Chapter 214: He's Really Becoming Popular
Friday, half past eight in the morning. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Tan Dezhang, as always, came to the TV station early.
Unlike other enterprises and institutions, TV stations have people working 24 hours a day, and even late at night, there must be someone on duty in the office among the high-level executives of the station to deal with any emergencies.
took the elevator up, and it happened that the TV station staff who took the same elevator as Tan Dezhang still didn't dare to come out as usual, and after saying "Tan Tai is early", no one dared to speak.
In the face of their greetings, Tan Dezhang also nodded and said "morning".
This situation has basically happened every day in the past six months, but today, the situation is more or less abnormal - although at first glance, it doesn't feel anything, but Tan Dezhang can clearly sense it, and everyone's gaze at him seems to be slightly different from before.
When he arrived at the office, the secretary who came to the office earlier than him made him a cup of coffee and put it on the table, and before leaving, he turned around and said with a smile: "Tan Tai, last night's ratings exceeded four, and it was spread all over the station." ”
Tan Dezhang was slightly stunned, and then showed a smile.
After thinking about it, he chatted with the secretary very rarely: "It's spread all over the place, you guys are very fast!"
The secretary knew that this was the best time to make a sycophant, and when he heard the words, he said: "That's not it, it's been a year, and our ratings have finally passed four points again, and the highest rush has reached 4.6, of course this is great news, so it can't be spread overnight? I heard everyone say that they thought you were a layman to the TV station, but now I find out that you are an expert in choosing TV dramas!"
Tan Dezhang smiled when he heard this.
Whether the secretary's words are true or false, there is no way to judge, maybe there are indeed staff members who will sigh like this, but in Tan Dezhang's opinion, this early in the morning, his secretary "listened" these words from outside, and nine times out of ten he made them up by himself.
However, regardless of whether he is real or fake, everyone loves to listen to sycophants, especially his sycophants, the timing and direction he chooses make Tan Dezhang very comfortable and very useful. Therefore, Tan Dezhang also smiled.
Of course, with Tan Dezhang's wisdom, he understands that sycophants like this are just good to listen to and be happy, and not to take them seriously.
So after a pause, he ordered, "When the head of the guard arrives, tell me." ”
The secretary nodded yes and walked away.
When the secretary went out, Tan Dezhang, who pretended to be reading the documents, raised his head, thinking about the eyes of those people in the elevator and corridor, he couldn't help but smile, shook his head, and smiled again. It's just that this later time has already brought some self-deprecation.
He thought that he was not an ordinary person, and he had always demanded his words and deeds and every move with a standard far higher than that of ordinary people, but when it came to the end, he suddenly found that he actually enjoyed those respectful and fearful gazes.
Yes, he now understood why he felt something strange about those gazes.
In the past, because they set off a thunderous reform when they first arrived, and no matter what tricks they used, they couldn't stop themselves at all, so in the end, everyone up and down the stage was a little afraid of themselves, and when they looked at themselves, they were unconsciously afraid. But now, in addition to fear, there seems to be a little bit more...... Esteemed?
Perhaps!
Tan Dezhang shook his head and smiled again, laughing at himself in his heart, but he still couldn't hold back a little joy.
After all, in the final analysis, this TV series was indeed snatched by itself, and it was at a great risk that it was finally snatched up with great courage and perseverance, for this reason, inside and outside the stage, industry peers, all kinds of forces from all sides are unscrupulously pressuring themselves, and now, its ratings of up to 4.6 have proved that their original decision was wise, isn't it?
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At nine o'clock, the secretary came over to inform Tan Dezhang that Director Wei Ming had just arrived and had already entered the office.
As the director of the station, Wei Ming always arrives later than ordinary employees, Tan Dezhang has always had a lot of opinions in his heart, and has always believed that this kind of casual style, passed from top to bottom, is one of the important reasons for the repeated decline in the past performance of HUNAN Satellite TV. But he knew that it was not yet time to pursue such a thing, because he had more important things to do.
