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Chapter 351: Being Frightened by Xu Kong
But in the end Xu Kong still didn't say anything.

After all, the other party was Feng Ge who joined even before him.

Moreover, knowing that Fengge's resources are mostly inclined towards the film and television industry, he has reached his current level almost entirely relying on his own abilities.

How could I give up Feng Ge so easily?

If it was really because of the so-called resources or development, Bai Ran might have already gone there when Zhu Changyun invited him.

According to Zhu Yu, the conditions that Zhu Changyun offered to Bai Ran were not bad.

No one knows why he stayed, but at least he had developed feelings for Fengge, the company.

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“I hope your new album will be a big hit.”

Xu Kong congratulated with a smile.

Towards Bai Ran, he really just simply admired her.

Although the other party always treated him like a little fanboy, Xu Kong knew that Bai Ran's talent was also not low.

And there was nothing much to ask of him.

For some other singers, Xu Kong can also help write a few songs.

But for singer-songwriters like Bai Ran, he already has his own stable style.

It can be said that regardless of the popularity and quality of the song, the song that best suits each other is still the song written by Bai Ran himself.

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In fact, in addition to singers, Fengqing Entertainment has also signed some songwriters.

Of course, compared to singers, the scarcity of songwriters is more obvious.

At least some well-known songwriters either work independently and have their own studios, and make profits by writing songs for various domestic singers.

Or the company is very smart and has tied them together in various ways, making it almost impossible to poach them simply by poaching them.

It can be said that for music companies, songwriters are the most important talents compared to singers.

For example, Jiying Media is able to support so many well-known singers under its banner, and new singers emerge almost in an endless stream.

It can be said that the more than 300 songwriters of different fame and status in the company played a big role.

Of course, the quality of the songwriters and composers signed by Fengqing Entertainment this time is surprisingly good.

Of course, there is no so-called attraction in Fengqing Entertainment.

It can be said that the reason why many songwriters and independent musicians chose Fengqing Entertainment was really because of Xu Kong.

Many singers probably just think that Xu Kong’s songs are all popular, and that he himself is so popular, so they subconsciously envy him.

But more songwriters and composers are more concerned about Xu Kong's creative ability.

Compared with some previous songwriters, Xu Kong’s biggest popularity is that, although he has released so many hit singles, his style is completely different.

In the eyes of many songwriters, Xu Kong is that rare all-rounder.

Especially for some young songwriters, Xu Kong almost has an idol-like existence.

So compared to going to an unfamiliar company, the senior management are a bunch of guys who know nothing about music.

On the contrary, Xu Kong, as the boss of Fengqing Entertainment, is more convincing.

Yes, it is a similar phenomenon. There are quite a lot of songwriters and composers in China, especially those who are not famous and have no well-known representative works.

Most people think that many people just don’t understand their music.

But because of his previous experiences, Xu Kong was directly classified as an idol.

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"I heard that Changyun Film and Television's new drama is indeed going to be broadcast during the National Day holiday."

“But it seems that the specific broadcast platform has not been determined yet.”

"I guess it's because we couldn't agree on the copyright fee."

At this time, Yan Rui, the manager of Fengge Film and Television Department, spoke up.

He was a little surprised about the news that the broadcast time of Changyun Film and Television's new drama and the failure to reach an agreement on the copyright fee were both disappointing.

Although the news about some specific projects of Changyun Film and Television has not been announced, there are still some news channels that have leaked it.

Just like Feng Ge, unless very few people know him, otherwise, it would be like his new drama, or some projects with larger investments.

There are too many people involved, and some related information cannot be concealed.

"Is the offer from Changyun Film and Television too high?"

Xu Kong asked subconsciously.

But Yan Rui shook his head.

It is said that the price is still within a reasonable range. The investment scale of their new drama is similar to that of our "The Bad Kids".

However, the platform has severely suppressed prices.

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Xu Kong also reacted quickly. It was simply because of the losses of "The Power of the World" that Changyun Film and Television temporarily lost most of its initiative.

