Huayu: Starting from managing the Mahua FunAge Theater Troupe

the next day.

October 5th, Sunday.

It was a little after nine in the morning.

Shen Feiyang woke up naturally.

He turned his head to look at Xiong Naijin, who was still fast asleep next to him, and got out of bed to urinate.

The sound of the flowing water was like that of a high-pressure fountain.

Shen Feiyang pulled up his pants, pressed the flush button on the toilet, and turned to wash up.

"Mr. Shen, your phone is ringing!"

Shen Feiyang had just finished washing his face when he heard Xiong Naijin's voice coming from the bedroom.

"Hold on……"

Shen Feiyang put the towel back on the hanging line, turned around and walked out of the bathroom.

Back in the bedroom.

Shen Feiyang picked up his phone, which was charging on the bedside table, sat down on the edge of the bed, and pressed the answer button.

"Hello?" Shen Feiyang put the phone to his ear.

A voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, Mr. Shen, I am Long Mei, the producer of 'Happy Camp'."

Shen Feiyang thought for a moment: "Oh, it's Producer Long. What's the matter?"

Long Mei hurriedly asked, "President Shen, are you free recently? I have some questions I'd like to ask you in person."

I'll be free this afternoon.

"Okay, I'll go buy the plane tickets now. Mr. Shen, sorry to bother you."

"You're too kind, Teacher He and I are good friends."

"Okay, see you this afternoon."

Shen Feiyang hung up the phone.

"Hmph, that woman again?" Xiong Naijin's voice rang out softly from the side.

Shen Feiyang put down his phone, turned around, and patted Xiong Naijin's plump buttocks: "How dare you speak to your master like that?"

"You always bully me, why don't you go bully Jiang Yan?" Xiong Naijin twisted her body, her tone tinged with jealousy.

"You ungrateful woman! I was thinking of recommending you to be a host on 'Happy Camp.' Never mind, I'll go find Jiang Yan instead."

After saying that, Shen Feiyang got up and left.

"Eh eh eh..."

Xiong Naijin quickly sat up, hugged Shen Feiyang, and pulled him back: "Why didn't you say so earlier, President Shen? I was wrong, I was really wrong."

Although the ratings for "Happy Camp" are currently low, it is still a national-level variety show.

It remains extremely attractive to Xiong Naijin, an outer disciple of the Beijing Film Academy.

Shen Feiyang turned around, looked down at Xiong Naijin who was blinking and acting cute, and pinched her chin.

Xiong Naijin held Shen Feiyang's hand that was pinching her chin, put a finger in her mouth, and looked extremely charming.

"Bear, you're getting more and more flirtatious, but I love it."

"Waaah..."

……

It was a little after 2 p.m.

Long’s flight landed at Beijing Capital International Airport.

I came out of the terminal.

Long saw an Audi A6 with the license plate 京F·01234.

The passenger-side window was open.

Long saw a very young man sitting in the driver's seat.

Shen Feiyang had never met Long Mei before. Seeing this woman peering into the car, he tentatively called out, "Producer Long?"

Long Mei didn't bring a suitcase, only a backpack. Hearing the sound, he went forward and opened the passenger door.

After getting into the car, Long put his bag down at his feet, fastened his seatbelt, and asked, "Are you General Manager Shen?"

Shen Feiyang nodded: "Yes."

Long Mei looked incredulous: "I never expected you to come and pick me up in person."

Shen Feiyang said casually, "Producer Long, please don't be shy. Teacher He often mentions you to me, saying that you have a lot of ideas for making programs. I happened to be free today, so I came over to chat with you."

"I'm so sorry to have troubled you." Long Mei really didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Shen Feiyang.

Although she has the backing of Hunan TV, a major platform, and hosts the once-flagship variety show "Happy Camp," Shen Feiyang is his own boss, with the resources and ability to create the variety shows he wants to create. The two are several levels apart.

"Let's find a place to sit down and talk."

Shen Feiyang drove along the airport expressway towards the city center.

……

We arrived at a teahouse.

Enter the private room.

After the tea master finished brewing the tea and left the private room, Shen Feiyang picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Long Mei and himself: "Producer Long, please."

"Thanks."

Long Mei bowed slightly.

Shen Feiyang got straight to the point: "Producer Long, if you want to ask me how to revive 'Happy Camp,' I have to tell you, I charge a lot."

Long Mei didn't see anything wrong with it. She nodded and said, "It's normal. President Shen is now a highly regarded strategist in the industry. It would be strange if his fees weren't high."

"Long live understanding. Is the main difficulty for your 'Happy Camp' right now that veteran host Li Xiang is going to retire?" Shen Feiyang naturally didn't have access to information from Hunan TV; he was just making inferences based on information he knew before his rebirth.

He Jiong, are you really your good friend?

You even told me this news?

Long Mei was slightly startled, and then said, "President Shen is really well-informed. It is true, but we are still trying our best to retain him. Li Xiang's departure is a problem, but the main problem is that the content and format of our program are no longer attractive to the audience."

"Essentially, it's about getting the audience to rediscover 'Happy Camp'," Shen Feiyang pointed out incisively.

Long Mei's eyes lit up: "Yes, yes, that's exactly what I mean."

"The most conventional approach I can think of is to change the host or the program format. You must have thought about these two things as well." Shen Feiyang picked up his teacup and took a sip.

Long nodded.

Shen Feiyang put down his teacup and said, "There's a fatal problem with doing it this way. You've changed the people and revamped the format, but the audience has no idea. A revamp launch event? Press releases? Nobody watches those. The changes you've put so much effort into preparing might get even lower ratings for the first episode than they are now."

Long nodded again.

Shen Feiyang continued, "So, Producer Long, I can design a plan for you to turn the 'revamp' itself into an event that viewers can't ignore. How the new host will be introduced, how the audience will participate, how the topic will generate buzz—I can give you the whole process."

The plan Shen Feiyang mentioned is the program "Shining New Host". "Shining New Host" is a variety show that was accidentally discovered when Longmei was organizing the live broadcast of the three-person PK competition for the host of "Happy Camp" next year. At this time, Longmei did not have any ideas about it.

I want this one!

Long Mei asked with great interest, "How much will this cost?"

"10% of the gross profit from new programs, or 5% of the permanent gross profit from 'Happy Camp,' and a spot as a member of the future 'Happy Camp' host team," Shen Feiyang offered.

After hearing this, Long Mei looked troubled: "I can't decide on the profit sharing ratio. I need to go back to the station to ask for instructions. As for the number of slots, if the person you recommend really fits the style of Happy Camp, I'm willing to give him a chance."

"A spot is a must. If we can't negotiate the profit margin, I'll ask for a one million planning fee. I'm worth that price now."

Long hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "I'll go back and ask my superiors."

OK.

drip...

I heard my phone ring.

Shen Feiyang picked up his phone; the caller ID showed: Yu Kai.

"I'm going out to answer a phone call."

"Please go ahead."

"Hello, just a moment..." Shen Feiyang answered the phone and walked outside.

Long Mei remained where he was, deep in thought.

We arrived outside the private room.

When Shen Feiyang heard Yu Kai say, "The China Youth Daily wants to interview Shen Teng. Should we accept?"

"Of course I'll take it. You need to coordinate the interview content with the China Youth Daily, write out the interview outline, and then show it to me."