After about ten minutes, it was estimated that Wei Ming had already gasped for breath, he got up, tidied up his clothes, turned around and went out.
When he arrived at the door of Wei Ming's room, Wei Ming's beautiful female secretary, who looked like she was in her early twenties, knocked on the door for him, and when Wei Ming shouted "Please come in", Tan Dezhang took a deep breath and pushed the door in.
Come back today, but I feel a little proud.
However, to Tan Dezhang's slight surprise, Wei Ming also looked proud and honored!
"Dezhang, come on, come on, sit down, sit down!Haha, I've already received the following report, 4.6, I didn't say it, your vision is still very good!" After a pause, he asked Tan Dezhang to sit down, and at the same time he got up and walked over, sat down on the sofa, and said with a smile: "I just received the news, I couldn't help but be happy, so I called the chairman, haha, Ling Zun is also very happy!"
Tan Dezhang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then couldn't help frowning slightly, and couldn't help but scold "old fox" in his heart!
Well, if you think about it, it's better to know that it's better to be able to do things than to ask for credit, and now, my father must think that Wei Ming is taking the lead in this matter, or at least he will understand that he is doing it, but it's not good for him to explain anything more seriously.
First, he is the director of the station, without his acquiescence, he really can't be so arbitrary in such a big matter, and secondly, a series of reform plans in his mind have not yet begun, if he starts to compete with Wei Ming for success and profit because of such a trivial matter, will it cause Wei Ming to stand on the opposite side of himself and not to mention, at least in his father's place, he will definitely leave the impression of "small belly, no team spirit and leadership consciousness" - this latter one is even more fatal than the front!
Tan Dezhang raised his head, and saw Wei Ming on the other side smiling incomprehensibly, as if he was waiting for himself to make a statement, he smiled at the time, while scolding in his heart, but on the other hand, he smiled: "Before I came to the TV station, my father repeatedly told me that Director Wei is a very capable person, and after I came, don't do things by temperament, you must only look forward to Director Wei." Now this TV series is starting to have a little success, in the final analysis, isn't it because of your wise decision, Director Wei? If it weren't for your support, I wouldn't have dared to spend so much money on this TV series!"
Wei Ming laughed with satisfaction when he heard this, and waved his hand very unceremoniously: "Support you, support your reform of the TV station, that's my business, Ling Zun has always explained to me like this, to support young people to do something that seems a little radical to us! He also said that this world, in the final analysis, belongs to young people!"
Tan Dezhang smiled when he heard this, and said sincerely: "Yes, what my father said is yes, his old man is always so wise and perceptive of everything!"
Wei Ming laughed when he heard this.
Tan Dezhang knows that this negotiation, or exchange of interests, is considered to be completed.
At least half of the credit will be given to Wei Ming, or even more than half, and then, he will continue to follow his father's instructions and support himself in pushing forward the reform - this fucking exchange of interests!
Well, well, as long as the old guy can continue to support his next move.
So after thinking about it, Tan Dezhang smiled and said: "Weitai, I came here today mainly to tell you about the two programs I mentioned last time. Seeing Wei Ming's confused eyes, he explained: "These are the two variety shows that Li Qian's Minghu culture is preparing when I went to Shuntianfu last time. ”
"Oh! I remembered. Wei Ming looked suddenly enlightened.
Tan Dezhang smiled, regardless of whether he was pretending to be true or real, he just continued: "On Tuesday, Mr. Qi Jieqi from Minghu Culture called me to ventilate, it is said that the talk show, that is, the talk show, has been confirmed to settle in the three sets of programs on Huaxia Channel. According to the news I heard in the circle, the relationship between Minghu Culture and Li Qian's side and the variety show department of Shuntian Satellite TV and Huaxia TV is indeed very good. So, this news is not surprising. But then, I think we need to hurry up, lose that talk show, it's okay to say, we still have to fight to win that other talent show!"
