Chapter 205 I don’t have time to eat. Do I have time to eat?
Although this posture is relatively traditional, it is very elegant.
Especially when he firmly held Su Zhi's feet together and pushed them back, Xu Kong could easily find the key points inside.
Sure enough, almost the moment Xu Kong came into contact, Su Zhi began to tremble uncontrollably, and Shui Wa's physique began to show.
But even so, Su Zhi remained as usual, just humming lightly and not really making a sound.
Until Xu Kong stopped this action, turned Su Zhi sideways on the sofa, and then lifted one of the legs with his hands.
All the flaws are revealed without reservation, and Xu Kong also knows that this is the best time to reveal the flaws in his chicken.
……
It was already very late when the song recording ended. After Su Zhi and I finished doing business in the office, we did a little tidying up and cleaning.
By the time the two left, it was almost late at night.
However, Su Zhi's studio is not far from the community where the two of them live now.
It only takes more than ten minutes by car.
"Have a good rest during this period. In addition to Mango's show, you also have to prepare for your own tour later."
After arriving at Su Zhi's home, Xu Kong offered some advice after seeing Su Zhi who obviously wanted to experience scoring twice.
"Yeah, I got it."
Su Zhi did not refute.
According to the plan, her subsequent schedule is quite tight.
Concerts are inherently energy-consuming events. Although this is not the first time Su Zhi has held one, she still needs to adjust her condition.
The next day, Xu Kong met Feng Ziyan again in Fengge.
This little girl found out the location of his personal studio somewhere, and she came directly to find it early in the morning.
But I don’t know if it was because Xu Kong was a little distracted yesterday, but he seems to be a lot more honest today.
"Director Xu, do you think I should go to film school?"
Feng Ziyan asked hesitantly.
"What are you going to do if you don't take the exam?"
Hearing Xu Kong's question, Feng Ziyan subconsciously prepared to say it, but Xu Kong added:
"In addition to traveling around, or cycling and so on."
"After all, you are about to become an adult, so you should be able to do something serious like work, right?"
At this time, Feng Ziyan thought for a long time and could only shake her head helplessly.
She really couldn't think of it in a short time.
"Don't worry, I won't force you. If you don't want to take acting classes at Fengge, no one can stop you."
"With your talent in acting, actor is indeed a better choice."
"But talent is always just talent. No matter what you do, you have to spend time and energy to learn and improve."
"And you still have fans now, so you definitely don't want to disappoint those fans who like you?"
Xu Kong's words of reasoning and emotion made Feng Ziyan, who was originally very active and active, suddenly become quiet.
"I know."
"I'm going to take acting classes with them!"
Feng Ziyan looked as if she suddenly made up her mind, then stood up and left.
As for Xu Kong at this time, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
If you don't show some pua, you won't be able to drive away this follower.
Of course, in addition to this, there are also tasks assigned to him by Penguin President Feng Yuan, which should be able to be completed relatively easily.
Although there is a certain amount of flattery in it, Feng Ziyan's talent in acting is indeed quite high.
What he just said was not entirely a complete lie.
In the second week after "The Long Season" aired, the popularity finally began to decline.
Of course, at this point in time, both shows, Potato and Kiwi, have already finished broadcasting.
In December, which is coming soon, there will definitely be new dramas to be aired, but they will all be low-budget and low-profile dramas.
In other words, the four most popular dramas this year are almost confirmed.
It is worth mentioning that although "The Long Season" is not as popular as the original Fairy Sword, its data is even inferior to that of "Ye Wuji" some time ago.
But the reputation is astonishingly high.
The rating has been stable at around 9.4, which can almost be said to be the drama with the best ratings and reputation in recent years.
Many netizens have noticed this.
"Fairy Sword has been the most popular in recent years, and "The Long Season" has the highest ratings. The two dramas have completely different styles, and they are both directed by Xu Kong."
"Xu Kong doesn't leave any way for other film and television drama directors to survive. He also needs data and reputation."
