NDRC stated that "Zhou Zhijun" pretended to be a government leader and brought out the fake media "Phoenix News Agency" behind it
Revealing the "Phoenix News Agency" behind "Zhou Zhijun"
A few days ago, the National Development and Reform Commission issued a statement stating that a person named "Zhou Zhijun" pretended to be the head of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Construction Leading Group Office and participated in many social activities.
A reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily found that another title of the person is the chairman of the board of directors of the "Phoenix News Agency", and this organization established in 2016 has carried out activities in the name of a news agency many times.
However, the only two reporters of the agency did not hold press cards.
According to the evidence provided by Sun Xun, the president of the news agency, in the lawsuit with Phoenix Satellite TV, the agency not only accepts 30,000 yuan of monthly advertising, but also makes profits mainly by charging franchise fees. It is currently in Shanxi and Shaanxi in China. Dozens of provinces such as Hubei and Hubei, foreign countries such as Thailand, France, and Italy have branches, and each branch charges a franchise fee of several hundred thousand yuan.
Prior to this, the Phoenix News Agency lost a trademark infringement and unfair competition with the Phoenix Group and was awarded a compensation of 5 million yuan.
At present, Sun Xun, the major shareholder of the institution, has become a dishonest person to be executed.
But the agency is still operating normally.
statement
"Chairman of the Board of Directors" had an accident
"Phoenix News Agency" clears relations
On May 21, the official website of the National Development and Reform Commission published a "Statement" from the Office of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Construction Leading Group, stating that some people recently pretended to be the head of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Construction Leading Group Office in the name of Zhou Zhijun. “Director of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Construction and Investment Steering Committee” has participated in many social activities for many times, and hereby declares: 1. Our office has no staff named Zhou Zhijun; 2. Our office has never established the name “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Construction and Investment”. The institutions and organizations of the “Investment Supervision Committee”.
It is hoped that relevant parties will increase their vigilance and avoid being deceived.
If losses have been caused, please promptly report clues to the case to the public security department.
A reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily found that in addition to "Zhou Zhijun" participating in activities in the above-mentioned capacity on many occasions, his other "identity" also includes "Phoenix News Agency Board Chairman."
After the "Zhou Zhijun" accident, the Phoenix News Agency also issued a "Statement" on May 22.
The statement stated that recently, it was discovered that someone had gone out to participate in social activities in the name of the "Phoenix News Agency" without the consent of the leaders of the Phoenix News Agency.
In the event of a responsible accident, it will bear all legal responsibilities by itself.
In the past, the head office has issued a statement on the Internet many times. Anyone who participates in any organization or any activity in the name of the Phoenix News Agency must have the head of the head office agree to issue a valid certification letter within 7 days. Otherwise, it is a personal act and bears all consequences. It has nothing to do with the company.
Another "authorization document" No. 0318 of 2020 was revoked due to "authorized person acting in violation of regulations."
Verify
No such institution found
"Phoenix News Service" is not a certified media
According to the self-introduction of the "Phoenix News Agency", the Phoenix News Agency is a legal news media organization registered with the Hong Kong government in 2010. It has multiple fields and departments such as the Internet, videos, magazines, mobile live broadcast platforms, film and television production, and business operations.
At present, the Phoenix News Agency has signed long-term strategic cooperation agreements with hundreds of national media, overseas media, international media networks, TV stations, newspapers, magazines and other mainstream media, and has conducted direct cooperation with financial experts from hundreds of well-known domestic and foreign companies. Business dealings.
When you open this website, you can see that most of the content is about current affairs and commentary. Its columns include: news, news surveys, short comments on Fengtong, and the Belt and Road Initiative.
However, the "news agency" reports mainly quoting official media news, especially in current affairs reports. Apart from quoting official agency articles, there are few self-reported reports.
For example, "Supporting Private Enterprises to Participate in Major National Strategies" is the "Phoenix News Agency's transfer to Economic Daily News", and "my country's import and export increased by 28.5% year-on-year in the first 4 months of the year." , And a report about a certain calligrapher’s work is "Phoenix News Service News", but the author did not sign as a reporter.
So, is this media a formal organization registered in Hong Kong and operating in China?
On the "China Journalist Association Network", you can find the "Newest List of Hong Kong and Macau Media Stations and Resident Journalists in the Mainland". Hong Kong media includes 25 certified media such as South China Morning Post, Phoenix Satellite TV, and Hong Kong China Review News Agency. Phoenix News Agency is not on the list.
