Ada Choi: “I Felt Like I Was Being Abducted!”
Ada Choi (蔡少芬) was in for a scare while working in mainland China on September 21. She was invited to attend public functions in Xi’n and Tianjin. However, not only did Ada end up being sent to an unspecified destination not previously discussed in her negotiations, she was also refused to be driven back to the airport. Ada expressed her rage at the company who had arranged the event, “I felt like I was being abducted!”
During Ada’s stay in Xi’an, she had agreed to attend one function as stated on her contract with the company. Nonetheless, after the function ended, the company drove her to another shopping mall and forced her to step out of the car. In the end, Ada doubled the amount of work listed on the contract. After her complaint, the company issued a letter of apology and promised it would not happen at her next destination, Tianjin. Unfortunately, Ada was in for a bigger unpleasant surprise.
The event in Tianjin turned out to be poorly organized. Upon completion of what was required, Ada boarded a car that was supposed to drive her to the airport. To her surprise, the car suddenly halted in the middle of the highway and the driver refused to continue.
Ada explained on Weibo angrily, “I already put up with the poor organization of the event in Tianjin today. I tried my best to cooperate and finish what was written on the contract. Can’t believe the company actually stopped the car en route to the airport! It’s the first time I felt like my life was threatened, as if I was being abducted! My god! How can they do this! All we could do was call the police! Luckily they arrived quickly and drove us to the airport. But I’m still very scared right now. I’m very angry at the shameful behavior of this company!”
Max Zhang Curses at Company
As soon as Ada’s husband, Max Zhang (張晉), learned of the mishaps, he swore angrily at the respective company in several Weibo posts. He wrote, “What the [expletive] did you guys want to do? The action you guys took did not reflect the letter of apology at all!”
Max further stated the company is full of stupid jerks who were trying to bully a woman. “You guys call Ada uncooperative when she refuses to complete work not stated in the contract? Now she has to bear the stupid nickname as an ‘Arrogant Diva’. What’s the difference between arbitrarily restricting her freedom and abduction? What kind of woman wouldn’t be afraid when a bunch of old men stops the car on a highway?” Max continued, “[Ada] was terrified by you guys, and things won’t be as simple as raging through Weibo,” implying they will soon take legal action.
Sources: Apple Daily; Apple Daily
This article is written by Shirley for JayneStars.com.
OMG good thing she is okay.
She should count her lucky stars that they didn’t abduct her to a secluded place and gang-raped her……….she is damn lucky to have just walked out in one piece…………
would they really do that? I feel that the way Chinese incl. HK celebs are covered in the press – especially with the multigenerational sharing that the celebs are considered old friends – almost family or government even – like they are part of the fabric of our culture – are they really gangrapeable? They just sound like typical Mainlanders – and really Ada instead of a nameless powerless pretty girl is going to be missed if something happens to her. It’s not like in Malaysia where the general public and press seem pretty hostile to Chinese victims.
it happened to my gf and her bf when they went to look at apts in Chuhai.
at the show unit, the agent kept pushing them to buy immediately. when they said they needed time to think, the agent tried to hold them in the show unit by claiming the driver wasn’t available to drive them yet. they were held int he show unit for more than 1 hour.
when the driver finally came, the agent refused to drive them to the border to take the cab back to macau. he just asked the driver to stop and drop my friends off in the middle of the highway, claiming he left his wallet in the show unit. it was raining heavily that day. luckily my fren was with her bf and there was a taxi passed by who stopped for them.
it was really scary experienced for them!!
Something also similar happened to me ! I was on a holiday trip with my family a few years back. We were on a tour in China, and it was nearing to the end of our trip in which only a few people from our group remained to the very end before heading off in our separate ways (Caucasian family and my family). I forgot which place it was the last stop but I remember it starting with ‘T’…well the driver was meant to be driving us back to our accomodation location when he suddenly stopped the mini bus in the middle of nowhere and told us we had to pay $500 to him so that he can drive us back using that as ‘petrol money’ or else he cannot. We were furious and demanded to be taken back our location but he just ignored us completely..luckily we had the company phone number and immediately rang to complain-the driver started threatening us while we were calling! But fortunately he didn’t do something insane…in the end people from the company arrived and we were driven back…I swear if it wasnt for the presence of the Caucasian family as well, they would’ve cared less and left us stranded without an apology etc. China is one scary place…
If people are out to cheat you, anywhere in the world you will get cheated. Why China get the most heat? Because they get the most publicity. Like India and their nation of rapes. Like many others. Not saying they’re not scary but China has got a bad rep.
