Yao Chen recently revealed that she had actually made a profitable investment, albeit unintentionally, when she decided to buy a Labubu.
The actress recently shared a photo showing her collection of stuffed toys, including one Labubu doll wearing a bucket hat and brown sweater.
She wrote, “Last year, I spent several hundred yuan to buy this little monster with sharp teeth when I was shopping in a store. My colleagues laughed at me and said it was ugly. But it became a global hit this year.”
To make it even funnier, Yao said that she actually had bought a limited edition Labubu that is worth a lot of money, adding, “This is probably the only profitable investment in my life.”
When one netizen asked why she decided to buy it at a time when it wasn’t a craze yet, she said, “Because it smiles so widely, it gives me a familiar and friendly feeling.”
The particular Labubu, called “Dress Be Latte” was priced at RMB 499 (USD 69.50). A Pop Mart source stated that the said latte version is currently out of stock.
(Photo Source: Yao Chen Weibo)