Comment immediately | Brother Quan Hongchan sells fruit live: ordinary profession, no need to be harsh
2024-08-10
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While the Olympic Games are highly focused, some off-site topics are also gaining popularity. For example, Quan Hongchan's brother Quan Jinhua has become a live broadcaster of agricultural products, bringing local specialties of Zhanjiang. Quan Hongchan's mother is also often in the show, which has aroused considerable doubts, such as "Is it to take advantage of Quan Hongchan's fame?" and "Using Quan Hongchan to make money?" There are many similar comments.
Quan Hongchan's parents and brother. Photo from People's Daily
Objectively speaking, Quan Jinhua's ability to become a live-streaming anchor is inseparable from Quan Hongchan. Without Quan Hongchan's huge popularity, he would lose a major advantage. But the question is, can he borrow his sister's fame? In other words, are only "pure grassroots" and "unremarkable" amateurs qualified to become anchors? Anyone with other social fame must be subject to special scrutiny?
Obviously, it is a bit unreasonable to define such a strict entry threshold for an industry. Even if Quan Jinhua has the halo of a younger sister, as long as the products sold are genuine and as long as she gets rich through hard work, there is nothing wrong. As a consumer, we should focus on quality and service, not other identities besides anchors.
Moreover, people cannot only see the blessing of Quan Hongchan's fame, which may also become a constraint - in essence, this is a business reputation, and Quan Jinhua must maintain it more carefully. Once a dispute occurs, it is very likely that he will be labeled as "Quan Hongchan's brother's product has problems", which is probably a burden he cannot bear, and he will have an extra layer of pressure compared to other anchors.
If you look deeper into the context of the whole incident, you will find that many of the doubts are too condescending. Quan Hongchan's family is not rich. Her parents make a living by growing fruits. Her hometown is just an ordinary rural area in Zhanjiang. According to Quan Jinhua, firstly, his mother is in poor health, so he is free to do this and can take care of the elders. Secondly, the fruits in his hometown are often unsalable, so he hopes to help everyone. Some village secretaries or agricultural and rural bureaus in other places are also contacting and connecting with him.
Combining this background, we know that live streaming is often just a choice of life and a path for local development. Although a few top anchors have high incomes, overall, live streaming is just an ordinary profession. According to the "China Online Performance (Live Streaming and Short Video) Industry Development Report (2022-2023)" jointly compiled by the China Performance Industry Association and others, 95.2% of the monthly income is less than 5,000 yuan, which is not much better than other professions overall.
Not long ago, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, together with the State Administration for Market Regulation and the National Bureau of Statistics, officially announced 19 new occupations to the public, including online anchors. Allowing online anchors to become regular employees is actually reshaping social cognition and guiding the public to take this occupation seriously.
Quan Jinhua certainly has the right to choose his own life path and improve his family's situation through hard work, effort and honesty. There is no need to criticize every athlete's performance in every competition, nor is there any need to criticize the ordinary work of the athlete's relatives.
Liu Zao, special commentator of The Paper
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