Short summary/description: So far the story is Link and Zelda making their way back to Kakariko after defeating Ganon, while trying to process what happened to them. I love it for the richly detailed setting and the care given to the portrayal of each character they meet, from Impa and Paya to the random minor characters at the stables. Also some chilling flashbacks to Zelda and Ganon's psychological struggle during the hundred years.
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This is part of a weekly series collecting updates from and relating to Gong Jun and Zhang Zhehan.
This post is not wholly comprehensive and is intended as an overview, links provided lead to further details. Dates are in accordance with China Standard Time, the organization is chronological. My own biases on some things are reflected here. Anything I include that is not concretely known is indicated as such, and you’re welcome to do your own research and draw your own conclusions as you see fit. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or additions. :)
[Glossary of names and terms]
[Masterlist of my posts about the situation with Zhang Zhehan]
07-24
→ Hunan Satellite posted a preview for the episode of Back to Field that would air on 07-29, which Gong Jun briefly guest appeared on.
Fan Observation: Gong Jun wore pajamas by BEAST that have a little French bulldog on them.
Addition 08-22: The blanket seems to be his own, as the same one was visible in the background of a vlog he did while filming Word of Honor.
→ #ProtectZZH trended, the hashtag having been made by Instagram-believers.
→ QuelleVous made a post showing evidence that another Weibo account showing support for the Instagram / brand is actually someone with professional connections to CAPA.
People / accounts promoting the Instagram / brand who by this point are known to have professional connections to CAPA:
1. Xie Yihua
2. Sophie
3. Lao Ahyi
4. Umbrella
5. Li Tianshi
6. Lu Hejing
7. Zhou Yan
Is that enough to show it’s not a coincidence?
→ Efforts rose on Twitter to increase discussion about CAPA since they can’t stop us on international sites. CAPA trended.
→ Dragon TV posted a group promo image for Go Fighting! episode 5. They later posted solo promo images as well.
→ The Instagram posted five photos of “Zhang Zhehan” working out that look different enough from him that I started laughing when I saw them. Caption: “Good morning 🌅 good afternoon ☀️ good evening 🌠”
→ Bluebird posted a thread discussing the narrative spread over the previous few days claiming that skeptics were saying the recent Zhang Sanjian videos are holograms.
→ 361° posted a douyin where someone is pinched by a crab, then the transition makes it look like the crab is being stepped on. (Xie Yihua is referred to as a crab by those who don’t believe the brand.)
→ Gong Jun posted six photos of himself from Go Fighting! episode 5. Caption: “Shallowly guess my true identity 😎”
Fan Observations: There has been a trend I was not aware of where Gong Jun has been frequently including 浅 (shallow) on personal posts since 05-21, I’ve gone back and added these in. There’s a half-joking theory based off “nine shallow, one deep” that something will happen after the ninth one. From what I was able to find, this is the eighth altogether, sixth only including Weibo posts.
→ Gong Jun’s studio posted ten photos of him from Go Fighting! episode 6. Caption: “The extreme intelligence team assembled, and the ‘Nirvana Operation’ officially started. Today at 20:30, together with boss @Gong Jun Simon, we will uncover the layers of fog and look for the mysterious ‘pretender’.”
Fan Observation: The photo of him blindfolded was not present in the episode itself, nor has any footage been released of it yet. 🤔 It’s the 8th picture.
→ 20:30 Go Fighting! episode 5 aired. [subbed episode]
07-25
→ Gong Jun and #WordOfHonor trended on Twitter.
→ Gong Jun has been nominated for four awards in the Weibo TV and Internet Video Summit: one for himself independently, and three for The Flaming Heart, Go Fighting!, and Chinese Restaurant.
→ Tiffany & Co. posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.
→ Kangshifu posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.
→ Mengniu posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.
→ MUJOSH posted a teaser image for their limited edition product with Gong Jun that later released on 07-29. The tagline reads, “I will love you till the end of time. I urge the trees, flowers and grass to go against nature, and be immortal for you.” They also posted three photos of Gong Jun from Go Fighting! episode 4 to their Instagram, [here] [here] and [here].
