Chapter 313 Of course I’m not playing chess in the middle of the night

Chapter 313 Of course I’m not playing chess in the middle of the night

As early as when the project of "The Hidden Corner" was established, Xu Kong expected to finish filming the entire drama at a relatively fast speed.

Of course, the quality of the drama must still be guaranteed.

Mainly with Changyun Film and Television. Now it is not only a matter of personal grudges between him and Zhu Changyun. It is almost impossible to reconcile between Feng Ge and Changyun Film and Television.

Moreover, Xu Kong had experienced Zhu Changyun's arrogant and contemptuous attitude from a high position from the very beginning.

This made him feel very unhappy.

Of course he would not let it go if he had the opportunity to target the other party.

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But in fact, only "The Hidden Corner", a drama that Xu Kong himself directed and directed, was he confident of completing the filming of the entire drama in a short period of time.

Like several other dramas and movies that started shooting at the same time, Xu Kong didn't have any special arrangements in terms of time.

The main consideration is the final film quality.

But I didn't expect that maybe it was because Xu Kong starred in it himself, or maybe it was because it was filmed in the same city as "The Hidden Corner".

Anyway, in the end, "The Beginning", a drama that was less difficult to shoot, completed the filming of the last scene before "The Hidden Corner".

But it doesn't seem to be bad.

I heard that the investment scale for the dramas that Changyun Film and Television plans to air next in the summer season is quite large.

If it were a low-cost drama like "The Beginning", if all kinds of data were directly crushed in all directions, it would be more able to hit the opponent.

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Xu Kong has experienced the explosion of "The Beginning" in his previous life, so he has no worries about the final commercial performance of this drama.

But Su Meng, a real director, is not so confident.

Of course she knew the quality of the entire show.

The biggest advantage of this drama is that the script written by Xu Kong definitely has enough dramatic tension to attract the audience to eagerly explore the subsequent truth.

In addition, the male and female protagonists of Xu Kong and Song Youyou are paired up for the third time. With Xu Kong’s current popularity and traffic, it is estimated that even without much publicity, this drama has already attracted quite a lot of attention. .

But even with these advantages, Su Meng still couldn't be too sure that this drama would be a hit.

Because that's how the market works.

You can never conclude an exact pattern. Sometimes when a show suddenly becomes popular, it is actually not within the scope of the crew's consideration.

Her first youth campus drama was similar. In fact, all she wanted was to make money back and continue on the path of directing.

Who knew it would suddenly become popular.

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"Director Xu, in terms of subsequent post-editing..."

After the closing banquet was successfully held, before Su Meng took most of the crew back to the capital, he couldn't help but ask.

"How about you, Director Su, take a break for two days? My new drama will only take a week or two and less than half a month at most, and it should be officially finished..."

Xu Kong said.

But not only was Su Meng not unhappy, on the contrary, after hearing Xu Kong's words, he was completely relieved.

No way, the filming rhythm of "The Beginning" this time is completely different from Su Meng's usual.

Although Xu Kong is only the male protagonist, in fact, during the entire filming process, it can be said that she relied on Xu Kong's guidance to finish filming the entire drama in such a short period of time.

Including post-editing, she now has a lot of thoughts and ideas.

But I had no idea at all.

Especially if Xu Kong was absent and left to make the decision on her own, Su Meng would feel even more confused about where to start.

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In fact, regarding some specific ideas for editing, Xu Kong gave the other party detailed storyboards in the script, which can be considered a relatively perfect answer.

But after all, this was the first time we cooperated, and Xu Kong himself was actually not too relieved.

It is a safer plan to follow Su Meng to complete the post-production of the entire drama.

Of course, this cooperation with Su Meng was not fruitless.

At least Su Meng, a well-known female director, now almost unconditionally believes in his ideas.

At the same time, Su Meng himself has also made considerable progress.

I have almost changed some of the bad habits I inherited from my previous shooting days.

If Xu Kong gives the other party a new script in the future, it will probably be smoother than this time.

