In 2013, actress He Jun openly tore up: zhang Yimou was exposed for secret marriage, and his wife was Chen Ting, who was 31 years younger than him.
The two have 3 children, which is a serious violation of the regulations.
Suddenly, Zhang Yimou became the focus of verbal criticism, and was subsequently fined 7.48 million yuan for sky-high fees.
Behind the clues, it was found that the "commander" behind the "Chaoshengmen" was actually Zhang Weiping, a businessman who had cooperated with Zhang Yimou for many years.
Reporting overbirth, squeezing film remuneration, going to court... The two people have known each other for 33 years now, and the enmity behind this is not as simple as it is thought!
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Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping's acquaintance is still because of Gong Li.
In 1988, at that time, Gong Li and Zhang Yimou were already lovers and had a close relationship.
Once, Zhang Weiping learned that his friends were having dinner with Gong Li and Zhang Yimou, because Zhang Weiping's wife was a fan of Gong Li and wanted to meet him.
After arriving at the scene, Mrs. Zhang Weiping took out four thick scrapbooks about Gong Li.
She hoped to get Gong Li's signature, what a proper fan.
At that time, Gong Li was deeply moved, and she walked close to this wife in the back, and Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou also maintained contact.
In the beginning, the two people are friends, and the feelings are sincere and simple.
Speaking of Zhang Weiping's business experience, it is also very exciting.
Born in 1958, his parents were both soldiers, and he grew up as a child in the president of the Beijing Military Region.
After graduating from the Pharmacy School, he went to the hospital as a pharmacist for 9 years.
In 1988, under an opportunity, Zhang Weiping jumped to Siemens, a foreign company, to work as an administrative assistant.
Here, he saw a broader "world" and learned about the operation of the market economy.
So, he decided to resign and go to the sea to start a business.
Initially, he went to Hainan for real estate development and earned his first pot of gold.
Later, he supplied aviation food for the airport and also worked as a medical agent.
These made him quickly prosperous, and also laid a solid foundation for his later cooperation with Zhang Yimou.
Before he met Zhang Weiping, Zhang Yimou had already become famous.
With "Old Well", he won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor.
"Red Sorghum" won the best film at the Berlin Film Festival.
There are also movies such as "Ju Dou", "Big Red Lantern Hanging High", "Alive" and so on, and any one of them is a classic.
He and Gong Li have been in love for 8 years, and the two people have achieved each other, one has become a first-line director, and the other has become a popular actress.
At that time, Gong Li was bent on marrying Zhang Yimou.
But Zhang Yimou replied, "Is that piece of paper that important?" ”
In 1995, after filming "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge", the two completely parted ways.
Subsequently, Zhang Yimou filmed "There is something to say".
Because there is no blessing from the female protagonist Gong Li, many investors are reluctant to continue to invest.
Suddenly, Zhang Yimou fell into many difficulties.
After Zhang Weiping knew, he asked, "How much is left?" ”
"26 million."
Zhang Weiping didn't even read the script, "I voted for this film!" ”
In many news campaigns, zhang Weiping's investment was said to have lost 18 million yuan.
Zhang Weiping became the great benefactor who saved Zhang Yimou from water and fire.
Years later, Zhang Yimou's literary assistant Zhou Xiaofeng revealed in the book:
Zhang Weiping invested in "Have Something to Say", in fact, he did not lose money.
When Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Weiping followed Gong Li to the cocktail party, she danced with sponsor Huang Hexiang out of courtesy.
As a result, Mrs. Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou "chewed the root of their tongues" after they returned, describing Gong Li as teasing each other.
Moreover, he also fabricated lies many times and said bad things about Gong Li to Zhang Yimou.
The two people have always been jealous of Gong Li, and a series of events have accelerated Zhang Yimou and Gong Li's breakup.
Gong Li, who later learned the truth, specifically noted in the filming movie "The City Is Full of Golden Armor", refusing to see Zhang Weiping and his wife.
After Gong Li left, Zhang Weiping invested in Zhang Yimou, and now it seems that everything is not so simple.
Zhang Yimou, who has unlimited prospects, introverted personality and does not understand commercial operations, may have long become a "fragrant food" in the eyes of businessmen.
In 1997, Zhang Weiping established Beijing New Picture Film Company.
In the same year, Zhang Yimou's father died.
On the last side, he told Zhang Yimou: "From the appearance, Zhang Weiping is not good.
If you don't work well together, you'll definitely get revenge once you break up.
You are not Zhang Weiping's opponent at all, you can't deal with him. ”
Unexpectedly, the old man's last words, in the words of many years later...
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After Zhang Weiping established New Picture Pictures, he began a 16-year cooperation with Zhang Yimou.
In 1999, he cooperated in "No One Can Be Less", a small-budget film, which won the Venice Golden Lion Award in one fell swoop.
"My Father and Mother" won the Berlin Silver Bear Award, but the box office was dismal.