→ LockNLock posted winners of a giveaway, using a promotional image featuring Gong Jun.
07-26
→ Colgate posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.
→ A general meeting was held by the Culture, Art and Audio-Visual Communication committee of the China Federation of Radio and Television Associations, a state-run entity. During this meeting Li Xuezheng was elected as one of the committee’s vice presidents.
07-27
→ 361° posted a drawing of a border collie with a caption that includes, “I sent the dog Xiu to stand guard for me today.”
→ Tiffany & Co. posted another cut of their commercial featuring Gong Jun.
→ A Zhang Zhehan lookalike was seen wandering around a mall in Shanghai. This is a new tactic by Xie Yihua and co., it is not him; other similar sightings have occured. At this point don’t believe any news you hear of him being seen in public, even ones that seem to be candy or that come from seemingly trusted sources.
Remember that they are ramping things up for August. People within chatgroups have also heard Instagram-believers say they’re going to target those of us posting clarifications. If something seems questionable—even if it comes from me or QuelleVous or whomever—verify it for yourself if you are able, or at the very least make a mental note and keep questioning it. People can lie, people can be paid off, accounts can be hacked. Trust no bitch.
→ Tangle Teezer (which I mistakenly thought Gong Jun had already finished his contract with, whoops) made a post which included a photo of a pug. Caption: “What kind of bad thoughts can you have for puppy Xiu?” Toxic solos who mistook the dog for a French bulldog flamed the comments until the post was privated.
→ Kangshifu posted three photo ads featuring Gong Jun.
→ Dragon TV posted four gifs of Gong Jun from Go Fighting! episode 5.
→ YOUKU announced that Gong Jun’s upcoming drama Legend of AnLe will begin airing at the end of the year.
07-28
→ People’s Daily made a post about water armies, the dangers they pose, and the need for an official unified effort to stop them.
→ Two additional stills of Gong Jun from Go Fighting! episode 5 were leaked.
→ Back to Field’s Weibo posted the episode preview that had been shared by Hunan Satellite at the beginning of the week.
→ Fans found that Zhang Zhehan’s name cannot be used in an e-card for a drink company, with the error message saying the “content contains sensitive words.” When customer service was asked, they cited that it was because he had “visited the shrine.” Fans tested the site and found that only other names from CAPA’s immoral artists lists are blocked. In case you need a reminder of why it’s vital that Zhang Zhehan is able to clear his name, here it is: he and the two thousand people who share his name aren’t able to do even something this simple. He cannot “move on and live a normal life” like the Instagram is claiming. And unfortunately...
→ The Instagram uploaded seven photos of “Zhang Zhehan” and “Zhang Mama” at a pilates studio together. Caption: “The best companion is to bring your family to exercise together 💪” [Here] is an interview from 2019 where Zhang Zhehan mentioned the topic of his mother’s attitude towords working out. An additional video was later also posted to the Douyin account of the pilates studio.
It has been found that this pilates studio, along with many of the other businesses that the imposter(s) have been doing photoshoots at, have professional connections to Songcheng. This does not appear to be a coincidence.
→ MUJOSH posted a photo from their new ad campaign featuring Gong Jun. MUJOSH also made a post with the additional tagline “I will love you as much as I can” on their blog and announced that these new glasses are a limited edition with 1150 products available. Sir.
Fan Observation: The glasses are hexagon-shaped. SIR.
→ Danny (basketball player) submitted a video of himself and his family to the official Chinese Basketball Weibo. Interspersed in the video are two short clips of Zhang Sanjian doing sports that have been released over the last month. The song used in the video is Numb Little Bug, the same one Gong Jun used in a douyin on 06-14 that had a lot of us worried, which frankly feels very pointed.
→ Zhehan trended on Twitter.
07-29
→ Downy posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.
→ Tiffany & Co. posted a behind the scenes video of their ad campaign with Gong Jun.
→ KFC posted a photo ad of Gong Jun announcing winners of a prize draw.
→ QuelleVous posted that Songcheng approached Zhang Zhehan for a collaboration last year and he turned them down. This is unsubstantiated at this time. If it is true, it’s possible that this was part of the motive for at least some of what has happened, whether it had something to do with 813 itself or simply the fact that they are now using his image to advertise their businesses.
