Chapter 226: It was an invitation before, but this time it’s a help
Mango's anniversary party this time was still very large.
It’s almost enough to catch up with the annual New Year’s Eve party.
The lineup of performers is quite luxurious, almost like a gathering of first-line domestic entertainment artists.
But with Mango’s own connections, it’s normal to be able to invite so many people.
Because Xu Kong was a separate guest this time, he did not need to participate in the rehearsal that was going on at this time.
Just wait for the party to officially start and join.
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"Aren't you good at choosing?"
At this time, Xu Kong looked at his clothes and said to Su Zhi behind him.
Because I didn’t bring an assistant with me when I came to Star City this time.
Xu Kong simply asked Su Zhi to choose the clothes for him to attend the party.
"He's quite handsome."
Su Zhi took a look at the black slim-fitting suit and spoke in a low voice.
But she also knew that Xu Kong's appearance and figure could handle almost any style of clothing.
On the contrary, it has nothing to do with the clothes she chose.
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Su Zhi's concert was held a few days after Mango's anniversary party.
The two didn't stay together for long, and Su Zhi had to rehearse for the concert in advance.
Xu Kong set off in advance.
This anniversary celebration is also in the form of a live broadcast.
Although you don’t have to attend the performance, you definitely need to get in early to avoid being criticized.
It is worth mentioning that Zhu Changyun, one of Fengge’s vice presidents, was here to participate in Mango’s anniversary celebration this time.
Regarding this vice president of Feng Ge, Xu Kong has never met him once since he joined Feng Ge until now, although he often hears Yan Rui and Zhu Yu mention it.
However, Zhu Changyun was already with Song Youyou's father Song Fuquan when he founded Fengge.
He is a founding veteran of the company.
He has almost the highest voice in the company except Song Fuquan.
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Although there is also a takeaway sect for this anniversary celebration.
But almost all of them are relatively late outfield tickets.
The infield seemed very empty. Except for Mango's top management, all the people invited were prominent figures from various companies and platforms in the entertainment industry.
It's just that for Xu Kong, apart from a few well-known artists, he was not familiar with any of these high-level officials.
"It seems that Wu Youxue really has a good relationship with you."
Xu Kongcai got the news that Zhu Changyun, the company's vice president, was coming, and soon met the real person.
Moreover, it was Zhu Changyun who came to talk to him in person.
"Best wishes, Mr."
Xu Kong nodded to the other party in a neither humble nor condescending manner.
As for what the other party had just teased him about, Xu Kong had no intention of responding.
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Obviously, Zhu Changyun was also quite surprised to see Xu Kong on such an occasion.
After all, you are not being invited to perform on stage, but sitting in the arena as a guest at the anniversary celebration. Such treatment is not something that can be achieved by so-called popularity or celebrity status.
After saying hello, Zhu Changyun obviously had no intention of leaving.
He stared at Xu Kong with a faint smile, as if he was thinking about something.
Xu Kong was quite helpless with this attitude.
In the current situation, it was not easy for him to attack directly, and after all, the other party was considered his superior, so Xu Kong could only hold back his discomfort and asked:
"Mr. Zhu, what can I do for you?"
After Zhu Changyun heard Xu Kong's words, he withdrew his gaze and shook his head.
"It's okay, I just haven't had a good communication with the new people in the company for a long time."
"Especially for a newcomer with such great potential like you."
Looking at Zhu Changyun who turned around and left after saying some words, Xu Kong was also quite confused.
Mainly because the other party didn't seem so hostile to him.
At the very least, there must be no one who is unhappy with him, or there is some unexpected grudge between the two.
But in addition, Xu Kong had a particularly obvious feeling that the other party was obviously very defensive against him.
I don’t know what I’m guarding against.
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The chance encounter with Zhu Changyun was just an episode.
As some senior artists in the entertainment industry and some company executives came to say hello to Xu Kong, he also put this matter behind him.
It is worth mentioning that the vice president of Penguin, Zeng Xi, also came.
Although CEO Feng Yuan did not come in person, Xu Kong felt quite surprised that people from the three major video platforms could be invited to Mango's anniversary celebration.
Mango must have cooperated with these video platforms before.
