Local government response!, Famous male actor questioned for donating fake materials | Xie Mengwei | Local government
Recently, some netizens questioned that actor Xie Mengwei, who was well-known for his role as "Gazi" in the TV series "Little Soldier Zhang Ga", had donated disaster relief supplies to and from the local county town for three days, but did not see any unloading. A prominent banner with the words "Gazi Brother Xie Mengwei rushes to his hometown" was pulled in the car, suspected of showing off and deceiving donations.
On August 6th, Xie Mengwei posted a video in response, saying, "I have truly done this by donating money and materials to the disaster area. However, please do not always write about the car turning three times without unloading, and do not mislead netizens."
Previously, a video released by Xie Mengwei on August 3rd showed several box trucks carrying disaster relief supplies driving on the road, with scenes of unloading, including purified water and instant noodles.
Xie Mengwei's donation materials posted on social media
However, many netizens do not seem to agree with Xie Mengwei's response, and the topic of "Gazi Ge's fraudulent donation of materials" has frequently made headlines on various platforms.
On August 7th, Xie Mengwei posted a video to "prove his innocence" again, expressing his gratitude to the media and netizens for their concern. "If you donate, you will donate. This disaster is related to your hometown of Hebei, and I hope everyone will not continue to use memes.". At the same time, he also urged netizens not to measure a person's moral standards by donating more or less.
On August 7th, Xie Mengwei posted a video titled "Self Certification of Innocence"
On August 8th, a reporter from Red Star News contacted Longwan Town, Xiongxian County, Baoding, Hebei Province, where Xie Mengwei was born, based on online clues. The government office staff of the town responded that they had received donated materials from Xie Mengwei last week. "Six vehicles of materials were delivered to eight villages in our town, and we just verified that the donated materials are true and all have been registered." As for the specific materials, the staff member stated that they were not clear and "they did not go to the scene to inspect them at that time."
It is understood that Xie Mengwei was born in March 1989 in Mawutou Village, Longwan Town, Xiong County, Baoding City, Hebei Province. He graduated from the China Academy of Drama and is a male actor in mainland China. His representative works include "Little Soldier Zhang Ga", "Bloody Lonely City", "Towards Cannon", and "Towards Victory". In the past three years, Xie Mengwei has appeared in the public eye as a "live streaming anchor", having previously sparked controversy over allegations of "selling fake alcohol" and "buying mobile phone prices for fraud.".