→ KFC posted an illustrated commercial drawn by 微微不早起, a CPF artist.
→ Back to Field posted a group promo image featuring Gong Jun. They also later posted individual stills of the cast members.
→ LockNLock posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.
→ MUJOSH posted another photo ad, shortly followed by a promotional video spoken by Gong Jun announcing the limited edition glasses.
→ We Are The Champions posted a group promo image featuring Gong Jun.
→ Kangshifu posted three photo ads featuring Gong Jun.
→ Xie Yihua made a post admonishing fans for feminizing and creating NSFW content of Zhang Zhehan. This resulted in huge backlash from all sides as well as some fighting.
→ Dragon TV posted a still from Go Fighting! episode 5 featuring Gong Jun.
→ Fresh posted a promotional video spoken by Gong Jun.
→ 361° posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.
→ Mengniu posted a promotional video spoken by Gong Jun.
→ Hsu Fu Chi posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.
→ Gong Jun’s studio posted four photos of him from Back to Field. Caption: “The warm food healing journey will also have exciting moments 😎”
→ Back to Field aired the second episode of Gong Jun’s guest appearance.
07-30
→ Instagram-believers held an #AlwaysWithZhangZhehan hashtag event.
→ Gong Jun trended on Twitter.
→ The Instagram posted a video of “Zhang Zhehan” practicing boxing. Caption: “Wake up 🥊” Not long after, the account replied to a comment from a rude skeptic who criticized Xie Yihua, saying “Hope you growing a brain isn’t just to make you look tall.”
Fan Observation: A reminder that when Zhang Zhehan was being actively attacked by antis last July, he said nothing until he had put together enough evidence to sue the worst of them. A lot of Instagram-believers have been leaving recently because they believe he has really become this kind of rude and careless person, while many of the ones who are left were celebrating this comment. Also note that this was just over 24 hours after the backlash against Xie Yihua, whom the comment the account replied to was “concidentally” targetting.
→ Hsu Fu Ci posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.
→ Gong Jun posted six photos of himself from We Are The Champions to his personal Weibo. Caption: “Shallowly guess who the champion is going to be"
Fan Observation: Ninth 浅, seventh only including Weibo.
→ Gong Jun’s studio Weibo posted an additional nine photos from We Are The Champions. Caption: “In the canyon duel, the battle is fierce.”
→ We Are The Champions episode 8 aired and is available with VIP, episode 7 is now available for free.
→ Xie Yihua made a post threatening fans with legal action, posting a forged letter (illegal) and a censored lawyer’s license. The lawyer’s name was still able to be discerned through the censoring and was identified as one working for a lawfirm with connections to CAPA.
→ We Are The Champions posted a video announcing that Gong Jun had won the title of Solo King. They followed this up with a promo image of him.
→ Gong Jun’s studio posted another photo of him from the filming of the We Are The Champions episode holding the ring he won. Caption: “Dare to challenge, courage and strategy to support together. Congrats to boss @ Gong Jun Simon for winning solo king~”
→ Two hashtags about Gong Jun’s win got on Weibo’s entertainment hotsearch.
→ Kangshifu posted an illustrated ad featuring Gong Jun. The caption includes, “In the summer that heats up as soon as you go out, the highest standard for testing friendship is probably not pigeons. Baking through the heat wave and making appointments on time is simply the pinnacle of friendship.”
→ We Are The Champions posted solo promo images of several contestants including Gong Jun.
→ Addition 08-02: A rumor was spread online originating from a supposed staff member of Back to Field that one of the guests used to be a sex worker (“duck”). This led to slander against Gong Jun, connecting it to slander previously spread by Sophie and co.. Back to Field did not post any official statement about this other than to say they were disappointed that people were more preoccupied by this than the show itself.
Additional Reading:
→ Flora’s daily fan news thread
→ I’m organizing a Zhang Zhehan is Innocent hashtag event on Twitter for next Saturday, please check it out if you’re interested in participating!
