The boss and business empire behind "Beijing Harlequin" Feng Pants

01

In 1964, Feng Xiaogang, with a yellow nose and a runny nose, was at the entrance of a Beijing alley, watching his father walking further and further away.

After that, Feng Xiaogang could only depend on his mother and sister.

The frail and sick mother was extremely busy every day just to earn a few wages.

In an era when there was not much to eat, her mother still wanted to let Feng Xiaogang learn painting so that he could stand out in the future.

Feng Xiaogang does have this talent, and he can draw better than his classmates.

If Feng Xiaogang keeps painting, there may be one more painter in the world.

Unfortunately, God rewarded him with another bowl of rice.

In 1977, Feng Xiaogang graduated from high school and saw no hope of entering college, so he simply joined the army.

When he arrived in the army, the leader discovered that he could draw, so he was transferred to the art group and was responsible for the stage scenery.

Under the huge hollow dome, Feng Xiaogang has been pulling the boom for several years.

At that time, the female soldiers of the dance team lived upstairs from the art team.

After these female soldiers finish dancing, they will gather in the bathhouse.

After being treated in the bathhouse, they each exposed their slender necks, and their long wet hair still exuded the fragrance of shampoo.

That scene made Feng Xiaogang greedy.

In order to meet the girls face to face, he always went to the cafeteria with a rice bowl in hand. As a result, he had to run three times a day to meet them once.

But even if they met, Feng Xiaogang would not dare to come forward and strike up a conversation.

With buck teeth and clanging poverty, no girl could fall in love with him.

Feng Xiaogang, who has low self-esteem, can only keep these beautiful girls in his heart.

In 1984, the army was streamlined and reorganized, and Feng Xiaogang was faced with "retiring from the army and changing jobs."

The night before he went to Beijing Urban Construction and Development Corporation to report, Feng Xiaogang was lying in bed with his heart pounding.

He took out his military uniform from the closet, put it on neatly, and saluted his mother.

That night, Feng Xiaogang was reluctant to take off his military uniform and did not sleep a wink. He just smoked all night.

Many years later, this regret and reluctance will be made into a movie "Youth" by Feng Xiaogang.

After changing his career, Feng Xiaogang spent every day either drawing blackboard posters or holding banners.

The chaotic days made Feng Xiaogang eager to find a way out.

Unexpectedly, he quickly fell in love with a noble man.

02

That year, Feng Xiaogang was seduced by a girl named Wang Xiaoping.

This girl with bright eyes and white teeth looks so sassy when she smokes.

Soon, Feng Xiaogang was asking around and preparing to attack.

At that time, he had a friend who happened to be a colleague of Wang Xiaoping.

Good guy, Feng Xiaogang gave up his idea as soon as his friend heard that, that was Zheng Xiaolong’s girlfriend.

At that time, Zheng Xiaolong was the deputy director of the Beijing Television Arts Center, and he was also a member of the big courtyard. Everyone in Beijing’s alleys knew about him.

Feng Xiaogang sensed an opportunity and instead of chasing girls, he "chased" Zheng Xiaolong.

Feng Xiaogang, who has always been good at talking, coaxed Zheng Xiaolong into submission.

During those days, I saw Feng Xiaogang following Zheng Xiaolong, carrying tea and water, and carrying bags and driving.

If you have some free time, talk about life and dreams with Zheng Xiaolong. It’s so fun.

But before Feng Xiaogang could get any benefits from Zheng Xiaolong, he ran into luck again.

Back then, a female nurse named Zhang Di went to Feng Xiaogang’s company to visit her cousin-in-law.

As a result, Feng Xiaogang fell in love with her at first sight and even drew two paintings to express his feelings.

Soon, with Feng Xiaogang’s sweet words and a few talents, Zhang Di took him home to meet his parents.

When her parents saw that this man looked like a monkey, he was an artist, and there was an old mother who was paralyzed at home. They disagreed life and death, but Zhang Di was determined.

In this way, Feng Xiaogang happily married Zhang Di back home.

In that 40-square-meter hut, Feng Xiaogang made a lifelong promise.

Zhang Di would never have thought that a girl named Xu Fan would break into their marriage in the future.

At that time, Xu Fan was still studying drama performance in Wuhan, and she was still one Wang Zhiwen away from her fate with Feng Xiaogang.

At this time, Feng Xiaogang, with Zhang Di helping him take care of the rear, can climb up with confidence.

03

In 1985, Zhang Yimou showed his extraordinary photography talent in the movie "One and Eight", and Chen Kaige won the Oscar for "Yellow Earth" won the grand prize, while Feng Xiaogang on the other side was still doing odd jobs.

