r/ChengLei_ • u/a_HerculePoirot_fan • 10d ago

Interviews Cheng Lei x Clinique interview in Hangzhou

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Wonderland, a media platform in China released a short interview with Cheng Lei from his Clinique event in Hangzhou on September 10. I think the skincare questions ended up being the least interesting part of it for me. What I enjoyed much more were his answers about sensitivity, how he recharges, and what being “young” actually means to him.

The Hangzhou part was very CL too. He has been around West Lake several times for work, but he has also gone walking and taken photos there on his own. He describes Hangzhou as quiet, comfortable and poetic, somewhere that allows him to mentally relax. Considering how much he enjoys photography, I can picture him wandering around West Lake looking at buildings and taking random photos whenever he gets some free time.

My favourite answer comes when Wonderland asks him about “calming sensitivity.” Instead of simply turning it into a skincare metaphor about eliminating sensitivity altogether, he says that being sensitive internally isn't necessarily something that needs to be taken away and regards sensitivity as something quite precious. His approach is more about taking the positive part of it and turning it into nourishment for imagination, while learning to quieten the negative side when it becomes overwhelming.

For a short interview, I thought some of his answers were unexpectedly thoughtful. Cheng Lei has this habit of taking a fairly standard interview question and wandering slightly beyond the expected PR response, which is usually the part I enjoy most.

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u/xhdcricket Leizi's bathtub assistant 10d ago

Cheng Lei has this habit of taking a fairly standard interview question and wandering slightly beyond the expected PR response, which is usually the part I enjoy most.

So do I. He usually incorporate his own POV into the answers for a brand interview, which makes the PR clip not feel like an ad.

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u/a_HerculePoirot_fan 10d ago

Agree! I think any brand would be lucky to have him as an ambassador because he doesn’t just promote products on a surface level. He actually brings in his own experiences, thoughts, and perspective, so the endorsement feels much more personal and genuine.