Project Melo｜Female Internet celebrities call for building their own value through strength

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go through Hong Kong Economic Times July 15, 2024

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Nowadays, the quality of mobile phone cameras is very high, and people can easily shoot videos to introduce themselves. Internet celebrities have become one of the hottest professions. Hong Kong YouTuber Wang Leting (Huang Huimei), with more than 6.8 million subscribers, making her a leader.MerophistoDuring an interview at the event, it was revealed that more than 85% of the channel’s viewers are women.

When asked whether Hong Kong working women have image pressure, Wong Lok-ting said frankly that no matter what industry a woman is in, she will be judged to some extent. Her identity as a “Fitness Influencer” makes it easier for her to attract discussion. “Maybe people think I have to have a certain body shape, and being a little fat will already attract (bad) comments.”

Wang Leting (first from left) pointed out that women in any industry have to face more or less criticism about their appearance; next to her is Mak Ming-sze (second from right). (Photo provided by rsvp)

Willing to take risks and care to win in the workplace

Wang Leting believes that women should build, acquire and identify their own value through their professional abilities and work performance, rather than focusing on external doubts and comments on appearance. “Especially in my line of work, the most important thing is to be yourself, not to live based on other people’s comments.”

When McDonald’s Hong Kong CEO Lai Wai-shi shared her workplace experience at Melofest, she also mentioned that one should recognize one’s own value. She believes that the three elements of workplace success “ABC”, A is Authentic, and one should be consistent in words and deeds, “You are you, don’t mind yourself (shortcomings), be true to yourself.” B stands for Bold, Lai Wai-shi said with a smile that the biggest risk is not taking risks. Society has changed a lot after the epidemic, “If everyone doesn’t take risks, there will be no new products and it will not be able to meet the needs of today or future customers.” The last element C is Caring, which Lai Wai-shi has always emphasized. “Interaction between people is very important. A company should have a caring heart when making any decision.”