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

Chapter 240 The Importance of Wet and Dry Separation

"Happy New Year!"

As the countdown ended, fireworks bloomed in the night sky.

The people in the square also began to say words of blessing to each other.

……

For Xu Kong, he actually doesn’t feel much about similar festivals and so-called sense of ritual.

But being able to spend time like this with Su Zhi and the other two is pretty good.

In fact, Xu Kong was already very satisfied that the uncontrollable situation he had worried about did not occur.

Even he had never thought that one day he would be able to see Su Zhi and Song Youyou together in a relatively harmonious scene.

What Xu Kong didn't know was that on the other side, on the way back, Song Youyou found Su Zhi with a nervous mood.

"Sister Su Zhi, what's going on?"

Su Zhi still had that cold expression that hadn't changed at all.

At this time, he just shook his head lightly and didn't say anything.

But this was also an answer, and Song Youyou finally felt relieved.

Of course, he quickly reacted and began to comfort the other person.

……

That’s right, the reason why Su Zhi asked Song Youyou to help her create an opportunity to be alone with Xu Kong.

The reason she gave was that she was planning to confess her love to Xu Kong during the New Year's Eve.

At first, Song Youyou subconsciously wanted to refuse.

But she finally agreed, after all, she actually wanted to know the answer.

Although Su Zhi looked very "sad", this news was good news for Song Youyou.

This last move completely dispelled Song Youyou's last worry.

I have to say that although Su Zhi's little tricks seemed a little clumsy.

But for Youyou, a little girl with little experience, this is enough.

……

"Brother Xu Kong, you are not allowed to be so cold to Sister Su Zhi..."

"But don't be too enthusiastic, just keep it the way it was before."

After comforting Su Zhi, Song Youyou also found Xu Kong and gave him some instructions.

Xu Kong naturally agreed with a complicated expression.

I have to say that although Youyou has a strong possessiveness, she is actually quite kind and sensible.

It feels like a naive person who helps others count money even after being cheated.

However, for Xu Kong, at least this way of handling the situation can temporarily overcome the New Year's Eve crisis.

It can be said that it has almost nothing to do with him.

These were all plans that Su Zhi came up with herself.

……

As for Shang Yuxin, Su Zhi didn't care too much about it.

Both of them maintained the tacit understanding they had at the beginning.

Xu Kong was quite conflicted before.

But now, I have become more open-minded and take things one step at a time.

There is no better way.

……

With the departure of Song Youyou and Su Zhi, the filming of "Sweet Honey" returned to normal.

However, this New Year's Eve was indeed quite torturous for Xu Kong.

Because we were followed by three people the whole time, there was no chance for us to be alone together.

So Xu Kong had a perfect experience of what it meant to see but not be able to eat.

The key point is that neither Youyou nor Suzhi are people who are content and honest.

Whenever there was an opportunity, Xu Kong would be attacked suddenly, but they were always just superficial attacks and there was no way to have in-depth communication.

So after the two left, the sins they committed could only be redeemed by Shang Lucha.

The key is that the opponent does not have as strong recovery ability as Su Zhi.

This set a record for the most surrenders Xu Kong received in one day.

……

A week into the new year, all the scenes for "Comrades: Almost a Love Story" in Hong Kong have been filmed.

After the crew packed up and prepared, all that was left was a small portion of the final scenes set abroad.

Overall, the filming of the entire movie has almost reached the final stage, and it is estimated that it will be completed within this month, not before the New Year.

However, before Xu Kong went abroad to shoot the final part of the scenes, he still had some things to do.

It’s mainly about the recording issues on “Singer”.

Although Wu Youxue had previously stated that he could decide how many episodes to participate in based on his own schedule.

But you can't just not participate in the follow-up and wait for the finals, right?
So before going abroad to shoot the last part, I must take time to participate in an episode of the "Singer" program.

But the most important thing is that last year’s shortlist for the three major music awards has been announced.

……

"Fuck, I'm actually nominated for all three awards?"

