After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 552 Reward
"How about it?"

Dong Lan was waiting for news in the corridor. When she saw him coming, she rushed up to him with anticipation on her face.

Zhou Haoran chuckled and said, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

Dong Lan vaguely replied, "I'm doing this for work, and I hope 'My Fair Princess' will start airing soon."

Zhou Haoran: "No problem, it's a small business, I'll pass!"

"Then..." Dong Lan was a little embarrassed, yet her gaze was intense, "What about my matter?"

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "They've already mentioned it all. Director Gu said that the film and television sector and the variety show sector are the two most important sectors in the Arts and Culture Center. If you can take control of both of these sectors and reorganize the content, you're very likely to advance further. I wouldn't say you can become the director of the Arts and Culture Center right away, but you can definitely become the top-ranked deputy director."

Dong Lan breathed a sigh of relief; this was the result she wanted.

After giving birth, she felt that the family relationships changed drastically, and her relationship with her husband became distant. She no longer felt the sweet, loving connection they once shared.

I don't know if I'm past the age for love.

Life has entered a period of normalcy.

This made her feel depressed.

until……

She was promoted to editor-in-chief of "Art for All" and later to deputy director of the Arts Center, which gave her a taste of power and allowed her to find a better source of spiritual nourishment.

This is far more magical than romantic love between a man and a woman!

No wonder many men are willing to sacrifice their wives and daughters to form a "brother-in-law" relationship with powerful people in order to advance their careers.

Only those who have wielded power can truly appreciate its allure.

Dong Lan was too embarrassed to admit that she was obsessed with officialdom, and said with a hint of coquettishness, "Minister Zhou, you've got it wrong, that's not what I meant!"

Zhou Haoran asked, "Then what are you talking about?"

Dong Lan pursed her lips and said, "You promised me before that if I could get 'Princess Pearl' signed back, you would give me a reward."

"Oh!" Zhou Haoran remembered, there was such a thing, and looked at her with a half-smile, "What reward do you want?"

Dong Lan chuckled and said, "I want that."

"Which one?"

Zhou Haoran glanced at her.

Dong Lan tiptoed and whispered in his ear, "Go have an affair!"

"How does this work?"

Zhou Haoran looked serious.

"Why not?" Dong Lan said nonchalantly, seductively, "You're a man, I'm a woman... and my body's not bad either, I've maintained it so well, what's wrong with you having some fun with me?"
Zhou Haoran shook his head, "I'm not playing."

"Let's play!"

Dong Lan's eyes were full of provocative temptation.

Zhou Haoran said solemnly, "I'm already engaged."

Dong Lan whispered, "Different women offer different experiences. Sleep with me a few times, and I guarantee you'll have a different feeling..."

Zhou Haoran quickly interrupted her, "Alright, alright, what kind of inappropriate words are these? This is the workplace."

"Sigh!" Dong Lan glanced at him resentfully, her eyes full of meaning, before tucking a strand of hair behind her ear and saying casually, "Then tell me, should I take the initiative to go and report to Director Gu and get to know him better?"

"Need not."

Zhou Haoran's words were concise and to the point.

"That's true. I'm Zhou Tai's man, not Gu Tai's man. It's enough for me to report to Zhou Tai more often."

Dong Lan said with a smile.

Zhou Haoran chuckled and said, "What are you thinking? Deputy Director Gu Hao has been in a bad mood lately, he's overwhelmed with problems, don't bother him! I'll take you to get acquainted with him sometime in the future!"

Gu Hao hasn't been having a good time at the station lately either.

Because the "Youth Host Competition" has started airing.

The viewership rating was 7.5%.

Logically speaking, this viewership rating is already very good. Generally speaking, a program with a viewership rating of 5% is already considered an excellent program that has achieved nationwide recognition.

However, Gu Hao still faced a lot of criticism.

It's also related to Zhou Haoran.

Previously, when attracting advertising revenue, a "refund for overpayment, supplement for underpayment" policy was adopted, meaning the program's advertising fees were directly linked to viewership ratings. The "Youth Host Competition" secured 3000 million yuan in advertising revenue.

a lot of!

However, this was set based on a 10% viewership rating standard.

If the program's viewership is insufficient, a refund will be required.

It's easy to collect fees, but difficult to get refunds.

If the merchants were refunded due to insufficient viewership, Gu Hao, the executive deputy director of the station, would lose all face, as this was a project he was in charge of.

Zhou Haoran's new policy of "refund for overpayment and supplement for underpayment" immediately put all the program producers in the station in a difficult position.

One wrong move and you could be forced to step down.

Those carefree days of just lying around and getting by are gone forever.

Producers are under increasing pressure.

This includes Shen Mei, the producer of "City Playlist" selected by Zhou Haoran.

She was initially quite happy. She had unexpectedly become the producer of such a super program, while Zhou Tai himself was only the assistant producer.

Only now do I understand.

They have to take the blame for this!

“Zhou Tai…” Shen Mei said worriedly, “At the investment promotion meeting, the viewership rating promised by ‘City Playlist’ was also 10%, right?”

