{"id":826,"date":"2008-05-18T10:12:13","date_gmt":"2008-05-18T02:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asianramblings.com\/?p=826"},"modified":"2008-05-18T10:12:13","modified_gmt":"2008-05-18T02:12:13","slug":"an-open-letter-to-superstar-andy-lau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/an-open-letter-to-superstar-andy-lau\/","title":{"rendered":"an open letter to superstar andy lau"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/andy-lau.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"827\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/andy-lau\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/andy-lau.jpg?fit=214%2C213&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"214,213\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"andy-lau\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/andy-lau.jpg?fit=214%2C213&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/andy-lau.jpg?fit=214%2C213&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-827 alignright\" style=\"float: right;\" title=\"andy-lau\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/andy-lau.jpg?resize=214%2C213\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/andy-lau.jpg?w=214&amp;ssl=1 214w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/andy-lau.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/andy-lau.jpg?resize=48%2C48&amp;ssl=1 48w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/andy-lau.jpg?resize=181%2C180&amp;ssl=1 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dear Andy:<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve seen a movie or two of your&#8217;s. More often than not I see your face plastered on every product you <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">pimp<\/span> endorse.<\/p>\n<p>A trip to an electronic store has me facing your face, smiling at me from boxes of DVD players.<\/p>\n<p>A trip to a DVD store has me seeing your viseage on the posters of the four movies you make each year. A tour through the CD section has me confronted with a mini you, in strange costumes, on CD jackets. I see a lot of you, Andy. You&#8217;re part of my weekly routine. A week without Andy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I feel as if I know you, so I will say this:<\/p>\n<p><strong>You Cheap Bastard!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right. You&#8217;re a cheap bastard. I read of your donation to the Chinese earthquake relief fund. Andy: 100,000 RMB? You have more than that in loose change. If you searched your sofa you&#8217;d find more money than that.<\/p>\n<p>Come on, cheapie. Jackie Chan gave 10 million RMB. Jet Li parted with 1 million RMB and Yao Ming donated 500,000 RMB. The students and staff of my school donated more than 400,000 RMB. Let&#8217;s not talk about the $10 million RMB anonymous donation made yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You, tight-wad. 100 Gs?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$14,285 American for the young Chinese women that revere you?  I know a Chinese English teacher that took the name Andi to honor you. YOU! Scrooge.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not a man of your means, but after a day of phone calls I could donate 100 grand.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I&#8217;ve seen you face all over China. I never really liked it, my only reason being your blatant <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">endorsements<\/span> pimping. Now I have a reason. As does the rest of China. You have gone from a superstar to a laughingstock overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Please, Sir, redeem yourself. Open your sock drawer, pull out your mad money, and take it to the nearest Red Cross office. Be the star in real life you are on the big screen.<\/p>\n<p>SIncerely,<\/p>\n<p>Sti Fu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Andy: I&#8217;ve seen a movie or two of your&#8217;s. More often than not I see your face plastered on every product you pimp endorse. A trip to an electronic store has me facing your face, smiling at me from boxes of DVD players. 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