52 items of Teresa Teng’s belongings were auctioned, relatives: suspected to be stolen items | Literature City

Teresa Teng’s third brother responded that the foundation has always strictly kept Teresa Teng’s personal belongings and has never sold them to any institution or individual.

Teresa Teng.Source: Teresa Teng Cultural and Educational Foundation

Recently, Shanghai Chihan Auction Co., Ltd. released promotional posters for multiple auctions on social platforms. Information shows that on April 28, Taiwan Chihan Spring Art Auction will be held at the Huanan Bank International Convention Center in Taipei City. There are five auctions. In addition to Chinese calligraphy and painting, palace and other themes, one of them is the “Teresa Teng Memorial Special.” “The auction includes some of Teresa Teng’s personal belongings.

Teresa Teng is an extremely influential artist in the global Chinese society. Her songs are sung to this day and her fans are all over the world. Therefore, after the auction information was announced, it attracted the attention of fans.

After Teresa Teng’s death in 1995, her personal belongings were kept by the Teresa Teng Cultural and Educational Foundation, and the copyright of Teresa Teng’s related songs was also owned by the foundation. Recently, “Chinese Philanthropist” called the Teresa Teng Cultural and Educational Foundation about the auction. Its chairman and Teresa Teng’s third brother, Deng Changfu, said that the auction was not authorized by the foundation. “We will not put Ms. Teng’s things up for auction.”

Deng Changfu also said that the foundation has always strictly kept Teresa Teng’s personal belongings and has never sold them to any institution or individual. He also had many questions about the provenance of the auction items, and even suspected that these items might have been stolen more than 20 years ago.

Promotional poster for the special auction commemorating Teresa Teng.

Questionable auction items

According to information disclosed by the auctioneer, in the Teresa Teng special auction item index, a total of 52 items of Teresa Teng’s personal belongings are listed, divided into 4 parts. The first part is “Hello, Teresa Teng”, which includes Teresa Teng’s degree certificate, handwritten lyrics, and letters. There are 8 auction items including original documents and news clippings; the second part is “The Queen’s Jewelry Box”, including Teresa Teng’s ear clips, armbands, bracelets, necklaces and other personal belongings, a total of 23 items; the third part is “The Sound of Nature”, It is an early record of Teresa Teng; the fourth part is “Glimpses”, including Teresa Teng’s self-collected photo albums, old photos, signed photos and other 20 items.

Deng Changfu told “Chinese Philanthropist” that at the end of March he learned through his colleagues that Teresa Teng’s items were about to be auctioned. After browsing the lot list, I felt “unbelievable”. “There is a Golden Horse Award trophy in the auction, signed by Ms. Teresa Teng, and they also put it up for auction. Think about it, if there is a trophy with your name on it, would you give it away? Who would accept it? This kind of thing?”

The trophy mentioned here refers to the performance commemorative trophy that Teresa Teng received at the 17th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards in 1980.

The Teresa Teng Golden Horse Award commemorative trophy is being auctioned.

Deng Changfu told “Chinese Philanthropist” that he also saw Teresa Teng’s handwritten lyrics and original letters on the list of auction items, “but the words on that letter were not Ms. Teresa Teng’s handwriting at all.”

After the information about the auction was announced, staff from the Teresa Teng Cultural and Educational Foundation conducted an investigation and found no signs of any leakage of personal items. On the advice of the lawyer, the foundation issued a statement: This auction of Teresa Teng’s memorial site was not authorized by the foundation, and fans and friends are reminded to pay attention to the source of the items to avoid causing losses and distress.

On April 9, Teresa Teng Cultural and Educational Foundation issued a statement on its official website.Source: Teresa Teng Cultural and Educational Foundation

Since this auction was not authorized by the foundation that manages Teresa Teng’s personal belongings, where did the items come from? Deng Changfu believes that some of the items in this auction are likely to be previously stolen items.

He told “Chinese Philanthropist” that after Teresa Teng passed away due to illness in 1995, the Teresa Teng Cultural and Educational Foundation was established in Taiwan in October of that year. Teresa Teng has three elder brothers and one younger brother. After the establishment of the foundation, his younger brother Deng Changxi has been in charge of running it. After Deng Changxi passed away in 2008, Teresa Teng’s third brother, Deng Changfu, took over as the chairman of the foundation and was responsible for the management and operation of the foundation.

