Chapter 242 It’s not Xu Kong who needs the “Singer”, it’s the “Singer” who needs him
Xu Kong took the initiative to express his position this time, although for ordinary netizens on the Internet, they hardly received any relevant news.
But word spread quickly within the industry.
There is nothing that can be done about it. After all, those who were robbed of resources from Jiying Media this time were almost all well-known first-line singers.
And they all appear together.
Naturally, it is impossible to hide it completely.
But Xu Kong's goal was obviously achieved.
Xu Kong had almost never done such a blatant move before.
But no one paid much attention to it.
In particular, some colleagues who were jealous of Xu Kong's popularity and traffic were jealous of Xu Kong's rapid popularity.
Xu Kong didn't show any too violent reaction before.
But now after what happened with Jiying Media, it seems to be a wake-up call for everyone.
It wasn't that Xu Kong couldn't fight back, it was just that he was too lazy to pay attention.
Otherwise, with Xu Kong's current popularity and commercial value, if he really wants to target someone.
The other party really has no competitiveness.
Including endorsements, variety shows, performances, etc., after Xu Kong opened his mouth, even some so-called veteran singers and singers did not have much confidence that they could compete with the current Xu Kong.
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"It's a pity that Zhu Changyun really can't do anything about it."
Xu Kong sighed helplessly.
Jiying Media is simple. With Xu Kong's current influence, there are indeed many ways to teach the other party a lesson.
But after all, Jiying Media is at best a party fishing in troubled waters.
In fact, what really worries Xu Kong is Zhu Changyun, Fengge's vice president, or their faction.
Even in his current status, after all, he is still an artist under Feng Ge.
Moreover, Zhu Changyun is still Feng Ge's vice president, and Xu Kong really doesn't have a good way to fight back.
The most important thing is that Xu Kong doesn't know the specific situation.
I haven’t found a specific place to start in a short period of time.
But things are not that difficult.
Xu Kong believed that Zhu Changyun would reveal his final purpose sooner or later.
After all, if there is no conspiracy, then the other party's deliberate actions against me and many small actions within the company cannot be just idle and fall ill, right?
So it's just a matter of time.
Judging from Xu Kong's character, there is a high probability that he will fight to the death with his opponent in the future.
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Wu Youxue has actually been paying attention to this incident.
After all, rhythm is also related to their "Singer" program on Mango.
While calming public opinion, Wu Youxue was not too surprised by Xu Kong's behavior this time.
People who don't know Xu Kong or have never been in contact with him will most likely think that most of Xu Kong's decisions are the responsibility of the company and his own management team, just like ordinary newcomers.
But Wu Youxue knew it very well.
This young man Xu Kong is completely different from those newcomers.
Not to mention now, even when I was at Fengqing Entertainment, most of the other party's decisions were made by me.
Moreover, this kid seems to be harmless to humans and animals, and not aggressive at all.
But not only does he hold grudges, he is also very sophisticated in various methods.
Including the previous scolding battle with Chang Dachun.
They have dug a hole completely and are waiting for the other party to jump.
Ji Ying also had some bad luck and hit the muzzle of the gun.
For Xu Kong now, even if it's not their Mango program or performance, the resources he wants to grab are just a phone call away.
It is estimated that the other party can only say that he is unlucky.
Today's Jiying Media seems to still have a prosperous population, but its number of first- and second-tier singers is almost exclusive to domestic entertainment.
But when it comes to competitiveness and commercial value, few can compare to Xu Kong.
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"Director Wu, will our follow-up program announcements continue as normal?"
The assistant director of the "Singer" program team asked at this time.
Although Wu Youxue is now the director of Mango, for his subordinates who have done so many popular variety shows with him, they still refer to him as director Wu as before.
"Just proceed as normal."
Wu Youxue nodded and gave an affirmative answer.
This time, after it was officially announced that Xu Kong would come back to participate, he was taken aback.
It's nothing more than a discussion about Xu Kong being able to miss two episodes but still continue to participate in the "Singer" competition.
The most common question on the Internet is whether this breaks the rules and is unfair to other contestants on the show.
