According to Chinese media, sources in the entertainment industry revealed that after being leaked a "surrogacy contract", actress Geng Tian mysteriously disappeared, and all work was stalled.
Previously, on May 22, a photo of a "surrogacy contract" showing Canh Diem's English name - "Tian Jing" - and a signature exactly like the actress's public signature caused public uproar.
The famous paparazzi said that Canh Diem's business boyfriend paid the first installment of 100,000 USD according to the contract terms; then arranged a private jet to take the actress to Los Angeles (USA) and covered a whole 5-star hotel floor here to proceed with egg collection.
But right before the expected egg-taking day, Canh Diem was said to be surprised and used the reason of poor health to refuse, and at the same time asked the tycoon to transfer an additional 50 million USD.
The negotiation broke down, the "Tư Đằng" beauty herself bought a civil flight ticket back to Beijing and then blocked all methods of contacting the opponent. The businessmen felt deceived and angrily brought the whole matter to light.
Geng Tian's office quickly spoke out, declaring that it had entrusted lawyers to investigate legal responsibility for false information and malicious fabrications aimed at Geng Tian.
However, this announcement could not quell negative public opinion. The paparazzi still harshly criticized Geng Tian, emphasizing that in the actress's statement there was no word directly denying surrogacy.
Netizens also discovered that around January 19 - the contract signing date - Canh Diem's schedule, a rather strange gap appeared.
Public information shows that at the beginning of January, she still updated her activities in Spain, then her social media account stopped operating for about 40 days and only reappeared on the February Weibo night. This "disappearance" period suspiciously coincides with the time recorded in the contract.
From May 25, many sources in the entertainment industry confirmed that all of Canh Diem's public art and commercial activities have been temporarily suspended.
A S-level ancient costume project she planned to participate in fell into silence, the urban film being filmed was also urgently discontinued, and the annual representative contract with an international cosmetics brand was unilaterally suspended.
What is even more unusual is that the official Weibo account of Jing Tian studio is no longer updated; phones, emails and all public contact channels have no response, as if falling into a state of "completely lost contact".
Some sources said that Canh Diem is currently negotiating privately with the businessman involved to handle the case in silence. However, the conditions set by the opposing side are considered extremely strict.
In addition to demanding the return of gifts worth about 20 million CNY during the relationship and about 30 million CNY spent on "surrogacy", the businessman also demanded additional "honor compensation" or "conciliation fee" of up to 200 million CNY. The total amount of compensation requested is said to be nearly 250 million CNY.
The "sky-high price" negotiation is still deadlocked as neither side is willing to compromise.
