Cai Xukun was sued by his old employer for up to 10 million yuan

Cai Xukun

Court case announcement

       Recently, Cai Xukun was sued by his old employer Yihai Culture for 10 million yuan in compensation. According to the registration information published on the official website of the Dongguan Intermediate People’s Court, the cause of the case is an unfair competition dispute, and the filing date is September 19. The case is still under trial.

  The dispute between Cai Xukun and his old employer, Yihai Culture, has a long history. Before participating in "Idol Trainee", Cai Xukun signed a contract with Yihai Culture and made a brief debut as a ten-man boy group SWIM in October 2016. On February 10, 2017, Cai Xukun sued the old owner for the overlord clause in the contract, demanding that the contract be terminated.

  However, this case has not received much attention. It was not until January 2018 that Cai Xukun participated in "Idol Trainee" and finally won the first place. He debuted as a member of the Nine Percent group, and the case was pushed to the focus of public attention. On March 12, 2018, Cai Xukun’s termination case was heard in Shanghai, and the case was not pronounced in court. However, in this trial, the judge rejected Yihai Culture’s counterclaim for compensation of 50 million liquidated damages, arguing that there were logical problems in the lawsuit. The request for non-termination of the contract and the request for termination of the contract 50 million contradictory. The defendant needs to clarify the complaint.

  Recently, some netizens broke the news that Cai Xukun was sued by his old owner Yihai Culture and demanded compensation for 10 million. From the registration information published on the official website of the Dongguan Intermediate People’s Court, the cause of the case is an unfair competition dispute, and the filing date is September 19. The case is still under trial.