Chapter 195: Arrogant at first and respectful at the end, making people laugh
Xu Kong couldn't understand Yu Yaqing's decision at first.
In other words, I can't understand why Yu Yaqing has changed so much compared to before.
But after the two chatted for a while, Xu Kong seemed to be able to guess some of the other person's current thoughts.
In fact, the most critical thing is that Yu Yaqing's experience this year is probably not easy.
In the past few years, she had spent almost all of her time trying to get Fengqing Entertainment to a higher level.
Especially regarding the entry of Fengqing Entertainment into the film and television industry, it has almost become an obsession.
This is also the reason why he was reluctant but still chose to sell the Xu Kong contract for his own purposes.
But it was not until later that I discovered that Fengqing Entertainment’s wish to successfully and further transform into a film and television company was just a wish that was unlikely to come true.
In other words, the current upper limit of Fengqing Entertainment is already there. What is more, it is the feeling of powerlessness that despite a lot of efforts, nothing can be changed.
As for Xu Kong, he felt that he had his own reasons for this.
It's not that Yu Yaqing's character or career decisions will be affected by personal feelings.
Yu Yaqing now feels like lying down completely.
It was a very critical point that his contract was sold to Feng Ge.
If we were to say when Fengqing Entertainment had the best chance to successfully enter the film and television industry, it would probably be when Xu Kong was still in Fengqing.
Now, I can only say that everything has been missed.
Even if Fengqing Entertainment continues to develop, it will only return to its original peak. It is almost impossible to go further.
It is not difficult to understand why Yu Yaqing would make such a decision when she completely lost her original goals and motivation.
But retirement is not a bad thing.
After so many years of Fengqing Entertainment, Yu Yaqing must have made enough money.
Otherwise, he would not have made any money from selling the company, but would have chosen to dissolve the company directly.
And although the other party never mentioned it, there should be some background in the family.
It has to be said that after putting these things down, Xu Kong could find that Mr. Yu himself was in a much better condition.
Became a lot more relaxed.
At least I won't be frowning and thinking about things all the time.
"Director Xu, long time no see."
On the Penguin Video side, Zeng Xi came to greet Xu Kong.
"Long time no see, Mr. Zeng."
Xu Kong smiled and shook hands with the other party.
Penguin Video invited Xu Kong here this time. In fact, the most important reason is for the follow-up of "The Long Season".
In addition to the pre-broadcast publicity work that requires Xu Kong's cooperation, the most important thing is definitely the investment fair that is just around the corner.
"Director Xu, many brands have named you to cooperate."
"The specific list and advertising methods are here"
Zeng Xi said with a smile.
What he said is not a lie. With the popularity of Fairy Sword in the summer release so high, Xu Kong is indeed a favorite among many brands.
"Mr. Zeng, what is your opinion?"
After all, Penguin Video is the platform, and Xu Kong also knows that when the other party shows him this list, he, as the director, is not actually the one making the final decision.
At most, Xu Kong is asked to select some brands that he is particularly resistant to cooperation with.
But in terms of face, it must be enough.
After Zeng Xi heard Xu Kong's words, she didn't deliberately hide them, but directly talked about her suggestions.
"I think your show must give up customized advertising."
"The main implantation method is still insertion."
At present, video platforms such as Penguin Video are actually the most profitable, and they are definitely customized advertisements similar to advertising mini-theaters.
Let the cast of the show directly reshoot individual product commercials.
The original Immortal Sword also had similar implants.
If it weren't for the fact that he had no other choice, Zeng Xi would definitely not let go of this income.
But after he watched the entire "The Long Season" and thought about it for a long time, he gave up on this aspect of income.
There is no way, of course he is very aware of the quality of this drama.
But the pace is just too slow.
Compared with the original Fairy Sword, it was impossible to retain most of the audience from the first episode.
This also means that it is almost impossible for the final data to reach the height of the fairy sword.
Now that you have decided to choose word-of-mouth, you might as well stick to it and put the audience’s viewing experience as the primary consideration.
"I have no objection."
After Xu Kong listened to Zeng Xi's general cooperation methods and some brand choices, Xu Kong nodded and said.
