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“My hard work has paid off ” – How internet celebrities survive during Covid outbreaks in China

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Jin, an internet celebrity I interviewed in 2018, tells her stories during the pandemic in China. Jin live-streams within her home studio in Beijing, 2021. In June 2018 I interviewed Jin, a multi-millionaire internet celebrity in China. 3 years later, Jin has moved from Shanghai to Beijing, bought her first property in her hometown, Chongqing, … Continue reading “My hard work has paid off ” – How internet celebrities survive during Covid outbreaks in China

‘I make £227K a year singing for other people over the internet’

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Two multi-millionaire internet celebrities in China tell their stories behind the webcam Wang Hong, in other words “internet celebrities”, are influencing millennials and mores in China. Internet celebrities make tens of millions RMB a year by entertaining their audiences in front of the webcam via live-stream platforms. In 2017, 107 million viewers watched live-stream content … Continue reading ‘I make £227K a year singing for other people over the internet’