After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 392 A World of Lies

Recently, the ratings for "Family Matters" have surged.

This made Editor-in-Chief Lin very proud.

If the results are good, the leaders in the channel will provide support.

She became even more autocratic.

The show has taken on more melodramatic and dramatic love stories, which has noticeably changed its flavor.

Amid this chaos, Zhou Haoran's "Abandoned Baby Girl" series became a beacon of hope for many ambitious media professionals in various programs, with many voluntarily coming to help.

The first episode had low ratings, so the second episode must reverse the trend!

Zhou Haoran was quite confident.

I came to the office early this morning to wait for news.

"Brother Haoran."

The female director who arrived was Hong Zhenru, and her workstation was right next to Qiao Suiqing's.

"Zhenru, so early?"

Zhou Haoran is also thick-skinned. He is three years younger than the other party, but he has rich work experience and is smooth in dealing with people. He looks much older than Hong Zhenru.

"I want to say a few words to you."

Hong Zhenru blushed slightly.

Zhou Haoran knew she had a crush on him, but the girl's chest was too flat, at most an A cup, and he couldn't handle her.

"Oh, what's the matter?"

"I discovered a secret yesterday."

"Ok?"

Zhou Haoran glanced at her.

Somewhat guilty.

Could it be that she discovered her intimate relationship with Hu Xiaochen?
Hong Zhenru sat down next to him and whispered, "Brother Haoran, I thought about it all night yesterday and I think I should tell you. You're the one I trust the most, so this is the only thing I can tell you."

Zhou Haoran breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed this had nothing to do with him. "Is it serious?"

“I think it’s pretty serious.” Hong Zhenru said timidly, then lowered her voice. “Last night, we recorded a program about two girls fighting over a boy. They argued fiercely during the recording and even started fighting.”

"Ah."

Zhou Haoran nodded. This has been the main theme of "Family Matters" recently, with all the topics being love triangles and arguments.

Twenty years old, thirty years old, forty years old, fifty years old.

There were even retired grandfathers in their sixties who, in their quest to win over an elderly woman, gave away all their savings, seeing who could offer the most money.

This made both sets of children very angry.

That old lady was quite something; at her age, she could still get two men to obediently hand over their money.

Hong Zhenru sat next to him and whispered, "After the recording ended last night, I packed my things and left work. I noticed something strange: the two girls who were arguing fiercely and almost got into a fight in the studio left together, chatting and laughing. They seemed to know each other very well."

"What?"

Zhou Haoran opened his eyes wide.

A very bad suspicion has arisen.

Hong Zhenru said, "I also felt something was wrong, so I secretly followed them. I found that after they left the courtyard, they didn't go far. They went to the small supermarket across the street and stood there waiting for someone. After a while, Sister Bao Qing went over and gave them money. I couldn't see it clearly from a distance, but I estimate it was about seven or eight hundred."

"Bao Qing?" Zhou Haoran took a deep breath. "Bao Qing, the director of Group One?"

Hong Zhenru nodded gently, "Yes, it's her."

Zhou Haoran narrowed his eyes. "Last night's episode was handled by Bao Qing?"

“Yes, she was the one who suggested the topic from the very beginning. Her previous episode had a 13% viewership rating, second only to yours, and it ranked second in viewership this year. I wanted to go and learn from her.” Hong Zhenru sighed, looking distressed. “I didn’t expect it to turn out like this.”

"This is outrageous!"

Zhou Haoran was a little angry.

Originally, he maintained a neutral stance on Tang Shiyi and Lin Guiyan's choice of which path to take.

Everyone has a point!
Because he is not a media professional, he is more inclined to follow Editor-in-Chief Lin's approach.

Hearing Hong Zhenru say that, my heart sank.

This is a fake!
This is like writing a script, hiring people to act and film a show, just to fool the audience!
How abominable!

Ordinary people are already bombarded with far too much false official news and mainstream narratives. To expect a family-oriented, everyday life program to be scripted and fabricated to deceive them—isn't that creating a world of lies?

At this moment, Zhou Haoran thought of what Tang Shiyi had said before: to use the camera to truthfully record this era.

Everything has been shattered now.

Even if he is an outsider and has no values ​​or beliefs about the media.

At this moment, I also felt the desolation of the media being trampled on.

Sometimes, it's beyond our control, and there's nothing we can do about it.

Tang Shiyi had already planned it out; there were many options for "Family Matters." Yet some people, for the sake of ratings, have abandoned their conscience as media professionals!

Hong Zhenru, a college student with professional media training, said self-deprecatingly, "I used to quite like Sister Bao Qing, but I will never ask her for advice again."

“This is not her.”

Zhou Haoran shook his head.

"It's her! I saw it with my own eyes!"

Hong Zhenru was unconvinced.

Zhou Haoran forced a smile, "You can't control this, just pretend you don't know."

"Let's tell Teacher Tang!"

Hong Zhenru couldn't bear to see a program degenerate to this state.

Zhou Haoran said, "I'll handle it. You just do your own thing."

"Oh." Hong Zhenru came to the company for an internship last year and only graduated from university this year, so she lacks experience. She then smiled and said, "Brother Haoran, your programs are still the best. I even cried watching last night's episode."

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Weren't you recording a program at your workplace last night?"