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the way zhang haowei and li xinze were both giant pieces of shit in the last dramas I saw them in, and are good guys in this one... and when I see lxz I go "baby 🥰🥰🥰" yet I see zhw and go "bitch 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡" kdkfdkdk sorry haowei
Dear Wohdaily! I have always appreciated your reblog and creativity power, it was great way to find other creators. But your recent reblog about "film about ZZH" worried me quite a bit! A year after LXZ crusade, we still don't have any news from official cn sources about him. Ppl who are sourcing info now seem to be all connected, the narratives they use are everchanging - what makes verification of authencity impossible. I know, we all want ZZH back, but looks like we need to still be careful ☔
Thank you for your message! We reblogged that post you're referring to for the translation of the video. We don't want to not reblog posts made with sincerity, and ZZH fans can and should judge these posts for themselves. I hope you understand!
813 - The Reprise - Part 9 - One Year onward and how 813 never stopped, + muting of CAPA clowns
Masterpost here
Long time no post! I'm much more active on my twitter, I mostly retweet updates on 813/JunZhe / my art and fan creations if you're wondering where I am.
So it's been one year since August 13, 2021, the day that ZZH was cancelled / bullied off the face of Chinese Entertainment.
Table of Contents:
813 never ended - a one year summary adding context as well as relating it to Zhang Sanjian / ZSJ, a weapon in CAPA's arsenal against Zhang Zhehan.
CAPA clowns muted on August 12, 2022.
Below is my thread from twitter, but with links and sources.
1. 813 never ended, and ZSJ proves that.
You may have thought that 813 ended with ZZH’s cancellation, but it never stopped. The big picture: the IG/ZSJ scandal is part of a corrupt industry-coordinated effort to effectively erase ZZH’s presence from entertainment, for good.
Since the airing of SHL/WOH and ZZH’s subsequent rise into fame, he had to endure many harsh rumors generated by malicious people planted in fandom or on the periphery. If you’ve followed QV/Blue/Flora’s posts recently, more and more people are being identified, who came out of the woodwork to contribute to these false rumors. I.e, the GF rumor on the boat that ZZH was on. There are many groups of individuals with connections to each other and to CAPA, i.e. the teashop / the Chens, Weibo Antis, Xie Yihua and co., and the Shenzhen Gang.
Flora's character sheet keeps track of all the characters here and she also keeps an updated map of how everyone is related (as of 21/08/08), from CAPA execs to the tea shop to the ehzz ZSJ brand.
Leading to July of 2021, the rumors became more and more vicious, attacking ZZH’s credibility as a graduate of Shanghai Theatre Academy, attacking his character, etc.
And it culminated in the industry-wide ban on August 13= “813”. Within 2 days, he and his 10 years of work were erased from Chinese entertainment.
Even during these tumultuous times, when long-time HaiZhe/ZZH solo fans told everyone to quiet down and let it blow over lest fandom makes it worse for him, some planted fans/antis in the fandom tried to stir the pot even more. (revealed recently by QV and co).
On November 23, CAPA released a ban list of 88 names including Kris Wu (a known star who broke the law) and Zhang Zhehan. It was later revealed that the meeting that decided these names was over in an hour and barely had any oversight or transparency.
Bc CAPA wasn’t transparent in how they came up with this industry-ban list, Director Li Xuezheng (Uncle Li/LXZ) stood up and started a movement of accountability. One hashtag on Weibo that I followed was “justice for the people,” which reached BILLIONS of interactions, and never once did it make it onto hot search. Weibo itself was in a fight behind the scenes between different parties, constantly muting and unmuting, deleting and restoring Uncle Li’s daily updates and videos, as well as his audio interview with ZZH himself.
(Update Aug 8, 2022) QV came out with information: The reason that Uncle Li couldn't get ZZH's case onto the hot search was because of the Chinese Cyberspace Admin (CAC). This gov org prevented them from reaching hot search in order to prevent CAPA from unleashing its 800 yxh accounts to smear Uncle Li and company. They were investigating water armies at the time.
