Wan Kai, wearing a dark suit, was standing in front of the glass wall of the office looking at the night view of the city.
"Director Yang, thank you for your hard work."
"Mr. Wan, you're welcome. This is what I should do. You haven't had any rest either!"
Yang Xiaoyue smiled gently, her bright eyes full of understanding.
Wan Kai also laughed, this program is too important for Penguin.
What the outside world sees is just a program, but within Penguin, this program is the starting point of their own internal circulation "big entertainment" strategy.
That's why Wan Kai stayed up all night waiting for news about Yang Xiaoyue.
In the past, film and television production companies achieved market share by creating stars, creating film and television dramas, and controlling theater chains, such as a certain group.
However, the risks of operating a theater chain are too high. Firstly, you must have a physical theater, and secondly, you must shoot movies and TV dramas to promote stars. Mouda almost failed in these two aspects.
Therefore, Penguin has taken a different approach, using video platforms to replace physical theaters, and using star-making variety shows to replace risky investments in film and television dramas.
Wan Kai personally gave Yang Xiaoyue a glass of red wine and sat back down behind his desk.
"I watched the rough cut of the show. It's very good. Your idea is very correct. Although I don't usually watch any variety shows, I think you did a good job."
"For Mr. Wan to agree, this shows that our program can attract ordinary audiences as long as they watch it." Yang Xiaoyue was very happy with Wan Kai's recognition.
This means that my job is temporarily saved.
"Mr. Wan, according to the plan, we will cut today's program into two episodes, record the theme song, and perform the first performance in a month."
"This is the process we have arranged, just follow it." Wan Kai was a little surprised why Yang Xiaoyue said such 'nonsense'.
The broadcast time of all programs is determined in advance. It does not mean that you can broadcast it whenever you want, unless there is a major accident and adjustments must be made.
"Mr. Wan, we recorded a lot of material this day, and I feel it's all very good, so I want to extend the show time." Yang Xiaoyue said her purpose.
Wan Kai's face immediately showed a look of thinking, and he leaned back in the chair at the same time. This was his habit when thinking about problems.
"Director Yang, it is taboo to extend the program time. If the time is too long, the audience will be bored. Generally, variety shows should not exceed 90 minutes at most. This is the most scientific time,"
"I know, but Mr. Wan, the prerequisite for boring the audience is that this program is boring. If we make it interesting, the audience will not be able to get enough of it."
"How sure are you? After all, this is just a preliminary stage. There are not many people with good technical skills here. Can they capture the audience?" Wan Kai questioned very much.
"Mr. Wan, please take a look, this is the draft of the characters we have created for these girls." Yang Xiaoyue did not answer directly, but handed over what she had discussed with Sun Miao.
Wan Kai took it over and looked at it carefully. The more he looked at it, the more unusual the ideas inside were. Finally he couldn't help laughing and said: "Director Yang, you are a genius. These idols are just like a group of Barbie dolls. There is always one suitable for those children.
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"Mr. Wan, do you agree with me to extend the program time?"
"I agree in principle, but in the end it still needs approval from the headquarters."
Yang Xiaoyue was relieved when Wan Kai said that they were part of the so-called "independent operating department" and reported to the headquarters for review, but it was just a procedure.
Yang Xiaoyue also knew that she had offended many people at once.
For example, your variety show starts at 8 o'clock. It is originally one and a half hours, and the audience will finish watching it at 9:30. They may watch another program next.
But if you extend it to two and a half hours, will the audience watch other movies after watching it?
Some people say that since it is a network broadcast anyway, countless programs can be played at the same time period. Wouldn't it be enough to link them individually?
Have you ever seen any platform do this? Doing so is competing with yourself and will only divert the audience away from the audience.
"Xiaoyue, why are there no people from Xinghe here? Have you not thought about it yet?"
"No, I just want to know the company's final thoughts on Galaxy."
Wan Kai put down the draft, crossed his hands in front of his face and said with a smile: "We only use Xinghe and will not give them a debut position."
Having said this, Wang Kai's face suddenly darkened: "This time Xinghe sent the scandal-ridden Ye Yuwei, I suspect that Lao Mu has a bigger conspiracy, not just to disgust the audience and destroy our program.
