Talk about a double whammy in bad things to happen to one drama. Big budget high profile period C-drama Win the World, which was filmed in 2017 and starred Fan Bing Bing and Gao Yun Xiang, is reportedly going to be fully re-filmed for both lead actor scenes in order to be able to air and recoup some sunk costs. In 2017 both Fan Bing Bing and Gao Yun Xiang were flying high, her as the biggest C-actress in the industry and him coming off hit dramas so this drama was highly anticipated to be a hit. Then in early 2018 Gao Yun Xiang was accused of rape by a show staff member in Australia and he was basically cancelled in C-ent. Fan Bing Bing brought in her then fiancee Li Chen to start re-filming Gao Yuan Xiang’s scenes as the new male lead. And then a few months later Fan Bing Bing disappeared with rumors of a tax evasion investigation, and later admitted to all charges, paid the outstanding taxes and interest, and contritely became the face of China’s crackdown. So now the production of Win the World can’t air the drama with both leads disgraced and is reportedly getting Tang Yan to step in as the female lead and finding a new male lead. Continue reading
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Bad news either comes in pairs, or everyone in Asian entertainment is about to drop what would be big news but suddenly seems small thanks to the shocker of all shocker divorce announcement from K-ent this week. On the heels … Continue reading

The comeback has officially started for C-actress Fan Bing Bing after the most extreme fall from grace last year I’ve ever seen out of C-ent. The former top movie actress and CF model in all of China found herself as … Continue reading

I always felt like the Chinese government was fully in charge of it’s entertainment industry. From deciding who got exposure to become famous to who wasn’t going to get promoted, the powers-that-be give and can also taketh away. And now … Continue reading

Wow, what a difference nine months and the biggest tax fine ever makes to the entire aura of a person. Formerly China’s top actress (by far and totally unchallenged) Fan Bing Bing made her first public post on her Weibo … Continue reading

The list is out and there are 17 names on it. The good news is that if a star’s name is on it that means said star is an A-lister and one of the top earners in C-ent. The bad … Continue reading

The People’s Daily newspaper is the official newspaper of the Communist party and always offers a clear insight into what is the government line. This week the paper published a strongly worded article about the tax evasion scandal in the … Continue reading

The case of top C-actress Fan Bing Bing getting smacked down by the tax hammer neatly fits the Chinese saying about the nail that sticks out the most. For many years running she’s been the top earning Chinese celebrity (by … Continue reading

So the tax prosecution of C-actress Fan Bing Bing may have been the hammer coming down hard with repaying of owed taxes and then double that amount in penalties and fines, but her case is just the tip of the … Continue reading

Welp, it’s officially hammer time in C-ent, or at least I think this should lead to a widespread purge of what is realistically a common occurrence. C-actress Fan Bing Bing has been the subject of intense media coverage for the … Continue reading

In a case of the biggest tree attracts all the wind, even the mainstream Western media publications are now writing all about the strange disappearance from the public limelight of China’s top actress Fan Bing Bing. I wrote about two … Continue reading
C-ent has been abuzz for the last month over a brewing tax situation that has allegedly embroiled many of the top stars. The Chinese authorities are reportedly investigating the highest earning stars with Fan Bing Bing‘s named bandied about the … Continue reading

Fashion should be fun and Thai blogger Sine Benjaphorn is leading the way with her take on crafting high end couture outfits from readily accessible household items including lots of foodstuffs. Her most recent kale or romaine inspired riff on … Continue reading