China's entertainment industry is set to bounce back from Covid, says Chinese celebrity

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Jin Xing's private dance company was able to resume national touring last year, the celebrity told Tania Bryer as part of the CNBC Evolve Global Summit.

as a teenager, then found similar success as a dancer in New York before returning to China. Jin is best known today as China's earliest openly transgender celebrity, who also hosts television shows.In the wake of the pandemic, new protocols like virus tests and face masks have created a new dynamic between performers and their audience — especially when they are allowed to meet offline rather than online.

Jin Xing performs for the first time in over 20 years and the first time ever as a female during a dress rehearsal on January 31, 2012, before opening at the Joyce Theater.At a recent performance in the city of Nanjing, near Shanghai, all 1,900 members of the audience were wearing masks, Jin said. That meant the audience was "super quiet" and "concentrating on what's happening," rather than chatting with each other, she said. That creates a "fantastic" environment for an on-stage performer, she added.This spring, the first season of her reality TV dating show "Ni hao ling yi ban" aired on video platform iQiyi.

"They have huge success in the professional way. But in their private life, there's still big gap," Jin said, noting that regardless of education, contestants face the same question of what kind of family they want to create.

 

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