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Playing a big name is enough to ruin a superstar!
In 2012, a "scolding war" because of the movie lasted for more than a month that year.
This happened to superstars Zhao Wenzhuo and Donnie Yen, in order to maintain their reputation, every word is full of "gunsmoke", and they don't want any dignity!
Incidents of celebrities playing big names and arguing with each other happen frequently, but few people can make a big fuss compared to these two kung fu superstars. More than 10 years have passed, and their current situation is different, which is embarrassing.
1. The beginning and end of the contradiction between the two superstars
The tipping point of the incident was because of a statement. A crew officially said that it was a great shame for the star to terminate the cooperation with the star. However, such a thing happened to Zhao Wenzhuo.
On February 9, 2012, the movie "Special Identity" became popular in an unseemly way, and they pointed the finger at Zhao Wenzhuo for "playing a big name". said that the crew could afford Zhao Wenzhuo, but they also used a blog post to make this matter a sensation on the Internet.
said that the crew looked down on Zhao Wenzhuo, but they specially used a dynamic to express their attention. At the same time, Donnie Yen's character was suddenly questioned, and many people suspected: Zhao Wenzhuo's departure had something to do with Donnie Yen.
Because compared with Donnie Yen, Zhao Wenzhuo is more low-key. Generally speaking, those who do not fight or grab will be squeezed by scheming people. Everyone agreed: Zhao Wenzhuo was bullied away.
There are also people who feel pity: because his performance in "Fengyun" is very good, if he can really star in the movie "Special Identity", he will definitely gain more popularity.
Although Donnie Yen's "Ip Man" is also very famous, this actor's personality always has a personality that is good at showing off and likes to be public. In line with the psychology of "sympathizing with the weak", more and more netizens began to sympathize with Zhao Wenzhuo.
In fact, these two kung fu superstars were quite harmonious in the early days of the movie's promotion, and it was not difficult to see at the event that Zhao Wenzhuo's temperament and appearance were better. In the current popular words, these two are proper powerful double male protagonists.
If you can really cooperate in a good film, you will definitely be able to resound in internal entertainment. However, later, Donnie Yen has been exposed by fans and staff to the inside story of "playing a big name".
Seeing this, some people may say: celebrities are like this in private, and they will be bullied if they don't play big names. The reality is not so simple, because some netizens in the industry said: Donnie Yen used his big-name status to make unreasonable demands.
He even asked the crew to pay for his luxurious life! On the other hand, Zhao Wenzhuo is relatively honest and low-key, so not too many people pay attention to him. He has always been like this, unwilling to use three indiscriminate tricks to seize the hot search.
However, this low-key made him wait for the statement that he was publicly terminated by the crew. What Zhao Wenzhuo didn't expect was that the hat of playing a big name was actually buckled on his head.
According to the text shown by the crew, it can be seen that they said that Zhao Wenzhuo not only lived in the most expensive hotel room, but also did not want to exceed the filming time of 9 hours a day, and whenever he had something to do, he would not be able to contact him for several days in a row.
What's even more excessive is that he didn't even say a word, and went back to Beijing alone. The end of this is that the whole crew needs to accompany him to spend it.
These words are full of accusations, and I almost scolded: You have money, but the workers of the whole crew have to go hungry.
You must know that these rumors were originally directed at Donnie Yen, why did the style of painting suddenly change and become Zhao Wenzhuo? Is this really the case?
Second, the two sides have their own opinions on the real inside story
At first, Zhao Wenzhuo chose to remain silent. Perhaps, there are many people who default to celebrities who are rampant and domineering in private, just pretending to be well-behaved in front of fans. But with such a basin of muddy water poured on the star, it is likely that it will be difficult for him to turn over again.
Playing a big name is enough to ruin a powerful star. Seeing that more and more fans left a message to themselves saying "disappointed and sad", Zhao Wenzhuo had to come forward to seek justice for himself and also issued a statement.
