You were asked to be on a dating variety show, but all the guests failed?

Chapter 298 Sophisticated
Li Wensheng, who had already returned to the program team's main control tent, stared at the screen for a long time.

Then he turned around, his face expressionless, and grinned at Xia Liu who was standing by with his arms folded, revealing a slightly idiotic smile:
"Tell me, how did this show select the people in the beginning?"

Xia Liu also laughed, but it was a cold laugh:

"Instead of asking this, you might as well be thankful that you have established good relations with the authorities in advance. Otherwise, once their tricks are exposed, our show and the production team will be ruined."

"Moreover, if the control of these people's hidden cameras had not been handed over to Director Zhu and his team, just the clips just now would have been a huge spectacle no matter which one was broadcast."

That’s right, Li Wensheng agrees with this statement very much.

The cameras in the hands of the PD of the program group are all directly connected to the live broadcast room. When the live broadcast room is on, their cameras are turned on by default and cannot be actively controlled. Even if they are controlled, there is no reasonable explanation. But the hidden cameras on the guests are different. Whether they can be turned on actively and whether they can be connected to the live broadcast room after being turned on are all decided by Zhu Chengbiao and others.

For example, in the previous wave, there was indeed a fixed camera in the medical vehicle, and it was indeed flashing a red light, but in fact it was not turned on at all. It was just a means to confuse Zhao Mingtao and Lu Siyuan. The real camera was worn by the nurse.

The reason why the hidden cameras on both of them were not turned on directly was very simple - the nurse needed to gain a higher level of trust by helping them hide the "microphone". In this way, the stability factor of the cameras on both of them would be reduced. It would be safer to use the one on the nurse directly.

This thing can be used directly as a law enforcement recorder. In addition, audio and video recordings can be used as physical evidence as long as the recorder is present. From any perspective, it is much more reliable than fixed cameras or the ones on Lu Siyuan and others.

Since the equipment was provided by the program team, Li Wensheng and Xia Liu also watched the entire process.

After that, the two of them never closed their mouths.

Xia Liu closed his eyes, wiped his face fiercely, pointed at the monitoring screen and said:
"My suggestion is that you should just give all the footage of Lu Siyuan, Zhao Mingtao, and Ren Tuo to Director Zhu. The risk is too high. Any footage that is broadcast will cause an uproar in the industry. We cannot bear this responsibility."

Although Zhu Chengbiao has the right to turn off and on the cameras of these people, the program team also has some control rights. If something happens, such as the conversation between Lu and Zhao in the RV, it will be broadcast as an accident. Overturning is a small problem. If it affects the official layout, even if Meng Yunda comes, he can't be held responsible!

Li Wensheng's face was full of confusion:
"Then can this thing still be called our show..."

"Initially, we planned to use live streaming as a supplement, with the edited version as the main focus, and use live streaming to drive traffic for the edited version. Now, even if these people have committed crimes or failed, I'm afraid half of them will go to jail afterwards. Logically, the edited version should be removed from the shelves, but we have already cooperated with the authorities, so the optical and electrical side should show mercy, right?"

"Just, it can be regarded as a propaganda documentary to warn celebrities and artists!"

"But if we give all the authority to Director Zhu and his team, will we still be able to use these cameras in the future? Wouldn't that be a waste of time?"

His concerns seemed to have some truth.

If all authority is given to the authorities, many shots may be directly used as evidence. This means that if the case is not closed, many contents that need to be kept confidential may not be used, and may not be declassified after the case is closed.

But then again——

At this point, is it still useful to consider an edited version?
Xia Liu really wanted to pry open Li Wensheng's head to see what was inside.

He didn't want to endure it either, so he raised his hand and punched the other person in the back:
"Why are you still worrying about this? Mr. Meng hasn't even mentioned the edited version yet, why are you still thinking about it?"

"Whether the program will be removed from the shelves in the end, our words don't count at all. You know that it should be removed from the shelves, and you also know that it is up to the authorities to decide whether to remove it or not. We still have to rely on Director Zhu to intercede for us. If you don't fully cooperate, do you still want to use this little authority to control them?"

"What's that thing between your ears? Is it the pig head, the national treasure of the Old Summer Palace?"

"Wake up, if they really need it, they don't even need to notify you, they can just let Mengtai give the order. We should hand it over earlier and take the initiative. It's just to gain favor. Do you think you are at a disadvantage?"

