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04-14 → Gong Jun filmed an episode of Go Fighting!. (blue track suit)

→ The scam's "August" documentary was released. - The documentary mentions 813 in the vaguest sense, describing it only as cyberbullying. - Much of the voiceover is pushing the "poor sad man who can't take care of himself" narrative the scam has been using, and only focuses on Zhang Sanjian's music with barely a mention of Zhang Zhehan's career. - Almost none of the names listed in the credits are the full names of real people, with a lone exception being Xie Yihua; many are just generic or comedic nicknames that cannot be easily linked to a specific individual. [screenshot] - The YouTube link that whalers have been passing around is on an unofficial channel, with all ad revenue going to YouTube rather than the uploader. Whalers seem to be either ignorant of this or are ignoring it. There is speculation that it is so the scam can claim a financial loss on the project.

04-15 → Gong Jun filmed an episode of Go Fighting!. (clown mask)

→ PRSR posted a short commercial featuring Gong Jun.

04-16 → Gong Jun posted a promotional image for the upcoming Go Fighting! season. Caption: "Use your own unique way to awaken people's enthusiasm. This time I really refuse to accept it. I'm back with full firepower!" This was reposted by his studio with the added caption, "Go forward bravely, fearlessly! Starting from April 21st, @ Gong Jun Simon returns with firepower!"

→ The Instagram posted a video of "Zhang Zhehan" playing guitar.

→ PRSR posted a short commercial, a short behind the scenes video, and a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

04-17 → The Instagram posted seven photos of "Zhang Zhehan", advertising the "August" documentary.

→ PRSR posted a promotional video and a short commercial featuring Gong Jun.

→ Gong Jun's studio posted nine photos of him from the Fresh livestream. Caption: "Elegant, soft, and noble. @ Gong Jun Simon portrays a sharp demeanor, and his style is not stereotypical."

→ PRSR posted a video featuring Gong Jun. (minor flashing lights cw)

04-18 → PRSR posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ PRSR posted a short behind the scenes video featuring Gong Jun.

→ Yang Yang posted three photos of himself and Gong Jun from the previous day's livestream.

04-19 → Neil Gaiman reposted a BlueSky post that a whaler @'d him in linking the "August" documentary. He later deleted the repost after a number of us responded to him about it. In a small silver lining, his response to the whaler's post communicates that he still remembers what happened and thinks positively of Zhehan. (This humble post writer asks that no one bother Neil about this or Zhehan in general, Neil has already been bombarded by whalers on BlueSky over it.)

(Context: Neil's book Smoke and Mirrors became a bestseller in China back in July 2021 after Zhehan referenced the book in an Instagram post, and Neil tweeted positively about it. Later after 813, some people @'d him about some of the smears and Neil responded in Zhehan's defense, but quickly deleted the tweets after people let him know that the situation was delicate. The topic of Zhehan has not come up from him since aside from this new incident.)

→ Gong Jun posted a commercial he did for Zhenguoli.

→ PRSR posted two photos of Gong Jun, promoting the livestream half an hour later.

→ Gong Jun attended a livestream for PRSR. [full video]

→ At the same time as Gong Jun's livestream, the scam tried to hold a livestream of the "August" documentary on YouTube and an app funded by crypto currency. Prior to the stream, just over 100 viewers were waiting to watch. The YouTube stream reportedly got shut down for copyright infringement not long after starting.

→ Gong Jun's studio posted nine photos of him from the PRSR livestream. Caption: "Embark on a journey and embrace the comfort of summer, @ Gong Jun Simon is not afraid of the scorching sun, and has his own 'little treasure' to protect him!"

04-20 → Gong Jun's studio posted a behind the scenes video of his photoshoot for Zhenguoli.

→ OK! magazine posted a teaser image for their May issue featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

→ PRSR posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

Additional Reading: → Blue has organized a charity fundraiser for Zhang Zhehan's birthday, this year for the Ching Tien Foundation! Giveaways offered by other fans are available for those who show proof of donation before 05-08. → I finally escaped the Chromebook hell I've been in since November that's been making it much more difficult to collect the info for these posts. Rejoice!

