Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

Chapter 173 Wang Zhiwen's Suggestions
"Hengzi, there are rumors that you treat mainland actors differently from actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan on the set. Is this true?"

"Since you don't like Hong Kong and Taiwan actors, why do you invite them?"

The next day, Zhou Ziheng announced that he was available for interviews.

As soon as the news came out, Hong Kong and Taiwan immediately sent a number of reporters to interview Zhou Ziheng about the recent controversial topic of discrimination against Hong Kong and Taiwan actors.

This matter was indeed quite a big deal.

It has even caused dissatisfaction among many Hong Kong and Taiwan actors.

Even the Academy Awards spoke out about this matter and demanded an explanation from Zhou Ziheng.

Zhou Ziheng did take the matter of arousing public anger very seriously.

When you are in a circle, the most taboo thing is to offend everyone.

If you really offend everyone, you will be left alone.

As for the Academy Awards...

Zhou Ziheng ignored him.

The Academy Awards has a very strange rule.

That is, in order to be nominated for the Academy Awards, more than two-thirds of the crew must be from Hong Kong.

Even if the number exceeds two-thirds, the Academy Awards will not give any awards if the main actors and directors are not from Hong Kong.

For this reason, Zhou Ziheng didn't expect to achieve anything at the Academy Awards.

The same is true for "Tazza", the cast ratio of this drama is half and half from mainland China and Hong Kong.

The director and the protagonist is Zhou Ziheng, a mainland artist, so it is completely impossible for him to participate in the competition.

As for the future, Zhou Ziheng feels that he may not have much chance of winning the Academy Awards.

Just look at Jet Li.

Jet Li has been in Hong Kong for many years. Have you ever seen him attend the Academy Awards?

Not to mention winning the award, he didn’t even attend.

In fact, Jet Li is similar to Zhou Ziheng today. Although he seems to be doing very well in Hong Kong, in fact, he is also isolated.

Want friends? No!

As for connections, it seems that there are none except those who treat him as a mother hen.

He seems to have a good relationship with a few people he often works with, such as Yuen Kwai.

Even Jet Li is like this, let alone others.

Almost every actor who came to Hong Kong from the mainland has been marginalized to some extent.

Therefore, when the news came out that Zhou Ziheng's crew treated Hong Kong actors differently, it immediately caused dissatisfaction among a large number of people.

I usually bully you, but suddenly one day you dare to bully me back.

Isn’t this the opposite of Tiangang?
Those who are used to being on top won't be happy.

“Regarding the different treatments, I need to explain.

In my crew, everyone is treated equally. There is no distinction between people from the mainland and Hong Kong.

As long as you join my crew, the treatment and status are the same.

As for the guy named Jiajun.

Do you know what he did? He asked the crew to book the best hotel for him and arrange the best makeup artist.

I really can't understand, who is he?
I think I am quite popular in many places, but I am not as crazy as him.

Most importantly, within less than a week of joining the crew, he had at least four conflicts with the crew members.

He is either late or leaves early every day. Ladies and gentlemen, do you think I should keep him in the crew?"

Zhou Ziheng explained what happened to Huang Jiajun.

To be honest, Zhou Ziheng was also impressed by this guy named Huang Jiajun.

This person is not a big shot in Hong Kong at all.

It can even be said that he is not very famous. He only played a supporting role in a TVB drama last year which had decent ratings.

Because Wai Ka Fai had worked at TVB before and knew him, after the filming of "Tazza", one of the minor supporting roles was given to him.

I don’t know if this guy has heard from others that Hong Kong actors are paid very well in the mainland, or if he is mentally ill.

After joining the crew, I made various requests.

To a certain extent, his requests are exactly the treatment for a leading actor.

Because he is arrogant, he looks down on mainland actors and staff.

After joining the crew, he had several conflicts with mainland staff and actors.

It would be strange if Zhou Ziheng didn't kick this kind of person out. After Zhou Ziheng explained the difference in treatment between mainland staff and Hong Kong staff, he stopped paying attention to the matter.

Instead, he continued to devote himself to the filming of the movie.

Considering that the relationship between Hong Kong people and mainlanders in the crew is becoming increasingly antagonistic.

He personally brought Tony Leung and Wang Zhiwen together for a conversation.

“You have seen the situation on the set, the emotional conflict between the mainland actors and the Hong Kong actors is getting more and more serious.

If this situation continues, it will definitely be detrimental to the crew.

I would like to ask you to suppress it.

I don’t expect everyone to reconcile, but at the very least, I don’t want anyone to cause trouble in this crew.”

In a teahouse in Guangzhou, Zhou Ziheng said to Tony Leung and Wang Zhiwen who were invited separately.

The two of them are the representatives of the mainland and Hong Kong actors in the crew, and everyone else follows them.

"Don't worry about that. There is absolutely no problem on my side. I will control those guys."

Tony Leung was the first to speak.

As the first actor to go north to shoot a co-production, Tony Leung Ka Fai has witnessed many situations similar to the crew of "Tazza".

Although in the past, the crews were all upset because the Hong Kong staff were paid better than the mainland staff, which caused dissatisfaction among the mainland staff.

This time, Hong Kong staff are dissatisfied with the increase in treatment of mainland staff.

But in fact, the situation is pretty much the same.

It's a situation where both sides are in opposition.

If you encounter this kind of thing many times, you will naturally gain experience.

Compared to him, Tony Leung is not surprised by this kind of situation in the crew.

Wang Zhiwen had never filmed a co-production before. Although he had heard that Hong Kong people were difficult to deal with, this was the first time he encountered such a situation.

Because it was the first time he encountered this, he seemed very angry.

It was really infuriating because she was a major actor in the crew after all.

It is also well-known in the mainland.

But even so, many of the staff in Hong Kong do not take him seriously.

After he joined the crew, there was even a case where extras from Hong Kong directly challenged him.

That's why he seemed reluctant, but he finally nodded.

After the conversation, Tony Leung got in the car and left first. Zhou Ziheng was about to go back to Hengdong Records, but Wang Zhiwen stopped him.

"Ziheng, you've also seen the situation on the crew. These Hong Kong people are all so cocky.

Even if I ask everyone to be more restrained, I'm sure it won't work in the end.

If you ask me, instead of putting pressure on them, you might as well just dismiss all these Hong Kong people. I know a lot of people who can join the crew and help you with the subsequent filming."

After hearing what he said, Zhou Ziheng couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

"Brother Zhiwen, do you know how much I will lose by doing this?

At least not less than three or four million." He said in a deep voice.

It's not about the money.

If Zhou Ziheng removed all the Hong Kong staff and actors from the crew, it would be hard to say whether the film could continue to be shot.

The film and television company he just established is likely to fail.

Not only that, if this matter gets any bigger, he will even cause dissatisfaction among ordinary people in Hong Kong.

Zhou Ziheng is actually unhappy with the arrogance of Hong Kong artists.

He himself has experienced being bullied.

But sometimes, things are not what you want them to be.

Hong Kong is where the mainland entertainment industry connects with the international community.

Just as it is strategic to the country, it is also strategic to Zhou Ziheng personally.

What would happen to his records if Hong Kong was not used as a transit point?
The most important thing is, no matter how dissatisfied you are with the Hong Kong circle.

You have to admit that Hong Kong at that time was the entertainment center of the entire Chinese-speaking world.

Just like Hollywood is to America.

Almost all talents and equipment are concentrated here.

If he cuts himself off from here, Zhou Ziheng will basically be cutting himself off from the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

(End of this chapter)