Age of Legends

Chapter 33: The Dominance of the First Sister
Looking closely at Chen Xuran, this dignified and elegant female host on Rongcheng TV, took off her suit and white shirt and looked like a homely person, and indeed she had a much more lively and lively look.

"What have you been doing recently? I heard that you had a quarrel with Liu Bingrong..." Chen Xuran looked up at Wang Bowen while eating.

Zhang Chen and Wang Shuowei also looked at Wang Bowen.

Wang Bowen knows his own suffering. The TV station is a public institution managed as an enterprise. The executive deputy director Liu Bingrong has been here since the 1990s. Yes, it was during those years that Wang Bowen's programs were replaced and transferred. Everyone inside knew that he had offended Liu Bingrong and was marginalized. Probably seeing that there was no future for an out-of-date host, his wife ran off to follow someone with more promise.

If the old director had not had a chance to protect Wang Bowen, Wang Bowen would probably not get anything at all in the station.

The old director had to try to wrestle Liu Bingrong, who was parachuted in as the executive deputy director. However, Liu Bingrong had as much background as the old director. He was in the propaganda department and was a highly educated person. He came to the station with an elite look and wanted to carry out reforms right away.

The reform of the TV station has been discussed in recent years, mainly the internal revenue-generating model, the combination of column production and the independent producer model. The old director has also mentioned the reform slogan, but it feels like Liu Bingrong is the one behind it. Everyone knows that Liu Bingrong is taking this opportunity to compete with the old director Yin Hui for the right to speak.

Liu Bingrong did a good job in organizing the following large-scale events in the city. What made Liu Bingrong stand out the most was that he promoted several programs. One of them was a tribute program that was well received by the higher-ups. The TV series he co-starred with a local comedian had a good reputation. He also attracted large-scale long-term advertisements from several companies, which immediately overshadowed the old director.

In addition, the old director was getting old and could no longer compete. He would retire in a few years, so his prestige plummeted. Liu Bingrong took the opportunity to make major changes. He called it reform, but in fact it was a transfer of power. He allocated his people to the best projects and obtained the best production resources.

The reason why Wang Bowen had an argument with Liu Bingrong this time was that the manpower, funds, and equipment he wanted were not available. He also had the worst photography, a group of directors who were just waiting to die, and screened interns. Not to mention all these, the broadcasting time that Wang Bowen had been fighting for might be blocked.

Wang Bowen did not want the time slot after the Rongcheng Government Agencies Gala, and he did not even want to schedule it after the cultural and artistic programs funded by several local enterprises. He did not even compete with political and public welfare tasks. He did not even get the time slot on the first, second, and third days of the New Year, and even did not get the time slot from the fourth to the eighth day.

The question is that you can have these time periods, but you have to pay money in exchange.

There are programs in those time slots. If you can contribute more benefits to the station than the programs can generate, then your program will be broadcast.

And these two and a half hours of broadcasting at 5 o'clock in the evening on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year will generate yuan in profits for the station.

Even when Wang Bowen suggested splitting the profits afterwards, he refused to do it.

This is a typical example of not being optimistic about Wang Bowen as a producer, and not believing that the benefits he can create can exceed this number.

Nowadays, a 30-second ad on CCTV costs only 5 yuan. After Today’s Statement became popular, the price can be raised to 18 yuan, which is the same as the cost of a -second interstitial ad on a popular TV series.

The advertising cost of Rongcheng TV station is only 30 to 5 yuan for a 10-minute popular program.

This blocks the way.

Wang Bowen mentioned this and waved his hand again, "Besides that, there are various expenses, for the host, makeup artist, dance choreographer training, and other people. If we really take out these money, the gap will be huge."

Don’t be fooled by the fact that the price is around 50,000 or 100,000 yuan. You should know that the shop that Zhang Chen’s family wants to buy is only 100,000 yuan.

This is already an astronomical figure in the eyes of ordinary people.

There are several ways to contract producers at Rongcheng TV Station. Some of them are paid by the TV station and have the right to operate. Generally, only producers supported by the TV station are eligible, and Wang Bowen is not one of them. So he contracts the program time slot, produces the film himself, and pays the station.

At that time, there was not much content on TV stations, and even fewer high-quality programs. The way for TV stations to make profits was to sell advertisements, but there were many criticisms. Some viewers have already complained that when watching a TV series, half of the time was spent on advertisements. What the hell.

The TV station also has to endure criticism, so it is willing to sell program time to some producers who are of decent quality and have passed the review. Wang Bowen is one of them.

Because he had to pay the TV station, Zhang Chen gave the rights to the sponsorship to Wang Bowen.

