After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 428 Rebellion against Tiangang
morning.

interview.

The editor-in-chief of "Everyone's Art" has been selected.

There were three interviewers: Hu Xiaochen, He Jin, and Zhou Haoran.

Strictly speaking, it's Zhou Haoran.

After arriving at work, he first went to a coffee shop to get three cups of coffee to go.

While queuing, I noticed a young woman with a striking presence next to me.

She was in her thirties and had a beautiful appearance.

She's much prettier than Lin Guiyan!

She'd be considered top-tier in terms of looks even on TV.

She wore a white inner layer, a black coat, and black trousers, dressed very formally. What was most captivating was her figure; her alluring and proud demeanor was almost radiant, though her chest seemed to be soaked with water.

Zhou Haoran reminded her, "Madam, your clothes."

"Hmm?" The other person understood, quickly looked down, noticed the unusual behavior, hurriedly buttoned up their coat to cover it up, and returned a smile, "Thank you."

Zhou Haoran nodded in acknowledgment and casually asked, "Which channel are you from?"

“I…” The other person hesitated for a moment, then sighed softly, “It’s not certain yet. I’ve been thinking about quitting recently.”

"Oh……"

Zhou Haoran was somewhat surprised, but since they weren't familiar with each other, he didn't say much more.

TV stations have no shortage of beautiful women.

I packed up some coffee and went to the program's production team.

After sitting down, Zhou Haoran asked, "Xiao Chen, whose office is this?"

"It's mine..."

Hu Xiaochen's words were perfectly reasonable.

Zhou Haoran glanced at her. "Is this the producer's office?"

"Yes."

Hu Xiaochen sensed something unusual in his tone.

Zhou Haoran frowned slightly. "Where's the editor-in-chief?"

"I can only work at the outdoor workstation."

There was still nothing Hu Xiaochen could do.

In theory, the producer and editor-in-chief are equal leaders in the program team, and each has a separate office.

However, now all the other private offices have been converted into mother and baby rooms.

Now only this one independent office is left.

If the producer uses it, then the editor-in-chief naturally won't be needed.

“That’s not a good idea.” Zhou Haoran shook his head. “You should move out too, to an outside workstation, and get along well with your other colleagues.”

"If you want to take over my office, just say so!"

Hu Xiaochen looked at him with disdain.

Qiao Nuo had already told her about similar methods. Her mentor had used this trick to seize the sales manager's office in the sales department.

"It's not that I want to take over." Since Zhou Haoran considers this place his own territory, he might as well apply some management ideas from internet companies. He said earnestly, "Television programs are creative products, and creativity is especially important in the early stages of development. Do you know what's most important when making creative products?"

"Imagination, you know."

Hu Xiaochen blurted out.

"Then what determines imagination?" Zhou Haoran pressed on. "The same person, in one place, has a boundless imagination. But in another place, their thinking becomes rigid. The same person, rich in imagination as a child, has less and less imagination as they get older. What is the reason for this?"

He Jin sat to the side, secretly surprised.

She was shocked.

I initially thought Hu Xiaochen, as the producer, should be the key figure behind "Everyone's Artistic Awakening." However, their conversation clearly shows that Zhou Haoran is the one in charge!
Hu Xiaochen seems to be his assistant!
What's even more surprising is that Zhou Haoran, at such a young age, actually has some profound philosophical thinking!
Hu Xiaochen was a little discouraged. "Just tell me the answer."

"Because of equality."

What Zhou Haoran said was a summary of his past life.

For any internet product, whether it's WeChat, Meituan, Alipay, Taobao, Didi, or Pinduoduo, the most innovative ideas emerge during the early stages of a startup. Constrained by budgets, everyone works together in one place, there's no clear hierarchy, and everyone can communicate smoothly.

Good communication is essential for sparking new ideas.

If there's no communication, it really takes two to tango, and it's hard to spark inspiration.

Later, the company grew bigger.

Leaders moved to smaller offices, team hierarchies emerged, and products began to emphasize stable operations... Inevitably, creativity dwindled, and products fell into the inevitable trap of being "grand but mediocre."

To avoid this phenomenon, many internet companies have launched a series of measures to improve the situation.

For example, offices should use transparent glass; hierarchical relationships should be weakened and the use of titles such as "Brother So-and-so" or "General Manager So-and-so" should be prohibited; the Amoeba Management system should be followed to promote "small receptionists"; and a "reverse reporting system" should be implemented, where employees are no longer required to report to their superiors but rather superiors report to their employees. All sorts of strategies cannot change the "class difference".

This will inevitably affect the subconscious.

The sparks of creativity are thus diminished. Or even if new ideas emerge, they are extinguished by layers of systems.

Many people are full of imagination when they are young because they have not experienced the harsh realities of society or felt the constraints of strict class restrictions.

Zhou Haoran further explained: "The body and mind are inseparable. The limitations of the body and physical space will affect the activity of the mind and thinking space."

