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Chapter 193 The Weirdness Inside Fengge

That afternoon, Xu Kong originally planned to look for Su Zhi.

But Song Youyou had already arrived at his door and asked him where he had been.

With no other choice, Xu Konghua could only go back first.

"Brother Xu Kong, can't you tell me the password to your room?"

After entering the door, Song Youyou spoke with some dissatisfaction.

In this regard, Xu Kong thought about it and realized that he almost always went to each other's place with Su Zhi.

It seemed that he was not afraid of Song Youyou's sudden attack, so he finally told the other party the password.

Xu Kong remembered what Su Zhi had mentioned before, that Song Youyou had gone to find the other party.

So he pulled away Song Youyou who was hugging him and asked tentatively: "Did you go to see Su Zhi before?"

Song Youyou obviously didn't expect Xu Kong to know about this, and she was obviously a little panicked.

“I just went to ask if you were there.”

"Brother Xu Kong, please don't be angry~"

Song Youyou started to act coquettishly.

However, looking at Song Youyou at this moment, Xu Kong obviously couldn't really get angry.

After a few words, the matter was not mentioned any further.

However, Xu Kong couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

The main thing is that it can be seen that Song Youyou cares about him very much, otherwise, she would not be so nervous after hearing Xu Kong know about this.

In addition, Xu Kong also got some new information from Song Youyou.

Feng Ge is indeed preparing to start training a large number of new people.

Even Song Youyou was pulled by the company to be a teacher for newcomers in acting classes.

As for Xu Kong, he felt that similar tasks would probably fall on him in the future.

Also, it has been almost two years since Song Youyou debuted. Although she rarely accepts announcements or commercial activities, she has almost never stopped filming.

This time she plans to take a good rest for a while and will not join the group for about half a year.

But if Xu Kong plans to let her star in his next drama, she will still agree.

"Has Sister Hong agreed?"

Xu Kong asked with some curiosity.

"Ah."

"Besides, I will graduate next year, so I need to prepare my graduation thesis in advance, otherwise it will be difficult for me to graduate."

When Xu Kong heard Song Youyou mention it, he remembered that the other party seemed to still be a student.

Although I didn't stay in school most of the time.

But he is still a student of Beijing Film Academy.

"But don't worry, Brother Xu Kong. My school is not far from your home. I won't go to the company, but I will come to see you often."

Song Youyou opened her mouth to explain.

Xu Kong was not too worried about not being able to meet Song Youyou.

So he smiled and nodded and said it was okay.

"At worst, I can go to your school to find you."

Song Youyou quickly shook her head.

"No."

"My roommate is a fan of yours and has asked me for your contact information several times."

Looking at Song Youyou who looked like a puppy guarding its food, Xu Kong smiled helplessly and rubbed the other's head.

After returning to the company after the holiday, Xu Kong continued to focus his main energy on the finishing work of "The Long Season".

The popularity of the MV of "Love Song" has declined, but it still stands firmly at the top of major music charts.

The popularity of Su Zhi's new album has completely skyrocketed.

Although only two songs have been released, the number of netizens urging him to release more songs every day has increased significantly.

Xu Kong will definitely not be able to continue participating in the "Autumn Concert" program in the short term.

But Su Zhi became one of the permanent guests.

Mango TV was also quite supportive, and the subsequent promotion and publicity was still centered around Su Zhi.

Of course, because the popularity of Su Zhi’s new album has remained high, the attention to this program has actually increased greatly.

It seemed that all the attention on the Mid-Autumn Festival episode was stolen by the MV of "Love Song".

However, the data directly exceeded that of the first episode, and won the first place in the domestic variety show that week.

As for Su Zhi's studio, although the promotion of the album is still ongoing, with the help of Mango, it is now twice the result with half the effort.

Overall, the cooperation agreed upon by Xu Kong and Wu Youxue was a win-win situation.

Unlike Xu Kong who was at ease, Penguin's producer Ding Decong admired him more and more at this time.

He found out later that not only was the post-production progress of the drama not delayed at all, but Xu Kong was also able to find time to record songs and shoot MVs for Su Zhi, and even participate in Mango TV's variety show.

