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Text丨Editor: Mochizuki Pavilion
In 2014, a Chinese reality variety show called "Stars to My Home" set off a craze and became a hot topic of discussion that summer. The core concept of this show is to allow the star to integrate into an ordinary family and experience a different lifestyle. In this series of challenges, actress Lee Kim Myung takes on a special role - to become the "daughter-in-law" of an ordinary family, living with family members and experiencing daily chores.
More than just a form of entertainment, the show also tries to explore the differences in the lifestyles of celebrities and ordinary people, as well as the interaction and emotional exchange between people in this special environment. Li Jinming's performance in the show has attracted widespread attention and discussion, and her real reactions and interactions show the true face of a star after leaving the stage and the camera.
The experience was not as glamorous as it seemed. For Li Jinming, this is not only a professional challenge, but also a profound life experience. Her experience in the show goes beyond performance and touches on a deep level of self-knowledge and emotion. This experience deeply affected Li Jinming, and it can even be said to be a nightmare. To this day, the aftermath of that experience still ripples through her heart.
What kind of experience was this, and why did it have such a profound impact on Li Jinming and his audience?
The core idea of the show is to let the stars shining on the screen go deep into ordinary families and experience the differences and cultural collisions with ordinary people's lives. The project did not bring pleasant memories to all the stars involved. In particular, actress Li Jinming's encounter in the show has aroused widespread discussion and controversy.
Li Jinming was arranged to a rural family in the show, not only to bear heavy housework, but also to encounter disrespectful treatment for her. Most shockingly, the arrangement of her being forced to share a bed with her "husband" sparked a wide discussion about the ethics and human rights of the show. What is even more unacceptable is that the family actually saved Li Jinming's leftover meals, and even displayed them on social platforms, known as the "leftover legend", which caused great public indignation. Netizens expressed anger and confusion at the family's actions, believing that they used Li Jinming to hype up and gain attention, while also seriously violating her personal privacy and dignity.
In the first episode of the show, Li Jinming was asked to hand over her personal belongings, including her mobile phone and wallet. The mother-in-law sternly stated at the beginning of the show that she would not spoil her like Li Jinming's biological parents, and her attitude towards her life would be serious and severe, which was out of love for her. Although this is a variety show that simulates a fake marriage and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, the show arranges a real door-to-door ceremony, which makes Li Jinming confused and shocked.
As soon as she entered her new home, she was greeted by farm tools placed on the ground. The mother-in-law and sister-in-law gave her a "dismount" in this way, so that she could understand her role in the family. Their lines are even more shocking: picking up the tongs means taking on the heavy responsibility of cooking, carrying the flat shoulder symbolizes the responsibility of the family, and picking up the broom means taking on the whole housework. The arrangement left Li Jinming confused, unsure whether to accept a new member or recruit an all-round domestic helper.
Despite this, Li Jinming tried her best to fit in, she warmly hugged her mother-in-law, affectionately called her "mother", hoping to be loved by her mother-in-law. In an interview on the show, Li Jinming revealed sincere emotions, she said that she didn't expect to be able to call "Mom" so naturally, and choked up when she said this, as if she was at a real wedding.
She gets up at 6 a.m. every morning to cook, do farm work, and prepare breakfast for her family. But what is surprising is that the so-called "fake husband" in the show never really appears. She wasn't familiar with the activity of cooking, and she didn't even know how to make a fire. With her phone and wallet confiscated, she had to ask her mother-in-law for help, and in the end she only got three yuan to prepare breakfast.
Small bets in life have become the norm. The competition between Li Jinming and his sister-in-law was full of confrontation, and losing the game meant accepting punitive housework. In a tea picking competition, Li Jinming lost, she abided by the rules, went to sweep the pigsty alone, and was almost stunned. And when she won the competition, she thought it would be easier, but it turned out that things were not so simple. She happily hoped that her sister-in-law would come to wash the family's clothes, but her sister-in-law was unwilling to complete the work alone, and even violently dragged Li Jinming to wash the clothes together.
Li Jinming's experience in the show not only shows her dedication and bravery, but also exposes the show's inadequacy in dealing with the balance between reality and entertainment.
The show invited several other well-known actresses, including Lee Jinming, who became famous for "Love Apartment", socialite Hwang Sung-yi, Korean actor Choo Ja Hyun, and Cecilia Cheung, who was not divorced at the time. They are invited to join different families as "daughters-in-law", live with family members, and record the details of their daily lives. Through this experimental lifestyle, the program aims to explore family relationships after marriage, including dealing with the complex relationships between mothers-in-law, sisters-in-law and neighbors.
Lee's experience exposes the ethical and moral issues that entertainment programs can ignore in their pursuit of audience eyeballs and ratings. It has also sparked public reflection on how the entertainment industry can balance the rights and interests of artists and the effectiveness of programs. Not only did the incident cause an uproar at the time, but to this day, many viewers still remember it vividly, and they are outraged by the injustice and treatment of those years.
The conflict between her and the "family members" in the show is becoming increasingly intensified, especially with her "sister-in-law". Once, because of the laundry, they had a serious friction. Li Jinming went to buy laundry detergent out of kindness, but only brought back a small amount because of the rugged mountain road, which caused the dissatisfaction of the "sister-in-law", which in turn led to a fierce quarrel.
