That night.
The people from Beijing Television rushed over.
Two Station Leaders, a few staff members, and Hu Fei were among them. The moment they received the news, Beijing Television Station sent a team over to discuss the matter. They placed great importance on it. Who in the entire industry would dare to not pay attention to Zhang Ye's new variety show? Many television stations in the country are vying for him!
The station head shook hands with him. "Teacher Zhang."
Zhang Ye smiled. "Wang Tai."
"Zhang 'er, what program is it?" Hu Fei asked anxiously.
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Brother Hu, don't be anxious. Let's sit down and talk."
Ha Qiqi had already printed out a few copies of the proposal and distributed them to the people from Beijing Television. They impatiently flipped through them.
Zhang Ye said, "Everyone, please take a look first."
I Am a Singer.
In Zhang Ye's previous world, this was a very special show. What made it special was that it was different from many other singing shows of the past, such as The Voice and King of Masked Singers. This show only focused on singing elements and selling points. There was very little interaction between the singers and the contestants, and there was also very little exposure. At most, there would be a self-introduction or an exchange of words with the coaches. But I Am a Singer was different. This show had elements of a reality show, and the contestants were not masked. The contestants were all well-known artists, and the audience knew them, so they could directly feel the most authentic side of the singers. For example, the preparation of the song, the fights during the drawing of lots, the filming of the celebrity's private life, the singer's guest host making mistakes, and the celebrity's agent fighting for a room. There were more variety shows, and the competition was more intense. This type of program had never been done before in this world.
Actually, Zhang Ye's team's analysis was very correct. At this time, making a singing show was not a wise choice. Central TV Department 1's Sing! was coming with such a strong momentum that anyone in the industry who heard about it would want to avoid it. They were not willing to meet up with Sing! at this time. Even many of the bigger reality shows would want to avoid it as they were afraid of losing their popularity, let alone a singing show of the same genre.
This was not a good choice!
Or rather, it was the worst decision!
Zhang Ye also understood what kind of program was the safest and safest during this period of time, but this fellow just happened to not be such a person. If he wanted to be safe, he wouldn't have taken Central TV Department 1 to court back then. If he was wise, he wouldn't have fought so hard with the SARFT back then! In front of "face slapping", everything else was secondary!
Aren't you guys challenging me?
Weren't you guys bragging?
Fine! I'll go all out and fight with you!
When the Beijing Television Station staff finished watching the case, they were all very shocked.
Hu Fei was the most familiar with Zhang Ye as they had worked together many times before. Lecture Room and King of Masked Singers were both produced by Zhang Ye and Hu Fei together. Therefore, he spoke first, "Zhang'er, how confident are you about this show? What I mean is, can it surpass The Voice in viewership ratings? "
Zhang Ye shook his head. "I'm not sure."
Deputy Station Head Wang blinked. "You don't even have confidence?"
But Zhang Ye laughed and said, "What I mean is, if it was the original version of The Voice that I produced, I really can't say for sure whether the viewership ratings would be higher or lower. I'm not even sure if it would be able to surpass the original version. But if it's the copycat version of Sing! that Central TV Department 1 claims to have changed the team, director, host, and guests …"
The people from Beijing Television were all staring at him. "How was it?"
Zhang Ye thought about it and said calmly, "I'm ten streets ahead of it!"
Hu Fei laughed, "That's a little boastful."
Zhang Ye said, "I guess so."
Deputy Station Chief Wang was also slightly amused.
After that, the people from Beijing Television discussed and communicated with each other for a while.
Finally, Deputy Station Head Wang nodded and said, "Teacher Zhang, we'll take on this new show of yours. We'll stick to the same old rules. You can name however much production budget you need. We'll start with a base budget of 100 million RMB with no upper limit. You can assign the personnel as you wish. You'll be the executive director, while Old Hu will be the producer.
Hu Fei laughed and said, "I already asked you to be the executive director of King of Masked Singers back then, but you didn't want to do it. You won't turn it down this time, right? I'll be your assistant, hur hur. "
Zhang Ye blinked. "That's it? You're not going to consider it? "
Hu Fei said happily, "There's no need to consider it for your show!"
These words were undoubtedly the greatest trust he had for Zhang Ye.
A Beijing Television staff member suddenly asked, "Director Zhang, will you be participating in the competition?"
Zhang Ye laughed and said, "If I were the executive director, I wouldn't be participating in the competition."
Hu Fei exclaimed, "You're not participating? That would be such a pity. "
Zhang Ye threw his hands up. "If I were to participate in the competition as the executive director, what would others think of me? They would definitely say that there's some shady dealings going on, and it wouldn't be fair either. It's better to focus on the show's interests first and not fail miserably. " He added, "Haha, besides, with so many top singers around, even if I went up, I would still lose. How embarrassing."
Hu Fei said, "Then what about your scenes? You've worked so hard to make a show, so surely you can't just end up with nothing good, right? It's not like you care about the money. "
Zhang Ye said, "Don't worry, Brother Hu. As the executive director, my scenes will definitely be much more than you can imagine."
When Deputy Station Head Wang heard this, he couldn't help but nod to himself. When it came to show production, Zhang Ye was really very professional and responsible. This was also what he admired about Zhang Ye the most. He did things as he should and drew a clear line between them. He wouldn't change the rules just because he wanted to boost his own popularity. Zhang Ye was a person who followed the rules. This might sound simple, but in the current fickle entertainment industry, there weren't many people who followed the rules.
The contract was drafted very quickly.
Everyone then started discussing the follow-up production issues.
Hu Fei: "What about the stage?"
Zhang Ye: "Should we make some changes to the stage of King of Masked Singers?"
Hu Fei: "Sure, but it's very difficult to invite the singers. That's going to be a problem."
Zhang Ye: "Right, we won't be inviting them this time around. If we are going to invite them, we'll invite those who are good at singing. Even if they're past their prime, it's fine. We don't care about their fame, we only care about their skills."
Hu Fei: "But this is a competition, and no one wants to lose. Especially those singers who have been famous for a long time. In King of Masked Singers, the contestants can still wear masks to conceal themselves. Even if they get eliminated, they can just leave the stage without taking off their masks. The audience won't know who they are, so it won't be shameful if they lose. But it's different for I Am a Singer. This is a real competition with real people, so would those famous big shots be willing to come? Even if the joining fee is doubled, it might still … "
Zhang Ye: "I'll handle that."
Hu Fei: "Alright, then there's no problem. What about you? Do you have any requests? "
Deputy Station Head Wang also looked at Zhang Ye.
Zhang Ye smiled. "My request is very simple."
Deputy Station Head Wang: "Feel free to ask."
Zhang Ye opened his mouth and said, "I only have one request. Whenever Sing! premieres, I will premiere it on that day. Whenever Sing! airs, I will broadcast it at that time!"
The people from Beijing Television didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Deputy Station Head Wang: "Alright, let's sign the contract!"
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