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Hundreds of thousands of supportive viewers flooded actor Li Yapeng's Douyin livestream on Friday, snapping up tea products in a charity-driven surge aimed at helping save from closure a children's hospital he cofounded.

上周五，数十万支持者涌入演员李亚鹏的抖音直播间，在慈善热潮中抢购茶产品，旨在帮助挽救他参与创办的一家濒临关闭的儿童医院。

The outpouring of public support followed widespread attention to the financial plight of Beijing Smile Angel Children's Hospital, founded by Li in 2012, which provides free and subsidizedcleft lip and palate surgeries.

公众的慷慨支持源于北京嫣然天使儿童医院的财务困境引发广泛关注。该儿童医院由李亚鹏于2012年创立，致力于为唇腭裂患儿提供补贴以及免费手术。

The hospital faces accumulated debts exceeding 26 million yuan ($3.5 million) in unpaid rent and fees, and risks being shut down.

该医院面临累计逾2600万元（约合350万美元）的租金及费用拖欠债务，面临停业风险。

After Li addressed the hospital's situation online earlier this month, donations to the Smile Angel Foundation—a fund he established in 2006 under the Chinese Red Cross Foundation to finance surgeries—quickly surpassed 23 million yuan from hundreds of thousands of contributors. The donation channel was closed after the fundraising target was met ahead of schedule.

李亚鹏本月初在网上讲述医院困境后，由他2006年在中国红十字基金会下设立的“嫣然天使基金会”（用于资助手术的基金会）迅速收到数十万善心人士捐款，总额突破2300万元。该募捐渠道在提前达成目标后现已关闭。

Experts later clarified that the donations were directed to a fundraising body that is a separate legal entity from the hospital, meaning the funds could only be used to cover medical costs and cannot legally be applied to rent or other operational expenses associated with the hospital.

专家随后证言道这些捐款是直接捐给一个独立于医院的法定募捐机构；这意味着资金只能用于支付医疗费用，依法不能用于医院的租金或其他运营开支。

Capitalizing on the momentum, Li launched a dedicated Yunnan Pu'er tea livestream on his Douyin account at 7 pm on Friday. The event drew tens of thousands of viewers, with multiple products selling out almost instantly.

李亚鹏在上周五晚7点借势而为，于其抖音账号开启了一场云南普洱茶专场直播。活动吸引了数万观众，多款产品几乎瞬间售罄。

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