Subject: Sticky: fan club (English)
Name: Lydia Lo
Date Posted: Mar 13, 09 - 3:29 PM
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Message: (If there’s any difference in this English translation, please take the Chinese version as the criterion)
Hi Everybody,
Sorry for keep you waiting, this is Lydia. First of all, let Jessica and I take this opportunity to thank Bravenet as a place where all fans can find out more about Jessica.
Regarding the set up of Jessica’s fan club, Jessica and I have discussed for quite a while and have something settle already. Well, let me tell you again why we want to set up the fan club. It seems Jessica has more fans nowadays. Besides fans in H.K., we have fans in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Viet Nam, and faraway places like the U.S., Canada, and Australia, and there’re lots of fans in China as well. As we want to do better and have more time to be with all of you, and to do meaningful works together, hopefully we can learn and grow happily together. We have only simple wishes here: Be simple, let everyone be happy and keep our company, and hopefully give everyone good and happy memories. We may not be a very good new party, but hopefully we won’t receive your complain and sadness in return, otherwise Jessica and I will be crazy! So, from now on, we ask for your mature and forgiveness, learn to appreciate every single moment you all have with us, and we can hold hands together to face our good futures. And please realize that Jessica and I treasure and value every single one of you.
Because we have so many people, we need to use management skill to manage everything. On the same time, we need more hands to work together and to keep things up. Hopefully under the efforts and wisdom of everyone, we create a new family of yours/your new fan club. And from our experiences, success and failure, lessons, and the learning from other fan clubs, Jessica and I have made up our minds and have some decisions.
This is the date for member registration (will announce when the day come for member registration), but only let you know Jessica’s official fan club is going to set up soon. But this is the date to let you know about our wish and rules, and the time to find workers (幹事). Also, you’ve to see if our club is suitable for you or not. If you’ll be a worker, you have to register to be a member anyway. But we have first to find some workers in order to help Jessica and I to work out things including member registration. And whoever likes Jessica can register to be the member of our fan club.
We have requirements, especially to Workers. We have set up rules for them to observe. We want under the openness and to be impartial to try our best. But we need you support and tolerate because we are neither working in an office, we cannot get a hundred out of a hundred, and this is our first time, nor we are professional. However, please believe and respect of what we decided. We ask for your trust and support because it’s not easy for every single decision. We welcome for any of your positive ideas and suggestions, but we need you to understand it’s easy to say but difficult to fulfill. For example, if we decided to have lunch “A”, there must be someone ask why we don’t choose lunch “B”. Have you heard of a Chinese slang saying “if we keep our brother happy, our sister-in-law must be unhappy” (meaning we can’t make everyone happy on the same time). Whenever there’re things happened, fans want their idol to come up to settle and to state clearly his/her position, but I don’t believe that’s what an idol need to do, he/she must has his/her hard time too. So from now on, you fans can come to me. I’ll try my best to help you and to get you out of the difficulties.
There’s one point we need your understanding, we are not facing a single person or a country/city, so it’s not easy for us when we face difficulties. It is way more complicated than you thought. And it may not be easy to face or to overcome everything. So it’s good enough to have your positive suggestions, we don’t need any negative decorations. We also ask you to use your real name, or the name you used to have when you do posting, but please don’t use other people’s name. Your name must be better than all others, and we’ll set up e-mail for you to send suggestions later on to us.
The followings are the set up positions of the Fan Club. We do not have chairman, we only have Pre-meeting(會前) (that’s me: Lydia as I’ll help out in all matters), Post-meeting(會后) of course its Jessica, and workers (幹事). Except the two photographers in Mainland China, we’re very sorry that we can only choose fans in H.K., which means fans who live in H.K. which means we don’t care of his/her nationalities. Since we need workers to seat in meetings, worker form creative dept. need to buy things to make props, we need worker check up renting venues, or go to pay down payments, that’s why we think it is more convenient for fans who live in H.K. to be the workers.
We have set up SEVEN positions. Some positions need more than one person. But if we don’t have enough people or can’t find the right people, OR in the opposite, we feel like there are too many people for workers, we may combine some positions together. All workers’ positions and authorities last for ONE year only. After one year, we’ll have another election. But if there’s anyone of the workers commit serious mistake on purpose (like corruption, make use of his/her power, make use of his/her authority to get individual benefit by force or to seize other’s benefit, having very bad attitude to other fans, damage Jessica’s reputation or her positive image, not respect Jessica or her manager, not discuss with her manager about Jessica’s working schedule, refuse to obey, or unwilling to discuss anything with Jessica or her manager etc.), we’ll end his/her position and authority, and ask him/her to leave the worker’s position in demand. Of course we understand the workers are in their learning status. We’ll provide time and opportunities to let them grow. But what I meant about commit crime on purpose is nothing to do with the lack of practice and experience, not on track yet, or make mistake under careless. We’ll help you when you start to make small mistake and warn you when you make mistake very often. But if you commit serious crime on purpose, we’ll ask you to go! On the contrast, if you’ve behaved very good indeed, we may ask you to stay for another year, but may not necessary to be on the same position.
