Chinese TV Industry's Toxic Work Culture - Part 2of 2

[@Destinyslotus]

I worked in the Chinese TV industry. I was working on a post-edit with a famous former child star-turned-director and the man was on his knees. He was so so tired. I have never seen anybody look that tired. We finished at 2am. My part was done but I knew this man and his editor had to come back to work again at 6am.

[@AvenueX123]

yes, if you can get 4hr a day's sleep it's already considered good

[@inishireland]

I feel so sorry for these people, their treated so badly if they get sick or injured evidently they have to keep working as they don't get paid. Why don't the so called peoples government do something to help them, oh I forget they only care about themselves not their people. 🤨

[@RoseNZieg]

i remembered wang yi bo saying in a BTS that he didn't get to sleep for 3 days. add that to the statement various stars made over the years about taking naps in the car while going from one place to another, it made me realize how bad the industry is in mainland china. thank you for adding your insights on this subject.

[@roseantwi7731]

I love Chinese dramas but it never occurred to me that the Chinese film industry would abuse and exploit its workers. It is really sad. I hope in the future the film community can galvanise themselves into an organsiation whereby they can rid themselves of exploitative and dangerous and incompetent practitioners in the film industry. You never know if the film community self regulates it could benefit everyone including better dramas and the ones who don't want to self regulate would end up being forced out of the film industry. Anyway what do I know my views are from a western perspective. I can only hope that one day Chinese film industry does something. As much as I love watching Chinese dramas to think of those behind the camera suffering it takes some of the joy out it.

[@leefamily6061]

Thank you speaking up and speaking for those who cannot speak. Truly sad that 21st century and China is still treating their workers so horribly. I hope with Godfrey's death that more people in the movie/drama industry will stand up and fight for their health and wellbeing. I love cdrama but not at the expense of the crew's life or health. We all can change and promote better working conditions and environment.

[@sushi7dramalover]

Wow, this really needs to change. And the sad thing is it's the norm, people are expected to be like that. Reminds me of how in Korea if idols faint and go back to work immediately they're applauded for being "professional " like no, it should not be like that. And nowadays even for the celebrities, if they talk bad about the working conditions, or if they got injured, keyword warriors will say they're being 矫情 and that for what they're getting paid, they should just suck it up. But that type of attitude doesn't help, nobody wins here.

[@CaroleMcDonnell]

Oh wow! Now i feel so guilty about watching dramas. I usually find myself worrying about horses in battle scenes but rarely for the actors and crew. This is so sad. Thanks for telling us.

[@AvenueX123]

well, everyone who works in that industry probably also watch dramas too, so if they do... we shouldn't burden ourselves with that, but just be aware of the fact I guess

[@Destinyslotus]

The sad thing is these crews almost kill themselves on these productions and for almost little money yet 80% of all content produced in China will never see the light of day.

[@misssecret471]

So are there a lot of Chinese dramas never aired ? So do these stars get paid if their dramas never aired ?

[@Destinyslotus]

@@misssecret471 Yes, there are many. I was in the industry. There are lots of works from famous directors which never make it to TV or they are completely rewritten by the government at the last minute. Crews get paid but they are paid a pittance. The stars also get paid too but the production won't make any money.

[@misssecret471]

@@Destinyslotus yes. I was surprised with jing tian, Jin Chen , Zheng shuang. Their face change. Watching their Chinese dramas . First their faces are okay, but then later on their face are now stiff and not equal. So sad how they are beautiful without surgery . Is that how in China ent? Do they forced their actress to have surgery ? Or they want it to get more roles ?

[@misssecret471]

@@Destinyslotus thank you . So that’s how it is . But at least they get paid for their hard work .

[@MariaRodriguez-dx6sm]

I just started to watch C Dramas (specially, period dramas) and this would explain a lot, like why some scene look like they took just one shot and put it in the final product and it didn't matter it was far from perfect, why some actors look dehydrated, pale and about to faint (in scene they are not supposed to), the bad writing, the weird editing, the tendency to drag the plot the first 40 episodes, then everything happens in 10 episodes in the most ridiculous way possible and then try to rush a final in the last 5. Seriously, the lack of detail and planning is glaring.

[@lugubresz]

Thank you for exposing this overworked and under-regulated industry. Yes those who work behind the scenes start earlier and finish later than the actors. I’ve learned about this in an video interview of Wallace Huo. Responsible actors try to remember their lines and not to NG too much as it would have consequences for the entire filming crew be it the make-up people or the lighting people and so on. Again even in the tv drama industry, you can see the east vs west (North America/Europe) difference. East favours collectivism and west is more on the side of individual rights. Unfortunately this “east” mentality is doing nothing beneficial for those working in the industry. Wishing for major improvements in the Chinese industry bringing it somewhat closer to those in the west.

