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

Chapter 262 Helping Mr. Yu relieve stress after a long time

Lan Shu saw Xu Kong being unusually calm at this moment, and it could even be said that he didn't seem to take the "Singer" that had just ended to heart at all.

She realized that Xu Kong had unknowingly ceased to be an ordinary young artist of his age.

For some ordinary newcomers, let alone such exaggerated discussion and popularity this time, even if they were number one on the hot search list last time, they would probably be excited for a long time.

Lan Shu herself is no exception. If you count it up, from her debut to now, she has actually been ranked first on the hot search list only a handful of times.

Especially as the entire domestic entertainment industry has entered a path of planning and professionalization.

There are endless trainees trained by various companies, and the profession of artist is also a profession with fierce competition that is quite frightening.

If it were me, with the popularity of "Dong Feng Po" and my identity as the most discussed founder of Hua Xia Feng, it would be unlikely that I would not pay attention to it.

As for the current Xu Kong, I don’t know if it’s because he has been on the hot search too many times or he has long been accustomed to the feeling of being at the center of public opinion, but he seemed extremely relaxed when they met.

……

Jian Junfang was still chattering with Xu Kong about his views on the song "Dong Feng Po" and the Chinese style proposed by Xu Kong.

For him, the main purpose this time was to help Lan Shu make an appointment.

But apart from that, as a singer-songwriter, it is impossible for him not to be interested in Xu Kong's very novel "Chinese style".

Before the live broadcast of "Singer" started, Jian Junfang actually talked about something with Xu Kong.

Compared with the various analyses on the Internet, I have to say that I can gain much more useful information by asking the founder Xu Kong directly.

The most important thing is that, as one of the representative singers of the so-called R&B type in China, he is indeed quite suitable for the song style of Hua Xia Feng.

He even started thinking about whether he could combine R&B and Chinese style to create a new song that suits him but is also innovative.

With such thoughts, some songs naturally popped up in Xu Kong's mind.

But Jian Junfang obviously has no plans to invite anyone to compose songs for the time being, and is planning to try to compose his own songs.

So Xu Kong mainly gave some of his own suggestions and ideas, mainly with encouragement.

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"Teacher Xu Kong, I asked Teacher Jun Fang to date you, mainly because..."

After eating for a while, Lan Shu still interjected a few words appropriately.

But the main people communicating were Xu Kong and Jian Junfang.

After all, Lan Shu herself doesn’t write songs, so she can be considered a relatively pure singer.

But later on, he still spoke out his purpose.

In fact, Xu Kong received the invitation when he participated in the last episode of "Singer" a few years ago.

But because I was busy returning to Beijing at that time, I missed the appointment.

At this time, when he heard Lan Shu take the initiative to ask him to help write a song, he didn't feel too surprised at all.

……

However, before Xu Kong could continue to ask whether he agreed, Lan Shu directly stated his request.

It just needs to be similar to her previous style, but at the same time it also needs to have a certain degree of innovation.

Other than that, I hope it’s the type of song that’s more suitable for live performances.

Especially in terms of the atmosphere on site, it must be able to attract the audience to watch the performance.

In fact, Jian Junfang has always known that Lan Shu is indeed a very realistic person.

When she interacts with others or has so-called personal connections, she only looks at the practical benefits she can get.

But what he didn't expect was that before Xu Kong even had the chance to agree, Lan Shu had already started to make requests on his own.

Not to mention that this was the first time the other party and Xu Kong met outside of the show, even if he asked Xu Kong to sing a song, it would seem a bit too much.

……

Fortunately, Xu Kong is very familiar with the various rules and unspoken rules of the so-called entertainment industry.

But he himself doesn't care much about these.

It’s not because of his good personality, Xu Kong has never thought of himself as a good person.

But because I had experienced the fickleness of human nature in my previous life and had hit rock bottom.

On the contrary, I have long stopped taking these so-called formal things seriously.

After all, face is indeed very important for artists and celebrities.

But more often than not, it was only important to the public. Especially after what he had experienced, Xu Kong rarely behaved in a foolish way in private, such as being self-important or even acting like a big shot.

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"Your requests shouldn't be a big problem..."

Xu Kong thought about it and answered.

He was planning to agree to it, so what he was thinking about now was what kind of song he should choose for Lan Shu.

"As for the cost, just follow your terms, Mr. Xu Kong. I have no objection."

Hearing that Xu Kong agreed, Lan Shu felt a little relieved.

