Is it a routine for Douyin’s faceless anchors to get a basic salary?

Yes. There are many types of faceless anchors on Douyin, some real and some fake. The basic salary mentioned above is all attractive. Then they ask you to join the guild and get hired, and basically they won't care about it. They just recruit a lot of people and don't care much. If one of them becomes popular, they will benefit. But no one cares about others who are unlucky. And the platform’s commission is very high.