Zheng Binhui and MediaCorp ended their 20-year guest-host relationship

MediaCorp Programme Production and Creation Director Leung Lo-ming (from left), Cheng Bin Fai and President Ho Ya Fa, President of Perfect Jianxin (Singapore) Pte Ltd, attended the press conference yesterday morning. (Photo by Chen Binqin)

Local brother Zheng Binhui and MediaCorp ended their 20-year guest-host relationship and re-signed "Perfect Jianxin."

Zheng Binhui announced the new trend at the press conference held yesterday morning between MediaCorp and Perfect Jianxin, and he will next shoot "Absolute Double Glory" and "New Fog Lock Nanyang" cooperated by MediaCorp and Perfect Jianxin.

Zheng Binhui revealed that on February 28, he was full of new media, and after he finished filming the new drama "New Life", the relationship between the two sides ended, and he followed him to Perfect Jianxin, becoming the company's first local artist.

He expressed his gratitude to MediaCorp for its past cultivation, "The company has given me many opportunities to make me what I am today. "It was revealed that before going to China to shoot "The Legend of the Eagle Hero", it was the line led by New Media. He stressed that he did not leave MediaCorp, nor would he leave Singapore, "If there is a suitable role in the future, if the time can be matched, I am happy to return to MediaCorp to shoot." ”

Zheng Binhui, who crossed the border as a director in 2014, said that if he had the opportunity to direct the tube again in the future, he still wanted to try, but the main force after signing the new owner was still acting.

As for signing a contract with Perfect Jianxin, is the remuneration ideal? He didn't want to say much, but said that the reward was the number that made him happy, and he thought it was important to be able to work with talented people and make good works.

His first work after signing a new owner was "Absolute Double Glory", which opened in February, and the audience can also see his performance in the new drama "New Life".

Ho Ya Fat, President of Perfect Jianxin (Singapore) Pte Ltd, revealed that the filming of "New Nyonya", which was cooperated with MediaCorp, was implemented in July, while "New Fog Lock Nanyang", which was originally scheduled to start in June, was postponed to January next year.

Since the two plays are still in the preparatory stage, the current roles have not been made public, but Zheng Binhui will not participate in "New Nyonya", He Yafa said: "Zheng Binhui's image of Sun Gang and Tai Man may not be suitable. ”

<h3>In the future, I will fly to China more often, and my wife will not accompany me</h3>

Zheng Binhui went to China to shoot a drama, once stayed for seven or eight months, he will fly to China to work more often in the future, but revealed that his wife will not follow.

He said that when his wife was with him, he felt a burden, not to mention the development of science and technology, and couples could contact through video.

He joked that he has always been very lonely in foreign countries, so has anyone ever come to "knock on the door" at night? He laughed back: "As long as someone knocks on the door, there is no problem!" ”

<h3>Acting in "The Way Out" attracted attention</h3>

Zheng Binhui entered the show business in 1998, and the following year attracted attention with the role of Liu Mei in "The Way Out", and he also won the Star Award for Best Supporting Actor for the drama.

He later won the Star Award for Best Actor in 2012 for "Wanfu Lou" and the Best Supporting Actor Award for "Hottest Partner 2" in 2013. In 2014, he changed his identity to become a director, filmed the youth inspirational film "Goodbye Giant", and won the Super Star Award on the "Divine Stage" in the same year.

In 2016, Zheng Binhui developed in China, took over the filming of "The Legend of the Eagle Shooter" and "BraveHeart 2", and this year was photographed by director Guo Jingyu (that is, the executive chairman of Singapore Perfect Jianxin), playing the role of "the world's first sword" Yan Nantian in the original drama "Absolute Double Glory" of Gulong Wuxia that he planned.

<h3>MediaCorp blesses</h3>

Leung Lu Ming, director of programming and creation at MediaCorp, said that Zheng Binhui and the company have worked together happily in the past 20 years, and the company will continue to give him full support and wish him good development in the future.

The media recently reported that a number of MediaCorp artists left the nest, Liang Luming said, "The media writes that these artists left media, but leaving means cutting off all contacts, but many artists like Feng Weizhen, Pang Leixin, Chen Bangxun, Ou Xuan, etc. although they do not renew their contracts, they still come back to shoot or host." The entire industry has transformed, and over the years our cooperation with artists is no longer limited to a single contract, and the way of cooperation has become more diversified and more flexible according to the interests and needs of both parties. ”

She said that MediaCorp has an obligation to cultivate performing arts talents, not only hoping that actors will have a good development in the local area, but also hoping that they can shine in overseas markets.