S$558K Of Vicki Zhao’s Shares In 3 Companies Frozen Until 2024; Netizens Say She Can Earn It Back In Days Anyway

One of the affected companies is Beijing Pulin Production, which was established in 2002. Vicki is their largest shareholder with 70 per cent, and 2.1mil yuan (S$430,500) of her shares have been frozen.

The others are a trading company, which is wholly owned by Vicki, and a creative technology company, where she holds 10 per cent of shares. 500,000 yuan (S$102,500) and 126,000 yuan (S$25,800) of her shares in these two companies were frozen respectively.

It’s speculated that this piece of news has put a damper on promotions for Vicki’s new drama As Long As We Are Together, with related topics and trailers apparently being removed.

While the reason for such drastic action against Vicki was not officially revealed, some netizens are wondering if it might have something to do with disgraced Chinese actress Zheng Shuang’s tax evasion scandal.

On April 26, Zheng Shuang, whose career was destroyed after her ex-boyfriend accused her of abandoning their surrogacy-born children, was slapped with more unflattering allegations of signing ‘yin-yang contracts’ (like what Fan Bingbing reportedly did) in order to get paid more and evade taxes.

The State Taxation Administration and the National Radio and Television Administration have launched investigations into the matter.

Naturally, netizens had a lot to say about Vicki’s incident, and left comments such as: “Vicki is a celebrity who is notorious for her misdeeds”, “Investigate her strictly”, “She can earn it all back in two or three days anyway”, and “To celebrities, millions for dollars is just like hundreds to us ordinary people”.

Vicki herself, however, seems to be totally zen about the whole thing and has continued updating social media. On the day the news of her frozen shares broke, she reposted the trailer for a show about fertility and marriage, and added: “Give women more tolerance, space, and understanding.”

Photos: Vicki Zhao/Weibo, As Long As We Are Together/Weibo