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Chapter 198 Why didn’t Xu Kong release a new song this time?

"Is the news accurate?"

Qin Xian didn’t know how many times he had asked this question today.

"I have asked many people who attended the Penguin Business Conference, and it is basically confirmed."

Huang Qifeng was also somewhat helpless.

However, when he first received the news, he was a little skeptical.

The main reason is that it is Xu Kong’s new drama, how could it not be popular with brands in terms of investment?
"Then Mr. Qin, do we still have to avoid Xu Kong's new drama in the fourth season?"

There is no way around it. This was a decision that Kiwi had made long ago.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Now, after being beaten by the magic sword and becoming doubtful about life, Kiwi has become a little timid, not to mention others, even Qin Xian has begun to be a little hesitant.

He must have been really scared of being beaten.

“Let’s wait and see for a while.”

Sometimes, the investment promotion process is very smooth, but it does not actually mean that the drama will really become a hit.

vice versa.

But in general, the results of most drama investment promotions are quite telling.

After all, brands are not fools.

They are definitely more willing to spend money on dramas that may have better data performance and be more popular.

Sometimes, the vision of brands is even more accurate than that of these platforms or professional film and television practitioners.

In fact, it is already the end of the year after all, and the schedule in the last quarter is not that important strictly speaking.

According to Qin Xian and some Kiwi executives, the worst that could happen is they could just hand it over to Penguin.

If this way you can avoid Xu Kong's new drama, it's actually not that difficult to make a choice.

"Let's wait for them to announce the specific release date first."

Although Qin Xian was subconsciously afraid, he still felt a little unwilling.

And it's unlikely to keep hiding.

Does this mean that they, Kiwi Fruit, will have to avoid every drama directed by Xu Kong when it is broadcast in the future?
Of course, there are other ways, which is to take the initiative to buy the copyright of Xu Kong’s next new drama.

But because of Qin Xian's outrageous actions at the beginning, Xu Kong made it clear that he would not cooperate with them in his own dramas in the future. This method is obviously not feasible now.

"'The Promise of Night' is also about to finish airing."

"Although the originally planned new drama should be released at this time, it's actually okay to wait a little longer."

Qin Xian has become much more cautious than before.

Even after hearing the news that advertisers were not optimistic about Xu Kong's new drama, he still did not make any rash decisions.

"I see."

Huang Qifeng spoke.

In the eyes of his subordinate, after what happened during the summer vacation, Qin Xian's temper not only calmed down a lot, but he also became less impulsive and easily lost.

This Penguin investment promotion conference was actually just a formality.

As the director and leading actor, Xu Kong also went on stage to answer some questions.

Of course, in addition to him, most of the main creators of "The Long Season" were also present.

Like the two actor-winning actors Guan Hua and Chen Shuang.

In terms of star power alone, it is definitely the most luxurious of Penguin's fourth quarter dramas.

Although the two are movie kings, strictly speaking they have appeared in more art films. Although they can still compete at the box office commercially, they still cannot compare to some movie kings and first-line actors who have box office revenues of over 10 billion or more.

Guan Hua is fine, and he appears in some commercial blockbusters from time to time. Although he is a supporting role, he has a lot of scenes.

For example, Chen Shuang's number of roles he has been able to receive has begun to decline sharply in recent years.

Strictly speaking, the news that two movie emperors will star in Xu Kong's new drama is sure to attract considerable attention and discussion.

But the actual popularity it brings to the drama itself is indeed a bit limited.

It is very likely that it is not as good as the bonus Xu Kong himself has now.

After all, status is status, but popularity and fame are another matter.

Otherwise, we wouldn’t see many directors nowadays starting to use so-called traffic idols to star in their plays.

It is true that the so-called veteran actors bring almost negligible advantages in terms of business.

What can be guaranteed is the acting skills of the character itself.

This is also the reason why more and more actors with good acting skills are now finding themselves in the embarrassing situation of having no roles to play.

"Director Xu, I heard that the heroine of your new drama is a completely new actress?"

The media in the audience asked a question.

Xu Kong smiled and replied:

"Yes, even though he's a newcomer, his talent in performance is indeed the best I've ever seen."

"Yes, she had something more important to do this time, so she didn't come."

