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Chapter 168: You must have never experienced me at 39 degrees

Chapter 168: You must have never experienced me at 39 degrees
"Get a prize?"

"These are little things."

"Is there anything else?"

Zeng Xi didn't expect that Xu Kong would be so confident at this moment.

It was completely beyond his expectations.

But Zeng Xi didn't care too much.

Since you are successful at a young age, it’s okay to be a little conceited.

"Gone."

Zeng Xi smiled and shook his head.

This time it was Xu Kong's turn.

"Mr. Zeng, I can meet all your requests, but even a skilled cook cannot cook without rice."

"I've calculated the budget for my show."

Xu Kong put his knowledge into practice.

First paint a big picture, and then take the opportunity to ask for money from investors.

Zeng Xi didn't expect that this was waiting for him.

I was stunned for a few seconds.

But in the end, he still showed a helpless smile.

"alright."

"Since Director Xu has spoken, we will add another 20 million."

Xu Kong smiled and continued, "Mr. Zeng, let's round it up. Two hundred million sounds better."

Zeng Xi:.
In the end, Xu Kong's new drama successfully obtained a budget of 200 million yuan.

According to his estimation, it would definitely be more than enough.

After all, the length of this new drama is not as long as the previous "Legend of Sword and Fairy".

In addition, the cost of special effects is also much smaller.

The real money is spent in other areas.

"Director Xu, shall I treat you to a meal?"

"By the way, let's talk about our show."

After a day's meeting, Xu Kong was about to return to the hotel when he met producer Ding Decong.

It was obvious that the other party had been waiting here for a long time.

As a producer, your responsibilities are actually no less than those of a director.

Before Xu Kong's new drama was officially launched, the two must have communicated in advance.

In Ding Decong's opinion, there was nothing wrong with inviting Xu Kong.

But he was still a little worried that his job as a producer might not be that easy.

The inherent impression is one aspect. After all, Xu Kong is old and he debuted as a traffic idol.

But what made Ding Decong have this idea were mainly Xu Kong’s previous two dramas.

Whether it is "Want to See You" or the hit "Legend of Sword and Fairy" this summer, Xu Kong is a character who wrote, directed and acted in the drama.

Such people are likely to have a strong desire to control their own works and cannot tolerate other people's interference.

He had no idea whether Xu Kong would listen to his opinion as a producer.

Ding Decong took Xu Kong to a private chef in Hangzhou with a good reputation.

Xu Kong had come here twice before when he was at Fengqing Entertainment.

The reason why he agreed without hesitation was because Xu Kong and producer Ding Decong really had a need to communicate.

Although there were producer positions in the previous two dramas, strictly speaking, they were all under the charge of Guo Zihao.

So in Xu Kong's opinion, the position of producer is strictly speaking to help with miscellaneous tasks and handle matters other than filming.

The preparation of this new drama is indeed quite troublesome.

Even if Ding Decong couldn't help, Xu Kong didn't want him to mess around or anything.

"Director Xu, I heard that you plan to write the script yourself for this new play?"

After all the dishes were served, Ding Decong spoke first and tried to test the waters.

Xu Kong nodded.

"I've finished writing the script."

"I have roughly chosen the main actors."

"Next, I may need to trouble Teacher Ding to help contact him."

Xu Kong didn't keep anyone in suspense and went straight to the point of telling them his plan.

"Have you finished writing the script?"

Ding Decong was caught off guard.

The main reason was that he himself had not expected that Xu Kong’s efficiency would be so fast.

You should know that the suspense theater project was finalized only half a month ago.

He just wanted to say that if there are any problems with the script, he could ask some screenwriters in the industry for help.

But it seems that Xu Kong has no plans in this regard at all.

"Director Xu, isn't this a bit too hasty?"

Ding Decong asked with gritted teeth.

The main reason was that Xu Kong wrote the script so quickly, which really made him a little worried.

As the producer, he is of course aware of the role of Xu Kong's play in the company's suspense theater project.

In addition to Xu Kong’s own popularity and traffic, word of mouth is also very important.