[Glossary of names and terms] [Masterlist of my posts about the situation with Zhang Zhehan]

05-12 → Gong Jun reposted a post in memory of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. Added caption: "I have never forgotten it in the past 16 years. Bless Wenchuan with everlasting life." The same was also reposted by his studio, added caption: "Remember the pain and pay tribute to the new life. May the world be well and the country and the people be safe."

→ Gong Jun's studio posted fourteen photos from Go Fighting! episode 4. Caption: "Unlocking the limited baby-raising day! The clown brother @ Gong Jun Simon battles wits and courage with the kid brother, slaying the whole audience~ 😎 Please look forward to more exciting things"

→ Go Fighting! episode 4 aired. [full ep with subs]

→ Gong Jun Outdoor Office posted three memes of him from the Go Fighting! episode.

05-13 → Za posted a commercial featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

→ The Instagram posted ten photos of "Zhang Zhehan" running.

→ PRSR posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

05-14 → Nothing of note.

05-15 → Gong Jun posted a commercial he did for Messika, announcing himself as their new spokesperson. (1129 kadian) Caption: "Delighted to join forces with Parisian fine jewelry brand @ Messika. Please follow me to explore the charm of sliding diamonds and experience the 'new attitude of diamonds' together." He also posted this to his Instagram, caption: "Shine bright like a diamond." (originally in English)

→ Messika posted two photo ads [1] [2] featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian on the first)

→ The Instagram posted five photos of "Zhang Zhehan" running and two photos of feet, because Hewitt can't resist sharing his fetish.

05-16 → Gong Jun posted four photos from his ad campaign with Messika to his Xiao Hong Shu. Caption: "Ouch See you at Cannes, the next stop for work photos ✌️" One of these was also crossposted to both his and Messika's Instagrams.

→ One of the antis sued by Gong Jun is currently being restricted from high consumption (ie. not allowed to use first-class public services) for not complying with court orders. The anti in question had been running over 20 different accounts that he used to promote Zhang Sanjian and other associated people, and to harass and post malicious content about Gong Jun. No prior history of him being a Zhang Zhehan fan has been found, strongly suggesting that he was paid to run these accounts.

05-17 → Two photo ads Gong Jun did for Tissot were crossposted both both their Instagram and his.

→ The Instagram posted five photos of "Zhang Zhehan" and five of scenery.

→ Gong Jun attended the Cannes Film Festival, where he walked the red carpet for Kinds of Kindness. Fan Observation: At one point some fans in the audience yelled "Ba!" In videos, you can see Gong Jun smile and wave at them. 🥺

→ Jia Nailiang posted a silly douyin of himself and Gong Jun. Caption: "Why is our transition by clinking glasses different from others?"

→ Gong Jun posted nine photos of himself in Cannes. Caption: "Encounter with a widdle pubby." These were also posted to his Instagram, caption: "Wandering in Cannes. 🐶🐶🐶" (originally in English)

05-18 → Gong Jun's studio posted another six photos of him in Cannes. Caption: "A classic suit style paired with a unique hand-made corsage (feat. Children of the Stars), @ Gong Jun Simon's inspiration is unfettered, warm and healing, listening to the sound of every lonely universe turning."

→ L'Oreal posted a video of Gong Jun arriving in Cannes.

→ Za posted a promotional video spoken by Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

→ Gong Jun's studio posted six photos of him in the red carpet at Cannes. Caption: "Red carpet moments! The beautiful southern France and the gentle breeze illuminate the character of the gentleman @ Gong Jun Simon."

→ Gong Jun's studio posted a behind the scenes video from the photoshoot at Cannes. Caption: "The beach? The market! @ Gong Jun Simon’s citywalk has its own ideas 😎"

Additional Reading: → The novel This Time It's Real by Ann Liang was discovered to include several mentions of Gong Jun, specifically in the context of him being an example of a beautiful man. → Something I'm able to include here because I'm late lol: It has been announced that Gong Jun's drama Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Chapter will premiere on iQiyi on 05-23.