[@Rosula_D]

I'm glad you decided to put your mental and physical health first. No paycheck or "career success" is worth suffering for the rest of your life. I hope you're feeling better now. Knowing how the culture is in normal working environments in East Asia, the "work until you drop" mentality, one can only imagine how much worse it is in the entertainment business. I believe that only if the consumers aka the fans organize themselves and demand better conditions, will things change. After all, big companies only care about profit, and as you explained, the actual workers do not have the means to make a difference. So, unless the people in charge fear for their advertising and broadcasting deals, nothing will be done.

[@peachyj6887]

about what you said regarding DC2 filming in NYC, I've seen korean artists say the same thing about filming in LA. They're completely shocked everyone just starts cleaning up and leaving after 5pm, also the hour-long standard lunch breaks everyday lol. I didn't work in film, but I did live in korea for some time and I know that it's not even within the entertainment field, but most businesses run like that. No overtime pay but everyone's expected to work overtime for weeks when it's busy season. I guess when it comes to film a lot of it has to do with budget, but I think it also has to do with this group vs individual mindset. A lot of us foreigners were shocked at how overworked people were and how it's simply the norm over there because we're expected to think 'for the good of the company'. I can't say I regret leaving.

[@tingtingzhu7164]

Chinese Film Industry needs regulation and humanity.

[@shellyreynolds8948]

Honestly its easy to notice when you see how many Actors are extremely dehydrated. Their lips are practically about to burst and bleed. Its sad plus it defeats the purpose when you can't even enjoy a romantic scene. Due to knowing that their kiss is slicing one another's lips to bits.

[@qwmx]

It probably helps to advertise the makeup companies which sponsor the production. Got to prove how effective the makeup works by showing how well it hides the actors dry skin, black eyes and extra oil production caused by their fatigue. Maybe there's some health supplements thrown in there to advertise how a magical pill can replace 6 hours of sleep. I hope the actors didn't catch STI from kissing dry, cracked bleeding lips.

[@shellyreynolds8948]

@@qwmx No its got nothing to do with makeup at all. The Cast is worked like slaves they don''t even get to eat, or drink well. Which is why they're severely dehydrated like this. Yet nobody cares as long as the production moves along. Its pathetic, and a physical reminder of the constant abuses of the industry.

[@cdcotr]

I wonder if this accumulated fatigue and sleep deprivation can account for some of the crazy rushed endings and story lines that go sideways, inconsistencies, etc towards the end of a drama... This toxic culture just highlights how cheaply they value people's health and lives compared to the pursuit of profit.

[@zahmika4997]

Yeah.... true.... I hope the Asia industries changes a little bit their rules so their staffs able to maintain healthy (mental & physical)

[@chrizpo25]

I remember Simon and Martina talked about the issues of the Korean drama industry, anddddd they're just as shitty. The video itself is 3 years old by now, I have no idea if the situation in Korea has gotten better now but what they talked about is pretty much similar to what you shared here.

[@yoonmikim5663]

Marginally gotten better. There is more of a union. But remember, this year, two pop stars got arrested for rape. And three celebs died.

[@alleanc2106]

Considering the buring sub sandal that just happen 2018-2019 korea has it's dirt well hidden. When it comes out you find that stars and goverment officials are involved

[@saffronyoutubeshorts]

Yoonmi Kim which celebrities?

[@Rhinie11]

And the point of this unhealthy work style is money 😕. Maybe efficiently spend the money for drama production, etc, so everythin else became less important. Before I watched this video, I had no idea bout how China film/drama industry works..I even thought they have better preparation, coz in China drama, they shoot it long before the broadcast schedule. Compared to korean drama for example, that have shooting schedule few months before or same period with the broadcast schedule. When I watch China drama, I sometimes found lack of details, maybe this kind of unhealthy work habit contribute to it. If they had time to rest and recharge, it would improve the quality of the drama 😞

[@mayaalexandra1822]

