17-year-old Chinese actress Huang Yangdian recently shared her coming-of-age outfit, wearing her mother's emerald earrings, which were discovered by netizens to be possibly from the British jewelry brand GRAFF, priced at 2.3 million RMB (about 1.37 million MYR), leading them to question how her father, a civil servant, could afford it. The incident sparked heated discussion, and Chinese host Jiang Chen criticized the netizens' hatred of the rich, saying, "The hatred of wealth among our people, no one dares to claim first if Chinese claim second."
Huang Yangdian's father, Yang Wei, was a civil servant in Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, responsible for bidding affairs, but netizens discovered that his family was well-off, not only living in a luxury villa but also with the mother often wearing various branded jewelry, which does not match the income of a civil servant. After the incident sparked controversy, the Ya'an City Discipline Inspection Commission stated it would investigate, while Yang Wei said the earrings were not genuine, and they have now been sealed and stored, ready to cooperate with relevant agencies for identification and investigation.
On the 17th, Jiang Chen posted on Weibo lamenting why Huang Yangdian, just because of her wealthy family background, had to face online bullying, while Zhao Liying, who suffered in poverty, is liked by everyone. Liu Haocun confidently acknowledged her ability and felt that she was excellent enough yet was insulted and bullied online. China's environment forces children to be cautious and lose confidence. "What do our netizens like to see? They like to see misery; the more tragic the original family, the more they attract attention."
Jiang Chen stated that it's not that ordinary people are not worthy of admiration, but one shouldn't harbor resentment because someone else has a wealthy family that nurtures an outstanding child while you don't. Huang Yangdian began acting at six, signed with a major production company, and her parents spared no effort to support her, but she faces online bullying because of her affluent background, negating all her efforts; Liu Haocun learned dance from a young age and was chosen by Zhang Yimou based on her skills, why can't she be acknowledged as excellent? With over 10 million children and teenagers in dance training nationwide, why Liu Haocun and not you? "The underlying logic of jealousy is malice, and those filled with jealousy, hiding in dark corners, typing malicious words with small accounts, have distorted values," Jiang Chen commented on Chinese trolls.