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Bad apples abound in entertainment industry
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TODAY the media is awash with stories, true and false, about Wang Baoqiang, a nobody who was catapulted into stardom from the bottom rung of the social ladder.
Given his limited educational background, it’s hard to imagine how he’s been able to amass such a fabulous fortune in such a short time.
I am not inclined to dwell on the degeneration of a small fry after his rise to stardom, nor on the charges of adultery he leveled against his wife.
What’s caught my attention is the state of the entertainment industry as a whole.
Over the decades, it has transformed from a resourceful manufacturer of merriment and a purveyor of spiritual food for the public into a hotbed of moneygrabbers, drug addicts and numerous under-the-table malpractices.
As rare as morning stars
To do it justice, the industry turns out thousands of films and TV shows per year.
But it’s not difficult to discover that many such productions are related to violence wrapped in Chinese Kung Fu, or court dramas that are a far cry from authentic history.
Quality productions today seem as rare as morning stars.
Turning a blind eye to this bizarre phenomenon, many producers continue to feed the “wolves” with large amounts of cash and say “okay” to every request.
Exposed to glaring example set by Wang, our children are likely to pursue the path leading to fame and wealth by plunging body and soul into the embrace of the film industry, which is being corrupted by money and vanity.
That’s what we are really concerned about.
Chen Yunde, 87, has been a long-time reader of Shanghai Daily. He was formerly an employee of Shanghai Post. The views expressed are his own. Shanghai Daily condensed his article.
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