Many of the issues surrounding Xia Siyu, such as her being labeled a "gold digger" and accused of "fishing for wealthy men," ultimately boil down to her "grassroots" status.
Although the entertainment industry today isn't like it was twenty years ago, where stars desperately aimed to marry into wealthy families, affluent households still remain the top choice for many celebrities.
Even though the profession of celebrity is already among the high-salary industries, and despite salary caps, starring in a variety show can bring in several million, or tens of millions, and filming a movie can earn tens of millions. This is income that ordinary people could hardly dream of earning in their whole lifetime through hard work.
However, compared to the true élite with their fortunes of tens of billions, even ten top-ranked celebrities together wouldn't match up.
