A "standing in line turmoil" around the well-known Taiwanese singer Tian Fuzhen caused an uproar on the Internet.
This powerful singer, who once swept the Taiwan Strait with the song "Chinese Words", was once again pushed into the whirlpool of public opinion because of his participation in the Tianjin Bubble Island Music Festival.
At the beginning of April, the Tianjin Bubble Island Music Festival officially announced the lineup arrangements one after another, which received a lot of attention, but when Tian Fuzhen, the finale "heavyweight" guest, was confirmed on April 22, the doubts online and offline suddenly heated up.
As a veteran singer who was once active in the mainland, Tian Fuzhen has long been silent on the issue of cross-strait political stance, which has caused a lot of criticism before.
Many netizens pointed out that in today's complex international situation, her attitude is "equivalent to standing on the wrong side".
Soon, a call for "disqualification" grew louder.
Under the pressure of public opinion, the festival organizers unexpectedly chose to "stiffen".
They not only increased their propaganda and influence on Weibo, but even turned a blind eye to netizens' doubts and adopted the method of "pretending to be dead and not responding".
This is undoubtedly "adding fuel to the fire".
In the stormy Internet public opinion, Tian Fuzhen is not completely silent.
On April 24, she reposted a preview of the festival on Weibo, omitting words such as "family", but the overall tone was still ambiguous, and during the storm of Pelosi's visit, she posted several incomprehensible social media updates.
Judging from her words and deeds, Tian Fuzhen seems to have been hinting at her so-called "neutral" stance, but in fact she has turned a blind eye to and ignored the fundamental issue of "one China".
This attitude is undoubtedly a blatant provocation to the country and the people, and it soon attracted unanimous condemnation from netizens.
It is not difficult to find that Tian Fuzhen's main motive for performing in the mainland this time is actually to earn a good performance remuneration.
In fact, due to the shrinking film and television industry in Taiwan, the main channel for local artists to make money has gradually shifted to the mainland market.
According to statistics, although Tian Fuzhen's total income in 2021 is as high as 20 million Taiwan dollars (about 4 million yuan), after deducting various costs and taxes, it is actually less than the annual income level of many well-known actors in the mainland.
Therefore, mainland performance schedules have often become an important channel for Taiwanese artists to make a lot of money.
Compared with the dream of getting rich, it should be a top priority to uphold national self-esteem.
Taiwanese artists obviously underestimated the great importance that Chinese people attach to the issue of political positions, otherwise they would not be so open-minded and would end up reaping the consequences.
In the face of the continuous fermentation of public opinion, Tianjin finally made a decision to cancel Tian Fuzhen's performance.
In fact, as long as Tian Fuzhen can face it squarely and publicly express her support for "one China", or a statement similar to "Taiwan Province is an inalienable part of China", I believe that the organizers will still gladly accept her.
After all, the exchange and cooperation of artists on both sides of the strait has always been the aspiration of the people, and it is also an important opportunity to enhance the national identity of the two sides of the strait.
It's a pity that Tian Fuzhen didn't take advantage of this "show of goodwill".
With Tian Fuzhen being canceled from participating in the Tianjin Bubble Island Music Festival, this turmoil finally came to an end.
Although she posted a post afterwards expressing "regret", her tone was still ambiguous and did not respond positively to the question of her position.
This is undoubtedly tantamount to personally shutting the door to the development of the hinterland.
For this operation, netizens also secretly expressed regret.
After all, Taiwanese artists are so complacent and regard money as their fate that they are destined to lack a long-term development path.
National self-esteem should never be blinded by money, reason and great wisdom are the only way for artists to keep their future.
In general, Tian Fuzhen's "standing in line" once again made us realize the importance of political stance.
Both artists and ordinary people should cherish national dignity, uphold national self-esteem, and maintain a high degree of centralization and unity on the issue of the principle of "one China".
At the same time, we should also follow idols and support celebrities with a more rational attitude.
Reference Sources:
Tian Feng Weibo
The official Weibo of the festival
Tianjin Bubble Island Music Festival: Tian Fuzhen will not participate in the performance Sina News
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