Huayi Brothers Media Corp. (Chinese: 华谊兄弟传媒股份有限公司; pinyin: Huáyì Xiōngdì Chuánméi Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) is a Chinese multinational entertainment company that owns a film studio, a television production company, a talent agency, a record label, entertainment theme parks, and a movie theater chain founded in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Macau, & Taipei by Dennis Wang Zhongjun and James Wang Zhonglei in 1994. The company made world news on October 30, 2009, when the Shenzhen Stock Exchange ChiNext Board was halted, after HBMC's stock price reached 122.74 percent above its IPO price, to open at 63.66 yuan per share.[1] Patrick Frater of Variety called it "China’s largest private sector film conglomerate".[2] In 2014, the company was the seventh-largest film distributor in China, with 2.26% of the market.[3]
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| Company type | Public |
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| SZSE: 300027 | |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder | Dennis Wang James Wang |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 1 |
Area served | China |
Key people | Wang Zhongjun (Chairman & CEO) Wang Zhonglei (President) |
| Products | Movies, television shows, music, movie theaters |
| Services | Talent representation for musicians and actors/actresses |
| Revenue |  CNY 892,000,000 (2011) |
| Owner | Wang Zhongjun Wang Zhonglei |
| Subsidiaries | Huayi Brothers Film Investment Co., Ltd. Huayi Brothers TV Service Co., Ltd. Huayi Brothers Contemporary Culture Broker Co., Ltd. Huayi Brothers Music Co., Ltd. Huayi Brothers Animation Huayi Brothers Advertising Co., Ltd. Huayi Brothers International Distribution Ltd. HB Wink Animation |
| Website | www |
| Huayi Brothers | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder | Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei |
| Genre | Mandopop |
| Country of origin | China |
| Location | Beijing, China |
| Official website | ent |
| HB International Sp. z o.o. | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 |
| Founder | Michał Czwarek |
| Genre | Animated film |
| Location | Warsaw, Poland |
| Official website | ent |
History
editThe company was founded in 1994 as a film production company. It underwent a comprehensive expansion into the media industry through investing and now produces movies, TV shows, & music and operates a film studio, TV production company, a talent agency, a record label, and movie theaters.[4] In February 2011, Huayi Brothers revealed their plans to create the largest TV and film studio complex in East Asia.[5] Also, they announced that they aim to earn 10 billion yuan in the box office by 2016.[6] As of April 2015, the company was worth US$7.9 billion.[7]
In 2014 the company announced that it had agreed to invest as much as $150 million in Studio 8, the production company launched by former Warner Bros. executive Jeff Robinov, but Shanghai-based conglomerate Fosun International later signed a deal to invest in Robinov's company instead.[8] The same year the company acquired 79% stake[9][10][11][12] in GDC Technology Limited, a Digital Cinema solutions provider, which was held by private equity funds Carlyle Group and Yunfeng Capital.[13][14][15]
Around 2019, after the delay of The Eight Hundred due to censorship, the company created a novel Chinese Communist Party committee so that “correct political orientation ... [would] mix the core socialist values of the party deeper into the company’s blood”.[16]
Huayi Brothers Movie World is a theme park inspired by the Huayi Brothers' movies, television shows, celebrities, and pop culture.[17] The park is designed to be immersive with technology, and features immersive environments that celebrate the Huayi Brothers' movies and characters. The park opened in Suzhou, China on July 22 2018, and was the first of several planned developments in China.[17]
Artists
editProductions
editTV series
edit| Year | English Title | Alternative Title | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Soldiers Sortie | 士兵突击 | 28 |
| 2009 | My Chief and My Regiment | 我的团长我的团 | 43 |
| 2009 | Dwelling Narrowness | 蜗居 | 35 |
| 2010 | Legends of the message | 风声传奇 | 30 |
| 2011 | Pursuit | 追逃 | 30 |
| 2011 | Armor Hero | 铠甲勇士 | 52 |
| 2011 | Armor Hero XT | 铠甲勇士XT | 60 |
| 2012 | Husband and Wife | 夫妻那些事 | 34 |
| 2012 | Vary Peri | 幻变精灵之蛋糕甜心 | 40 |
| 2013 | The Heart Without Thieves | 无贼 | 48 |
| 2015 | Jing-ju Cats | 京剧猫 | 200 |
| 2018 | Long time no see | 好久不见 | 42 |
Films
editTalent agency
editHBMC manages over 100 Chinese A-list celebrities of movie, music and TV. Zhou Xun, Angelababy, Chen Kun, Zhao Wei and Shu Qi have appeared in Huayi productions.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "All stocks trigger suspensions on China's Nasdaq-style board under price-rise rules on first day". Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ a b Patrick Frater (October 12, 2015). "China's Huayi Brothers Sets Superhero Franchise Pact With Michael Uslan". Variety. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "China Film Industry Report 2014-2015 (In Brief)" (PDF). english.entgroup.cn. EntGroup Inc. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ "About". Archived from the original on 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ^ "Huayi Brothers to build East Asia's largest film and TV studio complex". Asia Pacific Arts. 2011-02-24. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ^ "Huayi Brothers unveils their moneymaking plan". Asia Pacific Arts. 2011-03-16. Archived from the original on 2017-08-26. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
- ^ Patrick Frater (April 9, 2015). "Chinese Media Stocks Stage Major Rally in U.S. and Asian Markets". Variety. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ Verrier, Richard For Hollywood, the road to China is littered with broken deals Los Angeles Times. September 7, 2015
- ^ "Huayi Brothers to acquire leading stake in GDC Technology". Informa. Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (September 17, 2014). "China's Huayi to Pay $125 Million for D-Cinema Group GDC Technology".
- ^ Coonan, Clifford (17 September 2014). "China's Huayi Brothers Buys Controlling Stake in Digital Cinema Tech Group GDC". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Huayi Brothers eyes 79% stake in GDC". Chinadaily.com.cn.
- ^ "GDC Technology Limited". The Carlyle Group.
- ^ "Carlyle-led consortium acquires 80% stake in GDC Technology". The Carlyle Group.
- ^ "Carlyle, Jack Ma-backed fund invests in China cinemas". October 17, 2011 – via Reuters.
- ^ "Wang Zhongjun, an accidental film-maker with new-found patriotism". Financial Times. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ a b "Huayi Brothers Movie World". Thinkwell. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ 疯岳撬佳人. cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ Lang, Brent (December 7, 2017). "Hayes Brothers, Joel Silver Teaming on Horror Film (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
External links
edit- Official website (in Chinese)