239 'I Love to Remember Lyrics' and 'Boys and Girls Rush Forward'
Boom, boom, boom!
There was a knock on the door, and the waiter came in with Cao Xuan wearing a hat and mask.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Everyone in the box cheered and stood up, with the producers and directors of "Carrie" being the most enthusiastic.
"Hello, Mr. Cao."
"Hello, hello, I'm sorry to trouble you with the promotion of our drama."
"It should."
The postures of several people were very low, so low that they were out of the normal range. Cao Xuan, who had originally made some guesses, had a complete idea.
On the surface, the interactions were normal. As the boss of the producer, he expressed his gratitude on behalf of the crew and program crew. He also established a good relationship with the program crew in the name and intention of being the boss of the film and television company, and obtained the contact information of several people.
Several people in "Joyful Story" knew it well and cooperated with the performance.
Yuan Quan and Duan Long also noticed something was wrong, but the test of this business is to be strict with their mouths, so they pretended not to notice.
After everyone chatted for more than half an hour, Hu Jing and the others left first because they had activities tomorrow. Cheng Qian and Hu Ke also made excuses to leave.
Before leaving, Hu Ke left his contact information with Cao Xuan on the grounds that he had a program to look for. Cheng Qian hesitated, but did not do the same as Hu Ke did.
The rest of the program team also left one after another. Only the producer, director and a planner stayed and talked with Cao Xuan for more than two hours.
It was almost early in the morning when the drinking party finally ended.
Cao Xuan waved goodbye to several people, left the hotel and got into a commercial vehicle. Hu Jing was sleeping in the back seat covered with clothes when she heard the noise and got up sleepily.
"The conversation is over."
"Why didn't you let Lao Zhu take you home?"
"Wait for you, don't talk about this, what are they looking for you for?"
Hu Jing had been thinking about this matter and hurriedly pressed her to ask. When Cao Xuan heard this, his face showed a bit of joy.
"You have made a meritorious service this time. Lao Zhu drives and we talk about it on the way."
On the way, Cao Xuan explained their private conversation just now, and Hu Jing finally understood what was going on.
The reason is not complicated. As mentioned before, "Joy" has been in a period of turmoil recently.
On the surface, this seems to be a turmoil between the hosts, but in fact, this turmoil includes various differences and conflicts between the entire production team and even behind Happy Media.
There are many reasons for conflicts, and it would be troublesome to explain them one by one. In short, the top management of Huayuan has always had internal discord due to interests and rights.
It was suppressed at first, but when it broke out, several senior senior officials left in anger, and the boss began to support newcomers to take over.
When a newcomer takes over, he must set some fire and promote some of his own people. As a result, he will continue to have conflicts with some of the subordinates of the veteran veterans who have left.
Until the conflicts accumulated to a certain extent, the new leader began to take action, and some people were kicked out of the core team or even fired directly, including "Happy Story".
Although these people who had a secret conversation with Cao Xuan have not left yet, they are already a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh. The host's turmoil this time is a precursor.
In this case, everyone will definitely not sit still and wait for death. There is a boss behind them, and if they can't fight, they should quickly find a new employer.
After Cao Xuan came into contact with Enlight Media last time in "Golden Fen Family", he has always wanted Fanxing to do variety shows and also tried to recruit some related talents.
This matter is not a secret in the industry, especially in private variety shows, many people know about it.
Although Fanxing is a new company, Cao Xuan is well-known and has a lot of money on his hands. Some people in "Jolly Story" are interested in it. Even if they don't go, they might as well get in touch with it.
So when Hu Jing came to promote "Happy Story", several people took the lead and planned to contact Cao Xuan through Hu Jing.
"Do they know about our relationship?"
Hu Jing interrupted here. She had wanted to ask this question just now. Cao Xuan smiled.
"This is not easy. The scandal between the two of us is going on right now. Even if you don't know about our relationship, don't forget that you are the first sister of Fanxing, so you still have the ability to pull strings."
"I forgot about it."
Hu Jing slapped her forehead in annoyance. She was almost a "frightened bird" now. As soon as people found Cao Xuan through her, they thought their relationship was exposed.
But they ignored that she was a famous artist herself and could also be contacted for help.
"Did you promise them?"
