#boycott tencent

[rhfffas]

chinese platform tencent (which is also the company that owns riot games) deleted all caitvi romantic scenes in china so dont be surprised if you see some random homophobic idiot on the internet denying caitvi being gay

[msclaritea]

Tencent Games - Wikipedia

international games activities, see Tencent § Video games.

Tencent Games (Chinese: 腾讯游戏; pinyin: Téngxùn Yóuxì) is the video game publishing subdivision of Tencent Interactive Entertainment, the digital entertainment division of Tencent Holdings.It has five internal studio groups, including TiMi Studio Group. Tencent Games was founded in 2003 to focus on online games. In 2021, it launched its international Level Infinite brand, which is stated to be operated from its Singapore office.

Tencent Games

Native name

腾讯游戏

Company type

Division

Industry

Video games

Founded

2003; 21 years ago

Headquarters

Shenzhen, China

Area served

Greater China

Key people

Mark Ren (President)

Bo Wang (Vice President)[1]

Brands

Level Infinite

Dreaming Plan

A.C.E. Program

Gameloop

Parent

Tencent Interactive Entertainment Group

Divisions

Aurora Studios

LightSpeed Studios

Morefun Studio Group

NExT Studios

TiMi Studio Group

Website

www.tencentgames.com

[mooyuun]

A little talk about the chaos of Infinity Nikki and Infold greedy behavior...

Sadly Infold/Paper was always like this, is just that they weren't mainstream, now people sees all the things they do in front of them, old nikki players know that the community always ends doing boycotts regularly because Paper always does something greedy, now, by being mainstream, the boycotts are less effective bcs global existing.

Also there is a lot of rumors (sometimes you can see these rumors in memes and comments of weibo and xiaohongshu) between CN old players, were they talk about how the upper workers (shareholders and CEO) of Infold/Paper belittles the team of devs and the players since they're women. (yeah)

Some rumors even says that devs sometimes gives signals that some deals/clothes/cards (in LADs specially, but also the nikki saga) actually were free in the mind/plans of the devs, but superiors changed it to be in banners or by paying or discarted.

Also paper games focus their effort in the whales territory, they have their vip system in all gacha games, with benefits like the merch boxes or spoilers of next products, news, and future banners. At the end of the day they don't have competition.

For some time, players were waiting for tencent to create the new rival for lads and it seems that is in the making. (Tencent has light and night otome gacha that is kinda a rival of love and producer by Paper).

[pupmon1]

Ya know we really shouldn’t be punishing Blizzard for acting the way they are. They’re only doing it because a certain company called Tencent partially owns them. It’s not their fault. We should be glad it’s only 5% stock however....

Ya know who else shouldn’t be punished because they’re owned by a Chinese bootlicking company?

Grinding Gear Games (80%) Miniclip (Undisclosed) Riot Games (100%) Glu Mobile (14.46%) Epic Games (40%) Ubisoft (5%) Paradox Interactive (5%) Supercell (84.3%)

All these poor companies just happen to be owned by Tencent...and we totally shouldn’t just completely scrap all of them for the duration of the protest, especially not Riot Games.

[mat2modblog]

Let's just ignore the fact that Tencent is the entire reason this happened in the first place.

Some people really make me scratch my head.

[hunnibee26]

The NRTA Requests to Ban “Sissy” Men from TV

On September 16, 2021, China’s NRTA (National Radio and Television Administration), or the government body responsible for determining what airs and what does not, released a notice saying it was “determined to boycott the trend of Danmei adaptations”, also known as Dangai, among other things.

This is part of a sweeping motion by the Chinese government to “clean up” and reform various sectors including corporate giants like Tencent and Alibaba, technology, education, and the entertainment industry.

What you need to know to understand this “boycott” is that this year brought a great purge to the Chinese entertainment industry. Several famous and popular stars including Wu Yifan (Kris Wu), Zheng Shuang, Huo Zun, Zhang Zhehan (actor who interpreted Zhou Zishou in Word of Honor), and Zhao Wei (known for her hit drama My Fair Princess), etc… were embroiled in massive scandals.

