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Chinese actor Deng Lun is fined $16.6 million for tax evasion on March 15, 2022. Photo:VCG
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202203/1254941.shtml
Chinese actor Deng Lun was punished for tax evasion and fined 106 million yuan ($16.6 million), according to Shanghai tax authorities on Tuesday. Deng's case was initially uncovered through the analysis of tax big data.
The 30-year-old actor, with more than 40 million followers on Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo, later posted a statement apologizing for his behavior. "I have deeply reflected on myself. I am willing to undertake all the responsibilities and consequences," he said.
Deng's personal accounts on Weibo and Douyin, China's short video platform, along with his studio's accounts, were later suspended.
Shanghai's tax authority said in a report that the authorities have reminded and urged Deng during the investigation but the rectification work was still not thorough. The authorities later launched a comprehensive and in-depth tax inspection into the case.
Deng evaded personal income tax of 47.66 million yuan and underpaid personal income tax of 13.99 million yuan between 2019 and 2020 by making false declarations, said the report.
The report said Deng actively "cooperated with the inspection" and took the initiative to pay back 44.55 million yuan of tax, while actively reporting other tax-related illegal acts that have not been found.
Finally, a total of 106 million yuan in taxes, late fees and fines were finally levied on the actor.
The news became the most trending topic on Sina Weibo within 30 minutes after the report was issued, racking up 460 million views.
In an immediate action, Viomi Technology and L'Oreal announced they would terminate their partnerships with Deng.
As one of the most popular actors in China, Deng is also known to some people from other countries for his TV drama Ashes of Love, which was to be broadcast on Netflix and also be introduced to countries including South Korea, Japan and Thailand.
The tax authorities said it will continue to strengthen the tax regulation in the entertainment industry and conducted joint investigation into brokerage companies, brokers and intermediaries that assisted them in tax evasion.
In December, 2021, China's top livestreamer Huang Wei, also known as Viya, was fined 1.34 billion yuan for dodging taxes. In August, 2021, Chinese actress Zheng Shuang was ordered to pay 299 million yuan in fines, taxes and penalties for tax evasion. In October, 2018, Chinese actress Fan Bingbing was ordered to pay more than 800 million yuan in tax and fines. -
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YH doesn't actively recruit in vietnam. Hanbin was simply a good quality free agent pickup in korea.
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56 minutes ago, RussianRoulette said:
I don’t keep up with their company, but didn’t Yueha just debut a new gg in China?
I feel like she isn’t coming back, so is there a chance she could merge into their new gg there?No way. She'd go solo if anything.
It will be Chinese New Year in less than a month. Makes sense to go back at this time.
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China quietly released a Korean TV series via official channels for the first time in six years this week. The move is the latest “symbolic milestone” that a years-long cultural freeze is moving towards a more lenient “detente,” Chinese local reports said.
Streamer Mango TV, which is controlled by state-owned Hunan Broadcasting System, released the SBS production “Saimdang: Bitui Ilgi” on its platform Tuesday for viewers eager for a slice of Joseon Dynasty-set fantasy. In other markets, it is known variously as “Saimdang: Soulmates Across Time,” “Saimdang: Light’s Diary,” “Saimdang: Herstory” and “Saimdang: Memoir of Colors.”
Local media dubbed the low-key release a “symbolic milestone” for China in its path towards reopening towards Korean culture, which had hitherto been absent from any satellite TV stations, formal video streaming platforms, or cinemas.
At the cineplexes, the long ice out ended on Dec. 3, when officials allowed the release of the 2020 Korean comedy “Oh! My Gran” (aka “Oh! Moon-Hee”), the first Korean film to hit the Chinese big screen in six years. The title performed abysmally, however, receiving hardly any screenings nationwide and ultimately grossing just $454,000.
The last Korean film to release in China was 2015’s “The Assassination,” co-written and directed by Choi Dong-hoon.
“Saimdang” was completed in 2016 and aired in Korea in 2017, but its China fate has remained in limbo since. It counts China’s Mango Entertainment and Hong Kong’s Emperor Entertainment Group amongst its backers.
Featuring performances from Lee Yeong-ae, Song Seung-heon, Yang Se-jong and Oh Yun-ah, it was hotly anticipated at the time as a comeback vehicle for top star Lee.
Mango TV had the rights early enough for the show to plan a simultaneous release in South Korea and China, but that fell through as China put a stopper on Korean entertainment products to express its displeasure over Seoul’s installment of the THAAD security system in 2016.
