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Chapter 352 Su Meng was shocked: A series, and there will be a total of eight parts?
Yes, Qin Xian did feel that if the copyright fee was too high and the investment was too much, it was indeed not recommended to buy the exclusive broadcasting rights of Changyun Film and Television's new drama.

As for whether he was scared by Xu Kong's beating, Qin Xian would certainly not agree with this statement in his heart.

But in fact it does have a lot to do with the other party.

There is no way, the relationship between Changyun Film and Television and Fengge has long been known to everyone.

It goes without saying that, given the overwhelming victory of "The Beginning" last time, it is obvious that the two sides have completely gone to war.

It is obvious that Xu Kong's new drama this time is aimed at Changyun Film and Television to publicly announce the release date first.

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After the meeting at Kiwi Fruit ended, Qin Xian began to care less about the opinions of other senior executives.

How could it have ended so quietly in the past?

I guess they'll start arguing fiercely halfway through.

For this, Qin Xian needs to thank Xu Kong.

The other party taught him a lesson.

After what happened last time, coupled with all the targeting and humiliation Xu Kong had suffered before.

At this moment, Qin Xian can be said to be able to remain calm in the face of all this.

This is extremely rare.

Qin Xian certainly has abilities, although he did rely on his big brother's relationship to get to where he is today.

But many times, problems arise because of losing control of emotions.

After becoming calm and steady in my mentality, I have to say that there was indeed nothing wrong with some of the recent decisions I made.

The same applies to today's plans and intentions for cooperation with Changyun Film and Television.

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At the same time, Zhu Changyun himself was not in a very good mood.

"Boss Zhu, we have predicted that it should be no problem to recover the overall cost."

“But if it’s profitable…”

“I don’t think it will be too high.”

Lu Hanwen expressed his views very tactfully.

There is no way around the failure of "The Power of China", which makes their new drama feel unpopular on all platforms.

However, with foresight, it is definitely impossible to make any gambling agreement this time.

It is likely that it will be broadcast together with Xu Kong’s new drama.

In the eyes of many people, including Lu Hanwen himself, not paying compensation seems to be the best outcome.

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"My concern is not about profitability."

Zhu Changyun replied indifferently.

Then asked again:

"Hanwen, what do you think of the reputation of our new drama?"

After hearing this question, Lu Hanwen was obviously stunned for a moment, but then he asked:
"What reputation do you mean?"

Zhu Changyun: "It's about the audience's word of mouth after the normal broadcast."

Lu Hanwen remained silent.

But this can be regarded as giving one's own answer.

In fact, Lu Hanwen was not very optimistic about the previous "The Power of the World". Of course, he felt that the gambling agreement was a bit too risky.

But who would have known that not only did the data flop, but even the audience's reviews were surprisingly and consistently bad.

Although their new drama this time is a suspense drama, his first feeling after watching the whole drama was that it was a bit boring.

It is still the same format that everyone is familiar with, revolving around a murder case.

There are no major highlights, and the case design is not so exciting that it will make people applaud.

If he were to give a score himself, he would probably only give a passing score of just over 6.

The advantage is that the actors' plastic surgery is really good, and they are all talented actors with strong acting skills. Although the script is average, the immersive feeling that a suspense drama needs most is achieved by relying on the actors' acting skills.

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"What I'm afraid of now is that our Changyun Film and Television has just been established and its reputation has been lost."

"It's already like this in the industry now. If the audience continues to give us some bad stereotypes."

"That would be very troublesome."

As the company's CEO, Zhu Changyun should think a little further ahead.

This isn't just a problem with this show.

It’s the current Changyun Film and Television, because the company just established “The Power of the World” and produced such a big drama.

Both business and reputation were ruined.

The industry is clearly very worried about them now.

Although the platforms are all trying to lower prices, it is indeed because of profit, but if Changyun Film and Television can produce real commercial results, these will not be a problem.

What I’m most worried about is word of mouth from the audience.

Because "The Power of the World" was broadcast on the same day as "The Beginning", the conflict between Feng Ge and them began to be known by many ordinary viewers.

