Chapter 303: Starry Sky
After asking Huang Bin to send Zhou Ping and others to the hotel.
Xu Kun found Feng Xiaogang's office on the fifth floor. These days Feng Xiaogang was discussing the overseas release of "The Banquet" with Er Wang, so he basically stayed in the company during the day.
When he pushed the door open and entered the outer room, he saw two women sitting on the sofa on one side of the room. One of them was Chen Shu, the female lead who had been booked in advance for "Assembly", and Xu Kun didn't know the other one. Judging from her age and appearance, she was probably not an actor, but was responsible for behind-the-scenes work.
"Director Xu."
Seeing Xu Kun, Chen Shu hurriedly stood up to greet him. The middle-aged woman next to her also stood up and nodded slightly to Xu Kun.
Xu Kun also nodded and smiled at the two of them, then turned to Feng Xiaogang's assistant and asked, "Why, Uncle Feng is not convenient to see guests now?"
The assistant explained, "Director Feng is discussing something with Mr. Wang in there."
Hearing this, Xu Kun also pointed to the sofa against the wall and said, "Then I will too..."
"no, I'm fine!"
The assistant shook his head quickly: "Just remember to knock on the door first."
Even if Li Bingbing and Fan Bingbing came, the assistant would dare to take the initiative to keep them out. But Xu Kun was different. Not to mention his status and position, his closeness to Feng Xiaogang as an "uncle and nephew" was unmatched by others.
Hearing this, Xu Kun nodded to Chen Shu again, and then prepared to go forward and knock on the door.
"Director Xu~"
Seeing this, Chen Shu quickly asked, "Are you free at noon? I would like to treat you to a simple meal."
"This……"
Xu Kun pointed inside the door and said apologetically, "That may depend on Uncle Feng's opinion."
Chen Shu quickly said: "Evening is fine!"
"That's it."
Xu Kun then nodded and said, "Let's talk about the script and verify each other's ideas."
The last time Feng Xiaogang hosted a party, there were quite a lot of people present, and he and Chen Shu were quite far apart, so they didn't really communicate much.
But now it seems that this Chen Shu also seems to have the possibility of being "pure". Even if it is not so "pure", it is better to book a companion in the crew in advance than to be alone.
He knocked on the door, and soon Feng Xiaogang's voice came from inside the room: "Come in."
Xu Kun pushed the door open and saw that Feng Xiaogang was not sitting behind the desk, but was sitting on the sofa with Wang Zhonglei.
This office is exactly the same as his, the only difference is that the leather sofa has been replaced with a mahogany sofa.
"Uncle Feng, second brother."
While greeting, Xu Kun walked around the table and sat down on Feng Xiaogang's boss chair. He crossed his fingers on his abdomen, leaned over and crossed his legs, and exclaimed in amazement: "Don't say it, Uncle Feng's chair is different to sit on."
Wang Zhonglei laughed and scolded: "Stop talking nonsense. I asked people to buy the same model of chairs. How can they be different? Have you met the people from Zhou Yi?"
"I've seen them, but their appearances don't quite match. There's nothing I can do. Zhao Wenzhuo is too expensive, Wu Jing can't return to the Hong Kong circle, and even Yu Bo can't get away. I can only make do with makeup to make up for it."
Speaking of this, Xu Kun couldn't help but complain: "Uncle Feng, if I had known that the movie channel would be so slow and troublesome, I really shouldn't have listened to you and taken this job."
"Where is this?"
Feng Xiaogang chuckled: "Don't you want to exercise? Apart from professional matters, these are the things you should exercise the most.
If you just want to be an actor or work in TV dramas, then there is no need to get involved in these things. However, if you want to go deep enough and far enough in the film industry in China, you will inevitably have to deal with these things and these people.
You are lucky. You started from a high enough point. Before some people noticed you, you were already famous enough to make them a little cautious. If you were to slowly climb up and suddenly get blocked by someone when you were stuck, that would be really disgusting."
It turns out that the entertainment industry is all about human relationships and worldly wisdom.
Xu Kun pondered it for a while and realized that this was indeed the case. Unlike the television industry, the film industry was more regulated, which meant it was closer to power. Being an actor was not so bad, but when a director reached a certain level, there were many things to consider.