Funn — I’ve actually never heard of anything like this happening in China except here and it must be more common than one may think b/c of all these comments by Jayne readers who have experienced the same thing! Even if China is targeted, I’d rather they publicize it than not or else how would we create change. Like in India, hopefully all of this public press will force law-makers to punish rapists more severely!
Dirty tactics. But why air these over weibos? Just sue.
^Agree- I completely understand why both Ada and her husband were so furious and rage about it, because what the company did was completely out of hand and unacceptable. However, I jut think it was highly unnecessary to put their arguments on weibo and share it with the entire internet world. It may be a way of informing her fans, friends, those who care about her her situation etc. but at the same time it wouldn’t make matters any better imo.
I agree with Funn and what is the point of cussing them out on weibo???
the power of internet. the more people knows, it might prevent the same incident happening to other artists. it serves as a warning and I think it is ok to broadcast in weibo.
True, but they need to do more then cuss them out on weibo. They need to take action like suing them.
Yes there is a point. Something like this I’m not too whatever about being broadcast over the internet. Because it isn’t just Ada’s safety, it can be anyone’s safety.
I don’t think suing is that effective in China. Too much corruption. And it’s not a big advocate on human rights either. So what suing can become a difficult and long process..
Well they can weibo and then sue and then weibo some more. Just weibo alone and no suing is like shooting blanks. No change. Weibo doesn’t help.
in China, they need public knowledge – there is too much corruption. So air it on weibo and at the same time sue.
But believe it or not, the legal system will side with the chinese companies, unless there is public outrage. It is how it works.
Same thoughts here. The weibo is to garner more support so that others facing the same problem will speak up. It can help build up their case instead of Ada’s words against the company.
Max & Ada would be wise enough to follow-up with suing.
i hate mainland ppl they dont have manners,are selfish,will do everything for money,and corrupted as hell.
Unfortunately it’s how most of the mainland people are brought up, with that mentality, beliefs and values. But hey, every culture/society has the good and not so good people.
I hate when people make generalizations about a country of approximately 1.2 billion people just because of one incident with a HK celebrity. Admittedly, what happened to Ada was unfortunate, scary, unnecessary, and unprofessional. However, it does not justify saying the entire country’s people lack manners, are selfish, will do anything for money, and are corrupted as hell. You can very easily say the same about Hong Kong people, but it seems like there continues to be a desire to see HK people as better than mainland people. It’s just not right.
Hi there. I don’t necessarily think Clementine was generalizing mainland people from just that. There are also many other incidents that Celementine possibly have heard from other news report with negative articles of mainland people as a whole. Whether most mainland people are really that unmannered or not Celementine definitely did not determine the qualities of mainland people from a single particle with a HK actress
You must excuse this person because she has a pea-sized brain.
I don’t think ALL mainland people are like that… but let me give you a recent experience I had while on a cruise this year.
There was a group of mainland Chinese with a tour company called “Pandt” ( I think it was). Anyway… they were the rudest most obnoxious people on the ship.
They pushed their way into the front of buffet lines, and when people complained they just continued on without saying anything. They were extremely loud in the card/game room while playing Mah-jongg. I’ve never been on a ship where the card/game room was so loud.
They were playing a card game “Chau Dai Di” and they were actually YELLING and swearing at each other at the top of their lungs. My wife (who is from Hong Kong) was translating for me… she was so embarrassed to be Chinese on that cruise.
One night when we were there, a woman was eating watermelon she’d brought upstairs from the buffet and she was spitting the seeds out ON THE FLOOR! Seriously! On the floor!! They always left the room in a mess, always left their plates and glasses and napkins all over the place. It was really shameful.
I know not everyone is like this… but like I said.. my wife was really upset by their behaviour because she was concerned people on the boat will think all Chinese are like that.
^Thankyou Anthony. Yes, I wasn’t trying to generalise, HENCE why I said in every culture and society, you have the good and the bad people, you can’t just immediately claim and stereotype. And I never who is better or worse. And not because after this one incident that people have started to supposedly ‘generalise’. There have been many cases, not just because of Ada’s incident. She’s a celebrity so of course her case of would all over the news for people to read, but cases of families etc. who’ve gone through similar situations of being treated unacceptably. BUT AGAIN, I AM NOT TRYING TO GENERALISE OR SAY WHO IS BETTER OR WORSE OR PUT SHAME ON ANYONE, i’m only trying to express the fact there are people who exist as such as Ada had encountered…If I changed my words from ‘most’ to ‘some’ of Mainland people-maybe that wouldn’t confuse you so much…
Have you been to rural China? it is even dirtier then the big cities! Probably the folks who live in rural areas now live in the city and haven’t changed their dirty habits. It is a common sight especially when they move to USA.
