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NEXT BIG THING Not a Bad (3 Body) Problem to Have When Jess Hong went from performing in primary schools to a Netflix sci-fi epic, friends asked, 'Are you ready to be famous?' By Seija Rankin When Jess Hong first stepped onto the set of 3 Body Problem, she was struck by its scale. Not only was it her first time acting in a series of this caliber - the Netflix production is helmed by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss of Game of Thrones renown, alongside former True Blood writer Alexander Woo - it was her first time acting on a television show, period. [...]I think it's for the best - it's better to just focus on the work," says Hong, 27, who plays Jin Cheng, the lead among a group of scientist friends who become embroiled in a government plot to stave off an alien invasion. "In the beginning, I felt a bit like a fish out of water because I was the one walking in wearing a pair of jeans and slip-on Vans," says Roberts of working with the brand.