"How unbelievable it used to be, how miserable it is now falling."
Now when it comes to well-known people in the director's circle, Feng Xiaogang is definitely a name that cannot be bypassed.
But now, Feng Xiaogang doesn't know if it's his age or what the reason is, his movies are not as good as before, whether it is fame or box office, it has been greatly weakened.
Especially the previous cross-border TV series "The South and the North" has been greatly ridiculed on the Internet.
In terms of private life, Feng Xiaogang has also been criticized a lot.
In October last year, the news that Feng Xiaogang and Xu Fan's family went abroad and bought a mansion was exposed on the Internet, followed by rumors that they were going to move overseas.
Soon, netizens began to angrily denounce Feng Xiaogang: after making enough money in China, he went abroad to consume.
From a famous director to a past director condemned by everyone, what has Feng Xiaogang experienced.
In 1958, Feng Xiaogang was born.
The place where Feng Xiaogang grew up was an ordinary small alley.
At that time, the houses in the hutongs were small and dilapidated, without any modern equipment, and the living environment was very poor.
Feng Xiaogang's parents saved money and barely supported the family's life.
It also made him grow up recognizing that his family was poorer, so he worked harder than other peers.
It's just that such a poor but happy day did not last long, because of his parents' divorce, Feng Xiaogang's life became more difficult, and it also shaped his somewhat "rebellious" character.
Feng Xiaogang began to contact movies when he was in elementary school, and he became interested in it when he first came into contact.
However, because of his poor family, he could not often buy tickets to watch movies, so he could only set up a small stall in the alley, take the pocket money he earned, rent other people's projectors, and watch it in a few neighborhoods.
Feng Xiaogang's dedication to movies also made him determined that he must spell out a look in the film industry.
On the one hand, it is to share the worries of the family, on the other hand, it is also to achieve himself and make others look up to him.
Later, Feng Xiaogang joined the army and worked as a clerk in the army, often preparing for the army's gala.
Although this work is not difficult, many basic work is basically done by him, and it is also relatively tiring.
However, thanks to this, Feng Xiaogang's understanding of art gradually deepened, and he became more yearning for film.
In 1985, Feng Xiaogang, who had some experience, entered Nortel Art Center and became an artist.
At the beginning, Feng Xiaogang was not famous, and because of his mediocre appearance, he could only take on an inconspicuous job behind the scenes.
Although for the talented Feng Xiaogang, this kind of work content is a little unfair to him, but he still enjoys it, after all, he can further accumulate experience.
And under difficult living conditions, he has developed a hard-working character, as long as it is what he decides to do, nine times out of ten he will succeed.
And as Feng Xiaogang continued to deepen in this industry, he finally met the first "Bo Le" in the film industry.
Zheng Xiaolong, the fire's "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was directed by him.
It is worth mentioning that the two began to form a fate after the introduction of Zheng Xiaolong's wife.
At that time, Zheng Xiaolong was not a well-known director, but because he had just starred in a popular movie "Longing", he was a little famous in China.
No matter what, Feng Xiaogang decided to hug this "thigh" tightly.
He not only persuaded Zheng Xiaolong to let him take him to various crews, but even let Feng Xiaogang start to participate in the filming and editing of the film through his own connections.
And the well-known sitcom, "The Story of the Editorial Office", benefited from Zheng Xiaolong's introduction, and Feng Xiao had the opportunity to intervene just now.
Shortly after that, Feng Xiaogang met another "Bole".
At that time, when preparing for the filming of "The Story of the Editorial Department", Zheng Xiaolong could be said to have put in a lot of effort, so he was only allowed to succeed, not to fail, and for the sake of quality, he found Wang Shuo, who was already a famous writer, as a screenwriter.
When Feng Xiaogang heard Wang Shuo's arrival, his eyes immediately lit up with excitement.
Because of Wang Shuo's identity, he is not only a writer and screenwriter, but also has a strong personal background.
He and Feng Xiaogang are both Beijingers, but the difference is that Wang Shuo grew up in the army compound.
His little friends who grew up are either the second generation of the Red Eight Classics, or the children of high-ranking officials with prominent families, and their family lineage is better than Feng Xiaogang.
Of course, if he does not have enough talent, no matter how strong Wang Shuo's background is, he will not stand on the literary world.
In 1988, in this year alone, there were as many as four TV series adapted from Wang Shuo's novels.
And as long as it is filmed, this theme is bound to be popular, and even Jiang Wen must bow his head in front of Wang Shuo and throw himself to the five bodies he admires.
Therefore, when Feng Xiaogang heard that Wang Shuo was coming, he cheered up on the spot and prepared to turn around and hug Wang Shuo again and borrow his resources.
When Wang Shuo promised to revise the script, Feng Xiaogang could be said to be close to him every day.
Some places changed unsatisfactorily, Zheng Xiaolong and Wang Shuo were both dissatisfied, at this time Feng Xiaogang jumped out, saying that it would not work anyway, it was better to let himself try.
Zheng Xiaolong originally had no confidence in him, but there was no good way at the moment, so he could only reluctantly agree.
As a result, Feng Xiaogang did a very good job, which also made Wang Shuo can't help but be impressed by him, and the relationship between the two people has made a breakthrough.
Seeing that Feng Xiaogang was indeed worth cultivating, Wang Shuo directly brought him into his circle.
This move laid the foundation for the resources and tone that Feng Xiaogang could later become famous.
