China Entertainment started in 2004

Chapter 285 Turmoil
After finishing the hot pot, Wang Shu sent Yang Mi back and also got back his scarf and hat.

Yang Mi was quite reluctant to part with these two things, and this time she could use this fair reason to ask Wang Shu to have dinner.

Next time, there will be no such opportunity.

Not to mention that Wang Shu will be very busy in the future, and it will be difficult to have a chance.

Yang Mi lamented, feeling extremely regretful in her heart.

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In March, the historical blockbuster led by China Film Group, produced by Han Sanping, and directed by Wu Yutai was in constant turmoil before it started filming.

"Red Cliff", which was originally scheduled to start filming at the end of March, announced the cast before the Spring Festival.

Chow Yun-fat plays Zhou Yu, Liang Chaowei plays Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fengyi plays Cao Cao, You Yong plays Sun Quan, Lin Zhilin plays Xiao Qiao, Zhao Yanzi plays Sun Shangxiang, and Hu Jun plays Zhao Zilong.

Just when everyone was waiting for the film to start filming, news suddenly came from Baodao that the role had been changed, and the one who had been replaced was Tony Leung, the earliest confirmed star.

The domestic film and television circle is roughly divided into six circles, namely, the Beijing circle, the northwest circle, the Lu circle (Shanghai style), the northeast circle, the Hong Kong circle, and the Taiwan circle.

Wang Shuo is a well-known writer and screenwriter.

"But because Wu Yutai met Liang Chaowei at the Golden Horse Awards, Andy Lau really wanted to cast them."

So they began to form cliques, gathering a series of big bowls such as Feng Xiaogang, Zhao Baogang, Ge You, Chen Hong, Jiang Wen, Guan Hu, Wen Zhang, Xu Jinlei and so on.

The main figures often mentioned in the Beijing circle are Wang Shuo, Ye Jin, Zheng Xiaolong, Ye Dayin, Jiang Wen, Feng Xiaogang, Mr. and Mrs. Wang, etc.

According to Zhang Jiazheng, Zedong Company suddenly informed the crew of "Red Cliff" that Zhang Zheng had received a temporary film appointment, which would conflict with the schedule of "Red Cliff".

He said: "We still hope that Zhang Zheng can play the role. We saw the rough cut of "Heaven's Mouth", and Zhang Zheng is very good and exciting in it. We like this actor very much, and we still hope that his schedule can be arranged."

In the early days, everyone in the Beijing circle had a large-scale background. One writer and three directors would almost make everyone popular.

Ye Dayin, grandson of Ye T, director and actor.

Later, Mei Ting moved to the Demon City and Hong Kong Island, and Ye Dayin also rented a studio in Shenzhen City and raised many writers, the most famous of whom was Fei Xing, the director of "Witness".

One group is Renyi, that is, the actors of the People's Art Theater in Beijing.

Originally, the film "A World Without Thieves" was to be directed by Ye Dayin, but it was shelved for some reasons and was handed over to Feng Xiaogang.

Even though she doesn’t have many works, at this stage she has the most energy among the four double-ice players.

The replacement actor is Baodao actor Jin Chengwu.

After the movie "Red Lover", Mei Ting became famous.

"Leung Chaowei has always promised that he would join "Red Cliff". But by the time the final draft of the script was released, it took too long. The company had already given Tony Leung another film. In short, he couldn't make six films. It’s the moon’s drama.”

The relationship chain derived from Wang Shuo's line was Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yuan in the early stage, and later the main character was Xu Jinlei, one of the Four Danshuangbing.

Regarding this matter, a reporter from the Shanghai Oriental Morning Post contacted one of the producers of "Red Cliff", Zhang Jiazheng, Wu Yutai's old partner who has been busy casting for the film.

The last group is the network of relationships woven by the big courtyard brothers.

Back then, Hong Kong artists needed various approvals to film in the mainland, but Yip Dayin was able to easily hire Leslie Cheung to play with Mei Ting.

