From yesterday to today, the #Xu Zheng # topic and the related #TST# topic have been on the hot search list for a day.
But there was no response.
However, Zhang Ting and her TST have determined that "pyramid schemes" are no doubt.
Not responding at this point does not mean that it does not matter.
According to Tianyan's investigation, there are 10 Xuzheng-related enterprises, all of which are in existence.
Although from the perspective of individual affiliated enterprises, Xu Zheng has no direct equity association with Zhang Ting's company.
However, Xu Zheng has been publicly described by Zhang Ting and TST related personnel many times over the years as:
"Star Shareholder", "Boss of TST", "Invited Ambassador of Zhengjiu"
According to China Infrastructure News, "TST Court Secret" has registered a number of "Zhengjiu" trademarks, and has also been involved in international classification of liquor and beer beverages.
In 2019, the official Weibo account of TST published a poster of Xu Zheng, with the caption:
"One minute to learn about the TST Zhengjiu series, Zhengjiu brand special invited enjoyment ambassador, famous director Xu Zheng."
The TST Court secret official website has also been exposed to have written:
"Xu Zheng is the boss of our TST, and Zhengjiu (TST Zhengjiu, Yijiu) is named after him."
However, as of now, the relevant information has not been searched.
In addition, a screenshot on the Internet shows that MLM agents often say:
"Xu Zheng is a film emperor, a director, a philanthropist, or the boss of our TST."
And when "I Am Not a Medicine God" was released, there were a large number of TST promotional posters that added Xu Zheng's portrait and film elements, such as:
"After watching the medicine god drink Zhengjiu together" "I am not a medicine god, I am a dionysian" and so on.
Although according to the inquiry of the Jimu News reporter, the production company of "I Am Not a Medicine God", the list of publicity companies, and the thank-you subtitles at the end of the film did not appear in the TST-related enterprises.
But for years, Xu Zheng has not formally denied these "labels".
So, embarrassing it.
I remember xu Zheng once said, "I am willing to be a film craftsman, return to the original intention of making movies, do the part I am good at, and do the part I like the most." ”
Without this muddy water, Xu Zheng is really expected to become the most business-friendly filmmaker in the drama circle.
Xu Zheng was born in Shanghai in 1972. At the age of 18, he was admitted to the Shanghai Theater Academy and entered the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center after graduation.
With acting talent and hard training, Xu Zheng soon emerged in the Shanghai drama industry.
In 1998, at the age of 26, he won the Magnolia Drama Award for Best Actor award, which symbolizes the supreme honor of drama actors, for his play "The Color of Stocks".
It's just that when he won the award, his former classmates had already achieved financial freedom in Hengdian.
Many people also received tens of thousands of advertising endorsement fees.
That's the sum of the revenue from 1,000 plays.
When calculating this result, Xu Zheng was performing "paralysis" to the audience on stage.
One person faced hundreds of spectators and performed a 40-minute vegetative performance.
In the end, the audience was confused, and Xu Zheng "recovered".
"The literary and artistic style is particularly harmful to literary and artistic youth, it makes you unable to catch the ground, you can only pass on a niche thing." Art should be a means, and personal things should be put in the back. ”
Put it in the back. Xu Zheng stopped pretending and plunged into the TV series.
However, although the honor is in the body, the filming did not go smoothly at first, and the supporting roles were played.
Until a director named Fan Xiaotian found him with the script of "The Eight Precepts of the Brilliant Spring Pig".
The female lead actress is Tao Hong, the "Queen of Three Materials" of the Damascus International Film Festival in Syria, the Huabiao Award, and the Golden Rooster Award.
As for the script, Director Fan did not dare to elaborate.
After all, this script, written purely by imagination, is told like a joke.
Li Liqun, who starred as the Dragon King, commented: "With my many years of experience in filming, I can't predict what kind of result this drama will be after it is broadcast. ”
Of course, there is no need to say much about Xu Zheng, who is not yet famous and does not play the main role.
As a result, it was still hidden.
A few days after the shooting, director Fan Xiaotian held a meeting for the crew: the script was too absurd, the capital ran away, and whoever wanted to play the protagonist would pay for it.
Xu Zheng heard that he was decisive to pay, although he was a pig, but he was the male number one.
This may be the earliest group to bring capital into the group.
It was also the first investment in Xu Zheng's life, and he chose to invest in himself.
And Xu Zheng's investment in himself can be said to be the most cost-effective investment.
In January 2000, the costume mythological drama "Eight Precepts of the Splendid Pig in Spring" was officially broadcast, with an average rating of 31% in Heilongjiang and 30.87% in Shandong...
Xu Zheng became popular overnight, and his value doubled.
Outside the play, Xu Zheng also successfully married Tao Hong. Or get married first, and fall in love later.
At the same time, Xu Zheng also introduced Zhang Ting, who did not understand pyramid schemes but had already started the business of adult pornography websites, to Tao Hong.
I don't know if Xu Zheng will regret it.
Anyway, Xu Zheng, who was newly married at that time, was attracted by Zhang Ting's inspirational life and planned to have an ambitious career.
Because there has always been a chain of contempt in the film and television circle, that is, the actors in the mixed film circle are "advanced" than the mixed TV series.
Xu Zheng is naturally envious of those actors who have been classified into the film circle.
Soon, the opportunity arose.
Ning Hao, who was still a newcomer director at the time, wanted to prepare for the filming of "Crazy Stone", and he wrote a letter to Tao Hong and asked her to play one of the roles.
After Xu Zheng learned about it, he did not want money and asked to participate in the exercise.
In the end, xu Zheng, who used the role of "Feng Dong", got the tickets of the film circle.
This has been followed by 2007's "Love Call Transfer" and 2009's "Night Shop".
and 2010's "Man on the Road".
Xu Zheng's directing talent was also revealed.
When filming "Love Call Transfer", Xu Zheng suggested using Beethoven's "Destiny" symphony to create an embarrassing situation and make the set marvel.
In "People on the Road", Xu Zheng designed a different kind of "bed play" that was naked, snoring, grinding teeth, farting, and dreaming.
I also thought of a sequel to "People on the Road" - "Selling Scallion Oil Cake to Thailand".
However, Xu Zheng, who finished filming "Tai 囧", already has a more dazzling identity than the 1 billion director - the company owner of ZhenleDao.
The company that paved the way for the promotion of "Tai 囧" has done at least 13 "productions", "co-productions" and "distributions" today.
Excluding "囧Mom", the remaining 12 films (data as of January 14, 2022) have a total box office of more than 15.7 billion yuan.
According to the proportion of accounts alone, Xu Zheng's value has exceeded HK$600 million.
In addition, in 2014, Zhang Ting mentioned in the TV show:
She not only speculated in the building herself, but also took Tao Hong and Xu Zheng to speculate together, earning tens of millions of yuan.
Also in 2015, Xu Zheng, Together with Ning Hao and Dong Ping, launched a listed company Huanxi Media.
From actor to director to businessman, Xu Zheng completed the triple jump.
It is worth mentioning that Huanxi Media has exclusively locked in the works of 8 top Chinese directors such as Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, Chen Kexin, Wong Kar-wai and Zhang Yimou for the next 6 years.
In this way, Zhang Yimou was still working for Xu Zheng last year.
When it came to "Hong Kong 囧", Xu Zheng created the game of "listed companies buying out the right to net income from the box office in advance".
Simply put, Xu Zheng bet in advance and took away the proceeds, and after the box office was high, he could divide it again.
In case of loss, the impact is not large.
By 2020, Xu Zheng's business acumen had reached its peak, and he directly bypassed the theater line and moved "囧Mom" to the Internet.
It is said that the price of "囧Mom" is 630 million yuan, less theater accounting, follow-up sharing more.
But in the eyes of the audience, this film, which can obviously be better, is mixed with the rotten taste of capital.
Xu Zheng was also very clear about this.
In an interview, he repeatedly said this about his contradictory life:
Why make a movie, what is its connection to your life... If it's just for business, then this (to me) is negative.
So, you say he only has money in his eyes, but he's also been doing something meaningful.
You say he's literary, he's personally related to something like TST.
Maybe Xu Zheng still hasn't completely balanced art and business, reality and ideals, moral codes and sophistication.
Just like back then, Xu Zheng once told Xu Zhiyuan that he "didn't like this word very much", but who made it successful, "had to use it".
And this "had to" logic finally made Xu Zheng drink "poisonous wine":
Of course, regardless of reality and ideals, it is Xu Zheng's own choice.
As for the problems raised by the choice, they have to be analyzed by specific departments.
Everything is still waiting for the relevant departments to investigate.
Anyway, there are some things that can be done without money, and some things that can be done without money.
The difference is that a qualified choice is not only keenly aware of value, but also always considers and shoulders social responsibility.
No matter when, do not forget the original intention, in order to be consistent.
-Ends-
Images and sources:
"Xu Zheng, a Businessman", City Boundary, 2022.01.16
"Drinking Zhang Ting's "Poisonous Wine", Xu Zheng Was Deeply Caught in the TST Storm", Yan Finance and Economics, 2022.04.23
"Hot search first! Xu Zheng was also involved? Jimu News, 2022.04.22
"Xu Zheng's Metamorphosis: From Actor to Director to Businessman", Li Yike, 2022.04.22