Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 667 What the People Want

The tax issue of "yin-yang contracts" in the entertainment industry suddenly set off the entire Internet, and other issues including P2P and illegal fundraising were also exposed at once.

Song Sung-hyun is being chased by everyone, get out!
But the story is not over yet, and it is not fierce enough. The owner of the shit shovel continued to expose: "The small contract for production and planning is 200 million, the big one is 748 million plus 90, and a sack of cash. This does not include the first-tier stars. One of the male stars in the first-tier stars received million, million is the big one, and the small one is million;"

Although this wave did not name anyone, it was more fierce and explosive than the previous ones, involving more people and celebrities, as well as the creative crew behind the scenes.

In other words, this is not an individual phenomenon, but a group phenomenon; it is not just one star, but a group of stars, and there are also those behind the scenes.

Of course, celebrities get more, tens of millions at every turn, which is like money is not money. This makes netizens feel the huge gap between the rich and the poor, and this gap between the rich and the poor makes them feel "angry"!
So many netizens speculated who this star was. Some guessed it was Xie Biwang, while others guessed it was Liu Ye, Chen Daoming, etc.

Chen Daoming also starred in this movie.
Someone asked the owner: "Is it Chen Daoming?"

The owner then replied: "No! He is very careful about his reputation and would not do such a thing."

This is quite intriguing, but since no name was given, it is hard to be sure who it is.

Of course, some people questioned whether he was spreading rumors and whether he had the ability to prove his identity. The owner said: "I will meet with the State Administration of Taxation!"

Obviously this is true, and no celebrity has come out to clarify the matter, which has made many people feel extremely unbalanced.

Especially those celebrities, who usually appear to be extremely kind on the screen and sound like saints on earth, but are so dirty behind the scenes.

They make so much money but still evade taxes. Look at myself, I work day and night to earn so little money and contribute to the motherland, but they are lagging behind.

No one can tolerate raising funds and evading taxes, so this matter became a hot topic in the city for a while, and caused netizens to have great negative emotions and hatred towards the entertainment industry.

"Actors are harming the country. I hope the country will investigate them strictly!"

"Tax evasion is not tolerated by the law. Those who make money through fraud are guilty of this crime. We must root out the termites and rats!"

"We must investigate to see if there are any other unknown secrets. We cannot take the money from the financial management team and then the audience."

"That's great! Finally someone is here to expose these unreasonable phenomena!"

The fire burned more and more fiercely, the emotions of netizens were successfully ignited, and the entire Internet was clamoring to condemn them.

No matter how big the capital or how powerful the force is, it cannot suppress this huge wave. This is a question of right and wrong, a matter for public explanation, and not just empty talk about commercial competition.

Due to the huge negative social impact, the State Taxation Bureau immediately went to work and issued a statement:
"The State Administration of Taxation attaches great importance to this and has instructed the Jiangsu and Shanghai tax authorities to investigate the tax issues related to the 'yin-yang contracts' in the film and television industry. The star Song Sung-heon will be the focus of the investigation."

The General Administration directly named Bangzi as the one who needed to be investigated. It was he who started it and he is the primary target. There has to be a specific person to take the blame and provide an outlet for venting.

It is obvious that this Korean guy will be removed from all domestic activities, businesses and appearances, and his career is completely over.

Hunan, Anhui, Dragon TV and other satellite TV stations successively deleted the programs that this person wanted to participate in, and he had no choice but to return to Korea in disgrace.

The General Administration seemed to feel that the efforts were not enough or something, and issued another statement an hour later: "We have organized the tax authorities to conduct investigations in accordance with the law. If any violations of tax laws and regulations are found, they will be dealt with strictly in accordance with the law."

Two statements were issued in succession, and media outlets such as Legal and Beijing News reprinted and reported on them. It is obvious that the matter is taken seriously, but the specific scale and scope of the investigation are very vague.

Whether it is only investigating the crew, investors and stars involved in "The Bombing", or only Song Sung-heon himself, everything is unknown.

For a time, celebrities in the entertainment industry were in a panic, everyone was in danger, and they asked their connections for information from above, wanting to know what the attitude was and how far the investigation would go.

If they are investigated as well, I have no idea whether they should be banned or not.

But how could they possibly know this at this critical juncture? In fact, the higher-ups hadn’t come to a conclusion yet.

It's just because this happened so suddenly, and it happened during the holidays.

