Per reporter: Wen Menghua Bi Yuanyuan Ding Zhouyang Per editor: Dong Xingsheng
Someone once said: "The star of the flowing water, the iron Zhao Wei." ”
However, after last night, on several major video platforms, the glory of "Little Swallow" will no longer be.
On the evening of August 26, the reporter of "Every Day Economic News" noticed for the first time that on several major head video platforms, a number of film and television works starring Zhao Wei "removed her". As of the press release on August 27, the long video platform had cleared all of Zhao Wei's video works overnight. Among them, the search for "Zhao Wei" entries on the "Tengaiyou" APP shows that "according to relevant laws and regulations and policies, the results are not displayed." Mango TV showed "No video found."
From "Huan Zhu GeGe" to now, Zhao Wei has been on fire for 23 years. In "Actors Please Take Place", Zhao Wei sat on the tutor's seat, and sitting with her were Er Dongsheng, Chen Kaige, and Li Shaohong, while Huang Yi, who was on fire at almost the same time as her, stood on the stage and was commented.
The "Little Swallow" of the year Image source: Cat's Eye Pro Edition
In Zhao Wei's acting career of more than 20 years, the ups and downs of the world seem to have failed in her. Young and overnight famous, controversy and crisis, but every time can turn the danger into a disaster, assets and fame are rising. In 2018, Zhao Wei was listed on the "Hurun Global Self-Made Female Rich List", entering the top 100 with a net worth of 6.3 billion.
From "Xiao Yanzi" and "Lu Yiping" to "To the Youth We Will Eventually Pass Away", from actor to director, Zhao Wei clearly knows that she is not satisfied with being a "chess piece", but wants to become a "chess player". After reaching into the commercial field, Zhao Wei played bigger and bigger, but finally ended up in a chicken feather of "5 years of securities market ban".
On the cusp of the storm, as the boss who single-handedly held Zhang Zhehan red, Zhao Wei is a figure that cannot be avoided. The entertainment industry is becoming more and more intense, this time, will good luck still stand on Zhao Wei's side?
<h2>Video platform removed all its works overnight Zhao Wei did not respond</h2>
At about 9:00 p.m. on August 26, every reporter noticed for the first time that on various video platforms, many works starring Zhao Wei were gradually removing her, and there was no longer Zhao Wei's name in the actor profile column of TV series such as "Deep Rain", "Huan Zhu Gege", "Jinghua Smoke And Clouds", "Tiger Mother and Cat Father" and so on.
At about 21:00 on August 26, Zhao Wei was removed from the cast profile of "Huan Zhu Gege" and "Tiger Mother and Cat Father" Image source: Screenshot of the video website
Just an hour later, every reporter once again searched for "all the TV dramas starring Zhao Wei" on the three major video platform APP of "Aiyouteng" and found that most of the relevant works had been removed. In the early morning of August 27, the search for "Zhao Wei" again on the "Aiyouteng" platform has become "According to relevant laws and regulations and policies, the results are not displayed", and Mango TV shows "No relevant videos found".
Tencent Video, iQiyi, Youku APP search for "Zhao Wei", all "check no such person" Image source: Tencent Video, iQiyi, Youku screenshot
That night on Mango TV, there was only one TV series about "Zhao Wei" left, "Old House youxi". However, searching for terms such as "Zhao Wei's variety show" and "Zhao Wei's film", its related works exist. At 9:00 a.m. on August 27, every time the reporter searched for "Zhao Wei" on Mango TV again, it showed "No relevant video was found"
At about 23:00 on August 26, on the Mango TV APP, variety shows and movies about Zhao Wei's film and television works are still in the picture source: Mango TV screenshot
At 9:00 a.m. on August 27, Mango TV's search for "Zhao Wei" showed that no relevant video was found Image source: Mango TV screenshot
In addition, Zhao Wei's Weibo super talk was also blocked. As of the press release, Zhao Wei himself, Zhao Wei Studio, etc. have not spoken out. Zhao Wei's latest Weibo post stopped at the "76th Anniversary of Japan's Surrender" that was forwarded by CCTV news on August 15.
Zhao Weichao's words were blocked Image source: Weibo screenshot
Overnight, why was the "big flower" who has been in the entertainment industry for twenty years suddenly emptied by mainstream video platforms? The reason is not known at present.
On the morning of August 27, after the reporter called Zhao Wei's former sister-in-law Chen Rong's phone and text message inquiry, as of press time, no relevant reply had been received.