Xu Kong felt somewhat helpless. It was a fact that Feng Ziyan was very talented.

But saying that she couldn't come because of something was actually an excuse Xu Kong made up.

Because before the investment promotion conference started, Xu Kong specifically contacted Feng Ziyan.

It turned out that the other party was out on a cycling tour. Not to mention attending any investment promotion conference, even my phone call was unavailable.

I got the news from Penguin President Feng Yuan.

Young people are really too willful.

Fortunately, although Feng Ziyan is the leading female character, she is not the most important character in the whole drama. As long as Guan Hua and Chen Shuang are there, it will not actually have much impact.

"Director Xu, I'm sorry to cause you trouble."

After the investment promotion meeting ended, Feng Yuan, president of Penguin Video, who was also present, took the initiative to find Xu Kong.

Obviously, it was because of Feng Ziyan.

With the other party's attitude like this, Xu Kong certainly couldn't say much.

He just waved his hand, indicating that Feng Ziyan's absence would not have much impact.

"Director Xu, you just said that Ziyan has a talent for acting."

However, after apologizing, Feng Yuan did not leave in a hurry, but took the initiative to ask.

Xu Kong didn't intend to lie, and answered truthfully:
"She is indeed quite talented in acting."

Feng Yuan nodded after hearing this.

"Zi Yan is usually busy, but she has been much more obedient since joining your crew this time."

"If possible, I'm thinking about letting her go to a performing arts school."

After learning more about it, Xu Kong also knew that Feng Ziyuan was Feng Yuan's niece.

It seems that he has caused a lot of trouble to the elders in his family.

"If you can pass the exam, it will be a good choice."

Xu Kong said lightly.

It wasn't really a suggestion, I just said something along the lines of what the other person was saying.

Feng Yuan took the initiative to find Xu Kong, just wanting to confirm whether Xu Kong's previous praise of talent was just a formality.

Seeing that Xu Kong was indeed serious at this time, he was obviously relieved.

After the investment promotion conference ended, Xu Kong went to meet with Yu Yaqing again.

The other party seemed to have obviously regained his original energetic appearance.

Afterwards, he went back to the capital with Guo Zihao. After returning this time, Xu Kong keenly discovered that Fengge headquarters had indeed changed a lot compared to before.

When I was in the artist department, I would occasionally meet some seniors in the industry.

But now, almost all of them are new faces.

"Youyou, was it your father's own decision to train new people in the company?"

In Xu Kong's personal studio, Song Youyou has recently started to prepare for returning to school and temporarily preparing for graduation.

Of course, during the last period of time in Fengge, he followed Xu Kong almost every step of the way.

"I do not know."

"Maybe. My father usually doesn't tell me about his work."

"But he hasn't changed much recently."

"Oh, by the way, he seems to be addicted to fishing. He carries a fishing rod with him every day and often goes out early and comes back late."

Song Youyou thought about it and then answered.

It’s not that Xu Kong is suspicious, it’s mainly because he just got news from Zhu Yu that Feng Ge’s efforts in training new people this time are indeed a bit too great.

Even a tens-million-level endorsement that was supposed to go to a first-line actor under the company ended up going to a newcomer.

Not only Fengge, but also the brand side probably spent a lot of effort in this process.

It does seem a bit too strange.

"By the way, where's Sister Hong?"

Xu Kong suddenly remembered something.

Although Lin Hong is just an agent, it is certain that the other party’s current authority in Fengge is absolutely very high.

After all, seniority is only one aspect, but the main thing is the relationship with Song Fuquan.

"Sister Hong is on a business trip abroad."

"It seems like I'll be gone for quite a while, I don't know when I'll be back"

Song Youyou knows a lot about Lin Hong.

If Lin Hong hadn't been on a business trip recently, she wouldn't have been able to come to see Xu Kong so freely.

"On a business trip abroad?"

Xu Kong was stunned for a moment.

Then Song Youyou nodded.

"It seems to be something like overseas copyright."

Xu Kong was a little confused.

"Sister Hong shouldn't be responsible for the company's overseas copyright, right?"

Song Youyou shook her head.

"I don't know that either."