Zheng Shuang was involved in a series of surrogacy (illegal in China), tax evasion, Ying-Yang contracts, and child abandonment scandals, Huo Zun accused of serial cheating, Wu Yifan was detained due to r*pe accusations, Zhang Zhehan was accused of being pro-imperial Japan after pictures of him visiting the infamous Yasukuni shrine resurfaced online, Zhao Wei’s name was scrubbed from the Chinese internet and disappeared for a while without reason, etc…

The main takeaway is that this year was not a good one in the Chinese entertainment industry.

To “cleanse” the entertainment industry, the NRTA, as well as other government agencies, released a series of regulations (Qinglang Campaign) to control obsessive fan behavior, promote good social values, socialism, putting a limit to how much money a celebrity can get paid in China, banning fundraising for birthday gifts and the like, banning idol audition survival shows, making idols responsible for their fans’ behavior, and promote a “correct beauty standard”. This last part is the controversial one that I will be focusing on.

What Danmei/Dangai fans need to know:

China introduced “morality guidelines” for TV broadcasters and private streaming companies.

No effeminate men, girly guns, little fresh meat, sissy idols and actors, and “abnormal aesthetics”.

This means that no idol or actor should be promoted that has a traditionally feminine appearance. For example, no long hair, bright colored hair, nail polish, earrings, excessive and notable makeup, no dresses, skirts, or overly feminine clothing, no mannerisms or gestures that are also considered traditionally feminine, etc…

The NRTA released a notice saying that it would be “boycotting (among other things) the trend of Danmei adaptations.

Some say that the reason why this happened is because of companies and capitalists jumping in the bandwagon to make Danmei adaptations after how incredibly popular and profitable they became while diluting core socialist values and saturating the market.

Others say that this is clearly an excuse to push for homophobic and sexist legislation.

When a genre of drama gets too popular in China, harems, court intrigue, time traveling, Danmei adaptations, etc, the NRTA comes in to stop it. An explanation they put out for this is so that the market does not become saturated with the same genre of dramas which can lower the quality of dramas in general.

Many Chinese people, particularly women, are outraged because the terms “effeminate” and “sissy” are thrown around as a negative adjective. They are asking why is a man exhibiting traditionally feminine mannerisms and appearance considered beneath one that is more masculine. Why is feminine qualities inferior and undesirable?

Others are asking who gets to determine what is feminine and masculine as well as how that is determined in the first place.

Feminizing terms such as “baby” and “wife” to refer to men (idols and/or actors) are banned when promoting dramas.

The most recent news is that the NRTA will introduce 3 rounds of reviews. This means that, in order for a drama to pass, it must be reviewed 3 times.

What Does This Mean for the Future of Danmei Adaptations?

Danmei adaptations have not been completely banned. However, expect to see less air per year and be scrubbed of noticeable “bromance” to the degree we saw in Word of Honor.

What the NRTA is concerned with is how popular that genre has become, how many Danmei adaptations are being made, the marketing that promotes same-sex CPs, the fan culture of Danmei works, and the feminization of the male actors.

Curve your expectations for how much chemistry you will be seeing in the future in Danmei adaptions, unless a production wants to be particularly risky, I doubt we will have anything close to what we had before in other adaptations.

We’ll just have to wait and see…

PD: this also affects real life LGBTQ+ people. I’m aware of that but since my blog is dedicated to BL, I wrote mostly regarding the influence it will have on Danmei adaptations and the genre itself. Of course, you are welcomed to take this post and write how it will affect real life people and leave your comments in the replies.

[phonescarsandbikes]

#india #digitalstrike #apps Indian Government took second digital strike on 47 Chinese app and they are going to ban soon. But this time there is a chance for the ban of PUBG too. The other apps which are going to be ban are the clones of recently banned apps with different names. #ban #boycott #chineseapp #application #pubg #pubgmobile #pubgfans #pubglovers #addiction #pubgclub #tencent #games #tencentgames #chinaapp @uravgconsumer @zacksjerryrig @austinnotduncan @c4etech @techburner https://www.instagram.com/p/CDJQZJphuqN/?igshid=19u6ukm63ua5n

[newsaryavart]

