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Chapter 130: Taking Down "The Rap of China"

After Che Zhe and Chen Wei left the meeting room, they went to the end of the corridor together. With no one around, they smoked and complained.

"President Gong is no longer the President Gong we knew and followed. He has been completely defeated by Coolcat. Now, he doesn't even have the guts to invest in a variety show project."

"Old Chen, to be honest, I'm a little disappointed. I might have to retire."

As a top-notch producer, Che Zhe certainly isn't worried about not having a place to go.

Chen Wei empathized with Che Zhe's choice and offered his comfort:

"I understand what you're thinking, and so am I. The reason I was willing to stay at the kiwi fruit factory was because I valued the innovative spirit of kiwi fruit."

"We've worked together on so many industry-leading projects before, but ever since the emergence of the Tanglou project by Coolcat, we've been losing ground one after another. This time, I finally managed to plan an S-level project, and it was rejected. I'm really not happy about it."

Chen Wei took a deep drag, exhaled a smoke ring, and then said with a chilling calm:

"Zhe, I'm also getting ready to leave."

"Let's open a studio together, and use 'The Rap of China' as our first project. We'll work together to seek cooperation with other platforms and get investment."

Given Che Zhe and Chen Wei's industry standing, they still have a lot of resources.

Upon hearing Chen Wei's decision, Che Zhe's eyes revealed a hint of excitement. He was also very unwilling to accept the abortion of "The Rap of China".

Now that there's an opportunity to remake it, Cheol naturally wants to make it happen.

"So, which platform should we seek cooperation with?"

Che Zhe isn't very good at business negotiations, so Chen Wei will have to handle that.

Chen Wei thought about it. This program would require an investment of over 200 million yuan, which was definitely impossible for a small platform. As for satellite TV stations, their budgets would be even more limited, making this kind of cooperation difficult. Nowadays, all the major satellite TV stations produce their own variety shows.

Therefore, the two most likely candidates are Tencent's own subsidiary and Alibaba's Youku.

Chen Wei said something rather surprising to Che Zhe:

"When it comes to vision and decisiveness in investment in the current variety show industry, although I hate to admit it, there is only one person like Tang Lou."

Che Zhe's mouth dropped open: "You mean we should go find Tang Lou? Everyone knows Cool Cat and Kiwi are at odds, we're practically on opposing sides, is going to Cool Cat a reliable option?"

Che Zhe was a little worried. After all, he and President Chen were from the same family, and Tang Lou might treat them as enemies and refuse to see them.

Chen Wei shook his head: "I think Tang Lou is a very magnanimous and broad-minded person. Given what he has done, he wouldn't have such prejudices."

"I believe that our program is fully capable of winning over tenement buildings."

Chen Wei had intentionally investigated Tanglou some time ago, and he was quite familiar with his investment projects and the habits of investing in directors and actors.

The only criteria for judging a person is whether they are suitable or not. As long as you are outstanding enough, even a newcomer will receive enough trust and support.

"I've spoken privately with Yan Ming, Xin Shuang, and a few others. Tang Lou highly respects the opinions of the project team members. As long as the opinions are good and correct, he will adopt and accept them. During the project production process, he only controls the general direction, and delegates the rest of the execution."

"Therefore, our best option is to look for tenement buildings. One reason is that we can obtain sufficient financial support, and the other is that we can still retain decision-making power and creative freedom in the project."

After hearing Chen Wei's analysis, Che Zhe shrugged: "You decide that. I just need to have enough freedom to produce this project."

"I never expected that you, a vice president of Kiwi, would admire and respect the vice president of Cool Cat so much."

Che Zhe was somewhat convinced that Tanglou was recognized and admired by its peers, especially its competitors, which showed its strength and high reputation in the industry.

Chen Wei smiled and said, "A genius like Tang Lou is beyond our reach. Given time, he has the potential to become a godfather-level figure in the entertainment industry."

"I've seen people who excel in variety shows and those who dominate in TV dramas, but very few can achieve such success across all fields, including the big screen."

Chen Wei was willing to set aside his position as vice president of the kiwi fruit company and approach Tanglou with a new project to discuss investment and cooperation, which shows that he values ​​Tanglou's vision and strategic thinking.

A week later, Chen Wei and Che Zhe officially resigned from Kiwi Fruit.

Gong Yu was naturally saddened and frustrated by the departure of Chen Wei and Che Zhe, but there was nothing he could do; at present, Kiwi Fruit really couldn't retain its employees.

However, even a fallen camel is bigger than a horse. Although it can't enter the top tier, the website can still operate without any problems.

There are still quite a few copyrights for both the self-produced and purchased kiwifruit, enough to sustain the business.

Coolcat Hangzhou Business Unit.

Chen Wei and Che Zhe went directly to Tang Lou.

In the vice president's office, Tang Lou received the two. To be honest, Tang Lou had a lot of respect for the kiwi fruit team.

If it weren't for my presence, these people would have led the kiwi fruit industry to the top; their production capabilities are beyond question.

It was somewhat unexpected that two people would come to his apartment building.

"Mr. Chen, Director Che, what's going on here?"

Chen Wei looked at the young man before him, not daring to act like a senior, and said very respectfully:

"Mr. Tang, we've already left the kiwi fruit company. We've come to you this time because we want to collaborate on a variety show."

"We already have a project plan, but we lack investment, so we want to collaborate with you to produce this project together."

Chen Wei explained the concept behind "The Rap of China".

Upon hearing this name, Tang Lou had certainly heard of it; it was a very famous name in his previous life.

"The Rap of China" is equivalent to its own recently launched "Roast" and "The Big Band," which are niche cultural hits that have broken into the mainstream.

This variety show propelled hip-hop culture from a niche genre to the mainstream, and after the show, rap became a trend that garnered nationwide attention.

The show spawned terms like "freestyle," "diss," and "hot pot base," which became popular online buzzwords and integrated into everyday expressions.

In addition to its cultural breakthroughs, the show has also achieved tremendous commercial success.

The increased exposure of the contestants boosted the exposure of various trendy brands. The number of sponsors for the show went from a handful at the beginning to a fierce competition for sponsorships, with the number of collaborations with GG reaching an astonishing figure.

This variety show also sparked a craze for rap variety shows, and helped rappers go from being niche to becoming mainstream idols. The significance of the show is self-evident.

Tang Lou has been busy with "The Big Band", "Roast", and "Rock & Roast" lately, so he hasn't had much time to prepare and has actually missed this amazing variety show.

This show was originally Kiwi's flagship program, and Tang Lou never expected that Kiwi would give up this phenomenal variety show.

Tang Lou, of course, wouldn't refuse a production team that came knocking on its door.

This will also allow him to boost the revenue of his entertainment company.