"Happy Time", released in 2000, only sold 5 million.
Before this, Zhang Yimou mainly devoted himself to literary and art films, and although he won the reputation, his profits were dismal.
With the encouragement and support of Zhang Weiping, Zhang Yimou began to transform into a commercial blockbuster.
At that time, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" became popular, and Zhang Weiping smelled the business opportunities of martial arts action movies.
He asked Zhang Yimou to hurry up and start shooting.
In 2002, the martial arts blockbuster "Hero" turned out.
Zhang Weiping is very good at marketing, he once said: "Do the publicity to the earth, the people are happy, will have the meaning of participation!" ”
He first made a big deal of it, selling the film rights to a sky-high price of 17.8 million, which was usually only a few hundred thousand at that time.
The premiere ceremony was held at the Great Hall of the People.
The business jet toured the country for publicity, and the momentum was extremely large.
Plus Jet Li, Liang Chaowei, Maggie Cheung, Zhen Zidan, a variety of first-line celebrities participated.
The film created a miracle of 250 million yuan at the mainland box office that year, accounting for a quarter of the total box office of the year.
The overseas market box office was 177 million US dollars, setting a record for the highest box office of Chinese films in the world!
"Ten Faces Ambush", released in 2004, also invested 20 million yuan in publicity.
The premiere was broadcast through various television networks and reached 700 million viewers.
In the end, the mainland box office won 153 million, which was the box office champion of Chinese films that year.
Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou have had a "sweet period", he only invested in Zhang Yimou alone, and never signed a contract for many years of cooperation.
Zhang Yimou concentrated on creation, and Zhang Weiping was responsible for selling the film for a good price.
They achieve each other and jointly promote the development of Chinese film and television.
But unconsciously, between the two good brothers, more and more problems began to emerge.
Because of the filming of "A Thousand Miles to Ride Alone", Zhang Yimou and Takakura Ken became acquainted, and after returning to China, Takakura Ken loosened Zhang Yimou's Jaguar car.
Zhang Weiping was jealous and refused to go through the customs procedures.
"When others get close to you, I'm uncomfortable, so I'm jealous and jealous!"
Interfering with friends' interactions and disrupting love, these Zhang Yimou can tolerate, but the only thing that cannot be tolerated is that Zhang Weiping has repeatedly intervened in film creation.
In 2006, the casting of "Full of Golden Armor" was completed, and the script was completed.
But Zhang Weiping had to temporarily add a new role for Jay Chou to play to drive the box office.
Several screenwriters can only work overtime on a temporary basis to create a new character.
At that time, Huang Xuan, who had already decided to play the little prince, was once again temporarily changed roles, which was too tragic.
Then when filming "The Surprise of the Three Guns Shooting Case", Xiao Shenyang became a hit at the Spring Festival Gala, and Zhang Weiping persuaded Zhang Yimou to use him as the male protagonist.
After Xiao Shenyang joined, it was difficult for other actors to play, so they had to replace the previous team and use the Zhao family class disciples.
A good suspense film, it was filmed into a "big pot stew" that combined with the northeast two-person turn style.
This made Zhang Yimou win the 1st Golden Broom Award for "Most Disappointing Director" and "Most Disappointing Film", and he was dizzy.
Zhang Weiping discussed more about which actor was popular, how to increase the box office, and the art and ideals pursued by Zhang Yimou were fiercely stepped on.
In the second half of 2010, an unexpected situation occurred during the preparation of "Jinling Thirteen Chao".
Before Zhang Yimou bought the film and television rights of Yan Geling's novels, she often gave Zhang Yimou a friendship price, which was very gentlemanly.
Later, Yan Geling wanted to repurchase the rights of the TV series again, and Zhang Yimou originally wanted to repay her without repayment, which was a part of human affection.
As a result, Zhang Weiping sold the copyright to others at a sky-high price and made a lot of money.
This made Yan Geling grain grain no harvest, but also lost faith in the film and television company that had been negotiated long ago.
Zhang Yimou became a "business liar" who bought at a low price of friendship and sold at a high price, ashamed and embarrassed.
During the promotional film, Zhang Weiping shelled domestic actresses for not being able to bear hardships, ugly and old, narcissistic and obsessed with plastic surgery.
Song Dandan was dissatisfied, and even sent a message to fight back: "The respect of the national actresses for director Zhang Yimou has been lost by you!" ”
In order to have a breaking point, the promotion of the film tried to render the intimate scene between Ni Ni and Bell.
Zhang Yimou was furious: "The movie can say so much, do you have to hype such a vulgar point?!" ”
The contradictions that had been backlogged for many years finally broke out.
When the film premiered in Beijing in 2012, it was the last time the two men met.
Subsequently, the two announced a formal "break", and 16 years of cooperation came to an end.
No one expected that the former brother would push Zhang Yimou to the cusp of another storm.
