Chinese entertainer Zhao Wei has been banned in a sweeping crackdown on Beijing’s entertainment industry

Mainland entertainer Zhao Wei’s works were all removed from the video platform and her microblog was suddenly shut down, which is unprecedented in mainland entertainment industry. Some entertainers speculated that it may have something to do with the Hangzhou Municipal Party secretary’s downfall. Zhao Wei, Fan Bingbing and the detained Wu Yifan were among a list of celebrities the state Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) announced in a notice issued by the China Television chief’s office to each program center.

Then artists with past misdeeds, including Zheng Shuang, were banned from their microblogs and their works were removed from the shelves. On The morning of August 27, China’s State Administration of Taxation said it had accepted Zheng Shuang’s alleged tax evasion and fined her nearly 300 million yuan.

In addition, a number of artists’ studios have issued “sensible Starchasing Initiative”, which basically states at the beginning, “Actively respond to the ‘Clear lang’ series of special action call of the Cyberspace Administration of China”.

China’s entertainment circle rectification storm intensified. Zhao Wei, an actress who once wore a Japanese flag and misbehaved in the business field, is the first to take the lead. On Thursday night, zhao’s name was removed from several Chinese video platforms, including My Return of Pearls, Clouds of Beijing and Tiger Mom Cat Dad. Zhao’s account can be searched on Sina Weibo, and her fans are highly concerned about zhao’s fate. Netizens left comments saying that Zhao Weichao and Zheng Shuang chao have been blocked, and Huo Zunchao has also been shut down. Zhao’s name is no longer searchable on Tencent’s platform.

China’s entertainment circle rectification storm intensified. Zhao Wei, an actress who once wore a Japanese flag and misbehaved in the business field, is the first to take the lead. On Thursday night, Zhao’s name was removed from several Chinese video platforms, including My Return of Pearls, Clouds of Beijing and Tiger Mom Cat Dad. Zhao’s account can be searched on Sina Weibo, and her fans are highly concerned about Zhao’s fate. Netizens left comments saying that Zhao Weichao and Zheng Shuang chao have been blocked, and Huo Zunchao has also been shut down. Zhao’s name is no longer searchable on Tencent’s platform.

According to insiders, “People are saying that she (Zhao Wei) had an accident because of a period of time before the accident of Jingri artist Chang Zhehan, she is his boss. Zhao has a record of wearing a Japanese military flag in the past. But I think it’s mostly her connection to Alibaba.”

In the past two days, Zhao Wei has been “dug up” by netizens, who posted old photos of her wearing the Japanese military flag many years ago on the Internet, and even posted scenes of Zhao Wei’s exchange with former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton many years ago to prove that Zhao Wei has “historical problems”.

Zhao is one of a group of so-called “bad artists” who have been banned for several days, according to people familiar with the matter. The key factor may be related to the downfall of Zhou Jiangyong, the communist Party secretary of Hangzhou, and other officials on Saturday.

“Today (Friday) is the third day that her (Zhao Wei’s) work has been removed from the shelves. If because she doesn’t patriotic, fine, or tax evasion and other reasons, they (the government) immediately announce the reason, this time is very mysterious, is original from jack Ma and Alibaba, and Zhao Wei’s side to things, plus now Zhejiang officialdom earthquake, so I personally think with Zhejiang, Alibaba.”

The special relationship between Zhao and her husband Huang Youlong and Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, has also been circulating online in mainland China.

In 2017, Zhao and her wealthy businessman husband Huang Youlong were fined and banned from the stock market for five years for allegedly leveraging up to 50 times the value of wanjia Culture, a listed company with a market value of 10 billion yuan. However, insiders said, Zhao Wei this accident, should involve the interests of Zhejiang officialdom distribution.

A notice circulated online on Thursday, sent to program centers by the station’s editorial office, said the daily newspaper supervised by the National Radio and Television Administration had reported a number of cases of bad actors appearing on TV programs and online audiovisual programs in several places. Since August 25, all online and offline programs involving huo Zun, Wu Yifan, Zheng Shuang, Zhao Wei, Fan Bingbing and other bad artists have been investigated and cleared. Zhao has not responded publicly.

Bi Xin, a commentator following the storm in the entertainment industry, told in an interview that over the past two decades, famous Chinese entertainers have formed alliances with wealthy businessmen, got involved in real estate development, financial services and Internet platforms, and got to know officials through wealthy businessmen, making them easy tools or victims of power struggles.

He said: “She (Zhao Wei) may be involved in someone’s core interests and have close ties with some government officials. You are using public power to block a certain person in order to maintain the stability of your own party. You may block people who disagree with you or even related people who disagree with him. But now you have not explained in accordance with the law.”

It is reported that a criticism of “bad artists” action, has been launched in China, the entertainment stars are in danger: “It’s similar to criticizing celebrities during the Cultural Revolution, because many people collected all kinds of celebrities’ bad deeds on the Internet, such as the July 7 Incident and the celebrities who traveled to Japan on July 18.”

Zhao Wei was born in 1976 and graduated from the Beijing Film Academy with a master’s degree in directing, according to public records. In 1998, she starred in the palace drama My Fair Princess, and became a household name, including singer, director and producer.

Besides acting, Zhao also has a variety of business ventures. Affiliate companies check information, according to Zhao wei name as many as 14, the type involved in the entertainment, catering, commerce, investment, real estate development, etc, which served as the legal representative of the three, respectively is Zhao wei (Shanghai) on the film and television culture studios, Haixin art culture communication co., LTD., Shanghai star business consulting co., LTD.

Zhao has also made waves in the capital market, investing in listed companies such as Alibaba Pictures and Tang De Film and Television. According to public reports, Zhao invested 776,400 yuan in Tang De Film and Television in April 2011. Four years later, When Tang De Film and Television went public, it soared 44 percent on its first day, and Zhao made a nearly 50-fold return.

On December 20, 2014, Zhao wei and his wife spent nearly 3.1 billion Hong Kong dollars to buy 1.93 billion shares of Alibaba Pictures, holding 9.18% of the company, becoming the second largest shareholder. On October 5, 2016, Zhao wei reduced her holdings of 799.3 million shares to cash in HK $1.2557 billion. Zhao has also been called the “female Warren Buffett”.

In 2018, however, Zhao stumbled in the A-share market.

In 2018, Zhao and her husband Huang Youlong were punished by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) for their illegal acquisition of Wanjia Culture Xinpi. The CSRC warned Zhao wei and Huang Youlong and fined them 300,000 yuan each, and banned them from the stock market for five years.

In 2018, Zhao and her husband Huang Youlong were punished by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) for their illegal acquisition of Wanjia Culture Xinpi. The CSRC warned Zhao wei and Huang Youlong and fined them 300,000 yuan each, and banned them from the stock market for five years.