Only then did Zuo Le remember that he was so busy thinking about his daughter that he forgot to ask the specific date when "Underground Traffic Station" would be broadcast.
Zuo Le was about to call Fang Weimin when he saw Fatty Chen excitedly pushing open the door of the editing room.
"Brother, the schedule has been decided. On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, it will be a prime time slot on Dongshan TV in the evening."
Without saying anything, Zuo Le took out his phone and flipped through the calendar. Half a minute later, a smile appeared on his face and he said to Fatty Chen.
"A good day, auspicious day, good luck and good fortune."
"Damn it, you still know how to read the almanac?" Fatty Chen was very surprised. This is a technical job.
"I don't understand the almanac, but I understand high technology."
Zuo Le turned the phone screen to Fatty Chen, which displayed the lunar almanac that came with the phone's calendar.
"Did you see? There are only 3 taboos and more than 20 taboos on this day. This is not a good day, but it is a good day."
“…”
Fatty Chen was silent for a moment, gave Zuo Le a thumbs up, and then urged: "Take a look at the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, when "Hello, Intern" premieres, how is your luck?"
"The sixth day of the Lunar New Year is Valentine's Day."
Zuo Le glanced at the calendar, then clicked on the almanac for the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and was immediately happy.
"Good guy, who picked this day? Except for one who is suitable for burial, there are more than a dozen that are not worthy of burial. This is so unlucky."
"Really? Let me see."
Fatty Chen glanced at his phone, a gloating smile immediately appeared on his face, and he mocked.
"Hahaha, Tianyao Company and that silly bitch Wang Xia are just here to make a stunt on the Valentine's Day premiere. They don't even know how to look at the lunar calendar and celebrate the foreign festivals."
Zuo Le did not follow Fatty Chen to make noises. The auspicious zodiac is just a psychological comfort and does not play a key role. The ratings will ultimately depend on the strength of the TV series itself.
…………
After chatting with Fatty Chen for a while, Zuo Le brought up business.
"Brother Chen, I just heard from the director that there is no video website planning to buy "Underground Traffic Station" yet?
Logically speaking, it shouldn’t be. Why, this is also an evening TV series on Star TV during the Spring Festival. Are those video websites so hungry now that they won’t buy non-hot dramas?”
Zuo Le looked a little depressed when he said something. Now is the Internet era. The decision to make a TV series depends not only on the ratings of TV stations, but also on the number of views and popularity on the Internet.
It would not be a good thing if "Underground Station" fails to reach the online platform.
"I know a little bit about this."
Fatty Chen sat on the sofa with his fat ass, smoked a cigarette from the cigarette case, lit it, and explained to Zuo Le.
"The thing is like this. In the past few years, the performance of our center's self-produced dramas has been so poor that the online broadcast rights cannot be sold at a high price. Previously, "The Kind Grass" was sold to Qiguo and Kuyou, and the two companies gave them less than 200 yuan in total.
Ten thousand.
Now the ratings of "The Kind Little Grass" are close to 0.7, the center has made huge losses, and Lao Fang is even more regretful.
So when it came to our "Underground Traffic Station", he wanted to raise the price to make more money for the center. But now that the Spring Festival is approaching, the major websites have sufficient reserves of new movies, so it doesn't matter to spend more money to buy a sitcom, so it's basically
If you don’t let go, Penguin Video will only give you 5 million.
Of course Lao Fang won't do it. He is really looking forward to your "Underground Traffic Station" to earn face for the central government. How can you deal with it at such a low price? After this back and forth, things have become stagnant.
But don't worry, Lao Fang and I have discussed that "Underground Traffic Station" will definitely be on the online platform, but since the price is not high now, it is better to take a gamble.
Lao Fang plans to let "Underground Traffic Station" premiere on the TV station for two days first, and then look at the ratings. If the results are good, there is no need to worry about selling it. Those video websites will come over immediately after smelling it."
"It's not a matter of worry or not. Why didn't you say anything to me about such a crucial matter?"
