On July 24, the well-known artist Liu Xiaoqing was arrested due to tax issues, giving all artists a vivid legal education lesson.
Many people are not very clear about this person's fame and status in 2002, which is probably equivalent to the top four celebrities in 2021. Maybe his popularity is no longer top-notch, but his popularity and influence are very good, let alone his celebrity status.
Let's put it this way, among the current generation of female artists in Mainland China, the only one who can crush Hu Jing and other four little actresses in every aspect is Liu Xiaoqing, besides Gong Li.
To a certain extent, the death of this person was more sensational than the death of Fan Xiaopang in later generations.
After all, this person actually went in.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, among the celebrities who have been imprisoned, she has the highest status and reputation, followed by Yanyi.
But let me tell you something, this person is different from Fan Xiaopang, she has little to do with the entertainment industry, mainly because of personal business issues.
However, even so, reporters did not care about this, and the fire still spread to the entertainment industry, and many people began to question whether other artists had tax problems.
Nowadays, in most cases, mainland artists do not earn particularly much.
Even the top celebrities like the Four Little Girls have limited monetization channels, and the company has to take the lion's share, so the income they can earn is limited. Especially compared to the stars of later generations, all of them are "poor".
It's okay for a certain Zhao He International Chapter. After all, one has a high national reputation and the other is making money. I dare not say that the annual income is too high, with an 8-digit minimum guarantee.
Hu Jing and Mr. Zhou were a bit miserable, especially Mr. Zhou. It is said that Rong Xinda gave very little money. To buy a house for her family, she had to sell the Audi car she had won at the Golden Eagle Award with Cao Xuan.
However, this is most likely due to rumors, or Mr. Zhou bought the house early in 2000 when he first became famous. He didn’t have time to cash in his fame and couldn’t get the money, so he sold the car.
Otherwise, even if Rong Xinda is extremely harsh, Mr. Zhou, as a top figure in the mainland, will not have an annual income less than 5 million.
But after all, there are only a few of the Four Stars. Most of the mainland stars have limited incomes now. The real money-makers are those from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
But there is one exception, and that is Mr. Cao.
Not to mention the big names from Hong Kong and Taiwan, even if they bring in those Hollywood superstars, they won't be able to make money.
However, Cao Xuan is very well-hidden, and most people cannot figure out his details, but as long as they are not blind, they know that he must be very profitable, at least no worse than those big names in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Although the Forbes Celebrity List was only officially launched in early 2004, there was already a similar list in 2002.
According to their statistics, Cao Xuan's acting income in 2001 was 140 million yuan.
Forbes specifically stated that this is Cao Xuan’s [acting income], which means that it is clearly telling everyone that this is only part of Cao Xuan’s income, even a small amount.
For Cao Xuan, who prefers to hide his wealth, this is a real stab in the back. He even wants to spend two dollars to buy the Forbes branch in China.
There is no way, these Forbes reporters really have two skills. Although the statistical data are different, they are pretty much the same.
The acting income of 140 million mainly includes Cao Xuan's endorsement fees, performance fees, album dividends and remuneration in 2001. Income from Fanxing and other companies is not included.
In 2001, Cao Xuan's salary was not much, mainly endorsement fees, album dividends and concert dividends.
Just from endorsements such as Pepsi Cola and Septwolves, he earned almost 15 million yuan, and the concert dividends were more than 20 million yuan.
As for the most important album dividend, last year alone, Cao Xuan's sales exceeded 10 million. According to the June 4th accounting split, Cao Xuan earned over 100 million.
It seems like a lot, but in fact it’s only this year that I’ve made more money.
Just renewing the contract with Warner is a signing fee of 100 million, releasing an English album and World Cup theme song, and the direct income is expected to be no less than more than 30 million US dollars, and there is also a big contract with Pepsi-Cola that will follow.
Cao Xuan became worried just thinking about it. If all these incomes exploded, those people would look at him and not do anything wrong.
But even Cao Xuan’s 140 million last year was enough to drive countless people crazy. No mainland star can beat him, and Hong Kong and Taiwan stars are not included.
Gong Li, ranked second, has an income of less than 30 million, and the combined income from second to tenth is less than twice that of Cao Xuan. He has become a target.
The price of becoming a target is to attract trouble. When the Liu Xiaoqing incident hit the entertainment industry, Cao Xuan was the first to be targeted.
The result played into Cao Xuan's heart.
If there is a question about life style, Cao Xuan might not be able to run away with a bucket, but if there is a tax check, Cao Xuan dares to pat his chest and guarantee that there is no one in the entire entertainment industry who is more law-abiding than him.
Cao Xuan's companies not only did not pay less, they may even pay more.
In order to avoid being deceived by people below him, Cao Xuan would ask a professional accounting firm to audit his accounts on a quarterly and annual basis to prevent any tax omissions.
Many senior financial employees from Fanxing Entertainment, Box Games, etc. know about it.
If you are caught embezzling in the company, you may not be in trouble. As long as you pay all the losses, the boss may be lenient. But if you make false accounts to help the company evade taxes, as long as you are caught, you will be "repaid with hatred" by the boss.
