Chapter 222: Xu Kong’s popularity abroad exploded with three out of five picks
The awards ceremony for the Capital International Drama Awards finally started after Xu Kong and others stayed for about two or three days.
It is worth mentioning that although many domestic TV series have been shortlisted in recent years, not many have actually won this award.
The official side of Kimchi seems to be very generous, but not completely generous.
This time, in addition to "The Long Season", there is another TV series shortlisted.
But it is a small-budget drama that does not have much popularity.
The main creators and investors are also small domestic companies, and the leading actors and directors there seem quite excited.
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Xu Kong walked the red carpet with everyone in "The Long Season".
Although not many viewers here in Kimchi have watched this drama.
But Xu Kong's popularity was actually quite high due to his appearance during this period.
There were many pickled young girls at the scene shouting his name excitedly.
According to Zhu Yu, due to Xu Kong's rising popularity during this period, the award-winning "The Long Season" did not get much discussion. On the contrary, his two previous dramas suddenly became more popular.
Several platforms and kimchi publishers began to proactively ask about the copyrights of "Want to See You" and "Legend of Sword and Fairy".
There are many awards shortlisted this time, and as it is a Chinese crew, the entrance of the main creators of "The Long Season" has attracted a lot of attention.
Some artists even took the initiative to come up and say hello.
Of course, due to the language barrier and the fact that he was not familiar with the entertainment industry here in Kimchi, Xu Kong could only face the whole process with a smile on his face.
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"What a coincidence."
Xu Kong also didn't expect that next to the seat assigned to them by the organizer would be Jin Zaixu, whom he had just met two days ago.
But this time, I don’t know if it was because Zhu Yu contacted the other party’s agent and company.
As a result, Kim Jae Wook was no longer as arrogant as before.
But there was a hint of hatred in Xu Kong and Zhu Yu's eyes.
"Sister Yu, what did you say to Kim Jae-wook's company?"
Xu Kong couldn't help but asked curiously.
Looking at it like this, the other party was obviously punished.
"I didn't say anything, but Kimchi's management of idols like them is quite strict. I guess I took the initiative to mention it, and I guess I learned a lesson."
Xu Kong ignored Jin Zaixu, a person who was destined to pose no threat to him.
I started looking around at the award ceremony venue.
It has to be said that although the Capital City International TV Drama Awards previously given can only be regarded as a relatively famous second-tier award here.
But it still looks quite formal.
Or maybe it’s because many works from other Eastern countries were shortlisted, so the scale and quality of the awards ceremony was quite similar.
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Apart from some TV series from other countries, the one with the most nominations is definitely still Kimchi’s own drama.
Even Xu Kong had to admit that in recent years, Kimchi's TV series have gradually begun to diversify.
Although there are still a large number of female-oriented romantic dramas, in comparison, there are also more dramas with other themes.
Although "The Long Season" has the most awards shortlisted this time, Xu Kong doesn't have any idea of how many awards it can win.
The reason why I came to participate is mainly to gain a sense of presence and prepare for the follow-up "Sweet Honey" in the market here.
What surprised Xu Kong was that he actually won the first award.
Even though it was a "Best Creative Award", he didn't understand what the selection criteria were.
But as long as you win awards, that's a good thing.
Xu Kong tidied up his clothes, then went on stage and began to give his acceptance speech.
He seemed very humble throughout the whole process, thanking the organizers of the awards and the viewers of "The Long Season" in Kimchi for their support.
In fact, there are probably not many people watching this show.
But he is still quite good at these superficial skills and polite words that make people sound good.
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"You may gain a lot of female fans from Kimchi this time."
After Xu Kong stepped down, Zhu Yu spoke.
This time the award ceremony was also broadcast live on Kimchi's side, and there were many viewers paying attention.
Compared with previous videos and photos, this was Xu Kong's first public appearance on Kimchi's side, and his performance was almost flawless.
Not only is he handsome, but he also seems to be very humble and polite. But people here like artists with this kind of personality.
Xu Kong smiled noncommittally.
This was naturally the purpose of his coming here to receive the award in person this time.
