Chapter 368: Kid, we don’t send out audition invitations here…

Cao Bentao did come with an attitude.

For him, even if there are some opportunities to cooperate with Changyun Film and Television, compared to Xu Kong, who he thinks has greater potential, their importance is simply not on the same level.

So after hearing about the grievances between Fengge and Changyun Film and Television, as well as the recent events, of course I took sides without hesitation.

As for what he said about Changyun Film and Television wanting to seek cooperation, it was not groundless.

In fact, the film and television industry in Hong Kong has been on a downward trend for many years.

But for a veteran movie star like Ji Banghe, the fame he has accumulated before is indeed too high.

Even now, there are still audiences willing to pay for and go to the cinema to watch the movies they star in.

Similar cooperation requests from mainland film and television companies have occurred more than once or twice.

Before, as long as the money was paid, they would naturally agree to it.

But now, as luck would have it, Changyun Film and Television has become a tool for Cao Bentao to express his sincerity to Xu Kong. I guess they are also wondering about it, since they have cooperated before.

How come after Zhu Changyun left Fengge, he was rejected by Fengxiang Pictures, a well-established company in Hong Kong?

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“Have you decided to let them invest in your next movie?”

Guo Zihao still knew some information about the cooperation with Fengxiang Pictures.

Seeing Cao Bentao left the studio with a satisfied smile on his face.

He guessed that this cooperation should be one of those that go quite smoothly.

Xu Kong nodded.

“Well, this was already decided before.”

Guo Zihao had no doubt about Xu Kong’s decision.

But if Xu Kong’s new drama is not invested by Feng Ge himself, but a project from Fengxiang Film.

I guess the crew won’t use all their own people by then.

It is likely that we will need to go to Hong Kong City for filming.

Many Fengxiang Film’s own staff will also be present during the process.

When we were filming “Sweet Honey”, we actually had a not-so-deep collaboration experience.

In general, the crew in Hong Kong does have many differences from those in the mainland.

While there are many so-called rules, it also gives off a sense of being a makeshift team.

However, the final filming process was still quite smooth.

In short, the film and television industry in Hong Kong always gives people the feeling that although it has not stagnated over the years, it is developing quite slowly.

For example, some specific large studios are less used in Hong Kong.

Instead, they prefer to shoot on location, or simply build a one-to-one restoration themselves.

As the person who has always been in charge of these miscellaneous matters, Guo Zihao is more sensitive to these differences.

……

Xu Kong didn’t think much about it and decided on the corresponding movie.

If it were when he had just traveled through time, Xu Kong might have considered whether it was a bit of a waste to release some classic works at this point in time.

It was not until now that he realized that his energy was limited after all.

Even if, like now, the script was given to Feng Ge’s own director to shoot, in fact, the classic works in his mind could never be finished.

So after getting rid of this idea, Xu Kong simply considered whether it was appropriate or not first.

So choose the one you like best.

Because if I don’t take the photo this time, it may be difficult to have a similar opportunity again in the future.

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“Refused?”

Lu Hanwen found it a little unbelievable.

Although this movie is not the one with the largest subsequent investment within their company at present.

But in all aspects, it is indeed one of the more important ones.

A crucial feature is the joining of veteran Hong Kong film star Ji Banghe as one of the two male protagonists.

For this reason, even the boss Zhu Changyun personally called Cao Bentao, the boss of Fengxiang Pictures.

He thought about many possibilities.

First of all, they couldn’t agree on the remuneration because the other party’s asking price was too exorbitant.

In addition, there were some problems during the shooting.

But this is almost a low probability event.

Based on their understanding of Fengxiang Pictures and several veteran movie stars in Hong Kong, the other party is unlikely to refuse.

But who knew, it would actually be rejected.

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“Cao Bentao was talking about Ji Banghe who didn’t have a schedule.”

“So I changed actors like Shi Rui and several other well-known actors under their company, but I got the same result.”

