Chapter 61 Zhou Xingxing and Lu Chuan
Speaking of this year, it is indeed a year of great strides for the Huayi Brothers. They invested in Lu Chuan's "Kekexili" and won the distribution of Zhou Xingxing's "Kung Fu" Quan, and also developed a relationship with Zhang Jizhong and became one of the investors of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"...
Everyone outside was congratulating, but only the Wang brothers themselves knew that it was actually a mixed blessing.
I am happy that Chenggong has established a relationship with Zhou Xingxing and Zhang Jizhong, but I am worried that Feng Xiaogang is leaving.
Feng Xiaogang can be said to be the golden signature of Huayi Brothers. The two parties collaborated on five films, "Endless", "See You or Be Parted", "Chicken Feathers", "Big Shot" and "Mobile Phone", and Feng Xiaogang successfully became a well-known director of Lunar New Year films, Huayi Brothers has also become a leading private film and television company.
But there is no such thing as a feast that lasts forever. Feng Xiaogang did not want to live under others for a long time. He wanted to be his own boss, so he founded Taihe People's Association with his good brother Zhang Guoli.
The people of Taihe are very powerful. Two shareholders, Feng Xiaogang, are one of the top three directors in China and the king of Lunar New Year films.
Cheung Guoli is an evergreen figure in film and television. "Golden Wedding" and "Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan" starring him are all ratings champions at the same time.
The two co-founded Taihe People. They wanted to work in both movies and TV series at the same time. "A World Without Thieves" was Taihe People's first work after its establishment, but they still missed their old friendship. , just allow Huayi to invest.
But the Wang brothers also know that they can still cooperate now, but they will definitely become competitors in the future.
So Huayi Brothers has been looking for the next Feng Xiaogang, and they are trying their best to win over any director who may cooperate. Lu Chuan is the same, Zhang Chen is the same, and Zhou Xingxing is the same. The main thing is an emotional investment, even if you can't join Huayi , and will also seek long-term cooperation.
"Okay, let's stop here."
Zhang Chen got off the bus at Beidian and said goodbye to Wang Zhongjun.
He is not looking forward to cooperating with Huayi.
The Wang brothers are actually businessmen at heart, not filmmakers. They don’t attach much importance to the film and television industry. This can be seen from their de-filmization in later generations.
But it is not convenient for Zhang Chen to offend the other party too much now.
Huayi is, after all, the industry leader at this stage. If nothing else, its star resources alone are unmatched by other film and television companies.
Moreover, it is deeply involved in the Beijing circle and holds many resources in its hands.
If you offend Huayi, it may not be able to prevent you from succeeding, but it still has the ability to cause you trouble.
Zhang Chen decided to continue to be conceited until he grew up.
Zhang Chen is not optimistic about Huayi's cooperation with other directors.
In my last life, it seemed that the Wang brothers didn't pay much attention to Lu Chuan after "Kekexili" failed at the box office.
This is even more true for Zhou Xingxing.
"Kung Fu" is going well. During "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", Wang Zhonglei once verbally promised Zhou Xingxing that if the box office exceeded 500 million, he would give an additional 80 million yuan in dividends.
But in the end, the box office of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" reached 1.2 billion, but the Wang brothers refused to pay 80 million in dividends because they had verbally agreed that it would not count.
This matter even went to court, and eventually ended with Zhou Xingxing losing the case.
The Wang brothers were so short-sighted that they offended Zhou Xingxing for a mere 80 million, but they did not expect that the box office of "Mermaid", which they collaborated with Enlight in the second year, directly reached an astonishing 3.3 billion. Yi regrets it too late.
However, Zhou Xingxing can be regarded as evil being rewarded. His last movie "Shaolin Football" was invested by Lin Xiaoming of Universal.
In his early years, Zhou Xingxing left Yongsheng to set up his own business and fell in love with Long Wu.
When "Shaolin Soccer" was being prepared and there was a lack of funds at the beginning, Long Wu once told the industry that anyone who dared to invest in Zhou Xingxing's new film would be in trouble with him.