[Glossary of names and terms] [Masterlist of my posts about the situation with Zhang Zhehan]

03-03 → The whaler MistyRose posted a screenshot of account stats that can only be seen by the account holder for the official Ranyi Music YouTube channel (associated with the Zhang Sanjian songs.) This suggests that at the least she has some insider connection with the scam that allowed her to receive the screenshot personally, and it's possible that she's the one running the account herself.

→ 361° posted two photo ads featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

→ Za posted another teaser photo ad featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

→ The Instagram posted six photos of "Zhang Zhehan" and "Zhang Mama" and four of an aquarium.

03-04 → Gong Jun posted a commercial for the makeup brand Za, announcing that he is their new global spokesperson. This was reposted by his studio.

→ Za posted five photo ads featuring Gong Jun. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (1129 kadian on the first)

→ The Instagram posted a video of the most recent scam concert.

→ Za held a livestream to promote the new endorsement with Gong Jun. During this, a number of people with obviously CPF usernames won several giveaways, and the streamer reportedly said "Oh [you're] also a fan of Zhehan" to one of them. Sources: [1] [2]

→ 361° posted a promotional video featuring Gong Jun. Fan Observation: The video shows him colouring flowers in with red. In the final shot one flower is still left uncoloured, recalling Zhou Zishu's plum blossom mural in Word of Honor.

03-05 → Za posted a promotional video (1129 kadian) and two photo ads [1] [2] featuring Gong Jun.

→ 361° posted three photo ads featuring Gong Jun.

→ Za posted three wallpapers featuring Gong Jun.

03-06 → Gong Jun posted five photos ads of himself for L'Oreal.

→ Za posted a promotional video featuring Gong Jun.

→ Some of the old essays posted by Zhang Sanjian at the very beginning of the scam (early 2022) were reposted, but edited to remove the implications against Gong Jun and CPFs. It's been discussed quite bit by now that trying to appeal to solo fans at the expense of CPFs so early on was the scam's biggest mistake, as it caused CPFs to become sceptical and begin investigations. This is not the first time that the scam has shown signs of wanting to backtrack on that move.

03-07 → The Fox Spirit Matchmaker Weibo posted a promotional image of Gong Jun's character to celebrate the show reaching 4 million viewer reservations. Caption: "Refreshing and clear, with eyebrows like poetry. Dongfang Yuechu @ Gong Jun Simon seems to be the person in the painting."

→ Gong Jun posted a short commercial for Za to his Douyin. Fan Observation: The product is called Magnetic (贴贴, tietie) Powder, the same word fans use for how Gong Jun and Zhang Zhehan would often bump against each other when they were working together. I could be wrong, but I couldn't find any evidence of this product existing prior to Gong Jun's endorsement.

→ Gong Jun's studio posted a little video celebrating Fox Spirit Matchmaker's milestone. Caption: "Pure fire is invincible🔥Candied haws never leaves the hand✌️ #Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Chapter has more than 4 million reservations#, @ Gong Jun Simon's new mission props are now distributed!" The same was also posted to the studio's Douyin.

→ Za posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

03-08 → Gong Jun posted four photo ads he did for L'Oreal to his Xiao Hong Shu.

→ GXG posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ 361° posted a video voiced by Gong Jun for International Women's Day. (1129 kadian)

→ Za posted a behind the scenes video of their commercial featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

→ Gong Jun posted four photos of himself. Caption: "Happy holidays! Also share my half-day leisure 😌"

→ Za posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ Gong Jun posted a silly video of himself to his Douyin. Caption: "I heard that this is how millions of people move their mirrors 🤳" BGM is What You Won't Do For Love by Bobby Caldwell.

03-09 → The scam announced a short film entitled "August" directed by "Zhang Zhehan", using footage that the scam gang took during the bike trip in August 2022. The intention of this is very obviously to have search results for the film come up with information about 813.

