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

Chapter 222: Three of Five Nominations Win, Xu Kong's Popularity Abroad Soars
The award ceremony of the Capital International TV Drama Awards finally began after Xu Kong and others had stayed for about two or three days.

It is worth mentioning that although there have been many domestic TV dramas shortlisted in recent years, not many have actually won this award.

The officials on the kimchi side seem generous, but not completely generous.

In addition to "The Long Season", another TV series was shortlisted this time.

However, it is a low-budget drama that is not very popular.

The main creators and investors are all small domestic companies, and the leading actors and directors there seem quite excited.

……

Xu Kong walked the red carpet with everyone from "The Long Season".

Although not many viewers in Korea have watched this drama.

But Xu Kong's popularity is actually quite high due to his appearance during this period.

There were many young Korean girls at the scene who shouted his name excitedly.

According to Zhu Yu, due to Xu Kong's rising popularity during this period, the award-winning "The Long Season" has not been discussed much, but his previous two dramas have suddenly become popular.

Several platforms and Korean publishers have begun to inquire about the copyrights of "Want to See You" and "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

There are many awards nominated this time, and as the crew is from China, the entry of the main creators of "The Long Season" has attracted considerable attention.

Some artists even came up to say hello.

Of course, due to the language barrier and his unfamiliarity with the Korean entertainment industry, Xu Kong could only face the whole process with a smile on his face.

……

"What a coincidence."

Xu Kong also didn't expect that the seat arranged for them by the organizer was sitting next to Kim Jae-wook, whom he had just met two days ago.

But this time, I don’t know if it’s because Zhu Yu contacted the other party’s agent and company.

As a result, Kim Jae-wook is no longer as arrogant as he was before.

But there was a hint of hatred in the eyes of Xu Kong and Zhu Yu.

"Sister Yu, what did you say to Jin Zaixu's company?"

Xu Kong couldn't help but ask curiously.

It looks like the other party was obviously punished.

"I didn't say anything, but Kimchi is pretty strict about managing these idols. I guess I took the initiative to mention it, so I probably got a big lesson."

Xu Kong no longer paid any attention to Jin Jaexu, a man who was destined to pose no threat to him.

I began to look around the award ceremony venue.

I have to say that although the previously given Capital International TV Drama Awards can only be regarded as a relatively well-known second-tier award here.

But it still looks quite formal.

Perhaps it was because there were many works from other Eastern countries shortlisted, so the scale and level of the award ceremony were quite similar to those of other countries.

……

Apart from some TV series from other countries, the ones with the most nominations are definitely still Korea’s own dramas.

Even Xu Kong had to admit that in recent years, TV dramas in Korea have gradually begun to develop in a diversified direction.

Although there are still a large number of romantic dramas targeting women, in comparison, dramas of other themes are also beginning to increase.

Although "The Long Season" was nominated for the most awards this time, Xu Kong did not expect to win many awards.

The main reason for participating is to increase presence and prepare for the subsequent market of "Sweet Honey" here.

What surprised Xu Kong was that he actually won the first award he received.

Although it was a "Best Creativity Award", he didn't understand what the selection criteria were.

But as long as you can win the award, it's a good thing.

Xu Kong tidied his clothes, then went on stage and began to give his acceptance speech.

He seemed very humble throughout, and thanked the organizers of the award and the audience of "The Long Season" in Kimchi for their support.

In fact, I guess not many people watch this drama.

But he is quite good at these superficial efforts and polite words that make people sound favorable.

……

"I think you'll gain a lot of female fans from Kimchi this time."

After Xu Kong stepped down, Zhu Yu spoke.

This award ceremony was also broadcast live in its entirety on Kimchi's website, and quite a few viewers were paying attention to it.

Compared with previous videos and photos, this was Xu Kong's first public appearance in Kimchi, and his performance was almost flawless.

Not only is he handsome, but he also looks very humble and polite. People here just happen to like artists with this kind of personality.

Xu Kong smiled without comment.

This was naturally the purpose of his coming here in person to receive the award.

