Dave: Now the Guinness Book of World Records has a history of 50 years. More than 50 years ago, there was an argument. At that time, the executive director once again talked about the fastest bird in the world at a party and found that no one could solve the problem. They came up with a book to solve this problem. After the first year, the book was not printed much. It is very valuable to have it now. After the first book came out, many people wrote to us asking for records, so we collected a lot of records. Today, 50 years later, this company is still very strong.

Compere: The beer company published a pamphlet that shocked the world. How many copies of Guinness World Records have been sold worldwide?

Dave: Last year, we celebrated the global cumulative sales of 1 100 million copies, and we were very proud. On average, four or five million copies are published every year.

Moderator: Second only to the publication of the Bible.

Dave: Guinness World Records is the best-selling copyright book of this book. The Bible is not a copyrighted book.

Netizen: Does British Guinness have an office in China?

Dave: Yes, a few years ago, I was proud to say that Liaoning Education Publishing House was a very representative publishing house. We cooperate with it and enjoy cooperation. Liaoning Education Press works very hard.

Moderator: Why did you choose Liaoning Education Publishing House as the center of China Guinness Declaration?

Dave: We think Liaoning Education Publishing House is the best publishing house. They try their best to provide us with many records declared by China people. We are glad that there is only one argumentation officer in the world now, that is, Wu Xiaohong sitting next to me.

Moderator: Ms. Wu Xiaohong, can you tell us about the process of becoming an argumentation officer?

Wu Xiaohong: As a certification official of Guinness World Records, everyone outside the UK is very proud and under pressure. Liaoning Education Publishing House is very happy when it cooperates with Guinness Co., Ltd., and wants to expand its business in China. They chose a person to go to Guinness headquarters for training, and then they chose me. I have been doing declaration work, and I have a better understanding of domestic declaration work. I am an English major and have no language barriers.

Moderator: How many Guinness Book of Records applications have you witnessed so far?

Wu Xiaohong: We received many declarations, and nine records were released on the spot at the end of last year. I can witness on the spot whether they have broken the record. There are nine such cases, including Mr. Lu who is sitting next to me now. Although I didn't go to the scene to witness it, I gave a record approved after I became a certification officer to the UK myself.

Moderator: What is the most impressive record so far?

Wu Xiaohong: It should be Liu Pinchao, the oldest actor in Shaoxing Opera. Participated in his performance in June 2004. He celebrated the 74th anniversary of his performance. He is 93 years old. He is the oldest opera singer in the world. I saw his performance and issued a certificate. The 93-year-old man gave a wonderful performance. I was particularly moved because I didn't know he was so old. I really felt great when I issued the certificate beside him.

Moderator: China people are full of enthusiasm for Guinness. How can they declare the world record? Are there any terms for this?

Dave: We have uniform admission criteria. Counting mail and telephone calls, we receive more than100000 declarations every year, and we only accept a small part of them. Especially when recording the latest record, it depends on whether it is true or not. In other words, it is certainly interesting to see whether there are clear rules to give you a broken standard.

Moderator: Are you the witness with the most witness records? Will such records be released?

Dave: That person may not be me, because I am dealing with the declaration of science and technology, but there is one person who is probably our witness, named Robert. All witnesses need his signature to be valid, so he has witnessed the most.

Compere: There are many ancient sports in China, such as Qigong or Kung Fu. Can such a record enter the Guinness Book of Records?

Dave: We have many records about martial arts. I like to find more new records. I am most interested in nunchakus.

Moderator: Now everyone knows that the Guinness Book of World Records is all-inclusive. Can disabled animals be declared like people? For example, the farthest a dog can walk on one leg, or the highest distance a cat can jump.

Dave: I'm not sure if there is such a record. I want to go back and have a look. I'm going back to see a dog walking on one leg.

Moderator: Your main direction is science and technology witness. Can the most energy-efficient refrigerator apply for Guinness World Records?

Dave: It's hard to say. We are very careful about technology, because we should try to avoid advertising. At the same time, when we accept a new technical record, our first consideration is whether this record is of interest to a person of 13 years old. We will not only look at the name of the declaration, but also see if there are any new ways of doing things that we are interested in. We won't ignore the record.

