December 1st,"Little Tigers"Chen Zhipeng, a member of the company, was exposed by a former employee of the company on suspicion of tax evasion of tens of millions of yuan, and also accused him of bad character, wage arrears and abuse of employees and other negative incidents, which aroused heated discussions among netizens.
Subsequently, Chen Zhipeng's multiple social ** accounts were compromised, and countless fans asked him to explain.
However, it wasn't until a full day after the incident that Chen Zhipeng finally responded.
On December 2, Chen Zhipeng published a long article in response to online revelations, in which he acknowledged the existence of some of the facts, but denied most of the negative events, and said that he would file a lawsuit against the employee.
Chen Zhipeng explained in the article that the reason why it took so long to respond was because he needed to verify the revelations in order to provide a sincere explanation to everyone.
He admitted that there were indeed some problems in terms of taxation, and he said that after receiving the inspection notice from the tax department in 2022, he had been actively cooperating with the investigation, and paid the tax as soon as the final tax payment decision arrived.
However, the amount of taxes is definitely not as large as the former employee revealed.
As for why there are tax problems, Chen Zhipeng said that he is not good at company management, and the management team was responsible for it at that time, and he always thought that the income from his performances was after-tax income, so he did not need to pay taxes.
However, after being investigated, it was found that no matter how the contract between the two parties stipulated, as long as the other party did not provide a tax payment certificate, they still needed to pay taxes.
Chen Zhipeng admitted that his ignorance of the law led to unknowingly owing taxes.
Chen Zhipeng believes that no matter what the reason, as long as there is a lack of taxes, he should be responsible, and said that he will actively carry out rectification, and hopes that everyone can give the opportunity to remedy (to put it bluntly, I hope to continue to shine in the entertainment industry and continue to make money).
As for the other revelations of the former employee, Chen Zhipeng completely denied it, and said that the employee chose to withdraw from the cooperation because he made mistakes at work.
Chen Zhipeng said that the company did not hold the employee accountable and kept a record of the chat at the time.
Chen Zhipeng also revealed that he also sent a thank you message on the day of the employee's departure.
In addition, Chen Zhipeng believes that the "cold violence in the workplace", "PUA" and disregard for the interests of businesses in the employees' revelations are baseless accusations.
Finally, Chen Zhipeng said that he would pursue the employee's infringement through litigation, and the company would also investigate the legal consequences of the employee's misconduct during the company.
Chen Zhipeng explained the labor dispute between the employee and the company, saying that the employee's claim that the company owed him wages was unfounded.
Previously, a netizen who claimed to be the former commercial director of Chen Zhipeng's company broke the news through gossip **, saying that Chen Zhipeng had been investigated twice for tax evasion, the first time occurred from 2019 to 2021, when he was found to have paid 10 million, but unexpectedly he was reported again in 2022, and the tax issue is still under investigation.
In addition, the employee also ** Chen Zhipeng's various black materials, such as insulting employees and PUA employees at will in the company, as well as the arrogant attitude of cooperation with the brand, not cooperating, not only engaged in bringing goods to make money, but also disgusted with low-quality goods, and did not allow others to call him an anchor, because he is a star.
In addition, the employee also broke the news that Chen Zhipeng, as a member of the "Little Tigers", asked everyone in the company not to mention the "Little Tigers" in front of him, and even the background during filming**and live broadcast** could not be the songs of the Little Tigers.
In addition, the employee also complained that Chen Zhipeng always likes to play big names when he participates in commercial performances, requiring tickets to be three in one belt, staying in a high-end hotel, and picking up his own car cannot be lower than GL8 configuration, etc.
The employee also posted a labor arbitration application form, and broke the news that Chen Zhipeng did not sign a labor contract with him, nor did he provide five insurances and one housing fund, and even owed wages.
In the end, the company abruptly announced its dissolution, resulting in the employee being forced to lay off.
Subsequently, some netizens found that Chen Zhipeng had withdrawn from the list of shareholders of the ** company, which aroused questions from netizens.
The agent and the commercial director both criticized Chen Zhipeng, which caused many netizens to question whether Chen Zhipeng's character was problematic.
Chen Zhipeng finally issued a response this time, denying most of the problems, only admitting that he did have a tax evasion problem, but it was not as much as 10 million as the former employee broke the news, and the specific amount has not yet been clarified.
In the entertainment industry, tax issues have always been a sensitive red line, and many celebrities have been ** because of this, and their careers are in jeopardy.
Chen Zhipeng has now confirmed that there is a tax evasion problem, no matter what the amount, his acting career is basically irretrievable, and the only thing that is missing is criticism from the official media.