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

Chapter 242 It's not Xu Kong who needs Singer, it's Singer who needs him
Xu Kong took the initiative to express his position this time, although ordinary netizens on the Internet almost did not receive any relevant news.

But the news quickly spread within the industry.

There is nothing that can be done about it. After all, those whose resources were snatched away from Jiying Media this time were almost all well-known first-tier singers.

And they appear together.

Of course it is impossible to conceal it completely.

However, Xu Kong's goal was obviously achieved.

Before this, Xu Kong had rarely taken such blatant actions.

No one cared too much about it.

Especially some colleagues who are jealous of Xu Kong's rapid rise to fame and his popularity and traffic, would occasionally take advantage of the opportunity to add insult to injury.

Xu Kong had not shown any overly intense reaction before.

But now, after what happened at Jiying Media, it seems to have served as a reminder to everyone.

It’s not that Xu Kong was unable to fight back, he was simply too lazy to pay attention.

Otherwise, with Xu Kong's current popularity and commercial value, if he really intended to target someone.

The other party really has no competitiveness.

Including endorsements, variety shows, performances and so on, after Xu Kong opened his mouth, even some so-called veteran singers did not have much confidence that they could compete with the current Xu Kong.

……

"What a pity. There is really nothing we can do about Zhu Changyun."

Xu Kong sighed helplessly.

The situation on Jiying Media's side is simple. With Xu Kong's current influence, he does have plenty of ways to teach the other party a lesson.

But after all, Jiying Media is at most the party that is taking advantage of the situation.

In fact, what Xu Kong was really concerned about was Zhu Changyun, the vice president of Fengge, or their faction.

Even with his current identity, he is still an artist under Fengge.

Moreover, Zhu Changyun is still the vice president of Fengge, so Xu Kong really doesn't have any good way to fight back.

The main reason is that Xu Kong is not clear about the specific situation.

I couldn't find where to start in a short period of time.

But it's not that difficult.

Xu Kong believed that Zhu Changyun would reveal his ultimate goal sooner or later.

After all, if there is no ulterior motive, then the other party deliberately targeting himself, as well as many small actions within the company, can't be that he is just bored and has nothing to do, right?

So it's just a matter of time.

Judging from Xu Kong's personality, there is a high probability that he will fight to the death with the other party in the future.

……

Wu Youxue has actually been paying attention to this incident.

After all, the rhythm is also related to their Mango TV's "Singer" program.

While calming public opinion, Wu Youxue was not too surprised by Xu Kong's behavior this time.

People who don’t know Xu Kong or have never met him will most likely think that most of Xu Kong’s decisions are made by the company and his own management team, just like those of an ordinary newcomer.

But Wu Youxue knew it very well.

The young man Xu Kong is completely different from those newcomers.

Not to mention now, even when he was in Fengqing Entertainment, most of the other party's decisions were made by himself.

Besides, this guy looks harmless and not aggressive.

But not only does he hold grudges, he is also very sophisticated in using various tactics.

Including the previous verbal battle in which he personally got involved with Chang Dachun.

It's like they have dug a hole and are just waiting for the other party to jump into it.

Jiying also had bad luck and ran into the muzzle of the gun.

For Xu Kong now, even if it is not a program or performance on Mango TV, the resources he wants to grab are just a matter of a phone call.

I guess the other party can only blame himself for his bad luck.

Today, although Jiying Media still seems to be thriving, the number of first- and second-tier singers under its banner is almost unique in the domestic entertainment industry.

But when it comes to competitiveness and commercial value, there are really few who can compare to Xu Kong.

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"Director Wu, will our subsequent program promotions continue as normal?"

The assistant director of the "Singer" program team asked at this time.

Although Wu Youxue is now the director of Mango TV, his subordinates who have worked with him to produce so many hit variety shows still call him Director Wu as before.

“Just proceed as normal.”

Wu Youxue nodded and gave an affirmative answer.

The official announcement that Xu Kong would continue to return to participate caused quite a stir.

It's nothing more than a discussion about how Xu Kong was able to miss two episodes but still continue to participate in the "Singer" competition.