Moderator: Everyone may have their own Guinness in their mind. How do you understand Guinness?

Dave: It's a very interesting job, and it needs people with all kinds of extraordinary skills. I have worked here for more than four and a half years, and I like this job very much. We can meet many interesting people.

Moderator: In your colorful experience, which witness impressed you the most?

Dave: Last summer, I went to California to witness the first private manned space flight.

Moderator: In China, many farmers or individuals try to make their own planes or explore the latest development of science and technology through their own efforts. Do you think if they succeed, they can enter the Guinness Book of World Records?

Dave: It depends on what they are doing. Of course, we are very interested.

Netizen: Guinness has a great influence in the world. Do you think Guinness will hold an Oscar-like grand award ceremony in the future?

Dave: Of course, Oscar is very famous. Our ceremony is not as famous as Oscar, but our ceremony gets better and better every year. Who knows if it will be more famous in the future? The difference between us and Oscar is that Oscar is commented by many experts and subjective, while Guinness World Records itself is very objective. The record itself speaks for itself, and the achievement itself speaks for itself.

Compere: Will you give special treatment to China's distinctive Guinness World Records and China's traditional features, such as making the world's largest moon cake or jiaozi?

Dave: Of course, I like this record very much, because we have the largest food record. In a very important country like China, we will consider some traditions. First of all, it depends on how traditional it is and how unique it is to a region. Moon cakes are one of the most important traditional festival foods in China. We need stuffing to make moon cakes. If we want to make the biggest moon cake, it must not be flat, and all aspects must be proportional.

Moderator: Is it possible that the record that has been broken and the previous record will appear in next year's encyclopedia?

Dave: Here's the thing. But we have a database with many broken records, because from the broken records, you can see the history of development and trace back the history. We won't publish a record-breaking book, but it's good to break the record. For example, you can look at the history of the fastest runner from the past to the present.

Moderator: In my impression, there was a record-breaking building translation recently, and the tonnage was very large. Which company applied for this activity?

Dave: Dalian Jiuding Company is impressive.

Moderator: May I ask the history of architectural translation? When did this project start in China?

Wu Xiaohong: I know that the translation of the building was declared by Dalian Jiuding Company. Personally, I think it's the last ten years.

Lu: It started in the early 1980s.

Moderator: Excuse me, Mr. Lu Dong, where is China's architectural translation technology in the world?

Lu: Now the Guinness Book of World Records has explained a problem. So far, it is the heaviest building translation and the largest building area in the world. There is also a diagram to illustrate this problem. Up to now, the total number of buildings moved in the world except China is about 35, while the number of buildings completed in China is more than 130 tons, which means that the fraction completed in China is the sum of the whole world.

Moderator: We are an international leader in translation architecture. Most people think that buildings are fixed on the ground like trees. You challenge the Guinness Book of World Records to break old prejudices. As an ordinary person, you are curious about the translation of architecture. Can you briefly talk about how to complete the translation of the building?

Lu: First of all, the structural part of the building should be disconnected from the foundation, and the track system should be cut off from the walking part below. This is the second part. In the third part, there must be a power system, which can be pulled in front or pushed behind to realize the overall translation process of the building. Translation to a new place needs to be connected with a new foundation, and the whole translation process is completed.

Moderator: What kind of buildings can be translated, or all buildings can be translated as long as they need it, without any requirements?

Lu: Strictly speaking, almost all buildings can be translated, but at present this field is still being explored and innovated. What we are doing now is the translation of the height below 20 stories, and all buildings can be translated without any problem. We are studying the translation of buildings above 20 stories. Other buildings, including some ancient buildings and cultural relics, and buildings with different structural forms can be translated.

Moderator: Is the building safe after translation? Most people will have concerns in this regard.

