After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 481 Dance Troupe

Zhou Haoran was not tempted by her beauty.

He came to the office mainly to talk to Director Shan Wendong.

"Sigh, Haoran..."

Master Shan Wendong has been a bit worried lately.

Zhou Haoran walked into his office and couldn't help but ask, "Director, I heard that there were some work adjustments at today's station meeting? Editor-in-Chief Huo has taken over Director Shan's work?"

Shan Wendong nodded. "That's true."

"Director, what's going on?"

Zhou Haoran looked completely innocent.

Shan Wendong sighed, "So, no matter what we do, we must always be upright and prioritize the interests of the nation and the people."

Zhou Haoran sensed a contradiction in his words but didn't say much. "So the exhibition director isn't coming back?"

Shan Wendong waved his hand.

No words were spoken.

Zhou Haoran understood, and then said, "Oh, right, there's one more thing. See how to arrange it."

"what's up?"

"Zhongbo Software, together with CSM Media Research of France and Crown TV, have formed a joint venture to conduct nationwide television ratings surveys."

"Yes, Zhongbo Software is the company that made the Red Star Card for us, right?"

Shan Wendong felt much better after mentioning this matter.

No local TV stations across the country participated.

However, a hole was torn open at the Red Star Platform.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Yes, it's a local company, and I'm quite familiar with them. In the joint venture, they can represent Red Star TV when necessary."

"Good!" Shan Wendong was very satisfied. "Haoran, you did the right thing. If the joint venture is dominated by Crown TV, local TV stations will have no say anymore."

Zhou Haoran said, "In the joint venture, Zhongbo Software has one board member position. Who do you think would be the best candidate?"

"what?"

Shan Wendong was stunned for a moment.

Zhou Haoran said with a smile, "Zhongbo Software doesn't really understand these kinds of things in the television industry. If we send an outsider, it'll be difficult for them to speak up for Hongxing TV. If you ask me, we should send someone trustworthy to at least protect Hongxing TV's interests."

"This..." Shan Wendong couldn't believe it. "Zhongbo Software is willing to give us this board seat?"

Zhou Haoran said, "I'll talk to them and they can do it."

"Really?"

Shan Wendong felt this was too unrealistic. Zhongbo Software had invested money and effort in a joint venture with others and obtained a board seat, yet they were going to give it up?

What kind of good deal is that?
"The cooperation between the two parties on the Red Star Card project is very good, after all, it's a local company... This is what I'm thinking: there are many retired people in our unit, and if they still have the energy, they can go to Zhongbo Software as consultants and, incidentally, serve as directors of the joint venture on behalf of Zhongbo Software."

Zhou Haoran now needs to further improve his working environment.

Zhan Yushan was taken away...

It's highly likely they won't be coming back.

This deprived him of an important ally among the reformists. Fortunately, he had many bargaining chips; without the booth manager, he could directly establish a relationship with Shan Wendong.

Shan Wendong asked, "What you said sounds good, but will Zhongbo Software agree to that?"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "I've already convinced them, they've agreed."

"Really?"

Shan Wendong was taken aback.

Zhou Haoran asked, "Director, who do you think would be the best candidate to send? I haven't been with the station long enough, I don't know many people there, and I'm not very familiar with the situation in our unit."

“How about…” Shan Wendong narrowed his eyes, this also became his bargaining chip, “The old station director retired in his fifties, he is still in his prime, how about letting the old station director Comrade Xu Guoyi go over.”

Zhou Haoran's expression changed slightly; he hadn't expected this outcome.

It seems that Zhan Yushan's situation is quite serious!
It might implicate Shan Wendong.

This is a direct gesture of goodwill towards the conservatives.

"what do you think?"

Shan Wendong's eyes were filled with expectation.

"I'll listen to the station director and work as a consultant at Zhongbo Software. The monthly consultant fee is only 1500 yuan. I hope the station director won't think it's too little."

Zhou Haoran made a half-joking remark.

Shan Wendong was delighted. "No, no! I'll go talk to him!"

Zhou Haoran really didn't expect this outcome.

But that’s fine.

Sold to two different companies!

Both sides are happy.

As for the future...

The joint venture partner is Zhongbo Software.

Zhongbo Software can act arbitrarily, changing shareholder representatives at any time. Those who comply can be partners for the long term, while those who disobey can be dismissed and replaced at any time.

After leaving his workplace, Zhou Haoran went to the Red Mansion Teahouse.

Old Master Liu Zhengyue has returned to the teahouse as its manager.

Jono assisted from the side.

The main purpose of this visit is to study the future staff composition of the Red Mansion Teahouse.

The waiters and tea masters we have now are all borrowed.

They were all beautiful and lovely girls.

It would be fine in a typical high-end teahouse, but in the Dream of the Red Chamber Teahouse, it wouldn't be up to par.

Therefore, Zhou Haoran's first requirement was: "In addition to being young, beautiful and having a good figure, the female waitresses in the Red Mansion Teahouse must also meet the strict height requirement of being 1.75 meters tall."

"what?"

Qiao Nuo was immediately unhappy; he was only 1.65 meters tall.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Our teahouse is a traditional one that has been passed down from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China. The men wear mandarin jackets and the women wear cheongsams. At the very least, the attire should be appropriate for the occasion. All the female waitresses wear those high-slit cheongsams. It doesn't look good if you have short legs."

