Poverty alleviation variety show goes to the countryside, my talent can no longer be hidden

Chapter 146 A bold idea

After listening to Jiang Yan, Zhou Hao finally understood where the problem lay.

It all comes down to one reason - the production team is not optimistic about the variety show sense of the recording team itself, so they must innovate in the content of the program and try to come up with some gimmicks to attract ratings.

But this is not something that can be solved with just one sentence. If it were that easy, Penguin’s variety show section would have exploded long ago.

Starting a week ago, the team began to divide into groups for internal bidding, hoping to select the best and relatively reliable solution.

In the end, several plans were put forward, but none of them really satisfied her.

"The plans they submitted were always focused on minor details, tweaking the way the players appeared, modifying the rules of the mini-games. These minor tweaks might have some effect, but they are not what I want."

"Just like you claim to revolutionize the online drama market, I have always wanted to update the old routines of variety shows and create something revolutionary, but I just haven't found the direction."

"My relatives and friends have reminded me that some things are actually more obvious to those involved than to those who are watching, so I would like to ask you two for your opinions. How do you think this variety show should be played to make it more attractive?"

When asking this question, Jiang Yan stared at Zhou Hao almost the entire time, with a gleam of determination in her eyes.

Guo Chen finally couldn't help it and interrupted the conversation between the two. "Excuse me, let me butt in - President Jiang, this is not right, right? You planned it internally, but you come to us to ask what's going on?"

"Don't tell me about a community of interests. I'm not a three-year-old kid. If the show becomes a hit, all the credit will go to you. If it fails, you can secretly buy some scripts and put the blame on us. Aren't we the scapegoats?"

Jiang Yan glanced at him and smiled playfully, "Teacher Guo, do you think I am such a small-minded person? You and Zhou Hao are both our key partners for future cooperation on Penguin Video. How could you kill the goose that lays the golden eggs for such a small matter?"

"If I were that kind of person, I wouldn't be sitting in this position today, what do you think?"

Guo Chen curled his lips in disapproval, "Sorry, I'm a more realistic person, this kind of rhetoric doesn't work on me. Either make the conditions clear, or don't talk about it."

Jiang Yan opened her mouth and finally let out a helpless smile.

It is normal for a man who has been betrayed by his loved ones to be more vigilant.

"I can't sign a written agreement with you about this kind of thing." Jiang Yan turned to look at Zhou Hao, "But next, you can choose to record it. If there is a dispute in the future, it may be used as evidence in court."

Zhou Hao didn't even think about it and shook his head to refuse, "No need."

Jiang Yan was stunned for a moment, "Are you sure?"

"If there is no trust at all, then there is no need for cooperation." Zhou Hao said calmly: "I might as well go back to writing books instead of recording a show."

"That's open." Jiang Yan slapped the table, and a bit of pride appeared on her face. "Then I'll put it here. If you two can give me any effective suggestions, I will definitely not let you suffer any loss."

Guo Chen curled his lips, said nothing, and started drinking the refreshing barley tea by himself.

"Sister Jiang, I would like to know more about the content of this program first." Zhou Hao said.

"Sure." Jiang Yan said cheerfully, "Just ask whatever you want to know. I'll tell you everything I know."

Zhou Hao was stunned for a moment, "No need to sign a confidentiality agreement?"

"If you can trust me, I can trust you, too."

Zhou Hao nodded. "Okay, first of all, I want to know, what is the planning goal of this program?" "It should be two months before the broadcast of "Day and Night Chase". During the gap in between, we need to maintain the popularity and attention, and we can't let the audience and fans forget its existence."

"At the same time, we can also use this variety show to leak some content related to the series from time to time, whet everyone's appetite and make everyone curious and interested in the work."

"Also, it can increase exposure for the main creative team, attract some personal fans, and finally convert them into ratings for the series."

Zhou Hao digested the information silently for a while, then asked, "What's the selling point of the show?"

"This is also the area where we have the most internal disputes and disagreements." Jiang Yan sighed, "Because your crew is basically full of talented people, and Cao Xing, the only one who can make things happen and improve the show's effects, is not participating, so it's quite a headache."

"At this stage, all we can think of is to find ways to dig out topics from you guests and use your personal star power to boost the show's ratings."

After listening, Zhou Hao asked again: "What is the content of the program? What is the direction and process?"

"You've seen that poverty alleviation variety show, right?" Jiang Yan took a sip of tea and continued, "That variety show uses a relatively lifelike process to experience the life in Siyuan Village. Facts have proved that the effect is quite good."

"If it hadn't gone wrong midway, causing the show to have an anticlimactic start but a whimper, it would have definitely been the hit variety show of the year!"

"So this time I plan to follow that routine and arrange a place for your team to record the program from a life-like perspective, while also providing you with a chance to relax and have a vacation."

Hearing this, Zhou Hao instantly became nervous.

"Where is the place you chose?"

But please don’t let it be Siyuan Village!
"Yun Province, the scenery there is beautiful and suitable for vacation, and there happens to be a film and television park that we have built together, which is convenient for recording and editing."

The colorful south of Yunnan where it’s spring all year round?

This can be!
When I put all the information Jiang Yan provided together, it really gives me a headache.

One of the major highlights of variety shows is actually the various "program effects", part of which relies on script conflicts and the other part relies on the guests' own sense of variety.

Now, the guests of "Day and Night Chase" are basically all insulated from variety shows. It is basically impossible to save the show by relying on personal abilities. If the show is recorded from a dull life perspective... it is indeed easy to have the problem of being bland and lacking in highlights.

Nowadays, variety shows are very competitive. If you can’t keep people around within the first episode, you can basically give up.

Seeing Zhou Hao pondering, Jiang Yan drank her tea and waited patiently for the result.

About ten minutes later, Zhou Hao finally raised his head and said, "Sister Jiang, if I understand correctly, our program is to drive the program with personal effects, right?"

"That's roughly how it can be understood." Jiang Yan said with a smile.

"If the show is based on a life-like perspective, then there shouldn't be a need for too much conflict, and the main focus should be on simplicity and reality, right?"

Jiang Yan nodded, "Almost."

After gritting his teeth and hesitating for a while, Zhou Hao narrowed his eyes and said, "In this case, I have a bold idea..."

(End of this chapter)