#Zhang Sanjian

[zhongwans]

How ZZH's Instagram account was compromised

aka the question that's been plaguing us all since last year. But now we have enough info to put together a theory. (As always all this info is thanks to the hard work of QV and her friends. I'm just compiling)

During 813, Xie Yihua's son, Abner, said in a comment on Bilibili that ZZH's instagram account isn't actually his. It was set up by staff when ZZH was still under the management of his former boss, Yu Zheng, and that the phone number that was registered to the account doesn't belong to ZZH.

This means whoever has access to the actual phone number can reset the password and take control of the account.

Also how on earth did Abner know the details of the IG's account's security (or lack thereof)? Did his mother tell him? We already know Xie Yihua is ZSJ's handler.

On June 2020, ZZH posted on his IG after months of inactivity, and in the comments section he thanked a woman named Virginia. We can infer from their convo that he had lost access to the account sometime ago and that this Virginia helped him gain access again.

Based on ZZH's IG activity, he did stop posting for a few months and only started posted there again when he started filming WOH. That's when he thanked this Virginia person.

There's an interesting comment under Flora's tweet saying that when they first read this, their interpretation was that this Virginia helped ZZH gain access to his account by setting up a VPN for him. And I was the same. That's also how I initially interpreted it, that ZZH wasn't able to access his IG because of the Great Firewall. But with all the info that has come to light, it looks more like ZZH was unable to access it because it was set up by someone else, with a number that didn't belong to him. And Virginia probably helped him by contacting whoever it was that had access to the account in Yu Zheng's management.

So if all this time ZZH's IG account was under the control of someone from Yu Zheng's studio, how did it wind up in the hands of ZSJ's team?

Recently, Yu Zheng was seen promoting the hat from ZSJ's brand. (Photos from bluebird and QV)

It's worth noting that Yu Zheng doesn't seem to like ZZH very much. He interacted with a ZZH anti and implied that it's ZZH fault Zhao Ge did not air. So why is Yu Zheng promoting "ZZH's" brand if he doesn't even like him?

The person Yu Zheng interacted with literally has the username 'zzh liar' and is an active ZZH anti.

And for those who don't know what Zhao Ge is, it's the show where Yu Zheng asked ZZH to come back for additional shoots while he was still recovering from his knee injury. This is widely understood to be the reason why ZZH's knee was messed up for good. More details here.

Zhao Ge was already running into problems way before 813. The script had a lot of elements that likely got it into trouble with the censors, plus in December 2020 more than a hundred industry folks signed a letter calling for a boycott against Yu Zheng and another person for being notorious plagiarists and all around shitty human beings. If it's not the script that sank Zhao Ge's chances of airing, then it's Yu Zheng's awful reputation as a plagiarist amongst his peers. Even before 813, the chances of Zhao Ge airing were not looking good.

Yu Zheng was brought to court by Taiwanese author and producer Qiong Yao for plagiarizing one of her novels, and a Beijing court later ruled in her favor. He was ordered to pay her millions. So you know...Yu Zheng is quite literally a criminal. That along with the script is probably why Zhao Ge will never see the light of day. ZZH should actually be the angry one here because his knee was pretty much ruined forever just for a shitty drama that will never even air.

A document that was circulated amongst ZZH fans last year and associated with him can also be linked back to a lawyer that once worked on Yu Zheng's legal counsel. Coincidence? Maybe. But it's interesting how many times his name comes up in relation to ZSJ.

And this is just personal speculation but I wonder if Yu Zheng was pissed when ZZH blew up after he was no longer within his management, and he could no longer reap the benefits of ZZH's fame for himself. Remember during the WOH concert ZZH mentioned that a lot of old friends suddenly came up to him after WOH's success, asking for all sorts of favours and whatnot, and then him apologizing for not being able to attend to them all. Looking back on that, it's interesting that a lot of people involved in the scam had more or less a connection with ZZH in the past. The Chens from the teashop, Xie Yihua, Zhang Su, Xiao Chu Nada, etc. And now Yu Zheng.

So yeah this is it. Yu Zheng's involvement with ZSJ was the last piece of the mystery behind the compromised IG account.

[bizarrequazar]

Zhang Zhehan, 813, and Zhang Sanjian FAQ

I’ve been thinking for a while that I should make this as a starting place for people just learning about the situation. Please let me know if you have any corrections or anything you would like me to add.

1. What happened to Zhang Zhehan? / What is 813?

On August 13. 2021, a photo was spread by online water armies of Zhang Zhehan in front of cherry blossoms from a trip he had taken to Japan in 2018. This was accompanied by claims that he had been there to visit the Yasukuni Shrine—a politically controversial shrine which honors WWII war criminals—and that he held right-wing anti-Chinese sentiments. This photo was later joined by others, all either photoshopped or with falsified context, “backing up” these accusations along with further claims slandering him and his family.

In the days following, Zhang Zhehan lost all of his endorsements, had all of his past works taken down, had all of his social media shut down, and was boycotted by the private association CAPA without the chance to defend himself. His name and image were also later banned from social media, he was used as a negative example in schools and on exams, and his name is blocked from registration on some social media sites and certain devices. He and his family have been subject to intense harassment including death threats.

