Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 216: Am I a drama tyrant?

Because it was promised that Donnie Yen would be ranked first.

So on this issue, Chen Huiying and the crew had a disagreement again.

The crew hoped that Wu Chao would take a step back and give the leading role to Donnie Yen.

But Chen Huiying refused to agree.

Well, Wu Zhuo doesn’t agree either.

Times Pictures has always paid great attention to the ranking of its actors.

When Takeshi Kaneshiro and Andy Lau were filming "House of Flying Daggers", they refused to give in on this issue.

In the end, Andy Lau had to take second place.

Who is more charismatic, Takeshi Kaneshiro or Andy Lau?
This is obviously obvious.

But even in this situation, Times will not give in on the ranking.

Now if it’s Wu Chao and Donnie Yen’s turn, they will be even less willing.

Indeed, Donnie Yen has been on a roll in recent years.

He is a new first-line kung fu star.

so what?

My Wu Zhuo is very popular all over Asia now, and his popularity index ranks first in China.

If it was a veteran superstar like Andy Lau, he might consider giving way.

But Donnie Yen!
The times disagree, and Chen Huiying disagrees.

Wu Zhuo...also disagreed.

Therefore, the two sides reached a stalemate on this issue.

“So, it comes back to the question of appeal.

What do the crew think? Do they think Donnie Yen is more appealing than Wu Zhuo?"

Chen Huiying was very powerful in fighting. She fought against many people alone but did not lose the upper hand at all. She even raised counter-questions.

"Since you all said that Wu Zhuo is the protagonist of this play, why should he be relegated to second place?
Is this a question of his popularity or a question of his inability to carry the box office? "

Chen Huiying's words made Chen Jiashang and Pang Long look at each other in silence.

After a while, Pang Hong spoke first:
“I think we should talk to Donnie Yen about this issue.

If he is willing to step down as the second role, our crew will naturally have no objection."

"This is a problem with the crew, we will not discuss it directly with Donnie Yen.

Please let us know when you have confirmed it!
But there is one thing I need to make clear in advance: if he is not the first actor, Wu Zhuo will not act in the role. "

Chen Huiying is very resolute in this regard.

After saying that, she stood up and asked Wu Zhuo to go out.

Seeing this, Chen Jiashang felt a headache.

Called Wu Zhuo from behind.

"Zhao Zai, actually there is not much difference between the first and second rank, how about you persuade your company?"

Wu Zhuo spread his hands and said, "Director Chen, I'm sorry, I have no right to interfere with the company's decision.

If the company really doesn't agree with me taking part in this drama, then I can only say sorry with regret.

After all, I’m just an entertainer.”

Hearing this, Chen Jiashang couldn't help but twitch his mouth.

Everyone knows that Wu Zhuo is Ge Fuhong's baby now.

In this entire era, only Takeshi Kaneshiro can compete with him in status.

As for the others, only Wu Zun could keep up.

As a result, Wu Zhuo actually said that he had no right to interfere.

It's fine to just say this to other people.

As a veteran Hong Kong director, Gordon Chan naturally didn't believe it.

After all, even Wu Zhuo himself was unwilling to condescend to be second.

"Well, I'll go back and try to persuade Sister Xiaoying, but I can't guarantee that she will listen to me."

Wu Zhuo said something, said hello to Chen Jiashang, and quickly left the room. "What's going on?"

Pang Hong looked at Chen Jiashang.

"Donnie Yen will definitely not agree to give up the role. He was even dissatisfied with the role he was given.

If he is asked to give up the role again, he will probably quit the crew."

"But if we don't communicate with him and ask him to make concessions, Wu Zhuo will definitely not join the team."

Chen Jiashang rubbed his temple and said, "This is why I don't like to use big brands.

One is fine, but if there are two, even the smallest problem will be magnified and become a reason to quit the group."

Hearing this, Pang Hong hesitated for a moment and suggested:
"If it doesn't work, then don't use Wu Zhuo! Chen Kun, who was recommended by Zhou Xun, is actually not bad either.

His image and acting skills are both on point, and he is also very popular in mainland China."

"No, there is no comparison between the two of them. Chen Kun's acting skills may be better than Wu Zhuo's, but their popularity is too different."

Chen Jiashang refused without hesitation, then gritted his teeth and said:
"I'll talk to Donnie Yen. If he doesn't agree to quit, then replace him!"

"Do you like Wu Zhuo so much?" Pang Hong looked at Chen Jiashang with a strange look.

Gordon Chan is from the Hong Kong circle, and Donnie Yen is also from the Hong Kong circle.

According to convention, Gordon Chan should support Donnie Yen.

As a result, the current situation is that Chen Jiashang strongly supports Wu Chao, a Taiwanese.

This surprised Pang Hong very much.

"It's not love!" Chen Jiashang shook his head, "This is also the first time I've met Wu Zhuo.

The reason I insist on using him is entirely because of his popularity.

Mr. Pang, you have been in this business for so long, you should know very well that no matter it is a movie or a TV series, the popularity of the actors can be of great help to the work.

Wu Zhuo is so popular in mainland China that there is no one more popular than him this year.

He is the Aaron Kwok or Andy Lau of this era.

Mr. Pang, do you know that whenever these two starred in a movie, their fans would help boost the box office, regardless of the quality of the movie.

And this is actually what we need.

As for Donnie Yen, to be honest, he doesn't actually have this kind of appeal at the moment.

Although his action scenes have many fans, they are far inferior to Wu Zhuo’s.”

……

"What do you think the crew will choose?"

Outside the hotel, Wu Zhuo and Chen Huiying had already gotten into the car. Chen Huiying asked Wu Zhuo questions while fastening her seat belt.

Wu Zhuo shook his head. "I don't know about that. It depends on what they think."

"Believe it or not, they have made their choice now, and they have chosen you!"

Chen Huiying smiled and said:
“Compared to Donnie Yen, you are indeed a newcomer in the film industry, but the advantage brought by your record can not only make up for the gap between the two, but even surpass it.

So, I conclude that Gordon Chan will make the right choice.”

……

In the afternoon, Wu Zhuo attended an interview program on TVB.

This is an interview program about his life journey.

The questions were mainly about his deeds over the years and his record-making work.

This interview was not particularly important and did not take long, only about twenty minutes.

After the interview, Wu Zhuo just returned to the backstage when Xiao An hurriedly came over with a newspaper.

"Ah Zhuo, something happened with Painted Skin. Donnie Yen quit the crew and publicly accused you of being a drama tyrant."

"Are you saying I'm a big shot?" Wu Zhuo pointed at himself.

Was he accused of being a drama tyrant by the most powerful real bullet in the universe?
How ridiculous this sounds.

Shouldn’t the title of Drama King be the exclusive title for Bullet Brother?
Wu Chao took the newspaper and spread it out.

I was attracted by the huge title at first sight.

[Donnie Yen quits the Painted Skin crew and publicly accuses Wu Chao of being a drama tyrant and giving orders to the crew as soon as he joins the crew]

(End of this chapter)