Zhang Zhao, former CEO of LeTV Pictures, died of illness Zhang Yimou served as the leader of the funeral committee Han Sanping and Wang Changtian served as deputy team leaders

Beijing News On February 3, Zhang Zhao, the former CEO and executive director of LeTV Pictures, died of illness at the age of 58. On the evening of the 3rd, his relatives and friends posted obituaries through Zhang Zhao's social media platform. The obituary revealed that Zhang Zhao died in Beijing at 13:08 on February 3, 2021 due to ineffective medical treatment. We would also like to express our gratitude to our friends, family, colleagues and health workers who have cared for and supported him during his lifetime and illness.

At the same time, the obituary announced the list of funeral committees, with Zhang Yimou as the leader of the group, and Han Sanping, Liu Heping, Ren Zhonglun, Wang Changtian, Jia Yueting, and Sun Zheyi as the deputy leaders.

For the news of Zhang Zhao's death, people in the industry have expressed their grief, director Huang Jianxin said on social media: "Every year, I will drink tea with Zhang Zhao and chat for half a day. I wanted to open a spring invitation, but I did not expect to say goodbye to spring forever. Woe to you! I looked up and I was in tears. Earlier, Wang Changtian, president of Light Media Co., Ltd., also posted a tribute, saying, "Every time I see him thin, I feel heartache, desperate, persistent, and desperate for the movie, for the movie, for the movie, for the movie, exhausted for the movie, if there is no movie, will he have a better life?" Friends said he wanted to engrave the words "Son of the Movie" on his tombstone, and I think these words have long been engraved in the hearts of all those who know him. Goodbye, Zhang Zhao. ”

In addition, Jia Yueting also posted: "Thanks to him, I will always remember." He was born for movies, and all that flows in his blood is the movie factor, and his obsession with movies is admirable. Although his ambitions are not rewarded, I believe that he will still chase his dreams and realize his long-cherished wishes in heaven. ”

Beijing News reporter Zhou Huixiaowan

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