Changyun Film and Television unexpectedly entered the public eye in a not-so-good way.

Although nowadays there are hardly many viewers who need to consult the producers before watching a drama.

But if the company's reputation is in trouble, it will really become a problem.

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"If I had been a little more sincere, would Xu Kong have been able to come with us?"

Zhu Changyun suddenly thought of something and spoke.

Lu Hanwen, the vice president and former manager of Fengge Film and Television Department, certainly could not tell the truth at this time.

Instead, the answer changes the subject:
"Xu Kong and Song Youyou have a very good personal relationship, so it probably won't be that easy to succeed."

It is worth mentioning that what he said was not so easy to succeed, not that it was impossible to succeed.

Because if Zhu Changyun were to be a little more humble and offer more conditions that would make the other party excited, this would not be impossible.

If Xu Kong really came to their Changyun Film and Television, Lu Hanwen couldn't imagine how the company would develop in the future.

It has to be said that Xu Kong is indeed the most different person Lu Hanwen has ever met in all his years of working in the industry.

The other person's age, works, current popularity, various status achievements, etc., give people a feeling that he is the first among the new generation.

Not to mention that Xu Kong can write, direct, and act in person. He is also a singer and composer, and has also composed soundtracks and theme songs for film and television works.

Being so versatile, she is really too much of a supermodel.

Now Xu Kong no longer influences his so-called peers of the same age.

There is no real competitor to the other party in a certain field.

Now as one of the bosses of Fengge, Xu Kong has influenced the film and television companies in the industry.

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Obviously, Zhu Changyun did feel a little regretful.

He did have the idea of ​​recruiting Xu Kong under his command.

There are even some so-called plans specifically for this.

It’s a pity that it didn’t have much effect in the end. In comparison, it seemed more like a deliberate attempt to provoke the other party.

But Zhu Changyun didn't care too much.

After all, for him, for a large company, the role played by an artist, even a so-called famous director, is actually limited.

It still depends on the company's layout, planning, and operations.

Who knew that Xu Kong felt like he was just beating a master to death with random punches.

The other party also seemed to have no worries about what would happen if one of his works failed to gain market recognition or caused a collapse in reputation.

Moreover, he was very stubborn and just wanted to target Changyun Film and Television.

Even if it was Song Fuquan, whom he knew, he probably wouldn't be able to make such a decision.

Now it was no longer a matter of them bowing their heads and submitting. They wanted to avoid Xu Kong's edge, but the other party was chasing them relentlessly and had no intention of letting them go.

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Xu Kong has some extra time recently, which is rare, mainly because of Changyun Film and Television.

In fact, all preparations for the broadcast of "The Bad Kids" have been completed long ago.

Who knew that Changyun Film and Television's new drama would run into problems with copyright issues.

Of course, Xu Kong is also very patient.

He wasn't sure whether this information was just a smokescreen from the other side.

Just waiting for him to officially announce the broadcast time of the new drama.

Xu Kong could never forget or let go of Zhu Changyun's arrogance and condescending attitude.

Considering the relationship between the other party and Feng Ge, it would definitely be impossible to let him go so easily.

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"Enter!"

Su Meng heard Xu Kong's voice and walked in nervously.

To be honest, even when her first hit drama premiered, she didn't have such complicated emotions as she does now.

Mainly because Xu Kong promised to give her the copyright of the new drama.

What I didn’t expect was that although I had originally promised myself that I would receive it in about three days, it has now been delayed for more than a week.

Su Meng couldn't help but think of many possibilities.

The biggest problem was that due to her own ability, Xu Kong had difficulty in writing the script and choosing the subject matter.

"Director Su?"

"This is the script, you can take a look at it first."

When Xu Kong saw Su Meng, whom he had called over, he handed her a stack of scripts that had just been printed out.

Why is it a stack instead of a book? Su Meng also had a similar confusion at this time.

As soon as she took it in her hand, she found something wrong.

The thickness of this script is really too much.

Compared with the original "Beginning", the thickness is at least ten times greater.

It’s too thick, although Xu Kong’s script is not quite as detailed, and even gives a lot of storyboards.

