Chapter 258

The Lantern Festival has already passed for twenty days.

But the film and television circle and the entertainment industry are still as lively as the New Year, with big dramas one after another.

Yue Jun's call, Lin Nan didn't ask much. Isn't it just gossip, talk about it tomorrow.

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"Oh my, Lin Nan, come and help me."

Liu Yifei frowned and shouted.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?"

Lin Nan had just finished pouring a glass of water when he heard Liu Yifei calling him.

In the practice room, on the wooden floor, Miss Liu was standing shakily.

She was holding her right leg with both hands and moving forward, her expression rich, as if there were needles pricking the soles of her feet.

"Hahaha, you've been lazy for several months, practicing so hard suddenly, it's no wonder your legs and feet are numb."

"You're still laughing, come over quickly."

"Alright, alright."

Lin Nan put the cup aside, walked over, and directly picked up Liu Yifei by the waist.

"Where to?"

"Living room, sofa."

Liu Yifei wrapped her arms around Lin Nan's neck and said crisply.

The needle-pricking sensation on her feet made her subconsciously grimace, which made Lin Nan couldn't help but chuckle.

"Don't laugh, or I'll bite you!"

Miss Liu rolled her eyes at Lin Nan and threatened through gritted teeth.

Sitting on the sofa, Liu Yifei puffed out her cheeks and started making a plan for herself.

She decided to pick up her old lessons again starting tomorrow. She lost face today, actually being laughed at by Lin Nan!

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Yin Xiaotian's incident had only passed for three or four days, and there was big news here again.

Zhao Wenzhuo was unilaterally notified by the *Special Identity* crew to terminate the contract.

A few days ago, the incident where the crew driver was hacked to death on the street had just been suppressed. Now this happened again; this action movie couldn't help but become the focus.

When the mainland media hadn't reacted to what the situation was, the Hong Kong media had already made a final conclusion and reported it on a large scale:

"Mainland actor Zhao Wenzhuo acted like a big shot on set, bringing 7 assistants, and demanded to change the script, refusing the opening notice."

"Causing the crew to stop filming for a week, causing major losses, so the crew decided to terminate the cooperation with Zhao Wenzhuo..."

Lin Nan flipped to the announcement posted by the *Special Identity* crew on Weibo yesterday afternoon.

It was written well; the announcement listed Zhao Wenzhuo's faults, saying the crew tried to communicate earnestly but failed, and could only tearfully terminate the cooperation...

There wasn't a single insulting word in the announcement, but it was all saying that this is an actor without any professional ethics.

How should I put it, the crew's action was really fast; in half a day, they confirmed a Hong Kong actor to take over Zhao Wenzhuo's scenes.

After a night of fermentation, the comments under the crew's announcement were very exciting.

"It's been filming for nearly a month, it shouldn't be a strike for no reason, right? There must be a reason!"

"Before, no crew had ever said Zhao Wenzhuo acted like a big shot..."

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"Inside scoop, the crew and Zhao Wenzhuo really fell out because of the conflict between Donnie Yen and Zhao Wenzhuo."

"As the producer and martial arts director, Donnie Yen 'slightly' modified Zhao Wenzhuo's scenes..."

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In the morning, Zhao Wenzhuo held a press conference in the capital with his lawyer.

He and his lawyer refuted all the "crimes" stated by the crew one by one.

"It's completely different from the script I got when I signed the contract, and the director has also been changed..."

"My scenes were significantly deleted, I protested several times, but there was no result, and the script was still constantly being changed."

"My action scenes were also constantly deleted by Donnie Yen, the dual-male lead script became his solo show..."

"Even a divorce requires a divorce agreement, Zhao Wenzhuo was unilaterally released from the contract, the crew has already broken the law."

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What made people in the industry find it funny was that Zhao Wenzhuo showed the media the notice sent by the crew: starting from 12:00 noon yesterday, the crew would no longer provide accommodation for Zhao Wenzhuo, the reason being that the crew's budget was seriously overspent!

This is Starlight Shining! Seriously overspent?!

Different from the general notice from the crew, after one press conference, Zhao Wenzhuo answered all the media's questions in detail.

Especially, Zhao Wenzhuo said a sentence that made all reporters excited:

"An investment cost of over 100 million, I can't bear the charge of serious overspending."

"As for the overspending, it is estimated that it is really overspent, but only the crew knows where the money went. The investor Starlight Shining probably doesn't even know."

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Lin Nan closed the computer; it had only been a day, what the specific situation is, only the involved parties know.

Yue Jun knocked on the door and came in, reminding him with some worry:

"Lin Dao, *Kung Fu Jungle* has already signed a contract with Zhao Wenzhuo, once the script review is passed, the next step is the movie filing. Now this situation?"

Lin Nan understood what Yue Jun meant.

The crew over there is arguing, both sides are going back and forth, Zhao Wenzhuo is clearly a serious person, and even held a press conference. Listening to that meaning, there is also the matter of "misappropriation of public funds"!

"It's still early, don't worry too much about our movie being affected. Compared to Donnie Yen, I still trust Zhao Wenzhuo more, it's all about comparison, wait a bit longer."