Su Zhi's new album is so popular that there is basically no need to analyze it too much to know that Xu Kong plays a key role in it.

The impression Xu Kong gave Ding Decong was that of a monster who could easily succeed in whatever he did.

"Director Xu, I really don't have any objections. I think the parts that have been produced so far are all perfect!"

Looking at Xu Kong with inquiring eyes, Ding Decong once again stated his position.

At this point, only the finishing work remains for "The Long Season". If nothing goes wrong, post-production can be completed in a week at most.

He played a supporting role almost throughout the whole process.

The biggest role may be to stay with Xu Kong in the post-production editing room.

It was not until the entire drama was almost completed that Xu Kong remembered the existence of producer Ding Decong.

Although he probably won't listen to all the other party's opinions.

But Ding Decong never raised any objections, which still made people feel a little uneasy.

After all, he was a producer sent by Penguin, so Xu Kong asked carefully out of respect.

Only after Ding Decong repeatedly assured him that he would not change his mind did Xu Kong feel relieved.

Rather than waiting until the entire drama is completed and the other party starts to argue, it is better to make things clear now.

As for Ding Decong, Zeng Xi's original intention was to let him just supervise, and the creation of the script should be completely according to Xu Kong's ideas.

Therefore, even if he really had other ideas, he couldn't make the decision on his own.

What's more, he has already watched all the edited films, so it is no longer a question of whether he is satisfied or not. Instead, he is very self-aware and knows that with his abilities, he is not qualified to give Xu Kong any opinions or ideas.

Apart from producer Ding Decong, the person who is actually more concerned about Xu Kong's new drama is probably Yan Rui, the manager of Fengge Film and Television Department.

Almost every once in a while, he would come over to check on Xu Kong's progress.

Yan Rui was visibly happy when he heard that post-production could be completed within this week.

"Manager Yan, this drama was not invested by Fengge, why are you so happy?"

Xu Kong was also quite helpless.

Yan Rui Laodeng, after watching the finished drama, seemed even happier than him.

"Although we didn't invest in it ourselves, you are an artist under the company after all, so it's normal for me to care."

Yan Rui replied calmly.

According to Xu Kong's contract, the profit sharing ratio between him and Feng Ge was 6:4.

After The Legend of Sword and Fairy became a big hit, Feng Ge took the initiative to raise the split to 73:.

In other words, Feng Ge also wants a cut of the profits he got from Penguin Video this time. However, Feng Ge's family is big and his business is huge, so Xu Kong doesn't think that this part of the cut alone can make Yan Rui, the manager, pay so much attention to it.

Moreover, this aspect is also within the scope of work of the Artist Department and has little to do with his film and television department, right?
Yan Rui naturally didn't tell the truth.

The reason why he paid so much attention to Xu Kong was actually because the company had recently started a project to train a large number of new people.

Even though Xu Kong is so popular now, strictly speaking, he is still considered a newcomer.

The top management meant that they needed to at least train some new people who could represent Fengge.

Now in the Artist Department, Xu Kong is definitely the biggest hope in this regard, but there are also newcomers like Song Youyou.

However, in their film and television department, the most critical aspect is new directors, there have been almost no achievements in the past few years.

Quite a few new talents were recruited this time, but for most of them, not only can they not produce any successful works, but it is also a problem whether they can independently direct a small-investment web drama.

In other words, Xu Kong is now almost the only hope for their film and television department to achieve relevant targets.

"By the way, after this drama is finished, I have a small request."

Xu Kong was not surprised to hear Yan Rui's words.

The other party has been coming here for several days in a row. It would be strange if he had no intention.

"Giving lessons to new directors?"

Xu Kong was stunned for a moment.

"It's possible, but at my age, wouldn't it be a bit..."

Xu Kong has met some of the new directors signed by Fengge this year.

Although they are all graduates from film and television academies.

But the average age is 23 or 24. It might be difficult for him, a 20-year-old who is not a professional director, to convince the public.

"It doesn't matter. In this industry, the most important thing is the function, not the age!"

Yan Rui replied calmly.

He felt that Xu Kong's worry was completely unnecessary.

Last year's "Want to See You" and this year's "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" are enough to shut up most people.