After all, this is a self-produced drama invested by Penguin, and many processes have been simplified a lot.
All that was needed was a brief discussion with director Xu Kong.
Penguin Video is solely responsible for all publicity and distribution, and Xu Kong only needs to cooperate.
Unlike the previous Fairy Sword, Fengge, the investor, still needs to invest in early publicity resources.
"That's about it. If you need anything later, Director Xu can contact me at any time, or you can ask Producer Ding."
After Zeng Xi finished saying everything, he added another sentence.
Xu Kong also nodded and expressed no objection.
"Mr. Zeng, are you looking for me?"
Ding Decong returned to Hangzhou before Xu Kong. Although he didn't officially take a vacation, now that the entire drama has been produced, he is quite leisurely.
"I'm hesitating whether to broadcast Xu Kong's drama as the first drama of Suspense Theater"
Zeng Xi didn't know whether she was asking Ding Decong or talking to herself.
"According to the current project progress of the first batch of dramas in Suspense Theater, "The Long Season" should be broadcast at the earliest."
Ding Decong didn't understand why Zeng Xi had such hesitation.
After all, several other dramas of Suspense Theater are currently in the filming stage.
Including post-production, it is estimated that the earliest it will be the end of the year.
If Xu Kong's "The Long Season" is not allowed to be aired first, then this drama that has already been produced will probably be suppressed for who knows how long.
"But I always feel that after Xu Kong's drama is aired, the reputation is likely to be very high."
Before Zeng Xi, of course, he didn't have this idea.
It wasn't until I watched the entire show some time ago that I suddenly realized this.
What he said at the time was that he really hoped that Xu Kong's drama would make their suspense theater famous.
Therefore, compared with data and popularity, the reputation of the drama itself is the most important.
But he didn't expect that Xu Kong would actually listen to it. The completion of "The Long Season" in terms of script, conception, etc. was a bit scary.
Although it is only twelve episodes long, it almost completely maintains or even exceeds the production standards of some movies.
After Zeng Xi watched the drama, she was certain that all subsequent dramas from Suspense Theater would not be able to surpass "The Long Season" in terms of ratings and reputation.
In other words, as the first drama in the suspense theater, this drama will raise the audience's expectations to the highest level after it is broadcast.
If there are other dramas that follow, let alone being too bad, even if they are just a little mediocre, it will be difficult not to be criticized by the audience.
"Mr. Zeng, I don't think we need to think so far ahead?" Ding Decong couldn't help but tentatively said after hearing Zeng Xi's worries.
But these words immediately made Zeng Xi wake up from a dream.
That’s right, Penguin Video’s own market for homemade suspense dramas started much later than the other two platforms.
The most important thing at the moment is to build up their reputation as a suspense theater.
If this first step fails, then the subsequent worries will seem a bit ridiculous.
In addition to Xu Kong's drama, Zeng Xi doesn't have that much confidence in the other five dramas currently being produced by Suspense Theater.
"I know."
Zeng Xi nodded.
Then he told Ding Decong who was about to leave:
"Xukong is here in Hangzhou these two days. You have to be on call. If you have any requests, try to satisfy them as much as possible. If you can't make the decision, please contact me first."
Ding Decong nodded to indicate that he understood.
But he always felt a little awkward.
After all, he is considered a professional producer, but now he feels like he is receiving Xu Kong's personal reception.
If Ding Decong had observed more carefully, he would have discovered that Zeng Xi's reaction to Xu Kong had changed slightly from when he came to Hangzhou.
The level of attention has obviously increased a lot.
"Want to See You" is Xu Kong's debut film, which proves his talents in director, screenwriter, and actor.
However, it can still be explained by saying that newcomers have better luck.
But the subsequent hit of Sword and Fairy in the summer has caused Xu Kong's commercial value to skyrocket, and it also shows that Xu Kong has the ability to produce hit dramas.
But this time "The Long Season" allowed Zeng Xi to know more about Xu Kong.
Although the summer version of Fairy Sword is very popular, it also has a good reputation among the audience.
