Chapter 206: Xu Kong is really good at training Su Zhi
"Manager Yan, isn't it a little too early for you to say this now?"
Xu Kong really wanted to give Yan Rui a roll of his eyes.
But after thinking about it, something is really inappropriate.
So he could only say it with a somewhat helpless tone.
"No sooner or later, who doesn't know that you, Director Xu, focus on efficiency."
"As soon as you write the script for your next drama, you can come to me to start the project at any time, and leave the investment budget to me."
I have to say, because of the two previous dramas.
The crews of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and "The Long Season" are almost all people from Feng Ge.
Rumors about how efficient and fast Xu Kong is in filming have long been spread.
"Let's see then."
Xu Kong replied lightly.
He had no intention of agreeing at all.
"The Long Season" has just finished airing not long ago. Xu Kong himself is not even sure what he plans to film in the next drama. Yan Rui is already planning to add people to his crew.
Even if it is true that Feng Ge has a plan to train new people, it’s not like this, right?
"No, Director Xu."
"Just some marginal and unimportant positions"
Yan Rui wanted to continue, but Xu Kong looked directly at him and asked:
"Are there any unimportant positions in the crew?"
Yan Rui was stunned for a moment, and then realized that there was something wrong with what he just said.
So he quickly changed his words: "Everything is important, everything is important!"
"I can't help it"
Xu Kong waved his hand.
"Let's talk about it then. You have to let me rest for a while, right?"
Yan Rui also knows that even according to some directors who are like model workers in the industry, it is impossible to say that the next drama will be ready to start filming not long after the last drama has been aired.
"Then I'll take it as your promise."
"Don't worry, I will definitely not cause trouble to you, Director Xu. If there is anyone who is disobedient or has poor professional skills, please tell me as soon as possible."
It can be seen that there is a lot of pressure from Fengge's senior management.
Even Xu Kong, a newcomer, and the crew began to become allocated resources.
"Sister Yu, you should also ask you to recommend some new actors from the company to my crew, right?"
Arriving at Zhu Yu's office, Xu Kong recounted what he had just experienced, and then asked curiously.
Zhu Yu nodded.
"I've been approached several times."
"But I rejected them all."
Xu Kong was a little surprised.
But Zhu Yu quickly went on to say:
"It's true that I'm the manager of the artist department, but I'm also your agent, so I definitely need to consider this from your perspective."
Xu Kong nodded after hearing this.
But he also asked:
"Just an agent?"
Seeing Xu Kong's somewhat malicious smile, Zhu Yu naturally understood what Xu Kong meant.
While his ears were slightly red, he couldn't help but give the other person a rollicking look.
"But after all, I have relatively little power, and I actually have the fewest resources among the managers."
"It's not that much pressure."
"They probably knew I was your agent, so they came to me on purpose."
Zhu Yu said thoughtfully.
Although she had been in Fengge for a short time, ever since she was promoted to manager, she has become almost indifferent.
He almost never participated in the various overt and covert struggles in the artist department.
Through this, Xu Kong also thought that the reason why Lin Hong arranged for Zhu Yu to be his manager was probably for this reason.
After all, he has an independent artist studio and the manager of the artist department is responsible for it. Except for Zhu Yu, the other people are not suitable and they don't have that much time.
"By the way, you have to go to Star City one day early this time."
"In addition to Mango's program, there is another endorsement advertisement to be shot."
Xu Kong was stunned for a moment. He had heard Zhu Yu mention this news before.
I just didn’t expect that the location for filming the commercial would be over there in Star City.
"Don't think about it, this time it's an endorsement for a home appliance brand, and I just got the news that in addition to you, Su Zhi was also invited."
As Zhu Yu spoke, she glanced at Xu Kong with a playful expression.
Xu Kong was obviously stunned when he heard that Su Zhi was also the spokesperson.
"Did they do it on purpose?"
The scandal between him and Su Zhi has been going on for such a long time and has never stopped.
Xu Kong didn't believe it at all that the advertiser this time invited him and Su Zhi by coincidence.
"Absolutely."
Zhu Yu nodded.
"Then sister Yu, why didn't you refuse me?"
Xu Kong was a little surprised.
According to Zhu Yu's professional quality, since she saw it, it stands to reason that she should refuse.
"I felt that you wouldn't be disgusted with filming a commercial with Su Zhi, so I agreed."
Zhu Yu replied calmly.
After Xu Kong heard this, he couldn't help but feel guilty.
He really wasn't disgusted.
But Zhu Yu's words clearly meant something.
