TVB had been the TV giant for many years, earlier the Communication Authority (CA) criticized TVB for 'trapping artists under low pay' and preventing artists/singers from appearing on other TV stations. It was said the CA fined TVB HK$900,000 for violating the 'Broadcasting Regulation'. In the past, artists had no other option other than TVB, thus the majority of them didn't dare to speak up, but in the world of change, there will bound be a courageous person that will come forward. Sammul Chan is that courageous artist. Every time he mentions his maternal home TVB, he gets upset. Sammul said: "I don't like their tactics, it makes me feel uncomfortable. I feel oppressed." Sammul signed a long contract with his manager Ivy since he was 18, thus he never wanted to sign a management contract with TVB, he just signed an artist contract. He wasn't considered a 'biological son', but one day he was asked to enter the meeting room alone to discuss the contract. He said: "Today you ask me to be in a meeting at the office, but I have a manager, shouldn't my manager come with me? But they didn't allow that, they wanted me to go alone. As a result, it was like two adults against a child. I felt really oppressed. They just briefly touched on the contract terms, then took out an already prepared contract out for you to sign. The terms are all written there, there is nothing to negotiate. It was like a trap. You could either sign it or you think about it yourself..."
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In the end, Sammul decided to leave the room, has he regretted making that decision? He said: "Don't make it sound that serious. Is there anyone whose in the same job from 18 to 60 when they retire? Some people say I betrayed TVB for not signing the contract with them, but if I signed it, then I'm betraying Ivy. Who do I have to pay if I breach a contract? I have to safeguard myself."
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Sammul noticed the recent TVB series ratings has been quite low, even the Dayo Wong series couldn't get past 30 points, but Sammul said with a laugh: "Everyone can see this kind of rating. How can a series rated 27-28 points get a celebration event? In the past when War of Genders got 40 or 50 points, it was a big deal, this time there is a major difference, but they can still make it a big deal and their face doesn't turn red? Don't do that! I really think its funny, luckily the audience are smart. Many of my friends watch TV series online and I have Apple TV at home too, so I can watch TV series from all over the world." Sammul disclosed Ricky Wong has invited him to collaborate, "I've taught his family water-skiing, I know Mr. Wong personally. One time he came to Taiwan and asked me to participate in his series, but I just couldn't make time on my schedule. Earlier I had dinner with Mr. Wong, he asked me what type of series I wanted to do and he'll write one for me. I said don't need to be that exaggerated, I told him to write something that my old company (TVB) feared it would damage their reputation or scolded by the audience. Its been a while since I've been in a Cantonese drama."
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