After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 431 You actually came?

"That's about right, that's the idea."

Zhou Haoran still had confidence.

These days, title sponsorships and in-program soft advertising are not popular.

The 150 million yuan sponsorship fee for "Everyone's Art Up" came from two sources: 100 million yuan from Nanji Ren and 50 yuan from Shuixian Electric Appliances. Both sponsors were Zhou Haoran, and if he withdraws, both sponsors will have to withdraw their investment.

He Jin was a little worried, "Then be careful. I heard that the new director, Song Yongjun, is very domineering. If the 150 million yuan sponsorship arrives, your role will be gone."

Zhou Haoran had naturally considered this point. "So, the sponsorship fee won't arrive in the short term. For the past few months, we've been operating on the 50 yuan allocated by the station. Once that funding runs out, we'll gradually get money from the sponsors. We won't give them the chance."

He Jin was stunned. "It can be like this?"

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Actually, there's no need to worry at all. As long as the program content is good and popular, even if Song Yongjun has objections, he can't say anything. He'll have to hold his anger in."

“But…” He Jin felt that this was still not appropriate. “If ‘Everyone’s Art Up’ really becomes popular and provides great publicity for the sponsors, then we won’t need you anymore.”

"Ah."

"Next year, sponsors will probably come to us on their own initiative. At that time, we won't need you anymore, and Song Yongjun will probably have to make personnel adjustments for the program."

"Yup!"

Zhou Haoran thought to himself that this Sister He Jin was quite insightful, and understood the intricacies of workplace struggles better than Tang Shiyi and Hu Xiaochen.

He Jin frowned. "You're still laughing?"

"Don't worry, maybe by next year, he won't even be able to bring me into trouble, he'll be begging me for help!"

Zhou Haoran walked into the nightclub with her.

These days, nightlife venues mainly fall into two categories: karaoke bars and dance halls.

A karaoke bar is where singers perform on stage while customers drink, tip, and send flower baskets; a dance hall is where there is a large group of dancers, and you can pay them to dance or bring your own female companions to dance.

Another type of business nightclub consists of individual private rooms.

The party was in full swing in the private room...

The content is extremely explicit; going out in public is nothing compared to the fact that the waitresses also perform acts such as opening beer bottles, writing calligraphy, smoking, and spraying water.

That's too expensive.

This nightclub belongs to the dance hall category.

The two of them came mainly to have a drink, listen to music, and chat.

"The booth manager is getting a promotion!"

He Jin said mysteriously.

Zhou Haoran already knew, "Isn't he going to step down as director of the lifestyle channel?"

He Jin leaned closer and said, "He's currently in charge of the General Channel and the Lifestyle Channel. After his promotion, he'll be in charge of the General Channel, the Lifestyle Channel, and the Entertainment Channel. He won't be the director anymore; he'll just have one more channel to manage."

Zhou Haoran chuckled and said, "The booth manager must have some tricks up his sleeve!"

“Yeah, they really know how to do things.” He Jin found it unbelievable. “Yi Changping from the entertainment channel, they had such a big falling out before, I heard they almost came to blows. I never thought they would end up together.”

"Integrating resources and promoting reform is a good thing."

Zhou Haoran looked towards the dance floor.

Men and women danced together, embracing each other.

Suddenly, the lights went out.

It was a dark theater.

Seeing his staring blankly, He Jin smiled and asked, "Can you dance?"

"Yes."

"Shall we go jump?"

"Huh?" Zhou Haoran was taken aback. "Is this appropriate?"

He Jin chuckled and said, "You're actually embarrassed?"

"Alright, let's move on to the next song!"

Zhou Haoran accepted all comers.

A few minutes later, the music stopped.

I rested for a while.

The music is back.

Zhou Haoran reached out his hand and invited Sister He Jin to come on stage to dance, which gave him a feeling of returning to the time when he danced with Editor-in-Chief Lin.

Uh……

A stimulating feeling.

He had never danced with Qiao Suiqing, Hu Xiaochen, or anyone else in this kind of setting.

The dance music is starting.

The music felt like it was radiating hormones.

Zhou Haoran placed one hand on her waist and asked, "Sister He Jin, do you dance often?"

He Jin paused for a moment before saying, "The last time I danced was before I got married, when we were dating."

"This is a dark theater."

Zhou Haoran felt he should still offer a reminder.

"Oh."

He Jin's reaction was indifferent.

Zhou Haoran asked, "Do you know what 'blackout venue' means?"

"Let's touch the field."

Under the flashing lights, He Jin's face was flushed with wine, giving her a mature and charming femininity.

Zhou Haoran nodded, but then felt it was better to clarify some things to avoid being too rash, so he carefully said, "Sister He Jin, I won't stand on ceremony when the lights are turned off."

"what do you want?"

He Jin looked up at him, her eyes wide, and she bit her lip lightly.

Seeing that she was wearing a minimalist light blue square-neck short-sleeved shirt and a white long skirt, Zhou Haoran said in a low voice, "I won't put my hands inside my clothes."

"no!"

He Jin glared with her phoenix eyes.

"A double negative is an affirmation, I understand."

Zhou Haoran winked and made faces.

"If you dare to do anything reckless, I won't dance with you next time."

He Jin gritted her teeth and warned.

