Entertainment 2000: Supporting female stars will bring you a hundredfold return

Chapter 277 Is Tang Wen making a movie or robbing a bank in America?
Fan Bingbing ranks tenth on the list of highest-paid celebrities.

Total income was 23 to 24 million.

It was like dropping a giant meteorite into the circle.

She knows how to use the news; she's stirred up trouble in the comments section quite a bit.

"Compared to Fan Bingbing, even the Four Little Actresses are no match!"

"Even combined, Zhao Gege and Lin Gege don't earn as much as she does."

The comment, "The Four Little Actresses are no match for Bing!" quickly garnered over a thousand likes.

Tang Wen was stunned when he saw this sentence.

Goodness, I knew you had big ambitions, but I didn't expect you to want to take on all four of the most popular actresses at once!
He did not object, and even personally called several newspaper editors.

The next day, articles about "Fan Bingbing shedding her maidservant image" were published.

The article even discussed whether the selection of the "Four Little Actresses" was appropriate.

Fan Bingbing, who was away from home, happily made a lot of promises to Tang Wen.

Mr. Tang listened with a smile, but silently pressed the record button.

Just wait and I'll settle the score with you!

Starting from the ninth place, the income of those above that position begins to jump.

[Ninth Place: Chen Huilin]

Income: 3000 million to 3300 million

This is a princess of the Hong Kong entertainment circle; her family owns a jewelry business.

With her family connections and the popularity of her music, she has attracted numerous businesses seeking her endorsement.

Above her are Twins and Leung Wing-ki.

They are over 3600 million and over 3700 million respectively.

Twins are sweet-looking and have great music skills.

In addition, with Emperor Entertainment Group as its backer and top agent Mandy Fok at its helm, they are also backed by the company.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them a cash cow.

Leung Wing-ki rose to prominence not only through film fees and commercial activities, but also primarily through a series of concerts, which led to a surge in his income.

[Sixth Place: Andy Lau]

Income: 4800 million to 5000 million

Andy Lau's income increased by tens of millions compared to the previous person.

Thanks to the huge success of "Infernal Affairs 1" and "A World Without Thieves", he became almost the highest-paid star in China, second only to Cheng Long and Jet Li.

In the business world, he is definitely ahead of Liang Chaowei.

Andy Lau was famous for a long time.

He has many fans in mainland China, but not many people are envious of his income.

Instead, people felt sorry that he didn't make it into the top five.

Fifth Place: Zhang Weijian

Income: Approximately 5000 million

Because of the immense popularity of TV series such as "The Duke of Mount Deer", "Clever Little Master", and "The Monkey King", Zhang Weijian received numerous advertising and endorsement offers.

With his record releases, commercial performances, and other activities, he can be considered the most popular actor in Hong Kong this year.

It's worth mentioning that his boss at that time was Andy Lau.

Zhang Weijian went bankrupt during the 97 financial crisis.

After joining Andy Lau's team, the superstar helped him repay his loan and provided him with strong support.

He didn't forget his roots, and mentioned it on many occasions afterward.

Fourth Place: Wang Zuxian

Income: 6000 million to 6300 million

The role originally played by Liu Jialing in "Infernal Affairs 2" was given to Wang Zuxian. Combined with her previous popularity, her album sales this year exceeded one million.

The conversion rate is incredibly fast.

It has reached a level that all Hong Kong stars envy.

Hong Kong media specifically noted that this income was earned even though Wang Zuxian did not exert herself much in the first half of the year and was not particularly hardworking in the second half.

If she really is working at full capacity.

If they hadn't turned down those endorsements, they could have made hundreds of millions.

After all, she's a veteran Hong Kong beauty star.

She is popular not only in mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, but also has a large following in Japan and South Korea.

If Japan or South Korea invites her to visit, you can forget about it without several million Hong Kong dollars.

Furthermore, this does not include her fixed asset income.

It's worth noting that Wong Cho-han owns numerous properties in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Canada.

