On the afternoon of May 31, the news that Zhang Yimou once again sued Zhang Weiping caused a heated discussion on the Internet. Many veteran film fans sighed that the former brothers turned against each other, and the two had a grudge and hatred that was too long, "After the two zhangs broke up, Zhang Yimou's road became wider and wider, and the popular "On the Cliff" just broke the box office of 1.1 billion, and the dedicated Director Zhang still has 2 blockbusters to be screened. Unexpectedly, Zhang Weiping's new picture company has been written off. ”
We have worked together for 16 years and made 11 films
Zhang Weiping was once Zhang Yimou's golden partner, and the two joined forces to open China's "blockbuster era".
According to the data, in 1996, Zhang Weiping invested in Zhang Yimou's "Have Something to Say", starting from "Have Something to Say", the two experienced the exploration of "No One Can Be Less", the success of "My Father and Mother", and the commercial victory of "Hero"... Then to the final "Jinling Thirteen Chao".
It can be said that the two have known each other for 23 years, cooperated for 16 years, and made 11 movies. Zhang Weiping once said that he made movies only for Zhang Yimou.
There's a story that goes like this. In 2005, when the special screening of "A Thousand Miles to Ride Alone", Zhang Weiping mentioned: "I saw a leather coat, equivalent to more than 70,000 yuan, when I joked with the people around me, saying who put a 'Fukang' on his body." That's it. But then Yimou heard it, and that night I saw this leather coat hanging in my room, and there was a note: 'Xiao Wei, is this the one?' Who is Zhang Yimou? When I first saw him, he wore a pair of cardigans, not to mention 70,000 pieces of clothing, and I dare say that he had never worn more than 7,000 pieces in his life. I called him right away: 'You have to go back. He said only one thing: 'It's rare that I can do something for you.' Sometimes the feelings between men can be like this, which is strange. ”
Of course, there have also been contradictions between the two. Zhang Weiping himself once told the media that because of "Ten Faces Ambush", he was in a hurry with Zhang Yi for the first time.
In 2011, during the promotion of the movie "Jinling Thirteen Chao", "Erzhang" has not been on the same stage, and there are rumors that the two have broken up. According to sources, Zhang Weiping said in the interview that he had interfered in the filming of "Jinling Thirteen Chao" three times and had a disagreement with Zhang Yimou, Who paid more attention to the artistry of the work, while Zhang Weiping was obviously a businessman and only considered the box office.
In 2012, Zhang Weiping admitted that he had "nothing to do with Zhang Yimou now." In October of the same year, Zhang Yimou also responded to the media for the first time that he would not do any more films that he did not want to do and was forced to do in the future, and he believed that "The Surprise of the Three Guns Shooting" was the product of commercial coercion.
In May 2013, after "breaking up" with Zhang Weiping, Zhang Yimou officially joined LeTV Pictures as a contracted director and artistic director, and this year Zhang Yimou attracted a lot of scolding for "super life".
Zhang Weiping was sued for "Three Guns Shooting Surprise"
The reporter saw that many media used the word "prosecute again", because this is not the first time Zhang Yimou has sued Zhang Weiping.
According to media reports, Zhang Yimou had previously sued Zhang Weiping and his company "New Picture" for defaulting on the "Three Guns Shooting Surprise" and other directors' fees, and the court ordered New Picture to pay Zhang Yimou 2.4636 million yuan for the film after the second trial.
Subsequently, Zhang Weiping failed to perform the payment obligations determined by the effective legal documents during the designated period, and the court took measures to restrict consumption.
Zhang Yimou's wife, Chen Ting, revealed on social platforms in 2015 that Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou were indeed court-to-court because of the box office share problem of "Three Guns Shooting Surprise", and said that Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou had cooperated for 16 years, only giving a total of more than 12 million yuan, and also reprimanded Zhang Weiping for wanting to blackmail Zhang Yimou's annual salary.
Zhang Yimou's studio also issued an article reprimanding Zhang Weiping for fabricating facts, saying that justice is in the hearts of the people, and the lawsuit has lasted for four years, and although Zhang Yimou won the lawsuit, Zhang Weiping did not implement the content of the judgment.
After the breakup, the "two Zhangs" went completely differently
For the change in the relationship between the "two zhangs", some people say that the distribution of benefits is uneven, and some people say that the concept is inconsistent.
It is reported that the writer Zhou Xiaofeng once talked about zhang Yimou Zhang Weiping's breakup process in "Fate: Lonely Zhang Yimou", and also exposed the beginning and end of Zhang Yimou's breakup with Gong Li, mentioning that Zhang Weiping and his wife had fabricated lies to create a contradiction between Zhang Yimou and Gong Li, and Gong Li later resolutely stayed away from Zhang Weiping and his wife, and clearly stated in the contract of "Full of Golden Armor" that they refused to see Zhang Weiping and his wife, otherwise it would be regarded as a breach of contract by the filming party.
In any case, after breaking up with Zhang Weiping, Zhang Yimou learned a lesson, and since then his partners have no longer remained the same, and he has also filmed works such as "One Second" and "On the Cliff".
What shocked many people in the film industry was that the news that Zhang Yimou sued Zhang Weiping again also revealed a fact that Beijing New Picture Film Co., Ltd. had been deregistered. Many netizens sighed that the once intimate partner chose to cut off the robe and cut off the righteousness, and once again went to court, which was really regrettable.
Many netizens are also happy for Zhang Yimou, so far, Zhang Yimou's spy film "On the Cliff" has also come good news, the total box office has exceeded 1.1 billion, becoming the second highest-grossing film in Zhang Yimou's directorial career, and the gap with the first place "The Great Wall" (1.174 billion) is gradually decreasing.
There are also many films to be screened after the prolific and dedicated director Zhang Yimou, including Zhang Yimou and Zhang Mo's first co-production of the film "Sniper", which has been scheduled for July 30, and there is also a "Rock Solid", which has not yet been determined.
Yangtze Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter Kong Xiaoping
Editor/Bow Lifang