Chapter 1 The Program Group that Is About to Be Disbanded

Standing by the washstand, Yang An looked at the sharp-edged, slightly handsome, but absolutely unfamiliar face in the mirror, stretched out his hand to stroke his chin, and pinched his ears, it hurt!

After confirming that he was not dreaming, Yang An sighed: "It seems that I have really time-traveled, and even traveled to a parallel world. Fortunately, I am more handsome than before..."

After waking up, Yang An found that the world was very different from where he used to be. The language habits of the country's place names remained the same, and the development of industrial technology was similar. But the history after the Qing Dynasty completely changed. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, no monsters became spirits. , all cultural entertainment is different.

It's a wonderful world of opportunity.

Yang An was sure that he occupied the original master's body and part of his memory. In his previous life, he was a mediocre office worker, but now he has become...another mediocre office worker. Now he is a small field worker of Red Maple TV Station. He is a contract worker who has only worked for half a year. He doesn't even have a formal staff. He has been doing odd jobs in the equipment group and carrying machines. His right hand is slightly thicker than his left hand.

"I'm going, I almost forgot, this Monday, the TV station will have a regular meeting in the morning!"

Yang An woke up from the mirror, realizing that there was not enough time, he washed his face in a hurry, grabbed his backpack and rushed out.

Yang An lived in a relatively distant suburb, and Red Maple TV Station was located in the center of the city. He ran all the way out of the subway station, panting, and then got stuck to the Radio and Television Building.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, the leaders hold a regular meeting, and Yang An is responsible for the daily chores in the work area of ​​his program team, cleaning, changing drinking water, and checking important equipment.

Yang An's program group is "Jianghu Joke" under Red Maple TV. This is an old variety show that has lasted for three years. It is broadcast every Sunday from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. There are a total of 15 people in the team, from the producer and director to the screenwriter and production technology.

The one who maintained the camera with Yang An was the photographer Gu Yunfeng.

The two were busy dismantling and cleaning the machine in the equipment area, while the drama manager and screenwriter nearby watched the news, played games, and chatted by the way.

"Hey, let me tell you, did any of you see the ratings statistics yesterday?"

"There is a meeting in the morning. The main station hasn't had time to notify me yet. I guess the statistical data will be sent later!"

"I don't know if it will be delivered or not. Just hang on, the biggest suspense is whether it breaks 0.3% or not?"

"I've watched it enough! Our "Jianghu Joke" is only two months away and it will be three years. It's normal for the ratings to drop from episode to episode. The last episode was 0.309%, and the last episode was 0.304%. According to this rate of decline, yesterday's episode It is estimated that the red line of 0.3% has just been reached!"

"I think it's pretty good. Whether it's our Red Maple TV, Zisong TV, Blue Ocean TV, or even CCTV, is there any variety show that can last for three years?"

"Yes, news broadcast!"

"Xiao Li, aren't you just talking about it! What kind of entertainment program is the news broadcast!"

"The audience watches the news broadcast every day and feels very happy. Isn't this variety show entertainment?"

"Fuck you!"

A group of people were chatting and laughing, the atmosphere was very relaxed, as if they were gossip about other people's programs.

Yang An asked in a low voice: "Brother Gu, didn't you say that variety show ratings will be cut if it breaks 0.3%? Our "Jianghu Joke" is about to break 0.3%, why are you not in a hurry?"

Gu Yunfeng carefully maintained the camera, without raising his head, he said: "Director Duan will be retiring in two months, and "Jianghu Joke" has been in production for three years, and it's time to stop broadcasting. The new producer will definitely not Keep going. Anyway, the ending is like this, so what are we still struggling with? After these two months, a new producer will come on stage, and we will start over with a different show and set sail again, and we will not lose a penny of wages on the stage! "

"Brother Gu is right.

When a new producer forms a team, I am determined not to do entertainment shows. It is too difficult to come up with good ideas for the show, the audience is too difficult to serve, the ratings are too low, and the naming fee for advertisers is too little. Who wants to do something that is thankless? "This is the screenwriter Li Yang, a young man in his early thirties, but unfortunately he is bald on the top of his head, and there are still three or five hairs left. According to him, it is because it takes too much brain to plan a plan.

Li Yang's words resonated with everyone, and most of the regular workers with a staff were just passing by, waiting for "Jianghu Joke" to stop broadcasting.

Contract workers like Yang An are worried that once the show is stopped, they may even lose their jobs.

Yang An was speechless. The program team had been working together for almost three years, so there was a sense of disintegration and lifelessness everywhere.

"Jianghu Joke Talk" mainly invites some domestic celebrities to comment on hot current events in the society, tell some jokes, sing songs, interact and entertain, and recommend movies starring celebrities, published books, and new music releases. album etc.

In the first year, Red Maple TV gave great support. They invited first-line stars. The recommended movies were all box office blockbusters. The records were also sold at a hundred gold level. The host was also very good. The effect of the program was very good. The ratings of the program reached as high as 1.5%, which ranks among the top five in the country.