However, with the help of Zheng Xiaolong, his place of doing odd jobs was changed to the Beijing Television Art Center.

Here, no one takes Feng Xiaogang seriously.

But Feng Xiaogang is so happy that he has one foot in the film and television industry.

This year, director You Xiaogang was preparing to shoot "Triumph at Midnight", and he just needed a Vietnamese soldier who was shot dead as soon as he appeared on the scene.

At that time, some people teased that Feng Xiaogang looked like a Vietnamese, so he was very suitable for this role.

Unexpectedly, amidst the ridicule, Feng Xiaogang actually made a guest appearance.

Zheng Xiaolong on the other side saw that Feng Xiaogang was flexible and flexible, so he brought him into the crew of "The Big Woods Python".

There, Feng Xiaogang was restless, wondering how to get ahead.

Soon, God sent him another noble man.

Back then, Wang Shuo and Shen Xujia had a passionate fight, and when their love became more intense, the two co-wrote a novella "Out of the Sea".

As soon as the book was finished, Wang Shuo took the lead in sending a copy to little Zheng Xiaolong.

Wang Shuo's writing is always witty and humorous, making Zheng Xiaolong giggle while reading it.

In this way, Feng Xiaogang heard the word Wang Shuo from Zheng Xiaolong’s laughter.

Feng Xiaogang, who vaguely sensed an opportunity, read Wang Shuo's "Half Seawater, Half Fire" in one sitting.

At that time, this book caused Wang Shuo to suffer a lot of wars of words, but Feng Xiaogang liked it very much.

In order to get Zheng Xiaolong to connect with Wang Shuo, Feng Xiaogang worked hard.

In 1986, Zheng Xiaolong finally knocked on Feng Xiaogang's door with Wang Shuo.

That day, Feng Xiaogang cooked in person and made sauced pork trotters and shredded pepper and sesame chicken for Wang Shuo.

However, Wang Shuo didn't remember the taste of the food, but he blushed and turned pale after being praised by Feng Xiaogang.

After that, Feng Xiaogang followed Wang Shuo, saying "Teacher Wang" one after another, and he successfully got the ticket to the Beijing Circle.

However, this circle is not that easy to mess around with, and Feng Xiaogang’s suffering is yet to come.

04

In those years, Feng Xiaogang was still doing odd jobs behind Zheng Xiaolong, and he had to find time to flatter Wang Shuo.

Wang Shuo's good brother Ye Jing was very disdainful of Feng Xiaogang. He looked at him as thin as a bamboo pole. From a distance, he looked like he was walking with a pair of trousers floating around.

As a result, the three words "Feng Pants" became an indelible label on Feng Xiaogang.

Later, Ye Jing also wrote a character based on Feng Xiaogang.

In 1990, "Desire" co-produced by Zheng Xiaolong and Zhao Baogang became a hit, and even the crime rate dropped during the broadcast period.

Wang Shuo's novels were also adapted onto the screen one after another, and he gained both fame and wealth, and a huge amount of money.

At this time, Wang Shuo had already persuaded Ma Weidu and called in Mo Yan, Hai Yan and others to establish the "Haima Film and Television Creation Center".

In order to reuse the studio of "Desire", this group of people began to create "The Story of the Editorial Department".

As a result, the story was finally finished and when filming was about to begin, the script could not be found.

For a moment, Zheng Xiaolong and Wang Shuo were as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

Ma Weidu and others disagreed with the idea of ??re-creating it, which would require a lot of manpower and energy.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Feng Xiaogang stood up and said categorically: I can restore the script!

At that time, Feng Xiaogang had already thoroughly studied Wang Shuo's style.

Sure enough, it didn’t take long for Feng Xiaogang to hand over the complete script.

Zheng Xiaolong immediately looked at Feng Xiaogang with admiration.

So Zheng Xiaolong gave him the theme song and the lyrics for the episode.

What’s even more amazing is that Feng Xiaogang poached Ge You with his sharp tongue.

In the end, this drama became popular all over the country, and Feng Xiaogang finally turned around.

Soon, Zheng Xiaolong asked Feng Xiaogang to participate in the screenwriting of "Encountering Passion". Unexpectedly, Feng Xiaogang kicked open the door of the Golden Rooster Award.

At this point, Feng Xiaogang’s era is coming.

05

In 1992, Wang Shuo went to Nortel to hunt for women while working on the script.

As a result, 18-year-old Xu Jinglei broke into his harem.

