- Live streaming broadcasters in China
“China Live in American Eyes.” PEdaily.cn. October 09, 2016. Accessed February 20, 2019. https://news.pedaily.cn/201610/20161009403825.shtml.
The content is very routine, broadcasters can just sit on their own bedroom desk. If an audience likes an broadcaster, they can ask questions openly and give (lots of) gifts to get the anchor’s attention. Example: if you give the anchor a limo (an expensive gift, usually $30 or more), then immediately ask the host to sing your favorite song. China’s top anchors can earn tens of thousands of dollars a month, thus there are a lot of young people who quit their jobs to do live streaming full-time.
- Salary of Chinese top stars
“The 2017 China Star Salary List.” Sohu. May 02, 2017. Accessed February 20, 2019. http://www.sohu.com/a/137737289_436763.
This is an image showing the salary of Chinese top stars in 2017 (“万元” is ten thousands yuan). For example, the #1 star earns 244 million yuan a year in public. (but actually earned more because of tax evasion problems that was exposed months ago).
- Tik Tok
The app allows users to create, edit, and share short videos as well as livestreams, often featuring music in the background. Just one year after its release, Douyin had more than 100 million users and became the second most downloaded app in the Chinese Apple store.
- Fake luxury products
Bao, Bao. “Reveal the Secret of the Luxury High Imitation Bag/replica Bag/original Bag.” Sohu. January 15, 2018. Accessed February 20, 2019. http://www.sohu.com/a/216802520_99935354.
In China, there is such a group of people on WeChat and taobao, specializing in the reproduction and customization of high-end luxury goods. This customization includes clothes, bags, shoes, and jewelry, and is classified as “original order”, “A product”, and “super A product”. The so-called original order is a defective “real luxury”. “A Products” are made by imitating the real goods with the leather of luxury goods, while “A products” are made by a slightly poorer production.
- Movie culture and its influence, Ex: ‘Dying to Survive’
The development of Chinese films has made great progress in recent years, and many representative works with realistic themes have been widely praised. For example, a popular film in 2018, ‘Dying to Survive’, talked about the treatment of CML in early China (2002), changes in medical system and social progre
ss. This film records the positive energy of social progress and conveys the dignity of life and the warmth of society, arousing the kindness and hope in people’s hearts.
- “Arena of Valor” A Game App in China
Webster, Andrew. “Tencent Is Bringing China’s Biggest Game to the Rest of the World.” The Verge. December 18, 2017. Accessed February 20, 2019. https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/18/16469736/tencent-arena-of-valor-honor-of-kings-north-america-launch.
With an estimated 200 million monthly players, “Arena of Valor” might just be the biggest game in the world. Really similar to League of Legends however in a mobile versions, and perhaps an enhanced one. Tencent added a lot of elements, heroes and more functions, which made the game win the favor of many different age groups. The platform is a big reason for the game’s success in China. Unlike LOL, which takes about 20 min-1h to complete, this mobile game only takes half of the time, so it is very convenient for people who want to play the game in daily life.
- Pyramid Selling in China
“3 Benefits of Multi Vendor Ecommerce Website & Best WordPress Multi Vendor Theme.” BK-Online Marketer Singapore. Accessed February 20, 2019. https://www.bhupeshkalra.com/web-design-development/3-benefits-of-multi-vendor-ecommerce-website-best-wordpress-multi-vendor-theme/.
New Chinese pyramid selling: do not restrict personal freedom, do not accept identity card mobile phone, use the capital operation as the banner to pull people cheat money, using luxury cars, wear luxuries, etc., use money to attract, let their friends and relatives join, and finally let them lose everything.
- Produce 101
“Produce 101 Season 1: Where Are They Now? (Updated!).” Kpop Profiles. December 17, 2018. Accessed February 20, 2019. https://kprofiles.com/produce-101-season-1-now/.
Produce 101 is a reality television talent competition franchise created by South Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ E&M, and then also expanded to China. Starting with a very large number of competitors, 101, narrowing that that number down to a final 11.
Weibo, short for Microblog, is a platform for information sharing, transmission and acquisition based on user relationship. Users can update information in 140 characters and share it instantly through the web, wap, to achieve instant sharing. Its influence in China was to expand the public sphere, to allow a lot of things that were not talked about before to be talked about, and to expand the freedom of society.
Infographic: China Is Top Of The Online Fashion World | Statista
- Fashion consumption in China
Zhang, Jie. “China to Overtake US as World’s Biggest Fashion Market in 2019.” Pressure Leaves Millions of Youth Exposed to Suicide Risk – China – Chinadaily.com.cn. December 6, 2018. Accessed February 20, 2019. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201812/06/WS5c08b214a310eff30328f7be.html.
China is expected to overtake the United States as the largest fashion market in 2019, according to a report by McKinsey & Company and media outlet The Business of Fashion. The wealth of China’s nearly 1.4 billion people saw rapid increase, creating new consumer groups who have capacity to spend on sports, entertainment, clothes and shoes, news website Quartz reported, adding it’s shaping the way the fashion industry operates.