But due to various reasons such as subject matter and themes, the possibility of winning an award is still low.
Especially the three major domestic film and television drama awards that have relatively strict requirements.
Including the previous "Want to See You", it is a similar situation.
But this time in "The Long Season", Xu Kong showed another aspect of his upper limit.
It is impossible to predict whether Zeng Xi will win the award, but it is definitely a high probability if she is shortlisted.
This circle is like this sometimes.
The commercial films or TV series you make make money, but without the endorsement of awards or the like, your status as a director is just that.
He can probably predict that when Xu Kong's "The Long Season" is aired, it is almost certain that the director will join the ranks of the top young directors with the highest potential.
As Xu Kong's assistant, Guo Zihao followed Xu Kong to Hangzhou this time.
But Penguin didn't have much need for him, so he was always waiting outside.
"Are you done talking?"
Seeing Xu Kong coming out, Guo Zihao took the initiative to greet him.
"There are many people here in Hangzhou who invite you to meet."
"Want to go?"
Guo Zihao asked.
Xu Kong himself has long been used to this situation.
For example, there are people who invite him to sing songs, people who want to find him for endorsements and commercials, and even event organizers for some performances, etc.
In addition, when Xu Kong was at Fengqing Entertainment, he had more or less met or interacted with many people in the circles in Hangzhou and Shanghai.
"They all rejected it."
Although some of them did know each other before.
But there was far from any friendship, and there was no need for Xu Kong to give him face.
Otherwise, when he comes to Hangzhou this time, he will probably spend most of his time meeting all kinds of people.
"By the way, there are people from Huayi. We had an appointment before. Didn't they meet too?"
Guo Zihao felt that he still needed to mention it alone.
After all, Xu Kong is still the spokesperson of Huayi.
The contract originally signed was for three years.
It's almost halfway through now.
"Are they ready to talk about contract renewal?"
Xu Kong thought for a moment, and then quickly thought of the opposite party's purpose.
Guo Zihao nodded.
"It's probably because you have hardly accepted any endorsements this year, so they are also quite panicked."
When he signed a contract with Huayi, Xu Kong had just barely squeezed into the top list of domestic entertainment.
Therefore, Huayi was the party that took the absolute initiative throughout the entire process.
Now, Xu Kong's popularity and reputation are not at the same level as before.
Of course, Huayi couldn't bear to part with Xu Kong as its spokesperson.
Although it is a high-end luxury brand, it does not lack so-called celebrity endorsements.
But it is definitely not that easy to come across someone like Xu Kong who fits the image very well and is commercially worth the money.
Xu Kong was still hesitant.
For example, most traffic idols in domestic entertainment take on such high-end luxury brands to actually increase their status and commercial value.
But for him now, Huayi's endorsement is indeed a bit too tasteless.
What's more, the endorsement fee offered by the other party is not only low, but also deliberately lowers the price.
Xu Kong felt even more unnecessary.
"How about we meet again?"
"After all, your current endorsement contract with them has not ended yet."
Guo Zihao suggested.
Although he himself knows that the current Huayi is definitely not a so-called high-quality endorsement for Xu Kong.
However, Huayi's own brand influence is not small in the entertainment industry, so it actually doesn't matter if we give it some face. ,
"Then let's meet."
Xu Kong finally relented.
The main reason is that he is currently in Hangzhou and doesn't have much to do. It's not a big deal if he has a few hours to spare on his schedule.
But when I left Penguin Video headquarters, it was already afternoon.
The appointment with Huayi must be scheduled for tomorrow.
Guo Zihao couldn't help but sigh.
There is indeed a feeling of one moment and another.
When I first met with Huayi, the other party was completely aloof.
They even only gave the relevant time and place, and paid no attention to Xu Kong's time arrangement. Even the person in charge there seemed to cherish his words like gold.
But now, not only did he show great enthusiasm, but he also said that he would focus on Xu Kong's free time. The follow-up confirmation was confirmed several times, for fear that Xu Kong would suddenly have something to do.
Such a change from being arrogant to being respectful later is so real that people can’t help but laugh.
(End of chapter)