As a producer, Xia Liu usually admires Li Wensheng's professionalism and ambition.

Even though this program started out as a dating show and later gradually turned into a melon field and legal program, Li Wensheng never gave up the idea of ​​creating a love line in it. In a sense, he is indeed very persistent and has a lot of career-mindedness.

But now, full control of the show is obviously not that important.

In this variety show, let alone so many legal celebrities and bad artists, even one of them is likely to be completely removed from the shelves. The show "Friends and Family" is even more exciting. A variety show with such an astonishing number of legal celebrities and such horrific cases is quite explosive no matter where it is placed. Without some connections, you will definitely not be able to keep it, and of course you can't keep it if your connections are not strong enough.

It is not enough to simply cooperate with official actions.

Li Wensheng suddenly came to his senses and slapped his thigh:
"You mean, as long as we know how to handle things and let Director Zhu and the others control it..."

Xia Liu interrupted him expressionlessly:

"That's not what I meant, but you have to do it to make it possible."

Li Wensheng had a lot of words stuck in his throat.

After a long while, he nodded listlessly:

"Okay, okay. I'll tell Director Zhu right away."

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office.

Zhu Chengbiao picked up the phone and listened, but did not reply immediately. He simply said "hmm" and hung up the phone. He turned around and looked at Meng Yunda with a subtle expression.

His eyebrows raised, and the wrinkles on his forehead deepened.

"Old Meng, your subordinate Li Wensheng is quite smart. He just told me that he plans to give me the rights to the live broadcast rooms of Lu Siyuan, Zhao Mingtao, and Ren Tuo. Not only the rights to the cameras, but also whether to broadcast and what to broadcast will all be decided by us."

"Are you blackmailing me?"

The submission of authority combines the methods of shirking responsibility, refusing to take responsibility, seeking favors and seeking support. It's really amazing.

Meng Yunda was also a little surprised:

"Li Wensheng? Not Xia Liu?"

Zhu Chengbiao shook his head:

"It was Li Wensheng who called me. After he heard that you were here with me, he asked me to tell you to help transfer the authority so that we don't have to send someone to the TV station building to make the connection. It would be too troublesome and a waste of time."

Meng Yunda paused for a moment, then suddenly laughed:

"No, this must have been done by Xia Liu. Li Wensheng doesn't have so many ideas. He only thinks about his own program. Even if he is usually smart, he wouldn't think of looking for you at this time."

"That's actually fine, it's good for you anyway." "But Director Zhu, considering how hard they're trying to keep the show, give me a definite answer. After they're formally arrested and all of Lu Siyuan and his people are turned into legal gurus and bad artists, can the edited version of the show still be broadcast?"

"Don't talk to me in official language. We have cooperated so well and put in so much effort and action. After in-depth cooperation, Sichuan Southern TV and your Municipal Bureau can be considered brother units. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly. It's a matter of one sentence whether it can be done or not."

Zhu Chengbiao was also a little confused.

He knew from the beginning that this layer of window paper would eventually be pierced.

These days, Meng Yunda has been running around, helping to communicate with Wushuang, and also getting Tianwen and Xu's investment programs to join in. Even the entire program has become a battlefield for them to take advantage of the information asymmetry.

If it weren't for the show, there would be no need for Meng Yunda to go to so much trouble to help.

The traffic of variety show live broadcasts seems to be very large now, but in fact it brings no profit to the southern Sichuan TV station.

The profit model of ordinary variety shows is difficult to work here. There are so many melons, and few business businesses dare to let the participating guests do oral broadcasts here. Even with the investment of Tianwen and Xu's, the initial investment of an S+ level variety show can only be said to be barely profitable, far below expectations, and the bulk of the profit is always from the platform's edited version.

In the past, Zhu Chengbiao had no idea about these twists and turns. It was only in recent days, after long-term contact with Meng Yunda, that he heard some of them. It is hard to say whether Meng Yunda deliberately revealed crazy hints to play the victim.

After so much preparation, this day has finally come.

Zhu Chengbiao sighed and said:

"I have asked... the above means, are you willing to change the promotional title of the edited version to a legal program?"

Meng Yunda was stunned for a moment:
"What?"