They really wanted to get on Hot Search, they were planning to smear LXZ as someone who was trying to whitewash history. They had articles planned, water armies readied as well as "fans" and "righteous passerbys" prepared to stoke sentiments.
There are many parties still fighting behind the scenes that we are not privy to(#QuestionCAPA). It may seem like ZZH is quiet but it’s a strategic silence until his case is ready to be made public. Otherwise, it’s still ongoing and private.
Uncle Li had major success in turning the tide of public opinion, and ZZH finally submitted an official police report to the Beijing PD on Dec 24, 2021. His recorded interview with LXZ and other party members and lawyers was released on Dec 31, 2021.
ZZH maintained his innocence. There was no evidence of him committing wrongdoing, and he submitted himself to court. March 18, a leaked audio of ZH expressed how he has the will to fight for his name, his family, and his innocence despite the barrage of corrupt industry bans.
Now cue ZSJ👻
Because ZZH’s fandom was largely intact, the agents of CAPA behind 813 wanted to thoroughly destroy his chance of ever coming back + destroy his reputation via stealing his Instagram, which fueled the ZSJ scandals.
Jan 13- Uncle Li was muted
Jan 16- The ZSJ account emerged. (Check Ennis's ZSJ timeline)
This is not a coincidence, the perpetrators knew LXZ will be muted and prepared their Second Act, the ZSJ scandal to destroy ZZH. And so we have the constant infighting between ZSJ fans, ZZH fans, and CP fans. Have you noticed how toxic ZSJ fans are now? And on twitter, they keep trying to stir up trouble with us, hijacking our hashtags, etc.
It created a RIFT within ZZH’s main fandom. Looking at it with this big picture, can you see that this is all one WHOLE campaign against ZZH? Because they failed to destroy him completely on 813, they planned their Second Act with ZSJ to finish the job.
This is where things stand, the ZSJ accounts shill merch using commonly available apps/tech to impersonate ZZH. They have him talking sh-t about his former co-stars (never by name), burning his bridges. A professional would never do this if they wanted a chance at jobs again.
Through all of this, the characters never once mention "Gong Jun" or "Zhang Zhehan" and never claim to be them. Just to "hint" at them. Why? So their impersonation scandal can't be easily traced back to them, they have the defense of vague words, ambiguous names.
Gong Jun is suffering a constant barrage of anti attacks also related to CAPA and associates (as revealed day by day by Blue/Flora/QV). I'm sure he has been preparing for this eventuality since 813 last year, so I believe in his and his team to keep him safe.
813 never ended. It is CRUCIAL context to ZSJ and ZZH’s silence. Let’s wait. Believe that the real ZZH is who he always was: a strong, loving man who focuses on the kindness surrounding him rather than burning those who wronged him.
2. Many CAPA / Xie Yihua etc Minions were muted yesterday (Aug 11-12, 2022)
Many CAPA clowns' accounts were muted yesterday, right before 813. It is unknown if it was the government doing this, or if it's just another part of CAPA's scheme, only time will tell.
The EHZZ Brand account was wiped out (still there though) on Weibo.
CAPA minions like Tony Peng, Sanke, intern lawyer, have all been muted.
I have cautious optimism that this is a sign of better things to come, but only time will tell!
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Who are the backers in CN entertainment and what does it mean for a celebrity not to have them?
I wish I could tell you who the backers are but if I had information like that I'd be working with LXZ or something lol. But it's connections that gets you leading roles, especially in S-list projects (high profile, high budget), and certain connections are open secrets. For people like Zhehan and Xiao Zhan for example, who don't have backers, no matter how talented they are, they tend to have to struggle for a long time with supporting roles and less high profile scripts until they get lucky and gain popularity. And even after that, as you can see with both of them, they are vulnerable to attack and projects that have already been filmed may take a long time to air. Most recently, poor Xiao Zhan had to contend with companies manipulating the airing data to try to play down the popularity of The Longest Promise because other dramas were airing soon.