Looking at it now, Xu Kong felt that he really wanted to thank Zhu Changyun for taking away those very famous directors from Feng Ge.

There are left directors like Su Meng and Guo Jiayu who have strong professional abilities but whose career development is not going well.

This directly made the cooperation between Xu Kong and these people much smoother.

Of course, it was a surprise that Duan Xuan quit midway and had not yet terminated his contract with Feng Ge but could not see anyone.

There is indeed a problem with that guy's character, and it is estimated that few companies would take the risk to sign a contract.

I previously said that I planned to raise investment for filming, but I don’t know what the progress is now.

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At the same time, in a small hotel in a provincial capital city in the south.

Duan Xuan is huddled in a double room with his assistant director.

"Director Duan, how about we go back and convince Mr. Xu?"

Duan Xuan remained silent.

During this time, he had traveled to almost all parts of the country.

I originally thought that as long as I came up with the script, those company CEOs would definitely invest money without hesitation.

Who knew that it wasn't like that at all, and many times, I couldn't even see them in person.

Duan Xuan, a so-called well-known domestic first-line director, has no face at all.

"I heard that directors Su and Yao have been filming their projects for a while now..."

The assistant director also had troubles that he couldn't express.

I am not a person with any background or connections.

Except for Duan Xuan, if he goes to other crews, he will probably only be a low-level executive director with the lowest position.

But following Duan Xuan all the time, the other party's stubborn character is really unbearable.

He followed the other party almost all over the country, but still made no progress.

Although Duan Xuan reimbursed him directly for business expenses and other expenses, it was not an option to continue like this.

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"That guy wants to change my script! No, he is going to change my script directly!"

"Should I surrender to him?"

"Absolutely impossible!"

Although Duan Xuan has a hot temper and is very extreme.

But he is actually not a fool.

Of course he knows that he is not well received in the industry.

Therefore, at that time, it was only to express that I wanted to invest, not to leave Fengge directly.

Does he not want to leave?

No, it's because there are simply no companies willing to sign him.

If it was really so popular, why didn't Zhu Changyun take him with him when he left?

He knows everything, but is a little unwilling to accept this reality.

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"Actually..."

"You haven't even read the script written by Mr. Xu. Maybe...it's not bad?"

The assistant director gave a gentle reminder. In fact, no one will doubt Xu Kong's talent.

From his debut to now, there are only three dramas and one movie.

But almost all of them are popular and popular types.

How could it be worse if the script was written by the other party himself?

Moreover, some of the views and opinions Xu Kong put forward to Duan Xuan's script at that time were not without purpose as to the flaws in it.

The reason why Duan Xuan reacted so strongly was simply because Xu Kong was young.

Moreover, Feng Ge, who suddenly became the vice president, was dictating his projects, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

But now, some other colleagues, including Su Meng, have accepted Xu Kong's new script without any resistance, and filming has been going on for some time.

It can be seen that Xu Kong does not want to target these old people.

For someone like Yao Guanyu who is taciturn and has his own ideas, if he accepted Xu Kong's new script, it means that the quality will not be too bad.

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"Then, I'll go back and read the script he gave me first?"

Duan Xuan was actually shaken in his heart.

It's just that I haven't said it yet.

This time he failed to attract investment for his project again. The assistant director's words gave him a step to step down.

"Well, it won't hurt to take a look first."

The assistant director noticed Duan Xuan's change and suddenly became a little happy.

The days of such torture are finally over.

In fact, he also knew that if Duan Xuan went back and apologized to Xu Kong, the other party would definitely not be able to accept it.

So I don’t mention this now, I just want to go back and read the script written by Xu Kong.

As for Duan Xuan and Xu Kong, their relationship was so tense because of the last quarrel. It was absolutely impossible for Xu Kong to directly give him the script if they went back directly. It was obviously impossible for Duan Xuan to be the director.

But Duan Xuan has now undergone the initial change, which is a good thing.