I agree with Mt. but from what I heard, many that have went to China have said that the majority of Chinese people from mainland are really rude. However, that does not apply to every single person and that goes for every country, not just China. I wonder why they mainly do reports on all of the negative things that happen in China?? Why don’t they report on more positive things?? I once saw a positive report about a firefighter/rescue worker saving lives but that was once in a long while. Many of the stories are so negative that it makes everyone view China in a very negative view. I find that sad.
@TVBFanatic,
Thanks for sharing your experience with everyone. It is sad that Chinese people have such a bad reputation. By the way, aren’t you Chinese too? Just wondering since you said your wife had to translate for you. Just curious so hope you are not offended by my question.
I used to go to graduate school and many students were from China. However, most of them were nice to me and many of my colleagues for the most part. But yea, some were really annoying and arrogant too. However, that was in the minority.
Hi HTS – no, I am not Chinese. My heritage is from the British Isles although I am Canadian.
The way I see it is that people are people for the most part. The problem is when you have a certain subset of people that just are terrible, and they then breed or reinforce a negative stereotype. My wife was just as turned off by those we saw on the cruise… but her main concern was that she felt all the non-Chinese on the cruise would think that all Chinese act like that. She was really embarrassed to even be near them for fear others would think she was like them as well.
I know that feeling, as when I lived in Japan I really hated being around other Westerners when in a pub or karaoke bar because they acted like immature idiots who felt they owned the place. I was embarrassed to be seen with them… and as a result, for my 2 years there, I rarely hung out with them at bars/pubs. I didn’t want to associate myself with that type of behaviour. Instead, I often went to restaurants etc… by myself 🙂
And just to expand a bit further on my time in Japan. I once asked a friend of mine why she acted like that in the karaoke bar and would she act like that back at home (she was from the U.S.) and she stated “of course not!” when I asked her why, her reasoning was that she wasn’t at home, no one knows who she is, no one cares who she is, and she’d be going home in a year, so who cares? She wanted to just have fun.
She was a pretty nice person outside that atmosphere… She and I taught a weekly class together so I know what she is like for the most part. But add a few westerners and put her in a pub or karaoke… and the insanity broke out.
I have too much respect for myself and for the people whose country I was a visitor to to behave like that though. I was NOT going to reinforce the stereotype.
@TVBFanatic – well said “I have too much respect for myself and for the people whose country I was a visitor to”. It all boils down to the individual and their own upbringing – the values instilled in them when they were young.
While people do not like making generalisation of another country just because of a bunch of misbehaving baboons, sadly it’s what we tend to do after personally encountering such incidents or with family/friends who had that misfortune.
Read about this : http://dailychilli.com/china-travellers-rage-over-cutlery-in-sia-flight/
I don’t like generalization or stereotyping people, but i have to admit, most (not all) Chinese and Asian alike are rude, loud and obnoxious. They lack manners and etiquette, they cut in line, push and shove you aside like you don’t exist, like they are privileged – mainly, the elderly – ok, respect your elder, but when an elderly cut in line in front of me, i will not turn a blind eye, or pushed me away so she can select her veggies, i will say something. We live in a civilized society, there is no need or pushing and shoving. I hate going to the Chinese supermarket and at the butcher line … i stand in line, patiently waiting for my turn, while most of them just came up and scream something in Chinese to get service, most of the time, the butcher ignored me and serve them, to which i politely said to the guy “excuse me, i was here first” – if it’s a young guy, i am next, if it’s an older guy – i get a how rude look lol. I am an ABC so i am not being a racist :), but i guess growing up in the US, i find it’s hard to adjust and socialize with a vast of the Chinese … even at school, you can tell which group of Chinese grew up here and which from China. Enough said … don’t hate, simple speaking the truth.
I had witnesses a rude incident last year when I was holidaying in Santiorini, Greece. There were a few Chinese fr China who wanted to take photos and it was a tourist site and of cos packed with people trying to take photos too. So this group of Chinese acted like they owned the place and start chasing people away so that they could take pics without anyone but themselves! Selfish, rude and obnoxious. Everyone of us took the pics as best as we could, but for them they needed to chase everyone away from the spot.
You should smack them for bad manners.
