Since last year, many people in the industry have complained that the salary of TV actors has skyrocketed, driving up the overall cost of TV series. It was recently reported that Yao Chen signed a contract for "Mulan" with a price of 400,000 yuan per episode; Sun Honglei also signed a contract with a leading actor in a TV series for nearly 600,000 yuan per episode - thus setting a new high in TV drama salary. This industry report will focus on the current situation of the skyrocketing salary of Chinese TV drama actors and analyze the reasons for this phenomenon.

The salary of TV drama actors has skyrocketed: the maximum salary for a drama is 10 million, and the maximum salary for an episode is 600,000

In 2011, Yao Chen and Sun Honglei set a record of 400,000 and 600,000 for TV drama actors respectively The highest paid film set.

In 2008, Li Youbin's quoted salary for a single episode exceeded 150,000, which shocked the industry and thought the amount was too high; by 2010, the single-episode salary of first-line actors basically exceeded 150,000, and a few actors It even reached 250,000, which many producers said was "too much to bear"; in 2011, as the production of TV series increased significantly and some outstanding TV drama actors gradually transitioned to focus on the big screen, the salaries of TV drama actors collectively increased sharply. According to a producer interviewed by a reporter, the salary of a first-line actor is 10 million yuan for a drama (about 30 episodes) (this amount is the after-tax price, and the funder pays the tax on his behalf), and Yao Chen and Sun Honglei even more They set the highest prices for a single episode of 400,000 and 600,000 respectively.

With the collective increase in the salaries of first-line star actors, the salaries of some supporting actors have also increased. According to industry insiders, these main supporting actors who can support a movie can earn 2 million per movie. It is more common to package left and right; for actors who have starred in multiple TV series, the salary for a single film is usually between 4 million and 7 million.

Moreover, as the salaries of TV drama actors have skyrocketed, some unwritten rules have emerged: among actors of the same level, male actors are generally paid higher than female actors; idol drama actors are paid lower than regular drama actors; The salary of Korean first-line TV drama stars who go to the mainland to seek gold is the same as or slightly lower than that of mainland actors.

A single episode of a super star costs RMB 400,000 to RMB 600,000

The current contract with the highest contract price is Yao Chen, who has not filmed a TV series for many years. She starred in "Mulan" and earned RMB 400,000 per episode; it is rumored that The most valuable male star is Sun Honglei. Apart from starring in "FHM" since "Latent", he has not appeared in other TV series. It is said that a TV series recently signed him as the male lead for nearly 600,000 yuan per episode. Among the actors, Yang Mi (Weibo) has seen the biggest rise in net worth due to her popularity in "Palace". The producer has already offered her a salary of RMB 400,000 per episode.

First-line red star actors: tens of millions per film Actresses: 6-7 million per film

There are about ten domestic first-line male and female stars, including Wu Xiubo (Weibo) , Li Youbin, Chen Daoming, Wang Zhiwen, Zhang Guoli, Jiang Wenli, Hai Qing (Weibo), Wang Luodan, etc.

The mainstays cost 4 to 7 million per film

With the expansion of TV series output, actors who have starred in many TV series have gradually become the mainstays of TV series, such as Lin Yongjian, Li Xiaolu, Li Xiaoran, Du Chun, Dong Jie (Weibo), etc., have more output and better audience popularity.

A single supporting role costs RMB 1 to 2 million

Though actors such as Pan Hong, Zhang Minghua, Ni Dahong, Siqin Gaowa, etc. are not the protagonists, they are part of a drama. To ensure quality, if the play is consistent throughout, the salary for a play ranges from one million to two million.

A single film for an actor with a familiar face costs RMB 120,000 to RMB 180,000

Except for actors who are currently popular, the ones with the highest salary increases belong to actors who have familiar faces but may not be named by the audience. Many of these actors ask for more than 120,000 yuan per movie (the difference between the actual transaction price and the asking price is not too big), and some ask prices as high as 180,000 yuan per movie. They have starred in the largest number of TV series, which has also led to an increase in the overall salary industry.