Chapter 262 Helping Mr. Yu unwind after a long absence
Lan Shu saw that Xu Kong was extremely calm at this time, and it could even be said that Xu Kong didn't seem to take the "Singer" that had just ended to his heart at all.
She then realized that Xu Kong no longer looked like some ordinary young artists of his age without even realizing it.
Ordinary newcomers, not to mention the exaggerated discussion and popularity this time, would probably be excited for a long time even if they ranked first in the last hot search.
Lan Shu herself is no exception. Counting it all, from her debut to now, she has actually been on the top of the hot search list a handful of times.
Especially as the entire domestic entertainment industry enters a planning and professional path.
There are endless trainees trained by various companies, and the profession of artist is also very competitive and scary.
If it were me, with the popularity of "Dongfeng Po" this time, coupled with the identity of the most discussed founder of Chinese style, it would be impossible not to pay attention and attach importance to it.
As for Xu Kong now, he doesn't know whether it's because he has been on the hot search too many times, or he has long been used to the feeling of being at the center of public opinion. At this time, he seems extremely relaxed when meeting.
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Jian Junfang was still chattering to Xu Kong about his views on the song "East Wind Break" and the Chinese style proposed by Xu Kong.
For him, the main purpose this time was to help Lan Shu make appointments.
But apart from that, as a singer-songwriter himself, it is impossible not to have no interest in Xu Kong's very novel "Chinese style".
Before the live broadcast of "Singer" started, Jian Junfang actually had some chats with Xu Kong.
Compared with the various analyzes on the Internet, I have to say that if I directly ask the founder Xu Kong, I will gain much more useful information.
The most important thing is that in fact, as one of the representative singers of the so-called R&B genre in China, he himself is indeed quite suitable for the song style of Chinese style.
He himself has even begun to think about whether he can combine the two genres of R&B and Chinese style to create new songs that suit him but are innovative at the same time.
Regarding this idea, Xu Kong naturally had some songs pop up in his mind.
But Jian Junfang obviously has no plans to invite songs for the time being, and plans to try to compose by himself.
So Xu Kong mainly gave some of his own suggestions and ideas, mainly to encourage them.
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"Teacher Xu Kong, I asked Teacher Junfang to ask you out mainly because..."
After eating for a while, Lan Shu interjected a few words appropriately.
But the main ones communicating were Xu Kong and Jian Junfang.
After all, Lan Shu himself doesn't write songs and is considered a relatively pure type of singer.
But later on, he still revealed his purpose.
In fact, when he participated in the last "Singer" program a year ago, Xu Kong received the invitation.
But because I was busy returning to the capital, I missed the appointment.
At this time, I was not surprised at all when I heard that Lan Shu asked him to help write songs.
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But before Xu Kong could continue to say whether to agree or not, Lan Shu directly spoke of his request.
It just needs to be similar to her previous music style, but at the same time it also needs some innovation.
Other than that, I hope it’s the type of song that’s more suitable for live performance.
Especially in terms of the atmosphere of the scene, it must be enough to attract the audience to the performance.
Jian Junfang actually always knew that Lan Shu was indeed a very realistic person.
When she interacts with others or so-called favors, she always only looks at the tangible benefits she can get. ,
But what he didn't expect was that before Xu Kong even had time to agree, Lan Shu had already started making requests on his own.
Not to mention that this was the first time that the other party and Xu Kong met outside of the show. Even if he asked Xu Kong to sing, this would be a bit too much.
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Fortunately, Xu Kong is very familiar with the so-called rules and unspoken rules of the entertainment industry.
But he himself didn't care much about this.
It's not because of his good personality, Xu Kong never thought he was a good person.
But because I experienced the kind of human warmth and warmth that hit rock bottom in my previous life.
On the contrary, these so-called formal things have long been ignored.
After all, for entertainers and celebrities, face is indeed very important.
But more often than not, it only matters to the public. Especially after his experience, Xu Kong rarely behaves in private such as thinking too highly of himself or even acting like a big name.
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"Your requests shouldn't be a big problem..."
Xu Kong thought for a while and answered.
He himself was planning to agree, so what he was thinking more about at this time was what kind of song he should choose for Lan Shu.
"As for the cost, just follow your conditions, Teacher Xu Kong. I don't have any objections here."
Hearing that Xu Kong agreed, Lan Shu relaxed slightly.
What she originally wanted was this song and her relationship with Xu Kong, but she never thought about maintaining a good relationship.