"No, but once we stabilize, we have to look back and investigate what happened. Normal conflicts don't matter, but if someone comes to help the rebels, you'll be asking for trouble."
Cao Xuan never believed in one-sided words. These people talked lively and the real situation still needed to be investigated, but as long as the problem was not serious, he would accept everything.
These are the backbone elites of one of the most popular variety shows today. They have strong professional standards and a certain degree of tacit understanding.
If they can win them all, Fanxing can directly form an excellent variety show production team without having to recruit people bit by bit to prepare.
"Would this offend Huanxi?"
"How should I put it? I guess there will be ideas, but after all, it is an internal problem between him and the others. It is not considered a fault on our part, but at best it is a mistake.
Moreover, even if there is no such problem, as long as the company enters the field of variety shows, becomes competitive, and competes with them for TV channels and advertisers, the relationship will not be much better."
Cao Xuan is very self-aware, and he must be offended if he offends him. Since it will be like this sooner or later, he might as well be honest.
The business world is ups and downs, if you really have to be afraid of this and that, stop hanging out in the circle as soon as possible...
"The two hosts are also eating together this time. Could it be that they are in the same group."
"almost."
Cao Xuan explained that Cheng Qian was the host invited by the elders, so he was the first to be targeted by the new leader.
It can be said that Cheng Qian is destined to leave, while Hu Ke is a newcomer and has no one to rely on. In addition, the original host Zhang Yan is deliberately recruited, so the possibility of being replaced is not low.
So to a certain extent, everyone is in a group and will follow us to see if there is any possibility of cooperation.
However, he was a famous speaker before Cheng and had no shortage of programs, so he kept putting on airs. Hu Ke had the discernment and had already submitted his submission. It was up to Cao Xuan to accept it.
Cao Xuan is quite interested in Hu Ke. Don't get me wrong, it's not about the person but her hosting skills.
In the original time and space, Hu Ke finally escaped and stayed in "Happy Story". During several revisions, he persisted and supported the show.
At that time, Hu Ke was once as famous as Xie Nan, Zhu Dan and other well-known female hosts, and could be considered a celebrity in the industry. However, after getting married, he focused more on raising his husband and raising children, and gradually faded out of the entertainment industry.
One of Cao Xuan's intentions in doing variety shows is to allow celebrities to participate, whether they are hosts or regular guests, so that they can have stable exposure.
However, the host does not come randomly. In order to ensure the effect, a professional is still needed to escort it.
Cao Xuan of RTHK does not want to use it, and those presenters in later generations have either not debuted or are already famous, so it is not easy to find them.
Now he has hosting experience, his future potential is not low, and he has a down-to-earth personality and doesn't like to mess around. Especially the latter is a plus in Cao Xuan's eyes.
The group of hosts is simply a minefield. They explode one by one. It is not easy to find a few of them...
Although it has not been confirmed yet, Hu Ke's name has been written in the notebook by Cao Xuan. If it is suitable, he would not mind taking care of Lao Sha's wife in advance.
In addition to Hu Ke, Cao Xuan remembered that Liu Yan seemed to be pretty good too. Although she took the sexy route, there was no dirty material or scandal. Her business ability was also good, and... she was big.
But Liu Yan is out of town now, and Cao Xuan doesn't remember. I'll ask later.
The male host Cao Xuan doesn’t remember anyone.
Sa Beining is good. I wonder if I can hire him from CCTV. Lao Guo is also good. I guess he is playing allegro on the bridge now. He will be a good story in the future.
However, Lao Guo's style is a bit biased and may not be suitable for the show. Let's watch it at that time.
Cao Xuan was planning the show in his mind. The atmosphere in the car was a little deserted. Hu Jing couldn't help but ask.
"If you really capture someone, what show are you going to do?"
"It's hard to say. We still need to discuss it with several TV stations. After all, it depends on people's needs. Otherwise, if the program is successful, it will be discontinued if there is no place to broadcast it.
But in my mind, I wanted to try out two low-cost variety shows, "I Love Memorizing Lyrics" and "Boys and Girls Rush Forward."
"What kind of variety show is this?"
