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

Chapter 322: A little bit, no, it’s too inhumane

Xu Kong really didn't expect that Zhu Yu would come to him for such a thing.

The main reason is that Zhu Yu has always been the type of person who tends to passively accept everything. She wouldn't resist Xu Kong's nonsense, but she wouldn't take the initiative either.

As for the reason, it is nothing more than her personality. Zhu Yu is a rather thin-skinned person. Xu Kong has known this for a long time.

But I didn't expect that this time the other party would take the initiative to invite me.

But there was no way, Xu Kong had indeed forgotten a little.

The post-production cycle of "The Beginning" itself was quite tight under his pressure.

Being watched the whole time, he naturally didn't think about what he had promised before.

"I see. Are you going to work overtime this weekend?"

……

Hearing Xu Kong's question, Zhu Yu quickly spoke up and emphasized:
"It was really Minmin who asked me to call you."

"Don't think too much! I was..."

Zhu Yu stopped speaking halfway because she felt that her explanation was a little redundant.

Instead, it seems more like an attempt to cover up something that makes it more obvious.

However, Xu Kong did not continue to tease the other party.

Just set the time directly as if nothing had happened:
"In that case, let's just spend the weekend."

It was hard for Zhu Yu not to think too much.

In fact, she had never discovered this need in her before.

Although there is a lot of pressure on weekdays.

But she doesn't have many ways to vent, and prefers to endure.

Until Xu Kong appeared and began to give her so-called "advice".

Then he gave me a gift that was a little difficult to talk about.

Not surprisingly, Zhu Yu felt that she had fallen into the bad guy's trap.

The other party took one step at a time, obviously waiting for her to jump in herself.

Even though she had figured everything out until now, Zhu Yu also knew that she couldn't escape.

……

For Xu Kong, this period of time has indeed been quite busy with various tasks.

The main thing is that things are all scattered, but they are all piled together.

The advance preview of "The Beginning" that is about to start, as well as the negotiations with major platforms regarding cooperation are the most important.

Secondly, the post-production work on "The Bad Kids" is still ongoing, and he needs to keep an eye on it from time to time.

As for "Squid!" and "Operation Red Sea," the filming of both crews have almost entered the final stage, and we need to communicate with the director from time to time.

Xu Kong was feeling a little regretful at this time. Why did he have to carry out so many projects at the same time?

It's just asking for trouble.

Of course, this was only the first time we had such a collaboration, and there was not much tacit understanding between us, whether it was the communication with the directors or the details in various aspects.

If things really get on the right track later on.

In fact, for someone like Su Meng, as long as Xu Kong is given a suitable script and some detailed storyboards, he doesn't need to keep an eye on the whole process.

Communicate a little from time to time to avoid problems that arise from the source of shooting, which will increase efficiency and save him more trouble.

……

"The preview session over at Fengge?"

"Directed by Xu Kong?"

Qin Xian, the vice president of Kiwi, had many unpleasant things with Xu Kong and even had a deep hatred against him.

Hearing the words of Huang Qifeng, his most valued subordinate, he couldn't help but frown.

Huang Qifeng was previously just a team leader in the copyright department of the Kiwi platform. Although the position was not high, he had considerable power, and his abilities were not particularly outstanding.

But because he was sincere enough to Qin Xian.

So at this time he had been promoted to the head of Kiwi Copyright Department.

This aspect has always been one of the departments under Qin Xian's own jurisdiction, and of course he has not encountered any resistance.

However, although Kiwi has gradually moved closer to the management model of some large companies, the existence of the two Qin brothers has indeed allowed Kiwi to retain some of the unique style of a family business.

The most obvious one is nepotism.

There are advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that there won’t be the kind of factional struggles that occur within ordinary large companies.

Almost all power is concentrated in the hands of Qin Xian and his brother, the chairman, and most of the time there are no so-called disagreements.

As for the disadvantages, they are equally obvious.

Sometimes, some people in important positions, like Huang Qifeng, do not have outstanding abilities at all.

Not to mention comparing within the industry, even within Kiwi's own company, it cannot be considered excellent.

They are hesitant and indecisive, and often tend to lose their own ideas and judgment.

