Wen | Yue Yue
Edited | Yue Yue Kan history
In October 2016, a popular "Love Supermodel" reality show was launched on the online platform. However, soon after the show began broadcasting, it encountered "Waterloo".
It's all because of one sentence — "Stop calling me a Chinese girl." ”
At the same time, a post called "Decided to tear up the money Kelly by hand, not to Chinese" set off a bloody storm on major online platforms.
In the crusade of netizens, the mixed-race model who was proud of her American nationality and resisted Chinese ancestry finally chose to withdraw from the competition.
And just a year later, when the netizens' "encirclement, pursuit, blockade" of her gradually subsided, she actually wanted to return to China to develop.
So, will the majority of domestic netizens agree? How did Qian Kelly get to this point?
"I don't have an idol, I'm my idol"
In 1992, Qian Kaili was born in Florida, USA, and automatically became a U.S. citizen at birth.
Her father is a Frenchman and her mother is a Chinese, so she is half Chinese.
From the appearance point of view, her facial features are more inclined to Asian looks. But her nose is high and prominent, and it is obviously European and American.
The fusion of Chinese and Western ancestry has been well demonstrated in Qian Kaili's body, which is also one of the important reasons why she can mix in the modeling circle.
Of course, the hard conditions required by the model - height and body shape, she also has.
The tall man of 180 has an advantage even if he stands with boys; and his thin and straight body is also loved by the modeling circle.
With superior external conditions, Qian Kaili has also made a little fame in the American modeling circle and fashion industry.
However, her beauty is not the most prominent, and the catwalk expression is not the best. Without any special blessings, it is difficult for her to mix in the United States.
In early 2016, she focused on the Chinese entertainment industry.
In the West, the appearance of partial Asians is easily excluded and ignored. But in China, the opposite is true.
First of all, she does have Chinese pedigree; second, if her personality is pleasing, it is easy to get everyone's approval.
And Qian Kaili also saw the use value of Chinese blood, so she wanted to fight in China.
It just so happened that the variety show "In Love with Supermodel" was hot again, which undoubtedly sent her an "invitation letter" to enter the Chinese market.
When recording, the show positioned her as traditional in appearance and uninhibited in soul. And she positioned herself as a "bomb", intended to show her domineering and personality.
Not only that, she also said this in the interview: "I don't have an idol, I am my idol." ”
It can be said that at the beginning of the show, Qian Kaili's personality shaping was very successful.
Bold and outspoken, the courage to try, which invisibly won her a lot of goodwill. Many people have described her as the next "Liu Wen" and "He Sui".
In the supermodel world, there are not many Asian faces, and Liu Wen and He Sui are famous representatives of Asia going out.
Moreover, the reality show "Falling in Love with a Supermodel" was originally an Asian talent show. The original intention of the show was to promote more Asian faces to the world.
And Qian Kaili, it is precisely because of her half Chinese ancestry and partial Asian appearance that she has won the favor of the program team.
But when she was praised and gained a firm foothold on the Internet, her true character was revealed step by step.
Maybe it is the American identity, or maybe she grew up in the United States, so Qian Kaili always feels that she is "superior".
During the filming of the show, her interests must be put first.
When it comes to Asian staff, her attitude can be described as "commanding".
But if the other party is a European or American, then her attitude will be very kind. In her eyes, Asian ancestry, or Chinese ancestry, is "inferior."
But she seemed to have forgotten that her mother was a native Chinese. Not to mention, she was still making Chinese money on Chinese shows.
In the subsequent styling design, the designer wanted to create a hairstyle with bangs for Qian Kaili. At first, everyone was discussing with her in a deliberative tone.
But unexpectedly, Qian Kaili's reaction was very fierce.
"You must be kidding, right?" No, I don't want to cut bangs. ”
When the designer asked why and tried to convince her, Qian Kaili only repeatedly emphasized: "I have tried it before, and the cut bangs are really not good." ”
She used the excuse of "not suitable for bangs" to blame, but she refused to nod. For this reason, everyone at the scene was in a stalemate.
But the designer's original intention was just for her to try a new style. And, shouldn't the styling design fit the theme of the show?
Could it be that each of the models on the runway decided on their makeup?
The designers and staff still wanted to make a last-ditch effort, but Qian Kaili did not give them a chance.
She threatened in front of everyone: "I won't cut my bangs, I don't want to shoot and pull it down!" It's okay to send me away now. ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned.
But Qian Kaili insisted on going her own way. She believes that since the subject of this issue is called "I supermodel", she should stick to her ideas.
If you don't love yourself, then how can someone else love you?
And the other models who have completed the styling or are in the process of being put in the process are also standing on the sidelines watching her.
Some envied her outspoken "courage"; others thought she was too selfish.
It's not that everyone, everything, will change to cater to one person.
One of the 21-year-old players said this: "It's not your mother all over the world." ”
Although the words are rough, they are not rough.
In order to make the shooting go smoothly, and in order not to affect the emotions of others, the styling director finally took a step back.
