After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 451 Challenge
That morning, Zhou Haoran came to the station for a meeting.

I was praised.

The Red Star Card project was a great success, which greatly impressed many colleagues from other places who came to Red Star Station for training courses, and they deeply felt the internationalization and technological advancement of the seaport.

Zhou Haoran was praised and awarded a prize of 5000 yuan.

Many leaders at the station also praised him highly. They heard that he was recently preparing a program called "Everyone's Art" and encouraged him to continue his efforts.

There are a few individuals who have slightly different ideas.

For example, Yi Changping, the director of the entertainment channel.

"Haoran, wait a moment."

After the meeting, Yi Changping quickly followed.

"Director Yi."

Zhou Haoran chuckled, having basically guessed what he was going to say.

Sure enough, Yi Changping immediately brought up Nanji Ren, "I heard that the main sponsor of 'Everyone's Art Up' is Nanji Ren?"

"Correct."

Zhou Haoran was absolutely unambiguous.

Yi Changping asked in a deep voice, "How did you manage to get in touch?"

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "I need to find a sponsor, and he wanted to do an advertisement at the station, so it was a perfect match. Director Yi, is there any problem with this?"

Yi Changping frowned and said, "The station has a rule that we can't steal customers from other channels."

"Stealing clients?" Zhou Haoran's eyes widened. "No way? I didn't steal them. I heard from Nanji Ren that they've never advertised on Red Star TV before. How did they become a client of the entertainment channel?"

Yi Changping said, "Indeed, it was we who made contact with the Antarctic people first."

"is it?"

Zhou Haoran remained unmoved.

Yi Changping said seriously, "Nanjiren was the first client that the entertainment channel contacted. According to the station's regulations, in order to avoid vicious internal competition, one party must withdraw before the other party can take over."

Hongxingtai does indeed have such a rule.

Many companies also have such sales requirements in order to avoid internal friction.

Zhou Haoran can have contact with the Antarctic people.

However, there's a prerequisite: he can only take over after Yi Changping withdraws. Otherwise, if both the lifestyle channel and the entertainment channel connect with Nanji Ren simultaneously, it gives Nanji Ren the option to choose, putting the TV station in a passive position and harming its interests.

Zhou Haoran hadn't expected Director Yi to be so stubborn, and his reaction was rather calm. "I'm not too clear about other situations. It was Nanjiren who approached me, wanting to sponsor 'Everyone's Art Up.' There's never a reason to refuse a client who takes the initiative to reach out."

Yi Changping shook his head. "This is against the station's rules. The entertainment channel hasn't withdrawn from negotiations with Nanji Ren yet."

"Now what?"

Zhou Haoran was naturally not as familiar with the station's rules and regulations as he was.

Yi Changping sighed, "Now that you've reached an agreement with Antarctic, you can only try to make up for it. How much is your contract with Antarctic? I heard it's 100 million yuan?"

Zhou Haoran said "hmm".

Yi Changping said, "How about this, you give back half. The entertainment channel is also producing an entertainment program called 'Happy Family,' but it's still short of funds. The sponsorship from Antarctic will be split in two. 'Everyone's Art Up' will take 50, and 'Happy Family' will take 50. That'll settle things here."

Zhou Haoran chuckled. "Director Yi, are you kidding me?"

Do I look like I'm joking?

Yi Changping looked solemn.

Zhou Haoran shook his head and said, "The sponsorship fee of 100 million yuan has already been put into the account of the Lifestyle Channel and cannot be touched."

This reasoning naturally couldn't fool Yi Changping. He waved his hand and said calmly, "No, this kind of sponsorship fee is not the same as sales revenue. The nature of your sponsorship fee falls under the 'producer responsibility system' and 'funding contract system.' The sponsorship fee belongs to the program's budget, not the channel's revenue, and is not recorded in the accounts."

Zhou Haoran didn't really understand the nature of the funds. "Director Yi, what do you mean by this?"

Yi Changping said, "The revenue from advertising slots belongs to the channel's revenue. The sponsorship of 'Everyone's Art' by Nanji Ren is the program's self-raised funds, not the revenue of the lifestyle channel. Whether this self-raised funds amount to 100 million, 200 million, or 50 is a matter for the program team and has nothing to do with the channel."

Zhou Haoran's tone was somewhat mocking, "Director Yi, you've been away from the lifestyle channel for so long, yet you still know so much about things here."

Yi Changping pretended not to understand and said calmly, "Of the 100 million yuan sponsorship fee from Antarctica, you can contribute 50 yuan. Let's call it even. Otherwise, if they really investigate strictly according to the station's rules, you might not be able to keep a single penny of the 100 million yuan sponsorship fee."

Zhou Haoran chuckled and said, "Director Yi, are you trying to scare me just because I'm young?"

"Whether what I said is true or not, you can ask someone knowledgeable." Yi Changping followed the rules meticulously. "You can ask Meng Xuemin to see if what I said is correct."

Zhou Haoran said calmly, "Antarcticians took the initiative to contact me and wanted to cooperate with me. I don't think I violated any rules in this process."

Yi Changping said in a deep voice, "Don't you understand? Nanji Ren is trying to use the competition between the Lifestyle Channel and the Entertainment Channel to drive down prices! This is something the station has explicitly prohibited! The Entertainment Channel and Nanji Ren are still in contact, so you can't sign a contract with them!"