In the past two years, Beijing officials have awarded Cao Xuan more than a dozen banners and awards similar to "Model Tax Payer".
Cao Xuan is afraid of everything, but he is not afraid of tax inspections.
Therefore, in the face of external incitement and all kinds of sarcastic remarks, Cao Daguan rarely expressed his domineering attitude publicly.
"You can check whatever you want. If there is any tax problem, I will pay ten times the amount."
However, Cao Xuan is not afraid of the investigation, and even dares to speak out and openly challenge him. However, this is not necessarily the case for other companies. Anyway, this tax audit storm has come and gone violently.
Cao Xuan was too lazy to care about the dirty tricks behind this. Anyway, he was not afraid of shadows. He paid taxes according to the law and had clear accounts. He was not afraid of anyone who would cause trouble in this regard.
After the so-called tax audit incident turned back to Liu Xiaoqing's personal gossip news, Cao Xuan returned his attention to filming and eating some melons by the way.
Xiao Zhou has fierce competition with several singers in the music world. Just watching the changes in the charts every day, he can imagine the drama in his mind.
Cao Xuan has been competing for the rankings for several years, and every time he fought with others to the death, this time he became a spectator, watching the battle comfortably, which was quite interesting.
However, he is comfortable watching the game at home, but in major foreign rankings, he is an inescapable player.
"Ch's Tsao" has not moved much on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for two months.
"Natural" has pushed upwards twice, but every time it reaches the top five levels, it is knocked back to its original state.
And the second-ranked "Rebeautiful" and
The fourth song "Numb" was almost unchanged, but the third and first place songs were replaced with new songs.
Conspiracy theories among American fans have become more and more popular, and even Warner Bros. and Cao Xuan have begun to wonder whether Billboard is really suppressing Cao Xuan.
Because according to common sense, if the champion changes songs, then the second-ranked "Rebeautiful" has the highest chance.
However, the championship changed twice. Once, the third place directly passed the second place "Rebeautiful", and the other time, it passed the second place, and then it took a week to reach the top.
If it is possible that it was a coincidence once, but it was so strange twice, it really makes people wonder whether Billboard deliberately suppressed Cao Xuan and did not want Asians to win the Billboard championship.
Warner has begun negotiations with Billboard, but Billboard has always insisted on fairness and justice.
With several major record companies on the side, Warner couldn't completely break up with Billboard, so it could only continue to put pressure on Billboard through various methods.
Cao Xuan finally understood that this Billboard champion was not just a matter of wanting to get there. It was not just about music, but also about politics.
Now we can only see what Warner does.
Even if it is not ideal, Cao Xuan is mentally prepared. If he fails to win the championship this time, he will follow up with the next English album.
I have hundreds of champion songs in my head, one by one, and I don’t believe that the billboard can stay up.
Even Cao Xuan secretly hoped that if the bulletin board did this, it would make people angry and the reputation and influence would be greatly reduced.
If you mess up such an authoritative list, it would be more interesting than getting a few number one singles.
Compared to Billboard, a few songs are still very popular in the United States. The top three on Billboard is no joke. The influence and popularity of the songs can be found in every state in the United States.
Cao Xuan also became popular with the song, and his popularity in the United States increased rapidly. Although he is not yet well-known across the United States, he has accumulated a lot of fame and popularity.
This is very beneficial to the release of Cao Xuan's next album, and if the data of the next album is good and interactive, the remaining potential of "ChrisTsao" can be further fermented and explored.
It is worth mentioning that when Cao Xuan caused trouble during the World Cup.
His little fan girl Avril Lavigne officially made her debut in the United States. This little rock witch, like her predecessor Britney, has gained the love of a large number of fans in a short period of time and is deeply sought after.
But what gives Cao Xuan some headache is that after this little fan girl became famous, she publicly stated that her favorite and admired singer was Cao Xuan.
In the past two months, Cao Xuan posted a post on his blog, and this girl appeared in the comment area on time to comment and praise.
It didn't matter when Avril Lavigne was not famous. After she became famous, she was immediately praised by netizens. Some media dug up a video of Cao Xuan's performance at the Los Angeles Music Festival and discovered that the accompanist next to her was Avril Lavigne.
One is the Chinese King who has refreshed the history of countless billboards, and the other is a rock supernova who is rapidly becoming famous.
Don't think that the American media can be any better. They are more interested in hyping up gossip than the domestic paparazzi.
The melon-eaters in the United States are not inferior and expressed their contempt for Cao Xuan on the other side of the ocean.
Previously, he was flirting with Latin Queen Shakira, and now he is hooking up with Avril Lavigne. This Chinese is a scumbag...
Many Chinese and Chinese students studying abroad strongly agree. In the past, they had to go a little further in order to maintain the image of their compatriots.
Now that Cao Xuan's "nature has been exposed", they can't bear the desire to talk in their hearts, so they complain and share Cao Xuan's "love affairs" in China with the American melon-eaters.
What an injustice to Cao Xuan!
There are two palaces in the country, the East and the West. If they call him a scumbag, he will accept it. He slept with the three-star princess in Asia, and he is not a good person.
But in the United States, he has never even touched the hands of Shakira and Avril Lavigne, so why is he such a scumbag?