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In 13 years, actress He Jun broke the news online that Zhang Yimou married Chen Ting and gave birth to 3 children.
This situation was supernatural at the time and a serious violation.
Suddenly, Zhang Yimou became the object of everyone's shouting.
This He Jun's uncle is Zhang Weiping's assistant, and it is not surprising that a small actor can get Chen Ting's ID card photo.
In the book "Fate: Lonely Zhang Yimou", more details are revealed:
When Chen Ting gave birth to a child, Zhang Weiping helped contact zhang Yimou and helped Zhang Yimou successfully get 3 birth certificates, and zhang Yimou later found that the certificate was fake.
The old photo of "Zhang Yimou and Chen Ting visiting Taihu Lake together" was exposed on the Internet, but the location was actually in Australia.
The person who took this photo was Zhang Weiping.
It was exposed that the photo of Chen Ting holding three children was made by Chen Ting into a small card and given to Zhang Weiping as a souvenir.
At that time, Zhang Yimou's private affairs were extremely hidden, and even the assistants around him did not know about it.
The details of the 3 children's household registration, home address, etc. can be made public, except for Zhang Weiping, I am afraid that there is no one else.
Zhang Yimou has long understood that this is the manipulation of old friends behind the scenes!
Later, the relevant departments investigated, and Zhang Yimou was fined 7.48 million yuan in social support.
Zhang Weiping stabbed a knife in the back again, reporting Zhang Yimou's published income fraud, hoping to fine more.
Chen Ting also publicly accused Zhang Weiping of being "unkind and unjust" on social media.
She also disclosed that after 16 years of cooperation, Zhang Yimou only got 12 million yuan in compensation.
From April 2010 to April 2011, Mrs. Zhang Weiping paid Chen Ting more than 11 million yuan, which was paid as Zhang Yimou's five films from "Hero", "Ambush on Ten Sides", "A Thousand Miles to Ride Alone", "Full of Golden Armor" and "Three Guns".
Five plays, which took ten years to shoot, earned an average of only one million per year.
"Jinling Thirteen Chao" and "The Love of hawthorn trees" Zhang Yimou has neither film remuneration nor share, which is 0 income.
It goes without saying whose pockets such high box office revenues end up falling into.
In terms of personality, Zhang Weiping is more extroverted and high-profile, often becoming the focus of public opinion because of what he says.
Especially when new films are released, he often makes all kinds of cannons and provokes.
He said that in order to support Zhang Yimou to shoot "Jinling Thirteen Chao", he mortgaged the house and invested 600 million yuan.
He said that his feelings with Zhang Yimou were like brothers, "Except for his mother, I am the person who knows him best in the world." ”
In the past 16 years, Zhang Weiping has played the role of benefactor and spokesman, but he does not know that Zhang Yimou over there has long been dissatisfied.
After Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou broke up, they also showed their "grievances".
Saying that Zhang Yimou's personality is too unscrupulous, there is no communication, and he chooses 'cold violence' to avoid the problem.
Zhang Yimou said that Zhang Yimou shot an advertisement behind his back.
He also said that the box office pressure of many movies allowed himself to carry it alone.
When the book exposing the feud between the two was published, Zhang Weiping also angrily criticized: "Full of lies and malicious speculation." ”
In 2014, Zhang Yimou took Zhang Weiping to court and asked for 15 million shares of "Three Guns Shooting Surprise".
Later, the court ordered Zhang Weiping to compensate Zhang Yimou for 2.4636 million yuan, but he did not perform and was restricted by the court from spending.
Not long ago, Zhang Yimou took Zhang Weiping to court because of the company dispute.
At this point, the once good brother is completely torn face, and the friendship is finally defeated by "money".
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What happened to Zhang Yimou after leaving Zhang Weiping?
"Return" re-cooperated with Gong Li, and the reputation is still good.
"Shadow", "One Second", "On the Cliff", are all high production standards, constantly trying new genres.
Next, there will be "Sniper" with the content of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, as well as "Rock Solid".
Zhang Yimou's creative power is still exuberant, and he has gradually found his original intention.
With the introduction of the three-child policy, Chen Ting and 3 children can also live happily "under the sun".
Those hazes gradually dissipated.
Zhang Weiping, on the other hand, seems to be a bit lonely, and there are no newly invested films released.
From meeting in 1988, to now, the two people have known each other for 33 years.
One is a business wizard and the other is a film talent.
After the collision, the combination of strong and powerful, Zhang Yimou became the leader of commercial blockbusters and became one of the synonyms of "Chinese film".
Zhang Weiping also became a producer who promoted the international development of the film, gaining fame and fortune.
It's just that the cooperation between the businessman and the artist did not get a perfect ending.
In the face of money, the ideal still loses to the reality.
Blood rain disputes, mutual revenge, Zhang Yimou finally used a painful lesson to confirm his father's last words.