Perhaps in the eyes of some viewers, the actors are making a big deal. However, inducing trainees to play pornographic clips is just the tip of the iceberg that brokerage companies squeeze trainees. The bottom-level workers in the entertainment industry and the celebrity artists who we know that they have a huge difference in daily salary of 208,000 yuan can be said to be treated very differently.
Take Shen Mengyao's Siba Brokerage Company as an example. Trainees started participating in the selection at the age of sixteen and needed to sign an 8-year contract. During this period, if you withdraw, you will not only be unable to sign other brokerage companies and participate in any commercial performances, but you will also have to bear a large liquidated damages. The successful signing of the contract is just the beginning of these young trainees' dream of becoming a star. It is even more difficult to reach the top of the pyramid and become the target of the company's support in a company with too many monks and less porridge.
2021, 20-year-old SNH48 member Liu Qianli suddenly vomited blood during the live broadcast and was later exposed to have myxoid liposarcoma. Fans who learned about her financial situation launched a fundraising online. In the eyes of outsiders, the glamorous little idol actually had a monthly salary of only 1,000 yuan. An artist in the same company, Yang Yuanyuan, said that her monthly salary was only 540 yuan, which was lower than her living expenses when she was in college.
In addition to this, the company only provides venues and equipment. From design to purchasing clothing and props, everything is paid by the little idol himself, and most of the final profits are taken into the company's pocket. Some trainees can only hope that the "chicken legs" can be raised more (chicken legs are the support income of fans to their idols on the Siba professional platform, and are divided by the company and idols). In 2021, SNH48 members Jin Yingyue , Xie Leilei and other members revealed that they were not only deducted their salary by the company for no reason, but also the money for chicken legs on the platform was frozen. Jin Yingyue said that she participated in the performance and was also open in the "pocket" and even attended this month. She did not breach any contract, and expressed her grievance and confusion about the company's deduction of salary.
2020, the endorsement income of Zhao Jiamin was exposed. The highest endorsement income was a 400,000 contract signed by the company and an ice cream brand, but she could only draw a commission of 30,000 yuan from it, and the lowest was even 3,000 yuan. She is also a top-level artist in Siba Company, and the income level of other downstream artists in the same company can be imagined.
This year, former SNH48 member Huang Tingting sued Siba for termination of the contract. Siba Company asked Huang Tingting to compensate the company for 10 million yuan in liquidated damages, and the court ruled to pay Siba Company 3.5 million yuan. After working in Siba Company for 7 years, she actually earned only 1.12 million yuan during this period. Earning liquidated damages from trainees is also a way for many brokerage companies to make profits.
Many boys and girls thought that they would become famous one day and become new stars on the stage. But reality is cruel. They consume their youth and dreams, but become exploited and manipulated puppets. Few people have reached the peak, and more people have gradually lost their passion for the entertainment industry in their namelessness.
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