"In 2022, ex-crew member Cheng Junnian began sharing WeChat posts under the pen name Gu Er, detailing what he said was his experience working on the show. After the show premiered in 2023 with Qin Wen listed as the sole credited screenwriter, Cheng started attaching accusations to his real name. Per World Journal, Cheng asserted that he was originally supposed to be Blossoms Shanghai's writer and directorand had worked extensively on scripts for the series for three years."
"He alleged that Qin - who won Best Adapted Screenplay for Blossoms Shanghai at the 2024 Magnolia Awards - made minor revisions and passed his work off as hers. Instead, he claimed, he was demoted to Wong's personal assistant with a monthly salary of 3,000 yuan (about $424). While Cheng was credited as a preproduction script editor, he said his actual responsibilities included everything from writing main storylines in the show to cooking steaks for Wong and bringing him late-night snacks."
Blossoms Shanghai is a 30-episode period drama set in 1990s Shanghai, adapted from Jin Yucheng's book and marking Wong Kar-wai's first major project since 2013. The series premiered in China before its North American release on the Criterion Channel. A former crew member, Cheng Junnian (pen name Gu Er), posted claims that he worked for three years on scripts and was originally intended to be the show's writer and director. Cheng alleges Qin Wen made only minor revisions yet received sole screenwriter credit and awards, while he was relegated to a low-paid personal assistant role despite credited as a preproduction script editor.
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