Just like what was said in a certain film and television drama: "If you don't take it, how can I take it? If I don't take it, how can Commissioner Geng take it? If Commissioner Geng doesn't take it, how can you and I make progress?"

This applies to any industry and cannot be used interchangeably. Who can believe that you will keep your mouth shut?

Therefore, this circle of people is very strict, no one is clean, and it is difficult to integrate. No one wants to be an outlier, and everyone has to be trustworthy. Even if something happens to one person, no one will betray the other person.

Just talk about your "brother" and so on, do you still want to stay in this circle?
Fan Xiaopang was afraid that the fire would burn her, so she called Fang Hong to explain: "Principal, please don't do this, I'm very scared!"

"What are you afraid of? I don't understand." Fang Hong pretended not to know.

"Well, our initial cooperation has always been very pleasant, right? I have always respected you, right? Whatever you asked me to do, I never refused, right?" Fan Xiaopang said this in a very understanding manner.

"Don't let people misunderstand. You and I are innocent. As for this matter, don't quarrel or make a fuss. Just deal with it properly." Fang Hong didn't want to say it too obviously.

After that, he hung up the phone without saying anything more.

Fat Fan looked at the phone in his hand, his face full of confusion.

Not only did Fan Xiaopang call, but people like Jane Zhang, Huang Xiaoming, Tang Yan and others also called Liu Tianxian, hoping to get some useful information from her.

Even Fatty Yu was communicating with Fang Hong. What was he trying to do?
In fact, any discerning person can more or less tell that it was the principal who did it, but there is no evidence.

But it is not wrong to ask the principal for advice, because one does not know how big a fuss he will make.

Fang Hong is giving them shit, just pay your taxes!
After this incident broke out, Huayi was under great pressure and issued a statement belatedly: "Our company and actor Song Sung-heon only have a short-term agency cooperation and have not signed a formal long-term contract. We will fully cooperate with relevant departments to conduct legal investigations in the future."

This statement tries its best to distance itself from Song Sung-heon. He doesn't want to be involved in such a big matter.

But it was useless. Huayi’s stock price continued to fall. Not only Huayi’s stock price was falling, but the entire entertainment industry’s film and television stocks were falling.

This wave of impact has indeed dealt a heavy blow to the entertainment industry.

"Damn it, this must be the principal's doing." Mr. Wang cursed.

The reason why Song Sung-heon was targeted was because of them.

This added another mess to their mess, and they didn't know how their superiors would investigate him, which made them very anxious.

However, the power of this incident has not yet been revealed, and Huayi has not collapsed yet and can still hold on.

Not only was he cursing, the entire film and television industry was cursing which bastard was responsible for the incident and had blown their cover. Shoe Horn even publicly said, "If he finds out, he must be killed." This guy is always a big mouth and he has never changed.

There was a reason why he was so angry. He also invested in the movie "The Bombing" and was the coordinator of the movie. His wife was one of the leading actors in the movie and also earned a lot.

However, the shit shoveler came out to reveal another secret: "Some people say they want to destroy me, so let me reveal another secret. There is an actor couple in the entertainment industry who took 7.5 million yuan, hired Zuo Shandiao as the producer for 9738 million yuan, and paid Li Lianjie 5500 million yuan to book a filming schedule, and these two people were not aware of it from beginning to end."

In other words, the couple used the names of these two people to collect money. As for who this couple is, it is self-evident.

There are smart people among the netizens who immediately pointed out that this couple is a shoe horn couple.

"You are simply lawless to say you want to silence us in front of 13 billion people!" a netizen shouted under Xiehornzi's Weibo.

It also received hundreds of thousands of likes, attracting a barrage of abuse from netizens.

This is another wave of fierce revelations that made people realize that this was not just the case with The Bombing, but with other film crews as well.

Some netizens even think that the entire entertainment industry is rotten and call on the authorities to investigate this circle.

This is what the people want!

Shoehorn also had to come out and quickly clarify, saying something like: "I have never threatened anyone. If anyone uses my name to carry out illegal activities, I reserve all rights to pursue legal responsibility."

He also stated: "The company and I have never signed a 7.5 million yuan contract, nor have we ever accumulated such a large amount of money with any unit. We have not reached an agreement with the investors on the copyrights of the two films we own."

This guy quickly gave in. He had nothing to do with the situation, but he still had to jump out.

A reporter also asked Zuo Shandiao for confirmation, and he said: "I have not signed a contract with any company to supervise the production of a certain movie, let alone receive a supervision fee."

