I have been engaged in the film and television culture industry for more than ten years, and I can tell you responsibly that any formal brokerage company and crew will not charge any fees (registration fee, filing fee, deposit, etc.). For any nominal participant, because, firstly, the formal brokerage company will deduct his agency fee from the service fee given to the participant by the crew after recommending it to the crew, instead of charging the actor in advance. Secondly, the service, culture, Taoism, photography, recording, beauty, production, directing, performance and other departments of the crew have related budgets and expenses, and will not benefit from the participants, but will pay service fees to the participants and staff.

To sum up, there is no doubt that the company you mentioned is a liar.