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In the 90s of the 20th century, China's hit TV series "Huanzhu Gege" made Zhao Wei, who played the role of Xiaoyanzi, famous overnight and became a household name.
At that time, Zhao Wei was loved by the audience for her pure and cheerful image, and she was regarded as a youth idol of the new generation. The little swallow in TV is lively and cute, always running around happily, bringing a good mood to the audience.
Zhao Wei became an instant hit with this TV series, and her popularity soared instantly, attracting many resources. From advertising endorsement to magazine shooting, from participating in movies to hosting shows, her career has been smooth sailing.
In those years, she reached the peak of her career, gained a lot of popularity and fame, and became even more popular in the entertainment industry. Zhao Wei also enjoys this feeling of being warmly pursued, she feels like a little swallow that can fly in the play, free and unrestrained.
At that time, Zhao Wei was in her early 20s, in the prime of her youth, full of enthusiasm, and she wanted to show her vitality and personality to the fullest. So when shooting magazines, she chooses some clothes with energy and personality.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and a magazine photo plunged her into a "pro-Japanese" controversy, which also became the beginning of her falling from the peak to the trough.
In 2001, Zhao Wei was at the peak of her career, gaining fame and fortune. She was invited to shoot for an American magazine. In order to create a personalized and fashionable image, she chose a dress printed with elements of the Rising Sun flag for the photo.
Zhao Wei, who was in the United States at the time, was unaware of the sensitivity of the pattern, and did not alert her. But as soon as this set of photos was published, it immediately caused an uproar in China.
As we all know, the Rising Sun Flag is a symbol of Japanese militarism, and like the Nazi swastika, it has a strong aggressive color. For a while, the label of "Zhao Wei's pro-Japanese insult to China" went viral on the Internet, and many netizens were condemning her for betraying the countrymen and denouncing her for being mad.
This incident swept through Zhao Wei's career like a hurricane, causing her image to fall to the bottom in the public mind.
In the face of questions and attacks from netizens, Zhao Wei should face up to her mistakes in cultural cognition, and take the initiative to apologize and correct them. However, due to her youthful vigor, she did not admit her mistakes and instead adopted an evasive attitude.
She did not explain herself, but made a statement through her agent, putting all the blame on the foreign designer. This kind of strong rhetoric has aroused the anger of the public, and she has asked her to withdraw from the circle and apologize.
Although this incident has not been fermented for a long time, it has a huge impact on Zhao Wei, which directly led to the collapse of her image, the stagnation of her career, and the decline of popularity. From a little swallow-like star to a shameless humiliator in the public mouth.
The important turning point of Zhao Wei's fall from the peak to the trough is undoubtedly this film, in which she did not perform well, and thus planted the remote cause of all kinds of negative events in the future.
If she had been humbly accepting criticism at the time, she would not have been wrong again and again.
After the pro-Japanese photo incident, Zhao Wei was still in the publicity period of "Huanzhu Gege" and "New Huanzhu Gege", and during the Spring Festival in 2002, she appeared on CCTV's Spring Festival Gala with other main creators.
In the performance session, Zhao Wei sang the classic song in the play "Unforgettable Tonight" alone.
However, while she was engrossed in singing, a man who suddenly rushed onto the stage threw a basin of feces on her. This sudden change made the scene chaotic, and Zhao Wei was dirty and ashamed.
The host quickly came to the stage and took the female guests away, while the staff controlled the male guests.
This absurd incident put Zhao Wei on the cusp again, and she felt that her life seemed to have fallen to the lowest point. The man explained after the incident that he was only doing this to punish Zhao Wei for her bad attitude and unrepentance in the pro-Japanese photo incident.
Zhao Wei fell into self-doubt and repentance because of his actions.
Perhaps this incident can teach Zhao Wei a lesson in the importance of public sentiment and her understanding and attention. However, due to her strong personality and strong resources as a backing, she did not face the core of the problem, but chose to continue to escape.
