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| Huang Yang Tian Tian’s 18th Birthday Bash Stirs Up Luxury Jewellery Drama (Weibo) |
Teen starlet Huang Yang Tian Tian rang in her 18th birthday in style, sharing snaps of her coming-of-age bash online. But instead of just cake and candles, what really got people talking was what was dangling from her ears — a pair of blingy earrings rumoured to cost more than most people’s homes.
If her name sounds familiar, it’s because she’s the rising actress who played little Chu Qiao in Princess Agents, and is now stepping into Zhao Liying’s shoes as the lead in Rebirth, opposite Li Yunrui. But this time, she’s not trending for her acting.
A Bit of Sparkle or a Whole Family Scandal?
In one birthday photo, Tian Tian was spotted wearing what netizens believe to be earrings from luxury British jeweller GRAFF — the type usually reserved for royals or red carpet veterans. The estimated price tag? Around 2.3 million yuan, or about $360,000 USD. Not your average birthday present.
That kind of sparkle turned heads — and not in a good way. Many started questioning how an 18-year-old, from a family where dad used to be a civil servant in Ya’an (a modest second-tier city), could possibly afford such high-end bling.
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“They’re My Mum’s” – But That Didn’t Help Much
When fans raised eyebrows, Tian Tian was quick to say the earrings belonged to her mum. But instead of calming things down, it only added fuel to the fire. People pointed out that the earrings still didn’t quite match the known background of her family.
Digging began.
Turns out, her dad worked for the Ya’an Economic and Foreign Cooperation Bureau from 2015 to 2017, before leaving to start a biotech business. Officials confirmed he’d been out of the public sector for years. Her mum, meanwhile, has been working in the private sector, and her uncle has reportedly been tied to immigration consulting — and some shady business involving document smuggling.
With all this swirling around, folks started wondering if the family’s wealth really came from clean business dealings, or something murkier.
Huang Yang TianTian Dad Speaks Up
On 15 May, Tian Tian’s father finally broke the silence, confirming that yes, the earrings are his wife’s and no, there’s nothing fishy going on. He denied any corruption and said the family’s money comes from private business, not government ties.
Still, not everyone was convinced.
Agency Fires Back – But Misses the Mark?
The next day, Jiaxing Media — Tian Tian’s management agency — released a statement slamming the rumours as “malicious defamation” and promising legal action. But instead of settling the matter, their vague response left many wondering why they didn’t just say outright if the earrings were gifted, sponsored, or borrowed from a brand.
One big question remained: if the earrings were part of a brand collab, why not just say so? Why take the heat?
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Why No One Blamed the Agency
Interestingly, hardly anyone thought the earrings might’ve been part of a fashion sponsorship — possibly because Tian Tian herself said they were her mum’s. Plus, she’s not known to be working with GRAFF, and no signs of a promo deal were spotted. So naturally, attention stayed locked on the family.
A Bigger Conversation
What began as a birthday post turned into a full-blown debate about wealth, privilege, and whether public officials’ families should be more closely watched. In a city like Ya’an, where the average income sits at just 52,000 yuan a year (around $8,000 USD), rocking jewellery worth hundreds of times that feels a bit... off.
TL;DR
The whole Huang Yang Tian Tian situation has kicked off even more public outrage and curiosity — and it’s no longer just about those 2.3 million yuan earrings she said belonged to her mum. Now, attention’s turning to her parents, who are being suspected of dodgy dealings, possible embezzlement, and abusing public interest.
People are asking how her family can afford such a flashy lifestyle — especially when her mum’s also been seen wearing jewellery worth hundreds of thousands of yuan — when not that long ago, her dad was just a regular civil servant.
It’s since come to light that her father started a 5 million yuan business not long after the 2014 post-earthquake reconstruction project in Ya’an. That’s raised even more eyebrows.
Now, C-netizens are calling for a proper investigation into her family’s finances and background.
Before all this family drama blew up, some were already questioning how she landed the role of young Chu Qiao in Princess Agents (2017). It turns out Huang Yang Tian Tian wasn’t the original actress signed on — she actually replaced someone else and filmed her part six months after the show had already wrapped.
Some netizens even called for an “abnormal consumption alert system” to flag situations like this for further scrutiny. Bit extreme? Maybe. But it shows just how deep the mistrust runs when it comes to wealth and transparency in China.
For now, we’ve got a lot of unanswered questions. Huang Yang Tian Tian’s team is lawyering up, but the public still wants more than just press statements. Until there’s real transparency, the sparkle on those earrings might keep haunting the spotlight.