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

Chapter 205: No time to eat, do you have time to eat me?

Although this posture is relatively traditional, it is very particular.

Especially when he held Su Zhi's feet together and pushed them back, Xu Kong could easily find the key points inside.

Sure enough, almost the moment Xu Kong made contact, Su Zhi began to tremble uncontrollably, and her water baby physique began to show.

But even so, Su Zhi just hummed softly as usual and didn't really make any sound.

Until Xu Kong stopped this action, turned Su Zhi sideways on the sofa, and then lifted one of her legs with his hand.

All the flaws were revealed without reservation, and Xu Kong also knew that this was the best time to find the flaws in his chicken.
……

It was already very late when the recording session ended, and after finishing the work with Su Zhi in the office, we tidied and cleaned the place a little.

By the time the two left, it was almost late at night.

However, Su Zhi's studio is not far from the community where they live now.

It’s only a ten-minute drive away.

"Have a good rest during this period. In addition to the Mango TV show, you also have to prepare for your own tour later."

After following her to Su Zhi's home, Xu Kong saw that Su Zhi obviously wanted to experience the second success, so he spoke up to persuade her.

"Oh, I see."

Su Zhi did not refute.

According to the plan, her subsequent schedule is still quite tight.

Concerts are inherently energy-consuming events. Although this is not Su Zhi's first time, she still needs to adjust her state.

The next day, Xu Kong met Feng Ziyan again in Fengge.

This girl somehow found out the location of his personal studio and came straight over early in the morning.

But I don’t know if it’s because Xu Kong left him alone yesterday, but he seems a lot more obedient today.

"Director Xu, do you think I should apply to film school?"

Feng Ziyan asked hesitantly.

"If you don't take the exam, what are you going to do?"

Hearing Xu Kong's question, Feng Ziyan subconsciously opened her mouth and prepared to speak, but Xu Kong added:
"Besides traveling around, or cycling and stuff like that."

"You're almost an adult, after all. You should have something that can be considered a job, right?"

Now, Feng Ziyan thought about it for a long time and could only shake her head helplessly.

She really couldn't think of it in a short time.

"Don't worry, I won't force you. If you don't want to take acting classes in Fengge, I guess no one can stop you."

"Given your talent in acting, being an actor is indeed a better choice."

"But talent is only talent. No matter what you do, you need to spend time and energy to learn and improve."

"Besides, you still have fans now, so you definitely don't want to disappoint those fans who like you?"

Xu Kong's words, which both reasoned with her and moved her emotionally, made Feng Ziyan, who had been very active and lively, suddenly become quiet.

"I see."

"I'm going to take their acting lessons now!"

Feng Ziyan seemed to have suddenly made up her mind, then stood up and left.

As for Xu Kong at this time, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If you don't do a little PUA or some empty promises, you won't be able to drive this follower away.

Of course, in addition to this, there is also the task assigned to him by Penguin President Feng Yuan, which should be able to be completed relatively easily.

Although there is a certain amount of flattery in it, Feng Ziyan's talent in acting is indeed quite high.

What he said just now was not completely nonsense.

In the second week after the broadcast of "The Long Season", the popularity finally began to decline.

Of course, at this point in time, both the Tudou and Kiwi dramas have finished airing.

There will definitely be new dramas to be broadcast in December, which is coming soon, but they will all be low-cost dramas with low attention.

In other words, the four most popular hit dramas this year have almost been confirmed.

It is worth mentioning that although "The Long Season" is not as popular as "Legend of Sword and Fairy" at the time, its data is even worse than "Night Without Promise" from some time ago.

But the reputation is frighteningly high.

The rating has remained stable at around 9.4, and it can almost be said to be the drama with the best rating and reputation in recent years.

Many netizens have noticed this.

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy is the most popular drama in recent years, and The Long Season is the highest rated drama. These two dramas have completely different styles, but both were directed by Xu Kong."

"Xu Kong is leaving no room for other film and television directors. He wants both data and reputation."

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy proves the actual commercial value that Xu Kong can bring as a director, and The Long Season proves the upper limit of his own ability."

