Wang Hailing (No.12 scriptwriters list)

First time for scriptwriters

The Richest Scriptwriters List is new this year, calculating authors' income in the last five years from movie or TV drama scripts. Huaxi Metropolis Daily says the list aims to make people pay more attention to script writers.

The average age of scriptwriters on the list is 54, while the average age on the online writers list is 32. The top 12 on the list are TV writers and the final three are movie scriptwriters.

Gao Mantang, the script writer of Chuang Guan Dong, was selected as the top of this category, earning 30 million yuan. But Gao told the newspaper he is unsatisfied with the state of the industry. "There are so many shocking TV dramas because we lack good scripts. These dramas are not close to the public's lives. We have to think about why they can still earn high audience ratings."

Wang Hailing, ranking 12 on the scriptwriter list, said the total income for a top level scriptwriter like Gao in five years is not a very high figure. But she added it is a good sign that scriptwriters were getting their own list, because it means their work is gaining acceptance and recognition.