Chapter 283: Turning against guests? Everyone wants to invite Xu Kong to star
It was three days later that Su Meng met Guo Jiayu again.
Although the relationship between the two is not close, as directors who joined Feng Ge at almost the same time, they are relatively familiar with each other.
But at this moment, there is indeed a somewhat embarrassing atmosphere in the air.
Previously, Xu Kong said that he would stop several people's new dramas, and Duan Xuan's reaction was the strongest.
After all, the other party's movie can be considered a big movie with an investment of over 300 million.
The preliminary preparations alone took a lot of time and energy.
But for the two of them, although the suspension of the new drama actually didn't feel that big, they still subconsciously planned to resist Xu Kong's so-called "power".
But neither of them expected that this matter would end so quickly.
Duan Xuan immediately threw the table and left.
As for them, Xu Kong didn't even waste any words and simply took out two scripts. For them, the previous dissatisfaction almost disappeared immediately.
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Su Meng has been trying to transform in order to get out of the comfort zone of youth campus dramas.
But failed several times.
Although you can still get a good investment budget.
But she herself was tired of taking pictures.
And Su Meng also knew that she could still have a certain commercial value, but if she continued like this, it was almost impossible to have much room for growth.
At the age of less than forty, I definitely feel unwilling to do so.
The script called "The Beginning" given by Xu Kong this time completely entered her heart.
As a suspense drama, time loop, bus explosion and other elements, it is almost full of drama.
More importantly, although it is a suspense theme, most of the scenes are concentrated in a relatively small environment, and there are no so-called big scenes.
This can be regarded as a direct solution to her long-standing problem of insufficient scheduling skills in related scenes.
It can be said that this drama, as a drama of my own transformation, is really suitable.
Moreover, she has been able to produce so many hit dramas before, so she knows the natural commercial potential.
"The Beginning" has the potential to become a hit drama.
Although the overall investment was smaller than in previous dramas, Su Meng not only had no complaints, but even felt that Xu Kong had really worked hard and knew what he wanted.
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As for Guo Jiayu, let alone that.
I have always wanted to transition into filmmaking, and I am a military fan myself and have filmed so many dramas with related themes before.
After watching "Operation Red Sea", I was extremely sure that the script of this movie was tailor-made for him.
I dare not say that another director could have done a better job than him.
But since Xu Kong can hand over the script exclusively to himself, it means that he is the best candidate for the other party.
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Xu Kongcai walked into the conference room and found that the expressions of the two people seemed to have changed a lot compared to before.
Of course he didn't know that after these two scripts were thrown out, Su Meng and Guo Jiayu had become quite aware of the idea of dying for their confidants.
There was no way, in Xu Kong's case, he just picked out the script that was most suitable for the two of them.
After all, this can reduce some corresponding risks.
After all, it is not the script that is written that can restore the success of these dramas in their previous lives.
If you let a director who is not familiar with the corresponding genre shoot, there will be too many changes.
But in the eyes of the two of them, it was entirely a script and story that Xu Kong created exclusively for himself.
As professional directors, it is impossible for them not to know the difficulty of this aspect.
Even some senior screenwriters wouldn't dare say they could do it.
You can imagine how much energy and time Xu Kong spent on it.
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"Whatever you are doing standing up, just sit down."
Xu Kong was still relatively accustomed to the two people's previous attitudes towards him.
Not so serious, more casual.
The main reason is that he has little experience as a senior executive in a large company, and he has never thought of being fully responsible for all aspects of company management.
Just because the current situation is special, if Feng Ge is allowed to develop according to Song Fuquan's plan, it may take a long time to compete with the current Changyun Film and Television.
But even it seems that Xu Kong is now completely involved in all departments of Feng Ge.
But in fact, he was only forced to prepare for the training of actors and directors for some subsequent movies and TV series.
In the future, he will still spend most of his time on his own business.
Although after this delay, Xu Kong still has no idea what to shoot next.
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"Director Xu, regarding "Operation Red Sea", did you do all the military details in the script yourself?"
Guo Jiayu no longer cares about calling Xu Kong you.
Although Xu Kong is more than ten years younger than him.
"That's right..."
"I checked some information."
Although Xu Kong's expression was calm.
But in fact, it was because in his previous life, he had watched some relevant analyzes and online videos.
Coupled with the comparison of the original film, for Xu Kong, a person whose brain can almost record the scenes of the previous life frame by frame, it is just a matter of time-consuming.