Additional Reading: → N/A

[Glossary of names and terms] [Masterlist of my posts about the situation with Zhang Zhehan]

04-28 → Flora posted some findings regarding an account that the Instagram recently started following. The account is one that looks legit at first glance, but upon closer inspection is deep into scams itself.

→ The Go Fighting! Weibo posted a solo image of Gong Jun from the episode that would air that evening.

→ Yang Yang posted five photos of himself and Gong Jun from the previous day's 361° live event.

→ Gong Jun posted six photos of himself from the filming of Go Fighting! episode 2. Caption: "I haven't been a big brother for many years."

→ Gong Jun posted a douyin from the above photoshoot. Caption: "Is this what it smells like? #My spring collection# The joy of spring starts from going out."

→ 361° posted a video from the previous day's live event. Fan Observation: The audience members visible in the video are almost exclusively solo fans, with the one shot that includes CPFs having them blurred out. (see 04-27 for additional info)

→ Gong Jun's studio posted fifteen photos of him from the filming of Go Fighting! episode 2. Caption: "Cross the sea of ​​fire and protect the forests and farms. Lock in on Go Fighting! at 9 o'clock tonight on Dragon TV @ Gong Jun Simon will return for a limited time to experience an ordinary day as a forest fire fighter."

→ Episode 2 of Go Fighting! season 10 aired. [full ep with subs]

04-29 → GXG posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ Gong Jun posted a behind the scenes video from his ad campaign with Tissot. (1129 kadian) Caption: "Summer is here! ... Let’s ride the wind and waves together and be trendy all summer"

→ Tissot posted four photos ads of Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

04-30 → Gong Jun filmed an episode for Hello Saturday.

→ The Instagram posted a video promoting the scam's "August" documentary.

05-01 → 361° posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ PRSR posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ The Instagram posted a video of "Zhang Zhehan" playing instruments.

→ The movie Formed Police Unit, which Zhang Zhehan was cut from after 813, premiered in theatres to largely negative reviews.

05-02 → Nothing of note.

05-03 → Colorkey posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ Gong Jun's studio posted a photo of Gong Jun's silhouette, teasing his performance at Li Ronghao's concert shortly after. Caption: "A preview."

→ Gong Jun posted seven photos and two live photos his pre-concert photoshoot, later editing it to add two photos of him on stage with Li Ronghao. Caption: "@ Li Ronghao Hello, mentor, I am trainee No. 888, please turn around for me." Li Ronghao reposted this with the added caption, "Full marks for Xiao Gong's debut 🤗🤗🤗", to which Gong Jun replied, "Xiao Gong is happy again"

→ Gong Jun's studio posted six photos from the same shoot. Caption: "It dropped! @ Gong Jun Simon's one-day idol experience card!"

→ Gong Jun's studio posted a video of him singing off stage at the concert. Caption: "Xiao Gong @ Gong Jun Simon is singing hotly🎤"

→ Gong Jun Outdoor Office posted four live photos from the photoshoot. Caption: "A blast for Xiao Gong trainee No. 888 @ Gong Jun Simon!🤗💙🤗💙🤗💙"

→ Gong Jun's studio posted fourteen photos of him performing at the concert. Caption: "Your sweet smile is just like dark plum sauce~ @ Gong Jun Simon's bling bling singing wishes everyone a good night 🤗💙"

→ Gong Jun Outdoor Office posted a five minute video of Gong Jun's performance. Caption: "The lark Xiao Gong @ Gong Jun Simon raises his voice and shoots directly (star chasing winner version)"

05-04 → Gong Jun posted a douyin from his pre-concert photoshoot. Caption: "I woke up laughing, hahahahahahaha!"

→ Li Ronghao posted photos from his concert the previous day, including three with Gong Jun. Caption: "Thank you Harbin. We have all received your enthusiasm so highly. Thank you also Gong Jun for accepting the invitation to sing "Dark Plum Sauce" with me. He is really a simple and clear boy who leaves a impression. See you next time, Harbin.​​​" Gong Jun commented on this, "Happy, thank you ge, see you next time"

→ Gong Jun posted eight photos from the pre-concert shoot to his Xiao Hong Shu. Caption: "I made my debut! Yesterday only!"