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Although it got off to a good start, the subsequent awards obviously did not go so smoothly.
In the end, the best screenplay award went to the screenwriter of one of Kimchi's own dramas.
Xu Kong successfully became a running companion.
However, the remaining awards were all relatively high-value awards, and Xu Kong never thought that he would be able to win out of five.
If it were placed in the three major domestic awards, it would still be possible.
But this time, after all, this is an award created by someone else, so it is normal to accompany the runners.
It wasn't long before Xu Kong had such an idea.
He was unexpectedly slapped in the face.
"Best Actor...the winner is, "The Long Season", Guan Hua!"
Guan Hua actually won the Best Actor award this time, which is equivalent to Kimchi's Shidi.
This actually surprised Xu Kong.
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But Guan Hua was much calmer than Xu Xingyi.
After all, the other party has almost won various domestic awards.
Even some internationally renowned film festival winners have won several times.
A second-tier TV award for Best Actor from Kimchi's side is just the icing on the cake on Guan Hua's resume.
Guan Hua's acceptance speech was not as formulaic as Xu Kong's.
The main thing he is grateful for is director Xu Kong.
He talked about it, including when Xu Kong insisted that he play the role of Wang Xiang.
If Xu Kong hadn't been so persistent at the time, he might have missed such a good drama.
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Xu Kong could tell that Guan Hua didn't mean it for the audience at Kimchi or the artists at the scene.
Mainly, he expressed his thoughts to Xu Kong.
It is obvious that Guan Hua is very optimistic about Xu Kong, whether as a TV series director or now starting to make movies.
The praise in words is very sincere.
Xu Kong didn't doubt Guan Hua had any other intentions.
After all, with the other party's current achievements and status, it is indeed not enough to please him.
It is completely from the perspective of a senior in the film and television industry, an appreciation for Xu Kong, a newcomer in the industry.
This was one of the reasons why Xu Kong decided to make a movie at that time, and Guan Hua didn't even ask what the role was, so he took it directly.
It was because of the drama "The Long Season" that I accumulated trust in Xu Kong.
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"The next thing to be announced is the best director this time..."
"The Long Season" still had a strong presence at this awards ceremony. The main reason is that there are enough shortlisted awards, and they are all relatively low-level awards with relatively high attention.
For example, "The Long Season" was successfully nominated for Best Director and Best TV Series.
Of course, Xu Kong himself didn't have much hope of winning the prize.
But what surprised him was that when the Best Director award was announced, it was actually his name.
The sound at the scene brought Xu Kong back to his senses.
Then he found that the camera was focused on him, and Xu Kong showed a slightly excited expression.
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Although there have been many domestic films shortlisted for the Capital International TV Drama Awards before, there are still only a few who can actually win the award.
For example, it is the first time to win Best Actor and Best Director at the same time.
Even Xu Kong was a little emotional, why did the organizer of Kimchi suddenly become so generous this time?
But after a little analysis, Xu Kong felt it was normal.
First of all, "The Long Season" is indeed of excellent quality, regardless of its high domestic reviews and ratings.
Including that even if the judges on Kimchi’s side don’t resonate much with the plot, the storyboards, editing, texture of the play, etc. are all facts before their eyes.
Of course, these are secondary.
Even if it's not "The Long Season," it will be another drama.
The main reason is that some capital on the Kimchi side has begun preparations to regain various market shares in the mainland.
Allowing Chinese dramas to win awards can greatly please domestic audiences and improve the increasingly poor reputation of some domestic artists in China.
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In addition, Xu Kong is indeed a very good choice.
In addition to his status as a director, the people in charge of some Chinese markets here in Kimchi cannot possibly know about Xu Kong’s popularity and popularity in China.
Therefore, allowing Xu Kong to win the award can maximize the discussion of this award in China.
Of course, these are Xu Kong's guesses.
Or a conspiracy theory.
But if it was really quite simple, just wanting to give him the award, Xu Kong didn't really believe it.
No matter how bad it is, it is also to expand the international influence of this award in the East.
Otherwise, Xu Kong himself is a person who doesn’t have many fans or popularity among Kimchi, nor does he have much interest in them.
