Chapter 197: The Great Earthquake in the Entertainment Industry
After the Chinese New Year in 2005, there was basically no need to choose who was the most popular person in the entertainment industry. Everyone would choose Wang Zhengfei, yes, regardless of whether Wang Zhengfei admitted it or not.
The beating incident caused a sensation in the entertainment industry, and even the entire Internet. Everyone was reflecting on Wang Zhengfei's behavior. As a public figure, should he be held responsible for his own actions? This set off a new round of misconduct against celebrities in the entertainment industry.
The denunciation, the volume of the voice, and the viciousness of the attack language are all rare, or it can be regarded as a general outbreak of public dissatisfaction with various unspoken rules in the entertainment industry.
According to ordinary people's imagination, after experiencing such a thing, Wang Zhengfei, who had just shown his prominence, should have been devastated. After all, artists who have experienced such things in the past usually find it difficult to recover. If the reputation of an artist in the entertainment industry is bad,
Then there is absolutely no chance.
For example, Su Yongkang, who was very popular in the past, never got up again after the drug-related incident. Typical examples tell everyone that it is difficult for Wang Zhengfei to find favor this time.
But who knew that Wang Zhengfei not only was not defeated this time, but on the contrary, he quickly found evidence to prove his innocence, thus completing a magnificent turn and becoming a hero who acted bravely for justice. In just half a month, he
He has gone through a transformation from being reviled by thousands of people to being praised by thousands of people. This process is nothing short of miraculous.
In any case, Wang Zhengfei's New Year beating incident still added a bit of human touch to this cold winter. The word "brave for justice" is easy to say, but how many people will do it? They don't even dare to say anything about stealing a wallet. Don't
After talking about this kind of thing, the other party still holds a murder weapon in his hand, such a long meat cleaver. Would most people dare to go up to it? But he did!
People thought for a long time. Maybe some people would still say that Wang Zhengfei was a fool, maybe some people would still say that Wang Zhengfei had a bad temper, and maybe some people would question Wang Zhengfei's talent. But from now on, no one would doubt Wang Zhengfei's character and dare to be so aggressive.
The people who go up to fight the gangsters are definitely not bad people. The public's ideas are very simple and simple, but very direct. Good people and bad people are actually not that complicated in the eyes of the public.
Many artists have not been able to do things for decades. Wang Zhengfei did it in one thing. If you donate money, others will suspect you of fraud. If you call for charity, others will suspect whether you are putting on a show. But this matter is completely inconsistent.
The entire process was caught on video in public view. If it were just that, it wouldn't be enough for the public to do this.
The most important thing is that Wang Zhengfei was wrongly accused at the beginning, and went to the police station after being unfairly wronged. Among the people who wronged Wang Zhengfei, apart from the Yao family, they were the ones who wronged him. They wrote in newspapers and on the Internet
It set off a frenzy of public opinion and bombarded Wang Zhengfei at that time. If they had put themselves in their shoes, they would have gone berserk. Not only would they not be rewarded for doing good deeds, but they would also have to bear the infamy and be punished.
Who would be happy if he was scolded like shit?
The result of this comparison is that they feel that they cannot shoulder the responsibility of Wang Zhengfei. Although they know that they are wrong and many people apologize publicly, there are even more people who cannot apologize, but their support is reflected in their actions.
On this issue, Wang Zhengfei was a blessing in disguise and achieved great success. Wang Zhengfei's good luck immediately aroused the envy, jealousy and hatred of many stars in the circle. The reputation Wang Zhengfei gained from this incident alone required their continuous efforts.
No matter how much good deeds you do, how much money you donate, or how much charity you do, you can achieve this!
This cannot be broken, otherwise all the previous efforts will be wasted, just like how long Brother Chen Long and Li Lianjie have been doing charity, and how many commercial performances they have canceled to achieve their current reputation!
Although Wang Zhengfei is not as good as them now, he is not far behind, basically on the same order of magnitude.
The report by Southern Metropolis Daily is the most representative among the reports in newspapers, "A Child Gives Us Inspiration!"