But this is a bit too exaggerated.

And it’s not just one book. In terms of quantity, there are seven or eight books.

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I have to say that Xu Kong did consider it for quite a long time.

At that time, he was also hesitating whether to let Su Meng shoot this drama.

The main thing is that although this drama is in his plan, he intends to shoot it himself.

But thinking about the workload and time required, he finally calmed down and decided to let Su Meng shoot it.

Of course, just looking at the size and weight of the script, you can imagine the workload.

Most of the script content was typed out by Xu Kong before.

Otherwise it would only take more time, but even so, Xu Kong still tried his best to provide some detailed information about the show, as well as location selection, art, props, storyboard script and so on.

It can be said that this is another feeding tutorial that covers every detail.

If Su Meng can't even take a good picture of this, then Xu Kong really has no other choice.

Of course, as long as Su Meng can demonstrate the basic qualities of a tool, it shouldn't be a big problem.

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"Director Xu, is this new drama very long?"

Su Meng couldn't help but ask more questions.

The depth of this script was even more exaggerated than a TV series she had seen before that had more than 80 episodes.

She also didn't expect that Xu Kong would think so highly of her.

I originally thought that the other party would give me another script of a similar size to the previous "The Beginning".

Who knew there would be such a big surprise.

However, since Xu Kong trusted her so much, Su Meng couldn't help but feel a little nervous again.

For such a large-scale TV series, leaving aside the subject matter, the length of the episode determines an extremely long shooting period, and the investment will definitely not be low.

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Xu Kong still attached great importance to this drama, and he began to introduce it without any hesitation.

“It’s not short.”

"But it may be slightly different from what you understand."

"This drama, or rather, it's not just a drama, but a whole series..."

These words made Su Meng stunned again.

But before he could ask, Xu Kong immediately said:

"There are eight parts in total, and each part is about 20 episodes long."

"Of course, it's impossible to finish filming it all at once. This time we'll just start with the first part, but the whole thing is a series, so we'll just take our time with the rest."

"I'll give you all the scripts, mainly so that you can understand the world view and detailed plot of the entire series in more detail..."

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Xu Kong’s explanation was very detailed, but Su Meng became more frightened the more she listened.

I almost couldn't help repeating in my mind, "Fuck, fuck, fuck!!!"

There are certainly TV series, but they are almost all in the form of European and American dramas.

It can be said that there are almost no successful TV series in China.

And most of them are situation comedy types.

The investment cost can be easily controlled, and the unit drama model is also convenient for subsequent creation.

She glanced at the top script cover in her hand.

Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Mystical Ancient City

This doesn't look like a sitcom at all!
"Horror, suspense?"

No, although in her heart she certainly hoped that Xu Kong could trust her.

The previous filming process of "The Beginning" did make her feel a little insecure.

But I didn’t expect the other party to trust me so much!

What the hell is this eight-part series that dumped her all at once?

You can guess the scale of this project without even reading the script.

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"Director Su?"

"Are you listening?"

Xu Kong felt a little helpless. As he was talking, he realized that Su Meng had become distracted.

"Forget it, just finish reading the script first."

Fortunately, Xu Kong didn't want to explain it clearly to the other party at once.

For this "Ghost Blows Out the Light" series, he must have watched the other person throughout the entire filming.

If you have any questions later, just communicate in time.

"Director Xu, am I really going to be the director?"

"I'm a little bit..."

"I'm a little unsure."

Su Meng naturally began to back off.

After filming all eight series, it feels like she could have filmed enough to retire.

Although she is not yet 40, she is considered quite young in the field of directors.

But the difficulty and energy required to shoot this series are completely unimaginable.

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Xu Kong was stunned for a moment.

Obviously, he underestimated Su Meng's ambition as a director.

If it were Yao Guanyu or Guo Jiayu, both of them would probably appear excited.

But Su Meng really doesn't have such big aspirations.

"How about you finish reading the script first?"

Xu Kong didn't say anything definite.

The main reason is that Fengge is really short of people right now.

As for Su Meng, as a tool man he had experienced, it was indeed quite easy to use.

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(End of this chapter)