“That means refusing to participate.”

Zhu Changyun’s face didn’t look good.

Putting aside other things, even when I was in Fengge, except for more than ten years ago, I had never been rejected like this.

“You didn’t even mention the salary?”

Lu Hanwen asked in disbelief.

After seeing Zhu Changyun nod, he fell into silence.

“As far as I remember, we shouldn’t have offended Fengxiang Pictures.”

“After ruling out this possibility, the only thing left is…”

……

Before Lu Hanwen could continue guessing, Zhu Changyun gave the answer directly.

“It’s related to Xu Kong…”

“It is said that someone saw Cao Bentao appear at Fengge headquarters yesterday, and he went to Xu Kong’s personal studio.”

Of course, Zhu Changyun has his own channels to get information about Feng Ge’s old employer.

But what does it matter if I get this news?

They can’t do anything either.

On the contrary, it will make you feel even more upset.

“Mr. Zhu, do you mean that Xu Kong deliberately prevented Cao Bentao from cooperating with us?”

Zhu Changyun shook his head.

“It was last week that he rejected us.”

“And he met Xu Kong in the capital where he arrived just yesterday.”

Lu Hanwen found it a little unbelievable.

“Is Cao Bentao trying to please Xu Kong on purpose?”

“why?”

Zhu Changyun did not answer either, mainly because he did not know why.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t feel as upset as I do now.

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For Zhu Changyun, he did make a detailed development plan before leaving Fengge.

In fact, even if we know it, the old club may become the so-called opponent.

But what he was more concerned about was Song Fuquan, his former big brother.

Based on his understanding of Song Fuquan, he could not guess the other party’s next move 100%, but he could also take precautionary measures in advance.

To put it bluntly, when Changyun Film and Television was first established, he didn’t take the already shattered Fengge seriously at all.

I think Changyun Film and Television will definitely surpass Fengge in its heyday in the future.

Who knew, it was totally different from what I thought. Because Song Fuquan had almost no sense of existence.

Instead, he was replaced by the young man Xu Kong, whom he had almost subconsciously ignored before.

And this young man actually brought them so much trouble.

Although it has only been less than half a year since the two companies officially started the so-called ring war.

But Zhu Changyun was already a little tired of defending.

After two consecutive dramas suffered losses, the company should have stopped the losses in time this time, but they were still taken off the shelves ahead of schedule.

These positive failures are enough to be upsetting.

In addition to this, there were also some unexpected obstacles such as Fengxiang Pictures.

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“Then let’s go…”

Lu Hanwen noticed that there was something wrong with Zhu Changyun’s expression.

But there is no way. Now as the second-in-command of the company, the other party is the one in charge of the overall situation, so he has to be responsible for some specific execution.

So it’s better to ask these questions clearly.

At least then Zhu Changyun won’t take his anger out on me.

This is not the first time that such an approach has been taken. For example, before the previous failure, Lu Hanwen had asked Zhu Changyun in advance.

This also means that in the end the other party cannot blame themselves.

He was just doing what he was asked to do.

“What can I do!”

“Just find someone else!”

“Fengxiang Films is not the only company in Hong Kong.”

“At worst, we can just pay more!”

Zhu Changyun spoke with gritted teeth.

There is no way. Although I don’t want to admit it, if I want to invite a veteran and well-known Hong Kong movie star to join, those from Fengxiang Pictures are definitely the most suitable ones.

It’s mainly about the price, and the actors are also very dedicated and have a good reputation in the industry.

Apart from that, although some others can be invited, the remuneration they offer is indeed very high and not so cost-effective.

And some have special personalities, many demands, and are also troublesome.

Fengge has previously collaborated with several of the most famous companies in Hong Kong.

It was Zhu Changyun who personally negotiated the deal.

In fact, he and Cao Bentao are old acquaintances.

That’s why I am so familiar with these.

Who knew that Cao Bentao didn’t care about their past relationship at all and acted so resolutely.