The Xiang family is a well-known and well-known name. Not only can it dominate the world with one hand, it is also very powerful in Hong Kong circles. For a time, "Shaolin Football" could not find anyone to invest in it.
Finally, Lin Xiaoming of Worldwide invested in "Shaolin Football" despite the pressure from Chinese star Xiang Jia.
From this perspective, Lin Xiaoming is definitely kind to Zhou Xingxing.
But what did Zhou Xingxing do later.
At the Academy Awards, "Shaolin Football" won six trophies, but Lin Xiaoming couldn't touch any of them, as if it had nothing to do with him.
Zhou Xingxing also developed "Shaolin Soccer" into animation, games, and a series of derivatives. He kept all the proceeds for himself and did not give Lin Xiaoming a dime, forcing the latter to go to court with him. Please, what is this?
Not to mention the kindness of others in times of need, Lin Xiaoming also contributed real money. Legally, he can be signed as the producer.
You have to be greedy for money. This can no longer be described as greedy for money. This is a moral issue.
Let’s talk about him and Feng Xiaogang. The two agreed to make guest appearances in each other’s movies. Feng Xiaogang fulfilled the agreement and made a guest appearance as the leader of a small gang in "Kung Fu". He also left a famous saying of "Who else?" But when he got here, he broke the appointment.
Why, your time is so precious when it comes to co-writing that you can’t even spare a day?
It’s nothing more than a competition between the two movies.
Anyway, Zhang Chen knew that many people in later generations lost their fans because of this incident. What can I say about Zhou Xingxing? He is indeed talented, but his character is indeed not very good.
At least a selfish person cannot escape.
Later, an article titled "Why do so many people hate Stephen Chow?" went viral on the Internet. " article, the article said that Zhou Xingxing once threatened Cecilia Cheung with a contract to shave her head, otherwise she would pay 3 million in compensation.
Although he didn't know whether it was true or not, Zhang Chen felt that Zhou could do such a thing.
The conflict between him and the Xiang family was well known in later generations, and the voices of Zhou Zhou were heard endlessly. This may be due to the Xiang family's great influence, but it is also true that Zhou didn't have any friends.
Having achieved such great achievements in the Hong Kong film industry, he has no friends, and the actors he has worked with have not said anything good about him, which shows his character.
Don’t say these are just small details, not important.
Artists are human beings too.
When the entire Internet criticized Zhou, although many people stood on Zhou's side, they most likely did not know whether they liked Zhou as a person or the character played by Zhou.
The car dropped off Zhang Chen and returned to Huayi. Wang Zhonglei and Lu Chuan didn't talk much along the way.
Both of them have their own Xiao Jiujiu in their hearts.
Wang Zhonglei wanted to ask if there was any conflict between you and Zhang Chen.
Why offend him for no reason.
But Lu Chuan is also a director that Huayi is optimistic about, so it’s hard to say too harsh words.
On two occasions, Wang Zhongjun wanted to ease the relationship between the two, but was avoided by the latter without leaving a trace.
Zhang Chen only chatted with Wang Zhonglei along the way. He never said a word to Lu Chuan, and Lu Chuan had no intention of talking.
Normally, both of them are from Nortel, so they should have known each other before. Even if they didn’t know each other, they should be called seniors when they meet.
But no.
Therefore, Wang Zhonglei suspected that there was something dirty between the two.
Zhang Chen didn’t like him and Lu Chuan also felt it, so he didn’t get involved.
In addition, he still has some small resentment towards Zhang Chen.
Whether it is Han Sanping or Wang Zhonglei, they have completely different attitudes towards him and Zhang Chen.
This made him feel a little unhappy.
Why?
Just because his first movie sold 60 million?
He has seen the movie "Dark Invasion". It has no artistic quality at all. In his opinion, it is garbage.
Not to mention "Kekexili", it can't even compare to "Looking for a Gun".
What qualifications does he have to show off in front of himself.
(End of this chapter)