Even the simple Youyou noticed it. It seemed that it was normal for Zhu Yu to notice it.
"Look at how nervous you are."
Zhu Yu laughed at this time.
He didn't seem to care about the relationship between Xu Kong and Su Zhi.
"This is not the main reason. It is because this home appliance brand is more suitable in terms of brand image, reputation and endorsement fees."
"And you have indeed received almost no endorsements so far this year, so you agreed."
Xu Kong breathed a sigh of relief.
The two of them had a tacit understanding at this time.
What Zhu Yu said just now was a statement that she would not care about Xu Kong's other emotional debts.
In other words, Zhu Yu is no longer a little girl, so she naturally knows that her relationship with Xu Kong will most likely not be made public.
Instead of worrying about this, it is better to look at it more openly.
And Zhu Yu is quite satisfied with the current situation.
After saying this, Xu Kong stood up and prepared to leave.
He is flying to Star City at night.
In the next few days, I will go to the recording of "Autumn Concert" with Su Zhi.
"Oh, by the way, this is for you."
Xu Kong suddenly left and returned.
Then he put the forgotten gift box on Zhu Yu's table.
As for Zhu Yu, when she saw the familiar packaging, she originally planned to ask what it was, but was too embarrassed to say it.
Because last time, she naively thought that Xu Kong really gave her some carefully prepared gift.
Although she did use the gift later, and it was indeed quite useful.
But now I feel a little embarrassed to see him again.
"I don't want it, take it quickly!"
Zhu Yu lowered her voice and spoke.
Then she didn’t know what she was thinking, so she explained:
"The one you gave me before can still be used"
But halfway through, Zhu Yu realized that something was wrong with what she said.
Doesn't this directly tell Xu Kong that she really uses that thing in private?
"It's not for you, keep it for me."
"I'll use it next time I go to Sister Yu's place."
Xu Kong said without blushing or heart beating.
As for Zhu Yu, she has already experienced it once, and of course she knows what Xu Kong means when he says he will use it when the time comes.
“It feels quite useful”
The explanation was not enough, Xu Kong even made a special comment.
"And I feel like you like it too, sister Yu"
In the end, Xu Kong still couldn't finish his words, so Zhu Yu directly stopped him.
"Stop!"
"Can't I just keep it?"
"Don't. Don't say that."
Seeing Zhu Yu quickly lift the gift bag off his desk, Xu Kong smiled and stopped talking.
He also discovered that these words had completely different reactions to different people.
For example, Zhu Yu has a relationship where the two of them have been honest with each other for a long time and know each other well, but when they mention these things, the other person still blushes like a girl.
As for Shang Yuxin, she was able to compete with him back and forth, but in the end she still had little practical experience and lost.
Mr. Yu is the person who can really not fall behind at all.
If it were Su Zhi, she would probably still maintain her expressionless and cold face, and then say "oh" lightly.
What, Yuyou?
When Youyou said the first sentence, he might have been eager to squat down and communicate with Xiao Xukong, and would not pay attention to what you said next.
"Do you know about our commercial shoot together?"
In the VIP waiting room of the airport, Xu Kong looked at Su Zhi next to him and asked.
"I just heard from Sister Nan."
Obviously, like Xu Kong, Su Zhi almost always ignores business activities.
Although her personal studio is currently run independently, she is still as hands-off as she was at the agency.
But Xu Kong had already guessed it.
Strictly speaking, Su Zhi is indeed a very pure singer.
This does not mean that she is like some independent singers who are very repellent to all kinds of commercial activities and performances.
But Su Zhi never cared too much about things other than singing.
"Are you going to eat again this time?"
But just when Xu Kong was thinking about this, he heard Su Zhi suddenly say something.
"What?"
He didn't react at first.
“Snack Street.”
Su Zhi replied with three words without changing her expression.
"Of course."
Xu Kong laughed.
But looking at it now, at least when Su Zhi was with him, the changes were quite obvious.
Xu Kong even wanted to rent a house in Star City.
Because apart from the Fengge Company headquarters in Beijing and the filming locations, this is probably the place he visits most.
And because of the relationship with Wu Youxue, there will definitely be follow-up cooperation with Mango in the future.
Every time I come, I stay in a hotel. There are so many people there, which makes it inconvenient. At least for him and Su Zhi coming together and going out together, it can be called an anti-reconnaissance war, and it is indeed tiring.
Just do it.
I originally thought about letting that guy Guo Zihao do it directly.
But after thinking about it, he and Su Zhi spent so much effort in disguise, so it might as well go by themselves.
Su Zhi definitely had no objection after hearing Xu Kong's thoughts.
