“Coupled with the previous cake incident, he must know what to say and what not to say. “A top anchor at his level must be sophisticated and tactful,” a top post said. The topic “Li Jiaqi and work burnout” gained 140 million views and generated 15,000 posts with the hashtag on Tuesday.
Many online users questioned whether Li, a sales superstar for many years, was particularly harsh because he was simply tired and stressed out. His followers on Weibo, China’s version of X, has fallen by 1.1 million to 29.3 million since he made the comment on Sunday.Īnd the debate has mushroomed, with scrutiny extending to Li’s personal income, his mental health and even what 79 yuan means for ordinary people in China. I am really sorry,” he said.īut the apology failed to calm his critics. What I said did not live up to netizens’ expectations. “I know that it’s not easy for everyone to work. The deluge of criticism prompted Li to apologize several times, saying on Monday morning that he had made some “inappropriate” comments that made everyone uncomfortable. VCG/Getty ImagsĬhina's 'Lipstick King' returns to live-streaming show after mysterious three-month disappearance
The producer price index fell by 3% year on year, down for an 11th month in a row, as prices remained weak in the industrial sector.Į-commerce livestreamer Austin Li Jiaqi attends a public-welfare livestreaming ceremony on Septemin Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. On Saturday, the consumer price index was up just 0.1% in August, below market expectations. The seller stopped selling goods and started educating us consumers,” another Weibo user said.Ĭhina’s litany of economic problems includes joblessness among young people, which has gotten so bad that the government stopped publishing the data last month. “Sure enough, becoming a capitalist is different. It’s easy for them celebrities to make money!” one user commented on Weibo, China’s version of X. “We work so hard to earn 3,000 yuan ($411) a month. The comments quickly went viral on social media, drawing criticism from many users saying his words were “hurtful” for those struggling to earn a living in a bad economy. Li Jiaqi attends a livestreaming ceremony in the Chinese city of Hangzhou on September 23, 2021. “Sometimes should look for your own reasons, whether your salary has increased after so many years, and whether you have been working hard enough,” he added. It’s difficult for domestic brands ,” he said during the session, according to a video clip widely circulated online. “Expensive? The price has been the same for so many years.
On Sunday, the 31 year old sparked controversy online after dismissing comments from a viewer who said that an eyebrow pencil costing 79 yuan ($10.80), made by homegrown Chinese brand Florasis, that Li was selling during a livestream was too expensive. He once sold 15,000 lipsticks in five minutes during a sales competition against Alibaba founder Jack Ma, winning himself the nickname “China’s lipstick king.” Li Jiaqi, who has 76 million followers on Taobao’s livestreaming platform, is one of the country’s biggest internet celebrities. The backlash highlighted the ongoing economic challenges faced by workers in the world’s second largest economy, which is experiencing record youth unemployment, a slump in export demand and tepid consumer spending. One of China’s most popular livestreamers has offered a teary apology after getting into a viral online spat in which he questioned whether a viewer had been working “hard enough” to make enough money to afford a product he was selling.
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