The reputation of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is actually not that bad, it can even be said to be quite good.

But strictly speaking, the whole drama is still based on commercial considerations.

It is a commercial drama with a distinctive style.

Being able to produce such a hit drama means that the director will have almost no worries about investment and job opportunities in the future.

There is plenty of capital willing to pay for it.

But this type of drama is still not suitable for winning awards.

This also means that the director's status in the industry and his popularity in the outside world will always be difficult to improve.

Xu Kong is somewhat of an exception. After all, strictly speaking, he is not just a director. Most of his fame comes from his identities as an actor and singer.

Ding Lixin, the director of the hit drama "Night Without Promise", is a good example.

He is considered a very successful commercial drama director and has produced many hit dramas.

But still, only a small number of netizens know his name.

Even though he has a long career in the industry, his achievements are far inferior to those of some film directors or those who have won some awards, and his recognition is even lower.

……

Some people have already begun to predict online how many awards "The Long Season" will win this year.

However, Xu Kong didn't pay too much attention to this.

However, the first share of the profit from Penguin has arrived, which is almost over 100 million.

It is definitely higher than the salary offered to Xu Kong by the other side before.

Even Vice President Zeng Xi, who had invited Xu Kong, had not expected that the final number of views of "The Long Season" would successfully exceed 2.5 billion.

Moreover, when the entire series was finished, it had only reached around 1.5 billion views, and the subsequent 1 billion views almost all came after the series’ finale.

In other words, they originally thought that "The Long Season" would be fine as long as they could break even, but now the yield is not low.

Especially when the initial investment promotion process was not so smooth, it almost all depended on contributions from subsequent paying members.

However, although they were given a higher share than originally expected, Zeng Xi and the senior executives of Penguin Video had no complaints at all.

For them, this money is well worth it.

Suffice it to say that the yields far exceeded expectations.

The most important thing is that "The Long Season", as the first play of their suspense theater, has indeed come from behind and raised the starting point of this project to a terrifying level.

Of course, this has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that the subsequent new dramas of the suspense theater will definitely have a certain audience and popularity base.

As for the disadvantages, it is that the starting point is too high. It is estimated that the audience's expectations have been raised to a terrifying level by "The Long Season".

There is almost no need to predict that the remaining dramas in the subsequent suspense theater will definitely be difficult to surpass in terms of reputation.

It is estimated that many viewers will be disappointed because of this. But this trouble really cannot be blamed on Xu Kong, that would be a bit unreasonable.

After all, it was Zeng Xi's own request that word of mouth should be the main focus.

Now Xu Kong has greatly exceeded his target. He can't blame others for filming the drama too well, right?

"Mr. Zeng, after all, The Long Season just finished airing not long ago, and I really don't have any plans to shoot the next drama in the short term."

In response to Zeng Xi's second invitation, the profit sharing ratio was even exaggerated to the point of maintaining the previous level, with no upper limit on the investment amount. Xu Kong had the highest authority throughout the process, even exceeding the outrageous conditions of him as the vice president of Penguin.

However, Xu Kong still chose not to agree.

Although he has quite a lot of plays in his mind that are suitable for Penguin Mystery Theater.

But Xu Kong didn't want to restrict himself because of the penguin at this time.

"Then Director Xu, no matter what you plan to shoot next, even if it is not invested by us at Penguin, please give us priority when it comes to copyright."

"The copyright fee will definitely satisfy you."

Zeng Xi didn't have much hope at first, he just wanted to give it a try.

Seeing that Xu Kong had indeed refused, he did not get discouraged. Instead, he adjusted his words more quickly and told Xu Kong another purpose for contacting him this time.

The potential that Xu Kong has shown now is definitely worthy of Penguin's careful treatment.

Zeng Xi is not a fool. They have clearly cooperated on several occasions, so why would he allow Xu Kong's drama to go to a rival platform?

"Of course, I will definitely contact you first after I finish the production of my next drama."

Xu Kong didn't refuse.

