26-year-old Chinese actress Zhao Lusi was hospitalized last year due to overwork while filming, and even suffered from aphasia for a time. She only returned to work after half a year of recuperation. At the time, there were rumors that she was overexploited by her agency “Galaxy Cool Entertainment”. Now she has finally spoken out about the inside story herself, posting two long messages on Weibo on the 2nd, directly naming the company for not only bullying her but also forcing her to pay compensation. This has angered her to the point of declaring: “I'm done with this. You don't need to blacklist me!”
Zhao Lusi painfully revealed that when she had to reduce her workload due to illness, the company used this as an excuse to cancel several brand endorsements she had. They had promised to take responsibility, yet in the end she was the one who had to pay, and the amount reached 2.05 million RMB (about 1.21 million ringgit). She further pointed out that the company even “withdrew money directly from my studio account without negotiation, and tricked my accountant into signing off on the profit-sharing statement,” calling it a blatant scheme.
Even more distressing, she said that over the past 8 months she had tried to communicate properly and fight for management rights to her studio, only to be given answers like “the crew has disbanded” and “everyone has left”. She was left to bear all the consequences alone and had to continue paying compensation. Reflecting on her decision to renew her contract two years ago, she described it as “stupid,” as the agreement still binds her for another 4 years: “You made your life easy by taking advantage of how difficult things were for me.”
She also mentioned that when she wanted to talk about terminating her contract, the agency used excuses like “your family members are also sick” to block her, and even threatened her: “Don't make any moves recently,” clearly implying blacklisting. Outraged, Zhao Lusi could no longer hold back and openly fired back: “I don't need you to blacklist me, I'm done with this!” At the end of her post, she lamented, “If I had reported this to the police back then, none of this would have happened today.” She didn’t forget to remind fans: “The first thing to do when you encounter danger is to call the police, don’t believe any of those comforting words that come with an agenda.”
This time, Zhao Lusi also released an updated medical evaluation report, showing symptoms of severe depression and anxiety, with a depression index of 75 and an anxiety index of 73, both in the severe range.
Netizens also pulled up the agency’s list of artists. Aside from Zhao Lusi, it includes Li Jiulin, Liu Te, Qi Peixin, Zhang Kaitai, Lu Dongxu, Tang Zhenchao, Xiong Wanyang, Yang Kexin, Fan Jingwen, and Fu Song, among others. Many netizens bluntly said “I only know Zhao Lusi,” and some even mocked, “The only name from this company I recognize is hers,” “No wonder they won’t let her go,” and “The entire company is supported by a single cash cow.” Some commented helplessly: “If I were this company, I’d also keep Zhao Lusi at all costs,” and, “Aside from her, everyone else is basically unknown, so of course they won’t let her leave.”
Zhao Lusi painfully revealed that when she had to reduce her workload due to illness, the company used this as an excuse to cancel several brand endorsements she had. They had promised to take responsibility, yet in the end she was the one who had to pay, and the amount reached 2.05 million RMB (about 1.21 million ringgit). She further pointed out that the company even “withdrew money directly from my studio account without negotiation, and tricked my accountant into signing off on the profit-sharing statement,” calling it a blatant scheme.
Even more distressing, she said that over the past 8 months she had tried to communicate properly and fight for management rights to her studio, only to be given answers like “the crew has disbanded” and “everyone has left”. She was left to bear all the consequences alone and had to continue paying compensation. Reflecting on her decision to renew her contract two years ago, she described it as “stupid,” as the agreement still binds her for another 4 years: “You made your life easy by taking advantage of how difficult things were for me.”
She also mentioned that when she wanted to talk about terminating her contract, the agency used excuses like “your family members are also sick” to block her, and even threatened her: “Don't make any moves recently,” clearly implying blacklisting. Outraged, Zhao Lusi could no longer hold back and openly fired back: “I don't need you to blacklist me, I'm done with this!” At the end of her post, she lamented, “If I had reported this to the police back then, none of this would have happened today.” She didn’t forget to remind fans: “The first thing to do when you encounter danger is to call the police, don’t believe any of those comforting words that come with an agenda.”
This time, Zhao Lusi also released an updated medical evaluation report, showing symptoms of severe depression and anxiety, with a depression index of 75 and an anxiety index of 73, both in the severe range.
Netizens also pulled up the agency’s list of artists. Aside from Zhao Lusi, it includes Li Jiulin, Liu Te, Qi Peixin, Zhang Kaitai, Lu Dongxu, Tang Zhenchao, Xiong Wanyang, Yang Kexin, Fan Jingwen, and Fu Song, among others. Many netizens bluntly said “I only know Zhao Lusi,” and some even mocked, “The only name from this company I recognize is hers,” “No wonder they won’t let her go,” and “The entire company is supported by a single cash cow.” Some commented helplessly: “If I were this company, I’d also keep Zhao Lusi at all costs,” and, “Aside from her, everyone else is basically unknown, so of course they won’t let her leave.”