Zhang Yimou's movie is really unbearable!
Director Zhang Yimou, who is no stranger to everyone, has directed many excellent movies. Nowadays, the popularity of the film industry is rising, and word of mouth seems to be less important.
Nowadays, people's evaluation of a good movie is no longer limited to word-of-mouth, but more attention is paid to its box office performance, and it seems that only a high box office is considered a good movie.
The movie "Man Jianghong" is well-known, and it is known for its high box office and bad word-of-mouth.
Online comments said that Zhang Yimou had fallen off the altar and his image was damaged in his later years, and it turned out that his literary and artistic character was just a disguise.
What's going on here?
Behind successful men there must be women who give silently, as the saying goes.
Zhang Yimou is of course no exception, there is a hero behind his success, named Zhang Weiping. However, although the pair has been working together for 16 years, they are not immune to the impact of entanglement of interests and eventually part ways.
In 1990, Zhang Yimou met Zhang Weiping under the introduction of his girlfriend Gong Li. At first, Zhang Yimou, who was not sociable, thought it was just a social event and didn't care too much.
However, when the two meet and find that they can talk to each other, it is unbelievable. In the subsequent relationship, Zhang Yimou, who had a cold personality, even made an exception to contact Zhang Weiping many times.
Their relationship gradually became closer, and at that time they only felt that they were very compatible with each other, and did not expect that they would become partners along the way.
In 1995, Zhang Yimou's new film "Something to Say" started filming, but investors suddenly withdrew their investment, resulting in the crew facing the dilemma of not being able to continue filming.
After learning the news, Zhang Weiguo immediately called Zhang Yimou and said with concern: "Brother, if you encounter difficulties, you won't tell me, how much money do you need, tell me, I will support you." Zhang Yimou was deeply touched by this timely assistance.
Director Zhang Yimou hurriedly said in **: "26 million, I'm really in a hurry." Surprisingly, as soon as he finished saying this, Zhang Weiping hung up**.
For the well-informed Zhang Yimou, this incident did not make him feel particularly strange, after all, 26 million is indeed not a small number.
However, the next day, just when Zhang Yimou was about to give up, there was news that 26 million had arrived, which made Zhang Yimou very surprised, of course, more gratitude.
Zhang Yimou is deeply grateful for this unconditional trust, and he has not failed to live up to Zhang Weiping's expectations of him.
The movie "Something to Say" received widespread attention as soon as it was released, and it can be said that it swept the world, and the overseas copyright fee was as high as 8 million US dollars.
However, due to Zhang Weiping's negotiation mistakes, he only received 8 million yuan in the end, and he did not even earn back the principal.
Although they lost money in this business, Zhang Weiping did not feel that he was losing, on the contrary, he felt that he had earned because he had won his friendship with Zhang Yimou through this incident. For him, this friendship is more precious than money.
When Zhang Yimou's guilt had not dissipated, Zhang Weiping decisively began to prepare for the registration of the company, and the two fought side by side to start a legendary era. So they decided to start a partnership, and it was a great success.
Although they have turned a new page and made up for the mistakes of the year, Zhang Yimou's heart is still obsessed, and he hopes to express his repayment to Zhang Weiping through his works.
Later, Zhang Yimou launched "My Father and Mother" and "No One is Missing" as the company's opening works. Although these two films did not bring great benefits to the new company, they made the company and Zhang Yimou's reputation quickly popular.
Although Zhang Weiping did not profit from it at the time, he saw hope in the film industry, and the road ahead was still long. It wasn't until 2002 that Zhang Yimou turned his attention to the business world after achieving fame and profit.
Zhang Weiping changed his marketing strategy, he no longer made any of the company's film and television works public, but hyped it up in the outside world, which can be described as playing with mystery.
Releasing a new movie in such a suspenseful situation will naturally create amazing box office results, which can be said to be a huge success.
The movie "Hero" was sold for 17.8 million ** copyright fee in the environment where the copyright fee was generally 300,000 at that time, and this success not only allowed Zhang Weiping to recover all his previous investment, but also made him a lot of money. This success exposes the "greedy" nature of human beings.
Zhang Weiping violated the original agreement and constantly interfered with Zhang Yimou's filming work in order to increase profits. From Zhang Yimou's point of view, he insists on artistic expression and is unwilling to sacrifice artistic authenticity for commercial gain.
However, when faced with Zhang Weiping's intervention, Zhang Yimou had to give up his three-year plan.
Out of gratitude to Zhang Weiping, he was unwilling to let the relationship between the two become stiff, so he had to revise his script at will, which led to the destruction of Zhang Yimou's good reputation in the film industry although the film made a lot of money at the box office.
Zhang Yimou was very angry at the time, and bluntly said in the interview: "He only cares about making money, has no scruples, and even uses others to create a sensation, he never considers my feelings when he does this!."”
Although Zhang Yimou was angry, he still hoped that his brother could look to the future and never thought of breaking off the relationship.
It wasn't until "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" came out that the friendship between the two broke down completely. When Zhang Weiping was filming this movie, in order to increase the "breaking point", he forcibly demanded an illogical plot, but it violated the feelings of family and country that the story wanted to express.
