Source of this article: Times Weekly Author: Ye Man to
In recent days, Zhang Han seems to be "living" on hot searches, dominating the list with a black and red posture.
According to Maoyan Professional Edition, as of September 21, Zhang Han had 23 consecutive days of hot searches on the entire network, with a total of 271, with an average of more than 10 hot searches per day.
Most of the hot searches originated from the TV series " Gentlemen of East Eight Districts " launched on August 31. The protagonist of the drama is Zhang Han, who also serves as the screenwriter and producer of the drama. Other starring roles include Wang Xiaochen , Du Chun , Jingchao , etc.
However, the reputation of the drama has declined as soon as it was launched. Netizens have questioned the drama's plot, lines, character settings, performance details, etc., so the hot searches in recent days have been mainly "complaints".
On September 13 alone, "Gentlemen in East Eight" had 19 hot searches/Photo source: Maoyan Professional Edition
On September 13, " People's Daily Comments" released a comment saying that "Gentlemen in East Eight" is a star-studded drama, why does the audience dislike it so much? If the so-called "sincerity work" does not work hard on quality and connotation, it is no wonder that the audience is "picky to eat".
However, while Zhang Han's hot searches are "eye-shot", the number of views on various platforms of "Gentlemen in East Eight" is very impressive. According to Maoyan Professional Edition data, as of September 21, the cumulative playback volume of the drama has reached 587 million.
is still in popularity, but the latest hot searches have nothing to do with "Gentlemen in East Eighth District". On September 20, the topic of "Zhang Han, Star Version Love and Producer" became a hot search on Weibo. As of press time, the number of views on this topic has reached 400 million times.
Source: Weibo
A variety show "Dear is Online" launched in 2020. It takes the first perspective and is included in the "love" with the male protagonist Zhang Han in the play: feed things, apply lipstick, kiss him... Many netizens called it "greasy" after watching it, and complained in the comment section: "This picture may not be very friendly to me." "I don't even dare to watch these variety shows clips!" Under the bombardment of the hot searches of
, Zhang Han, who often appears as the "domineering president" of idol dramas, has this decline in reputation. Not only that, as one of the actual controllers of the investment producers of "Gentlemen of East Eight Districts", Zhang Han's business territory may also be directly affected.
The character of the domineering president collapsed
"Gentlemen in East Eight" tells the story of four college roommates Tong Yu, Guo Chong, Li Jiesen and Xiang Xiaofei, who achieved a double harvest of career and love after graduation.
script settings look beautiful, but they are "disgusted" by netizens when they are shot. Since the drama was aired on August 31, its exaggerated plot has been constantly criticized, and some plots have even been pointed out to be contrary to scientific theories such as physics and modern medicine.
Currently, the drama has a Douban score of 2.1 points, making it the lowest score of the film and television work on Douban. Topics related to the drama have also been on the hot searches on the entire network, with keywords such as "greasy", "controversy", and "complaints".
Source: Douban
Although netizens did not buy it, the main creator said that creation was not easy.
In a variety show called " We , who are just entering the workplace", Zhang Han asked the interns to accompany him to review the sample "Gentlemen of East Eighth District" for six or seven hours. Wherever a piece of snowflake in the play is to fall, it is inseparable from Zhang Han's "careful arrangement". In response, Zhang Han told his difficulties on the show: "I filmed twenty-three hours on the first day,"
Source: Screenshot of the variety show "We First Enter the Workplace"
Zhang Han also said that in order to create the script, he and the production team "sharpened a sword for four years", which directly generated a new hot search, "Sharpened for four years, and return is still a draft."
At the same time, Zhang Han also seems full of confidence in his character of "domineering CEO". He once said in an interview with "People": "You can find some very excellent actors to try out the domineering CEO. This thing is not easy to act, really."
Faced with overwhelming controversy, Zhang Han and the official blog of "Gentlemen in East Eight" stopped updating and promoting on September 6 and 13 respectively. As of now, there has not yet been any response to external doubts.
"The viewing standards of domestic audiences are constantly improving, but many producers are still immersed in their own world and circles, which is contrary to the viewing needs of the audience." On September 20, Chinese young playwright and director Xiang Kai told the Times Weekly reporter.
"The producer did not strictly control the plot content, nor did he produce and produce content according to the logic of film and television. In the future, the East Eighth District team should listen carefully to the audience's opinions and reflect deeply." Xiang Kai said.
's company has been fined
html For more than 0 years, Zhang Han's role has been mainly "domineering president". In reality, Tianyancha App shows that Zhang Han directly or indirectly holds 10 companies, distributed in the film and television industry and catering industry.According to Tianyan Check information, there are 5 companies directly holding shares in its name, namely Zhejiang Dongyang Yihua Kaitian Film Co., Ltd., Beijing Shier Xingchen Entertainment Co., Ltd., Shaoben Shao (Shanghai) Catering Management Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Zhanghan Film and Television Culture Studio.
Among them, Zhejiang Dongyang Yihua Kaitian Film Co., Ltd. and Beijing Twelve Star Entertainment Co., Ltd. are the producers of this "Gentlemen of the East Eighth District".
However, the operations of several companies under Zhang Han have not been smooth sailing.
In August this year, the topic of "Zhang Han Studio's debt collection time is 30 million" attracted attention. Tianyan Check shows that at that time, Shanghai Shiyue Culture Media Co., Ltd. added a new execution information of 30.67 million yuan, and the related case was a contract dispute between Shanghai Zhanghan Film and Television Culture Studio and Shanghai Shiyue Culture Media Co., Ltd.
judgment document shows that the plaintiff Zhang Han Studio claimed that in 2016 he invested 24 million yuan to participate in the urban musical "Summer Dream Crazy Poem". The defendant Shiyue Company should ensure that Zhang Han Studio could recover the investment principal as agreed, but after Zhang Han Studio paid the investment funds, the defendant did not pay any money to Zhang Han Studio as agreed. After the first and second instances, the court ruled that the investment principal of Zhanghan Studio was 24 million yuan and the overdue payment loss was paid at an annual interest rate of 6%.
It is reported that the starring and producer of the drama are Zhang Han, and they obtained a release license in 2021, but it has not been broadcast yet.
Not only that, the catering company it holds also suffered a "turnover".
On September 10, 2021, Shaoben Shao (Ningbo) Catering Management Co., Ltd. was fined 10,000 yuan by the Daxie Development Zone Branch of the Ningbo Municipal Market Supervision Administration because its promotional advertisements contain content such as "sharing 100 billion yuan dividends, no experience required, and easily generating income" and "investment returns", which involved "other advertising illegal activities ".
As an actor, Zhang Han’s commercial value is not “prosperous”. According to a reporter from Times Weekly, in the past two years, Zhang Han has only a handful of brand endorsements. In January 2020, Zhang Han became the brand spokesperson of Chinese business men's clothing brand Jinlilai ; on September 15, 2021, GOOBEN Guoben , the leading brand spokesperson of fruit oil skin care brand GOOBEN Guoben .
