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

Chapter 339 I Untie the Bow
The location built for the filming of "Squid Game" is quite large and costly.

However, Xu Kong's scene was not filmed in a built-in venue, but was chosen to be shot in a subway station in Kimchi.

Before the filming, I made an appointment with the relevant departments and didn't encounter any major obstacles.

This is mainly because of Fengge's own layout in Paocai. Lin Hong had already finalized cooperation with several local companies in Paocai.

In addition, the actors and production staff of the drama themselves all come from Korea, so it seems to be going so smoothly.

Such a decision is obviously correct. It is impossible to build the framework right from the start relying solely on domestic people.

It is a fact that "Comrades: Almost a Love Story" has good box office here, and Xu Kong and Shang Yuxin are also quite popular.

However, the choice of Korean actors as the protagonists of this drama is not only based on the consideration of audience acceptance, but also on how to smoothly integrate into the Korean film and television industry.

Obviously, the companies in Korea are not a monolithic entity. At least Fengge has given up some of its profits in order to expand into overseas markets.

This also saves a lot of trouble during the filming phase of the entire drama, including the subsequent promotion and broadcasting process.

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During the filming process, the whole scene only lasted a few minutes.

But it still takes a lot of time from the early preparations to the formal shooting.

The filming process inevitably attracted the attention of some Korean passers-by.

As a first-line actor, Park Ji-sung has a certain level of national popularity. Before the filming, fans asked him for autographs and photos with him.

However, what was unexpected was that there were quite a few passers-by who recognized Xu Kong.

He called him "Xu Kong Oppa" all the time, which sounded a bit awkward.

And they are almost all young girls.

I have to say that no matter where you are, for ordinary audiences, appearance is indeed the first driving force.

In fact, the only work for which Xu Kong is slightly famous in Korea is "Sweet Honey".

Including the previous "The Long Season", although it won an award, it was an award with considerable gold content here.

But the number of ordinary viewers who have actually watched the entire drama is still only a minority.

Due to cultural reasons, although the drama was later introduced to Korea for broadcast, only a small number of viewers actually watched it in its entirety.

Moreover, strictly speaking, Xu Kong is not the protagonist in "The Long Season". Although his role is not small, it is definitely not the most outstanding character.

He mainly won the award as a director.

What really made Xu Kong popular, of course, were the photos taken by various media at the award ceremony.

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Park Ji-sung didn't expect that Xu Kong was actually quite popular.

Although he is considered a talented actor in Korea, the idol trainee culture here is so rich.

When he was young, he also debuted in an idol boy group. Naturally, he knew that if Xu Kong really debuted in Korea, his popularity would be comparable to the most popular boy group idols in their country.

Of course, Xu Kong is obviously different.

Although he had never heard of songs written by Xu Kong, he had seen "Sweet Honey" and knew that the script of "Squid Game" was written by him.

So Xu Kong does have a face that was born to be an idol.

But the other person's own talent and ability are actually the more outstanding aspects.

In other words, Park Ji-sung doesn’t know much, otherwise he could ask some passers-by in China.

You will know that Xu Kong is indeed different from some traffic idols.

Because for some other so-called top stars, generally speaking, the proportion of female fans reaches an exaggeratedly high level.

But as for Xu Kong, in fact, the number of male fans is even greater at the moment.

Moreover, discussions about Xu Kong rarely revolve around him, but rather about his works.

This is also the difference between traffic stars and normal singers or actors.

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After the filming officially started, Park Ji-sung experienced the acting skills of the young man Xu Kong for the first time.

Strictly speaking, this scene is not a particularly difficult one.

But if it were some young actors from Korea, he was sure that more than 90% of them would not be able to take over his role.

Even though Xu Kong is the dominant character in the whole play, he is actually the weaker party.

But not being able to take on a role has nothing to do with the status and identity of the character in the play.

Instead, after one party gets involved, the other party will subconsciously become stage frightened and quit acting.

As early as in the movie "Sweet Honey", it can be seen that the young actor Xu Kong's acting skills are obviously much better than those of his peers.

But when he actually acted opposite him, Park Ji-sung realized that the other party's acting skills were no worse than his own.

