https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4 en-us 2020-03-14 18:28:24 UTC 2026-02-15 01:06:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f914.png dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460709672 2020-03-14 18:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460709672 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460709948 2020-03-14 18:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460709948 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460820618 2020-03-15 01:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460820618 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460834782 In this acting competition show, performers were scored by the coaches and audience after their short plays lasting about 15 minutes. As one of the coaches, different from other coaches who kept praising the performers, Zhang always dared to tell the truth directly. Her comments were considered critical and constructive by the audience because she not only pointed out the weakness of the performances, but also affirmed their strengths. 

Her high standards heightened the audience's recognition of her star image as a conscientious and responsible actress who had strong belief in all the characters when she acted them.]]> 2020-03-15 02:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460834782 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460834966 2020-03-15 02:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460834966 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460835635 According to Redmond (2013, p. 22), celebrities could make use of their social media to produce collective force in trying to make changes to some political or social issues by bringing them into the spotlight. This screenshot is one of the posts Zhang published to stand up for the protection of children's legitimate rights and interests. Many times when something negative happened, especially to children, but the tags discussing about them were deliberately eliminated by the authorities in Weibo, she always dared to address inquiries to them. This is an obvious change to her social account content after she became a mother. Through these posts, her motherhood in her image was extended because she not only cared for her own kids, but also all the kids in the society. 

The comments under this post with the most likes might be used to represent the most common ideas people had about her. Her kindness and strong sense of responsibility as both a public figure and a mother was praised in almost all the comments. ]]> 2020-03-15 02:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460835635 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460835842 Zhang mentioned her stepdaughter in this show, promising with tears in her eyes that she would give all her love to her stepdaughter. (Screenshots taken when she said these specific words were shown in another chunk on the right)

Her emotional outpourings in this show not only made the audience feel closer to her because of the normal emotions that everyone could identify with, but also stabilised her image as a caring, tender and devoted mother. ]]> 2020-03-15 02:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460835842 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460837561 Just like what McDonald (2000, p. 7) claimed, although none of these scandals were verified, many people believed them to be true and finally made it an enduring component of Zhang’s image. ]]> 2020-03-15 02:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460837561 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460837626 From 2009 to 2010, Zhang experienced a series of scandals: "Black Paint Incident", "Charity Fraud Incident" and "Seduction Incident". This blog introduced the "Black Paint Incident" with many sources and details. Zhang was claimed to lure married men and cheat people of their money. 

This scandal conflicted with her image as a pure and beautiful goddess. ]]> 2020-03-15 02:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460837626 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460837787 She claimed in this news that "Comparing with my other identities such as 'an international super star', I prefer the identity 'Xing Xing's mother'. My greatest happiness at this stage is to witness and care for my baby's growth. " Her explicit preference for her daughter rather than her work made her image as a devoted mother more coherent. 

Also, her commercial endorsement of a brand producing baby milk could prove that her image as a good mother was deeply incorporated into her star image. ]]> 2020-03-15 02:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460837787 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460838160 In the new variety show "Viva La Romance" (in which several star couples had the chance to reflect upon their relationship while travelling to different places in every episode) , Zhang told other female guests about her parents' strong disapproval of her husband when she decided to marry him. 

The ordinariness of her representation of herself in this show could help establish an intimacy between the audience and her. They felt closer to and more familiar with her true self after witnessing her emotional outpourings in the variety show. ]]> 2020-03-15 02:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460838160 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460839036 Zhang was considered by Chinese people as the "spokesperson for Chinese image" at the international stage. She was also perceived as "one of the most significant cultural signs exporting Chinese image". 

Her image as a Chinese figure in the international perspective was thus established by this kind of Chinese news. ]]> 2020-03-15 02:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/460839036 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461200537 Zhang became the cover girl of Newsweek in May, 2005. With the headline "China's Century", the Chinese national flag icon, the Great Wall in Beijing and the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, Zhang appeared as one of the symbols of China in mainstream media in the West. ]]> 2020-03-15 18:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461200537 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461205815 After getting married, she seemed eager to share every little things about her family life to the public: celebrating her husband's birthday together with him and their children; publicly demonstrating their affection for each other with her husband; and her sweet daily routines with her daughters... Even her profile photo is a picture in which her finger was held by her daughter's hand. 

These posts showed her family as a supportive, strong and united one. The way she frequently showed these trivial sweet things in her family life could always remind ordinary Chinese people of the young parents (mothers) around them, who were also very willing to show these kinds of things in their social media. 
This behaviour helped bring her closer to the ordinary people. Furthermore, it could boost her ordinariness in the public view. ]]> 2020-03-15 18:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461205815 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461242092 According to Jeffreys (2011, p. 1), Zhang was voted as one of the 'most beautiful people in the world' by many magazines. ]]> 2020-03-15 19:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461242092 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461244061 Compared to her performance before she got married (always showed up in films directed by the most famous directors & rarely took part in variety shows), her frequent mention about her family in variety shows and her social media could close the gap between her and her fans (Shingler, 2012, p. 144) and further contribute to her image as a devoted and ordinary family woman. 

