Zhang Ting and his wife were investigated for their involvement in pyramid schemes, and the "queen of micro-businessmen" finally revealed her horse's feet: in a society governed by the rule of law, there is no room for any unbearable "secrets"

Recently, the Shijiazhuang Yuhua District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, in the form of a "Reply to the Verification Letter", publicly disclosed the progress of the investigation and punishment of Darway Company, the operator of the well-known daily chemical brand "TST Court Secret", suspected of using the Internet to engage in pyramid schemes. As early as June 5 this year, the bureau had filed a case against Shanghai Darway Trading Co., Ltd. for suspected pyramid schemes, and relevant personnel had said that the funds frozen by the property preservation of Darway Company were as high as 600 million yuan.

In response, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, responded on December 29, saying, "We will further understand the situation." Judging from the announcement issued by the relevant departments, this is a completely commercial incident involving cross-strait relations. What I want to emphasize is that anyone doing business or starting a business on the mainland must first and foremost follow the laws and regulations. ”

According to public information, Shanghai Dalway is the main operator of "TST Court Secret", which was founded by Lin Ruiyang and Zhang Ting in 2013, with cosmetics and skin care products as the main category, and mainly through the online mall "Tint Secret APP" and offline physical store O2O method of product sales. From 2014 to 2018, "TST Court Secret" rose at an astonishing speed in the micro-business circle and was called "the first brand of micro-business".

Zhang Ting and her husband Lin Ruiyang. Photo/ Zhang Ting social media platform account

In 2018, Dalway was exposed to "paying taxes of 2.1 billion yuan", and the gold absorption ability of micro-businesses once caused an uproar in the market.

It is worth mentioning that while frantically sucking gold, the product of "TST Court Secret" has been accompanied by huge controversy. As early as 2016, some consumers reported that they had a "rotten face" after using the TST brand of live yeast, and were diagnosed by the hospital as skin inflammation. Zhang Ting said, "Each user's skin type is different, so it will have different reactions to cosmetics."

According to reports, between 2015 and 2016, dozens of products such as the TST anti-aging series and the Edelweiss series produced by Dalway were issued with the inspection results of "ordering corrections" when they were inspected after filing. Because of this, after the news of Dalway's investigation rushed to the hot search, many netizens said that they "finally waited for this day.".

Celebrities with goods is very common, can do zhang Ting and his wife such a scale is very rare, the two not only use the circle of contacts around to invite celebrities to stand, but also set up a large number of companies, creating countless marketing topics. When "this day" came like an avalanche, all the strange chaos gradually became clear, and "suspected pyramid schemes" became the mystery that was finally revealed after the myth of "micro-business queen" was broken.

Identifying MLM mainly looks at three characteristics: entry fee, pulling people's heads, and remuneration methods. Previously, some media reported that the "TST court secret" model of Zhang Ting and his wife seemed to be only two levels of agents, and the actual rebate level had already exceeded 3 levels, and some dealers even declared, "As long as 100 people are pulled, the team performance has reached 100,000 for three consecutive months, and the performance of the children and grandchildren is related to themselves." If this is the case, there is no doubt that the Zhang Ting couple is involved in pyramid schemes.

As of May 2021, "TST Court Secret" has more than 12 million members and more than 3,000 related companies, making it a huge business empire. Under the "rebate pyramid scheme" model, the "TST court secret" has grown rapidly, complaints about product quality have been drowned in the torrent of profit grabbing, and many consumers have fallen into a long quagmire of rights protection after purchasing their products.

All this should be done to break.

In recent years, the national level has always been vigorously cracking down on pyramid schemes, and the collapse of Quanjian Group is enough to witness the determination of the rule of law to maintain the market environment.

However, Zhang Ting and his wife still use their influence and appeal to engage in activities that may be suspected of pyramid schemes, which is not only a damage to the market environment, but also a harm to the public interest, and a provocation to national laws - if the suspected violation of the law becomes the capital of the enterprise to "become bigger and stronger", it is not only a serious disruption to the economic order, but also a serious erosion of social order.

In the face of public opinion, the "TST Court Secret" responded on the official Weibo in the early morning of the 29th that Shanghai Dalway is a legally operated company, and since its inception, it has always followed the guidance of the government, adhered to legal operation, and paid taxes according to law. Whether this seemingly convincing statement is the last signal that the building will fall, or the last bloom before the myth is broken, remains to be further observed.

It is obvious to all that the "TST Court Secret" suddenly wrote off a number of mainland companies in September this year. After several years of soaring, the "TST Court Secret" seems to be converging on the sharp edge of the past, but this is not enough to wash away the guilt of suspected violations of the law, let alone stop the pace of investigation according to law. In a society ruled by law, there is no room for any unbearable "secrets", and the lid of the "TST court secrets" can be lifted as soon as possible in order to give the public an explanation as soon as possible.

Special Commentator | Zhao Zhijiang (Media Person)

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