Some people constantly accuse us that we believe that ZZH is silent, does not take any action against the fraudster and all other people who make a fuss around him. That we think he's sitting like a frog in a well. Perversely, I will ask why he should not be silent. As for his person, after 8.13 we have two certain things: December 24, 2021 - filing a defamation report with the Beijing police and January 1, 2022, a recorded interrogation of ZZH transferred to LXZ. The rest, be it photos, voice recordings, videos - we cannot verify its authenticity. Modern technology allows for a lot, we see it almost every day, so there is nothing to discuss. As long as there are no official photos of ZZH from the court made available by the court, police, prosecutor's office, others can go to the bin. Texts about his return to the national musical entertainment after a long absence mislead people with full awareness of this act. Yes, the people who spread it are aware of it and want to do it. They cannot hide behind being misled. They cheated on purpose. Why is ZZH silent and, contrary to what some people want us to believe, it does not shine on foreign media platforms. It's simple, he's busy gathering evidence and getting ready with lawyers for a case where he's a victim. In his country, he is still called tra1tor. How many times can you say that this is a terrible stigma, especially if you are a citizen of a country with great historical sensitivity. Some citizens may have perceived the fraudster's behavior as ZZH's behavior as a slap in the face. How a certain tra1tor person can do nothing about it, shine in foreign media. Do you still think that it does not hurt ZZH, in which it puts it in front of its countrymen and authorities, before whom it will seek its justice. Such behavior - silence - was predictable in advance, ZZH himself said that he would come back and show his face when he cleared his name. He suddenly changed his mind, it didn't matter to him to clear his name, seriously? Learn a bit about the history, culture and society of the country of which CN is a citizen from reliable sources and consider how citizens treat a person named tra1tor. Maybe then you will understand how ZZH is proceeding. I believe he is safe, that his mother and LXZ and his lawyers have taken care of his safety. Now they tell him what to do and what not to do. They know that every careless move can be used against ZZH. Sometimes it is better to remain silent, let the opponents attack and collect additional evidence of crimes against ZZH. Maybe the little fish will be caught in the net, but when the process starts, the little fish will also pay. The CA/PA itself does not officially work unambiguously, it uses other people to later easily cut itself off from the actions of these people. He knows that he is at a loss, but uses every opportunity to delay the start of the ZZH process. CA/PA can't help much, but ZZH loses a lot on this action, every month when it can't work is a time of missed opportunities for it. But he does not give up, he fights for himself, for his mother and for many unknown people whose lives have been destroyed by CA/PA. ZZH does not want to get involved and react to the opponent's behavior - because why. He doesn't need unwarranted publicity now. He, his mom and lawyers know the truth. In the course of criminal proceedings, not all evidence is shown, you calmly wait for the opponent to provide this evidence himself on a platter. Here, to understand it, you need to understand the mentality of Chinese society, its rules, and as usual, I will repeat the history of this country. Only then can proper conclusions be drawn from certain facts and assumptions.
i also think the loh movie being a near-identical parallel to lxz provides a loooooot of insight into the characters who are in both- namely, wuxian. in loh wuxian assumes this sudden parental role (that he finds himself volunteering for) where he’s responsible for xiaohei’s wellbeing in a conflict where everyone wants to manipulate and abuse xiaohei for their own gain. he’s terrified and angry on xiaohei’s behalf in a way that is shocking coming from someone usually so controlled. after saving the train he essentially abandons the guild- the place he’s been working for the past 400 years- to challenge fengxi in his own domain. wuxian is motivated by duty, but his desperation to ensure xiaohei’s safety supersedes that. and the best part is, xiaohei is never really around to see it. he doesn’t understand that wuxian has been offering him a home since the beginning- that an apprenticeship is not something wuxian would ever take lightly, even if he’s surprised by how much he likes xiaohei. wuxian goes from a total loner in lxz to a parent in loh, and it changes him as a person. it makes him desperate and irrational at times. when xiaohei is dying, wuxian wants to take him to laojun, forgetting that laojun is in isolation and that this is the one affliction he cannot heal anyway. but xiaohei also makes wuxian the happiest we’ve ever seen him. while many people have needed wuxian the god, xiaohei only needs wuxian the person, and wuxian finds himself- for the first time in his life- giving up his duty so xiaohei can have a normal human family. he weighed xiaohei against the world and chose xiaohei. twice.