The following are the positions of the Workers:
1. Secretary x1: responsible for keeping the minutes, sending e-mail to other workers especially who can’t be able to seat in the meeting.
1. Finance Person x2: responsible and organize the finance especially to pay down deposit for renting the venue of the function, collect participation fees and admission fees from club members, and posting financial report on bravenet and Facebook.
2. Marketing (marketing & communication)/Production/Creative department in members of three: The three workers together in this group have to think of what kind of activities or functions we should have. Besides Jessica’s birthday party and the BBQ we have in the last two years, we emphasis on charity work, recreation, and sports. Marketing worker emphasis on charity work, how to choose the charity organization, and what we should do to represent ourselves and our own fan club. While Production workers emphasis on renting venue, allocate our works, think of which kind of sport competition, taking up quarters, or other functions. For creative work, we emphasis on props, Jessica’s name board, venue decoration, creative kind of works. But the three of them will work closely together, sometimes they may not separate their works so clearly like we imagine. They also need to post the function content in bravenet and FaceBook.
3. Contact Person x2: one of them response to contact fans from Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Viet Nam, Thailand, Taiwan, the U.S., Canada, and Australia etc. Another one response to contact fans from mainland China. Whenever we have function, they’ve to arrange fan’s sign up before deadline. They have to post message of location meeting on bravenet, FaceBook, and 惟萱論. They are also response for the admission registration at the beginning of the fan club.
4. Photographer x1 (may need two persons in cooperation): They need to take photographs and movies of Jessica during her function (For those functions not organized by our fan club, you can also take photos under our permission, and communication must take place before head). You may ask what’s the different between photographer and other fans who can also take photos. Well, he or she can take some exclusive photos and a movie of Jessica (anything she wants to say may be about the function) during a function while other fans cannot. He/she may need to edit the movie and post it with the still photographs on bravenet and FaceBook for the rest to enjoy. He/she needs to keep and arrange these records to Jessica, let her enjoy these wonderful moments when she watch them again in her later life. It’s very meaningful! Whoever plays this role need to have photographic equipment and the knowledge.
5. Driver x1: He/she better off to have a car or at least a car plate in order to help in picking up the stuff like name board or equipment.
6. Photographer in Mainland China x2: Since the economy has started to be well developed in Mainland China, Jessica has been getting more chances to work over there. We want fans in China have more involvement, that’s why we set up the two China photographers: one near Guangdong Province in the south, and the other one near Zhejiang Province in the north. Your responsibilities basically are the same as the Photographer in H.K. If one day both of you showed up together on the same function, and if the function takes place near Guangdong Province, the one from Guangdong Province will be in charge. If the function takes place near Zhejiang Province, then the one from near Zhejiang Province will be in charge. Or if the function takes place in between two places, then they will take turn etc. Remember, whoever plays this role need to have photographic equipment and the knowledge. (Jessica and I would not want to hear other oversea fans being unhappy or complain about it, because we are still learning, testing, and running it as an experiment. For the time being, we feel that it is not necessary to have Photographer in other country. Even so, it’s going to disappoint you because we don’t have any function doing in other oversea places. Again, we hope all of you understand that if we need to add or cut any post in order to make progress, we will. Let’s say for example, if two months later we know we’re going to have 5 functions doing in Singapore in the coming second half year, then we may/will add an Singapore Photographer immediately, hope you understand!)
7. Special Agent x many (including fans from H.K. & overseas): Special agent does not belong in worker department. First of all, it may not be happen that all workers need to involve in every matters every time for the functions. Second, some workers may help out a lot for the preparation before function but can’t show up deal to his/her own reasons like sickness. Third, we may/need more help to maintain the order in large function. Like the above situations, we need more help that’s why we will/need to recruit special agents. They are recruited for any individual function. In the future, whether we need to recruit or not depends on the situation and the workers’ decision.
There are two aspects we have when we look for workers: (1) psychologically (2) practical operation.
(1) Psychologically: workers cannot be arbitrary and dictatorial, they are unselfish, has a love heart, polite, and mature.
(2) Practical operation: obey, serious to work, enjoy & love to work together, and Jessica & the fan club will always come in his/her first place. We hope to have one or two of them will have experiences or good in leadership, but it’s not necessary. But they can afford spending some time together. We understand not everyone can participate in every meeting or function, but as least in some levels of time and responsibility, otherwise, other workers need to take care of your work, or we’ll ask you to give up.