All of the accusations against him have been shown to be false and he is currently pursuing legal action, but he is still unable to speak or appear publicly in any capacity.

Further reading:  -  Talking points pamphlet  -  Wiki page

2. Who was behind 813?

The boycott was issued by the China Association of Performing Arts (CAPA), a private industry association that at the time held sway (but no official authority) over many social media and streaming companies. CAPA is heavily suspected of being the ones who orchestrated the entire incident and related events, see point 4 below.

2.5. Was Gong Jun behind 813?

No, he had no motive whatsoever, was still a small name in the industry at the time, has no industry sway, had his most popular show taken down because of 813, and was targeted by similar attacks in the months after. If he had not stayed quiet about 813, Gong Jun very easily could have been taken down by it as well. Please see point 7 below if you have this belief because of Zhang Sanjian / zhangzhehan_super3, and if you have this belief because of the Twitter account Justice for Zhang Zhehan please know that she is an idiot.

3. Was 813 caused by censorship / homophobia / the Chinese government?

No. There is no evidence for 813 having anything to do with censorship, it was perpetuated by private venture capitalism. The Chinese government had no known involvement—CAPA has no government affiliation, and both the NRTA and MCT confirmed after inquiry that they had nothing to do with Zhang Zhehan’s cancellation. Quite the opposite, it was said by Li Xuezheng that government officials were in attendance during the interview between him and Zhang Zhehan released 2022-01-01.

4. Why Zhang Zhehan? / What was the motive behind 813?

The exact reason is not known for sure, but it is heavily suspected that he turned down an exclusive endorsement deal with one of CAPA’s subsidiaries around March / April 2021. CAPA took this as a slight and, because he was heavily in the public eye at the time, they decided to make him an example of what they could do to people who refused to play their game.

Other smaller parties who participated in 813 were driven by industry competition, private capital, mob mentality, and/or because they’re shitheads who found it fun.

Further reading: Lead-up to 813

5. Does the lack of news about Zhang Zhehan mean he’s given up / he’s lost his case?

Absolutely not, and quite the opposite in fact. Avoiding the public eye is the best thing Zhang Zhehan can do to avoid media frenzy and the potential skewing of the narrative that that could cause. Due to the length of time it has been since 813, whatever Zhang Zhehan first does when he becomes public again is guaranteed to cause a stir, and therefore he has to be very careful about not saying anything publicly until he and his case are at a favourable point to do so.

Further reading:  -  Question about the length of the case  -  Breakdown of the legal process in relation to Zhang Zhehan’s case

6. Could Zhang Zhehan pursue a career internationally instead? 

Until his name is cleared, no. 

Zhang Zhehan did not have enough international recognition prior to 813 to realistically build a career overseas, and he has not shown fluency in any language other than Mandarin with which to do so. Even if he did pursue this, until his name is cleared he will always be associated with 813 and would struggle to find success with how he would be viewed by Chinese diaspora. 

As well, given the nationalistic nature of 813, seeking a career overseas would communicate guilt and/or giving up on his case.

7. Is Zhang Sanjian / the zhangzhehan_super3 Instagram account / the person releasing new songs Zhang Zhehan?

No. There is overwhelming evidence that Zhang Sanjian etc. is a scam using Zhang Zhehan’s name and image, utilizing photoshopping, deepfakes, and impersonators. 

The people behind this have known professional connections to CAPA, and the activities the scam has engaged in have consistently been aimed at further damaging his image. The Zhang Sanjian persona is characterized as having given up on clearing his name, being degrading and rude to both his fans and former costars, and giving up on his career in China to pursue international fame (see point 6 above). Practically every action made by the persona and related parties go completely against Zhang Zhehan’s character and/or make no logical sense for someone in his position.

Further reading:   -  Timeline of the IG’s early activity  -  Deepfake breakdown  -  Collected information about the Bangkok concerts  -  Wiki page for the IG account

8. Why doesn’t Zhang Zhehan speak out against Zhang Sanjian?

See point 5 above. It is likely that part of the original aim of Zhang Sanjian was specifically to try to bait him into saying something against it. The scam has been trying very hard to control the public narrative via buying public screens, commissioning tabloid articles, releasing a ridiculous number of songs and artificially raising hit counts on these, etc.

9. Why go through so much effort to erase Zhang Zhehan / continue the Zhang Sanjian scam?

For CAPA, Zhang Zhehan winning his case and overturning his boycott will heavily diminish their industry influence (not to mention jail time, hopefully). It could, in the best case scenario, even lead to the complete disbandment of the company under Chinese anti-monopoly legislation. (see the first point under [this post])

For the smaller players involved in the scam specifically, the motive is by and large personal financial gain. Many are known to be in debt / have been in debt but are suddenly now making lavish purchases (Sophie for example), some are known professional con men (Peter), and some are seeking other personal goals such as trying to get famous themselves (Lexus), to promote their own businesses (the Chens and the gym bros), or even for sexual gratification (Hewitt). 

As well, it’s important to keep in mind the financial scale of the extremely lucrative Chinese entertainment industry. The amount that has been spent on 813 and everything since is barely anything in the grand scheme of things.

