Last month, Eason Chan's concert in Macau had an accident.
This time, he was labeled as unpatriotic, and the seriousness can be imagined.
What happened was that on October 14, Eason Chan held his own solo concert in Macau, communicating with the audience in Cantonese throughout the whole process.
This provoked the disgust of some viewers.
They began to shout "speak Chinese" in the audience, from the first scattered voices to the last group shouts, the voices became louder and louder.
But the fans in the audience directly interrupted Eason Chan's speech. After being interrupted many times, Eason Chan was directly angry.
Soon, the incident went viral. "Eason Chan is not patriotic" and "Eason Chan speaks Cantonese at concert" and other entries rushed to the hot search.
But is it really as the speculation on the Internet suggests?
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Speaking Cantonese at the concert was scolded for being unpatriotic
Eason Chan's concerts have always been of the specifications of the king, and the audience was full.
There were even a lot of fans standing to listen to the concert, which was supposed to be a very grand and joyful party, but unexpectedly, a very ridiculous thing happened.
When the concert was halfway through, Eason Chan was interacting with the audience, but he didn't expect several different voices to suddenly appear from the audience.
"Speak Chinese", "Speak Chinese"...
Eason Chan, who was interrupted from speaking, was a little angry, but continued to interact with the audience.
Unexpectedly, the voice in the audience became louder and louder, and even many fans followed suit, shouting for Eason Chan to speak Chinese louder and louder.
In the end, Eason Chan couldn't stand it anymore and said, "I love speaking whatever the way and langue i want".
After speaking, I continued to speak in Cantonese. Well, sure enough, it's still the Eason with a personality.
Unexpectedly, Eason Chan's operation directly caused dissatisfaction among fans and even netizens.
Then public opinion continued to ferment, and it even rose to the level that Eason Chan was unpatriotic.
Eason Chan never made an explanation, but then the organizer issued an official statement.
The three concerts originally scheduled for October 20 to October 22, 2023 were postponed to October 26, 2023 to November 1, 2023.
The reason is: Eason Chan started on the 17th, he was unwell and went to the doctor, so in order to ensure his personal health, he decided to postpone the concert.
To this day, the "Speaking Chinese" incident of Eason Chan's concert is still fermenting.
From an objective point of view, Cantonese is also one of the mainland dialects.
Macao is originally a place where Cantonese is spoken, just as people from Northeast China speak Northeast dialect, Sichuan people speak Sichuan dialect, and Fujian people speak Hokkien dialect, all of which are dialects of each place.
Aren't these dialects Chinese?
Moreover, watching concerts just watches concerts, there is really no need to go online, elevating Eason Chan's non-speaking Chinese in Macau to the level of "unpatriotic".
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"The Lonely Brave" co-created by idols and anti-cancer fans
Eason Chan's "personality" is not the first time to scare fans.
On July 24, 2023, Eason Chan at a solo concert held at the Taiwan Arena.
was suddenly called by fans in the audience and asked Eason Chan to sing "The Lonely Brave", but Eason Chan had not arranged to sing this song that day.
Therefore, Eason Chan, who was "born to be anti-bone", didn't sing, and said directly: "If you don't like to listen, you can go".
Later, this incident attracted a lot of scolding.
"I love you walking alone in the dark alley, and I love the way you don't kneel..."
In 2021, there is a song that suddenly became popular in the primary school circle.
The catchy lyrics are popular throughout the primary school circle and even kindergartens. Children may not even be able to recognize the lyrics, but they can connect the lyrics in their entirety.
Finally, this song was officially released on November 8, 2021 as the Chinese theme song of the game "League of Legends" spin-off animation "League of Legends: Battle of Two Cities", and the singer was none other than Eason Chan.
In fact, there is a touching story behind the lonely brave.
Tang Tian, the lyricist of the song, is a very talented girl.
But unfortunately, she suffered from cancer, and over the years, on the road to fighting cancer, she insisted on creating, and successively wrote the lyrics of famous songs such as "Sing Loudly", "Decent", "As You Wish", "The World" and so on.
When Tang Tian's parents participated in the China Dream Show on behalf of their daughter, they expressed their daughter's desire to write a song for Eason Chan, and when the show was broadcast, Eason Chan was deeply moved by this girl.
specially recorded a VCR to encourage her, and promised that she would definitely let her write songs for herself in the future, and wait for me.
Finally, in 2021, Eason Chan fulfilled his promise, and Tang Tian's wish came true. A lonely brave man is all over the streets.
You see, how can such a warm Eason Chan be a person who doesn't know love?
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Pay high liquidated damages to terminate the contract and insult the Chinese brand
In 2019, some Western countries found excuses to accuse the cotton industry in Xinjiang of "forced labor".
Trying to sow discord in China, the German brand Adidas, which was the first to stand up and respond, actually began to boycott Xinjiang cotton.
Such behavior is resolutely intolerable to every Chinese.
Therefore, many celebrities have terminated contracts with these brands that boycott Xinjiang cotton, even if they want to pay high liquidated damages, they do not hesitate.
This includes Adidas' global + lifelong spokesperson - Eason Chan, who has been endorsing Adidas for ten years.
But as soon as the incident came out, Eason Chan immediately terminated the contract with Adidas, and the liquidated damages were as high as 60 million.
Such a decisive and resolute operation really attracted another wave of fans.
and at the beginning of 2023, when the epidemic situation in our country had just been fully opened, South Korea came to a lot of commotion.
They require anyone who enters China to "hang a yellow card" after arriving in South Korea, undergo a new crown test, and even be locked up in a small black house.
However, those who enter Korea from Europe and the United States do not have such requirements.