……

Although it was a good start, the subsequent awards were obviously not so smooth.

The Best Screenplay award was finally won by the screenwriter of one of Pao Cai's own dramas.

Xu Kong successfully became a runner-up.

However, the remaining ones were all awards with relatively high gold content, and Xu Kong had never thought that he could really win all five.

If it were to be placed in one of the three major awards in China, there would be a certain possibility.

But after all, this award was established by others, so it is normal to be a runner-up.

It was just a short time since Xu Kong had this idea.

I was unexpectedly slapped in the face.

"The winner for Best Actor... is Guan Hua from The Long Season!"

Guan Hua actually won the Best Actor award this time, which is equivalent to the TV King award in Korea.

This was something Xu Kong had not expected.

……

However, Guan Hua was much calmer than Xu Kongxian.

After all, they have won almost all the awards in their country.

He has even won Best Actor awards at some internationally renowned film festivals several times.

The Best Actor award from a second-tier TV award in Korea is just the icing on the cake for Guan Hua's resume.

Guan Hua's acceptance speech was not as formulaic as Xu Kong's.

He is mainly grateful to director Xu Kong.

He talked about how Xu Kong insisted that he play the role of Wang Xiang.

If Xu Kong had not been so persistent at the time, he might have missed such a good drama.

……

Xu Kong could tell from these words that Guan Hua was not speaking to the audience in Korea or the artists on the scene.

The main thing was to express my thoughts to Xu Kong.

It is obvious that Guan Hua is very optimistic about Xu Kong, whether as a TV series director or now he is starting to make movies.

The praise in the words is very sincere.

Xu Kong did not suspect that Guan Hua had any other intentions.

After all, with the other party's current achievements and status, there is really no need to please him.

It is entirely from the perspective of a senior in the film and television industry, admiring Xu Kong, a newcomer in the industry.

This was also one of the reasons why when Xu Kong decided to make the movie, Guan Hua took the job without even asking what role he would play.

It is because of the drama "The Long Season" that I have accumulated trust in Xu Kong.

……

"Next up is the best director..."

The Long Season had a strong presence at this awards ceremony, mainly because it was nominated for many awards, all of which were relatively late and received a lot of attention.

"The Long Season" was successfully nominated for Best Director and Best TV Series.

Of course, Xu Kong himself didn't have much hope of winning the award.

But to his surprise, when the Best Director award was announced, his name actually appeared.

The noise at the scene brought Xu Kong back to his senses.

Then he noticed that the camera was scanning towards him, and Xu Kong showed a slightly excited expression.

……

Although there were many domestic films shortlisted for the Capital International TV Drama Awards, only a few actually won awards.

It’s the first time that someone has won both the Best Actor and Best Director awards at the same time.

Even Xu Kong felt a little emotional. Why did the organizer of the kimchi event suddenly become so generous this time?
But after a little analysis, Xu Kong felt that it was normal.

First of all, "The Long Season" is indeed of high quality, whether it is the high evaluation and score in China.

Even if the judges on the Korean side did not resonate much with the plot, the storyboards, editing, quality of the drama, etc. are all facts in front of us.

Of course, these are secondary.

Even if it’s not “The Long Season”, it will be some other drama.

The main reason is that some capital on the Paochi side has begun to prepare to regain various market shares in the mainland.

Having Chinese dramas win awards can greatly please domestic audiences and improve the increasingly poor reputation of some domestic artists in China.

……

Apart from this, Xu Kong is indeed a very good choice.

Apart from his identity as a director, some Chinese market managers in Korea could not possibly know Xu Kong's popularity and fame in China.

Therefore, letting Xu Kong win the award can maximize the discussion of this award in China.

Of course, these are just Xu Kong’s guesses.

Or conspiracy theories.

But to say that it was really very simple and that he just wanted to give him the award, Xu Kong didn't really believe it.

At the very least, it is to expand the international influence of this award in the East.

Otherwise, Xu Kong himself has few fans and popularity in Korea, and does not have much interest in them.

