Huayu 02: The Days of Extreme Pulling and Rolling with the Fairy

In his concluding remarks, Shih Tai offered a few words of encouragement and then asked Xie Jin, "Director Xie, is there anything your side needs our cooperation with? We offer 120% support for the new project."

Director Ma looked at Xie Jin and said, "I'll provide logistical support for anything that needs to be coordinated with me."

"I need people."

"I need at least thirty young PDs."

"At the same time, transfer Qian Shun, the planner and director of 'Elegant Qiantang,' to me; I urgently need him."

Director Ma was taken aback for a moment: "Qian Shun? No problem, no problem!"

Everyone turned to look at Qian Shun.

Many of their eyes were filled with envy...

Although you struck, the result was good.

Our knife is still at our throats...

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Qian Shun was stunned for a moment... Was someone calling me from ahead?

After the meeting, Qian Shun saw Xie Jin waiting for him.

This young man, who is so much younger than me, has pushed me out of the picture today.

He cut off his own path, but then opened up another one for himself...

Qian Shun's feelings were complicated... he didn't know what to say.

He forced a stiff smile, unsure whether to stand or sit.

Xie Jin spoke first.

"Director Qian, I've watched your program, and to be honest, it's pretty good."

Qian Shun was surprised that he was not arrogant or aggressive, but spoke in a very gentle and polite manner.

He chuckled self-deprecatingly: "Not good... If it were good, I wouldn't have been laid off."

Xie Jin shook her head: "People who don't love their hometown wouldn't film it so beautifully. The material is good, but it lacks the kind of buzz needed for a variety show."

Qian Shun paused for a few seconds... then looked up: "You really think so?"

"Of course"

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You only know how simple something is after you try it yourself.

  

Xie Jin was confident when she worked on movies and TV series before.

That confidence largely comes from Lin Mu, Du Jie, Ning Hao, and the huge behind-the-scenes team.

A complete team is ready to fight!

But this time is different. It's my first time doing a variety show, and the requirements for technical personnel in variety shows are not as high as in the film and television industry.

It depends on the capabilities of each product manager, as well as the capabilities of the operations and on-site staff, to ensure that quality meets the acceptable standard while maintaining efficiency.

However, the current staff working in the variety show industry at the station are not very professional.

Instead of using Xie Jin, it would be better to use a young PD and bring in people from your own company.

There are many things that I need to figure out together with them.

After the meeting, Xie Jin quickly signed the contract with Zhejiang TV.

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Ning Hao is working on the pre-production of the second installment of the Crazy series.

Meanwhile, they are also overseeing the work of Du Jie, the executive director of "Lurking," which is currently in pre-production. Neither of them nor their team can come over.

I've finished my own work recently, but I still have to go back and oversee the casting process.

For now, we can forget about bringing in Vision's elite troops; we can only bring in a bunch of ruthless warriors.

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The hotel's badminton hall was packed with people, with about a hundred sitting on the floor.

Xie Jin glanced at them; they were all young faces.

"This is the first meeting for everyone on 'Heart Signal'."

"I've counted sixty PDs in total. All sixty of you, get to work on one thing right now!"

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"Go find me some profiles of ordinary people! Four men and four women, under 30 years old, elites from all walks of life, with sound values, presentable appearances, and preferably some personality; no quiet types."

"A good appearance is a plus!"

The junior PD raised his hand: "Boss, where would be a good place for us to look... how much should each of us look for?"

Xie Jin smiled wickedly: "I don't care how you search, each of you bring 20 resumes within three days."

"Friends, college classmates, employees of partner companies, even those offering large sums of money to have a child for me—you can use any means you want."

"If you can't find it, just find it yourself."

The young PD, a twenty-year-old woman who had never been in a relationship, turned green with rage at the thought that if she couldn't find one, she would have to take matters into her own hands.

"We need two team leaders for the guest team, two team leaders for the publicity and operations team, and two team leaders for the logistics and on-site support team."

"Whoever picks the guests from their profile, the team leader will prioritize them; it's all about ability."