However, although "Singer" has no similar precedent before, there is no rule saying that you cannot take leave and be absent.
In the final analysis, the right to interpret is still in the hands of their program team.
As for the so-called unfairness, each episode of the program is voted separately, which is really out of the question. It's just that someone deliberately set the pace and went online.
It was said that if Xu Kong participated in the previous two periods, he would be eliminated.
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However, Wu Youxue also knew very well that Xu Kong had little interest in the program "Singer".
And even if he wins the championship, it is nothing more than the icing on the cake for Xu Kong now.
Xu Kong can completely withdraw from the competition without any pressure.
Mainly to help him and the "Singer" program team.
So Wu Youxue naturally needs to handle this matter by himself.
The speed of quelling public opinion is also quite fast. Related hot search topics were removed in just half an hour.
If this is not possible, then it will make Xu Kong dissatisfied, and the gain will outweigh the loss.
Wu Youxue didn't even realize that his attitude towards Xu Kong had changed a lot.
Before, I looked at each other from the perspective of seniors in the industry, with a mentality of supporting and supporting juniors.
By now, the two of them had not only become an equal dialogue, but it had also become that he asked Xu Kong for help.
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This time when I came to Star City, it was a pity that Su Zhi had an event and couldn't come.
Xu Kong didn't have anyone to accompany him.
However, the live broadcast of "Singer" plus the early rehearsals only lasted two days.
Xu Kong will need to go directly overseas to continue filming "Sweet Honey".
There was no need to disrupt Su Zhi's schedule just to be with Su Zhi who had just met.
After rejecting some invitations to meet, Xu Kong first took a good rest for a day in the house he rented with Su Zhi.
Subsequently, he participated in the advance rehearsal of this episode of "Singer".
The player lineup is still pretty much the same as before.
But this time, compared to the previous times, Xu Kong, who had just returned from receiving the award at the Chinese Music Media Awards, clearly became the focus of the show.
In fact, Xu Kong was also the most popular contestant in the program he participated in before.
But this time it is not only the attention from the outside world, but also the attitude of other contestants on the show. ……
"Brother Xu Kong, although I know you will most likely refuse, I am also entrusted by others..."
Seeing Jian Junfang's hesitant appearance at this time, Xu Kong had basically guessed the other party's intention.
But he still pretended not to know and said: "Brother Jian, if you have something to say, just say it."
Xu Kong did have a pretty good impression of Jian Junfang.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible to agree to cooperate with the other party before.
The previous song "That Girl" he collaborated with Jian Junfang, as an R&B song within each other's comfort zone, received quite a lot of attention after its release.
Although it can't be said to be a hit single.
But because of the collaboration between the two singers, one old and one young, it still attracted a lot of attention.
In addition, Jian Junfang has almost no new songs that are too popular in recent years.
This song didn't have much effect on Xu Kong, but for the current Jian Junfang, the benefits were considerable.
But after all, he is also a veteran singer, so it is unlikely that one song can take his career to the next level.
Of course, the most important thing is that Jian Junfang himself is very satisfied with the song.
The song type was R&B that he wanted, and while the lyrics and melody were of a very high level, it was a good collaboration with Xu Kong.
Naturally, I can't find anything wrong with it.
His attitude towards Xu Kong has also changed from being dissatisfied before to now liking him more and more.
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"Lan Shu wants to treat you to a meal, but she doesn't know you after all, so she asked me to be the middleman..."
Jian Junfang told his purpose.
In fact, he didn't want to agree.
After all, in Jian Junfang's opinion, it was quite rare that he and Xu Kong had a pretty good relationship despite going through various twists and turns and misunderstandings.
So if possible, he didn't want his relationship with Xu Kong, which was still a pure friend and confidant, to be tainted with interests.
But Lan Shu was from his agency, and he was the singer who he had personally discovered.
It is indeed quite rare to be able to reach such a point now.
Now Lan Shu has obviously reached a bottleneck stage, and there are no big problems with his singing skills and voice condition.
