I wanted to go beyond the stereotypes and the traditional image given to Westerners of the Chinese, but it was so difficult. Some people were just thinking of their own "advantages" and would only let me shoot in return for some kind of exchange, such as publicity.
我想要突破傳統的中國人海外形象，超越刻板印象，但這麼難，有人甚至常常考慮的是「好處」，我讓你拍，你給我什麼廣告之類的東西作交換。