Further Resources:  -  Zhang Zhehan wiki  -  Masterlist of my posts about Zhang Zhehan  -  My ZZH info tag

[bluebirdmuppet]

A post about how a shit stain waste of space @ajawrites @bookshop attacked fans of Gong Jun and Zhang Zhehan in an article she wrote for @vox, and then went on to slander and defame Zhang Zhehan in an attempt to get the only article published about his cancellation by CAPA retracted.

Here's the context: On June 6, 2022, @vox published an article written by @ajawrites @bookshop claiming that fans of Gong Jun and Zhang Zhehan are "conspiracy theorists". In it, she makes all types of claims defaming myself and the entire JunZhe fandom (both here and in China) for being conspiracy theorists because we do not believe Zhang Zhehan's Instagram account is controlled by him. For those who don't know, Instagram fraud is rampant and there have been several Chinese celebrities who have been the victim of this. Zhang Zhehan's solo fans encouraged the reposting of this article and defended it because they somehow believe that Zhang Zhehan would "comeback" on an international platform before his name is cleared in China (another story for another day).

On June 14, 2022, less than one week after the publication of that article, The China Story published an article about why Zhang Zhehan was cancelled, and specifically that a non-governmental organization called the China Association of Performing Arts (CAPA) was behind the cancellation, not the Chinese government. It also described the efforts made by Li Xuezheng, a famous government-affiliated director, to clear his name. To my knowledge, this is the only story in the world to shine a light on CAPA's role in Zhang Zhehan's cancellation.

After this article was published, @ajawrites @bookshop wrote a long email to the China Story on June 18, 2022 seeking that the article be retracted. She claimed she had done "research" which showed that the article was part of a conspiracy theory (false), that Zhang Zhehan's family was linked to Japan (false), that Zhang Zhehan was cancelled by the government (false), that CAPA wasn't involved (false), and that all those who believe they are are "conspiracy theorists" (false). She repeats anti talking points to smear Zhang Zhehan in an attempt to obtain a retraction of the article.

Yes, @ajawrites @bookshop attempted to get the only article in the world that described CAPA in a negative light retracted.

We have a copy of the email. Here are some excerpts of her own words.

Here's @ajawrites @bookshop insinuating that Zhang Zhehan was banned by the government, when it has been proven on multiple occasions that the government did not ban Zhang Zhehan.

A writer who cannot even get this fact right does not deserve to be called a writer or a thinking human being.

Here's @ajawrites @bookshop claiming that Zhang Zhehan has family ties to Japan, which is FALSE.

Zhang Zhehan himself stated in his interview with Li Xuezheng on January 1, 2022 (seven months before this email) that this was not true. Yet, @ajawrites @bookshop continued to spread this smear to the editors of The China Story.

How does someone who is too lazy to confirm facts become a "culture writer" for @vox?

Here's @ajawrites @bookshop claiming that their "research" shows that the public genuinely hated Zhang Zhehan. They claim that Zhang Zhehan was not cancelled by bad actors, but rather by the "public".

They ignore all the proof and statements that what happened was due to malicious competition and monopoly. All of this was readily available, had @ajawrites @bookshop actually done diligent research. Li Xuezheng had, after all, talked about it for weeks at the end of 2021 and early 2022.

But of course @ajawrites @bookshop knows better! They know better than even Chinese people! They even know that CAPA is a government organization, when CAPA itself said that it is not government and does not represent government.

Pretty rich for white journalist @ajawrites @bookshop to claim that when Li Xuezheng, a renowned government affiliated film director, says that Zhang Zhehan's cancellation was not done by the Chinese government but instead by CAPA, he is spouting a "conspiracy theory".

@vox is this the type of sinophobic journalists that your publication now employs?

Here's @ajawrites @bookshop defending CAPA by stating that it is not to blame for Zhang Zhehan's censorship from all media platforms in China.

Except they failed to read the multiple media reports indicating that CAPA had allied itself with multiple media platforms to ban those it deems "immoral". These media resources includes a western outlet, Reuters. Basic due diligence would have unearthed this, but it appears neither @ajawrites @bookshop or @vox care about the facts.

Here's @ajawrites @bookshop suggesting (as a white foreign writer with zero access to his case), that it is "unlikely" that Zhang Zhehan's investigation would go anywhere, that he can't come back, that he is "already back".

These are clear anti talking points easily found on Chinese social media.

Of particular note is that @ajawrites @bookshop claims that these conclusions are a result of their "research". Yes in their own words, in 2020 they were just learning Chinese. With their level of genius, I bet they're not far from being a beginner.

Yet, this is the type of "expert" that @vox employs to write about Chinese fan culture.

The article in China Story is one of the only published articles in the world that details how Zhang Zhehan was cancelled by CAPA, not the Chinese government. Yet @ajawrites @bookshop, great friend to Zhang Zhehan solo fans asked for a retraction.

Yes, we have the email. They actually did.

Who has incentive to take down an article that speaks negatively about CAPA? Who has incentive to water down statements negative to CAPA? Who has incentive to perpetuate smears against Zhang Zhehan internationally?

