After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 510 Promotion
Shan Wendong was overjoyed.

Yi Changping's matter went surprisingly smoothly. The old station director did not resist and chose to settle the matter peacefully, hoping to minimize the damage and make it disappear.

The atmosphere at Hongxingtai changed immediately.

Just like Zhou Haoran said.

The negative impact of the Zhan Yushan incident has been neutralized, the balance within the unit has been restored, and the reformists' fighting spirit has been rekindled.

A policy was quickly introduced that delighted all employees!
Hongxingtai has officially abolished the "big and small prayers" system.

From now on, there will only be prayer!
There will be two days off on Saturday and Sunday.

Gu Hao was very unhappy and, without any formality with Zhou Haoran, said bluntly, "This is really reckless; it's just exacerbating the loss of state-owned assets!"

"How could it be lost?" Zhou Haoran chuckled. "Weekends are off, that's the law."

How much chaos is there?

Gu Hao shook his head repeatedly.

Zhou Haoran, with his legs crossed, sipped tea in his office. "What kind of chaos?"

Gu Hao said, "Didn't you read the newspaper? Many people say that this phenomenon is called 'Saturday Engineers'."

"Oh, a part-time job!"

Zhou Haoran then understood what he meant.

The so-called "Saturday engineers" are experts and technicians in state-owned enterprises who work at their companies during the week and work for private companies on their days off. In this way, they can maintain their secure jobs provided by the state while earning extra money by doing side jobs in private companies.

The same goes for television stations.

The most typical job is a host.

Almost every host at the station takes on private gigs, spending their weekends hosting weddings, opening ceremonies, trade shows, promotional events, and so on. Bai Panyang's salary isn't enough to cover her expenses, so she takes on a large number of wedding hosting orders on her days off.

Gu Hao's conservative thinking was genuine. He said, "Every weekend, the hosts, directors, reporters, and the like in the company go to wedding planning companies and advertising agencies. They're given paid leave by the government, but they go elsewhere to earn extra money! If they don't get enough rest, how can they be in good working condition on Monday?"

Zhou Haoran ignored his complaints and asked, "Director Gu, I heard there are new discoveries in Yi Changping's case?"

"A scapegoat!" Gu Hao waved his hand. "We can't really expel him from the Party and then hand him over to the judiciary to be imprisoned. We have to give him some face. Besides, he was indeed misled by others."

"Bewitchment?"

Zhou Haoran raised his eyebrows.

Gu Hao nodded. "We've found out. The director of the advertising department at the entertainment channel is the son-in-law of one of Antarctic's competitors. This is a classic case of collusion between media and businesses. Severely punishing the main culprit is enough."

Zhou Haoran frowned slightly. "So, Yi Changping will stay at the unit?"

Gu Hao hummed in agreement. "He'll most likely stay, but with such a severe punishment, he'll definitely be sidelined. Demotion is a given, and he'll be stuck in some obscure department, just waiting to die."

"It's easier for him."

Zhou Haoran sighed. Compared to Zhan Yushan, Yi Changping was really too lucky.

Gu Hao laughed and said, "Aren't you satisfied yet? The entertainment channel was founded by Yi Changping. It's been developed from scratch to where it is now. It wasn't easy. Now that the entertainment channel is up and running, it's time to show some results. He's been taken down."

Zhou Haoran didn't care, "Anyway, it won't fall into my hands."

Gu Hao joked, "If you're interested, I'll nominate you as the deputy director of the entertainment channel. With your abilities, even as the deputy director, you'd be able to control the entire entertainment channel, right?"

"I'm not going."

Zhou Haoran is too busy.

“I knew it.” Gu Hao was also helpless about this. “TV stations are different from private enterprises. There are rules and organizational principles here. You are not a tenured employee, not a party member, and you are young and inexperienced. There are many things that are inconvenient for you. But if you have any arrangements, just tell me.”

Zhou Haoran was blunt with him, saying, "Let Meng Xuemin from the Lifestyle Channel become the deputy director of the Entertainment Channel."

“Meng Xuemin…” Gu Hao nodded, “He’s with Zhan Yushan, right?”

"Ah."

“You need to talk to Shan Wendong about this transfer. I’m sure I can handle it, but he might not have the courage.”

"Isn't it?"

Zhou Haoran couldn't help but chuckle, feeling that Director Gu was looking down on people.

Then he went to find Shan Wendong.

"Haoran, what a coincidence! I was just about to look for you!"

Shan Wendong was somewhat afraid of this kid.

In the case of Yi Changping, he hesitated for a time, feeling it was too risky to take action. Unexpectedly, things progressed so smoothly.

I have no idea how much work this kid did behind the scenes!

"Oh, what's the matter?"

Zhou Haoran was not as casual here as he was with Deputy Director Gu.

Shan Wendong laughed and said, "I've watched every episode of 'Everyone's Art Up'. Last Saturday's sixth episode had a record-breaking rating. Especially in the harbor area, the rating reached 28%! This is a phenomenal program!"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "Even good programs need money. How do we calculate the additional 500 million yuan in sponsorship fees?"