A significant portion of these are shops, and the annual rent represents a substantial income.

Third Place: Li Lianjie

Revenue: 1.8 million to 2.0 million

Suddenly over 100 million, or even over 200 million.

This surprised netizens!
Can Li Lianjie earn 200 million yuan a year on his own?
Is this too exaggerated?

As a kung fu emperor, his income mainly comes from film remuneration.

In 2002, besides kung fu, he also filmed "Kiss of the Dragon," for which he received a salary of 1000 million to 1500 million US dollars.

Among second-tier male stars in Hollywood, he is considered top-tier.

His salary for a single movie is close to 100 million RMB.

After the initial shock, everyone expressed their understanding.

"They're already in third place, so Tang Wen must be in first place?"

"Not necessarily. Brother Cheng Long's 'Rush Hour' also did quite well at the box office."

Just click the mouse.

A new page appears; the second-to-last page of information has arrived.

Second Place: Chenglong

Income: 25,000,000+
A string of zeros is dazzling.

2.5 million.

"The Tuxedo" brought Cheng Lung a $1500 million salary, plus a small share of the profits.

Considering the film's mediocre box office performance, it's estimated that the total gross will be less than $2000 million.

However, the DVDs of Rush Hour 1 and 2 sold well in North America.

In fact, most of Chenglong's CDs performed quite well in the rental market.

Having been in the industry for many years, his share of this income is quite substantial.

In addition, there are commercial endorsements such as those for automobiles.

Chenglong ranks second; it goes without saying who's number one.

[First Place: Tang Wen]

Income: 100,000,000+
Many netizens watching on the screen stared wide-eyed!

I instinctively moved closer and pressed my face against the "big butt" computer screen to look at it.

The screen is flashing blue light.

Netizens carefully counted how many zeros there were.
10 billion!
Although it is marked below.

Most people would still prefer to count it themselves.

Then they looked at each other in bewilderment.

For a moment, I didn't know what to say.

After a while, messages flooded in like snowflakes.

"This is outrageous! 10 billion? Hong Kong media are really unreliable."

"Yeah, Jay Chou isn't even on it, it's definitely a shoddy list."

"..."

In an era when the average salary in the three first-tier cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou was only around 1000, what was the concept of 10 billion?
Assuming a monthly salary of 1500 yuan, it would take tens of thousands of years to earn that much without eating or drinking.

"Is he making a movie, or robbing a bank in America?"

"Exactly. Cheng Long has been in the US for so many years, making movies with his own team, and he only earns a quarter of what Tang Wen makes."

The lists are all about controversy.

Controversy and topics are what drive traffic to a website.

To express your opinion on Renren.com, you need to register as a user.

Despite the uproar online regarding Tang Wen's character.

He himself remained unmoved.

Say whatever you want, as long as you register as a Renren.com member.

Of course, the figure of 10 billion was revealed.

Tang Wen's phone was ringing off the hook.

Just after finishing a sweet chat with Gao Yuanyuan, my phone got hot when Fan Bingbing called: "Honey, who's chatting? I've been trying to get through for half an hour."

Tang Wen immediately said, "Let's talk about work. The overseas previews of 'Hero' haven't been very successful."

"It's so late, why are you still talking about work? You should get some rest!"

Fan Bingbing's voice cracked.

There's no way around it, men earn too much.

I've been working myself to the bone for months and haven't had a chance to go home once. Logically speaking, I should have earned a lot of money.

But based on current bank interest rates, it's just the interest Tang Wen earns on a year's worth of savings.

Although it's pleasurable to have people with the surnames Zhao and Lin on top of you.

Striving is really tiring.

"Brother, after the Spring Festival, I want to take a break for a while. I want to spend time with my aunt and sisters." Fan Xiaopang wanted to do both things well.

We can't let our guard down when it comes to our careers, and we need to keep an even closer eye on Tang Wen's family!

Tang Wen: "You'll rest after the Spring Festival? You can rest before the Spring Festival."