इन भारतीय ऐप्स में लगा है चीन का पैसा, भड़का यूजर्स का गुस्सा

इन भारतीय ऐप्स में लगा है चीन का पैसा, भड़का यूजर्स का गुस्सा

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दिग्बिजय मिश्रा, नई दिल्ली भारत में बीते कुछ दिनों से चीन के प्रॉडक्ट्स को बॉयकाट करने की मांग जोरों पर है। पर भारत की कई टॉप कंपनियों में चीन का निवेश है। इनमें पेटीएम (Paytm), ओला (Ola), जोमैटो (Zomato) और मेक माई ट्रिप (Make My Trip) जैसी कई कंपनियां शामिल है। इस संबंध में अब यूजर्स अपना गुस्सा प्ले स्टोर पर निकाल रहे हैं। आपको बता दें भारत में कई बड़े स्टार्ट अप्स की फंडिंग चीन की…

[beardedmrbean]

Chinese fans of U.S. sitcom "Friends" have expressed dismay online after noticing censorship in recently released episodes of the beloved show, including of LGBT issues.

Several major Chinese streaming sites, including Tencent (0700.HK), Baidu's IQiyi Inc (IQ.O), Alibaba's Youku, and Bilibili (9626.HK), started showing a version of the first season of the show on Friday, its first re-release in China for several years.

10 REASONS WHY SCIENTISTS BELIEVE CORONAVIRUS ORIGINATED FROM LAB IN WUHAN, CHINA

But fans soon noticed parts of the long-running show were different from what they had seen before and complained of censorship, which included the removal of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans-related content, as well as mistranslations.

In one example, a conversation in which a main character, Ross, explained his wife was a lesbian, was deleted.

Another scene in which another character, Joey, suggested going to a "strip joint" was translated as "go out to play" on the version shown on Tencent Video. Reuters confirmed the Tencent version of the re-released season included those changes.

CHINA REVEALING EXTENT OF ITS CENSORSHIP WITH BBC BAN: GORDON CHANG

In recent years, China has shut tens of thousands of websites and social media accounts that contained what it said was illegal content as well as "vulgar" and pornographic material.

"I resolutely boycott the castrated version of 'Friends'," said one user on China's Twitter-like Weibo.

"This is a defiling a classic," said another.

A third user said "If you can't show the complete version under the current atmoshphere, then don't import it."

The discussion was a "hot search topic" on Weibo on Sunday.

But in a sign the discussion itself may have caught the attention of censors, searches on Weibo on Sunday for several variations on the hashtag or search term #Friendshasbeencensored produced either zero or limited recent results.

"Friends" has a vast fan base in China. Many watched it on pirated DVDs or downloads after the hit 10-season show first aired in the 1990s.

Chinese streaming site SOHU TV bought the broadcasting rights to the show but this ended in 2018, the company said.

[peppertaemint]

WayV the Rolls Royce of NCT like saaaame lmao i love NCT but WayV like wow.

WayV are definitely the exclusive and "high-end" brand of NCT. If you liken NCT Dream to the BTS/Disney demographic, NCT 127 the more experimental and "adult", WayV are certainly in a category of their own.

Should you watch this fancam? Yes, yes you should.

WayV (WēiShén V) are C-pop, Chinese pop. They're on Label V, the Chinese sub-label of SM. I think one could argue they are a C-pop/K-pop fusion, and that's quite interesting in itself. The active members are Ten, Kun, Winwin, Yangyang, Xiaojun, an Hendery.

Essential song: Take Off (2019)

Their music has a sexy sophistication to it, along with their concepts. Ten's auteur-level dancing often sets the tone for their impressive performances. Album designs also reflect this "special" brand image.

There are two things that make WayV life a little difficult imo. 1) The on-going tensions between SK and Mainland China and b) Lucas-gate.

Popular Korean entertainment, including K-pop (the music), was banned from distribution in Mainland China for six years. It was only in November 2022 that K entertainment started to stream on Tencent once again. The ban was believed to have started due to the US missile defense system installed in SK in 2017. WayV is C-pop, so they circumvented this ban, but their Label is still owned by a Korean company.

There is also a culture of conservative backlash against fandom in Mainland China. This came to a head with the Yi/Zhan Ao3 fanfic debacle, but it had real-world consequences.

