Chapter Forty-Six: A Show That No One Looks Like
"The story of the world?" Zhang Fan looked strange, the name of this show is too good, if you remove the two words of story, it is the rhythm of Niu Bangtian.
TV stations in the Internet era are broadcast 24 hours a day. After all, there are fewer and fewer people watching TV now, and it is impossible to rest at night like before, and have a flower screen on Tuesday afternoon or something. Television stations are eager to use a one-second time slot as a two-second timeframe.
In addition to being the most popular on TV stations, it is the least favorite advertisement for viewers. There needs to be enough programming to fill the time slots twenty-four hours a day.
During the golden hour, it was like you robbing me and grabbing it, as if it was a war. However, there are times of the day when there are no ratings, such as late-night programs and afternoon programs. This kind of time period is generally used to make a name for newcomers, or for the elderly to retire for the elderly, or simply to rebroadcast other programs to fill in.
The World Story Club is an afternoon program from Monday to Friday, where the host tells stories to the audience. In this kind of time period, this type of program is destined to have no ratings to speak of. It's all about having a show for the sake of having a show.
The host of the previous show was surnamed Yan, and he was an old host in the station. Lao Yan, who is in his fifties this year, has been unwell recently, and asked for sick leave from Taili to go to the hospital to rest. The leaders of the Art Channel are looking for someone everywhere to replace him.
It's just that there is no host willing to do this kind of time period of the show at all. Especially the hosts of the current year, no one wants to take over this pension show. Prime-time programs want to break their heads, but programs in this time period are not willing to do it at all.
When Chen Guozhong found Deputy Director Wang and said that Zhang Fan wanted to be on a new show, the two of them thought about it for a long time. rummaged through all the channels in the station one by one, and finally found this only vacancy.
As for the time period, ratings or something. Since Zhang Fan himself took the initiative to ask to be on the show, and they also gave the show. That Zhang Fan must have nothing to say.
"Is this show a storytell?" was different from Chen Guozhong's expectation, Zhang Fan's expression was very calm.
"Yes. Chen Guozhong nodded, "It's all some old-fashioned novels and stories, and they can be regarded as novels with sound and pictures." You also know that there are no ratings and no revenue for programs in this time period. Without income, it is impossible for the station to spend money to buy the rights to those popular novels. ”
"The ratings are poor?" asked Zhang Fan aloud.
"Very poor, never above 0.1%. Chen Guozhong smiled bitterly, "It's all for the sake of having a show during this time." The literary channel itself is not easy to make programs, and this kind of time period is like this. ”
"Okay, I'll take over the show. Originally, Chen Guozhong thought that Zhang Fan would complain and ask them to change the program or something. He thought about how to speak, so that Zhang Fan could dispel his thoughts and concentrate on preparing for the second cross talk contest of the New Year, which was the key program that the station valued. But unexpectedly, Zhang Fan nodded in response.
"Are you sure?" Chen Guozhong looked puzzled, "The show in this time period is not what a host like you is willing to play." Isn't that a waste of time?"
"Not necessarily. Zhang Fan smiled and waved his hand, "Maybe after I take over, the show will explode immediately." ”
"You are. Chen Guozhong smiled bitterly and nodded, "Okay, let's arrange the show, you just wait for the notice." ”
With the increasing development of the Internet age, people can get the information they want almost anytime, anywhere. Reading a novel or something can be seen by fiddling with a mobile phone, who would squat in front of the TV in the afternoon and watch the people on TV tell stories?
And because of the lack of financial support, this program on the Literature and Art Channel has always been about those works that have no copyright. Like the Three Kingdoms, the Dream of Red Mansions.
Young people don't know how to read these works, and older people may occasionally look at them, but they can't all talk about this all year round, right? No matter how interested the audience is, they have to get tired of listening to it.
Famous works can't afford to buy, and tell old-fashioned stories all day long. The ratings of this kind of program can be imagined.
Even if Zhang Fan created a miracle in the joke talk about life show, when the news that he was ready to take over the World Story Club spread, there were still many people in the station who were puzzled, and even waited to see his jokes.
Many people think that Zhang Fan, a young man, is too proud and arrogant, and he doesn't know how thick the sky is! Do you really think that you can save the world by doing any show?
Some guys who have long seen Zhang Fan's success is not pleasing to the eye also took the opportunity to go around to publicize that Zhang Fan is going to take over the story of the world, wanting to see him make a fool of himself. Among them, the most powerful is He Jun, the former screenwriter of the laughing and talking about life program group.
When He Jun was an editor, the laughing and talking about life program team was dying. But on the eve of the show's turnaround, he jumped ship and went to the prime time on the weekend. didn't expect that the joke about life program relied on Zhang Fan's outstanding performance to come back to life, and even became the ratings champion in the same period.