For example, Fengge suddenly sent an invitation to a trial screening this time. If it were some other companies, they would be able to hear and understand a little bit about the specific project.

But as for Huang Qifeng, apart from an email and a previous phone call, there is almost nothing else to offer.

It can be said that he is in a state of not knowing anything.

……

Of course, for Qin Xian at this time, it seemed that he didn't pay any attention to this matter at all.

Because for him, the first reaction at this moment was to laugh.

"It seems that Feng Ge really has no way out now."

"Hasn't Xu Kong become Fengge's second largest shareholder and the so-called vice president?"

"He actually contacted us proactively. I thought he would continue to stubbornly say that his new drama would never be broadcast on our platform."

This is what Xu Kong said in front of him.

For Qin Xian, it was a very impressive experience.

Or rather, from his youth to now, he has never met such an arrogant artist.

As for whether to cooperate with Feng Ge, it is not within Qin Xian’s consideration for the time being.

All he wanted now was to see Xu Kong himself apologize to him in a humble manner and then beg him.

……

It has to be said that although Xu Kong's appearance did disrupt many of Kiwi's plans for new dramas over the past several seasons.

In almost every aspect, they were outshined by the Penguins.

But after all, the platform's resources and user base are there.

In addition, Xu Kong went to film a movie "Sweet Honey" in the middle of the day, so Kiwi is recovering quite quickly at present.

This year, there were also two new dramas that could be considered minor hits.

It just happens to be the first work after the establishment of Changyun Film and Television.

"Mr. Xu, what I can't understand is that I remember you said at the time that you would no longer cooperate with Kiwifruit..."

At Fengge's headquarters, Yan Rui asked with a slightly strange expression.

"Did I say that?"

Xu Kong first asked back with a confused expression.

Then it suddenly occurred to me that I did say that. "It's okay, I just called someone over to join in the fun."

“I have no intention of cooperating with them…”

Xu Kong said casually.

He really forgot about this matter.

The main thing is that the conflict with Qin Xian is a bit old.

Besides, Xu Kong himself was busy, and thought that since it was a preview party, of course he would invite all the important people to come.

Anyway, although he met Zeng Xi from Penguin Video, he did not really agree to long-term cooperation with them.

This is not in the interests of Fengge, mainly because the current Fengge is unlikely to really choose a long-term cooperation platform, such as the conditions offered by Penguin Video. The other party thinks it is good, and even provides timely help to the current Fengge.

But to Xu Kong, there was some suspicion of taking advantage of the situation.

……

"Is that so?"

Yan Rui couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

Mr. Xu, this is a bit, no, it's too inhumane!
If we put ourselves in Qin Xian and Kiwi’s perspective, it is indeed a little miserable.

If Qin Xian knew what Xu Kong was thinking, he would probably be furious.

Of course, he would not sympathize with the other party at all.

After dealing with these platforms for such a long time, Qin Xian knew very well that these platforms would not suffer any loss.

Among them, Qin Xian from Kiwi is famous for his crazy love of demanding copyright fees, which makes people hate him.

In Yan Rui's opinion, being able to make the other party suffer a setback is a good thing.

Of course, in addition to this, Yan Rui’s sense of belonging to Feng Ge is indeed much stronger than before.

The main reason is that although he was also the manager of Fengge Film and Television Department at the beginning, he did not actually have much power.

Most of the decisions were made by Lu Hanwen, who had left with Zhu Changyun.

Now, with Feng Ge's change of situation, and the fact that he has been responsible for various tasks in Xu Kong's previous dramas.

As a result, he has now become the actual person in charge of Fengge Film and Television Department.

Strictly speaking, from his perspective, he had carefully read all the four scripts that Xu Kong took out at once.

With four projects being carried out simultaneously, some people outside the company think that Fengge has given up and many are pessimistic about the company.

But he is different. Instead, he has strong confidence.

These three dramas and one movie will have at least two hits.

As for the remaining two, even if the profits are not high, it is impossible for them to lose money.

He had a sense of déjà vu as if he was holding onto Xu Kong's thigh.

No, to be precise, it should be the current Feng Ge who has found a big supporter who can help him fight back.

