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

Chapter 228: Being Caught by Shang Yuxin (Physically)
Thanks to the help from Fengxiang Pictures throughout the whole process, the opening ceremony in Hong Kong went exceptionally smoothly.

Even when there were some things that the young director Xu Kong didn't understand, the people on the other side were very dedicated to helping.

I have to say, Xu Kong felt a little embarrassed.

Cao Bentao, the chairman of Fengxiang Pictures, even personally attended the opening ceremony of "Sweet Honey".

It can be considered as giving Xu Kong enough face.

Although no written agreement was signed before, Xu Kong would probably feel embarrassed to go back on his word after accepting the other party's investment to make a movie.

Although they were all small things, at most they saved Xu Kong and the entire crew some time and effort.

But attitude is very important, and this favor has definitely been owed.

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Although he brought a lot of people from his own crew, he still recruited a lot from Hong Kong City.

On the first day of filming, everything seemed to be going very smoothly because the scenes we were shooting were not too difficult.

The main purpose is to allow myself and Shang Yuxin, the two leading actors, to get a feel for the show.

It was indeed the case that Xu Kong had not acted with full devotion for a long time.

In the original "The Long Season", he didn't have many scenes and was almost the first actor to finish filming in the crew.

Later on, I stayed in the crew, and most of the time I was still a director.

In this time's "Sweet Honey", his role suddenly increased, and it was not easy to act.

You still need to spend a lot of energy on the role.

The male protagonist, Li Xiaojun, is a typical scumbag, and his personal morality can be said to be quite despised.

However, the effect of the film in the previous life does not make people feel greasy, and it can even maintain that kind of youthful and ignorant boyish feeling.

The actor's appearance plays a role in this aspect, but certain skills are still required in the performance.

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"Crack!"

"That's all for today."

After taking a look at the sky, Xu Kong quickly made a decision.

I have to say that shooting out of season still requires a lot of energy.

Xu Kongyou considered changing the time to winter.

After all, the impact on the plot is actually not that big.

But after shooting a few shots, I was still not satisfied with the results.

In the end, the spring time node was still maintained.

Shang Yuxin was wearing the costume of Li Qiao in the movie at this time. Although it was the style of the last century, if it were worn by someone else, it would be hard not to feel a little old-fashioned.

But on Shang Yuxin, it surprisingly fits her well.

Instead, it suppressed the other party's original feeling of pure desire.

Although she still looks very pure, she has more of a quirky feel.

In this respect, it is actually very similar to Lin Yueru back then.

But one is dressed in ancient costume and the other is in modern nostalgic style, which does not give people a particularly distracting feeling.

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"Director Xu, were you secretly looking at me just now?"

Shang Yuxin seemed to have caught something on Xu Kong.

He approached Xu Kong, smiled slyly and asked in a low voice.

Xu Kong didn't say anything, but he didn't deny it either.

Although Shang Yuxin is very devoted to this role, she is still able to detach herself from it outside the play, especially in front of Xu Kong.

"If Director Xu wants to see it, I'll come find you tonight and you can see as much as you want then~"

This time, Shang Yuxin leaned directly close to Xu Kong's ear. Xu Kong could smell the faint scent of perfume on her body, and at the same time, a faint breath was sprayed on his ear.

"Can you please pay attention to the impact..."

Xu Kong stopped talking before he finished speaking.

Just now, Shang Yuxin discovered that Xu Kong was peeking at her, so she thought she had caught him.

But now, she really took action to catch Xu Kong's other handle (in the physical sense).

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"Don't worry, no one will see."

Shang Yuxin smiled and said when she noticed Xu Kong looked at the crew members who were busy cleaning up on the set with a guilty look on his face.

Being caught with the handle, Xu Kong really had no way to resist at this moment.

Fortunately, Shang Yuxin obviously didn't intend to do anything excessive. She just pinched it lightly twice and then let go.

"Youyou is not here this time, so finally no one is bothering us."

Shang Yuxin said with a smile.

Obviously, she is still upset about the fact that Song Youyou kept a close eye on Xu Kong during the filming of The Legend of Sword and Fairy.

Xu Kong glared at the other person helplessly.

