Cai Xukun was exposed by his former teammate Tian Shuchen to the inside story. (Picture / Retrieved from Weibo)
Mainland Chinese actor Cai Xukun became popular in the talent show “Idol Trainee” in 2018, and took the first place as the captain of the limited-time group “NINE PERCENT”. After the group was officially disbanded in 2020, Cai Xukun still used hard power The music scene. However, Cai Xukun recently reported that he was involved in a group contract dispute before the draft, and it was also revealed that the brokerage company claimed a sky-high termination fee of RMB 80 million (regarding NT$350 million).
According to comprehensive Lu media reports, Tian Shuchen, a member of the 10-member group “SWIN” that Cai Xukun participated in in the past, said that at that time, the brokerage company suddenly extended the 10-year period to 20 years. succeed. When he signed the contract, when he saw that the liquidated damages were as high as 80 million, he once cooed, “I’m worth 80 million.” Later, he was surprised that the amount was “unreasonable”, but the group finally disbanded.
Tian Shuchen revealed that following seeing his former teammates successfully participate in the draft, they also participated in the show “In the Name of the Group” in 2018. How might the chief director “said that I would not be able to go on stage without signing a contract” the night before the shooting, and he picked up the contract and took a look , found out that the company actually assigned the contract to the show, which scared him into a cold sweat. Fortunately, in the end, the brokerage company closed down, and all talents were free.
However, although Cai Xukun got rid of the threat of sky-high liquidated damages, the cover of his new song “Hug me” broke out plagiarizing the promotional poster of the 2010 movie “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger”. The studio immediately apologized: “Sincerely apologize for failing to strictly review the cover poster materials.” Only then did the storm temporarily calm down.