In other words, the quality of the drama must not be too bad.

What's more, the logic and rationality of the script of a suspense drama are points that the audience often finds fault with.

For example, there have been many self-produced suspense dramas from Tudou and Kiwi that started off strong but ended up collapsing due to word of mouth.

"Teacher Ding means that I can't write the script for this play myself?"

Xu Kong couldn't help but frown.

This is different from what he discussed with Zeng Xi before.

"That was not what I meant."

Ding Decong quickly started to explain.

"I think maybe the script could be polished a little more."

“Our project cycle is not that tight.”

Xu Kong: "How do you know I didn't polish it?"

Ding Decong talked for a long time, but was directly retorted by Xu Kong.

At this moment, he was beginning to feel somewhat dissatisfied with the producer Ding Decong.

If the other party is a little stronger and has some ideas of his own, then at least there will be no major problems with his business capabilities.

But he was afraid of offending the director and failing to complete the company's tasks.

How could Xu Kong dare to let the other party handle some subsequent matters?

But after all, he was arranged by Penguin, so Xu Kong would not turn against him directly.

So he directly started to make arrangements:

"This is the script, just read it yourself. No matter which famous screenwriter you know in the industry, the bottom line is that it cannot be leaked."

"Also, this is the finalized list of actors to be invited. Can Producer Ding help me contact their company or agent to arrange a time?"

"If possible, be more efficient. I'm not used to dragging my feet when filming."

Xu Kong's tone was not particularly serious.

But it's inevitable that I'm still a little impatient.

The main reason was that he was not used to a producer dragging his feet in all kinds of ways.

Although I have always complained that Guo Zihao is not very reliable in business connection.

But I have to say, in comparison, the other party's efficiency is indeed quite fast.

During the preparation stage of the previous two dramas, there were almost no obstacles and they were resolved quickly.

When Ding Decong heard Xu Kong's words, this direct tone of arrangement inevitably made him feel a little uncomfortable.

You have to know that he is the producer. The reason why he has been polite is mainly because he doesn't want to make the relationship with Xu Kong too awkward.

After all, the two of them will probably have to stay in the same crew for the next few months.

You can’t see it when you look up. You can’t see it when you look down.

Thinking of this, Ding Decong picked up the script and cast list on the table.

Although the script is not particularly thick, it is definitely too long to finish in a short period of time.

The expression on his face began to show some shock when he saw the first name.

Subconsciously, he wanted to ask Xu Kong if he was joking with him.

But when he looked up, he found that Xu Kong had already left. It was no wonder that Ding Decong reacted so strongly, mainly because the list of actors Xu Kong gave him was a little too exaggerated.

"Guan Hua, Chen Shuang, Yin Shunwen"

Let’s not talk about the other actors for now, just the two at the beginning.

Guan Hua, a well-known film actor, has won three Best Actor trophies.

Chen Shuang, Best Actor, has two Best Actor trophies, one of which is the foreign-renowned Kimberlin Best Actor Award.

Although Yin Shunwen has never won the Best Actor or Best TV Actor award, he is almost recognized as the best supporting actor in the country and a frequent winner of the three major film and television awards.

The actors who followed behind were all veteran actors. Although their fame was certainly not as great as some of the current popular young actors, they were not so easy to invite.

For these actors, the pay is secondary. The most important thing is that they don’t care much about the pay. The script is the key.

Even if movie stars like Guan Hua and Chen Shuang disappear from the public eye for a few years, their value is still there.

It would be quite difficult to invite ordinary movie stars to join.

Not to mention their web drama.

Guan Hua did film some TV series when he was young, but later he basically stayed in the film industry.

Chen Shuang is a little younger, but even more so, she has never filmed a TV series since her debut.

Although no one in the entertainment industry has really talked about it, the chain of contempt does exist.

The status of actors in TV dramas is lower than that of actors in movies.

Generally speaking, anyone who cares a little bit about his or her acting career will not lower himself or herself to film a TV series.

Not to mention these two movie emperors.

