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kingalistairtheirin:
Don’t let Godfrey Gao’s death be just ‘he had a heart attack’. No. He died because of negligence. He collapsed after being forced to work inhumane hours under extreme conditions, and the people in charge didn’t care about his (or his costars’) safety enough to have a real fucking doctor on set, or even stopped the fucking filming to help him before it was too late. Get mad. Demand justice.
I am still so, so angry.
Godfrey Gao was filming the Zhejiang TV (浙江卫视) variety show “Chase Me” (追我吧), which is basically an “American Ninja Warrior” type of show, except the obstacle courses are much more extreme and the contestants are not trained athletes who have prior knowledge of the course set up / get to train on the course beforehand. Filming for the show began around 8 AM and when Godfrey Gao collapsed, it was around 1 or 2 AM. They had been filming for 17 hours straight, doing physically demanding activity in the cold in the dead of night. When he collapsed, the production crew thought it was a joke (or a bit/sketch for the show) and continued filming, until fellow contestant Johnny Huang yelled for help several times. Crew members (not paramedics) attempted to resuscitate him, and he was sent to the hospital at least 20 minutes afterwards. He passed away three hours later.
Celebrity contestants on the show have publicly mentioned how intense and physically demanding it is. William Chan, well known for his love for exercise, talked about how he loves working out, but “not this way” when commenting on the show. Elane Zhong talked about how she wanted to give up after doing two episodes because she felt like she was going to die. Several contestants, including Olympic boxer Zou Shiming, needed oxygen masks and vomited during filming. Aside from the obvious question of why this show was even allowed to be produced in the first place, for such a physically demanding and dangerous show, why were there no paramedics and/or an ambulance already on-site?
When someone initially posted on Weibo about Godfrey Gao collapsing and being sent to the hospital, #What happened to Godfrey Gao# became a trending topic on Weibo. But it was quickly pushed down off the charts as other random topics began trending (such as a young actress getting caught smoking, two celebrities reportedly dating, an actor doing sewing, etc.). It’s obvious that Zhejiang TV was trying to save its ass by covering the whole story up by buying trending topics.
As more people caught wind of the situation and began talking about it on Weibo, attention was directed toward the “Chase Me” Weibo and the Zhejiang TV Weibo, but no official statements were released. When the news of his death blew up on Weibo, #Chase Me# and #Zhejiang TV# were in the top ten trending topics, but they also quickly dropped lower on the trending charts (Zhejiang TV buying trending topics again).
The “Chase Me” Weibo released a statement basically saying that they had tried the best they could to save Godfrey Gao “immediately after he collapsed”, but they did not give an apology or take responsibility. The statement they released is the same exact statement the Zhejiang TV variety show “Splash!” (a celebrity diving competition) released after Ashton Chen’s assistant drowned in the pool during filming several years ago. (There have reportedly been many other incidents and injuries that celebrities have suffered during filming for variety shows and live shows for Zhejiang TV.) Filming has reportedly stopped for the show and this week’s episode won’t air, but it has not been confirmed if the show will completely shut down production.
Hours later, Zhejiang TV finally released their own statement, which was basically the same as the “Chase Me” statement and emphasized that they had tried to save him “immediately after he collapsed”. They said that they “would take responsibility”, but still refused to apologize. And for more proof of Zhejiang TV’s assholery, they chose the “screen comments” option on their Weibo post with their statement, so you can’t see any of the critical comments.
So fuck Zhejiang TV. Godfrey Gao was a young man who had a whole life to live. He was supposed to be one of the groomsmen for a friend’s wedding on November 29, in two days. He was a gentle being loved by his friends, family, co-stars, fans, and more. He was a beloved son and fiance. Fuck Zhejiang TV for taking him out of lives of people who cared for and loved him.
Fuck Zhejiang TV for killing Godfrey Gao.
wait, what? What the fuck? How is this the first I’m hearing about this?
