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

Chapter 284: Giving timely assistance is much better than adding icing on the cake

Changyun Film and Television was established so suddenly, but it has been able to broadcast so many dramas at a high frequency with complete seamless connection. It is obvious that it had been prepared for a long time.

Even the main creators of these dramas, from directors to actors, are almost all those who have been signed by Fengge.

"As far as I know, this is indeed the case, and Changyun Film and Television has already signed a relevant cooperation agreement with Kiwi."

“It is not ruled out that there is a gambling agreement, but they should have made a lot of money from this recently aired drama.”

Yan Rui couldn't say how much hatred he had towards Changyun Film and Television and Zhu Changyun.

After all, if it weren't for the other party, it would be unlikely for him to become the head of the film and television department now.

But then again, even Yan Rui couldn't judge what Feng Ge's future would be like after going through so much.

“Can I know the exact time it will be broadcast?”

Xu Kong asked.

It is estimated that there is only about a month left before the summer vacation season officially begins.

Even Xu Kong probably doesn't have any good way to "snipe".

It takes at least two or three months for a drama to go from early stage shooting to later stage editing and production.

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"There is one in July, and the other one will probably be around September or October."

Yan Rui also understood Xu Kong's thoughts.

He could now understand part of Xu Kong's confidence.

Because I have read the three scripts that the other party brought out.

But no matter what, Xu Kong's idea of ​​relying on his own strength to fight against Changyun Film and Television seems a bit unrealistic.

Precisely because most of the people in Changyun Film and Television were once Fengge’s employees, Yan Rui knows better that although Changyun Film and Television is a newly established company on the surface, in fact, its overall strength and various aspects are probably only slightly inferior to industry leaders like Huayuan Film and Television.

"I see."

If it was at the end of the summer season, Xu Kong would have an idea.

Of course, he didn't place any hopes on Su Meng's "The Beginning".

The main thing is that the director is not himself after all, so he can act as a producer to control the quality of the film.

But the key to the problem is that if the quality of the drama itself is reduced due to rushing, it would be a loss.

……

In the end, it would be safer for Xu Kong to do it himself.

Of course, Xu Kong’s original plan was to start preparing for his next drama or movie.

But now, because of the situation at Changyun Film and Television, Xu Kong has some choices to make.

Although "Sweet Honey" was a huge success, both its reputation and box office were good.

In the eyes of many people, Xu Kong has successfully transformed into a film director.

But in Xu Kong's opinion, it's the same whether he is filming a TV series or a movie.

It's nothing more than a thought or idea at a certain moment.

The current situation saves him a lot of trouble in making choices.

It looks like the script for the previous play, which has already been completed, can now be officially put on the agenda.

……

Although the outside world does not fully know the full picture of the changes within Fengge.

But some rumors were inevitably spread.

What attracted the most attention was the departure of the famous director Duan Xuan.

Although Duan Xuan is not considered a well-known director in the circle, his commercial performance has always been remarkable.

With the current style and the loss of talent among artists and directors, Duan Xuan's status should have risen significantly, and he may even become one of Fengge's leading directors in the future.

In the past, most people outside did think so.

But now, Duan Xuan has completely left Fengge.

It is no secret as to which senior executive made the decision.

The news that Xu Kong suddenly became Fengge's vice president had been revealed long before.

Duan Xuan's departure was simply because he was dissatisfied with Xu Kong's decision to stop his new movie and wanted to put on a stern face. But now, he found that Xu Kong seemed to be serious and he could never go back.

Although he still has a contract with Fengge, everyone knows that he is no longer a director under Fengge.

I am actively looking for my next employer recently.

He thought that many people would invest in his new movie, but after it came out, he realized that everything was not as simple as he had imagined.

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"Master, do we really need to go there in person?"

At this time, at the airport exit in Beijing, Deng Baoliang, the variety show director of Mango TV, who is now the person in charge of variety shows under Mango TV, couldn't help but speak after hesitating.

Wu Youxue has now firmly established his foothold in Mango TV as deputy director.

