Hu Ziwei: the most beautiful woman in business broadcasting?
Posted on 12/31/2007 9:03:04 AM PST by hotdog777
The Olympic Games' ability to attract controversy is enjoying a new twist after China's equivalent of Des Lynam was humiliated at a television ceremony by his wife storming onstage and accusing him of conducting an affair.
CCTV 5, China's main sports channel, was being relaunched as the Olympics Channel to honour the 2008 Beijing Games at a grand press launch at the weekend.
Zhang Bin, its sports news director and premier anchorman, was conducting the honours.
But as he addressed the studio audience and the cameras, a figure wearing a brown duffel coat was seen climbing onstage in the wings.
It did not take long for onlookers to recognise her: Zhang's wife, Hu Ziwei, is also a well-known sports anchor, on the regional Beijing TV station. advertisement
She approached the podium, took the microphone and announced to the surprised crowd that two hours before she had discovered Zhang had been having "an improper relationship with another woman".
As Zhang dithered, clearly uncertain as to whether to intervene or not, she began a simple appeal to the country's sense of honour.
"Today is a special day for The Olympics Channel, and it's a special day for Zhang Bin, and it's a special day for me too,"she said.
In a particularly brave move, she quoted a French politician critical of the Games who said that if China's "values"didn't improve, they would have been for nothing.
"That French foreign diplomat also said: until China is able to start exporting its values, it won't be able to become a great power,"she said.
"Yet Zhang Bin can't even face up to his own hurt wife. I think China, to succeed as a great power... Don't any of you have any conscience?! Let go of me! We're very far from being a great country."
The ceremony was being pre-recorded, a common precaution in a country eager to hide embarrassing and usually more politically sensitive protests, and the scene was edited out when it was broadcast.
But the three-minute film quickly made its way on to the internet, where it has already been viewed hundreds of thousands of times.
Opinion was divided. While many enjoyed the humiliation doled out to the CCTV anchor - a breed held in much contempt by internet users - others pointed out that Mrs Hu should not have been surprised at her treatment.
After all, Zhang was already married to his first wife when he met her.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga9hZCz1MnQ
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“Chinese sports host humiliated by wife on TV”
Gad, now we’re even outsourcing our trash TV.
She got what she gave.
(Might actually watch the Olympics for a change if they have stuff like this happening.)
Hell hath no fury...
I could have sworn I heard a faint “Don’t tase me bro!” somewhere in there.
Now that’s just goin’ TOO far!
When a man marries his mistress, all he has done is create a new job opening. She should have known....
Yeah, wouldn’t stuff like this be better than that fluff crap stories they do during the Olympic?
Wonder if he is going back home to a cold bowl of rice?
It did not take long for onlookers to recognise her: Zhang's wife, Hu Ziwei, is also a well-known sports anchor, on the regional Beijing TV station. advertisementThat's GOTTA hurt!She approached the podium, took the microphone and announced to the surprised crowd that two hours before she had discovered Zhang had been having "an improper relationship with another woman".
Next thing we’ll be hearing... “JEL-LY!! JEL-LY! JEL-LY!”
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I suppose that makes sense for someone.
Which one’s the husband? The tall one, or the smarmy looking one in the suit?
Hu Ziwei: the most beautiful woman in business broadcasting?
I bet Mrs. Hu is already enroute to a labor camp.
She’s lucky there were cameras rolling, else she would have gotten the hell beat out of her on stage.
I must admit it took a few seconds for me to get that one. LOL!
Zhang Bin ein Philanderer
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