Him Law and Other HK Artistes Get Huge Pay Cuts in Mainland China
China’s economy has suffered a hit after the COVID-19 outbreak, prompting the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) to set new restrictions on production investments and actors’ compensations.
According to reports, the NRTA is limiting production budgets to around RMB 4 million per episode. Cast pay cannot exceed 40 percent of a television drama’s overall production budget. Lead actors cannot exceed RMB 400,000.
A source from Mainland China revealed that many Hong Kong actors, who are normally paid about half a million yuan per episode, will get at least a 50 percent pay cut if they get cast in a mainland Chinese series. Actors like Raymond Lam (林峯) and Kevin Cheng (鄭嘉穎), who are paid up to RMB 500,000 per episode, will have their pay cut to around RMB 200,000 per episode.
It was reported that Charmaine Sheh (佘詩曼) had received a pay cut when she filmed Yu Zheng’s (于正) Winter Begonia <鬢邊不是海棠紅>, receiving only RMB 150,000 per episode.
Him Law (羅仲謙), who had plans to break into the mainland market a few years ago, was reached out for comment. He said, “Recently I’ve been taking up more jobs in Hong Kong. It’s not something I have control over. No matter what, I’ll hold onto any opportunity that comes my way.”
Source: On.cc
This article is written by Addy for JayneStars.com.
Lol this site is seriously a joke. Why are they mentioning Charmaine pay for Winter Begonia when just a few weeks ago they published an article that stated Charmaine role in thus series a minor secondary role. So to report her pay is less is not due to any COVID-19 consequence. And that series filmed way ahead of COVID-19.
even with such pay cut, they are still making tons of money compared to a normal civilian & all front line hero such as doctors, nurse & grocery workers!
These celebrities doesn’t deserve it especially during such a pandemic where financial is hitting a lot of people, they are suffering just trying to get past with rent and getting grocery.
they had pay restrictions even before the virus. the virus gave them another opportunity.
Maybe he can try Live Streaming a bit like Gillian Chung? She is making reasonable amount of money doing that. 🙂
https://www.jaynestars.com/news/gillian-chungs-income-wasnt-affected-by-covid-19/
There is this streaming girl, 冯提莫, signed a contract for like 50 million yuan with Bilibili. I am sure Gillian Chung and Him Law can get something similar since they are so famous. right?
@tomtom
Did you say Him Law is famous in the league of Gillian Chung? Are you insane?
Well, that stream girl, 冯提莫, on bilibili is not as famous as Gillian Chung and Him Law is more famous than her….so. Never hurt to try!