By Rebecca Davis editor Disgraced Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing has spent the past two years off the radar following an explosive 2018 tax evasion scandal.
But she is expected to reemerge soon in a period drama on Chinese streamer Youku. The $70 million-budgeted TV series “Win the World” is one of the most expensive TV series ever to be made in China, according to the South China Morning Post — yet that didn’t stop it from almost never seeing the light of day when its two main actors fell foul of the law.
China takes cancel culture to the next level by often permanently shelving projects affiliated with scandal-plagued stars, no matter what the investment. “Win the World” was supposed to have debuted in 2018, but was put on hold
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