Wei Ming always listened with a smile on his face, listening to Tan Dezhang gushing from the current lack of an influential and appealing national variety show on Hunan Satellite TV, to some of the general ideas he talked to Li Qian about that talent show.
After Tan Dezhang finished speaking, he nodded and said with a slight smile: "This idea is very good, very right, of course I personally support it......! Dezhang, you must also know that if we have been able to get to this point, the resistance in the station has already been very great! I know from what you have described that once this program is launched, it is estimated that it will be a very big project, and the manpower and material resources that will be invested will be a big mess! So, do you think we should slow down a little longer?
Tan Dezhang's face was calm when he heard this, and he said slowly but firmly: "Weitai, with all due respect, I can't slow down!"
After a pause, he said solemnly: "First, if we don't accept this show, with the relationship between Li Qian and Huaxia TV and Shuntian TV, at most it is a little more homework, and sooner or later it will be settled, and even if Huaxia TV and Shuntian TV are not moved, I estimate that Shandong, Dongfang, and Zhejiang will also be moved, once this matter is known to everyone and we need to grab it with everyone, the result will be with this "Legend of the New White Lady" In the same way, if we want to take it, we have to come up with a price that others are not willing to take at all, and at that time, the investment will be even greater!"
Wei Ming smiled and nodded, like Maitreya Buddha, and then raised his hand to brush the sparse hair on the top of his head, and then smiled: "It's not that I don't support you, Dezhang, buy back this TV series, the current ratings have proved it for you, the facts have proved it, this TV series is a good show, and it is only the fourth episode that is already 4.6, and it is worth looking forward to later." But inevitably, there are still some small words spreading, for example, I heard people say that it cost 15 million to buy back a 4.6, which doesn't seem to be a very profitable deal?"
Tan Dezhang's brows furrowed when he heard this, but before he could refute it, Wei Ming had already laughed again: "Of course, this is very unreasonable, others don't know this, I still don't know? A 4.6 is already very rare! Besides, it's just the fourth episode, and the follow-up is still worth looking forward to! So, if someone dares to say this in front of me, I must seriously criticize him!
Tan Dezhang stopped talking when he heard what he said.
The good and bad things were all said by Wei Ming, the old guy, and he had to remain silent.
After a pause, Wei Ming said again: "When you said just now, I also thought about it carefully, what you said, our station should have a program that has a certain influence on the whole country, I think this idea is very correct! So, I don't think it is impossible to do this thing you said! For example, can we reduce the scale a little? According to the idea of running a program just now, within the scope of such a place as Hunan Province, let's try it first? See how it works?"
Tan Dezhang looked up at him in surprise when he heard this.
At this time, Wei Ming's eyes narrowed slightly, looking like a deep sea, and said with a smile: "Besides, isn't it just to run a show, can't we run it ourselves? Why do we have to cooperate with a record company? In the end, we are contributing to the manpower and material resources, they are just sending out a few stars to make appearances and shoot the show, but in the end, they will definitely take away a lot of benefits, is this kind of cooperation really worth it?" Why can't we do it ourselves, we need celebrities to support the scene, so why don't we spend money to find a few celebrities?...... Dezhang, consider the problem comprehensively! What do you say?"
At this moment, Tan Dezhang has something to say: Of course, it is easy to run a variety show, but is it so easy to do it well? If it is really that simple, when has there been no new program launched in the station, why has there been no ratings again and again, and finally it has been forced to stop? Besides, do you really think that if you copy other people's ideas, you will be able to do it well? Moreover, I really thought that Li Qian, the singers and stars under Minghu Culture, especially Li Qian's almost invincible creative talent in the music industry and the reputation of the creative talent in the circle, could be replaced by just a singer?......
