Home>News Center>Life
         
 

Comic actor Zhao Benshan eyes football club
(Shenzhen Daily)
Updated: 2005-06-01 09:05

Zhao Benshan, a well-known Chinese comedian, will invest in a piece of land for the Liaoning Football Club's training, and details of the deal will be revealed at a news briefing June 8.


Famed Chinese comedian Zhao Benshan's investment into the football club creates a win-win situation for both of the partners. [baidu]
Being a native of northeastern China's Liaoning Province, Zhao successfully made and starred in a lot of comic shows based on ordinary life in northeastern China.

In March, Zhao obtained a land grant from the government and planned to launch a movie production base in Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning Province.

Since the land was much bigger than the base, and the government said the rest of the land could only be used for educational purposes, Zhao decided to find partners to explore possible business arrangements.

Xu Ming, a bigwig of Chinese football circles and president of Dalian Shide Group Ltd., then introduced Zhao to the leaders of the Liaoning Football Club and both sides agreed in April to cooperate.

According to a source close to the negotiations, Zhao's investment would be as much as 10 million yuan (US$1.21 million) and in return, the club would give Zhao a 5 percent stake.

"I am a fan of Liaoning Football and have deep passion for it. I hope the team will be stronger in the future," said Zhao.

Currently the club does not have its own training base and Zhao's investment will undoubtedly provide a great support for the China Super League team.

However, what the club really wants is not only the land but also Zhao's fame. The club believes that the comedian's status will help to attract sponsorship.

Obviously, the investment in football, as well as the media's coverage, will generate commercial benefits for Zhao's movie base.

"My career still rests on stage and the audience will see me in the next year's Spring Festival gala," said Zhao.




Miss Canada Natalie Glebova wins Miss Universe title
Britney, Kevin need viewers
Taiwan talk-show hostess Small S to be engaged
  Today's Top News     Top Life News
 

Government reveals plan to combat AIDS

 

   
 

Taipei urged to talk on mainland gifts

 

   
 

22 die in Hunan mountain torrents

 

   
 

GM to build $387m engine plant in China

 

   
 

Badawi raps US-Japan view of China as threat

 

   
 

Dutch voters reject EU constitution

 

   
  Top 35 beauties in the world?
   
  Mainland selecting giant pandas for Taiwan
   
  Japan's 2004 fertility rate hits record-low
   
  New rules set for online game content
   
  Peru doctors separate 'Mermaid' baby legs
   
  Secret of longest marriage is saying 'sorry'
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  Feature  
  1/3 Chinese youth condone premarital sex  
Advertisement