After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 463 The Middleman

Zhou Haoran sighed, "I've thought about it, and it's not good to put you in the middle. Plus, Director Song's side is also... so I've decided that 'Everyone's Art Up' will be temporarily suspended."

"Showing off?"

Lin Guiyan was taken aback; she knew what this meant for a program.

Zhou Haoran said seriously, "Yes, it's temporarily suspended. The resumption date is to be determined. I heard that 'Happy Family' seems to be adjusting its broadcast date. Go tell Director Yi that there's no need to adjust it. I'm withdrawing and will no longer compete with him."

"Haoran, are you serious?"

Lin Guiyan was so excited that she seemed to have forgotten that she was kneeling at his feet, looking up at him.

Zhou Haoran hummed in agreement. "It's been decided. Starting this week, 'Everyone's Art' will be suspended."

"Thank you..." Lin Guiyan was immediately moved, and said with a wronged expression, "Haoran, thank you. You have no idea how much pressure I've been under lately..."

Zhou Haoran snorted, "That's what you asked for!"

Lin Guiyan bit her lip. "I know I did some things wrong before, but... but I've said it many times, I'm willing to find a way to calm you down and apologize to you."

Zhou Haoran's expression softened slightly. "Having an attitude is better than having none at all."

"Then..." Lin Guiyan lowered her head, seemingly only then realizing that she was kneeling, her face flushed, "Can I get up now?"

Zhou Haoran said angrily, "I just praised you for your good attitude!"

"Why are you like this?"

Lin Guiyan bit her red lips with her pearly teeth, her expression resentful, and she really didn't stand up.

"What are you doing? You're complaining because I told you to kneel?"

Zhou Haoran spoke with righteous indignation.

Lin Guiyan was both ashamed and angry. "How could you do this? You're trampling on my dignity."

Zhou Haoran asked curiously, "You've begged me to sleep with you so many times, why don't you talk about dignity?"

"I……"

Lin Guiyan was speechless for a moment.

"You can kneel down first, I feel fine."

Zhou Haoran crossed his legs, quite pleased with this sense of accomplishment from being high above others. He thought to himself, no wonder the servants in the grand mansions of ancient times were always forced to kneel; it truly was a manifestation of power.

Lin Guiyan was very unhappy and said dejectedly, "I don't feel good. This is too humiliating. No, I have to stand up..."

"Wait a moment."

"Ok?"

"I just heard some news, it's very dangerous, you need to be careful!"

Zhou Haoran looked serious.

Lin Guiyan was about to get up when she heard his heavy tone, so she gave up the idea. She looked up at him and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Haoran said in a deep voice: "You caused a great uproar on 'Family Matters' before, and you also forged many of Tang Shiyi's signatures. If this matter is investigated, you will not be able to escape! You may even have to bear criminal responsibility."

"Are you still angry? I've already knelt down."

Lin Guiyan felt even more aggrieved.

Zhou Haoran said, "It wasn't me, it was Song Yongjun. Our Director Song seems to be quite upright. He's investigating the problems that have plagued the Lifestyle Channel for the past few years, and he's also thoroughly auditing the accounts. You've caused such a huge scandal on 'Family Matters,' he'll definitely investigate!"

"Really?" Lin Guiyan knew his abilities and didn't dare to be careless. "This matter has already reached a consensus at the leadership level, and the booth manager has also approved it."

“Station manager?” Zhou Haoran shook his head, his expression mocking. “Editor-in-Chief Lin, you know nothing! Director Song is auditing the accounts, don’t you know whose accounts he’s auditing? Who is he targeting?”

"what?"

Lin Guiyan's expression suddenly changed.

Zhou Haoran sneered, "You've seen my situation. As soon as he took office, he dismissed me from my position as deputy sales director. He even laid a hand on me, do you think he'll let you off the hook? Hasn't the booth manager shown me more favor than you have?"

As the saying goes, don’t do bad things and don’t be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door.

Lin Guiyan was worried because she had done something wrong.

"What should we do?" Lin Guiyan showed her weakness as a woman, kneeling at his feet, hugging one of his legs, and looking at him pitifully, "Haoran, please help me."

Zhou Haoran sighed, "If I hadn't failed to help you, I wouldn't have made you kneel down to speak."

"Really?"

Lin Guiyan was pleasantly surprised.

Zhou Haoran said, "My decision to stop the broadcast of 'Everyone's Art' is the best proof of that."

"But……"

Lin Guiyan felt that this was not enough; she was more interested in the inside story of "Family Matters".

"When you get home tonight, have a good talk with Director Yi and analyze the pros and cons for him. Song Yongjun is very assertive, as you've probably heard. He's been auditing the accounts recently and is going to confront the booth manager. If he finds any evidence... well, I can't say for sure. But you have to choose the right side. If you choose the wrong side, not only Director Yi, but you will also be implicated."

Zhou Haoran spoke with great earnestness.

Song Yongjun, who came from humble beginnings, disliked Yi Changping, who came from a privileged background.

This could lead to unpleasant interactions between the two parties, which in turn could hinder cooperation.

Zhou Haoran's actions can be considered a form of help.

Women will always be a man's Achilles' heel!

They used wild geese returning to the forest as bait.

How did they manage to lure Yi Changping into the water?
"Haoran, thank you."

Lin Guiyan was deeply moved. She hadn't expected that despite how badly he had treated her before, he would still help her without holding a grudge.

Zhou Haoran waved his hand and said with emotion, "There are billions of people in the world. Any two people crossing paths is a kind of fate. As long as you have the attitude of admitting your mistakes, I can't hold every little thing against you."

Lin Guiyan said softly, "Thank you, I promise I won't do that again."

