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Chapter 155 The advantage is mine!

Xu Kong thought of many possibilities, but the only thing he didn't expect was that Su Zhi would actually fall asleep hiding in the closet.

But it seems understandable, because Su Zhi rushed back from another place directly after the performance to celebrate his birthday.

Probably didn't get enough rest.

After carefully carrying the person to the bed, Xu Kong lay down feeling a little tired.

This birthday can’t be said to be thrilling, but it is definitely rare.

After all, I ate the birthday cake three times and made the wish three times.

Now he was actually somewhat glad that Shang Yuxin came.

Otherwise, Song Youyou would definitely have to spend the night here, and Su Zhi might really have to stay in the closet all night.

When Xu Kong woke up the next day, Su Zhi had already left.

After all, the first thing the other party did when he returned to Beijing was to find Xu Kong, but he didn't go to his own studio.

I just came back, and I guess there are still a lot of things to deal with.

After making sure that Su Zhi was not too angry, Xu Kong also breathed a sigh of relief.

After washing up, taking a morning run and having a quick breakfast, Xu Kong arrived at the headquarters of Fengge Company.

"For you."

"Happy birthday."

In the office, Zhu Yu pushed the box to Xu Kong.

Obviously, Zhu Yu probably also remembered Xu Kong's birthday.

"Thank you, Sister Yu."

Xu Kong said with a smile.

Then he started to dismantle it in front of the other party.

But he didn't expect Zhu Yu to stop him.

Signal him to go back and dismantle it.

During the morning, Xu Kong sorted out his specific schedule for the next month.

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t too rushed, with only about four or five announcements in total.

At least compared to when I was at Fengqing Entertainment, it is much better.

Sometimes he had to rush through three or four announcements in a single day.

With nothing to do, Xu Kong opened the gift Zhu Yu gave him.

When he saw what was inside, Xu Kong was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Zhu Yu appears to be gentle and virtuous on the surface, but unexpectedly she has a strong desire for revenge.

The gift was a beautifully designed watch, but in addition to that, there was another box next to it.

It seems that because Xu Kong gave the other party a small toy last time, this time the other party directly gave him a simulated cup.
But I can’t use it!
Xu Kong complained in a low voice with some helplessness.

Given his current situation, Song Youyou and Su Zhi have both returned to the capital, so he really doesn't have many opportunities to use this thing.

And at worst, Xu Kong felt that the possibility of him going to find Zhu Yu was greater.

However, Xu Kong quickly sent a message to Zhu Yu.

"I like the gift very much."

"I'll report my experience to you later, Sister Yu."

Zhu Yu, who was working at the time, also saw the words sent by Xu Kong.

My face suddenly turned red, and I couldn't help but spit in my heart.

“Who wants to hear your user experience report?”

She gave this to Xu Kong out of a desire for revenge.

But she never thought that Xu Kong was extremely thick-skinned and didn't care about these things at all. He didn't hesitate to talk about such things with her at all.

Time flies and it is already May. There is only one month left before the official broadcast of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

At the same time, Xu Kong’s personal studio, the official Weibo of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", as well as Penguin Video and Tomato TV, jointly released relevant release date information.

The publicity and promotion work of all parties has gradually begun to get on track.

However, from this aspect, it can be seen that Tomato’s own publicity and promotion channels and resources are indeed much weaker.

Not to mention compared with mango, it is even far inferior to penguin.

Fengge will definitely have to invest a part of the publicity and promotion budget here, even though the copyright has been sold.

But the better the drama's data is after it's aired, the more hidden benefits it actually brings to Xu Kong, the director and lead actor, as well as Feng Ge.

The war of words between Yiguo and Feiniao’s self-media in their respective fields has now gradually subsided.

From the current perspective, the competition in the upcoming summer season is still quite fierce.

On the Penguin side, it is naturally "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" directed and acted by Xu Kong, while "Mystic Valley" broadcasted together by Mango and Kiwi is also very strong in publicity and promotion.

Although Tudou Video does not seem to be promoting it so hard, in addition to a suspense-themed web drama produced by its own platform during the summer, it also has a live-action urban fantasy drama adapted from a comic book, and it is also planning to compete with the other two major platforms.

