Feng Yu told Zhang Chaoyang about this, and Zhang Chaoyang immediately sent his Deputy General Manager over. If Sohu can cooperate with CCTV and get the broadcasting rights of CCTV's programs, it will be important to Sohu.
"Sohu wants to set up a program production center, and we want to produce some original programs. We will record it ourselves and air it at CCTV. This is called separation of production and broadcasting!"
"General Manager Feng, we are producing our own programs, and we want to air them at CCTV? Can this work? "Zhang Chaoyang's eyes opened wide. That is CCTV. How can they accept our programs?
CCTV is a big company and had gathered all the top TV producers in China. Will CCTV like our programs?
"Why not? It will not be a problem if our programs are good. I am not afraid to tell you that Wind and Rain – Happy Dictionary and Songjiang – Lucky 52 are my ideas. "
Zhang Chaoyang was impressed. These two programs are still very popular, and he did not expect General Manager Feng to be the creative ideas of these two programs.
If that was the case, then it was really feasible.
"General Manager Feng, I have a question. We do not have a recording studio."
"We can rent Beijing TV Station's venue as long as we pay them. Also, our Wind and Rain building's banquet hall can also be used as a stage. "
"Ah? How are we going to use that place? There are no decent stages there. "
"We don't need a decent stage for the auditions. We can even use a small theater in the Cultural Palace. We will see which side is more suitable. "
"Wait. General Manager Feng, what do you mean by auditions?" Zhang Chaoyang was confused.
"Have you watched those crosstalk competitions, youth singing competitions, etc.?" Feng Yu asked.
"I have watched crosstalk before. I like to listen to it."
"That's right. A program only needs a few crosstalk performances, but what if there are too many applicants? We need to make a choice. Our program has a low entry threshold, and anyone can apply as long as they are not breaking the law. After that, there will be a preliminary audition, and the remaining elites will enter the live recording studio. This is the program we will be presenting to everyone, and it will be more exciting! "
"Oh, you mean to pick out those who are suitable for the show from the huge number of applicants, right?"
"That's right. That's what I mean." Feng Yu slapped his thigh. Zhang Chaoyang's comprehension is quite good.
"Isn't this scale a little too big? What if there were too many people signing up? What if there are a lot of outstanding programs? "
"Separate them. It's just like the four seasons of a year. This program of ours will be broadcast weekly. The first ten weeks will determine who will advance, and the next two weeks will determine the champion. The elite talents were divided into different seasons. This way, they could be guaranteed to advance, and every season of the show would be exciting. The champion will get a Songjiang – Oriental Deer and 1 million RMB as prize money. Oh, you can also set up a management company. Tell them that everyone has the chance to sign with the management company and become a superstar! "
"General Manager Feng, isn't the bonus too much?"
"Is it a lot? Not much. If the prize money was not high, how could it be exciting? You're like the Youth Song Competition, where the prize money is so little, or even a broken trophy. What's the use of that? Even if he could enter the art troupe, wouldn't he still receive a fixed salary? If he could become a superstar, he would be earning a lot more in the future. A day's time to shoot a commercial is more than a year's salary. "
"But we don't have any directors or staffs. In this aspect, we need a mature team, right? "Zhang Chaoyang asked the key question.
"Hahaha … I had thought about this. I already have a target for the position of Chief Director. Baldy Chen. The judges will be Zhu Simao, Na Ying, and Aaron Kwok. This team must be strong. As for the lighting, cameramen, etc., Baldy Chen will take care of them. "
In Feng Yu's previous life, Baldy Chen had fallen out with CCTV because of copyright issues. In the end, he sued CCTV and was banned for a period of time.
But in this life, Feng Yu had helped CCTV and paid for the copyright fees. Although it was not a lot, his attitude was clear. Although Baldy Chen still had some grudges with CCTV, it was not that serious. At least, Baldy Chen was not banned.
These two years, Baldy Chen could not think of any good scripts and was idling at home. When Feng Yu asked him to direct a TV show, he was interested. Baldy Chen had directed movies, dramas, and stage plays before, but he had never tried directing a TV show before.
As for the production team, Baldy Chen has some people, and he does not have enough manpower. He can poach people from other TV stations. Many people are not used to working in TV stations, but they might be able to shine here.
Feng Yu chose Ma Xi as the host. He is the son of a famous crosstalk artist. He is humorous and is suitable for this stage. Also, this stage does not have high requirements for the host. It was because Feng Yu wanted to hire CCTV's people, but CCTV refused.
"General Manager Feng, this program should cost a lot, right? Why did you set such high bonuses? We will be making a loss. "Zhang Chaoyang asked worryingly.
"Who said that? Those judges, directors, and staffs might be getting high salaries, but they had given me a friendship discount. After all, this is only an attempt, and they are giving me face. The bonuses will be sponsored by Bing City Machinery Manufacturing Group, and it includes cars and cash. Wahaha will sponsor the cost of the stage, and we can just place some product placements in the program. Some other brands like Aiwa, Wind and Rain, Lenovo, etc., will also sponsor this program, and we can air their commercials in the middle. "
"After this program is completed, we will provide it to CCTV for free. But it can only be aired once and cannot be rebroadcasted. Also, it cannot be re-edited, and the scenes must not be blocked. The commercials must also be shown. "
"This is equivalent to CCTV advertising for us, and we are using this program as advertising fees, right?"
"That's right. Station Chief Jia had agreed to this. As long as the program is good, there will be no problems. During the finals, we can also set up an audience voting segment. We can also work with the mobile companies to get some fees from them. "
Feng Yu's ideas were from those TV shows in his previous life. He had combined the ideas from those TV shows into this Wind and Rain – Talent Show, and it will be more popular.
"You don't need to worry about these issues. You just need to set up the online platform as soon as possible. After the exciting program is aired, CCTV will not be able to air it again. If people want to watch it, they can only watch it on our platform. Regardless of whether it is downloading or watching it online, it will increase our users. We can also work with other TV stations to buy their programs, movies, and dramas' broadcasting rights. In the future, if people want to watch a program, they might not know which TV station it is from, but they will know it is from Sohu! "
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