After Yan Tianfei gave the word, Zhang Ye and his team accepted the order and the new program team was immediately set up. Even before the personnel allocation and related work procedures were completed, the account had already been set up. With Yan Tianfei's special approval, the finance department worked at top speed, as though they were afraid that the money would fly away on its own if they were a step late. About ten minutes later, the 10 million RMB production budget was transferred into the account. Another ten minutes later, Zhang Ye was holding a formal program approval document with the official seal.
Yan Tianfei's efficiency left everyone dumbfounded!
For a moment, everyone was whispering to each other.
"What, what's going on?"
"I don't know. What is Director Yan trying to do?"
"Excluding the funds for the copyright acquisition, our department's remaining production budget should only be around 10 million RMB, right? Using all of it? Using all of it to make a documentary? I'm gonna faint. Isn't Director Yan going overboard? "
"A 10 million RMB documentary? That's enough to make 100 documentaries! "
"Don't even talk about 100 documentaries. If we use it sparingly, we can even make 200 documentaries!"
"What on earth is going on?"
"Has anyone heard any news?"
"I think Director Yan went to the deputy station head's place and came back like this!"
"There were no signs of anything happening, nor did I hear anything about it? Uh, there was an incident at Central TV Department 1's Rise to the Dance just now. Could it have something to do with this? "
Everyone could not understand.
Department 14's Tong Fu suddenly exclaimed, "I know! The deputy station head must be helping Central TV Department 1 to coordinate with them and want to transfer our department's production budget to them! It's not like something like this has never happened before. Last year, when the station was short on funds, didn't they use our department's budget to help them out?! "
Huang Dandan also slapped her thigh. "That's true!"
Tong Fu continued, "Director Yan did not intend to give it to them, so he transferred the money to Director Zhang instead. He set up a new account and used up all of it. It's better than giving it to Central TV Department 1 for nothing!"
Someone cursed, "Fuck, Central TV Department 1 is too much!"
Another person said, "They're going too far!"
"Do you think our Department 14 is easy to bully? Ah? "
"The station is always biased towards Department 1!"
"Central TV Department 1 is born of their mother, but we are raised by their mother's stepmother?"
Little Wang harrumphed, "Those people at Central TV Department 1 have always been like this!"
Ha Qiqi said, "Director Zhang, the copyrights to The Voice were sold by them without his permission. It wouldn't be surprising if that group of people were to do something like that!"
Wu Yi said, "Those ingrates!"
Zhang Zuo said, "Don't say it. I get angry the moment you say it!"
The members of Zhang Ye's team also started cursing at each other.
Both groups of people had grudges with Central TV Department 1. Some of them were new, while others were old.
Zhang Ye, who was listening by the side, was suddenly enlightened. So there was such a thing. Did something happen on the stage of Rise to the Dance? He had been using the Lucky Halo in his office, so he did not know. Needless to say, this was definitely the work of the Lucky Aura. The stage was personally designed by Zhang Ye and was meticulously designed according to the original version of The Voice from his previous world. Zhang Ye had poured a lot of his blood, sweat, and tears into it. There were also many symbols of his previous world in it. Destroy it? It was good that it was destroyed. If Chen Ye and the others took away the new show, then so be it. But the stage could not be left for them. With this, the Lucky Halo had solved the problem for him in one go. Its power was so great that even Zhang Ye was secretly shocked!
This was the Lucky Halo (Upgraded)!
It cost a lot of reputation points, so much so that even Zhang Ye would not be able to afford it under normal circumstances. But once it was used, its power was also very obvious. It had the power to shock the world and make the gods weep!
Ha Qiqi said to Zhang Ye, "Director Zhang, although Director Yan has spoken, how are we going to spend the 10 million RMB production fee? There's nothing that we can spend money on in a documentary, right? For a typical documentary, we can get it done with around 80,000 RMB. "
When Zhang Zuo heard this, he also gave a wry smile and said, "The crux of the matter is that we have to spend it all, right?"
Tong Fu, Huang Dandan, and the other veterans of Department 14 were more familiar with the market than them. They also knew how much a documentary would cost. For a documentary, this 10 million RMB was indeed an astronomical figure. To put it bluntly, even if this 10 million RMB was given to them, they wouldn't be able to spend it all.
But Zhang Ye rolled his eyes when he heard this. This bro was still worried about not having enough money. Now that he had managed to get the 10 million RMB, how could he not spend it all? Don't worry, there won't be a single cent left! Coincidentally, he was still thinking of adding in more production funds to refine it so that he could recreate the legendary documentary from his previous world to its fullest potential. This 10 million RMB had come at the right time and he was suddenly rich!
With this extra funding, he could not even limit himself to filming the first season of the documentary. He could even film the second season at the same time. As long as he did not waste too much time and footage, he could still film the next two seasons. In terms of funding, he should have enough. Zhang Ye's advantage was that he knew what the final product would look like, so he did not need to repeatedly test the waters. In a normal sense, a documentary's shot rate was extremely low. Out of a thousand shots, there might not even be 10 of them that could be used. The rest would just be wasted. But to Zhang Ye, this was not something that he needed to worry about. What he was filming was something that the professionals from his previous world had carefully crafted. It was a shot that had already been tested by the market and had proven its value. As such, he would undoubtedly be able to avoid wasting a lot of money. This was an advantage that no one could compare to him!
