Wang Pengfei and his Century Huapeng: I want to prove that stage plays are valuable

Later,"Gardenia Blooms" collaborated with He Jiong and "Taipei Morning" collaborated with Wu Nianzhen, both works that have attracted attention in the industry. It also includes "Garfield","Get the fuck off, Tumor King","Post-Adolescent Poetry" and so on.

In 2010, a stage play with a nostalgic youth theme "Li Lei and Han Meimei" aroused a craze among the 80s and 90s. As a result, everyone was familiar with the Rainbow drama brand, as well as the brand's founder Wang Pengfei and his Century Huapeng.

Wang Pengfei graduated from Chinese Opera Art Management. He said that most people in Chinese Opera have feelings for stage plays. His feelings are deeper and he wants to turn it into his lifelong career. "Some stage works can stay in my mind for a long time, and their unique charm cannot be replaced by other art forms." So he couldn't listen to others saying that the stage play was not good, and wanted to show everyone what he thought was good. This was his original goal.

He became a theater entrepreneur at the age of 22. In his early days, he independently produced and produced cross-strait large-scale series of musicals "Aunt-She and Her Young Children" and "Aunt's New Love"; at the age of 23, he co-produced "2010's Most Innocent Emotional Comedy""Dizzled! Married!"; Independently produced and produced "Journey to the West" and "First Love is a Fairy"; in the same period, he created the famous nostalgic drama "Li Lei and Han Meimei"; later, he collaborated with Cai Kangyong on "Love Message to Unknown Lovers" and won the "Daolue Performing Arts 2014 Top Ten Drama Box Office of China's Grand Theater"; later,"Gardenia Blooms" with He Jiong and "Taipei Morning" with Wu Nianzhen are works that have attracted attention in the industry. It also includes "Garfield","Get the fuck off, Tumor King","Post-Adolescent Poetry" and so on. If you include concerts, concerts, tourist performances, and some co-produced plays, Wang Pengfei has produced nearly 30 projects in the past seven years.

In addition to producing many works on youth themes, he has also produced classic works such as the famous German playwright Schmefini's "Golden Dragon"(continental version); and his recent picture on the Nasdaq screen in Times Square in New York has also attracted the attention of everyone among friends, and his speech video on "A Moment of Talks" aroused resonance and tears among many dramatists.

Along the way, as a young entrepreneur, these achievements have formed a beautiful enough personal resume, coupled with the approval and blessing of big co-workers, which is enough for the media that once wanted to report on Wang Pengfei to easily find too many highlights they wanted.

However, Wang Pengfei said that he was actually "atypical inspirational." Because behind all the seemingly inspirational "success points", he had thought about giving up too many times, and at those times, he was more decadent than anyone else, so he did not want to be cast as an "entrepreneurial role model" because of the needs of society.", because in fact, he was not really so resolute and upright. In particular, the drama industry is too special. He doesn't want someone to rashly embark on this path just because they see their packaged "inspirational stories", thinking that they just need to "persist". "This industry is not just about persistence. It's not about mountain climbing. The survival rate of this industry is too low." He said that if he had children, he would probably not let him start a business, especially "starting a business through drama."

Century Huapeng has always been popular in the drama industry, but this year, people may not have heard much of him in the market. Wang Pengfei said that this year is his hibernation period. He will be turning 30 in early 2017."When he was a child, I always thought that if I wanted to succeed, I had to be successful at the age of 30," he said with a smile. In fact, it was only at this time that I realized that real growth only began when I was thirty years old. During this time, he thought a lot and wanted to understand many things. He said that he would make some different plans in his thirties and have a new direction. He was ready to move towards the age of 30.

In fact, it was only at this time that I realized that real growth only began when I was thirty years old.

I want to prove that stage plays are valuable.

This year, Wang Pengfei spent a long time figuring out the true value of the stage drama industry and no longer stuck to a form of theatrical performance.

"Before, I was very stubborn and wanted to prove that stage plays were valuable. It was the ultimate goal throughout my life. This obsession makes me refuse many cooperation in film and television. I was criticized before and it made me very painful, and you really can't refute the fact that stage plays have weak liquidity and low ceilings. Just like Japan's Four Seasons Theater Company, it is the largest theater company in Asia, with an annual income of 1.6 billion yuan, but it is only in the stage drama circle. In fact, there are many ways to help you prove the value of a stage play in disguise. For example, the transformation of a stage play into a movie that everyone sees will be more valuable only if the content of the work is seen by more people. Although the audience for stage plays is limited, the stage drama industry at least has the value of producing content."

"The other thing is that through the perspective of performance, we are now using our accumulated advantages a lot of times. The concept of performing shows is a transformation of the presentation of stage plays. For example,"The Lion King" is the most profitable entertainment product in the world. The cumulative box office has reached nearly 30 billion yuan in 20 years, far surpassing the world's four major musicals. It is not only stage plays but also tourism products that are placed in the theme park of global tourism. Tourism performance scenes have made a great contribution to the overall box office. This is also a way to prove the value of stage play content. "Last year, Xishuangbanna's resident performance" Princess Butterfly "produced by Century Hua Peng was recognized by the industry and has established a firm foothold in the tourism performance industry.

