No. 226 The two "kings of comedy"
After listening to the cross talk of De Yun Club, Chen Lin and his wife went to the Beijing World Hotel to prepare for the press conference. At the press conference in the evening, Chen Lin introduced the situation of "The Voice of America" in detail, and he also revealed that there have been negotiations with media organizations in South Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom and other media organizations to introduce the copyright of The Voice, and it is expected to launch a four-country version of The Voice next year.
The reception lasted from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., and all the reporters were satisfied.
In the next two days, Chen Lin went to Changsha, Hong Kong, and Shanghai to hold three fan meetings, and Chen Lin generously invited fans to dinner, gave gifts, and celebrated the birthdays of several fans, which made fans satisfied.
When Chen Lin finally finished dealing with some mundane matters, it was already three days later, and he and his wife visited Pony Galloping Company to discuss the acquisition.
With the identity of the two big bosses of the Jade Emperor Group today, the visit in person gave enough face and was also very sincere, and Ma Ming, the chairman of the Pony Galloping Group, finally nodded and agreed to the acquisition plan.
On June 1, 1999, Jade Emperor Entertainment Group and Pony Galloping Film and Television Co., Ltd. jointly issued an announcement announcing that Jade Emperor Entertainment spent 1 billion, of which 350 million was paid in cash and 650 million was exchanged for equity to wholly acquire Pony Pentium Film and Television Co., Ltd.
Ordinary people don't hear this news, but in China, even the entertainment circles of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are no less than dropping a bomb.
Pony Galloping is not a small company in the industry, its business tentacles extend to TV dramas, animation, cinema investment, new media, performing arts brokerage and other fields, and exclusively signed "academic" directors Zhang Jiandong, Gao * Xixi, Wei Dajun and other TV drama directors.
In the previous life, this company launched many popular and popular TV series, such as "The Sky of History", "My Brother is Shunyu", the new "Three Kingdoms", "I Am a Special Soldier", "Militia Ge Erdan", "Dragon Gate Dart Game" and so on.
Now the merger of Jade Emperor Group and Xiaoma, these two first-class companies in the industry, has produced a violent chemical reaction, giving birth to the birth of the largest private film and television company in China, and giving birth to a film and television predator with an annual output of 700 episodes of TV series.
Jade Emperor Entertainment, a company established on November 2, 1997, has developed into a company with assets of 3 billion yuan and an annual production capacity of more than 20 TV series of 700 episodes in only one year and seven months. It is China's largest private television production company with hundreds of artists, and its film and television business has successfully expanded to South Korea and the United States.
Such a miracle is alive and well in the entertainment industry. Just when the domestic entertainment industry was in an uproar because of this news, Chen Lin, the helmsman of the Jade Emperor Group, avoided an interview with media reporters and went to a small remote mountain village in Huairou, Beijing, where "Xiaobao and Kangxi" was filming the last few scenes.
It's better to come than to be in a hurry, when Chen Lin arrived, the crew was about to prepare to shoot the last scene, and the crew and actors all saw the big boss coming, but all the preparations for this scene were ready, and it was inconvenient to stop, everyone was very dedicated and smiled at the big boss as a greeting, and then continued to work.
Chen Lin waved his hand at the crew and actors, signaling that everyone didn't have to care about him. Then came to the side of the film crew, and at this time a staff member quickly moved a chair over for the boss to sit.
Chen Lin nodded and thanked him, sat down and watched the filming with great interest, and it was a rare opportunity to witness the live acting of Zhang Weijian, the "king of comedy" of TV.
At this time, a screenwriter next to him introduced the content of the last shooting to the boss: this scene is the curtain call of "Xiaobao and Kangxi", which is about Wei Xiaobao taking five beautiful girls like flowers and jade to live in seclusion in the mountains, and today he has restarted his old business when he lived in a brothel in Yangzhou - telling stories to the villagers.
I saw Wei Xiaobao holding a folding fan, sitting on the haystack and telling stories to dozens of villagers:
"The cool breeze has letters, the autumn moon is boundless, and my Sijiao's mood is like spending days like years, although I am not Yushu Linfeng. Chic and dignified, but I have my broad mind and strong arms and wrists! ”
"Back then, Wei Xiaobao sang this every day. Singing from the Lichun Courtyard in Yangzhou City to the Forbidden City in Beijing. From the eunuch's room in the Forbidden City to the emperor's imperial study, it has soared from then on, and has been on the rise. Become a legend of the Forbidden City. But—in his best moments, he chose to retreat from the rapids. With five delicate and lovely wives everywhere to live a fairy life for the family, no one knows where to live in the future, and the world has evaporated since then. That's pretty much the story. The little brother wants to thank you here, for so many days, for two months, I sat here on time every day to watch the little brother tell the story, at this time I want to invite my wives to come out Xie Lu thank everyone. ”
"Wives please—"
After Wei Xiaobao finished speaking, he pointed at the folding fan in his hand, and five charming women appeared in front of the camera one by one. They are Xiaobao's five wives.
The biggest highlight in the drama "Xiaobao and Kangxi" is the all-star lineup, Zhang Weijian's Wei Xiaobao, Huang Xiaoming's Kangxi Emperor, and Uncle Wu Mengda, who made a cameo appearance as Haigonggong, in addition to these three, the most eye-catching are the beauties in front of them, they are: Fan * Bingbing, Lin Zhiling, Gao Yuanyuan, Zhang Qian, Li * Bingbing.