However, looking at Wang Bowen's situation, the fee Liu Bingrong charged him was extremely high. This is of course regulated. The deputy director can adjust it within a certain range. He has this power, but he must have charged Wang Bowen the highest contracting fee within his authority. Even if Wang Bowen sued, it would be useless. He could get back at him with high-sounding words like "we are all following rules and regulations."

Hearing about Liu Bingrong and thinking about some things about him, Chen Xuran frowned with disgust.

He took Zhang Chen's flyer and looked at it, staring at him, "Did you plan all this?"

"Oh, you see my godson. Although his grades aren't that good, he's a genius in these areas!" Wang Bowen boasted hurriedly, "These ideas even shocked me. He actually reviewed them for me. I said I would give him a good eye, and he really did."

Chen Xuran smiled with his hands covering his mouth, looked at Zhang Chen, and nodded with him, "This child is really rare."

Wang Shuowei knocked on the table and said in a heavy tone, "Old Wang, your real son is here."

Chen Xuran also gave him a thumbs up, "Weiwei, don't mind it, at least you have a friend like Wang Lun." Wang Shuowei and Wang Bowen both turned their heads, "What happened to Wang Lun?"

"If you can be with Li Bai, you can also be famous forever!"

"Hello!" Wang Shuowei shouted.

Wang Bowen and Chen Xuran both laughed.

Zhang Chen felt that Chen Xuran was really amazing. As the glamorous top anchor of a TV station, she never treated him, Zhang Chen, as an ordinary child. In this respect, she was very similar to Wang Bowen. Maybe it was because she used to be a hotel waitress, so she would not look down on anyone.

After thinking for a while, Chen Xuran said crisply, "Teacher Wang, Zhang Chen, Weiwei, how about this, can I be the host for you?"

Zhang Chen, Wang Bowen, and Wang Shuowei were all staring at her.

Wang Bowen quickly waved his hands, "Oh, forget it, forget it, we are just having a small fight, I can't afford you!"

"What's the point of being unable to afford it? You've been so kind to me, so I'll be your host for free! That's enough, you need someone right now! And there's more..." Chen Xuran said, "I can also help you with the sponsorship. A real estate developer was looking for a channel a few days ago to advertise their new property. I think he can offer 200,000 yuan. That's no problem."

Zhang Chen almost choked.

I thought, is this the strength of the No. 1 TV station in Rongcheng? With a simple stroke, she solved Wang Bowen's big problem. Even the resources in her hands are quite powerful.

If there is a sponsorship fee of 200,000, Wang Bowen will be very rich and many people will be jealous.

Of course, no matter how jealous Zhang Chen was of the money, he knew that it belonged to his godfather. Wang Bowen was responsible for the online operation of the entire program and all aspects of the program. The most Zhang Chen could do was to play a small role in planning and helping with publicity.

Four people were eating at the table. Chen Xuran poured beer for Wang Bowen and clinked glasses with him.

Wang Bowen put down his cup after a while and said, "That real estate group, they came for you, that's why they gave you so much money."

Chen Xuran smiled.

Wang Shuowei and Zhang Chen looked at each other, wondering if they shouldn't be here?
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The next day, Zhang Chen, who had received 2,000 yuan in advertising fees from Wang Bowen, received a flyer that had just been printed by the printing factory and was pulled to him by a tricycle in the middle of the square.

Yesterday's propaganda team arrived on time today. It was so militaristic. But then again, maybe they had guns and fought in the battlefield when they were young. An old lady can shoot more accurately than you just by raising her hand.

Even Zhang Chen was moved by the enthusiasm and dedication of these retired old men and women.

As long as they have a purpose in life, they can take the bus across the city early in the morning to reach the vegetable market where vegetables are a few cents cheaper. Even if they only buy a few cucumbers, they will return home with a full load and a happy smile.

In the future, it is said that young people are like cattle and horses, and the rich and idle ones are these retired old men and women. This is somewhat true. It is like the old wizards with top-grade equipment shooting birds in the reeds. Which young wizard has the chance to squeeze in front and fight against the long guns and cannons in their hands?
With two thousand new recruits, Zhang Chen and Wang Shuowei felt more confident. They handed the newly arrived hot flyers to these elderly and energetic propaganda teams and settled the bill in the evening.

Follow up with the same procedure.

The fourth day, today is the last day for schools in Rongcheng to return to school, and it is also the return-to-school day stipulated by most schools. Winter vacation will begin after today.

After parting with the propaganda team in the morning.

Zhang Chen and Wang Shuowei went to Yude to get their transcripts and attend the re-examination commendation ceremony.

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Everyone, please be patient. The story is like buttoning a piece of clothing, one link after another. Only when the basic buttons are buttoned well, there will be more plot developments and highlights later.

Also, the issue of the heroine, how come the story has just begun, and we can already see the end at a glance...

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