Weaving between past and present, “Saimdang” tells the story of an art history lecturer (Lee) whose career has been sidelined by her vindictive PhD supervisor until she discovers the long-lost diary of Shin Saimdang, a famous lady painter and poet in the Joseon era.
Mainland fans used to years of watching Korean content via pirated sites have bristled, however, at the dubbing work done for the series. Over the years, the fan community has become accustomed to hearing the original spoken Korean presented with Chinese subtitles.
Mainland state media reports took pains to emphasize that Chinese viewers shouldn’t expect to be bombarded by a flood of hallyu content, assessing that China’s audience tastes leans now more towards realistic fare.
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She's literally just counting down the days until she's allowed to fly back to China and make actual money.
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BY ILSA CHAN
https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/asian/happy-camp-abrupt-end-24-years-he-jiong-ada-choi-15478988
Chinese broadcaster Hunan TV announced on Tuesday (Dec 28) that a brand new variety show Hello Saturday will premiere on Jan 1, replacing the hugely popular Happy Camp.
Happy Camp, which premiered on Jul 11, 1997, was China’s longest-running variety show.He Jiong, who has hosted Happy Camp for over 20 years, will helm the new programme alongside Hongkong actress Ada Choi, Chinese rapper Bridge, and actors Victor Qin and Dylan Wang.
Rumours that Happy Camp had been suspended indefinitely began swirling end-September.Then, Hunan TV refuted the rumours and later announced on Oct 9 that the show will be taking a break for a revamp and will return with new and improved content.
So fans were understandably shocked and disappointed when it ended its 24-year run so abruptly.
Fans speculated that the recent spate of scandals surrounding the Happy Camp hosts had affected the show.In 2020, the hosts were revealed to have to resold high value gifts that were gifted to them on second-hand stores online.
And in September this year, Li Weijia came under fire after a tea brand he endorsed allegedly defrauded its franchisees.
Netizens also felt that the show had lost its spark after Xie Na, who went on a break after giving birth, was replaced with new faces.
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30 minutes ago, loveablejoy said:
How tf did she manage to owe $210M ?
She sold $1.3 Billion USD worth of products during a recent 14? hour livestream event. You can imagine how much she makes.
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By KAYLA HE
https://radiichina.com/livestreaming-influencer-viya-fined-for-tax-evasion/
Chinese media is reporting that hugely popular livestreaming influencer Viya has had her social media accounts removed from services such as microblogging platform Weibo, ecommerce site Taobao, and China’s version of TikTok, Douyin. Viya’s social media banishment comes following an announcement from Chinese tax authorities that she had been fined more than 1.34 billion RMB for tax evasion. See our earlier report below.
On December 20, tax authorities in China’s Zhejiang province announced that the queen of China’s livestreaming industry, Viya, real name Huang Wei, was fined more than 1.34 billion RMB (roughly 210 million USD) for tax evasion.
Viya, one of the most famous livestreamers in the industry, is known for her ability to sell a wide range of products, from cosmetics to apartments to rocket-launch packages. Her sales skills are so impressive that netizens have previously claimed she could earn enough money to buy a house in a single night.
According to the official notice from tax authorities, through big data analysis, it was discovered that Viya evaded paying more than 640 million RMB in taxes by underreporting her personal income and fabricating business.
The notice also states that Viya actively cooperated with the investigation, and she willingly paid 500 million RMB to fulfill her tax duty (her better-late-than-never tax contribution was seemingly deducted from her total fine and perhaps resulted in some leniency from authorities).
Viya has issued an apology on Weibo, saying she realized she failed to fulfill her tax duty during self-investigation and official investigation.

Viya in a video campaign for a nonprofit organizationThe hashtag ‘Viya was fined 1.341 billion for tax evasion’ (#薇娅偷逃税被追缴并处罚款13.41亿元#) quickly became the top trending topic on Weibo, accumulating more than 760 million views at the time of writing.
Netizens were surprised by the news, with many in awe of the amount of money she owed.
“If you investigate the influencer circles, you can [have enough money to] build an aircraft carrier,” reads the most upvoted comment under a post by CCTV.
Others were angry that such wealthy individuals still chose to cheat the system. A netizen wrote, “They made so much money, but they still evaded taxes, don’t be too greedy.”
Less than a month ago, two other famous livestreaming influencers, Xueli and Lin Shanshan, were also fined for tax evasion.