I gotta be honest: All this has made me do is worry about my favorite Chinese actors. I want to support them and keep watching their work as much as possible, but so much makes so much sense now. Why Bai Yu said in an interview that he rather works on modern dramas instead of time-period dramas. Why his lips are chapped a lot and why so many actors look so exhausted all the time. I hoped it was "normal" and okay for them to do interviews right after shooting for hours, but the more I read about these actors' daily routine when shooting dramas, the more worried I get. Apparently the hotel or places where they take rest aren't always good enough either and the food isn't always great. It makes sense now why Yi Long took Yu out for food every morning (Zhen Hun/Guardian) and why he sort of worried about everyone having a good breakfast. On behind the scene clips from other series I saw them filming while the actors were clearly tired and needed sleep and nodded off while being asked questions. In a lot of Chinese based fan-fic stories about Chinese actors it's mentioned that these actors shoot non-stop to the point that they only have 3 hours of sleep left. I always thought that was exaggerated, but now... I want to support my idols, and especially my main idol, in all of his work, but my main idol is this tall, skinny dude who definitely can't do the sort of running through an obstacle course that Godfrey had to do and thinking about him doing that only freaks me out more. I'm feeling very conflicted about supporting working in such an environment, under those unhealthy conditions.

[@sirupsee4698]

You openly admit that you only worry about actors, when Avenue X points out that the behind the scenes crew have it worse times a dozen? That's so superficial. That means that only a pretty face is worthy of your empathy.

[@hazelb.6336]

I thing we all feel bad, for the people working in this industry. But only if we point out that the content gets bad by treading the people who working bad, maby chance something.

[@justahuman9273]

@@sirupsee4698 i think it's not that deep, tbh i understand that you can't care that much about EVERYONE equally. i mean, i find it disturbing and i wish them all to be healthy, but i can't name these people, i never saw them, so like Maya above, i would probably focus more on names that i know... maybe i am wrong though and they don't care, but i think Maya just focused on this actor in this one comment without malicious intentions.

[@mia_ishka]

it's just insane they allow this, but I guess money can replace your conscience :)

[@amaterasuregalia3035]

I love watching behind the scenes things to understand and appreciate the work the goes behind drama productions from people in front of the camera to the people behind the camera. Knowing that people work to the point where it truly can be called exploitation and torture is terrifying. AvenueX comparing us enjoying these dramas is similar to blood diamonds and sweatshop products really hits home.

[@asiandramablackwomen2572]

Wow! I'm newer to the Chinese media/movie industry...I've only been viewing Chinese Costume Dramas for a few months. I've been absolutely hooked on the quality of the productions (acting, wardrobe, scenery, storyline, etc.) yet had no idea what takes place behind the scene. Although the federal (and state level) Department of Labor, U.S. employment law, and the protection of workers have not been perfect, they apply across industries and have continuously evolved over the decades...even to this day. The need for change and improvement must start somewhere. I hope the Chinese industry experiences the necessary transformation for its workers...and everyone involved.

[@evawalker4900]

It’s so interesting (and horribly sad) to hear your side from the other side of the camera. Personally, this isn’t something I find that surprising as I have absorbed enough Chinese media to appreciate the massive cultural differences from my own (British), especially workplace culture. Didn’t realise how little representation there was for people in this industry, though, which is terrible. I’d be interested to know what sort of worker’s rights and representation exist in China generally, and how it compares with this industry. How much does censorship limit protest and strike movements? I bet I won’t be able to find this in Western media...with much accuracy. There should be fan movements around this. It’s bothered me for ages that those poor crew members died on The Untamed set. We should all be as grateful to the staff and crew as the stars. Maybe because Gao was a celebrity, who also worked internationally, this might spark a discussion? Unlikely though, people’s memories are so short, like you said. Anyway, this was really interesting. It’s clear how much you care about all of this. I admire that 😊 Also, it is perfectly possible to be ethical about drama fandom. It’s what your doing. Promoting without sugarcoating (ohh rhymes lol). You can appreciate art and creative projects while acknowledging deeper issues as a start to change. Everything has hypocrisy if you dig deep enough. Fans can persuade change, with their purse if not their words. 😊 Just wanted to say that random stuff cause you looked sad at the end. Have a good day 😁

[@AvenueX123]

thank you for your honest opinions, I have left the industry too long to be caught up with the latest developments. China has labour laws that state what is permitted what is not, and technically you can sue your employer for unfair pay/work hours, but like I said, if you work in the crew of drama/film making, and you want to continue working there, you don't want to ruff the wrong feathers, it's a small world and if you're a trouble maker you're out.

[@Venusius]

AvenueX Do you think those labor laws are implemented though?

[@micheledulude2779]

I salute all those who work in this indusry at the cost of their health if not their life . The chinese community should awake and change these conditions. So sad about Godfrey Gao 's death.It shouldn't have happen nor any other death under such dire conditions

[@margueritepaizis3607]

Few people realise how every production is dependent on the immense efforts of ALL the 'invisible' background workers, who are seldom, if ever, acknowledged and appreciated. Thanks for this video, which I hope will make others far more aware of the very hard work and extremely long hours that everyone puts into making these films and dramas so beautiful and believable. It is tragic how money controls and affects every aspect of life.