She was able to finish the shoot without cutting her bangs.
However, this vignette still had a certain impact on the atmosphere of the scene.
Zhang Yue, a famous photographer in charge of this shooting, said bluntly in a later interview: "She is a very unqualified player, too arrogant." ”
And the willful arrogance that Qian Kaili shows in front of the camera is only a small part of her real life.
Because throughout the filming process, everyone had to accommodate her opinion.
The reason why the styling director made the regression was: "Thinking that they are still children, they are relatively young, and a little emotional can be understood." ”
But Qian Kaili did not take this well-intentioned understanding to heart.
"Stop Calling Me a Chinese Girl"
If outspokenness and mavericks are her personality, many people can understand.
After all, it is normal for them to have different nationalities, different growth environments, and differences in thinking. Although, this personality is easily criticized in collective life.
But one of the biggest things that Qian Kelly did wrong was to make Chinese money while smashing Chinese's rice bowl.
She is secretive about her Chinese ancestry.
Because of her Asian appearance, many people will mention her Chinese ancestry in the show.
But this is not a belittling, not a mockery, but a way for players to draw closer to each other's sense of belonging.
Everyone had Chinese blood on their bodies. In terms of cultural inheritance and blood inheritance, we should be proud of each other.
However, Qian Kelly did not think so.
She has never been proud of her Chinese ancestry and ashamed of her Asian looks.
During a rugby-themed shoot, Qian Kelly and another model needed to work with professional rugby players.
In this episode, the person in charge of photography is the famous Chinese photographer from the United States- Cai Yu.
Born in Taiwan, Cai Yu immigrated to the United States with her parents at an early age.
Leonardo, Anne Hathaway, Daniel, Kristen Stewart and Zhang Ziyi have all worked with him.
Such a "big coffee" photographer should logically say that in this kind of show, it should be said that there is no difference.
However, he also planted a piece on Qian Kaili's body.
According to the original plan, the two models needed to constantly take off during the shooting.
But all along, only another model was doing the action according to Cai Yu's request. Qian Kaili was indifferent the whole time.
When Cai Yu asked why, she first said that the action was not good, and then said that the shoes were too big to jump.
After carefully observing her shoes, Cai Yu also apologized for his negligence. Then the shooting idea was temporarily changed, and the athletes lifted the two models up.
Before filming, Cai Yu also jokingly said a word to the tall athletes.
“Be careful, they are Asian girls, weaker than American girls.”
"Be careful, they're Asian girls, weaker than American girls."
The original intention of this sentence is to let the athletes move more gently and not hurt the two models.
But to Qian Kelly, this sentence was an insult to her.
After the shooting, she immediately walked up to Cai Yu and said very angrily: "I am from Florida, USA, I am an American." Stop calling me a Chinese girl. ”
Cai Yu was stunned at that time. He was clearly talking about Asian girls, not specifically Chinese.
Besides, isn't Qian Kaili also half Chinese? Even if it is called "Chinese girl", what does it matter?
The explanation given by Qian Kaili is: "I was born in the United States, and I grew up in the United States. ”
Hearing this, Cai Yu immediately pulled down his face, and he said righteously, "I also grew up in the United States, but what flows in my body is still Chinese blood." ”
"I still think of myself as a Chinese, because blood can't be changed under any circumstances."
Qian Kaili, on the other hand, obviously has an oriental face that looks like a Chinese, but regards half of her Chinese ancestry as a disgrace, and does not even allow anyone to mention it.
This is what makes Cai Yu very annoyed.
Then he said, "Chinese't that an insult!" Why aren't you proud of your cultural background? ”
Unexpectedly, Qian Kaili immediately "counterattacked": "Culturally speaking, I am only half a Chinese. ”
At this point, it is useless to say more.
During the review phase after the shoot, the mentor will have a face-to-face conversation with the models.
Because the shooting location was in Los Angeles at that time, the instructor asked Qian Kaili: "Is there any feeling of going home?" ”
But her answer surprised everyone.
From the outside, it looks like Los Angeles, but the house is full of Chinese. Even the box lunch is suitable for Chinese to eat.
The implication is that there is no feeling of coming home.
Because she is surrounded by Chinese, and her living environment from childhood to adulthood is irrelevant to China.
As for the half Chinese blood, she also avoided mentioning it. She preached only her French ancestry and American education throughout the process.
Hearing this, Cai Yu finally couldn't bear it. He criticized Qian Kaili directly in front of the mentors and models.
"I speak English, but my eyes are slender. I will never allow myself to forget where the bloodline came from, how dare you forget? ”
At that time, the other instructors in the seat did not know what conflict had occurred between the two of them before. I only felt that Cai Yu was a little angry, so everyone was looking at each other.
And Qian Kelly, who realized that she had said the wrong thing, also immediately changed her face.
She explained that she did not look down on Chinese, but that this oriental face made her suffer discrimination and exclusion from childhood to adulthood.
In order to integrate into school and friends, she can only constantly emphasize that she is an American.
