After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 420 is truly a power struggle.

Zhou Haoran had anticipated this.

The "Youth Host Competition" has been approved, but the results after approval may not be as satisfactory as desired.

Just like Zhan Yushan said before.

This project was too big, so big that the local channels couldn't handle it and had to be transferred to Red Star TV.

Once he goes to Red Star TV, it will no longer be under Zhan Yushan's control; it will be the territory of Gu Hao, the executive vice president and director of Red Star TV.

Gu Hao is a conservative...

It's not hard to guess what will happen next.

Deputy Director Fan Fu advised him to stay calm, saying that everything would be fine. He also added meaningfully that some things were beyond the scope of a young person like him to get involved in, as the implications could be far-reaching.

"Dong dong dong."

Zhou Haoran knocked on the door of Zhan Yushan's office.

"Okay, close the door."

Zhan Yushan was reading a draft of the latest reform plan. When he saw it was Zhan Yushan, his expression turned serious.

Zhou Haoran pretended not to know, "The booth, you were looking for me?"

"The station has made a decision to launch the 'Youth Host Competition' project, with a total investment of 750 million yuan!"

Zhan Yushan remained seated behind his desk, without getting up.

Zhou Haoran's eyes lit up. "The station is so supportive? My budget request was for 600 million! This is an extra 150 million for me!"

"so what?"

Zhan Yushan gave him a deep look.

"what?"

Zhou Haoran was slightly stunned.

Zhan Yushan said calmly, "You wanted to apply for a production budget of 600 million yuan, and after working on it for half a month, there were still no results. You talked to Director Shan Wendong, right? Did he not agree to it either?"

"Yeah, how did it become 750 million this time?"

Zhou Haoran had already guessed the result.

Zhan Yushan said, "You couldn't get the application approved because you couldn't bear the responsibility of 600 million yuan in funding. Now the station has approved a budget of 750 million yuan because someone has stepped forward to take on the task."

"who is it?"

Zhou Haoran pretended to be stupid and remained calm.

"What do you think?" Zhan Yushan said with a hint of exasperation. "I've told you before, you have to be careful. If it's a small project, it can be broadcast on the main channel. If it's a big project, we'll have to switch to Red Star TV."

"Red Star TV?" Zhou Haoran's eyes widened. "Could it be that Deputy Director Gu Hao has stepped forward?"

"You're not stupid."

Zhan Yushan snorted, his tone heavy.

Zhou Haoran looked surprised. "Director Gu is so supportive of me?"

"Support you?" Zhan Yushan chuckled. "You know him, do you think he'd support you?"

"That is?"

"Now that he's taken over the project, of course he wants to manage it himself!"

"He wants to reap the rewards!"

Zhou Haoran raised his voice.

Zhan Yushan sighed. "I told you long ago, you have to be careful. It's like eating cake. If you pick up the crumbs and eat them, even if you didn't make the cake, many people will turn a blind eye and tolerate it. But if you want to eat a big piece of cake, even if you made the cake, you don't deserve to eat it."

Zhou Haoran understood this principle all too well.

This is the fundamental reason why he wanted to become a prominent figure in the Red Mansion and why he wanted to use Fudan University and Hongxingtai to develop social connections.

Making money through entrepreneurship is meaningless.

Because wealth and status must be matched.

Without a legal identity, no amount of money makes you worthy of it.

For a powerful figure in the underworld, whether you have 1000 billion, 10 billion, or 100 billion, it's all your personal private property. If you can't spend it all domestically, you can transfer it abroad and spend it however you want.

You are qualified.

However, if you are an ordinary person lacking social status, yet possess hundreds of millions or billions in assets, then not a single penny is yours; you don't deserve it. Daring to resist might cost you your life.

Just like Zhou Haoran's upcoming "Host Competition".

If it's a small segment broadcast on a local channel, then the segment belongs to him.

If this is a major project, even boasting that it will rival the CCTV Young Singers Competition and lead the domestic television industry... then this program has nothing to do with him. He is just a junior editor at a TV station and doesn't deserve such great success.

Dare to resist...

Just as Deputy Director Fan Fu warned, he might get fired.

Zhou Haoran frowned and said defiantly, "I organized this host competition at the booth. How dare you try to steal my things?"

"What do you mean 'your'?" Zhan Yushan thought it was good for this kid to suffer a little loss, as it would be a lesson. "This is a project of the station! You have no right to participate in how the station allocates it."

"This is so unfair!"

"Fairness is only possible when people are equal in status."

"So what do we do now?" Zhou Haoran was not surprised by this result; he had expected it.

Zhan Yushan sighed and said, "I gave you two choices before, but you didn't choose either. Even if you had told me yesterday, I could have helped you withdraw the proposal. You could have done the 'Youth Host Competition' when the time was right. But now it's too late. It has already been approved at the station director's office meeting, and the official document has been issued. Deputy Director Gu Hao will personally oversee this project."

Zhou Haoran's eyes widened. "He's a producer?"

Zhan Yushan said, "He won't be a producer, but the producer must be someone he trusts the most. With such a high production budget, he can't possibly take the risk on you."