If the original "Powerful World" had not signed an exclusive agreement, it would still have been possible to make a profit by relying on the copyrights of both television and the Internet.

But if that happens, a drama with such a huge investment will have no profit.

If it were any other company, there would be no way they would agree.

You can't waste half a year or even more time and end up working in vain.

What's more, everyone inside Changyun Film and Television, including Zhu Changyun, had full confidence in the film "The Power of China".

Who could have known that it would flop like that when it was finally aired.

This industry is like this, no one can really say that they absolutely understand the so-called market.

It is even possible that the same drama may have completely different effects when broadcast after a few years.

It was a hit at the time. If you replicate the same formula to make a new drama, it might just flop.

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"I think Changyun Film and Television is probably not far from being disbanded."

There was a hint of gloating in Yan Rui's expression.

There was no way, although he did not have a deep hatred for Changyun Film and Television and Zhu Changyun.

But I definitely don't have much good feelings about it.

Although it is true that he is able to reach the position of head of the entire Fengge Film and Television Department today, it is all thanks to a series of operations performed by General Manager Zhu at the beginning of the year.

If Lu Hanwen and some other former senior executives of Fengge didn't leave, he would have no chance to get promoted.

But apart from that, this did not prevent him from hating Zhu Changyun.

When the other party was in the company, he didn't think much of him.

Even the top executives were poached, but Yan Rui didn't even receive any relevant news in advance.

He became even more angry.

Therefore, it would be a pleasant thing to witness the entire process of the building rising and falling of Changyun Film and Television with one’s own eyes.

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"I don't think so."

Xu Kong shook his head calmly.

Although he really looked down on Zhu Changyun, he had to admit that the other party was definitely not lacking in ability.

In addition, today's Changyun Film and Television can be said to have inherited most of Fengge's original team.

Especially the most valuable talent pool, which are actors, directors and screenwriters.

In addition, it is said that the company has successfully raised funds before, so there is no shortage of money.

Even if Xu Kong really kept chasing and hitting him, he probably wouldn't be able to kill him in a short period of time.

"But sooner or later that day will come."

Xu Kong added one more sentence while talking to himself.

There is no way. In fact, Xu Kong doesn’t have many people who can be called enemies in this life.

Also because I'm used to seeing all kinds of things in the entertainment industry.

It is rare to really hate someone so much. But Zhu Changyun is an exception.

Xu Kong really couldn't stand the fact that she had deliberately set things up for him and her arrogant attitude all along.

If given the chance, he wouldn't mind stepping hard on his opponent every time.

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"There's no need to panic now. Just keep them hanging."

"It's just a matter of time."

"Sooner or later, they will give in."

At this time at the Kiwi headquarters, Qin Xian spoke very calmly in front of everyone in the conference room.

What was discussed, of course, was the copyright issue of Changyun Film and Television's new drama.

The price quoted was 1.5 million, which is actually not very high. After all, the investment in the whole drama is almost million. Taking into account the subsequent publicity and promotion, the cost is definitely over million.

But after all, Changyun Film and Television uses artists and directors under its own company, so the specific investment is probably not as high as reported on the surface.

Of course, when people talk about copyright fees, they almost always consider whether the specific investment amount given by the other party is reasonable.

For example, offering their own actors a salary of tens of millions, although it is a bit outrageous, but as long as the actors' own value is high enough, the platform will not say much.

But this time it’s different. The movie “The Powerful World” that they collaborated with Changyun Film and Television failed miserably some time ago. How could they not use this as an opportunity to lower the price now?

Although because of the gambling agreement, Kiwi's loss was not big.

But the show flopped, and it was certainly not what Qin Xian had seen before.

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"I think it's okay to lower the price, but don't go too far."

"Boss Qin should also know that the suspense and mystery dramas produced by our three companies have entered the most intense competition stage."

Qin Xian frowned slightly.

There are indeed many senior executives in the company who look down on him.

Especially the one who just spoke, who can be considered a veteran who followed his elder brother to build the empire.

It is naturally impossible for him, a person with connections, to accept this.