The quarrel escalated rapidly, and the strong attitude of the "sister-in-law" made Li Jinming feel suffocated. When the "sister-in-law" forcibly entered her room and continued to argue, the emotionally stressed "brother-in-law" couldn't help but bite her. This move angered the "big brother" in the family, and he even wanted to interrupt the recording of the show and reproach Li Jinming, showing his maintenance of his wife.
The audience was shocked by the family's behavior. Not only do they not embody the characteristics of the performance, but instead show the roughness and incomprehension of real life. In order to ensure the continuation of the show, Li Jinming had to apologize to the "sister-in-law" and give gifts, although this made her feel aggrieved, but she could only swallow her anger for the smooth completion of the show.
During the three-month recording period, Li Jinming also encountered an even more embarrassing situation. The "old father" in the family actually proposed to the program team that he wanted his son to sleep with Li Jinming's "daughter-in-law". In order to protect Li Jinming's safety, the program team had to send staff to keep vigil outside her room.
The family's behavior became more and more outrageous, and they even proposed to the program team after the show that they wanted to buy Li Jinming, the "elusive daughter-in-law". Although Li Jinming and the program team resolutely refused, the family still did not give up, and even sued the program team and Li Jinming in court.
Li Jinming originally thought that the court would immediately dismiss such a ridiculous lawsuit, but he didn't expect the family to continue to entangle. These experiences not only caused a huge psychological strain on her, but also made her think deeply about the authenticity and ethical issues of such reality shows.
Among them, the act of her leftover meal being kept as a "souvenir" and displayed on social media has aroused a strong reaction from the public.
Li Jinming's diet in this family was extremely difficult. She had to eat some extremely rudimentary and potentially harmful foods, such as sweet potato vines, plantain roots, and yellow essence, which were not only nutrient-deficient, but could even cause harm to her body. After consuming these foods, Li Jinming often felt unwell and even experienced symptoms of nausea and vomiting. The family was indifferent to her reaction, instead criticizing her for being a picky eater and wasting food.
What is even more unacceptable is that the family actually kept Li Jinming's leftover meals as "souvenirs" for 14 years. They put the leftovers in plastic boxes with Mr. Li's name and date on them, which they regarded as treasures.
A user with the screen name "Tattoo Artist" shared a photo of a seemingly ordinary lunch box on social media. Attentive netizens found that this was not an ordinary lunch box, but the leftovers left by actress Li Jinming in the program "Star to My Home". Time flies, but Li Jinming's "in-laws" still retain the food she left over the years.
This incident has attracted widespread attention from netizens. The show of that year made Li Jinming encounter a lot of difficulties, and now her "in-laws" still miss her, and even her leftovers have been saved for many years, which can't help but make people laugh.
What's even more surprising is that this "mother-in-law" frequently posts news related to Li Jinming on the Internet, and calls herself "Jin Ming's mother", which seems a little funny, and also reveals her persistence in past experiences. She also revealed on the Internet that her son could never forget Li Jinming, so much so that he couldn't eat, couldn't sleep at night, and even the male owner of their family woke up every night because he dreamed of Li Jinming.
Li Jinming felt helpless about the family's entanglement, but fortunately, all this was just a fictional plot of the show, not reality. In the real world, Li Jinming did not really marry into such a family.
This situation is not uncommon in real life. Many girls are facing difficulties and oppression from their families like what happened to Li Jinming in the show, but they don't have the same retreat as Li Jinming. Some of them are forced to marry into such families, have to endure grievances, and silently endure the hardships of life.
This incident not only aroused attention to Li Jinming's "mother-in-law" behavior, but also made people think deeply about the attitude of similar families and the treatment of daughter-in-law in real life.
This behavior has aroused widespread public questioning and condemnation. Leftovers have gone bad and moldy after being stored for a long time, losing any edible value and possibly even possibly a health risk. It is difficult for the public to understand why the family is keeping these meaningless leftovers and why they are making them public. What is even more puzzling is why they objectified Li Jinming's experience and used her experience as a kind of capital to show off, which caused a serious insult to her personality and dignity.
In this era of information explosion, people are Xi to sharing the bits and pieces of life, but the family has made the details of Li Jinming's diet public, which is obviously beyond the scope of conventional sharing.
This practice is not only considered disrespectful to Li Jinming, but also has caused widespread disgust online. Known as the "Leftover Legends", this behavior is seen by many as a strange behavior of the family trying to gain attention. On major social media platforms, there was a lively discussion about the incident, with many netizens expressing their anger and confusion on Weibo and other platforms.
The incident has also prompted people to think deeply about the moral and ethical issues involved in entertainment programs. Should the dignity and privacy of guests be sacrificed while pursuing entertainment? Li Jinming herself did not publicly respond to this question, but her agent and team worked hard to protect her reputation. They stressed that as a well-respected artist, Li Jinming deserved to be treated with more courtesy.
This incident not only sparked a wide discussion in the entertainment industry, but also made people rethink the creation and presentation of TV programs. Although entertainment is the main purpose of the program, should the privacy and dignity of the guests be ignored in entertainment? At the same time, this incident also reminds the public that the glamorous stars on the screen are also ordinary people, and they also need to be respected and understood.
The "Leftover Rice Legend" incident has become a warning that the entertainment industry should be more considerate of the feelings of guests and avoid unfair or disrespectful behavior when pursuing innovation and topics. The incident became a case of balance between entertainment and respect, raising questions about how to draw boundaries in the selection and production of the show's themes, while also emphasizing the human understanding and respect for the stardom's identity.