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http://weibo-talk.blogspot.com/2021/05/reporters-find-evidence-that-youth-with.html?m=1 Reporters who investigated the location where the milk was dumped found out that there was a company and the boss of this company paid villagers to pour out milk around 10 days ago. The company can't be contacted at the moment. (More pics and chatlogs at source) A summary of the evidenence in the post: 1. Fans voted using "milk QR codes" which are much cheaper to buy on their own from ticket scalping sites than to buy the entire drink, so it wouldn't make sense for them to buy large amounts of milk to cast votes 2. Even if fans did buy the actual drinks they would have bought the ones that have easily removable codes and are worth more votes, and so after removing the codes the drinks could still be donated 3. The drinks that were dumped came in packs of 15, which are not available on the market for consumers to purchase. In addition, the drinks had no protective labels and were likely purchased from Mengniu directly [4231 shares] [570 comments] [13000 likes] source 1. [+3234] Besides fans of the show no one cares about who really dumped the milk [+96] Reply: The "scalpers" are the ones who profited, yet the fans are getting all the blame 2. [+1439] Please find out the truth about this, it's really important to us 3. [+773] Does no one want to know the truth? 4. [+700] Stop swearing at the fans The fault lies with those who wanted to capitalize on this 5. [+335] Besides fans of the show, no one cares about the truth Most media outlets didn't investigate or find evidence before putting the blame on the fans, even the official media outlets... Is this really how reporting works nowadays?
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Let's be honest, no one in the states (or in most other countries) really cares if action stars believe in Taiwan belonging to China. Maybe some ABTs will care, but non-Asians (white/hispanic/black) won't give a crap about this Taiwan stance issue in the long term even if they hear about it, which most won't. No one really cares except for woke twitter/youtube users but they're not going to make or break careers by calling them shills or whatever. Taiwanese market is also insignificant so that won't make a noticeable impact even if they get upset. China is literally the biggest market for movies (especially action flicks like F&F), pissing them off would definitely hurt their paychecks.
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https://radiichina.com/idol-industry-fans-regulation/ By CHLOE YORKE Over 200 celebrity fan clubs and entertainment companies have published written proposals online, suggesting measures to temper China’s “chaotic” idol industry. Fans were responding to the Cyberspace Administration of China’s “Clear and Bright” campaign, which aims to combat illegal activity online, explicitly including the extremist support of celebrity idols. The proposals were posted on Weibo, and seemed to garner much support from fans (though it is unclear how much of that support is merely lip service intended to prevent further crackdowns on the entertainment industry). The guidelines touch on points like cyberbullying, celebrities’ right to privacy, and proper ways to support idols. Fans seem to have recognized that the community has been a tad extreme at times. “The Chinese fan community has been thrown into chaos by everyone trying to compete against each other,” said a fan of Wang Yibo. “Strict regulation is needed.” Just weeks ago, the hit reality TV competition Youth With You 3 was cancelled days before the grand finale. Fans were left crying over spilled milk — in order to scan promotional QR codes for extra votes, fans had bought up crates of milk from the show’s sponsor, dumping the contents afterwards. Government officials, who have been cracking down on food waste, were not happy. Online fighting between celebrity fan bases has become increasingly common in China, with fans often going to extreme measures to defend their idols. That support can go wrong, and fans have been known to hurt the idols they love. In March 2020, Xiao Zhan, one of China’s biggest heartthrobs and star of the hit drama The Untamed, had to shoulder the consequences of his fans’ protection. In response to a steamy fanfiction about their idol posted on the website AO3, Xiao Zhan’s unhappy fans launched a spiteful attack which resulted in the website being shut down in China. The actions of a few fans had killed one of China’s largest online hubs for boys’ love fanfiction, and the backlash against Xiao Zhan’s fanbase was immense. Xiao Zhan’s management eventually had to step in to help diffuse the situation, but not before the actors’ fans were deemed the “worst fans” of any idol, costing Xiao Zhan numerous brand sponsorship deals. Wang Yibo, Xiao Zhan’s co-star, has also opened up about the harsh realities of dealing with fans. He appealed to audiences in May of last year to please keep their distance, saying “for a long time now, I have had strangers knocking on my hotel room door. Someone even placed a location tracker in my car. No matter where I go, there’s always someone following me.”