Zuo Le was a little dissatisfied. As the director of "Underground Traffic Station", even if he didn't have the right to make the decision regarding the choice of the online broadcast platform, he should at least have the right to know.
Fang Weimin and Fatty Chen settled the matter without saying a word. They didn't let anyone know about it, so no one would be angry if they let it go.
"Brother, don't be angry."
Fatty Chen saw Zuo Le's angry look and quickly offered words of comfort.
"I really didn't mean to hide it from you. I wanted to tell you at first, but then Lao Fang was afraid that you would get anxious and delay the later stages, so he told me not to tell you.
Alas, he was probably embarrassed that he didn't explain it clearly to you just now.
Brother, don’t think too much. In the past few years that we have been working together, don’t you know the character of Lao Fang and I? This matter is really not that we are playing tricks on you, it is just a temporary disagreement, so don’t worry too much."
Fatty Chen spoke very sincerely, apologized to Zuo Le repeatedly, took most of the responsibility on himself, and said that Fang Weimin did this for the center's consideration and wanted to get more funds for the center.
“…”
Zuo Le was silent for a moment and didn't say much. He just found a few words to cover up the matter, but there was still a hurdle in his heart.
Although the system is stable, sometimes things don’t go as planned. If there is a chance in the future...
…………
Regarding the broadcast of "Underground Traffic Station" on the Internet platform, although Lao Fang later specifically called Zuo Le to express his apology, in the end, Fang Weimin's will prevailed.
Zuo Le was noncommittal about this and did not express any opinion. He just continued to devote his energy to post-production.
On January 27, 2016, the post-production of "Underground Traffic Station" was officially completed.
Zuo Le personally drove the finished product to the TV station for review, and then he and Fatty Chen got busy promoting the TV series.
"Underground Traffic Station" is a low-budget sitcom that has received limited attention, and its own promotional funds are only a few million.
We can no longer use high-end and high-end publicity plans such as holding press conferences, inviting celebrities to the stage, and buying up drafts for the entire network. We can only use small means such as buying and selling trolls, and public relations with a few movie and TV celebrities.
Fortunately, Dongshan TV, the broadcasting platform, has its own people, and the cooperation is pretty good. Dongshan TV and various sub-channels have worked together to build some momentum for "Underground Traffic Station".
With the vigorous publicity, time passed quickly, and soon it was New Year's Eve.
Zuo Le, who was busy waiting for the premiere on the station, did not go home to celebrate the New Year for the first time this year.
After declining Fatty Chen's New Year's Eve dinner invitation, he bought some cooked dishes and returned to the rental house in Fengyuan Community. He cooked two bowls of frozen dumplings prepared in advance and watched videos on the sofa with his family while playing video games.
Spring Festival Gala.
Although they were not face to face, the laughter and laughter of their family members across the phone made Zuo Le feel less lonely this New Year's Eve.
However, what made him unhappy was that his sister Zuo Xiao looked at her brother's lonely appearance. Instead of showing any sympathy, she laughed at her and worried that if Zuo Le had a girlfriend, he would not be alone in Quancheng.
Spring Festival.
Zuo Le did not start a verbal dispute with Zuo Xiao. Instead, he took out his mobile phone and sent a 1,000-yuan red envelope to Ms. Zuo using Fetion, saying that this was the new year's money for his sister from his elder brother this year.
Miss Zuo didn't expect Zuo Le to be able to repay evil with kindness, and she felt deeply ashamed. Then she suddenly realized that she was flattering and flattering Zuo Le.
Zuo Le accepted it calmly, looked at the "groveling" Miss Zuo on the screen, smiled slightly, and secretly sent a screenshot of the red envelope to Ms. Zhuang Cuicui.
I believe that at most the day after tomorrow, this 1,000 yuan will be forcibly "kept for safekeeping" by Ms. Zhuang.
As Miss Zuo is so elated and ecstatic now, she will shed tears and be miserable when the time comes.
This is killing someone with a borrowed knife, killing someone and killing someone's heart...
