Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 278 Beating the drum

Six p.m.

Zhang Yan and Chen Hong left the company in a Crown Hotel.

Chen Hong casually turned on the tape recorder, and heard Richie Jen's voice playing: "...Repeatedly, it's all for you; a thousand paper cranes, a thousand hearts, flying in the wind~!"

"Is this song 'Thousand Paper Cranes' definitely going to be given to Richie Jen?"

Chen Hong hesitated and said, "His voice isn't very good, is it? It's far inferior to Han Lei, Tian Zhen, and Teng Ge'er, and only slightly better than Xu Wei."

"Thousand Paper Cranes" is a new song recently acquired by the company, and it is one of the best among them.

"But Richie Jen's voice is very distinctive."

As Zhang Yan drove onto the main road, he said, "Besides, he was recommended by Zheng Zhihua after all. How many good songs has Old Zheng collected for us in the past six months? We should give him face both morally and logically."

Although Zheng Zhihua insists on only singing his own songs, his appreciation ability is beyond doubt. The songs he has collected in the past six months are at least of above-average quality.

Songs like "Big Brother," "Understanding," "A Grateful Heart," and "Thousand Paper Cranes" are rare gems.

Of course, Gao Feng, Xu Wei, Wang Feng and others were not idle either. They created more than twenty songs that year and also took on the role of the theme song and ending theme song for "The New Dragon and Phoenix".

Hearing Zhang Yan say that, Chen Hong stopped dwelling on the matter and instead started talking to him about the album release next year.

According to the plan to fulfill dreams, two albums will be released every month starting from mid-February.

The first two releases are naturally Tian Zhen and Lao Lang's new albums, after all, they appeared on the Spring Festival Gala this year, so they certainly can't miss out on that kind of buzz.

Others will be released sequentially by the end of June, based on style and quality.

The only troublesome one is Han Lei. His albums are of the highest quality, and only Tian Zhen in the entire company can rival him.

The company originally intended for him to release his album in June as the grand finale.

The problem is that there are two versions of "This Bow" on his album. According to the agreement with the Three Kingdoms drama crew, it will definitely be released after the TV series is broadcast, but whether the TV series can be broadcast this year is still a question.

“How about this, let’s wait until the end of June. If Three Kingdoms still isn’t on the list, then we’ll remove ‘This Bow’ from the album and put two other songs in instead.”

"It can only be the."

Chen Hong also had some resentment. Although she knew that CCTV's major dramas were the result of years of hard work, it had been more than two years since she finished playing Diao Chan in 91, and the drama still hadn't been scheduled for broadcast. It was really making people anxious.

"correct."

Thinking about what happened in the afternoon, Chen Hong said to Zhang Yan, "Lu Yao is probably a little jealous because Cao Ying played the female lead in the unit drama. If there's a suitable TV series later, you can arrange one for her too."

"Uh~"

Zhang Yan glanced at her, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.

"What's wrong? Do you have other plans for her?"

"That's not it."

Zhang Yan said awkwardly, "It just felt weird to hear you speaking up for her."

Usually, it's the wife who fights the mistress, but in Chen Hong's case, it's the other way around; she's helping the mistress get benefits.

"Isn't she also an artist who has fulfilled her dream?"

Chen Hong said dismissively, "Besides, I'm used to it. As long as she doesn't overstep her bounds, I won't hesitate to give her a little treat."

As they were talking, the car stopped in front of the TV station's guesthouse.

Ouyang Changlin, who had been waiting outside for a long time, got into the car and saw Chen Hong there. He smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you're getting more and more beautiful. I heard you're getting married soon?"

The reason the two left the company so early was to entertain Ouyang Changlin.

Chen Hong turned around and smiled, saying, "If nothing unexpected happens, it should be held in the summer. If Director Ouyang is free, you must come to our wedding."

"I definitely have to support them!"

Ouyang Changlin was not unfamiliar with either of them. After getting into the car, he quickly started talking and said with a smile, "The representatives from various provinces who came this time are all very talented. I just arrived and I met some people who were trying to coordinate things. They said they wanted to collect the copyright fees to benefit everyone."