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endlessthoughtsofafangirl:
kingalistairtheirin:
Don’t let Godfrey Gao’s death be just ‘he had a heart attack’. No. He died because of negligence. He collapsed after being forced to work inhumane hours under extreme conditions, and the people in charge didn’t care about his (or his costars’) safety enough to have a real fucking doctor on set, or even stopped the fucking filming to help him before it was too late. Get mad. Demand justice.
I am still so, so angry.
Godfrey Gao was filming the Zhejiang TV (浙江卫视) variety show “Chase Me” (追我吧), which is basically an “American Ninja Warrior” type of show, except the obstacle courses are much more extreme and the contestants are not trained athletes who have prior knowledge of the course set up / get to train on the course beforehand. Filming for the show began around 8 AM and when Godfrey Gao collapsed, it was around 1 or 2 AM. They had been filming for 17 hours straight, doing physically demanding activity in the cold in the dead of night. When he collapsed, the production crew thought it was a joke (or a bit/sketch for the show) and continued filming, until fellow contestant Johnny Huang yelled for help several times. Crew members (not paramedics) attempted to resuscitate him, and he was sent to the hospital at least 20 minutes afterwards. He passed away three hours later.
Celebrity contestants on the show have publicly mentioned how intense and physically demanding it is. William Chan, well known for his love for exercise, talked about how he loves working out, but “not this way” when commenting on the show. Elane Zhong talked about how she wanted to give up after doing two episodes because she felt like she was going to die. Several contestants, including Olympic boxer Zou Shiming, needed oxygen masks and vomited during filming. Aside from the obvious question of why this show was even allowed to be produced in the first place, for such a physically demanding and dangerous show, why were there no paramedics and/or an ambulance already on-site?
When someone initially posted on Weibo about Godfrey Gao collapsing and being sent to the hospital, #What happened to Godfrey Gao# became a trending topic on Weibo. But it was quickly pushed down off the charts as other random topics began trending (such as a young actress getting caught smoking, two celebrities reportedly dating, an actor doing sewing, etc.). It’s obvious that Zhejiang TV was trying to save its ass by covering the whole story up by buying trending topics.
As more people caught wind of the situation and began talking about it on Weibo, attention was directed toward the “Chase Me” Weibo and the Zhejiang TV Weibo, but no official statements were released. When the news of his death blew up on Weibo, #Chase Me# and #Zhejiang TV# were in the top ten trending topics, but they also quickly dropped lower on the trending charts (Zhejiang TV buying trending topics again).
The “Chase Me” Weibo released a statement basically saying that they had tried the best they could to save Godfrey Gao “immediately after he collapsed”, but they did not give an apology or take responsibility. The statement they released is the same exact statement the Zhejiang TV variety show “Splash!” (a celebrity diving competition) released after Ashton Chen’s assistant drowned in the pool during filming several years ago. (There have reportedly been many other incidents and injuries that celebrities have suffered during filming for variety shows and live shows for Zhejiang TV.) Filming has reportedly stopped for the show and this week’s episode won’t air, but it has not been confirmed if the show will completely shut down production.
Hours later, Zhejiang TV finally released their own statement, which was basically the same as the “Chase Me” statement and emphasized that they had tried to save him “immediately after he collapsed”. They said that they “would take responsibility”, but still refused to apologize. And for more proof of Zhejiang TV’s assholery, they chose the “screen comments” option on their Weibo post with their statement, so you can’t see any of the critical comments.
So fuck Zhejiang TV. Godfrey Gao was a young man who had a whole life to live. He was supposed to be one of the groomsmen for a friend’s wedding on November 29, in two days. He was a gentle being loved by his friends, family, co-stars, fans, and more. He was a beloved son and fiance. Fuck Zhejiang TV for taking him out of lives of people who cared for and loved him.
Fuck Zhejiang TV for killing Godfrey Gao.
wait, what? What the fuck? How is this the first I’m hearing about this?
(Your picture was not posted)
