preface
As a world-famous economic center, San Francisco has long been regarded as a city full of happiness and beauty. However, Eason Chan's recent remarks at a concert in San Francisco shook people's beautiful illusions about the city. His unreserved description of San Francisco as "hell on earth" makes one wonder what made Eason Chan so resolutely make such a statement.
Eason Chan, a musician full of personality, whose personality is often considered as unique as his musical style, always gives people an "eclectic" feel. He even derided himself as the "director of the Deep Well Ice Research Institute." But in the face of major right and wrong, Eason Chen has shown very firm values.
In 2017, Eason Chan appeared on the stage of "The Voice" and became a highly anticipated "mentor". However, he did not show a high-handed posture, but played treasure from time to time, full of variety show sense. Surprisingly, he resolutely resigned as a mentor after only one season. At that time, netizens were puzzled by his decision and did not understand why he left. Until later, Eason Chan revealed part of the truth in a Hong Kong talk show. He revealed that the team occasionally takes special care of eliminated contestants, and sometimes even hints to mentors that they must turn around. And the mentors will also receive a certain financial compensation after the end of the program. However, netizens did not attract much attention at the time, and most were skeptical. Eason Chen's revelations even made him lose the opportunity to appear in variety shows.
However, for Eason Chan, variety shows have never been the foundation of his survival. As the "god of song" in the music industry of Hong Kong and Taiwan, his musical works are enough to prove his strength. After the outbreak of the "Xinjiang cotton" incident in 2021, many artists have spoken out, and even publicly stated that they will never cooperate with foreign companies that try to "suppress". Eason Chan is one of the most notable pioneers. He used to be the global face of a brand and a contract designer for a brand, with an annual income of tens of millions. However, when Eason Chen learned that the brand openly "slandered" Xinjiang cotton, he did not hesitate to choose to terminate the contract. This decision not only cost him high endorsement fees, but also had to pay huge liquidated damages. Despite this, Eason Chan made this decision decisively in order to uphold his values. However, Eason Chan's behavior triggered some boycotts on the Internet, and even some public opinion attacks, which put him in a difficult situation. But he insisted he would still make the same decision if he could choose again. His courage and steadfastness were appreciated by fans.
For singers, concerts are often a major source of income. However, in recent years, the profits from concerts have gradually flowed into the pockets of "scalpers". A concert ticket that originally was less than 1,000 yuan, under the operation of scalpers, the price can be tens of thousands of yuan. Eason Chan was amazed by this. He believes that a thousand-yuan concert ticket is already a high price. However, at the concert scene in Hung Hom, he found that a general ticket was actually speculated to 8,000 yuan to tens of thousands of yuan, and he couldn't help but sigh that his singing was not as good as being a scalper to make money. Although this is just a joke, this mocking remark may harm the interests of some people, and may even trigger retaliation, as happened recently in the "Jay Chou concert was refunded by scalpers". At the San Francisco concert, Eason Chen offended a large number of foreign fans because of his careless words.
Eason Chan describes feeling extremely unwell after arriving in San Francisco. He thought that this cosmopolitan metropolis should be similar to Shanghai, but the reality surprised him. In his opinion, the streets of San Francisco have become like the end of the world, filled with homeless people like "zombies". What is even more unacceptable is that cities are full of "landmines" that cannot be avoided, which can put people in trouble at any time. He even lamented that he was only here to give a concert, and only needed to stay here for a few days, and he couldn't imagine how a normal person could live in the city. Eason Chan's description surprised the fans at the scene, and domestic fans were also shocked.
epilogue
As a public figure, Eason Chan's words and actions can have a profound impact. His remarks at the San Francisco concert were not just simple complaints, but also an attempt to draw attention to the issue. Perhaps because San Francisco was so far from what he imagined, he couldn't help but complain. In any case, we hope that Eason Chan will stick to his principles and bring more great works to fans. What do you think about his criticism of San Francisco? Welcome to share your views in the comment section.