Having money is indeed convenient, and everything was solved in almost less than a morning.
Looking at the three bedrooms and one living room that has everything and hardly needs to add too many things, it is definitely no problem as a place to stay in Star City.
"Give."
Su Zhi looked at the key that Xu Kong suddenly handed her, and was obviously a little stunned.
"Use this first, and I'll have time to replace it with a new electronic combination lock later."
"This will be our latest affair base in Star City from now on."
Xu Kong said jokingly.
"Yeah."
Su Zhi nodded seriously.
Instead, Xu Kong didn't know what to say for a while.
"Let's go buy something first."
Although it didn't show on her face, it could be seen that Su Zhi was quite serious when choosing some daily necessities.
The two went shopping in the supermarket near the community.
When I came back, I had already carried two large bags of things.
Most of them are relatively necessary daily necessities.
Things like toothpaste, toothbrushes, and towels are all in couple sizes.
Of course, it was Su Zhi who chose it, but Xu Kong definitely had no objections.
In addition, Xu Kong also took several boxes of the most important umbrellas that needed to be prepared.
The scariest thing about this thing is that it is not available at the most critical moment.
Although the two of them looked very relaxed, it was as if they were on vacation.
But after all, we arrived early, and the formal work inevitably started the next day.
The official recording of the "Autumn Concert" program will still take some time.
According to the schedule on this day, it was to shoot an endorsement advertisement for this home appliance brand.
"Teacher Xu Kong, Teacher Su Zhi, I'm sorry to bother you two."
The person in charge of the brand seemed very polite and polite.
This is not the first time that Xu Kong and Su Zhi have accepted similar advertising endorsements.
All the processes are already familiar.
The photos taken in the front are individual product promotion posters and advertisements.
Xu Kong and Su Zhi were also separated in two different recording studios.
I have been shooting all morning, the progress is relatively fast, and it is basically over.
In the afternoon, it was an advertisement co-produced by the two.
In fact, it only lasts a little over a minute, which is not too long.
But what Xu Kong didn't expect was that the brand really had some ideas and actually asked him and Su Zhi to play a newlywed couple in the advertisement.
"Teacher Su Zhi, you can give me a little smile."
"Yes, that's it."
"Teacher Xu Kong, you can put your arms around each other."
Looking at the aunty smiles inadvertently shown by some female staff members at the scene, Xu Kong couldn't help but want to complain.
Why did you come to the filming site even though you were using CP?
In front of the rightful owner, isn't it a little too blatant?
But it was obvious that the brand's advertising director had no good solution for Su Zhi's cold face.
Halfway through the shooting, I just got stuck.
"Show me the advertising script."
Xu Kong didn't want to waste too much time, so he simply walked over.
The advertising director was stunned for a moment, but then he remembered Xu Kong's other identity, so he listened to Xu Kong's arrangement without hesitation.
So just like that, Xu Kong, the spokesperson, simply took over the work of the other director.
Facts have proved that this arrangement is also correct.
After Xu Kong took charge, Su Zhi's performance became much more natural, and the filming was successfully completed in less than an hour.
At this time, the advertising director couldn't help but whispered: "As expected of Director Xu, he is really good at training actors!"
"Even a layman like Teacher Su Zhi can be so relaxed."
Xu Kong also heard what the other party said and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
He wanted to say that although he had his own methods for training actors, after all, this was just an advertisement without a complicated plot.
Strictly speaking, it was because the other party was Su Zhi. If it were some other non-professional actors, Xu Kong might not have any good ideas.
But when it comes to training Su Zhi, Xu Kong is indeed quite good at it.
Although the endorsement period lasted for one year, the shooting of the advertisements and various promotional posters only took about one day in total.
Advertising endorsements are indeed the fastest way to make money.
And the price offered by the other party is not low either.
Of course, this actually has something to do with Xu Kong receiving relatively few endorsements this year.
Although Xu Kong didn't want to engage in hunger marketing, his endorsement fees have indeed risen to an exaggerated level thanks to a movie called "Sword of Immortality" and a movie called "The Long Season".
Xu Kong didn't even need to think about it, he knew that there must be a brand that offered a higher price.
It was just because it was inappropriate for various reasons, so Zhu Yu refused it for him.
The recording of "Autumn Concert" hadn't officially started yet, but Xu Kong went to Mango's studio one day in advance.
"Director Wu."
Wu Youxue is still busy with stage debugging.
When I heard someone saying hello, I frowned subconsciously, obviously unhappy.
But after seeing it was Xu Kong, he quickly changed his face and smiled.