Now Shang Yuxin is no longer afraid at all.

He even wished Xu Kong would "punish" him like he did before.

From the state of a frightened bird, she returned to her original state where every move was so seductive.

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The filming in Hong Kong went relatively smoothly.

Apart from occasionally cooperating with Shang Yuxin's flirting, Xu Kong focused most of his energy on the filming of the movie.

However, the one who performed most stably was naturally the actor Guan Hua.

In addition to his own role, he was also directly pulled in by Xu Kong to teach him and Shang Yuxin some acting skills and experiences.

In fact, strictly speaking, whether it is Shang Yuxin or Xu Kong, their acting skills are definitely not bad.

Shang Yuxin has some talent.

Xu Kong played enough roles in his previous life, and now he has a body that is pretty good in all aspects, so his acting skills have improved slightly.

But compared to Guan Hua, both of them can definitely only be regarded as younger generations with decent potential.

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Not long after, Xu Kong received an invitation from Wu Youxue.

The latest episode of "Singer" will be broadcast live soon.

As the challenge singer who had agreed to participate, Xu Kong also needed to rehearse a day or two in advance.

It just so happens that the filming of "Sweet Honey" has stabilized, and the crew's short break for a few days will not cause any major impact.

Just think of it as a few days' vacation for the crew members who have been planning and filming all the time and have hardly had any rest.

As for the songs for this "Singer" performance, including the accompaniment and the like, Xu Kong had already prepared them.

To him, this matter was actually not important.

But after all, the stage scale of "Singer" is not small, and those competing on the same stage are all some of the most famous and powerful singers in the current Chinese music scene.

Xu Kong still made some preparations.

He didn't expect to win the championship, but it was not too difficult for Xu Kong to reach the fourth place in the same period, which was a successful standard for challenging a club.

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Xu Kong acted relatively relaxed, but Mango and Wu Youxue attached great importance to him as the challenge singer.

There is no way. The data of "Singer" has been falling again and again this year, and now it can't even maintain the first place in the variety show during the same period.

As early as a week ago, it was surpassed by a reality show on Ocean TV.

It can be said that Xu Kong, the challenge singer, is the biggest hope for Wu Youxue and the current "Singer" program.

Fortunately, Xu Kong's popularity and traffic did not disappoint Wu Youxue.

Before Xu Kong officially arrived in Star City, the production team of "Singer" couldn't wait to announce that Xu Kong was the latest challenge singer. This news directly became the number one trending search in less than half an hour.

Obviously, if anyone else in the current music scene were to replace him, the effect probably wouldn't be so obvious.

Today, Xu Kong can almost be said to be the singer with the highest popularity and traffic among the new generation of singers.

Without much marketing, it can still attract fans and the attention of quite a few passers-by and netizens.

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"Fuck! Didn't they say Xu Kong definitely wouldn't attend? I didn't expect he would go after all!"

"Xu Kong is the challenge singer? I haven't watched this show for many episodes. If Xu Kong is the challenge singer, it seems to be worth watching."

"The production team finally came to their senses. I thought they should have invited a popular newcomer like Xu Kong earlier!"

"I followed a few episodes, but it became more and more boring. Now that Xu Kong has come to challenge me, I feel like I can continue watching it."

The reactions of netizens online are truly genuine.

The data from the first episode of "Singer" this year is actually quite good. Although it is not as good as last year's "Singer", it is probably the best record this year.

But afterwards, the data began to fall almost in a straight line.

There is no way. Although the singers on the show are all talented, they don’t have much traffic.

Although it is not to the point of being outdated, in terms of traffic alone, it is definitely not as good as some newcomers.

The most important thing is that this year's "Singer" is less tense.

Last year, the reason why this program became popular again was actually related to the live broadcast format and the competition between these powerful domestic singers and two European and American singers.

No one wants their own people to lose.

Although it did not cause any particularly strong oppositional emotions, the heat of the related discussions has remained high.

For example, everyone is asking who can surpass the two foreign singers.

But the same method may work the first time, but by the second time, netizens have already become desensitized to it.

So this time, neither the live broadcast nor the two well-known European and American singers who were also invited attracted much attention.

The quality and production level of the program are there, so the results will definitely not be bad.