"That's easy!" Shan Wendong was now confident; with Yi Changping under control, internal resistance had disappeared. "Profit sharing at the institutional level is definitely out of the question; we haven't reached that point yet. However, we can increase the program's funding." "Sure, how much?"

Zhou Haoran only cares about the results.

Shan Wendong said, "Here's how I'm planning to allocate the 500 million: 100 million to the station, 200 million to the satellite TV station, and 200 million to your program team."

"It's fine on my end."

With Zhou Haoran having resolved this matter, the biggest obstacle that "Everyone's Art Up" might face internally has been eliminated.

"That's fine then..." Shan Wendong got up, went to his desk, and took a stack of documents. "Take a look at this. It's related to you."

Zhou Haoran took them and found they were all application forms.

A thick stack.

There are at least two or three hundred copies.

Upon closer inspection...

Ho!
It turns out it really was related to me.

These are application forms filled out by many young actors from various art troupes to participate in "Art for All".

Zhou Haoran then understood what was going on.

Shan Wendong is not only the director of Red Star TV, but also the president of Red Star Media.

Red Star Media's portfolio includes not only Red Star TV, but also Red Star Radio, as well as arts troupes, performance venues, artist management, film and television production companies, and even tourism businesses.

Among them are arts and cultural troupes such as the Harbour Drama Centre, the Harbour Song and Dance Troupe, the Harbour Acrobatic Troupe, the Harbour Comedy Troupe, the Harbour Philharmonic Orchestra, the Harbour Puppet Theatre, and the Harbour Light Music Troupe.

These troupes have thousands of actors.

There's not much of a chance for them to get ahead.

Ten years of hard work offstage for one minute on stage... But this industry is cruel. You may have worked hard for ten years offstage, but you may not have many opportunities or a suitable stage to perform on.

Compared to the obscurity of offline performances, television is their best opportunity to pursue their dreams!
They both belong to Red Star Media.

You can apply internally then.

"That's too much, probably two or three hundred portions?"

Zhou Haoran felt it was a tricky situation.

Shan Wendong said, "This is only a part. Given this opportunity, who wouldn't want to participate?"

Zhou Haoran pondered for a moment and said, "Director, 'Everyone's Art' is a stage for ordinary people. The most important thing is to be down-to-earth. There can be performances from professional troupes, but not too many, and they need to be packaged as ordinary grassroots performers before they can go on stage. If all the contestants are from professional troupes, the program will lose its flavor and will no longer be down-to-earth."

“I know, I didn’t ask you to include them all.” Shan Wendong was now hesitant to use a commanding tone with the boy. “But many of these kids have had a tough time, so let’s try to help them out.”

Zhou Haoran flipped through the application forms.

in silence.

Shan Wendong smiled and said, "Haoran, this is what I'm thinking. I don't know exactly how the 'All People's Art Comes Up' program is going to find contestants. The application forms from the troupes all end up coming to me anyway. How about this, you take charge of this matter. The older ones are all content with the status quo, so they're easy to deal with. The main thing is the young people in the troupes. You're young too, so it'll be easy for you to communicate with them."

"What am I responsible for?"

Zhou Haoran raised his eyebrows.

Shan Wendong said, "I plan to appoint you as the deputy head and deputy general manager of the Red Star Media Arts Troupe. Please take care of these application forms; I will give them to you from now on."

"I?"

Zhou Haoran never expected to be promoted so suddenly.

At the Red Mansion Teahouse, Qiao Nuo had previously joked that they could establish a folk song and dance troupe for a life of pleasure and debauchery.

No more now.

He will be in charge of the overall management of several state-owned arts troupes in the harbor.

Shan Wendong slowly said, "I've done the statistics. Hongxing TV currently has a total of 7 programs that can provide a stage for young actors to showcase their talents. The most important one is, of course, 'Everyone's Art.' There are many excellent actors in the performing arts troupes. You'll see when you go and take a look. They all need Hongxing TV to provide opportunities to showcase their talents. You can take positions on both sides, coordinate the relationship between Hongxing TV and the performing arts troupes, and do this part of the work well."

Zhou Haoran quickly analyzed the pros and cons.

I decided to take on this job.

"Director, I'm so young and new to this place. What if they don't accept my leadership?"

"Come find me!"

Shan Wendong didn't care about other businesses at all; he only focused on the television station, which was the core business.

Zhou Haoran said with a smile, "It would be best to have an imperial edict."

"what?"

Shan Wendong couldn't help but chuckle.

Zhou Haoran said, "How about I become the station director's assistant or the president's assistant, and at the same time serve as the deputy head of the performing arts group? What do you think?"

Shan Wendong readily agreed, "Okay, it's settled then. The higher-ups have also said that 'Everyone's Art' is an excellent program. However, most of the contestants they've made famous are from out of town, which is a waste of resources. It would be best to promote our own people from the troupe. You can go and pick one out and see who's suitable."

(End of this chapter)