[@surachitchiasirikon7188]

I am crying with you my tears are downs I am so sorry it's still show on your faces and at your angers and bitterness you had been hell and back I wishes things will get better but this will take forever thank you admin I hope you make peace on this cuz this will eat you alive I know that thank you for reminding me do taken care yourself sweetie I love you and appreciated you coming forwards.

[@AvenueX123]

wow you don't use punctuations! LOL

[@surachitchiasirikon7188]

Its good to let this out and it's good for me to know what going on its like the book is Beautyful but the harsh contents were very brutles thank you admin your first part I could not went in to post I am surprised that this times I can get in hhhhhhhmmmmm.

[@surachitchiasirikon7188]

@@AvenueX123 good luck to you love you take care of yourself we love you thank you for let this out its good for you and for me lol.

[@niquole8803]

The situation in Chinese TV industry is like there are probably 100 people queuing for your job the minute you quit! So there's no shortage of people willing to work in such environment no matter how bad and crazy!

[@kongwee1978]

The whole world is doing this way.

[@niquole8803]

@@kongwee1978 Did you watch the video that Avenue X described the situation in US is different where they only work for 8 hours? Also there are unions to fight for them.

[@kongwee1978]

@@niquole8803 But there are people who work over 50 hour per week. 2 or 3 job. What unions are doing nowadays?

[@deezeed2817]

This is true of any entertainment industry. Just look at Hollywood and Weinstein. The ones who make the real money aren’t the actors and actresses, it’s the executives who have the “casting couch” to get some shall we say certain favours in order to get to that position.

[@laurap5417]

Thank you so much for this video, it was very informative and eye-opening.

[@enitanh2734]

There has to be a committe and basic law in this industry like it is crazy how there is no basic law. this is why there are trash drama out there people need to sleep and rest and take there time and make good drama and not give up on the physical health their mental health their family and the society in general all in the name of MAKING A DRAMA

[@lolnoorly]

It's been like this since forever, even in the 1950s when they started the HK film industry. Compared to then, things are a bit better but what a tough life. Nothing is stable, and you're financially worried all the time. The post production lifestyle is the worst.

[@Cecilia-]

the same for the korean entertainment industry. Artists are suiciding there(Goo hara just died a few days ago). Then again, the me too movement started from hollywood where sexual assault and harassment was called out. Maybe entertainment industries overall is toxic. I don't know about bollywood but artists in japan turn into pornstars which is a common thing. Contract workers/gig workers are a common thing today unfortunately for all industries. In the US, this is because employers wouldn't need to cover for insurances, no union, etc.

[@Venusius]

Correction: Artists don’t become pornstars in Japan.

[@Cecilia-]

@@Venusius Yeah you're right. They had a choice and the society is super accepting of it. There is in fact a demand for jpop artists to go into porn.

[@Venusius]

Ceci lia Lol there is no demand for artist to go into porn. Stop talking about things you don’t know.

[@Cecilia-]

@@Venusius Yes there is, for Japanese porn. Some of the most famous stars were Jpop artists. tmi, but my bf and his friends follow them. If you look up deepfake for artists, you'll go into a rabbit hole of kpop and jpop porn fakes. For Jpop stars, if they plan on going into porn, their company will actually hype it up and they will have a debut video too. Since they started out as Jpop artists, a lot of their fans will follow them into porn cause well, they watch porn anyway lol.

[@kellymensah8181]

Many suicide in Korea are because of netizens harassment

[@ms.chuisin7727]

Now it's more understandable why one of my favourite actor mentioned he never drink water but instead filled his thermos with coffee. On set, that's the only thing he drink. At the time I thought he was a serious coffee addict but in actually he really needed the coffee to stay awake. This is a veteran actor telling us his experience, a very famous actor at the time. I don't know how things were today but it's probably worse if you wasn't a very famous actor/actress

[@jemanuels]

Thank you so much for sharing that information with us . Now we know what our super stars and favorite actors are going through. I hope Godfrey's passing will bring a change. May he rest in peace

[@GitanAnimex]

It seems this is common in Asia this reminds me like korea and their idols I don't want to watch chinese or korean television now haha there will be no next time watching an asian drama for a while haha

[@ilovenutsandcats3879]

add japanese on your list x-x

[@SoNgO1314]

I give all my respects to film productions especially period dramas and lives. It's a hard work of Art. R.I.P. Godfrey Gao.

