China's agency system hasn't really matured either; so local models have to spend a lot of time handling public relations with their clients and their management. Those who make it do so not on the basis of their professional skills, but on the relationships they've built.
而且由於該地的經紀制度尚未健全，模特兒多將精力花在與廠商、經紀公司的個人公關上，「出頭」的原因往往並非因為專業，而是關係好。