Fandom is big business in Mainland China. I'm sure this is why SM is interested in working in this market with a C-pop outfit, given that tensions haven't eased quite enough for K-pop groups to re-enter the market with tours, fan meets, brand ambassadorships, etc.

The culture of fandom backlash is against morals and consumerism in general. I'm not an expert, but my understanding is that there are laws now in place to limit fandom activities and that stars are legally responsible for their fandoms' actions through their studios (even idols need to set up studios as business fronts for their work). Anecdotally, I've heard of things like teachers getting fired for mentioning actors or idols or using them as examples in teaching.

One of the rules that came out of new legislation in the past couple of years is the limitation of "feminine" looks for men. Essentially, the flower boy K-pop look was effectively banned. Traditional masculine aesthetics were expected, and for quite a time, many who used to have flower boy looks reverted to the opposite. I think it's cooled a little bit, but it's still not what it was.

So imagine being WayV amid all of this political and cultural tension. You're a C-pop group whose "parents" (NCT) are K-pop. That's... not gonna make anything easy. I've heard that WayV fans are unsatisfied that the group don't get to do enough Korean content during their comebacks. Yet, I think it's a game of chess for SM and Label V. They want to do enough to make a splash but they don't want to make such a big splash that problems are caused.

The second challenge, and probably the more immediate one despite all of the above, is the Lucas situation. WayV should be further along and have more albums/releases under their belts by now, but the indefinite hiatus of Lucas seems to have extended to WayV in some respect. We don't know what goes on behind the scenes. What we do know is that there is enough evidence that Lucas was shady, and that he probably won't return. WayV have now come back as a 6-person group, so I can't see them reverting.

If you're not sure what happened with Lucas, you can read about it here (just use a translator browser add-in). The allegations were gaslighting and financial exploitation, which are quite serious. In cases where the claims are unfounded, SM has stated such and pursued legal action. That's not what has happened here; instead, both Lucas and the company issued apologies for the wrongdoing, which is indeed admitting wrongdoing.

My bottom line on WayV? They've been dealt some difficult cards, but their music and performance are outstanding, so over time, I think they will continue to attract attention and convert fans. They've just announced a global fan meet tour, which will be a huge treat to all those who have waited so long for them to return.

[jiannguo]

I saw a comment in reddit cdrama that the reason why Xiao Zhan isn't attending the new years festival anywhere is because lots of people still hate him and boycott the event, makes me extremely worry that maybe he won't attend any other events such as spring festival either? I know it's not mandatory to attend events but makes me sad and scared as well to think that people still blame him for something that's not his fault

It's a common rhetoric among antis that the reason why XZ doesn't attend events such as the New Year Gala was because people will boycott it. He recently attended "Weibo Vision Night" just a short time ago, which was live, and if I remember correctly, there was hardly any boycotters.

And even at the heights of boycott aka 2020, Xiao Zhan attended events such as Tencent Starlight, New Year Countdown 2020 with Na Ying in Dragon TV, and followed by Spring Festival in BTV where he collaborated with the hugely popular Black Panther Rock Band. Also he performed Dragon TV Spring Festival as well.

So a valid question would be, why doesn't he perform in events now ? The correct answer is we don't know. And that he probably has more important works that takes priority.

Honestly... that's what most people guess anyway. Sunshine with me drama should have finished by now, but filming got delayed due to the numerous times the city went into lockdown due to covid regulations. So my guess is both he and Bai Baihe would want to finish the project as soon as possible so as to commit to their future engagements (fun fact, most actors have actually booked schedules for 6 months in advance minimum).

Also I'd like to point out that many actors and actresses don't actually join galas unless they have a show to promote. Take Yang Yang for example. I can cite many others to be honest. So don't take into accord what anti fans say (this includes spring festival gala). So please don't worry too much, enjoy the ride and support the best you can! 😉

[mat2modblog]

[peekbackstage]

Thanks so much for sharing your perspective. I've found your posts very informative and appreciate your time and effort. I saw you mention something about XZ's team not doing a great job responding to the situation, though of course they aren't to blame for it. If you don't mind, would you share your thoughts on what a better response might have looked like, and what impact it might've had if they'd done things differently?