At the same time, Zhang Yimou ignored his wife, and sharpened his sword with Gong Li to conquer the country.

Chen Kaige and Hong Huang divorced and fell into Ni Ping's gentle land again.

Seeing these big bosses having new and old loves, their lives were so unhappy that Feng Xiaogang couldn't sit still.

This year, he finished writing the script of "The Big Sabbath" and was looking for a suitable heroine. He happened to meet Xu Fan who came to audition.

Xu Fan, 24, had just broken up with Wang Zhiwen. His melancholy face made Feng Xiaogang drool.

After getting along with the crew day and night, Feng Xiaogang quickly launched an attack on Xu Fan, but was defeated repeatedly.

In the end, with the help of Wang Shuo, Feng Xiaogang defeated Xu Fan.

What’s so damning is that at that time, Zhang Di gave birth to Feng Xiaogang’s child less than a year ago.

Zhang Di watched Feng Xiaogang stay away from home every night without making any noise, thinking that he would go home when he had enough fun.

She never expected that Feng Xiaogang would be eaten to death by Xu Fan.

Just when Feng Xiaogang was enjoying the blessings of being together, another easter egg hit him on the head.

At that time, studying abroad and gold mining were the main themes of society.

Zheng Xiaolong, who sensed business opportunities, prepared "Beijingers in New York".

What to do if the funds were not enough, he roped in Feng Xiaogang and together they borrowed US$1.5 million from the bank.

Feng Xiaogang was also a ruthless person. With the money in his pocket, he followed Zheng Xiaolong to the United States.

Seeing Feng Xiaogang’s hard work, Zheng Xiaolong simply invited him to co-direct.

But many people are not convinced. Feng Xiaogang is just a handyman, so why should he be a director?

It was not until Wang Shuo stood up to support that the public anger was calmed.

In the end, this drama won 3 awards, which was the first shot in Feng Xiaogang’s career as a director.

06

In 1993, Feng Xiaogang brought together Wang Shuo and producer Peng Xiaolin to open the "Good Dream Company" together.

The investment amount is 100,000 and the number of employees is 0, but Wang Shuo made harsh words: As long as the company develops, selling one-third of the shares will cost tens of millions.

Back then, film and television companies were like pigs in the spotlight.

Sure enough, it didn’t take long before a big boss wanted to acquire their company.

While Feng Xiaogang was waiting to count the money, the big boss suddenly disappeared.

The three "Good Dreams" were hit hard and decided to do something on their own.

What to do if you don’t have funds?

Feng Xiaogang had an idea and held a grand opening ceremony.

Wang Shuo used his popularity to invite all the big names in the industry, and gained a lot of "share money".

Soon, Feng Xiaogang began to write a script. As a result, he stayed in seclusion for more than ten days and could not write a word.

Wang Shuo looked at Feng Xiaogang's bitter face and threw his copies of "My Love Will Never Be Lost" and "Stewardess" to him.

After Wang Shuo's prompting, Feng Xiaogang mixed the two novels into a movie, and even called Xu Fan to join the battle.

However, this movie failed to stir up any splash, but it really made Feng Xiaogang enter the circle.

Later, standing on Wang Shuo's shoulders, Feng Xiaogang filmed "Chicken Feathers in a Place" and "Enemies and Sons", which gave Haomeng Company a firm foothold.

But the good times did not last long, and another storm came quietly.

In 1997, Wang Shuo's literature was criticized verbally and writtenly, causing him to fall from the altar overnight.

As long as the film and television works related to him will not pass the review.

The frustrated Wang Shuo could only go to the United States to avoid the limelight.

Before leaving, he said to Feng Xiaogang earnestly: "You can use my novels if you want, but don't sign my name."

At this time, Feng Xiaogang, Imitating Hong Kong and Taiwan, I started making New Year films.

Soon, he adapted Wang Shuo's "You Are Not a Commoner" into "Party A and Party B".

In the end, the movie was a big hit, with a box office of 36 million that knocked Feng Xiaogang unconscious.

Of course, Wang Shuo’s name is missing from the film’s credit book.

However, Feng Xiaogang was not such a bastard. Seeing Wang Shuo in dire straits, he still gave him 50,000 yuan in royalties.

This gift completely offended Wang Shuo.

Wang Shuo didn’t dislike the lack of money, but he despised the smell of copper on Feng Xiaogang’s body.

In this way, Wang Shuo and Feng Xiaogang drifted apart, and Haomeng Company also closed its doors.

Without Wang Shuo as his backer, Feng Xiaogang used Feng's comedy New Year films to build a business empire while hooking up with Liu Zhenyun, Liu Heng and others.

