再次重逢。他们在街边安装了一台游戏机，一起玩起了游戏。

Free, simple and happy. They rediscover the sheer fun childhood, which they have lost in the adult world.

自由、简单、快乐。他们重新找回了在成人世界中丢失的无忧无虑的童年。

Many consider playing games as a bad influence, but it isn’t all true, according to Zhan. “It can change your attitude toward life,” said Zhan. “On the other hand, the movie also tells you that, although the world of video games is fun, you must face real life at the end of the day.”

许多人认为玩游戏会产生不良影响，但詹早早觉得这种说法太绝对，他说：“游戏能改变你的生活态度。另外，这部电影也会让你明白，虽然电玩世界很有趣，但你终究要面对现实生活。”

Zhan now works as the planning and creativity manager in a Chinese company which develops online games. In some way, he is still “playing” at life.

如今，詹早早担任国内一家网络游戏开发公司的策划创意部经理。其实在某种程度上，他仍然在“游戏”人生。

After the movie was premiered online on May 18, Zhan asked for a vacation. He said he needed some time to think about his next movie. It’s about manga. More importantly, he wanted to spend more time with his wife, who is three months’ pregnant.

该电影于5月18日网络首映后，詹早早申请休假。他说自己需要一些时间去构思下一部关于日本动漫的个人电影。更重要的是，詹早早想多陪陪已怀有三个月身孕的妻子。

“Video games have been magical in my life. They used to help me grow up, and now they help me pay the rent and support my family,” said Zhan. “I am satisfied.”

詹早早说道：“在我的生活中，电子游戏发挥了不可思议的作用。它曾经帮助我成长，现在又帮我交付房租和养家糊口。我现在很知足。”