"But before Sister Hong became my agent, she was said to have been in charge of the company's copyright work."

After hearing what Song Youyou said, Xu Kong always felt something was strange.

The main reason is that this incident was a bit too coincidental.

Although Song Fuquan said that he wanted to allocate more resources to newcomers, he himself rarely comes to the company.

And Lin Hong happened to go abroad.

Although Xu Kong did not see it directly, some of the old artists in the company would definitely be dissatisfied with the fact that so many resources were tilted towards newcomers.

Although it has not reached the point where people are complaining, it has definitely caused dissatisfaction among many people.

These are not the key points. What Xu Kong is most worried about is that Song Fuquan was kept completely in the dark about this matter.

"Is your father home? Can you help me make an appointment?"

Xu Kong thought about it and decided to go and ask in person.

In fact, no matter how much Feng Ge has changed, it will not have much impact on him now.

But there is the relationship with Song Youyou involved.

And even though she always disliked him, Lin Hong had definitely helped him a lot secretly since he joined the company.

Otherwise, the project establishment, investment, and subsequent filming of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" would not have been so smooth.

"Then I'll go back and ask him tonight."

Seeing Xu Kong's serious expression, Song Youyou nodded and agreed.

However, there is no further news about the meeting with Song Fuquan yet. As for "The Long Season", the official release date has been officially announced.

Xu Kong began to busy himself with cooperating with Penguin in the publicity and promotion work.

"The new drama will be aired so soon this time? Xu Kong is so prolific!"

"It feels like I just finished watching The Legend of Sword and Fairy. I didn't expect it to be almost the end of the year. But I am definitely happy to have Xu Kong's new drama to watch again."

"It's actually a suspense film! I hope it can be as good as the original "Want to See You"."

As soon as the release date announcement was made, it topped the trending search list on Weibo in just half a day.

The discussion was absolutely full.

The main reason is that the popularity of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" was so terrifying that it was almost a national-level popular drama.

As the leading actor and director, Xu Kong's new drama has attracted such high attention regardless of the subject matter and even the related trailers have not been released.

Of course, some of this was definitely helped by Penguin Video.

“This is arguably the drama I’m most looking forward to at the end of the year!”

After all, there is not much news, and with so many fans, as one of the most well-known film and television bloggers, Yiguo simply posted such a dynamic.

Yiguo will not accept promotion from various film and television producers.

And these words are also her heartfelt words at the moment.

"The Long Season" was kept very low-key in the early stages of project establishment, filming, and even the later wrap-up.

However, as the director of the then-hit drama The Legend of Sword and Fairy, Xu Kong still had various rumors circulating about him.

It can be said that Yigo noticed this drama from the very beginning.

The main reason is that this time Xu Kong actually invited two movie emperors, Guan Hua and Chen Shuang, to shoot the web drama.

I don't know how this operation was successfully accomplished.

And judging from the posters released so far, Guan Hua and Chen Shuang both occupy the most important C positions.

Including the order of the actors' names, Xu Kong, as the director, is ranked first, but in the list of actors later on, the leading actors are undoubtedly the two movie emperors, and Xu Kong himself seems to have become a supporting role.

Compared with Xu Kong's previous two dramas, this is a considerable change.

In addition, this drama is also a suspense drama that Penguin attaches great importance to.

"Want to See You", which was Xu Kong's debut work, is still generally classified as an urban romance, but it contains quite a lot of elements such as time travel and suspense.

So Yiguo is also quite looking forward to what kind of script Xu Kong will write this time when he focuses on filming a suspense drama.

"That's not right. The show has been scheduled, why didn't Xu Kong release a new song this time?"

"Why didn't he use the method of releasing the soundtrack in advance to promote the product this time?"

At the same time, Feiniao, a music self-media person, is also paying attention to Xu Kong's new drama.

However, he was not very interested in the drama itself, and focused more on the soundtrack of the drama.

After all, whether it was "Want to See You" or "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", before they were officially broadcast, several high-quality soundtracks were used as a means of promotion.

As for the recently aired "Night Without Promise", it can be said that if it weren't for the theme song written by Xu Kong, it wouldn't have achieved such high popularity.

I don't know why I suddenly gave up that approach this time.

(End of this chapter)