→ Gong Jun's studio posted a behind the scenes video from the pre-concert shoot. Caption: "Pink holiday, unrestricted dreamy moments from @ Gong Jun Simon~" They later posted another to their Douyin, caption: "Gong Jun loves to change things and bring surprises, open @ Gong Jun Simon’s card (idol version)🪄"

Additional Reading: → A reminder Blue has a charity fundraiser going for Zhang Zhehan's birthday! Giveaways are still available for those who show proof of donation before 05-08.

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05-05 → Zhenguoli posted two photo ads [1] [2] featuring Gong Jun.

→ The Instagram posted seven photos of "Zhang Zhehan" running a marathon.

→ Gong Jun's studio posted fifteen photos from the filming of Go Fighting! episode 3. Caption: "The face of an angel, the little devil's lot of clever ideas 😈 Tonight at 9 o'clock, @ Gong Jun Simon uses his strength to subvert the stereotype of 'silly male god' and reaches the peak of 'smart and handsome guy'!"

→ Gong Jun's studio posted a vlog from the filming of Go Fighting! episode 3. Caption: "Something bad is going to happen. Can the green plum extract here 'eat people'? Don’t worry, everything is under the control of the clear and clever @ Gong Jun Simon 😎"

→ Gong Jun Outdoor Office posted nine gifs of him from Go Fighting! episode 3. Caption: "Oops! @ Gong Jun Simon was beaten by green plum extract while passing by! Didn't you agree you're not allowed to become elite?"

→ Go Fighting! episode 3 aired. [full ep with subs]

05-06 → Nothing of note.

05-07 → Gong Jun posted images of a shirt with a photo on it of him in a wig from Go Fighting! episode 3. Caption: "Next time you have a pajama party? Hurry up and print my handsome photos on your xiongdi’s clothes"

→ Tissot posted four photo ads featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

→ ELLE Men released a teaser photo from their May issue featuring Gong Jun. Caption: "He said that the most important thing for a person is to be self-consistent, and this has been his path to self-consistency in recent years. I hope that I can continue to move forward. It doesn’t mean who I will become, I just hope that I will slowly make progress."

→ ELLE Men released the cover for their issue featuring Gong Jun. Caption: "@ Gong Jun Simon stands in front of us with his usual enthusiasm and clarity. It is easy to read the key words on him, happiness, order, and 'volume'. As a person who likes order and planning, he is somewhere between a 'strong person' and a 'light person'. He understands the expectations he carries, establishes a unique sense of order in his own world, and then takes it step by step." Gong Jun's studio reposted this with the added caption, "Relax and have a degree of self-control. Enjoy the gentle breeze in @ Gong Jun Simon's world."

→ ELLE Men released their photoshoot with Gong Jun. Caption: "This boy who grew up in the urban fireworks of Chengdu has travelled to China's most dynamic cities as an adult and has quickly gained a distinct place among young actors. @ Gong Jun Simon has a lot of expectations from the outside world - as an actor, he can achieve the maturity of his acting skills and the versatility of his roles. This is also his expectation for himself. But he said, step by step, you can't reach a thousand miles without taking small steps. This is the background of diligence and order in his character."

→ Gong Jun posted nine photos from the ELLE Men photoshoot. Caption: "Whether it's strong or light, it's all mine. Thanks @ ELLEMEN" He also posted six of the photos to his Instagram, caption: "I don't really want to shave my head" and six to his Xiao Hong Shu, caption: "Confirmed, yes Pleasant in both shades"

→ ELLE Men posted a video from their shoot with Gong Jun. Caption: "The conversation with @ Gong Jun Simon seemed to be chatting about his career, tight schedule and relaxing vacation within an established framework, but the communication was more like waves. The lowest logic in his heart, the most cherished place in the world he was dragging with him, surged forward."

→ The Instagram posted five photos of "Zhang Zhehan" in a gothic Visual Kei-ish outfit to promote the scam's newest song. The song itself has only a single repeating line of lyrics. Truly a gargantuan amount of effort going into this.