"Phoenix News Agency" introduced that "cooperating with the State Council's "One Belt One Road" Chinese Enterprises Outbound Office" to lead Chinese enterprises to the high-end market; and also signed a contract with the central enterprise "China Railway Construction" to carry out project cooperation in more than 100 countries around the world.
However, a reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily found that there is a "going out" public service platform under the Ministry of Commerce, but there is no such organization as stated above.
On the official website of China Railway Construction, there is no news of cooperation with the Phoenix News Agency.
Facts
"Phoenix News Agency" is just a limited company
The contact is a minority shareholder
On May 22, a reporter from the Beiqing Daily at the online query center of the Hong Kong Companies Registry's official website found that the company registration record of the "Phoenix News Service Co., Ltd." had a corresponding number, and the status was "currently used" and "still registered", but The alleged "Hong Kong Phoenix News Service Co., Ltd." and "Phoenix News Service" were both shown as having no records.
According to data from the industrial and commercial department, the main operating entity of Phoenix News Agency in China is "Phoenix Jiayi (Beijing) Culture Media Co., Ltd.", which was established in 2016 with a registered capital of 118 million yuan. The legal representative was Sun Xun before, and it was changed in November 2020. It is Sun Dayi, and the two are all shareholders of the company, holding 90% and 10% of the shares respectively.
Currently, Sun Dayi serves as the company's executive director and manager.
In addition, information from the "Phoenix News Service Co., Ltd." shows that this is a company registered in Hong Kong. Sun Xun holds 99.21% of the shares. There are also shareholders such as Jiang Xiaojing and Wu Guoquan who hold 0.40% of the shares.
According to a person who works as an intermediary for registered companies in Hong Kong, it is not difficult to register a company in Hong Kong. An operator can register a company only by providing simple information. The company's registered capital starts at 10,000 Hong Kong dollars and does not require capital verification. Generally one or two A full set of materials can be received within working days.
In fact, the Phoenix News Agency often uses the cooperation of CCTV and state agencies to conduct propaganda.
It is reported that the operating place of Phoenix News Agency, "Phoenix Jiayi Company", is registered as "Beijing CCTV (No. 11 Fuxing Road, Haidian District) Media Center Block B", which is intriguing.
A person familiar with the matter said that the Phoenix News Agency undertakes all kinds of advertisements, with a price of only 30,000 yuan per month, which can be used for advertising.
A copy of its "advertising business charging standards" shows that uploading manuscripts on the Phoenix News Agency website, inserting advertisements on Phoenix Communication Network, magazine advertisement monthly magazines, graphic advertisements special advertisements, conference video live broadcasts, video advertisements, magazine large-scale special reports, CCTV "Integrity China" TV talk shows, movies, TV series, documentaries, etc. need to pay advertising fees of varying prices.
In some advertising channels of the Phoenix News Agency, the corresponding mobile phone number and WeChat ID were left. The reporter from Beijing Youth Daily tried to contact the other party, but failed.
However, when trying to add a friend, I saw that the names of the other party's multiple WeChat codes were "Sun Dayi".
Impersonation
Opened "Branches" in many places around the world
The franchise fee is priced at hundreds of thousands of yuan
"Phoenix News Agency is another news media organization after the birth of Phoenix Satellite TV and Phoenix Network of the Phoenix Group," Phoenix News Agency wrote in its introduction.
In fact, this organization has always used the name of Phoenix Group to conduct media activities.
In an earlier public event, Sun Xun once said: "Phoenix News Agency and Phoenix Satellite TV belong to the Phoenix Group. They do their own things and are responsible for each other's own profits... The Phoenix News Agency is equivalent to the Xinhua News Agency in China. Satellite TV is equivalent to CCTV; the company's network business refers to the "Phoenix Communication Network". A branch has an annual profit of more than 1 million, and the branch undertakes conference business, with a profit of one or two hundred thousand per meeting; one branch joins It costs hundreds of thousands."
A reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily found that in addition to Beijing, the Phoenix News Agency currently has branches in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Chongqing, Hubei, Henan, Hunan and other provinces.
In 2018, the Phoenix News Agency also held an international branch award ceremony in Thailand, and established branches in 13 countries including France, Britain, Germany, and Italy.
A reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily saw that the "Phoenix News Agency-Shanxi" web page is very beautifully done. The columns are divided into: today's headlines, current affairs news, Shanxi news, hot spot tracking, etc.
However, a reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily contacted the contact of its Shanxi branch by phone. The other party stated that there is currently "no regular price for advertisements," and then he hung up the phone and refused to talk more.
