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

Chapter 302 The Incredibly Inflated Zhu Changyun and Changyun Film and Television

"This one passed!"

"Liu Yue, keep your emotions like you just now, this is good!"

Su Meng is the director of "The Beginning", although the filming process of this drama is indeed somewhat different from some of her previous works.

Especially the male protagonist Xu Kong, his authority is not just that of an actor.

Many times she even needs to ask for the other party's views and opinions on some scenes.

But when it comes to other young actors, she still has her own way of training them.

After all, the dramas she had filmed before were all youth campus dramas, and with these young actors, especially those who did not have much acting experience and whose acting skills were not that good, even Xu Kong felt that there was something to learn from her way of guiding.

……

Of course, after filming for this period of time, what surprised Xu Kong was that his previous evaluation of Feng Ge and other new actors might have to be slightly improved.

Like this actor named Liu Yue.

He is two years older than him, but can be said to be a complete newcomer.

Although I have participated in many dramas before, most of them were not the kind with many roles.

Originally Xu Kong had prepared himself to be delayed for a long time by these new actors, but he did not expect that Liu Yue and others would work harder than he thought.

The other person played the supporting male role named Lu Di in the play.

Strictly speaking, the role is definitely not small.

Moreover, the character itself is very distinctive, the kind that is difficult to arouse the audience's disgust. At the same time, its own family and experience background can easily arouse sympathy.

The actor who played this role in the previous life was not very famous.

But as the drama became a hit, he became a little famous.

……

Among Fengge's newcomers, there are still some new actors who have high expectations but poor skills and are not worth training at all.

But at the same time, there are still many newcomers like Liu Yue who are willing to settle down and act and have great potential.

However, because there are so many artists under his company, it is impossible for Xu Kong to fully understand each of them.

All I can say is that it is something that will be developed slowly based on performance.

Newcomers like Liu Yue cannot be said to be talented, let alone compared with talented contestants like Youyou. Among actors of the same age, his acting skills are relatively mediocre.

But this does not prevent the other party from being more motivated and able to devote all his energy to the role.

Such an actor may grow slowly, but his upper limit is definitely high enough.

The reason why Xu Kong knew this was not just a random guess without reason, but because he was this kind of person in his previous life.

Although there are significant differences between him and Liu Yue, he is, after all, a well-known traffic star and only began to try to transform himself later.

But in the initial stage, many dramas in which Xu Kong appeared were inevitably criticized and complained by many viewers.

However, Xu Kong's advantage is that he is not picky about scripts, and he has no airs about not playing any role other than the leading male role.

The subsequent successful transformation was entirely due to the experience accumulated from one drama after another and some seemingly insignificant roles.

So when I saw Liu Yue, the newcomer, being so serious, I couldn't help but see my own shadow in my previous life.

Xu Kong will give the greatest tolerance and encouragement to such actors.

It turns out that this approach is correct.

Liu Yue seemed to admire Xu Kong very much, so with Xu Kong's guidance and encouragement during the filming, his progress was visible to the naked eye.

Compared to the initial shooting when we had to do more than ten consecutive NGs, the changes are quite obvious.

……

"Director Su, I might need to take a short leave for the two days of filming this weekend."

Su Meng was not surprised at all when she heard Xu Kong's words.

She also heard some news about the time and news of the final of "Singer".

As the contestant with the greatest chance of winning the show, Xu Kong couldn't miss the final even though he had missed so many episodes in a row.

"It's okay. I've already adjusted the filming schedule."

Su Meng was used to Xu Kong's change in being so polite to her on the crew.

Strictly speaking, this was indeed something she was worried about before filming began.

Xu Kong already has too much authority, and he is also the male lead with the most scenes.

So Su Meng was also afraid that he would become an unnecessary tool in the crew.

But what she didn't expect was that when Xu Kong was in the company, he gave her the feeling that although he was young, his aura was definitely enough to be the company's vice president.

He is the type of person who, after making a decision, will allow discussion and communication, but will never allow anyone to question or go against his decision.

Duan Xuan before was an example. He did not accept Xu Kong at that time and threatened to leave, thinking that this would make Xu Kong a little nervous.