Teresa Teng’s relics are mostly distributed in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Since Teresa Teng lived in Hong Kong for a long time during her lifetime, most of her belongings are kept in her residence in Hong Kong. Until 2023, all items will be packed into two containers and shipped back to Taiwan for safekeeping. As Teresa Teng’s birthplace and childhood residence, Taiwan also retains some of Teresa Teng’s belongings during her lifetime, such as jewelry, jewelry, certificates, etc. Currently, Teresa Teng has created a photo album and list of all her belongings during her lifetime. The foundation has taken out some items for exhibition, but has never sold any items related to Teresa Teng.

Deng Changfu revealed that there was a theft incident at the foundation more than 20 years ago. A thief broke into the foundation office and stole some items, which have not yet been recovered. Since his younger brother Deng Changxi was in charge of the foundation at the time, Deng Changfu did not know the specific situation.

Deng Changfu said that on the day of the auction, he and his team will go to the site to witness the auctioned items and collect evidence. If necessary, the foundation will protect its rights and interests through legal means.

Information on the official website of Shanghai Chihan Auction Co., Ltd., the organizer of this auction, shows that it is headquartered in Shanghai and has offices in Taiwan, China and North America. “China Philanthropist” called the company several times, but had not received a reply as of press time.

The auction includes Teresa Teng’s original handwritten lyrics and letters.

In the name of Teresa Teng

Deng Changfu said that in addition to the controversy surrounding this auction, there had also been incidents of stealing Teresa Teng’s name to hold events. In 2020, the “Teresa Teng International Cloud Forum and Music Ceremony” and related selection activities jointly organized by the Kingdom of Thailand Chinese Culture Promotion Association and other units were held in Beijing. At that time, the Teresa Teng Cultural and Educational Foundation issued a statement stating that the event had misappropriated Teresa Teng’s name and likeness and had not contacted the foundation.

Deng Changfu emphasized that as the holder of Teresa Teng-related copyrights, the Teresa Teng Cultural and Educational Foundation has been committed to promoting cultural and artistic activities related to Teresa Teng, and is also open to the use of copyrights. “There are Teresa Teng fan clubs voluntarily formed by fans all over the world, and we generally maintain good contact with them. When the fan clubs hold activities, they will notify the foundation. If the event is for charity, the foundation will be free of charge Authorize them to use Teresa Teng’s name and photo.”

Teresa Teng participated in many charity activities during her lifetime. The second main task of the Teresa Teng Cultural and Educational Foundation is to organize charity-related activities. For example, in 2010, on the 15th anniversary of Teresa Teng’s death, the foundation held a charity concert in Chengdu. This was also the first Teresa Teng commemorative concert held in mainland China. Artists such as Jay Chou, Liang Jingru, and Cyndi Wang participated in this charity performance. Afterwards, the foundation donated all the concert ticket revenue of more than 1.7 million yuan to Wenchuan for post-earthquake reconstruction work. In Sichuan, the foundation also helped rebuild a school and a panda base.

Around the world, there are many foundations established in the name of late artists such as the Teresa Teng Cultural and Educational Foundation. The most famous one is the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation established in memory of the legendary American singer Elvis Presley. . The foundation has been carrying out arts, education and children-related charitable projects for many years. Its operations are mainly funded by a portion of the total business income of Elvis Presley Enterprises, royalties from specially licensed products, and all Donations from fans around the world.

Unlike the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation, the Teresa Teng Cultural and Educational Foundation never accepts external donations. The foundation’s funding sources mainly come from three aspects: first, the copyright fees from the sales of songs recorded by Teresa Teng during her lifetime, which is the largest source of income; The second part is the licensing fees for some commercial activities; the third part is some sponsorship activities that the foundation is trying to do.

Deng Changfu told “Chinese Philanthropist” that 2025 is the 30th anniversary of Teresa Teng’s death, and the foundation is planning a series of commemorative activities: organizing an online voting at the end of 2024 to select 70 of Teresa Teng’s favorite songs, and then cooperating with Universal Music Release an album; use modern technology to perform a virtual human performance; the foundation is currently preparing an art museum in Handan, Hebei, where Teresa Teng’s ancestral home is, which will be officially opened to the public next year.

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