But with the development of their own video platforms, the relationship with these platforms has definitely become a so-called competition.
Fortunately, I didn't see anyone who looked like Tomato TV. Otherwise, Xu Kong would probably feel even more outrageous.
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"Director Xu, can you lend me a moment to speak?"
Xu Kong was already used to it.
But he was still a little stunned when he saw the person coming.
Although he didn't know the other person, looking at his appearance, he was very similar to Qin Xian.
From the information he obtained, he could almost conclude that the other party was most likely Qin Yi, the president of Kiwi.
He is Qin Xian's so-called eldest brother.
"Mr. Qin, if you have anything to say, just say it here."
Xu Kong replied lightly.
After all, I didn’t have a good impression of kiwi fruit in the first place.
Now that he knows that the other party is Qin Xian's brother, Xu Kong doesn't think there is much need to improve the relationship with Qi Guo.
Hearing Xu Kong's words, Qin Yi froze on the spot.
After all, it had been a long time and no one would deliberately show off to him.
Even if they are really life-and-death competitors, they will still maintain a superficial respectability when meeting in public.
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Under normal circumstances, Qin Yi really wouldn't pay too much attention to Xu Kong.
Mainly because in recent times, the failure of kiwi fruit projects is almost always related to Xu Kong.
It can also be said to be a bit too coincidental.
Xu Kong's three consecutive hit dramas actually happened to hit Kiwi.
Naturally, the result was that he was beaten until he couldn't breathe.
So what Qin Xian hopes is to ease the tense relationship with Xu Kong a little.
At least there won't be any chance of competing for the copyright of the other party's new drama later on.
But at this time, it was definitely impossible for the people around him to ask Qin Yi to apologize to Xu Kong for Qin Xian on the spot.
That's right, he originally approached Xu Kong alone, but he actually wanted to bow his head and apologize.
But under such circumstances, he could only say:
"Then let's talk about it later, Director Xu, when you have time."
At this time, Qin Yi was obviously a little unhappy.
But he still maintained a certain degree of restraint in what he said.
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Xu Kong didn't take it seriously at all.
Now that I have decided to break up with Kiwi. Xu Kong has no intention of continuing to cooperate with the other party.
The main reason is that even if there is a lack of channels for kiwi fruit, it will not have much impact on Xu Kong.
Let’s not talk about Penguin Video and Mango’s video platform, which has a good relationship with him.
Even if he really plans to negotiate the copyright with someone like Tudou Video, given the results of Xu Kong's previous dramas, the copyright will be easily sold.
So he didn't feel too burdened about offending brothers Qi Guo and Qin Xian.
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The party officially started soon.
The lineup of performers is quite luxurious.
However, most people on the infield side were not actually focused on the performance at this time.
Although it is Mango's anniversary party, it is rare to be able to gather so many colleagues in the industry together.
Such an opportunity is a good occasion for them to exchange their respective resources and discuss cooperation.
So you can see that from time to time these people in the infield will lower their heads and whisper to each other.
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It seems that Xu Kong is a bit different.
Because he really doesn’t have much cooperation to discuss with others.
So there were only a handful of infield audience members who watched the performance attentively throughout the whole process.
The performance lasted for about two hours.
At the end of the show, the general audience left one after another, but the insiders in the infield stayed and started chatting freely.
Xu Kong didn't leave immediately.
Because in the middle of the journey, Xu Kong received a message from Wu Youxue.
Said he wanted to chat with him alone for a while.
Xu Kong had expected it a long time ago, otherwise Wu Youxue would not have specially invited him to attend this Mango anniversary celebration.
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When everyone in the venue was almost there, Xu Kong finally saw Wu Youxue.
It can be seen that on an occasion like today, the other party must have a lot of entertainment.
So when Wu Youxue came up, he didn't mince words too much, but said very directly:
"This time I mainly want you to do me a favor."
The two of them were relatively familiar with each other, and Xu Kong didn't care about Wu Youxue's more direct way of speaking.
"Director Wu, please tell me."
Wu Youxue's expression was slightly complicated at this time, but he still said:
"I want you to participate in the follow-up "Singer" program as a kicking singer."