"He is still a child, a child under the age of 20. Legally speaking, he is already an adult, but in reality, he is just a junior in college. In China, such
At his age, he can only be called a child, but it is such a child who has taught us such a lesson. When facing a knife-wielding gangster, do any of us dare to go up?
He was born on May 23, 1985, and is still under twenty years old. He is a typical post-80s generation, known as the defeated post-80s generation. The post-80s generation has existed since the first post-80s generation came of age.
There is still a debate about whether to save it, but Wang Zhengfei’s behavior has given us a revelation, that is, the post-80s generation has not collapsed. They just need time to shoulder the responsibilities that should belong to them. We cannot judge that they cannot shoulder it just because they have not yet shouldered it.
, at critical moments, they may not be worse than others, but on the contrary, a large number of people born in the 1970s and even those born in the 1960s need to reflect on whether they have set a good example for their children!
Wang Zhengfei is in the most complicated entertainment industry, and it can be said that it is not easy to still have such an innocent heart. It is like when a child makes a mistake and needs encouragement, but most people give it
All kinds of vicious verbal curses and attacks are so unfair, not to mention he hasn’t done anything wrong!”
Of course, this is a relatively fair evaluation. There are many people who praised Wang Zhengfei to the heavens. Wang Zhengfei was so embarrassed that he himself was embarrassed. If he hadn't been the person involved, and people who didn't know about it probably wouldn't have known about it. Then the newspaper praised him.
Who is this guy who looks like a revolutionary martyr?
In fact, Wang Zhengfei was not as exaggerated as they praised him. Any lofty consciousness was nonsense. At that time, he basically had a subconscious reaction. Besides, this kind of thing seemed normal to him. How could he not save him in the face of death? Of course not!
But even this kind of thing is still praised to the heavens. He can only say what's wrong with this society!
Of course, this matter has passed, after all, it is only the past tense.
But the non-stop Wang Zhengfei made big news again. Star Entertainment is going to make a movie. Oh, no, it should be more accurate to say that Wang Zhengfei is going to make a movie, and it is known as the martial arts masterpiece "Qin Shi Mingyue", with an investment of more than 100 million.
, immediately shocked the entertainment industry. These days, there are very few movies with a box office of over 100 million, and they are basically rare. So movies with an investment of over 100 million are as rare as national treasures. Basically, they are just a handful.
Those slogans that deceive outsiders cannot deceive insiders. Now China's real investment of hundreds of millions is just in a few movies such as "Hero", "House of Flying Daggers" and "Ambush". Well, they also announced plans to make movies this year.
Chen Kaige's "The Promise" is also one of them. Let's just talk about a few movies. Counting from 2000, there is basically about one movie a year.
In this situation, Star Entertainment suddenly appeared and announced that it would shoot a martial arts masterpiece called "Qin Shi Mingyue", and the investment was actually more than 100 million, not the so-called 100 million. Many movies only cost 5,000.
Even with an investment of 10,000,000, it dares to be claimed as 100 million. This is largely due to the audience's dependence on blockbusters. Blockbusters must be seen in the cinema to have the atmosphere. As for other movies, you can just buy the disc or watch it on the computer.
It came out without warning at all. The name Xingchen Entertainment is not a big name in the circle, but it is not unknown either. In the past year or so, Xingchen Entertainment, which suddenly appeared, has harvested two movies.
It is a low-cost blockbuster that has a box office of over 80 million. Among the blockbusters in 2004, "Immortal" earned 81 million in box office alone, making it the top three box office hit that year. If factors such as cost are included,
, "Immortality" is far behind other movies, and it can be regarded as the number one dark horse in 2004.
In 2005, even though "Crazy Stone" had just begun, it topped the box office with a box office of 85 million. Although I don't know if subsequent blockbusters such as "The Promise" and "Myth" can have an impact on him, but even so
, he still has a share of the top five seats. Star Entertainment, which owns these two movies, is definitely an emerging force in the industry, and no one dares to underestimate it.
But even so, in the usual view of the industry, Xingchen Entertainment is still just an ordinary company that has been upgraded from a small-scale company to a medium-sized company. It cannot be considered a wealthy company without large investments. Now Xingchen Entertainment seems to be planning to make up for this.