The Spring Festival Gala fecal splashing incident had a profound impact on Zhao Wei, causing her to fall from the peak to the bottom, and at the same time losing the trust of the public.
From being a popular little flower to being baptized by feces, Zhao Wei's experience shows that if she does not repent and repeatedly makes mistakes, she will eventually incur public outrage and lead to a tragic end.
At the low point of her career, Zhao Wei chose to retreat behind the scenes and marry the wealthy businessman Huang Youlong. With the help of her husband's influence, she began to venture into the business world and used the power in her hands for personal gain.
In 2014, Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong successfully became the company's second largest shareholder by buying 1.93 billion shares of Alibaba Pictures at a low price.
Soon, the couple earned more than HK$1 billion by cashing out. This fast and lucrative experience made them hungry for more, so they cashed out a second time and earned another HK$1.2 billion.
Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong's actions not only seriously violated China's relevant laws and regulations, but also violated the rights and interests of ordinary investors. As public figures, they enjoy the convenience of their positions and have access to inside information that ordinary investors do not have.
These news undoubtedly caused a huge unfairness to the stock market and led to the loss of ordinary investors, and the behavior of Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong is undoubtedly a manifestation of stock price manipulation.
They use this information to their advantage to speculate in the stock market, which not only damages the fairness of the market, but also cuts the leeks of countless retail investors.
As a result, they have suffered heavy losses, and measures must be taken to crack down on such behavior and protect the legitimate rights and interests of investors.
This kind of behavior of using unequal information to obtain illegal gains has seriously damaged the fairness and order of the securities market.
However, greedy people are always not satisfied. In 2015, Zhao Wei tried to acquire Wanjia Culture at a high price through her company, Longwei Media, with the intention of cashing out through a controlling listing.
However, this time their conspiracy was exposed in advance, the acquisition plan fell through, and the stock price of Wanjia Culture plummeted rapidly. In the end, Zhao Wei was fined 7 million yuan by the CSRC, and was fined 5 years from the market together with Huang Youlong.
This failure finally made Zhao Wei understand that power is not always sweet, and abusing power to commit financial fraud will eventually reap the consequences. Her greedy nature of gobbling up also makes people see her true colors.
Director Zhao Wei's work accurately reflects the phenomenon that the more money, the more morally empty it is.
Zhao Wei's career and emotional success did not eliminate her inner insecurity, but instead made her appear extreme and violent in her handling of interpersonal relationships.
In 2011, Zhao Wei and her friend Zou Xue opened a bar, but it was soon closed due to losses.
Zou Xue used to be Zhao Wei's mentor and friend, however, after the bar closed, Zhao Wei turned a cold eye to Zou Xue's experience, and even turned a blind eye to her being beaten in public by her own driver.
What's more serious is that Zou Xue was 6 months pregnant at the time.
Zhao Wei's cold-bloodedness and cruelty were laid bare in this violence against pregnant women. She and the victim were originally close friends, but they ignored friendship for a little money and grudge, which shows Zhao Wei's distrust of others and lack of bottom line.
After this incident, Zhao Wei did not apologize, nor did she show remorse, but threatened Zou Xue, who wanted to ask for an explanation, with a tough attitude. Her driver was only dismissed.
Zhao Wei's words and actions show a kind of arrogance and arbitrariness characteristic of powerful people.
Zhao Wei's bully nature was fully exposed in the vicious act of beating pregnant women. Once she has power and resources, she will not hesitate to trample on the dignity of others.
If such a person does not reflect on himself, he will eventually suffer the consequences of his own evil and be morally punished.
After experiencing many career setbacks, Zhao Wei began to turn to film and television drama creation. However, after becoming a director, she sparked controversy due to improper employment.
In 2015, Zhao Wei directed and starred in the movie "No Other Love", and the actor was played by Dai Liren, who openly supports "Taiwan independence". Dai Liren not only participated in related activities, but also made special remarks.
Zhao Wei was strongly resisted by mainland netizens for choosing such a person as the leading actor.