Qiao Nuo was reluctant, "That's like a beauty pageant..."

"It's a beauty pageant."

"what?"

"This is a common feature of all high-end venues: in addition to providing basic services, they also need to provide aesthetic value."

Zhou Haoran has seen far too many.

Qiao Nuo didn't understand, "What aesthetic value?"

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Being good-looking can make people feel happy. Look at the secretary of a big boss, look at the waiters in a five-star hotel... Oh right, the most typical example is the flight attendant. Aren't flight attendants just service staff on airplanes? Why are they all so good-looking? It's to provide additional aesthetic value beyond basic service."

"What?" Qiao Nuo disagreed. "That's not true at all. Only flight attendants in China are pretty. When we went to the United States, the flight attendants on those American flights were not pretty at all. Many of them were middle-aged women in their forties or fifties."

Zhou Haoran said, "The economic environment and social structure are different. In China, those who fly are social elites and high-end people. There are less than 1000 million people in the whole country who have flown. In the United States, airplanes are the most common means of transportation. Hundreds of millions of people have flown."

Qiao Nuo suddenly realized, "Airplanes are considered high-end occasions in China, so flight attendants have additional aesthetic requirements. Airplanes in the United States are considered ordinary occasions, so there are no additional requirements for flight attendants."

"Yes, you can judge many things by the distribution of beautiful women. Right now, the TV station has the most beautiful women in the whole society, which means that the TV station is the best job. It may change in the future. There will be more beautiful women in the retail industry, more beautiful women in the real estate industry, more beautiful women in the film industry, more beautiful women in the IT industry... You can even use this standard to judge the rise and fall of an industry."

Zhou Haoran's words went too far and were suspected of objectifying women.

Fortunately, Qiao Nuo was quite rational and slowly said, "In a patriarchal society, it seems that this is indeed the case."

Zhou Haoran nodded. "Therefore, the level of the Red Mansion Teahouse is most closely related to the quality of its waitresses."

Qiao Nuo said crisply, "I understand. They're recruiting according to model standards, which are even higher than the requirements for flight attendants."

"This is the standard for waiters, and also for tea masters."

“I heard from Teacher Jiang that tea masters are required to be women, and they must be girls from tea-producing areas, have been culturally educated since childhood, and also... and be virgins.”

"Correct."

Zhou Haoran had previously told Jiang Minsi that the first batch of tea masters would be selected from her hometown.

Jono, both amused and exasperated, said, "Is it really necessary to be a virgin?"

Zhou Haoran said seriously, "It's very necessary! This is a tradition. All tea masters are unmarried women. This is what makes the Red Mansion Tea House so prestigious! Other tea houses serve tea, but we serve tea masters. We must have high standards."

"What if you get married?"

"Let them be laid off."

"Huh?" Qiao Nuo felt it was a pity. Putting aside whether this conformed to contemporary values ​​or business principles, "We spent a lot of effort training a tea master, and now you're giving up on her just because she found a partner and got married?"

Zhou Haoran said, "If someone is truly outstanding, they can stay and become a teacher to train newcomers. However, all the tea ceremony masters at the front desk must be unmarried. You're not a man, you don't understand men's psychology."

Qiao Nuo rolled her eyes and, taking advantage of Grandpa Liu Zhengyue's absence, gritted her teeth and said, "Why wouldn't I know? The things we can't reach are the most coveted. It's all about novelty!"

Zhou Haoran said, "The people who come and go are all wealthy, and none of them lack women. This is not a nightclub, and we do not provide sexual services. The Red Mansion Teahouse mainly provides an extremely high-end emotional value. As I said before, we need to provide ample aesthetic and psychological value."

"Besides aesthetic and psychological emotional value, what else is there?"

Qiao Nuo thought that her master had so many tricks up his sleeve, it was dazzling.

No wonder the eldest sister always says that Master has too many tricks up his sleeve and she can't keep up with them all.

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "And then there's the audiovisual experience."

"Performance?"

Qiao Nuo immediately realized what was happening.

Zhou Haoran nodded and said, "Yes, invite some girls who can play traditional instruments to come and be performers. Pipa, guzheng, flute, banhu, and the like. No Western instruments such as piano and violin."

Qiao Nuo pursed her lips and said, "Guests can invite a performance while they are drinking tea."

"Ah."

"Besides musical instruments, should we invite a group of girls who can perform traditional dances?"

"what?"

Zhou Haoran really hadn't thought of that.

Qiao Nuo said with a grin, "Senior Sister can help, and Yangyang Sister can too. They know people from the Harbor Dance Troupe and can invite their professional orchestra and dancers over, or..."

Her eyes darted around.

"How about we set up a folk-run Dream of the Red Chamber dance troupe?" Qiao Nuo said with a playful expression, a half-smile on her face. "If you're tired or overworked, Master, you can come and enjoy our own troupe's performance. Wouldn't that be great?"

Zhou Haoran cleared his throat. "Let's focus on these three aspects first. As for the dance team... we'll see how things go. If the clients have specific requests, it's not out of the question!"

(End of this chapter)