It's short.
Although small-scale movies can make money, if small-budget movies continue to be made, they can only be made by the grassroots and are not a long-term solution.
What surprised everyone the most was not that Xingchen Entertainment was going to make a large investment of 100 million yuan. This was nothing worth worrying about. Although this incident shocked them, what really made them confused was that there was no warning beforehand.
Generally speaking, if you want to shoot a big-budget movie of this scale, it is inevitable to attract investment from everywhere. If it takes a long time, it is normal for a year and a half. If it really takes such a long time, there will be news in the circle, but this time Xingchen Entertainment
This news seemed to have popped out of the cracks in the rocks, and no one knew about it beforehand.
People in the industry have made some calculations. If Star Entertainment can complete this investment, it will only be possible if they put all the box office and other money they earned in the past without leaving any room.
Crazy, only this word can describe the current Xingchen Entertainment. After the industry personnel calculated this result, they can only use this word to describe Xingchen Entertainment. If it is a person, now it can only be described as crazy.
Don’t they know there are financial institutions like banks in the world? Don’t they know there are capitalists like investors?
If everything is put under pressure, how risky is it? Not putting all your eggs in one basket is a principle that even a three-year-old child understands!
This is the psychology of many Chinese capitalists. This is a very strange psychology. They obviously have money in their hands, but they are willing to borrow money from the bank. The profit generated by the borrowed money is just the interest paid to the bank.
There is not much left, but they are still enjoying it, as if this is the so-called borrowing other people's chickens to lay their own eggs, as if the money is not their money, as if they do not have to pay back the money even if they lose money.
In fact, after they go bankrupt, money still needs to be used to pay off debts.
But now Xingchen Entertainment has indeed put everything on it. Xingchen Entertainment actually does not make as much money as outsiders think, especially during the first "Immortality". At that time, the main investment was Wang Zhengfei's. They were just because
It’s just a 20% dividend from personnel, machines, etc. Star Entertainment couldn’t extract Wang Zhengfei’s profits, and at that time, the publisher was not themselves, but Zhang Yimou’s company, and a considerable part of the profits was divided by Zhang Yimou’s company, so
At this time, it is okay to say that Xingchen Entertainment is making a desperate move, but the money they put in the gamble is not as much as they thought.
And they didn't know that Wang Zhengfei also had a large investment in "Qin Shi Mingyue". This time, Wang Zhengfei and Gao Yan agreed that the investment in "Qin Shi Mingyue" would be 100 million yuan. This time, both parties would share half of the investment. Both parties had no understanding of each other's financial situation.
It's quite clear. They both know each other's situation. Wang Zhengfei has almost 70 million working capital, while Xingchen Entertainment has slightly less, about 60 million, each paying 50 million, so that both parties can have a certain amount of spare capacity.
There is no resistance at all to emergencies.
Of course, what makes them feel most ridiculous is that Wang Zhengfei is the director of this big movie with an investment of over 100 million yuan. As a pure newcomer in the entertainment industry, who has just debuted for a year, being able to control an investment of over 100 million yuan is a great achievement in itself.
A very incredible situation.
If Wang Zhengfei is the leading actor, it would be nothing, but starring and director are not the same concept at all. Although many times, directors do not earn as much as actors, and many times directors are not as well-known as actors, but as we all know, directors are far more powerful than actors.
Being an actor is much more difficult.
If Wang Zhengfei was just the leading actor, the most others would say is that Wang Zhengfei is lucky, or that he relies on nepotism, or that in a general sense, the director's discerning eye recognizes heroes.
Although Wang Zhengfei already has a blockbuster movie worth 80 million yuan, everyone knows that it is a somewhat opportunistic movie. It is basically selling dog meat with sheep's head. It can only be said to be a marketing success, so for Wang Zhengfei himself to make the film
Most people don’t recognize your strength!
It would be fine if Wang Zhengfei only directed a movie worth tens of millions, but after all, it is a movie worth over 100 million!
But there are no ifs in the world, and now Wang Zhengfei is in control of the life and death of this movie!