Hong Zhenru said sweetly, "I watched the rebroadcast this morning! Brother Haoran, I think your series is really good and meaningful. This is what media should be like. I dare say that your shows will definitely have higher ratings! A hundred times better than their fake ones!"

"That is."

Zhou Haoran was not modest at all.

Sure enough, around 10 o'clock, the ratings charts for the entire island were distributed by staff from the Taiwan Affairs Office.

The lowest viewership rating was 7.5%, and the highest viewership rating exceeded 20%.

With an average viewership rating of 15.3%! Last night during prime time, it surpassed the popular Hong Kong drama "Swordsman" which was airing at the same time, becoming the number one show on the entire network!

Hong Zhenru rushed over to see the report card.

This result made her eyes redden, and she almost burst into tears.

Editor-in-Chief Lin felt a surge of morale and asked cheerfully, "Haoran, how many more issues are there in this series?"

"The plan is for four phases, and there are two more phases to go."

Zhou Haoran gave a simple reply.

Lin Guiyan encouraged, "Keep shooting! People are already asking about the price of your series."

"Huh?" Zhou Haoran was genuinely surprised. "Someone wants to buy it?"

Lin Guiyan smiled and said, "Yes, Director Zhang from Jiangshui TV's Urban Channel just contacted me. He said these two episodes are very good and have great social significance, and he wants to bring them to their channel for broadcast."

"That's very good."

Zhou Haoran's feedback was rather lukewarm.

The news about Hong Zhenru greatly diminished his good impression of Editor-in-Chief Lin.

This is a long time.

I have a more positive feeling towards Tang Shiyi.

It's just that her personality is a bit off.

The flaws don't detract from the overall excellence!

No matter how good Editor-in-Chief Lin's personality is, we are not on the same page; our values ​​are too different!
At noon, I ate lunch in the cafeteria.

Zhou Haoran, Qiao Suiqing, Zhang Ming, Hong Zhenru, Sister Meng, and Sister Xue, who are close friends, sat at the same table to celebrate the good results achieved in the second episode.

Hu Xiaochen didn't come.

Unfortunately, she has to maintain a cool, proud, and icy persona at work, which makes her unsuitable for this kind of activity.

Zhou Haoran offered Zhang Ming a drink instead of alcohol.

Thank you for her help.

Zhang Ming said with a smile, "Does this series have to wait until the court hearing?"

Zhou Haoran nodded. "Yes, the third phase involves finding legal experts to mediate and provide on-site explanations, offering a comprehensive legal overview of the matter. The fourth phase will involve collaborating with the court, ideally obtaining some on-site reports."

"No rush, I have a great topic here that we can work on first."

Zhang Ming can't always help.

Helping someone is like working for someone else.

She has to find her own topics and produce her own programs; that's what truly makes her an accomplished person.

Zhou Haoran asked with a smile, "What topic are you looking for?"

Female director Zhang Ming said, "It was a report from a husband, and the process was astonishing."

"Uh……"

Zhou Haoran was helpless; it was another melodramatic love triangle!

Zhang Ming excitedly recounted the topics she had chosen for her research trip.

The story goes that a husband works hard every month and gives all the money he earns to his wife.

I want to buy a house this year.

His wife said they had no money at home, only a few thousand yuan in the account, not even enough for a down payment.

Upon investigation, it was discovered that his wife was transferring money to an account every month... Further investigation revealed that the recipient was actually her childhood sweetheart and ex-boyfriend who didn't even have a proper job.

Thanks to her financial support, her ex-boyfriend has gotten married, started a family, and even bought a house.

Therefore, they sought help from the media.

I hope the other party can return the money; if not, returning the house is also acceptable.

Zhou Haoran said in a serious tone: "That's true. The feelings between childhood sweethearts are often closer than those between husband and wife."

Qiao Suiqing secretly rolled her eyes at him.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "I've also heard a story that's far more shocking than any of the topics on our show. It's a true story, absolutely sensational."

This is a true story that Yangyang told him; it was a client she encountered while doing trade business.

Others are interested.

Zhou Haoran gave a brief explanation.

Six years ago, there was a very poor man who was forty years old and still unmarried. He finally managed to marry a woman, but she was divorced and had a daughter. Fortunately, she was still fertile, and the following year she gave birth to a son.

Later, the man started a flooring business with his initial capital of 500 yuan, beginning with sales.

Making a fortune every day.

They became wealthy very quickly.

By 94, he already owned his own flooring factory, with an annual output value of over 700 million yuan.

Last year, the man got divorced.

He married a 19-year-old girl, who was his ex-wife's daughter.

She is now pregnant and awaiting childbirth.

The family is still the same family.

The property does not need to be divided.

It's all marital property, jointly owned by the couple.

Apart from Zhou Haoran, everyone present was a woman.

After hearing the story, all was quiet.

"impossible."

"Haoran, you made this up, didn't you?"

"Isn't that illegal?"

In short, nobody believed it.

After a long silence, female director Zhang Ming suddenly said, "Everyone, please don't spread this story around. If they hear it, it might be edited and adapted, and actors might be brought to the studio to act it out."

Hong Zhenru's eyes widened.

It turns out that Sister Zhang Ming already knew.

(End of this chapter)