Overnight, Zhao Wei was "excluded" from the entertainment circle.
On the evening of August 26, some netizens discovered that Zhao Wei's name had disappeared in the introduction of the actors in the TV series, movies and variety shows that Zhao Wei had participated in. Many film and television dramas in which Zhao Wei participated has been removed from the shelves of video platforms such as iQiyi, Youku, and Tencent. As of press time, Zhao Wei and Zhao Wei's studio have not publicly responded to this.
In 1998, with the role of "Little Swallow" in "Returning the Pearl", Zhao Wei, a college student at the Beijing Film Academy, became a hit overnight. After more than 20 years, Zhao Wei participated in the production of many hit dramas as an actor, producer and director. Outside of the entertainment industry, Zhao Wei and her husband Huang Youlong have created a large-scale capital map, known as the "female version of Buffett."
In 2016, Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong's ambitions in the capital market reached their peak. In November of that year, Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong established Tibet Longwei Culture Media Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Longwei Media") in an attempt to acquire the listed company Wanjia Culture (600576.SH) (now known as "Xiangyuan Culture") at a high price of 3.06 billion yuan. "). This shocked the A-share market. In the end, the transaction was aborted and failed to take place.
In November 2018, Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong were punished by the China Securities Regulatory Commission and were banned from entering the securities market for five years because Longwei Media’s acquisition of Wanjia Cultural Credits violated laws and regulations, which caused serious misleading to the market and investors.
The Tianyancha App shows that Zhao Wei is currently associated with 14 companies, including Zhao Zhao (Shanghai) Film and Television Culture Studio, Wuhu Dongrunfa Investment Co., Ltd., Longwei Media, Beijing Prince Culture Communication Co., Ltd. (below) Called "Beijing Princes"), etc., the fields span film and television, entertainment, investment, technology and so on. At present, only 8 of these 14 companies are still in existence. Except for Zhao Wei's work room, other affiliated companies have a lot of information about equity freezing.
Whether it is the capital circle or the entertainment circle, the era that belonged to Zhao Wei is over.
Diversified investment, keen on "real estate speculation"
In 1999, Zhao Wei, who became the top-notch because of "Han Zhu Ge Ge", was not immersed in flowers and applause, and began to explore more commercial possibilities. In October of that year, she invested and established Shanghai Xingxing Business Consulting Co., Ltd. with a registered capital of 500,000 yuan. Zhao Wei served as the legal representative and held 46% of the shares. Tianyan check showed that the company was cancelled in October 2005.
In December of the same year, Zhao Wei established Shanghai Xinyi Culture Communication Co., Ltd., holding 51% of the shares, and Zhao Wei's brother Zhao Jian served as a supervisor. However, the company was cancelled in July 2013.
The establishment of the two companies is closely related to Zhao Wei's boyfriend Ye Maojing at the time. According to media reports, Ye Maojing is the second generation of the well-known wealthy in Shanghai and the eldest son of Ye Lipei, the "Shanghai Richest Man" and "Shanghai Real Estate King". Ye Lipei started his business on real estate and entered the Hurun Rich List in 2007, with a net worth of more than 12 billion yuan.
Except for the shares held by Zhao Wei, the remaining shares of the above two companies are held by Shanghai Zhongsheng Hongqiao Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Zhongsheng Hongqiao"). Zhongsheng Hongqiao is an industry owned by the Ye family. In 2002, Zhao Wei and Ye Maojing ended their long-term relationship, and the above two companies also lost their original utility.
In 2001, Zhao Wei, whose career was in full swing, was caught in the whirlpool of public opinion due to the "military uniform" incident, and began to reduce the number of filming, but did not stop moving forward in the capital market.
In 2002, Beijing Prince was established. Zhao Wei is both an artist and the actual controller of the company. The Tianyan Check App shows that Zhao Wei and his mother Wei Qiying hold 70% and 30% of the shares in Beijing Princes respectively. After that, Beijing Prince became an investor in Zhao Wei's "To Youth" and many other films.
In 2003, Zhao Wei appeared in the ranks of the fifth largest tradable shareholder of Chongqing Luqiao (600106.SH), an A-share listed company, with a shareholding ratio of 0.07%. It was not until the end of 2006 that she disappeared from the list of major shareholders. During the period when Zhao Wei held shares, Chongqing Road and Bridge's stock price has never seen improvement, but in 2007 suddenly rose 5 times within half a year. Zhao Wei did not seem to seize this opportunity to get rich. She said in an interview with the media: "I am an injured investor."
His brother Zhao Jian relied on the capital accumulated by Zhao Wei and successfully made a name in the entertainment circle.
