In 2013, Huang Tingting, who had just graduated from college, joined SNH48 and became a member of this idol group. When she first entered the entertainment industry, she was like a fine grain of sand on the beach, looking dull under the light of popular members such as Ju Jingyi.
However, Huang Tingting was not discouraged. She knows that opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared, so she quietly hones her talents and actively participates in various activities arranged by the company.
Whenever there is an opportunity to perform, Huang Tingting is always the first to rehearse and the last to leave. Her diligence and obedience soon caught the attention of the company's management. Although the exposure is not high, she never complains and always maintains a positive attitude.
In 2017, Huang Tingting's long-awaited opportunity finally came. With Ju Jingyi's solo flight, SNH48 needs a new master. The company set its sights on Huang Tingting, who has been performing well.
Siba Culture began to build her image in an all-round way, tailoring a development plan for her. This year, the company invested in three TV series for Huang Tingting: "Counterattack: Star Journey" in the first half of the year, starring in the fantasy costume drama "Covering the Sky with Plain Hands", and the online drama "Big Nose Love Saint" in the second half of the year.
From a supporting role to a heroine, Huang Tingting finally stood in the spotlight. On the set, Huang Tingting is always smiling, and her eyes are full of longing and hope for the future. She puts her heart and soul into her work every day and strives to seize every opportunity to showcase herself.
From her gestures, we can see a star who is transforming. With the increase in popularity, Huang Tingting also began to receive some invitations for endorsements and commercial performances.
Her schedule is getting fuller and fuller, but she still maintains her initial enthusiasm and drive. Huang Tingting at this stage is undoubtedly happy and grateful. She often expresses her gratitude to the company in interviews, saying that the company gave her a stage to show herself.
In this way, Huang Tingting has gradually grown from an unknown little person to a rising star in the entertainment industry. However, she could not have imagined that this was only the beginning of her complicated life, and that greater challenges awaited her.
From 2017 to 2019, Huang Tingting's career was like a rocket, rising rapidly. She is no longer an ordinary member of SNH48, but has become a well-deserved leader.
Every time it makes a public appearance, it can cause screams from fans and media coverage. This feeling of spotlight made Huang Tingting intoxicated. Siba Culture saw Huang Tingting's potential and decided to increase its investment in her.
In 2018, the company tailor-made the TV series "Serenade" for her. In order to ensure the success of this drama, the company spared no expense to invite the popular idol Chen Xuedong to be the leading actor.
According to people familiar with the matter, Chen Xuedong's salary alone is as high as 14 million, a figure that makes people in the industry gasp. However, with the growth of fame, Huang Tingting's mentality has also quietly changed.
She begins to gain a new appreciation for her own worth, and the gratitude and fulfillment that she once had had been replaced by ambition and desire. When she learned that other celebrities such as Zheng Shuang had a salary of 2.08 million a day, the sense of disparity and imbalance in her heart became stronger and stronger.
Huang began arguing frequently with her agent, demanding more resources and higher pay. There was no longer pure joy in her eyes, but a complex look, a desire to succeed and dissatisfaction with the status quo.
Her smile also became a little forced, and it was no longer as sincere and bright as before. In the past 7 years, according to the court's later disclosure, Huang Tingting received a total of 8.99 million remuneration from the company.
For an ordinary girl who graduated from college, this is undoubtedly a huge amount of money. However, in Huang Tingting's view, this is far from enough. She began to calculate the value she created for the company and thought she deserved more.
The company arranged an intensive work schedule for Huang Tingting, including 7 TV series, 3 movies, 26 variety shows, 30 endorsements, 23 commercial performances, 12 concerts, 18 music singles, 23 music MV shooting, and 300 theater performances.
In addition, the company also purchased 10 million Weibo fans for her to build her star image in an all-round way. However, these investments did not earn Huang Tingting's gratitude. Instead, she began to feel that she was being squeezed and exploited.