"The Fairy Sword proves the actual commercial value that Xu Kong can bring as a director, and "The Long Season" proves the upper limit of his abilities"
The reputation of Fairy Sword is actually not very bad, it can even be said to be quite good.
But strictly speaking, the entire drama is still based on commercial considerations.
It can be regarded as a commercial drama with a relatively distinctive style.
Being able to produce such a hit drama means that the director will almost have no worries about investment and job opportunities in the future.
Some capital is willing to pay for it.
But this type of drama is still not suitable for winning awards.
This also means that it is always difficult for the director's own status in the industry and popularity outside to rise.
Xu Kong is an exception. After all, strictly speaking, he is not just a director. Most of his fame comes from his status as an actor and singer.
Ding Lixin, who is also the director of the hit drama "The Promise of Night", is a good example.
He is considered a very successful commercial drama director, and has produced many hits before.
However, only a small number of netizens know his name.
Even though he is experienced enough in the industry, compared to some film directors or those who have won some awards, his achievements are far inferior to those of his peers, and his own recognition is even lower.
……
At present, some people on the Internet have begun to predict how many awards "The Long Season" will win this year.
However, Xu Kong didn't pay much attention to this.
However, the first share of Penguin's share has arrived, which is almost over 100 million.
It is definitely higher than the salary offered to Xu Kong by the opposite party.
Even the vice president Zeng Xi who originally invited Xu Kong never expected that the final number of views of "The Long Season" would successfully exceed 2.5 billion.
Moreover, when the entire show was finished, it was obviously only around 1.5 billion, and almost all of the subsequent one billion views increased after the show's finale.
In other words, "Long Season", which they originally thought would be fine without losing money, now has a very low rate of return.
Especially under the premise that the early investment promotion process was not so smooth, almost all contributions were made by subsequent paying members.
However, despite being given a higher share than originally expected, Zeng Xi and the senior executives of Penguin Video did not complain at all.
The money was well spent for them.
Suffice it to say that yields far exceeded expectations.
The most important thing is that "The Long Season", as the first drama of their suspense theater, has indeed come from behind, raising the starting point of this project to a terrifying level.
Of course, this has advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is that subsequent new dramas from Suspense Theater will definitely have a certain audience and popularity base.
As for the disadvantage, it is that the starting point is too high. It is estimated that the audience's expectations have been raised to a terrifying level by "The Long Season".
There is almost no need to predict. The remaining dramas of Suspense Theater will definitely be difficult to surpass in terms of reputation.
It is estimated that many viewers will be disappointed because of this. But Xu Kong really can't be blamed for this trouble, that would be a bit unreasonable.
After all, it was Zeng Xi’s own request at the beginning, which was to focus on word of mouth.
Now Xu Kong has greatly exceeded the task. You can't blame others for helping to shoot the drama, right?
"Mr. Zeng, after all, "The Long Season" has just finished airing not long ago. I really have no plans to film another drama in a short time."
Faced with Zeng Xi's second invitation, he even exaggerated to the point that the share ratio remained at the previous level, and there was no upper limit on the investment amount. Xu Kong had the highest authority throughout the process, even exceeding the outrageous conditions of his Penguin Vice President.
Xu Kong still did not choose to agree.
Although there are quite a few shows in his mind that are suitable for Penguin Suspense Theater.
But Xu Kong didn't want to limit himself at this time just because of the penguin.
"Director Xu, no matter what you plan to film in your next drama, even if it is not invested by Penguin, if the copyright comes then, please give us priority."
"The copyright fee will definitely satisfy you."
Zeng Xi didn't have high hopes in the first place, so she just gave it a try.
Seeing that Xu Kong really refused, he was not discouraged. Instead, he quickly adjusted his words and revealed another purpose of contacting Xu Kong this time.
The potential that Xu Kong has shown now is definitely worthy of Penguin's careful treatment.
Zeng Xi is not a fool. He clearly has several cooperation foundations, but he still allows Xu Kong's drama to go to a hostile platform.
"Of course, I will be the first to contact you after the production of my next drama is completed."
Xu Kong did not refuse.