"It's normal to be nominated. If Su Zhi's "Su Xu" is not in the Best Album category this year, it will make my authority questionable."

"I feel like it's not the album 'Su Xu' that needs their awards now, but 'Su Xu' needs to prove the value of the three major awards."

Online, as soon as the specific shortlists for the three major awards were announced, the popularity quickly increased, sparking discussions among many netizens.

The most popular one, of course, is "Su Xu", which was nominated for the best album in all three awards.

Almost all the songs in the entire album "Su Xu" can be ranked among the top singles this year.

It is no exaggeration to say that it almost maintains the exaggerated level of every hit song.

Not only has the market feedback been good, but it has also received very high praise from some professional music critics, music fans and ordinary listeners.

It can be said that being shortlisted is certain.

What everyone cares about is how many awards this album can win in the end and whether it can break the previous record.

The person who won the most awards for an album previously was a veteran singer in Hong Kong who has since passed away.

Among the three major awards, a total of eleven trophies were won.

This time, "Su Xu" was nominated for various awards including Best Album, Best Female Singer, Best Single, etc., with a total of more than 20 awards estimated to be nominated.

Such results are undoubtedly shocking data to ordinary netizens and peers.

Of course, it is also related to the fact that the three major awards this year announced the shortlists at almost the same time, as if by appointment.

If they were separated, people would not have such an intuitive feeling.

But in recent years, or even in the past ten years, it is definitely unique.

……

“It’s not that there has never been anyone like this before, but it’s not that there won’t be anyone like this after.”

"But such an achievement is definitely quite exaggerated."

In Feiniao's live broadcast room, he also looked quite high-spirited at this moment.

It’s not because Su Zhi’s new album was nominated for so many awards.

After all, the quality of the album is there, and this was already predicted by most music critics and media long before.

The main reason is that Feiniao, an internet celebrity who made his name by giving sharp reviews, actually received an official invitation from the Chinese Music Media Awards, one of the three major awards in the country.

Although he is just an ordinary audience member, he was invited to participate. Apart from some traditional music critics, he is probably the first music self-media person in the era of streaming media.

"I don't know if I can break the record, but it's certain that no one will be able to shake it in the short term..."

Feiniao had just said this when he soon saw the barrage asking what would happen if Xu Kong released a new album?

So he quickly took back what he had just said. "If Xu Kong releases a new album within three years..."

"Then just pretend I didn't say anything."

If it had happened before, it is estimated that some viewers in the live broadcast room would have stood up to oppose it soon.

But now, everyone takes it for granted.

In the current Chinese music scene, if there can really be another new album of the quality of "Su Xu", it seems that the only one left is Xu Kong.

……

It is worth mentioning that Xu Kong did not release many new songs throughout last year.

And most of them are the soundtracks of the drama.

So this time he failed to be nominated for the Best Male Singer award in any of the three major awards.

However, there are still quite a lot of behind-the-scenes awards.

Awards such as Best Lyrics, Best Composition, and Best Album Production may not receive particularly high attention, but the level of recognition within the industry is indeed quite terrifying.

Especially for the award of Best Album Producer, the winners are almost always music directors from various companies.

Excellent album producers are even scarcer than singers.

Not to mention awards such as lyric and music writing which represent the creative ability of the lyricist and composer.

At present, Xu Kong has almost reached the level of representing the best new songwriters and composers in the Chinese music scene.

Compared to singers, the identities of songwriters and album producers are more valuable.

After all, there are many new singers with excellent vocal conditions or even talent emerging almost every year.

However, it is quite rare to find songwriters who are worth cultivating and have creative talent and market sense.

If Xu Kong wasn't already very famous, and everyone knew that Fengge was unlikely to let him go, a big company like Jiying would probably have already started spending money to poach him.

……

But even so, Xu Kong was indeed affected to a certain extent because of the companies shortlisted for the three major awards.

I don't even know who found his contact information.

He directly bypassed his agent Zhu Yu and personally offered him a sky-high price to invite him to sing a song or seek cooperation.

Even Xu Kong felt helpless, although he had already rejected quite a few people.

