[Reporter Lin Xinying/Exclusive Interview] Internet celebrity pianist and YouTuber "Teacher Jiang" Jiang Yuting hosts the small public television program "Classical Magic Guest". The second season has officially launched. After taking over the hosting role again after a season, she is obviously more calm. She joked that she had been NGed up to 15 times before. Now she not only recites lines faster, but also interacts with "Magic Guests" more easily. However, when she was filming the first season, she discovered a 19-centimeter tumor in her abdomen, which required emergency surgery. She couldn't help but choke up when talking about the past, emphasizing that while pursuing dreams, she should also pay attention to her body. "Life is impermanent, and we will not follow the arrangements."
Teacher Jiang is becoming more and more comfortable in hosting "Classical Magic Guest" and interacting with the Magic Guest. (Provided by Small Public Television)
During the recording of the first season in 2024, Teacher Jiang accidentally discovered a 19-centimeter tumor in his abdomen. He originally thought it was just a uterine fibroid. After further examination, he was diagnosed with stage one ovarian cancer. "I just felt that my lower abdomen was very big and I didn't feel any pain. I also went to retrain. Fortunately, it didn't break. If it breaks (spreads), it may become stage three."
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At that time, after she attended the press conference for the first season of "Classic Magic", she went into the operating room a few days later. She recuperated for less than two weeks after the operation and returned to work. Recalling those days, she confessed that she cried every day. "At first, I would blame myself, thinking about how the tumor could grow so big, but it was useless." She described the human body as like a castle. Only by staying optimistic can the "soldiers" inside have more strength to fight. The disease also made her completely change her attitude towards life, "You want to rush, but your body won't wait for you to rest, so you can't be too aggressive."
Teacher Jiang hosts the second season of "Classic Magic Guest". (Provided by Small Public Television)
Teacher Jiang is now in stable condition. After a major examination last year, the doctor said everything was normal. In life, she has also made new arrangements due to the change in her work style. In May this year, she bought a new house of about 17 square meters in Taipei. Although she still spends most of her time in Taichung, her work is almost concentrated in Taipei, and she often travels for many days in a row, so she decided to buy a house to give herself a place to stay. The new home is still being decorated and is expected to be completed in October.
She laughed and said that the house price is really not cheap. The total purchase price exceeds 10 million yuan, but the monthly expenses related to business trips can reach up to 40,000 to 50,000 yuan. In the past, she chose not to take business class in order to travel between the two places. She even joked that sometimes she would "stand up and go back to Taichung." Now that she has a home in Taipei, her work and life arrangements can be a little more relaxed.
Talking about her plans for the second half of the year, Teacher Jiang revealed that she will go to Hsinchu Zhubei Performing Arts Hall to give a piano performance in November, and there will be more stage performances scheduled next year, including a London concert. After experiencing the uncertainty of life, she has also begun to rethink her future work position. "There are many uncertainties in life. "I will think carefully about my positioning and the proportion of my future work next year." Today, she still has no plans to retire, because "I am doing what I really like, and I really want to seize these challenges that I have never tried before." While pursuing her dreams, she also learned to leave time for herself and the people she loves.
