Poverty alleviation variety show goes to the countryside, my talent can no longer be hidden

Chapter 494 Kong Lin’s Dilemma

After arriving in Yanjing with his team and completing the hotel check-in procedures, Zhou Hao immediately went to Kong Lin's home carrying gifts.

The gifts that I snatched from those old guys before are finally put to use now.

After entering the door, he was inevitably scolded by Kong Lin's wife, "If you do this every time, don't come here again!"

Kong Lin, on the other hand, was open-minded and said, "Just keep it. This kid is a wealthy man now, and this little bit of money is nothing to him."

With a table full of small dishes, Zhou Hao and Kong Lin drank and chatted happily.

"You planned the program on Henan Satellite TV, right?" Kong Lin asked straight to the point.

Zhou Hao did not hide it and nodded, saying: "I just gave some advice, but they mainly completed it themselves."

"I knew it." Kong Lin sneered, "These bastards are really dishonest. They took your idea and didn't even give your name."

Zhou Hao smiled and said, "This is my own request."

Kong Lin was stunned for a moment, "Why?"

"Afraid of getting into trouble."

Zhou Hao sighed and said, "After all, I have a cooperation agreement with Youying now. It's ok for me to come out to help and give some advice. If I really want to appear in the program with my name on it, Youying will probably have opinions again. It's better to have less trouble than more. Anyway, I won't lose a penny."

Kong Lin touched his shaved head and said, "You are open-minded and have not been completely bound by fame and fortune. We have lived for most of our lives and still haven't thought as clearly as you do."

Hearing him sigh, Zhou Hao couldn't help but ask, "Why do you sound a little depressed?"

"It's more than just dejection." Kong Lin's wife came over with a plate of hot crispy pork. "I can't get any work, so I just stay at home and sigh every day, or I curse the world. I'm tired of listening to it."

Kong Lin was a little embarrassed, "The guests are here, why are you saying this?"

"Oh, now you treat Xiao Zhou as a guest?" Kong Lin's wife sneered, "The one who accepted his gift just now was calling him brother all the time."

Kong Lin couldn't utter a word for a long time, his face looked as pale as a pig's liver.

Zhou Hao was laughing at the sight. It was really true that one thing conquers another. Director Kong, who was like a fiery charcoal in public, was very well behaved in front of his wife.

After his wife left, Kong Lin whispered, "Brother, you give advice to others every day, why don't you help me think of a solution? It's not a good idea to just sit there all the time, is it?"

Zhou Hao waved his hands when he heard this. "I dare not interfere in your affairs. I have already offended many seniors with just one Spring Festival Gala. If I help you with your plans, I don't know how many more people I will offend. If you really regard me as your brother, please leave me a way out."

Kong Lin was speechless for a long time. Although it sounded depressing, he also knew that Zhou Hao was telling the truth.

CCTV's cake is so small that it can't be expanded any further. What's left is competition in the stock market. If Kong Lin eats more, others will have to eat much less...

Cutting off someone's source of income is like killing their parents. The bite he made during last year's Spring Festival Gala was already very hateful.

He himself is more or less an old hand in the system, and he has a solid network of contacts, so it won't be a big problem. But if Zhou Hao, a self-employed person, is really targeted by others, he will definitely be in big trouble.

At least for now, Zhou Hao is not strong enough to face such a storm.

After taking a sip of wine, Kong Lin let out a long breath, with a look of regret on his face. Zhou Hao looked at him with a bit of pity, "What's your situation now? Are you completely sitting on the bench?"

"That's about right." Kong Lin scratched his head and said, "I can't get a chance to appear in a big show, and I don't like small shows. So that's it for now."

Zhou Hao thought for a moment and lowered his voice and said, "Why don't you just jump out? The world outside is so big and there is a lot to do."

Without any hesitation, Kong Lin shook his head and rejected it. "I have thought about this idea many times. It's impossible. I have been in this system for so long. If I am asked to jump out at this time... what is the difference between that and giving up before the finish line of a 10,000-meter race?"

"To be honest, I don't have the ambition to become rich and famous. After I jump out, I will have to deal with those shady capitals all day long. I may not be able to handle it. I may even offend more people. In comparison, I am more accustomed to the way things are within the system... I'm used to it."

"And to put it another way, if I just walk out like this, wouldn't that be like admitting defeat and surrendering? I can't swallow this!"

These words made Zhou Hao couldn't help but nod in approval.

With this awareness, Lao Kong's level of thinking is superior to that of a large group of so-called "old artists".

In recent years, how many bigwigs within the system, in pursuit of wealth, fame and fortune, have voluntarily jumped out of that circle and dived into the world of fame and fortune where hot money is rolling in, only to end up ruining their reputation and losing their integrity?
Lao Kong is a reliable person!

"Since you don't want to leave, you can only rely on yourself." Zhou Hao frowned and said, "From what you said, it's a bit difficult to get to the table through formal means now, so there is only one way left - fight back."

Kong Lin's eyelids jumped, "How to kill?"

"Tell me about it." Zhou Hao asked with a smile, "What are the small programs that you are invited to participate in the production of?"

"There are so many." Kong Lin recalled, "They are all programs with their own mission indicators, such as promoting ancient Chinese books, or spreading traditional culture... They are basically thankless jobs, otherwise they would not be thrown to me."

Zhou Hao laughed when he heard this. This old man is almost becoming a nagging woman.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Have you seen the Chinese Treasure?"

"I've seen it." Kong Lin nodded and said, "It's a very creative idea. It should be the dark horse variety show of this year... You don't want me to imitate it, do you?"

"That's not impossible." Zhou Hao said with a smile, "Didn't you just say that there are programs promoting ancient books? Then why don't you make one based on that? I've even thought of a name for you: 'China in Ancient Books.'"

"China has a history of 5,000 years and there are so many ancient books and masterpieces. There is an endless supply of material to be mined. If you just pick some and make them into a program, you can have several seasons."

Kong Lin's eyes flashed as he listened, and he was obviously a little moved.

But then he shook his head and said, "It's a good idea, but it won't work."

"Why?" Zhou Hao asked in surprise.

"Just because we had 'Chinese Treasures' first, it would be easy for us to have this show and cause controversy." Kong Lin sighed, "If the show is not successful, people will complain that it can't even beat the local TV stations. If it is successful, people will criticize us for taking advantage of our power to bully and suppress the local TV stations... We are neither popular nor unpopular."

After a pause, he smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Big platforms also have their own sorrows..."

Zhou Hao narrowed his eyes and thought for a while, "Then let's change the way. Aren't they trying to promote poetry culture?"

"Let's organize a "Chinese Poetry Competition"!"

(End of this chapter)