After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 375 Upholding Justice
The campus card issue is basically resolved.

According to inside sources, Zhang Xuezhen has been secretly taken away by the disciplinary inspection authorities for investigation.

This means that not only will Fudan University adopt Zhou Haoran's smart card solution for its campus card, but the Chinese University of Hong Kong will also be included.

With these two examples, I believe more universities in China will participate.

Next up is the television station.

Zhou Haoran reported the progress of the Red Star Card project to Deputy Director Fan Fu and received clear and accurate information. The station's total budget for this project is 500 million yuan, with a target of purchasing no fewer than 2500 Red Star Cards.

With the development of the television industry, more and more advertisers have recognized the promotional power of television.

As a result, the cost of television advertising has risen accordingly.

The increase in advertising costs places more market-oriented demands on television media professionals. To produce a successful program, high viewership ratings are the most important indicator of its quality.

Zhou Haoran is going back to his workplace to film a program.

Editor-in-Chief Lin Guiyan made careful arrangements for this.

She brought in Zhao Qiaoqiao, another host of the talk show "Family Matters".

"Qiaoqiao, you'll be working with Zhou Haoran on the next two episodes."

Lin Guiyan called her to her office and made arrangements in a gentle and soft-spoken manner.

"Who?" Zhao Qiaoqiao's eyes widened. "Zhou Haoran? I'm not going!"

Lin Guiyan said, "You and he had some misunderstandings before, so take this opportunity to clear them up. Your strong ability to adapt to the situation can make up for his lack of experience as a director."

"Isn't Qiao Suiqing his sister? Let her go!"

Zhao Qiaoqiao was a hundred times unwilling.

Lin Guiyan was somewhat displeased. "Suiqing's work performance has been problematic lately. Give her some time to recover. You'll have to work hard during this time."

Recently, Qiao Suiqing's hosting performance has noticeably declined.

It may be due to the engagement and the purchase of a house.

My mind is no longer on work.

This has resulted in Zhao Qiaoqiao's shows having much higher ratings than Qiao Suiqing's shows recently.

Lin Guiyan hopes that Zhou Haoran will do a good job on the program, and the best thing would be to arrange for Zhao Qiaoqiao to be the host.

Zhao Qiaoqiao was absolutely unwilling. "Editor-in-chief, what can Zhou Haoran do? He can't even use the term 'editing' properly. How can he be a director? The two episodes he participated in before didn't even reach the passing grade in terms of ratings!"

Lin Guiyan said calmly, "No one is born with this skill."

"I'm not going!"

Zhao Qiaoqiao got angry and looked down on Zhou Haoran's abilities, feeling that cooperating with him would not only be a waste of time but would also lower her show's ratings.

Lin Guiyan was a little angry. "Zhao Qiaoqiao, you must obey the rules!"

"Editor-in-Chief Lin, this is unfair to me!" Zhao Qiaoqiao, with powerful backers, wasn't afraid of her. "Next month is the annual host competition. Who will be the top female host of 'Family Matters'? Pairing me with Zhou Haoran is just lowering my score!"

At present, Qiao Suiqing is still the leading lady of "Family Matters".

However, she hasn't been in a good state lately.

Her shows generally don't get high ratings.

This gave Zhao Qiaoqiao an opportunity.

Every year, the station conducts an assessment of the hosts for each channel and program. Some are the station's mainstays, some are the channel's star hosts, some are just junior hosts, and some are simply intern hosts.

Qiao Suiqing is currently the leading female host on the lifestyle channel.

Zhao Qiaoqiao is currently only a backup host for the program.

She also wants to seize this opportunity and become the leading lady in the next assessment!
If I team up with Zhou Haoran, who knows nothing, won't I get screwed over by him?
Lin Guiyan sighed, "Since you don't want to cooperate with him, then forget it."

"Okay, editor-in-chief, I'll head back now."

Zhao Qiaoqiao was secretly delighted.

I thought to myself that Editor-in-Chief Lin really is good-tempered and handles things with ease.

Lin Guiyan then approached Zhou Haoran and told him about the matter.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "It's great. I think the cooperation between me, Qiao Suiqing, and team leader Hu Xiaochen is pretty good. The previous show had low ratings, and the responsibility was all mine. I was inexperienced and dragged them down with me."

"So responsible?"

Lin Guiyan's eyes were full of admiration, and she felt that the gap between people was really too great.

"Editor-in-Chief Lin, I will devote most of my energy to the office for the next two weeks and try my best to do a good job on the program."

Zhou Haoran had analyzed his situation.

He believes that if he can lead a few very successful programs, it will greatly help his influence within the television station. If you haven't produced programs, even if you're a deputy director, you can't boss around the media people in the program center.

Just like in a tech company.

Imagine a company executive with no background in the field trying to give instructions to researchers on development... They'd just throw up in your face! Even Jack Ma, if he dared to give pointers to Alibaba's frontline research team, would be looked down upon and criticized.

Zhou Haoran needs to produce several successful episodes.

Only then can I add the identity of a "media person" to my name.

Only then can you get along well with other media professionals.

