In recent years, China’s economy has been steadily declining, and the entertainment industry is also facing challenging times. On June 22nd, well-known mainland Chinese actor Yu Qingbin suddenly revealed in a short video that he had started delivering food, sparking a heated discussion.
On the 22nd, Yu Qingbin posted a video of himself delivering food on a short video platform, with the caption stating, “After delivering food, I almost forgot what I used to do.” In the video, Yu Qingbin was dressed as a food delivery worker, holding a large bag of meal boxes and running on the street, appearing very skilled.
Upon the release of the video, many netizens commented, “No way, I used to watch your dramas.” “Is this experiencing life?” “Could it be that he played a food delivery worker in a drama?” “Why do we keep seeing these kinds of videos recently, is it staged or real life?”
“Is it so tough?… I used to work at an electronics factory, sold goods at a store, worked as a warehouse assistant, sold gym memberships, did e-commerce… over a dozen jobs, now running deliveries for JD (Jingdong).” “No, if you all are working so hard, what should us ordinary people do?” “What’s at the end of working so hard?”
Some questioned whether Yu Qingbin was putting on a show, trying to gain fans by portraying himself as a “food delivery guy,” speculating if the next step would be to start live streaming to sell products.
Public records show that Yu Qingbin, 41, graduated from the Beijing Zhongbei International Performing Arts School. Since his debut in 2007, he has appeared in many period dramas, historical dramas, and emotional dramas, establishing himself as a talented actor. Logically, a skilled celebrity like him should not be without acting opportunities.
However, according to entertainment blogger “Yu Feng Entertainment,” an investigation into Yu Qingbin’s performance activity over the past year revealed that he has not had any new dramas released since the end of last year and there has been no news of him joining any new projects, essentially being in a state of “unemployment.”