Lu: After the building was moved, it was very safe. If the original design of a building is seven-level earthquake resistance, there will be a large reinforced concrete tray on it when it is translated, which will be connected with the new foundation, and the strength of the whole foundation will be nearly doubled. In this case, generally speaking, the seismic performance is at least one degree higher than the original seismic performance. If the seismic performance is 7 degrees, it will reach about 8 degrees through translation. The second problem is that only a certain part is cut off during translation, and the whole part above is not affected. After translation, its quality and safety can only be improved, not reduced.

Moderator: Can the translation distance be infinite?

Lu: First of all, translation distance realizes short-distance translation. At the end of 1990s, the translated works created at home and abroad were about 30 meters long. Later, our company made an invention and created a movable overhead system. Theoretically, it can be translated infinitely, but there are also cost problems.

Netizen: Yang Liwei is from Dalian, and Dalian Jiuding is also a company in Dalian, so he is proud of Dalian.

Lu: This record is not an ordinary Guinness record, nor is it an interesting record. This record is a milestone in the engineering field. There is a strong scientific and technological support behind this record to complete this record. This is not simply a question of Guinness Book of Records, but a certain level of development of construction engineering technology or the scientific level behind it, which is high-tech.

Moderator: What is the total weight of the translation building?

Lu: 13254 tons.

Netizen: How long are you confident to keep this record?

Lu: I expect this record will be broken in about two years, and this record may be broken by ourselves. Because we have completed the building with 17 floor and the building with 18 floor, we have not implemented it yet, and we will continue to break our own records within two years after implementation.

Netizen: I heard that there were still people living in the building during the moving process. Is it true?/You don't say.

Lu: Yes. The normal building relocation process is very smooth. In this smooth process, in the process of building movement, in the process of walking, put a bowl of water indoors. The water doesn't move at all, and people can't feel whether the building is walking or not. In the process of translation, because the work is only carried out in this part of the basement or this part of the first floor, the residents above the second floor can live and work normally without any influence, including the supply of water, electricity and gas.

Netizen: If everyone can move in, how long will it take from your preparation to the final translation of the building?

Lu: Under normal circumstances, it takes two and a half months to three and a half months for a building below five floors. If the building is more than eight stories, it will take about four and a half months to complete.

Moderator: For such a long time, people living in the moved building can't feel it?

Lu: I can't feel it I can't feel it at all. We have many CCTV special videos and experiments, and we can't feel the building when we walk.

Netizen: Will the service life of this building be affected after translation? Compared with other immobile buildings, will the service life be reduced?

Lu: That's not true. This is a very professional question. There are many problems to be considered in the process of establishing translation. The first problem is to consider the basic problems. If the original building foundation is unreasonable, it may be necessary to make more reasonable adjustments to the building in the process of new technology transfer. If there is a problem with the original structure, it should be strengthened. In this case, if the two problems of the building are combined, the service life of the building after relocation will be longer than the original, and sometimes it will increase a lot.

Moderator: Dave, as a witness of Guinness, do you encourage the translation of buildings to challenge the Guinness Book of Records? The building is heavier than the building or has a long translation distance.

Dave: Yes, we encourage this kind of thing. This kind of engineering miracle will not happen often because it is difficult. It is much more difficult to move the whole building completely instead of moving it piece by piece. Generally, buildings are considered to be very fixed, and they are not designed to be movable when they are designed. Moving buildings are more likely to be damaged than moving buildings, so it is very difficult to remember moving buildings.

Netizen: As we all know, the stability of building structure occupies a large proportion in building safety. Is the translational stability of the building really solved now? How to coordinate stability and maneuverability?

Lu: I think what this netizen means is that the buildings here are safe, there is no displacement and there is no problem. Then whether a building is stable during translation and walking is the first problem. Second, it is not very safe after it is in place. If you don't move until you are in place, it will be out of people's control and something will happen. These two problems are not problems. With the development of building translation technology to the present level, the stability problem has been completely solved.

Moderator: Can any kind of architecture be translated?

Lu: Theoretically, all buildings can be translated. At present, we have completed a public relations project last year, and now all buildings below 20 floors can be translated. We recently received another project. This building is more than 70 meters high, which is equivalent to about 36 stories. It is a towering structure. In theory, we have succeeded in public relations research, making high-rise buildings move. Strictly speaking, so far, it should be said that buildings below 30 floors are completely translatable.