"So, Brother Ouyang, what are your thoughts?" "I think moderation is key. The old approach was like eating from the same pot, and over time, no one was willing to put in the effort to make TV dramas."

Ouyang Changlin generally supports the marketization of copyright, after all, he has already partnered with Qiong Yao, and will definitely be able to produce a lot of high-quality TV series in the next few years.

Yuanmeng made money this time, and he can easily follow suit in the future.

In fact, most TV stations with a little ambition do not oppose this. Those who are engaging in this collusion are mainly from poor and unambitious places.

If you don't work hard and still want to lie around and eat from the same pot, there's no such thing as a free lunch.

"correct."

After chatting for a while about what was happening at the guesthouse, which served as a briefing for Zhang Yan, Ouyang Changlin changed the subject and asked, "After you went up to the satellite this time, have you noticed anything different from before?"

"You should ask the TV station about that, shouldn't you?"

"Haha, who doesn't know that you and the Tianjin TV station are inseparable?"

“Even if we’re inseparable, we still have to prioritize.” Zhang Yan casually remarked, “Like when Shandong TV came to me directly, wanting me to plan a variety show for them to help them get on satellite TV—do you think I would dare to agree to that privately?”

Ouyang Changlin's eyes lit up when he heard this, thinking that this was a good opportunity to promote Shandong TV.

I happen to have a few acquaintances in Tianjin...

Thinking this to himself, he urged, "Let's talk about the differences after going live on satellite."

Seeing Ouyang Changlin's expression, Zhang Yan knew that things were settled, so he didn't keep him in suspense any longer: "If you ask what the biggest difference is, it's definitely that it's easier to attract advertising investment. Before, apart from CCTV, other companies could only collect a small piece of land, but it's different after going satellite TV. There's a vast world to explore."

Actually, if you ask me, it's the less economically developed provinces that should be broadcast on satellite TV. If they can boost the ratings, they can live quite comfortably off the advertising revenue alone.

Ouyang Changlin nodded first, then shook his head helplessly: "It's easier said than done. Our station only has so little funding each year. Even if we tighten our belts, we still can't launch a satellite unless the province is willing to allocate a separate sum of money."

"In the long run, this will also reduce the burden on the province. If your TV station has a surplus, you can use it to support local development."

"Haha, if all the leaders above had your courage and ability, our provincial TV stations would have sprung up everywhere by now."

Chatting all the way.

When we arrived at the restaurant we had booked in advance, we saw a chubby little boy of about eight or nine years old standing behind the counter.

The chubby guy was on the phone when he saw customers come in and immediately asked, "How many are in your party? Did you make a reservation?"

“I booked room 206 and left the room under the name Mr. Zhang 123.”

"Okay~"

The chubby boy immediately pursed his lips and shouted upstairs, "Private room 206 upstairs, for three people!"

Chen Hong, who was planning to conceive this year, especially loved children. She couldn't help but reach out and pat the chubby little boy's head, laughing, "Good boy, you can help with chores at such a young age."

The chubby boy chuckled sheepishly and scratched his head.

As they walked up the stairs, Zhang couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle: "Kids these days are so precocious."

Chen Hong asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

"Didn't you see the note next to the phone? He was just asking a female classmate to play an anime—the really popular one from last year, 'Mashin Hero Wataru'."

It's no wonder that China has never lacked smart people. After Zhang Yan created the song request platform, local TV stations quickly discovered that the people with the greatest desire to consume were not big bosses, but young people and children.

Thus, on-demand anime streaming emerged.

Although it costs 12 to 15 yuan to watch an episode, and usually includes a meal of bamboo shoots and pork afterwards, children still sneakily make phone calls in droves.

To be honest, making money this way is a bit unethical.

But Zhang Yan couldn't stop it, so he could only let it be.

Hearing Zhang Yan's remark, Ouyang Changlin shook his head and said, "This is nothing. Some county or town-level TV stations in the south broadcast Hong Kong and Taiwan pornographic films in the middle of the night, interspersed with TV shopping ads for medicine. When we went to investigate, we were truly amazed."

(End of this chapter)