[Epoch Times, August 18, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Zhang Wan comprehensive report) Since Wu Yifan was detained at the end of last month, another popular Chinese star, Zhang Zhehan, was banned overnight and lost all his endorsements. Because the Chinese Communist Party official media said that he “injured the national sentiment.”
Zhang Zhehan made his debut in 2009, but it didn’t become popular until he starred in the TV series “Shanhe Ling” which began airing in February this year. Before being banned, Zhang Zhehan had at least 26 commercial endorsements in his hands, and there were constant film deals. But recently, he attended a friend’s wedding at Nogi Shrine in Japan a few years ago and his old photos taken in front of the Yasukuni Shrine were exposed, arousing dissatisfaction among netizens.
On August 13, Zhang Zhehan apologized, saying that his lack of historical knowledge caused the content of the painting to hurt the feelings of the people of the country. At the same time, he also said that he is very patriotic, “I am not pro-Japanese, I am a Chinese!”
However, the apology did not change the situation. All Zhang Zhehan’s endorsement business soon announced their termination of the contract with him. On August 15, the Chinese Communist Party media forwarded a statement from the “China Performance Industry Association”, denying Zhang Zhehan’s improper behavior “harmed the national sentiment” and had a negative impact on young people, and therefore required member units to boycott Zhang Zhehan. . On the same day, Sina Weibo and Douyin announced the closure of Zhang Zhehan’s personal account.
Within a day, Zhang Zhehan’s acting career was basically zero.
Zhang Zhehan entered the industry in 2009 and first invested in Zheng’s banner. Although he also starred in TV series such as “Legend of Ban Shu” and “Legend of Yun Xi”, his acting career has not been popular. It was not until 2019 that he participated in the variety show “The Actors Please Take Place”, and his acting skills and strength were recognized, and he had the opportunity to take over the filming of “Shanhe Order” later.
When Zhang Zhehan participated in the first season of “The Actors Please Be in Place”, Zhao Wei served as a mentor on the show. She greatly appreciated Zhang Zhehan’s acting skills, and finally Zhang Zhehan also joined Zhao Wei’s director group. In March of this year, when Zhao Wei was a guest on Taobao’s “Weiya Live Room”, she admitted that she signed Zhang Zhehan in 2019 because of Zhang’s melancholic temperament.
In May of this year, Tencent, one of China’s four major portals, reposted an article from the media “Entertainment Sniper”. The article believes that Zhang Zhehan can become a “endorsement upstart” and “new flow”, in addition to his own efforts, it is also inseparable from Zhao Wei and the support of the capital behind her.
The article said that Zhao Wei is backed by Alibaba Pictures and holds the “first-line resources of the entertainment industry.” It is mentioned in the article that Zhao Wei has shares in Tangde Film and Television, Hebao Entertainment Media and Ali Pictures.
In December 2014, Zhao Wei and her husband Huang Youlong invested 3.1 billion Hong Kong dollars in shares of Ali Pictures, becoming the second largest shareholder of Ali Pictures at that time. Alibaba Group announced the acquisition of Youku Tudou Group in October 2015.
“Entertainment sniper” said that it is precisely because of Zhao Wei that Zhang Zhehan can get the resources of the Youku platform. Moreover, in recent years, Youku has repeatedly bet on popular TV series such as “Shanhe Ling”, which is also inseparable from the “customer resources and large database” held by Alibaba Group.
After Zhang Zhehan’s accident, Zhao Wei and the brokerage company remained silent. On August 15, Zhao Wei’s studio reposted a post on CCTV’s Weibo about the 76th anniversary of Japan’s surrender. In the comments below, most of them are forwarded and supported, but some netizens mentioned the “Japanese military uniform” incident again.
After Wu Yifan was arrested, a number of CCP official media criticized the chaos in the “fan circle” (ie fan circle) and pointed out the industry capital that manipulated these chaos.
On August 2 alone, both the “Guangming Daily” and the “Beijing Youth Daily” issued an article saying that they must grasp the source.
“Guangming Daily” article said: In the rectification of the rice circle, we cannot ignore the power of capital, the trader behind the chaos in the rice circle.
The “Beijing Youth Daily” article stated: We have to ask, who uses various commercial means to package celebrities and control public opinion? And who controls the “rice circle” by controlling the celebrity, turning both the rice circle and the celebrity into a tool for them to make money? In the past, it always emphasized the handling and “banning” of unscrupulous and illegal artists, but related brokerage companies and performing arts companies were rarely dealt with, and related “rice circles” were even harder to deal with. In the future, we should start from the source, rectify and clean up. @
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