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Chapter 140: Who should I spend the New Year with in the Zhang family?

Chapter 140 Who should I go home with for the New Year?
In mid-to-late January of the new year, about twenty days after returning to the crew, "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" finally reached the day of completion.

Xu Kong was also happy, after all, it took more than three months to shoot and finally it was finished.

But it can be seen that some people are much more excited than Xu Kong.

"No, where did you get these?"

Looking at the fireworks being brought over by the stage staff, Xu Kong looked at Guo Zihao helplessly.

"I bought some extra props when I bought them before."

"Just waiting for the day to wrap up."

Guo Zihao said with a smile.

Then he enthusiastically invited Xu Kong to set off fireworks to celebrate the completion of the filming.

Although I had been filming for so many years in my previous life, I had never seen such a crew tradition.

But Xu Kong also acquiesced to this practice.

"Director Xu, congratulations!"

The last time Shang Yuxin finished filming, Ding Lixin did not come over on his own initiative.

On the contrary, this time the entire crew of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" finished filming, and the other party came to congratulate with a flower basket.

"Thank you, Director Ding."

Xu Kong smiled politely and thanked him.

Although they are both fish in Shang Yuxin's fish pond, it can be seen that Ding Lixin and Yan Jiaheng are essentially different.

In Ding Lixin's eyes, no matter who it is, no one can be compared with the drama he is filming.

This time I came here not just to congratulate Xu Kong's crew on completing the filming.

"Write a song?"

Xu Kong was a little surprised after hearing what the other party said.

"Of course not now. I also know you probably won't have time in the next few months."

"It's considered an appointment. Of course, you can ask for the remuneration. I will never bargain."

Ding Lixin promised very generously.

That’s right, although the filming of his movie “Night Without Promise” is estimated to take several months to complete, Ding Lixin has already started inviting Xu Kong to sing a song.

Xu Kong hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

For him, helping to write a song was no big deal.

Moreover, although Ding Lixin is a first-line director and cannot be said to have achieved great success, he is definitely one of the most experienced seniors in the field of TV dramas.

For Xu Kong at the moment, being on good terms with the other party can indeed bring a lot of convenience.

"Then I won't bother Director Xu for now. I will definitely come over to the wrap party tonight!"

Ding Lixin seemed quite happy when he heard Xu Kong agreed.

In fact, what gave him the idea of asking Xu Kong to write a song was the song "Always Quiet" that Shang Yuxin sang at the New Year's Eve party some time ago.

Starting from "Want to See You", Xu Kong's method of promoting the drama through the music in the drama has proven to be able to achieve quite good results.

However, the rumor in the industry has been that Xu Kong is not very willing to sell songs.

He was also very nervous when he came.

At this moment, Xu Kong agreed and was naturally in a good mood.

In the evening, the wrap-up party for The Legend of Sword and Fairy began.

Although Shang Yuxin and several other important supporting actors have left the crew, Xu Kong and Song Youyou are still the two leading male and female characters.

With the addition of the entire "Legend of Sword and Fairy" crew, it doesn't seem too deserted.

"How about it?"

After silently clinking glasses with the person who came to toast him, Guo Zihao walked over.

"Li Shuxing and several other action directors readily agreed."

"I asked some of the others, and basically no one refused."

Hearing Xu Kong's question, Guo Zihao opened his mouth to answer.

Xu Kong also breathed a sigh of relief at this time.

He also knew that not everyone would agree.

But as long as some of the entire crew finally agree, then he won't have to worry too much about his future team.

Although including him, most of the people in the entire "Legend of Sword and Fairy" crew are still under Feng Ge's command.

But even within Fengge, there is also competition for talent.

Especially for those who are very strong in their business and whose professional abilities cannot be replaced, there will never be only one crew inviting them at the same time.

Feng Ge himself will not influence who will be chosen in the end, it all depends on personal wishes.

Therefore, first-line directors like Ding Lixin almost all have their own fixed crew, including assistant directors, photographers, production staff and other core personnel, who will not be replaced most of the time.

Xu Kong had just arrived at Fengge and was weak in this area.

In fact, the fact that we are able to put together a relatively good crew in this circle is due to the help from Zhu Yu.

Moreover, it is rare to find a professional action director like Li Shuxing.

Based on this cooperation, it would be best if we could keep this person as part of our regular team.