But who knew that he just ignored the other person.

Let the other person leave.

It is said that he has been looking for a suitable buyer for some time, but his reputation is not very good, and he still has not found a suitable new company or capital willing to invest in his drama.

Although he is still nominally Feng Ge's director, it is most likely only a matter of time before the contract is terminated.

……

After the filming officially started and he joined the crew, Xu Kong would come out to present his ideas and opinions to her except for some important scenes and shots, but most of the time, he still did his job as an actor well.

Su Meng knew that Xu Kong did it on purpose. Strictly speaking, giving her face was to maintain her authority as a director.

In this regard, Xu Kong can be described as considerate.

Of course, she could also feel that Xu Kong was intentionally cultivating her.

Although it seems a bit strange to hear the word "cultivation" applied to a well-known director like her, it is indeed the fact.

The script that Xu Kong gave her at the beginning was so detailed that it didn't seem like a script. Instead, it was more like a manual that taught her step by step how to shoot the drama.

But even so, it can still be seen from some scenes that her handling method is still not as good as Xu Kong, the screenwriter who wrote the script.

So many times, Xu Kong not only pointed out how to shoot this part, but also explained to her in detail some of his specific ideas and intentions.

This undoubtedly indirectly told her that in the future, Xu Kong would most likely still let her be the director of the scripts he wrote.

It is impossible for Xu Kong to play the male lead in every drama.

At that time, Su Meng will need to complete the shooting by herself.

……

Xu Kong agreed to star in Su Meng's "The Beginning" not only because the shooting scenes of this drama itself were relatively simple and could be carried out simultaneously with "The Hidden Corner".

Also, among the three directors, Su Meng is indeed the one that Xu Kong is least confident in.

Guo Jiayu, the director of "Operation Red Sea", started out by shooting military-themed war dramas.

In terms of this subject matter, it is definitely one of the best in the country.

Although "Operation Red Sea" is a movie, the literary part is equally important, but strictly speaking, it does not account for a large proportion.

It can be said that this is completely within the other party's comfort zone, so Xu Kong naturally doesn't need to worry too much.

As for "Squid Game", the content of this drama is actually not very sophisticated, and it is more inclined to use imagination and gimmicks to attract the audience.

But because the film was shot in Korea, and most of the actors are from Korea, all kinds of troublesome situations do occur frequently.

However, Yao Guanyu is also good at this kind of imaginative themes, and Xu Kong is very optimistic about his talents and potential in all aspects. Strictly speaking, this drama is more like a training session for Yao Guanyu and to familiarize himself with the overseas market.

Therefore, although Xu Kong would often communicate with the other party and give his own ideas and opinions, he mostly let Yao get familiar with the situation slowly on his own.

In comparison, Su Meng had almost always been shooting youth campus dramas before, and he was the type of director who only knew how to shoot this type of drama.

In terms of the director's own ability, it is indeed the weakest.

Many times when shooting, I am even more inclined to follow my past experiences and habits.

So when Xu Kong was in the crew, what he did most was to change the other party's original habits.

So far, it seems to be going relatively smoothly.

……

"I got the news that Fengge did launch a lot of film and television projects at once this time."

"And the most important thing is that these projects seem to be personally managed by Xu Kong."

"It is said that he not only wrote the script himself, but also personally participated in many aspects, including the auditions of the actors."

In Shanghai, at the headquarters of Changyun Film and Television, Zhu Changyun subconsciously frowned after hearing the news.

Changyun Film and Television, including the company's basic personnel composition and even the location of the company's headquarters, were finalized long time ago.

It wasn't a sudden thing for Zhu Changyun to leave with so many people. He had been preparing for his current company for several years.

However, even though he had left Fengge to start his own business, he even moved the company to Shanghai instead of staying in Beijing.

This is because Zhu Changyun is indeed afraid of Song Fuquan.

Although Zhu Changyun had many dissatisfactions with that old guy, he had even decided long ago that he wanted to work independently in the future.

However, as someone who has known Song Fuquan for decades, he is one of the people who knows him best about his abilities and methods.