Compared with the exaggerated popularity of last year, the gap is so big that it is inevitable that people will feel a certain sense of disappointment.

At the very least, it certainly does not meet the ideal standards of director Wu Youxue.

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"Xu Kong actually participated?"

Feiniao never thought that there would really be a day when he would be slapped in the face.

He was live streaming when the official side of "Singer" announced the news.

It has been said before that if Xu Kong had not participated in this year's "Singer" from the beginning, he would most likely not go again later.

Unexpectedly, Mango TV suddenly released the news that Xu Kong became the challenge singer.

It caught him off guard.

In fact, when media judges were invited to this year's "Singer", Feiniao received a call from the program team.

After all, he is now one of the music self-media with the largest number of fans in China.

Moreover, they are not only different from traditional music critics, but also different from some so-called music celebrities.

He is almost the leader in the field of sharp reviews.

For most of the others who make reaction videos to songs, having a million fans is considered quite high.

Feiniao is indeed the only one who has broken through five million fans on the entire Internet and is still on the rise.

Not only "Singer", but after its influence increased, Feiniao can be said to have received quite a lot of invitations.

Similar variety shows, or some marketing promotions, etc.

His influence is indeed no longer what it used to be, and it is normal for him to be invited to "Singer".

But Fat Bird still refused.

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The main thing is that he is very clear about his position and abilities.

In terms of professionalism, he is definitely not as good as those professional music critics who have a wealth of knowledge in various music theories.

At most, I am more talkative.

It's just complaining.

Voting on a so-called professional stage like "Singer" is bound to cause some controversy.

Of course, in the end, it was because he could realize that participating in this show did not bring him much benefit.

This year's "Singer", he didn't seem to be a big topic of discussion since the lineup was first announced.

Not only does participating take up a lot of time, but there is also nothing worth mentioning that the appearance fee given by Mango is not high.

Taking all these into consideration, there is really no need to go.

Of course, it was also because Xu Kong did not participate.

Otherwise, Fat Bird would have agreed without hesitation.

Although Xu Kong does not seem to be particularly active, and apart from the soundtrack interlude of "The Long Season", he himself has not released any singles for quite some time.

But in terms of popularity, the biggest traffic code is still Xu Kong, not only for Feiniao, but also for bloggers and self-media in the entire online music field.

In particular, Su Zhi's new album, which is currently holding a concert, has become a daily topic for most music fans.

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It’s a pity that Feiniao is unlikely to change his mind and participate in the show as a guest now.

I can only watch the show live when the time comes.

"But Xu Kong's sudden decision to participate is indeed a bit strange..."

Feiniao looked at the various discussions on the barrage and couldn't help but start speculating.

"The data of the recent episodes of Singer has indeed dropped too much."

"It is possible that Xu Kong was invited to come and put out the fire."

Although it sounds a bit outrageous.

But after Fat Bird finished speaking, he analyzed it and felt that it made sense.

First of all, Xu Kong and Mango have always had a good relationship, and his previous refusal was probably because of his own movie shooting.

Now he suddenly agreed again and will participate in the competition as a challenge singer.

It is obviously too far-fetched to say that Xu Kong changed his mind at the last minute.

If it is said that Mango TV specially invited Xu Kong to help for the popularity and data of the program, it is very likely.

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"There will definitely be no problem in successfully kicking the club."

"But if we win the championship..."

Although the popularity of "Singer" continues to decline, Feiniao still watches every episode due to work needs.

Let’s not talk about things that are not very new.

In terms of the singers' abilities alone, they are indeed much stronger than last year.

Xu Kong’s singing skills are naturally not weak, but whether he can compare with those powerful singers is still an unknown, and Feiniao is generally pessimistic.

The biggest advantage is definitely an advantage that no other contestant on the show has.

That is the unique creative ability.

If Xu Kong directly took out those high-quality new songs that have never been released in every issue, it would be a bit unreasonable.

As a loyal fan of Xu, Feiniao is actually not very sure whether he can win the championship.

But what is certain is that Xu Kong, the challenge singer, will most likely make the program, which originally seemed a bit stagnant, finally become interesting.

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(End of this chapter)