CCTV news broadcaster Hongmin Zhang On March 14th, 2008, Hongmin Zhang, anchor of CCTV's "News Broadcast", held a luxurious birthday banquet at the Asia Grand Hotel in Beijing on the 14th of this month. The banquet included high-end dishes such as abalone and shark fin, costing as much as 200,000 yuan. Netizens also pointed out that after having more than three rounds of drinks, Zhang became a bit excited, and they posted the photos he took at the scene. A person in charge of the CCTV News Center stated when receiving a phone call that, due to the uproar this incident has caused online, CCTV is currently looking into the matter.