I participated in some shows and received a lot of large-scale performances, but it seemed like I was a bit unlucky and couldn't become completely popular.
Even the title of diva seems to be far away.
Among the three major music awards announced some time ago, Lan Shu was not shortlisted for any of them.
Even though the other party released a new album last year, the quality was not low.
But there's just not much enthusiasm.
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Xu Kong was somewhat impressed by Lan Shu.
After all, the other party is also a contestant on the "Singer" program.
And it seemed that a new song was sung in the last episode, and the number of votes was not low.
The other party wanted to treat him to dinner and asked Jian Junfang to help act as a middleman.
Then it definitely can't be as simple as eating a meal.
The other party is a singer, and his career is on the rise. There is no need to guess, it is just a possibility that he wants to invite him to sing.
"No problem, let's wait until the program is finished?"
"I may have to catch a flight then..."
Xu Kong did not refuse directly.
But he just agreed to eat.
When it came to helping write songs, if it were done before, Xu Kong might have looked at the other party's offer.
As long as the price is right, it's not impossible to agree.
After all, he has enough songs in his head.
But now, it depends more on Xu Kong's schedule and his own mood.
The reason why I agreed was that I had a good time getting along with Jian Junfang.
The other party's straightforward and straightforward character is quite rare in the entertainment industry.
Maybe it didn't have any specific help to Xu Kong's career, but it was more pleasing to the eye, and he could also feel that Jian Junfang did change his impression and attitude towards him later, and it was not with any purpose.
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"It's about an hour before we enter the venue. Let's take advantage of this time to start broadcasting and chat with everyone."
"You will definitely not be able to start the live broadcast if you go in later, but you can go directly to watch the live broadcast of "Singer", and you might even be able to see me by then."
On the way to the "Singer" live broadcast in the car, Fat Bird spoke into his mobile phone.
He had actually received the invitation before, but for some reason, there were a few more vacant positions in the media review of "Singer".
At that time, Xu Kong had just finished participating in the first episode. Fat Bird naturally thought that Xu Kong would participate in the follow-up, so he agreed without much hesitation.
But who knew that Xu Kong would miss two consecutive episodes of the program, and Fat Bird even felt that he had been deceived by the program crew.
However, Xu Kong did not publicly announce his withdrawal from the competition.
Fat Bird insisted on continuing to serve as a media judge for two periods.
Just without Xu Kong, the popularity of this show has dropped as expected.
He just regarded it as having more material and chat topics during the live broadcast.
This time Xu Kong appeared on the list again, which made Fat Bird quite excited.
After all, I happened to meet him and take a photo with him once before at the award ceremony.
At this time, he also had the opportunity to see Xu Kong in action, which was indeed a good business trip experience for him.
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"Isn't that statement simply sick?"
Not surprisingly, the discussion about Xu Kong's participation again after his absence still appeared.
Fat Bird also started to curse directly.
"To be honest, in terms of the competition format of "Singer", each issue is actually an independent vote."
"Even if Xu Kong is absent, there is no saying that he has taken any advantage. You wouldn't think that if Xu Kong had participated in the previous two episodes, based on the performance of other singers on the show, he would have been eliminated, right?"
"And to put it harshly, without Xu Kong, the pressure on other singers will not be so great. Otherwise, like in the last issue, how would Lan Shu have the chance to win the first place?"
Fat Bird naturally noticed that someone was deliberately setting the pace in this matter.
But he didn't take it seriously at all.
Because the impact of this kind of thing on Xu Kong is almost non-existent.
Anyone with a little bit of judgment would not think that Xu Kong took advantage.
After all, the recent award-winning status of the album "Su Xu" at the Chinese Music Media Awards is not confidential news.
Even if Xu Kong doesn't sing a new song, he is unlikely to be eliminated.
It can even be said that without Xu Kong, the popularity of "Singer" will drop a lot.
"Singer" is not a program that Xu Kong must participate in today, but Xu Kong is a very crucial savior for "Singer", a variety show that is not as popular as last year.
It's not Xu Kong who needs "Singer", it's "Singer" who needs him.
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(End of chapter)