Even in the handling of some details, it can be seen that Xu Kong is quite experienced.

It was as if he had completely immersed himself in the role he was playing.

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"Mr. Park, are you okay?"

After performing the first act, Xu Kong asked subconsciously.

Mainly because of the scene just now, he kept slapping the other person several times in a row.

Even though he didn't really use any extra force and used some techniques learned during filming, it's definitely impossible that Park Ji-sung didn't feel anything at all.

After hearing Xu Kong's words, Park Ji-sung reacted slightly before realizing that the other party was talking about the slap he had just received.

So he immediately waved his hand.

"It's okay, Director Xu, you can try harder!"

Park Ji-sung can still clearly distinguish these basic professional ethics in acting.

I didn’t think there was anything wrong with Xu Kong slapping me in the face.

And Xu Kong didn't really use any particular effort.

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"Save one more!"

Director Yao Guanyu also spoke at this time.

In fact, he was quite satisfied with the first one.

If possible, he really hopes that Xu Kong can be the male lead for him in the future.

Judging from her acting skills and appearance, it has to be said that she is indeed very attractive to the director.

Of course, he knew that it would not be easy to realize this idea.

The main thing is Xu Kong’s identity, he is more than just an ordinary actor.

The other party is a director himself and a very good screenwriter. Even if there is a role that is particularly suitable for him or that he wants to play, he will most likely be the director himself.

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"Teacher Park, if it's possible, can you let Director Xu use a little more force this time?"

Yao Guanyu is asking for Park Ji-sung's opinion.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with not taking real shots with this kind of lens, but there is nothing wrong with trying it and seeing the effect.

It mainly depends on whether Park Ji-sung cares.

After all, he was slapped in the face. Even if it was a filming, it was a real fight. If he did it directly, it would easily offend people.

After listening to the translator's words, Park Ji-sung immediately said that there was no big problem.

He also took the initiative to tell Xu Kong not to have too much psychological pressure and just pump as hard as he could.

Xu Kong really doesn't have any psychological pressure.

It would be better if Park Ji-sung was a little more like the annoying type in Korea.

I guess it would be more comfortable to fan it.

As for Park Ji-sung, for now, he still looks pretty good.

……

The filming took about an hour in total.

It was filmed three times in total, and Xu Kong really fought in the last two times.

After the filming, Park Ji-sung's face was a little swollen.

This made Xu Kong feel a little embarrassed and he apologized twice.

However, Park Ji-sung seemed very dedicated and didn't seem to take it to heart at all.

Of course, the person who beat him was Xu Kong.

If it were a young local male actor from Korea, the attitude would probably be different.

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"What are your plans for the future?" At night, in the hotel where the crew of "Squid Game" is located.

This was the second time Xu Kong had a private conversation with director Yao Guanyu, who was only a few years older than him.

"Intend?"

Yao Guanyu didn't quite understand what Xu Kong wanted to ask.

Xu Kong continued to ask directly:

“After filming this drama, do you plan to continue developing in overseas markets?”

This is also the question that Xu Kong wants to know.

In fact, these are three projects that were launched together.

Xu Kong has an idea about the other two directors, and his development ceiling is already visible.

Like Su Meng, although this time's "Beginning" was a great success, Xu Kong also discovered during the filming process that the other party had a very serious path dependence in filming.

This is probably the reason why Su Meng was only able to achieve success in youth campus dramas before.

In addition, Guo Jiayu showed good abilities in "Operation Red Sea".

But this is also because the military theme itself is in the other party's comfort zone, and Guo Jiayu's age is there. The energy of a middle-aged man is not like that of a young man, who can always maintain a peak state.

The only one with the highest ceiling is probably Yao Guanyu.

They are young and have ideas. In this case, the treatment methods proposed by the other party in some parts of "Squid Game" also made Xu Kong feel enlightened, even surpassing the original drama.

Therefore, from the perspective of one of Fengge’s bosses, Xu Kong really values ​​Yao Guanyu’s future development path.

If possible, he wouldn't mind letting the other party develop into an internationally renowned director.

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"I haven't thought about that."

Yao Guanyu shook his head and told the truth.

He is actually a relatively pure and simple person.