Whether it is performance or reputation, it has performed quite well.

Strictly speaking, although Xu Kong does not have much experience as a director, he is definitely at the top level in the industry in all aspects.

About a week later, "The Long Season" completely completed post-production.

Of course, Xu Kong’s work has not been completely completed yet.

In the future, we will also have to cooperate with Penguin Video in the promotion of new dramas and investment promotion.

Ding Decong actually returned to Penguin Video with the finished film source in advance.

Xu Kong was finally able to give himself a little vacation.

"Sister Yu, have you been busy with work recently?"

During this period, Xu Kong still comes to Zhu Yu's place to take a nap every day at noon.

I originally wanted to take this opportunity to experience the softness of the sofa in the other person's office.

Including the small recliner that Zhu Yu bought herself, it looked to be of good quality, and Xu Kong was always curious whether it could withstand the weight of two people.

But Zhu Yu was always so busy that she even changed her habit of taking a nap.

Xu Kong's experiment never had the opportunity to be tested in practice.

"There's nothing I can do. The company has signed too many new people recently."

Zhu Yu rubbed his temple tiredly and spoke.

But what surprised her was that Xu Kong actually took the initiative to give her a massage.

Of course, this time it was a more serious massage, and Xu Kong didn’t have much other work to do.

Zhu Yu didn't expect Xu Kong to have such a little skill, but she didn't refuse. She leaned back in her office chair and started to introduce it.

“Our company may seem to have a lot of employees, but it is impossible to satisfy all the artists.”

"It was fine before, but with so many new people coming in recently, it's inevitable that some of the old people will get upset."

Xu Kong could understand what Zhu Yu meant.

It’s nothing more than that Fengge has started to train a large number of new people.

But apart from money, the most expensive thing in fact is to train so many new people is the company's own resources.

From roles in some dramas, performances in similar commercial activities, and guest spots in some variety shows.

Although these may change in different periods, the overall amount of resources is roughly the same.

If newcomers get the resources, then some of Fengge’s veteran artists’ resources will definitely decrease.

From this perspective, Zhu Yu's position as the artist manager is indeed quite easy to offend people.

It is probably not an easy task to strike a good balance and try to satisfy most of the agents and artists.

"It's okay for me. After all, I don't have many resources to decide."

"Those agents can't find me either."

Zhu Yu spoke up.

Although she is also the manager of Fengge's Artist Department, compared with the other two managers, Zhu Yu's age means she is definitely not as powerful as the other two managers.

Moreover, Zhu Yu has always had a more Buddhist personality.

Nor will they specifically fight for power.

This is also why, although Zhu Yu is the manager of the artist department, her work seems to be relatively easy most of the time.

You can even get off work on time.

"Was this plan to train new people decided personally by President Song?"

Xu Kong always felt that Feng Ge's sudden and large-scale training of new people was a bit too radical.

He met Song Fuquan once when he was filming "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and always felt that this was not the other person's style.

"This is really a bit strange."

"Director Song has not been in charge of the company's affairs in recent years."

"But this time they suddenly started preparing to train new people on a large scale. I don't know why."

Zhu Yu joined Fengge as an agent when she was less than 20 years old. She worked very hard in her early years to get to where she is today.

I also have some understanding of some of the company's senior executives.

"Hasn't Director Song been personally responsible for the management of the company in recent years?"

Xu Kong was stunned for a moment.

He hadn't thought about that.

Zhu Yu nodded.

"Most of the company's affairs are managed by the board of directors and the two vice presidents."

Xu Kong thought about how when Song Fuquan first joined the crew, he certainly didn't look like the busy chairman of a large company.

Instead, he looks more like an ordinary retired old man.

"But it's normal to train new people."

"The company has indeed been in a period of transition in recent years."

Zhu Yu spoke up.

As the manager of the artist department, she also knew that Fengge's training model was mainly aimed at extending the artist's career life as much as possible.

Compared with some companies nowadays that are only concerned with making quick money and cutting leeks, and those that mainly rely on operations to promote some traffic idols.

Fengge’s cost is too high, whether in terms of cycle, time or resources required.

(End of this chapter)