Chapter 235: Xu Kong unexpectedly accompanied him on the run, was the organizer targeting him?
Xu Kong looked in the direction pointed by deputy director Xie Xiaoyu.
He happened to make eye contact with Xu Guangji, who was looking over.
Obviously, Xu Guangji seemed to know what he was doing and subconsciously avoided Xu Kong's eyes.
In fact, Xu Kong felt that he got along relatively well with the crew, including Xu Guangji.
Although he alone often has the final say on his crew, it is not a one-note or high-pressure work situation.
The conditions offered are considered quite good in the entire Fengge and even the current entertainment industry.
Xu Guangji's decisive departure was indeed beyond his own expectations.
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But now that the other party has left, Xu Kong has no intention of continuing to waste time and energy on this matter.
The so-called liquidation is completely unnecessary in Xu Kong's opinion.
The main reason is that Xu Guangji, the photographer, is not, strictly speaking, irreplaceable in his crew.
A new person was hired for the filming of "Sweet Honey" this time. Because he is now famous, the photographers he attracted are even higher in ability and professional level.
There were almost no accidents during the filming.
Song Youyou obviously doesn't care about this, or in her opinion, except for Xu Kong, no one else has much need to pay attention.
So when she noticed that Xu Kong was looking elsewhere, she asked curiously:
"What's wrong, brother Xu Kong?"
Xu Kong shook his head.
"It's okay."
There was no need for him to tell Song Youyou about this kind of thing, as it wouldn't solve anything in the first place.
Asking Song Fuquan, the chairman of the company, to stand up for him is really too much.
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On the contrary, it was Shang Yuxin who was quick-thinking.
It was natural to see Xu Guangji in the distance.
Having filmed Fairy Sword, she naturally knew that the other party was a photographer from Xu Kong's crew.
At this time, he was not sitting with them, and the crew of "Sweet Honey" did not see this person.
That’s pretty illustrative of the problem.
But such things are quite common in Fengge or the entire industry.
Companies will use various means to poach each other's artists and stars, and directors will naturally poach some capable photographers, executive directors, etc. from other crews.
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The Golden Eagle's awards ceremony soon began.
Although Xu Kong's attention is indeed very high, among the actors and stars who attended and were shortlisted this time, there are many who are in the stage of popularity and are already highly topical.
Like Zhong Yunting, who was also nominated for Best Actress.
Although the other party is already thirty years old, most of his works in recent years are not satisfactory.
Both reputation and data are very low.
But I can’t bear it because it has its own topicality.
Even though he has been making all kinds of bad movies, his reputation has hit rock bottom.
But it’s just that people can be popular without giving any reason.
Every once in a while, it can become the focus of discussion among netizens due to hot searches on various news.
To say that these types of actors are traffic idols is actually not entirely correct.
After all, given his age, he is no longer on the same track as the young top players.
Even if he is a capable actor, he is not recognized at all. His acting skills have not improved at all over the years, and he is criticized every day.
But the popularity is high, and even with its own traffic, it is still a national-level star artist.
There's nothing we can do about it.
That is, the horoscope that many people cannot explain clearly.
It seems that whether or not your career will be at a standstill.
But it has never been possible to get angry.
It's God's blessing, and he was born to be a star.
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But Zhong Yunting also seemed to know very well that she was here to accompany him.
The focus is not on winning awards.
Instead, I put it all into the outfit and dress I wore to attend the award ceremony this time.
I have to say that the well-designed custom-made dresses alone are indeed not comparable to those of ordinary celebrities and entertainers.
Zhong Yunting is indeed more than just an ordinary celebrity artist now.
A few years ago, the other party left the brokerage company and became his own boss.
The company has made many new generations popular.
Now it can be considered that the identity transformation from star to capital has been completed.
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Zhong Yunting actually noticed the way Xu Kong looked at her.
He smiled and waved to him as a greeting.
Xu Kong also smiled and nodded in response.
Based on Xu Kong's current situation, it is indeed almost impossible for him to be ridiculed or looked down upon by his peers.
This year's two dramas are enough to prove Xu Kong's abilities and the resources at his disposal.