On the one hand, he was disdainful of Song Fuquan's back-up plans, but on the other hand, he was extremely attentive and on guard against them.

Put yourself in his shoes. If you were betrayed like this, or even if your career that he has been working hard for most of his life was ruined, anyone would take crazy revenge, right?

……

But the various confrontations with Song Fuquan that he had imagined never happened.

Instead, he suddenly discovered that Song Fuquan had actually handed over all the company's subsequent major decisions to Xu Kong, a young man in his early twenties?
If he didn't know Song Fuquan, he would have thought that the other party had completely given up and given up struggling.

"That kid isn't really planning to save Feng Ge by himself, right?"

Zhu Changyun showed a mocking expression on his face at this time.

As for Song Fuquan, the two have known each other for so many years, and although conflicts often arise, his actions were indeed a bit unkind, and he still feels guilty from time to time.

But after hearing what Xu Kong said, he could only feel hatred towards this young man.

At first, he planned to show his cards completely. He was impressed by the other party's talent and wanted Xu Kong to go with him. He wanted to give the other party a top contract that even included shares in Changyun Film and Television.

For this reason, they are even willing to take the initiative to bow their heads, apologize to the other party, and show their sincerity.

In the end, I didn't even have time to speak.

Xu Kong said directly: "Who do you think you are? Are you worthy of apologizing to me?"

At that time, all he thought about was that Xu Kong would regret it sooner or later and pay the price for his arrogance.

Unexpectedly, Xu Kong later became the second largest shareholder of Fengge.

The two of them have completely become so-called rivals.

……

"I think we should still pay more attention to it. After all, it is said that the total investment in these projects is at least over 1 billion."

"It is estimated that these projects that Xu Kong is personally responsible for will be the focus of Fengge's investment in the future."

At this time, Lu Hanwen couldn't help but speak up and reminded him.

He was once the manager of Fengge Film and Television Department and is now also one of the vice presidents of Changyun Film and Television.

It is precisely because he once had a certain understanding of Xu Kong that he is so afraid of him.

Xu Kong looks young, and his experience is nothing compared to some seniors in the industry.

But it does feel like a cheat has been used.

The original "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is the best example, although he was not the main person in charge of this drama.

But as a drama produced by Fengge, some of the relevant data still shocked him for a long time after he saw it.

Even "The Long Season", which he thought might not be a big hit after watching it, unexpectedly became a hit in terms of both word of mouth and popularity.

He left Fengge after the movie "Sweet Honey" was released, so we don't know much about him.

But the real box office is there, and that is the most powerful proof.

It seems that almost all the film and television projects that Xu Kong is responsible for are successful.

Even though he has only filmed three dramas and one movie since his debut, it is already a very scary result.

……

"Don't worry, there's nothing to be afraid of."

"At worst, we can just broadcast it at the same time. I don't think we will lose."

Zhu Changyun obviously didn't listen much, and even planned to take the initiative to adjust the broadcast time of some of the company's subsequent TV series.

I plan to teach Xu Kong a good lesson.

There is no way. Since its establishment, Changyun Film and Television has developed too smoothly.

There were almost no obstacles.

Moreover, it was broadcast at the same time as Feng Ge's big-budget drama some time ago, and it was almost an all-round win.

Feng Ge suffered a huge loss.

This made Zhu Changyun no longer regard Feng Ge as a strong opponent.

I feel that it is only a matter of time before Feng Ge disappears in the future.

His own Changyun Film and Television will completely replace Feng Ge who once enjoyed his peak period.

It may even go a step further and become the largest film and television company in the country.

……

Seeing Zhu Changyun like this, Lu Hanwen couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Compared to Mr. Zhu who had carefully planned and intended every step in the past, he is indeed a little too inflated now.

Even the entire Changyun Film and Television has the same atmosphere.

This will also help to stabilize the morale of the troops and boost everyone's momentum and self-confidence.

But in the long run, it may not be a good thing.

Song Fuquan may not pose much of a threat.

But Xu Kong is different. He is still too young, and he is already showing this kind of performance now.

As for the future, no one can predict how far it will grow.

……

(End of this chapter)