Chapter 219: While giving Su Zhi a stick, I also have to give another slap
The crisp sound echoed in the living room.
"Crack!"
Su Zhi was panicked at the sudden attack at first, but she became more proactive after hanging up the phone.
No special reminder was needed. With the tacit understanding between the two of them, she had already hugged her thighs habitually.
Clear but gradually fading palm prints emerged.
"Give it to me."
Xu Kong heard it, but pretended not to hear it, and slapped one side hard again with his palm.
"What?"
This time Su Zhi did not speak, but used actions to express her attitude.
The hand originally holding his legs moved downwards.
The whole action seemed to be a welcome ceremony for Xu Kong to surrender.
Xu Kong naturally no longer hesitated this time and directly chose to go to the city to accept the opponent's surrender.
Not long after, Su Zhi had been turned over and lying on the sofa.
But Xu Kong still had to hit, and while he kept moving, his slaps would fall from time to time.
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The exhausted Su Zhi almost fell into a deep sleep in a short time.
I have to say that this way of decompressing is really effective.
At least for Su Zhi, the physical fatigue during this period is still secondary. The most important thing is the pressure caused by her concert.
But Su Zhi still has that ridiculously quick recovery physique.
The next morning, I looked completely energetic again.
On the contrary, Xu Kong waited until Su Zhi left and still slept until noon.
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There are still various hot searches on the Internet about Su Zhi’s concert.
However, Xu Kong probably won't have time to attend the other party's subsequent concert.
During this time, he took the time to write the script for the new movie.
It is estimated that Fengge's project review will be completed in the next few days.
In addition, most of the actors have been finalized, and it is estimated that they will be able to officially join the cast by December.
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"Has the script been written?"
Yan Rui looked quite surprised when he saw Xu Kong in his office.
Mainly because Xu Kong appeared at Su Zhi's concert yesterday.
Less than a week had passed since Xu Kong decided to make a movie, and the other party had already finished writing the script.
With such efficiency, it is estimated that no one among the professional screenwriters under Feng Ge can match it.
"Just give it to me, I'll look at it now."
Yan Rui decisively put down what he was doing.
If it were a script written by someone else in the company, Yan Rui would definitely not take it so seriously.
But Xu Kong was different. He was now considered the strongest newcomer in the company.
And it’s the type of film, TV, song, and drama.
This time Xu Kong chose to suddenly enter the film industry and start making movies. The attention on the Internet and in the industry is still quite high.
At the same time, there are also many people who are not very optimistic about it and are bad-mouthing it.
After all, it is not uncommon for TV drama directors to make movies, but only a handful of them are truly successful.
Even if TV drama actors enter the big screen, it is so difficult to become a movie actor. As a director, the requirements will only be higher.
But most TV drama directors, even if they have ideas, will be directly stuck in the investment stage.
Investors are not fools. Of course, few are willing to take such risks if you do not have corresponding box office results.
That is, a talented player like Xu Kong, coupled with his relationship with Feng Ge.
Otherwise, it would definitely not be so easy for TV drama directors to move to the big screen.
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"Then just watch it first and contact me if you have any ideas."
Naturally, it was impossible for Xu Kong to wait for Yan Rui to read all the movie scripts in the film and television department.
After just saying a simple word, he left directly and returned to his personal studio.
Not long after he arrived, Shang Yuxin came up to him.
Because she has accepted Xu Kong's new movie, she doesn't have to worry about running out of movies during this period.
Otherwise, because of "Feng Hua", which has collapsed in terms of reputation and box office, it is estimated that it will be difficult for Shang Yuxin to receive too many scripts and audition invitations in a short period of time.
Not to mention that there are almost no dramas that are of decent quality.
So after Shang Yuxin found out that Xu Kong had come to the company, she came over directly without thinking too much.
In addition to wanting to meet Xu Kong, the most important thing is to come here for the script of Xu Kong's new movie.
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"I have finished writing the script."