Overall, the previous collaborations with Penguin Video were quite pleasant.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Kong looked at Shang Yuxin in front of him.

Shang Lucha hasn't come to his studio for a long time, mainly because Xu Kong himself has been quite busy recently.

Of course, the other party still needs to send messages and chat with Xu Kong from time to time.

Xu Kong didn't refuse much.

The main thing is that Shang Yuxin can easily provide people with considerable emotional value in just a few words.

Although he was not as fooled as Yan Jiaheng.

But the two have known each other for a year, and their cooperation has been quite pleasant, so they don't dislike each other.

"Why, Director Xu doesn't welcome me?"

Shang Yuxin said this with a smile as she sat down very naturally opposite Xu Kong's desk.

"I don't welcome anyone, but I can't possibly not welcome our future movie queen."

Xu Kong replied without giving in.

"Who knows if you are busy or if you don't want to see me"

Shang Yuxin revealed a rather resentful look.

But Xu Kong obviously didn't buy it.

"If you have something to say, please say it. I don't have time to eat. I won't go on dates."

He spoke directly.

But I didn't expect that in the face of such a blatant rejection, Shang Yuxin didn't play by the rules at all.

She propped her chin with her hand, then moved closer to Xu Kong and asked again in a low voice:
"You don't have time to eat, so do you have time to eat me?"

Xu Kong was caught off guard.

However, Shang Yuxin is no longer afraid of Xu Kong.

When she saw him looking at her, she not only did not avoid his gaze, but instead blinked her big eyes and stared at Xu Kong with an innocent expression.

"Cough cough."

Xu Kong didn't know what to say for a moment and could only cough twice to ease the embarrassment.

"Don't make trouble, I'm serious."

Shang Yuxin shook her head: "I am serious too."

"Or do I look unpalatable?"

"If Director Xu has no appetite now, I have a solution."

At this time, Shang Yuxin was almost lying on Xu Kong's desk.

And because the other person was wearing a pink suspender, with this action, Xu Kong could clearly see the rugged scenery.

It seemed that he noticed Xu Kong's gaze.

Shang Yuxin's face flushed a little, but she was not panicked. She just naturally retracted her body and changed her position.

“I’m afraid of holding on”

Xu Kong looked at the scenery disappearing before his eyes with some regret, and then replied lightly.

"Director Xu dislikes me?"

Shang Yuxin showed a pitiful expression.

He looked at Xu Kong with grievance.

But I didn’t expect Xu Kong to shake his head.

“I’m afraid of holding you back.”

Hearing Xu Kong's answer, Shang Yuxin blushed immediately.

I remembered what happened under this desk before.

She had never seen such a scene before, and her cheeks were indeed propped up.

As if she knew that her words would have no effect on Xu Kong and that she couldn't win the argument, she finally started to talk about the purpose of her visit.

"movie ticket?"

Xu Kong was also stunned when he saw what the other party handed over.

I subconsciously thought that Shang Yuxin was inviting me to go to the movies or something.

But after seeing the name of the movie, I realized that the movie starring the other party was about to be officially released.

"It wasn't shortlisted at several foreign film festivals, so now it can only go through the normal process and be released."

When talking about her new movie, Shang Yuxin seemed to be in a bad mood.

The originally sweet smile turned a little bitter.

"I feel like the box office won't be ideal."

The reason why Shang Yuxin took this role was almost entirely because of the script.

But who knew that the script would be changed drastically later.

The director, producer and investor had an argument, and the final film was not commercial enough if it was called a commercial film.

Although it is an art film, it has no chance of winning any awards nowadays.

"There's a preview at BJ, remember to come then."

Shang Yuxin reminded.

I don’t know if it was because I didn’t want to hear Xu Kong reject me, or because I felt that Xu Kong would definitely agree.

After saying that, Shang Yuxin got up and left.

Xu Kong looked at the time above and found that it would not affect his recording of the "Autumn Concert" with Su Zhi in the next few days.

So he shook his head and finally put the ticket in the drawer under his desk.

(End of this chapter)