Chapter 64 White Dragon Horse Incident

In early August, the group set out to re-survey the filming locations.

The bay is beautiful, the beach is soft and fine, and a small fishing village is only half an hour's walk away. The only drawback is that it is far from the city.

After walking around, Zhang Chen and his friends were very satisfied with the filming location, which seemed to be tailor-made for "The Shallows".

They hired local fishermen and took them out to sea for a tour.

"The reefs are over there~"

The assistant director pointed to a reef in the distance and said, Zhang Chen originally thought that there were no suitable reefs and he would probably need to set up the scenery himself, but he didn't expect that there was a ready-made one and it basically met his requirements.

"Very good, hurry up and handle the relevant formalities. Also, notify the crew to come over."

Fan Binbin will not be able to join the crew until October, but they can come earlier as there is still a lot of preparation work to be done.

Not all scenes in the sea were shot in the sea. Some close-up scenes needed to be shot in water tanks, which are easier to operate and safer.

A few days later, the rest of the crew finally arrived, and it was very troublesome to check in the equipment.

After getting off the plane they still had to rent a car.

The crew settled down in a small fishing village, and the village took care of their food and lodging. This saved them a lot of trouble, and the fishermen could also earn more income.

Some things that were difficult to transport, such as whale models and sea buoys, were purchased after arriving in Sanya. This time, Zhang Chen didn't need to worry about them, as Chen Xi took care of them all.

This girl is indeed a good candidate to be a producer. In just a short period of time, she has already managed everything in perfect order.

Although this was partly due to the small crew of "The Shallows", it was also due to her own abilities.

A few days later, the whale model and water tank were in place.

By then, we will put sand, rocks, aquatic plants and so on in the water tank. They will not be visible under the camera and will be almost indistinguishable from the real thing.

Everyone was carrying out the various tasks before the filming of the movie in an orderly manner, and Zhang Chen further refined the storyboards. With the real-scene references, many storyboards could be implemented.

Just a few days passed, and a phone call broke the tranquility of the small fishing village.

"Zhang Chen, is everything ready over there?"

The person who called was Fan Binbin.

"Everything is ready, just waiting for you to join the team next month."

"No need to wait until next month, I'll be there tomorrow."

"Hmm? Have you finished filming your scenes in "Little Fish and Flowerless"? "

"Don't mention it. Our crew has stopped working, so I have plenty of time now."

There was resentment in Fan Binbin's words.

"Work stopped? What happened?"

"I can't say anything too specific because I signed a confidentiality agreement. Anyway, it's pretty disgusting~"

what happened?

Still signing a confidentiality agreement?

not……

Zhang Chen remembered something.

They have been staying in the small fishing village every day for a while, cutting off all contact with the outside world, and they are unaware that the outside world has already been in chaos.

After making a few phone calls, I finally found out what was going on.

Just a few days ago, two leading actors from the crew of "The Little Fish and the Flowerless" took advantage of the filming opportunity to beat up Wang Bozhao, who played Jiang Biehe.

There is nothing wrong with the protagonist beating the villain, but the blow was too heavy.

Moreover, this scene was added temporarily and has nothing to do with the plot. Instead, it seems to have been added specifically for some purpose.

Because Wang Bozhao played the White Dragon Horse in the 86 version of "Journey to the West", this incident was also known in history as the "Xiaoyuer and Hua Wuque Beating the White Dragon Horse Incident."

Damn, just listening to the name, if it weren’t for the huge impact of this incident, Zhang Chen would have thought it was a hype by the crew of "The Little Fish and the Flowerless".

But the facts proved that it was not hype. The two Hong Kong people really beat the White Dragon Horse. It seemed that the beating was quite serious. It was said that they even urinated blood.

There are many different opinions about the reason for the beating. The crew announced that it was because Wang Bozhao transferred the makeup artist of the drama crew, and the two leading actors could not stand it, so the conflict occurred.

But Wang Bozhao's version of events was completely different. Then, Bai Longma called the police and sued Zhang and Xie for beating him.

The crew thought Wang Bozhao was causing trouble and wanted him to shut up, but Wang Bozhao was very stubborn and disagreed.

The matter has become a big deal. This film is a co-production and the project leader is Wang Jing, who will definitely stand on the side of the Hong Kong people.

When Wang Jing was interviewed, he teased Wang Bozhao for his "lack of defensive skills" and even slapped himself six times in front of the media, then said "it didn't hurt at all."

