Taken from reddit-Since a couple of people were asking, here's my quick translation of a Duoban post that I saw which more or less objectively summarized the timeline leading to Li Mingde's weibo post(s).
Context: The main cast for the drama 三人行 The Triple Echoes of Time were confirmed to be Ma Tianyu and Li Mingde. Ma would be portraying the main character when he's older, and Li will be portraying the same character when he was younger. Ma was regarded as male lead #1 and Li as male lead #2. However (and this is from speculation or interpretation of what Li's hinting at), Li might have been promised to receive male lead #1 treatment. Apparently Li received 100,000 RMB as first payment/initial pay.
Dec 23, this was the day where cast would gather for confirming their styling and makeup (定妆). Often times there will be photos released as well. On this date Li missed the flight to the production set and missed the styling appointment. This was due to an "anger incident" likely triggered as He Song Entertainment had sent a Contract Cancellation document to him early that day. Li got very upset and threw a temper tantrum at his residence, breaking a lot of things...
Dec 24: The director of Triple Echo contacted a good friend of Li, likely to discuss/follow up on Li's absence the day prior.
Dec 26, this was the set date for reviewing the script with the rest of the cast and (key members of the) production team. Li was late, and he violently damaged stuff at the hotel that he was staying at.
At the same time, Ma was also not present at the script review meeting but he had already scheduled a leave of absence ahead of time, and the production team thought it was reasonable. However Li didn't like this and thought Ma was being unreasonable. Note that Li had to pay the hotel close to 10,000 RMB in damage fees.
Dec 29: Production for the drama series officially started. Li insisted to stand in the "main cast" position (I assume during the opening ceremony photo shoot). Note that Ma and Li were said to be filming separately in two sub-teams (this makes sense sine they are portraying the same character at different ages).
During the following days,
Director said he received a lot of complaints from production team members about Li being unreasonable and disrespectful to others. This raised some concerns.
Li complained that the extras were being lazy and were all hiding in the washrooms to take extra breaks. Li was also reportedly screaming at the extras that they were all slacking off and asked all the extras that were not part of the show (or the next scene) to "get out".
Li said he was "shooed" away by the site staff when he was using the washroom, and he blamed this on the fact that he did not receive his own vehicle but Ma had (I am guessing this refers to the larger "buses" that actors and actresses usually use as a place to rest etc during filming). It was confirmed later that Ma also did not receive such a vehicle from the production team and had arranged for one out-of-pocket.
Director later clarified that Li actually has his own car and assistant as well (meaning he wasn't mistreated or without any help). Jan 2: Li claimed that he was wearing single layers in -17C while waiting for his partner actor to appear for about 40 minutes. The production team denied this, and said that the other actor was not late that day. They also pointed out that Li was shouting and berating a number of production staff that day and had left the site for about an hour (to cool down??) before returning.
Li later claimed that when the partner actor arrived he kept saying the wrong lines as a stab at Ma for not preparing and learning his line beforehand. To this Ma's response was that the script was changed after episode 16 and he had only received the printed version after he arrived, so he wasn't familiar with his lines yet. The director said Ma had reviewed the entire script previously, so it's not clear what's up with this point yet.
Jan 3: The producer approached Li for a meeting. The director said Li had promised to not leave the site unannounced/unexpectedly and to not act out his emotions at the production site.
In the afternoon, he was ready to film at around 6 pm, but the location was changed (or for some other reason) it had to be postponed to 8 pm, so he had to wait. Li thought that since there's a wait time he should be able to return to his hotel instead of waiting "in the cold". Note that starting at around 6:40 pm he was throwing things around in the makeup room (such as walkie talkie, chairs, etc) to express that he wants to return to the hotel... before he left...
Later on the producer found him in an internet café, at which time he told the producer he's still ok to film and expects the shooting to start within 20 min of him completing his makeup/styling.
Later that night the producer complained about this incident to the Director, accusing the assistant director team to be inefficient, and that Li was becoming difficult and he seems to be making many trips back to the hotel.
Jan 4: Li started to post about the unfair treatment he's received on Weibo, and posted that he only had 180 RMB left in his bank account and claimed that he's part of the working class.
Aside from his initial post, Li has since posted to ask the entire production to "just cease/get cancelled", and the claimed that production crew can contact him if the production team doesn't pay them (that he will pay them...).
So, he should apologize for being handsome because there are SO many ordinary looking a list actors these days. Righhhhht. Also, this comment section has people saying he is ordinary looking. Looks are a matter of personal opinion. Just goes to show how toxic these netizens are these days. He's too handsome. He's not handsome at all. We're lucky people even want to film dramas these days. Then if we hear su!cide reports because someone was pushed to the edge, what is this world coming to?
Here to comment and send some love to a beautiful soul. If you've follwed MTY through the years and ACTUALLY watched his reality shows, interviews, posts, you would know that he is a sweet and down to earth, very humble, guy who had incredibly difficult past. There will always be drama, especially with someone as talented and well known as MTY. There will always be jealous or petty newbies. There will always be petty or negtive comments because the world is toxic these days. I know he has been contemplating retiring from the industry because he is a melancholic soul who enjoys time spent away from the public eye. He gardens and loves nature and photographing pretty scenery. I hope that he can focus on himself one of these days.
go ahead and watch it. have your own opinion about it. call it a masterpiece film if you just seem to like it…
I speedwatch a lot, tbh, but if I like it I'll edit it and recommend it, if I don't, I'll ffw through it. I'm very simple that way. But I'll definitely be honest about it.
