For many years, the entertainment giant Huayi Brothers, which has been in its heyday, has fallen into trouble overnight!Not only has he continued to lose money and has a market value, but Wang Zhonglei has become a man in just a few years"Plague God"No one wants to associate with him.
How did this big guy who once made all the "top flowers" have to bow their heads, step by step to get to where they are today?He, a person who likes to "eat human tofu", has he felt the heat and coldness of the world?
Wang Zhonglei, the head of Huayi Brothers, has had scandals with many actresses for many years by virtue of the company's influence in the film and television industry, and is widely known for his "groping pig hands" behavior.
Every time he was in public, he would make physical contact with actresses, hugging them and kissing them, which was common at the time, because the artists had to swallow their anger in order to cater to the joint venture partners.
At an awards ceremony in 2013, he took the initiative to pick up Yang Ying, who was walking the red carpet, and put his hand on the sensitive part of her skirt, causing Yang Ying to be embarrassed and embarrassed, and could only cover it with his hands.
This scene quickly spread on the Internet, causing a strong reaction from **, and many people questioned Wang's behavior, believing that it was an infringement and disrespect for women.
Wang Zhonglei and actress Li Bingbing were intimately hugged and kissed by **appeared a long time ago, and after that, Li Bingbing admitted that Wang Zhonglei helped her career very much.
Wang's wife did not comment on this, and most netizens generally believed that the reason why Li Bingbing tolerated this behavior was for the exchange of resources.
Despite Wang Zhonglei's scandal**, he didn't seem to care about it and still acted unashamed.
He publicly stated that he likes the young actor Huo Siyan, a move that triggered Wang Zhonglei's daughter to fiercely condemn Huo Siyan on the Internet, accusing her of being a third party.
To celebrate his 20th wedding anniversary with his wife, he invited many female artists to participate. And his son Wang Yuan also tried to shoot movies for the first time, and attracted many female stars to come to support. Because Wang Zhonglei relies on Huayi's influence in the film and television industry, such a move is not uncommon.
However, in recent years, Wang Zhonglei suddenly "disappeared", and it was not until this year's Emperor Film Tour that he reappeared, but he stood at the very edge and lost the opportunity to be in the C position.
Whether Wang Zhonglei is indifferent to fame and fortune or Huayi is not good, this makes people wonder. However, in fact, Huayi Brothers ended up like this, but it was self-inflicted.
24-year-old Wang Zhonglei resolutely decided to return to China in 1994 to start a business. At that time, China's economy was booming and the entertainment industry was booming, and he saw this opportunity and began to work hard with his brother.
They tried a variety of fields such as commercials, TV series, and finally achieved great success.
Wang Zhonglei and his brother co-founded Huayi Film and Television Company in 2000, invested in and filmed the films "Gua Sha" and "Defense and Counterattack", and successfully made a lot of money. It was the first time they had experienced the joy of investing in a film.
Soon, he suffered the first setback in his business: the two films he invested in, Chen Kaige and Jiang Wen, failed, which not only failed at the box office, but also led to huge losses. This experience has become a heavy lesson in Wang Zhonglei's entrepreneurial journey.
When Wang Zhonglei fell into a low ebb, Feng Xiaogang, a dark horse, emerged, and the Chinese New Year comedy "Party A and Party B" directed by him had a box office of more than 30 million.
Wang Zhonglei keenly seized this opportunity and did not hesitate to spend a large amount of money to invite Feng Xiaogang to join Huayi, which became a key part of Huayi's take-off.
In the following years, under the leadership of Feng Xiaogang, Huayi launched a number of films that were a great success. Among them, in 2001, "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" won the annual box office champion.
In 2003, Huayi Brothers was a great success again, and in 2004, the box office figure of "No Thieves in the World" perfectly exceeded 100 million, an achievement that shocked the film and television industry.
In the past few years, Huayi Brothers has become the focus of everyone's attention in the domestic film industry.
In 2009, Huayi Brothers successfully landed on the market, becoming the first entertainment company listed in the mainland, and the stock price soared to 32 yuan per share.
At the same time, the situation in front of and behind the scenes is also changing, and the addition of Wang Jinghua has brought new artist resources to Huayi, but it has also caused new problems.
In 2015, Huayi Brothers' market capitalization reached 90 billion, but this also marked a turning point. Behind the company's brilliance, Wang Zhonglei shoulders more significant responsibilities and pressures.
Past achievements do not guarantee that everything will go smoothly in the future, Wang Zhonglei needs to make more difficult choices, and whether Huayi can maintain vitality and continue to innovate is a new topic in front of Wang Zhonglei.
Stephen Chow and Huayi Brothers cooperated in 2013 to shoot the movie "Journey to the West", the box office of the film reached 1.2 billion, and the two parties only verbally agreed that once the box office exceeded 500 million, Stephen Chow could get more than 80 million dividends.
After Huayi Brothers and other films were successful, they refused to give Stephen Chow dividends on the grounds that they had not signed a formal contract. Stephen Chow therefore took Huayi Brothers to court, but ultimately lost the case due to insufficient evidence.
This lawsuit triggered the ** between Stephen Chow and Huayi Brothers, and the two parties have been cooperating for a long time, and Stephen Chow has always believed in Huayi Brothers.
Although it is possible that he chose to sign a formal contract, he abandoned this option out of trust in his partner. However, as a result, Huayi Brothers turned their faces and did not recognize people on the issue of sharing, and Stephen Chow was very disappointed by this.
Other artists have become wary of Huayi Brothers, which has also caused this lawsuit to attract widespread attention in the entertainment industry. They began to draw a line with Huayi Brothers.
Stephen Chow decided to quit Huayi Brothers and chose to join Guangguang Media, which is Huayi's main competitor. The film "Mermaid" in collaboration with Guangguang won a high box office of more than 3 billion, directly surpassing Huayi and becoming the leader of the industry.
Huayi Brothers faced Stephen Chow's litigation and tax issues at the same time, resulting in a stock price of ** and debts of billions. Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei were eager to reverse the decline and had to collect collectibles to fill the company's shortfall, but box office revenue continued to decline.
The continued economic downturn and the shutdown of the film industry due to the outbreak of the epidemic have made Huayi Brothers face unprecedented business difficulties, which has made the situation even worse, and the company is increasingly in a difficult situation.
Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang had a strong belief that the company would regain its strength, but years of losses and heavy debt had caused them to lose confidence, leading them to act weakly.
Huayi Brothers used to be beautiful, but the break with Stephen Chow became a turning point, and since then, it has entered the prelude to decline and no return.
Its former glory is now hard to find, and the glory of the past has become a thing of the past, and only the memories remain, no matter what happened to the Wang brothers.
Huayi's ** era may have passed, and now it is in a difficult period.
The brothers' history has shown that artistic creation needs to stay true to its original intention and strike a balance between business and art. Whether Huayi still has a chance to achieve a turnaround, let's wait and see.
The entire entertainment industry needs to uphold positive energy in its development, be people-oriented, and spread positive values. That's what's more important.
The new era requires us to work harder in cultural inheritance, and we need to continue to innovate and care for this era with humanistic care.