Noon.
After lunch.
In the morning, they took care of the children, unpacked their personal belongings and familiarized themselves with the environment. After having lunch at the Central TV cafeteria, they returned to the program team's new office. Today's official business had officially begun. The first batch of the program team's new members had all arrived.
In the conference room, more than a dozen people were seated.
Fu Sihong spoke first, "From today onwards, our new program team has officially been established. Some of you are from other departments of Central TV Department 1, while others are from other channels. There are also two newcomers who have just joined Central TV but have a lot of work experience in the industry. Some of you know each other before, while others are meeting for the first time. In any case, our new team is still very young and needs to work together to deepen our mutual understanding. I hope that in the future, under the leadership of Teacher Zhang and I, everyone can build a good relationship with each other and work hard to make this new program better and better."
Clap clap clap.
Everyone applauded softly.
Fu Sihong looked to the side. "Teacher Zhang, why don't you say a few words as well?"
In this new program team, there were actually only two core leaders. One was Fu Sihong, and the other was Zhang Ye. As for the other two assistant directors and producers, they weren't considered leaders at all. There was only a difference of one word between an executive producer and a producer, and another difference between an executive director and an assistant director. But in reality, the difference was like night and day. Be it at a television station or in a film crew, an assistant director did not have that much authority and could only be ordered around like a clerk or assistant sometimes.
Zhang Ye nodded. This was his first time being a leader, so he said, "I'm in charge of the program, so let me talk about the program first. The station's requirements have already been given, and we can do any kind of variety or entertainment program without any restrictions. The station heads have very high expectations of us, so the funding that they will approve will probably be very generous. That's why I'd like to hear everyone's opinions and discuss what kind of program we should do."
Zhang Zuo said, "According to the market, singing programs have the most audience. If we do a singing program, we won't have to worry about the viewership ratings being too low. It's safer."
Ha Qiqi said, "But the viewership ratings won't be too high either."
Zhang Zuo nodded and said, "That's right. That's why it's so difficult to make programs these days. Programs that are recognized by the market and have a large audience will be swarmed by all the major television stations. The competition is too intense, and the audience is too scattered. But for the other unpopular programs, they won't be recognized by the audience."
Wu Yi said, "Singing programs are getting more and more difficult."
A female staff member said, "But the Do You Remember program that Teacher Zhang previously produced seems to have gotten pretty good viewership ratings. It's always ranked first or second in the nationwide viewership ratings for the same time slot."
Ha Qiqi nodded. "I've seen the lyrics and it's really good. It's very innovative and brings out the best in popular entertainment. If we can get the copyright, we can actually make a similar show."
Something similar?
This was clearly not what Zhang Ye was pursuing.
Zhang Ye said, "Is there anything else you want to say?"
Everyone spoke their minds freely. Overall, they were more inclined towards a singing program. However, they had many misgivings and were afraid of this and that, so they had very different opinions. For a while, they could not come to a conclusion. Actually, a lot of people were thinking that it would have been better if Central TV Department 1 had poached Zhang Ye earlier. If that was the case, Zhang Ye would not have sold Do You Remember to Beijing Television and it would have definitely become a new program for Central TV Department 1. However, they did not know that even if Zhang Ye had joined Central TV Department 1 earlier, Zhang Ye would still not have made Do You Remember. Even if he had made it, he would definitely not have hosted it himself, nor would he have made it his main focus. This was because in Zhang Ye's opinion, Do You Remember was good and the viewership ratings were also pretty good, but that was only pretty good. Zhang Ye's pursuit had never been "pretty good". What he wanted was the best. He wanted it to be a world-class program with explosive viewership ratings. He wanted it to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat. Do You Remember was still not good enough.
Zhang Ye's energy and time were limited. There were only 365 days in a year, so if he wanted to personally produce all the programs that he had in mind? That was obviously impossible. If that was the case, then if Zhang Ye wanted to do it himself, he would have to bring out the best of the world-class programs from his previous world.
The meeting was adjourned.
Zhang Ye and Fu Sihong walked together and met up with each other to discuss the new program. It could be heard that Fu Sihong also had a preference for singing programs. As the current television variety market was not doing well, the viewership ratings were generally not high. It was no longer as grand as it was ten or five years ago. If there was a need to pick a general from the pile, then it would be the singing programs that were the biggest slice of the pie, followed by reality shows and so on.
After gathering everyone's opinions, Zhang Ye had a rough idea. Everyone wanted to make a singing program? Alright, then let's make one!
Difficult to innovate?
This was clearly not a problem for Zhang Ye.
After Zhang Ye came out of Fu Sihong's office, he said to the people outside, "Can someone help me make a few tables? I want to see the viewership ratings and market share of the singing programs on the satellite channels. I want them all from the first episode to the last. It would be better if there was a clear comparison table. Oh yes, I also need information on the celebrity guests and key contestants, or the champion and runner-up contestants of each program. It would be best if there were videos of them."
Ha Qiqi was taken aback. "Are you sure you want to make a singing program?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "For now."
Ha Qiqi said, "Alright, I'll make the tables then."
Wu Yi said, "I'll help Sister Qi."