This made many people in the station point fingers at him behind his back, saying that he was the scourge of laughing and talking about life shows, and his character was poor. I almost ruined the show, not to mention, and ran away when the show was about to end.
This kind of person is not going to be welcomed anywhere.
However, what made He Jun even more angry was that Zhang Fan, who brought him great humiliation, actually went to the weekend show, and also helped the originally sluggish cross talk contest to become a key program in the station.
The cross talk contest is on fire, and the weekend show where He Jun is located will naturally stand aside. Even many people in this show have a lot of complaints about him, thinking that it is the bad luck brought by He Jun.
If it weren't for He Jun's relative who was the deputy director behind him, he would have been kicked out of the TV station a long time ago.
From this, it can be seen how much He Jun's resentment towards Zhang Fan is.
When He Jun, who had been paying attention to Zhang Fan's movements, learned that Zhang Fan had taken over the show that no one cared about in the afternoon, he was so excited that he almost smashed the window on the side and fell directly downstairs. After that, He Jun began to spare no effort to promote Zhang Fan. Everyone in the platform knows it.
The reason why he did this is also very simple, that is, he wants to disgrace Zhang Fan. After all, no one is optimistic about the ratings of an afternoon show. And Zhang Fan, who is no longer a newcomer and is not waiting for retirement, ran to do this kind of show, so he naturally wanted to be said.
Zhang Fan's reaction to these things was very simple, that is, laughing.
Zhang Fan's time is precious, where will he have time to intrigue with these people? He is a man who wants to become a superstar, and it is impossible to keep his eyes on a place where the sun does not shine.
Zhang Fan has already understood the situation of the show "World Story Club". It's just because he needs the show, and for the time being, he has no other choice but to respond.
When it comes to storytelling, the points store is filled with novels. It's just that these require a high amount of points in exchange, and Zhang Fan doesn't have so many points to squander now.
From officially hosting his first show, to the later cross talk contest and a single even won the weekly championship. Zhang Fan's reputation has been growing during this time, and these reputations have also brought him a lot of point income. At the same time, he also completed three tasks in one go, and also earned a lot of money.
It's just that the income is more, and the more you spend.
Lucky charms, driving skills, and dart skills are all thousands of points to spend.
The remaining points in Zhang Fan's hand at this time are just over 4,000 points, let alone buying those classic novels, even ordinary novels can't buy a few. Therefore, after taking over the show of the World Story Club, Zhang Fan chose to take another path.
There are a lot of products in the points shop, and there are a lot of other works in addition to many classics in literature. There are a lot of jokes that make people laugh from ear to ear.
Something that can appear in the points store is definitely not found in this world, and these jokes and stories are all classics selected from the big waves of the Internet era. After all, if it is not brilliant, it is impossible to spread it at all.
And more importantly, the price of these jokes and stories is cheap, which is simply the most suitable choice for Zhang Fan at this time.
It's also considered a literary work, but the joke story certainly can't be compared to those classics. Naturally, the price is also very fair. A collection of jokes and stories only costs a few hundred points, and the content of one book is enough for Zhang Fan to talk about the last week's show. And there are countless collections of such jokes and stories in the points store.
"Hello everyone, I'm Zhang Fan. When Zhang Fan came to the program team of the World Story Club to introduce himself accompanied by the director of the Literature and Art Channel, the reaction of the staff of the program team was not very enthusiastic.
This show has been half-dead for a long time, and the employees in this program group basically came here for one reason or another. Those who are a little self-motivated have already tried their best to transfer away, and those who are left behind are basically employees who eat and wait for death or are not welcomed.
Therefore, even if the director of the Literature and Art Channel came to the program team in person at this time, there was no enthusiastic response.
"Xiao Zhang came to pick up Lao Yan's class this time. With his stomach standing up, with his hands behind his back, the director of the literary channel who was a leader made a big stabbing announcement that "Lao Yan's physical examination report is very bad, and he has already submitted an application to the station for sick retirement." This show will be taken over by Xiao Zhang in the future, and the producer of the show will also be taken over by Xiao Zhang. Everyone should support Xiao Zhang's work with their hearts in the future and work together to do a good job in the program......"
This very leading director talked for a long time as if he was in a meeting, and Zhang Fan on the side was bored and was about to yawn. And the colleagues in the program team also look listless, and it seems that the generally poor ratings of the literary channel have a certain relationship with the director's preference for officialdom.
After the leader finally finished talking nonsense and left, Zhang Fan clapped his hands with a smile on his face, "You may not know me, but it's okay." We'll get acquainted with it soon. Now I would like to announce the first thing that has officially begun. That's off work!"
Under the stunned looks of the colleagues around him, Zhang Fan smiled and nodded, "Let's go drink together." ”