Chapter 244 Turmoil
"Stop, I can't do it anymore, stop..."

Soon Wang Bozhao couldn't stand it anymore and quickly stopped the filming.

"What are you doing? Do you have any professional ethics? The director didn't call for a stop, and you did?" Zhang Weijian shouted harshly.

"You can't even handle a flop. What kind of movie are you making?" Xie Tingfeng sneered.

"You did it on purpose. You changed the play on purpose, and then you took revenge on me. You made the fake play real and hit me on purpose." Wang Bozhao said with a painful look on his face.

"You have gone too far!"

"Zhang Weijian, Xie Tingfeng, do you still have any artistic ethics?"

"That's too much. Are you kidding me that you beat Teacher Wang like this?"

"Director Wang, please tell me something fair. Why did they beat me up? Aren't they bullying us mainland actors too much?"

Yang Xue and the others then realized that it was Zhang and Xie who were causing trouble, and they immediately started to scold them.

"Who said we beat people? This was a normal filming. Don't talk nonsense. We can tell you that there is no defamation." Zhang Weijian argued.

Xie Tingfeng said disdainfully: "If you can't stand it, don't shoot. When I was shooting a fight scene in Hong Kong, I kept shooting even when my bones were broken. I kept shooting until the director told me to stop. What's this little bit of drama?"

Wang Jin felt something was wrong at this time, but it seemed a little too late.

Yang Xue is different now. After all, she manages a film and television company now and has 20 to 30 million US dollars in funds on hand, so she is very confident.

She went up to talk to Wang Bozhao for a few words, and learned about the conflict between Wang Bozhao and Zhang Weijian yesterday. Then she said to Wang Jin, "Director Wang, did Teacher Wang just say that this scene has been changed?"

Wang Jin said helplessly, "Zhang Weijian and Xie Tingfeng said that this change would be more exciting, and I thought it was right, so I made the temporary change."

Yang Xue shook her head and said, "It's up to you, the director, to decide how to change it, but for a scene like this, you can definitely use a stand-in. Even if you don't use a stand-in, you can still control it to the point where Teacher Wang won't get hurt.

To say the least, even if they really fought, they would have avoided the vital parts, but they didn’t do that just now. We now think that they took the opportunity to retaliate.”

"Yang Xue, don't slander us, we are not afraid of you." Zhang Weijian shouted hurriedly.

"Yang Xue, don't think that Wolverine is standing behind you. I advise you not to meddle in other people's business." Xie Tingfeng said in a threatening tone.

Yang Xue glanced at the two of them, but ignored them and continued to speak to Wang Jin:
"Director Wang, this is not just Mr. Wang's problem. Please give us an explanation from the crew. We mainland actors are not so easy to bully.

Before the crew gives an explanation, I personally will not shoot this drama again. You can sue me for breach of contract, and I am willing to compensate the crew for their losses."

"Yang Xue, let's go together."

“Let’s go on strike together.”

Other mainland actors said quickly.

Wang Jin was in a state of panic. He was tricked by two young men.

Yang Xue was not very courageous. She was a little afraid to go against a group of Hong Kong people who had great influence in the entertainment industry, so she took out her cell phone and called He Zhongqiu on the spot.

"Hello, Sister Xue?" He Zhongqiu's voice rang out.

"Sanjin, we're in trouble." Yang Xue said anxiously.

"What's the matter? Who is causing trouble for you?"

He Zhongqiu's voice suddenly changed and became cold and stern.

"It wasn't me, they beat up Teacher Wang Bozhao..."

Yang Xue turned on the speakerphone and quickly recounted what happened, and then repeated what she had said to Wang Jin.

"Fuck, those two bastards are bullying us mainlanders again?"

"You bastards, you came to our mainland to beg for food, and you dare to beat people? Who gave them the courage?"

"We didn't kill them last time, but we're going to kill them completely this time."

"Sister Xue, have Wang Bozhao call the police immediately. I'll make this public with the media. Have Lin Xue contact her peers in the industry and we can all work together to ban them!"

"This time, we will teach those Hong Kong people who dare to bully our mainland actors a lesson. No matter who they are, even if they are superstars from Hong Kong, if they dare to bully us, they will be banned."

"Sister Xue, please issue a public condemnation statement in the media in my name. Starting today, Zhongqiu Film and Television Company and Zhongqiu Culture and Sports Company will refuse any form of cooperation with these two bastards and the companies they belong to."

He Zhongqiu's angry voice traveled into the air, into the ears of everyone present, and also into the ears of Wang Jin and Zhang Xie, making them tremble with fear.

Zhang Wei felt his entire body was cold from head to toe, and his hands and feet were trembling.

Xie Tingfeng is better, but not much better.

Wang Jin murmured, "You two dead losers, now that things have gotten out of hand, who can protect you?"

But this incident was still beyond Wang Jin's imagination. He thought it was just about banning Zhang Weijian and Xie Tingfeng, but it was not.

The impact of this incident has impacted all Hong Kong film and television companies and film and television investors.

The next day, Yang Xue publicly issued a very harsh condemnation statement on behalf of He Zhongqiu.