……

"Director Wu, is it necessary for you to make the trip in person?"

Obviously, the Mango assistant in charge of copyright who follows Wu Youxue, although not a newcomer to Mango, certainly doesn't know much about him.

If it were someone else who is more familiar with Wu Youxue, it is probably impossible for them to ask this question.

Because generally speaking, as long as Wu Youxue intends to take personal responsibility for it, or even spend time and energy to make a trip for it, it is definitely not a trivial matter.

This is common knowledge to many elderly people at Mango who are familiar with Wu Youxue.

Whether Wu Youxue's personal responsibility will really bring huge profits to Mango is not the point at the moment, but no one will doubt its absolute importance.

This is equivalent to questioning Wu Youxue's own vision and ability.

Of course, when he heard this question, Wu Youxue did not explain, but he was not angry either.

Aside from being ruthless and merciless towards his competitors at many times, one of Wu Youxue's greatest strengths is that he is very tolerant towards newcomers.

That is why he has such extensive connections in the entertainment industry. At the same time, there is no telling how many of today's so-called first-tier and second-tier artists were once helped or promoted by Wu Youxue.

Including the relationship between me and Xu Kong, it actually happened in this way.

……

In fact, if it is really just a drama, even if the scale and investment are huge, Wu Youxue would not really go to discuss it in person.

But this time it’s a little different, because it’s Feng Ge’s drama, or rather, it’s a drama related to Xu Kong.

I still remember that I went to find Xu Kong and expressed my willingness to cooperate with Feng Ge.

I really went there with the intention of helping.

Because from the outside world's perspective, Feng Ge's situation at that time was indeed not very favorable.

Of course, there are reasons to be optimistic about Xu Kong's future development.

Even if Feng Ge is really gone, Xu Kong is still here.

Considering his age, he will still be active in this industry for a long time in the future.

That was enough for him to offer a helping hand.

Who knew that Xu Kong didn't seem to appreciate it at all.

Or maybe it’s not that he doesn’t appreciate it, but that he doesn’t think that he or Feng Ge needs such help.

They rejected the so-called long-term cooperation and instead made a promise that under the same conditions, they would absolutely give priority to cooperating with Mango.

Of course he knew that this was a "reward" from Xu Kong because he saw his good intentions?
But this made Wu Youxue even more curious.

It was clear that Feng Ge’s new drama had just flopped, so where did Xu Kong get the confidence from at that time?

Do you really think that you can single-handedly match the industry's top talent pool that Fengge once had?
Perhaps, through this so-called preview, Wu Youxue felt that he could find the answer.

If it was really as he thought, then his evaluation of Xu Kong would be raised several levels.

So he has to come to the preview in person this time.

And it's the kind that absolutely no one can replace.

Of course, in addition to himself and the assistant he had just spoken to, Wu Youxue also brought with him some of the more professional heads of copyright departments at Mango.

He needs to exclude some extra factors and be able to evaluate Feng Ge's new drama absolutely objectively.

……

Also arriving in Beijing at almost the same time as Wu Youxue was Penguin Video's vice president Zeng Xi.

He also has similar feelings towards Xu Kong as he does towards Wu Youxue.

The main reason why he was able to move from his original position to Feng Ge's current position was that Xu Kong's "Legend of Sword and Fairy" played a decisive role.

So, although he was once the head of the copyright department of Penguin Video, most of the copyright work has now been handed over to other people.

But regarding the drama about Xu Kong and Feng Ge, he really needs to go there in person.

Moreover, he was just like Wu Youxue at the beginning, and came to Fengge to discuss the so-called long-term cooperation, but the condition was that it was bundled with the drama filmed by Xu Kong himself.

This is a little different from mango.

Therefore, he did not get the promise that Xu Kong gave to Wu Youxue.

But he also has some information that other colleagues don't have.

That is the new drama this time. According to Xu Kong himself, it will also be a suspense drama.

Moreover, the style is completely different from the original "The Long Season" and will be more commercial.

These alone are enough to make him look forward to seeing the finished film of Feng Ge's new drama as soon as possible.

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(End of this chapter)