Who better to manipulate than a lazy and dumb writer like @ajawrites @bookshop

I do wonder how @vox and its advertisers feels about @ajawrites @bookshop spreading slander about a Chinese celebrity and his fandom? I wonder if @vox even bothers with basic fact-checking? I wonder if @vox is okay with one of its writers contacting another publication in an attempt to supports their biased views?

To the Zhang Zhehan fans (Zhang Sanjian believers) who have fawned at the feet of @ajawrites @bookshop: good to know that you support those who defend CAPA, the organization that cancelled Zhang Zhehan.

And one last thing to @ajawrites @bookshop: only a shit stain waste of space would write an article about a celebrity to gain a following in his fandom while actually despising him, believing the smears against him, and thinking he's a t******.

We call people like you blood sucking vampires.

[brilcrist]

A reminder from twitter.

I put it here just in case.

Legal proof of ownership and

fabricated advertising + terrible merch quality

[zhangzhehanlifefan]

Zhang Zhehan on The Straits Times, November 29 2023

[findhisvoice]

[haizheforever]

Happy Family 🥹

[zhangsanjian]

Reality and Dream

Reality and Dream (A review of Forrest Gump)

Original Essay: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/uQMIzLbchjwlV3rsIRJbDw

Life is like a mirror. Reality and dreams are two sides of a mirror, seemingly opposite but interdependent.We are young and frivolous, threatening to realize our dreams and live up to our dreams. But reality often shatters our dreams, booing that dreams are simply out of reach, and gradually people become numb and their hearts become cold. Bend down in the abyss and quagmire and sigh: The reason why dreams are called dreams is nothing but self-deceiving imaginations, looking at themselves in the mirror of reality and pitying themselves.

It’s like I wanted to write this film review a long time ago, but I procrastinated and procrastinated for various reasons. Even when I rewatched the movie yesterday, I was interrupted several times. Some people may think that I am making excuses after reading these words, but I am indeed suspected of making excuses, but this is also reality. I admit it, but I do not admit defeat. This will not shatter the reality, go back to the desk and type out This article is here?

Today's film review is to pay tribute to a very excellent film "Forrest Gump" in my mind. I want to try to analyze this film from the perspective of "reality and dreams", and express some of my own small views on why this film released in 1994 can become a classic in people's hearts.

Movies are the first dream. Actors wait for the light, rain, and the right sunset on the set all day long, and spend hours or even days waiting in real scenes just to interpret a moment on the screen; The prosperity of the film opens a period of movie time, stepping into the swords and swords of martial arts or Hepburn's Roman holiday. Dreaming in a dream with a body outside the body, movies have always seemed to carry our dreams. The reality is so cruel, and the dream is still out of reach. An excellent film closes the distance between the dream and the reality like a dream, gives us the motivation to look up to life, and never tire of it on the road of chasing dreams.

Forrest Gump is the second dream. At the beginning of the film, a long shot shows a feather fluttering in the wind, slowly bringing us into Forrest Gump's dreamland. The feather fell to A-Gump's worn-out shoes. Instead of walking away or throwing away the feather, he bent down to pick it up and carefully put it in his notebook... From picking up the feather and opening the box to carefully It is not difficult to see that he likes to collect the unforgettable bits and pieces of his life in the collection of items. Only those who love life will cherish the good fortune in life. When every stranger sat beside him, he shared his own chocolate and his mother's words "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." Although this sentence has become one of the classic lines of the film , but in Forrest Gump's heart, it's just his mother's words. From his point of view, he just shares his harvest and love with strangers. This small act of kindness is actually great enough.

If Forrest Gump's story in the movie carries the "dream", then the people close to him bear the "reality" and guard the dream. In order for A-Gump, who has low intelligence, to go to school, the mother had to choose a "vacation". Then, after A-Gump was rejected by almost everyone on the school bus, he met an angel-like heroine. The reason why Forrest Gump has the ability to run is that he was always despised and bullied when he was young, and the voice of the heroine "Forrest Gump! Run!" gave him the courage to run. A man's talent often grows out of his suffering. The reason why Forrest Gump was able to live like a beam of light is also because his great mother and little angels warmed and accompanied him in his childhood. The characters in the movie all have their own dreams. The heroine's dream is to stand on the stage one day and become the focus of attention. Forrest Gump's best friend Bubba's dream is to own a shrimp boat, and Lieutenant Taylor's dream is to die for the country, but it is always Forrest Gump, who did not express his dreams, achieved everything. It's not just a dream, the hostess said that you don't know what love is at all. In fact, if you ask this question, do you know what love is? Maybe A-Gump, who seems to know nothing about love, knows how to love better. I think this is because his mother gave him enough security and love. Love is a kind of persistent companionship. Love is not only gazing at each other but looking at the same distance.

When the hostess asked him, do you remember what we prayed for? We used to pray that becoming a bird would allow me to fly far. In Forrest Gump, we see dreams, just like why the heroine always feels that she wants to leave Forrest Gump, because he can do things that we can't do—that is, keep kindness and simplicity—it seems very simple , but when you can't, you may feel ashamed and want to leave, which is why Jenny wants to leave Forrest Gump, because he is so beautiful, so beautiful to be transparent. Perseverance in things, dedication to love, commitment to friends, and persistence in life can write the unique possibility of life. He may not understand why he does this. He just treats everyone around him loyally and kindly, and he just concentrates on doing everything he promised, that's all, but if he wants to persist in his life, ask himself how many people Can it be done?

