One of the movie posters of Shi Qing's historical drama, "Lady of the Dynasty," which is debuted on July 30. (Photo : www.goldposter.com)
Celebrities are almost always on the spotlight whether they are walking the red carpet for a movie premier or walking at the parking lot.
Actress-TV-producer-singer Fan Bingbing is no exception.
Well, a star of her status has actually never been an exception; so, whatever Fan does, expect tongues to start wagging, tabloids to start feasting on every small detail about what happened, and Weibo to start getting an avalanche of posts both pleasant and not.
While others are finishing a report in their office cubicles or having coffee with friends or running some mundane errands, Fan is also having her share of a regular day, though perhaps not that really “regular.”
First, sometime this month, someone decided to exercise freedom of speech online. The post reads: "Someone Bing is a red carpet star who can't act and has no achievement, and is only famous from tabloid news and hype."
That “someone” is Wang Sicong, son of billionaire businessman Wang Jianlin. The other “someone,” the one with the “Bing,” apparently refers to the 33-year-old five-foot-six stunner.
Wang became talk of the town last month for his infamous post of a picture taken of his pet dog wearing not one but two Apple watches, which comes with a hefty price tag of $12,000 each.
On the other hand, Fan, initiator of project “Heart Ali” that has been helping since 2010 Tibetan children who have congenital heart disease, starred in more than 40 TV series as well as more than 40 films, including the Hollywood 2014 mega blockbuster “X-Men: Days of Future Past.”
The “red carpet star who can’t act” was hailed Best Actress by the People's Hundred Flower Awards (“Cell Phone,” 2003); Eurasia International Film Festival Awards (“Lost in Beijing,” 2007); Beijing College Student Film Festival Awards and Tokyo International Film Festival Awards (“Buddha Mountain,” 2011) and Huading Awards (“Double Xposure,” 2011). The Golden Horse Film Awards declared her Best Supporting Actress (“The Matrimony,” 2007).
Fan replied to Wang—yes, she did and why not? She posted online, “You go find your dad, and I do my work. Consider us both self-reliant.”
Remember, a true lady and a true empress of China always watches her demeanor and doesn’t involve herself in some silly things.
Second, this month also, International Business Times said that Fan took an injured boy to a hospital. Shanghaiist said that she didn’t leave the hospital until ensuring that the boy is fine and even gave money to his aunt to cover some medical fees.
Her fans praised her act of kindness; others cast doubt over the sincerity of her action, suggesting it might be a publicity stunt because she has an upcoming TV series and the whole incident was well documented because she was accompanied by a photographer.
If Fan wants to promote something, a simple post at Weibo will do, and her more than eight million followers will be instantly informed. She won’t probably tag around a photographer and drive around the city looking for an injured child to save.
Lastly, and this one the most recent, pictures circulating the Web show Fan falling on her knees while descending the stairs in a public event she attended together with boyfriend, Li Chen. The two lovers simply laughed it off.
Fan Bingbing got criticized severely online, saved the life of a boy, and stumbled in a public event. Just all in a day’s work for Fan.