He said: "I wanted Jin Chengwu to play the role early on. I think he is the most suitable for the 27-year-old Zhuge Liang. He is a fledgling and looks a bit silly on the outside, but he hides a lot of wisdom."

As for Huang Bo, he belongs to the circle of Beijing Film Studio.

Wang Shuo was born in a large courtyard, and in the same courtyard with him were not only Ye Jin, but also the big and small kings of Huayi.

Representative works: "Days Related to Youth" etc.

Ye Jin, son of Ye*, actor and director.

Zhang Jiazheng confirmed the news of the role change. When talking about the reason, Zhang Jiazheng revealed that he initially identified Zhuge Liang as Jincheng Wu.

Ye Jin is derived from singer Chen Yufan and his wife Bai Baihe.

From Feng Xiaogang, Huayi's big and small kings and Jiang Wen were derived, and from Jiang Wen, He Ping, Geng La, and Zhang Yibai were derived.

One group is the Beijing Film Studio.

And this last faction is often referred to as the "Beijing Circle".

He and Wang Shuo grew up together.

Among the three factions, Renyi focuses on stage plays, Jingcheng Film Studio focuses on movies, and the "Beijing Circle" started with TV series.

Among them, the Beijing circle is divided into three factions.

In addition to Liang Chaowei's schedule problems, Zhang Zheng, who belongs to the same agency as him, may not be able to join "Red Cliff".

The line derived from Zheng Xiaolong is Zhao Baogang and Ge You, while the downline derived from Zhao Baogang is the writer Shi Kang, and the one derived from Shi Fan is Wang Luodan.

Representative work: "General Chen Geng".

The background is the threshold of Beijing Circle.

Obviously, since they are both from Hong Kong and have a relatively close relationship, Wu Yutai said that he would not be angry about Liang Chaowei's temporary "no-show" even if it brought a big crisis to the crew.

The relationship chain derived from Ye Dayin is Mei Ting.

Representative works: "You'll Die Too Much", "Half Seawater and Half Fire", "Nothing Serious at All", etc.

When reporters asked about Liang Chaowei's withdrawal, director Wu Yutai also responded: "Let's ask him the specific reason! It was a bit sudden at the time. He is a good actor in my mind and a good friend in life. I think He is one of the most suitable candidates to play Zhuge Liang, but I still respect his personal choice. He is a very responsible actor. I think he must have been mentally exhausted from filming Li Yu's film and it will take some time to recover."

Guan Hu is from the theater compound, Ge You is from the Beijing Film Academy compound, and Xu Qin is also from the compound background.

Of course, there are exceptions, such as Xu Jinlei, who is Wang Shuo's ex-girlfriend (they broke up in 2004).

The new generation of Beijing circles basically relies on the One Belt One model.

Although Wang Shu was hanging out in the capital, to be precise, he was not hanging around in the Beijing circle in the true sense.

He was just in the film and television industry in Beijing.

Just like Zhang Yimou and others, they are in the film and television industry in the capital, not from the Beijing circle.

Of course, since we are hanging out in the capital, we can also say that we are hanging out in the Beijing circle, but this Beijing circle is not the other Beijing circle.

The most representative figures in the northwest circle are Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei, Wang Quanyu, Section Chief Jiang and others.

The Northwest Circle is also called the "Award Circle" and has many international awards and great directors.

If the Beijing area is the world of TV dramas, the Northwest area is the base of movies.

It is also because of the geographical location and cultural heritage that they have their own characteristics.

I have to admit that for artists born in the northwest, it is a relatively good way out for them to rely on the northwest circle. For example, Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Yuqi and others are from the northwest circle.

There are many talented people in this circle, and it is the basic configuration for directors to lead actors.

Zhang Yimou brought out Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi. Gu Changwei brought Jiang Wenli.

Jiang Wenli brought her niece Ma Si Chun, and Ou Hao got into the circle because of Ma Si Chun.

