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Hundreds feel cheated by TV show's promises
By Claire Wang |
September 17, 2011, Saturday
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NEARLY 400 people have formed an online alliance accusing a business reality show aired on China Central Television of fraud as they failed to receive company shares promised by the program.
About 2,000 people were selected by lottery by the program "Win in China" jointly to hold 15 percent of shares in the companies that winners of the TV show set up.
However, three years after the last season of the show ended the promise has yet to be fulfilled, according to accusers.
Only those who sent a text message to the TV show - at a cost of 1 yuan (15 US cents) - could qualify for the draw.
"Text messages generated more than 100 million yuan revenue for the TV show. Is the TV show cheating the audience?" asked one micro-blogger online, while others demanded an explanation from CCTV and Wang Lifen, the anchor woman and producer of the program, according to the Beijing Times.
One viewer surnamed Wang, from east China's Jiangsu Province, claimed there was a promise he would become a founding shareholder of the company started by Song Wenming, winner of the first season. Wang said: "The production team said they would give me a shareholder certificate."
He claimed he never heard from them again.
CCTV said it provided only a platform to air the show and Wang Lifen and her team were in charge of the production. Wang later quit CCTV and her team was dismissed, CCTV said.
Wang was not available for comment, according to her assistant surnamed Ma, adding that the problem has not been solved for years as investors and entrepreneurs have reached no agreement on the investment.
About 2,000 people were selected by lottery by the program "Win in China" jointly to hold 15 percent of shares in the companies that winners of the TV show set up.
However, three years after the last season of the show ended the promise has yet to be fulfilled, according to accusers.
Only those who sent a text message to the TV show - at a cost of 1 yuan (15 US cents) - could qualify for the draw.
"Text messages generated more than 100 million yuan revenue for the TV show. Is the TV show cheating the audience?" asked one micro-blogger online, while others demanded an explanation from CCTV and Wang Lifen, the anchor woman and producer of the program, according to the Beijing Times.
One viewer surnamed Wang, from east China's Jiangsu Province, claimed there was a promise he would become a founding shareholder of the company started by Song Wenming, winner of the first season. Wang said: "The production team said they would give me a shareholder certificate."
He claimed he never heard from them again.
CCTV said it provided only a platform to air the show and Wang Lifen and her team were in charge of the production. Wang later quit CCTV and her team was dismissed, CCTV said.
Wang was not available for comment, according to her assistant surnamed Ma, adding that the problem has not been solved for years as investors and entrepreneurs have reached no agreement on the investment.
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