In order to attract investors, Sun Xun also said: "By the beginning of 2019, we will build branches in dozens of countries on the basis of the original more than 80 countries and branches, and hold a unified licensing ceremony around March. ……This platform is not for one or two people, but a common home for everyone. As long as it is a participant, anyone can play and display their talents on this platform. At that time, any follow-up cooperation or participant must press Everyone is a beneficiary by contributing to the allotment of original shares."
the truth
There are only two “reporters” who do not hold certificates, and there are more than 40 leaders of the agency
A reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily also saw that just such a "media" with multiple branches and cooperative relationships with hundreds of institutions has only two reporters.
A reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily asked about an introduction to its organization in 2019, including: 7 board members, 13 advisory committees, 2 general counsels, 8 honorary directors, 1 chairman and president, 1 president, and executive agency. 1 chief, 1 executive president, 2 vice presidents, 5 vice presidents, 1 general manager of investment operations, 1 chief editor, 1 operation director, 1 film and television director, 1 administrative director, and 2 press center There are 2 people in the press department, 2 people in the editorial department, 2 people in the advertising department, 2 people in the external relations department, 7 people in the business department, 2 people in the engineering department, 2 people in the office, 2 people in the legal department, and 4 special reporters.
Among them, in a total of 73 people, there are only 2 reporters, and more than 40 people at the level of directors and presidents.
According to the reporter list and the reporter ID number given on the website, a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily tried to search for the names and reporter ID numbers of two reporters on the official website of the "National Press and Publication Administration", and the results all showed that "the content you are looking for was not found." .
At present, the organizational structure shown on its official website has changed, and there is no specific "reporter" setting. It only shows that there are 16 directors, deputy directors, and director levels, 16 ministers and deputy ministers, and 15 column editors and consultants.
Yesterday, a reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily saw that, judging from the operation and update of various websites of the Phoenix News Agency, the Phoenix News Agency and its subordinate branches have not ceased their activities and have not changed their names.
Until May 22, the aforementioned websites were still publishing articles.
This group of articles / our reporter Wen Jing
Coordinator/Yu Meiying
RAM
This "Phoenix" is not the other "Phoenix"
Sentenced to compensate 5 million yuan for fraudulent use of Phoenix Group "Phoenix News Agency"
In August 2020, the Phoenix Group sued the "Phoenix News Agency" in the court, and the People's Court of Haidian District, Beijing made a first-instance judgment and determined that the latter constituted trademark infringement and unfair competition.
The People’s Court of Haidian District of Beijing held that the "Hong Kong Phoenix News Service Co., Ltd." used by Phoenix Jiayi (the operating entity of Phoenix News Agency in Beijing) on its website does not actually exist. It is a fictitious corporate entity of Phoenix Jiayi Company, whose purpose is to mislead. public.
Request the Phoenix News Agency to immediately stop the infringement and compensate 5 million yuan.
The Phoenix News Agency told the court that “Since its establishment in 2016, it has not obtained profitable income through business operations for various reasons.” After the Phoenix News Agency filed an appeal, the court held that “As of the trial, Phoenix Jiayi had not proved that it had stopped the infringement. Therefore, compensation for infringement should be increased, and malicious infringement should be severely sanctioned.” In the end, the compensation amount of 5 million yuan and the case acceptance fee of more than 40,000 yuan should be maintained.
After going through a lawsuit with Phoenix Satellite TV, Sun Xun did not fulfill the 5 million indemnity judgment. On May 8, 2021, he was listed as a dishonest executor by the People’s Court of Haidian District, Beijing, unable to board airplanes, high-speed trains, etc. Transportation.
According to the online resume, Sun Xun, born in 1962, from Jinzhou, Liaoning, worked as a teacher in Dahushan Town, Heishan County, Liaoning Province in 1991, and then worked as a publicity officer in the town government; in August 1993, he transferred to the County Broadcasting Bureau and successively worked as a radio news reporter. Director of the Department, Director of the Art Department of Cable TV Station, Director of the Editorial Department of the Municipal Radio and Television News; Admitted to China Central Television in August 1998, and then transferred to Xinhua News Agency; From 2010 to now, he has served as the director of the reporter department of the "China Journalists Association". Director of the National "News Investigation Center", vice president and president of the "Phoenix News Agency", and planner and producer of the CCTV column group.
However, the national "News Investigation Center" agency did not exist after searching.
The agency also paid more attention to and reported on Sun Xun’s hometown. Among its few self-collected content, there is an article about "The Secretary of the Jinzhou City Party Committee of Liaoning Province Attends the Memorial Ceremony for the Martyrs of the Black Mountain Blocking War", the author of this article is "Phoenix News Agency invited reporter Zhao Jingran."