On February 5th, one of the biggest annual events in the Chinese entertainment industry - Weibo Night 2026 - took place in Beijing, with the participation of hundreds of famous stars.
Many faces have dominated the media and social networks when walking on the red carpet such as Vuong Nhat Bac, Tieu Chien, Huynh Hieu Minh, Duong Mich, Duong Tu, Bach Loc, Bach Kinh Dinh, Truong Lang Hach, Tong To Nhi, Ngao Thuy Bang, Ly Lan Dich, Co Luc Na Trat, Tang Thuan Hy, Chau Da, Tran Do Linh, Tran Triet Vien...
Every year, topics related to the Weibo Night are discussed excitedly. But this year, instead of the appearance of the stars, controversy about the seating positions of the artists has flared up.
According to Sohu, in the Chinese entertainment industry, the class of a star corresponds to the seat position at major events, the character sitting in the center position in the front rows is considered a face with great influence and high status in the industry.
At this year's Weibo Night, the second row of seats attracted the most attention.
Row 1 is platform leaders, directors, veteran actors and top artists such as Zhang Yimou, Hui Yinghong, Huang Xiaoming, Shu Qi, Li Yuchun, Li Bingbing, Wu Jing, Shen Teng, Deng Chao...
Starting from the 2nd row considered as the "ranking table" for the status of artists. The 2nd row gathers actors with good achievements in 2025 and strong influence such as Xa Thi Man, Tieu Chien, Tan Chi Loi, Duong Mich, Duong Tu, Vuong Nhat Bac, Chu A Van, Dong Dao, Nghe Ni, Tran Vy Dinh, Bach Kinh Dinh, Bach Loc...
However, unexpected controversy broke out around who is sitting in the center of second row.
Netizens discovered that the artist's chair name label was changed compared to the previously leaked scene images. Initially, 3 actors Duong Mich, Tan Chi Loi and Tieu Chien were arranged to sit in the same seat in the middle of the 2nd row.
But then, the name tag was changed: Tan Chi Loi and Duong Mich sat in the same seat in the middle, while Tieu Chien was pushed to the next seat. While the other seats were all seated with 3 people.
Social networks fiercely debate who is sitting in the center seat in second row. Many opinions believe that Tan Chi Loi won the "Best Actress" award at the Venice Film Festival, immediately rising to the top of the achievements of the 85th generation of young actresses, so she deserves to be in the center position.
Other opinions believe that Duong Mich in 2025 will have the TV series "Sinh Van Vat" achieving top results, and compared to domestic coverage for many years, Duong Mich has always been superior to Tan Chi Loi, so she must be in the center seat.
Besides, Tieu Chien's fans also expressed outrage because he was pushed to another seat. Many people believe that this "seat swap" was due to Duong Mich's side influencing her and "Empress" Tan Chi Loi to become "in the center seat together".
As the incident became increasingly noisy, Duong Mich's office took a tough action while the event was still taking place. The office directly posted an tagged post on the Weibo Night organizers' account, requesting a clear explanation.
Representatives of Duong Mich's fans also emphasized that from the beginning of the program, the actress has always coordinated with the organizers, never hesitating or changing seats herself.
After the event ended, the organizers spoke up and said that the labeling of the name of the person sitting in which position was completed in the afternoon, but during the re-inspection, the staff mistakenly labeled it, leading to controversy about the position of the artists.
The organizers apologize to the affected artists and fans.
However, Duong Mich's fans did not accept it, continuing to criticize the unprofessionalism of the organizers.
