Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 384 Reconciliation
In reality, yielding in this circle doesn't mean apologizing or bowing down like in novels.

Donnie Yen is a man of considerable standing.

He couldn't bring himself to do it.

Therefore, although he bowed his head, he did not apologize to Wu Zhuo in person, but chose another way.

First, on the day filming of "Ip Man" began, he took the initiative to come and greet Wu Zhuo, congratulating him on the great sales of his record and wishing "Ip Man" a box office success.

Don’t reach out to hit the smiling person.

That's how this industry works.

Although Wu Zhuo disliked Donnie Yen, he had many options, and Donnie Yen asked Raymond Wong and Jackie Chan to mediate. After thinking about it, Wu Zhuo accepted his concession.

Of course, that alone is not enough to be considered admitting defeat.

Donnie Yen's real move came later.

I don't know who came up with this idea for him.

In the following days, Donnie Yen appeared in several media outlets.

He proactively mentioned Wu Zhuo in the media.

However, the tone of his words was different from the sarcastic and belittling tone he used before.

Now, when he's in front of the media, he always says:
“I recently met and talked with Wu Zhuo, and I found that I had many misunderstandings about him before.”

He's a really good person, both in terms of his professionalism and his character..."

Anyway, Donnie Yen picked out all sorts of nice things to say to the media.

It's possible that Donnie Yen provided the money.

The media also went to great lengths in this regard, with many Hong Kong media outlets reporting the same thing for several weeks:
"Donnie Yen and Wu Zhuo reconcile and shake hands" is accompanied by a picture of the two shaking hands at the opening ceremony.

"Wu Zhuo and Donnie Yen have reached a historic reconciliation. Donnie Yen has expressed his willingness to join Wu Zhuo's film company's new film without receiving any payment."

Donnie Yen revealed that there was a backstabber between him and Wu Zhuo, who sowed discord between them, causing their relationship to break down.

……

Is there a backer between Wu Zhuo and Donnie Yen?

Whether it's true or not is a matter of opinion.

However, most viewers still believed it, and many viewers and media outlets even began to speculate privately about who it was.

As people speculated, they ended up dragging Gordon Chan, the director of Painted Skin, into the mix.

Some media outlets began to claim that Gordon Chan was the villain Donnie Yen had described.

It would have been better if the media hadn't said that; because of this, Gordon Chan, who was caught in the crossfire, immediately became unhappy.

On the 7th, Gordon Chan gave an interview to Oriental Daily News and directly denounced the situation.

"I don't know what kind of villain Donnie Yen was talking about. I only know that Donnie Yen asked me to add scenes and increase my billing, but I didn't give in."

If this counts as being a petty person, then I admit it. If you disagree, come find me.

Donnie Yen's side clearly did not expect that this matter would actually affect Gordon Chan.

They dared not offend Chen Jiashang.

Putting aside the fact that Gordon Chan holds a prominent position in Hong Kong and the entire Chinese-language film industry.

The fact that Gordon Chan is the one who knows the most about Donnie Yen's feud with Ng Cheuk is enough to make Donnie Yen's side anxious.

They were clearly very worried that Gordon Chan would say something detrimental to them.

Donnie Yen's team immediately issued an explanation, stating that the small figure was not Gordon Chan, and that he had a very good relationship with Chan.
In the following days, Wu Zhuo also heard that Donnie Yen personally met with Gordon Chan several times.

It's unclear what benefits were given to Gordon Chan, as he did not respond further to the matter.

If Donnie Yen wants to reconcile with Wu Zhuo, it is clearly impossible to achieve a unilateral reconciliation.

On the 10th, Donnie Yen once again asked Jackie Chan and Raymond Wong to approach Ng Cheuk as mediators regarding a reconciliation.

“Abel, how about you do me a favor? You don’t need to do anything, just ignore Donnie Yen and pretend he’s invisible.”

"Of course, we will definitely keep him in check. If he says anything bad about you again, we will help you resolve it." Jackie Chan's meaning was simple: give him face and ask Wu Zhuo not to target Donnie Yen when collaborating with other companies.

Yes, when Wu Zhuo cooperated with Emperor Entertainment, there was a clause that Emperor Entertainment needed to consider Wu Zhuo's situation before the cooperation began.

You can't work with artists who have a grudge against Wu Zhuo.

Although no name was mentioned, everyone knew that Donnie Yen was that person.

Therefore, companies including Emperor Entertainment Group did not cast Donnie Yen in their films during their collaborations with Wu Zhuo.

Now, Jackie Chan's intention is to ask Wu Zhuo to show leniency.
If Donnie Yen's side is not sensible and keeps making irresponsible remarks in the future, then...

Even without Wu Zhuo's intervention, Jackie Chan and Raymond Wong would have already taken action against Donnie Yen.

"Both of you brothers came to me personally about this matter, so of course I have to give you face."

Let's just leave it at that!

As I said before, the entertainment industry is a small circle.

For the audience, the entertainment industry is entertainment; for the artists, it's a closed circle.

In this circle, interpersonal relationships and social interactions are very important.

Humans are social animals.

No matter how capable you are, it's useless if you isolate yourself from the crowd.

Jackie Chan and Raymond Wong are both big names in the Hong Kong entertainment circle. If Wu Zhuo doesn't give them face when they personally intervene, then he's really being shameless.

Of course, Wu Zhuo could also refuse.

However, after refusing, Jackie Chan and Raymond Wong will definitely feel uncomfortable, and it will be unlikely that they will be able to cooperate or hang out together again in the future.

Therefore, after some consideration, Wu Zhuo agreed to stop targeting Donnie Yen.

Anyway, for Wu Zhuo now, Donnie Yen is nothing.

Even though he remains active in the industry, he no longer has the support of Ip Man.

He wanted to become a top-tier player like in his previous life, but the difficulties involved would be immense.

For Wu Zhuo, not pursuing Donnie Yen's case is a minor matter.

But for Donnie Yen, this is no small matter.

Three days after Wu Zhuo agreed, Oriental Film Company immediately announced that it would create a new action movie centered around Donnie Yen, and the script was already in preparation.

Upon seeing this news, Wu Zhuo immediately understood.

Raymond Wong had wanted to use Donnie Yen for a long time, but he had been hesitant to do so because of his concerns.

Now that Wu Zhuo no longer cares about this issue, Oriental Films naturally started collaborating with Donnie Yen on a new film as soon as possible.

To be fair, among the actors in Hong Kong currently...

Donnie Yen should be considered one of the more outstanding ones.

Especially in action films, his previous works, such as "SPL: Sha Po Lang" and "Flash Point," received a good response in China.

He is currently the most promising successor to Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

"What does 'Oriental Cinema' mean? We just reconciled, and they started using Donnie Yen."

Could they have planned this beforehand?

On set, when Wu Zhuo was reading this news, Xiao An was right next to him. Upon seeing the information, she immediately became unhappy.

I feel that Raymond Wong betrayed Cheuk Ng.

"There's no need to get involved in this anymore. If they don't want to pursue it, then they don't. We don't need to concern ourselves with their affairs anymore."

Wu Zhuo put down the newspaper, not angry at all.

Capital seeks profit, which is perfectly reasonable.

He won't take it seriously.

(End of this chapter)