→ Gong Jun's studio posted a behind the scenes video from the ELLE photoshoot. Caption: "Jumping inside and outside the frame, and he travels in the dreamy world. @ Gong Jun Simon is suitable for both 'strong' and 'light', every step of the way is pleasant." They posted another to their Douyin (minor flashing lights cw) shortly after. Caption: "Gong Jun unlocks multi-faceted looks and interprets ever-changing charm. Listen to @ Gong Jun Simon’s inner voice."

05-08 → Gong Jun's studio posted an additional nine photos from Gong Jun's ELLE photoshoot. Caption: "Highlights dropped! 📸️ Strong or light, @ Gong Jun Simon wants it all!"

05-09 → PRSR posted a behind the scenes video from Gong Jun's photoshoot for Zhenguoli, highlighting their glasses.

→ The jewelry brand Messika posted five of Gong Jun's photos from the day of his performance with Li Ronghao, highlighting their pieces.

05-10 → Za posted two photo ads [1] [2] featuring Gong Jun.

→ GXG posted a short commercial featuring Gong Jun.

→ Tissot posted four photo ads featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

→ Messika posted a teaser video for their upcoming endorsement with Gong Jun, to be announced on 05-15.

→ The Instagram posted a video promoting the aforementioned song.

05-11 → Zhang Zhehan's 33rd birthday! 🎂 Below is a collection of fanworks done in celebration. This is of course limited to what I've come across personally, so if you made something and I've missed it please feel welcome to send me a link! Fanart: [1] [2] [3.1] [3.2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8.1] [8.2] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17.1] [17.2] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] Public screens: [1] [2] [3] Offline events: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Videos: [1] [2] Twitter space reviewing old candy

→ 🍬 Gong Jun wore a hat with an H on it. [photo]

→ The Instagram posted five photos of "Zhang Zhehan" and five of some scenery. The scam also held a livestream on Instagram with one of the body doubles.

Additional Reading: → Blue's charity drive for Zhang Zhehan's birthday concluded with a total of $7747 CAD in donations, surpassing the goal of $5110! Thank you to everyone who took part 💙

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01-28 → Nothing of note.

01-29 → 361° posted two photo ads featuring Gong Jun.

01-30 → L'Oreal posted a promotional video spoken by Gong Jun.

→ BEAST posted a commercial featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

→ Gong Jun Outdoor Office posted a behind the scenes video from Gong Jun's shoot with BEAST. Caption: "Whose eyes are locked on yours?"

→ The Instagram posted a video of "Zhang Zhehan".

→ Gong Jun's studio posted a behind the scenes video from the same shoot. Caption: "The flowers are in full bloom and the gold is flowing. @ Gong Jun Simon presents auspicious spring colours in the garden, and everything welcomes the new year."

→ Vogue posted a photo of Gong Jun.

01-31 → 361° posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ Gong Jun posted a photo from the BEAST shoot to his Instagram. Caption: "Bright love from BEAST."

→ Fresh posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ The Instagram posted two photos of "Zhang Zhehan".

→ Not directly related to anything, but a good comparative: A couple convicted in 2021 for the of the deaths of two toddlers were executed. Immediately following the execution, the mother of the toddlers posted a video where she talked about receiving online harassment because of the case for the last three years, stating that she had maintained her silence for sake of not interfering in the trial, and that she will now be suing those responsible for the cyberviolence.

02-01 → Gong Jun posted six miscellaneous photos. Caption: "Photos taken casually." Fan Observation: The first among these has become the latest photos that people are comparing silhouettes to, owing to the ear in it looking distinctly larger than Gong Jun's.

→ PRSR posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ Gong Jun reposted a post announcing the premiere of My Special Girl, which stars Song Yiren whom he costarred with in Flavour It's Yours.

02-02 → The scam released another song.

