重生之我在烂尾剧当女主 | Katherine Yu | TEDxHuili Shanghai Youth
这位演讲者堪称"人间追剧指南",三岁就着炸猪排看《还珠格格》练就了一身"电视剧预言家"的本事。可当她把自己的青春活成连续剧时,剧情却突然跑偏——从自带金手指的"爽文女主"沦落为"差一分小姐",学生会面试、TEDx海选接连卡关,连黑眼圈都比别人深两个色号。就在她准备接受"烂尾剧"设定时,命运突然给第五次TEDx申请打了"通过"卡。如今站在红毯上的她笑着揭秘:原来人生和电视剧一样,只要不提前退订,总能看到逆袭番外篇! The former Xian House Grade 8 House Representative and current Grade 9 Student Language Lead at HIBA Academy Shanghai, at the age of 12, she took the CATTI exam and became one of the youngest certified translators in China. In Harvard Business Pioneer Case Challenge 2024-2025 Global Finals that take placed in Boston, this 15-year-old leader led her team to Global Third Place Award. While being awarded the Outstanding Top 30% Individual as well. Advanced Open Water Diver certification at 13, she navigates both market analysis and coral reefs with equal mastery. Her December ritual? Conquering black diamond slopes across three continents. "Impossible is just I'm-possible spelled differently," says the Gen-Z girl who drafts poems on ski lifts and business models under sea waves. Whether analysing market trends or marine ecosystems, she proves that true expertise flows where logic meets imagination. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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