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*Special Identity* was also called *Ultimate Decoding* earlier, of course, these are already two different projects.

The producer of the latter at the beginning was Jackie Chan, the director and screenwriter was Tan Bing, and in the end, it went bankrupt, so it was changed to *Special Identity*.

The production team was also all changed, and finally found Starlight Shining to take over, pulling in the full investment.

At this moment, Lu Zheng had a headache.

Although he opened a film and television company, he never intervened in crew matters, except for requiring the female lead to be Jing Tian, he had no other requirements.

"Damn, what kind of mess can be encountered. They changed the script later?"

Hearing Lu Zheng's inquiry, the assistant nodded, "But it didn't affect Tian Tian's scenes..."

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Regarding Zhao Wenzhuo refuting the crew, saying the latter violated the contract and Donnie Yen wantonly modified the script, the crew's reply was very "skillful".

"The crew has the participation of Zhao Wenzhuo and Zhang Hanyu, and the producer and martial arts director Donnie Yen felt that this advantage must be utilized well."

"Subsequently, he designed some more action patterns, so he modified the script and increased the action scenes."

"But after Zhao Wenzhuo received the modified script, he believed that it was different from the script when signing, and used this as a reason to strike."

"Isn't an actor just serving the crew and the movie! His behavior has no basic professional ethics to speak of."

This reply is a bit evasive, actually not talking about the contract...

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It must be said that in terms of entertainment news, Hong Kong media is still more experienced than mainland media.

It's just that it's a bit nakedly biased.

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Lin Nan was personally watching the post-production editing of *Bad Genius*.

The tense and exciting atmosphere in the plot must be perfectly displayed.

Unlike the employees at Lin Nan Pictures who discuss Yin Xiaotian's gossip, the employees at Tiangong Color actually prefer to watch the conflict between two action actors.

"I posted a post on Weibo, suggesting that they fight head-on, whoever wins, listen to whoever."

Lin Nan unexpectedly heard someone say this and suddenly felt it was quite funny.

"And then, how many replies?" He asked jokingly.

"Haha, Lin Dao, guess what. A large number of netizens commented that this is a good idea!"

"Kung fu actors, speak with kung fu, no problem!"

A group of technical science and engineering men, when encountering topics they are interested in, are not inferior to female employees who gossip. They even dug out the film and television works the two had acted in before, trying to prove which one can fight better; the simplicity and cuteness of science and engineering men were fully reflected.

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The entertainment news outside is getting more and more lively.

Although the mainland media reacted a beat slower, they also followed up with reports in time.

Here, Zhao Wenzhuo pointed out that the mastermind behind the scenes was Donnie Yen;

While Donnie Yen retorted that at the beginning, he was resistant to inviting Zhao Wenzhuo because his character was not good.

"Like an actor who doesn't cooperate with the crew and has no professional ethics, it can be certain that no director will look for him to film in the future..."

Less than two hours later, Donnie Yen was slapped in the face.

*Wu Dang* director Liang Bojian voiced his support for Zhao Wenzhuo on Weibo:

"Wenzhuo's professional spirit in *Wu Dang* and his cooperative attitude with the crew are obvious to all, very excellent."

Good heavens, this is the first director in the circle to speak out, and he is a Hong Kong director!

For a time, the mainland media was like they had been injected with chicken blood, starting to get to the bottom of it; there must be quite a bit of filth here!

The incident expanded rapidly, from the two involved parties and the crew, to the media and the whole internet, and then to the entire Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland film and television circle.

Zhao Wenzhuo was very fierce, "Saying I act like a big shot, the one who acts like a big shot is someone else, not only acting like a big shot, but also blaming the crew's half-month loss on me, not only kicking me out of the crew, but also damaging my reputation..."

"I can confront them face to face, I have the daily notices, the time of starting and finishing work, I have the original and final drafts of the script, I even have the photographer's shooting schedule, I didn't strike, I can go to court.

It is him who violated the contract and wantonly deleted my scenes, other actors bullied in the crew dare not speak, afraid of being banned, afraid of not finding a rice bowl, I am not afraid, at worst I won't do this line..."

Donnie Yen responded again, not painfully or itchily:

"Must be wary of being obstructed by villains, hiding murderous intent. Disappointed, heartbroken but not shaken, continue filming today, will film better! I have been in the industry for so many years, what storms haven't I seen?"

The media went crazy, rushing to interview all the artists and actors who had cooperated with the two and had intersections.

At this point, the first artist to clearly take sides appeared, Shu Qi!

She was the first among Hong Kong stars to stand up and write a long essay, clearly supporting and assisting Donnie Yen.

"Donnie Yen is an extremely dedicated actor who does everything seriously, just wants to perfectly present every frame to the audience, do his role well, and film the movie well... he is a good actor, it is definitely not his problem."

Immediately afterwards, a large number of Hong Kong and Taiwan artists began to take action one after another.

Relatively speaking, the mainland side seems to have always been a beat slower.

But by this time, the mainland entertainment industry also reacted, the matter seems a bit wrong?!

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(End of chapter)