I really don't want to be the top streamer anymore

Chapter 18: We are all reborn, so we need something challenging
"No, we don't need to!"

When Xu Kong went to find Yu Yaqing, Guo Zihao thought that Xu Kong was going to see if he could snatch Song Peiyu's role away.

At worst, he can at least get a role with enough screen time in Feng Qing's second investment drama.

It is impossible for him to play the leading role. The news is that the company has asked another talented actor who has signed a contract with the company to play the leading male role.

Guo Zihao still had some expectations, thinking that since Xu Kong joined the company, he had always been valued by President Yu, including being able to negotiate the endorsement of Huayi some time ago.

What he didn't expect was that this time he was completely unable to keep up with Xu Kong's ideas.

"Let me analyze it for you. You, even if you include me, are definitely laymen in the film and television industry, if not completely ignorant."

"Forget about acting, but why do you want to be in charge of the entire project?"

"Just finding a suitable screenwriter to write the script and inviting a director to shoot these messy things, if you do nothing for the next six months, it's hard to solve them."

"Not to mention that this is just the beginning. If our show fails, we won't even have a decent excuse."

It’s not that Guo Zihao has no confidence in Xu Kong, but this matter is simply too outrageous.

It's just an investment of 30 million, but not only will Xu Kong have to spend a lot of his time and energy, it may also affect his future career. It's not worth it at all.

For a celebrity with a little fame, 30 million is not a huge investment.

Not to mention top stars like Xu Kong. If he worked a little harder and took on more performances and endorsements without considering career development, Xu Kong could earn more than this in a year.

All in all, in Guo Zihao's opinion, the risks and benefits of this matter are completely disproportionate.

Is it difficult to shoot a low-budget TV series?

That is definitely difficult, not only because there are all kinds of troubles in the process, but the most important thing is that even if the film is successfully completed, it is not certain that the copyright can be sold.

As for the big fire, there is no need to mention it. It is indeed too far away.

In his previous life, Xu Kong had seen countless dramas fail in the circle.

It doesn't matter for big companies, but for small companies, the directors or producers just sell all their belongings to scrape together the money, and most of them lose it all in less than a year.

So Xu Kong never thought that this matter itself was simple.

In his previous life, if his reputation had not collapsed, he would have been considered one of the top stars who had successfully transformed himself.

Although his private life is not open to the public, Xu Kong has always been a very hard-working and serious person.

This is true whether it is singing or acting.

So when he was almost thirty years old, although Xu Kong's acting skills could not be said to be excellent, they were definitely not bad.

This was also the premise for Xu Kong to suddenly propose to Yu Yaqing that he wanted to shoot a new drama himself, and after Xu Kong was reborn, he had a high sense of crisis.

In my previous life, I was forced to do so and also because I was content with the status quo, so it was a little too late for me to transform after my debut.

Now, as an idol star who debuted for a year, his career is on the rise, and it is not difficult for him to make money and reap profits.

But if he continues like this, it is almost certain that his popularity will decline and his image will collapse in less than three years.

The best choice is to plan ahead.

Moreover, for Xu Kong, continuing to follow the path of a top idol is indeed too unchallenging.

After traveling through time and space, Xu Kong knew very well that although his schedule seemed full and he was very busy every day, in fact, most of the things he did did not excite him. He was just repeating the old path of his previous life.

"You will be responsible for the production of the new drama, and I will take care of the rest."

Xu Kong ignored Guo Zihao's complaints and made arrangements on his own.

Xu Kong cannot say that he is familiar with the entire process from project establishment to final broadcast of a drama, but he is still very clear about the basic procedures.

"Ugh"

"I know a friend who has some connections in the screenwriter circle in Shanghai. Let's see if we can solve the script problem first." "As for the director, I don't have any suitable candidates at the moment, but our company has signed many new directors before, so I will contact them first."

Guo Zihao sighed, but still worked diligently to help think of a solution.

Xu Kong suddenly patted Guo Zihao on the shoulder.

"You, although you don't have the ability, at least you are a good person."

"If you hadn't said these two heartfelt words, I would have considered changing my agent in the future."

Guo Zihao was speechless.

"Can you be more serious?"

"This matter is not that simple. You should know that in Fengqing Entertainment, President Yu is not the only one who has the final say. Since you joined the company, you have been given the best resources. I don't know how many eyes are on us."

"If this drama fails, no one will agree to give you the same resources as now."

Xu Kong nodded. Of course he knew about the entertainment company's methods.

Even though he and Yu Yaqing had a special relationship, Xu Kong didn't think that if he no longer had the corresponding value, would Yu Yaqing still be able to blatantly favor him as a newcomer?

"Okay, I won't keep you in suspense any longer."

"Don't worry about the director and the script. I've already solved it."

Guo Zihao was obviously stunned for a moment.

"So, this was part of your plan?"

Xu Kong hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

“Just barely.”

Xu Kong didn't directly say that he planned to write, direct and act in the film himself.

Ever since Song Peiyu was confirmed as the leading male role in Feng Qing's first drama, he has been in a very good mood.

Among the top artists under Fengqing Entertainment, he joined the earliest.

He has always been firmly in the top position.

Until Xu Kong signed the contract, the company began to blatantly favor the other party, investing all kinds of resources as if they were free.

Although Song Peiyu did not dare to express his dissatisfaction directly, he had already hated Xu Kong for a long time.

The last time, the endorsement of Huayi should have been his, but it was snatched away by Xu Kong.

Now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"You said Xu Kong asked the company to invest in a new drama for him?"

"Thirty million investment. Haha."

When Song Peiyu heard the news brought by his agent, he almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

In Song Peiyu's opinion, such behavior is really like the result of the dog being desperate and starting to act recklessly because there is no role to play.

He would not even look down upon acting in such a low-budget drama.

Not to mention that Xu Kong was said to have asked for very high authority, as if he was planning to produce a new drama on his own.

I just thought that Xu Kong didn't understand anything and took it for granted.

Before, I was a little worried about Xu Konghuo's rapid rise. A lot of company resources were being poured into him, and his popularity was almost catching up with my own.

But now that he realized that the other party was going further and further down the road of self-destruction, Song Peiyu didn't take Xu Kong seriously anymore.

(End of this chapter)