“Hmm.” Zhou Haoran nodded. “Red Star TV only has three programs, and the national viewership rating standard is set at 10%. They are ‘Everyone’s Art,’ ‘Youth Host Competition’, and ‘City Playlist’.”

Shen Mei was riding in his car with him to the film and television base when she heard that the ratings for the "Youth Host Competition" did not meet the target, and even Director Gu was implicated.

"It's just a power struggle." Zhou Haoran was also aware of this. "Deputy Director Liu Yuanqing, he's ranked third, isn't he? He's using that to his advantage to challenge Director Gu. He even said that the station should be cautious about some big-investment variety shows and not just let them run rampant. They should supervise and guide the process properly."

"Ok?"

Shen Mei felt something was off about what she was hearing.

Red Star TV has invested heavily in only three variety shows.

The "Youth Host Competition" is a project personally overseen by Deputy Director Gu Hao. Who would dare to supervise and guide it?
If there is supervision and guidance, then it can only be the other two—"Everyone's Art" and "City Playlist".

Driving, Zhou Haoran frankly said, "I have a bit of a grudge against Liu Yuanqing, and he's targeting me. So, we have to make sure 'City Playlist' is done well. Otherwise, he might really find a reason to get involved."

“6000 million yuan in advertising fees…” Shen Mei felt like she was carrying a mountain on her shoulders. “The advertising fees for the ‘Youth Host Competition’ were only 3000 million yuan, and it has already implicated Deputy Director Gu Hao.”

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Actually, they're pretty much the same. 'City Playlist' has 30 episodes a year. 'Youth Host Competition' only has 15 episodes. They all set the same standards for the expected programs. As long as you do your best to make the program good, that's fine."

"I'm fine with creating a program, but I'm worried about some people in my workplace..."

Shen Mei only got halfway through her sentence.

Zhou Haoran understood and said calmly, "It's alright, just focus on making the program run well. Leave all the power-related matters at the station to me!"

Now, he has already broken through the Red Star Platform.

Even Liu Yuanqing, the third-ranked deputy director, was powerless to target him.

We arrived at the film and television base to go to the recording site of "Everyone's Artistic Achievement".

However, this is not the main purpose.

The real purpose of this trip was to meet with several leaders of the film and television base.

Tang Shiyi and Dong Lan followed suit.

The first episode of "City Playlist" was filmed at the Chedun Film and Television Base in Songjiang, a port city.

Chedun is a town under the jurisdiction of Songjiang.

Lacking everything, having nothing at all, the only option is to designate a piece of land to develop a film and television base and tourism industry.

That evening, several district and town leaders also came.

We will jointly study promotional strategies for the film and television base.

We need to have Hong Kong and Taiwan stars in attendance, and top mainland stars as guests. We need to use Red Star TV as a platform to promote the film and television base to audiences across the country, so that everyone in the country knows about the Chedun Film and Television Base and comes to visit!
Zhou Haoran felt it wasn't enough.

He then made outrageous remarks.

"One Red Star TV station isn't enough. We should get dozens of TV stations across the country to promote Chedun Film and Television Base! That way, we can better promote Songjiang and the film and television base! We need to keep Chedun Film and Television Base appearing on major TV stations and continuously promoting it!"

These words shocked the entire audience.

Local leaders and leaders of the film and television base were all very pleased.

After a drinking session.

Apart from Tang Shiyi, who didn't drink a drop, Zhou Haoran, Dong Lan, Shen Mei, and the two male staff members were all a bit drunk.

The effect is very good!
The local government and the film and television base will jointly invest 500 million yuan to organize this event, making the most grand and spectacular publicity for the opening of Chedun Film and Television Base!
Tang Shiyi hadn't been drinking and was perfectly sober.

They've already started making plans quickly.

The budget for each episode of "City Playlist" is 300 million yuan, part of which is paid by Hongxing TV and part by local cultural and tourism departments. The portion paid by Hongxing TV has been largely confirmed, including 20% ​​for advertising, which is equivalent to 1200 million yuan.

On average, that's 40 yuan per episode.

Now the local authorities have allocated another 500 million yuan...

This means that Tangren Media can earn 240 million yuan from the first episode of "City Playlist: Songjiang Edition".

Tang Shiyi felt a bit dizzy, as if he had been drinking.

She previously worked on a TV show called "Family Matters" on a lifestyle channel, and the show was quite good. However, even if she worked on it for a year, she wouldn't be able to earn 240 million yuan for her company from that show alone.

Unexpectedly, following Mr. Da on one episode was equivalent to all her efforts at Red Star TV over the past few years!

After the social engagements.

Zhou Haoran was no longer able to drive back to his hometown of Yangguan County to visit his parents.

We stayed at the designated hotel for the "Everyone's Art" program, located within the film and television base.

Dong Lan had drunk a bit too much; her face was flushed, her body was limp, and she was in a daze.

I took her back to her room.

Then I took off her clothes and put her to bed.

Dong Lan had her eyes closed and was in a daze. She didn't know who was next to her, but she knew that someone had taken her back to the hotel and taken off her clothes... She thought it was one of the female staff members.

He mumbled, "Thank you, I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"You're welcome."

Zhou Haoran responded, his head spinning from the alcohol, and he started thinking about having sex while drunk.

(End of this chapter)