Skipping all that, Xu Kun asked curiously, "Uncle Feng, Second Brother, has the promotion for The Banquet not been finalized yet? The summer vacation is almost here."
Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhonglei looked at each other, then slowly shook their heads and said, "Night Banquet is not going to be released during the summer. It will most likely be released after the summer."
"why?"
Xu Kun didn't understand. Although his movie "Lost on Journey" was not released during the Lunar New Year holiday, he had prepared a series of promotional strategies in advance for the Valentine's Day period.
Could it be that Feng Xiaogang also wants to take a different approach...
"Uncle Feng, are you interested in the National Day holiday?"
"There are no movies on National Day, unless they are patriotic education films."
Unexpectedly, Feng Xiaogang denied it, saying, "Don't make blind guesses. It has nothing to do with the domestic schedule. It is mainly to cooperate with the overseas publicity strategy. The company plans to premiere The Banquet at the Venice Film Festival. It will be the end of August when it is finished."
Does this mean that you have no hope for the domestic market?
Or was this film aimed at the overseas market from the beginning?
uh~
Considering that Feng Xiaogang had previously revealed that the core of this film is "Prince's Revenge", the latter possibility is quite high.
However, apart from "Hero", it seems that no other Chinese-language blockbusters have been successful overseas - "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" cannot be considered a blockbuster, it can only be considered a literary and martial arts film.
Xu Kun was not very optimistic about this gamble, but he did not pour cold water on the two. Instead, he smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Then I wish you good news and victory in the Golden Lion."
"Don't just say nice things, kid."
Wang Zhonglei half-jokingly scolded, "We are going to shoot ten episodes of 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' and you don't even take care of the artists in the company."
"No, second brother, are you guilty of what you said?"
Xu Kun counted on his fingers and said, "Did I give the Shuang'er I asked for from the bearded man to Xiong Naijin? Huo Siyan was able to star in Tangren's The Legend of the Condor Heroes, and I also helped to make the connection, right?"
Wang Zhonglei rolled his eyes when he heard this: "Aren't they all your own people?"
"Everyone has their own close and distant relationships."
Xu Kun got straight to the point and said, "I know you and President Wang have been worried that if I continue to cling to others for warmth in the company, I will one day go the same way as Wang Jinghua.
But if you ask me, this worry is completely unnecessary. With my current fame and status, if I really don’t want to renew my contract in five years - let me make it clear first, this is just an analogy, no one should take it seriously.
For example, if I were to leave, I wouldn't need to recruit anyone from the company. I could just go out and call for help and there would be stars in the sky - Uncle Feng, don't you think so?"
Feng Xiaogang glanced at Wang Zhonglei, whose face was a little stiff, and nodded, "That's true. Kun'er is better than me and Zhang Yimou in one aspect, that is, he is good at publicity and marketing. If he starts his own company, he will definitely not do too badly."
"Uncle Feng, you are joking. If you also... Forget it, so as to avoid my second brother having a heart attack." Xu Kun spread his hands and said, "So, there is no need for me to learn from Wang Jinghua. Wang Jinghua relies on his artists, while Uncle Feng and I rely on ourselves.
Wang Jinghua was afraid of having her roots dug out, so she took people to Chengtian - she might take people somewhere else in the future, but Uncle Feng and I have our roots in ourselves, and no one can dig them out except ourselves.
I'm not worried about the company, and the company had better not treat me as the second Wang Jinghua and be on guard against me - Second brother, do you think what I said makes sense? "
This was exactly what the two kings were worried about, but they didn't expect Xu Kun to just reveal his true colors.
Wang Zhonglei nodded subconsciously, then quickly shook his head: "Nonsense, why should we be wary of you? It's obviously you who are too suspicious!"
Xu Kun didn't expect that these words would completely reassure the Second King, but showing this attitude first would definitely be helpful for future communication.
At the same time, the saying "a single call will bring forth a sky full of stars" was also intended to serve as a warning to the two kings, lest they lose their wits and do something stupid behind their backs.
(End of this chapter)
