Fan Bingbing is making her return to the screen after a five-year hiatus following a tax evasion scandal that led to her financial and professional downfall. She stars in Green Night, a Hong Kong-produced thriller set in South Korea, premiering on US streaming services today. Once a leading star in China’s film industry, Fan’s career nosedived after being implicated in an alleged “yin-yang” contract scheme, resulting in a hefty fine and a year of silence. While she has since regained a muted presence through social media and her beauty brand, her comeback in a gritty, international film reflects a more subdued status in China’s shifting entertainment landscape. Experts suggest her fame is unlikely to return to its previous heights, as China’s entertainment industry now demands loyalty to the Communist Party, and stars are held to strict moral and nationalist standards.