Netizen: Ms. Wu, when you received training in the UK, what was the main training content? How did you become the only witness in China through their training and assessment?

Wu Xiaohong: The most important thing is to know the Guinness Standard. We have a series of projects specially set up by Guinness, with more than 20 projects. I need to know what kind of records will not be accepted, what kind of declarations will not be accepted, what kind of projects we need to look for and learn some skills of on-site witness. I need to go to the scene to see if everyone's challenge records meet our standards. I need to know some rules about Guinness. After all the projects are completed, Guinness thinks that they basically meet their requirements and can do certification work.

Moderator: Which records can't be approved? Some time ago, it was reported that some people insisted on not eating for more than 40 days, hoping to break the record of the longest hunger tolerance. Can this record pass?

Wu Xiaohong: We will never accept some records, such as a hunger strike for more than 40 days. Some people may survive for days without eating or drinking. If we break this record, we will have to go on eating and drinking for several days. This record will not be accepted. It is also unacceptable to let the youngest child do some manual work, let the youngest child turn the hula hoop and a two-year-old child turn it. If one child is accepted to turn a hula hoop at the age of two, another child may have to turn a hula hoop at the age of one and a half to break this record. Maybe a two-year-old child is not injured, but a one-and-a-half-year-old child will be injured. Is there a record of the verdict? Some people use their fingers to treat diseases, but in fact there is nothing.

Netizen: Continue to diet and keep the slimmest figure. Can such a record enter Guinness World Records?

Wu Xiaohong: Maybe I need to see it again. Not only is there no standard, if you determine what kind of person is slim, being a little thinner is slim for many fat people, and being a little thinner is slim for thin people. The thinnest waistline may have a world record, but it was born like that. I need to go back by dieting.

Netizen: If you have the idea of challenging the Guinness Book of Records in the future, how can I declare to you or contact you?

Wu Xiaohong: You can contact me directly by email or letter, or you can write to the Guinness Declaration Center of Liaoning Education Publishing House. Call this number 024-23284520. Someone will answer at any time. You can tell me his new idea by fax at that phone number just now. I will see that his declaration symbol does not meet our standards. Welcome to contact us.

Netizen: Apart from translating architecture, what challenges does President Lu have for Guinness World Records?

Lu: Our company is a special engineering company. Translating buildings is only one of our four major tasks. Large-scale foundation underpinning is also an important content, and there are many opportunities to create the Guinness Book of Records.

Netizen: How did you think of declaring Guinness Road at that time?

Lu: No, actually, we have done a lot of architectural translation projects before declaring this record. But at that time, we didn't think of applying for the Guinness Book of Records. Later, we felt that this recording technology was very high. At that time, we learned the Guinness record of building displacement. We are confident to break this record and refresh it. We only applied for the Guinness Book of Records for this project. In fact, before this, we can already declare the Guinness Book of Records.

Netizen: You broke the Guinness Book of Records. What is the standard for you to surpass the previous Guinness Book of Records?

Lu: Last time I moved the building to Kudekem Building in Columbia 1974. This building has eight floors, with a translation distance of 29 meters and 7700 tons, which is actually a world record. Our Guinness Book of Records has set a new record in three aspects: building weight, building area and translation distance.

Netizen: How many witnesses like you are there in Britain? How many applications are received from all over the world every day? Are you busy?

Dave: We've been very busy. There are eight auditors like me in the British headquarters. We review records. We have two sports auditors who can receive hundreds of thousands of declarations every year. Divided by 365 days, we have to process hundreds of declarations almost every day.

Netizen: Which country has applied for the Guinness Book of Records the most so far? Is it China?

Dave: At present, most of the records come from the United States, not China.

Moderator: Since you have become the only auditor in China, it should be said that China people are closer to Guinness. Do you think more and more people will apply for the Guinness Book of Records in China?