Even the drama "The Long Season" has not been officially introduced.
Not many Kimchi viewers have watched it.
How could he be so determined to award these awards to dramas from countries other than his own?
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Although there was a lot on his mind, Xu Kong looked excited when he was speaking.
The acceptance speech was different from the previous ones.
But these are just some words that are said in a different way.
The follow-up Best Picture, "The Long Season" still failed to win the award.
Otherwise, Xu Kong would almost wonder if he had recharged money for the organizer of Pickles.
Of course, the final score of three out of five was something Xu Konglai had not expected before.
I originally thought that it wouldn't matter whether I won the award or not. I could accumulate a little bit of popularity and prepare for subsequent announcements in the film market.
But now it seems that the effect of my own trip is a bit too significant.
After the awards, Zhu Yu showed Xu Kong the hot topics on Kimchi’s forum and social media.
This time at the Capital TV Drama International Awards, the most popular one turned out to be him, a Chinese director.
It even surpassed the hit drama that was the most popular among Kimchi this year and won the final Best Picture.
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"Oppa Xu Kong is so handsome!!!"
"Axi, how can this Chinese drama, which I have never heard of, win so many awards?"
"I hope that Oppa Xu Kong can come to our Kimchi to develop. I definitely support it, and some media have said that Oppa Xu Kong actually has a certain bloodline from the Kimchi country..."
Xu Kong looked at the comments of these kimchi netizens.
Almost polarizing.
A considerable number of netizens are obviously very receptive to Xu Kong winning the award because of his good looks.
But there are also some people who are a little unhappy that Xu Kong, a Chinese, won three prizes in this award, and even cursed him loudly.
Of course, what troubled Xu Kong the most was the rumor that he must have Kimchi bloodline because he was so handsome.
Xu Kong even had some doubts that if his subsequent movies were released here in Kimchi, his popularity and number of fans would increase.
Could it be that I was directly changed into someone from Kimchi's side without knowing it?
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Of course, at present, this trend can be considered good news.
Kimchi is more or less a market here.
So Xu Kong quickly asked Guo Zihao to help him create an account on Kimchi's social media.
Follow up and operate slowly.
At that time, it can also be regarded as a good publicity channel.
The ones with the largest number of users in Kimchi are social software such as Twitter and Instagram, which are similar to domestic Weibo.
I simply took a photo with the trophy I got this time and wrote some words of thanks in kimchi script.
The follow-up is just to transfer the various dynamics from Weibo.
It certainly won’t take too much energy in operations.
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It's just that Xu Kong himself didn't expect that his current popularity among Kimchi is actually quite high.
In less than a day after the account was created, the number of fans increased by nearly half a million.
Even Zhu Yu couldn't help but say:
"In the future, you can consider cooperating with some kimchi companies. I feel that your current popularity here can become one of the big overseas markets in the future."
Because I have always been in Fengge.
So Zhu Yu knows best why it is difficult for domestic movies to get high box office in Kimchi.
It is even far inferior to the golden age of Hong Kong films in the last century.
The main reason is the lack of some well-known and influential actors in Kimchi.
Although this time Xu Kong only came for a short period of time for less than a week because of an award.
But at present, such a starting point is already the envy of many people.
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After the awards were over and some issues regarding the follow-up cooperation agreement with the producers and Kimchi theaters were settled, Xu Kong and the entire "Long Season" set off to return to China.
Of course, at this time in China, the news that Xu Kong won three out of five awards at the Capital TV Drama International Awards has also successfully become a hot search topic.
There is almost no need to add too much fuel to the flames. This time "The Long Season" was shortlisted for five awards, and a lot of netizens paid attention to it.
At this time, I heard the news that I had won the award. Although I didn’t know what the award was, it was an overseas award after all, and many people felt somewhat honored.
The first thing Xu Kong did when he returned to the capital was naturally to continue making various preparations for the early filming of "Sweet Honey".
At present, the main actors have been finalized.
The most important thing left is nothing more than the subsequent framing.
Xu Kong's shooting plan for this movie is two months.
The shooting period is not long, but the early preparations still require a lot of effort.
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(End of chapter)