Such an operation that is obviously aimed at the Chinese has made many Chinese people resentful.
Of course, Eason Chan is also included.
At the beginning of 2023, when he held a concert in South Korea, he publicly pulled two fingers out of the corners of his eyes and mocked Koreans with discriminatory actions.
In addition to the riposte action, Eason couldn't help but explode foul language, bluntly saying that Koreans are really too "pretending to be X".
Not only that, but he also re-took out the video of himself singing "Exaggeration" at the 2014 South Korean Ma Ma Awards Ceremony, and said to the South Koreans below on stage: "Look at when I sang "Exaggeration", how did you look like this now? ”
After finishing speaking, he turned around and shouted the two words "attitude", which won the strong support of Chinese fans, and his patriotic feelings were directly filled.
Not only that, during the epidemic in 2020, Eason Chan held an online charity concert and donated all the 5 million raised to fight the epidemic.
How can such a person with a strong sense of nationality and love not be patriotic?
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The "Heavenly King" who walks freely and alone
In fact, Eason Chan has always been a person who dares to be himself.
In 1986, 12-year-old Eason Chan was sent to the UK by his father to study, and when he grew up, he chose architecture under his father's strong recommendation.
Because my father was a construction engineer himself, in the minds of the older generation, it was normal for a son to inherit his father's business.
However, when Eason Chan arrived in the UK, he fell in love with music, but in the eyes of his parents, learning music is not a serious job.
In the face of hobbies, Eason Chan chose to persevere.
He secretly minored in orthodox vocal music courses for four years, and in order to participate in the 14th Rookie Singing Contest held by TVB, 21-year-old Eason Chan secretly ran back to Hong Kong.
At the competition site, this young man who has liked music for many years sang Jacky Cheung's "Looking at the Moon" and became famous.
Successfully signed a contract with Huaxing and officially debuted.
It turns out that Eason Chan was born to eat music.
"Eason Chan", "A Tear", "Brewing", "Happiness", "Eason 18 Preferred", etc., albums came out one after another, and Eason Chan became a veritable king of the music world.
Not only that, but he also stepped into the film and television industry, participating in dramas such as "Undercover Superstar", "Flash Girl", "Ferryman" and so on.
Eason Chan's solo concert in Macau used Cantonese criticism and boycott by some people, and was even labeled as unpatriotic. Such accusations are not only disrespectful and incomprehensible to Eason Chan personally, but also disagreement and intolerance of the multiculturalism of the mainland, reflecting some problems in society.
First of all, such accusations reflect the narrow-mindedness and prejudice of some people. Cantonese is one of the dialects of the mainland, an important part of Chinese culture, and the mother tongue and emotional sustenance of the people in the Cantonese-speaking areas. As a Cantonese-speaking place, Eason Chan uses Cantonese to communicate with the audience, which is a sign of respect and cordiality, as well as a kind of cultural inheritance and promotion.
Speaking in Cantonese does not mean that you are unpatriotic or do you not speak Chinese. Eason Chan also often communicates with everyone in Chinese on other occasions, showing his language skills and demeanor. Those who accuse Eason Chan of being unpatriotic do not understand Eason Chan's intentions and the multiculturalism of the mainland, which is a manifestation of narrow-mindedness and prejudice.
Secondly, such accusations reflect the emotional impulsiveness and irrationality of some people. Eason Chan is a person who is affectionate, righteous, talented, loving and responsible, he has touched countless people with his singing voice and proved his position with his actions. He once lost 60 million yuan in the termination of the contract with the insulting Chinese brand, he once publicly ridiculed the discrimination of Koreans when he held a concert in South Korea, and he once held an online charity concert during the epidemic and donated all the 5 million raised to fight the epidemic.
These are all concrete manifestations of his patriotism, and they are also his practical actions to respond to those who accuse him of being unpatriotic.
Those who accuse Eason Chan of being unpatriotic do not see the true side of Eason Chan, nor do they see Eason Chan's patriotic behavior, which is a manifestation of emotional impulsiveness and irrationality.
In the end, such accusations reflect the cultural inferiority and lack of self-confidence of some people.
The mainland is a cultural country with a rich and colorful dialect culture, which is our pride and wealth, as well as our characteristics and advantages.
We should respect and protect our dialect culture, let them coexist and develop in a harmonious atmosphere, instead of excluding and suppressing them, and let them lose their vitality and vitality.
We should confidently and proudly display our dialect culture and let them shine on the world stage, instead of hiding our dialect culture with inferiority and shame and letting them be eclipsed in the corners of the world.
Those who accuse Eason Chan of being unpatriotic do not recognize the value and significance of our dialect culture, and also fail to realize our cultural self-confidence and pride, which is a manifestation of cultural inferiority and self-confidence.
Eason Chan's receipt of such accusations reflects some problems in society, which need to be faced and solved together, rather than exacerbated and worsened by accusations and boycotts.
We should use a rational and tolerant attitude to understand and respect Eason Chan and other people of dialect culture, to appreciate and support their music and culture, to maintain and promote the harmony and development of our multiculturalism.
Only in this way can we truly love our country, our country, our culture, and our people.
Now, 28 years after his debut, no matter what the outside world says, Eason Chan has been insisting on being himself.
I hope that he can continue to bring more wonderful works, and I also hope that everyone will eat melons rationally and treat the "Speaking Chinese" incident of Eason Chan's concert rationally.
In fact, in my opinion, Eason Chan is a person who is affectionate, righteous, talented, artistic, loving and responsible.
He touched countless people with his singing voice and proved his position with his actions.
He doesn't need to be labeled, he just needs to do what he wants.
He is a true lone brave man.