He has someone else in mind to accompany his mother and sister this year.

Bingbing, you should work hard and spend time with me when you're resting!

"There was nothing I could do; I ended up signing too many contracts without even realizing it."

"Fine, if you're really tired, then don't run anymore. If you're going to breach the contract, then so be it. I'll cover for you!"

Fan Bingbing's heart melted.

However, she couldn't do that. After all, not making any money and having to pay a penalty for breach of contract was simply not her style.

"Are your aunt and sister spending the Spring Festival in the South China Sea this year?"

"Well, it should be."

2003 was a rather special year.

It's not bad to let family members stay in the South China Sea.

Before hanging up the phone, Fan Bingbing didn't forget the most important question: "Did you really make a billion?"

Similar questions were asked to Dong Xuan, Li Xiaoran, her aunt, Consort Jia, and others.

Tang Wen's answer was consistent: "What do you think?"

"Hmm, that's a bit of an exaggeration."

They are all their own people.

Even though they admired and respected Tang Wen, they felt that he probably couldn't earn that much in a year.

It's not their fault.

Apart from Lin Chih-ling, none of the other women knew anything about his earnings in the United States.

A billion is too much!
More than the combined total of the 2nd to 19th places on the entire ranking.

No wonder people can't believe it!

Even some media outlets jumped out to analyze the situation, and finally concluded with great seriousness that Tang Wen couldn't earn that much; at most, he would earn 3 million.

Other celebrities on the list were not happy and spoke out through the media and the internet, saying that the income reported by Hong Kong media was inaccurate.

I haven't earned nearly that much.

Because, just in 2002, a nationally renowned female celebrity was arrested for tax evasion.

We gave everyone a good lesson in legal knowledge.

Earning more means paying more taxes.

Therefore, many celebrities firmly denied the list after it was released.

A few days later, Tang Wencai issued a statement, which was posted on the homepage of Renren.com:
The income statistics presented in this ranking differ significantly from my (Tang Wen's) actual income and are therefore insufficient as evidence.

"It's fake! The billion is indeed fake. The person in charge has spoken out, so I knew it was fake."

"So how much did you actually earn?"

"You must have at least a few hundred million, right?"

"..."

Those in the entertainment industry who were keeping an eye on Tang Wen breathed a sigh of relief.

It's fine to be slightly ahead, but it's terrifying to dominate the next 19 teams.

The celebrities' counterattacks will only excite the Hong Kong media even more.

In addition to publishing their opinions in Hong Kong newspapers, Renren.com invited them to join the platform under the "newspaper's name" and publish entertainment news.

After Hong Kong media outlets moved in, they began engaging in online debates with netizens.

They claim to have a wealth of information sources and have been compiling statistics on celebrity incomes for years. While they wouldn't claim to be perfectly accurate, they're certainly very close.

Furthermore, it explained why almost no Taiwanese celebrities made it into the rankings.

Hong Kong media said, "We have compiled the data, but the situation in Taiwan is too complicated, and it is too difficult to distinguish between true and false information, so we cannot make accurate statistics. Therefore, we only included data on a few artists."

They then announced Jay Chou's income: 3500 million to 4000 million.

If it were placed in the rankings, it would make the top ten.

Sun Yanzi also garnered attention.

Hong Kong media explained: "Ms. Sun is a Singaporean artist whose income is between 1500 million and 1800 million."

Other Taiwanese celebrities who have earned over ten million include: the group F4, Chang Hui-mei, and Tao Zhe...

At the same time, they released some insider details.

For example, how much does a Hong Kong artist charge for a single singing event, or how much can they earn from a concert with tens of thousands of attendees?

This person has an average of how many events per month, etc.

This sparked even bigger protests from celebrities, but netizens just couldn't resist watching.

Content published by Hong Kong media on the mainland now has to be reviewed by Renren.com, making it much more restrained than usual.

These details were made public without naming names.

Celebrities can only protest, not hold anyone accountable.