But as a singer in the industry, Lan Shu still knows how difficult it is to get Xu Kong's songs.
I had already prepared for the so-called heavy bleeding.
Putting aside the quality of the songs, the traffic bonus brought by Xu Kong's fame alone is already a very cost-effective deal for Lan Shu now.
"My agent will discuss with you about the copyright fee."
"But I guess you have to wait for a while for the finished song..."
Xu Kong really doesn't value the income from selling songs that much.
The main reason is that no matter how high the copyright fee for selling songs is, compared with the box office share of the follow-up "Sweet Honey", it is not at the same level at all.
So one of the reasons why I agreed this time was because of Jian Junfang’s face.
He had unilaterally failed to make an appointment once before.
And although Lan Shu has little emotional intelligence, Xu Kong still appreciates his competitive personality.
Especially for female artists, it is indeed rare for someone like Lan Shu to have little thought of taking the wrong path and focus all her energy on her career.
However, although songwriting does not take much time, Xu Kong plans to be personally responsible for the arrangement and subsequent processes including song recording.
Mainly for the sake of his own reputation.
However, the post-production of "Sweet Honey" is almost over. Regarding the subsequent specific release, it is very likely that Xu Kong will need to spend most of his energy. He must wait for the film to be successfully released and the approximate box office results are known before spending time to help Lan Shu recorded songs.
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Of course Lan Shu didn't have any big objections to Xu Kong's words.
The main thing is that she also knows that it is useless to have opinions.
Regarding songwriting, although the outside world has always said that Xu Kong is as prolific as a sow and can write several finished songs in one day.
But for the sake of the quality of her songs, she didn't want Xu Kong to mess around with it.
Things went very smoothly and didn't even take much time to settle.
After chatting with Jian Junfang for a while, Xu Kong left directly.
Knowing Xu Kong's flight back to the capital the next morning, Jian Junfang didn't try to persuade him to stay.
For him, the middleman's work this time was relatively smooth, and there were no major problems.
However, after Xu Kong left, Jian Junfang still looked at Lan Shu helplessly.
"I'm not talking about you, can you pay attention when you speak?"
"If it were some other well-known songwriters, with your attitude just now, they would probably have gotten up and left long ago."
Jian Junfang was Lan Shu's guide, leading him into this industry, and he could even be called half a teacher.
Otherwise, with his character, he really wouldn't be busy with such a busy schedule.
"Isn't this what you told me before?"
"Let's talk about things, there's no need to engage in those hypocritical things..."
Lan Shu replied with an unchanged expression.
This left Jian Junfang speechless for a moment.
But it's true. His new song is the kind of thing where once he doesn't like someone or something, he just starts to attack them without considering the consequences. It's just that when I do it, I don't feel any burden at all.
But when it comes to Lan Shu, the apprentice, there will inevitably be changes.
Who Lan Shu looks like is undoubtedly Jian Junfang when he was young.
He just wants to be successful, doesn't care about anyone else's opinions, and puts his ambitions on the table very directly.
They are exactly the same.
At first, he offended a lot of people because of his straightforward personality.
But now that I have succeeded and I am getting older, I have inevitably started to become gentler.
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"Forget it, fortunately Xu Kong doesn't like this either."
Jian Junfang also knew a lot more about Xu Kong than before.
The biggest feeling is that they don’t look like the same person at all.
He could feel the reason why Xu Kong had such a chat with him regardless of any past grudges.
It's entirely because I don't like the messy rules and worldly ways of the entertainment industry.
From this point of view, Xu Kong seems to handle all kinds of relationships quite well, but I don't like them.
It sounds contradictory, even incredible.
But it happened to give Jian Junfang the most real feeling.
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Xu Kong's original plan was indeed to return directly to the capital.
After all, "Sweet Honey" only has the final part of post-production work left to finish.
But after receiving the news from Yu Yaqing temporarily, he hesitated and went to Hangzhou first.
After Xu Kong's enlightenment last time, it was obvious that Mr. Yu himself was full of fighting spirit again.
However, compared to the previous two years, Fengqing Entertainment has indeed not developed much.
It still maintains its original scale.
Recently, it seems that two newcomers trained by the company have become popular.
As for Song Peiyu back then, his popularity has begun to decline unstoppably.
This is quite sad.
When they met each other at Fengqing Entertainment Company, it was obvious that Song Peiyu, who used to be the number one brother in the company, no longer looked so high-spirited.