After the Olympics, He Zhongqiu's influence in the country has skyrocketed again. This statement was immediately reprinted by countless media outlets, and its impact was immediate.

"Brother, it's over. You're finished. We're finished."

In a residential house in a community in Yanjing, Zhang Weiyi rushed in from outside and yelled at Zhang Weijian in a lost manner.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Wei asked hurriedly as he stood up.

"boom!"

Zhang Weiyi smashed his phone on the floor and shouted, "All your advertising agents have called and asked to stop cooperating with you.

They will also pursue you for the losses you caused. Now all your ads have been removed. If we file a lawsuit, we will have to pay at least tens of millions, and you will go bankrupt.”

"what?"

Zhang Wei’s face turned pale immediately.

"Also, all the dramas I was working on were cancelled. I was kicked out by the crew and my phone number has been blocked." Zhang Weiyi yelled again.

"It's over! I'm finished!" Zhang Weijian collapsed on the sofa.

At the same time, Xie Tingfeng had already flown back to Hong Kong.

Huo Wenxi looked at Xie Tingfeng with great disappointment. How could such a handsome guy not learn his lesson?

"Sister Wenxi, you must help me. Wolverine has said he wants to ban me, please help me find the boss." Xie Tingfeng said anxiously.

"He is a top superstar in the United States, a top superstar in both the cultural and sports circles. As soon as he arrived in the United States, he defeated an entire team by himself. Is he easy to mess with? Why did you mess with him again?" Huo Wenxi asked with a headache.

"I didn't provoke him, it was his girlfriend who was meddling in other people's business, that woman was meddling in other people's business." Xie Tingfeng cursed angrily.

"You take a rest here first, I'll go find the boss."

"Got it. Thank you, Sister Wenxi."

Huo Wenxi couldn't give up Xie Tingfeng, but she couldn't settle the matter. She didn't even know Wolverine and Yang Xue, so she could only go to her boss Yang Shoucheng. The myth invested by her boss was still being filmed, and Wolverine was still in the crew. As long as the boss came forward, Wolverine should give face.

A few minutes later, she arrived at Yang Shoucheng's office.

"Afeng, this loser, has gotten into big trouble this time. Wenxi, please don't help him anymore." Yang Shou said unhappily.

"Boss, please help him. We worked so hard to make him famous. If he is really banned, the company will suffer a huge loss," Huo Wenxi advised.

"Alas! It's not that I don't help him..."

Yang Shou pushed the notebook in front of him towards him and said, "Look for yourself."

Huo Wenxi moved his notebook over in confusion and saw a bold red news headline on the front page of NetEase. The headline read: Official Statement from the China Film and Television Actors Association.

Her hands trembled, and she quickly opened the content. She was shocked and her heart sank to the bottom.

This statement is a joint statement issued by Feng Xiaogang, Chen Daoming, Zhu Shimao, Zhang Guoli, Zhang Tielin, Ni Ping and Ge You, condemning the actions of Zhang Weijian and Xie Tingfeng and publicly declaring their refusal to cooperate with the two.

A total of more than 50 people from the mainland entertainment industry signed the joint statement, and Yang Xue also signed on behalf of He Zhongqiu.

Some of these people are first-line stars, some are veteran artists, and some are people with great influence like He Zhongqiu.

Not only that, below this news, there are also public statements condemning Zhang and Xie by Yang Xue, Wu Jing, Zhang Jin, Wang Baoqiang, Liu Yifei, Huang Bo and others.

Yang Shou said in a low voice: "I just contacted Mr. Han Sanping, and he told me that from now on, all TV dramas invested by Hong Kong Film and Television Company must not use Hong Kong stars as male protagonists, but must use mainland stars.

He told me that this was caused by long-term resentment. The mainland entertainment industry had a lot of complaints about our Hong Kong entertainment industry, and he couldn’t do anything about it.”

"what?"

Huo Wenxi was really frightened this time and his face turned pale.

If this is true, Xie Tingfeng and Zhang Weijian will have offended too many people this time, even their colleagues in Hong Kong will be offended.

Yang Shou continued, “In addition, from now on, mainland actors and Hong Kong actors will all receive equal pay for equal work.

If these cannot be achieved, no matter whose drama it is, it will not pass the review, unless they do not want to be released in the mainland.”

Huo Wenxi didn't give up and said carefully: "Boss, isn't Wolverine filming in our crew? How about you... look for him?"

Yang Shou glared at her and said, "Do you think he would give me face? He filmed Mythology to give face to Han Sanping."

Having said that, Xie Tingfeng was after all a popular little star in his hands, so he still called Chenglong and asked Chenglong to pass on a message, expressing his intention to ask He Zhongqiu to let Xie Tingfeng go.

Zhang Weijian didn't even mention it, he hated that guy so much. If it wasn't for Zhang Weijian, Xie Tingfeng wouldn't have been implicated.

"Mid-Autumn Festival, you see?"

Chenglong was also in a difficult situation. He was not a talkative person and often offended people with just one word without realizing it. This time he simply pressed the speakerphone and let Yang listen to He Zhongqiu's reply directly to avoid offending people on both sides.