One of the things that stands out most to me is how unprepared XZ Studio was when dealing with a PR crisis. It seems to me like they most likely did not have a strong social media team at the time who would have been tracking any trends or conversations associated with XZ. (By the point at which 227 happened, XZ Studio had already been established for about five months.)

It is pretty standard to track your artist’s name and keep an eye on trending topics, especially to get in front any major issues. As 227 began to develop, had XZ Studio been tracking the development on social media, they could have potentially defused the situation very quickly when the big call to action first emerged from XZ fans to report a fanfic to the government. It was so out of hand, and there was no statement from either the company or the artist that it seemed as though both were complicit in allowing it to continue, which is precisely why so many antis emerged, incensed against XZ’s apparent lack of action to rein in his fans and guide them appropriately. 

Much of the backlash that occurred against XZ and his fans is because there was no initial response when the call to action first appeared - they could have essentially stopped it before it got too far and prevented AO3 and Lofter from getting banned. A simple statement from the artist and the management company to defuse everything could have potentially stopped the movement in its tracks, with the amount of influence XZ does have over his fans.

When things did go sideways, there still was no statement or even an apology from management or XZ, who was being criticized for the actions of his fans. Though it wasn’t his fault (technically), the ways in which his fans behave reflected poorly upon him as an artist and an influencer. Had he taken “responsibility” immediately and apologized, it might not have gone so far as a boycott against him that resulted in so many brands dropping him. 

What I think a better response would have looked like once 227 occurred would have been this:

1. Immediately issue a PR statement condemning the actions of the fans and take responsibility for not initially “guiding” fans properly. Apologize on behalf of the company, the fans, and the artist. Statement should also include a note that states the offending content is merely fiction and that there is no truth to the story. There is no reason to be upset over something that is not true or defamatory, as it is imaginary. (This would essentially be a coded statement denying a certain relationship to begin the process of dissociating and creating a different narrative.) 

2. Artist should issue a statement condemning the actions of the fans and apologizing as well. Call to action for any fans who might continue to act out to behave appropriately. Remind fans that fiction is not real, and to stop acting out against something that is imaginary. 

3. Meet with Weibo privately. Ask them to help with community management to ban accounts that are breaking their TOS. Do this very early on in the process. Also, invest a good deal of money to hire an entire social media management team or a company to heavily monitor Weibo and aggressively report accounts that are engaging in defamatory behavior and potentially breaking Weibo’s TOS. Take legal action against anyone who is actively breaking the law. 

4. Book an interview with a large media outlet or a well-known media personality. Allow and even encourage questions about the incident. Artist should condemn the actions of the fans who caused the incident and apologize to the public for their behavior. Artist should also say something like, “The story is fake/imaginary/fiction/not real.” (Saying something like that more or less demonstrates how dumb all of this is.) I am assuming that questions won’t be asked about AO3/Lofter being placed behind the Great Firewall due to China censorship. 

5. Dissociate from anything and everything that might allow others to continue associating the artist with the incident. In XZ’s case, that means dissociating from WYB, because he’s associated with said incident given the fact that this was all caused by a fanfic. Put a moratorium on kadians and any other potential “interactions” that would allow fans to continue to have “content” to discuss on Weibo. The point here is to change the narrative - this way antis won’t also have content they can use to criticize XZ.

6. While this is happening, call all brands and schedule meetings. Attempt to rescue the brand deals. For brands who are very unhappy, offer a contract revision to suspend the contract terms for a set amount of time (such as four months) to see if the issue blows over. (It’s better to put it on hold than it is to have to try and get a new brand deal, especially once the brand’s annual sponsorship monies have already been allocated for the year.)  

Potentially work with third party PR team to circulate rumors among XZ’s fanbase that he is losing brand deals to create urgency for a counter-campaign against antis trying to boycott XZ’s brands. If there are just as many people calling brands to support XZ as there are calling for a boycott, then it would potentially be a 50/50 toss up as to whether or not a brand deal manages to be saved. This might also lead to a surge of sales for all of XZ’s brands, which would then maybe demonstrate to the brands that XZ shouldn’t be dropped.