[@UrsulaDorada]

This is so heartbreaking :(

[@marinafomina6068]

Now Im starting to understand where those unlogically cut episodes and plots sliding down by the middle of dramas comes from ))) Actually working culture in Architecture industry quite similar... I cannot say it is as crazy, but in fact in most of companies working overtime is considered normal, although maybe 2- 3 hrs overtime not 10 hrs)) but when there is a deadline coming it is also considered quite normal for the team to work until midnight. And those meetings sometimes can consume all your lunchtime so not having a proper 1hr lunchbreak is also a norm

[@MyFinancialJourney2027]

Thank you for sharing this aspect of the industry. Please share more.

[@margieonio7748]

I think the entertainment industries as quote reach over the limit , feel sad about it as fellow Canadian and 💖his dramas so sad he left us so soon 🙏

[@malum-inse]

Honestly, the American Hollywood industry was exactly like this before the 90s. Steven Spielberg produced The Twilight Zone film, where John Landis wrecklessly directed a shoot that killed two chinese girls and it's lead star, Vic Murrow. The two little girls were children and the studio was illegally having them work on set in late hours and in very dangerous conditions. The shoot was clearly negligent and beyond safety regulations, but John Landis, the studio, the producers, or the film crew didn't care. Everyone including Landis was found accquited of the crime. Today, this story is not talked about and is covered up by the industry. Today, work conditions in Hollywood is also extremely strenious and bad skeletons are immediately kept in the closet. Every entertainment industry in the world unfortunately breeds inhumane treatment of people.

[@Venusius]

Minorities or nonwhite are treated shit in Hollywood. So I don’t expect that story to be false. Hollyweird has lots of shitty skeletons, specially back when theirs no humans rights against non whites

[@thess143]

Well said sister...congrats...

[@TheAssez]

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[@SnowRavenn]

omg about the children's shooting schedules and time, are they also overworked in china?

[@justahuman9273]

i got chills when you said two workes died in the fire on the set of The Untamed....

[@ShanaJahsintaWalters]

I never want to be in a drama. I had no clue it was this rough.

[@annechristinerivera7526]

Thanks for this information. Is there anything we can do to support the people who work behind the camera? I would support the costume department, as a designer and maker of my own dance costumes since 17 years old.

[@aquarium985]

It's so strange to me that a socialist country treat it's workers so badly. I live in Brazil and we have a lot of problems but at least we have work laws that protect workers from that kind of exploration.

[@AvenueX123]

well, china is more like capitalist country with a socialist facade

[@bd8594]

China is more like a state capitalist country.

[@angelxxsin]

China isn't a socialist country lol. China is State Capitalism at its finest, with rampant unregulated capitalism that is only concerned with making as much money as possible regardless who or what gets trampled in the process. The means always justify the ends. They're waaay behind when it comes to proper work regulations, human/civil rights and cruelty laws.

[@tangdoaw]

Thanks for sharing. OMG.. i was so surprise by TV industry overload work.

[@mikeypon3589]

exactly the same situation in film/TV industry where I from.. and to worsen all, the quality of content is not that good. I quit after four years when my mental health had already ceased to exist by that time. on my first project I slept for 1-2 hours a day for three months. I learned to sleep standing up with my eyes open.

[@SwirlF]

love your channel and your insights! i'm considering the possibility of working in China's media industry in the future so this was very useful

[@aligam5955]

Thank you so much for explaining everything. Because Ive always wondering why the actors or actresses constantly moving here and there. And flying back and forth . Doing variety shows and back to filming. They constantly moving

[@phased-arraych.9150]

This is some Great Wall slave labor kind of stuff. It’s a good thing you got out of film production in China when you did, you would’ve destroyed your body. Seriously, you’d have to be some kind of robotic drone to work a schedule like that.

[@GTA-bp4vf]

Not even a robot would be able to maintain that kind of routine as it will also eventually break down from overuse and lack of care!☹

[@pennyj2519]

Feel guilty watching Chinese dramas now. Thank you for exposing the cruel culture.