Therefore, Zhang Yimou resolutely rejected Zhang Weiping's unreasonable demands. However, Zhang Weiping has been carried away by personal interests and does not care about Zhang Yimou's thoughts.
He insisted three times in a row that Zhang Yimou must join this plot, otherwise he would stop all investment in the crew.
At the current moment, Zhang Yimou has completely developed a cold attitude towards Zhang Weiping. He thinks that their ways are different, and he doesn't want to compromise anymore for the sake of conspiracy.
Zhang Yimou was reluctant to sacrifice his work again, because after the movie was released, many viewers thought that a certain segment ruined the whole movie.
This situation prompted Zhang Yimou to completely break with Zhang Weiping and make up his mind. At the awards ceremony, Zhang Yimou didn't even show up.
However, in the face of Zhang Yimou's departure, Zhang Weiping will face the risk of losing his cash cow. Obviously, Zhang Weiping has made up his mind that Zhang Yimou must not be allowed to leave like this.
After all, they have known each other for many years, and it is not a big deal to hurt each other's hearts.
In Zhang Weiping's most successful series of operations, he used his niece He Jun to expose Zhang Yimou's "superbirth" scandal, which happened in 2013, when the family planning policy had not yet been lifted, and Nandu Entertainment suddenly ** Zhang Yimou's "superbirth" news.
Under the propaganda of **, this incident quickly attracted the attention of the state, causing the family planning department to notify Zhang Yimou and his wife to be investigated on the same day.
After confirming the situation, they were levied 748 in accordance with the law780,000 yuan of unplanned birth expenses and social maintenance fees. This huge amount of compensation made Zhang Weiping feel a little satisfied, because his plot succeeded, but he had no mercy.
However, there are no absolute secrets in the world, and the news of this betrayal finally reached Zhang Yimou's ears.
In the face of Zhang Weiping who behaved like this, Zhang Yimou decided not to take care of the old feelings, and resolutely launched a counterattack: If you don't understand, then don't blame me for being ruthless.
In 2016, Zhang Yimou filed a lawsuit against Zhang Weiping on the grounds of "demanding compensation from New Pictures for film dividends".
Although the initial dividends of the film were as high as billions of yuan, under Zhang Weiping's management, the profits almost became negative.
Although Zhang Yimou finally won in this "brotherly dispute", he only received 2.46 million in compensation, even if it was 2.46 million, Zhang Weiping would rather accept consumption restrictions than let his good brothers "recover their losses".
Zhang Yimou filed two lawsuits with the court in 2020 and 2021, and won both cases.
However, Zhang Yimou was never able to recover a penny from Zhang Weiping. He knew that appealing again would be fruitless, perhaps just because he felt wronged.
After all, he had regarded Zhang Weiping as a brother, but he did not expect to be bullied in this way. It is precisely for this reason that Zhang Yimou decided to fight Zhang Weiping to the end.
Regardless of the truth, the feud between them may just be a "movie" that never ends. In Zhang Yimou's life, art was the only thing he pursued. However, in Zhang Weiping's view, this is just an exchange of interests.
Therefore, it is not that Zhang Yimou lost his art, but out of the longing for the brotherhood of the past, he made such a choice.
Because Zhang Weiping once helped him, but he messed up in business, the other party did not complain, which made Zhang Yimou very grateful. However, the road of life is unpredictable, and who can understand what it is like.
When we meet a benefactor who has helped us on our journey in life, we will naturally show humility and gratitude.
Especially from Zhang Yimou's point of view, in the face of a funding of 16 million, it is very difficult to control his emotions.
After all, people are emotional animals, and the presence of emotions makes us warmer.
I think Zhang Yimou can use the strength of the team to work with young up-and-coming directors to get new ideas and inspiration.
He can pass on his experience and talent to the next generation of directors and cultivate more artistic talents. By working with people with different styles and ideas, he can rediscover his creative potential and make his mark in the world of cinema again.
However, he also needs to examine his own shortcomings in life. There is no doubt that director Zhang Yimou has a wealth of creativity and experience in art, but in his daily life, he does have many things that need to be improved.
If these problems were improved, wouldn't it seem so bad to us?
Although Zhang Yimou once fell from the altar and died in his later years, in short, he still has a chance to return to the top.
The films he has created are very valuable, after all, we have seen them before that.
However, he now needs to re-examine his artistic pursuits and can no longer make mistakes for the sake of profit or personal feelings.
He should be honest about his faults and win public approval by improving his image and behavior.
Only in this way can he regain his position as an outstanding representative of the Chinese film industry, reshape his literary and artistic image, and win the praise of the audience, which everyone knows.
We are convinced that director Zhang Yimou will definitely return to the top of the directorship. Although he has made many mistakes, a person who really wants to change his life cannot be resisted. As long as there is hope, there is nothing that cannot be done.
In the face of the "generation of national teachers" falling off the altar, his demeanor in his later years is no longer there, and he is even accused of making false remarks about literary and artistic characters, I think as long as he can face up to these problems, he can solve them. So what do you think of this man?
After getting to know director Zhang Yimou, what do you think of him?