At this time, Feng Xiaogang, who was in his prime, did another big thing.

07

In 1999, Feng Xiaogang and Xu Fan had been together for 7 years and would break up if they didn't get married.

Feng Xiaogang, who "valued love and justice", divorced Zhang Di decisively, then turned around and married Xu Fan.

32-year-old Xu Fan would not have thought that Zhang Di's fate would also be a reflection of his own future.

This year, Wang Zhongjun, who has made a prosperous career in the advertising industry, is optimistic about the fat investment in film and television.

So, he took Wang Zhonglei and prepared to find a partner.

Soon, the two brothers set their sights on Jiang Wen, Chen Kaige and Feng Xiaogang.

At that time, Jiang Wen's "The Japanese Are Coming" was banned, and Chen Kaige's "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" was criticized. Only Feng Xiaogang's "Endless" gained a lot.

In 2000, the Wang brothers established Huayi, and Wang Jinghua brought Chen Daoming, Carina Lau, Xia Yu and others to settle in.

Once the traffic is there, it’s just a matter of converting it into money.

At this time, Feng Xiaogang, in order to cling to the big tree of Huayi, thought of his good brother Wang Shuo and prepared to adapt "Living a Embarrassing Life".

But Wang Shuo didn't want to join in the trouble with him anymore, so he simply stayed behind closed doors.

This made Feng Xiaogang very anxious. He could only lower his profile and go to Ye Jing.

In the end, with Ye Jing's help, Wang Shuo relaxed.

Later, "A Sigh" sold 30 million box office, and Feng Xiaogang successfully boarded Huayi's ship.

But this ship is not that easy to ride on. A huge trap is still waiting for Feng Xiaogang.

In the following years, Feng Xiaogang helped Huayi make a lot of money from "Cell Phone" and "Big Shot" to "A World Without Thieves" and "Night Banquet".

Perhaps due to overwork, the vitiligo spots on Feng Xiaogang’s body became more and more obvious.

But he just couldn't stop drinking. Xu Fan, who was worried day and night, simply adopted a daughter to take precautions.

In 2009, Wang Shuo hooked up with Wang Ziwen, followed closely by Feng Xiaogang, who had an affair with host Shen Xing.

Just when the "Sleepover Gate" was causing uproar in the city, something happened to Feng Xiaogang again.

This year, nearly a hundred screenwriters criticized Feng Xiaogang's inappropriate signature in "Assembly". The sentence "some directors don't have the consciousness of being a big brother" slapped Feng Xiaogang's face until it hurt.

However, Feng Xiaogang did not bother to pay attention to these remarks. He was brewing a big plan.

At that time, when "If You Are the One" became a hit, Feng Xiaogang's contract with Huayi also expired.

So, he thought about going out alone and roped in Zhang Guoli.

As a result, these two people were tricked by investors.

Zhang Guoli plunged into this big pit, but Feng Xiaogang returned to the embrace of Huayi and got 3% of the equity.

To show his loyalty, he presented "Tangshan Earthquake", "1942" and "Private Customization" to Huayi.

But in the world of capital, Feng Xiaogang is still too young.

In 2015, Huayi acquired Feng Xiaogang’s “Dongyang Mera” and signed a gambling agreement.

Feng Xiaogang, who was full of confidence, would never have thought that his own era would pass quietly.

In the following years, his "Youth", "Mobile Phone 2" and "Only Yun Knows" received heavy publicity but did not perform well at the box office.

During this period, I also met Xiao Cui and caused a lot of trouble.

What made him even more desperate was that Huayi, which was at its peak, was also declining day by day.

In the cold winter of the film and television industry, Feng Xiaogang is thinking about following the trend of the times and filming an online drama for fun.

As a result, "North and South" came into being, and Feng Xiaogang even invited big names such as Song Dandan and Huang Bo to make guest appearances.

What’s interesting is that such a huge lineup resulted in a rating of 4.7.

63-year-old Feng Xiaogang, who vigorously interprets the "down-to-earth spirit" of ordinary people, has become another "Little Times".

Looking back at Feng Xiaogang's 30-year film career, he has really worked hard to go from a poor and humble Feng Pants to the position of a big shot in the Beijing circle.

Ye Jing once ridiculed Feng Xiaogang as a clown who was good at taking advantage of others.

From Zheng Xiaolong to Wang Shuo, Feng Xiaogang indeed sucked their blood.

This ability made Feng Xiaogang successful, and also made him fall into the boundless abyss.

I have to say that Feng Xiaogang is really old, so old that only resources and arrogance remain.