In 2018, a movie about Asian-Americans, "Crazy Rich Asians," turned out to be a beautiful report card with a win-win box office reputation.
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The heroine's character, Constance Wu, not only became popular in Asia overnight, but also became well-known in Hollywood.
However, behind the glamour lies endless heartache. Recently, Wu Tianmin revealed in an interview what she has suffered in Hollywood over the years: being sexually harassed and bullied.
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Wu Tianmin was born in 1982 in Richmond, Virginia, United States, to parents from Taiwan.
She has loved acting since she was a child, and has been running dragon sets in Hollywood since she grew up, playing countless small roles, and finally, in 2015, she waited for her opportunity.
In that year, the Chinese sitcom "The First Arrival" starring her was launched, and she did not expect that the first episode would set a record of 7.94 million viewers, and then in many American dramas, it broke through the siege and became the second highest-rated sitcom of that year.
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The audience's love has made this one of the few Asian-American dramas in the United States shoot for 6 consecutive seasons.
And the continuous high reputation has also made her, who has been dormant for many years, into the public vision.
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As a Chinese girl who has cherished the dream of being an actor since she was a child, Wu Tianmin walked from the background to the front of the stage, all the way to the hardships. At the age of 32, this girl who strives to realize her dreams has only played the heroine for the first time.
That is, the soul of "The First Arrival", Jessica Huang.
In the play, Jessica, the Chinese mother played by Wu Tianmin, has sharp teeth, walks with the wind, and has a heroine spirit. It can be said that it is well received by the audience.
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However, behind the flowers and applause, it is not always so glamorous.
Fame has also become her nightmare
When the whole drama was sought after by everyone, as a newcomer, Wu Tianmin suffered sexual harassment and intimidation by the producers of the film in an unknown place.
On Friday, in an interview with the Atlantic Festival, Wu revealed for the first time the tragic experience of bullying and sexual harassment while filming the show.
In interviews, Ms. Wu said she was sexually harassed by the film's Asian-American producers during the first two seasons of "The First Arrival."
However, in the interview, she did not specifically disclose her name, but replaced it with the letter M.
"The man put his hand on my thigh and rubbed my crotch if anything..."
As an Asian woman who has no backer and has broken into the American entertainment industry by herself, Wu Tianmin said that when she encountered this incident, she was quite afraid and afraid in her heart, however, as a newcomer, she did not dare to disclose her encounter to anyone at that time.
What's more, the show "The First Arrival" can be said to be historic for Asian-Americans. As the only Asian-American show on online television in more than 20 years, Wu doesn't want the show's reputation to be tarnished in any way.
However, swallowing your breath will eventually come to intensify.
At the same time as the sexual harassment, the man also wanted to control Wu Tianmin, asking Wu Tianmin to hand over all business affairs to him, and always telling Wu Tianmin what to wear.
While immersing himself in the role of the play, he also had to endure the producer's "salty pig hand" and mind control from time to time, and the extreme emotional separation almost drove Wu Tianmin crazy at that time.
After nearly 2 years of humiliation and heavy burdens, after the great success of the first two seasons of "The First Arrival" and the firm foothold, Wu Tianmin finally had the courage to say "no" to sexual harassment.
Relying on the fame she earned step by step, Wu Tianmin began to be tough and refused to go to the same film festival with the producer of sexual harassment, which made the scene very embarrassing for a while.
"Because I'm in my 30s, everyone thinks I should know what I'm doing. It made me paranoid and embarrassed. ”
But, with fame, there is power.
After becoming famous, Wu Tianmin finally stayed away from disgusting workplace bullying and sexual harassment. However, the renewal of "The New Arrival" has never been able to escape the "nightmare" man.
In 2015, after the first two seasons of "The First Arrival" were well received, in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, "The First Arrival" was filmed for 4 consecutive seasons.
Although after becoming famous, Wu Tianmin was no longer sexually harassed. However, in the years of renewal, the producer was still haunted.
Wu Tianmin revealed that every day when she goes to work, she can see those who know the inside story, talk and laugh with the producer, and call them brothers and brothers. Such a scene made her stay on the set feel betrayed all the time.
Of course, no one can live in a castle in the air. Wu Tianmin also understands this, she knows that the cruelty of reality makes these people have to do this. But the depression of entering the group every time still made her can't help but fall into that bad and frightening mood.
That's enough! Enough really!
Unable to bear the resistance, but because of the misunderstanding, he was abused by the Internet
In 2019, after learning that "The First Arrival" had renewed its sixth season again, the repressed emotions that Wu Tianmin could no longer bear finally exploded.
In July 2019, Wu Tianmin directly fired on Twitter about the renewal of the show, saying that this was not good news, and that she had to lose a very challenging role.
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This year, with the movie "The Strange Adventure of Picking Gold", Wu Tianmin's value soared. Many netizens believe that Wu Tianmin's move is already disliking her "First Arrival".
As the saying goes, draught water does not forget the person who digs the well.
For a moment, the ungrateful insults all fell on Wu Tianmin's body.
Since then, online violence has been wave after wave. Ms. Wu said that since then, other Asian-American actresses have written to her privately, saying she has become a scourge to the Asian-American community.
The destruction of his career, the incomprehension and insults of his compatriots, all of this made Wu Tianmin at that time begin to listen to the curses of netizens and feel that he was not worth living.
"I'm an Asian-American disgrace, and they'd be better off without me."
So at that time, she chose to commit suicide.
Fortunately, the timely discovery of his friend allowed Wu Tianmin to retrieve a life. It also made Wu Tianmin start to reflect on her life.
In the interview, talking about this past, Wu Tianmin directly shed tears on the spot. She said she just wanted to get rid of her repressed emotions in another way.
In the past 3 years, Wu Tianmin has been silent for a long time, and she has been receiving treatment from doctors, which also makes Wu Tianmin finally dare to face her past.
Now, in his memoir "Making a Scene", Wu Tianmin, who was resurrected with blood, boldly disclosed the "past" that was deliberately concealed and shut up.
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In the interview, for everything about "The First Arrival", Wu Tianmin said that she has always been grateful and grateful. However, she did not want to repeat the bullying and insults she had suffered.
"I wanted to have a fresh start and I didn't want to start a show with these memories of abuse.
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