Wang Quanyu brought Yu Nan and Zhang Yuqi.

Chief Jia, Zhao Tao remains unchanged for thousands of years.

In addition to this close connection, there are also actors such as Yan Ni, Zhang Jiayi, Feng Yuanzhen, Dou Xiao, Guo Tao, Ling Xiaosu and others surrounding the edge of this matrix.

Ling Xiaosu is the male protagonist in "The Temptation of Going Home".

The northwest circle seems not as famous as the Beijing circle, but it still has a group of mature movie stars, and it is difficult to get in.

To put it simply, the Beijing Circle looks at where you are coming from, and the Northwest Circle looks at where you are going.

As for the Northeastern circle, the representative figures are Zhao Benshan, Na Yin, Zhao Xinyu and others.

Further down are Xiao Shen Yang, Song Xiaobao, Dapeng and so on.

Among them, Na Yin is still a member of the "61st Class".

"Class 61", Wang Fei is the class monitor.

Class members: Zhao Yanzi, Na Yin, Ma Jian, Jing Gangshan (husband and wife team), Lao Fei (vice president of Huayi Company, husband of actor Luo Lanqiong), Wen Zhang, Zhuang Jie, Jiang Hao, Lao Jiao, Li Yapeng, Liao Fan, Cao Weiyu, Wang Xuebing, Zheng Jun, Gao Qi, Li Jing and so on.

The characteristic of "Class 61" is that it not only includes first-line artists in the entertainment industry, but also includes boss-level figures behind the scenes in the sports and entertainment circles.

Compared with other circles, the "61st Class" has greater capital cohesion.

On June 2002, 6, Wang Fei met Na Yin, Ma Jia (Jing Gangshan's wife), Dou Ying and others in a bar in Chaoyang District, Beijing.

At that time, her relationship with Nicholas Tse was in crisis and she was in a bad mood.

Wang Fei, who usually doesn't talk much, suddenly thought: "Today is Children's Day, let's be happy like children for once!"

Then there was a wild fuss.

Before parting, Wang Fei said: "We will often play like this in the future. When we were in elementary school, we were in Class 1 of Grade 6, and today it is June 1st. Why not name our small circle Class 61?" .I will be the squad leader, no one of you can steal it."

Everyone thought Wang Fei was joking, but a few days later they received a call from Wang Fei: "We have another activity in Class 61."

By 2003, the activities of the "June st Class" were spread all over the major entertainment venues in Beijing.

Its members are also increasing.

It was Li Yapeng who was introduced to Wang Fei by Ma Jia and took him to Wang Fei's private house to play mahjong.

It's real mahjong, not other weird stuff.

Compared with Zhou Xun, Wang Fei has more status and connections.

Then Li Yapeng sent text messages to Wang Fei every day and licked her hand.

In short, the entertainment industry is a network of people.

Liang Chaowei and Wu Yutai are not only artists in Hong Kong, but they are also good friends.

If the two of them were working together on Hong Kong Island, Wu Yutai would naturally not defend Liang Chaowei like this.

But when they came to the capital and the Mainland entertainment industry, Hong Kong artists began to form groups, and Wu Yutai also defended Liang Chaowei.

As for infringing on China Film's interests, I can only say sorry.

As for Wang Shu, if he hadn't written and directed his own film and television works from beginning to end, and joined the China Film Group, he wouldn't have been able to survive in the film and television industry.

It can be said that before Coal Boss entered the scene after 2008, it would be difficult for actors who did not invest their own money and have personal connections to become famous in the film and television industry.

The main reason is that there is no chance.

Like Wang Baoqiang, they are all special cases.

Even if there is a chance, it is always among some unknown crews.

In film and television productions prepared by well-known screenwriters and directors, it is difficult to get roles without personal connections.

After Liang Chaowei resigned from the play "Red Cliff", Chow Yun-fat resigned immediately after.

Although Wu Yutai did not officially respond to the matter, the film's producer Zhang Jiazheng issued a statement to the media, announcing the dispute with Chow Yun-fat.