Facing the doubts of netizens, Zhao Wei, as a director, should face up to the mistakes in casting, take the initiative to apologize and revise the plan. But not only did she not show the slightest remorse, but instead resorted to extreme measures to try to cover up the facts and turn public opinion around.
First, she deleted negative reviews about the film and hired a large number of trolls to promote it positively. What is even more infuriating is that the critical posts published by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League were also deleted by her.
Zhao Wei's blatant trampling on state authority is shocking. Then, she also hired hackers to try to tamper with the network records in an attempt to erase her bad deeds.
As a public figure, Zhao Wei's behavior not only affects herself, but also affects others, so when facing criticism and questioning, she should respond with a positive attitude, rather than suppressing speech and covering up the truth.
This extreme style not only makes people question her character and personality, but also makes people deeply worried about her qualities and abilities in the face of criticism and questioning.
She should show her sense of responsibility by admitting her mistakes and actively seeking solutions, and only then can she win the respect and trust of the public.
If she chooses to suppress speech and cover up the truth, it will only make people question her character and personality even more, and at the same time, it will also make people question her quality and ability.
As a public figure, Zhao Wei should have higher morality and professionalism, and use practical actions to prove that she is a trustworthy and respectable person.
She should have realized that such a hard-line style of conduct was destined to provoke a public backlash and put herself in a very dangerous position. In the age of the Internet, there is freedom of speech, and trying to control public opinion will only backfire.
Zhao Wei's popularity has fallen to the bottom after causing controversy many times. At this time, a move by her protégé Zhang Zhehan directly pushed her to the lowest point in her life.
In 2022, during his trip to Japan, Zhang Zhehan entered the Yasukuni Shrine and paid homage. The Yasukuni Shrine is a place dedicated to Class A war criminals of World War II and is a symbol of Japanese militarism.
Zhang Zhehan's behavior seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people, and his behavior was seen as an insult to the Chinese.
After the incident was exposed, the emotions of Chinese netizens were ignited, and they demanded an in-depth investigation and accountability. Zhao Wei, as Zhang Zhehan's agent, should be mainly responsible for this.
Not only has she failed to effectively discipline the artist, but she also has major problems in historical cognition.
In front of angry netizens, Zhao Wei was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, completely unable to resist. Her social accounts were permanently banned, all her works were taken off the shelves, and the possibility of turning over no longer exists.
Now, the former Xiaoyan's female star has fallen to the pillar of shame, and her future in the entertainment industry has been ruined.
Zhang Zhehan's wrong incident caused Zhao Wei, a tough woman, to fall into the darkest valley of her life, which became the last straw that crushed her. It's also a warning to other artists.
There must be no ambiguity on the issue of historical understanding, otherwise they will pay a heavy price.
After her career fell into a trough and her reputation was discredited, Zhao Wei finally realized how pathetic and unbearable her behavior had been over the years, and she decided to start anew, win the public's understanding by sincerely apologizing and taking responsibility, and try to return to the public eye.
However, it was already too late.
Zhao Wei's repeated apologies and explanations have not calmed the anger of netizens, but have made them more disgusted with her, and people's impression of Zhao Wei has been reduced to the minimum, even if she admits her mistakes, she can't change it.
Zhao Wei finally understood that life cannot be fast-forwarded and fast-retreated, missed opportunities cannot be made up, and time will not be turned back. All kinds of wrong things at the beginning, like time bombs, exploded collectively when she successfully reached the peak, completely destroying her.
Today's Zhao Wei is just an outdated actress and a loser with nothing in the eyes of outsiders. As much as she wants to regain her past glory, her frustration prevents her from standing on stage again.
Zhao Wei's life ended in tragedy, and she could only silently review her past in the courtyard of the deep house.
Her life warns the entertainment industry to self-examine, be cautious in words and deeds, and know how to advance and retreat. When fame and fortune come, we should not be arrogant, and we should not give up on ourselves when we encounter failure. Only in this way can we move forward steadily and withstand the baptism of wind and rain.