Yu Menglong’s Incident Suppressed Online, Suspected Involvement of CCP State-Level Leaders

Yu Menglong  (Free images)

[People News] On September 11, 37-year-old Chinese mainland actor Yu Menglong fell to his death in a residential compound in Chaoyang District, Beijing. On the same day, after his studio issued an obituary, public opinion quickly intensified. Some netizens linked the incident to the 2016 death of actor Qiao Renliang, noting the similarities in the keywords “September,” “falling from a building,” and “depression,” sparking heated discussion about the survival pressures in China’s entertainment industry.

Yu Menglong rose to fame through the talent show Happy Boys, where his delicate appearance and solid singing ability gained him a fan base. After transitioning into acting, he starred in hit dramas such as Eternal Love (Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms) and The Love Lasts Two Minds. His career was on the rise. However, in the early hours of September 11, the calm of Beijing’s Sunshine Upper East residential compound was shattered by a loud crash.

After Yu Menglong’s death was confirmed, Chinese actress Yang Mi posted a sorrowful message: “Fourth brother, may you find peace in another world.” Yu had gained attention for playing “Bai Zhen,” the older brother of Yang Mi’s character, in Eternal Love.

Not only Yang Mi but also actors Zhao Youting, Dilraba Dilmurat, and others who worked with Yu in the same series expressed condolences.

Most of these stars are represented by Jiaxing Media, which had invested in Yu’s career—making them colleagues and old friends.

During Jiaxing’s financing stage, the company received investment from Perfect World, creating a connection. According to public information, on March 24, 2017, Perfect World announced that its subsidiary fund Junyi Yunyang acquired a 10% stake in Jiaxing Media for 500 million yuan, pushing Jiaxing’s valuation to 5 billion yuan.

Media analyst Dabao Wangchao pointed out that Zhang Yannan, daughter of Qi Qiaoqiao, invested in Liu Jincheng’s company Hekang Yisheng. Another company under Liu, Zhonghongjia, was majority-owned by Perfect World, holding 60% of its shares.

The UK’s Daily Mail reported on November 16, 2020, that two mysterious Chinese investors bought a record-breaking $24.6 million mansion overlooking Sydney Harbour, planning to demolish and rebuild it—despite already owning a $10 million penthouse in the city.

Aboluo News later identified the mysterious couple as Lan Junlin (26) and Yang Hairu (29), both joint directors and co-owners of Zhonghongjia. The name “Yang Lanlan” seems to be formed from combining surnames, while “Hongjia” (Red Family) is thought to carry symbolic meaning.

This suggests an indirect connection chain: Yu Menglong → Jiaxing Media → Perfect World → Zhonghongjia → Zhang Yannan/Yang Lanlan. It must be emphasized, however, that this does not mean Yu Menglong had direct contact with Yang Lanlan; if there was any connection, it would be among other figures involved—one of whom mysteriously disappeared online, only to resurface later.

After Yu’s fall, police investigated the scene. Netizens’ photos showed a man whose entire online presence vanished overnight but then reappeared later. That man was producer Xin Qi.

The Twitter account News Investigation claimed that not only did police want the case quickly closed, but media also avoided in-depth reporting—raising major suspicions. It alleged that Yu’s death involved sexual assault and murder, and had direct ties to senior CCP leaders Cai Qi and Zhao Leji, as well as director Cheng Qingsong, screenwriter Jiguang Guang, and the mysterious producer Xin Qi. One theory suggested Xin Qi might even be Cai Qi’s illegitimate son. Although little is known about him online, News Investigation claimed Xin Qi had been “completely deleted” from the internet.

It further reported that Cheng Qingsong and Xin Qi were acquainted and were seen together at a gathering that day—again linking the case to the notorious “casting couch” phenomenon.

Rumors online claim Xin Qi is either Cai Qi’s or Zhao Leji’s illegitimate child. His pattern of disappearance and reappearance mirrors that of “Heavenly Dragon Girl” Yang Lanlan and Zhong Shaojun, another figure rumored to be involved.

Media figure Liu Zheng previously revealed that the CCP National Security Commission’s War Service Base Information Management Center has the capability to erase anyone’s entire online presence.

On September 16, the Telegram account @JOYLI917 posted details about Yu Menglong and Xin Qi, describing Yu’s death process: Yu was allegedly drugged, tortured by male companions until death, and his fall staged to cover up the truth.

The account also noted that Yu’s parents were both “educated youth” sent to aid Xinjiang, with his father dying there in service. This made Yu the descendant of a “hero.”

Educated youth who sacrificed for the CCP’s nation-building ended up with descendants tortured to death by the Party elite—and today their families are even denied the truth. What kind of political party does this? Will frontline police, firefighters, and border soldiers face the same fate?

After the incident, CCP media urged that conspiracy theories like those following Qiao Renliang’s death must not resurface in Yu Menglong’s case. They stressed that platforms must swiftly censor such speculation: “If baseless rumors are allowed to spread, if absurd claims run rampant, and if bizarre fabrications proliferate, it will not reveal the truth—only deepen the suffering of the deceased’s family and friends.”

Lately, CCP media has been frequently intervening in social news. First, it shut down the online feud between Luo Yonghao and Xibei Restaurant, and next, it moved to control the narrative around the death of a star with 26 million fans.

Media commentator Zhai Shanying explained the underlying reason: “The CCP’s biggest problem right now is maintaining stability.” Anyone who stirs social unrest is considered an enemy of the Party—and will be silenced or even made to disappear. This could be one reason.

Another is the mysterious case of Xin Qi, who disappeared and reappeared online, just like Yang Lanlan and Zhong Shaojun—both tied to CCP elite circles.

Celebrities are ordinary people too. In the eyes of the CCP, they are “chives” and “livestock”—to be harvested or sacrificed—while the Party elite must remain untouchable. Yu Menglong’s sudden, unexplained death not only terrified his 26 million fans but also spread fear among ordinary citizens.