Faced with such a director who can produce two hit dramas in a year, most of the actors on the scene are too late to please, so how can they possibly offend him.
So after Xu Kong came in, some actors and celebrities would take the initiative to say hello to him from time to time.
These colleagues are much friendlier than they were a year ago.
However, Xu Kong has long been accustomed to this kind of attitude in the entertainment industry.
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It is worth mentioning that according to past situations, it is almost certain that Song Youyou will win the Golden Eagle Goddess this year.
After all, the popularity of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is there.
It can be said that it has almost no competitors.
It's just a pity that the news about this year's Golden Eagle Award, or last year, was already released in advance.
Subsequently, the selection of the Golden Eagle Goddess has been cancelled.
Of course, the Golden Eagle Goddess itself is not a particularly valuable award.
Generally speaking, the popularity and popularity of the actors themselves are still important.
It has almost no connection with acting skills, works, etc.
In other words, among the three major TV awards, the Golden Eagle Award is indeed a special existence.
Because among the three major awards, only the Golden Eagle Award has a criterion for audience preference, and it seems that the proportion is not low.
Of course, this has also resulted in the Golden Eagle Award being almost the most controversial among the three major TV awards.
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Soon, the formal awards ceremony began.
This time, the two dramas combined have so many shortlisted awards that even Xu Kong can’t remember them clearly.
However, the previous ones are all small awards with low gold content, so there is no need to pay too much attention to them.
"Legend of Sword and Fairy" quickly won the award for best soundtrack.
"The Long Season" won two awards: Best Art Design and Best Photography.
It is worth mentioning that when the art director for the best art design came on stage and gave his acceptance speech, he almost never mentioned the director Xu Kong.
After all, he himself knew that in fact, the art design of the entire show was completely based on Xu Kong's ideas.
The director was still sitting below, so naturally he didn't dare to accept the award openly.
On the other hand, Xu Guangji, who also won the best photography, is different.
Obviously he won the award for the drama "The Long Season", but he himself has no plans to mention this drama at all.
There was not even a single word of thanks to director Xu Kong or anyone else on the crew. Assistant director Xie Xiaoyu was furious while listening.
"This Xu Guangji is really too thick-skinned."
"If it weren't for Director Xu, he could..."
Before he could finish his words, he was stopped by Xu Kong.
At this time, there were colleagues all around, and there were cameras filming, so there was no need to bring this kind of thing to the table.
More importantly, Xu Guangji didn't have much fame to begin with.
If these matters between the two parties are really exposed, the only person affected will still be Xu Kong himself.
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The next awards were all for which Xu Kong's two dramas were not shortlisted.
All the way to the best scripts with relatively high gold content.
Two dramas, Fairy Sword and "The Long Season", have been shortlisted, and almost all of the other shortlisted dramas are not popular and have average reputations.
According to the perception of most viewers, Xu Kong himself is competing with himself for the best script of Golden Eagle this year.
Whether it's "Legend of Sword" or "The Long Season," it makes sense for whichever drama wins the award.
Of course, before the awards began, the most popular film was definitely "The Long Season".
Although the popularity is not as high as that of Fairy Sword, which aired in the summer, the score is still stable at 9.4 points, which can already explain a big problem.
Immortal Sword may still have some criticisms.
But "The Long Season" is almost the most popular drama in recent years.
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"The winner of the 35th China TV Golden Eagle Award for Best Screenplay is..."
The two industry awards presenters on the stage, as very experienced screenwriters in the industry, were obviously a little surprised when they saw the list.
But soon one of them adjusted and announced:
"Congratulations to "Part-Time Lawyer", Ma Hong!"
When the title of the play and the name of the screenwriter came out, the scene suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
After a while, the people present began to applaud belatedly.
As the award-winning screenwriter Ma Hong, she was obviously very surprised.
When I stood up at this time, I was still a little overwhelmed.
The main reason is that almost everyone thinks that this award is probably awarded to Xu Kong.
No one expected that this award, which had no suspense, would become an upset.
Even the audience who watched the awards live broadcast felt incredible.
"Isn't this a mistake?"