Xu Kong guessed the purpose of Shang Yuxin's visit, so he didn't waste any time and handed the printed paper script to the other party.
Shang Yuxin took it from Xu Kong's hand with some excitement.
She was curious about what kind of movie Xu Kong planned to make this time.
Before, I only knew that it was about love, and the setting was still in the previous world, the same as "Feng Hua".
But what kind of specific story it will be? According to the themes and types of Xu Kong's previous dramas, which are completely different, no one can guess it.
""Sweet Honey"?"
Shang Yuxin whispered the name of the movie on the cover of the first page of the script.
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Shang Yuxin just read the script in Xu Kong's office.
Xu Kong started to think about various issues of this movie.
At present, several key roles have been finalized. The most critical ones are shooting issues, framing, filming, some minor plot adjustments, etc.
These estimates will have to wait until the project is officially approved before targeted solutions can be started.
Xu Kong was thinking a lot, but at the same time, Shang Yuxin was reading the script as well.
Regarding this movie, Shang Yuxin had indeed thought about whether Xu Kong wrote the script tailor-made for herself.
But soon she felt that her idea was a little too naive.
Writing a script is so easy.
But after reading the script of "Sweet Honey", she could clearly feel that she saw a lot of herself in the heroine Li Qiao.
The kind of person who is very strong and shrewd at heart, who works hard and longs for the so-called success, so he seems snobbish and even annoying, and will even use all the resources and people to help him.
But at the same time, although I never say it, sometimes I value friendship more than anything else.
Shang Yuxin's biggest feeling at this time, apart from the fact that this script did not look like a love story in the traditional sense, was that Xu Kong seemed to have completely seen through her.
The character of Li Qiao feels as if Xu Kong has conducted a complete psychological analysis of herself.
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"Any questions?"
Xu Kong noticed Shang Yuxin's slightly complicated eyes and asked a question.
He shook his head subconsciously.
Shang Yuxin then said:
"No, it's just that Director Xu's script is a little different from what I imagined." Having the same idea as Shang Yuxin, there was Yan Rui, the manager of the film and television department who had just read the script.
When Xu Kong said that this movie was a romance film, he was actually thinking of some types of commercial films.
But after actually reading the script, he realized that he had been completely deceived by Xu Kong.
Because in "Sweet Honey", although the story revolves around the emotional entanglement between Li Qiao and Li Xiaojun, Xu Kong's ambitions are actually much greater.
The entire script gave Yan Rui the biggest feeling, but it was more like a sense of fate that made people feel embarrassed.
And he could feel that Xu Kong didn't intend to make a very thorough commercial film this time.
The entire script does incorporate many commercial elements, but whether it is the direction of the story or some details, it is more of a literary film style.
It wasn't until Yan Rui took a closer look at the script that he discovered to his surprise that Xu Kong actually seemed to know better than him what kind of movie he planned to make this time.
Because before the script, Xu Kong had already written the English name of the movie in advance.
"Almostalovestory"
Almost a love story.
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After Shang Yuxin read the script, she did not continue to stay in Xu Kong's studio.
I went back to study the script in advance.
As for Yan Rui, they also said that the script review passed.
The next step is the official project establishment and preparation stage of the film.
Of course, Yan Rui still reminded Xu Kong somewhat tactfully.
"This movie of yours may not be particularly pleasing in terms of genre."
In fact, Yan Rui himself had no idea.
How will "Sweetie" perform commercially?
But after all, it is necessary to get vaccinated.
That is to say, Xu Kong can be so willful. If it were another director, the first film would require such a large investment, and the company would definitely have to consider it from a commercial perspective.
Judging from the script alone, Xu Kong is quite different from traditional commercial films.
Yan Rui even felt that there was a possibility that the film would not be able to recover its cost in the end.
But on the other hand, he personally supports the company's investment in Xu Kong's film.
In addition to the script that he personally likes, the most important thing is that judging from the script, as long as the film is completed, the chances of being nominated for major domestic awards or even winning are very high.
