His remarks triggered a wave of criticism from netizens who slammed Yu Zheng for his distorted sense of beauty.
Many pointed out that Zhao Qing is 1.7 metres tall, and at 46kg, she is already considered underweight.
“Lose more weight? She has a big frame, how else can she lose weight? You can tell her to shave her bones,” and “You want to starve her to death? Can she survive if she is 170cm and 85 pounds?” were some of the comments.
Chinese actress Xu Jiao also weighed in on the matter, posting a pic of Chinese actor Min Jin with sunken cheeks.
“Do you think it looks good when someone is so thin?” she asked.