"Alright, I'm leaving." Zhou Haoran glanced down at her. "Don't get up yet. After I leave, kneel here facing my departing back for another five minutes. Get up after five minutes, understand?" Lin Guiyan's face turned as red as a sheet, and she gave a nasal "Mmm." She felt she had never suffered such humiliation in her life, and she was so ashamed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Zhou Haoran then stood up with satisfaction, put his hands behind his back, and strode away.

The door slammed shut.

Lin Guiyan sprang to her feet like a spring, glaring at the retreating figure with shame and anger, and said angrily, "Dream on! Who do you think you are? I'm not kneeling!"

However, he still took his reminder to heart.

When I get home tonight, I need to have a good talk with Yi Changping.

……

Zhou Haoran returned to the "Everyone's Art" program team.

The news of the broadcast being suspended was announced.

The crowd erupted in uproar!

For a moment, the surge of anger was almost uncontrollable.

Although everyone was tired during this period, they were also very happy. At the beginning of the project, everyone invested tremendous effort and enthusiasm, and reaped unprecedented joy of success.

Just when everyone was planning to further expand their gains and go all out, the broadcast was suddenly suspended?

This is so unfair!

This is simply a ruthless suppression of the program team by the station!
Zhou Haoran quickly convened a meeting with Hu Xiaochen, Dong Lan, Xia Shaojie, Zhu Feiyang, Hong Yi, Qiao Suiqing, and others to reach a consensus. It wasn't yet time to say that he had everything arranged and was preparing to lead the entire production team to jump ship to Red Star TV.

It needs to be kept secret for now.

It can only be said that "Everyone's Art" is temporarily suspended.

The first three episodes were pilot episodes.

Due to the format of weekly, monthly, and annual competitions, "Everyone's Art Up" will not officially air until after February, after the Spring Festival. Then, the annual competition will continue until just before the Spring Festival each year.

During these two months, the production team's work cannot stop; they must continue to find contestants, record the program, and produce post-production work as usual.

Make sufficient reserves.

It will officially air after the Spring Festival next year!

Let's get everyone involved and persuade the program team to calm down. This isn't because the program is being suppressed by the station, but rather an adjustment made by the program based on its own circumstances.

The most shocking one was Dong Lan.

She was stunned!
The program "Everyone's Art" has hidden problems, which is what she reported to Zhou Haoran. The program is currently understaffed and has too much workload, and this situation cannot continue for long.

After the report, Dong Lan waited for the results.

It remains to be seen what strategy Producer Zhou will employ.

Unexpectedly, the show was taken off the air!
That's incredibly brave!
If the suspension of broadcasting is not handled properly, it may interrupt the upward momentum of "Everyone's Art" and lead to the failure of the entire program!
After the meeting, Dong Lan stayed behind, dumbfounded: "Producer Zhou, you...you actually chose to suspend the broadcast?"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "This is the best strategy to resolve the kind of hidden danger you raised."

Dong Lan said bitterly, "The risk is too great!"

Zhou Haoran said casually, "It's better to have a short, sharp pain than a long, drawn-out one. It's like treating a tumor; the longer you delay, the more dangerous it becomes. Early detection and early treatment are key. It's fine; this is good. After the broadcast stops, we can make the most thorough preparations internally."

"Producer Zhou, you...you have such great courage."

The shock Dong Lan felt far exceeded that of others.

Zhan Yushan was equally shocked.

He had an open and frank conversation with Zhou Haoran, trying to get him to reduce the positive impact of "Everyone's Art" on Song Yongjun.

I am very confident about this.

Because in the past, the tasks assigned to this kid were always completed much better than expected.

Unexpectedly, the final result was so shocking!
"Haoran is here..." Zhan Yushan was even more enthusiastic than before, serving him tea and water, beaming from ear to ear, "You little rascal, you've got some skills!"

Zhou Haoran smiled. "You've heard about the booth?"

Zhan Yushan gave him a thumbs up, "You're really something! I thought that just lowering the ratings of 'Everyone's Art Up' would be enough to avoid ruining our grand plan. But I didn't expect you to pull off such a drastic move!"

“I’ve thought about this repeatedly.” Zhou Haoran bowed slightly and accepted the cup of tea that was handed to him. “Lowering the quality of the ‘Everyone’s Art’ program and reducing the ratings to around 10% is easy to do. But a 10% rating would still make it the best-performing program on the lifestyle channel. I think that’s just treating the symptoms, not the root cause.”

Zhan Yushan laughed and said, "What a convenient but ineffective solution!"

Zhou Haoran said, "The best way to completely solve this problem is to stop broadcasting! Put everything else aside for now, find a convincing reason, and stop broadcasting for a few months! Once your plans are complete, then find an opportunity to resume broadcasting. Don't let my one program ruin your big plans."

Zhan Yushan admired the young man even more; he was so sensible and understanding.

Even he didn't expect that such a decisive measure as suspending the broadcast would be taken!

so amazing!

That's it, Song Yongjun will completely lose the support of "Everyone's Art"!

Without the protection of such a phenomenal program that generated such a strong social impact, dealing with Song Yongjun will be much easier. A three-month probationary period should be sufficient to determine the outcome!

Zhan Yushan truly treated Zhou Haoran like a nephew, and said sincerely, "Haoran, from now on, if you have any arrangements for the Lifestyle Channel, just let me know. I arranged it for you when you wanted to promote He Jin to deputy director. If you still have a good relationship with any female colleagues and want a permanent position or promotion, all of that will be easy to arrange!"

Zhou Haoran didn't hesitate and responded with a smile.

There's no time to think about women right now.

It has come to a life-or-death moment.

Fortunately, he was the middleman.

He bet on both sides.

Whether Zhan Yushan wins or Song Yongjun wins, it won't do him any harm.

even……

They even planned their escape route!
If all else fails, I'll just join Red Star TV!

(End of this chapter)