Many of my students were from China and most of them were pretty nice to me for the most part. But of course I can sense how spoiled and arrogant some of them were.
Hmmmm you should the check out rich people in this world and even HK billionaire sold out the locals and kissing the Chinese government.
@Winnie, I empathise with you. It’s so exasperating that while we observe good manners and respect those around us regardless of age/colour/gender/race/nationality, another thick-skinned human being has the gall to challenge our patience with a rude act of theirs. They have this mentality that the whole universe owes them. Makes it a disgrace if we happen to be the same colour/gender/race/nationality.
Gonna be really carefull in china, i heard lots of these kind of stories
Lucky it didn’t turn out like the indian bus gang rape incident.
Ya. India is a country I will never visit in my lifetime. Too scary for me.
No matter where you go, you might have a chance to be “gang raped”. For all you know you may be gang-raped in your own backyard (touch wood). I wouldn’t want that on anyone even if I did not like that person.
ya, if you know about the stories…too scary….
Who would want to rape Ada ? She isn’t like her Miss HK days anymore.
Sure hope Ada is going to be fine. What a frightening experience. These idiots are behaving like savages. They have no manners, no respect, and I hope Ada and her husband sue the pants off their butts, and WIN.
so glad she is okay. that is veryyyy scary. its not safe to go around china by urself :/
I agree with with Kolo and Clementine… a lot of mainland China people are selfish and corrupt. They come here to America, and they bring their dirty business tactics with them. (I’m currently trying to deal with an arrogant mainland Chinese person in a business deal)
No business ethics.
Revoke their green card status.
arrogant?! as arrogant as the rich-2nd gen.
what do those idiots have in their heads? cow poop?
Yeah like how american company moving to asia huh
I think it’s all about the money. perhaps they want more work done by the artist for the amount paid. But they shouldn’t force the artist to perform additional appearances. Instead they should protect the artist else they will damage the market.
There is demand and there is supply but due to such practices the supply may go down. And they won’t be able to stay in business. Perhaps it’s an idea to start some decent middleman companies in China for arranging artist performances.
ps: I start to find China to be more and more creepy.
There’s no such thing as freedom.
I’m sure South Asian maids find HK to be a scary place too. So many cases of severe abuse by nasty HK’ers.
I hope she sues. Not sure how far it will get given the state of corruption in mainland… but hope for her success.
its not one incident,its a trend. mainland ppl who visits hk dont have manners they let their children shitting everywhere are bad tempered and scolding at ppl like dogs.there are many cases,last with a women who’s flight has been canceled due to the storm usagi,but she seem not to understand it and scolded the steward at the incheck counter like a pig.
Yet i have seen lots of nerdy hk on internet who only dare bark like a dog on cyberworld.
Talking about manners,is it trend that there so many Chinese racial slur from hong kong people especially the comments on facebook and youtube?
its a lot more dangerous in the us. u get raped and killed.
Hope that company receives the consequences for forcing Ada to do the things that was not on the contract and her feelings of abduction. >.<
i feel bad for Ada 🙁 I mean despite she succeeded through those events, the experience must have been extreme for her to say that she was, "being adbucted!"
Many complained about how it was unnecessary to put the incident on weibo, but I think that she just wanted support after such a horrific incident and maybe to warn others too. I honestly do not believe China was safe to begin with, so this is no shock to me.
why are you guys bashing ada and husband for posting the horrible ordeal on weibo? she has the right to do so to show others that this horrible and dangerous situation can happen!
I honestly don’t get the ‘bashing’ part either…to me, bashing Ada and Max for making the issue known publicly is akin to blaming the victim when a crime is committed against him/her. People need to understand that in a place like China, where corruption is widespread and rampant, taking legal action doesn’t help one bit — publicly airing grievances and injustices as well as drawing attention to an issue (via news Media, social media, or other public forums) is pretty much the only effective way to ‘fix’ things in that country.
Take the whole melamine milk powder issue for example — if that issue didn’t get all the publicity that it did WORLDWIDE, do you think the Chinese company involved in that issue would have been shut down? Probably not — the issue would have just been swept under the rug and that company would have continued making melamine laced milk powder with clueless parents continuing to feed it to innocent babies.
Say, that’s why many artists left TVB and then came back.
I don’t know the law in China, but to call the police because your car stall/broke down for a ride to the airport … hmmm, abusive and misuse of emergency system? Diva …
Man stopped car on highway, not a remote farming field is it? On highway, there are other motorists and civilization, not the jungle where no one hear her scream … Diva in distress