What do you need most when dreams and reality cannot be compromised

? Two days ago, Wang Pengfei accepted questions from netizens in The Paper. Some netizens asked how to balance the other party's requirements with his own artistic creation if it was a project entrusted by the government. Two years ago, Wang Pengfei would have told him to try to compromise art and business as he did when he first started his business. But now, he will say, when there is really no compromise, ask yourself what you need most. Because not everything can be compromised between ideals and reality, the two are the most important, but later found to be impossible. He already knew how to balance ideals and reality, first of all, to ensure everyone's survival.

This Wang Pengfei may seem very rational, but he said that he is actually a particularly irrational person. It can be seen from his entrepreneurial trajectory that at first, he would choose to try even if he took risks."At that time, I felt that I had the opportunity to make mistakes when I was young, but now I can't be as willful as before. I may be forced to become rational."

The parallel line of youth and classics is the tone of the future.

Since last year, Century Huapeng's drama works have embarked on the two lines of youth and classics. In the past, most of his main works were themes of nostalgic youth, urban youth, and campus youth such as "Li Han" and "Gardenia Blooming". He believed that there were not only these types of youth, but also cruel youth, youth suspense, costume idols, and Oriental fantasy, etc., proposing the concept of pan-youth. His new ancient drama "Kui Long Jade" and a youth comedy that is still under secret are both his new attempts.

The drama works of the classic line are mainly copyrighted. For example, Wu Nianzhen's "0:00 in the morning in Taipei" and the famous German playwright Schmefini's "Golden Dragon", which will be premiered in Beijing, are both his productions. He said that copyrighted works have low ceilings and little room for transformation. However, classic works generally stand the scrutiny of different people in different eras, and are basically loyal to their original intentions and expressed, so naturally they will not be completely market-oriented. Wang Pengfei said that if we keep producing works that are particularly market-oriented, we will gradually lose motivation. There are still many things that we want to express, and classic works can realize this desire for expression.

His gentle and down-to-earth qualities make him not look like businessman

Wang Pengfei has particularly gentle qualities, and he can also feel his sincerity. These are somewhat inconsistent with his identity as a businessman. He explained: He is a particularly sensitive and gentle person. He was young when he started a business, so naturally it becomes a habit to treat people around him with respect. Moreover, the people in my company and some work partners are basically people with relatively mild personalities. Your aura will attract some of the same kind. People.

"When I was discussing cooperation with Party A, my colleagues didn't want me to come in and talk. It was easy for me to talk about it when I came in and let the other party lower the price. If the conversation was good, I would keep the price very low myself. Every time I finished talking, he would collapse and complain about why he was like this? It's just too practical and I haven't made a lot of money for many years. I think that only by earning money from conscience can we develop healthily. I quite agree with my own methods. Maybe everyone has their own rules of survival. No matter what method, just make things the best possible result."

Wang Pengfei particularly cares about what others think of him and feels embarrassed to fire employees. Therefore, he feels that he is not suitable to be a manager in his bones, so he will transform into an artistic director, and may be better at controlling the direction and layout of his creations and works.

Perhaps it was precisely because of his gentleness and pragmatism that he moved the equally gentle celebrities like Cai Kangyong and Wu Nianzhen and won their trust. "Based on their age and knowledge, they are generally very accurate in judging people. They can see that you have qualities that can make good works. For example, you have a great love attitude towards the world and all creations. This is very important. These characteristics make them feel that this work is safe for you."

Give peace of mind to the team that has been with him for eight years

. He takes his thirties very seriously. He said that this year's mentality is very different from when he was 26 or 27 years old, and he will consider the future of the team more than just him personally. Being old also means shouldering more responsibilities.

"In the past, they would follow me to try different directions without asking for anything in return, even though they would take detours and hit the south wall. At that time, everyone was young and felt that it didn't matter if they embraced their dreams. Now that everyone is beginning to reach the age of starting a family, starting a career and having children, I can't let myself have so many opportunities to make mistakes anymore. I will proceed from a steady and practical perspective. I can devote my youth to my ideals. It doesn't matter if I endure hardship or not earn money. It's my own business, but I feel that I must be responsible to them. At present, what I am pursuing is how to let them get a better self. In my thirties, these ideas have become even more urgent. "

He is not only a producer, but also the owner of a production company. He has to worry about all projects, big and small, and even suffers from insomnia when he is busy. He said that this may be the only way to grow up. Wang Pengfei is a very planned person, but he said that many things on the road of life cannot be planned. You will find that there is a gap between what you think. Just work hard and do what you value.

In the past two days, the mainland version of "Golden Dragon" by the famous German playwright Schmefini premiered in Beijing. Wang Pengfei said that he no longer remembers how many times this was the work he and his Century Huapeng produced, and although the play had already experienced two well-received performances in Shanghai, he was still excited to make its debut in Beijing this time.

Wang Pengfei has new thoughts and thoughts as he approaches his 30th birthday. He also wishes him and his Century Huapeng a smoother future and continue to produce high-quality works.

Editor: yvonne