Xu Kong had actually guessed what Wu Youxue said before.
What is worth mentioning is Wu Youxue's attitude at this time.
The previous invitation for Xu Kong to participate in the "Singer" program was considered a relatively official invitation.
It can even be said that it was a resource given to Xu Kong by Wu Youxue.
After all, with the popularity of "Singer" last year, there are many domestic singers who want to participate in this show.
It is definitely one of the best resources for professional singers in the industry.
But this time, Wu Youxue said that he hoped Xu Kong could do him a favor.
In other words, it is no longer Xu Kong who needs the program "Singer", but Mango's "Singer" this year needs Xu Kong as a guest.
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"Maybe you can also see some related news."
"Most of it is true. Our "Singer" this year's data and various aspects are indeed somewhat lower than expected..."
With Wu Youxue's position, it is indeed rare for him to take the initiative to admit his failure.
For someone like him who is almost the top variety show director in the country, I won’t talk about the various hit shows in the past.
Even programs with average statistics are still very popular.
Being able to make the other party say such things is enough to prove that the program data of "Singer" this time is indeed a bit too bad.
Compared to last year, which was almost the biggest hit, this year's "Singer" would have been hard to see any relevant news if netizens hadn't paid careful attention to it.
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Xu Kong naturally knew about this.
Except for the first two episodes when it first aired, the subsequent data is not even comparable to the previous "Autumn Concert".
Although the invitations are all talented singers with strong singing skills.
But most of these people are actually elderly. Although they are not outdated, they are definitely the type who do not appear in the public eye very frequently.
At the same time, the lack of newcomers who are popular and topical enough is also a big problem.
These singers are all too familiar to the audience, and because of their status as celebrities, they are all friendly and friendly to each other, and there is almost no impact on the program.
And there is the most important aspect.
There is nothing that can be called a song that breaks the circle.
Almost all of them are covers of classic old songs, or songs that have become popular in recent years.
For example, Xu Kong's own song "Last Dance" has been covered.
It’s just that it hasn’t been recognized by netizens at all.
The singer's singing skills are indeed good, but he just can't sing the same flavor as Xu Kong's original singer.
The adapted version has been criticized by many people.
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And even if there are adaptations of classic old songs, there are not many that fail to be recognized by the audience.
In a recent issue, a certain powerful singer was even questioned for destroying classics.
The show's data and reputation have seen a serious decline.
Wu Youxue looks at the entire music scene in China.
It seems that apart from Xu Kong, there is really no one else who can help with this.
After all, there are very few singers as popular and discussed as Xu Kong is now.
He also had to be qualified to compete on the same stage with a group of veteran and powerful singers. After screening, Xu Kong was almost the only one left.
It was also at this time that Wu Youxue discovered that Xu Kong, a young singer who is currently popular and whose ability is recognized by everyone, has become a unique existence with almost no rivals.
If there was really nothing he could do, Wu Youxue wouldn't want to ask Xu Kong for help.
He also knew that he owed Xu Kong a lot of favors for not giving the copyright to the Fairy Sword to Mango.
If Xu Kong, who had refused many invitations, were allowed to participate this time, he would probably be unable to repay the favor in a short time.
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"Since you, Director Wu, have spoken, can I still refuse to agree?"
Xu Kong said with a smile.
Before he came, he thought it might be because of the program "Singer".
At this time, there was not much hesitation and he agreed directly.
"But I may not be able to attend every issue in the future..."
Xu Kong said it beforehand.
After all, the filming of "Sweet Honey" is about to start, and there will definitely be a lot of things to follow.
If that doesn't work, what Xu Kong wants is to participate in one episode of the show as a kick-off singer, to increase the popularity of the other party, and then withdraw from the competition if he doesn't have time.
But at this time, Wu Youxue gave a decisive answer:
"Of course no problem!"
"If something happens to you later, just let me know. It's okay to be absent for a while."
Xu Kong was stunned for a moment.
The competition system of "Singer" has always been relatively strict.
After confirming your participation, you will either withdraw from the competition or continue to participate until you are eliminated or in the finals.
Wu Youxue set a precedent specifically for him.
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(End of chapter)