Wong Kar-wai is very depressed, and there are many things that make him depressed. +,
Two months ago, "Ashes of Time" was filming well in Yulin, Xi'an, Shaanxi. However, the crew members were caught engaging in prostitution, which brought the entire crew to a halt. (The crew of "Ashes of Time" had a group of prostitutes.
The incident of being caught as a prostitute was also written down in Yulin City Chronicles in detail. This move by the city is quite glorious and proud)
The crew, big and small, couldn't afford to delay. They didn't have time to wait for those detained prostitutes. Tony Leung, Jacky Cheung and others all flew back to Hong Kong to shoot other films.
Just when Wong Kar-Wai reconvened the actors to go to the mainland for filming, Zhang Manyu suddenly said that she could not go and asked Wong Kar-wai to wait for her for a few months.
Well, when I inquired about it, I found out that Zhang Manyu was forcibly hired to film at Yonggao Company, and that the company's boss Luo Jiecheng had a social background. Wong Kar-wai immediately withered and had to stay in Hong Kong and continue to wait.
Also depressed was Andy Lau. His salary dropped from 10 million to 8 million, which was already depressing enough. Who knew that the film offer offered by Yong Gao was even more outrageous, and he only offered a salary of 5 million. Liu Dehua received the offer the next day after he refused.
A threatening letter.
In desperation, Liu Dehua had no choice but to call Cai Songlin, the boss of Scholar Company, for help.
Cai Songlin is an investor in Andy Lau's Sky Screen Company and the Taiwan publisher of Sky Screen Company. He is also an investor in Wong Kar-wai's "Ashes of Time".
Luo Jie Cheng's act of using force to invite Liu Dehua and Zhang Manyu made Cai Songlin so angry that he directly called Xiang Huaqiang and asked Luo Jie Cheng's background.
The relationship between Xiang Huaqiang and Luo Jiecheng is relatively good. Yongsheng Company's movies used to be released in Jiahe Cinema, but later they chose to cooperate with Luo Jiecheng and be released in Yonggao Cinema.
Xiang Huaqiang also collaborates with Andy Lau and Cai Songlin. For example, "Inspector Lei Luo" has Liu Dehua as the leading actor, and Yongsheng Company's films also rely on Cai Songlin to sell them to Taiwan.
So Mr. Xiang was entangled. What the hell was going on? Several partners had a conflict, and he had to mediate it. It was not good for either side.
Xiang Huaqiang had no choice but to serve as a peacemaker by serving wine. Cai Songlin did not fly to Hong Kong due to his busy schedule. Only Andy Lau came to make peace. Luo Jiecheng insisted that Cai Songlin would not give him face and had to let Andy Lau film for him.
Hua Qiang was so angry that he slammed the table and scolded Roger Cheng.
Faced with Xiang Huaqiang's anger, Luo Jiecheng finally gave up and gave Andy Lau an additional 3 million yuan in salary, but Zhang Manyu still refused to let go.
Zhang Manyu and Zhong Chuhong are good friends. She quickly went to visit the pregnant Honggu with gifts. Zhong Chuhong couldn't save face, so she had to call Kang Jianfei to help solve the problem. Kang Jianfei said clearly to Zhang Manyu: "You are not an artist of Oriental Entertainment Agency now.
So I have no reason to stand up for you!"
The next day, Zhang Manyu signed with Oriental Entertainment Agency and the matter was resolved smoothly.
Although this matter was settled quickly, it had a huge impact in the industry. Many well-known artists chose to join the Oriental Entertainment Agency in order to seek Kang Jianfei's protection.
Although Hong Kong movies are in decline, Kang Jianfei's Oriental Entertainment Group is thriving. Whether it is making movies or being an artist manager, everything is smoother than before.
Not only that, at the end of the summer vacation, Kang Jianfei also announced the establishment of Oriental Music Group Company. This company is a subsidiary group of Oriental Culture and Entertainment Group and owns Fengxing Records, Xiongfei Records, UFO Records, Aihui Music, and Haidie Music (
With six subsidiaries (Singapore) and Trend Music (South Korea), Oriental Music Group is headquartered in Tseung Kwan O Studios, Hong Kong.
Over at UFO Records. Although Kang Jianfei has become the largest shareholder of the company, he does not have absolute control. Wu Chuchu and Peng Guohua still have a strong say. Haidie Music is a Singapore record company that Kang Jianfei directly spent money to acquire, and
Trendy Music was reorganized from the music department separated from the Korean subsidiary of Oriental Group.
If you spread out a world map, you can clearly see that Oriental Music Group includes East Asia and Southeast Asia, forming a complete regional network.
As soon as this news came out, it caused a strong shock in the Chinese music world. Countless music producers, singers and record company owners were looking up to this sudden behemoth.
The "Hong Kong Financial Daily", which has only been founded for a few years, specially made a special feature on Oriental Culture and Entertainment Group, called: "The Expanding Kang's Entertainment Empire."
"If there was a Shaw Brothers movie kingdom in the 1960s, then Oriental Culture and Entertainment Group could definitely become a large entertainment empire, and the territory of this empire is still expanding.
Fourteen years ago, a mainland boy came to swim in the sea hungry. I am afraid that his pursuit at that time was just to have enough food and clothing. No one could have imagined that the kid who was doing a small job on the set of Shaw Brothers Clear Water Bay would become what he is today.
The richest man in Hong Kong.