Compared with the previous empty blame-shifting between the two parties, this time more clear content was exposed.

Zhang Jiacheng said: "Wu Yutai and I specially designed the role of Zhou Yu for Chow Yun-fat from the beginning of the filming two years ago, and now we feel particularly disappointed."

"The real reason why the two parties cannot cooperate is not only that the American insurance company did not agree with the contract drafted by Chow Yun-fat's lawyer and put forward 73 objection regulations. There are also too many demands made by Chow Yun-fat, many of which are beyond the rules (including Domestic and Hollywood) acceptable."

"Furthermore, Chow Yun-fat's salary this time is US$500 million plus global dividends. The combined salary of his four recent films is not as good as "Red Cliff"."

"In addition, Chow Yun-fat also proposed to pay the film remuneration in one lump sum. After my hard begging, he agreed to pay 50% first and report to the crew three days after receiving the money. The other 50% required us to open an account in the bank. Give it to him half the time. Even though he doesn’t get the money all at once, I also want to take the money out all at once.”

Zhang Jiazheng chuckled when he said this: "Between 1991 and 1992, I organized a 'Chow Yun-fat retrospective' for him in Chicago, New York, Boston and London, England. I screened six or seven movies starring him and introduced him to Foreign audiences and film critics got to know him. Later, he was introduced to the William Morris Agency, one of the largest agencies in Hollywood. They held a party for him in Beverly Hills and invited many producers, screenwriters, directors and agents to get to know him. . He also took on movies such as "The Replacement" and "Anna and the King" for him."

"I also spent my own money to develop three scripts for him: "X-LA", "Charlie Apana" and "Lost In Translation".

"Presumably, he may have forgotten these a long time ago."

These words were explaining to reporters his nearly two decades of friendship and dedication with Chow Yun-fat.

After hearing this, the reporter asked: "Will this incident hurt the friendship between us?"

Zhang Jiazheng said: "I think friendship is two-sided, innocent, and has no stakes. I have nothing to ask of him. I was willing to help him voluntarily because I thought he was an excellent actor and wanted to use his acting skills. Introducing it to audiences around the world, that’s all.”

The change of roles in "Red Cliff" has been full of twists and turns.

Liang Chaowei earlier resigned from the role of Zhuge Liang in "Red Cliff" and was replaced by Takeshi Kaneshiro.

Later, when Chow Yun-fat, who played Zhou Yu, left the crew of "Red Cliff" for almost the same reason, it was reported that Liang Chaowei was expected to return to help Wu Yutai.

The latest news is that "Red Cliff" producer Zhang Jiazheng confirmed that Liang Chaowei will replace Zhou Yu.

Chow Yun-fat, who resigned from the role of Zhou Yu, will replace Jin Chengwu in "Sun Yat-sen" invested by Terry Gou.

Interestingly, after Jin Chengwu resigned in order to replace Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Zhuge Liang in "Sun Yat-sen", it was rumored that Tony Leung Chao-wei was cast. However, because Tony Leung said he would not cooperate with Terry Gou, this film was partially invested by Terry Gou. "Sun Yat-sen" naturally failed to attract Liang Chaowei's favor

I just never thought that Sun Yat-sen would be replaced by Chow Yun-fat who had just resigned from "Red Cliff", and Liang Chaowei returned to "Red Cliff".

At first, Liang Chaowei played Zhuge Liang in "Red Cliff", Chow Yun-fat played Zhou Yu in "Red Cliff", and Jin Chengwu starred in "Sun Yat-sen".

Now it has become Liang Chaowei to play Zhou Yu in "Red Cliff", Jin Chengwu to play Zhuge Liang in "Red Cliff", and Chow Yun-fat to star in "Sun Yat-sen".

Soon, Chow Yun-fat will receive another piece of bad news.

The "Sun Yat-sen" film invested by Boss Guo will be put on hold.

(End of this chapter)