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Shang-Chi had a side hustle modeling for stock photos

2021-09-07 00:00:00

Star of Marvel's latest smash hit Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings once took stock photo modeling gigs to pay his bills.

This stock photos of Simu Liu are so funny help #$&@* pic.twitter.com/08bDdOY5kS — carlos⩔ saw shang-chi! (@shangswilson) April 21, 2021

Frequently he sees images of himself used to advertise a wide assortment of things.

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As an aspiring actor, however, Liu found himself doing odd jobs to stay afloat while burdened by credit card debt. One of the ways he made some money was by taking on stock photo modeling gigs.

PLEASE STOP USING MY FACE FOR YOUR ACCOUNTING MATERIALS!!



I WAS AN ACCOUNTANT FOR 9 MONTHS I WAS AWFUL AT IT AND I HATED EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY AT WORK



(That's not to say that accounting is not a perfectly valid pursuit for certain people!! Live yo best life!!) pic.twitter.com/lhqr7Y6YZ8 — Simu Liu (刘思慕) (@SimuLiu) May 16, 2019

Many of those photos are now resurfacing as people spot a familiar face staring back at them from everything from magazine covers to advertisements.
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