Even the drama "The Long Season" has not been officially introduced.

Not many viewers of Kimchi have seen it.

How could they be so determined to give these awards to dramas that are not from their own country?

……

Although he had a lot of thoughts in his mind, Xu Kong looked excited when he gave his speech.

The acceptance speech was different from previous times.

But they are all repetitive words, just expressed in a different way.

As expected, The Long Season failed to win the subsequent Best Picture award.

Otherwise, Xu Kong would almost doubt whether he had recharged the organizer of the kimchi party.

Of course, the final result of three out of five was something Xu Kong had not expected before he came.

Originally I thought it wasn’t important whether or not I won an award, it would help me gain some fame and prepare for subsequent promotion in the film market.

But now it seems that the effect of this trip is a little too significant.

After the award ceremony, Zhu Yu showed Xu Kong the forums and hot topics on social media.

At this year's Capital City International TV Drama Awards, the most popular director turned out to be this Chinese director.

It even surpassed the hit drama that was the most popular in Korea this year and won the Best Picture award.

……

"Xu Kong Oppa is so handsome!!!"

"Oh my god, how can this Chinese drama, which no one has ever heard of, win so many awards?"

"I hope Xu Kong Oppa can come to our Kimchi to develop. I will definitely support it. And didn't the media also say that Xu Kong Oppa actually has a certain amount of Korean blood..."

Xu Kong looked at the comments of these Korean netizens.

It's almost polarized.

Quite a number of netizens were obviously very accepting of Xu Kong winning the award because of his handsome appearance.

But there were also some people who were unhappy that Xu Kong, a Chinese, won three awards in this grand prize, and some even cursed at him.

Of course, what makes Xu Kong most nervous are the rumors that because he is so handsome, he must have Korean blood.

Xu Kong even had some doubts that if his subsequent movies were released in Korea, his popularity and number of fans would increase.

Will I be changed into a Korean without knowing it?

……

Of course, at the moment, this trend is good news.

Kimchi is more or less a market.

So Xu Kong quickly asked Guo Zihao to help him create an account on the social media of Paocai.

Then operate slowly.

By then, it can be considered a good publicity and promotion channel.

The social software with the largest number of users in Korea are Twitter and Instagram, which are similar to Weibo in China.

I simply took a photo with the trophy I won this time, and wrote some thank-you words in Korean.

The next step is to move over the various updates from Weibo.

It certainly won’t take too much energy to operate.

……

However, Xu Kong himself did not expect that his popularity among Koreans is actually quite high.

Less than a day after the account was created, the number of followers increased by nearly 500,000.

Even Zhu Yu couldn't help but say:
"You can consider cooperating with some kimchi companies in the future. I think your current popularity here can become one of the largest overseas markets in the future."

Because I have always been in Fengge.

Therefore, Zhu Yu knows best why it is difficult for domestic films to get high box office in Korea.

It is even far inferior to the golden age of Hong Kong films in the last century.

The main reason is the lack of some actors who are well-known and influential in Korea.

Although this time Xu Kong only came for a short period of less than a week because of an award.

But at the moment, this starting point is already something that countless people envy.

……

After the award ceremony, some follow-up issues regarding the cooperation agreement with the producer and the theater chain in Korea were dealt with, and then Xu Kong and the entire "The Long Season" set off to return home.

Of course, at this time in China, the news that Xu Kong won three out of five nominations in the Capital City International TV Drama Awards has successfully become a hot topic.

There is almost no need to fan the flames too much. This time, "The Long Season" was nominated for five awards and many netizens were paying attention to it.

When the news of winning the award was heard at this time, although no one knew what the award was, it was an overseas award after all, and many people felt honored.

The first thing Xu Kong did after returning to Beijing was naturally to continue preparing for the early filming of "Sweet Honey".

Currently, the main actors have been finalized.

The most important thing left is the subsequent framing issue.

Xu Kong's shooting plan for this movie is two months.

The shooting period is not long, but the preliminary preparation still requires a lot of effort.

……

(End of this chapter)