Shanghai Songjiang District's court is to execute a recent verdict that requires Chinese actress Zheng Shuang to return 90.5 million yuan (US$12.61 million) to a film and television investment company.

According to a previous court report, in 2016, the company called Haining Dongkai Star invited the actress to be the heroine in a TV drama.

They signed a contract which showed that Zheng could get 30.5 million yuan as remuneration but if Zheng violated the law and was banned by national departments, which affected the filming and screening of the TV drama, she should refund the money and compensate the investment company for economic losses.

Filming began in 2016 but the drama hasn't been broadcast.

In 2021 Zheng was given a 299-million-yuan penalty for tax evasion and the company sued.

The judge at the Songjiang court passed sentence and supported the requirement of the plaintiff, asking Zheng to return the remuneration and pay economic losses of 60 million yuan. Zheng appealed against her conviction.

In July this year, the local intermediate court upheld the original sentence after the second instance. However, the respondent hasn't returned the money.

The Songjiang court told Shanghai Daily the execution procedure is underway.