However, this transition seemed to conform to the female dichotomy between single women and married women existed in patriarchal discourses, in which motherhood is not allowed to coexist with sexual allure (Jermyn, 2008, pp. 163-164). ]]> 2020-03-15 19:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461244061 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461244493 With an attractive posture, a sexy backless silk dress and sharp eyes, Zhang created her image as a cool and charming young lady. Moreover, some feminine features such as soft and warm were added to her image due to the silk texture of the dress. Additionally, she was also represented as a noble goddess with the use of the silver earrings, bracelet and high-heeled shoes. 

This kind of portrait photo helped heighten her star image as an enchanting single woman who should be looked up to due to her remarkable beauty and nobleness. ]]> 2020-03-15 19:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461244493 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461244924 Zhang together with her daughter posed for the fashion magazine. Compared with her previous appearance in other magazine covers, she looked much more tender in this series of photos. Her white, delicate skin and plain, simple black dress increased her sense of motherhood. Moreover, the Chinese characters which could be better translated as "metamorphosis" rather than "disintegration" further highlighted the transition of her image to a new mother. ]]> 2020-03-15 19:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461244924 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461263455 In this interview, when she was asked why she refused to find a substitute to shoot some dangerous scenes instead of her, she replied that people could not learn anything well until they tried it themselves; there is no shortcut at all. She also talked a lot about the difficulties she overcame. 

Her humble beginning told by herself in this confessional text made her words about her belief in "no pain, no gain" more credible to the audience and enhanced her ordinariness (Jermyn, 2008, pp. 168-169). ]]> 2020-03-15 20:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461263455 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461271470 In the nine cover pictures which were chronologically arranged, people could notice that her beauty had changed over time, from an energetic teenage girl to a gorgeous, captivating young lady, and finally to a mature, confident mother. She expressed her attitude to simply be herself in her text. Her self-empowerment in this post again strengthened her star image as a confident and beautiful woman. 

The comments (on the right) are all praises for her "immortal" beauty. According to Redmond (2013, p. 22), celebrity figures could be circulated and negotiated in a more fluid way in social media, so comments under Zhang's post could influence her image directly. Therefore, her star image as a beautiful female could be deepened in people's mind. ]]> 2020-03-15 20:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461271470 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461272200 a self-empowered beauty who has the courage to always be herself. ]]> 2020-03-15 20:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461272200 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461277555 Once the public knew she was going to participate in the new variety show "Viva La Romance" (in which several star couples had the chance to reflect upon their relationship while travelling) , she was questioned by many of her fans who were not willing to see her gradually quit from the film industry. She posted this to told them her thoughts about this show. Laying emphasis on the two new identities (a wife and a mother) of her, she promised that the audience could see a real her in this show. 

Her curiosity about her two new identities and her love towards her family could make her image as an ordinary, tender and happy family woman more stable. The genuine text from her might also be a reference of the authenticity of her image. ]]> 2020-03-15 21:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461277555 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461289437 The documentary recorded the intensive training Zhang Ziyi went through in order to play the role of a highly-skilled Kung Fu master in this film. It took her a few years to practice martial arts and 3 years to shoot this film. 

The efforts she made and the pain she suffered for the character could all be seen in this video clip, which help created her image as an actress with strong perseverance and professionalism. ]]> 2020-03-15 21:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461289437 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461436387 In this post, she appreciated the photographer for reassuring her belief that "beauty" meant "authenticity" and "confidence" for women. 

She took this series of photos a few months after giving birth to her daughter without any makeup. The cyasma on her face strengthened her image as a confident and genuine celebrity. ]]> 2020-03-16 03:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461436387 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461461544 In this interview, she kept talking about her admiration for the character she played in this film for her perseverance in pursuing her dream although living in a patriarchal society. 

Claiming that she identified with the character, her confidence, tenacity and fierce determination towards difficulties could be revealed. ]]> 2020-03-16 05:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461461544 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461468941 Zhang was mentioned by several Chinese news media, claiming that she prostituted herself to many powerful Chinese men. Some photos of her ex-fiancé and her on holiday at the beach were also exposed with this scandal. 

Although there was no concrete evidence of this scandal, many netizens still firmly believed that this was true. Her image as a holy and pure goddess was greatly destroyed due to this scandal. ]]> 2020-03-16 06:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461468941 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461479297 In this video, Zhang laid emphasis on the spirit behind the brand: wisdom, delicacy and no compromise, which she believed should be the spirit that women should preserve in this era. 

Her beauty, elegance and passion shown in this video strengthens her star image as a beautiful, mature and confident woman. ]]> 2020-03-16 06:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/461479297 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/462252483 In this photograph, Marco Muller (the director of the 63rd Venice Film Festival) went down on his knees to welcome Zhang, who came for the premiere of the film "The Banquet". 