7. Track sentiment/feedback once all of the above has been completed. If all of the above didn’t help at all, create new action plan which might include withdrawing the artist from all activity for a set amount of time. 

So there you have it. Maybe a response like the above could have potentially ended up with a different outcome for XZ. Maybe it wouldn’t have helped at all and everything would have still been just as bad. We’ll never actually know. 

What I hope is that XZ now has a better team who can handle issues like this in the future, and that he will see a full recovery for his career this new year. If 2020 has proven anything to anyone watching, it’s that XZ’s consumer power is still massive, and that his popularity has not waned at all. The fact that he is still sweeping all the awards that require fans to vote, often winning by millions of votes, and the red sea that fans managed to put on for him during the Tencent awards are undeniable symbols of his enduring popularity.  

This kind of influence is staggeringly powerful - brands and media outlets that previously might have felt uncertain about XZ as an artist most likely will have positive sentiments towards him as a result. 

So, let’s hope that 2021 will be the best year for XZ. 

The future is full of possibilities and the sky above is endless.

Edit: @pepeyee Made it clear to me in the replies that I definitely did not clarify myself or my thoughts on all of the above well enough, so I will be writing a response to all of the above to further clarify some points so that there is no confusion about my stance here. 

[chalkrevelations]

Leading actresses Zhao Wei and Zheng Shuang are the latest victims of the Chinese government’s ongoing crackdown on the entertainment industry and the excesses of celebrity fan culture.

On Thursday, all entries related to Zhao on Chinese social media platforms such as Weibo were removed, her name was scrubbed from the credits of films and TV shows, and all content featuring her — including film, TV, chat show appearances and more — was removed from major streaming sites like Tencent Video and iQiyi.

All discussion of Zhao on social media was also censored.

Zhao, who is also known as Vicky or Vicki Zhao and notably starred in My Fair Princess, Shaolin Soccer and Lost in Hong Kong, is a popular star turned billionaire investor and is the face of Italian fashion house Fendi in China.

Chinese state newspaper The Global Times reported that no official reason had been given for the moves to erase Zhao’s presence and work from the Internet, but it did resurface historical allegations of financial impropriety and a number of other scandals*. Most notably, in 2018, the Shanghai Stock Exchange banned Zhao and her husband Huang Youlong from acting as listed company executives for five years due to issues and irregularities related to a failed takeover bid in 2016.

A close friend of Alibaba founder Jack Ma, Zhao and her husband were early investors in Alibaba Pictures Group, buying a $400 million stake in 2015. Once China’s highest-profile billionaire, Ma’s star has dimmed after spectacularly falling out of favor with Beijing**.

The downfall of Zhao comes a few weeks after a professional and business acquaintance of hers, the actor Zhang Zhehan was similarly banned and scrubbed from the Internet after pictures surfaced of him at Japan’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine to war dead.

On Friday, tax authorities in Shanghai fined actress Zheng Shuang $46.1 million for tax evasion.

Zheng, the star of the hit series Meteor Shower and a popular celebrity, was fined for failing to report income between 2019 and 2020 while filming a TV series.

The AFP reported that China’s state broadcasting regulator, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, reiterated it had a “zero tolerance” policy on tax evasion. The regulator pulled the show in question from streaming sites and asked production companies to not work with Zheng in the future.

* “Chinese Nationalists Blast Director Vicki Zhao for Casting Taiwanese Actor“ (July 2016)

Nationalists on Chinese social media have set their sights on actress-turned-director Vicki Zhao after she cast a well-known Taiwanese actor in the lead role of her next film.

The Communist Youth League, long a training ground for elite positions within the Chinese Communist Party, has waged a coordinated social media campaign over the past week criticizing Zhao (also known as Zhao Wei) for casting Leon Dai (Assassin, Double Vision) in the lead of her upcoming romance No Other Love.

In an article entitled “Zhao Wei’s New Film Met with Universal Boycott by Internet Users,” the nationalist organization has alleged that Dai is a supporter of Taiwanese independence and Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Umbrella Movement — political issues of particular consternation among the Chinese Communist Party.

“The state interests come before idol worship. I have liked you for many years, but you should have known better,” wrote one Weibo user, according to the South China Morning Post.