Wu Xiaohong: I think it will be more and more. In fact, it will be more and more. Some people in China may not know how to apply for Guinness. They need a method, and sometimes they need some advice. Our Guinness Record Center of Liaoning Education Publishing House has received more and more records.

Compere: Are you busy at work now? We will consider increasing the number of auditors in the future. Is there a second or third auditor in China?

Wu Xiaohong: I'm busy at work. I'm not the only staff member of Guinness Declaration Center, there are four others. Can we consider letting the second and third auditors ask our boss?

Netizen: Chairman Lu's company can be said to be the first in the world in architectural translation, so did you also consider the issue of intellectual property when you applied for Guinness?

Lu: I have thought about it. We have applied for five patents on building relocation now, because building relocation involves many inventions and creations, and we have applied for patents.

Moderator: Ms. Wu, can you give some better suggestions to China people who are trying to declare the Guinness Book of Records? Let them apply for the Guinness Book of Records faster or more effectively, instead of blindly imagining some projects that may be approved by the Ministry.

Wu Xiaohong: If you have an idea, you must contact us and tell us what he wants to do before challenging the Guinness Book of World Records. Let's see if it's possible and what kind it belongs to. We will contact the head office to get the corresponding rules. If you follow these rules, you may succeed. If you take it for granted that you can break the record and what you do doesn't conform to Guinness rules, it's hard to be included. Be sure to contact us in advance and get the corresponding rules before doing it.

Netizen: China already has a Guinness Cooperation Organization. Can the waiting time of filing applicants be shorter than in the past?

Wu Xiaohong: Yes. Generally speaking, our normal time is four to six weeks, sometimes it takes six to eight weeks. It depends on the workload of Guinness Headquarters and ours. For a while, our work was very busy and a little slow.

Moderator: You worked as a teacher and editor before becoming a certification officer. Can you talk about your feelings after becoming a certification officer? What changes have taken place in your life

Wu Xiaohong: I will encounter many things every day, interesting things, and have the opportunity to witness many extraordinary things, which will broaden my horizons and I may become more optimistic. I can meet many interesting things. Sometimes when I think of something at home, I may laugh. I like this job very much.

Netizen: During your experience in China, you were deeply impressed by the imagination of China people or the record of challenging Guinness?

Dave: Sure. Because China's records are very proud, covering all levels, some records are as proud as Dalian Jiuding Company, the pride of the country, and the pride from the collective to the whole country.

Moderator: What are the plans and arrangements for promoting Guinness certification nationwide? Visit which cities or cooperate with which local companies to let more people know about Guinness.

Wu Xiaohong: The work of Guinness Declaration Center is very busy. The leaders have made a series of arrangements, which may need to be publicized in the media to let more people know. Which city we need to go to has not been finalized. We have received declarations from various cities, and will strengthen publicity in the future.

Netizen: Dalian Jiuding has similar cooperation with other companies at present, or are you responsible for it alone?

Lu: This is entirely our own responsibility. We took over a project from scientific research, public relations to construction. So far, we haven't cooperated with other companies, but we do it ourselves.

Netizen: What surprises you most about the imagination of China people?

Dave: Everything is on a large scale. Fortunately, I went to Tiananmen Square yesterday. I watched our flag lowering ceremony, and many people were watching. I also went to the Great Wall in China on a cloudy day. Surprisingly, the distance is very long and amazing. Many things can be done on a large scale in China.

Netizen: What's the next activity? As an ordinary China person, can you attend?

Wu Xiaohong: We haven't decided where to witness next, but we will have an award ceremony in Beijing tomorrow, which is not my witness activity, but a large-scale activity of the company. I need an organizer for my witness event. If you want to attend, you can contact me. I recently witnessed in Guangzhou that the people who sang karaoke for the longest time were the most. If you sing well, you can take part in one or two complete songs.

Moderator: An hour later, netizens probably learned how to apply for the Guinness Book of Records, especially the translation building of Dalian Jiuding Company. Thank you for coming to Sohu to chat with netizens and introduce all aspects of the Guinness Book of Records. Thank you very much.

Dave: Of course, I'm lucky. I am very happy to communicate with netizens.