It can be said that there are so many reasons in Tan Dezhang's mind that there are endless reasons, and he knows that these reasons, no matter which one of them are taken out, they are all powerless to refute by the head of the station in front of him, who has been sitting in the position of the director for ten years, but has brought Hunan Satellite TV into the abyss step by step. However, at this moment, looking at Wei Ming's scheming face, he just smiled.
"You have a point, it seems that I owe it to me?"
As he spoke, he showed a self-deprecating smile, nodded, and seemed to sincerely admire the wisdom and wisdom of the old director, and said, "In that case, after I go back, I will think about it carefully, are you optimistic?"
Wei Ming nodded and smiled with satisfaction.
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After watching last night's TV series, Zhu Qiang kept tossing and turning, and he didn't fall asleep in a daze until the second half of the night, so when he woke up, it was already half past six.
With a pair of dark circles under his eyes, he quickly went downstairs after washing, ate a few bites of breakfast, and then rushed over, ready to help the crew carry the costumes and props together as usual.
But today, when he rushed to the props room temporarily rented by the crew, as soon as he entered the door, someone smiled and said, "Yo, Xu Xian is here!"
Zhu Qiang was stunned for a moment, and then realized: Someone finally watched his TV series last night?
He smiled, forced himself to suppress the excitement in his heart, and said with a smile while walking over to help move things to the car outside: "You have also watched "The Legend of the New White Lady"?"
There are a total of more than a dozen crew members, props masters, costume designers, etc., some people say they have watched it, and some people say they haven't seen it.
said that Xiao Zhou, the prop master who watched it, has a relationship with Zhu Qiang, and said with a smile: "I didn't watch it, I called home last night, and my daughter-in-law said that the drama was very good, and recommended me to watch it, so I watched it, I watched half of the third episode, and I watched all of the fourth episode, and it was very good." Xiao Zhu, you also acted very well!"
Zhu Qiang doesn't know if people just say that they are obedient, or whether they sincerely approve and agree, but compared to the fact that no one knew that this drama was on the air before, now that someone has finally watched it, and the evaluation is also good, naturally he can't help but be happy.
At this time, Zhu Qiang was embarrassed to ask others about their feelings, it felt as if he was chasing praise and praise, but the young man couldn't hide something in his heart, and the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were unconsciously filled with joy.
When moving things, some people still joked with him, "Xiao Zhu, you are going to be popular now! When you are popular, don't forget your brothers!" As soon as he said this, everyone agreed with each other.
When Zhu Qiang heard this, he naturally laughed shyly, "Where! I don't know what will happen, don't say it's popular, I'm very happy that someone can continue to ask me to play in the next play!
Everyone agreed in a mess.
At this time, the person who said "Zhu Qiang is going to be popular" is really just ridiculing, the person who said it didn't take it seriously, and the person who listened to it didn't dare to take it seriously at all, even Zhu Qiang himself felt that he was still far from becoming popular! Now he just hopes that this TV series won't pounce too hard.
But in fact, the people who say it, and the people who listen to it, everyone still doesn't know what it means when a TV series is broadcast on a platform like Hunan Satellite TV with limited influence and coverage, but it can jump from the highest rating of 2.7 on the first night to the highest rating of 4.6 on the second night, and almost maintain a reputation of zero negative reviews from beginning to end.
At this time, the people who said it and the people who listened to it didn't realize that Zhu Qiang, an acting student who has not yet graduated from college, is really becoming popular!
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Tan Dezhang locked himself in his office for a full day.
Even lunch and dinner were bought and sent in by the secretary.
Wait until he has simply eaten a few bites of food in the office, sends the secretary to put away all the dishes, and orders him to leave work directly, then he makes himself a pot of tea, turns on the TV, and quietly waits for tonight's TV series to start.
Or rather, he's waiting for tonight's ratings.
At 8:02 p.m., the fifth episode started on time.
Considering that tomorrow is Saturday, the practice of major TV stations, the prime time of Saturday and Sunday nights, there must be a variety of variety shows, so the TV series must be suspended.