There are many who come here through connections.

But every time a similar situation occurs, there will still be a large number of people who persevere.

The key point is that Xu Kong has now completely passed the stage where he needs to rely on selling songs to make money.

But the good thing is that Xu Kong is a newcomer after all, and strictly speaking, he doesn’t have that many “acquaintances” or “old friends” in the current circle.

He grew so fast that he hardly owed anyone many favors.

Otherwise, in this circle, it is often impossible to reject everything.

……

After Su Zhi was shortlisted, she acted quite calm.

Although she won the Best Singer award when she first debuted, she has almost never appeared on the podium for the three major awards since then.

Even last year, it was shortlisted but did not win the award.

But as early as after listening to all the songs in the album produced by Xu Kong, Su Zhi had actually guessed that such a day would come.

This became even more certain, especially as the song became a huge hit and the concerts were packed.

On the contrary, when this day really comes, I am not that excited anymore.

But now we are just shortlisted, so it is not appropriate to open champagne at halftime.

So Xu Kong didn't say anything about celebrating in advance.

Just taking advantage of the opportunity to attend the award ceremony, I had another chance to meet Su Zhi.

……

"Is Youyou always so talkative?"

In a hotel in Shanghai, Xu Kong and Su Zhi, who were attending the Chinese Music Media Awards, had the opportunity to meet again.

"Seems to be……"

Xu Kong said somewhat uncertainly.

However, he could also guess some of it, probably because he had experienced the story template that Su Zhi had specially prepared for the other party.

Song Youyou often chats with Su Zhi.

Su Zhi herself doesn't like chatting with others online, and Xu Kong is no exception.

He knew this.

So it is very likely that some people cannot tolerate Song Youyou who is overly enthusiastic and active.

……

"I told Youyou that someday when we have time, the three of us can get together..."

Su Zhi suddenly spoke.

Xu Kong was visibly stunned when he heard this.

He always felt that something was wrong. Has the conversation between these two people reached this point?
However, Xu Kong soon realized that something was wrong and thought that it was likely that Su Zhi had deliberately lied to him.

Sure enough, Su Zhi was looking at him seriously at this moment.

"You don't really think about it like that, do you?"

Xu Kong realized that he had fallen into the opponent's trap and quickly denied it three times.

"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"

……

But it was obvious that Su Zhi's eyes had already seen through his thoughts.

"I have no objection."

Su Zhi said this first, and then added:
"If you can convince Song Youyou..."

Xu Kong just pretended not to hear.

When a woman makes a tentative statement like this, she is usually setting a trap for you to fall into.

I didn't react at first, but if I continue to follow the other person's words now, I will be asking for trouble.

“I really haven’t thought about it!”

Xu Kong opened his mouth to defend himself again.

……

However, at this moment, Su Zhi obviously didn't want to continue listening to his explanation.

Last time, because of Song Youyou, Su Zhi didn’t finish her trip to Gangcheng.

Now that I have the opportunity, I naturally won’t let it go.

Before Xu Kong could react, the other person had already revealed the collar that had been worn around his neck, but Xu Kong didn't notice it.

Having gotten used to the cute and compact Shang Green Tea, Xu Kong was a little uncomfortable with the sudden experience of Shui Wa's rough waves again.

However, this special project seems to be something that only Su Zhi can accomplish at the moment.

The scene before her eyes was submerged and reappeared, her cuffed hands were raised high in surrender, but Su Zhi was still observing calmly.

……

It has to be said that Xu Kong was always at ease when dealing with Shang Yuxin, who had little practical experience, or Youyou, who had many tricks but didn't know how to use them.

Only with Su Zhi, he was defeated every time and forced to give in.

Of course, it also has something to do with Su Zhi's cold face that hardly ever changes.

In fact, it was Xu Kong who won first.

It was just that the opponent seemed too calm, so Xu Kong didn't feel much of a victory.

But fortunately Xu Kong had foresight and booked a double room this time.

After so much understanding, I know the importance of separating dry and wet.

……

(End of this chapter)