Every time the reporter asked several major ministerial video platforms at the same time to verify the reasons behind the removal of Zhao Wei's related video works, several major video platforms did not comment on this.
<h2>What about several investors in the new drama "School District House"? </h2>
With the rise of realistic themes, Zhao Wei has made frequent moves in the field of TV dramas in recent years.
The first is the TV series "School District Room" that fits the public's life.
As early as 2020, the "School District Room" starring Zhao Wei and Qin Hao officially announced the start-up news. On April 15 this year, the school district room appeared at the "2021 Youku Annual Conference" and released the first poster.
Image source: TV drama school district room Weibo
According to the Maoyan Entertainment Platform, "School District Room" is directed by Wang Jun, starring Zhao Wei, Qin Hao and Wang Ou, and the production companies are Zhonghui Film and Television, Guangzhou Yihai Liaokuo Film and Television Media Co., Ltd. and Beijing Loud Entertainment Company.
In the first half of this year, "Little Shed" went out of the circle, and the "School District Room" that also focused on the problem of "off-campus training" and the problem of "school district housing" naturally aroused the expectations of the audience.
Every reporter inquired and found that as of August 27, the official Weibo of the TV drama school district room was updated until May 19 this year, and the relevant information about Zhao Wei was still retained, and the professional version of Maoyan had not removed the trailer of "School District Room".
According to the TV series shooting and production record publicity form, Zhao Wei will also star in the contemporary urban drama "The War of the Roses". Many industry insiders said that "The Battle of the Roses" starred Zhao Wei, Yu Feihong and Huang Xiaoming. The original production unit of "Battle of roses" was Xinli TV, but in June 2021, the national TV series monthly report was filed and announced that the production unit of "Battle of roses" has been changed to Dongyang Sanben Film and Television Co., Ltd.
Xinli TV is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xinli Media, and when xinli media is mentioned, the relationship with Zhao Wei can be traced back to "Tiger Mother and Cat Father". According to the IPO pre-disclosure documents submitted by Xinli Media, the entire project brought 300 million yuan in revenue to Xinli Media, with a return on investment of up to 300%. In 2014, Xinli Media paid 42.7925 million yuan for the labor fees of the "Tiger Mother and Cat Father" crew. According to Qixinbao, the legal representative and wholly-owned shareholder of supplier Zhao Zhao (Shanghai) Film and Television Culture Studio is Zhao Wei.
This part of the cost can be speculated as Zhao Wei's remuneration, "Tiger Mother and Cat Father" has a total of 45 episodes, calculating that Zhao Wei's single episode of "Tiger Mother and Cat Father" is 950,000 yuan.
Image source: Sunray Media Co., Ltd. Initial Public Offering Prospectus
But stepping on Wu Yifan and Zhao Wei one after another, Xinli Media's heart should be uneasy at the moment.
In 2018, Yuwen Group acquired Xinli Media for 15.5 billion yuan, and at the same time, made a VAM agreement with Xinli Media, and the net profit of Xinli Media in 2018, 2019 and 2020 was not less than 500 million, 700 million and 900 million, respectively.
Affected by the great environment, Xinli Media did not complete its performance commitments in 2018 and 2019, and in 2020, the two sides re-signed a five-year (2020-2024) VAM agreement, reducing the net profit requirements of Xinli Media to the minimum of 200 million, 300 million, 300 million and 300 million, with a maximum of 400 million, 500 million, 500 million and 500 million. After the revision of the VAM agreement, Xinli Media completed the VAM agreement for the first time in 2020.
This year, Xinli Media's big script is "Qingyi Xing" starring Wu Yifan and Yang Zi, which is Tencent's S+ custom drama, and the producers also include Penguin Pictures and Phoenix Linkage Pictures.
However, with Wu Yifan's "cool coolness", "Green Hairpin Line", which was scheduled to be launched exclusively on Tencent Video in the third quarter, has become uncertain. In order to eliminate the negative impact, the official Weibo of the TV series "Qingyi Xing" has removed Wu Yifan's name from the cast directory and deleted all content about Wu Yifan.
According to market news, Zhang Zhehan's originally scheduled next drama is also "Intern Lawyer" produced by Xinli Media, but it has not been officially confirmed.
The relationship between Zhao Wei and Zhang Zhehan is clearer. In 2019, Zhang Zhehan signed a contract with Principe and set up his own studio, according to the data, Principe is a company founded by Zhao Wei. That is to say, Zhao Wei is Zhang Zhehan's boss.