There is nothing we can do about it. It has been almost five years since Song Peiyu debuted.
As a traffic idol with no masterpieces, far from outstanding business capabilities, and not as good as Xu Kong in appearance, he has been a relatively top resource in the industry for the past five years.
I have tried several times to transform into a formal actor, but the results have been unsatisfactory.
Therefore, it is completely normal for your career to begin to decline, or even plummet suddenly.
There are too many such examples in today’s internal entertainment.
Many young and handsome young people are not professional actors or singers. In addition to their appearance and some luck, it is not enough to sustain their popularity for such a long time.
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"I can't believe that Song Peiyu has reached such a point now..."
Xu Kong didn't even have time to speak, but Guo Zihao, who came with Xu Kong as his assistant this time, spoke with emotion.
When Xu Kong was still at Fengqing Entertainment, Song Peiyu almost regarded Xu Kong as his biggest threat.
Not only is he targeted everywhere, but as a senior, he also shows his superiority on a daily basis.
Xu Kong himself doesn't feel much about this, mainly because he knows very well about traffic idols like Song Peiyu, so there is no need to care too much about it.
But as Xu Kong's manager at the time, Guo Zihao hated him so much that he gritted his teeth.
However, when he saw the other party's decadent appearance, he inevitably felt a little bit sad.
"Normal..."
Xu Kong was not surprised at all.
For Fengqing Entertainment, Song Peiyu was once the number one brother in the company.
Strictly speaking, they are just so-called consumables.
As far as he knew, the current Fengqing Entertainment's several young idols who had just debuted have actually become the company's key training targets.
It is also the company's main source of business at present. Song Peiyu's commercial value has decreased, and the corresponding resources and treatment will naturally not be able to maintain their original levels.
In this regard, Yu Yaqing, the company boss, is much more rational.
There is almost no such thing as embarrassment.
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Xu Kong's appearance at Fengqing Entertainment did attract the attention of many people.
Some old employees greeted Xu Kong warmly, appearing to be old acquaintances with Xu Kong.
Xu Kong responded with dignity.
Of course, there are more new faces.
Fengqing Entertainment previously tried to transform and focus its core business on film and television, although its ultimate failure resulted in a serious loss of vitality.
But because of the promise given by Xu Kong, Yu Yaqing still deliberately cultivates talents in this area.
It's just that compared to before, it is obviously more cautious and prudent.
Some companies have trained their own newcomers who have not yet debuted. After seeing Xu Kong, they excitedly went up to ask for autographs and photos.
Xu Kong was very gracious and satisfied, and even said a few words of encouragement.
Although he knew very well that most of these people, maybe not even one of them, would be popular.
But since he has already chosen this path, there is no need for him to talk to the other party about some shocking and realistic topics at this time.
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"Mr. Yu?"
Guo Zihao was asked to wander around the company waiting for him, while he entered Yu Yaqing's office.
There have been some minor changes in the furnishings from before, and there are a lot more green plants.
It can be seen that Yu Yaqing's mood is much better than before.
This time Xu Konglai did not avoid being discovered too much.
Originally, the cooperation with Fengqing Entertainment was settled, and many people knew about it.
Although his main purpose was to meet Mr. Yu, he was less likely to arouse others' suspicion than when he was a company artist.
After all, as a director, he could only discuss cooperation with Yu Yaqing, the boss of an investment company.
But Yu Yaqing is still as busy as before.
Xu Kong entered the door without being noticed by the other party.
It wasn't until more than ten minutes later that Yu Yaqing moved her body and turned her neck, when she suddenly found a pair of big hands covering her.
Smelling that familiar smell, Mr. Yu's original nervousness also disappeared.
Pulling the hand that was gradually downward and somewhat dishonest back to her shoulder, she asked:
"When did you come?"
Xu Kong's hands kept moving.
Although his massage techniques are indeed unique, it is still Yu Yaqing who has experienced the most.
Even when he was at Fengge's headquarters in Beijing, he only pressed the buttons for Zhu Yu occasionally.
The main reason is that Zhu Yu's work intensity is obviously not at the same level as Yu Yaqing.
Every time Xu Kong comes to Yu Yaqing's office, he can clearly feel the other person's fatigue.
Although he is no longer an artist of Fengqing Entertainment, as a partner, Xu Kong still feels that he still has the responsibility to help Mr. Yu relieve his stress after a long absence.
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(End of chapter)