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Editor|Situ Ye
The god of song, Eason Chan, was asked by fans to "speak Chinese" at a concert in Macau.
But his reaction when he refused seemed to be a little "unpopular".
was first suddenly interrupted by fans, and instantly blackfaced.
Later, he switched back and forth in Thai, English, and Cantonese to respond to fans' requests.
But there is no Chinese language.
Later, his behavior also suffered from the dissatisfaction and reprimands of fans.
Although it is said that he blackened his face because of the strong tone of the fans, it can be done in another way.
Instead of continuing to slap back and forth with fans in other languages.
On the other hand, Jay Chou, as a singer from Taiwan, China, has been the pinnacle of the Chinese music scene for many years since his debut.
When participating in events abroad, I will also speak in Chinese throughout the whole process.
At the concert, he actively promoted Chinese culture.
Despite his accomplishments, he retains his proud Chinese citizenship.
As for those stars who "make money at home and spend abroad", although they have the blood of Chinese in their bodies, their hearts are no longer Chinese hearts.
But in the huge entertainment industry, there are still many artists who do not forget their original intentions, and even if they face a huge fine, they refuse to change their nationality.
He even took the initiative to return his green card abroad and renounce his nationality abroad.
1, Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, who beat the world with one punch and one kick, finally brought "Chinese Kung Fu" to the world after being covered with scars.
In 2016, he won the "Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement" and thanked his country for making him at the award ceremony.
"As a Chinese, I am very proud"
This is his unpretentious patriotic manifesto.
Jackie Chan's family, everyone has a different nationality.
Dad moved to Australia from the original refugee to ask for food and became an Australian citizen.
Before Hong Kong's return to the motherland, Jackie Chan himself was a Hong Kong citizen who was "neither Chinese nor English".
The son born in the United States is an American citizen.
Faced with the nationality of a family "torn apart", Jackie Chan was deeply troubled.
After his son grew up, he was deeply influenced by his father.
And spontaneously wanted to give up foreign nationality and change to Chinese nationality.
On the other hand, Jackie Chan, who adheres to the principle of "recognizing his ancestors and returning to his roots", has been trying all kinds of ways to help his son change his nationality.
Finally, in 2009, he successfully transferred to mainland citizenship.
After some tossing, Jackie Chan also came to a conclusion.
That is, "Chinese nationality is the most difficult to enter in the world".
In fact, the reason why Fang Zuming has American nationality is also a last resort.
Back then, Jackie Chan and his wife were forced to move abroad in order to avoid the paparazzi.
And their children were born at that time.
Now, they are happy to have finally returned to their home country.
Jackie Chan's name is known to everyone in the world.
From the beginning to the present, he has always been proud of his Chinese.
At the beginning of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the media asked Jackie Chan, "What do you think will happen to Hong Kong films after Hong Kong's return?"
He replied only one sentence that represented his position.
"I think Hong Kong is very important to China. ”
In 2012, Jackie Chan prepared his "101st" movie "Zodiac".
After the film was released, it had a great influence at home and abroad.
And the Pinault family in France spent a lot of money to buy rat heads and rabbit heads from individuals.
And on April 26, 2013, it announced that it would donate to the Chinese side free of charge.
And this is the influence that Uncle Long has won in the world.
2, Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou, a national teacher, once had a sensational "superbirth" incident that caused a sensation across the country.
In 2001, he and his wife Chen Ting gave birth to their eldest daughter.
This was followed by the birth of a boy and a girl in 2004 and 2006.
But all this, he was silent.
Because, in order not to be known by the media, he and his wife did not get a marriage certificate.
So none of the three children have a hukou.
But as the rumors intensified, there were even reports that he had "seven gourd babies" with four women.
Later, in order to evaluate the rumors, he came forward to admit his three children.
But he faced, in addition to the discussion of the people of the whole country, there was also a huge fine.
In that year, his fine of 7 million yuan became the highest single amount of social maintenance fees collected in the mainland.
But in fact, if he chooses to keep his green card, he can be completely exempt from this penalty.
But he adhered to the vision of "I and my children should be Chinese", and took the initiative to withdraw the green card that he had hard-won.
As for why they applied for a green card, it was to study abroad for their eldest daughter, so they had to make this decision as a last resort.
As for his household registration, Zhang Yimou has never changed because he lives in Beijing or goes out to work all year round.
After being assigned to Guangxi Studios in 1982, his household registration fell in Guangxi.
To this day, it has not changed.
As a filmmaker, he has made great contributions to the film industry in mainland China and even at the national level.
In 2008, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, which attracted worldwide attention, was written by him.
After that, he was also affectionately known as the "National Teacher" by everyone.
That Olympic Games also made Chinese people around the world win respect from the world.
3, Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen, who was born in a martial arts family, lived in Hong Kong when he was two years old.
At the age of 11, he immigrated to the United States with his family.
But as a young man, he did not know the importance of nationality.
Later, under the tutelage of his mother, a "Tai Chi Master", he was exposed to Chinese Kung Fu and foreign boxing.
And under the influence of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and others, he slowly germinated his interest in "kung fu movies".
In 1982, after a small success in studying martial arts in China, he won the martial arts championship in the United States.
After that, he became a martial arts actor.
"New Dragon Gate Inn", "Wong Fei Hung", "Wing Chun" and so on made him famous.
became a martial arts movie actor like Jackie Chan.
Under the guidance of his parents, he has been a person with a strong national heart since he was a child.
As I get older, I feel a stronger sense of belonging to my country.
And he also revealed in the interview that he had quit foreign countries in 2019.
Now he is 100 percent Chinese.
He understood that what was flowing in his body was the blood of the descendants of Yan and Huang.
Therefore, he spontaneously chose many films about ethnic themes.
In the face of those news media that slander his country, he will also respond as soon as possible.
"Many countries are far behind China"
And any words that denigrate Chinese martial arts will be rebuked by him with substantive actions.
And for those who have a Chinese body but do not have a Chinese heart, he looks down on them very much.
As Venus said, if you choose foreign status, it shows that you are no longer from this country.
Then, when you come to China to earn money, you have to pay double income tax.
Even if you were born in China, but your heart is no longer in China, then everything will be meaningless.
4. Tranquility
The serenity of the big grin,When I was young, I was a professional student of animation.。
However, due to her good appearance and dark skin, she was favored by advertisers and became the "advertising queen" of that era.
Subsequently, she was photographed by the producer of "Joining Forces with Detectives" and played a "bad woman".
In 1990, she decided to change the status quo and go to study acting.
This laid the foundation of "Shangying's leading flower".
In 1996, when she was only 24 years old, she met American actor Paul because of the play.
After that, he agreed to the other party's marriage proposal without hesitation.
and gave birth to her son Reina in the United States in 1998.
But in 2011, the two ended their marriage due to cultural differences and other reasons.
After returning to China, Tranquility was questioned by netizens whether she had joined the foreigners.
Regarding this matter, Tranquility has also responded many times that she has not changed her nationality.
But there are still netizens who are on the line and don't let her go.
often ran to the comment section to question her and told her to "go back to her own house".
But in fact, she has always been a Chinese who does not even have a green card.
At that time, after giving birth to her son, she deservedly became an "American mother".
So people over there often ask her if she wants to join the nationality over there.
But Serenity refused.
Because she feels that she is already in her twenties, her three views, personality and so on have been fixed.
She couldn't adapt to their cultural background anymore.
Therefore, she expressed her incomprehension of all kinds of questions from netizens.
And repeatedly emphasized his Chinese identity on social platforms.
In addition, she also posted her passport, in order to prove her identity to the rumor-monger.
even posted the household registration book to prove his innocence.
5, Liu Xiaoqing
Today's Liu Xiaoqing is married to Chinese American Wang Xiaoyu.
But she didn't change her nationality because of this.
On the other hand, Chen Chong, Siqin Gaowa, and Chen Yu, who were selected as the "Four Golden Flowers" with her that year.
Chinese identity has long been abandoned.
They have become foreigners.
In fact, she has been invited to join the expatriate many times, but without exception she refused.
Even when her husband wanted to settle abroad, she refused.
For her, only by sticking to this patriotic heart can she be worthy of her identity.
6, Venus
Jin Xing and her husband Hans had no choice but to divorce in 2006 in order to settle down for their children.
It will not be until 2024 that the marriage will be re-registered.
But for such a choice, they have never regretted it.
Since she is in a transnational marriage, she must remain single if she wants to leave her child's household registration in her name.
For this reason, she can only divorce her husband.
Because this is the necessary price she paid to keep her child's Chinese nationality.
epilogue
With the rapid development of the mainland, the moon abroad may not necessarily be round at home.
Therefore, no matter where you are, only the Chinese heart is the only true color of being a Chinese.
And those who renounce their nationality for the sake of temporary interests are no longer the soul of China in this life.
Some references
Xinhua News Agency's "About the Big Brand"|Zhang Yimou of "Grand Meeting": The time has come to win glory for the country
"Interview with Yang Lan"|Interview with Donnie Yen
"Together" Interview|Donnie Yen: I am Chinese, and there is a bottom line for making foreign movies
"Domineering! Tranquility Responds to Rumors of Changing Nationality and Posts Self-Evidence of Household Registration Book"
"Venus Show"|Venus's views on Chinese nationality
"IMHO"|Tranquility responds to international controversy