I’m Chen Wenqian.

When I met Ah Zhan, she was already a celebrated debating champion, yet in appearance and manner she seemed like an ordinary, composed young woman.

On the debating stage, she spoke calmly, word by word—then suddenly invoked Eileen Chang, stories from her youth, and the turns of fortune. Her voice rose only slightly at moments of passion. Precisely because it never became excessive, the audience could see the reason within her emotion. That day, she persuaded everyone.

A lawyer first needs logic, but also a measure of feeling, so that both judges and clients can see a proposed resolution as not only reasonable but humane.

Many people think law is only about reason. No: beyond reason, emotion is often the most important element that ultimately allows people to reconcile.

Ah Zhan’s qualities—her work as a lawyer, her emotional depth, and her love of literature, everything her life has brought together—make her the ideal presenter for this series. I sincerely believe that.

When I first knew her, she was the finest debater in a competition. Even the best debater has moments of stumbling and moments of glory.

Ah Zhan resembles the quiet young woman next door. When she reasons, she is not relentlessly voluble; her words are calm and measured. Speaking of Eileen Chang, heroic stories, chance encounters, and the people she remembers with gratitude, emotion enters her voice and lifts it slightly without turning into theatrical passion. Those rational qualities made her the best debater. Combined with emotional intelligence and a rich legal education, they make me confident that she will be the finest possible presenter.