LayarHijau — The studio of Chinese actress Guo Yuxin has announced that it has finished handling the viewer gifts from the livestream of the short drama Hao Yu Zhi Shi Jie (好雨知时节) — Good Rain Knows the Season. Viewer gifts are paid virtual gifts that audience members send to the account holder during a broadcast. Of all the viewers, only one requested a refund, and the remaining money was donated. The announcement was released on November 10, 2026.
According to the announcement, the refund registration period ran from October 20 to 31. Viewers who sent gifts were asked to email their requests, along with proof of the gifts, to the studio’s official email address. As of the announcement, the studio had received only one request by email.
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In line with an earlier statement, the studio made up the difference for gifts that were not claimed for a refund during the registration period, bringing the total to 10,000 yuan (about $1,400). The money was donated in the name of Hao Yu Zhi Shi Jie to the Free Lunch project of the China Social Welfare Foundation.
Guo Yuxin is an actress born in 1999 who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. She became known as a star of Chinese short dramas through Summer Rose (盛夏芬德拉), and has recently also appeared in the full-length drama The Lament of Autumn (玉簟秋).
How the livestream controversy began
The controversy began with a livestream celebrating 3 billion views of Hao Yu Zhi Shi Jie, held in Chengdu on October 16, 2026, through Guo Yuxin’s account. Viewers reported that for about 50 minutes, the names of director Zhai Shifan, male lead Wang Haozhen, and screenwriter Ye Feiye could not appear in the comment section. Only Guo Yuxin’s name displayed normally. Viewers also complained that the camera stayed on Guo Yuxin almost the entire time.
Ye Feiye, a screenwriter and short-drama producer who has worked with Guo Yuxin on four projects, accused Guo Yuxin’s side of deliberately blocking those names so they could not appear in the comments. She demanded that the backend operation logs be made public for review. Guo Yuxin’s side denied the accusation, saying the broadcast followed the platform’s instructions. According to them, Guo Yuxin attended only as a guest with no ability to block names, and the cause was a system glitch.
As for the viewer gifts, Guo Yuxin’s account received gifts during the broadcast, and how they were handled drew criticism. Ye Feiye said Guo Yuxin’s side transferred the money to Guo Yuxin’s company without her consent. On October 17, Guo Yuxin’s side said it had contacted the platform to start refunds and was waiting for the platform’s official announcement. It also refused to take responsibility for chat records from its former management team. Tension between the two sides has been building since May, starting with a dispute over the promotion of another short drama they worked on together.
Latest allegations: infidelity and taxes
The conflict between Ye Feiye and Guo Yuxin turned out not to stop at the livestream. On November 4, Ye Feiye wrote on Weibo that Guo Yuxin lived with actor Zhang Liren as a couple and then cheated on him. Guo Yuxin and Zhang Liren have never announced a romantic relationship. Guo Yuxin’s studio called the allegation “pure slander” and issued a lawyer’s statement saying it would sue Ye Feiye. No public response from Zhang Liren has been reported.
After receiving the lawyer’s statement, Ye Feiye said she would report Guo Yuxin for alleged tax evasion under her real name and submit evidence to the tax authorities. There has been no statement from the tax authorities about the report, and neither the infidelity allegation nor the tax evasion allegation has been proven.
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