Age of Legends

Chapter 99 Enmity
In the new school year of 2000 at Yude High School, Zhang Chen stood out from the crowd like a firework shooting high into the sky on New Year's Eve, and then blossomed into a bright and dazzling little white flower in the eyes of Yude people.

The little white flowers are short-lived and fleeting, but they do leave a deep impression.

And it was during this period that the second episode of "Emotional Vortex" was broadcast as scheduled.

If there was a hot search list at this time, then Emotional Vortex would definitely be at the top of the list in Rongcheng.

People on the streets are discussing the explosive plot.

The book continues from the previous chapter.

Boss Zeng recognized Aunt Luo as "Xiao Fang" back then. When this happened, the show suddenly became chaotic. The host mediated at the end and blurted out a golden sentence, "So did you guys sleep or not?"

Boss Zeng: "Of course she slept with him! She was pregnant at that time!"

The host was dumbfounded: "You are still pregnant with him? Then this child..."

Uncle Wang: "I knew it a long time ago!"

Rich girl: "...Emma!"

Bastard: "Oh, Heaven and Earth!"

The plot spirals and escalates in a way that makes the audience dizzy.

The ratings went straight to the top.

"76%!"

The ratings for the second episode exploded.

Rongcheng TV’s peak viewership rating of 75% was broken!

This program formed a vortex-like black hole, swallowing up the eyes of people.

During this period, people in the streets and alleys of Rongcheng were discussing the mediation issue of "Emotional Whirlpool", which involved countless people's time as educated youth.

The reason why many people do not think the plot is fake is that life is often more exciting than stories. Similar things happened everywhere back then? Compared with reality, it is not so bloody at all. There is even a strange sense of substitution for those who have experienced that time.

The letters that flew like snowflakes to the mailroom of Rongcheng TV Station were not the criticism that would cause an earthquake as imagined, but countless letters of help requesting emotional mediation.

Obviously, although the program stated at the beginning that it was based on real circumstances, the audience obviously ignored this hint and regarded it as a real case. At the same time, they also requested to go on the program for mediation because of the situation of the real family.

Now, it seems that Zhang Chen doesn’t even need to write the subsequent scripts. He can just find some cases from the letters from the audience.

But in fact, these are far less effective than filming a drama with a script, because the script is controllable. This kind of real mediation is very troublesome in various on-site situations, and there is even the possibility of a real fight. If it really goes to the criminal court, the show will probably be cancelled.

So, there is no need to do this yet. When the audience's demands are high and they demand that this kind of program be "real", it will not be too late to do a real mediation program.

The second explosion did not last long, and the thing that Zhang Chen was most worried about and the most uncontrollable happened.

The top executives of Rongcheng TV Station and the head of the publicity department were all in trouble.

A meeting was held.

Wang Bowen was called to attend the meeting.

At the meeting, Liu Bingrong said in a cold voice: "This program must be stopped. The leaders above feel that it has caused a very bad influence. The people of Rongcheng are discussing this matter, but the problem of this matter has risen to the level that Guangzhou is rich and Rongcheng is backward, so Rongcheng has to marry into the family. This is emotionally unacceptable! So this program must be taken off the shelves."

No matter how Wang Bowen and Zhang Chen had imagined it and how they had set up their response mode, they did not expect that the "obstacle" raised by Liu Bingrong would be so tricky.

In fact, this is indeed the case. The bloody plots at that time were not a big problem. As long as they were not about pornography, gambling or drugs, there were still many local films about the daily life of ordinary people. The bloody and bizarre plots were not a big problem.

But the big problem is this point, which stimulates the emotions of the local people in Rongcheng. Maybe normal people don’t think in that direction, but I’m afraid that it can’t withstand some guidance and rhythm. It doesn’t matter if the rhythm ferments. This is just the first two episodes. With the subsequent broadcasts, the changes in scenes and the background of the new mediation story, these are not problems. The most worrying thing is that someone will use this to whisper in the ears of the leaders.

It is obvious that Liu Bingrong is calling out the imperial sword.

Wang Bowen argued that firstly he did not mean any regional discrimination, and secondly that it was only the first two episodes of filming, and there would be no problem after that.

Liu Bingrong said: "How can it be okay? This happened and the situation will always exist. If someone talks about it in the future, they will say that we are creating discrimination. Who will take the blame? For us in the television industry, the most important thing is not how much commercial profit we can make or how big a sensation we can create. You have to know that if the direction is wrong, no matter how big the sensation is, it will only be the sound of grave digging!"

Liu Bingrong is indeed a highly educated man, and he has a lot to say. He came from a poor village, and when he was admitted to university, he was even on the local news. After accumulating experience and being airborne as a general manager, Liu Bingrong immediately showed his excellent control. His abilities in all aspects are indeed outstanding. When he arrived at the TV station, he made drastic changes, reformed and laid off, and seized power and resources.

"Wang Bowen, you are also in the TV industry, and you know that the most important thing for us in the TV industry is to avoid making mistakes. So Director Yu, do you think we should be more cautious on this point?"

Yu Shunhua was silent for a moment before he asked Wang Bowen, "How much advertising fees have you collected so far?"

Wang Bowen said: "There are still three million unfulfilled contracts!"

Facing the meeting room of five leaders present, Yu Shunhua finally said: "Return the money to the merchants and withdraw this program in a week!"

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At Wang Bowen's house, there is a table full of delicious dishes, all prepared by Chen Xuran.

At the table, Wang Bowen complained to Zhang Chen and Chen Xuran: "Three million! I really complained to those merchants to get the money back! They really acted like a grandson! You don't know, when the refund was 2.5 million, I felt like an idiot!"

Not to mention Wang Bowen, Zhang Chen feels the same now.

He had previously dreamed of getting Wang Bowen's advertising fees and making a fortune.

It turns out that one should not set a goal too early. Three million, after deducting the insignificant expenses, 20% is his own, which is still over 500,000 yuan!

Half a million in this era! What does that mean?
Zhang Chen felt a pain as if his flesh was cut.

This amount of money can buy ten houses. At the very least, you can build two shops facing the street on Chunhua Road. In less than half a year, when the shops there are completed, this amount of money can be multiplied several times.

This is all my start-up capital.

Zhang Chen's eyes turned red.

This Liu Bingrong!
Needless to say, the show is really popular, with a 76% explosive ratings. Such a high popularity means anything can happen. So it is also possible that some people will grab it and say that it is regional discrimination. But the key lies in how to eliminate it. Zhang Chen has a good relationship with the moderators of Rongcheng Life Network, so he is ready to deal with and eliminate negative information on the Internet.

Your own formation is ready.

But a hidden danger was missed.

That is Liu Bingrong in the shadow!

I thought Wang Bowen, with the support of Director Yu, should be able to suppress Liu Bingrong's backlash. But I didn't expect Liu Bingrong to be more difficult to deal with than I thought. Director Yu was also more useless than I thought.

In this round of games, Zhang Chen's home was stolen.

Three million...

You ruined my show and cut off my money...

I will remember this hatred forever!
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