At the same time, Cai Yu also repeated the words she said during the filming process of "forgetting the book".
No one cares if you are a Chinese national, but you have no right to insult your Chinese ancestry.
Knowing the ins and outs, an African-American mentor said something like, "I was born with a sausage mouth, a collapsed nose, and a dark complexion." ”
"I grew up discriminating and harassing, but I never denied my African identity."
When this lame excuse was debunked, Qian Kelly could only hide herself with an embarrassed smile.
Under pressure, he announced his retirement, and ambition did not die after the limelight
As soon as this episode was broadcast, it attracted the anger and insults of netizens on major network platforms.
Since you despise Chinese so much, why do you still have to come to Chinese programs to earn gold.
Since Americans are so "superior", go back to your United States and develop.
A few days later, a post called "Decided to tear up the money Kelly, not topped is not Chinese" appeared on the hot search list.
Domestic netizens were indignant and demanded that such an unscrupulous person withdraw from the game and never allow her to set foot in the Chinese market again.
At that time, Qian Kaili did not expect that her performance in the show would attract so much opposition and resistance.
Under great pressure, she could only announce her retirement.
When announcing her withdrawal, she also tearfully said that it was because of her family's problems and that the withdrawal was due to private reasons.
But exactly why, everyone knows it. Whether it is private or stressful, as long as you don't come to China to find gold in the future.
But Qian Kaili obviously did not think so, and she waited for the limelight to pass and then make a comeback.
In 2017, she posted a text on her Weibo posting a courtesy gesture to Chinese netizens.
“I have not forgotten the beauty of Beijing... in all its glory.”
In these sentences, she said that she missed everything in Beijing and the time when she was filming in the program group.
She loves Chinese food, beautiful cities in China and Chinese.
However, her wishful thinking was wrong this time. The Internet has memories, and Chinese also has tempers.
Casually saying a few high-sounding words, do you want to turn the page of the previous wrong words and wrong things?
In the face of such overtures and softness, Chinese netizens are unprecedentedly unanimous in their boycott. In the end, Qian Kaili's "Chinese gold mining dream" has not been realized.
From 2017 to now, her social platform has been basically in a blank state. Even if you occasionally make a few words, it does not cause a small splash.
After returning to the United States, her modeling career plummeted. Now the name "Qian Kaili" is almost impossible to find this person.
In the face of the "Qian Kaili", the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television struck hard
At the end of the 1990s, the once-mighty Hong Kong entertainment industry came to an end. At the same time, the mainland entertainment industry is slowly rising.
After more than 20 years of development, more and more Hong Kong and Taiwan artists have chosen to come to the mainland to work hard.
Not only that, but there are also many expatriates who also stay in the entertainment to "share the cake".
They may all have yellow skin and black hair, and they also have Chinese ancestry. But their nationality is not Chinese.
For example, Zhang Tielin, who played the Qianlong Emperor in "Iron Tooth Copper Tooth Ji Xiaolan" and "Huan Zhu Gege", joined the British in 1997.
Because his wife at the time was a British-Polish filmmaker.
Another example is Liu Yifei, the "fairy sister" known to young people, who also changed her american citizenship in 1997.
When she was 10 years old, she followed her mother to the United States after her parents divorced. Later, he withdrew from Chinese nationality because of his studies.
There are many Chinese Americans, British Chinese and Chinese Canadians like this in the mainland entertainment industry.
Before 2016, the "Korean Wave" was particularly popular, and South Korea's film and television song culture had a great impact on China's local culture at that time.
And the entertainment industry is a place that makes money fast and becomes famous.
As long as you sing two songs, act in a few film and television dramas, or participate in any variety show, you can win a high degree of attention in a very short period of time.
Driven by interests, more and more young people and even underage children have joined the entertainment industry.
This has also caused the "fast sales model" of the mainland entertainment industry that is uneven and traffic-oriented.
Stars with no acting skills can make tens of millions of dollars at any time; foreigners who have no respect for China can also mix in the mainland.
In response to such chaos, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television has successively issued rules and regulations such as "Korean Restriction Order", "Salary Restriction Order" and "Nationality Restriction Order".
Under the strong reversal of these rules and regulations, the entertainment circle where cattle, ghosts and snakes gathered has slowly shown signs of improvement.
Some star artists automatically apply to restore their Chinese nationality. It is still foreign, and it is also low-key and honest.
Because they gradually understood a truth: if they want to make money in China, they must do it according to China's rules.
The Chinese market, with a population of 1.4 billion, has never fallen apart because of who is missing.
But if anyone is excluded from this market, his career will not be better.
Unfortunately, not everyone understands this truth.
Qian Kaili is the one who doesn't understand.
epilogue
Nationality can be changed at any time, but appearance and ancestry can never be changed.
If a person does not even look down on his own lineage, then no one else will look up to him.
China does not "beat all foreign artists to death" with a stick.
But if someone "hangs on a sheep's head and sells dog meat" and acts of insulting or splitting China by pretending to be a foreigner, then we will not welcome it.