Although, the statement of fact he issued was printed on a large sheet of paper, there were a lot of vague words in it. Relatively speaking, his rhetoric is more tactful. But the main idea is that the reason why they stopped working together was because there was a problem with the film crew and Party A.
In short, it wasn't the result of playing big names yourself. As for the so-called residence in the presidential suite, it is also inconsistent with the facts, and Party A's assistant unilaterally told Zhao Wenzhuo that he would only be allowed to live for one day and would not be allowed to live there again the next day.
Seeing this, I believe that smart people can already judge whose fault is greater. In the years since, Zhao Wenzhuo has repeatedly proved his innocence in public interviews, saying that the various misdeeds cited by the crew were done by Donnie Yen.
Zhao Wenzhuo's tone was very sincere, and there was still disbelief in his eyes about this matter. After all, on the 27th, a newspaper published the news of Zhao Wenzhuo's boycott, how could the cooperation be terminated on the 29th?
During that time, Zhao Wenzhuo no longer cared about losing his role, but put saving face first. In order not to disappoint fans, he urgently held a personal press conference on the afternoon of March 4, 2012.
He only wanted to save his personal reputation, but did not mention Donnie Yen. And Donnie Yen has not replied. After March 12, Zhao Wenzhuo began to wander among the media again. In the end, he said: The bully hiding in the crew has been found.
And Donnie Yen was not convinced, saying that the other party was maliciously slandering, and even pulled stars such as Hui Yinghong, Liming, and Shu Qi to his team.
On the other hand, Zhao Wenzhuo, the big star who fights side by side with him, only Yang Mi. With such strength, it seems to have been destined that their showbiz trajectory will be different.
3. They are also good at martial arts, but the status quo is slightly different
After many years, Donnie Yen's status in the circle has never been lowered. And although Zhao Wenzhuo also has dramas to shoot and variety shows to perform, he has never been on the same stage with Donnie Yen again.
It stands to reason that they are all kung fu stars, who should be holding together for warmth and going hand in hand, why did they become opposites?
Maybe it's because one mountain can't tolerate two tigers, and as for the real contradictions, only the staff in the crew at that time knew. In July 2023, Zhao Wenzhuo and his wife attended their daughter's graduation ceremony together.
The LV bag carried by his wife is a Himalayan series, and it can be sold for 160,000 yuan second-hand. And the black handbag that my daughter carried was worth as much as 18,000 yuan. It seems that the controversy did not ruin Zhao Wenzhuo's career.
After seeing this happy family, many people realized how low-key Zhao Wenzhuo was, the clothes he wore were very ordinary, but he was quite willing to spend money on his wife and daughter.
His two daughters and a son are very cute, and they have perfectly inherited the advantages of Zhao Wenzhuo and his wife. And Donnie Yen is also a child and daughter, and he can be regarded as a winner in life.
However, he chose to make up the wedding for his second wife when he was old, and he still endured some controversy. Although Zhao Wenzhuo has been in public for six or seven relationships, he has only married one wife, and he has never been the same.
On April 7, Donnie Yen used his personal account to interact with Jackie Chan.
Before that, he always liked to encourage celebrities, and his social skills can be seen, which is one of the reasons why his number of fans is two or three times more than Zhao Wenzhuo.
Epilogue:
Compared with Donnie Yen's publicity, Zhao Wenzhuo prefers to show some family happiness. His daughter and son also practice the brush calligraphy of Fu characters, and he can always show his strength in variety shows. It's amazing to polish your life to this extent!
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The information in this article is from:
[1] "Donnie Yen responded positively to Zhao Wenzhuo: I was very disappointed in him, and I begged the boss again and again for his role"
[2] "Why is a martial arts superstar frequently on variety shows, and what happened to him and Donnie Yen?"
[3] "The Past of Zhao Wenzhuo and Donnie Yen, Two Kung Fu Superstars"