She originally did this for this song, and she never thought about maintaining a good relationship with Xu Kong.

But as a singer in the circle, Lan Shu knows how difficult it is to get Xu Kong to sing.

I had already been prepared for the so-called heavy bleeding.

Putting aside the quality of the song, the traffic bonus brought by Xu Kong's own fame alone is already a very cost-effective deal for Lan Shu now.

"As for the copyright fee, my agent will discuss it with you then."

"But I guess you'll have to wait a while for the finished song..."

Xu Kong really doesn't care that much about the revenue from selling songs.

The main reason is that no matter how high the copyright fee for selling songs is, it is not at the same level compared to the subsequent box office revenue of "Sweet Honey".

So the reason why I agreed this time was firstly because of Jian Junfang's face.

He had unilaterally broken a promise once before.

Although Lan Shu has low emotional intelligence, Xu Kong still admires his competitive character.

Especially as a female artist, it is indeed rare to see someone like Lan Shu, who has almost never thought of taking the wrong path and has focused all her energy on her career.

Although writing a song doesn't take much time, Xu Kong plans to be responsible for the arrangement and subsequent processes including recording the song himself.

It's mainly for his own reputation.

However, the post-production of "Sweet Honey" is about to be completed. The subsequent specific release will most likely require most of Xu Kong's energy. He will definitely have to wait until the movie is successfully released and the approximate box office results come out before he can spend time recording songs for Lan Shu.

……

Of course, Lan Shu didn't have any big objections to Xu Kong's words.

The main thing is that she herself knows it clearly, so there is no point in having any opinions.

As for songwriting, although people have always said that Xu Kong is as productive as a sow and can write several finished songs in a day.

But for the sake of the quality of her song, she didn't want Xu Kong to be perfunctory about it.

Things went very smoothly and it didn't even take too much time to be settled.

After chatting with Jian Junfang for a while, Xu Kong left directly.

Knowing that Xu Kong had a flight back to Beijing the next morning, Jian Junfang did not try to try to keep him.

For him, the role of middleman did a relatively smooth job this time, without any major problems.

However, after Xu Kong left, Jian Junfang still looked at Lan Shu helplessly.

"I'm not saying anything bad about you, but could you please pay attention when you speak?"

"If it were some other famous songwriter, with your attitude just now, they would probably have gotten up and left long ago."

Jian Junfang was Lan Shu's guide, bringing her into this industry, and could even be considered a half-teacher.

Otherwise, given his personality, he really wouldn't be willing to do such a busy job.

"Isn't this what you told me before?"

"Let's just talk about the matter. There's no need to engage in those false things..."

Lan Shu replied without changing his expression.

This left Jian Junfang speechless for a moment.

But it is true. His new song is about criticizing people or things without considering the consequences when he doesn't like them. But when he does this, he doesn't feel any burden at all.

But when it comes to the disciple Lan Shu, changes are inevitable.

If we were to say who Lan Shu resembles, it would undoubtedly be Jian Junfang when he was young.

The kind of person who just wants to be successful and famous, without caring about anyone else's opinion, and who puts his ambitions directly on the table.

It's exactly the same.

Because of my straightforward personality, I offended a lot of people at the beginning.

But now that I'm successful and older, it's inevitable that I've started to become more gentle.

……

"Forget it. Fortunately, Xu Kong doesn't like this either."

Jian Junfang now understands Xu Kong a lot better than before.

The biggest feeling is that I am no longer the same person.

He could sense that the reason why Xu Kong was chatting with him so happily was because he didn't hold any grudges against him.

It’s all because I don’t like the messy rules and social conventions in the entertainment industry.

From this aspect, Xu Kong seems to handle various relationships quite well, but I personally don't like them.

It sounds contradictory, even incredible.

But it happened to give Jian Junfang the most real feeling.

……

Xu Kong's original plan was indeed to return directly to the capital.

After all, there is only the final post-production work left for "Sweet Honey".

But when he received Yu Yaqing's message at the last minute, he hesitated for a moment and decided to go to Hangzhou first.

After Xu Kong’s guidance last time, it was obvious that Mr. Yu himself was full of fighting spirit again.

However, compared with the previous two years, Fengqing Entertainment has not made much progress.

It still maintains its original scale.

Recently, it seems that two newcomers trained by the company have become famous again.

As for Song Peiyu, his popularity has begun to decline unstoppably.

This is quite sad.

When they met each other at Fengqing Entertainment, it was obvious that Song Peiyu, once the boss of the company, no longer looked as high-spirited as he once was.