The development of Kang Jianfei's career has grown from a film company to a large entertainment group, just like the Mongolian tribe ruled by Temujin, which gradually expanded into the Mongol Empire spanning Europe and Asia.
Let’s first take a look at the territory of this empire:
Film and television production categories: Oriental DreamWorks, Oriental Television Production Company, Oriental Film and Television Advertising Company (Taiwan), Korean Entertainment Fashion Film and Television Production Company (South Korea), Tseung Kwan O Film and Television City
Media and publishing categories: Phoenix TV, Macau Satellite TV, Oriental Media Group (under the jurisdiction of "Tiantian Daily", Oriental Publishing House and other companies)
Cinema distribution: Oriental Entertainment Distribution Company, Oriental Cinemas Company (Hong Kong), Oriental Cinemas Company (Taiwan), Oriental International Cinemas (Mainland)
Animated comics: Dark Horse Comics, Dark Horse Animation
Music records: Oriental Music Group (which has six subsidiaries in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Singapore)
According to this newspaper's investigation, Kang Jianfei has also invested in some other entertainment-related industries, such as Feizhi Film and Television Advertising Company in Beijing, Oriental Film Company in Los Angeles, and Sega Game Company in Tokyo. These companies have not yet been included in the Oriental Group's system.
In addition, Kang Jianfei already holds 15% of the shares of Ming Pao Group. He believes that one day in the future, Ming Pao Group will become part of Oriental Media.
These groups and companies are interconnected and promote each other, forming a powerful force. It is not an exaggeration to call it the largest entertainment group in Asia.
Let us analyze it step by step to see how this entertainment empire grew. In 1979, Kang Jianfei spent 803 yuan to ask a third-party agency to register a film company on his behalf, which later became Oriental DreamWorks..."
This report by the "Hong Kong Financial Daily" was extremely successful. It unveiled the mystery of Oriental Entertainment Group for the first time. Even professionals in the entertainment industry and media industry had a complete view of Oriental Group's context for the first time.
, in the end, I couldn’t help but sigh with emotion at this behemoth.
"Wen Wei Po" praised Kang Jianfei as "one of the most successful figures in the Chinese entertainment industry," and "Cheng Pao" also said: "Mr. Kang's entertainment industry layout is perfect, and his investment vision is unique, which is comparable to that of large European and American companies."
"Next Weekly" did not come out to slander Kang Jianfei this time, but took the opportunity to launch a follow-up version of Kang Jianfei's scandal, and then exposed Kang Jianfei's various scandals to follow the trend and hype up sales. This time, Jimmy Lai learned his lesson and did not dare to report Kang Jianfei again.
As an illegitimate child, various actresses were repeatedly mentioned. Even famous actresses such as Maggie Cheung and Michelle Yeoh were said to be Kang Jianfei's underground lover.
Kang Jianfei did not make any excuses, because as long as he spoke, whether he admitted or denied, it would only help "Next Weekly" increase sales.
However, Zhang Manyu was afraid of upsetting her friend Zhong Chuhong. In an interview with reporters, she said that she and Mr. Kang were just ordinary friends and had absolutely no ambiguous involvement. Moreover, she also planned to be the godmother of Zhong Chuhong's future child.
As soon as this interview came out, the major media were in a frenzy. Because Zhang Manyu leaked something during the interview, everyone knew that Zhong Chuhong was also pregnant with Kang Jianfei's illegitimate child.
As for Michelle Yeoh's statement, she was very ambiguous. She said: "I have a good impression of Mr. Kang and hope to have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."
Michelle Yeoh got into a relationship with James Cameron in the past two years and played several supporting roles in Hollywood. She returned to Hong Kong to film movies last year. She originally wanted to hook up with Cameron, but it turned out that Cameron was not interested in Asian women.
Interest, the two of them failed to create any sparks in the end.
In the face of the fierce public opinion upsurge, Kang Jianfei stayed in seclusion and ignored it, but his newly established Oriental Music Group became popular. Many new singers who dreamed of becoming famous were eager to sign with the group's record companies. Some have already become famous.
After the contract with the original company expires, many popular singers will give priority to the olive branch offered by Oriental Music Group.
Under such circumstances, "The Sixth Sense" was released in Hong Kong in September, and the local box office was 41.6 million. Last year, there were many 40 million box office in Hong Kong, but this year only one movie starring Zhou Xingchi barely broke the 40 million mark. Now
"The Sixth Sense" is considered the second film, and it firmly ranks as the box office champion of the year.
Faced with the hot sales of "The Sixth Sense", other film companies are no longer jealous, because Kang Jianfei and they are not in the same world at all. If you change any director to make "The Sixth Sense", the box office will be exhausted.
It’s 20 million, and if you’re not careful, it will hit the moon. The Hong Kong box office of this movie is purely supported by Kang Jianfei’s name.
Over in Taiwan, "The Sixth Sense" is still in theaters. The box office has now accumulated more than NT$46 million, and it is very likely to sell to NT$60 million.
The release plan of "The Sixth Sense" in other regions has also been started. It is scheduled to be released during the Mid-Autumn Festival in South Korea, in October in Singapore, and in November in Malaysia, the Philippines and other places.
Kang Jianfei no longer cares about the box office of "The Sixth Sense", Wen Bixia's child has been born, and several other pregnant women are about to give birth. These are more attractive than the cold box office. (To be continued...) u