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Youth With You season 3 rumored final ranking
5201314 replied to Lubbin's topic in Celebrity News & Gossip
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Youth With You season 3 rumored final ranking
5201314 replied to Lubbin's topic in Celebrity News & Gossip
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event photos Pink-Haired Song Qian at Kiehl's event
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What they were after were the QR codes that come with the packaging of flavored milk and yogurt, which they scanned in order to vote for their favorite contestants in the talent show. The program was sponsored—you guessed it—by a dairy company. Much of the millions of bottles and boxes of milk products were resold and donated. But in extreme cases, they were reportedly poured down the drain. Due to the short shelf life of milk, after some fans purchased crazy amounts for voting they purposely let the drinks go to waste. This behavior has caused unanimous criticism from netizens. Professor Liu Junhai who is the director of the Institute of Commercial Law of Renmin University of China, pointed out that on April 29, the anti-food waste law officially came into effect, and this behavior of buying milk without drinking it and dumping it directly is an illegal act. [2,338 shares] [9,775 comments] [350,000 likes] http://weibo-talk.blogspot.com/2021/05/youth-with-you-fans-criticized-for.html source 1. [+46,000] Youth With You: stop calling me out 2. [+36,000] Do these people have some kind of illness, why the f are they chasing after celebrities this way 3. [+24,000] How unsightly for an idol producer program to become like this 4. [+15,000] Stop with the idol producer shows, this is getting old 5. [+13,000] Isn't this the platform's fault? After all, they only care about making money 6. [+7,112] During Super Girl voting was done through text messages, and each person only had one vote. Simple and straightforward, plus it's more fair! 7. [+3,965] This is definitely a problem. Something needs to be changed about the voting process of survival shows
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https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3131865/actress-zheng-shuang-pay-scandal-reignites-debate-over-massive by Phoebe Zhang This week, one figure has dominated Chinese social media discussions with her 160 million yuan payday. The payment of US$24.6 million to actress Zheng Shuang for one TV show, according to her former partner, has infuriated many. Stunned by the stark contrast with the average income of 32,189 yuan (US$4,971), the Chinese public struggled to understand why the figure was so high; she could buy a house after working for two days while it took others 30 years. A white collar worker‘s annual salary could not match what she makes in a single hour. Since then, Chinese tax authorities have opened an investigation into possible tax evasion by the star and the film and TV authorities declared they will enforce restrictions on excessively high payments in the industry. The last time the industry received this much attention was in 2018, when former television host Cui Yongyuan exposed actress Fan Bingbing had received 60 million yuan (US$9.3 million) for one show but disguised it as 10 million yuan (US$1.5 million) with dual contracts. China’s National Radio and Television Administration released new rules in 2018, saying celebrities invited to appear in movies and TV shows should not be paid more than 40 per cent of production cost, with the main actors paid less than 70 per cent of the total cost. A popular media headline at the time declared optimistically that: “The era of the 100-million-yuan salary was ending”. Low talent, high payments Fan and Zheng are not the only celebrities receiving huge payments. In recent years, it has become a common practice in the entertainment world. For example, one of China’s most popular actresses, Yang Mi, could not even negotiate a price back in 2006 on the TV show The Legend of the Condor Heroes. But by 2018, when she starred in Negotiator, she received 860,000 yuan (US$132,880) per episode, the Chinese People magazine reported. Even after Chinese authorities restricted celebrities‘ pay in 2018, there are ways around the regulations. Industry insiders have revealed that one common way is to register companies for celebrities in regions that have beneficial tax policies. One popular destination was Khorgos in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, which offers tax exemption for five years and half taxation for the following five years. Another common tactic is using dual contracts, a private one for the actor with the real payment and the other for reporting to tax authorities. Chinese actress Yang Mi has been controversial before. Earlier this year she deleted a photo she shared online of her trying to copy the 'cartoon waist' body shape craze sweeping China. Photo: Handout Insiders say the reason behind such massive payments isn’t the actors’ skills, but rather an immature and distorted market that places value on celebrity rather than talent and skill. The pursuit of traffic at all costs The high salary is an inducement for celebrities who attract customers, and