Chapter 366 The Secret Behind the Conflict
Chapter 366 The Secret Behind the Conflict
"It's a pity that I didn't take this role. The fun of this crew is even more exciting than the movie."
At night, in the high-end suite of Wanda Vista Starlight Hotel, Jing Tian was still lying on the bed with legs open, letting Wang Hao apply medicated oil on her while she browsed Weibo with the latest tablet computer given to Wang Hao by OPPO.
"You know, the movie "Special Identity" was also invested by Starlight Canlan, and the crew wanted to invite me to play the leading female role at that time."
"Am I delaying your visit to the theater?" Wang Hao joked as he moved his hand upwards.
Jing Tian shuddered.
"That's not the case. I was just joking. The management of this crew seems to be a mess right now. If I go, I might get caught up in it. I won't get any benefits, but I'll get into trouble."
"I think you look pretty sexy right now!"
"Go, hate it!"
Jing Tian kicked at Wang Hao, but he raised his hand and grabbed her round and cute feet, making the girl giggle.
"Itchy! Itchy! Itchy! Good brother, please let me go!"
Jing Tian begged for mercy and handed the tablet to Wang Hao to distract him.
"Husband, tell me, who is the one who is being arrogant, Zhen Zidan or Zhao Wenzhuo?"
On March 3, that is, last week, Zhao Wenzhuo participated in an exclusive interview with a newspaper. During the interview, he pointed the finger at Zhen Zidan as the instigator of all the conflicts, saying that he was the one who instigated all of this behind the scenes.
Of course, during the interview, Zhao Wenzhuo did not say it explicitly, but he accused Zhen Zidan of changing the script, saying that the other party deleted his wonderful scenes and did not inform him.
This statement was actually saying, implicitly or explicitly, that it was Zhen Zidan who was acting like a big shot, not him, Zhao Wenzhuo.
"I've heard that he (Zhen Zidan) likes to change the script, so I signed the relevant contract in advance."
"If you want to modify the script, you must get my consent."
"I can understand Cantonese. The general meaning is that it is because of the character issue. The director does not want to change it, but Zhen Zidan strongly wants to change it."
"Later, when I received the script, it had changed. There was originally a scene in which I overwhelmed him (Zhen Zidan) with my power, but after they finished arguing, it became that he (Zhen Zidan) overwhelmed me.
There was also a fight scene, originally it was the two of us fighting each other, but after the change it became my subordinate fighting him (Zhen Zidan).”
"He (Yen Zidan) has a lot of power in this film. Not only is he the lead actor, he is also the producer and action director. It can be said that he is the trinity, even higher than the director."
"I have contacted the creative team to discuss the script revision, but he (Zhen Zidan) is unwilling to talk about it."
"I've heard people say that he (Zhen Zidan) is a 'drama tyrant' before. I now suspect that he was also behind the report."
"How can I shoot this? I can only call the director and tell him I can't continue."
Zhao Wenzhuo went to many media newspapers and told everything that happened on the set. Many TV stations also rushed to report on it, portraying the entire incident as a case of "set bullying."
In this way, the entire "Zhao Zhen Battle" also ushered in a reversal.
Although after Zhao Wenzhuo's interview was released, Zhen Zidan also responded on Weibo, saying "please don't maliciously slander" and stating that he did not force Zhao Wenzhuo to leave, he also pointed out the false statements made by Zhao Wenzhuo in the interview one by one.
However, the majority of the onlookers do not think so.
The conflict between Hong Kong artists and mainland artists has been common ever since Hong Kong artists collectively went north to make money.
It has almost become a consensus that Hong Kong people look down on people from the mainland.
In addition, the incident of Zhang and Xie beating up Xiao Bailong a few years ago is still fresh in everyone's memory, and now there is a conflict between Hong Kong kung fu stars and mainland kung fu stars.
Everyone would naturally think that it was Zhen Zidan, who had a higher status and fame, who bullied mainland actor Zhao Wenzhuo in the crew.
As a result, Zhen Zidan was also put on the pillar of shame. Nowadays, many people on the Internet go to his social media to abuse him, and even many people have launched a boycott campaign, which is gradually spreading online and offline across the country.
Faced with this situation, Zhen Zidan naturally could not sit still and finally began to speak out, thus completely opening the curtain for the battle between Zhao and Zhen.