""I Love Memorizing Lyrics" is simple to memorize lyrics. It just involves finding a group of ordinary amateurs and asking them to sing the lyrics of popular pop songs. Regardless of singing style or appearance, it depends on memory. If there are only a few in one issue, whoever answers the most questions will be rewarded.
Who prizes.
We can also organize monthly competitions and an annual competition every year, with the prizes doubled and more things to watch."
"Just remember the lyrics. Does anyone read this?"
Hu Jing was a little confused. What was the point of this lyrics? It was a competition and a singing competition. Cao Xuan explained to her.
“Singing requires a threshold, but there is no threshold for memorizing lyrics. Anyone can memorize them, and it can mobilize the enthusiasm and participation of ordinary audiences.
Besides, we are not just making lyrics. If we have the opportunity later, we can hold a singing talent show without any barriers, such as "Super Avenue" and "Starlight Girls"."
"What about "Boys and Girls Go Forward"?"
"Have you ever seen the obstacle course in the army? We are similar to a water obstacle course. If you succeed in the challenge, you will be given a prize. If you fail in the challenge, you will be shot down underwater. It is also interesting.
Relatively speaking, this has no threshold, but it is mainly targeted at young boys and girls."
Cao Xuan didn't say a word. In fact, the biggest highlight of this variety show is that the girls break through the levels, stagger on the challenge, lose their beauty, and fall into the water miserably.
It’s best to wear something revealing, like a swimsuit or bikini, with a slightly shaky upper body and long lower body legs, which will get great ratings.
Of course, with the current trend, it’s too fun to play like this, so I still wear normal clothes, but I can find more handsome guys and beauties, mainly eye-catching.
If it weren't for the fear of being too straightforward, Cao Xuan would really like to create a "Girls, Girls Go Forward", which is the real code for ratings.
At the same time, learn from the highlights of Lu Provincial Television's "Happy Rush Forward", and you can also tentatively participate in an annual competition to have a peak speed showdown.
However, we still have to restrict the arrival of these animals. Each one is running faster than the other. It is almost becoming a firefighter team building, and there are not enough prizes.
So people from Shandong Province are still honest. Similar programs on other stations invite beauties. Shandong Province Channel found a group of big men to rush around, turn the videos into GIFs, and race to "buy goods" at home...
The two programs of Cao Xuan Nong are characterized by low cost and low threshold.
The former only requires one stage, plus a lead singer and a band, while the latter only costs a little money for the scene and not much else.
Everyone can participate and sign up at will. There is no shortage of guests and materials. Occasionally if there is a need for promotion, you can invite artists to do a celebrity special, or you can go directly to promote the game.
And the prizes are set up to make it easier for Cao Xuan to sponsor.
Refrigerators, color TVs, washing machines, air conditioners, car water heaters, all comers are welcome, and if it doesn't work, you can even get cash rewards from the company.
With the sponsorship fees and the advertising time provided by the TV station, with good luck, these two programs alone can earn tens of millions every year.
With more money, less worries, and other publicity and exposure, Cao Xuan really can't think of a reason not to do variety shows.
The most important thing is that it can also promote grassroots culture and mass entertainment.
Cao Xuan has always felt that although many of the plots in variety shows in the 2000s were crude, they did reflect the true face of ordinary people.
The variety shows of later generations may be exquisite and beautiful, but they are out of sight of the masses. Even the so-called amateurs are mostly Internet celebrities or petty bourgeoisie elites, and at the end they are white-collar workers or urban residents. The real working people are often ignored.
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Of course, there are many reasons for this. On the one hand, the popular fandom culture is prevalent, capital is rampant, and the entertainment industry is involved. Grassroots culture cannot make big money and is directly abandoned.
On the other hand, with the rise of short videos, ordinary people can directly use live broadcasts or short videos as a platform without participating in variety shows.
It is not the decline of grassroots culture, but the advent of the self-media era.
Everyone is a "star" in the camera lens, and the term "grassroots star" has naturally withdrawn from the stage of history.
But in 2001, television was an elusive platform for ordinary people.
Participation of all people allows ordinary people to shine.
Cao Xuan thinks this is a good variety show concept. If possible, he hopes to create more platforms where ordinary people can show their charm.
To a certain extent, Cao Xuan can be regarded as having made a contribution to the people...
