Ruby Lin end contract with HY Brothers, will establish private studio
After signing with HY Brothers(華誼兄弟公司) since 2006, Ruby Lin(林心如) was given the boot when her demands to act in A-list films were rejected by HY Brothers. What started out as rumors from Sina a month ago was confirmed today.
Insiders from the company revealed that Ruby was unhappy with how HY Brother managed her career. She expected them to give her the starring role in A-list movie films when she signed with them, instead she felt cheated when she was casted in only 3 small dramas, and one family movie, none of them has made it on television yet. She said that HY only used her to get money from her commericials, at the beginning even getting her into 10 commericials in 30 days. However, none of the commericial contract was long-termed.
Ruby believed that though HY Brothers claimed that she was one of the “big sister”, but Li Bing Bing(李冰冰) and Zhou Xun(周迅) were more favored because they got most of the major roles. Li Bing Bing was casted in the blockbuster movie The Forbidden Kingdom acting alongside Jackie Chan, and Jet Li, the role Ruby wanted. Even Zhou Xun was casted in the blockbuster movie Painted Skin(畫皮,聊齋志異故事之一) alongside big name actors Donnie Yuen, Zhao Wei, Chen Kun and Sun Li. And recently, fellow actor Alec Su got a role in his first Hollywood movie.
Insider revealed that Ruby may seem happy during the company’s events, but inside she was very impatient and angry. Earlier she claimed that HY is in the process of producing and writting a movie just to suit her, but it seems this is also false. Her drama, Dali Princess, which finished over a year ago has never even made it on CCTV either.
In an interview today she officially said, “Currently HY do not manage my career anymore. The reason is because I believe I can have more freedom controlling my work schedule. I cannot depend on others to do everything for me. I have thought about leaving HY a long time ago and now both HY and I have come to a decision to end my contract.” Whether she violated her contract or has to compensate for what they paid her to initially work for the company has not been revealed.
Regarding to rumors that she was upset about HY Brother’s management Ruby said, “It is not true. HY Brothers has given me a lot of opportunities, for example giving me the chance to act in The Legend & the Hero, but because of schedule conflict I had to turn down a lot of A-list movie roles. Also, I am very picky and selective in movie roles that are suitable for me so I have lost a lot of opportunities.”
She ended the interview by saying, “HY has been very good to me, but now we agree to mutually end our contract.”
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