Although it is unlikely that most people would come only to Xu Kong's crew, after they agreed with each other, it became a tacit understanding that everyone understood.

In the future, if other directors invite us at the same time, Xu Kong’s crew will be the first choice.

After the wrap-up banquet, Xu Kong rested in Hengcheng for two days before returning to the capital.

As soon as I came back, the post-production of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" was also put on the agenda.

Currently in contact with Fengge’s own special effects team, Xu Kong has no way of being sure whether the other party can understand his needs.

But the progress of the entire project has finally reached more than half.

During this period, Xu Kong almost always stayed in the editing room. Although he did not do the editing himself, he still had to keep an eye on it all the time.

Time passed quickly and it was already the end of January. During this period, in addition to supervising the post-production of The Legend of Sword and Fairy, Xu Kong also attended two award ceremonies.

One is the Golden Melody Awards, where he was nominated for three awards and finally won Best Newcomer and Best Arranger of the Year.

However, compared with previous music festivals, Xu Kong's winning this time did not cause much sensation.

One was the official Magnolia Award, where "Want to See You" was shortlisted for the Best TV Drama of the Year, but unfortunately, it did not win the award in the end and was unsurprisingly a runner-up.

In fact, Xu Kong was a little surprised to be shortlisted.

After all, "Want to See You" is, in the final analysis, still a drama with more commercial elements.

Moreover, compared to the music industry, the three major domestic TV drama awards also place more emphasis on qualifications.

"Is everything going well at Shuimu Studio?"

In the office of Fengge Artist Department Manager, Zhu Yu took the initiative to ask.

"Judging from the special effects they've done in the past few episodes, it should be considered smooth sailing."

Xu Kong replied.

Shuimu Studio is the special effects studio for this collaboration with "Legend of Sword and Fairy".

The other party is a special effects team under Fengge, with relatively high popularity and level.

The entire team has more than one hundred people, and they are mainly responsible for Fengge’s own internal film and television special effects work, and they also take on some external projects from time to time.

"As long as it goes well."

"Although Zhang Xicheng is young, he is quite serious about his work."

Zhu Yu obviously knew the person in charge of Shui Mu, and she was the one who helped negotiate the later stage project of Xianjian.

"What are your plans for the New Year?"

"In addition to the official side, several other local TV stations have sent invitations to the Spring Festival Gala."

Zhu Yu suddenly asked.

Xu Kong was not too surprised by the news.

At the New Year's Eve party a month ago, Beijing TV successfully won the first place in ratings, and Xu Kong played a more or less crucial role in it.

Although there are no corresponding indicators for the Spring Festival Gala, the scale of each event is estimated to be no smaller than previous New Year’s Eve parties.

It was certain that he was invited, and even the director of the New Year's Eve Gala at Beijing TV Station, Liu Qiliang, had called him two days ago.

"Just reject them all. I don't plan to go."

Xu Kong replied calmly.

This was something he had already thought of.

Xu Kong had been to the New Year’s Eve party before. Participating in the party, just the rehearsal and dress rehearsal, was a very exhausting task.

So this year, no matter which show it is, Xu Kong has no plans to participate in the Spring Festival Gala.

When Liu Qiliang invited him, he declined it directly. Zhu Yu was not too surprised by Xu Kong's answer.

Currently, the workload for post-production of The Legend of Sword and Fairy is quite heavy, and Xu Kong has hardly had any rest since he came to Fengge in the past year.

"Are you planning to go home for the New Year?"

Zhu Yu asked subconsciously.

"I should just stay in the capital. There is no place to go back to."

Xu Kong spread his hands in self-mockery.

From what we can see so far, he only has an unlucky father in his family, and there has been no news about the other party for a long time.

Xu Kong himself had long since let it go.

Especially since he inherited the memories of his original body, not to mention that he has no feelings for his original family in this world, it is already good enough that he can let go of the resentment in his heart.

When Zhu Yu saw Xu Kong's reaction, she suddenly remembered that when she looked at Xu Kong's information, he was indeed from a single-parent family, and his father was an alcoholic. He had not taken care of his son Xu Kong after high school.

"sorry."

Zhu Yu said apologetically.

Xu Kong waved his hand to indicate that he didn't care.

"If you don't mind, you can come to my house during the New Year."

Zhu Yu subconsciously invited him.

The main reason was that I was thinking about Xu Kong spending the New Year alone in Beijing, which was quite pitiful.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, he suddenly realized something was wrong, since he already knew that this boy had ulterior motives.

