Chapter 363: Xu Kong will unilaterally hang him up and beat him again

If there was one thing that Wu Youxue felt was the most correct decision he had made in recent years, it would definitely be the time when he was on the “Singer” show, when he chose to give Xu Kong so many benefits because he valued his talent.

There must have been other considerations at the time.

Xu Kong himself has a very good image, and cooperating with Mango TV is actually beneficial to some of their own variety shows.

Moreover, although Xu Kong himself was always rumored at the time, his songs were sung by someone else.

But after seeing the real person, Wu Youxue did not believe this statement.

Later, when Xu Kong was still a newcomer, he formed a fairly deep friendship with the other party.

He has done similar things many times. In fact, he thinks that it would be good enough if he could see some returns from Xu Kong within ten years.

Who knew Xu Kong would develop so quickly.

In just two or three years, I helped him so many times.

Putting aside the game between him and Mango, Xu Kong definitely contributed a lot to his eventual becoming the deputy director.

Especially Xu Kong’s firm attitude in choosing not to cooperate with Mango at that time.

And the “Legend of Sword and Fairy” which became a phenomenal hit.

In the series of variety shows that Xu Kong participated in, he almost alone contributed most of the traffic to the show.

This time is the same too. The first episode of “King of Masked Singer” became a hit as soon as it was aired.

He was quite clear that he was inseparable from Xu Kong, the so-called special guest.

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Not to mention anything else, just the relationship with Xu Kong.

I don’t know how many colleagues are envious of me now.

Especially the old ones like Ocean Channel and Tomato Channel which he is very familiar with, he must have been jealous of them for a long time.

Whenever he thought of this, Wu Youxue was grateful for his luck.

Fortunately, I discovered Xu Kong first. Although I had always wanted to sign him to Mango’s own company, I failed.

But at least they did not become enemies, and he always maintained a firm attitude of support for Xu Kong.

The rewards in return are also visible to the naked eye.

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“Director Wu, the popularity is really too high right now.”

“Do we need to temporarily reduce the promotion? After all, Xu Kong’s new drama is about to be aired.”

The middle-level manager on Mango’s side asked.

Putting aside Xu Kong’s current importance, even if it weren’t for Wu Youxue, Mango’s grassroots employees would all know it clearly.

What’s more, the drama “The Bad Kids” will also be broadcast on their TV station.

“Well, we need to control it a little bit.”

“but……”

Wu Youxue hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke:
“Go and liaise with the management of King of Masked Singer and ask them to help with the promotion temporarily.”

These words obviously stunned the person in charge of Mango.

Considering that “King of Masked Singer” is almost certain to be a hit show, giving way to Xu Kong’s new drama is enough to show attitude.

Unexpectedly, Wu Youxue actually decided to let the official account of “Masked Singer” directly help promote Xu Kong’s new drama.

And it is obvious that this was a temporary decision made by Wu Youxue, and he did not discuss it with Xu Kong in advance.

In other words, this publicity was almost proactively given by them.

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“Any questions?”

Hearing Wu Youxue’s words, he reacted quickly.

“Of course, no problem, Director Wu.”

“I’ll contact you right away.”

Although he still called the other party Director Wu as usual.

But the Wu Youxue now is completely different from what he was before.

Let’s not talk about the identity of the other party’s deputy director for now.

More importantly, Wu Youxue holds real power.

Almost all of Mango TV’s variety show projects are decided by Wu Youxue.

Since reaching a cooperation with Fengge, starting with “The Beginning”, Wu Youxue is now showing a trend of taking over TV drama projects.

In addition to advertising sponsorship and other things, it is well known that Wu Youxue has a lot of resources.

If this continues, within three to five years, the entire Mango TV will probably be controlled by Wu Youxue.

As for the current director, he had wanted to deal with Wu Youxue before.

But after the failure, now they are almost giving up and are in a state of letting things take their course.

If he can’t even see such a clear situation, then all his years at Mango have been in vain.

So at this moment, no matter how outrageous the decision Wu Youxue made, he needed to carry it out unconditionally.