On this side, Zhao Wenzhuo posted a veiled comment:
"He kept changing the script without asking for my opinion and kicked me out of the crew. It was Zhen Zidan who caused the crew to stop working for ten days and lost tens of millions, but he shifted the blame to me and damaged my reputation!"
On the other side, Zhen Zidan responded with a message:
"Beware of villains who are trying to interfere! They are hiding murderous intentions!"
On this side, Zhen Zi listed five charges against Zhao Wenzhuo, accusing Zhao Wenzhuo of defamation and insulting his reputation, and threatened to sue him.
On the other side, Zhao Wenzhuo heard that Zhen Zidan wanted to sue him, and immediately responded:
"You can sue me if you want! I have ten properties and I can fight you till the end!"
Netizens who like to watch the fun are adding fuel to the fire, wanting the two action superstars to fight offline.
Zhen Zidan evaded the question: "I want to fight him too, but it's just a fight in a movie!"
On the contrary, Zhao Wenzhuo was more resolute: "It doesn't matter, we can fight anywhere!"
Wang Hao couldn't help laughing as he watched the news about the two people arguing with each other on his tablet.
“Who is playing big shot anyway, and what does it matter?
You think everyone is seeking the truth, but for those who are just watching the show, they are just having fun and using things on the Internet to vent their inner dissatisfaction.
These people are never looking for justice, they are looking for the justice they need.”
Jing Tian was not stupid. After hearing this, he thought about it for a moment and figured out something.
"You mean to say that Zhen Zidan was wrongly accused?"
"I don't know whether it's unfair or not. After all, our company didn't participate in the investment of this movie, and I'm not in this project either."
Wang Hao shook his head.
"Then why do you say that?" Jing Tian curled his lips.
"But your husband is also a big director and boss in the entertainment industry. Even though he is not on this crew, he still has many eyes and ears. There is nothing on the crew that I don't know."
Wang Hao is not bragging. The agency of Galaxy Group has signed contracts with almost 70% of the behind-the-scenes talents in mainland China.
Even though "Special Identity" did not have the investment from Galaxy Pictures, since they started filming in the mainland, there must be employees from Galaxy Group in the crew of this movie. Wang Hao would naturally know the news from the crew of "Special Identity".
"Ah~ then what is going on?"
Jing Tian's face was full of curiosity, and he asked breathlessly: "Did Zhao Wenzhuo really act like a big shot? Hmm~ Was it Zhen Zidan who kicked him out of the crew?"
Wang Hao wiped his hands with a wet tissue, then replied slowly:
"Based on the information I have gathered, this should all be just a farce."
"Ah, a farce?" Jing Tian looked surprised.
Wang Hao nodded and said, "Yes, this matter was a misunderstanding from the beginning."
"Initially, Zhao Wenzhuo wanted to sign a film called "The Ultimate Code".
The director of that film was Tan Bing, who was in charge of the project and found investors such as Xin Xiaodong, Gao Jun, Yang Kun, and Cheng Long to join.
Yang Kun invested and was promised the leading male role, while Cheng Long served as honorary producer and made a cameo appearance.
But later, Tan Bing had a falling out with the investor. The investor began to doubt his directing ability and felt that there might be problems with the project, so he withdrew from the project.
In order to continue to push the project forward, Tan Bing used Cheng Long as producer to attract Zhen Zidan to join the group, and his wife used Zhen Zidan to attract Xing Guang Canlan to join the group, and then Zhen Cai recommended Zhao to join the group. "
"Ah, Zhao Wenzhuo was really recommended to join the group by Zhen Zidan? I thought he was flattering himself." Jing Tian was a little bit unbelievable.
"What's the big deal?" Wang Hao said, "There are only so many action stars in China, and Zhen Zidan has worked with many action actors before. I guess the director asked Zhen Zidan who he wanted to work with, and Zhen Zidan mentioned Zhao Wenzhuo's name."
When Jing Tian heard what Wang Hao said, he felt that it made sense, and quickly asked, "What happens next?"
"Afterwards, because of Tan Bing's actions, your uncle Lu was irritated, Xingguang Canlan withdrew his investment, filming was halted, and Cheng Long withdrew from the project. The project of Ultimate Decoding was completely aborted.
However, although the project was aborted, the small investors, mainly Xin Xiaodong, were not reconciled.
So they put Tan Bing aside and formed a new project called "Special Identity". Except for the change of director and script, the crew remained the same.
But Zhao Wenzhuo didn't know about this.