The fact that authorities investigated a livestreamer as high profile as Viya shows that the Chinese government is increasing its efforts to regulate the nation’s lucrative livestreaming industry, which has an estimated market value of more than 66 billion USD.
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https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4380609
Just two days after Taiwanese-American crooner Wang Leehom (王力宏) announced he was divorcing his Taiwanese wife of eight years Lee Jinglei (李靚蕾) on Wednesday (Dec. 15), she responded by issuing a massive Instagram post that revealed a long list of alleged indiscretions ranging from infidelity to prostitution.
On Friday evening (Dec. 17), Lee unleashed a nine-page tirade on Instagram that covered multiple aspects of their relationship in intimate detail. In the post, she lamented that if she had known beforehand that he wanted to live a "single life" she would never have married him and given birth to his three children.
She wrote that in signing an "unequal prenuptial agreement," she understood that the property obtained before the marriage is his. However, indicating litigation over his fortune earned of eight years of marriage, she said "the property after marriage was earned by our mutual efforts."
Lee bitterly wrote that Wang had used her as a "chess piece," taking advantage of her empathy and love to make her his "shield." She claimed that he "hid behind her" to gain the power he desired and in the process "you're the angel and I'm the devil."
Alluding to rumors that he had had affairs with celebrities such as BY2's Yumi Bai (孫雨), Lee wrote that Wang had repeated what he had told the media, that he would not comment on the reports. As more reports of these alleged affairs have started to come in, she wrote "I will no longer bear your cross for you."
Lee recalled that she first met Wang when she was 16, and he was 26. She wrote that after he had courted her for a while, they went on a date in which they held hands and because of his status as an idol, "I held no defense in my heart," and they had sex.
The next day, she recalls that he stated that he did not want a relationship. She claimed to have later found out that she was one of several such "friends" he had engaged in sex with in "many cities."
Lee then revealed an incident in which Wang was allegedly caught on camera soliciting a prostitute and claimed there is "video proof of all of this." She wrote that Wang admitted this incident to her and "has a problem and cannot control himself."
At the time, she expressed her desire to part ways, but he insisted that she would be his "only one" in the future, and they married and started a family. However, she claims that after a concert in Shanghai, he disappeared for one night and she later learned that he had met with a "friend with benefits" and partied the night away.
Lee alleged that she discovered photos of the encounter and that he continued to see the woman, allegedly exchanging nude photos on his birthday. In an apparent reference to recent sightings with a famous actress in September, Lee also said that Wang had an affair with a "married woman with children" who he allegedly coordinated with in concealing their relationship from her husband.
The post went into even further detail of the crooner's alleged indiscretions when she wrote that he cataloged the prostitutes he had slept with by their features. She claimed that this included some "staff members" who interact with the family.
Saving the biggest bombshell for last, she expressed her hope that Wang could "face yourself with honesty, ignore the world's judgment, and be with the right person." Many netizens on Weibo are speculating this is a reference to Chinese male concert pianist Li Yundi (李雲迪), with whom many have speculated Wang has had a romantic relationship with for eight years.
Below is a partial translation of Lee Jinglei's Instagram post, for complete English version go to: "Full text of Lee Jinglei’s post about ex-husband Wang Leehom"
"Writing this letter is the hardest decision I’ve had to make … life is truly difficult. I think, only by facing this bravely and frankly can this all go back to zero, and we can each get a chance at being reborn. I also hope that my anecdote can inspire some thought in you, who is deeply immersed or who is about to begin this journey.
When I married, I thought we would be family for life, so I wholeheartedly put everything I had into our family. As you are 10 years older than me and wanted many children, I was constantly being ushered to bear more children, so I gave up my job and my personal life, and made you and our children the center of my life. Most of the time during our marriage, I’m either preparing to get pregnant, pregnant, or nursing after giving birth … of course, I like children myself, and I was the one who agreed to have them, but if I had known after having these three children you will leave our family because you want to live a “single” life, and I would need to raise the three children as a de facto single parent, I would never have agreed.
Having been married to you for so long, subject to constant suspicion by you and your family … humiliation and cold violence. In the beginning, I was forced to sign an unequal prenuptial agreement, you wanted to protect your property before marriage, I can understand that and completely accept it, but the property after marriage was earned by our mutual efforts, and came from each of us doing our own jobs; the house is under your name, the car is under your mother’s name, properties were transferred very clearly for the fear that I might take any 'advantage' of you.