In fact, when I watched this film again and again, the pain in my heart kept churning. This film, while inspiring to many, is deeply sad at its core. Forrest Gump was judged to be mentally retarded from the moment he was born, the grievances his mother swallowed for him to enter school, the dignity of his favorite girl was constantly trampled on the way to pursue her dream, his best brother died in a foreign country, and the officer he admired also died. He had hated him for a long time... The relatives around him left him one by one, and he could only keep running forward. Assuming this is a love story, then this love must be full of sadness, as if a man doesn’t know how to love a woman, he is just as innocent as a child, and the woman’s unfortunate childhood and the scars on her growth path made her unable to Consciously avoid the man who lives like light. I have a romantic and sad thought that his efforts and persistence time and time again are just to be able to stand on a higher ground so that she can notice his presence in the crowd. If once is not enough, then again, again, maybe next time she won't leave.

Reality is the third dream. I prefer to use the word "ideal" before, which seems more rational and objective, but "dream" gives us the right to dream in the face of cold reality and retain our crazy instinct. Maybe at some point we are like Forrest Gump, not knowing why we are running, where is the destination of running, and what is the meaning of life, but we must not stop running, maybe we can only keep on running aimlessly Keep running to find your way. Only if you live strong, what is taken away by fate will be returned to you in another way, just like the "legs" of the lieutenant. To quote Mei Changsu, "Since I have survived, I cannot live in vain."

The whole film of "Forrest Gump" doesn't have big opening and closing plots or fierce catharsis and quarrels. It just flows sadness in tenderness, and is immersed in dreams in reality, like Forrest Gump boarding the school bus again, like the ending of Forrest Gump again. The flying feathers fell in the hearts of people with the wind, rekindling the faith in their hearts. Reality and dreams are still quantum entangled with each other, we are still the original us, and we will not lose our way if we look up at the stars.

"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."

[zzh3]

Increase Zhang Zhehan's engagement on Twitter

So, for the past week or so, Haizhes on Twitter have been trying to increase Zhehan's engagement on Twitter with the hopes of getting a Topic for him, that's why I made this list of pre-written tweets to make it easier and faster.

With this, you only have to click on the links and it will automatically create a new tweet.

Voting for TCCandler's 100 Faces 2022

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General random Tweets:

With pictures:

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Without pictures:

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I will continue adding more. Do remember to engage with tweets containing his tags and name (RT, Like, Reply)! Thank you 💗

[la-muerta]

The cp cult gets more and more delusional. “During an interview earlier this month, #GongJun's stylist talked about how Elie Saab went through a thorough 1-year long process to assess the suitability of Gong Jun to wear its specially designed haute couture suit. She also talked about how large brands are particularly careful about their checks to ensure that their brand culture and development aligns with those of the artist. This is absolute refutation that the smears put out by #ZhangSanjian in his divorce video is absolutely false. There is no way a large brand like Elie Saab, after a year-long assessment would give #GongJun this opportunity if it believed any of those rumours are true, particularly given how blatant ZSJ's team smeared him and even got some of those smears published in international press. His clean character is why #GongJun continues to get endorsements and recognition from large fashion brands, conscious about their reputation. It's amusing to see whalers get upset about GJ getting these opportunities while their toxic lip smacking idol is cutting leeks. As if it isn't clear, #ZhangZhehan clearing his name is what will return him to legitimate opportunities domestically and internationally. Not more lip-smacking monstrous livestreams, plastic Jians, bike trips, airport walks, or magical knee cures” (c)

More delusional? I think they were pretty delusional to start with 😆 I mean, they decided the fanservice two actors were doing to promote a drama was a real relationship, and apparently can't understand that people look different in photos taken from different camera angles and lenses, amongst other things.

Also while I wouldn't consider a fashion designer as the ultimate judge of character, Haizhe are fans of Zhehan. Most of us have zero interest in GJ except hoping that if he truly had any part to play in 813, the law will deal with him properly. And if human laws are too flawed to deliver proper justice, then I'll take divine karma kicking all of them in the arse too.

And that includes the people who insist that Zhang Zhehan isn't also his pen-name Zhang Sanjian, who continue to deny his agency to live his life the way he sees fit, who slander his family and his work, and attempt to belittle and disparage how hard he's worked to pick himself up and get back on his feet. Some of the leading voices in the cp group have gone beyond delusion to pure malice, and I tend to assume that these people are paid when it comes to c-ent (although of course I may be wrong and they may just be really horrible scum of the earth).

As Zhehan said in his review of the movie "Decision to Leave", "如果找不到那座山，倒不如就做自己的海吧" (if you can't find the mountain, you might as well be your own ocean). He's got his whole life ahead of him to create his own path and the best revenge is living his life well (and speaking of, Zhehan has a new song out today!). We've all got better things to do than to give the crazies the attention they're so desperate for.