When he was talking about the previous project, Tan Bing probably promised him a lot of conditions in order to sign him, and the script was also based on Zhao's ideas.
But the previous project was aborted. Although the crew members did not change much, the project changed.
However, in Zhao Wenzhuo's view, he signed a contract for a play, which was produced by Cheng Long and in which Zhen Zidan would fight against him. This was the play he signed for.
But one month after signing the contract, the crew informed him that the story had changed, and then both Cheng Long and the director at the time were gone, both out of the game, but the duel between him and Zhen Zidan did not change.
At this time, it is estimated that Zhao Wenzhuo is still persisting. It may be that there are not many action dramas in China, and it is difficult for him to find such a project to start. So he thought that since he is here, he might as well continue acting.
But since the project has changed, the script of "Ultimate Decoding" that was originally agreed upon when signing the contract with Zhao cannot be used and must be replaced by the script of "Special Identity".
When Zhao saw the new script, he realized that the changes were too big and he couldn't agree to it, so he started to make a fuss.
Plus, some people fanned the flames and added fuel to the fire, which led to the current situation where there is no easy way to end it.”
After listening to Wang Hao's words, Jing Tian knew the whole story and suddenly understood.
“So this is really just a misunderstanding. Zhao Wenzhuo has been talking about the script problems of the previous play, while Zhen Zidan and others are talking about the problems of this play.
From their personal perspective, there is nothing wrong with what they said, but in fact, they were actually talking about two different things.
This is totally irrelevant!"
"Who said it wasn't? That's why I said it was a complete misunderstanding." Wang Hao nodded.
"Then why didn't Zhen Zidan and the others explain clearly to Zhao Wenzhuo the difference between the two projects? This matter should be easy to explain." Jing Tian asked again.
Wang Hao shook his head.
“It’s not that simple, sometimes you feel that this world is full of conspiracies, but in fact many things are the result of stupidity.
But if you really think that this world is a makeshift one and that many accidents and farces happen just because someone messed it up, then you are oversimplifying it. Behind the farce, there may be someone with other ulterior motives.
For example, this incident can be called a farce, but in fact, each party has its own little plans.
Let’s talk about the initial news that Zhao Wenzhuo was acting like a big shot. Who was the one who broke the news?
If the mastermind behind this is not Zhen Zidan, then who benefits the most from this scandal breaking out in the crew?
Also, why didn’t the crew make it clear to Zhao Wenzhuo that this was a new project and the original project was cancelled?
If they had made it clear to Zhao Wenzhuo at the beginning, the originally signed contract would have to be invalidated. What about the deposit of the previous contract?
According to the law, if the previous contract is not cancelled because of Zhao Wenzhuo's reasons, the deposit paid for the contract can be retained and a new contract must be signed for the new project.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars is not a small amount. Is it possible that the crew of the new project misled Zhao Wenzhuo in order to save some money?
If it were Zhao Wenzhuo, he might not necessarily want to sign a new contract. According to online reports, many terms in the contract for the previous project were very good for him.
If they sign a new contract, the crew of "Special Identity" may not agree to these conditions.
Also, didn’t you notice that even though there was such a fierce debate online, the crew of “Special Identity” has been confined to the dispute between Zhao and Zhen, and has not told the truth of the matter? "
Jing Tian nodded when he heard that.
"Yes, why? If this matter gets out of hand, it won't be good for the Special Identity crew.
After all, Zhen Zidan's reputation has been affected, and everyone will think that this is a movie made by a Hong Kong crew that bullies mainland actors. Who will watch it in the future?"
There was a gleam of wisdom in Wang Hao's eyes. At this moment, he seemed like a certain elementary school student possessed by the god of death.
“So is it possible that there is a possibility that the issues regarding these two projects and two scripts cannot be brought to the table?
Maybe there weren’t two scripts from the beginning.”
"Ah! What do you mean?" Jing Tian widened his eyes, looking confused.
Wang Hao explained:
“You have been in the industry for too short a time, and you are still unclear about some things in the circle.
Issues like script plagiarism have always been a serious problem in the industry, and the same is true in Hong Kong.
So, is there a possibility that "Special Identity" uses the script of "The Ultimate Decode", but has made certain deletions and re-creations on this basis?
This kind of plagiarism and infringement of other people's script ideas, as well as kicking the original creator out, is something that cannot be brought to the table.
Therefore, the crew of "Special Identity" only dared to direct the conflict to the dispute between Zhao and Zhen. "
(End of this chapter)