The previous cooperation with Penguin Video was generally quite pleasant.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Kong looked at Shang Yuxin in front of him.
Shang Green Tea has not been to his studio for a long time, mainly because Xu Kong himself has been busy recently.
Of course, the other party still wants to send messages and chat with Xu Kong from time to time.
Xu Kong didn't refuse much.
The main reason is that Shang Yuxin can indeed easily provide a lot of emotional value to people in just a few sentences.
Although he is not as coaxed as Yan Jiaheng.
But the two have known each other for a year, and during this period, they have been quite happy working together, but they are not annoying at all.
"Why, director Xu doesn't welcome me?"
Shang Yuxin said with a smile, and sat down opposite Xu Kong's desk very naturally.
"I don't welcome anyone, and it's impossible not to welcome our future movie queens."
Xu Kong replied unwillingly.
"Who knows whether you are busy or because you don't want to see me"
Shang Yuxin showed a rather resentful look.
But Xu Kong obviously doesn't agree with this.
"I have something to talk about. I don't have time to eat. I won't go on a date."
He said directly.
I just didn't expect that in the face of such a naked rejection, Shang Yuxin would not follow the routine at all.
She supported her chin with her hand, then approached Xu Kong, and asked again in a low voice:
“I don’t have time to eat, so do I have time to eat?”
Xu Kong was caught off guard.
But Shang Yuxin is no longer afraid of Xu Kong.
When she saw him looking at her, not only did she not avoid her eyes, but she blinked her big eyes and stared at Xu Kong with a simple expression.
"Ahem."
Xu Kong didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only cough twice to relieve the embarrassment.
"Don't make trouble, I'm serious."
Shang Yuxin shook his head: "I am serious too."
"Or do you think it doesn't taste good to me?"
"If Director Xu has no appetite right now, I have a solution."
At this time, Shang Yuxin was almost lying on Xu Kong's desk.
And because the other party was wearing a pink suspender belt, with this action, Xu Kong could really see the ravine-ridden scenery.
It seemed that he noticed Xu Kong's gaze.
Shang Yuxin's face was a little red, but she did not panic. She just retracted her body very naturally and changed her movements.
"I'm afraid of holding on"
Xu Kong looked at the scenery disappearing in front of him with some regret, and then replied lightly.
"Does Director Xu dislike me?"
Shang Yuxin showed a pitiful expression.
He looked at Xu Kong aggrievedly.
But he didn't expect Xu Kong to shake his head.
"I'm afraid of supporting you."
Hearing Xu Kong's answer, Shang Yuxin suddenly blushed.
I remembered what happened under this desk before.
She had never seen such a scene before, her cheeks were indeed stretched out.
Seemingly knowing that her words were of no use to Xu Kong and that she could not convince him, she finally began to talk about her purpose of coming this time.
"Movie tickets?"
Xu Kong was stunned for a moment when he looked at what the other party handed over.
At first, I subconsciously thought that this was Shang Yuxin's invitation to go watch a movie or something.
But after seeing the name of the movie, I realized that this was a movie starring the other party that was about to be officially released.
"It has not been shortlisted in several foreign film festivals, so now it can only be released according to the normal process."
Speaking of her new movie this time, Shang Yuxin seemed to be in a bad mood.
The originally sweet smile turned a little bitter.
"I feel that the box office will not be ideal."
The reason why Shang Yuxin took on this drama in the first place was almost because of the script.
But who knows that the script will be changed drastically later.
The director quarreled with the producers and investors, but the final film was not commercial enough.
It is said to be a literary film, but now there is no possibility of winning awards.
“Remember to come to BJ’s screening when the time comes.”
Shang Yuxin reminded.
I don’t know if it’s because I don’t want to hear Xu Kong rejecting me, or because I feel that Xu Kong will definitely agree.
After saying that, Shang Yuxin stood up and left.
Xu Kong looked at the time above, but it didn't affect his recording of "Autumn Concert" with Su Zhi in the next few days.
So he shook his head and finally put the ticket in the drawer under his desk.
(End of chapter)