[arauruia]

“在跑步时心头一直有个声音在呐喊：我还年轻，我还要奔跑我还有梦想要去追，我不仅要托起自己，更希望能托起同样有梦的人。” 张三坚

[zhongwans]

Small update: A CPF fansite, tongmou, that has been inactive since September 2022 recently resurfaced to upload photos of ZSJ's Bangkok concert. Allegedly the account was bought and according to QV (have no idea how she knows about this) they offered "six figures" for it (had to look this up to know what this means 😂)

If you're new to c-ent shenanigans this basically means the real tongmou must have decided to discontinue the fansite (probably unstanned or felt it was no longer profitable enough to keep), then somebody offered money to buy it and she accepted. Big fandom accounts getting bought (often for not so good motives) is really a thing that happens in c-ent fandoms, not just in ours.

What's interesting is that the Bangkok concert photos the account uploaded were censored by weibo.

But the old photos of ZZH (the actual ZZH) in the account are still intact. Weirdly enough this has been happening for a while now on weibo. Photos of ZSJ have a pretty good chance of getting nuked (especially if uploaded by a big account) but ZZH's old photos stay up.

2nd update:

So GJ walked at the Cannes red carpet, looked really good, etc etc, and naturally since c-ent is such an unbearable dumpsterfire of a hellscape where all things good and pure come to die, there was quite a bit of drama online about it. An older lady who happens to have quite a bit of clout in c-ent posted an unflattering photo of GJ on her weibo. People think she did it on purpose (I think so too. She also posted photos of other stars and only GJ got that treatment). So antis etc used that as an opportunity to smear GJ, claiming all photos of him from Cannes were filtered to make him look better than he actually is (apparently, even Ghetty Images and every single photographer in the event are now under the command of the all powerful GJ) and it was basically just your typical braindead c-ent drama. Not really worth getting angry over and honestly the unflattering photo wasn't even bad at all, just that GJ was caught mid-blink.

The interesting bit is that ZSJ fans immediately fawned over this older lady. As QV pointed out, you can only comment on her posts seven days after following her. The whole issue with the photo followed by a wave of hate against GJ plus a hotsearch happened on May 18. We can't comment even if we wanted to because seven days have not yet passed, and yet all those ZSJ "fans" have already flocked to her comments and hyping her up. So were they all already following this woman nobody gives two shits about even before all this? Was her causing trouble for GJ already planned beforehand in collaboration with ZSJ shills? Because it sure looks like it.

At least with this we now know which accounts are probably not ordinary fans, but people who have a much deeper connection with the ZSJ scam and get directives on what to do. But as for what that woman's deal is, I have no idea. A quick scroll through her account though shows she's not as "above" fandom as she claims she is, and I've seen enough to know that no matter how old she is, no matter who her parents are and her claim to pedigree, she can still be just another weirdo in a parasocial relationship with her fave. It's just that the more powerful and well-connected weirdoes have the capacity to do much more unhinged shit compared to the rest of us.

[bizarrequazar]

Collected Information about the Bangkok Concerts

This is a post collecting information and sources about the concerts held by the Zhang Sanjian scam gang on May 10th and 11th. I will keep this updated as more information comes out. Please let me know if you have any questions, corrections, or additions.

[Masterpost of my informational posts about the situation]

Lead-Up

The earliest account to promote the concert was a planted fan trying to collect information from other fans in group chats, not an “official account”. This was on April 10th, only a month prior to the day the concert would be held. Accounts officially associated with the scam would not start promotions until April 20th.

Someone who contacted the venue on April 20th was told that the hall had been booked for 05-11 but that the venue could not disclose who it was for.

On April 22nd, the Instagram made a post announcing the ticket sales using a promotional photo from 2021 that had been made for the concert the real Zhang Zhehan had been planning prior to 813. This post did not include a link for purchasing; including links to purchases increases the chance of Instagram checking an account for fraud activity.

The production company for the concert is partnered with CAPA.

Seat prices went up to 16,000 baht ($465 USD / 3200 RMB) and went on sale on April 22nd. As a comparative, the BTS member Suga held a concert with VIP tickets pricing at 6200 baht.

Within hours, scam believers were saying that tickets had sold out, but on the actual purchasing site they were instead listed as not available (ie. reserved for sale by scalpers). On May 3rd, these reserved tickets that had not been sold were made available again with less than half sold.

On April 23rd, it was announced via the Instagram that an additional concert would be held on 05-10 due to “popularity”. (As I write this, I realize that it’s odd for them to book 05-10 rather than 05-12 since it means those first comers who bought tickets for 05-11 would not get to be the first ones to see “him”.) Tickets for this became available the following day and “sold out” within ten minutes only to become available again; it’s likely this was just a glitch. 

On April 24th, a promotional video was posted for the concert using only footage from 2021 (same context as mentioned above).

Some tickets had been available as a “tour package” through a company that had a history of scamming customers. On April 26th, the tour package’s name was changed then deleted from the company’s website. On April 30th, the Taobao shop selling these packages was closed without refunds and over 400 people who had made purchases had their information leaked. Some people who purchased these packages were later left stranded at the airport for hours when they arrived.

On May 5th, the Weibo Supertopic used by scam believers, which had been filled with people reselling tickets and encouraging others to fake information for travel visas, was deleted. The following day, “official” accounts directed users to a new Supertopic that was created less than 15 minutes after the previous one disappeared despite it taking 1-3 days for Supertopics to be approved. This new Supertopic was made private on May 9th then deleted as well on May 10th.