You came to vent to me and ask for help, I offered a helping hand, I thought simply I was saving my love from torment, but in retrospect, I realized that after all, I’m just a chess piece in your hand; you used my empathy and love for you and made me your shield. You hid behind me, using me to get back the power you want bit by bit, and in the process, you’re the angel, and I’m the devil.
What really chilled me was that in the end, you said that I should trust you, you said you’ll do the talking, you’ll protect us, you and your team are fully prepared to manipulate the media and talk. What was the result? You protected only yourself. You used your network and media connections and made me your shield, attacking me to protect yourself. You’re the one in the wrong, but your mother and I bore all the public opinion and negative reports, while you were untouched.
I asked you, since the news isn’t real, can you make a clarification for me, you said because you already said in the statement you would not respond, so further responses would not be a good idea, I said I understood. Then … an hour later, while browsing the news, what I saw was the scandal of your affair, and you quickly clarifying for yourself.
I will no longer bear your cross for you … Whether or not your relationship with her involves anything unusual, you both know. The relations men and women share and your values have submersed my knowledge, one’s partner/ex-partner/and their friends, everyone … are all 'good friends.'
I met you when I was 16, thinking back to the past 20 years, everything suddenly cleared up, everything had a trace, only I was blind to them. I was still underage at the time, you were 26, you asked for my number, told me I was pretty, was ambiguous with your language, and chatted with me for at least an hour every time you called … After you broke up, we met again in the same city, you were very considerate to me and held my purse, took me out, and we had a lot of fun together, then you held my hand. Since you are a high-quality idol, I held no defense in my heart, we got together naturally and had sex. The next morning, however, you told me you didn’t want a relationship.
In the end, as I found out later, people like me, you actually have many 'friends' like this in many cities. You were caught on camera taking girls home for the night, you were caught calling a prostitute, and there is in fact video proof of all this … you admitted all these to me, too. You admitted these are your problems, you cannot control yourself.
I asked to part ways, you called me for weeks to ask me to stay, saying you wouldn’t do it anymore, I would be your 'only' in the future, and gradually we began to build a family together. One day, after your concert in Shanghai ended, you didn’t call me, I couldn’t locate you until the morning. Later I found out you and your friend-with-benefit drank and partied all night, taking all kinds of photos, with your face pressed against her breast as well as lip-licking. After marriage, you continued as usual with her, you had me, but when you received a series of nude photos to wish you happy birthday, you happily responded.
Another girl, also your friend-with-benefits, who is married and has kids herself, and wants you to help lie to her husband … even knowing you’re breaking the law, you ran to her house to party with her. I was pregnant and about to give birth, your dance instructor 'friend' messaged you to say he is sad because he thought you were together … Later, I found you kept a record of features of the prostitutes you hired, including a few staff members that are around us, how much more humiliated could I be?
I also hope you can face yourself honestly, ignore the world’s judgment, and be with the right person."
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Du Meizhu Heard Saying That Kris Wu “Definitely Didn’t Sleep With Minors” In Leaked Recording
in Celebrity News & Gossip
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BY TAMMI TAN
https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/asian/du-meizhu-kris-wu-leaked-recording-minors-15522568
Kris Wu’s sexual assault allegations was one of Asian showbiz’s biggest scandals of 2021, but it looks like there may be a shocking new development in the case.
In July last year, the 31-year-old was detained by Beijing police on suspicion of rape, and he was formally arrested the following month. The nine charges levelled against him include sexual bribery, drug use, pimping, and sexual assault against minors.
However, a recently leaked voice recording of 19-year-old Chinese influencer Du Meizhu, who was the first to accuse Kris of his heinous crimes, has brought a twist into the saga.
In the audio clip, Meizhu is heard saying, “He (Kris) definitely didn’t sleep with minors” and, “But we don’t have any particularly solid evidence in our hands, just something to frighten him.”
It’s been rumoured that Meizhu made up the accusations in order to extort 8mil yuan ($1.25mil) from Kris.
According to reports, those behind the accounts that shared the recording used to be very close with Meizhu, but they turned on her when they realised that they were just being “used”.
Naturally, this update stunned netizens, who left comments such as: “Too scary, she’s not even 20 years old and she already has this sort of mentality”, “I believe that justice will never be absent”, and “Isn’t this blatant blackmail?”.
While this appears to look good for Kris, others pointed out that it’s unlikely he’s completely innocent either since he got arrested and is still in custody, so even if he isn’t guilty of rape, he probably committed other offences.