"I've tried to draw water with a bamboo basket, but it's all for nothing..."

Zhou Haoran became depressed.

Zhan Yushan was afraid that the young man would lose his temper, so he quickly said, "Don't do anything reckless. Deputy Director Gu Hao has the qualifications, connections, and background. You can't mess around with him. In front of him, not to mention you, even I can't do anything. Even Director Shan has to give him some face."

Zhou Haoran keenly grasped the information, walked to the desk, leaned on it, and whispered, "The exhibition booth... isn't Gu Hao a conservative? Why would our station director entrust such an important project to him?"

Zhan Yushan said calmly, "Such an important project should naturally be handled by the TV station."

"That's it?"

Zhou Haoran naturally didn't believe it.

Zhan Yushan paused for a moment, then slowly said, "The station director's reform measures are getting bigger and bigger. Recently, there have been some new reforms. All producers over 50 years old in the station have been relegated to the second line."

"He has guts."

"Even bolder, he demanded that all department and section-level cadres in the entire station be employed on a contract basis. Only those who reached the level of deputy director or above would be given a formal administrative rank upon approval by their superiors."

“I don’t quite understand.”

Zhou Haoran was truly confused. He didn't know the administrative ranks within the station, or who was at the division level and who was at the section level.

Zhan Yushan said, "This means that in the future, below the deputy director of Hongxing TV, there will no longer be any divisions of division-level, section-level, and staff member. If you do well, you can go from staff member to channel director in one step. In the past, the channel director was a division-level cadre."

"This reform is great!"

Zhou Haoran's eyes lit up.

I thought to myself, "Director Shan's reformist mindset is really strong."

If the old administrative ranks were retained, when promoting someone, it would be a step-by-step process of deputy section chief, section chief, deputy division chief, and division chief, following the rules rigidly and creating a stagnant system.

It is not suitable for the business model.

By switching to a contract-based system, this restriction was broken. Even a "temporary worker" who is not even a deputy section chief can become a channel director as long as they have the ability, without needing a formal position or administrative rank!

This greatly increases the possibility of recruiting talent without being bound by conventional standards.

At the same time, this greatly damaged the interests of conservatives.

Originally, the pie was divided among those with formal employment status. After the reform, temporary workers had the opportunity to compete with them for jobs. Those who had worked their way up to the level of section chief or deputy director over many years suddenly found their hard-earned administrative ranks invalidated overnight.

"It's a good idea, but there's a lot of resistance."

Zhan Yushan couldn't reveal the secret, so he spoke very vaguely.

“Deputy Director Gu Hao is the biggest obstacle, isn’t he?”

Zhou Haoran naturally understood his unspoken meaning.

"No one can stop this." Zhan Yushan gave him a deep look. "Even if the host competition is your project, even if everyone in the station knows that Gu Hao has taken your spot, you have to keep quiet! If you cause trouble, I can't protect you."

"I know, I never intended to compete with him for it."

Zhou Haoran breathed a sigh of relief. Combining the recent events, he finally understood the power struggle among the station's top officials.

No wonder Tang Shiyi was framed this time, and the way the case was handled was so absurd.

The root cause is the power struggle between the reformists and conservatives within the station.

The two key figures of the conservative faction are Gu Hao, the executive vice president and director of Red Star TV, and Yi Changping, the director of the entertainment channel.

For reformers, both of these obstacles must be removed.

Taking advantage of Lin Guiyan's incident, Zhan Yushan turned a blind eye and tacitly allowed her to frame Tang Shiyi.

In this way, Zhan Yushan won over Yi Changping.

The resistance to reform has decreased!

The last major obstacle is Gu Hao, the executive vice president of the station!

Judging from Zhan Yushan's words, Shan Wendong personally took action this time, wanting to use the "Youth Host Competition" project to get rid of him! To wipe out the opposition to reform in one fell swoop!
Zhan Yushan said earnestly, "Haoran, you're very smart. This matter is very complicated, far more complicated than you think. Because the station might also... Do you know how the Volcano Station made the changes?"

"How were you changed?"

"The director of Volcano Observatory also serves as the director of Volcano TV; the executive vice director of Volcano Observatory also serves as the president of Volcano Media."

"I understand."

Zhou Haoran thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

The director of Red Star TV also serves as the president of Red Star Media, and the executive vice president also serves as the director of Red Star Satellite TV. This is the old organizational structure.

But times have changed. Things are different now. Television stations are playing an increasingly important role. The director of a satellite TV station has far more power than the president of a media company.

It seems that Shan Wendong intends to personally take on the role of director of Red Star TV!

Zhan Yushan pointed out, "Learning from this experience may not necessarily be a bad thing."

“Hmm…” Zhou Haoran nodded and tentatively said, “I’m not involved in the things at the booth. But Director Gu did take our project after all, so there should be some compensation, right? Why don’t you go and talk to him about opening ‘Revolutionary Theater’ on Red Star TV as an exchange?”

"Ok?"

Zhan Yushan's eyes widened.

good boy!
We're waiting here!
(End of this chapter)