At that time, it will be about how to apologize to Xu Kong, bow his head, ease the relationship and so on.

You can take your time.

In comparison, although those things are difficult in the eyes of the assistant director, they are still better than continuing to run around outside and failing to attract investment.

With Duan Xuan's temper, it would be impossible for him to humbly ask others to invest in him.

Instead, you acted the whole way and read the script, but you were able to resist not casting?

Such an attitude would be incomprehensible if it can attract investment.

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Although "The Beginning" has officially been completed, for Xu Kong, the daily workload has not actually decreased much.

"The Hidden Corner" has recently reached the final stage, and many of the scenes filmed are of the more important type.

And the main role is still the second male protagonist in the play, Zhu Chaoyang.

As for the entire drama, it can be said that it has no connection with Zhang Dongsheng, the apparent male protagonist, but Zhu Chaoyang, whom he met by chance.

But in fact, the two are inextricably linked in all aspects.

The biggest test is naturally about the young actor who plays Zhu Chaoyang. He really needs more subtle guidance.

In this regard, Xu Kong also did it with the help of Chen Shuang, the best actor.

Although the process is not particularly difficult, it does take a lot of time.

Fortunately, the young actors do have the understanding and talent, and the final effect is very satisfying.

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In addition, after Youyou finished filming, she did not leave Lecheng, but moved directly to Xu Kong's crew.

On the surface, of course, it was in the name of visiting the class.

But in fact, she had no plans to leave, and planned to wait until Xu Kong's drama was officially completed before returning to the capital with him.

Although Sister Hong has become much more relaxed towards her now.

But opportunities like this to be alone for a long time are indeed rare.

For Youyou, she returned to the capital alone and had nothing else to do.

She just likes acting. In fact, she is not interested in some of the commercial activities that a star needs to participate in, or the glamorous public occasions.

In comparison, staying with Xu Kong seems to be a choice that can be made without hesitation.

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"Brother Xu Kong, isn't there a role suitable for me?"

I have to say that Youyou really likes performing.

After reading the script of "The Hidden Corner" out of boredom, she began to want to star in it again.

But the character of the show itself was decided long before filming started.

It's almost over now, most of the scenes have been shot, and it's impossible to change people.

And given Youyou's age, there really aren't any roles that are too suitable for each other in this drama.

For actors, they definitely have their own role comfort zone.

But similarly, there are still great restrictions on selecting roles.

Especially the age factor. Many older actors may still be able to play students in their teens and twenties due to various factors in their appearance.

But as we grow older and look older, the feeling of disharmony is definitely there.

Young actors, on the other hand, seem to have relatively more choices.

But in terms of pretending to be old, it is indeed a natural disadvantage.

The degree of difficulty is much greater than the former.

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"Be good, if there is a suitable role in the next drama, I will definitely show you the script first."

Xu Kong promised.

Youyou became happy after hearing this and was not too entangled.

The main reason is that she really likes the plot of this drama.

Different from some other types of suspense dramas, the main focus of "The Hidden Corner" is not actually on the case, because the murderer has been exposed to the audience from the beginning.

More, it is an exploration of the deepest darkness in the hearts of various characters.

Although she also liked the previous "The Beginning".

But compared to the characters in the two dramas, "The Hidden Corner" does have more points worth exploring.

However, after reading the script, she also understood that this drama was indeed not suitable for her.

The main thing is to get Xu Kong's promise. Although she knows that this is not good, she can't be unhappy about the different treatment Xu Kong gives her.

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Perhaps because of the busy filming schedule, although Youyou moved directly into the crew of "The Hidden Corner".

But in fact, most of the time, she just stayed quietly with Xu Kong.

Of course, this was only during the day, and it gave the impression that the two were really good friends, and she was really just here to visit.

But at night, things changed.

Youyou always attacks the chicken late at night, and Xu Kong is often not prepared at all.

Of course, you have to ask what you are doing in Xu Kong's room in the middle of the night.

Anyway, it’s not just about playing chess together

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