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Chapter 237: Talking to Shang Yuxin
The filming of "Sweet Honey" has been going on for about a month.

The exterior shots have almost been completed.

During this period, most of the filming took place indoors, or simply in the studio.

Naturally, most of the resources are still from Fengyuan Pictures.

Xu Kong was actually somewhat glad that he had agreed to Cao Bentao's request from Fengyuan Pictures.

If it weren't for Fengyuan Pictures, the filming in Hong Kong would not have been so smooth.

……

"Crack!"

"This one passed."

"That's all for today."

Xu Kong, who was behind the monitor, read one line and then started talking.

Before filming began, what Xu Kong was most worried about was actually his own interpretation of the role.

He was afraid that Li Xiaojun, the male lead who was undoubtedly a scumbag, would be too greasy.

Fortunately, Xu Kong replayed the original film in his mind many times before shooting, and the final result was unexpectedly good.

As for other people, such as Brother Leopard played by the movie emperor Guan Hua, and the heroine Shang Yuxin, Xu Kong doesn't need to worry too much about their acting skills.

For some scenes that were not performed very well, he just told them twice and it was almost passed.

"Director Xu, can you tell me about tomorrow's play later?"

After the crew finished work, Shang Yuxin came over on her own initiative.

In fact, this is not the first time.

Originally Xu Kong thought that with Shang Yuxin's personality, there was no need to say much about the so-called help of Shang Yuxin in rehearsing the play.

Xu Kong was also prepared to resist the temptation.

Who knew that Shang Yuxin was really just discussing her role with him.

He was asking seriously about the scenes that he would shoot later, which made Xu Kong feel a little uncomfortable.

……

"No problem, then it will be the same time as before."

Xu Kong agreed subconsciously.

It was only after Shang Yuxin left that Xu Kong suddenly reacted.

Tomorrow's play?

Isn't that the intimate scene between the two of them?
How does this play go?
But this scene is indeed quite important.

Shang Yuxin asked him to help explain the scene, and it might also be a problem with the character's emotions in this scene.

……

But when Shang Yuxin knocked on the door of Xu Kong's hotel room in the evening, Xu Kong seemed a little surprised when he saw her.

Because what the other person is wearing at this moment is the costume for tomorrow's play.

“It feels better this way…”

Shang Yuxin noticed Xu Kong's gaze and started to explain.

In order to get into the role, many actors keep wearing their costumes even outside the filming set.

Such situations are not uncommon.

So after Xu Kong was slightly surprised, he calmed down.

And although it is a costume, the heroine's outfit in the series is actually not ancient costumes, but ordinary clothes that were common in the last century.

It wouldn't seem out of place even now.

Instead, it's more like a more popular retro style.

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"This scene is very important. It is a relatively important turning point in the relationship between the male and female protagonists..."

Xu Kong didn't waste too much time and went straight to talking about tomorrow's passionate scene.

Shang Yuxin listened very seriously.

Just when Xu Kong finished speaking and was about to ask the other party if there was anything he didn't understand, Shang Yuxin suddenly kissed him lightly.

Seeing Xu Kong was a little confused.

Shang Yuxin explained in a low voice:
"I want to try out the play in advance..."

Such a request obviously would not be in accordance with Xu Kong's wishes.

As for the audition part, of course, most of it is about the crucial kissing scene tomorrow.

But it can be seen that Shang Yuxin obviously does not have much experience, and Xu Kong became the dominant person in the end.

……

Xu Kong is not Liu Xiahui.

And to be more precise, explaining the play to Shang Yuxin is indeed his job as a director.

Although both of them have a pure style, Shang Yuxin and Song Youyou are completely different.

Youyou is indeed more of a very real little girl with clear eyes and a silly look.

It’s just because I’ve read so much material that there are always different tricks every time, and the contrast is more obvious.

As for the green tea type, her pure appearance is almost charming in itself.

Every move he makes is almost inadvertently provoking others.