Especially when filming "Squid Game", almost all of my attention was focused on filming, and I didn't think about anything else.

As for what I pursue, of course I do.

But it is not the so-called success or it is not that utilitarian.

Otherwise, he would have agreed when Zhu Changyun invited him over.

"As long as there's a movie to shoot, that's fine."

"Of course, if possible, I still hope to be able to shoot more of what I want to shoot."

Yao Guanyu spoke truthfully.

Xu Kong smiled and replied: "These are all fine."

Yao Guanyu just happened to have everything he needed.

There is naturally no problem with the other party's directing ability.

What was lacking before was indeed a good story and script.

In this regard, Xu Kong believes that he should be able to satisfy any subject matter.

"Then let's set a goal first. Let's make you the most famous director in Korea."

Xu Kong did not add the qualifier "Chinese director" in this sentence.

In other words, he intends to enable Yao Guanyu to compete with many big directors in Korea.

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"That sounds good."

Yao Guanyu also said something with a smile.

He did not doubt the truthfulness of Xu Kong's words or whether he could do it.

In fact, deep down, Yao Guanyu is also a person who is quite confident in himself.

Before the change, he might still be a little skeptical.

But now with Xu Kong's script and help, the shortcomings he had always been most worried about were made up, and he didn't feel that he was bragging at all.

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"Where are you?"

After Xu Kong and Yao Guanyu finished their conversation, they returned to their rooms.

Then I saw the message sent by Shang Lucha.

He simply sent the location directly.

The endorsement the other party received and the advertising shoot location were both in the same city as Xu Kong’s.

Obviously, Shang Yuxin's advertisement had also been filmed at this time.

"Room number, I'll come find you!"

Seeing Xu Kongfa's location, Shang Yuxin naturally understood it instantly and replied quickly.

In fact, Shang Yuxin herself is a very cautious person. If she were in China, she probably wouldn't dare to go directly to the hotel where Xu Kong was.

If you are accidentally photographed by paparazzi, it will be troublesome.

Unlike Youyou, who has always been very courageous, she would go to Xu Kong without hesitation whenever there was a chance to meet him.

For example, he sneaked into many empty rooms in the crew hotel late at night, and he did it more than once or twice.

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Not long after, there was a knock on the door outside Xu Kong's room.

When he opened the room, he saw Shang Lucha, who looked sneaky.

“No one should notice.”

Shang Yuxin spoke.

Visibly relieved.

"No one knows you."

Xu Kong said without taking it seriously.

Shang Yuxin couldn't help but retort:
"Who said that? Today when I was filming, I met a fan who recognized me."

Obviously, because of the popularity of "Sweet Honey", Li Qiao, played by Shang Yuxin, is indeed remembered by many Korean audiences.

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"I'm so tired. Shooting the commercial for Kimchi is much more troublesome than ours..."

Shang Yuxin lay down on Xu Kong's bed without any hesitation.

"Is the filming going well for you?"

She remembered something and asked.

Xu Kong nodded.

"We've finished filming, we should be able to go back tomorrow."

Shang Yuxin suddenly sat up after hearing this.

"No, it's not easy to get here, let's go out and play together for two days..."

For Shang Yuxin, when she was in China, she really didn't have much time to date Xu Kong alone.

Now that I finally have this opportunity, of course I can’t let it go.

Of course, although she didn't show it, Shang Yuxin was still a little nervous when she said this.

"Listen to you."

Fortunately, Xu Kong agreed without any hesitation.

Shang Yuxin was immediately delighted.

"Then I'll take a shower first."

Shang Yuxin stood up, kissed Xu Kong gently, and then walked towards the bathroom.

But halfway through the walk, he seemed to remember something and suddenly came back.

Xu Kong was a little slow to react until Shang Yuxin guided him to pull the bow at the collar of his clothes.

Shang Yuxin didn't wait for Xu Kong to make any move, but stepped back on her own.

As the bow was untied, the designer dress fell down naturally.

Seeing Xu Kong in a daze, Shang Yuxin didn't give him time to react and retreated into the bathroom.

Then a hand stretched out from the bathroom door and hooked its index finger towards Xu Kong.

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(End of this chapter)