But then it was not as good as the next year, the host changed a few times, the first-tier stars didn't like to come, and the second- and third-tier starlets couldn't attract the audience. Love to watch, and advertisers don't like to invest anymore, so it gradually went downhill, and even faced the dilemma of stopping the broadcast.

At this time, the director Duan Haishan and Li Song, the deputy director of the production department, walked in together. Duan Haishan clapped his hands: "Everyone put down what you are doing, Director Li has something to say."

Yang An noticed that Duan Haishan and Li Song's expressions were not very good, so he quickly put down the camera, and stood beside the partition like everyone else.

Li Song is a middle-aged man in his forties, the deputy director of the production department of the variety show of Satellite TV, and also the producer of "Joking in the Jianghu".

He said sharply: "Yesterday, the ratings of "Joker in the Jianghu" have been counted. The ratings of the national satellite TV variety shows are 0.295%. Everyone must know what this number means, right?"

Everyone's heart trembled, it really broke 0.3%!

Once the 0.3% red line is stepped on, it means that the program will stop broadcasting immediately. Although the broadcast period from 3 pm to 4 pm every Sunday is tasteless, more program groups that do not even have the opportunity to be starred have long been coveted. After a long time, it will definitely break the skull and squeeze inside.

Li Song's voice became louder and full of anger: "Director Duan will retire in two months. What do you want to do? Let him retire comfortably? You have been with Director Duan for three years anyway. The last two Can't last for a month? Everyone cheer me up, I'll give you one last chance, if the ratings continue to break 0.3 this week, everyone, get out of here!"

No one dared to speak in the office area, Li Song let out a heavy snort and left, leaving Duan Haishan to face his team alone.

Duan Haishan, who is in his sixties, is not as domineering as Director Li. He has already lost his desire to win as he is approaching retirement. It is a pity that "Jianghu Tan" is slipping faster and faster.

Duan Haishan looked at his team and sighed: "Director Li is angry, don't take it to heart."

Screenwriter Li Yang asked: "Director Duan, do we really only have one last chance?"

Duan Haishan said: "That's right, there is a lot of controversy in the station, saying that we occupy the latrine and don't shit. The TV station, the local station, and even the leaders who came to the stage are all eyeing us. If we follow the regulations in the station, our group We have to disband today, Director Li is under tremendous pressure, he took the table in the meeting room to get a chance, he is actually doing it for your own good."

Photographer Gu Yunfeng usually has a good relationship with Duan Haishan, he frowned and asked, "Director Duan, if the ratings of this episode can't reach 0.3% and the show is canceled, what will you do?"

Duan Haishan smiled bitterly: "What can I do, retire early, pack up and get out!"

Everyone was silent, Duan Haishan had worked hard all his life, but in the end it didn't come to a good ending, which made everyone feel uncomfortable, thinking that they owed Duan Haishan.

Duan Haishan said: "In this episode of the program, we will go all out and fight with our backs. My old Duan also asks everyone to work hard for two months so that I can retire in a good way. How about it?"

"Brothers cheer up and do things! Don't embarrass Director Duan!"

"Don't worry, Director Duan, we will never slack off and guarantee that the ratings of this episode will exceed 0.3%!"

"Let's work together and think about how to increase the ratings and how to make the show more attractive. We can't embarrass Director Duan!"

The atmosphere of the program group of "Joking in the Rivers and Lakes" finally became active, thinking that those who are lazy and dawdling are too embarrassed to hang around anymore, they all use their brains to come up with ideas for Duan Haishan, how to increase the ratings.

Yang An blinked, thinking about how to use this opportunity.

In the original world he was in, there were a lot of variety shows with high ratings, and it was not difficult to revise "Jianghu Joke". With no experience, what should he do to win Duan Haishan's trust, and how to maximize his own interests?

Colleagues in the program group regained their previous enthusiasm and discussed how to increase the ratings.

"Director Duan, I think the problem still lies with the guests. We'd better find bigger stars for this episode."

"But the funds for our program group have been exhausted, and we don't have the money to invite big-name stars over."

"I don't think the guests are the key point. Many guests don't have a good sense of art and can't let go on the show. We should work hard on the lines and scripts to make more laughs."

"But we don't have enough screenwriters. Could it be that we have to borrow someone from the department next door?"

"Music and post-production should also be improved. I'm not going to hit you, Xiao Zhang. Look at your post-production. The audience can't see the scene, and a lot of laughs are done in post-production!"

"..."

Regardless of whether these ideas are useful or not, and whether they can solve practical difficulties, this is a good start after all. The program team showed a long-lost vitality, and Duan Haishan finally smiled.

Yang An didn't say anything until after get off work, when the whole team voluntarily stayed to work overtime, and then he found a chance to be alone with Duan Haishan: "Director Duan, I have an idea."

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