Age of Legends

Chapter 79 Cover-up
The fourth day of the new year.

Welcome the God of Wealth. Avoid traveling far.

At six o'clock in the evening on the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, the "Tom and Jerry" that usually kept countless children watching TV disappeared, and was replaced by a performance show.

"The Star of Tomorrow" was broadcast just like that, regardless of the will of the children who were deprived of the two episodes of "Tom and Jerry" that night.

People in Rongcheng knew about this matter long before, and the news was released in newspapers and some media.

So it is not unfamiliar to us now, and many people just want to see what kind of show it is.

Originally, this program was not aimed at the general public, but at the family fun of those who registered.

All those who have registered for the program have received the program broadcast list in advance, so they can determine their children's performance based on the above order.

Nowadays, many families in Rongcheng call their relatives to report the program.

"Yes, second sister, you guys can watch Rongcheng TV Channel 2 then. Yes, watch it again. Jia Jia's performance is at 7:30, Dai dance... yes, yes, you guys can see if the performance is good..."

Some people also saw familiar faces from the show.

"Isn't the one reciting this poem your Sixth Grade Team Leader Li Bofeng? Hey, look at him, he's performing on TV!"

Although this is a customized program, Zhang Chen still has an aesthetic sense for the whole thing. If we ignore the shortcomings of being too customized, and only having singing, dancing and recitation shows without the popular sketches and crosstalk to adjust the atmosphere and enhance the entertainment, the atmosphere and creation of the entire stage are still first-class.

Well, it was the first-rate level that Rongcheng TV station could achieve during that period.

So it looks magnificent. Although not everyone can watch the four-hour program from beginning to end, it still received a lot of praise overall.

That night, Wang Bowen was in the studio, monitoring the ratings. He saw that at 6:00, the ratings started to rise, then fell a little, which made him feel uneasy, and then continued to rise. Then, like a sawtooth, the ratings rose as a whole, and it even broke 60%...

Wang Bowen stood in the studio with mixed feelings. In fact, this program was purely outsourced by the TV station, and monitoring the ratings was meaningless. The program money was received, it was produced, and it was broadcasted, which was equivalent to delivering the contract with those who registered, and the product was produced.

The subsequent ratings are meaningless, but as a TV man with many years of experience, he always has some obsessions. So I'll watch it.

This viewership rating was like a blow to him.

Because of Wang Bowen's past, the ratings of all his programs were around 15%, with the only one that reached 35%. The ratings of the programs on the station were generally around 20%.

Now, such a purely performance-based program has reached 60%, and it’s not just that…

On this day, the TV station received constant calls from Director Yu.

Some leaders called to praise the program, and some used connections to express their appreciation for the TV station's excellent production.

Even Liu Bingrong received a phone call with feedback.

Yu Shunhua made a special call to Wang Bowen to convey the leader’s commendation.

The news spread quickly, and all the old employees knew that Wang Bowen had become popular again in the station!

……

"Do you know what the ratings are?" Wang Bowen called Zhang Chen excitedly the next day.

"The peak viewership rate reached 65%. Do you know what that means? Generally, the viewership rate of a program is only about 20%. 65%, although it did not exceed the original peak program target of 75%, it was also a hit! I was totally blown away! Hey, when I was sent by the old station director to do a program, I would be paid 20 yuan for every point of viewership that exceeded 60%. If this program were to be broadcast back then, the money it earned would be enough to make other programs envious!" The viewership rate of local TV stations in Rongcheng is generally quite high, and the peak rate reached 65%, which means that during a period of time, seven out of ten TV sets in Rongcheng were watching their program.

This is truly a dark horse.

Of course, this is just a separate evening show, and the ratings are not reliable for reference.

But for Wang Bowen, it has historical significance and reference value, and that is to confirm Zhang Chen.

"I don't care. After the Spring Festival, you have to finalize the next topic plan. I'll come to find you, or you can come to my house. Let's work hard and make it bigger and stronger!"

Wang Shuowei also brought feedback from Yan Mingshu, saying that she was very satisfied with the broadcast effect and her father was very happy, so she called the station to praise it immediately. She also said that Comrade Wang Bowen was capable and such talents should be cherished and encouraged to produce more good programs.

Zhang Chen felt that Secretary Yan was a really good leader. He was clear about rewards and punishments, did not play tricks, and made demands on the point. Otherwise, how could he be in this position?

The situation opened up by the Star of Tomorrow also gave Wang Bowen an unexpected opportunity to appear in the upper class's vision and leave a good impression.

……

When watching the show that day, Zhang Zhonghua and Huang Huifen also tuned into Rongcheng Channel 2 and watched the entire show.

Zhang Chen knew that the TV program was nothing interesting, but they watched it very seriously.

The job transfer has been officially confirmed, and Zhang Zhonghua will be transferred to the warehouse after the new year. As an engineer, he can only do basic work now, and his salary has been greatly reduced. He doesn't know what the future holds, which has made the family's situation even worse.

Logically speaking, this annual meeting would have been very bleak.

But because of this show, there was a chance for a turnaround.

The money that can now change the family's destiny, which is still a considerable amount of start-up capital in this era, came from the loan of Zhang Chen's godfather Wang Bowen, and this program is the confidence that Wang Bowen can lend this money.

What's more, Zhang Chen also worked part-time during the holidays during this program.

So they are very unaware of this show.

No matter how I look at it, I can't get enough of it. No matter how I look at it, I find it so beautiful.

Can't stop praising the stage design and lighting effects.

"The filming was great! The choreography was great too! They are all teenagers, but they are just rising stars. Who knows if they will really become stars in the future?"

Zhang Zhonghua then said to Huang Huifen: "After the New Year, let's go and take over the shop as our son suggested before."

He has made up his mind that he will no longer rely on others to live, nor will he need to be servile to his superiors. He will stand up like Wang Bowen and dare to take control of his own destiny.

Huang Huifen nodded and looked at Zhang Chen: "Zhang Chen, I'll listen to you this time."

I don’t know why, but even though I had expected it, Zhang Chen’s eyes still felt a little sore.

He covered it up by pretending to get up and peel an orange.

(End of this chapter)