Way too many reviews when most people haven't even watched it yet-trying to see opinions about the movie, but most are super vague. Some accounts I've come across are relatively new, with lots having zero watch history or lists, etc., on mdl. Sus behavior has actually motivated me to go watch it, lol
A "bromance" is a close, non-sexu@l friendship between two or more men. It's a bond that goes beyond a typical male friendship, often characterized by deep emotional connection, shared experiences, and mutual support, similar to a romantic partnership but without the sexu@l aspect. The term is a portmanteau of "brother" and "romance". This show is the very definition of bromance. The emotional connection is simply lovely. If you are undecided , just GIVE IT A CHANCE. Both bromances and censored adaptions make up some of the best dramas out there. I only wish the episodes were much, much longer. Another whumpy gem!
Context: The main cast for the drama 三人行 The Triple Echoes of Time were confirmed to be Ma Tianyu and Li Mingde. Ma would be portraying the main character when he's older, and Li will be portraying the same character when he was younger. Ma was regarded as male lead #1 and Li as male lead #2. However (and this is from speculation or interpretation of what Li's hinting at), Li might have been promised to receive male lead #1 treatment. Apparently Li received 100,000 RMB as first payment/initial pay.
Dec 23, this was the day where cast would gather for confirming their styling and makeup (定妆). Often times there will be photos released as well. On this date Li missed the flight to the production set and missed the styling appointment. This was due to an "anger incident" likely triggered as He Song Entertainment had sent a Contract Cancellation document to him early that day. Li got very upset and threw a temper tantrum at his residence, breaking a lot of things...
Dec 24: The director of Triple Echo contacted a good friend of Li, likely to discuss/follow up on Li's absence the day prior.
Dec 26, this was the set date for reviewing the script with the rest of the cast and (key members of the) production team. Li was late, and he violently damaged stuff at the hotel that he was staying at.
At the same time, Ma was also not present at the script review meeting but he had already scheduled a leave of absence ahead of time, and the production team thought it was reasonable. However Li didn't like this and thought Ma was being unreasonable. Note that Li had to pay the hotel close to 10,000 RMB in damage fees.
Dec 29: Production for the drama series officially started. Li insisted to stand in the "main cast" position (I assume during the opening ceremony photo shoot). Note that Ma and Li were said to be filming separately in two sub-teams (this makes sense sine they are portraying the same character at different ages).
During the following days,
Director said he received a lot of complaints from production team members about Li being unreasonable and disrespectful to others. This raised some concerns.
Li complained that the extras were being lazy and were all hiding in the washrooms to take extra breaks. Li was also reportedly screaming at the extras that they were all slacking off and asked all the extras that were not part of the show (or the next scene) to "get out".
Li said he was "shooed" away by the site staff when he was using the washroom, and he blamed this on the fact that he did not receive his own vehicle but Ma had (I am guessing this refers to the larger "buses" that actors and actresses usually use as a place to rest etc during filming). It was confirmed later that Ma also did not receive such a vehicle from the production team and had arranged for one out-of-pocket.
Director later clarified that Li actually has his own car and assistant as well (meaning he wasn't mistreated or without any help).
Jan 2: Li claimed that he was wearing single layers in -17C while waiting for his partner actor to appear for about 40 minutes. The production team denied this, and said that the other actor was not late that day. They also pointed out that Li was shouting and berating a number of production staff that day and had left the site for about an hour (to cool down??) before returning.
Li later claimed that when the partner actor arrived he kept saying the wrong lines as a stab at Ma for not preparing and learning his line beforehand. To this Ma's response was that the script was changed after episode 16 and he had only received the printed version after he arrived, so he wasn't familiar with his lines yet. The director said Ma had reviewed the entire script previously, so it's not clear what's up with this point yet.
Jan 3: The producer approached Li for a meeting. The director said Li had promised to not leave the site unannounced/unexpectedly and to not act out his emotions at the production site.
In the afternoon, he was ready to film at around 6 pm, but the location was changed (or for some other reason) it had to be postponed to 8 pm, so he had to wait. Li thought that since there's a wait time he should be able to return to his hotel instead of waiting "in the cold". Note that starting at around 6:40 pm he was throwing things around in the makeup room (such as walkie talkie, chairs, etc) to express that he wants to return to the hotel... before he left...
Later on the producer found him in an internet café, at which time he told the producer he's still ok to film and expects the shooting to start within 20 min of him completing his makeup/styling.
Later that night the producer complained about this incident to the Director, accusing the assistant director team to be inefficient, and that Li was becoming difficult and he seems to be making many trips back to the hotel.
Jan 4: Li started to post about the unfair treatment he's received on Weibo, and posted that he only had 180 RMB left in his bank account and claimed that he's part of the working class.
Aside from his initial post, Li has since posted to ask the entire production to "just cease/get cancelled", and the claimed that production crew can contact him if the production team doesn't pay them (that he will pay them...).
This show is the very definition of bromance. The emotional connection is simply lovely. If you are undecided , just GIVE IT A CHANCE. Both bromances and censored adaptions make up some of the best dramas out there. I only wish the episodes were much, much longer. Another whumpy gem!