** “Billionaire Jack Ma Disappears From Public View After China’s Crackdown on Alibaba” (January 2021)

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, famous for his love of the spotlight, hasn’t been seen in public in over two months following Beijing’s aggressive crackdown on his Alibaba business empire.

The celebrated entrepreneur was slated to appear as a star judge on the season finale of Africa’s Business Heroes, a reality TV show created by his own philanthropic organization. But Ma dropped out of the appearance and the show’s broadcast was postponed, the Financial Times was the first to report. Ma’s image and name, previously the program’s biggest selling point, have since been removed from promotional materials related to the finale.

... The celebrated entrepreneur’s retreat from the public eye in China follows an official fall from grace that has been swift and stunning. Formerly known for his cozy government connections and rare outspokenness, Ma has found himself on the receiving end of a sudden reassessment of his celebrated tech conglomerate’s reach and power.The trouble began in early November when Beijing canceled the IPO of Alibaba’s fintech behemoth Ant Financial, which was set to raise $34 billion in the biggest stock-market debut in history. The sudden regulatory halt came after Ma gave a speech criticizing China’s regulators and state-owned banks for their backwardness. His remarks are said to have infuriated Beijing’s party brass, leading Chinese president Xi Jinping to personally order an end to Ant’s offering.

The clouds darkened further for Ma and Alibaba in late December when Chinese regulators issued a bluntly worded set of statements indicating they would be launching an antitrust investigation into Alibaba’s flagship e-commerce business, as well as enforcing new rules constraining Ant’s business activities. Government investigators were reported to have entered Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangzhou shortly after.

Just FYI, Alibaba owns Youku, which is the platform that produced WoH.

Stuff is just starting to trickle out, but it sounds like there’s also a big anti-LGBTQ crackdown coming down the pike as part of government efforts to “clean up” C-ent and its effects on The Youth.

Competitors might have taken advantage of a perfect storm of events to push our guy in front of an oncoming train, but what happened to him was just the shot across the bow, and the butcher’s bill is going to be coming due. It was never really about the shrine. It was a convenient excuse to start a purge.

[dilirebas]

hello!! i stumbled upon your blog by chance while looking through cgx stuff on tumblr. i'm just a casual watcher who lingers on twitter but even i felt everything seemed so biased towards the haoyan pair and was wondering if i was overthinking things LMAO thanks for your explanation and also for being so objective about your thoughts. as a manhua reader, i'm genuinely surprised by how much i enjoy the drama. hope it continues to stay good!!

Hi anon, thanks for your message! I’m surprised by how good the drama is too, not because I’ve read the manhua but because I was originally super unsure about the casting haha... But I’m glad to be proven wrong, and I hope I’ll have time to read the manhua soon. And I feel the level of quality is quite high in every aspect of the production so I trust it’ll continue to be good!

It’s a bit of a pity that they’ve made such a mess out of the marketing because I think Chang Ge Xing is the type of drama that c-ent needs more of. But if someone hasn’t read the manhua and hasn’t given the drama a chance, they wouldn’t even know what it’s about.

HaoYan marketing will only draw in people who enjoy fluffy romances, and even then, a large percentage of HaoYan shippers boycott the show and circulate HaoYan cuts (not even watching the official cuts on Tencent) so it doesn’t help the ratings at all. Then when videos of Changge or A’Sun start trending on weibo, they get pulled down fast (except when it was an anti trend that Dilraba fans took over). Dilraba and Wu Lei continue to trend on their own for other stuff, like vlogs and red carpets, but their CGX performances are different from what they’re famous for, so those trends don’t help CGX either. Here’s the exception: yesterday, when Tencent released advanced episodes that are pay-per-view, the trends and the marketing content shifted to Changge and A’Sun’s arcs. So they know who to market when they need to make money.

Tldr: we’re not alone!

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so this past week a bunch of fashion brands were like "we're not buying cotton from xinjiang bc it's fucked up over there" and in response a bunch of Chinese companies and celebs were like "well we're not partnering with you anymore." chuang was sponsored by puma but since puma is participating in this boycott tencent is now blurring out the word puma on everyone's shirts until they can get new uniforms