Cailian News Agency (Beijing, reporter Chen Chen; editor Liu Yan), after Fan Bingbing, Zheng Shuang, and Wei Ya, another domestic entertainment artist overturned because of tax evasion. Affected by the scandal, Deng Lun’s iQIYI customized drama “Night Traveler” completed by the end of 2021 may not be broadcast.
As for how to deal with the issue that “Night Traveler” could not be broadcast, the reporter tried to ask the relevant personnel of iQiyi, but has not yet received a reply.
On the afternoon of March 15, the Fourth Inspection Bureau of the Shanghai Taxation Bureau exposed the case of Deng Lun’s tax evasion, and he recovered taxes according to law, imposed late fees and fines, totaling 106 million yuan. “Deng Lun was fined 106 million for tax evasion” quickly appeared on the hot search.
In recent years, the competent departments of taxation, finance, culture and tourism have successively issued relevant documents such as the “Notice on Further Regulating the Taxation Order of the Film and Television Industry”, “Notice on Comprehensive Management of the Cultural and Entertainment Field” and other relevant documents, clearly requiring film and television production companies , brokerage companies, performing arts companies, star studios and star artists have self-examined and corrected themselves, and have given tax payment periods many times, and set off multiple rounds of tax payment tides. In this case, Deng Lun was exposed to tax evasion, which is undoubtedly a crime against the wind.
It is worth noting that, as an actor, Deng Lun has not done many film and television works in recent years. Among the works to be broadcast, the most attention is the iQIYI customized drama “Night Traveler” starring Deng Lun and Ni Ni, which will be completed by the end of 2021. According to people in the film and television industry, “Night Traveler” is one of iQiyi’s top dramas in 2022, and its lineup and publicity costs are all based on the configuration of the top drama. Deng Lun’s accident directly led to the possibility that “Night Traveler” will become the second “Green Hairpin”.
On the other hand, after the great success of iQIYI’s 2022 new year drama “The World“, it has played a role in turning around its break-even balance. Once the highly anticipated “Night Traveler” cannot be broadcast, it will cause serious damage to the platform. The loss will be self-evident.
In this regard, a film and television producer told a reporter from the Financial Associated Press that there have also been cases where actors overturned and caused film and television works to be unable to be broadcast. Generally, production companies will choose to replace people to make up. “Monster Hunt” decided to invest another 70 million yuan to make up for another actor after the accident of the main actor Ke Zhendong. Although the investment was huge, the follow-up still yielded a lot. On the other hand, the current technology can realize AI face replacement, but it still depends on the cost and whether it affects the quality of the episode.
(Editor in charge: Tian Yunfei)