On May 6th, photos were posted to the Instagram of “Zhang Zhehan” in what appeared to be Thailand. The following day several photos and a video were spread of “chance encounters”, originating from accounts that did not belong to fans.

The scam gang requested that people who had bought VIP tickets provide their home addresses so they could be sent tshirts and light sticks, four days prior to the first concert date. Have fun getting doxxed, I guess.

On May 8th, a new song was released to streaming sites by the scam gang despite it being only two days before the first concert. As a comparative, for his mini-concert to promote his Another Me EP in October 2020, Zhang Zhehan released only two of the three songs for streaming prior to the concert, leaving the third song 不说 to be debuted at the concert before releasing for streaming.

On May 9th, several photos and a video were posted by paparazzi of the venue being set up. It was noted that workers present in these photos were fully dressed despite there being a heatwave with outside temperatures climbing to over 40°C; it’s uncommon for AC to be on during set up, though not impossible.

On the same day, a figure fully covered in sweats and a hoodie was filmed entering the venue for rehearsals. Again: heatwave. 

May 10th

The venue looked less than half full less than ten minutes before the set start time.

A collection of some photos that look obviously off: [1] [2] [3] [4] 

Chinese CPFs keeping track of things concluded that three different impersonators were likely used, with one possibly being a woman. There were visible differences in the nose, jawline, eyebrows, Adam’s apple, butt, and stature. Furthering this, people watching reported that the costume changes were remarkably fast and there were no breaks over the course of 20 song performances (3 hours).

It’s quite likely that the cameras used for the screens inside the venue were using deepfake tech to correct for these mistakes. Yes this can be done live. It was noticed that the screens seemed to noticably lag more than is standard (example, comparison to another concert) and occassionally jumped.

Some of the audience members visible in photos look quite unexcited to be there. It’s possible that people were hired to fill empty seats, especially given that so many were left unsold that they decreased the number of seats physically present in the venue. A number of people looked to be in quite a hurry to leave afterwards. There is hearsay that some of them may have been students who were paid to attend. [translated chatlog between Chinese fans]

About an hour and a half after the concert started, the bought hashtag #Primordial Theater# suddenly appeared on the general Weibo hotsearch, reaching #14 before completely disappearing ten minutes later. Coincidentally, the Weibo administration account made a post shortly afterwards warning about celebrity impersonation fraud.

Around this time, all photos of the concert posted by Ranyi, one of the “official” accounts, were removed by Weibo and the account was later banned for violating community rules. Similar photos and a video were also removed from Xie Yihua’s Weibo accounts.

A whaler who made a post that she shook hands with him at the concert forgot to change her VPN to Thailand, with it instead saying she was in Japan. 🤡

There are rumors that some whalers who attended said it was fake and closed their accounts, I haven’t seen direct evidence of this yet. Also a rumor that one went to the police. Some whalers were reportedly afraid to speak out about what they had seen at the concert because they had given the scam their personal information.

May 11th

There was significantly less posted footage and discussion of this day. Many people who had attended gave excuses such as phones being too low on battery to film, only having blurry photos, wanted to capture the moment with their own eyes, etc.

Additional photos that look distinctly off: [1] [2] [a whole collection] (Here’s an example of full-face prosthetic makeup btw) 

Videos show that barely anyone in the audience appeared to be singing along to some songs, including Surround.

Comment about the vocals from a trained musician: “The voice doesn't feel open, it feels like it's covered with a layer of veil. Generally speaking, the voice is not clean, and secondly, the breath is not stable, and the voice is obvious. Trembling, as well as out-of-tune and treble, the treble sounds very laborious, and the out-of-tune is also sandwiched between the two notes, and the way of vocalization is not right, it is all in the throat, singing like this is easy to hurt the throat and make it hoarse.” (mtl) 

[Video comparing the singing to Zhang Zhehan’s]

A video and group photo showing Xiao Yu were passed around, with him being visibly too short in relation to “Zhang Zhehan” in the photo.

Again, many of the photos posted by Xie Yihua were removed by Weibo.

VVIP ticket holders (on both days) were able to take photos with Zhang Sanjian afterwards:  -  Reports from them say that Zhang Sanjian was quite touchy-feely and eager with hugs (😰). If you look at old photos and video of the real Zhang Zhehan, he was always very polite and often kept his hands clasped when taking photos with unfamiliar people.  -  The attendees were assigned a number so the photos could be sent to them afterwards. Standard practice for celebrity photo ops is that the photos are printed there; being sent later allows time for editing to be done.  -  It took two weeks for people to be sent their photos. Despite this, some of the editing is... not very good.

Followups

Yahoo! Taiwan published an article talking about the concert, referring to Zhang Zhehan as an “artist who insulted China”.

[Written notes] from a Twitter space discussion about the concert. Main points not previously covered here:

It was learned by Chinese CPFs that any Chinese person who wants to hold a concert outside of China needs to get written permission to do so. There is no evidence that the scam gang did this, and it’s doubtful that someone in Zhang Zhehan’s situation would do so.