Wait... what did he say? The team leader doesn't need to look at past performance or qualifications...

The group exchanged glances.

With a loud bang!

All the young PDs in the room have left; sixty people are competing for eight team leaders...

The Eight Immortals cross the sea! Each displays their unique abilities!

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"Hey bro...long time no see. Don't worry, I'm not asking you for money. You're the most handsome guy I know..."

"Ahem, Mr. Lu, I heard your son is still single... Our station organized a matchmaking event... Hey! Don't hang up! I'm not scamming him!"

"Mom! I found a high-end blind date for my sister!"

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60 people, 1200 documents.

I thought it would really take three days, but it turned out to be faster than Xie Jin had imagined, and it was basically done in two days.

The young PDs practically used every trick in the book, bringing in both older and younger colleagues.

No one who was once a brother in college escaped being implicated.

There are also a few individuals who actually go to matchmaking agencies and use deception and trickery to obtain information.

"All 1200 documents were shuffled, and the participants were divided into two groups of 30 each, with anonymous voting taking place over one day."

"A good appearance is a plus, but the personality must be interesting. Gossipy or petty is fine; the more eccentric, the better. People who are perfect and upright don't generate much buzz."

The PDs' work is progressing smoothly and methodically.

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As soon as Qian Shun pushed the door open, a strong smell of poultry rushed in.

Two old hens were tied to his waistband, and they suddenly started flapping their wings, sending feathers flying everywhere.

Xie Jin was dumbfounded.

"You...you went hunting in the countryside? How did you manage to bring the Pleiades Star Lord here?"

Qian Shun picked up the teacup. He poured the whole cup of water down the drain with a gurgling sound.

"It's all set! Wasn't I going to Liujia Village to find a filming location?"

As he spoke, he took out photos: "I filmed a program about their village before, and I know all the locals well."

The ancient village in the photo is very serene, and it can be said to be no less beautiful than the Nanping Ancient Town of later generations.

Qian Shun picked up the chickens by their necks and swished them one by one, looking very excited.

"I'll talk to their leaders about all those hype tactics you taught them about tourism, like increasing exposure, boosting the rural economy, and developing ecotourism!"

"We've made the village chief happy, and we don't need to pay rent or anything. We can modify that antique-style building on the island in the lake however we want."

"Are you sure you don't want rent? Can it be changed?"

Qian Shun leaned closer and whispered, "Our film crew, including the PD, numbers several dozen people. Since the logistics were handled by me, I've outsourced it to the village chief's sister-in-law."

"The prices are 30% lower than nearby restaurants, and the meat and vegetables are all from the village and are clean. I had a meal at her place and the food was fine."

"The lime and cement used for the renovation were a mess, bought cheaply from the village chief's brother-in-law."

"I rented several tricycles from his brother-in-law at a cheap price, since we need to haul things for our staff."

Xie Jin squinted: "So that's why there's no rent... Director... Sister-in-law... cough cough, any juicy gossip?"

Qian Shun looked around to make sure no one was watching: "Isn't that obvious...?"

"I said no, but the director insisted on giving it to me. There were also 20 pounds of chicken eggs and 20 pounds of goose eggs in the trunk. I'll take them all to the station's canteen later..."

Xie Jin nodded stiffly, realizing she'd made the right choice in seeking out Qian Shun: "You're really something... you've really managed to take advantage of everyone..."

"This is nothing. In the past, my show had the smallest budget, so I had to stretch every penny and save every little bit."

Seeing him panting heavily, Xie Jin said, "Old Qian, I wasn't just kidding when I said that increased exposure boosts tourism."

Qian Shun was taken aback: "Ah, you're not kidding me..."

"Of course not. You're the one who shot all the establishing shots this time. I believe we can achieve your goal of promoting rural areas through the exposure of 'Elegant Qiantang.' It's essentially the same thing."

Qian Shun paused for a moment, then grinned: "I believe you."

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With Qian Shun, a local errand boy, running errands, Xie Jin had far fewer worries.

But there is one problem that has not yet been solved.

If you need to work overtime to be in the celebrity observation room, who can you turn to?