Many celebrity-linked stock prices soared after the entertainment celebrities' names were found in listed companies' filed reports. Frequently, however, these are simply cases of mistaken identity.
"Celebrity-linked stocks are more and more becoming a subject of investment," Liu Yang, an analyst at China Securities Co, told Legal Evening News recently. "Investors should cool off and examine these stocks carefully," Liu said.
Yao Ming
Yao Ming, NBA basketball player. [File photo / Xinhua]
NBA basketball player Yao Ming holds 675,000 shares in Beijing Unistrong Science Technology Co. Yao is the company's fourth largest shareholder, as well as the brand's image spokesman.
Beijing Unistrong Science & Technology's net profit grew 3.5 percent to 84 million yuan last year.
Feng Xiaogang and Xufan
Feng Xiaogang (L), film director, and Xufan (R), actress. [File photo / Xinhua]
Film director Feng Xiaogang held 2.88 million shares of Huayi Brothers Media Co last year, now doubled to 5.76 million shares.
Xu Fan, the name of Feng Xiaogang's wife-- also a well-known actress-- was found on a list of shareholders included in a 2009 third-quarter report from Zhejiang Orient Holdings Co Ltd, a Shanghai-listed textile company. The stock hit the daily ten percent trading limit two days later.
Feng Xiaogang said "better get to the bottom of this Now many people are having their faces ready, awaiting my slaps."
The Zhejiang provincial securities regulators inspected the abnormal price rise case and announced the shareholder Xu Fan was not the well-known actress, but simply someone with the same name.
Zhejiang Orient's net profits rose by 29 percent to 106 million yuan last year.
Huayi Brothers Media's net profits rose by 85 percent to 85 million yuan last year.
Guo Donglin
Guo Donglin, actor. [File photo / Asiannewsphoto]
The name of Guo Donglin, an actor, was found on a list of shareholders in Inner Mongolia Time Technologies Stocks Co's 2009 annual report and CEC Corecast Co's 2009 annual report.
Actor Guo Donglin said he is involved in many things, but did not comment on the shareholder Guo Donglin.
Inner Mongolia Time Technologies's 2009 annual report showed Guo was the ninth largest shareholder, with 950,600 shares, but Guo was not in the 2010 first quarter report. Inner Mongolia Time Technologies' net profits dropped 45 percent to 13 million yuan last year.
CEC Corecast's 2009 annual report said Guo held 2.7 million shares, 50,000 shares fewer than those in the third quarter of 2009, but was still the second largest holder of floating shares. Guo was not found in CEC Corecast's 2010 first quarter report. CEC Corecast's net profits dropped 63 percent to 12 million yuan in 2009.
Zhu Jun
Zhu Jun, M.C. at CCTV. [File photo / cctv.com]
The name of Zhu Jun, an M.C., was found on a list of shareholders in Fujian Guanfu Modern Household Wares Co Ltd's 2009 third quarter report and annual report.
The company's third quarter report showed Zhu was the eighth largest shareholder, with 330,800 shares, but the annual report did not show his name anymore.
Fujian Guanfu Modern Household Wares' net profits rose by 18 percent to 6.8 million yuan last year.
Tang Can
Tang Can, singer. [File photo / Xinhua]
Tang Can, a singer, was found on a list of shareholders in Fangda Special Steel Technology Co Ltd's 2009 third quater report, annual report, and 2010 first quarter report.
"I am not holding or trading stocks. I have no interest or intent to be involved in the stock market," the singer Tang Can told Legal Evening News.
The third quarter report showed Tang held 2 million shares as the third largest holder of floating shares, but Tang's shares kept decreasing. The 2009 annual report showed Tang was the fifth largest holder with 1.85 million shares, and the 2010 first quarter report showed Tang was now the tenth largest holder with 1.13 million shares.
Fangda Special Steel Technology's net profit surged 297 percent in 2009, to 33 million yuan.
Lu Yi
Lu Yi, actor. [File photo / Xinhua]
Lu Yi, an actor, was found in a list of shareholders in Chongqing Huapont Pharm Co Ltd's third quarter report in 2009, holding 1.87 million shares, the tenth largest holder of floating shares. But Lu was not in the annual report.
Chongqing Huapont Pharm's net profit grew 35 percent to 128 million yuan last year.
Hu Jun
Hu Jun, actor. [File photo / Legal Evening News]
Hu Jun, an actor, was found on a list of shareholders in China Sports Group Industry Co Ltd's 2009 annual report, holding 1.23 million shares as the tenth largest holder of floating shares in 2009. But Hu was not in the 2010 first quarter report.
China Sports Group's net profit declined 74 percent last year, dropping to 51 million yuan.
Huang Hong
Huang Hong, actor. [File photo / Asianewsphoto]
Huang Hong, an actor, was found on a list of shareholders in Beijing BDStar Navigation Co Ltd's 2009 third quarter report, holding 108,900 shares, the tenth largest holder of floating shares in 2009. Huang was not in the 2009 annual report.
Beijing BDStar Navigation's net profits rose 11 percent last year, to 51 million yuan.
Niu Li
Niu Li, actress. [File photo / JInghua Times]
Niu Li, an actress, was found on a list of shareholders in Hubei Maiya Co Ltd's 2009 interim report and third quarter report, but not in the annual report.
Niu was the eighth largest holder in the company. The 2009 interim report showed Niu held 690,000 floating shares, and the third quarter report showed Niu's share rose to 860,000 shares. But the annual report did not have Niu in the share holder list.
Hubei Maiya's net profit declined 664 percent, losing 68.5 million yuan last year.
Chen Xiaoyi
Chen Xiaoyi, actress. [File photo / Xinhua]
Chen Xiaoyi, an actress, was found on a list of shareholders in Xinjiang Baihuacun Co's 2009 interim report, annual report, and 2010 first quarter report.
Chen held 950,000 shares in 2009 as the company's eighth largest holder of floating shares, but the shares declined to 700,000 in 2010 first quarter.
Xinjiang Baihuacun's net profits rose 155 percent to 1.7 million yuan last year.
