In 1993, the 42-year-old Zheng Zeshi failed to invest, faced the bankruptcy of the company, and owed 8,000w of foreign debt. However, he did not expect that Zhang Weijian, instead of helping, also fell into the well and sued Zheng Zeshi.
Zheng Zeshi was born poor, and at the age of 21, in order to change his family situation, he participated in an actor training class and was signed as an artist by TVB. Because his appearance is not outstanding, at first he can only play some funny small supporting roles.
At that time, although Zhou Runfa's fame was very large, he did not have any star shelf at all. Zheng Zeshi was loyal and loyal, and later became good friends with Zhou Runfa. Zhou Runfa can be regarded as Zheng Zeshi's acting teacher, and Zheng Zeshi also said in the program: "Zhou Runfa can be regarded as my predecessor in acting, and I am also my teacher, and compared with him, I am too far behind."
At the age of 29, Zheng Zeshi finally survived to the male number one. With his outstanding performance in "Lost Soul Old Bean", he was nominated for the Best Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
At the age of 34, Zheng Zeshi planned to write, direct and act in a warm and tragic feature film "Why Me". The protagonist is a badly ill-fated teenager "Fat Cat", who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the first time with his superb acting skills, one step ahead of Zhou Runfa as a movie emperor!
While the iron was hot, in 1988, Zheng Zeshi found Maggie Cheung and other big stars. Joining hands to create the sequel "Why Me", "Fat Cat Wandering", Zheng Zeshi played "Fat Cat" in it. This drama has set off a wave of drama chasing fever in the mainland, and many middle-aged and elderly women watched the TV series and burst into tears. Mention Zheng Zeshi seems that no one knows, but when it comes to "fat cat", many people must immediately think of that humble teenager.
Career is smooth sailing, and love has come. In 1989, Zheng Zeshi and his 16-year-old Lin Yanming entered the palace of marriage. After the fame and fortune, Zheng Zeshi and his friends partnered to open a film company, and the first person he promoted was Zhang Weijian.
Zheng Zeshi not only let Zhang Weijian star in "Truant School" as the male protagonist for the first time, but also arranged for him to star in "Super School Overlord", letting Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Aaron Kwok and others play him as supporting roles. Zhang Weijian once said: "I really appreciate him, he told me that your acting skills are not worse than other stars, which gives me a lot of confidence." But soon Zheng Zeshi had an accident, the company went bankrupt, his friends ran away, and he was saddled with 80 million yuan in debt. There was no way, he told Zhang Weijian to use his 2.3 million pieces of remuneration to pay off the debt. Zhang Weijian also agreed, and Zheng Zeshi was very grateful to Zhang Weijian. However, it did not take long for Zheng Zeshi to receive a court summons. It turned out that Zhang Weijian had sued him and demanded repayment of 2.3 million pieces of remuneration. For this reason, the relationship between the two was completely upset.
In this regard, Zheng Zeshi once accused Zhang Weijian in the media: "Raising you to praise you, but now he bites me." To this end, Zhang Weijian was also labeled ungrateful. In the end, the money Zheng Zeshishi cobbled together and returned to Zhang Weijian, and the two never had any contact.
Many people advised Zheng Zeshi to declare bankruptcy, so that he would not have to pay back the money. Zheng Zeshi refused, saying that people could not do this, sold all the luxury cars and mansions, and moved back to the slums. Fortunately, the wife did not abandon him and shared his sufferings. In the middle, he asked Zhou Runfa, who had a good relationship, to help, but he was rejected, and later found some friends who were rejected. However, the remaining debt of more than 70 million yuan could not be repaid for a while, at which time he found Andy Lau. After Andy Lau knew the ins and outs of the matter, he immediately pulled Zheng Zeshi to serve as the supervising producer of the new movie "Brothers". He also gave Zheng Zeshi 30% more remuneration. It can be said that in the most critical period, Andy Lau sent charcoal in the snow to pull Zheng Zeshi, which made Zheng Zeshi remember. Relying on the help of Andy Lau, after ten years, Zheng Zeshi has stepped out of the trough step by step. The debt was paid off and the family moved back to the villa.
Things in the world are always strikingly similar. What is even more surprising is that similar things actually happened to Zhang Weijian, who made Zheng Zeshi full of human cold and warmth.
In 1998, a financial crisis broke out in Hong Kong. At that time, Zhang Weijian, because he used all the money to invest in the property market, not only lost a mess, but also carried a huge debt. Unexpectedly, in the end, it was Andy Lau who helped him. Judging from these things, the character of these people can be compared. Man, or want to go a little longer, no one's life is smooth sailing, leave yourself a way back, don't be too desperate. "What is learned should be taught, and what is earned should be given to others." When Andy Lau taught Zhang Weijian, it seems that Zhang Weijian did not remember it at all.