"No, where did this "Part-Time Lawyer" come from?"
"I can accept either of the two dramas given to Xu Kong, but what the hell is this "Part-Time Lawyer"?"
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At this time, people around Xu Kong looked at him.
But when Xu Kong heard the name of the winner, he was obviously stunned for a moment.
But he quickly adjusted and clapped along with the others at the scene, without much change in his expression.
It is obviously impossible for everyone to get what they want with awards.
Dark horses or upsets are common occurrences even in some large international film festivals.
Only this time...
Xu Kong was also keenly aware that something was wrong.
Xu Kong must have heard of the drama "Part-time Lawyer".
Although I haven't watched it, the cast of this drama is still very good, and a certain well-known domestic entertainment star was invited to be the protagonist.
It's more of a workplace comedy.
It's just that the reviews and data of the show itself are not very good.
More importantly, since this drama was shortlisted, most people probably thought it was just to make up the numbers and accompany them.
Who knew that I would actually win the prize in the end.
It is impossible for the internal judges of the Golden Eagle Awards not to even look at this most basic data and reputation.
At this time of the Golden Eagle Award, Xu Kong began to realize that something was wrong.
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The upset of the Best Screenplay award, as a minor episode, did not affect the entire awards process.
The subsequent awards are almost all of relatively high value.
It was originally thought that the cast of Sword and Fairy was being targeted, but it still won two awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress.
Song Youyou and Shang Yuxin were not too surprised before coming and went on stage to receive their awards.
Even Chen Shuang, the best actor, won the Best Supporting Actor award for his role as Gong Biao.
Seeing that Xu Kong's two dramas this year are already the biggest winners of this Golden Eagle Award.
But when Xu Kong and Guan Hua were both nominated for Best Actor, there was another upset.
The award was given to a drama that Xu Kong was very familiar with. He had helped write the theme song, Liang Xinyu, the male protagonist of "The Promise of the Night" directed by Ding Lixin.
The other party is also an artist under Feng Ge.
Just looking at the data, "Ye Wuji" is indeed a hit this year.
But in terms of popularity, this drama is completely inferior to Fairy Sword. In terms of reputation and ratings, it was also beaten by "The Long Season".
Therefore, Liang Xinyu won the award, which once again aroused the surprise of most of the colleagues at the scene, and even the viewers of the live broadcast.
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"No, Liang Xinyu why?"
"Have the organizers lost their minds? According to the previous selection criteria, even if they don't give Xu Kong, Teacher Guan Hua doesn't get it either?"
"Damn it, I feel like this result will make the pace a lot better after the awards ceremony is over!"
According to the previous standards for best actor awards at the Golden Eagle Awards, the data of the drama, that is, the market and commercial performance, comes first.
In this case, it is almost certain that Xu Kong will win the award.
After all, the popularity of Fairy Sword is there, and the role of Li Xiaoyao can be regarded as the drama that made Xu Kong one of the most popular top actors in China.
That’s why everyone’s reaction was so big when the results came out.
And even if the standards are really changed this year, Liang Xinyu should not win the award.
Does Guan Hua, a veteran actor, deserve the award more than Liang Xinyu?
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Xu Kong finally realized at this time that it was not the problem with his drama, but that he himself seemed not to be well received at this year's Golden Eagle Awards.
Among the several awards he has been nominated for so far, he only won a mediocre award for Best TV Score.
No matter how you look at it, it feels unreasonable.
And his hunch was obviously right.
The subsequent best drama series and best director were consecutive upsets.
Xu Kong, who has been shortlisted for so many awards this year, has the embarrassing situation of running with him continuously.
"No, this Golden Eagle Award is not deliberately targeting Xu Kong, right?"
"Everyone runs with me. Xu Kong must have offended the Golden Eagle judges."
"It's too exaggerated. The selection criteria for the Golden Eagle Awards are really getting more and more outrageous."
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It was difficult for Xu Kong not to be affected at this moment.
Such a result was obviously something he himself did not expect.
But after thinking about it for a while, he couldn't find the reason why the organizer, Golden Eagle, would do something like this even if its credibility was affected.
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(End of chapter)