The host and Wen Zheng were ready. Following the prompt from the earphones, the host took a breath in front of the camera and got ready to start.
The viewers in the online live broadcast room and in front of the TV also checked the melon seeds and peanut snacks again.
This is the second time that Wen Zheng has appeared on a TV show since he became famous. When he participated in a variety show before, one of Uncle Wen's manuscripts was collected by Longing Life. I wonder what shocking things he can do today.
"Good evening everyone, welcome to..."
After the host introduced and exchanged pleasantries, Wen Zheng said hello and answered a few simple questions, and the two of them gradually got into a good mood.
Seeing that Wen Zheng was gradually relaxed, the host started to get to the point:
"I believe many people know Wen Zheng, maybe from when he debuted as a trainee and won the championship, or even earlier. But for most people to really like Wen Zheng, I think it should start with the song "Broader Sea and Sky"."
"However, as a singer, he stopped doing his job halfway and started making movies, and even grossed tens of billions at the box office. There must be a lot of interesting things in front of and behind the scenes. Today we will start with the movie "Out of the Amazon" to show you the different stories.
Wen Zheng."
"First of all, I would like to ask thousands of netizens, what kind of opportunity is it, or why do you suddenly want to make a movie?"
After the host finished speaking, he looked at Wen Zheng curiously.
Thousands of netizens were actually quite curious about this issue. The singing competition was on hold at the time, but Wen Zheng's move was really too big.
Youdao is an actor and you are a director. Wen Zheng only played the role of a high-ranking official in Water Margin. Although his acting skills were recognized, he suddenly changed his identity from a singer and actor to a director. What is even more outrageous is that the box office results directly exploded.
Simply unbelievable.
Investing millions and earning billions, this is the dream operation in the minds of many filmmakers and investors.
Wen Zheng went on a killing spree when he first came out, putting countless filmmakers to shame. This is not something carbon-based organisms can do.
Wen Zheng thought for a moment and smiled: "Actually, my original intention was to shoot a promotional video for a military training variety show. After making the budget, I found that a ten-minute promotional video was too expensive, so I simply changed it to a movie."
The host was stunned and said in surprise: "I asked you to make a promotional video, and you actually made it into a movie? Could you please reveal your budget at that time? Nowadays, the investment in a movie is at least tens of millions. If you think a promotional video is expensive, then what do you want?
How much money did you have at that time?"
"Four to five million, maybe."
Wen Zheng didn't intend to hide anything, "At that time, the company team was busy preparing for the military training live broadcast. If you want to shoot a ten-minute promotional video with high quality, it would be too expensive to hire an outside team. The initial budget was more than 200
Ten thousand."
"I'm curious, how did you invest over 4 million yuan to make a movie with a box office of 10 billion yuan?"
Not only were the hosts curious, but netizens also sent comments:
"If we calculate it this way, the cost of making a 90-minute movie would be more than four to five million."
"Bragging, if it was so easy to make money, I would have made movies."
"Could it be that this kid is taking a shower?"
on site.
Wen Zheng glanced at the barrage in the live broadcast room, counted on his fingers and said: "The venue. I just used a seaside resort. All the shots were taken there, and I didn't pay a penny for the venue fee. That's my venue."
A friend’s project in progress.”
"Equipment staff. Special thanks to the Longguo Film and Television Drama Production Center for this. They provided it all, and I didn't spend a minute on it. And you won't believe it when I tell you the labor cost, and the leading actor is only tens of thousands of yuan."
As soon as these words came out, the live broadcast room immediately boiled.
"You basically didn't pay a penny for co-writing, and you made the movie?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible, these days you can make a movie and have a leading actor who only costs tens of thousands of dollars? Some people have paid hundreds of millions in back taxes."
"Bitch thief! You are robbing money."
But Wen Zheng's next words indeed silenced everyone.
He said: "Foreign actors are not easy to take care of. We had nearly a hundred people filming for about half a month, but we spent more than one million yuan on living expenses, building a base, etc. How poor the crew is, I believe the attentive audience can tell
It can be seen that most of the crocodiles are fake, the ship that was blown up in the back was a scrap metal shell bought, the helicopter costs tens of thousands of yuan per move, and there are only a few of them going back and forth..."
After listening to Wen Zheng's ramble, the host smiled and asked an extremely pointed question:
"According to what you said, everyone will endure hardships with you, and you will make money after all. Do you mean anything?"
Wen Zheng smiled and asked playfully: "How do you express yourself?"
The host saw that this topic had caused a stir on the barrage, so he reluctantly asked: "For example, dividends or something? To be honest, I am not very familiar with the two protagonists now. It seems that you are not popular this time.
"
Wen Zheng smiled bitterly: "The success of the movie depends solely on everyone's help. In fact, I don't mean much. I just provided a pretty good script. As for dividends, I definitely can't let the brothers work in vain."
"Can you please disclose the specific amount?"
"Well... quite a bit."
After hearing this, the host had no choice but to give up and asked curiously: "I saw someone in the barrage asked about the scandal about you some time ago. Could you please explain what happened?"
Wen Zheng looked surprised, how could he suddenly start gossiping after having a good conversation about the movie?