"Teacher Xu Kong, many netizens were actually most curious about the fact that you called the theme of your new drama "Xianxia" instead of admitting that it was a traditional ancient puppet drama."

The last show Xu Kong participated in in May was a show where the guests ate, drank and chatted.

It was relatively easy to record.

Although some of the questions seemed quite sharp, we had actually reviewed the script before recording.

Overall, it will not have much impact on Xu Kong himself and the upcoming broadcast of "Legend of Sword and Fairy".

During the promotion of "Legend of Sword and Fairy", Xu Kong did not participate in any variety show produced by Mango TV.

Logically speaking, Mango TV's variety shows should be the most popular and best choice.

However, Zhu Yu contacted several popular variety shows on Mango TV, but was rejected by all of them.

Xu Kong guessed that this was related to the fact that he had chosen to cooperate with Tomato TV and did not sell the copyright to the other party.

But more importantly, Wu Youxue seems to have not returned to Mango TV yet at this stage.

Most of the variety shows below are not under his direct responsibility.

Of course, Wu Youxue later took the initiative to contact Xu Kong.

Strictly speaking, he will definitely be able to appear on Mango TV's various variety shows.

Wu Youxue still has actual control over most of the popular programs.

Instead, Wu Youxue took the initiative to instruct several program producers and directors to politely reject Xu Kong.

In his words, it's not the right time yet.

I came here specifically to explain to Xu Kong because I was afraid that he would misunderstand.

Xu Kong knew that the private negotiations between Wu Youxue and Mango executives had probably reached a white-hot stage.

Xu Kong is an artist who has firmly stated his support for Wu Youxue.

At this time, I don't want to drag Xu Kong into the water again.

That's why we can sever the relationship.

Xu Kong didn't doubt Wu Youxue's explanation too much.

Although I haven't known Wu Youxue for a very long time, strictly speaking, we haven't met very many times.

But Xu Kong still knew a little about Wu Youxue. While he had high emotional intelligence and a wide network of contacts, he actually relied mainly on his usual love of supporting the younger generation and his code of conduct of not letting his friends in the circle suffer losses.

Although Xu Kong did not think that the other party would have to repay him or anything like that.

But there is probably no need for Wu Youxue to deliberately trick him.

With the potential that Xu Kong has shown so far, unless most people are fools, they will definitely take the initiative to establish a good relationship with him.

"Boss Qin, do you really want to broadcast it on the same day as the other party?"

Kiwi, the head of the operations department at this time asked with a somewhat ugly expression.

For the upcoming summer season, the dramas that have been confirmed to be broadcast are being promoted very vigorously.

The main new drama on their platform this time is Hua Yuan’s "Mysterious Valley".

The copyright fees alone cost almost 400 million.

The cost of over 10 million per episode is definitely the largest copyright expenditure so far this year.

In addition, the investment in publicity and promotion in recent days is not low, definitely in the tens of millions.

Judging from the popularity alone, "Mysterious Valley" is even more popular than Xu Kong's "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

But the person in charge knows that the publicity and promotion effects achieved with so much money are actually inevitably watered down.

Xu Kong's Fairy Sword has been warmed up in various ways since the New Year's Eve party at the beginning of the year. The number of viewers who really pay attention to it is definitely much higher than that of "Mysterious Valley".

He himself didn't have much confidence.

I feel that "Mysterious Valley" will definitely be able to crush Xu Kong's new drama.

According to normal business logic, everyone is competing for the summer market.

However, the wisest choice is to stagger the specific broadcast times by about half a month.

But no matter what he said, the vice president Qin Xian still insisted that "Mysterious Valley" and Xu Kong's "Legend of Sword and Fairy" be broadcast on the same day.

This kind of behavior is too stubborn.

And even if "Mystic Valley" really wins in various data, there is no benefit.

This lose-lose approach doesn't make sense in business.

“It’s scheduled for the same day!”

"Just do as I say."

Qin Xian had a serious expression.

Obviously, everything he experienced in Fengge made it impossible for him to completely calm down even after more than a month.

Especially Xu Kong's look of condescension, which seemed to completely ignore him, he could never forget it.

Will you not cooperate with them in future dramas?

Do you really think that without you, Xu Kong, Kiwifruit can't survive? ! !

