The straight man in the entertainment circle

Mango Channel, Director’s Office.

Tao Yufeng stood in front of the station director Wang Pengcheng with the latest ratings table.

"Director Wang, take a look, this is the new 20-to-10 ratings table. Our "The Voice" is still the first in the country in ratings. This time the ratings have hit a new high for our own program in the same period. It has reached 2.82, 0.3 points higher than the same period last year."

Wang Pengcheng looked at the form and smiled: "Very good, you did a good job."

Tao Yufeng continued: "It's 0.3, not 0.03, and now we have three more brands coming in to discuss sponsorship. If we can all negotiate, we will get at least 10 million in advertising fees."

Wang Pengcheng glanced at Tao Yufeng and asked, "Are you here to apply for a budget? You can go directly to the finance department."

Tao Yufeng shook his head and said, "Director, I believe you also know that the ratings of our program were not good at the beginning of this season."

"It doesn't matter. It's normal to have some fluctuations in the beginning. Look, the ratings are up now."

"Director, that's not the case. Nowadays, each platform has its own talent show. Although it is not as good as our program, it is still a huge impact for us. The reason why our program is not falling but rising now is actually... one person."

As the director of Mango Channel, Wang Pengcheng oversees eight channels and hundreds of programs.

The people below him, those he could recognize, were considered to have a high status in the station.

Therefore, even though "The Voice" is one of the most representative programs on Mango Channel, Wang Pengcheng still doesn't know the contestants on the show at all.

"Oh? Who has such great ability?" Wang Pengcheng asked curiously.

"His name is Lin Li. I've asked people to make statistics. In the past few episodes, when he appeared, the ratings were the highest, and the topic after the show was also the highest. He has been on the hot search four or five times, and the number of online video views The clips of his appearances are also the most clicked and watched for the longest time.”

Wang Pengcheng showed a hint of interest in his eyes.

"This player is very capable. Will he win the championship this season?"

Tao Yufeng suddenly looked melancholy and stopped talking.

"What's wrong?"

"He can't win the championship because he... will be eliminated soon."

"What's the meaning?"

"This kid... didn't sign a contract with Tianyun." Tao Yufeng said.

Wang Pengcheng frowned and asked, "Don't he know the consequences of not signing the contract?"

"I know, I told him, but he still doesn't want to sign."

"Is this player so stubborn?"

Tao Yufeng didn't answer, thinking: "If you had seen his performance on the show, you wouldn't ask this question."

Seeing that Tao Yufeng didn't answer, Wang Pengcheng said: "He doesn't want to sign. Tianyun definitely doesn't want it, so let's just do it."

For a person of Wang Pengcheng's status, a partner like Tianyun is far more important than a contestant on a show.

Not to mention that Lin Li is only a top ten player, even if he is the champion, Mango TV will not fall out with Tianyun for a draft champion.

What's more, Mango Channel has shares in Tianyun Entertainment, and their interests are aligned. If Lin Li doesn't sign the contract, Mango Channel has no reason to protect a player.

This is of course the way Wang Pengcheng views and handles issues as the director of the station.

However, as a program director, "The Voice" is everything to Tao Yufeng, and he does not want his program's ratings to be ruined like this.

That's why Tao Yufeng came to see the director to talk about it even though he knew it was unlikely to change.

"Wang Tai, this guy has a very good relationship with Wu Ruobing, another very popular player and the spokesperson of our sponsor Yiren Yogurt. If he doesn't sign, Wu Ruobing won't sign either. Now we've taken away two very popular players. Contestants, our show can’t continue.”

Wang Pengcheng glanced at Tao Yufeng and knew that he was really anxious this time.

"What do you mean?" Wang Pengcheng asked.

Tao Yufeng said: "That's what I think. It's definitely not possible if we don't sign the contract. This is our bottom line, but can't we lower the signing conditions a little bit?"

"We don't have this precedent with Tianyun." Wang Pengcheng said, "Are you sure you want to make an exception for these two players? You have to think clearly, are they worth our concession?"

"It's worth it. Director, please believe me. As long as they are here, our ratings this season will definitely reach a record high!"

Wang Pengcheng pondered for a while and said: "Since you are so sure, let me ask them what they mean. Don't have high hopes. If Tianyun compromises, any popular players will dare to challenge them in the future." It’s completely unacceptable.”

Tao Yufeng was overjoyed. With the station director coming forward, this matter might turn around.

This time, the "Super Voice" 10-to-8 competition gathered all the contestants one day earlier than before.

One day is given to them to rehearse. After all, the top ten competitions are already advanced. The contestants cannot just go on stage and sing. Some stage performances are needed, and the contestants also have to rehearse.

However, during the rehearsal, the program crew did not find Lin Li and Wu Ruobing.

"Director, it's bad, Lin Li and Wu Ruobing can't be found. I don't know where they went." The people from the program team reported to Tao Yufeng as if they had lost their souls.

In this episode, 10 will advance to 8. If neither of them participates, it means that the top eight will be directly determined and there will be no way to record this episode.

"Didn't they come to Xiangzhou?" Tao Yufeng asked.

"He is here, but he can't be found after entering the hotel."

"Did the phone call come?"

"I called, but couldn't get through. Even their family members called, but no one answered."

Tao Yufeng had a headache. This Lin Li was really too difficult for him.

"Keep fighting, and then send people to keep an eye on the hotel. Let me know as soon as they come back!"

"Okay, then this way..."

"Rehearsal continues here."

"yes."

Tao Yufeng was anxious and ran to the director's office again.

"The King's Platform."

Wang Pengcheng saw Tao Yufeng and knew what he was doing.

"Oh, Xiao Tao, come on, sit down."

Tao Yufeng could not sit still: "Director, what I said yesterday..."

"I was about to tell you. I discussed this matter with Tianyun. They felt that they should not open this hole, otherwise it will be difficult to manage artists in the future."

Tao Yufeng's heart dropped.

"But...are we really going to eliminate Lin Li and Wu Ruobing?"

Wang Pengcheng smiled and said: "Just eliminate them if you eliminate them. Even if other players are not as good as them, with our star-making ability, we can promote them by giving them more resources and exposure. A person who has not yet become famous will negotiate terms with us." , even if it has potential, the company would not dare to invest resources in promoting it.”

After hearing this, Tao Yufeng knew that there was no hope.

"Both of them haven't shown up yet. I'm afraid... they will just stop recording, and then we won't be able to do this session."

Wang Pengcheng smiled and said, "Look, this player is so out of control, how dare you let him enter?"

"But... without them, our program will be seriously affected..."

Tao Yufeng fought so hard not for Lin Li and Wu Ruobing, but for the show.

"Stop the loss in time. It's better than letting him do something like this after he enters the finals. You can handle the matter of the program as you see fit. I trust you."

Wang Pengcheng put a high hat on Tao Yufeng. Tao Yufeng couldn't say anything else. He was stunned for a while and had to sigh and go out.