[@tulsisharma4805]

It's just really sad to hear about exploitations happening with cast at such level. Having no proper schedule, less resting hours, no holidays and late payments just makes it worse. I mean now I have become an experienced viewer of chinese dramas, I can distinguish b/w what's good and what's not and I've become so aware about the culture also that I can spot the wrong things happening, cz when I started to consume chinese media, I didn't restricted myself to it, I actually went ahead to search for actual history and culture. So, when I try to compare it with my native industry i.e., Bollywood , I feel relieved for Indian actors and more devastated for Chinese actors cz the shooting for Bollywood movies usually last from 6 months to 1 year and that's actually a very decent period of time as compared to the shooting period in Chinese media. I mean for masterpiece like 'barfi', it took 8 + months to shoot and for movie like 'padmavat', it took 8 months to design the armour of Khilji only! Actually sometimes I get disappointed in a few actors also when I first see their good works but then I come across some crap which had them in it. But I guess that's what it is, they are probably not shown scripts as zhao liying posted about what they were supposed to get for legend of fei v/s what they really got. The actors probably don't hold any power and they most of the times don't say no to any roles they are offered, so as not to get on bad sides of directors and producers cz they are exploited at such a level that they don't hold any power and can't afford to say no. NOTE: Please forgive me if my English went wrong anywhere as I'm not a pro in it. And I really like your videos, the way you talk about storyline of dramas and scenes and specially the traditional constumes that you wear in you rant videos. They are really awesome.

[@diliatjung5988]

You can make another video talking about this industry toxic and i would love to watch. Its ironic, if the drama become hit then its good, what if the drama didnt success, omg poor the bts team and actors. Eventhough this industry is toxic, there are still many people wants to become actors

[@h.s.m7104]

Thank you for sharing this i’ve just started to watch chinese dramas and i was curious on how they film these dramas and sad to say it was worse than i thought it would be

[@Mizuki101Ikuto]

The culture of overworking is such a norm in east asia like Japan and China it’s a norm and is expected of you to be tired, work ot, hardly get enough sleep or eat proper meal at regular times. The culture of overworking and dying because of it is so common, there’s even a term in japanese called “karoshi”.

[@g-alicecheng1287]

Sadly people are repeating those mistakes in Chinese entertainment industry now, I hope they also learn from the past of Hollywood and of Japanese entertainment industry real quick

[@imanblose8337]

G-Alice Cheng what was wrong with the Japanese entertainment industry ? Sorry, I’m a bit of a noob when it comes to this.

[@g-alicecheng1287]

@@imanblose8337 Same story, they needed to work insanely long-hour, even for those children actors, and programs would convince (force) people to go through unreasonable and unnecessary tasks in quest of higher viewing, fierce competition without proper restraint mechanism...

[@vivianhu115]

Wow, I can't believe that this industry is soooo cruel in China 😬😬😬😬 Thank you so much for sharing 🙏

[@ashaj7095]

Best thing is probably to shut down the chinese entertainment industry til they get their act together. Ironic that Angelababy gets dissed by fans and media because she doesn't work 'hard enough'.

[@TheFrancesrose1]

Hi, can you Thank all the Chinese Drama shows wonderful Crew and the wonderful Actor's for the long hours less sleep, I had no idea to bring Joy, laugh, sadness, great Acting, and the hard work the people behind the scenes. I love the show The Untamed, many other Chinese TV shows and movies, it all started with me watching these shows on Netflix Australia. Now that I have an understanding of what is going on, they all have my respect and Honor. So Thank you, bringing this to my notice. I wonder this is the same in Australia.

[@patriciamcgovern7833]

Thank for your discussion...this is a real human rights issue...exploitation anywhere is wrong.

[@jsun3639]

so, I may be very western, and nerdy, but is there workers' compensation insurance for anything in the TV/drama industry?

[@skylinegtr2051]

All entertainment industry were all the same,those artist were threatened like slaves but most of them ignored. Well, we all knew that everything involved with high risk of course the return were high as well. The real killers were Mr Greed and Mr Ignorance. The latter is more dangerous than the former.

[@arareign8944]

Indeed...

[@dovefranklin3298]

From everything I have read and herd this is very sad I thought that the government was suppose to watch out for everyone but dosent sound like they are I pray that this changes to pertect everyone

[@maryfaragher2452]

South Africa is similar... I think the reason a lot of US production companies film here is because it is far less regulated (and therefore cost effective).

[@imane9919]

When you say that employees don't get paid for months (for example) do you mean they get paid later when the production has money and pay them every month where they have received nothing, or they just never receive the money for these months of work?

[@suer1650]

I wonder if things got changed in a better way after the tragic happened. It has been after a year now since you clip was posted, I kind of worry about my Yibo as we all see he is working very hard almost non stop. I believed you that you health was down the drain when working under that stressful situations, awful wasn't it?. Good that you are smart and can choose to take care of yourself. If you read this comment please make another VDO to give us a head up of how this industries really are and at now. Thank you 💓💓💓

[@MinPDLandlord]

The tragic reality of entertainment culture and industry in Asia. It’s the same in the West as well, but not as inhuman and terrible as it’s in country like China and Korea. Celebrities fighting and doing ridiculous jobs, constantly taking low quality works to be in presence for the audience or else the audience will forget about them. These celebrities received unfair treatments and lacking opportunity because they’re not a big name or trending celebrity. Etc, It’s a vicious cycle.

