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TAIPEI: Things are looking greyer as the ongoing rift between "Black and White" leading men Vic Chou and Mark Chao worsens.
Their friendship took a dive after Chao pipped hot-favourite Chou to win the Best Actor trophy at last month's Golden Bell Awards.
And if that's not enough, the latest rumour about Chou accepting a movie role that Chao had earlier rejected, looks set to complicate matters even further.
Chou, who is expected to commence filming for the movie "The Killer Never Kills" next week, was apparently not production company Film Mall Production's first choice of leading man.
According to reports, a Film Mall's spokesman said that the company had initially approached Chou first because Chao had not made his mark in the entertainment world.
But after the success of "Black and White", Chao was recommended by renowned Taiwanese producer Chai Zhiping and the company was keen to sign him on as the male lead. However, no confirmations were made.
Their spat has spilled over to their personal lives, with both stars reportedly spotted behaving intimately with model, Bei Bei.
Chou's agent was furious when he heard the reports, saying that they will never work with companies who deliberately manipulate the media and to publish ill-founded speculations, indirectly referring to Chao's agency Pranja Works.
"Black and White" director Cai Yue Qin was very upset when he heard about the fallout between the two Taiwanese actors.
"All these conflicts started because of the media and the matter is getting out of hand," he said.
Cai also admitted that his plans to direct the movie version of the award-winning drama series have been affected by the ongoing reports.
"Fulong (Chou's agency) thought that we were behind all these. But we will try out best to calm down the situation. We are more than willing to wait for Zai Zai (Chou's nickname) and work around his schedule," said the director. - CNAf/fa
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