Li Lianjie did not respond to this matter.

This matter has been causing a lot of commotion on the Internet, and the series of tax evasion incidents in the entertainment industry have only added fuel to the fire.

The self-media don’t care and report the news like crazy just because it attracts traffic and comments.

This incident also brought a large amount of traffic to Bilibili, Toutiao, and Douyin, simply because video media is replacing traditional graphic media.

In just two months, the number of daily active users of Douyin increased from 2 million to million, and the number of monthly active users exceeded million, which was a huge increase.

This is thanks to the holidays, user activity before the Spring Festival, and the explosion of content.

This result slightly surpasses Kuaishou, but not by much. Both video software are in a state of expansion.

This is because the user groups of these two software do not overlap. Kuaishou's user groups are all in towns and rural areas, while Douyin's user groups are all in first- and second-tier cities.

In addition, after so many years of development, Bilibili has 2300 million daily active users; Toutiao has exceeded 8000 daily active users through red envelope activities.

The sharp increase in daily active traffic also helped Fang Hong seize the public opinion front, and he carried out 24-hour non-stop bombardment of reports on tax evasion and "yin-yang contracts", making everyone aware of it.

The public's desire to rectify the entertainment industry has reached a boiling point.

January 1th. Originally it was supposed to be a day off, but New Year's Day happened to be Saturday and Sunday.

The five ministries, including the Ministry of Propaganda, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the State Administration of Taxation, and the State Administration of Taxation, jointly issued a "Notice", requiring strengthening the governance of sky-high pay, "yin-yang contracts", tax evasion and other issues in the film and television industry, controlling unreasonable pay, promoting tax payment in accordance with the law, and promoting the healthy development of the film and television industry.

At the same time, we must strengthen supervision over film and television authorities and regulate the participation of film and television stars in variety entertainment programs, parent-child programs, reality shows, etc.
Television stations, film and television production organizations, cinema chains, Internet audio-visual websites, and private film and television distribution and screening companies must not engage in vicious competition or drive up prices when purchasing and broadcasting film and television programs. They must resolutely correct the unhealthy phenomenon of inviting celebrities at high prices and competing for celebrities.

Government funds, tax-exempt public welfare funds, etc. are not allowed to invest in entertainment-oriented and commercial film and television dramas and online audio-visual programs, or encourage excessive film pay.

The "salary limit order" and the "child limit order" were issued one after another, and the parent-child programs that had been a hot topic before were killed.

This wave of notifications is to further strengthen supervision of the entertainment industry.

However, this was only announced to the outside world. The entertainment industry launched an iron-blooded crackdown internally, requiring all celebrities and artists to conduct self-inspections and voluntarily pay the tax.

The meaning is very simple. It’s your choice whether you do it on your own or I come to your house personally.

Of course, the same operation also applies to the film and television production industry. All film and television dramas shot in the past ten years must be checked to see whether there is any inflated costs or concealed reporting.

I still say the same thing. It’s your choice whether you check and pay the tax yourself or I come to your house in person.

The main reason is that the scale is too large, the matters are too complicated to be checked, and the workload is enormous.

For example, if the crew uses a car or has a meal, there must be relevant amounts, but these cannot be provided, and there are no receipts.

Therefore, the film and television companies can only find ways to make up for it!
Although the output value of this industry is not large, it is definitely an industry that can reach the sky.

Because it is closely related to people's spiritual entertainment.

You are allowed to exist so that you can provide positive energy, but now you are causing public resentment. If I don’t deal with you, who else should I deal with?

As the leader, Huayi is in ecstasy. Even if it only makes five movies a year, that would be fifty in ten years. Moreover, Huayi invests in more than ten movies of all sizes every year, so the workload is simply enormous.

Even if we hire a professional financial officer, it will still be a large project because many of the documents do not have very detailed invoices.

In fact, the higher-ups also want to cut the Gordian knot and quickly stabilize the entertainment industry.

The number of celebrities involved in this incident and the depth of the impact are unprecedented. Even capital has begun to retreat, triggering a series of financial crises.

This is not targeting any individual or company, but a reshuffle of the entire industry.

After the verdict came out, many celebrities breathed a sigh of relief. It was okay to pay back the taxes, and as long as they were not banned, they could still continue to play.

The punishment for them is relatively light, and they just need to work hard and continue to work.

But the film and television companies were in a terrible situation, with film and television stocks falling across the board, and some even hitting the limit down.

(End of this chapter)