Because Xu Jinbo left the crew and wasn't around, the money couldn't be distributed to them normally, so they started causing a fuss.
This is quite understandable.
Extras are in a precarious position, earning daily wages.
For an actor like Zhou Yun, delaying the final payment for two or three months isn't a big deal and won't affect her much, but for these extras, who might already be struggling with little savings, they rely on daily pay to get by.
A three-day delay could be the limit for some of them.
Both sides were at an impasse, and the extras didn't resort to extreme measures; they just wouldn't leave and stayed on set, of course, not cooperating with the crew's arrangements.
The filming couldn't proceed normally.
Because whenever there were signs of formal shooting starting, they'd cause a ruckus, interfering with the process.
Zhou Yun and a few other actors present were interrupted several times and were quite frustrated and irritable.