Her eyes began to show dissatisfaction and anxiety, and her behavior in front of the camera was not as natural as before. Huang Tingting's changes have not escaped the eyes of the company's top management. They began to worry about whether this artist, who had been carefully cultivated by them, was heading for a path beyond their control.
However, what they didn't expect was that the dissatisfaction in Huang Tingting's heart had accumulated to a critical point, and a storm was coming. In 2019, the entertainment industry was shocked by an explosive news: Huang Tingting, the SNH48 master Hua Dan who was once carefully cultivated by Siba Culture, actually sued her owner and asked to terminate the contract.
This decision was like a bombshell, causing a huge shock in the circle. Huang Tingting's eyes no longer have the meekness of the past, but instead a kind of firmness and challenge.
She stood in front of reporters, her voice trembling slightly, but her attitude was resolute: "I think the company's actions have violated my rights and interests, and I have no choice but to protect my interests through legal means."
However, what is even more surprising is that Huang Tingting's move also affected three other teammates: Feng Xinduo, Lu Ting and Zhao Yue. At the instigation of Huang Tingting, they also chose to fight against the company.
Huang Tingting became the backbone in their eyes, leading the small group to start a protracted struggle with the company. Unfortunately, the results of this decision were not satisfactory.
Feng Xinduo was finally sentenced by the court to compensate the company 1.2 million, Lu Ting became an amateur after the contract expired, and Zhao Yue temporarily debuted by participating in the talent show "Creation Camp", but finally returned to Siba.
Huang Tingting watched her former comrades-in-arms leave one by one, with a trace of remorse and loneliness in her eyes. In the face of Huang Tingting's "betrayal", Siba Culture did not sit still.
The company immediately took countermeasures and sued Huang Tingting, demanding that she pay 10 million in compensation. The company's lawyer made an impassioned statement in court: "We have invested a lot of resources in Huang Tingting, and her current achievements are inseparable from the company's training.
Her actions have seriously damaged the interests of the company, and we hold her accountable accordingly. "This lawsuit has lasted for a long time, and both sides have come up with their own evidence and reasons, and they have not given in to each other.
In the courtroom, Huang Tingting and the company's representatives made eye contact, as if they could spark. They have gone from being close partners to-for-tat rivals, and this huge contrast makes onlookers sigh.
As the lawsuit continued, Huang Tingting's career came to a standstill. She is no longer in the public eye, only occasionally posting vague information through social media.
Her fans began to worry about whether this once radiant idol would fall. After a lengthy legal process, in December 2022, the court finally made a verdict: Huang Tingting needs to compensate Siba Culture 3.5 million.
This result is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Huang Tingting. When the judge read out the verdict, Huang Tingting's face instantly turned pale, her hands trembled slightly, and her eyes were full of disbelief and loss.
However, what is surprising is that Huang Tingting did not immediately fulfill the judgment. She seemed to be stalling for time, as if waiting for some turning point. This behavior raised public questions and forced the court to take further steps.
In February 2023, the court decided to take enforcement measures against Huang Tingting. The executors came to Huang Tingting's residence with court documents and prepared to conduct an inventory of her property.
However, the execution result shocked everyone: Huang Tingting's bank card only had 90,000 yuan, of which 66,000 were bank deposits and 24,000 were online funds. The result immediately sparked widespread speculation and discussion.
People have questioned: How can a former popular idol only have so much money? Huang Tingting faced the reporter's questioning, but she just lowered her head, her eyes flashed, and she didn't want to say anything.
Just when public opinion was in an uproar, a person familiar with the matter revealed an astonishing inside story to the media: Huang Tingting transferred most of her property to her parents as early as 2019 and bought real estate in Beijing, Shanghai and other places.
The investment holders of these properties are all her parents. As soon as this news came out, people's perception of Huang Tingting changed dramatically. People who were sympathetic to her began to question her integrity, believing that she was playing with the law.
Huang Tingting's eyes showed anxiety and uneasiness, but at the same time, there was also a hint of cunning. She seemed to be thinking about what to do next. Upon learning of this, the court immediately launched a further investigation.