[@GTA-bp4vf]

This is something I never understood about the Asian market and them parading their actors/idols in front of every stupid and embarrassing shows. To me, if your work is good I will always remember and support you. Even if I only see you in one film every 5 years. Being in front of me, constantly, would not make my appreciation of your work or the level of my supporting you any stronger. The current mentality needs to change, quickly.

[@Nicohakuu1]

Chinese entertainment industry is following in the steps of Hollywood sadly

[@sairadha674]

So Chinese Drama treats employees like Amazon treats its warehouse employees.

[@aredhelpalantirringeril2121]

I watched today the this video (and part 1) the first time. I thought about this and now there are two things on my mind. One: Are they any changes in this kind of working culture? Or better working abuse? working torture? Because if this causes deaths, latest at that is a point, where the responsible people should reconsider this proceeding in filming. Also people needs some rest. I'm honest, that you endured this kind of working for two year is already spectacular. I never would even last three or four months. So two years is "pretty good". My work is accounting and there are times, that I work a lot from the German point. Currently I work sometimes 12 to 14 hours a day, beginning at 5 or 6 clock in the morning. I'm exhausted. So that kind of working you endured is torture. I can only imaging, how a person after a week would feel. But this chinese work culture isn't good for people. I think all of them matters, because you need each of them in front and behind the camera to create great dramas. But with this toxic working envoirment, with all the problems like almost no sleep, maybe no payment, a lot of stress, so much physical work and so on..... There should be changes. But are there any. Did maybe Corona give some changes? Two: I think all of the crew suffer during filming. But the kind of suffering is different. To take your example the persons who are ironing the costumes. Day in, day out. That is not good. Not even for the skin. Or the costume makers in generell. The extras on the screen. The director team has a lot of preasure and responsibility. But also the leads can have their own suffering. Some actors have or had so much appointments, what they not really sleeps for days. So I think all of them are suffering. But as it is so normal, I don't think people will complain loud about this.

[@herreraellein]

This was 2 years ago but, with "Beijing Teatry on Audiovisual Performances". Do you think something could change on Chinise Film Industry?

[@Leo-xb9yb]

Thank you for letting us know.

[@telemaco1888]

Wow 😮 that is soo sad and unpleasant. We need to change and live ,live life

[@DL-idk]

This is insane😨

[@nastaran8418]

Why don't they schedule shooting of episode earlier than release of the series so they can be a heads or it's not possible?

[@AvenueX123]

don't understand what you mean, chinese dramas are all shot in entirety first then aired

[@luirachel]

I feel your exhaustion, even though you have left the industry for many years!

[@victorialim3109]

THIS IS CALL A WICKEN WOULD ,EVILS N AGREE N LAWLENESS .BAD

[@EMINA9]

Is there a way to petition to have a union?

[@6Euphoria6]

I heard Shi XiaoLong's assistant drown bc of Zhejiang TV too

[@JK-le7sk]

Why do celebrities want to join the show if it's so dangerous?

[@msgeni4077]

What happens if a main lead has diva mentality? Are actors strictly held to contract? Are they allowed to make demands during filming? New to your channel.

[@ms.chuisin7727]

It depends. There's actor who got changed mid filming or changed actor for 2nd season. A really successful one at that. So if you're a fussy actors, you might really screw up your entire future. And these story spreads, you might find a it hard to get a new roles even if they compromise and please you for this drama.

[@amarinegripond1915]

really interesting, thank you

[@yahyasuriah7008]

I like your videos about entertainment industry. The death of Godfrey Gao expose the reality of human wickedness. Greed of money makes people exploit other people. If something bad happens they can get away from responsibility

[@als6445]

