 Following his surge in popularity and public awareness, Hu has also been appointed the Shanghai Tourism Ambassador in 2015.Professional designers from Madame Tussauds Shanghai took measurements from Hu to make two wax figures of him; one of himself and one of his character Mei Changsu from "Nirvana in Fire", which was unveiled in September 2016.In 2016, Hu Ge was named brand ambassador of Emporio Armani in China and Asia Pacific.