DAILY BRIEF: Sep 19, 2018

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Fan Bingbing Disappearance Throws Her ‘355’ Casting, Other Film Projects & More Into Uncertainty
The status of Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing, who has disappeared from public view amid speculation that she might be under government control in relation to a tax-evasion matter, could have a widespread impact on everything from film projects to media companies and brand relationships. Deadline
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China's Tencent Music Halves Its US IPO to $2 billion, Sources Say
Tencent Music Entertainment Group, China's biggest music-streaming company, has halved the amount it is seeking to raise in a U.S. listing to about $2 billion, according to three people close to the deal. CNBC
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Doctoring of Audience Ratings Has to Stop
GUO JINGYU, a TV play director, claims to have exposed the shady deals to forge audience ratings in the industry. A TV station demanded that he pay the cost for raising the audience ratings for his work as a condition for broadcasting his play. China Daily
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Tencent Investment Executive Jonathan Lai Leaves to Join Coatue
Jonathan Lai, who led many of Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s investments into digital entertainment startups, said he has left the China-based company. The Wall Street Journal
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The Dream Turns into TV Glory for Science-themed Series
With its nationwide ratings rising from 2.2 percent to 5.75 percent, the aerospace and science-themed TV series 'The Glory and The Dream' has become a sleeper hit in a television market dominated by royal romances. China Daily