In the past few days, Zhang Ting and his wife's suspected pyramid schemes have continued to ferment, and the famous actor Tao Hong has also become a person who is deeply involved in the whirlpool of public opinion.
On April 21, the revelation that "Tao Hong paid 420 million yuan in dividends from the 5-year dividend of Dalway Company run by Zhang Ting and his wife" rushed to the hot search. On the same day, the cover news reporter contacted Tao Hong's agent Miss Liu by phone, who claimed that she was not aware of the economic transactions between Tao Hong and Zhang Ting's company. Subsequently, the reporter learned from the relevant departments and confirmed that Tao Hong was related to this matter.
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Public information shows that Tao Hong is a famous Chinese actress who was once very popular with Xu Zheng for starring in "The Eight Precepts of the Splendid Spring Pig", and later married Xu Zheng. As an actor, Tao Hong has won various awards related to domestic film and television, such as the Golden Rooster Award, Huabiao Award, Hundred Flowers Award, Feitian Award, Magnolia Award, Golden Eagle Award, etc.
Authority: Definitely involved
According to the surging news reported on April 20, authoritative sources show that Tao Hong paid 420 million yuan in dividends from the Dalway company run by Zhang Ting and his wife for five years. Among them, the dividend of 260 million yuan in the last 3 years is the dividend of Dalway in the MLM stage. At present, Tao Hong has requested to withdraw shares from the MLM company.
According to the cover news, on April 21, the reporter interviewed Tao Hong's agent Miss Liu by phone, and when asked whether Tao Hong had participated in The Dalway Company and received huge dividends, Miss Liu said: "I don't know Tao Hong's investment in business, I know more about her acting career, and I don't know about her investment in Zhang Ting Company.
Subsequently, the reporter also interviewed a person in charge of the Anti-Unfair Competition Section of the Municipal Supervision Bureau of Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang, because the "TST Court Secret Brand" founded by Zhang Tinglin ruiyang and his wife, its operating entity Shanghai Dalvy Trading Co., Ltd. was suspected of pyramid schemes, and 96 sets of real estate worth 1.7 billion yuan under the company's name were seized by the Shijiazhuang Yuhua District Municipal Supervision Bureau. The person in charge responded: "Tao Hong must have intervened in Zhang Ting's company. However, we cannot provide specific information at present, because the current epidemic situation in Shanghai has affected the progress of our investigation to a certain extent. ”
It is reported that before this, Tao Hong had denied more than 400 million dividends.
According to the official website of Shanghai Darway, TST was founded by Lin Ruiyang and Zhang Ting in 2013, focusing on cosmetics and skin care products.
According to public information, Shanghai Darway was established in 2013 with a registered capital of 231.8 million yuan, the legal representative is Zhang Ting's husband Lin Ruiyang (real name Lin Jirong), and Zhang Ting, whose real name is Zhang Shuqin, is the chairman.
Because of Zhang Ting's identity as an actor, in Zhang Ting's live broadcast and Darway's activities over the years, Tao Hong, Wang Dongcheng, Chen Xiaochun, Ming Dao, Hu Haiquan, Chen Yiru, Wang Lin, Li Xiang and many other stars have appeared. As Zhang Ting's girlfriend, Tao Hong was once accused of directly investing in Shanghai Dalvy.
According to Qixinbao, Tao Hong himself is a director of Shanghai Darway Trading Co., Ltd. and holds about 1.93% of the shares, ranking the seventh largest shareholder. In addition, it also holds about 4.7% of the shares of Dalway through Beijing Taoran Garment and Apparel Co., Ltd., making it the fifth largest shareholder of Dalway.
It is understood that the most Taoran company was established in May 2004, in May 2017, its investors were changed from Tao Ping to Tao Hong, and 100% shareholding. It is worth mentioning that the most Taoran invested in a total of 4 companies, in addition to The Dalway Company, the other 3 companies such as Shanghai Taobuting Culture Media Co., Ltd., which it invested in, are also related to Zhang Ting and his wife.