At this moment, Yan Tianfei's secretary quickly walked into the office.
"Director Zhang, are you busy?" The secretary said very politely, "Director Yan has just informed me that your team has a total of about 20 people. With all of you working in the first office, it's a little cramped, so Director Yan has asked me to open up the third office that has been locked up all this time to make room for some cleaning. He also wants me to inform you that from today onwards, the new program team will be working in the third office. That will be your independent area from now on."
Although it was a little too spacious for 20 people to occupy an independent office, the staff structure and configuration were still acceptable. After all, they were a complete team.
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Alright, thank you very much. Please thank Director Yan on my behalf."
The secretary smiled and said, "You can also pick a few of the staff from the first and second offices to join the new program team. Director Yan has taken into consideration that you all are new here and might not be familiar with the operation and filming process of a documentary, so he would need a few professionals to help you familiarize yourselves with the work."
Zhang Ye asked, "Sure, but I'm new here and not familiar with this place, so the candidates …"
"Then why don't I recommend a few to you?" the secretary said.
Zhang Ye said, "That would be great."
The secretary turned around and looked at the people from Department 14, then said, "Tong Fu is not bad. He was here when the channel was first set up and is considered a veteran. Every time our channel has a documentary to shoot, Tong Fu would usually follow along. He understands the workflow and the standards of approval."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Sure, but I still have to respect his wishes and not force him." Saying that, he looked at Tong Fu. He had an impression of this person as he had seen him when he first arrived this morning. One was him, and the other was Huang Dandan. They were both very active in the office and were rather cheerful people. Zhang Ye also liked to interact with such people.
Tong Fu chuckled and said, "Of course I have no problem with that. I'm just afraid that Director Zhang will think that I'm not reliable. If you don't mind, I will definitely do my best!"
Zhang Ye was very happy. "Then it's settled!"
Tong Fu immediately started packing his things and prepared to go to the third office. But as he was packing, he winked at Director Yan's secretary. The two of them seemed to be very familiar with each other.
Director Yan's secretary glanced at him and coughed. Then he pointed at a girl — it was Huang Dandan. The secretary said, "Yes, Director Zhang. Huang Dandan is also not bad. She's quite flexible and has good communication skills. Not only is she one of the more outstanding reporters in our channel, she can also handle the filming when we're short on manpower. She's always the first choice for the filming of soccer and basketball matches. She's also very experienced."
"Ahem, you're making me feel embarrassed. Am I really that outstanding?" Huang Dandan scratched her head and then took a step forward. "Director Zhang, in any case, Tong Fu and I will go wherever you point us to from now on. Now that we're on your team, I don't dare to guarantee anything else, but I definitely won't embarrass you!"
Zhang Ye put out his hand. "Welcome!"
Tong Fu and Huang Dandan both shook hands with Zhang Ye.
Actually, Zhang Ye could already tell that there was something fishy going on. Seeing how the two of them were exchanging flirtatious glances with each other, it was highly likely that they were a couple. Everyone in the office probably knew about this as well.
Following that, Director Yan's secretary recommended two more people to Zhang Ye. Zhang Ye accepted both of them without any hesitation and immediately took them in as his subordinates.
Seeing this, the secretary was also very excited. He knew that this was a sign of Zhang Ye's trust in him. "Director Zhang, Director Yan has also helped you borrow the equipment. I just made a call and it should be delivered to you by tomorrow."
Zhang Ye said in surprise, "So fast?" He was used to the television station and the channel's leaders procrastinating. To suddenly meet such a swift and decisive leader, he was really not used to it.
The secretary said, "It's just a few sets of HD equipment. They still have to give us some face. Well, Director Zhang, do you still need me to recommend more people?"
Zhang Ye chuckled and said, "There's no need, it's already enough. If I were to bring more people over, the other offices would be empty. Wouldn't Director Yan get angry with me then?"
After the people were selected, some of them did not say anything, while a few of them clearly looked regretful. It looked like they also wanted to join the new program team but were unfortunately not selected. Zhang Ye was a legendary figure in the industry. His team was also a team that had once created a legend in the variety world. To be able to work in this legendary team, it could be considered an experience for some of them. In the future, they could say that they had worked in Zhang Ye's program team before! Who wouldn't look up to them? Even if they were to leave Central TV, with this experience, they might still be able to find a good job!
Creak. The metal chain lock was unlocked by Director Yan's secretary.
Central TV Department 14's office block 3 was officially opened to Zhang Ye's program team from today onwards.
The money was in place!
The equipment was in place!
The manpower was in place!
Zhang Ye was suddenly in high spirits. Alright, everything is ready. The stage has been set up, and the rest is up to me! This bro will let the people of Central TV Department 1 know that even if I were transferred to Department 14, even if I were to work on a documentary, I would still f * * king crush them all the same!
The secretary suddenly asked, "Director Zhang, what's the name of your new program? I'll get someone to make a sign and hang it on the office door. "
Ha Qiqi, Zhang Zuo, and the others looked over.
Tong Fu, Huang Dandan, and the staff of Department 14 also pricked up their ears in curiosity.
Zhang Ye looked at everyone and smiled. "The new program is called — A Bite of China!"
Chen Ye?
Rise to the Dance?
Central TV Department 1?
See you in December!!
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