However, in terms of some details, he did check the relevant information of this life.
and dramatization.
“The storyboards are so good!”
Guo Jiayu praised sincerely.
Naturally, this does not refer to Xu Kong's painting skills, but to the storyboard design of some war scenes in it.
Only as a director who is famous for making war-themed dramas can he know how deep the secret is.
Su Meng on the side also nodded subconsciously, obviously in deep agreement.
This is also where Xu Kong's script is different from other ordinary screenwriters.
It's so detailed, including the storyboards, actors' performances, and some details that people have never thought of, and they are all completely taken care of.
This aspect should originally be the director's job.
But the two of them didn't feel any sense that their rights were taken away by the other party, because after reading it, they would naturally bring it into their own subconsciously, and then they would find that in most cases, Xu Kong's handling method was better than what they could Think better.
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"If you have any questions, you can communicate with me in time."
"Including the subsequent shooting process, I may review the entire process."
In order to avoid problems, Xu Kong still gave a reminder.
He is the director of these three projects, and his authority is even higher than those of their directors.
If you don't agree in advance, and the other party is disobedient in the middle of the shooting, resulting in a sudden shutdown, it will feel like there is something wrong.
After all, the more well-known a director is, the more disgusted he is with someone meddling in his work.
What Xu Kong didn't expect was that at this time, Guo Jiayu and Su Meng had no objection at all to this, and even felt that Xu Kong's arrangement was very reasonable.
The main reason is that the script itself was written by Xu Kong, and with such a detailed script, it is almost conceivable that it would be no problem for Xu Kong to film it himself.
If it were other people, the two of them might not be convinced, but for Xu Kong, there would be nothing to think about.
After all, Xu Kong is not a complete newcomer now, and his previous achievements are still there.
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"By the way, regarding the casting issue, if possible, try to choose from our own internal actors in Fengge."
"But if there is no suitable one, or some actors outside perform outstandingly in the audition, there is no need to get stuck."
Xu Kong reminded.
There was no way, the original Feng Ge would naturally not impose special restrictions on the selection of actors.
After all, the family is big and the business is big, so there is no need to restrict it.
But now, Fengge has lost too many of its original first- and second-tier actors.
Even if Song Fuquan didn't say anything, Xu Kong knew that it was still necessary for them to train Feng Ge's current newcomers. "Can anyone within Fengge do it?"
Guo Jiayu heard Xu Kong's words and asked tentatively.
"As long as there is a schedule and the actor agrees, it's absolutely fine."
Xu Kong opened his mouth to answer.
At present, it is natural that the several projects for which he personally produced the scripts this time have the highest priority in the company.
What Feng Ge urgently needs now is to prove that he is still capable of making blockbuster movies or TV series.
Otherwise, the remaining partners may be lost very quickly.
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"Then if I want Mr. Xu to play the role of Gu Shun, you see..."
Guo Jiayu finally revealed his true purpose at this moment.
"Wait a minute, Xu Kong, my Xiao Heyun also wants to invite Mr. Xu to star!"
When Su Meng saw this, he immediately panicked and spoke quickly.
Xu Kong was obviously stunned for a moment.
He didn't expect that after he gave him the script, it hadn't even entered the formal project preparation stage yet, and he had only mentioned the matter of casting.
The two of them immediately came up with his idea.
But Guo Jiayu and Su Meng did not talk casually.
I really think that Xu Kong is indeed very suitable to star in his new dramas and movies.
For example, Gu Shun in "Operation Red Sea" is not the absolute male protagonist in terms of the role, but as a plot trend of a group portrait, Gu Shun obviously has a very clear character growth line.
Not like the male protagonist, but treated like the male protagonist.
At the same time, considering the age of the character, in Guo Jiayu's opinion, the domestic appearance is tough and enough to reflect the military temperament.
At the same time, the acting skills must be good enough to not make people worry.
Xu Kong is definitely the most suitable choice.
Although Xu Kong debuted as an idol, the few dramas he starred in before were enough to prove his acting skills.
Moreover, Xu Kong himself does not have a feminine appearance. On the contrary, he prefers a sunny and tough appearance.
It can be said that after a little bit of substitution, he felt that the roles of Xu Kong and Gu Shun were surprisingly compatible.
What's more, Xu Kong is the screenwriter and producer, and his understanding of the film is even better than his own as a director.
There is also Xu Kong’s current popularity and traffic.