The most concentrated point of doubt online is whether this breaks the rules and is unfair to other contestants on the show.

However, although there has been no similar precedent in "Singer", there is no rule that prohibits taking leave and being absent.

Ultimately, the right of interpretation still lies with their program team.

As for the so-called unfairness, each episode has a separate vote, so it’s not really unfair. It’s just that someone is deliberately making a big deal out of it.

It sounds like if Xu Kong had participated in the first two episodes, he would have been eliminated.

……

However, Wu Youxue also knew that Xu Kong was not very interested in the show "Singer".

And even if he wins the championship, for Xu Kong now, it would just be icing on the cake.

Xu Kong could have withdrawn from the competition without any pressure.

It’s mainly to help him and the “Singer” program team.

So Wu Youxue naturally needs to handle this matter himself.

The speed of calming public opinion was also quite fast, and related hot search topics were removed in just half an hour.

If we can't even do this, it would make Xu Kong unhappy, which would be a loss.

Wu Youxue himself didn't realize that his attitude towards Xu Kong had changed a lot.

Before, I was completely looking at the other party from the perspective of a senior in the industry, with the mentality of supporting the younger generation.

At this point, not only had the two of them turned into an equal dialogue, but it also turned into him asking Xu Kong for help.

……

The unfortunate thing about this trip to Xingcheng was that Su Zhi couldn't come because she had an event.

Xu Kong no longer had anyone to accompany him.

However, the live broadcast of "Singer" plus the early rehearsals only lasted a total of two days.

Xu Kong will need to go overseas directly to continue filming "Sweet Honey" later.

There is no need to disrupt the other person's schedule just to be with Su Zhi, who I just met.

After rejecting some invitations to meet, Xu Kong first took a good day to rest in the house he rented with Su Zhi.

Afterwards, he participated in the advance rehearsal of this episode of "Singer".

It's still the same lineup as before.

However, this time, compared to the previous time, Xu Kong, who had just returned from receiving the award at the Chinese Music Media Awards, clearly became the focus of the show.

In fact, in the previous episode he participated in, Xu Kong was also the most popular contestant.

But this time it's not just the outside world's attention, but more obviously the attitudes of the other contestants on the show. …

"Brother Xu Kong, although I know you will most likely refuse, I was also entrusted by someone..."

Seeing Jian Junfang's hesitant look at this time, Xu Kong had basically guessed the other party's intention.

But he still pretended not to know and said, "Brother Jian, if you have something to say, just say it directly."

Xu Kong did have a pretty good impression of Jian Junfang.

Otherwise, I would not have agreed to cooperate with the other party before.

The song "That Girl", which he had previously collaborated with Jian Junfang, was an R&B-type song within each other's comfort zone and received quite a lot of attention after its release.

Although it can’t be considered as a hit single.

However, the collaboration between the two singing kings, one old and one young, still attracted considerable attention.

In addition, Jian Junfang has hardly released any new hit songs in recent years.

This song did not have much effect on Xu Kong, but for Jian Junfang now, it brought many benefits.

But after all, he is a veteran singing king, and it is unlikely that one song can take his career to the next level.

Of course, the most important thing is that Jian Junfang himself is quite satisfied with this song.

The song type was the R&B he had in mind, and the lyrics and melody were both of a very high standard, and it was also a good collaboration with Xu Kong.

Naturally, there is nothing wrong with it.

His attitude towards Xu Kong also changed from his previous dissatisfaction to now he seems to like him more and more.

……

"Lan Shu wants to treat you to a meal, but she doesn't know you after all, so let me be the middleman..."

Jian Junfang stated the purpose of his visit.

In fact, he didn't want to agree.

After all, in Jian Junfang's opinion, the reason why he and Xu Kong can have a relatively good relationship is quite rare, even though they have experienced various twists and turns and misunderstandings in the middle.

So if possible, he didn't want his relationship with Xu Kong, which was still purely friendship and confidant, to be tainted with any interests.

But Lan Shu is from his agency, and she was also a singer he discovered himself.

It is indeed rare to be able to reach this point today.

Now Lan Shu has obviously reached a bottleneck stage. There are no major problems with her singing skills and vocal conditions.