And with the endorsement of awards, even if the movie does not make money, Xu Kong has definitely successfully entered the film industry where the invisible threshold is quite high.
As long as the movie's reputation doesn't collapse too much, it will definitely be good for Xu Kong's future career development and their Feng Ge's reputation.
Sometimes, a company of Fengge's size does need to consider a lot of things besides making money.
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"I know."
Xu Kong nodded.
In fact, Yan Rui's thoughts are also what worries him.
Because in the previous life, the performance of "Sweet Honey" itself at the box office was somewhat unsatisfactory, and could even be said to be dismal.
But after all, both the times and the situation are very different.
For example, the previous film "Sweetie" was not released in the Mainland, but it won so many awards, and even after so many years, it can still be called the best romance film. These are the best quality films. prove.
Even when it was re-released twenty years later, it was still able to earn more than 10 million at the box office.
All these can prove that although "Sweet Honey" is a literary and artistic film that has won many awards, its story and plot rhythm are actually the model of a commercial film.
But in addition, Xu Kong also made two preparations.
That is the overseas market for movies.
The previous version of "Sweet Honey" did not perform well in the Hong Kong city, but in many small countries such as Kimchi Country, it unexpectedly performed quite well.
It even relied on overseas box office and directly ranked among the top-grossing movies of the year.
So of course Xu Kong couldn't let go of this aspect.
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But for Xu Kong, the main reason for choosing to make this movie is because the roles of Shang Yuxin and Li Qiao are indeed a bit too compatible.
And based on Shang Yuxin's acting skills, such a role does have greater room for performance, and it is also an opportunity for the other party to prove himself.
As for the box office, Xu Kong really doesn't have high expectations.
As long as he can get his money back, he is actually quite satisfied.
From the beginning to now, Xu Kong has almost always chosen dramas for a reason.
When I first filmed "Want to See You", we were limited by cost.
The subsequent script for "Legend of Sword and Fairy" was mainly written because Fengqing Entertainment really needed such a profitable drama at the time.
In addition, although he later joined Fengge, he still stayed there with the idea of establishing his own business.
Later, I found out that Fengge seemed to be doing well staying here, so I was no longer so eager to make money and terminate the contract.
So when it came to "The Long Season", Xu Kong's main idea became how to improve his directing skills and acting skills.
He found two movie stars to be the leading actors, which can be regarded as his sparring partners.
The same goes for "Sweet Honey" this time.
Since the starting point is Shang Yuxin, the main consideration is naturally the role that suits the other party.
Xu Kong is quite satisfied with his current state.
I can freely choose what kind of drama or movie to shoot.
Feng Ge has almost never actively interfered with Xu Kong's personal decisions and thoughts. Although the speed of making money may not be as fast as when he was a top player, it can almost be said that it is a rare and relatively free state.
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However, in the past two days when Xu Kong was preparing for "Sweet Honey", good news suddenly came.
"Shortlisted?"
“Haven’t the three major domestic TV drama awards not started yet?”
Hearing Guo Zihao's words, Xu Kong also didn't react.
"It's not the three major awards, it's the Capital City International TV Drama Awards over there at Bangzi."
Xu Kong was not so excited when he heard that it was an award from Kimchi Country.
"Is this award very valuable?"
Guo Zihao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.
"I don't know either."
"But after all, it is a foreign award, so it is not a small honor..."
Xu Kong was speechless.
Guo Zihao has been in Fengqing for a long time, or he is not just a traffic star who likes to use some foreign pheasant awards to package himself.
This operation has been quite common before.
Some celebrities even go to foreign film festivals at their own expense to walk on the red carpet.
Then come back and send out various press releases and promotions.
In fact, it is completely something that no one pays attention to.
Therefore, Xu Kong is not very interested in these foreign awards.
However, he did a little research and found that this award did not seem to be a special pheasant.
Even within the Kimchi Country itself, its influence can be considered to be at the first- or second-tier level.
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(End of chapter)