Company Belonging To Li Yundi's Dad Reportedly Fined S$598K, Media Think It's Linked To The Pianist’s Arrest
And the witch-hunt starts.
Chinese pianist Li Yundi, 39, who was once called China's ‘Piano Prince’, has been MIA ever since he was arrested last October for soliciting a prostitute.
Now, there are reports that his father's company, Shanghai Yunchuan Music Studio, has been investigated by authorities and was recently fined 2.8mil yuan (around S$597.7K).
Could this have anything to do with China's crackdown on disgraced entertainers?
Established in 2016 with a registered capital of 500,000 yuan (S$106.3K), the company is reportedly wholly-owned by Yundi's dad, Li Chuan.
The company's business scope includes film, TV, and stage production, music composition, and planning of cultural and artistic activities.
Though the reason for the fine was not stated, Chinese media speculated it could be related to Yundi.
The Chinese government has zero tolerance for disgraced entertainers and has been cracking down on what it deems to be undesirable influences on social media in recent months.
Artistes deemed unworthy to be on screen because of ethical reasons have been blacklisted by China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), and more than 600 companies linked to stars have been deregistered since the start of 2021.
Fallen from grace
It seems like Yundi has also been shunned by the classical music world too.
After news of his arrest made headlines, there were rumours that he had been offered a position as a tenured professor at America’s Yale School Of Music, but the institution’s dean denied this.
Photos: Li Yundi/Weibo
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