I participated in many programs and received many large-scale performances, but it seemed that I just lacked some luck and just couldn't become completely popular.

Even the title of singing queen seems to be a long way off.

Lan Shu was not shortlisted for any of the three major music awards that were announced some time ago.

Even though the other party released a new album last year, the quality was not low.

But there's not much heat.

……

Xu Kong still had some impression of Lan Shu.

After all, the other party is also a contestant on the "Singer" show.

And it seems that the song sung in the last episode was a new song, and the number of votes was not low.

The other party wanted to invite him to dinner and asked Jian Junfang to help act as a middleman.

It certainly can't be as simple as having a meal.

The other party is a singer, and one whose career is on the rise. There is almost no need to guess, the only possibility is that he wants to invite him to sing a song.

"No problem, then wait until the show is finished recording?"

"I might have to catch a plane then..."

Xu Kong did not refuse directly.

But I just agreed to have dinner.

If it had been before, when it came to helping write songs, Xu Kong might have looked at the price offered by the other party.

As long as the price is right, it is actually not impossible to agree.

After all, he has enough songs in his mind.

But now, it depends more on Xu Kong’s schedule and his mood.

The reason why he agreed was simply because he got along quite well with Jian Junfang.

The other person's straightforward personality is quite rare in the entertainment industry.

Maybe it didn't have any specific help for Xu Kong's career, but it was more pleasing to the eye. He could also feel that Jian Junfang's subsequent impression and attitude towards him did change, and it was not for any purpose.

……

"There's still about an hour before we enter the venue, so I'll take this time to start the broadcast and chat with everyone."

"You definitely won't be able to do a live broadcast once you go in, but you can go watch the live broadcast of 'Singer' directly, and maybe you can see me then."

In the car on the way to the live broadcast of "Singer", Fei Niao spoke into the phone.

He had actually received the invitation before, as there were a few vacancies on the media judging panel of "Singer" for some reasons.

At that time, Xu Kong had just finished participating in one episode, so Feiniao naturally thought that Xu Kong would participate in the future, so he agreed without much hesitation.

But who knew that Xu Kong would miss two consecutive episodes of the show, and Feiniao even felt that he had been deceived by the program team.

However, Xu Kong did not publicly announce his withdrawal from the competition.

Feiniao insisted on continuing to serve as a media reviewer for two more episodes.

Without Xu Kong, the popularity of the show unexpectedly dropped.

He just treated it as more material and conversation topics for the live broadcast.

This time Xu Kong appeared on the list again, which made Feiniao quite excited.

After all, I happened to meet him and took a photo with him once before at an awards ceremony.

Having the opportunity to see Xu Kong live at this time was indeed a good business trip experience for him.

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"Isn't that statement just sick?"

Not surprisingly, discussions about Xu Kong's participation in this matter again after his absence have arisen.

Fat Bird also started cursing directly.

"To be honest, according to the competition system of Singer, each episode is actually voted independently."

"Even if Xu Kong was absent, it doesn't mean he took advantage of anything. You wouldn't think that if Xu Kong participated in the first two episodes, he would be eliminated based on the performance of other singers on the show, right?"

"And to put it bluntly, without Xu Kong, the pressure on other singers won't be that great. Otherwise, like in the last episode, how would Lan Shu have had a chance to take first place?"

Feiniao naturally realized that someone was deliberately stirring up trouble in this matter.

But he didn't take it seriously at all.

Because this kind of thing has almost no impact on Xu Kong.

Anyone with a little bit of judgment would not think that Xu Kong had taken advantage of anything.

After all, the fact that their album "Su Xu" recently won an award at the Chinese Music Media Awards is no secret.

Even if Xu Kong doesn't sing new songs, it is unlikely that he will be eliminated.

It can even be said that without Xu Kong, the popularity of "Singer" would drop significantly.

"Singer" is not a program that Xu Kong must participate in now, but Xu Kong is a very crucial savior for "Singer", which is not as popular as last year's variety show.

It’s not Xu Kong who needs “Singer”, it’s “Singer” that needs him.

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(End of this chapter)