Nine of China’s top television and film production and distribution companies have agreed to cap wage payments for performers, amid an ongoing investigation into allegations of tax evasion by some of the country’s highest paid celebrities.
Under the new arrangement, television actors will be paid a maximum of 1 million yuan (US$145,000) per episode and not more than 50 million yuan for an entire season, regardless of its length, The Beijing News reported on Sunday.
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