Zhu Chengbiao scratched the back of his head, unable to speak. After thinking for a long time, he said:
"That's right. It's definitely impossible for this show to be broadcast normally. Zhong Xiaoyun and Song Mengran in the first episode are both bad artists. The former cheated on her husband and was suspected of domestic violence. She can't escape a soft ban. The latter's issues are about her stance and private life. It's even more... Shu Yi is suspected of D pregnancy. Even if we don't mention her personal ethics, it's a foregone conclusion that she violated the law."

"This episode is even more exaggerated. Zhao Mingtao and Lu Siyuan are clearly involved in prostitution and drugs. Ren Tuo's problem is even more complicated. We can't say how many crimes he has committed yet, but the amount of money involved in economic crimes alone should be huge. Moreover, judging from how ruthless, decisive, and thoughtful he was in dealing with Shu Yi, he might have killed someone."

"With all these factors combined, it would be a miracle if your program could be broadcast on the platform as planned."

"If it has to be broadcast, the only way is to change the program's promotional direction and make it a rule of law program. We can provide technical support later and add some non-public footage, but there is a problem with this, which is that we can't add any advertisements."

"You should be able to understand the reason, right? You, give it some thought?"

Meng Yunda fell into a long silence.

This development is actually not that surprising. It is expected that the show would be banned because so many talented people can be gathered in one program. It is a pleasant surprise that it can be broadcast until now.

Meng Yunda didn't mind changing it to a legal program, but the reason why he wanted to exchange the edited version for his hard work was to recover some of the losses for the TV station. Now that the ads for the edited version were gone, the only income would come from the Sichuan Southern TV station's own platform. This...

"Don't think about it, just leave it as it is."

Meng Yunda pinched his nose and said tiredly:

"My goal is to recover the losses. As long as I can continue to broadcast, I can earn views on the platform even without ads. As long as there is traffic, that's fine."

"If it doesn't work, just consider it as a loss to gain publicity."

"Do whatever you want. I will fully cooperate with you. If you feel sorry for me, just say a few good words for me and try your best."

Zhu Chengbiao nodded, turned around, picked up his phone and started sending messages, but no one knew what he said specifically.

Meng Yunda also picked up his phone silently.

He was sending a message to Xia Liu.

[Well done. 】

[It will definitely not be removed from the shelves now. The subsequent promotion will be towards "Dating Variety Show Turned into Legal Program". With official endorsement, the General Administration has made it a sure thing. Tell the platforms to be prepared and use this wave of traffic to negotiate the price of sliced ​​ads, raising it higher.]

[Also, since Wushuang is going to fall, hurry up and have someone check out the projects they are currently working on. Pay close attention to the high-quality projects. If Liu Shuangcheng gets into trouble, their capital chain will be in trouble. Contact them immediately and try to take over. The people below don't need to know so much. Just tell them that you have inside information. Wushuang's cash flow is trapped and they may have to cut losses. Let them make preparations.]

【One last thing.】

[Whether the show ends or not, you and Li Wensheng should maintain a good relationship with Han Fei. His script is one thing, and his relationship with Zhu Chengbiao is also important. I feel that he may be planning to quit the circle after this case is over, so please hold him back! ]

[Even if he cannot sign with our company, we must establish a cooperative relationship. We must win him over, and keep him firmly!]

After sending a long series of instructions, Xia Liu on the other side replied immediately.

[I understand. Do I need to explain this to Li Wensheng?]

The corners of Meng Yunda's mouth twitched slightly.

[No matter what you say to him, he doesn't care at all. ]

[When you persuade him, you just need to tell him that Han Fei is the key to traffic now. You have plans to do variety shows in the future. When the time comes, strike while the iron is hot and invite Han Fei to come over. Then you can get a lot of traffic. Then you can consider letting Li Wensheng be the director. Do you think he will refuse?]

Xia Liu was also very sensible and replied after two minutes.

[He said he was willing to serve Han Fei like a cow and a horse, and to serve the wise and brave Meng Tai like a dog.]

Meng Yunda laughed, pressed the screen-off button, and stopped chatting with Xia Liu.

Just then, Zhu Chengbiao on the other side finished speaking. He looked up and saw Meng Yunda's smile, which was a bit strange:
"What are you laughing at? You looked so sad just now, but now you are not sad anymore?"

Meng Yunda smiled and shook his head, pointed to his phone and said:

"I just asked Xia Liu, and he was right. Xia Liu was the one who instigated Li Wensheng to talk to you about that just now."

"nothing."

(End of this chapter)