I feel sory.I did not expect it would be like that😓

[@nightmelody436]

ok I already was shocked about part 1, after part 2 I think it is even worse than I imagined ;-( To be honest I loved the untamed and the actors, honestly because of it I started liking chinese and got interested in everything. But it really sounds horrible how all the crew members are treated :-( but it makes sense, I was thinking the whole time how can there be sooooo many series and dramas and stuff?! Now I get it , if they are working non stop and all in such short periods of time of course there can be so many. I mean you don't even have time to breath. I don't get it why has it to be this way? china always acts so strong and almighty in front of other countries, like usa or even germany, but treats his people like shit ;-( it makes me really really sad ;-( yeah it is important to work hard, but life is not all about working hard it is about living a happy life ;-( and not dying too early because of exhaustion....... But with this in mind my question is why do so many people still want to be in this kind of industry? like becoming an idol for example ? is it that they didn't know before hand?! or is it still better to be more on top of this hardworking work system? But to be fair, as a cosplayer, I always looked at this well made costumes and wigs and even the thin eyeliner on wang yibos eyes was perfectly made. So it is not that I am only watching their pretty faces, I really admire all the people who made the costumes the make up and the wigs, everything looked so well made and with care. Especially the wigs. they looked so so good as it was their own hair. It really fascinated me. and after hearing how they have to work I am about to be more fascinated how they are able to do so under such circumstances.

[@AvenueX123]

a long way to go for sure, there are many under regulated industries in China, entertainment business being one of them. Wigs are crazy work, I was shocked the first time I saw it too!

[@надеждасуманеева-н4г]

Он бы самым красивым азиатом в шоубизнесе.Таких берегут и не посылают на опасные мероприятия.Кто то должен быть наказан.У него осталась жена и двое маленьких детей.Как они сейчас?

[@林真妮-z2s]

Why is this kind of program allowed? Why is it the participants in this program did not speak up before if there is already a problem? I wonder why Godfrey‘s manager accepted this program if it is physically exhausting?

[@luzvimindarivera8397]

may i ask where godfrey gao body buried coz i,m planning to go in china for him

[@antiawarenessawarenessclub]

So you’re telling me the companies don’t bother to budget in time for their employees to sleep

[@0.88-i6y]

太真实了，太难过了，it needs to be changed definitely.

[@s_rkss6193]

It's need changes, make a better place for people for a person a human being💖 Give them love & peace✌👍🙂 I think we need changes to make a better world , What we need Only Love to make it happend😊

[@tohanle4509]

That is terrible, I would continuous to learning English for the hope that I would have days off

[@beybey8253]

I wouldn't call that living honestly

[@WizInsight108]

I wonder why Asian TV shows/dramas can't be done like in the US. 15/16 episodes per season. One episode per week. I am not just talking about Chinese or Koreans. This also includes Indian TVs.

[@hazelb.6336]

How is it possible to create a good Produkt this was?

[@croitor2009]

I'd feel guilty watching them...

[@dtaa1222]

Why your video is not monetized? Do you purposely do so?

[@AvenueX123]

this one is monetized, the other one not

[@dtaa1222]

@@AvenueX123 oh really. I ddnt get any ads... 🤔

[@GTA-bp4vf]

Wow! Calling it toxic is way to nice. I will now look at Chinese productions totally different from now on. Or just stop watching it until it regains its humanity. So sad.😪

[@Cecilia-]

the same for the korean entertainment industry. Artists are suiciding there(Goo hara just died a few days ago). Then again, the me too movement started from hollywood where sexual assault and harassment was called out. Maybe entertainment industries overall is toxic. I don't know about bollywood but artists in japan turn into pornstars which is a common thing.

[@weixing3094]

I really do not understand the mindsets of people like you. How can you help the crews there by boycotting their works and causing them out of job? You think unemployment is a good solution for overwork? You are just like the hypocritical US government who put sanctions on countries in the name of punishing the governments who deprive the human right of their citizens, which actually cause the people living there having much more miserable lives.

[@weixing3094]

GT A After some thought, I understand more about your kind of perple. You care more about punishing the criminal instead of saving the victim. What you really care is not improving the overall welfare of people who are already treated badly, but removing the risk of the same thing happening on yourself. Your sense of justice is simply an extension of self protection, and you would like to sacrifice the the current victims to eradicate your "enemy".

[@GTA-bp4vf]

@@weixing3094 lol....I am unsure what you are taking about in both of your comments . I don't think you know either or it may have been lost in translation. I am not in the entertainment industry myself but to me, when people end up dead or it commonly results in physical and mental illness, that's not ok with me. It my personal view and whatever action I chose to take is none of your business if I continue to support it or not. If you are enlightened to a different way to help change the industry to make it better for the actors and crew then by all means do it with my blessing. Personally, I will now find enjoying any drama difficult as I would be forever wondering what hardships they had to go through to produce it. And if you think that is selfish, that is your view. This is the way I chose to support and hopefully aid change.

[@GTA-bp4vf]

@@weixing3094 well there will always be people like you that will continue supporting it...so there is no danger of inhuman treatment or lack of employment ever ending. Will there!

[@luzvimindarivera8397]

so sad personnel incharged never care for the acting actors n sofort not good company