Zhang Zuo said, "Then I'll get someone to look up the celebrity information and talent show videos."
Zhang Ye said, "Alright, sorry for the trouble, but the sooner the better."
This new program was very important and important to Zhang Ye. He could not be as casual as he was when he was making Do You Remember. The lyrics were sold to others and he did not place much importance on it, so he could just leave everything to the people at Beijing Television. But this new program was to be made by himself, so he had to be fully prepared for it. This was Zhang Ye's debut show at Central TV Department 1, so he could not afford to be careless or underestimate it. As such, he had to gather information and information on the other television stations' singing programs. He wanted to understand the overall strength of this world's singing programs in detail so that he could make better adjustments.
As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy.
… …
In the executive director's office.
When Zhang Ye returned, he saw Chenchen sitting alone on a leather swivel chair. As she was not tall enough, she was trying her best to reach the mouse and was clumsily clicking on something. Zhang Ye went behind her to have a look and saw that the little kid was playing a game. It was a puzzle game that dispelled bubbles, but Zhang Ye could not understand it anyway.
"Go, go, go. It's time for me to work." Zhang Ye shooed her away.
Chenchen stared intently at the computer. "I'll play for a while more."
Zhang Ye urged, "Hurry up, I have something important to do here."
Chenchen did not listen. "Zhang Ye, I'll play for a while more. I've already finished my homework."
"Are you serious? Let me see. " Zhang Ye looked at the workbooks beside him and picked them up to flip through them. They were really done. "Well, your performance was not bad. Alright then, I'll let you play for a while more." He could only sit on the sofa near the door and pick up a pen to write down his program proposal.
A while later.
Ha Qiqi came in. "The forms are done."
Zhang Zuo was also done with his work. "I've also organized the information."
Zhang Ye took it from her and said, "Alright, let me take a look."
When the two of them saw that Chenchen had taken over the office desk like a dove occupying a magpie's nest, while Zhang Ye was squeezed to the side, they couldn't help but look at each other in amusement. From this, it could be seen that even though Zhang Ye talked about Chenchen this and Chenchen that, this fellow actually spoiled his child very much.
Both worlds had their own advantages. The advantage of Zhang Ye's previous world was that there were more variety of programs. The same program could be repeated over and over to create something that looked different. The advantage of this world was the number of viewers and their loyalty to the singing programs. Even if there were four or five singing programs airing in a week, everyone would still like to watch them. Although the viewership ratings for each program were not very high, around 0.5% or 0.6%, when the market share of those four or five programs was added together, it was still a very scary number. Zhang Ye's previous world's advantage was that there was more variety in the programs. The same program could be repeated to create something that looked different. The advantage of this world's programs was the audience size and the level of loyalty to the singing programs. Even if there were four or five singing programs airing in a week, everyone still liked to watch them. Although the viewership ratings for each program were not very high, around 0.5% or 0.6%, when the market share of those four or five programs was added together, it was a very scary number.
In short, the market for singing shows in this world was huge and there were a lot of people doing it. Unknowingly, the viewership ratings and viewership share of these shows had been split, which led to the current awkward situation. If, and only if, there was an outstanding singing show that could overshadow all the other singing shows on the satellite channels, then the huge market share of the audience would definitely swarm in!
But could anyone achieve this?
Unify the industry?
— That was actually Zhang Ye's goal!
If he wanted to launch a singing program in this world, if he did not have the courage to do so, he would definitely be besieged by the countless singing programs on the satellite channels! Besides, what others could not do did not necessarily mean that he could not do it. This world did not lack a market. In fact, the market was very big. What it lacked was a good program that could make everyone's eyes light up. But in Zhang Ye's previous world, due to the picky tastes of the audience, there was actually a lack of a market, but there was no lack of outstanding programs!
He had a program?
You had a market?
And so, the two worlds could be said to have come together!
And the middleman and middleman was naturally Zhang Ye!
This time, Central TV's debut show would be broadcasted nationwide. It was different from the local television stations that Zhang Ye used to work at. This was a very important step for Zhang Ye to take towards becoming an A-list celebrity. Then, what kind of program would he bring out this time? What kind of singing program would be most suitable for the current situation? Not only did the program have to have a good reputation and viewership ratings, it also had to be able to highlight Zhang Ye as the host. For most talent shows, the role of the host was negligible. The main focus was on the contestants and guests, so Zhang Ye's choices were even more limited.
Who should he choose?
Which one was better?
Suddenly, Zhang Ye looked at Chenchen and casually said, "Chenchen, stop fooling around. How long has it been? Let's just stop. Uncle still has work to do!"
Due to the effects of the Fruit of Agility, Zhang Ye had not been paying attention and did not control his speech properly. As a result, the signals that were sent to his brain were too fast. His mouth was chattering so fast that a shadow could be seen. But even though it was fast, it was not unclear. Every word could still be heard clearly and was very clean.
Chenchen looked at him. "Zhang Ye, why have you been talking so fast these past two days?"
When Zhang Ye heard this, he suddenly thought of something. Then he slapped his thigh and laughed out loud!
I got it!
It's you!
My The Voice of China!
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