→ The BL drama The Spirealm (aka Kaleidoscope of Death) was suddenly released on streaming platforms only to be pulled shortly thereafter due to competition interference. #There's a light on you, I want to catch it and see#, the line from Word of Honor, appeared on Weibo hotsearch in connection to the show including the first half of the line in one of its episodes; the hotsearch was likely bought to draw attention to the show, and the original novel does not include any line similar to this. Whalers tried to post photos of Zhang Sanjian to the tag; these were reported down en masse by CPFs, who then flooded the tag with positive content.

→ Zhang Sanjian wandered conspicuously around an airport again, this time in a knock-off of the Alexander McQueen suit Zhang Zhehan wore to the 2021 Weibo Night awards. A reminder that even if it wasn't hilariously obvious that it's not the same suit, designer outfits worn by celebrities are almost always rented for single events.

→ China Literary Art and Volunteers posted a video featuring Gong Jun giving New Years well wishes.

02-03 → Gong Jun's studio posted four behind the scenes photos from the vampire-themed photoshoot back in November. Caption: "Behind-the-scenes footage dropped~ @ Gong Jun Simon Open your eyes + close your eyes = super bright eyes 📸"

→ Rare posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

→ Gong Jun posted a commercial for Fresh to his Instagram.

Additional Reading: → N/A

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12-31 → Gong Jun's studio posted eleven photos of him rehearsing for his performance that evening. Caption: "The lark @ Gong Jun Simon shines, see you tonight"

→ Deeyeo posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ 361° posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

→ Dragon TV posted a short video with footage from Gong Jun's rehearsal.

→ Chinese whalers who bought the scam's photobook (the one that was being sold on a soft-core porn site, see 10-26) started posting photos from it. The content includes such things as Zhang Sanjian shaving, eating, etc. and feels very voyeuristic, so 100% it's aimed at dreamgirls. Photoshopping quality is on par with the scam's usual stuff.

→ The Instagram posted six photos of "Zhang Zhehan".

→ Gong Jun performed at Dragon TV's New Year's Eve show, performing his song 明天晴空万里. [performance video] [on stage with Justin and Johnny] [backstage interview]

→ Gong Jun's studio posted nine photos of him from a New Years photoshoot. Caption: "The blue sky is thousands of miles away, and the clear waves are vast; whatever your heart desires, you will go wherever you go. @ Gong Jun Simon is gilded with colour and feels the beauty of the past."

They later also posted a video from the same shoot. Caption: "The sound of pressing the shutter, and the smiling expression was frozen. Waiting for the update of the four seasons, enjoy the clear sky with @ Gong Jun Simon."

01-01 → Gong Jun's studio posted four photos of him holding balloons spelling out "2024". "Starting a new journey in 2024, @ Gong Jun Simon wishes everyone a happy New Year and a fun and promising new year!"

→ Gong Jun posted a douyin of him doing a little dance with Justin and Johnny Huang (two of his costars from Go Fighting). Caption: "Dance with your brothers! Happy New Year 🎉" BGM is Stay by The Kid LAROI feat. Justin Bieber.

→ The Instagram posted ten photos of "Zhang Zhehan" at a New Years fanmeet in Thailand. During this fanmeet, Zhang Sanjian reportedly said that he has been less active(???) recently because his mother has been in and out of hospital due to a viral infection, and has gone blind in one eye. The post he later made about this was worded in a very impersonal way. A reminder that the real Zhang Zhehan was very private about family matters like this, including never mentioning his father's death in 2016 until his post-813 interview with Li Xuezheng.

→ 361° posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ Gong Jun posted two photos of himself with a puppy. Caption: "Wishing everyone a prosperwoof 2024!" This was reposted by his studio with the added caption, "@ Gong Jun Simon and everyone will be prosperous in the new year!" He also posted these and two more photos to his Xiao Hong Shu, caption "Woof woof woof! Happy New Year!", and his Instagram, caption "2024 woof woof woof!"

→ Gong Jun's studio posted a year in review video for 2023. Caption: "Annual report, please check it out! In 2023, cultivate 'Ye' morally, be meticulous in every 'Si', and interpret various forms and postures with ingenuity. In 2024, actor @ Gong Jun Simon is 'modest' and a 'beginning' of a brilliant generation, running towards the ideal 'rank' with enthusiasm."