"All right……"

Zhou Haoran looked helpless, and then turned off the lights.

He then made his move.

His hands moved up and down. He Jin immediately shuddered, reached out to pinch him, and said angrily, "You actually did it? Ugh, no way..."

“We can’t see anyway, let’s just play along…” Zhou Haoran sensed her resistance and quickly said, “Don’t struggle, it’s crowded and dark, you’re likely to bump into someone. Just hold on to me and don’t move your feet. Stay still in the dark and don’t touch anyone.”

He Jin indeed stopped moving, made a few token attempts to block, and snorted, "You're quite experienced, haven't you? You've danced this kind of dance quite a few times, haven't you?"

"No."

Zhou Haoran laughed heartily, now he was happy. Because He Jin didn't resist or cover herself anymore, she just hugged his back and let him do whatever he wanted.

He Jin couldn't take it anymore, "How long will this take?"

"It'll only be a short while, about half the length of a song, maybe two or three minutes."

Zhou Haoran wished he could keep the lights off forever.

"If you're going to dance again later, go and call the dancers, don't bother me."

He Jin started to complain.

Zhou Haoran chuckled and said, "You're the one who invited me to dance."

"Who knew you'd be so bold?"

He Jin said angrily.

Zhou Haoran was surprised, "You didn't know I'm brave? I'm not even afraid of Song Yongjun!"

"Don't you have a girlfriend?"

He Jin snorted.

Zhou Haoran suggested, "Sister He Jin, next time you should wear a shirt that you can unbutton. That way, you can unbutton it when it's dark and button it up before the lights come on, and no one will notice."

"You wish!" He Jin twisted his body and slapped his back several times, angrily saying, "Didn't you say you wouldn't put it inside my clothes? You've messed up all my clothes."

Zhou Haoran acted as if he hadn't heard anything.

He Jin didn't know how long she held on, but finally heard the DJ's countdown. She was so weak she could barely stand and needed to go back and rest. She thought to herself that she would never go out with this guy again; he was too reckless.

The dance is over.

Zhou Haoran helped her back by the arm and asked with amusement, "Sister He Jin, what's going on with you?"

He Jin glared at him, "Don't tell anyone!"

"Okay, I won't tell," Zhou Haoran assured, patting his chest. "Let's rest for a bit, then we'll go dance another one?"

"I'm not dancing with you anymore!" He Jin said, her expression filled with shame and indignation. "I have work to do tomorrow, I need to go home early."

Zhou Haoran nodded. "Okay, let's have dinner together tomorrow night."

"I'm fine with having dinner together, but I'm not coming to dance."

He Jin said to be wary of this kid.

The two left the dance hall shortly afterward.

I walked her home.

"Don't stick to me..."

He Jin couldn't stand it anymore, because after the dance, this kid had become too demanding.

She hugged herself as soon as she went out.

It's not the kind of light drape around the waist, but a tight embrace.

Zhou Haoran asked, "Sister He Jin, are you living alone now?"

"Yeah, once you're divorced, you're all alone."

This is common in the TV industry, with more people getting divorced than married.

Zhou Haoran suggested, "How about I come to your place for a drink of water later? I'm a little thirsty."

"wait a moment."

He Jin noticed a small supermarket nearby, so she slipped inside and bought a bottle of mineral water.

Zhou Haoran was taken aback, unsure whether she genuinely didn't understand or was pretending.

He reached out and put his arm around her, sliding it down from her waist.

That's enough for you!

He Jin said helplessly.

Zhou Haoran suggested, "How about we find a dark corner later and try it again?"

"try what?"

He Jin glanced at him.

Zhou Haoran said in a low voice, "I didn't get enough of dancing just now."

"I want to go home."

He Jin didn't agree, and grabbed the hand that was covering her buttocks and threw it back.

Zhou Haoran had no choice but to take her home.

The next day, He Jin's job was to find some talented colleagues in her workplace who were willing to record the pilot episode of "Everyone's Artistic Talents".

Zhou Haoran was not at work.

Together with producer Hu Xiaochen and editor-in-chief Dong Lan, along with more than 20 staff members, they chartered a car and headed straight to Chedun Film and Television Base.

Go set up the studio.

Dong Lan was dumbfounded. "Are we really going to record this outside?"

"Yes, the conditions outside are better, and there are fewer constraints from the station."

Zhou Haoran insisted on going outside to choose a studio.

Dong Lan expressed the sentiments of most people: "Renting a large hall outside costs a lot of money!"

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "It won't cost much. With a long-term contract, the venue fee for recording one episode is only 3000 yuan."

Dong Lan was startled.

For many programs, the budget for one episode is only 3000 yuan.

When it comes to "Everyone's Artistic Awakening", renting a venue costs this much!

This is too wasteful!

"The station has free studios, why don't you use them?"

Dong Lan still felt it didn't make sense.

Zhou Haoran shook his head, "The studio at the station is too small."

"Studio One is enough!"

Dong Lan argued forcefully, stating that as the editor-in-chief, she could not tolerate such extravagance.

Zhou Haoran said, "Studio One is very big, but can we even use it? The TV station is busy producing the 'Youth Host Competition' and hosting other events, so there's simply no room for it."

"But……"

(End of this chapter)