Feng Xiaogang is a very easy-going person, he can talk to anyone, and he can become friends with people in just a few words.
But Ye Jing once said: Even if Feng Xiaogang enters the Beijing circle, he is the "last character" in the circle, and he especially likes to cry in front of Wang Shuo to show the misery that he did not meet.
As for whether it is true or false, we don't know, but Wang Shuo did take him to shoot two popular plays, that is, we are familiar with "Forever Lost My Love" and "A Land of Chicken Feathers".
And Feng Xiaogang also reaped rich rewards and fully recognized this "fertile" entertainment industry.
Of course, after dealing with Wang Shuo, Feng Xiaogang did not forget to have a good relationship with Zheng Xiaolong, and the two also directed a popular "Beijinger in New York" together.
One film and television masterpiece after another, Feng Xiaogang has won himself a position in the entertainment industry.
Strike while the iron is hot, and then partner with Wang Shuo to establish a film and television company, and successively shoot blockbusters such as "Seen and Scattered" and "Endless", which are very impressive.
Someone takes the lead, the work can also be hit, Feng Xiaogang's reputation gradually opened, and the future was promising.
However, just when Feng Xiaogang was in full swing, Wang Shuo was facing a crisis.
The works created by Wang Shuo were either officially banned or could not be qualified for broadcasting for various reasons.
Investors couldn't make money from him, and his friends' investments were lost, and Wang Shuo was depressed for a while.
As a result, he not only tried to make up for it, but actually ran to the United States to hide from debts.
In this way, Feng Xiaogang, who had been tied to Wang Shuo for many years, naturally took over all the mess.
And soon after Wang Shuo left, the domestic film industry suddenly fell into a downturn, and Feng Xiaogang also fell into the embarrassing situation of "no film shooting".
This is also why Feng Xiaogang did not mention Wang Shuo again after many years, even if others asked Feng Xiaogang, he would only mention Zheng Xiaolong.
Fortunately, there is no way to go.
At that time, Han Sanping, the person in charge of Beijing Film Studio, came to find Feng Xiaogang, and he felt that Feng Xiaogang was very capable, so he wanted him to make three comedies.
At the same time, Han Sanping also told him: "If you can complete three comedy movies, I can give you all the filming rights of "Living a Messy Life"! ”
In desperation, Feng Xiaogang could only start filming comedy.
As a result, in such a situation, he actually shot "Party A and Party B", which is excellent at the box office, and it is still a fairly classic New Year film.
Subsequently, a series of works such as "Seeing Not Dispersing" and "Endless" have caused huge repercussions throughout the country.
These works can be regarded as making Feng Xiaogang completely popular.
However, after experiencing repeated failures, Feng Xiaogang is very clear that his kind of director who successfully transforms based on commercial films will not be liked by art film directors in the industry.
Unfortunately, art films do not make much money, and the audience's appreciation of art is not very high, and it is more regarded as an entertainment movie.
However, Feng Xiaogang has always worked hard for his dreams, and he wants to use his works to conquer those "big directors" who are high and high, proving that his works are also mainstream.
Not long after, Feng Xiaogang made another "Big Shot", and "No Thief in the World" with the participation of many superstars.
Both films were well received and sold well at the box office.
After that, he used the resources at hand to further prove his talent with a "Sigh", and many directors in the industry finally recognized his strength.
Since then, Feng Xiaogang has become a well-known person in the circle, and Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige are known as the "three major directors".
Unfortunately, Feng Xiaogang's "high level" did not last long.
With his back to capital, he was soon bound by "capital".
Even if Feng Xiaogang keeps trying to find a new direction for development, he can't hide the fact of frequent failures.
Many netizens are leaving messages: Could it be that Feng Xiaogang has exhausted his talents and can't make a good film anymore?
Once, Feng Xiaogang was praised to the sky, where he could withstand such criticism, in order to save his reputation, he directly and publicly complained that the audience's aesthetics were not good enough.
In 2015, he found several popular actors for "Old Cannon", but the result was still a failure.
At this time, while complaining about the lack of films, he complained about the stupidity of the audience and ruined a good movie.
In recent years, Feng Xiaogang has struggled in the film industry, and he suddenly began to shoot online dramas again, and "North and South" suddenly entered the public's attention.
The five actresses are all characters with heads and faces in the circle, but because the plot is old-fashioned, most of the audience is scolded and left.
Career in trouble, Feng Xiaogang's body also had problems.
After becoming a guide that year, the entertainment gradually increased, and he "ate and drank" every day, and vitiligo was thus obtained.
In 2006, no media noticed the abnormality of his skin.
In fact, Feng Xiaogang's arms and neck are the most conspicuous, only because he is too thickly dressed and not photographed by reporters, until his face begins to change greatly, and the outside world does not know.
It is rumored that vitiligo can be inherited, so many people speculate that this is the reason why Feng Xiaogang has not been able to have children with Xu Fan.
And her daughter Xu Duo was adopted.
Recalling the past, since his debut, Feng Xiaogang can be said to have experienced the process from the trough to the clouds and then to the trough, and there is no longer the scenery of the past.
And the root cause of his failure is his disrespect for the audience and the work.
Popularity is fundamental to maintaining an artist's continuous creation.
If he wants to regain his former glory, Feng Xiaogang must understand the principle of "audience first", and satisfying the audience is the most important thing.