And most importantly, when "The Beginning" was broadcast, related rumors were already circulating.

It was said that Qin Xian had offended Xu Kong, which resulted in Kiwi having almost no chance to cooperate with Xu Kong or even Feng Ge afterwards.

This will undoubtedly be criticized.

Unfortunately, there is little concrete evidence to support this.

Even though everyone knew that, for example, Kiwi didn't even go to the recent advance preview of Xu Kong's new drama.

You can see some clues.

Among the three major platforms, Penguin and Tudou Video have cooperated with Xu Kong.

Moreover, the popularity of "The Beginning" has led to a sharp increase in the monthly active users of Tudou Video, and it seems that it will continue to rise rapidly.

This made many senior executives within Kiwifruit extremely dissatisfied with Qin Xian, the vice president with a very special identity.

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"Don't worry, besides us, Penguin has already decided to cooperate with Fengge. As for Tudou Video, they can't possibly compete with us."

"In short, this price cut is almost cost-free for us."

Qin Xian's words stunned many people present.

It’s not that everyone doesn’t think of this.

This is common knowledge known to everyone present.

There is no such thing as secret information.

Even the senior executive who raised the question just now was just trying to provoke Qin Xian.

Secretly express your dissatisfaction with him.

If it were the Qin Xian of the past, he would have probably started to look gloomy and lose his temper a long time ago.

This time I actually explained it so seriously.

It is really rare, which is why many people present were a little surprised.

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"If there are no other questions, we will continue..."

Qin Xian was very calm. After saying this, he continued talking.

In fact, he has indeed changed a bit since then.

It was mainly because of his meeting with Xu Kong’s inconspicuous assistant during the advance preview of “The Beginning”.

This made Qin Xian realize for the first time that he was indeed too arrogant before.

Later, as "The Beginning" became a hit, he kept thinking about it.

If Xu Kong had not even met the other party when he first came to Kiwi, would the result have been different?

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"What I am most worried about right now is that we have obtained the copyright. First of all, the data of "The Power of the World" is too bad, and it will probably be difficult to attract investment."

"Besides that, there is Xu Kong's follow-up new drama. Currently, neither Penguin nor Fengge has released any news on the release date."

"I think everyone has heard some rumors."

"Everyone is talking about Xu Kong's new drama. They are also planning to wait for it to be broadcast together with this one produced by Changyun Film and Television."

These two points are indeed the most worrying issues for the entire kiwifruit industry right now.

After all, there is no so-called gambling agreement this time.

They paid real money to buy the copyright.

Difficulties in subsequent investment promotion mean difficulties in recovering costs.

Even after it was officially broadcast, director Xu Kong’s new drama did make people fearful.

Changyun Film and Television has already lost once, and no one can be sure whether it will lose a second time.

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"There's really no other way to attract investment."

"The previous "The Power of the World" has caused great hidden dangers in Changyun Film and Television's dramas in this regard."

"But Xu Kongna, President Qin didn't have this attitude before."

It was still the senior executive who had a grudge against Qin Xian before.

Although his words sounded a bit sarcastic, he was actually right.

Before, Qin Xian always looked down on Xu Kong.

I don't feel at all that I will lose if I compete with the other party in the same period.

Of course, there is no need to mention the final result. Throughout last year, several dramas with relatively poor performance on Kiwi TV featured Xu Kong's works.

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Qin Xian just glanced at the other person indifferently but did not respond.

Instead, he just spoke out his own analysis.

According to my current estimate, the price we can offer, and Changyun Film and Television will most likely accept, is only around 300 million per episode.

In this case, there shouldn't be any big problems.

This time, Changyun Film and Television's new drama will have a total of more than 20 episodes.

If you add it all up, the copyright fees are probably over 700 to 800 million.

There is still a big discrepancy between this and the 1.5 million yuan copyright fee offered by the other party.

"Of course, if they don't agree, my advice is... give up."

Qin Xian's attitude was firm, without any hesitation at all.

However, in the eyes of everyone present, this was clearly a sign of being frightened by Xu Kong.

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(End of this chapter)