Age: 28
female
Song Zu Er is a Chinese actress. Song Zu Er enrolled in the Beijing Film Academy in 2018 after placing third in the National Higher Education Entrance Examination. Forbes China listed Song under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2019 list. In 2020, Song appeared in CCTV New Year's Gala for the first time, acting out a skit called "Airport Sisters". The actress' family took over managing her financial affairs as early as 2020. On November 28, 2022, the actress' contract with her previous company Xitian Film and Television expired. On August 31, 2023, a former employee of Song Zu Er filed an allegation with the State Administration of Taxation against the actress for tax evasion and possible fraud in the amount of 45 million RMB. The former employee used their real name, which is rare in whistleblowing cases. Neither Song nor her studio has responded or denied anything. On August 27, 2024, Song Zu Er's studio broke silence after one year and released an official statement regarding the incident that she had been verified by the tax authorities to have no tax evasion and had not been subject to administrative penalties for tax matters. (Source: Wikipedia, Weibo, dramapanda.com)
In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an unassuming town by her apothecary father, never imagined the rear palace would have anything to do with her-until she was kidnapped and sold into service there. Though she looks ordinary, Maomao has a quick wit, a sharp mind, and an extensive knowledge of medicine. That's her secret, until she encounters a resident of the palace at least as perceptive as she is: the head eunuch, Jinshi. He sees through Maomao's façade and makes her a lady-in-waiting to none other than the Emperor's favorite consort... so she can taste the lady's food for poison! At her lady's side, Maomao starts to learn about everything that goes on in the rear palace-not all of it seemly. Can she ever lead a quiet life, or will her powers of deduction and insatiable curiosity bring her ever more adventures, and ever more dangers?