Of course, he would not delegate power in the variety show field, which is his basic business, so he chose Deng Baoliang, who has been following him for many years, as the person in charge.

But in fact, for most of Mango TV's variety shows, Deng Baoliang will still ask Wu Youxue for his opinion before making any important decisions.

"necessary."

Wu Youxue replied indifferently.

The reason he came here this time was naturally for Xu Kong.

In Deng Baoliang's eyes, Fengge's decline is inevitable.

Although Xu Kong is young and has potential, his current position is Fengge's vice president. To put it bluntly, he has been trapped by this company.

In his opinion, Xu Kong actually has better choices and places to go.

If I continue to stay in Fengge, I might end up sinking deeper and deeper into the quagmire.

Similar situations have happened in the entertainment industry before. A company is completely supported by one person, but many of them have collapsed under the pressure.

Xu Kong is still so young, and it is obvious that almost no one can define his future ceiling.

Under such circumstances, even if Xu Kong sets up his own business, it might actually be a better decision than the current one.

After all, it's because Feng Ge has been in the entertainment industry for too long, and the relationships involved and past grudges are too complicated to be completely eliminated.

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However, in Wu Youxue's opinion, his original plan was indeed for Xu Kong to join Mango.

Even the conditions for specific negotiations have been prepared.

Who knew that Song Fuquan would actually give up Fengge's shares directly, allowing Xu Kong to be completely tied to the company.

His original plan could only be shattered.

Speaking of this, Wu Youxue still felt a little sorry for Xu Kong. Although the two were more than 20 years apart in age and the other could be his son, they could indeed be called friends regardless of age.

Therefore, due to his selfishness, he did not tell the other party about Zhu Changyun's actions in advance. Wu Youxue still felt bad about it.

But then again, the outside world is generally not optimistic about Fengge's future development.

Even though Xu Kong’s recent movie "Sweet Honey" had just achieved good box office results.

But now he has become the vice president of Fengge. Managing a company is completely different from making movies or acting or singing.

No one thought that Xu Kong could really lead Feng Ge to glory again.

Feng Ge is not to the point where everyone avoids him now.

But it is indeed not like before, with a bunch of companies in the industry flocking to it.

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Mango also has the same attitude.

If Xu Kong was directing and acting in a drama like The Legend of Sword and Fairy, he would of course be very happy to discuss copyright cooperation.

But it’s hard to say about Feng Ge’s other dramas.

Even for Xu Kong, the situation is different now, and normal commercial price-cutting still needs to be carried out as usual.

It is estimated that now not only within Mango TV, but also the three major video platforms and all parties have the same idea.

Everyone agrees that Xu Kong’s current commercial value and the popularity of his own traffic are huge.

But without the powerful Feng Ge, who had a lot of say, the specific conditions for cooperation would definitely change.

The only person who might have different ideas is Wu Youxue.

Even now, he still has very strong trust in Xu Kong.

He didn't know where this trust came from, but Wu Youxue had a feeling that the current situation was not a big problem for Xu Kong.

On the other hand, Wu Youxue knew best that helping someone in need is much better than adding icing on the cake.

If you want to do something, be the person who helps others in times of need.

Therefore, he must come to the capital this time, and he must treat it with great caution.

The person in the picture is not the current Feng Ge, or the legendary Song Fuquan who started a company from scratch in the early years of the circle.

I came here simply for Xu Kong.

……

Xu Kong really didn't expect that Wu Youxue would come to the capital in person.

When Feng Ge had just gotten into trouble, the other party did contact him once.

The main purpose is of course still the same as it was at the beginning, which is to hope that Xu Kong can consider going to Mango to establish his own agency.

For other stars, the resources under Mango TV are almost like having a big tree to lean on for the future.

Especially in variety shows, you don’t need to worry about your exposure in the future.

But according to Xu Kong, mango is indeed not the best choice.

Wu Youxue's attitude was very sincere, and Xu Kong knew that as long as he showed a little intention, the conditions offered by the other party would definitely be at a completely different level from those of some other Mango artists.

