Hyh, 后援会, refers to official fanclubs/support clubs of celebrities. Recent regulations in China (2021) stipulate that official fanclubs must be recognized and monitored by celebrity studios[1]. Weibo regulations state that each celebrity is allowed to register one official fanclub and one official support club[2].

Zhang Zhehan HYH

The leader of Zhang Zhehan's (pre-813) official fanclub was an account called 沫沫. She was implicated by Wangmengmeng in her exposes in mid 2022 as still being involved in the fandom and in direct communications with Xie Yihua and Sophie. It was later discovered from her personal account that 沫沫 was in fact a fan of other celebrities, and may not have been a fan of Zhang at all.

Sophie also had an apparent role in the official fanclub. As early as mid December 2021, the fanclub began using the Zhang Sanjian slogan, though some fans believe the slogan originated from a product sold by the teashop.

A Weibo account 嗨vip31 previously known as a member of Zhang Zhehan's official fanclub actually belonged to his ex-manager at Pulin (last name Cao 曹). The account disappeared after 813. This manager has also been selling gifts from both Zhang Zhehan and Gong Jun's endorsed brands on Xianyu (secondhand market). After her Xianyu account was revealed on Feb 6, 2023, she removed all listings on Feb 7 and logged the account multiple times a day.

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