If you watch the videos of Zhang Sanjian talking at the concert, it looks very performative, not a real emotional response like what you can see in videos of the real Zhang Zhehan at his past concerts. Especially at a concert after 813 and not seeing his fans for two years, wouldn’t you expect him to get quite emotional?

Likewise, there are enunciation differences and dialectic differences in how Zhang Sanjian spoke.

If the point of the concerts was to make money, they would have started promotions much earlier, it doesn’t make commercial sense to announce it at such short notice. The intent of the concert was to get attention.

Another intent seems to be to try to divide CP fans, similar to how last year they succeeded in dividing haizhe and whalers.

Following the concerts, there was a significant uptick in fans of other celebs harrassing those saying the concerts were fake—especially in c-ent fan culture, fans of other celebs can and will happily take advantage of the scam to eliminate their bias’s competition even if they are aware that it’s a scam.

This post was last edited 2023-05-24.

[bluebirdmuppet]

The inconsistent way Zhang Sanjian (i.e. the Zhang Zhehan persona that appeared after 813) behaves from the old Zhang Zhehan is one of the biggest giveaways that he is not the real thing. This includes Zhang Sanjian's "return" to basketball, which first appeared on the Super_3 IG in July 2022 and then resurfaced on multiple occasions afterwards, the most recent being last month.

It should be noted that Zhang Zhehan had said on multiple occasions that as a result of his injury, he is unable to return to basketball and chose golf instead. Zhongwans' blog here includes a detailed explanation of this injury.

Bottom line is that 80% of Zhang Zhehan's meniscus was removed, and despite attempting to recover, he had to face the reality that he would not be returning to basketball. Zhang Zhehan gave multiple interviews about this, including this one on IFeng where he talks about how he had to give up his obsession with basketball because to continue would impact on his career and life.

So it was extremely surprising that Zhang Sanjian would appear for the first time in July of last year with photos and videos of "him" playing basketball. At that time, the Super_3 IG posted pictures of Zhang Sanjian playing with his new "best buddy" Lexus (there are many problems with this character), and someone who appeared to look like Xiaoyu.

The July photos were accompanied by a 46 minute CCTV of him playing basketball, which was spread among fans as "proof" that he was "back" playing basketball.

That CCTV video was interesting. I watched the entire thing and it was apparent how different this Sanjian character played basketball in comparison to Zhang Zhehan. In the entire 46 minutes:

Zhang Sanjian attempted 113 baskets; made approximately 33.

There were two makeup artists who touched up his make up 6 times.

There were no successful baskets from the 3 point line.

Most attempts were from the free throw line or closer.

There was no team play

He was mostly shooting by himself at the free throw line or with one other person.

It was apparent that this was not someone who had once played basketball at the level of almost a pro, winning a MVP award in the 2017 Tencent Super Penguin All Star Basketball Game.

Listening to Zhang Zhehan's old interviews, this is a man who demands excellence of himself. Whatever he does, he will do to the extreme to do the best he can. It is baffling that this mediocre player would be him, particularly when he has said in multiple interviews that he would no longer play basketball.

Last month, pictures of Zhang Sanjian playing basketball were again posted on the Super_3 account, accompanied by a video. Strangely enough, these photos showed Zhang Sanjian playing with his shoelaces untied. One can only assume it was deliberate given the poses. The message here is his knee is so much not a concern that he is able to play basketball... without properly tying his shoes. Who does this?!

Even his scar from his surgery can no longer be seen!

Meniscus removal is a long-term injury which is very painful. It does not grow back, it does not heal, and continued improper use of the knee and re-injury could be devastating for him. Would a person whose primary career is in acting put himself at risk of permanent disability - to the point of being unable to do the work he loves as an actor in the future - for mediocre basketball?

It should be noted that antis on WB have already claimed that these new Zhang Sanjian pictures and videos show that Zhang Zhehan was previously lying about the extent of his injuries and had used pity to get fan sympathy prior to 813. For example:

Would a person like Zhang Zhehan, who was subject to a smear like 813 deliberately give black material to antis to smear him back? This and many of Zhang Sanjian's other actions make no sense, and indeed, are used by antis to paint him as an immoral person (note this was what he was cancelled for; being an "immoral" actor), a liar, and a person who rips off fans.

There is no way Zhang Zhehan is Zhang Sanjian.

[brilcrist]

I ask for any "junjian healthy shipper" in TUMBLR to stay away from my art!

You are lowest of the lowest type of fans who consume impostor IG material while also enjoying and stealing stuff from JZP.

Nobody wants you here. Get lost!!!🖕

[zhangzhehanlifefan]

Zhang Zhehan new album DATURA is OUT now

DATURA - ZHANG ZHEHAN 2nd album

Link to buy and stream':

🍎 Itunes/Apple Music

https://music.apple.com/id/album/%E6%9B%BC%E9%99%80%E7%BE%85/1727490462

🍏 Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/album/7hDV1K0YeyCPGqIE01IjEL?si=7Vj91yWZQyieJ3pBfOiijg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A7hDV1K0YeyCPGqIE01IjEL

🎼Youtube Music

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k4P-N-PfylVooWFbWmBnclzaG0ybjzZMc&si=cjccE6zsKpUyvFo7