It’s obvious that he has almost no real experience, so the real situation is that Xu Kong can only play the role of a mentor.

However, as a mentor, facing such students with little foundation, I can only proceed step by step.

As the truth came to light, it appeared before our eyes.

Xu Kong subconsciously compared them. It was obvious that Shang Yuxin's capital was completely incomparable to Song Youyou's, not to mention Su Zhi who had almost no rivals in this regard.

However, when Xu Kong occasionally encounters such a small and cute type, he becomes interested.

You can tell from the way he is working hard at this moment.

……

Then she tried to push Xu Kong's head hard, but it didn't work at all.

She waited until she was exhausted and her body no longer felt like her own.

This time Xu Kong finally agreed.

Obviously, Shang Yuxin wanted to end the so-called early audition at this time.

However, although it was she who proposed it, the right to decide whether to end it was naturally in Xu Kong's hands.

Things have come to this point, and there is certainly no way Xu Kong will stop moving forward.

What surprised him was that the enemy was still equipped with complete standard equipment, and both superiors and subordinates were wearing the same white uniform.

Xu Kong was just continuing to test patiently.

……

It was obvious that the Shang army was in great chaos at this time.

But what surprised her was that the other party was obviously able to keep his composure.

There was almost no intention to fight to the end.

Still trying.

Instead, she herself began to lose her patience.

……

Finally, Shang Yuxin gave in.

As for Xu Kong, he had been waiting for the other party to speak.

Shang Yuxin did come with a purpose this time.

Because after meeting Xu Kong and Song Youyou this time, she understood some things a little bit.

That is, filming with Xu Kong this time is probably his best chance.

If the film is completed later, the two will probably still maintain their previous relationship and it will be difficult to take it any further.

But at this moment, Shang Yuxin had no time to think about these things. Facing Xu Kong, the only thing she could do was to respond reluctantly.

It is obvious that it is only a matter of time before they are beaten and defeated.

It took a long time for Shang Yuxin to come back to her senses.

But when he turned his head and glanced at Xu Kong next to him, he thought that the enemy was already at the end of its strength, but he found that the enemy had become strong again in a short period of time.

"Wait a moment!"

Shang Yuxin was completely panicked at this time.

Of course Xu Kong didn't intend to kill them all.

But compensation is certain.

……

Judging from the filming situation on the second day, Shang Yuxin's advance audition did play a certain role.

Of course, the set is different from private life after all. Especially when filming, Xu Kong rarely sees Shang Yuxin behave unprofessionally.

There's nothing wrong in praising someone for doing his or her job conscientiously.

He should be the type of actor that most directors would like.

There is not much to do, and he does not act like a troublemaker or show off his fame on the set. He devotes himself almost completely to filming.

Of course, after filming every day, it became a regular program for Xu Kong to tell the other party about the next day’s scenes in advance.

It was indeed a very simple talk about the play before, but as the talk went on, the location moved from the study in Xu Kong's hotel room to the bedroom.

……

The filming of "Sweet Honey" is still proceeding in an orderly manner.

On the other side, Su Zhi’s concert was also coming to an end.

There weren't that many shows originally scheduled, and after the last two new songs in the album were sung, it was basically over.

As the organizer of the concert, they even came to persuade Yuan Yinan to hold a few more shows.

Because the tickets were sold out so quickly, almost every show was sold out.

Moreover, the number of people and scale of each concert have increased several times compared to the original plan.

There is still no worry about selling.

Even in the current music scene, there are only a fixed number of singers who can achieve such a high attendance rate at concerts.

However, Su Zhi insisted on completing her final solo tour according to the original number of shows.

……

Compared with the previous songs, the last two songs in the album, "Red Beans" and "I Like Your Inner Thoughts", are both very popular.

But compared to when the concert first started, the attention has inevitably declined.

However, now that Su Zhi has released all the songs in this album, it still caused quite a bit of discussion.

It is probably rare for a domestic singer to release albums for such a long time.

