Sheng Tianlin did not like Yan Shuang.
Directors, as a rule, are defined by their hunger for control. Or perhaps it is more accurate to say that those who choose to direct are all seekers of ultimate mastery. This control manifests not only in the interpretation of the plot and the visuals but also in the management of the entire crew.
Consider Hitchcock, the legendary tyrant of the film set. While actors may have loathed a director who demanded they work exactly according to his vision, within the industry, that paranoid, control-obsessed auteur was the idol of nearly every peer and newcomer.
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