At least you have to show your attitude.

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Wu Youxue has made up his mind, although he may not be able to reach a deeper cooperation with Feng Ge and Xu Kong.

But the relationship with Xu Kong must be maintained.

Perhaps this is the key to whether he can retire successfully in the future.

In fact, he was thinking that after becoming the deputy director, he would simply give up some of the power in his hands.

But now it seems that Xu Kong is a teammate who is too powerful.

Force yourself to improve!
Of course there is no reason not to join a tour group.

I feel that it’s time for some changes to the so-called three major local TV stations.

Although Mango TV has always been among the three major local TV stations, it is the one with the best development.

But Wu Youxue’s current ambitions are definitely more than just that.

Including its own brokerage companies and Mango’s video platform, these all have the potential for further development.

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“Xu Kong’s new drama is indeed the one I’m most looking forward to later this year.”

“I just didn’t expect it to be broadcast so hastily. It feels like there wasn’t much time left for promotion.”

“But judging from the trailers that have been released so far, my personal outrageous comments are safe.”

“As for the rating, it should start at at least 8.5!”

Although Yiguo did not show his face at this time, he started a rare live broadcast.

As almost the largest video self-media in China, to be honest, if she had not always maintained a relatively small team size, her influence would probably have doubled now.

Of course, this also has its advantages, which is that you can specialize in one account and control all the content yourself.

At least there won’t be any rollovers.

For now, she is quite satisfied with her current situation.

At the beginning, many people asked her to try to create her own self-media matrix, that is, to operate many different vertical accounts through the company.

But Yiguo refused.

The main reason is that if that happens, she might not have as much energy to create her own content.

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What we are discussing at this moment is, of course, Xu Kong’s new drama which is about to be aired.

In fact, from her previous video about “The Beginning”, it can be seen that she did not think highly of the drama. The whole drama benefited from the domestic gimmick about time loop. Apart from that, localization and in-depth exploration of social issues are advantages.

For a new director, it would definitely be a big surprise.

Although Su Meng is the director of this drama, Xu Kong is responsible for the screenwriting, starring role, and even production.

Yiguo regarded it as Xu Kong’s own work.

So I feel a little disappointed.

After all, with the precedent of “The Long Season”, the current score of 8.0 for “The Beginning” does not meet her original expectations.

However, no one can guarantee that every work they produce has the same quality.

Overall, Xu Kong still showed quite amazing talent and ability.

In particular, he was not the director of this drama, but only wrote the script and participated in the production as the leading actor and producer.

Yet it can still achieve such a high degree of completion.

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As for why she has greater confidence in Xu Kong’s new drama this time.

Mainly from the perspective of subject matter, it is not like the original “The Beginning”.

Xu Kong did not continue to try to be clever.

Although “The Beginning” was extremely popular, “The Bad Kids” is more realistic and dark in style. It can be said that it is not even a suspense drama of the same type.

The second thing is the cast.

This time, Xu Kong himself didn’t even appear in the film.

But apart from Chen Shuang, the film emperor, the rest of the cast are veteran actors with recognized good acting skills.

The most likely reason is that “The Beginning” and “The Hidden Corner” were filmed together, so Xu Kong could not spare the time to act in both dramas at the same time.

In addition, there is another possibility, that is, there is no role suitable for Xu Kong himself.

If this is the case, it can also be seen that although Xu Kongsu is an actor, he is more focused on the play itself.

It’s not like he would specifically create a role that is more likable to the audience just for himself, or even if he is not suitable, he would specifically think about acting or being the male lead.

Don’t underestimate this seemingly insignificant point.

It’s actually quite important.

This can ensure that Xu Kong, as a director and screenwriter, at least produces works that focus on quality.

Instead of forgetting the original intention because of one’s own selfishness or commercial profitability.

This situation has happened before.

After all, Xu Kong is not the only so-called genius director or screenwriter who has appeared at home and abroad.

Most of them actually lose their integrity in their later years.

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“Okay. That’s about my prediction.”

“Of course, we will have to wait until the show is aired to find out.”