<h2>Want to be a "chess player" Zhao Wei still has 8 companies</h2>
The class teacher of the 96-level Nortel performance class once commented on Zhao Wei: "Small things are confused, big things are not confused." From "Xiaoyanzi" to "Lu Yiping" to the "big sister" in the variety show, from TV series, film actors to directors, Zhao Wei clearly knows that she is not satisfied with being a "chess piece", but wants to become a "chess player".
Zhao Wei is the "Boss Zhao" of the showbiz circle, and the acting agency she founded, Prinses, has launched actress Yang Zishan. According to a cover news report in November 2020, Principe's artists mainly include Zhang Zhehan, Wang Sen, Liu Zhe'er, Wu Yuheng, and Wang Zhi.
Zhao Wei served as a mentor in "Actors Please Take Place" Image source: Maoyan Professional Edition
In terms of business cooperation, Zhao Wei was the spokesperson for the luxury brand Jaeger-LeCoultre watches and Burberry. In July 2020, Fendi announced Wei Zhao as the global spokesperson. At that time, fashion industry observers commented on this: "After the Expiration of the Burberry endorsement contract, Zhao Wei turned around and won the second luxury brand endorsement, I have to say that the fashion resources of Dahua are still powerful, and it is indeed a ceiling-like existence." ”
In addition to repeatedly crossing borders in the performing arts industry, Zhao Wei's tentacles have long been extended to the commercial field. After getting to know her husband Huang Youlong, Zhao Wei unlocked the game of the capital market.
In the A shares, Zhao Wei also supported Tangde Film and Television, and at the bell ringing ceremony of Tangde Film and Television listing in 2015, the "Returning Pearl Sisters" Zhao Wei and Fan Bingbing were in the same frame for the first time in the century, breaking the rumors of discord for many years.
After tasting the sweetness of the capital market, Zhao Wei decided to play bigger - directly acquiring a listed company, and this time, it was also the beginning of Zhao Wei's public image in the capital market.
At the end of 2016, Wanjia Culture (now renamed "Xiangyuan Culture"), an A-share listed company, announced that Longwei Media, a shell company set up by Zhao Wei, would spend 3 billion yuan to buy nearly 30% of its shares. After being asked by the exchange, she replied: only ready to pay 60 million out of pocket, the rest all rely on financing. Under further questioning, Longwei Media once replied to each reporter: "Financing is pledged with unobtained equity. ”
In order to prove its financial strength, Longwei Media has announced the assets of Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong, who directly and indirectly hold the equity of many listed companies such as Jinbao Holdings, Shunlong Holdings, Ali Pictures, Yunfeng Finance, Tangde Film and Television, etc., and the physical assets also include many real estate, wineries, automobile 4S stores at home and abroad.
With so much money, and with such high leverage and unappreciated equity pledge financing, the market looked sideways for a while, and the regulator intervened in the investigation. Financing can not be financed, Zhao Weisuo did not buy a share, the whole body retreated.
In November 2017, the CSRC issued the "Advance Notice of Administrative Penalties and Market Prohibition" to punish Zhao Wei and his wife - Longwei Media, which was controlled by the two, acquired Wanjia Culture as a shell company under the circumstance that their own domestic capital preparation was insufficient, the financing of relevant financial institutions was yet to be approved, and there was great uncertainty, and it was hastily announced, which seriously misled the market and investors. Huang Youlong and Zhao Wei were given warnings and fined 300,000 yuan respectively, and Huang Youlong and Zhao Wei each adopted 5-year ban on the securities market.
Wanjia culture is a chicken feather, retail customers want to cry without tears, the couple's wealth has not been much affected, in 2019 the two also ranked in the Hurun rich list with 4.5 billion US dollars.
Qixinbao shows that Zhao Wei has a total of 13 enterprises, of which 8 are enterprises where Zhao Wei works, 2 are deregistered enterprises, and 4 are revoked. The types of enterprises involve cultural media, commerce and trade, catering, real estate and other fields.
In April this year, Zhao Wei withdrew from Shanghai Yunfeng Xinchuang Equity Investment Center (Limited Partnership) and no longer served as a shareholder, and it is reported that the top two shareholders behind Shanghai Yunfeng Xinchuang are New Hope Investment Group and Shi Yuzhu's Giant Investment Co., Ltd.
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