Except for Zhang Qian, who is Zhang Weijian's wife, the other four beauties are all characters among the Seven Fairies of the Jade Emperor.
"Do you wives like my story?"
"Like~~"
"For what?"
"Because of my shadow!"
"Because there are sincere feelings."
"Because six wives and one husband can get along so well!"
Chen Lin watched from the side, sighing in his heart, sighing that Zhang Weijian is not the "king of comedy" on TV, the funny factor exuded by his every move seems to be innate, you don't realize that he is acting, at this moment you think he is Wei Xiaobao.
Some people often compare Zhang Weijian and Zhou Xingchi, the two 'kings of comedy' each dominate one side, Zhou Xingchi dominates the big screen, and Zhang Weijian calls for wind and rain in the TV industry.
According to Zhang Weijian himself once said to the media, the knowledge of "comedy" may not be able to understand it in a lifetime, Chaplin has been acting in comedy all his life, throughout the ages, I am afraid that no one dares to declare "I am the king of comedy", even Chaplin is afraid that he does not have this courage.
For many years, Zhang Weijian has been the only one who can compete with Xing Ye in comedy, but he has always kept a low profile: "Xing Ye is my teacher, I will not compare with him." I will always respect him". When asked by the media, he replied: "He makes movies, he is the boss in the movie, and I make TV series, these two pieces are not in the same concept, so don't compare."
In the field of comedy and TV dramas, it is not an exaggeration to describe Zhang Weijian as a "giant", but he would rather become a "lone lone and seek defeat" in this field than march into the film industry.
Chen Lin was also very curious about why Zhang Weijian didn't enter the film field, and asked this question when he was talking about the script with him in Hong Kong. Zhang Weijian gave an answer that surprised him: "There is only one reason, I am afraid of failure." ”
Years of ups and downs have not allowed him to smile indifferently enough. It's like it took him many years and the success of many TV series to get out of the shadow of business failure. Zhang Weijian joked that he must make an art film when he makes a movie, even if the box office is a mess and he is scolded, he is still a "art film", which is not too much of a failure. But when it comes to TV dramas, he is angry: "I have never lost confidence in my plays, and the ratings of my plays have never been a problem." I have always believed that I have given sincerity in every play. So the audience will definitely enjoy it. ”
Facts have also proved that Zhang Weijian is not bragging, his drama has always been a ratings guarantee. In the entertainment industry, people like Zhang Weijian, Zhou Xingchi, Chen Long and others are one of the few actors with brand effect, and all the works in which they play the starring role are eligible to replace the director's signature, called "Zhang Weijian's works". "Works of Zhou Xingchi", "Works of Chen Long", etc.
Even Chen Lin's idol Liu Tianwang is currently not qualified to sign "Liu Dehua's works" in the film.
Basically, Zhang Weijian's opinions in the play "Xiaobao and Kangxi" are sometimes bigger than the director, and the whole play is obviously his style, and investors buy his account. When this drama was just halfway through filming, the co-production Fangtai * Bay China Television had already bought the premiere rights at a price of 40 million yuan. This is the embodiment of Zhang Weijian's market value.
At this time, as the director shouted "cut", the last scene was filmed, and "Xiaobao and Kangxi" was completed, and the director asked Chen Lin, the boss, to announce the completion.
Chen Lin did not shirk, he stood in front of the whole crew. shouted loudly: "I announce that "Xiaobao and Kangxi" is finished, and I have worked hard for everyone. ”
"Oh-yes-it's done-"
All the crew cheered, and it took a while for everyone to disperse, Chen Lin and the crew starring Zhang Weijian, five beauties, and the director, producer, screenwriter and other people went to the village chief's house.
In the past few days, all the crew members have eaten and lived in the village, and the village chief's family has made a table of farm dishes to entertain a few guests.
"Dicky (Zhang Weijian), I would like to toast you and congratulate you on the completion of "Xiaobao and Kangxi".
"Mr. Chen—"
"Hey~~Dicky, we've met a few times, and we're friends, so you can call me Lin Zi or Xiao Lin."
"Ha Luha, then I'm a high climber, okay, Lin Zi, let's cheers, congratulations on the completion of "Xiaobao and Kangxi".
"That's right, cheers."
A glass of wine has pulled the relationship between Chen Lin and Zhang Weijian a lot, Chen Lin came to the crew this time to visit the class, and secondly, he naturally personally recruited Zhang Weijian and his lover Zhang Qian to join.
He formally made an invitation at the wine table: "Dicky, Sister Qian, I also came here this time for the purpose of inviting the two of you to join on behalf of the Royal Court Brokerage Company. ”
"Xiaobao, Sister Mu. You just agree, if you don't promise our four sisters, you will ignore you. At this time, the four ice and snow smart seven fairies saw that the boss invited Dicky to join the company, so they also coincidentally helped to become lobbyists.
"Hehe, I, Wei Xiaobao, is the emperor, and it's useless to intercede. But ~~ I can't help but listen to the words of the four beautiful ladies! ”
"Ha~~ Xiaobao, you really know my heart very well, so go back to the palace with me tomorrow."
"Slave Wei Xiaobao obeys."
"Giggle......
The five beauties at the dinner table couldn't help but smile when they saw Chen Lin and Zhang Weijian singing and singing, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was different for a while, and now the table is full of their own people, and the atmosphere must be more harmonious.
So far, another superstar with both strength and idol has been added to the Jade Emperor stars - Zhang Weijian. (To be continued......)