At present, 14 of the 16 companies directly related to Tao Hong are in existence, including Shanghai Dalway Trading Co., Ltd., Hainan Yangyang Proud Culture Communication Co., Ltd., Beijing Zhenledao Investment Management Co., Ltd., etc., covering film and television, media, trade, investment, etc.
In Tao Hong's Weibo, there is also a lot of information about TST promotion.
Image source: Xiao Tao Hong Weibo
According to the financial network, on the 22nd, Xu Zheng was exposed to be the spokesperson of A hot wine brand "Zhengjiu" under TST Company, and it is reported that the wine is named after him.
Lawyer: If you are aware of it and participate in pyramid schemes, you are responsible
Darway Company was convicted of organizing pyramid schemes, what kind of responsibility should Tao Hong bear as a shareholder of the company? When Zhang Ting filmed videos and held offline activities to promote products, Tao Hong repeatedly appeared on the platform, as one of the product promoters, will he be held responsible?
According to 21st Century Business Herald, Yuan Yong, the chief lawyer of Beijing Baoying (Chengdu) Law Firm, believes that the relevant information shows that Tao Hong is a shareholder of Darway and it is impossible not to participate in the daily business of the company, nor can it not provide corresponding convenience conditions to the company's business, so Tao Hong himself has a major suspicion of violating the law. On the other hand, according to media reports, Tao Hong has paid dividends from Darway many times, but the specific dividends and corresponding amounts involve the income from pyramid schemes, which need to be specifically determined by the relevant departments.
Deng Qing, a lawyer at Tahota Law Firm, believes that in the case of Dalway's involvement in pyramid schemes, if Tao Hong only holds the equity of this company as a shareholder and does not actually participate in the pyramid schemes, he is not a violator and does not bear the legal liability stipulated in the Regulations on the Prohibition of Pyramid Schemes.
According to Jimu News, Xu Hao, a lawyer at Beijing Jingshi Law Firm, told reporters that as a shareholder of a company involved in pyramid schemes, whether Tao Hong has joint and several liability does not depend on the amount of his investment and dividends. Instead, it is necessary to determine whether Tao Hong is aware of the company's MLM activities, and whether Tao Hong only invests or actually participates in the company's operation and management process. The Regulations on the Prohibition of Pyramid Schemes clearly define MLM activities, such as the development of personnel to join, the requirement for downline personnel to pay fees, etc.
"Here the determination of whether it is 'known' is in addition to asking for his own subjective opinion. When investigating, the law enforcement department should also collect relevant evidence to see whether Tao Hong was aware of and participated in management during the company's organization of pyramid scheme activities, such as whether she participated in management meetings, signed documents, and managed the company's official seal. Records of communication with the company's management are also evidence. All of this depends on law enforcement investigations. Xu Hao pointed out that if Tao Hong participates in the company's pyramid scheme activities, she will face administrative penalties. Not only will the dividends be confiscated, but also fines will be imposed. According to Article 24 of the Regulations on the Prohibition of Pyramid Schemes, if there is an act provided for in Article 7 of these Regulations and a pyramid scheme is organized, the administrative department for industry and commerce shall confiscate the illegal property, confiscate the illegal gains, and impose a fine of between 500,000 and 2 million yuan; ”
Xu Hao further explained that if Tao Hong had endorsed the product, if there was a quality problem with the product, he as a spokesperson may also bear joint and several liability.
If Tao Hong has made commercial publicity for the company, but has not actually used the relevant products, or knows or should know that the advertisement is false and still makes recommendations. In terms of civil liability, if there is a consumer lawsuit, she needs to bear joint and several liability with Dalway. The market supervision and management departments shall confiscate the illegal gains and impose a fine of not less than one time but not more than two times the illegal gains. In terms of administrative responsibilities, the same is true for the stars who have done commercial promotion for this company. It also faces the consequence of confiscating the income derived from illegal endorsements and imposing fines of not less than one time but not more than two times. Xu Hao said.