What’s a pity is that Xu Kong had already met Song Fuquan at that time.

Otherwise, given his relationship with Wu Youxue, he might actually consider it.

But of course, Wu Youxue didn't come this time to bring up the old matter.

Now Xu Kong is one of Fengge’s bosses, so it’s unlikely that he will be able to sign him again.

Wu Youxue's purpose is to reach a cooperation with Fengge.

Previously, Mango and Fengge did not have a very close relationship, but the two companies definitely had various collaborations.

This time, Wu Youxue intends to establish a more in-depth cooperative relationship with Fengge.

This surprised Xu Kong a little.

Because he knew that in the eyes of most people outside, Feng Ge was definitely not a very good choice at the moment.

What’s more, Mango TV is the most outstanding local TV station in the country in all aspects.

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Moreover, the cooperation proposed by Wu Youxue is really attractive and sincere at this stage.

If it was his own drama, that would be fine. I guess some other TV stations would still not think that Xu Kong's drama has no commercial value.

With the popularity and reputation that Xu Kong has accumulated so far, he will have no trouble selling the copyright no matter what the new drama is about.

But the cooperation that Wu Youxue mentioned is not just his drama, but also includes some of Lian Fengge's subsequent dramas. Mango TV can buy a certain number of copyrights every year.

And doesn’t Fengge have a lot of new people now?

The variety shows over there can also reserve some spots for Feng Ge.

Although it’s not a lot, there are definitely opportunities for exposure.

For newcomers, this is definitely a hard-won opportunity and resource.

In Wu Youxue's opinion, the cooperation he proactively proposed this time was definitely a timely help, right?

After all, at present, for Fengge, only Xu Kong’s own works are likely to have a relatively high profit margin.

He also did some investigation and found out that after Zhu Changyun left, the copyrights of some of Fengge's dramas were not so easy to sell.

It is said that Fengge suffered huge losses under the gambling agreement in its recent cooperation with Kiwi.

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But for Xu Kong, he had to say that although he knew that Wu Youxue made the decision mostly because of him.

But the road for mango has indeed become wider.

As long as Wu Youxue is still in Mango TV, there is a high probability that Xu Kong will not be able to refuse and will give the exclusive TV copyright to the other party for the subsequent Fengge dramas.

Xu Kong certainly knew what was going on, after all, he was cheating.

Even if it is really impossible to replicate the success of the previous life, relying on the quality of the script and experience, not every one of them will be a hit, but there is no need to worry too much.

Without knowing all this, Wu Youxue made such a decision, which was indeed a big gamble.

After all, even though Mango TV does have sufficient funds, resources such as copyright fees each quarter and the number of variety show guests are always limited.

Choosing to put pressure on Feng Ge in his current situation, or to put pressure on Xu Kong as a person, does require a certain amount of courage.

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"What the hell is Director Xu doing? Just agree to it!"

Yan Rui noticed that Xu Kong fell into deep thought after listening to Wu Youxue's cooperation proposal, and he couldn't help but become a little anxious.

In the past, although Fengge would not offend Mango TV easily, she would not attach so much importance to such cooperation.

But now Feng Ge really needs such a partner to stabilize the morale of the troops.

Especially when the new drama suffered serious losses in the past two days and all the previous cooperation and resources were no longer of use, Wu Youxue's initiative to show goodwill was indeed a timely help.

"As for cooperation, there is no problem."

"For subsequent Fengge dramas, Mango TV will definitely be given priority in terms of copyright..."

When Wu Youxue heard Xu Kong's words, he was also slightly stunned.

He didn't expect that Xu Kong did not agree directly and decisively, but instead gave him priority consideration for the copyright.

In other words, in Xu Kong's opinion, Feng Ge won't have to worry about not being able to sell his future dramas?
He had thought about it, as Xu Kong had been making a lot of moves during this period, but he did not expect that the other party would be so confident.

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(End of this chapter)