Recalling the controversy surrounding the filming of "As You Like It" 21 years ago, Yuan Qiongdan had an argument when she insisted that Xue Jiayan was two minutes late. Yuan Qiongdan laughed and said: "I don't know who the protagonist is! Looking back, I'm not discouraged because of this. Why should I regard it as a tragic event that I will leave the TV station and go back to the mainland to develop my career? I am grateful for that experience. I have grown up. I can take a step back and let myself go."
asked if there would be a chance to have dinner with me? She said she didn't know how to make a date: "Actually, it's not easy for friends to date me. I must not have thought about dating in the past five years because I have to work hard to do a good job." Yuan Qiongdan admitted that she has a bad mouth and must have more experiences and lessons than others.
"As You Like It", in which she had a conflict with Xue Jiayan, is a costume light comedy launched by TVB in 2001. Xue Jiayan is the heroine You Nianci/Sai Fenghuang/Queen Zitong, and she is the princess of Shasha.
When filming, it was reported that Xue Jiayan and Yuan Qiongdan had a conflict, which was caused by these two minutes.
Yuan Qiongdan said that Xue Jiayan was two minutes late, but Xue Jiayan firmly stated that she was not late because the time on her watch showed that she was not late, and the time on her watch was consistent with that of the radio station.
However, the two showed closeness offline and took the initiative to break up the rumors of discord. But Yuan Qiongdan later left TVB and shifted her focus to the mainland.
However, when the cast of "As You Like It" reunited after all these years, Yuan Qiongdan was not present, and the feud started again.
Yuan Qiongdan mentioned again in 2023 that she was bullied by the actress in the play when filming "As You Like It" because Yuan Qiongdan felt that the other party was two minutes late, but the actress said that she was not late, and even pointed out that Yuan Qiongdan had no tutor.
Now Yuan Qiongdan has mentioned this matter again. It seems that after so many years, there are some things that really cannot be let go...
Although Yuan Qiongdan and Sit Jiayan have different opinions in the past two minutes, the issue of being late has always been a big taboo in Hong Kong circles.
After TVB became popular, no one had any privileges, but had heavier responsibilities and more intensive work. The shooting system of
tvb is reversed day and night. Each crew is divided into two groups, AB, and each group has two or three machines. When the schedule is rushed, the shooting often takes more than 20 hours a day.
If it is a supporting role or an ordinary role, we can call it a day after filming, while the protagonist can only be in the ab group. Most TVB dramas focus on social and people's livelihood, coupled with the strict commuting system, and the remuneration is not high, the actors basically have a strong "worker mentality."
Being late will delay the work of the entire crew, and they will also be scolded for being unprofessional. Because for the crew, punctuality is the basic rule, and actors being in place in advance is a basic quality.
When Fan Shiqi was late for "Infinite Beyond Class", Er Dongsheng and Hui Yinghong scolded her. Hui Yinghong said that she had been filming for 45 years and had never been late for a day.
Some celebrities may almost ruin their career because of being late, such as Li Ming.
As early as 1987, Xiao Li was dissed because he was late for hosting an event; in 1989, when filming "The Legend of Jin Wen Gong", he was late due to illness and had disagreements with the director, so the director wrote a negative review. Being banned, he had no choice but to go to Taiwan to film "The Storm". Unexpectedly, he became famous in Taiwan...
Plus some producers admired him, so he was picked up by TVB again, and his roles became more and more important.
And some popular celebrities also have bad relations with others because of being late.
Zhang Keyi was once the leading actress of TVB. News of her feud with Xuan Xuan while filming "Brothers in Need" occupied the pages of gossip weekly every day.
The war first started when during the promotion period of "Brothers in Need", some media asked Xuan Xuan why the drama could not be completed in time. Xuan Xuan bluntly revealed that it was because the actors in the same drama, such as Zhang Keyi, were always late, delaying the progress. ...Actually, there were several others that Xuan Xuan mentioned at that time, but the media immediately caught the key words.
Zhang Keyi became the target of public criticism and was dubbed the "King of Lateness" by the media. With her fiery personality, she immediately fought back, saying that Xuan Xuan often laughed when filming, and each scene had to be filmed six or seven times, and she was the one slowing down the progress. Prime culprit.
The two started to quarrel, and the scolding escalated to the point where TVB acted as the mediator and ordered them to be silenced. In fact, the real reason for the delay in the filming schedule was that the director wanted to make a sequel and changed the script midway.
But the rumor that Zhang Keyi's love is late has been stamped by the ladies including Fei Jie.
During one year's TV show "Prize Doorman", Zheng Yuling was described as "a female artist who is always late". Without thinking, Fat Sister loudly shouted: "Zhang~Ke~Yi~".
From now on, the late queen’s tag can no longer be torn off.
However, there are also some artists who overreact when others are late, such as Lan Jieying and Di Ying.
When Lan Jieying was filming "Half a Lifelong Love" in Taiwan, she was beaten violently in front of the hotel by her co-star Di Ying because she was late.
Di Ying also "reappeared live" as a joke in "Happy Sunday". She joked that she took advantage of Lan Jieying's unpreparedness and kicked her far away.
When Di Ying broke the news, she proudly said that Lan Jieying did not dare to fight back. Later, she became insane within a few years and did not feel that there was anything wrong with her behavior of kicking Lan Jieying.
At that time, Li Chaoyong, who appeared to be trying to stop the fight but was actually making trouble, was accused by his 80-year-old wife of cheating on a 64-year-old woman when he was 70 years old.
What do you think about being late?