Previously reported: Zhang Ting and his wife's company is suspected of pyramid schemes
96 properties under the company's name were seized
On April 19, the topic of "96 properties under the name of Zhang Ting and his wife were seized" was listed on Weibo's hot search.
According to the surging news reported on April 19, on April 18, the surging news learned from authoritative sources that the Darway company founded and operated by Zhang Tinglin Ruiyang and his wife was engaged in pyramid schemes, resulting in 96 properties under the company's name being seized by the Shijiazhuang Yuhua District Municipal Supervision Bureau, worth 1.7 billion yuan.
In addition, Red Star News reported that some authoritative sources revealed that the value of these properties is about 1.7 billion yuan, which is the TST Court's secret office building in Shanghai, "The whole building is Dalway Company, divided into 96 real estate books, which have been seized in July last year."
"The property rights of these properties have been seized, and they cannot be traded or mortgaged, but Dalway Company can still be used normally, and the next step should be to wait for the Shijiazhuang Yuhua District Municipal Supervision Bureau to make a penalty decision before dealing with it." The above-mentioned authoritative source revealed.
Every reporter found through the Inquiry of Qixinbao that the 2020 annual report address of Shanghai Darway Trading Co., Ltd. is No. 28 Jiangyao Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai. On the mapping software, the address is clearly marked as "TST Court Secret Headquarters".
Previously, there were media reports that Zhang Ting and Lin Ruiyang spent 1.7 billion yuan to buy a building on the Huangpu River for office space.
TST Court Secret Crystal Bright Front Beach T2 Office Building Exterior
Image source: Photo by reporter Zhu Peng
It is worth noting that on the afternoon of the 19th, the official microblog of Shanghai Darway Trading Co., Ltd. released a lawyer's letter saying: "Due to the complexity of the case, shanghai Darway Co., Ltd. is currently inconvenient to answer questions from all parties, please media friends do not speculate for no reason." ”
It is reported that Darway Company is the main body of the "TST Court Secret" operation, and the actual controllers of the company are Lin Ruiyang and Zhang Ting.
According to Qixinbao, Shanghai Dalvy Trading Co., Ltd. was established in June 2013 with a registered capital of 230 million yuan, the legal representative is Lin Jirong (that is, the well-known actor Lin Ruiyang), and the nature of the enterprise is a limited liability company (a foreign-invested enterprise and a domestic-funded joint venture). At present, Darway's main business includes the import and export of goods and technologies, cosmetics, knitted textiles, clothing, shoes and hats, office supplies, daily necessities, etc.
"TST Ting Secret", a daily chemical brand under the above companies, was founded by Lin Ruiyang and Zhang Ting in 2013, focusing on cosmetics and skin care products, and mainly through the online mall "Ting Secret APP" and offline physical stores O2O method of product sales.
TST can become a head micro-business, which is inseparable from the aura of its founder star. Among them, Lin Ruiyang is known as "Taiwan's first little student", who played the male lead in Qiong Yao dramas such as "A Curtain of Dreams" in his early years; Zhang Ting became popular because of his role in "Drama About Qianlong" in 1991, "Love Through Time and Space" starring with Xu Zheng in 2002 was popular all over the country, and in December 2014, he played the role of Wei Guifei in "The Legend of Wu Meiniang" and gained attention again.
It is reported that TST entered the micro-business in 2014, focusing on the concept of "live yeast", and its main products are TST series skin care products. From 2014 to 2018, TST was popular in the micro-business circle, rising at an astonishing speed, and was known as the "first brand of micro-business".
On December 23, 2021, the Shijiazhuang Yuhua District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau notified Shanghai Darway Trading Co., Ltd., the operator of the well-known daily chemical brand "TST Court Secret", in the form of a reply to the verification letter, that it was suspected of using the Internet to engage in pyramid schemes, and on June 5, 2021, it was filed for investigation. The incident has aroused widespread public concern.
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