Zhao Wei was forced to pay a fine.

Actress Zhao Wei and her companies were ordered to serve their sentences by a court in Hangzhou.

According to Ifeng On November 19, Zhao Wei and Long Wei Tibet Culture Media Company and Xiang Yuan Culture and Tourism Company were forced to pay a fine of 8,488 yuan (nearly 30 million VND). The court also forced the two companies to pay 5,689 yuan (about 20 million VND).

Of which, Long Vy Tay Tang was established in 2016, Trieu Vy holds 95% of shares. Meanwhile, Tuong Nguyen company (old name: Van Gia Culture), is owned by Trieu Vy and her husband - businessman Huynh Huu Long.

The enforcement decision is related to Long Vy Company being involved in more than 400 legal liability disputes due to providing false information in securities transactions.

Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong in 2015. Photo: Sina.

The series of disputes began in 2017 and have continued to this day. At the end of 2017, the China Securities Regulatory Commission announced the results of its investigation into Long Wei Cultural Media Company, a couple who violated the law by using financial leverage, transferring shares, falsifying business data, and establishing a ghost company.

Authorities determined that the actions of the actor couple seriously affected the stock market environment, damaged the confidence of small and medium-sized investors, and affected the transparency and fairness of the stock market. Authorities asked Trieu Vy and Huynh Huu Long to correct their mistakes and pay a fine of 600,000 yuan (2.1 billion VND) each. In addition, they prohibited enter the market within 5 years.

Photo of Trieu Vy posted by her colleague on her personal page in 2023.

According to The Beijing News , Zhao Wei and her husband once owned assets worth about 700 million USD (as of 2019) thanks to investments, real estate business, wine, film production.

Since 2021, all of Zhao Wei's activities in the entertainment industry have been halted. The last time the star appeared in public was at a fashion event for Fendi - the brand she used to be an ambassador for - in July 2021. In August of the same year, all the films she starred in removed from video platforms, the actress's name was removed from film awards portals. The brands that Trieu Vy represents also hide or delete posts related to her on Weibo . These actions made fans believe that the star was "banned", but authorities have not yet announced the reason why Trieu Vy was punished.

Zhao Wei at a film event in 2019. Photo: Weibo/Zhao Wei

According to Baidu, "Banned" is a term often used in the entertainment and sports fields, referring to a famous person being subjected to forms of punishment such as: Banning from working in the arts, banning from competing due to violating the law, ethics, and having personal information deleted on social networks. In recent years, a series of famous Chinese stars have been "banned", including Kris Wu, Trinh Sang, Zhang Zhehan.

The beauty was once one of the "four great actresses" of Chinese cinema. Xinhua commented that she is one of the few female artists of Chinese origin who have achieved success in all three fields of cinema, television, and music. The actress became famous in Asia through a series of films. Princess Pearl , New River of Separation, Painted Skin, Shaolin Soccer, Peerless in the World .

Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong secretly married in 2009 and have a 14-year-old daughter. Over the past year, the couple has been rumored to be divorcing, but neither has responded to the matter. Occasionally, fans have seen Zhao Wei at the airport in China. In September, she was seen at the Beijing airport after a trip to Tibet.

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