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What controversy surrounded Wong Kar-Wai’s television series Blossoms Shanghai?

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Blossoms Shanghai (2023–24) was embroiled in controversy when a former crew member alleged difficult working conditions on set and lack of credit for script contributions. The crew member also shared recordings of Wong Kar-Wai purportedly making disparaging remarks about the Chinese Communist Party and its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic—a potentially career-threatening revelation.