That is to say, after watching today's two episodes, the audience will have to endure the torment of waiting for dramas for the next nearly three days.
The fifth episode follows the previous one, and the story is still very exciting.
In fact, the story has developed to the present, especially for the part of the audience that has been watching since the first episode, it has been completely entered into the urn, and the level of storytelling, this wonderful plot and extremely attractive characters in the play have long made the audience want to stop. And even the part of the audience who only started watching it last night, because the previous foreshadowing is actually not difficult to understand, so they watched it directly from the first climax of the whole drama in the third or fourth episode, and they are already deeply immersed in the story of this TV series at this moment.
An hour later, when the fifth episode ended, and Tan Dezhang didn't wait too long, the staff called in, Tan Dezhang picked up the phone, and listened to the staff over there with great surprise: "Tan Tai, the fifth episode has the highest 6.6, which is two points higher than the highest data in the previous episode, an increase of 45%!"
Tan Dezhang said with an understated "um" and said, "Got it." Let's see how the ratings data for the next episode are!" The staff on the other end of the phone said, "Yes, I will report to you immediately when the data for the next episode is out!", Tan Dezhang quickly hung up the phone.
Sit back, make tea, watch TV series, and drink tea.
Soon, another hour passed.
The sixth episode of "The Legend of the New White Lady" has even ended with the ending song.
A few minutes later, when the phone rang as scheduled, Tan Dezhang got up, walked over, and picked up the phone.
"Tan Tai, the sixth episode has the highest 7.2! That's 7.2! This TV series is really crazy! How many years has our station not gotten more than seven points of ratings? He actually broke the record in the sixth episode!"
Maybe it's been suppressed for too long, or maybe this surprise is too violent and shocking, so the staff on the other end of the phone seems a little excited and can't help themselves.
But when Tan Dezhang heard this, he only smiled slightly.
After thinking about it, he suddenly asked: "What is the name of the TV series that is being broadcast over there on Huaxia Channel? I remember it is called "Love Is Not Poetry"? What are their ratings?"
The other end of the phone was slightly stunned for a moment, and then said, "This...... Tan Tai, we only have their ratings data from last night for the time being, and tonight's data is estimated to be known until early tomorrow morning, after all, we haven't monitored that, so we have to wait for the data above. Uh, yesterday I remember that TV series seemed to be the highest...... 7.4 pips?"
After a pause, the staff on the other end of the phone was obviously in a mood again, "Yes, if you don't say it, I almost forgot! Last night, "Love Is Not Poetry" must have been the first in the ratings, but today we have risen a lot all at once, and they will definitely be more or less affected by it, maybe they will be pulled down by a few tenths because of our hit, if that's the case...... Tantai, isn't our station going to win the first place in the ratings?"
Tan Dezhang raised his eyebrows when he heard this, revealing a smile, but immediately, he said calmly: "Let's wait for the data to come out!
After a few more words, Tan Dezhang hung up the phone and walked back and forth in his office for a few steps, and he couldn't help but show a confident smile on his face. After thinking about it, he picked up the phone, dialed his secretary's number, and when the other end was connected, he instructed: "After I go to work next Monday, help me write a leave note and send it to Director Wei, saying that I don't feel well and am going to rest for a while." It's time to write for a month. ”
After saying that, he didn't care whether the secretary reacted or not, he hung up the phone directly, thought about it, took out his mobile phone again, and called his home, when a gentle voice on the other end of the phone rang, he said calmly: "Arrange someone to book a plane ticket, didn't you say a long time ago that you want to go to Australia to see kangaroos?" Let's go to Sydney tomorrow!"
When he was at home, he thought about it, returned to his desk, turned on the computer, found the post he had flipped through the forum before, and confirmed it again, before smiling and nodding.
He is not mistaken, according to the schedule announced by Minghu Culture, Liao Liao's fan meeting in Sydney is scheduled for the day after tomorrow.
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