As for online dramas that are not broadcast on satellite TV, their status is directly ranked at the bottom, even lower than ordinary TV dramas.

"This ancestor, has he really never thought about this at all?"

Ding Decong couldn't help but smile bitterly at this time.

As soon as the list of invited actors came out, he knew that he would be in big trouble as the producer and supervisor of Xu Kong's drama.

But even though he complained, Ding Decong had no other choice at the moment.

If it really doesn't work, I can only go to the company to apply for a replacement.

While thinking about it, Ding Decong picked up the script left by Xu Kong on the table out of professional ethics.

For a suspense theme, you directly invite two movie kings and a group of veteran actors to play supporting roles?

This young man Xu Kong really dares to think!
He has watched Xu Kong’s previous two dramas, "Want to See You" and "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

Naturally, I subconsciously thought that Xu Kong would still be the leading male role in this new drama.

Opening the script, he subconsciously read out the name of the play.

"The Long Season?"

"Why does this name not seem to be in the style of a suspense drama?"

After Xu Kong left, he naturally did not return to the hotel.

It's not easy to come to Hangzhou this time, so I should keep my previous promise.

He drove the car with ease and headed towards the familiar community.

I rang the doorbell several times and knocked on the door at the same time, but there was no response.

"You're not still working overtime at the company, are you?"

Xu Kong said to himself.

Looking at the combination lock on the door, Xu Kong subconsciously entered a few numbers from his memory.

A prompt tone indicating successful unlocking was heard.

More than half a year has passed, and Yu Yaqing hasn't changed her password yet?

I don’t know if I forgot or I’m just too lazy to change it.

After muttering something, Xu Kong hesitated for a moment before opening the door and walking in.

What surprised him was that not only did the password not change, but his pair of slippers that Yu Yaqing had bought for him were also placed in the shoe cabinet at the door?

After entering the door and looking around, I found that it was almost the same as before.

Mr. Yu’s home is relatively simple, with almost no unnecessary things.

Almost all of them are work-related.

Not sure if it was a habit from before, Xu Kong subconsciously walked towards the bedroom.

I wanted to turn on the light, but I heard a very faint snoring.

After walking over quietly, I found that it was actually Yu Yaqing.

However, after staring at Yu Yaqing's face in the dark for a while, Xu Kong found something wrong.

He reached out and touched the other person's head, and it was indeed very hot.

"Hmm~"

"woke up?"

Yu Yaqing was originally in a daze, but when she heard the man's voice, she subconsciously jumped up from the bed.

"who?!!"

Then I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw the figure sitting on the chair in the bedroom.

"You scared me to death."

Xu Kong couldn't help but complain:

"Mr. Yu, you are such a grown-up, how come you don't know to go to the hospital when you are sick?"

Only then did Yu Yaqing realize that her body felt a little sore, and there was a wet towel that was originally placed on her head on the quilt in front of her.

"When did you come?"

Without answering Xu Kong's question, Yu Yaqing asked back.

"I just arrived today. I was in a meeting at Penguin Video all day."

"I didn't have time to tell you."

"Are you feeling better?"

Xu Kong walked to Yu Yaqing's bed and subconsciously reached out and touched her forehead.

“It seems to be still quite hot.”

"You take a rest first."

Before Xu Kong could finish his words, he didn't know where the patient Yu Yaqing got the strength from, but she directly grabbed his hand and pulled him down on the bed.

A familiar touch reached Xu Kong's lips.

But he was still a little rational at this time.

"Mr. Yu, I just gave you some antipyretic medicine. You should have a good rest now."

However, Yu Yaqing had no intention of paying any attention to what he said.

Instead, something bit his earlobe gently.

And just push it down.

"You are my fever reducer."

“Actually, I’ve been in Hangzhou these past two days.”

"We don't need to be so anxious."

Xu Kong still felt that Yu Yaqing needed a good rest in her current condition.

But his hands had already begun exploring instinctively.

At the same time, Yu Yaqing leaned close to Xu Kong's ear and asked softly: