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A rising star in the entertainment industry who has been crowned with the halo of "genius girl" has recently fallen into the whirlpool of public opinion because of a diploma. For a while, there were doubts on the Internet about whether the "image of a scholar" she had marketed in the past was just fiction.
This is exactly what happened to Ouyang Nana recently. Late at night on May 13, she posted a long video on social media in response to the fact that she only received a diploma instead of a bachelor's degree when she graduated from Berklee College of Music. Netizens immediately wondered, did she exaggerate her learning ability before? This star, known as a "school bully girl", is it a talented bird or a human packaging? In her explanation, Ouyang Nana admitted that she had obtained her diploma rather than her degree by personal choice, and was open and honest about her "time, study, life and career planning" that made her make such a decision. She rightly said that as long as she "is worthy of herself and does not hurt others", there is nothing to blame.
However, carefully reviewing Ouyang Nana's performance in the field of film and television variety shows over the years, perhaps we can understand why her academic turmoil has attracted so much criticism. In film and television works, Ouyang Nana is not from a professional class, her acting skills and lines are generally poor, and her reputation is not good. In addition to her occasional outstanding performance in some variety shows, it is more of a reproduction of the controversy of young age, rudeness or low emotional intelligence. Many screen works hit the streets, and their performance was mediocre, which formed a stark contrast with her "genius girl" character.
So, what is Ouyang Nana's college experience? Let's turn our attention once again to Berklee College of Music, where she studied. This prestigious music school in California is known as the "West Coast Juilliard Conservatory" in music education in the United States. However, getting the coveted bachelor's degree at Berkeley is not an easy task. It has a strict distinction between diplomas and degrees: students who get a diploma only need to complete a music major; However, in order to earn a degree, you must also take at least 24 additional credits of general education courses.
Ouyang Nana chose the former and only received a diploma. In the explainer video, she admits that this is due to "the balance of time, study, life and career". In other words, in order to devote more energy to the development of variety show recording, album production and other careers, she gave up the path of obtaining a degree. From another point of view, perhaps Ouyang Nana also made the above choice based on practical considerations. According to Berkeley's regulations, students can only transfer from a diploma to a bachelor's degree if they meet certain academic requirements, complete required courses, and obtain the consent of their supervisor.
Ouyang Nana was admitted to the famous Curtis Institute of Music in the United States at the age of 13, when she did not obtain a formal high school Chinese certificate. Presumably, she may not have been able to meet Berkeley's threshold for a "transfer degree" and abandoned the path. However, whether it is out of career considerations or practical limitations, Ouyang Nana's decision to "fold her degree" does have some discrepancies with the image of "Xueba" she previously marketed. Let's explore the differences between the two in the following sections.
Although Ouyang Nana tried her best to justify herself in her explanation, from what she did in campus life in the past, it is not difficult for us to see how she marketed her "Xueba" character. Over the years, her social platforms have often appeared on content such as "I'm in Berkeley" and "Berkeley Campus Vlog", for fear that people will forget that she studied at this prestigious school. Many of her vlogs are also showing the self-discipline and hard-working style of "scholars" - exquisite makeup, neat desk, and learning and discussion with partners...... These pictures are all rendering a kind of exemplary image of "the proud girl of the sky".
added to the aura of "Xueba", as well as the "proud record" of her career. According to the report, Ouyang Nana released a personal music album during her study, exhibited her works in art exhibitions, and performed on the same stage with celebrities...... It is not difficult to understand why she finally gave up her degree for the sake of her career. What is ironic is that although Ouyang Nana's film and television works have hit the streets one after another in reality and her acting skills have been criticized, the "image of a scholar" she marketed has made many people have high hopes for her. Once the suspicion of the "genius girl's" academic fraud was exposed, fans were naturally disappointed and questioned whether her personality was a complete "deception".
In fact, in the entertainment industry, a place where the "talent gap" is rampant, Ouyang Nana is by no means the first artist to be questioned by the "academic bully". For example, Jin Dong, who is known as a "bookworm", can't even recommend the most basic parenting books in TV interviews; Another example is Zhai Tianlin, who claims to be a "doctor", but he doesn't know what kind of website "Zhihu" is. In contrast, there are also some celebrities who are much more low-key in dealing with learning problems. For example, Zhang Jingchu was admitted to the public master's degree with his ability, and showed a vivid "learning anxiety" through live broadcast; and Lin Gengxin was admitted to a doctorate, but I never made a big fuss about this matter, and netizens found out about it in the field of public opinion.
From these contrasts, we can deeply understand that when star artists market their "learning ability", if there is a huge discrepancy between their pretentiousness and actual performance, their personalities will inevitably be chicken feathers. It can be seen from Ouyang Nana's "Xuebamen" turmoil that the excessive marketing of celebrity characters in the entertainment industry is actually a double-edged sword. Once there is a deviation from the actual performance, it is easy for fans to feel deceived and betrayed, and then fall into the quagmire of public relations crisis.
Once upon a time, the image of a school bully known as a "genius girl" in marketing became a magic weapon for Ouyang Nana to attract attention and win popularity. But when her academic qualifications were full of doubts and her acting career was repeatedly fluctuating, the former "human artifact" brought her a catastrophic traffic decline and a crisis of trust. This is a profound lesson. In the face of the tragic example of fellow travelers, should future celebrities dispel the idea of packaging themselves, keep a low profile, and do things in a down-to-earth manner? I don't think so. Although you need to be restrained in marketing yourself, the key is to match your words with your deeds and not be too "vain".
Take Zhang Jingchu and Lin Gengxin as examples, their learning problems have never made a big fuss, and their words and deeds naturally make people feel the calmness and charm of doing things in a down-to-earth manner. On the other hand, Ouyang Nana and others are not in the oil and salt, saying one thing and doing another, even if they really have the talent to learn, they have long been buried under the ashes of excessive marketing. We look forward to young idols like Ouyang Nana being able to draw nourishment from the lessons of history, re-examine the gains and losses of self-packaging, be a real and down-to-earth person, focus on the development of the main business, and reshape their image in the minds of the audience with practical actions.
After all, behind the starry scenes, it needs to be supported by hard work and hard work, otherwise it can only be chased after the wind and returned empty-handed. Let's wait for Ouyang Nana and other celebrities to find the right path in life with a rational eye.
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