reporter Cai Yifang/Comprehensive report
Mainland producer Yu Zheng has a straightforward and outspoken style. In 2018, his career reached a new peak with "Story of Yanxi Palace". Although he disappeared due to plagiarism controversy in 2020, he still made a successful comeback later. On the 3rd, Yu Zheng suddenly posted a post accusing a "passed traffic" of not paying back the money he owed. He was also angry because the other person's relationship was on trending searches, sparking heated discussions among netizens.
Yu Zheng has become famous among many actors. (Picture/reproduced from Weibo/Yu Zheng)
Yu Zheng expressed his feelings after working for 20 years on Weibo on the morning of the 3rd, revealing that he was preparing for a new drama, and mentioned at the end of the article: "I was going to take a screenshot today. I’m urging people to pay back the money. Considering that it’s trending every day and it’s really annoying, I’d better let it go first. Let’s live up to that old man who took advantage of my kindness and kept his words!” He also pointed out that the other party had already paid back the money to another senior actor Zhang Songwen, but he hadn’t waited yet, and said in a choked voice: “Do you want to be on the hot search list? ?"
Yu Zheng revealed that he was owed money by a popular artist. (Picture/reproduced from Weibo/Yu Zheng)
In the evening, Yu Zheng updated Weibo again, saying that he had "succeeded in debt collection" and attached a screenshot of the chat with the other party. In the screenshot, Yu Zheng was suspected of lending money to An artist asked the other party to take it to eat first. Soon after, the artist asked on January 19: "Teacher Yu, can I borrow some more? Chinese New Year" "I can't go back, sir, can I borrow some more?" However, Yu Zhengze sternly refused, saying that he never lent money to others, "I made an exception last time, and I can't help it this time." "It turned out that until the end of March, the artist did not talk to Yu Zheng anymore. Yu Zheng asked: "It's already March, are you still prepared to pay back the money?" But the other party seemed to be silent.
Yu Zheng exposed his conversations with artists who borrowed money. (Picture/reproduced from Weibo/Yu Zheng)
After Yu Zheng posted the post, the artist sent a private message saying: "Teacher Yu, I see you posted on Weibo. You really didn’t mean not to pay back your money." He said Recently, due to a lawsuit, my ATM card has been frozen. I can’t even afford a house in Beijing, so I ran back to live with my relatives. The tour also lost money, "Party A is too slow to settle the payment. I have been urging you. I'm not lying to you. I have been keeping track of the numbers! This is indeed my fault. I apologize to you. I'm sorry, Teacher Yu. I'll find a way to get some from my parents, and I'll return it to you today and tomorrow."
▼ Yu Zheng received the repayment. (Picture/reproduced from Weibo/Yu Zheng)
After receiving the repayment from the other party, Yu Zheng said in the PO article that the borrowing of money can be avoided if possible. Although the amount is not very large, he cannot bear to owe money and treat it as nothing, "especially I became even more angry when I saw that the other person was trending because of their relationship. It’s finally over and I can delete it. Let’s take a breath!” He said frankly that he can be kind, but he can’t be taken advantage of.
Yu Zheng posted the message after receiving the money. (Picture/photo taken from Weibo/Yu Zheng)