Although almost everyone was certain before that the album produced by Xu Kong for Su Zhi would become another masterpiece in the entire Chinese music scene.

But now that all the songs have been released, we can finally make a final conclusion.

“In fact, the quality of the last two songs is also quite high. It’s normal that the attention paid to these two songs has declined because everyone was so enthusiastic about them before.”

In the live broadcast room, Fat Bird started to analyze the situation.

I have to say that he was not originally a so-called CP party.

But after seeing this entire album of popular love songs that Xu Kong wrote for Su Zhi, which included almost all types of styles.

It really feels like these two are a match made in heaven.

These songs might still be popular if sung by other singers.

But there is definitely no one as suitable as Su Zhi.

It was obvious that Xu Kong tailored the entire album specifically for the other party.

……

"I understand what you mean."

The nominations for this year's three major music awards were slightly delayed by a few days.

It is estimated that the shortlist will be released in January.

So when he saw the comments saying that this year's three major music awards are worth looking forward to, Fei Niao directly responded:
"Based on the quality and influence of all the albums in China this year, there is no doubt that Su Zhi's "Su Xu" will win all three awards for the best album."

"But it's hard to say about the Golden Melody either."

"After all, the development of new local singers in Taiwan has been quite miserable in recent years, so it is normal to provide some support."

"But whether or not it wins an award, it actually won't affect the status of Su Zhi's album in the Chinese music scene."

……

Originally, there was still quite a bit of suspense about the best album until the news of Su Zhi's album was announced and the first song "The Wind Rises" was released.

But now, Su Zhi’s new album is a bit too exaggerated in every aspect.

On the contrary, it seemed to have directly killed the competition, causing most music fans, including Fei Niao, to no longer have much expectations.

Although Su Zhi had already been a singing queen at a very early age.

But after this album, his position will probably become even more unshakable.

This album alone is enough to support the other party until retirement.

For colleagues, it is already a blessing to have a hit single. Su Zhi's current treatment can only be said to be enough to make colleagues drool with envy.

……

Xu Kong naturally knew the news that Su Zhi's concert ended perfectly a long time ago.

I sent a congratulatory message to the other party as soon as possible.

"It would be nice if you were here too."

Su Zhi replied with a voice message seemingly without much emotion.

But compared to the past, Su Zhi has indeed changed a lot.

I began to be able to express my feelings directly to Xu Kong.

Although I wouldn’t say something as direct as Youyou, like “I miss you”, the meaning is actually pretty much the same.

……

Time passes day by day.

After Su Zhi's concert, she started a short holiday break.

Although it was Xu Kong who took the initiative to contact the other party at the beginning, later on, Su Zhi would also video call him frequently.

Song Youyou seemed to have also ended her school life. Although she still had to return to school for thesis defense next year, she was almost busy with the thesis and various graduation matters.

He started to chat with Xu Kong from time to time.

In such a relatively dull daily life, the filming progress of "Sweet Honey" has not been slowed down at all, and time quickly came to the end of the year.

The Hong Kong city will also have holidays as usual during New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Xu Kong also planned to let the crew take a few days off. The filming of the scenes in Hong Kong City has been almost completed and it is estimated that it should be completed in mid-January. After that, there will be a small number of scenes that need to be shot abroad.

What Xu Kong had never expected was that as the New Year was approaching, he had originally agreed to spend the New Year's Eve with Shang Yuxin.

But he received a call from Su Zhi.

"You came to Hong Kong?"

Xu Kong was also surprised. He didn't expect that Su Zhi would come to Hongcheng specifically.

After all, based on the other party's current popularity and fame, he should be invited to various platforms' New Year's Eve parties.

He himself received quite a few offers, but he rejected them all because of his filming schedule.

Just as Xu Kong hung up the phone and was about to go to the airport to pick up Su Zhi, his cell phone rang again.

And this time, it was Song Youyou...

"Brother Xu Kong, guess where I am now?"

Hearing the voice on the other end, Xu Kong's expression became somewhat complicated.

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(End of this chapter)