"Brother Cheng, I'm sorry, I have decided to ban these two bastards. At worst, I will no longer cooperate with Hong Kong in the future." He Zhongqiu said without hesitation.

"No, no, we still have to cooperate. This is a problem with those two flops. Don't involve the entire Hong Kong circle." Chenglong said hurriedly.

"Brother Cheng, you people in the Hong Kong entertainment industry have always been domineering in front of mainland actors. You scold and beat them whenever you want. I have witnessed it myself when I was filming before. I am not wronging you." He Zhongqiu said disdainfully.

What else could Chenglong say but smile awkwardly.

Yang Shou hung up the phone, shook his head at Huo Wenxi, and said, "Let Afeng develop in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia in the future. He can also develop in Japan and South Korea."

"Wolverine is too disrespectful to you." Huo Wenxi said coldly.

Yang Shou glanced at Huo Wenxi, said nothing, just waved his hand and asked her to leave.

He is a giant in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, with a net worth of 20 to 30 billion, and has supported a lot of superstars. Who in the Hong Kong entertainment industry doesn't give him face? Even if he goes to the mainland, who in the mainland entertainment industry doesn't give him face?

But Wolverine didn't give him any face at all. He couldn't even protect the person he wanted to protect. How could he not be angry?
At his level, he wants both face and money.

"Wolverine, as long as you stay in the entertainment industry, we will meet sooner or later."

……

On the other hand, Xie Tingfeng saw that the company could not help him, so he had to find another backer, his father, Xie Si, who was very popular in Hong Kong at that time and more popular than the Four Heavenly Kings today.

Xie Si is arrogant and has a very hot temper. He cannot tolerate any grievance and will explode at the slightest provocation. After hearing what happened, he became furious.

His son is very filial and has just paid off tens of millions of gambling debts for him. In the future, he will have to rely on his son to make money so that he can continue to live a luxurious life. His son being banned is more painful than killing him.

So he immediately contacted all the friends he knew and wanted to ban He Zhongqiu.

Xie Tingfeng was also unwilling to accept the result, so he contacted a group of his friends and wanted to ban He Zhongqiu.

Soon, a large group of Hong Kong stars publicly expressed their support for Xie Tingfeng and refused to have any cooperation with He Zhongqiu.

Among them, there are many big-name stars, such as Zhou Yunfa, Shu Qi, Chen Guanxi, Zhang Baizhi, Su Yongkang, Liang Hanwen, Xu Zhian, Yu Wenle, Anthony Wong and so on.

Yang Shoucheng also took action, and a large group of his celebrities issued statements supporting Xie Tingfeng and refusing to cooperate with He Zhongqiu.

However, some Hong Kong stars who have developed their careers in the mainland, such as a large group of big-name Hong Kong stars under Wang Jinhua, did not stand up because they did not want to be involved in this storm.

Moreover, they even have a lot of opinions about Zhang and Xie, because it will be difficult for them to play the leading roles in mainland TV series in the future, as they had always played the leading roles in the past.

As soon as there was any movement in Hong Kong, the mainland entertainment industry reacted immediately.

Performing artists who signed the statement of the China Film and Television Actors Association immediately issued statements in support of He Zhongqiu.

These entertainers are the backbone of the mainland entertainment industry, and their attitudes influence the attitude of the entire mainland entertainment industry.

This time, Han Sanping even stood up and expressed his support for He Zhongqiu.

This is the most important voice in the mainland film and television industry, and it can even be seen as the official response.

However, the mainland entertainment industry did not generalize the situation and only supported the Mid-Autumn Festival. They did not express their willingness to refuse to cooperate with those Hong Kong stars who boycotted the Mid-Autumn Festival.

For a while, a public opinion war broke out in the media between the Hong Kong entertainment circle and the mainland entertainment circle.

Fan Bingbing is very conflicted. Should she issue a statement to support Wolverine?
But after repeated consideration, she decided to give up. There are a lot of mainland celebrities who support Wolverine. Even if she issued a statement, it would not show anything, and she would offend the Hong Kong entertainment industry. The risk is too great and the benefits are too small.

There are many mainland stars who are as conflicted as she is, all weighing the risks and benefits, but in the end no one stands up.

After all, the Hong Kong entertainment industry has too much power and influence in the mainland, and we cannot easily offend that circle for the sake of others.

"Brother, should we take this opportunity to crush Wolverine to death? Let Wang Jinhua come forward. As long as her group of Hong Kong big names support Xie Tingfeng, Wolverine will not be able to do it."

Yanjing, Huayi Company, Xiao Wang said eagerly.

The king said angrily: "You are so stupid that you can't even figure out the camp. Are you from Hong Kong? You are from the mainland. Director Xiaogang is supporting He Zhongqiu this time.

Even if you want to betray your own camp, you must be sure that you can win before you take action. Do you think Xiangjiang can win now?"

Xiao Wang chuckled, "But, the people here in the mainland only support He Zhongqiu, and have not banned those Hong Kong stars who want to ban He Zhongqiu. Their support is far less than that of those Hong Kong stars for Xie Tingfeng. As long as we make an effort..."

(End of this chapter)