Lin Guiyan said sincerely, "Haoran, we haven't had much contact, but I can tell that you are a rare and outstanding young person. You will definitely be able to do a good job on the show. If you don't understand anything, you can come to me anytime."

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "I won't stand on ceremony."

"Have you chosen a topic yet?" "Yes, I have."

"What is it?"

Lin Guiyan wanted to offer him some advice.

Zhou Haoran said, "It was chosen by Team Leader Hu Xiaochen. It tells the story of an old woman who collects scraps and adopts an abandoned baby girl. They live a very hard life. Some foreigners see this and, out of kindness, donate a sum of money to her... probably tens of thousands. Then, the baby girl's biological mother comes to her door, wanting to take the baby girl and the money back."

"This is a good topic..."

Lin Guiyan felt that the story was full of conflict and dramatic tension.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Then I'll go back and write the proposal."

"Wait a minute." Lin Guiyan has worked in the media for so many years and knows there are some sensitive areas. "There are some contents that you need to avoid as much as possible."

"Ok?"

“It’s okay for the old lady to receive donations, but you can’t say it’s money from foreigners. You should either say it was donated by the Red Cross, or just say it was from a kind person, without mentioning their identity.”

"Um……"

Zhou Haoran nodded, finding it to be very reasonable.

In a great nation like ours, it's already inappropriate for an elderly woman to have to rely on scavenging for a living, let alone expecting donations from foreigners. It's only in this era that we can still report on such marginalized figures. Twenty years from now, not only will mainstream media have to completely distance themselves from these people, but even independent media outlets that dare to report on them will face account suspension.

When Hu Xiaochen saw Zhou Haoran coming over, he took the initiative to get up and sit down in an empty spot inside.

This makes it easier for the two to talk.

"Team leader, the editor-in-chief just said that the topic needs to be changed."

"Okay, come here!"

Hu Xiaochen pointed to the chair next to him.

After Zhou Haoran sat down, he put on a smiling face and said smugly, "Is it against the rules for foreigners to do charity work?"

"Did you guess it?"

After Zhou Haoran sat down, he became more relaxed, avoiding the other people in the office.

Hu Xiaochen scoffed, "Master, I've been in the media for so many years, haven't I?"

Zhou Haoran had to listen to her in this matter. "Then what should we do?"

"Change it!"

Hu Xiaochen downplayed the matter.

Zhou Haoran frowned and said, "If we abandon this part, it will weaken the overall structure of the story. The core conflict of the whole story seems to be the abandoned baby girl, but it is actually the money. If we ignore the source of the money, it will reduce the quality and authenticity of the story."

Hu Xiaochen covered her mouth and chuckled, "Master, you really know how to make TV shows!"

"You think I don't understand anything?"

Zhou Haoran snorted.

Hu Xiaochen said, "Then your first two episodes had such low ratings, not even passing the mark."

"Hmm..." Zhou Haoran knew the reason, "Teacher Tang cares about me too much."

"Ha ha!"

Hu Xiaochen found it very funny.

Zhou Haoran said seriously, "It's true, Teacher Tang cares too much about my program, so he pays excessive attention to the program's quality. If the program's quality is too good and its seriousness is too high, it will inevitably lead to insufficient viewership."

Hu Xiaochen blinked a few times. "That makes some sense."

"Next, when we choose a topic, we must clearly express the tension of the story. The stronger the tension, the stronger the appeal." Zhou Haoran pointed to himself, "When I produce a program, it doesn't have to be earth-shattering, but it at least has to be on the list."

"Yeah, I believe you." Hu Xiaochen covered her mouth, finding him hilarious. "Then... so who's in charge of producing this feature? Yours, mine? Or is Editor-in-Chief Lin in charge?"

"What do you say?"

Zhou Haoran glared at her.

Hu Xiaochen pursed her lips and said, "I'll listen to you. You're my master... Just tell me, what should I do?"

"Where are the materials for the topic selection?"

Zhou Haoran took the materials and carefully analyzed the topic.

The story began two years ago.

Grandma Zhang adopted an abandoned baby girl at the train station and supported her by collecting recyclables. Recently, several foreigners saw Grandma Zhang's impoverished situation and pooled their money to give her some.

There were at least twenty or thirty thousand.

Then, the baby girl's "biological mother" appeared and demanded custody of the child. Grandma Zhang naturally disagreed, and the neighbors all cursed the woman for being shameless and ungrateful.

There was no other way for the woman but to seek help.

On one hand, they sought help from the TV program "Family Matters," and on the other hand, they filed a lawsuit in court, demanding that Grandma Zhang return the child.

After carefully reading it, Zhou Haoran couldn't help but laugh: "This woman actually offered herself up to me."

Hu Xiaochen nodded slightly. "If she dared to do this, then this baby girl is most likely her biological child. She is probably the real mother."

Zhou Haoran nodded. "There's no legal adoption paperwork, and the biological mother has reappeared. The baby girl should rightfully be returned... Hey! If we give custody and the donation to this woman, the show will be much more entertaining."

Hu Xiaochen frowned slightly and said unhappily, "Master, we can't just care about the show's effect. We... we should uphold justice! That's the original purpose of Teacher Tang when he created 'Family Matters'."

(End of this chapter)