(Please don’t worry too much! The way we write seems complicated but we just want to be clear to everyone. Actually it may not have so many work or functions at all. Jessica has worked so hard in acting and doing functions for work in her early years. Now, she has grown up and more mature and want to be easy and pleasant to make her work and life in balance. We may not arrange lots of functions indeed.
(For Special Agent, we only ask their voluntary service, and they need to be polite and obey. For fans interest in workers’ position but can’t afford of time, we encourage you to apply).
Besides, after we settle up the fan club and have a stable foundation, we’ll try to arrange more fans gathering for overseas’ fans when Jessica come over to work around.
For Workers position, we’ll provide enough time for fans to apply or recommend. If you have experience or you want to learn in any specific position, or if you know someone who is suitable or interested but because of shy or other reasons and have not apply, you should definitely recommend him or her to us.
To avoid the tremendous messages in my e-mail, please follow the date to ask question, give suggestion, apply and recommend!
Regarding any comment or questions, you can send me e-mail and on the same time post it on FaceBook or Bravenet if you want. But please do not only post on FaceBook or Bravenet and without sending me e-mail. I won’t find your messages on these two places. For applying the post of workers and others, you can only do it by sending to the e-mail address I provide.
The date of asking question and give suggestion: March 14th- March 19th. Please give us your name, e-mail address, and e-mail to: jessicafplydia@yahoo.com.hk
The date of application and recommendation of all Workers in Hong Kong: March 21th – March30th. Please give us your name, mobile phone no and e-mail address. Tell us which position (if you’re interested in more than one position, please list them out, but tell us which post you’re most interested) you apply for and why you are interested. Tell us why we should choose you! Are you interested in it or have experience? If you recommend other people, please also write down both of your name, e-mail address and his/her mobile phone no. If you can, please attach a photo of the worker in small file for distinguish use, and e-mail to: jessicafplydia@yahoo.com.hk
The date of application of Photographer in Mainland China (Guangdong Province/near south part): April 01th – April 06th. Please give us your name, mobile phone no and e-mail address. Tell us why you are interested in or if you have experience. Why should we choose you! If you recommend other people, please also write down both of your name, e-mail address and his/her mobile phone no. If you can, please attach a photo of the worker in small file for distinguish use, and e-mail to: jessicafplydia@yahoo.com.hk
The date of application of Photographer in Mainland China (Zhejiang Province/near south part): April 08th – April 13th. Please give us your name, mobile phone no and e-mail address. Tell us why you are interested or your experience. Why we need to choose you? If you recommend other people, please also write down you and the recommend person’s name, e-mail address and his/her mobile phone no. If you can, please attach a photo of you (in small file) for distinguish use, and e-mail to: jessicafplydia@yahoo.com.hk
The date of application of Special Agent: April 15th – April 20th. Please give us your name, mobile phone no and e-mail address. Tell us why you are interested in it or if you have experience. Why should we choose you! If you can, please attach a photo of you (in small file) for distinguish use, and e-mail to: jessicafplydia@yahoo.com.hk (In the future if we need special agent for any individual activities, we’ll recruit again, since not every special agent can show up every time to help, but if you register now, you will be treated with precedence).
All fans want to participate in functions or activities organized by Fan Club must register as members. Members also need to renew in every new years. Nobody can come to our functions without the membership. Once register will have your own membership number. All members require in paying a one time off membership fee. The membership fee is required for buying new set of uniform designed by Jessica. In the future, when members participate in charity activities, they’re required to wear clean and tidy uniform (we don’t know how much are those uniform cost because we have to first decide what we should include in uniform, and have to find out the total number of uniform we have to produce. The more to make, the cheaper they will be). After that, no annual fee will be charged. All members need to pay activities fee every time like before when they participate in any single activities.
In new system, if any members enroll in any activities or functions but have not show up, and if our financial worker can’t cancel the enrollment and have to pay 100% of the fee, then the member himself/herself still need to pay the whole fee ASAP or when he/she come to participate the next function. Otherwise, he/she can never come to join or participate any functions or activities we organize in the future until he/she settles the balance due. We understand it sounds inconvenience to overseas members because they may be late or can’t show up in H.K. deal to bad weather or air plane reasons. But we have no other way because we can’t ask the financial workers to pay extra money for members can’t show up, besides, we have not ask for deposit when you first register as a new member. Since we don’t want to open a company to hold a bank account to put all your deposit, then we need to pay for hiring accountant and auditor, those will be your money as well. So hope you all understand! You have to know, Jessica is an actress in H.K., and if the function is going to take place in H.K., you are the one to choose for coming or not. But once you come to join then have to follow the rules. However, if overseas members can’t come because of the third parties reasons that they can’t control (like bad weather make the plane delay…), we’ll try our best not to disappoint you like the past. We’ll make special arrangement, but have not guarantee yet.