Is the old man really so optimistic about Feng Ge who is currently under Xu Kong’s control?

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Changyun Film and Television here has indeed been feeling a bit of a retrograde mood recently, and nothing is going well.

On the other hand, the popularity of “The Bad Kids” has indeed dropped a little after a week or so of rest.

But then the weekend update ignited the audience’s enthusiasm again.

Although Zhang Dongsheng is still one of the male protagonists, his character’s personality and tone were actually determined when he first appeared.

Therefore, in the subsequent plot, everyone’s discussion point naturally shifted to the three minor characters.

Especially the character of Zhu Chaoyang, although many people had noticed it before.

But when all the terrifying details were discovered, everyone realized that this minor character in the play actually had such an exaggerated dark side in his heart.

The whole drama is actually somewhat different from traditional suspense dramas.

At least the story is not always about searching for the murderer, but instead more emphasis is placed on the characters.

The biggest feeling is that everyone seems to be a villain.

There is no such thing as an absolutely positive character as in so-called traditional TV dramas.

Everyone has their own little plans, and they are rarely expressed too obviously, but are hidden in various details.

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“I think Xu Kong is a little too outrageous.”

“This new drama is popular again! And the ratings are still above 9 points, it’s too exaggerated!”

At this time within Fengge, many people’s ideas had actually undergone fundamental changes.

Especially some young actors who originally wanted to change companies, now tacitly stopped talking about it.

It’s just that Xu Kong starred in one drama and directed another, and both dramas were huge hits.

What’s more, many of the characters in the drama also became popular.

Like the supporting roles in the previous “Beginning” and the three underage actors in this “The Bad Kids”, their popularity is scary high.

Everyone can’t help but have some expectations, hoping that one day they will be lucky enough to be chosen by Xu Kong.

Especially now that it is almost certain that Xu Kong does not have to personally act in every drama he directs.

In other words, if you are chosen by Xu Kong to be the leading male or female role, then it is basically a sure thing, and you will soar to the sky.

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“I believe in Teacher Xu Kong’s ability.”

“I feel like it’s going to be a hit even before the show airs!”

After hearing what one of the young actresses said, the other people present were speechless.

“Child, Xu Kong is not here.”

“And there are no audition invitations here…”

In fact, perhaps it was because of Xu Kong’s age, or perhaps it was because before, most of them were actually colleagues in the same company as Xu Kong.

As a result, many people do not actually admire Xu Kong that much.

However, this young actress only joined the company recently, so of course she is not very clear about how they usually chat.

I just subconsciously said what I was thinking.

She herself was also a little surprised. Before Lai Fengge, she thought that the entire company, not to mention all the artists, but at least the vast majority of them, should regard Xu Kong as an idol.

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Xiang Tianlei couldn’t help but want to laugh.

Of course, he was not laughing at the newcomer who had just joined the company, but at some other people present.

On the surface, they still seemed not to care much about Xu Kong.

But in fact, many of these people are secretly preparing for auditions and casting for the company’s new drama. Do they really think that no one knows about this?
As for him, he still believes in himself.

Unless the company’s crew personally invites him to audition, he will never take the initiative to participate.

He is different from others!
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“But I really think Teacher Xu Kong is amazing!”

“Many of my classmates are his fans…”

“I joined Fengge because of Teacher Xu Kong.”

The young actress, who had just joined the company, mustered up the courage to speak up in defense.

Now, it was the turn of the other so-called company seniors at the scene to remain silent.

To be honest, it’s just talk.

But in fact, almost none of them have not watched all of Xu Kong’s film and television works so far.

Of course I admire him in my heart, because the record is there, it is really awesome.

But when the words come to my lips, it is difficult to brag out loud.

It was purely because of the culture of vigorously cultivating new people when Zhu Changyun was in office, which made it difficult for them to look down on the so-called “seniors” in the company.

Xu Kong is of course included.

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(End of this chapter)