China’s leisure business should deal with substance over type to remain wholesome

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A bit-known Hong Kong actor has ceaselessly trended on China’s Twitter-like Sina Weibo lately after he appeared on a spread present named Recollections Past Horizon. Whereas audiences have been impressed by his abilities and dedication, this has additionally sparked debate as many netizens really feel that many Chinese language mainland entertainers do not come wherever near his degree however are much more well-known and effectively paid.

Actor Che Biu-law used to play supporting roles in Hong Kong TVB’s traditional dramas and he has all the time been cautious to his work. To attend the variability present, which goals to coach younger Chinese language entertainers, Che stated he has labored onerous to enhance the pronunciation of his Putonghua (Normal Chinese language). It appears his onerous work paid off as audiences had been surprised by the fluency of his Putonghua. Nonetheless, regardless that the actor is clearly very devoted, he has been paid far decrease over time than some entertainers within the mainland. 

In recent times many entertainers, particularly youthful entertainers, have been getting by on their beauty as a substitute of their precise capability to behave and carry out. There have been quite a few tales of actors refusing to recollect traces for movies or TV dramas, exhibiting up late for work and spending extra time on taking in sponsor offers than on truly attempting to enhance their performing abilities. And but, these entertainers nonetheless handle to build up enormous fanbase and earn exorbitant salaries. Whereas this path could also be worthwhile for studios, it’s a shortsighted transfer that can negatively impression the general well being of the business in the long term.

To repair this situation that has been twisting the correct growth route of the business, studios ought to deal with discovering precise expertise who’ve good work ethics, as a substitute of pushing the latest “contemporary meat” onto audiences.  

Hopefully, the reward that Che has been receiving generally is a start line for a constructive shift within the business, in order that extra actors and actresses with good performing abilities however few followers can have extra alternatives to be acknowledged and rewarded.

The creator is an editor of the International Occasions. life@globaltimes.com.cn