Forbes China released the 2009 China Celebrity List on March 17. Over six consecutive years Forbes has released the rankings, 25 celebrities have continuously made the list.
NBA star Yao Ming continues to top the list, while the overall ranking of Liu Xiang has dropped from second place last year to fifth this year. Zhang Ziyi soars to second place by starring in films such as Forever Enthralled as well as in several huge endorsements. Zhao Benshan ranks 15th on the list.
Chinese new actress Crystal Liu Yi Fei ranked in 43rd position. Not really bad, think that she is just a new young star.
Forbes China releases its China Celebrity List every March, and the 100 stars on the list are Chinese celebrities, born in Chinese mainland and who have made outstanding achievements and exerted extensive influence in areas such as entertainment, sports, culture and media over the past year. Overall rankings of the stars are decided by two indicators: income and media exposure.
Sprinter Liu Xiang, who shocked Chinese when he pulled out of the games due to a leg injury, still managed to come in at No. 5 on our newest list, down from No. 2 last year. Liu, 25, has been in the news for traveling to the U.S. for surgery. He attended the end of national political gathering in Beijing this month as a delegate after criticism for not showing up.
In the forth position, there is our lovely Dive Queen, Guo Jing Jing. She won a lot of gold medal in last Beijing Olympic Games.
Stars largely from film filled out the rest of the top 10. Actress Zhang Ziyi, 30, ranked No. 2 in part because of her success in Forever Enthralled, a tribute to opera singer Mei Lanfang directed by heavyweight Chen Kaige. But she also attracted attention because of her romantic ties to Vivi Nevo, the low-profile Israeli media and entertainment industry investor. Previous well-known Zhang films include Memoirs of a Geisha, 2046 and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
【6 years of continuous list of 25 stars】 Chen Daoming,陈好, Chen Luyu, Fan Bingbing, Feng Xiaogang, Ge You, Gong Li,郭敬明, Hu Jun, Huang,蒋雯丽, Bing-Bing Li, Xiang, Liu Xiang, Liu Ye, Pu Cunxin,孙红雷,孙俪, Xu Jinglei, Yao Ming, Zhang Guoli, Zhang Yimou, Zhang Ziyi, Zhao Benshan, Zhou Xun.
Ranking rules:
★ General ranked according to two indicators of income and exposure decide.
★ income for the year 2008 star in the entertainment, sports and other related fields to achieve the estimated pre-tax income. Star personal investment income, excluding operating. Income includes fee, performance appearance fees, advertising endorsement fees, match bonuses, as well as a variety of copyright income. One of not deducting and brokerage firm, a distribution of unit director. Income survey was conducted by the Chinese version of Forbes editorial team in a wide range of research and depth interviews to make up the foundation. Investigate the use of advocacy ads National ads plum database version of NAD and television ads Treasury TVC Bank.
Yao Ming still rank in 1 position in Chinese Celebrities Forbes List
Crystal Liu rank in 43rd position, has 7.500.000 Yuan in revenue.
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