His behaviour representing that he was struck by Zhang's beauty partly verified her glamour to the people who saw this picture. Therefore, Zhang's star image as an attractive young lady could be interpreted from this photo.  ]]> 2020-03-16 19:10:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/462252483 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/462484065 In this news, the CEO of Flying Crane Milk explained that they choose Zhang as their brand ambassador because her professional, dedicated image and her constant pursuit of excellence corresponded to their brand image. 

Since the brands often choose the spokesperson based on the public's view on the stars and celebrities, it could be seen that Zhang's star image as an actress with professional ethics had been deeply rooted in people's mind. ]]> 2020-03-17 00:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/462484065 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/462517634 In this UK news, Zhang was described as "an ambassador for Chinese culture", an important actress representing Chinese films and culture in an international sphere. 

The high value that foreign media set on her reflected her high popularity in the world, and further confirmed her image of "internationalization" and "Chineseness". ]]> 2020-03-17 01:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/462517634 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/463981620 This screenshot from IMDb's archive shows the three films produced by Zhang. Not satisfied by her career only as an excellent performer, she also attempted to become a great producer. Her endeavour to explore and enhance more of her skills demonstrated her ambition and enthusiasm towards her career. ]]> 2020-03-18 04:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/463981620 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/466733738 In this film, Zhang played the role of a maiko who was skilled in both dancing and martial arts. This character's excellent dancing skills and kung fu as well as her enchanting beauty could correspond to Zhang's star image at that time perfectly: a gorgeous actress with classy acting skills. 

This type of character enhanced her star image as an enchanting and professional actress and aroused people's admiration for her. ]]> 2020-03-19 17:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/466733738 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/466778469 "Alluring as hell", "phenomenal", "gorgeous"... Comments from the audience below the clip of House of Flying Daggers praised Zhang a lot for her enchanting beauty and talented performance. 

Although the video is about the character in the film, the audience's perception about Zhang were obviously influenced by it. Their interpretation of Zhang as "the east's secret" and "magnificent, flawless", "graceful" and "stunning" woman because of the character further became parts of her star image as an alluring woman. ]]> 2020-03-19 18:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/466778469 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/466837784 This clip is about a solo dancing scene of Zhang in the film "House of Flying Daggers". In the comments, people were discussing about the beauty of Chinese / Eastern culture. The discussion relating her to Chinese culture
heightened the "Chineseness" in her star image. 

This interpretation of her image might reversely enhance her image as the spokesperson of Chinese / Eastern image on the international platform. ]]> 2020-03-19 18:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/466837784 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/468196677 These comments represented the audience's perceptions about Zhang's behaviours (comment) in the show. 

Considering that she dared to comment on the performers honestly even though her words might not be so pleasing (as other coaches' ), the audience took her behaviours as the evidence of her alignment with them. "Staying at the same line with her" made people believe the authenticity of her words more and more, and this further made her "professional and conscientious" image more impressive and authentic to the public. ]]> 2020-03-20 17:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/468196677 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/468460661 Zhang talked about her awareness of her responsibility to help the whole world learn more about China by playing the role of several oriental feminine characters in the films. 

By emphasizing her responsibility to convey Chinese culture to foreign countries, Zhang indirectly positioned herself in a place between China and the other countries. In this way, her star image as a cultural disseminator between Chinese culture and cultures from an international sphere was established. ]]> 2020-03-20 20:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/468460661 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/469233121 Zhang was found out for failing to make the promised donations to Sichuan (a province in China) after she held a one-person fundraiser at Cannes Film Festival for Sichuan Earthquake Relief Funds. 

Due to this scandal, her image as a virtuous public figure was challenged. ]]> 2020-03-21 20:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/469233121 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/469245033 It could be found out from the video that many people doubted that charity was merely perceived as a promotion tool by Zhang. After this scandal, many people lost their faith and trust on her. 

Her positive image was challenged over and over again when the spread of this kind of videos on the Internet reached a larger scale of people. ]]> 2020-03-21 21:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/469245033 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/469927939 In this news, when asked about his feelings after watching the final cut, Tony Leung Chiu-wai (Zhang's co-star in this film) highly praised Zhang's talents: "Her acting skill is not one of the best, but the only one best among all the actresses I have ever met." 

Comments from colleagues added the authenticity of her image as an excellent, hardworking actress. ]]> 2020-03-22 18:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/469927939 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/469991529 The questions that were asked in this interview were all about Zhang's daughter. Even the title of this video was "An exclusive interview with Zhang about interesting things happened to her daughter Xing Xing". Zhang claimed that "I have never separated from her (since she was born)" (1:24-1:29). 

Her tender smile while answering these questions about her daughter never disappeared during the whole interview. Her image as a happy, gentle and caring mother was established and heightened in this interview. ]]> 2020-03-22 19:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/469991529 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/470370058 2020-03-23 06:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/470370058 dingdin_gs https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/473295023  In this interview, she also expressed her belief in patience: "Do things step by step and don’t take shortcuts." 

Ten years later, her persistence in patience made her star "ordinariness" and star image as a conscientious actress very coherent and stable. ]]> 2020-03-24 18:01:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dingdin_gs/lw7svqlc81q4/wish/473295023