Please, Wang Bozhao was playing a dead man, and his body was padded with something beforehand, but it couldn't stop those two guys from hitting him in the face.

This is so bullying.

Then the Beijing circle couldn't stand it anymore, and they said that you Hong Kong people are treated just like the Tianlong people when you come to the mainland to film.

Now that you've beaten someone up, you're still so arrogant?
The bigwigs in the Beijing circle jointly issued a statement: "In the past few days, we have learned from newspapers and the Internet that during the filming of the TV series "Little Fish and Flower", actors Zhang Weijian and Xie Tingfeng injured actor Wang Bozhao. As colleagues in the entertainment industry, we express our strong concern about this and call on all co-production crews to treat mainland actors equally."

The statement was very serious and its meaning was clear: We expressed our support for Wang Bozhao and at the same time stated that the person who injured others must apologize.

Moreover, the issue was elevated to the level of emotional confrontation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.

This chaos in co-production films has been going on for a long time. You Hong Kong people are domineering and arrogant. Today there is one Wang Bozhao, and tomorrow there will be countless Wang Bozhaos.

There is a long list of signatures: Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Guoli, Chen Daoming, Li Xuejian, Liu Xiaolingtong, Yang Jie, Zhang Kaili, Chen Baoguo, Liang Tian, Xu Fan, Xia Gang, Ge You...

There are a total of 42 people, including actors, directors and producers, almost all of whom are the backbone of the Beijing circle.

This was the first confrontation between the Beijing and Hong Kong entertainment circles, and was also seen as the beginning of the rise of the mainland entertainment industry.

When it first happened, no one took it seriously.

This kind of thing is too normal. In co-productions, Hong Kong Island staff have always been superior. Not only Hong Kong and Taiwan actors, but even those staff dare to turn their backs on the mainland.

Xie Biwang and Zhang Weijian may also think that it’s okay to hit someone, what can they do about it, you can’t go to heaven.

But Wang Bozhao is not a simple character. The 86 version of "Journey to the West" is a national masterpiece, and the White Dragon Horse is a big character as well.

Call the police, sue, and then the matter fermented, and a bunch of people on the Internet supported Bai Longma.

At this time, Xie and Zhang did not take it seriously. When reporters came to interview them, they still insisted that it was a normal filming and mistakes were inevitable.

And refused to apologize.

Then the Beijing circle issued a statement.

This is a big deal.

The Beijing circle has great power at this time and can represent the mainland entertainment circle to a large extent.

In addition, the people of the country had suffered from Qin for a long time, and they all rose up in rebellion!

Uncle JC intervened and Zhang and Xie were taken away, but no result was given because it was a movie filming and there was no way to determine whether it was intentional.

But the court finally gave a result and sentenced Zhang and Xie to gross negligence!
The matter has been settled.

If there wasn't irrefutable evidence, this result would not be possible given the power behind Zhang and Xie.

Then, Zhang Weijian was banned.

This incident has caused too much trouble. The entire Beijing community has voiced their boycott, and a scapegoat is definitely needed.

Xie Bi Wang still has "The Promise" on his back. Behind "The Promise" is China Film Corporation. "The Promise" is the most important project of China Film Corporation in 05, and nothing can be allowed to happen under any circumstances.

That can only be Zhang Weijian.

Zhang Chen really couldn't feel any sympathy for this man.

In his previous life, he watched a program in which Zhang Weijian spoke emotionally about how miserable he was at TVB and how he couldn’t even afford to eat. Later, a man appeared and helped him, lent him money, and introduced him to a job, becoming his ray of light.

That person is King Liu.

Zhang Chen just wanted to say, it served him right, King Liu was meddling in other people’s business.

Zhang Weijian can be said to have personally demonstrated that there must be something hateful about pitiful people, and if you don't seek death, you won't die.

Before this incident, he was a top star in mainland China's TV dramas, and the ratings of any TV drama starring Zhang Weijian would skyrocket.

After this incident, there was no trace of this person anymore.

No one dared to invite him to act again. Even after his comeback a few years later, his popularity was not as high as before. The ratings of "Project A", "Ten Wicked Wong Fei Hung" and "The Kindhearted Wong Fei Hung" were not ideal. His career entered a trough again. After 08, he disappeared from the film and television industry and could only make money as a singer.

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(End of this chapter)

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