About the new set up of the fan club, we hope you can give us some of your opinions, like the name, do we need club badge, uniform (should include T-shirt, light jacket, cap or others), do we need club song, or we still need other rules, need to make new name board for Jessica? (I understand not everyone want to hold name board, but you have to understand this world is in relative value, but for sure we will only ask who ever willing to hold and carry the name board.
If you can think of other position we need for the club, please do let us know, we’ll make good consideration.
Rules for Members (once register will become member, and workers are including too):
1. Members should not go to any shooting places where Jessica is working on her drama because this will distract her attention.
2. Members cannot go to her living place.
3. Members should respect Jessica and people work close with her including: manager, assistant, and oversea assistant.
4. Members should be polite when they face outside or internal (outside including any other administration, association, or fan club etc).
5. Members have to respect and obey all workers guide, including no photo shooting.
6. Members need to get along, respect and tolerance to each other.
7. Members can’t say bad things, spread slanderous behind the club/members, or instigate {you have to know, if there is anything about the club you’re not satisfy, please provide your opinion in a positive way. However, we may not fulfill and match your requirement or wishes (no matter is right or wrong), then you may need to considerate we/this club may not suitable for you.
8. Members should respect Jessica’s client and cannot use their reserve seat for guests.
9. Members please abide the following situation: If there are places when staying, screaming, taking photos or use flash is not allowed, please stop or leave.
10. Members please try to be on time.
11. Once enroll any activities or functions must pay 100% of their own fee (including in H.K. or overseas). But if anyone can’t show up (no matter what kind of reasons) still need to pay the whole fee ASAP or on their next joining of another function unless we can get back your deposit or fee. If anyone default of payment will not allow joining our activities or functions anymore.
12. Members can’t spread out bad news to make others uneasy.
13. Members have to understand that every functions or activities will have the chance to be cancel deal to bad weather, storm, Jessica is sick or Jessica’s working schedule has sudden change. If such cases happen, members can’t blame or give pressure to workers, or voice out in dissatisfaction.
Six Welcome Messages to all members:
1. Welcome to have more smiles and less contend.
2. Welcome to have more help and collect wisdom in each other.
3. Welcome to give more and less complain.
4. Welcome to have more participation.
5. Welcome to give more suggestion.
6. Welcome to be happy in front and behind people.
Rules for Workers:
1. Seriously keep the internal top secret such as the password of the e-mail for all workers and the meeting location.
2. Compare with other members, workers have to be more comply with the rules for members.
3. Need to be unselfish, have love heart, and be polite.
4. Kind to other members, and when face members have questions, please be patient to explain to them.
5. Be serious, willing to learn, to do, ask when unsure or don’t understand, and to report everything to Jessica or her manager.
6. Make concerted efforts, don’t produce veiled struggle.
7. Helping each other, and don’t need to draw boundary to each other.
8. Can’t be arbitrary and dictatorial, or use your own way to work, or reject others (especially to overseas members), have to maintain a high degree of openness.
9. Jessica, fan club and members always come first.
10. No corruption, make use of his/her power, make use of his/her authority to get individual benefit by force or to seize other’s benefit.
11. Damage Jessica’s reputation or her positive image.
12. If workers hold different opinions, Jessica or her manager will make the final decision, workers have to respect the final result.
13. Before making decision of the date of functions or activities, workers must ask approval from Jessica’s manager. If the date of the function or activities has collided with Jessica’s changing schedule, her work should come first.
14. Obey to Jessica or her manager, and discuss everything with them.
Well, I’ve finished the announcement about the fan club. But let me take this opportunity to communicate with you all.
I haven’t been helping Jessica for too long, but when I first met some of you in H.K., I already suggest to Jessica that she should set up an official fan club.
I’ve seen many up and down, progress and fall behind situations in many other fan clubs including the good and the bad ones. I believe there’s destiny between Artiste and his/her fans and the fans themselves. Some young people since joined the fan club, they get to know each other for ten years or even twenty years. They become good friends and witness each other for their marriage and have children. Some even fall in love with their idol (male singer most likely) and get married. However, I’ve also seen some naughty fans compete, step on, malign, or even persecute to each other. Some others unwillingly to get together, strong one use their power to hurt the weakness, try very hard to show their efforts and abilities, being a hypocrite, use little trick, act like a good person try to get more love from their idol, even act like a poor little fellow to get more attention, or some do extra things try to get better position or news from workers, managing group or manager… From artiste or management point of view, all these thought and actions seem selfish and naughty and shouldn’t be exist. But we can’t help, all these matters and situat


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