It can be said that if Xu Kong joins, Guo Jiayu can guarantee that the box office of "Operation Red Sea" will definitely exceed 2 billion, no, 2.5 billion!
No way, most of the current military-themed movies do have relatively average results.
Two and a half billion is already a pretty high box office forecast.
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As for Su Meng, let alone that.
When she got the script for "The Beginning", she took on Xu Kong and Song Youyou as the male and female protagonists.
When Xu Kong joined Feng Ge after filming the hit "Want to See You", Su Meng had thought about asking Xu Kong to be the male lead in his new drama.
In terms of appearance, she is so capable that she would be almost invincible in a drama about youth and campus.
It's just a pity that Xu Kong directly directed and acted in it later, and made a huge hit like Sword of Heaven.
This made her completely give up the idea of inviting Xu Kong to her crew.
The follow-up "The Long Season", coupled with "Sweetness", makes people feel that Xu Kong is unlikely to come back to play this kind of youth campus drama.
So this time, although she had an idea, she didn't think it was possible to realize it, not to mention that Xu Kong's identity was now different from before.
The screenwriter, director, and vice president Feng Ge are really far apart from the male protagonist who starred in the drama "The Beginning".
But now that she heard that Guo Jiayu had proposed the idea before her, she naturally couldn't let it go.
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Xu Kong was stunned for a moment, mainly because when he wrote the script, he really didn't think about acting it himself.
After all, he will definitely be filming new movies in the future.
Although the theme and drama are still not determined yet.
"My schedule may not be enough, so the two directors should consider replacing them..."
Xu Kong really thought about the feasibility of some operations at this time.
"The Beginning" is not bad, the filming locations can almost always be fixed in one city.
But "Operation Red Sea" is going to be filmed overseas. Based on his subsequent schedule, there is a high probability that it will be out of the question.
However, his current status requires more consideration.
The advantage of his participation is that he can use his traffic and popularity to attract considerable attention for subsequent broadcasts and releases.
The downside is that there may be one less opportunity for a newcomer to make Feng Ge famous.
There are pros and cons overall.
But for now, Xu Kong still has to look at the follow-up arrangements.
As a director himself, he will definitely still make new dramas or movies in the future.
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"There is nothing wrong with this character..."
On the same day, Yao Guanyu also came over.
Of course, because they listened to Xu Kong's previous ideas, some of the main actors in "Squid Game" will still be cast by Kimchi.
But in the play, the mysterious man who appears at the subway station and invites the male protagonist to play a cardboard game is a perfect fit for Xu Kong to make a cameo.
Xu Kong agreed directly to this.
There was only one scene in total, and it didn’t take much time to shoot.
For him, it is indeed beneficial to take this opportunity to show more of his face in front of the audience of Kimchi Country.
In the next week, two dramas and one movie were approved almost at the same time.
Everything was arranged in perfect order.
But Feng Ge's appearance didn't look very peaceful.
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"Kiwiguo went back on its word. The copyright fee we negotiated for the new script this time has been severely reduced, but there is no way. Director Song asked me to sign a betting contract."
"But the new dramas from Changyun Film and Television were suppressed in terms of data and popularity..."
Xu Kong knew very well that what Yan Rui said about suppression was already a relatively euphemistic way of saying it.
It should be an all-round beating.
The investment in Feng Ge's new drama is not low. Taking into account the recent publicity expenses, it is estimated to cost 200 to 300 million yuan.
A drama with such a large investment is expected to only recover tens of millions in profit in the end.
As for Changyun Film and Television, which has only been established for about a month, how come the new drama has been successfully aired and has become popular.
Naturally, Zhu Changyun had made preparations in advance.
Changyun Film and Television has just been established and is almost completely on the right track, with almost no so-called development time.
"Director Song is still impulsive..."
Yan Rui sighed with emotion.
Xu Kong also agreed.
Although Song Fuquan looked calm, it seemed as if everything was going according to his plan.
But obviously, various rumors in the circle during this period, as well as the changes in colleagues' attitudes towards Feng Ge before and after.
If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't be able to accept it in a short time.
What's more, people like Song Fuquan who have been at the top of the industry before.
Signing a gambling agreement on impulse can completely maximize the risk.
It is obvious that although Xu Kong has not stopped taking action since he took office, Song Fuquan is not entirely as calm as he appears on the surface.
"You're saying that Changyun Film and Television has two big-invested dramas planned to be broadcast in the summer?"
Xu Kong seemed to have remembered something, looked at Yan Rui and asked.
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(End of chapter)