in recent years, the entire film and TV industry has obsessively chased viewer numbers, a Beijing-based producer told the South China Morning Post. Around 2015, with the rising popularity of reality shows and “fandom culture”, the idea of “high traffic” was introduced into Chinese entertainment industry, the producer said. Wang Hailin, a famous playwright who had previously worked with Zheng Shuang, said on Weibo that the trend is also partly created by internet companies entering the industry. In the past few years, tech giants including Tencent and Alibaba, which owns the South China Morning Post, purchased and produced shows on their video platforms and fought for users and subscription. The result was the birth of a “traffic industry”. Kris Wu can’t act, say critics, who feel influencers are trashing the quality of China’s film and TV industry. Photo: Handout A race to the bottom As a direct result of these structural changes, a large percentage of a production’s cost is used to hire “traffic stars” and show quality is lowered to accommodate their lack of acting talent. The “traffic stars‘’ have come under fire for a lack of diligence and acting ability while receiving exorbitant pay cheques. Jin Xing, a former dancer and now talk show host, recently blasted the industry after learning that some actors don’t bother to memorise their lines. They would count numbers out loud like saying one through seven on set, and rely on post-film production to do voice-overs. Celebrity Angelababy has been repeatedly bombarded by the public for her performance in 2017 drama, General and I. In the show, many of her scenes were photoshopped in post-production, because she missed out being on set on some days due to her busy schedule. As this phenomenon continues, it leaves little room for small production companies, who do not have enough funding to hire big names. As a result the market is dominated by “traffic stars” like Zheng, while little-known actors have almost no opportunity to build their careers. Talent at the end of the tunnel? Some in the business have begun to realise the trend is unsustainable and is killing the industry, the Beijing producer said, and are taking actions against it. In 2018 a group of video platforms and film companies including Youku and iQiyi issued a joint statement saying an actor should not get paid more than 50 million yuan (US$ 7.7 million) per show. Companies and shows that are focused on presenting good stories are also getting recognition from the public, such as Daylight Entertainment, with almost every single one of its shows celebrated by viewers. Some of its classic dramas, including Nirvana in Fire and recent production Mining Town, were rated as high as 9.4 on Douban. “These years, we offer some celebrities skyrocketing payment, to shoot cultural rubbish, let shitty shows earn big bucks, while quality content is getting no return,” Wang said. “Our country is rich, but quality cultural content extremely lacks money ... If there‘s nothing wrong with the government, with the society, or with the industry, then it must be me.”
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A large-scale concert with the show's cast turned into an emotional goodbye for fans https://radiichina.com/word-of-honor-concert/ By LOLA YANG How many of us were still hungry for more Zhang Zhehan and Gong Jun after bingeing Word of Honor in one week? Apparently, too many. On May 3rd, around 40,000 fans assembled at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Center for the “Born As Soulmates – ‘Word of Honor’ Theme Concert.” Over 600,000 people participated in the ticket lottery, but seats sold out completely within 40 seconds. Online viewing tickets were also available, costing 68 RMB each (about $10 USD). The event featured 17 members of the Word of Honor team, including actors and singers from the show’s original soundtrack. Prior to the concert, the official Word of Honor Weibo account conducted a poll where fans could vote to select their favorite moments from the drama, with winning scenes to be recreated at the concert. Between games and musical performances, fans were also able to relive the marriage of Gu Xiang and Cao Weining, two lovers whose wedding in the drama was interrupted. Although fans lovingly made fun of the actors for singing off key, the concert eventually brought audiences to tears as Gong Jun and Zhang Zhehan ended with emotional goodbyes. “In the first half I was just enjoying the ride, and for the second half I bawled my eyes out,” reads one of the top reviews on Douban. “This was the best night of my life, and thank you to Word of Honor for teaching me how to believe!” “I never expected to witness these type of genuine emotions in our entertainment scene. Thank you to Word of Honor for deepening my understanding of love,” reads another highly-upvoted Douban review. While the concert marked the official ending of the drama and its related promotional activities, fans are excited to support the actors’ future endeavors. As both Gong Jun and Zhang Zhehan rose to fame through their popularity as an iconic on-screen couple, audiences are eager to see what the actors will do next in their individual careers.
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