Their candid attitude has led many people to begin to believe them.

"What about Tang Wen's ten billion?"

"Yeah, he doesn't seem to do many commercial performances, does he?"

"..."

This time, the Hong Kong media did not respond.

After all, Tang Wen is the chairman of Renren.com, and he has already "denied the rumors that the data differs significantly."

They shouldn't jump out and say anything more.

This ranking topic has gone viral.

It has garnered attention not only within the entertainment industry but also among netizens.

Because of Tang Wen's connections, Ma Yun and other entrepreneurs would also discuss this matter.

Zhang Yong: "One billion a year? Mr. Ma, do you think that's possible?"

Before Ma Yun could speak, Cai Chongxin shook his head: "Impossible. Hollywood isn't a charity! Do you think those big American film companies would let Tang Wen take away a billion dollars?"

"That depends on the cooperation method and how the contract was signed..."

“No need to look, it’s not that complicated.” Cai Chongxin is Canadian, studied in the United States, and has a law license in New York.

When it comes to understanding America, he said he was second to none among the eighteen Arhats present.

Cai Chongxin said, "American law is very complicated. If those big companies are determined not to share profits with Tang Wen, they can simply increase production costs and turn a film that is supposed to be profitable by hundreds of millions into a loss-making one."

"what?"

"Don't be surprised, that's exactly what they did with Harry Potter, but that would have caused a complete falling out with Tang Wen. We haven't done that yet..."

He spoke eloquently and eloquently.

At the dinner table, everyone stopped eating to listen to him recount the secrets of Hollywood.

Seeing this, Ma Yun's eyes flickered, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. At the crucial moment, she suddenly interjected, "That's not right!"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Tang Wen's income is incorrect; he's earned more than a billion!"

After Ma Yun finished speaking, ignoring everyone's surprised looks, she stood up, strode away, and walked away briskly.

Hey?
Mr. Ma, where are you going?
You haven't eaten yet, aren't you hungry?
Jiangnan Province.

Secretary-General Zhang looked at Tang Wen's news refuting the rumors, shook his head and chuckled: "Boss, our General Manager Tang is indeed worthy of his literary background; his statement is truly interesting."

The ranking statistics differ significantly from the actual situation.

There is a significant difference!

The first tranche of 1 billion yuan that Tang Wen used to acquire land for the project had already been deposited into the designated account in Jiangnan.

And that's after tax.

They came with proof of tax payment.

The difference between before and after tax is huge.

After verification by relevant departments, the honor of being an outstanding taxpayer/company has been prepared to be awarded to Tang Wen.

"The younger generation is truly formidable; this young man acts with integrity and uprightness."

Secretary-General Zhang shook his head inwardly: After the groundbreaking ceremony of Shenglong Plaza, when the project's investment amount is announced, I wonder how many people will be shocked!
Celebrity Income Ranking.

It was the most exciting thing in the entire month of January.

It suppressed the film "Hero," which was being shown with great fanfare at the time.

Fortunately, the film performed well at the box office, breaking 100 million in its second week.

It was one day faster than the record set by Tang Wen in "Infernal Affairs 2".

A triumphant Zhang Weiping, facing the media, shouted the slogan of aiming for 3 million yuan in box office revenue!

In North America, Quentin Tarantino, who was tricked into joining the project, started endorsing "Hero".

It was still early before the Oscar nominations were announced.

Tang Wen did not continue to exert his strength.

It's not too late to expand the release scale after we win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film next year.

Beijing.

A week ago, after coordinating the actors' schedules, director Huang Jianxin quietly started filming "Please Praise Me" in the suburbs.

Chen, an actor from the Beijing People's Art Theatre, has been on set for several days.

That day, after reviewing their filming schedule, Tang Wen visited the set without prior notice.

The director was filming Chen, and he found a discreet angle to observe quietly.

He quickly frowned.

not enough!

Chen's acting skills are not good enough!

(End of this chapter)