From Tianya, translated by ESWN:
Compared to the popularity of the Super Girl contest last year, this year’s contest is more sedate. Beneath this calmness, there is a more brutal competition as the temptation of overnight fame led the young girls and even their parents to resort to all sorts of chicanery. There was the so-called ‘exposure scandal’ (note: in which contestant Sun Yixin yanked up her skirt to expose her white panties). The event even drew the attention of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), although nothing came out it. From another perspective, the need to reveal the body in order to attract eyeballs signify the demise of the Super Girl program.
Actually Zhang Ziyi had already appeared to have gone nude in
. So what is the big deal about an actress engaged in passion, especially since only a bare back was revealed? Many multi-million Hollywood actresses have gone nude on film. We can only say that since Zhang Ziyi is famous, she is acting haughty and even a bare-backed scene required a body double. As for the body double Shao Xiaoshan, she found a connection with Zhang Ziyi and she decided it would be a shame not to hype this up. As long as the term “nude” is involved, there is some value, whether it is bare back or chest.[Full Text]