In 2006, Zhao Jian became one of the three initial investors of Tang De Film and Television (300426.SZ). In February 2015, Fan Bingbing and Zhao Wei appeared to ring the bell when Tang De Film and Television went public. According to the prospectus of Tang De Film and Television, Zhao Jian holds 10.67% of the shares and is the company's second largest shareholder. Zhao Wei holds 1.95%. In addition, other stars such as Fan Bingbing and Zhang Fengyi hold shares. Tang De Film and Television's quarterly report for 2021 shows that Zhao Jian and his ex-wife Chen Rong hold a total of 4.75% of the shares, and Zhao Wei holds 1.3%.
In addition to the A-share market, Zhao Wei also involved in real estate, catering, jewelry, wine and other industries. According to media reports, Zhao Wei once opened bars, restaurants and jewelry stores, but they all ended in bankruptcy.
Only in the "real estate speculation", Zhao Wei has never missed.
Zhao Wei has invested in many luxury houses such as Hupingqing, Liangmahe Apartment, Qingcui Garden, etc., and all have obtained substantial returns. Zhao Wei once said publicly: "I have a little experience. The most important thing to buy a house is to choose a good location. Although a good location is more expensive, when you want to sell it, someone will line up to buy it."
Long-sleeved dance in the capital market
In 2008, Zhao Wei met Huang Youlong, a self-made businessman. Regarding Huang Youlong's origin, there are different opinions in the public. "Low-key" and "mysterious" are the labels of this rich man in the Mainland.
According to media reports, Huang Youlong’s ID card information shows that he was born in September 1976, and the first few information on the ID card show that he was born in Longmen County, Huizhou, Guangdong. Huang Youlong started with a small glass business, and his business has gradually spanned the fields of hotel management, real estate, and financial investment. Before marrying Zhao Wei, his net worth was about 400 million Hong Kong dollars.
This marriage is seen as a model of mutual accomplishment between celebrities and businessmen. After they got married, the names of Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong and his wife frequently appeared in the "circle of friends" of business leaders, and the most eye-catching one was Jack Ma.
The earliest contact between Zhao Wei and Ma Yun can be traced back to July 2013, when they visited "Qigong Master" Wang Lin together. Afterwards, Ma Yun, Zhao Wei, Huang Youlong and his wife have attended many events together.
In December 2014, Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong spent nearly HK$3.1 billion to buy a 9.18% stake in Alibaba Pictures (01060.HK), becoming the second largest shareholder of Alibaba Pictures. On April 29 and April 30, 2015, Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong reduced their holdings of 256 million shares of Alibaba Pictures at HK$3.9 per share, reducing their shareholding ratio from 9.18% to 7.96%, and cashing out HK$588.8 million. On October 5, 2016, Zhao Wei and his wife reduced their holdings by 799.3 million shares, priced at HK$1.571 per share, and cashed out more than HK$1.2 billion.
In the prospectus issued by Ant Group in 2020, five limited partnerships, including Shanghai Qihong and Shanghai Jingyi, managed by Yunfeng Fund, hold 4.27% of Ant Group's shares. Among them, Zhao Wei's mother, Wei Qiying, was the limited partner of Shanghai Qihong and Shanghai Jingyi Funds. According to the media, Zhao Wei holds 7,309,700 shares of Ant Group through Wei Qiying.
"Female version of Buffett" has also encountered Waterloo. Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong were investigated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
In December 2016, Longwei Media, in which Zhao Wei holds 95%, planned to acquire 29.14% of Wanjia Culture, with a transaction consideration of 3.06 billion yuan. This transaction attracted regulatory attention. The registered capital of Longwei Media, which has just been established for only one month, has not yet been paid in place. Among the acquisition funds, only 60 million yuan is its own funds, and the leverage ratio is as high as 51 times.
In response to regulatory inquiries, Longwei Media disclosed that as of the end of 2016, Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong had invested in the equity of listed companies such as Golden Baby Holdings (02139.HK) and Shunlong Holdings (00361.HK). The market value of the above-mentioned stocks was approximately 4.622 billion. Yuan.
In April 2018, the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued a penalty decision. Longwei Media disclosed false records, misleading records and major disclosures in the information disclosed. Huang Youlong, Zhao Wei and others were fined 300,000 yuan and were not allowed to enter the securities market for five years.
Since then, Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong have disappeared from the A-share capital market, but they still hold large amounts of assets in Hong Kong stocks and overseas markets.
In June 2021, Wanhui Co., Ltd. sued Huang Youlong in Hong Kong, claiming that Huang Youlong defaulted on two loans and interest, totaling approximately HK$298 million. On August 25, 2021, Shanghai Tongtongxin Culture Communication Co., Ltd., in which Beijing Prince invested 40%, has quietly changed its investor from Beijing Prince to Wei Qiying.