"Coming?"
"I may be busy here."
Xu Kong quickly waved his hand, saying it didn't matter.
The one that Wu Youxue, who is now the vice president, can personally take charge of is naturally the latest season of "Singer".
Xu Kong came here not to compete, but just to join in the fun.
Wu Youxue invited him to watch the show and show his face during the live broadcast later. It was a casual thing anyway, so Xu Kong naturally couldn't refuse.
Perhaps it was because last year's "Singer" was too popular, but this time the lineup of the new season of "Singer" is obviously much stronger.
At the very least, newcomers like Yu Huai last year would definitely not be able to participate.
They are all capable singers, almost all of them are top-notch, and they can all be considered seniors in the music industry.
Although he is an audience member, as Xu Kong is, he can naturally come and go freely backstage.
Seeing that it was Xu Kong, many singers and contestants came up to say hello.
Xu Kong now is indeed different from before.
When your fame, works, and achievements are there, it's not a question of whether the music industry recognizes you or not.
There will be almost a lot of colleagues who will take the initiative to express kindness to you.
After all, the entertainment industry is such a realistic place.
Although it doesn't seem like much, Xu Kong's treatment is probably the envy of most of the so-called top players in domestic entertainment.
……
"It's actually Xu Kong?"
"Damn it, Xu Kong also participated, why didn't I see him on the list?"
"If Xu Kong participates, people will look forward to it even more!"
The live broadcast of "Singer" has not yet started, and the camera swept over Xu Kong backstage.
At the host's instruction, Xu Kong smiled and waved to the camera.
Naturally, he couldn't see the barrage of the show at this time.
Naturally, I don’t know how excited the audience’s reaction was.
The main reason is that Xu Kong is indeed a hot topic now, especially now that the popularity of "The Long Season" has not completely subsided.
But soon some viewers discovered it.
Although Xu Kong appeared in the lounge backstage, he was dressed very casually and did not look like he was going to perform on stage at all.
In other words, there is a high probability that they are just here to join in the fun as an audience.
“You’re here, why don’t you go on stage and perform?”
“I was so excited for a long time, but in the end I just came to join in the fun?”
"Why doesn't Xu Kong participate? I feel that if he participates, the show will be much more interesting."
Although Xu Kong has not participated in this kind of competitive music competition for a long time.
But on the program "Our Song", Xu Kongna was able to steadily contribute a hit single in almost every episode, which is really hard to forget.
So even ordinary passers-by will be so excited when they see Xu Kong appearing in the live broadcast of "Singer".
Because everyone can be sure that when Xu Kong participates in this show, he will almost definitely sing a new song.
Unlike other singers on the "Singer" program, although the songs will be re-arranged and the overall stage will be completely redesigned, they will still sing some old songs from the past.
After all, although most of the participating singers in this show are top-notch in singing and live performance, there are still only a few who are good at composing.
……
"Your voice is very loud!"
I don’t know when Wu Youxue came over.
He said with a smile after sitting down next to Xu Kong.
At this time, Xu Kong could already see the barrage from the real-time broadcast in the lounge.
I did see his name mentioned a lot.
“Director Wu, you really don’t have that much time”
Xu Kong said with a helpless smile.
"Singer" is not a program like "Autumn Concert" after all.
It has always been one of the most valuable music genres in the domestic competitive genre.
As long as you participate, it almost means that you will not have time to record another episode from time to time.
Either keep participating until you are eliminated, or choose to quit midway.
Wu Youxue only mentioned it, but did not continue the topic.
Of course, he must still hope that Xu Kong can participate.
After all, in the current domestic entertainment industry, there are singers who are better at singing and more suitable than Xu Kong, but almost all of them are veteran singers in the music industry, and their popularity and traffic cannot keep up with Xu Kong's.
As for those with high traffic and popularity, of course there are some, but coming to the stage of "Singer" is almost like making a joke.
I don’t say whether Wu Youxue will choose to invite, but if someone invites someone, they may not agree.
After all, there is no shortage of popular and popular celebrities. Of course, it is impossible for them to ruin their future just for the sake of a variety show.
……
"The show is about to start. If you have anything, just tell the staff."
Wu Youxue just came to say hello to Xu Kong.
As the live broadcast of "Singer" officially started, the other party quickly got up and left.
Compared with last year, it can be seen that the stage and all aspects of this year's show have been upgraded a lot, and the budget is estimated to have been raised a lot.
But Xu Kong remains skeptical whether it can achieve the phenomenal popularity it did last year.
……
(End of chapter)