Huang's property issues have become more complicated, as she is not only under pressure to pay huge compensation, but may also face more serious legal liabilities for the transfer of her property. This series of events put Huang Tingting in an unprecedented predicament.
Her once glamorous idol image is gone, replaced by an ordinary person caught in legal disputes and property disputes. Her eyes were filled with mixed emotions, ranging from regret for the past to confusion about the future.
Huang Tingting's experience quickly became a hot topic in the entertainment industry and sparked extensive discussions. At first, many netizens who did not know the inside story sympathized with her. They commented on social media that Huang Tingting was a victim of exploitation by the company.
Someone wrote: "This is the dark side of the entertainment industry, where the hard-earned money of artists is taken away by the company." For a time, sympathetic voices dominated public opinion.
However, as more details were exposed, especially after the news of Huang Tingting's suspected transfer of property, the wind of public opinion began to reverse. Netizens who once sympathized with her began to question her motives and integrity.
Someone commented: "It turned out to be a trick, where is this simple victim?" Huang Tingting has become the artist with the most claims from Siba culture, and this label has brought her a lot of negative impact.
Her social media accounts were besieged by angry netizens, and every post was filled with criticism and questioning. In this storm of public opinion, Huang Tingting looked a little embarrassed.
Her social media posts are full of justifications and complaints, but they don't seem to get much sympathy. Her once confident smile disappeared, replaced by a complex expression, both unwilling and helpless.
Huang Tingting's experience has also become a cautionary tale in the entertainment industry, making other artists more cautious about contract issues. Some young artists said in interviews that they would study contract law more seriously and pay more attention to financial management.
Industry insiders have also begun to reflect on how to find a balance between protecting the interests of the company and respecting the rights and interests of artists. A person in charge of a brokerage company said: "This incident makes us realize the need to establish a more transparent and fair cooperation mechanism.
As time passed, the turmoil gradually subsided, but its impact on Huang Tingting was long-term. Her once-dazzling star journey seems to have dimmed, and the road ahead is full of uncertainty.
In this storm of public opinion, Huang Tingting not only lost the trust of the public, but also may have lost the opportunity to return to the entertainment industry. Huang Tingting's story is like a mirror, reflecting the complexity of the entertainment industry and the uncertainty of the artist's career.
From an obscure college student to a popular idol, to an "old man" caught in legal disputes, Huang Tingting's experience can be called dramatic. This incident has triggered deep thinking about artist contracts and financial management.
Huang Tingting received a remuneration of 8.99 million in 7 years, an average of more than 1 million per year. For a girl who graduated from an ordinary university, this is already an income that many people will find difficult to achieve in their lifetime.
However, under the temptation of fame and fortune, Huang Tingting still seems to feel that it is not enough. Although Huang Tingting's approach shows her scheming, she still seems a little naïve in the face of capital and the law.
She may have thought that she could avoid legal liability by transferring her property, but instead of solving the problem, this practice put her in a bigger predicament. In this contest, Huang Tingting underestimated the strength of the company and the deterrent power of the law.
Siba Culture has invested a lot of resources for her, including 7 TV series, 3 movies, 26 variety shows, 30 endorsements, 23 commercial performances, 12 concerts, 18 music singles, 23 music MV shootings, 300 theater performances, and bought her 10 million Weibo fans.
When it comes to protecting its own interests, the company obviously has more experience and resources than Huang Tingting. Finally, Huang Tingting stood in front of the camera, her eyes full of complex emotions. She seems to realize her mistake, but is unwilling to throw in the towel completely.
This once radiant idol now has to face the consequences of his choices. Huang Tingting's experience tells us that in the complex environment of the entertainment industry, simple scheming is far from enough.
Artists need to learn to balance personal interests and professional ethics, and need to have a long-term vision and correct values. Her story may become a lesson worth pondering in the entertainment industry, warning latecomers to abide by the spirit of the contract and cherish hard-won opportunities while chasing their dreams.