That's why he made such a rash decision to confront Penguin's sword head-on.

Of course, Qin Xian was not completely impulsive.

He made this decision only after watching the entire film of "Mystic Valley".

In his opinion, first of all, Xu Kong’s new drama cannot compare with the other one in terms of cast.

On the side of "Mysterious Valley", there is a veteran TV King like Su Xun, and Zhuo Lingwan, a first-line actor who has appeared in various hit dramas for many years. Even the supporting roles are familiar faces to the audience.

The lineup is nothing short of luxurious.

As for Xu Kong, he is indeed very popular, but he has too few works. He only has one show, "Want to See You", and he is not yet known to all TV drama viewers.

Although Song Youyou has a strong background, she is ultimately just a newcomer who has only debuted for more than two years.

Not to mention Shang Yuxin, the former Golden Eagle Goddess who has been on a downward spiral every year. After failing in the film industry, she returned to filming TV series. Do you really think there will be no impact?

In addition, "Mysterious Valley" is also better in terms of investment. Both dramas have many special effects. Based on his experience of attending the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" film screening, the special effects are not as good as "Mysterious Valley".

Even in the most crucial plot, in Qin Xian's opinion, "Mysterious Valley" is not inferior to the other one.

To sum up, all these factors add up to one sentence: "The advantage is mine!"

"Boss Qin, if the release date is officially announced, it will be difficult for us to regret it later."

The operations manager couldn't help but give a reminder in the end.

Although a film can still be withdrawn once it has been scheduled, such behavior is seen by the audience as a sign of guilt.

In addition to affecting the reputation and audience appeal of the drama itself, the most important thing is the withdrawal of the drama. This is not a good sign for either the film or television industry. Generally speaking, producers will not do this unless they have to.

"Do you need to teach me these things?"

Qin Xian was already starting to get a little angry at this moment.

He felt that the other party was trying to boost his morale and destroy his own prestige.

"I see."

The operations manager said nothing more.

A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death, not to mention that Qin Xian, the deputy general manager, has a rather special status.

Although he didn't agree with this approach in his heart, he had no choice but to agree.

Soon, the release date announcement of "Mystic Valley" caused an uproar on the Internet.

Because the time is exactly the same as the previous "Legend of Sword and Fairy", which is June 10th.

It's hard to come up with any other explanation other than it was intentional.

After all, there is nothing special about this date and time.

Even if it's one day later, it won't attract so much attention.

But it happened on the same day, no matter how coincidental it was, it couldn't be that coincidental.

Of course, in fact, most netizens or ordinary audiences did not react too much to this news. They just smelled some gossip.

Penguin Video and Kiwi, Fengge and Huayuan, whether they are platforms or producers, are obviously old rivals.

Of course, the ones who are actually dissatisfied with the release date are Mango TV and Huayuan.

To put it bluntly, everyone is after money, and for capital, maximizing profits and minimizing project risks are the best options.

But this time, Kiwi Fruit insisted on its own way, which inevitably made people feel unhappy.

Because of the number of platform users and the size of Kiwifruit in recent years, it is impossible to directly accuse them.

I can only complain a little in private.

However, if this decision ultimately goes wrong, it will be difficult for Kiwi to avoid being held accountable.

The first to express opinions on this matter was Yiguo, a film and television self-media platform with a huge number of fans.

"Kiwi's decision to air Mystic Valley and Xu Kong's Chinese Paladin on the same day is definitely not based on commercial logic, because airing these two summer dramas, which are arguably the most popular, on the same day will not benefit either party in any way."

"It can be seen that the senior executives of Kiwifruit who made this decision must have some personal grudges. My guess is that it is probably related to the copyright dispute over the Legend of Sword and Fairy that was rumored at the time."

"Of course, this is definitely a good thing for us ordinary viewers."

"Especially for students taking the college entrance exam this year, after the exam, there will be two new dramas that are of high quality and may even compete for the title of this year's hit drama to watch."

Yiguo's comments were actually just a brief talk about the news, without expressing much of his own opinion.

However, viewers in the comment section have already started arguing, and the main point of contention is which of the two dramas aired on the same day will ultimately stand out.

(End of this chapter)