Whether it is his own words or the text in the video, Yiguo can actually be considered a relatively decent person.

It won’t be as harsh as some of my peers.

Therefore, we tend to adopt an objective and rational analysis approach.

But even so, there are still some people who are dissatisfied.

“No, Xu Kong’s new drama hasn’t even aired yet, why are people already praising it so much online? It will be hilarious if it fails.”

“I also think that Xu Kong’s fans are a bit omnipresent now, which is really scary.”

“I’m not optimistic about it. I really like The Long Season, but I can’t get through The Beginning.”

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With Xu Kong’s current popularity and traffic, it is certain that he will have black fans.

In fact, in comparison, the proportion of Xu Kong’s black fans is quite small among most top stars.

The main reason is that the work is strong enough to shut up quite a lot of haters.

“I’m not bragging on purpose, and I’m not taking any money.”

“Anyone who has been following me for a long time knows that not accepting money from film and television companies is one of my bottom lines. It is impossible for me to stick to it for so many years and then give up on my own initiative.”

Yiguo explained somewhat helplessly.

“This is mainly based on the results of all Xu Kong’s previous works.”

“You might hate him for a variety of reasons.”

“But we have to admit that, at least judging from the few dramas and movies Xu Kong has made, it can be said that his age and the fame he gained as an actor and singer dragged him down.”

“Otherwise, Xu Kong’s status as a director would probably be hyped up to a higher level online.”

Iguo answered honestly.

There is no way. Many people may subconsciously forget that since Xu Kong debuted, almost all of his dramas have maintained a rating of above 8.0.

Even “The Beginning”, a film he did not direct, is included.

Otherwise, the lowest score is Xu Kong’s first work “Want to See You”, which also has a score of 8.7.

If it were some other directors, they would have been praised to the sky long ago.

But unfortunately Xu Kong is too well-known, and in addition to being a director, he is more likely to attract the attention of netizens as a singer, composer, and actor.

This has led to the fact that people are generally too strict with Xu Kong.

And the discussion points are quite complicated.

Maybe you were talking about Xu Kong’s drama one second, and started talking about Xu Kong’s new song the next second.

There is no way.

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“Xu Kong does have a lot of haters, and I’m often labeled a so-called fan of the fan club. But in fact, although I do like Xu Kong’s dramas and songs, I have never followed any celebrities since I was born, and I have never supported him.”

“Although Xu Kong debuted as an idol, he doesn’t have many fans now, right? His various social media accounts are almost not in operation now.”

“At least in the threads about Xu Kong that I’ve come across, people are all talking about his work. There are rarely any cases of manipulating comments or being full of trolls.”

Obviously, for netizens at this time, it is not the first day for everyone to surf the Internet and they have seen everything.

Xu Kong did debut as an idol, but now almost no one cares.

In addition, his works are there, and Xu Kong has almost completely given up managing his fans for two or three years, and he also tries his best to control the frequency of his appearances.

So even though he is often on the hot search list, the followers are mostly just passers-by or netizens who simply watch his works, so he is not as physiologically annoying as some traffic idols.

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“By the way, it seems that in addition to Xu Kong’s new drama, Kiwi also has a new drama coming out this time.”

“It is said that the investment is at least more than 100 million, which is not small.”

Yiguo suddenly remembered something.

Of course it is the new drama of Changyun Film and Television, which will be broadcast on the same day and time as Xu Kong’s.

As someone who is half an insider, she certainly knows about the past love-hate relationship between Fengge and Changyun Film and Television.

In fact, there are a lot of revelations about this on the Internet now, so it’s no longer a secret.

But as a public figure, in the absence of evidence, Yiguo is still very cautious in his words and actions and tries to avoid talking about these things.

What is certain is that, judging from the current popularity and discussion of the two dramas, there is a high probability that Changyun Film and Television will be unilaterally hammered by Xu Kong again.

However, whether it will be as complete a failure as “The Powerful World” is still an unknown.

Yigo has also watched the trailer of the new drama, and can only say that she herself is not very optimistic about it.

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(End of this chapter)