After a little wording, he said: "Similar to the company's announcement, my father just came out of the operating room yesterday morning. Well... how should I put it, I owed eight million in liquidated damages..."
Before Wen Zheng could finish speaking, the host's eyes were red, and the screen was full of tears.
Who would have thought that when the top star of the Dragon Kingdom had just made tens of billions at the box office, his father would voluntarily give up treatment because of communication problems in order to "pay off his son's debts."
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit solemn, Wen Zheng smiled and said: "Fortunately, everything is fine now. Everything is fine. I still want to thank my boss again."
The host realized his gaffe, calmed down a little, and quickly changed the topic: "What are your plans after the national competition? Since you have just shown your talents in filmmaking, have you considered saving the film industry in Halong Country?
?Nowadays, it has been difficult to produce good films in China. Most of the theaters are home to overseas films. We have not produced outstanding films for many years."
"Saving is beyond the pale. You think too highly of me."
Wen Zheng said modestly, but what he said next really caused an uproar.
He said: "Actually, I have always believed that songs are just a medium to convey moods, and movies can express many things. If the national competition is over, I may retreat behind the scenes and concentrate on film and television dramas, or support new talents.
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"Are you going to quit the music scene?"
The host blurted out subconsciously, and his voice was not quiet.
Wen Zheng frowned and said thoughtfully: "I don't think I'm quitting. I just want to reduce the number of times in front of the camera. If there is a soundtrack or something, I will still make music seriously."
The host was shocked and said: "Except for singing competitions, you basically won't show up now. If you reduce it anymore, it will be like quitting the circle. Have you ever considered what your fans will think?"
Offstage, manager Wang Yuehong's heart was already in her throat. If this wasn't a live broadcast, she would definitely rush forward.
She could vaguely guess what the consequences would be if Wen said such words at this juncture.
Generally speaking, sudden withdrawal from the industry is a last resort. A singer like Wen Zheng, whose company contract does not have much binding force, will basically be unable to sing anymore, or there will be force majeure factors.
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In the eyes of his fans, the former is obviously more likely.
It would be fine if the fans just think this way. They are most afraid that the fans will focus their conflicts on Wen Zheng's loss of money. Because he made a lot of money from a movie, he gave up the path of music.
This is a collapse of reputation and personality. Once established, it will be difficult to come out again within a few years.
"I just said that movies can express more things."
Wen Zheng said with determination, "I can do music, at least movie soundtracks and theme songs are also music. I just want to stand behind the scenes, so that there will be more opportunities for other people, and more good singers will emerge."
.If I were the only one in the Dragon Kingdom music scene, I don’t think it would be a big rise, right?”
After saying this, he ignored the somewhat dull host and said with emotion: "If I could do it all over again, I might not join as a trainee, let alone be a singer, but I still think making movies is interesting."
The host who reacted quickly answered: "The national horse racing is about to begin. What is the goal you have set for yourself?"
She secretly wondered if Wen Zheng drank fake wine before going on stage. It was okay to think about it in her mind, but saying it out loud would inadvertently make many fans heartache. After all, no matter what, you are still eating as a singer.
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Wen Zheng saw that the host's face was wrong, so he simply didn't bother to tell the truth anymore, and only said perfunctorily: "It's good to get first place, I can only say that I will try my best."
We are still chatting on stage, but the internet is already going viral.
"I think this kid either drinks fake wine or is crazy about gains and losses. He mobilizes the whole country to support his movie, and after making money, he really thinks he is good? Don't you know that he is still a singer?"
"I'm crazy about money."
"I think it's Wen Lang who is done with it, or... he has a falling out with the gunman team behind the scenes?"
"You still want to participate in a singing competition with this attitude? Do you want to win first place? Just go and make a movie. Just make these excuses and look good if you look bad?"
"I don't agree with your views. In fact, what Wen Zheng said is right. He will definitely not be able to do it alone in the Dragon Country music scene."
"Come on, I want to stand up and become the boss. Also, with the resources at hand, who wants to be subordinate to others all the time? It's a pity, what a good kid, but money has blinded him."
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The interview is over.
The director of the program team was overjoyed. During the Spring Festival, the ratings of their channel were only over 4%. Just when the program was broadcast just now, the ratings actually exceeded 12%!
For this reason, he personally invited Wen Zheng to sit down with him in the evening. However, before Wen Zheng could say anything, his manager Wang Yuehong refused.
The two of them left the TV station. Wang Yuehong sat in the car and said in a deep voice: "You shouldn't have said anything about retreating behind the scenes just now, let alone going to make a movie. Now on the Internet..."
Wen Zheng interrupted: "Let them go as they say, I just told the truth. I never care about what is said on the Internet."
Wang Yuehong let out a heavy breath and said slowly: "Mr. Zhao called me just now and said that it is impossible for six people to sing the opening song of the national competition together. It is best for you to sing it alone. If not, you can only bring Ye Xiaoxue with you.
One person goes on stage."
"Why?"
Wen Zheng's face instantly turned ugly.
He had already agreed with Zhao Xia and others about this matter, but now Zhao Qiuxing suddenly shows up like this, what does it mean?