There is nothing that can be done about this. It has been almost five years since Song Peiyu debuted.

As a traffic idol who has no representative works, whose professional ability is not outstanding, and whose appearance is not as good as Xu Kong, he has been a relatively top resource in the circle for the past five years.

I have tried several times to transform into a formal actor, but the results were not satisfactory.

Therefore, it is completely normal for your career to begin to decline, or even to suddenly plummet.

There are too many such examples in the domestic entertainment industry today.

Many young and handsome actors are not professional actors or singers. Apart from their good looks and some luck, there is nothing else that can keep them popular for such a long time.

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"I can't believe that Song Peiyu has reached this point now..."

Xu Kong didn't have time to speak, but Guo Zihao, who came along as Xu Kong's assistant, spoke with some emotion.

When Xu Kong was still in Fengqing Entertainment, Song Peiyu almost regarded Xu Kong as his biggest threat.

Not only does he target me everywhere, but as a senior, he also shows off his sense of superiority on a daily basis.

Xu Kong himself didn't have much of a feeling about this, mainly because he was very clear about traffic idols like Song Peiyu, so there was no need to pay too much attention to him.

But as Guo Zihao was Xu Kong's agent at the time, it is not an exaggeration to say that he hated him with a vengeance.

However, when he saw the other person's decadent appearance, he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"normal……"

Xu Kong was not surprised at all.

For Fengqing Entertainment, Song Peiyu was once the top boss of the company.

Strictly speaking, they are just so-called consumables.

As far as he knew, the several young idols that Fengqing Entertainment had made famous had actually become the company's key training targets.

It is also the company's main source of business. Song Peiyu's commercial value has decreased, and the corresponding resources and treatment naturally cannot continue to maintain the original level.

In this regard, Yu Yaqing, the company boss, is much more rational.

There will hardly be any embarrassment caused by such things.

……

Xu Kong's appearance in Fengqing Entertainment did attract a lot of attention.

Some old employees were greeting him enthusiastically, as if they were old acquaintances of Xu Kong.

Xu Kong responded very politely.

Of course, there are more new faces.

Fengqing Entertainment previously attempted to transform itself and shift its core business to film and television, but its ultimate failure resulted in serious damage to its vitality.

But because of the promise made by Xu Kong, Yu Yaqing still deliberately cultivates talents in this area.

But compared to before, they are obviously more cautious and prudent.

Some new talents who were trained by the company and have not yet made their debut were so excited when they saw Xu Kong that they went up to him and asked for his autograph and took photos with him.

Xu Kong was very friendly and satisfied, and even said a few words of encouragement.

Although he knew very well that most of these people, or perhaps even none of them, would not become popular.

But since he has already chosen this path, there is no need for him to talk to the other party about some hurtful real-life topics at this time.

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"Mr. Yu?"

He let Guo Zihao hang around in the company and wait for him, while he went into Yu Yaqing's office.

There are some slight changes in the furnishings compared to before, with a lot more green plants.

It can be seen that Yu Yaqing's mood is much better than before.

This time when Xu Kong came, he was not too shy about being discovered.

Originally, the cooperation with Fengqing Entertainment had been finalized, and many people knew about it.

Although his main purpose was to meet President Yu, it would be less likely to arouse suspicion from others than when he was an artist of the company.

After all, as a director, he can only discuss cooperation with Yu Yaqing, the boss of the investment company.

But Yu Yaqing is still as busy as before.

The other party didn't even notice Xu Kong coming in.

It was not until more than ten minutes later that Yu Yaqing moved her body and turned her neck when she suddenly found a pair of large hands covering her.

When he smelled that familiar scent, Mr. Yu’s original nervousness disappeared.

She pulled the hand that was gradually moving downwards and somewhat dishonestly back to her shoulder, and then she asked:
"When did you come?"

Xu Kong's hands kept moving.

Although his massage techniques were indeed unique, the one who actually experienced it the most was still Yu Yaqing.

Even when he was at Fengge headquarters in Beijing, he would only help Zhu Yu press the button occasionally.

The main reason is that Zhu Yu’s work intensity is obviously not at the same level as Yu Yaqing’s.

Every time Xu Kong came to Yu Yaqing's office, he could clearly feel her tiredness.

Although he is no longer an artist of Fengqing Entertainment, as a partner, Xu Kong feels that he still has the responsibility to help Mr. Yu relieve stress after a long time.

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(End of this chapter)