"Chow Yun-fat, recently there are rumors that Director Zhang Tiancheng specifically named you and refused to let you participate in his new movie. Did you know about this?"
"I know."
"Chow Yun-fat, then what do you have to say about Director Zhang Tiancheng naming you and refusing your participation?"
"I have nothing to say. I wouldn't have appeared in his movie in the first place, let alone now. In the future, I will never appear in his movies."
"Chow Yun-fat, can you tell us why?"
"He respects people too much. When filming Wanted, he actually invited me to play a supporting role to him. Someone like that—I will never work with him."
"A supporting role?"
"Right, meaning I would play the second male lead while he played the first male lead. Even though I don't care about star billing, if you're going to make me play the second male lead, you at least need to find someone of comparable fame and acting skill to play the first male lead. He's quite famous, but his main profession is director. As for his acting, I have no confidence in it."
"But in Lone Cop, Director Zhang Tiancheng gave a good performance."
"I've seen Lone Cop. It's a good movie, but it lacks depth. That kind of movie requires zero acting skill; there are hundreds or thousands of actors in Hong Kong who could play that."
The media interviews with Chow Yun-fat confirmed the public perception that Zhang Tiancheng was arrogant and conceited. At the same time, the public began to doubt whether Jet Li's participatio…
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