→ The Instagram posted four photos of "Zhang Zhehan" holding an apple.

→ For New Year's Day, Gong Jun changed his Weibo auto-reply to "Happy New Year, I send you a song of wealth, Do re mi fa fa fa fa fa!" The following day, he changed it back to the "Now that you're here, won't you stay?" auto-reply that he's had it set to since the Word of Honor concert. [screenshot]

01-02 → One of Gong Jun's lawsuits against an anti was announced to have been settled in Gong Jun's favour. It's worth noting that it was closed in September but could not be made public until now.

→ 361° posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

→ Gong Jun's studio posted a video of Gong Jun with the puppy. Caption: "@ Gong Jun Simon: Is it warm? 🐶: Warm, but want to escape."

→ Gong Jun posted a commercial he did for 361°. [subbed video] Caption: "Put down your endless work and trivial matters in life, go out, and you will discover the big world. In the new year, let’s go wild with me and @ 361degrees."

→ The Instagram posted five photos of "Zhang Zhehan" and one of a bedazzled music note.

01-03 → Gong Jun posted a commercial he did for L'Oreal. [subbed video] Caption: "This time, [L'Oreal] and my care are not just about the scales of the hair, making the hair smooth and shiny; they are also extended to nature to jointly protect the strange and rare scales and life of pangolins. Let's 'protect your skin and shine' with @ L'Oreal Hair Care."

→ The Instagram posted five photos of "Zhang Zhehan" and one of clouds.

01-04 → Nothing of note.

01-05 → 361° posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

01-06 → Gong Jun's studio posted a behind the scenes video of a photoshoot he did with Tissot. Caption: "Behind-the-scenes footage drop TIME! @ Gong Jun Simon rode on his beloved motorcycle"

→ LaLaTV re-aired the first five episodes of Castle in the Time.* They previously aired these on 12-27, but people aware of the Zhang Sanjian situation have been avoiding bringing attention to it. *Zhang Zhehan's old drama that is suddenly and suspiciously being aired in Japan, see [here] for info.

Additional Reading: → N/A

[Glossary of names and terms] [Masterlist of my posts about the situation with Zhang Zhehan]

02-18 → Nothing of note.

02-19 → The Instagram posted a photo of "Zhang Zhehan" at the scam concert with an overlay of "Zhang Mama's" face.

02-20 → Nothing of note.

02-21 → The Instagram posted another London vlog.

02-22 → Third anniversary of Word of Honor's premiere.

→ The Instagram posted a video of "Zhang Zhehan" that I did not subject myself to watching.

→ Danny, the professional basketball player involved in the the 2021 girlfriend smears against Zhang Zhehan (see [here] [here] and the Shenzhen Gang section of [this post]) and the Zhang Sanjian scam ([here]), has lost a social media partnership and will potentially be blacklisted by the Chinese Basketball Association after slandering other players on his podcast. Sources: [1] [2]

02-23 → Addition 03-04: The cram school that included slander against Zhang Zhehan in their test prep books after 813 are facing scam claims and resulting refund requests of 40 million RMB.

02-24 → Gong Jun posted six photos of himself in a restaurant. Caption: "Happy Lantern Festival!!!" His studio reposted this with the added caption, "The Lantern Festival, winter is over @ Gong Jun Simon wishes everyone a happy Lantern Festival~ Come and have a bowl of tangyuan, and be happy!" Fan Observations: Some fans managed to sleuth out what restaurant he was at, and discovered that the photos were taken in their Wenzhou (温州) room.

→ The Instagram posted a video of the scam concert.

Additional Reading: → A late addition to last week: Tumblr user @moniquill posted an article about a group of anti-Indigenous extremist Wikipedia editors. Among the editors listed is OnCamera, the editor who has also been maintaining the misinformation on Zhang Zhehan's Wikipedia page since 2021. (previously discussed under 2023-02-07, original exposé by Flora [here].)

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