If I take the initiative to invite the other party like this, wouldn't that be like inviting a wolf into the house?
broken!

When Xu Kong heard Zhu Yu's invitation, he reacted quickly.

Before Zhu Yu finished speaking, he quickly said, "Okay!"

After staring at each other with Xu Kong for a while, Zhu Yu finally gave in.

But he still warned: "But don't mess around when you get there!"

Xu Kong smiled and replied: "I don't understand what you are talking about, Sister Yu. What are you talking about?"

Zhu Yu rolled her eyes at Xu Kong.

As if to say, "You know it in your heart!"

On the surface, he did not directly point out Xu Kong's little thoughts.

When Xu Kong agreed to Zhu Yu, he really didn't think too much about it.

I feel that since I’m single, it doesn’t matter where I spend the New Year.

But I never thought that things would turn out like this.

"What's wrong, Brother Xu Kong?"

Song Youyou looked at the dazed Xu Kong with a strange expression.

“Your father wouldn’t agree.”

Xu Kong looked hesitant and couldn't help but mutter something.

"Don't worry, as long as I go and ask for it, there will be no problem."

"And didn't you meet him last time?"

"I feel like you two get along pretty well."

That’s right, in the morning Xu Kongcai took advantage of the situation and planned to go and spend the New Year with Zhu Yu, but he didn’t expect that Song Youyou would come to him in the afternoon.

It also allows me to go home with her to celebrate the New Year.

"I'm not mentally prepared yet."

Seeing Xu Kong's expression at this time seemed a little conflicted.

Song Youyou could understand it. After all, if someone went to her home to celebrate the New Year, it would generally be considered a big deal and worthy of attention.

So it’s normal that Xu Kong is not ready.

Xu Kong was still hesitating and did not give Song Youyou a positive answer directly. At the same time, Su Zhi sent another message.

"Where are you planning to celebrate the New Year this year?"

Xu Kong was also somewhat helpless at this moment, wailing in his heart: "It can't be such a coincidence?!!"

As it turned out, he guessed right.

Soon, Su Zhi's message came.

"If you don't have any plans, you can consider coming home with me."

Xu Kong had heard about Su Zhi's family situation. Both of her parents were high school teachers in a small town.

If it weren’t for what happened before, Xu Kong might have agreed directly.

But now, Xu Kong himself really couldn't make up his mind about who to go home with for the New Year.

Fortunately, Xu Kong has no shortage of excuses at this time.

He said that he is still busy with the post-production work of "Legend of Sword and Fairy", and it is not certain whether he can take a holiday during the Spring Festival.

He really needs to think about it carefully.

"Hey?"

In the evening, Xu Kong received a call from Mr. Yu, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Are you planning to go back to Hangzhou for the New Year?"

Yu Yaqing was quite direct and asked right away.

"Mr. Yu, you don't want me to spend the New Year at your house, do you?"

Xu Kong had a headache.

"also?"

Yu Yaqing quickly grasped the key point.

Xu Kong immediately explained: "Nothing."

“I’ve been too busy lately.”

Yu Yaqing had already guessed something at this moment.

Did not continue to pester.

"It's okay. The main thing is that you have some things at my place. I thought I'd give them to you when you have time to come over."

When Xu Kong was in Hangzhou, he did go to Yu Yaqing's residence every few days.

I don't even remember forgetting anything at the other person's house.

"Okay, you go ahead and do your work. We'll contact you when you come to Hangzhou."

Yu Yaqing hung up the phone without waiting for Xu Kong to answer.

The next day, Xu Kong continued to go to Fengge headquarters and focused on the post-production editing of The Legend of Sword and Fairy.

He hasn't decided yet who to go to.

The main reason is that if it weren’t for the New Year approaching, Xu Kong himself would not have realized that there were so many emotional debts out there.

"Director Xu!"

Shang Yuxin was far away, but when she saw Xu Kong, she waved at him happily.

"Don't tell me you're asking me to spend the New Year at your house."

Xu Kong complained somewhat helplessly.

This actually made Shang Yuxin stunned for a moment.

"I'm not going home for the New Year this year!"

"Director Xu, you're not going back either?"

"Then we can go together."

Xu Kong: ...

Well, I was too talkative.

"Director Xu, what do you think?"

"We two outsiders can be good companions."