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At this time, Yang Xiaoyue was stunned: "Mr. Wan, Lao Mu doesn't have that much ability and ambition! He is just short-sighted."
Wan Kai snorted coldly and said:
"When we learned about Ye Yuwei's negative news, we originally wanted to replace her."
"But seeing as her singing and dancing skills are average, I plan to get rid of her after she becomes a male."
"But her performance today was completely beyond our expectations. Isn't this specially instructed by Lao Mu?"
After Yang Xiaoyue listened to Wan Kai's words, she thought about it carefully and realized that what the other party said was absolutely reasonable.
"Yes! She hides her strength. In terms of dance skills alone, she is No. 1 among this group of girls."
"If Ye Yuwei's solo performance is shown to the audience, I'm afraid it will cause a gap in strength and crush other dancers."
Yang Xiaoyue also felt a headache.
"This is also what worries me. Once there is a gap, the ratings of our program will have to rely on her alone. In that way, Xinghe behind her will have the capital to negotiate with us." Wan Kai frowned.
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"The original "Colorful Idol" show's Cai Kunkun was in the C position. As a result, "Ni Kiwi" had to reschedule its share contract with Yuehua."
"If Lao Mu also does this with us during the show, we will suffer huge losses. This show is equivalent to making wedding clothes for Xinghe." Wan Kai's face became more and more gloomy.
Yang Xiaoyue also realized the seriousness of the problem. This old Mu was too courageous.
What none of them expected was that Ye Yuwei had already terminated her labor relationship with Xinghe. In order to participate in this show, she only signed a temporary contract with Xinghe for one and a half months.
In order to ensure that the participating girls have no problem, Penguin requires them to have a guarantee from the company.
Therefore, in order to participate in this show, many girls have signed temporary contracts with companies that can send them. However, this has a subsequent triggering clause.
Once this girl debuts in a group, she will sign a long-term contract with her company. No company will do charity and take risks for you in vain.
Therefore, Wan Kai never imagined that Xinghe is a "good guy"
If he knew about it, he would immediately ask someone to negotiate with Ye Yuwei to sign the Penguin.
"Xiaoyue, what if all the scenes of her performing alone are cut out?" Wan Kai said.
"Mr. Wan, there are two groups in the show whose performance clips cannot be edited. One is the Galaxy, and the other is the Three Suns. They are both used by us to worship the sky and divert water, but this cannot be announced verbally.
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"If we cut Ye Yuwei's performance, we will use practical actions to tell the outside world that we just want to use Xinghe's fame to bring traffic to the show."
"Being the number one girl group in China is just shouting slogans. Then our program will be a complete failure."
Yang Xiaoyue's words made Wan Kai fall into deep thought. Ye Yuwei's sudden strength exploded, disrupting their overall plan.
"Mr. Wan, it's not difficult to kill Ye Yuwei."
"Oh! What good idea does Xiaoyue have?"
"We will be a male in a month. Before that, we have to choose songs and form a team. We can definitely 'cut her to death'."
"Haha, okay, if that's the case, that's the safest thing. The company's publicity department will fully cooperate with you." Wan Kai said pointedly.
"Mr. Wan, what should we do with Galaxy Girl? If we support Meng Meixuan, once she comes to power, will Yuehua cause some trouble?"
"Xiaoyue, you can keep the performance part of Galaxy Girls. Their performance does not overwhelm those several outstanding girl groups, and it will not become a dominant one."
"At the same time, in order to fight against Ye Yuwei, you can focus on giving more scenes to Meng Meixuan, and you can also give Wu Zixuan more scenes." Mr. Wan set the tone for the Galaxy Girl cut.
"Mr. Wan, who do you think is better at singing the first part of the theme song?"
"You are the chief director, you can decide this."
Mr. Wan's words made Yang Xiaoyue very happy. This gave herself a lot of power.
Once this show becomes popular, it will definitely attract everyone's attention.
And if you decide it yourself, you will give people the impression that you have a big say in this project, which will greatly improve your reputation.