“I’m not very familiar with the situation you’re describing,” Zhou Haoran replied coldly. “However, it’s impossible for Director Yi to take half of the sponsorship fee from Nanji Ren. The production budget for ‘Everyone’s Art Up’ is 200 million yuan, and not a penny less. If 50 yuan is transferred to the entertainment channel, all the program’s indicators will drop significantly, which is not in line with the self-discipline of a media professional.”

Yi Changping narrowed his eyes. "If you insist on this, then you'll have to talk to the station's inspection department. If the station determines you've violated the rules, you won't get a single penny of the 100 million yuan sponsorship fee!"

Zhou Haoran couldn't help but laugh in exasperation.

He knew that Yi Changping was telling the truth, and he wasn't angry at Yi Changping's statement.

He felt that in this day and age, television stations are really too arrogant, unreasonable, and domineering! The one who paid for it is Nanji Ren.

Nanji people are customers!

However, the people at Antarctica had no choice in this matter. If Red Star TV told you to go to the entertainment channel, you had to go to the entertainment channel; you couldn't even cooperate with the lifestyle channel!
Thankfully, the money hasn't arrived yet.

Once the Antarctic people transfer the money to the TV station, they will truly be at the mercy of others.

Zhou Haoran said proudly, "Nanjiren is my client, and I must protect my client's interests. I want Nanjiren to sponsor a top-notch program!"

Yi Changping's expression changed, and he said angrily, "Zhou Haoran, you are an employee of Hongxing TV. What you should be considering most is the interests of Hongxing TV, not the interests of our clients! You've got the priorities backwards!"

"what?"

Zhou Haoran was stunned for a moment.

How can such an argument be presented with such confidence?
However, upon further reflection, it's not surprising. Hongxing TV is a state-owned enterprise, and this is in the national interest. How should one choose between national interests and customer interests?
Should we prioritize the interests of our customers or the interests of the nation?

In the past, national interests were always the priority.

This has led to all businesses being barely surviving, completely lacking the concept of "users".

If they still don't prioritize the interests of their customers...

Can these state-owned enterprises really adapt to the market economy and really develop well?

Yi Changping continued, "Furthermore, how do you know that 'Everyone's Art Up' is more in line with the sponsors' interests than 'Happy Family' on the entertainment channel?"

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Director Yi, there's no need to argue about this, right? You've never worked on a program, so you don't understand the ins and outs here."

Yi Changping was almost furious.

I was actually looked down upon by this kid.

Because he had no prior experience managing television programs, Yi Changping paid special attention to "Happy Family," participating in the entire process and even resorting to unconventional methods to secure sponsors for the program.

Unexpectedly, it was intercepted halfway.

“I heard…” Yi Changping narrowed his eyes, deciding to teach this kid a lesson, “I heard that the broadcast time for ‘Everyone’s Art’ is next Saturday at nine o’clock.”

"This is the initial plan."

Zhou Haoran's heart stirred slightly. It seemed that this Yi Changping had a strong source of information in the lifestyle channel.

Most people in the program don't know the broadcast date of "Everyone's Artistic Awakening".

Yi Changping smiled and looked at him with a smirk, "That's quite a coincidence. 'Happy Family' will also be broadcast at 9 pm next Saturday."

Zhou Haoran met his gaze without flinching, "That's quite a coincidence."

Yi Changping said, "If the sponsorship issue is handled properly, I can change the broadcast time to Sunday."

“I can’t handle it.” Zhou Haoran gave him no room for negotiation. “I have already signed a contract with Antarctic, and I must abide by the spirit of the contract.”

Yi Changping squinted at him, "Then we can only handle this officially."

"what ever."

Zhou Haoran did not back down.

Yi Changping said coldly, "I heard that the creative team behind 'Everyone's Art' consists of a few people who left 'Family Matters' and almost got punished. If this program doesn't turn out well, they won't be so lucky in the future."

"Thank you for the reminder, Director Yi."

Zhou Haoran gave him a cold look and left in a huff.

Oh shit!

That guy is a real bastard!

They actually used Hu Xiaochen, Qiao Suiqing, Hong Zhenru, and others to threaten them.

Tolerable or unbearable!
Using women to challenge others, what kind of ability is that?
You think I can't find your woman's weakness? I already have!
Back at the program team, Hu Xiaochen noticed that he looked off and asked him what was wrong.

Zhou Haoran sneered, "Someone wants to challenge us to a contest!"

"Huh?" Hu Xiaochen blinked. "Who is it?"

Zhou Haoran said, "Yi Changping!"

"he?"

Hu Xiaochen's reaction was relatively calm. Having followed her master around, she had seen a lot of things, and a mere channel director was nothing to her.

Dong Lan overheard this and came closer, exclaiming in surprise, "Director Yi Changping? Is that his 'Happy Family'?"

Zhou Haoran chuckled, "You know?"

"I know, it's all over the place now." Dong Lan said with concern, "It's said that our 'Everyone's Art Up' and their 'Happy Family' are the same type of program, both are performance shows. Judging from the quality of the contestants, 'Happy Family' is better than ours!"

"No way?"

Zhou Haoran opened his eyes wide.

Dong Lan said, "It's true. Our contestants are all from grassroots backgrounds, almost all ordinary people in life. 'Happy Family' is different. They invite professional contestants. They invite the Harbor Dance Troupe, the Harbor Musical Theatre Troupe, the Harbor Acrobatic Troupe, and several other performing arts troupes. The contestants are all very strong!"

(End of this chapter)