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Leaked “Face‑to‑Face” Photo Rekindles Xu Kai‑Zhao Qing Scandal as Ex‑Girlfriend Files Defamation Claim and Police Are Involved

The Chinese entertainment world has been roiled this week by a photo that appears to show popular actor Xu Kai and actress Zhao Qing in a close‑up, cheek‑to‑cheek pose. The image, quickly dubbed the “贴脸照” or “face‑to‑face photo” on Chinese social media, has become a flashpoint in a long‑running drama that began when Xu’s former girlfriend, Xu Lisha, publicly accused him of infidelity in late 2022.

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Yu Zheng’s “Flying Between Heaven and Earth” Mirrors China’s Rapid‑Paced TV Revolution

In late August 2022, a seemingly light‑hearted post on China’s leading micro‑blogging platform, Weibo, sparked a flurry of commentary that has since taken on a symbolic resonance for one of the country’s most influential television producers. The post, penned by screenwriter‑producer Yu Zheng, captured a moment of simple pleasure: a solitary bicycle ride through the bustling streets of Chongqing, the scent of osmanthus blossoms in the air, and a child‑like sense of “small but certain happiness.” He closed the entry with a poetic self‑portrait, declaring that he felt “a man in his own heart, standing between heaven and earth” – a phrase that quickly became shorthand for his public persona, rendered in Chinese as “于正飞驰于天地间,” literally “Yu Zheng gallops/flies between heaven and earth.”

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Lucky Screen: Chinese Viewer Wins 300,000 Yuan by Betting on a TV Drama License Plate

A man in the eastern coastal city of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, turned a fleeting glimpse of a minivan’s license plate on a popular TV drama into a windfall of 300,000 yuan (about $41,000). While watching episode 21 of the historical‑fantasy series Sharp Sword Rose (利剑玫瑰), the viewer noticed the plate on a vehicle that rolled across the screen and, in a spur of intuition, entered the same combination on a “direct selection single” lottery ticket, opting for a three‑times multiplier. The modest 6‑yuan bet paid off handsomely, the ticket’s sales clerk later confirmed, rewarding the man with the sizeable prize.