"That profound?"

Hu Xiaochen's beautiful eyes sparkled.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "It's not profound. This is the inevitable path for all large enterprises, and the root of all the problems of large enterprises. Our program team is not large, so there is no need to learn the strict hierarchical system of large institutions and enterprises from the very beginning."

He Jin couldn't help but ask, "Is it a mistake for the station to divide its employees into five tiers?"

"That's right, because Hongxing TV is a large enterprise with complex historical reasons and current constraints. This is already the best arrangement. Managing a large enterprise cannot be too egalitarian or too free, otherwise it will affect stability. However, the program team is different. The producer contract system means that it is an independent little kingdom."

Zhou Haoran spoke of this with great experience.

Because a column team is like a "small front desk" in a large internet company.

The purpose of setting up a small front desk is to avoid the various ills of large corporations, to handle internal matters flexibly, and to allow for "disobedience from superiors when necessary."

He Jin's gaze towards him changed significantly, and she said from the bottom of her heart, "Haoran, you...you are really different."

Hu Xiaochen's lips curled into a smile, his expression revealing undisguised pride. "Of course, he's the one who created this program."

Zhou Haoran said, "Producers and editors-in-chief don't have private offices; they work in the same large office area as everyone else. Without the separation of physical space, people can get closer together and create greater cohesion."

"Just like leading troops into battle, many generals eat and live with their soldiers."

Hu Xiaochen readily accepted his master's ideas.

Zhou Haoran nodded. "Right, and from now on, stop calling people 'teacher,' 'editor-in-chief,' or 'group leader.' Everyone should be addressed by their first names, and everyone should be treated equally... By the way, do the candidates you selected for editor-in-chief have permanent positions?"

"I guess so..." Hu Xiaochen glanced at He Jin beside her, "I haven't really been paying much attention."

He Jin said, "One of them has a formal position, while the other two do not."

Zhou Haoran said decisively, "It's best not to hire people with permanent positions. Producers and editors-in-chief, like most people, are third-tier temporary workers... This creates equality in terms of status. Without class differences, the basic environment for creativity is created."

"Do it the other way around?"

He Jin was stunned.

At Hongxing TV, those with permanent positions always discriminate against those without. But in this "Everyone's Artistic Achievements" program, it's completely different; it's the opposite – those without permanent positions discriminate against those with permanent positions!
Are the candidates for chief editor with established positions eliminated without even an interview?
Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "That's right, it's about doing it the other way around. 'Doing it the other way around' is the essence of creativity that I've summarized throughout my life. Reversing the Heavenly Stems is true wisdom!"

He Jin was stunned and speechless.

Hu Xiaochen was different. She had always heard her mentor say that she should "do things the opposite way," and now she finally understood. She excitedly said, "Others have producers and editors-in-chief with independent offices, but we don't; others prioritize those with established positions, but we do the opposite... Isn't that right? Other program groups rely on funding from the station, but we rely on sponsors; other program groups have to follow the leaders' arrangements and have a power balance between the producer and editor-in-chief, but we need the producer and editor-in-chief to be of one mind; other program groups have contestants actively contacting the program to apply, but we should take the initiative and have the directors go nationwide to find those outstanding contestants."

"Yes, that's exactly what I mean! What is innovation? Being different from the mainstream, that's innovation!"

Zhou Haoran truly felt a connection between master and disciple.

Uh……

They were not only connected by heart, but also by body.

Hu Xiaochen asked, "Then what about this office? Should it also be converted into a mother and baby room?"

“Keep it. It can be used as a small meeting room for everyone.” Zhou Haoran thought for a moment and pointed to the direction of the desk. “Later, we can also buy a refrigerator here, and some fruits, snacks and the like, to share with everyone for free.”

"Refrigerator, fruit, snacks..."

Hu Xiaochen twitched the corner of his mouth.

"We want to make the 'Art for All' program team the most enviable and desirable program team on Red Star TV!"

Zhou Haoran was too proficient in these things to need much thought; he could simply transplant some strategies from his previous life's internet company.

Hu Xiaochen was filled with emotion and said with regret, "If only Teacher Tang were here."

Soon, the first candidate for editor-in-chief arrived.

She was a beautiful and graceful young woman.

Wearing a black coat, white inner layer, and black trousers... carrying several cups of takeout coffee in his hand.

"Teacher Hu, Team Leader Qin, you're here so early?"

A beautiful young woman knocked on the door and walked in with a smile, then paused slightly, realizing they had already bought coffee. Then she looked at the man between Teacher Hu and Team Leader Qin…

Huh?
Isn't this the young man I met at the coffee shop earlier?

Almost instinctively, the beautiful young woman looked down and breathed a sigh of relief.

The buttons are fastened.

Even if your chest gets wet and the sweat seeps out, you won't be able to tell.

Looking up at him, she found his gaze also fixed on her chest, causing her to instinctively raise her hand to shield herself...

(End of this chapter)