novelraw Chapter 46: A resounding success! Dragon TV's regret.
Chapter 46: A resounding success! Dragon TV's regret.
Lin Hao and Zhao Xin are a young couple who have been married for just one year.
Both of them are civil servants within the system, working from nine to five, and basically have two days off every week.
We took a road trip to a nearby ancient town on Saturday and Sunday. After returning, the two of us ordered a pizza and sat in front of the TV to watch a variety show.
"Honey, a new episode of 'Go Fighting!' has just been released on KuMiao, and Huang Bo, Huang Lei, and Sun Honglei are all participating."
"I really want to watch it, could you maybe give me a membership?"
Zhao Xin held the pizza and fed it to her husband.
Seeing his wife's attentiveness, Lin Hao immediately clicked on the membership recharge.
He just didn't think there was anything interesting about these kinds of variety shows.
After it was activated, I could only sit down and watch it with my wife, while using my other hand to take out my phone and browse NBA news.
However, as the program played, Lin Hao gradually put down his phone and became fully focused on watching it.
"Haha, honey, this show is really interesting."
"Sun Honglei is too narcissistic, calling himself the 'King of Looks'... He doesn't look like a mafia boss at all."
"Zhang Yixing is so polite and well-behaved. I thought he was very polite and talented during 'Produce 101'."
"Why does Huang Lei seem so pretentious, acting like he knows everything and you have to listen to him in everything?"
"Hwang Hoon's front teeth really look like a squirrel's."
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The more you watch the two of them, the more interesting it becomes; the interactions between the "Men's Gang" are unlike anything ever seen in other variety shows.
The audience was spread all over the country. In addition to many old Cool Cat members, the Men's Gang also brought many of their fans who recharged and became members.
Coolcat Hangzhou Business Unit.
The employees of Tanglou Entertainment Studio were all waiting anxiously.
Yan Ming was in his office, staring intently at the data department's feedback. The data from the premiere would essentially determine whether the program would be a success.
Yan Ming has given up so much this time and is under so much pressure. If he fails, he really doesn't know how he will go home and explain it to his family.
I also have no face to face my former colleagues.
Shenyang is also closely monitoring the performance of "Go Fighting!", even though KuMiao's performance this year has been sufficient.
Tang Lou has also proven his talent and ability through two projects. Even if the project fails, it will not affect his promotion and salary increase this year.
However, if problems arise with this project, it will definitely have some impact on subsequent approvals for funding and project initiation.
In the event that someone within the group has a different opinion, they can use this as an excuse to transfer funds to other teams.
After all, large corporations are full of factions that compete for resources and funds, and any mistake can become a weakness.
Shen Yan's approval of "Si Teng" went so smoothly this time because of two hugely successful projects. If "Go Fighting!" had encountered some setbacks, the approval process for the next project would have been much stricter.
Amid Shen Yan's tension, the data analysis department quickly released the results.
In the business unit's group chat, sets of data were posted one after another.
"Congratulations, Mr. Tang! 'Go Fighting!' has achieved another amazing result. In just one hour, our viewership has exceeded 20 million."
"This time, thanks to the existing fanbase of the cast of 'Men's Gang,' many people have become registrants for the first time. Currently, we already have one million new members!"
Upon seeing this data, everyone in the group went wild.
After the phenomenal success of "Produce 101" and "Eternal Love," which led to a surge in new members, who would have thought that the premiere of "Go Fighting!" would once again trigger a wave of new members?
"That's amazing! I'm already looking forward to seeing what kind of record our membership will reach when this show ends!"
"In this way, our Cool Cat's membership will far surpass that of Penguin and Kiwi, completely solidifying our position as the industry leader."
"President Tang is amazing! Three projects, three blockbuster hits!"
The data from just the first day was already comparable to that of "Produce 101".
Moreover, with the creation of three consecutive hit shows, the reputation of the Coolcat platform in the minds of viewers has become directly synonymous with high-quality content!
Once this impression is formed, it will be subtle and far-reaching.
Shen Yan was thrilled. The success of this variety show meant that Coolcat's revenue would surge again.
Meanwhile, the continuous output of hit content such as "Eternal Love" and "Go Fighting!" has also made KuMiao the number one in the industry in terms of monthly active users and user online time.
Once a platform gains influence and a good reputation, all sorts of Google merchants will come knocking on its door.
Shen Yan was in a great mood:
"Tanglou, oh Tanglou, it's almost the end of the year, and I didn't expect you to give me another surprise."
"Since you've created so much value for Cool Meow, you'll definitely get a bonus this year!"
Early the next morning.
After Tang Lou entered the Cool Cat office area, all the employees stood up and cheered to congratulate him.
"Mr. Tang, you are amazing."
"Mr. Tang, you're the guarantee of high-quality programs! A true gold-medal producer, a hit-making machine!"
"Mr. Tang, is your studio still hiring? I'd like to join."
"Yes, yes, I'd like to come to your studio too."
Many key professionals are eager to join the Tanglou team.
The employees of Coolcat are all elites, and they all became envious after seeing the development of Tanglou Entertainment Studio.
The prize money for such a hit project is very substantial, and Tang Lou led his team to complete three of them.
Aside from bonuses, it goes without saying that all employees at Tanglou Entertainment Studio will have excellent performance this year, and there's a high probability that they'll all be promoted one level!
Tang Lou was somewhat tempted by his colleagues' requests to join him.
Now that I have more and more projects, I really need all kinds of support, and the staff is already a bit stretched thin.
Next, we need to prepare for the "Sito" project, which involves location shooting in multiple locations, and we still need a strong behind-the-scenes team.
"Thank you all for your recognition and congratulations. Next, our studio will indeed be launching new projects and needs more like-minded people to join us. I will give it serious consideration when I get back."
"If you are interested, please send me a private message with your preferred position and your strengths."
With the huge success of "Go Fighting!", everyone in the studio was extremely excited.
Yan Ming was also overjoyed, finally able to let out the breath he had been holding back.
Dragon TV.
The colleagues who had initially mocked Yan Ming were all astonished after seeing the popularity and success of "Go Fighting!"
The members who had previously worked with Yan Ming to prepare for "Go Fighting!" thought they had escaped their ordeal after the project disbanded.
After seeing the show become a huge hit, everyone felt regret and remorse.
The leaders of Dragon TV were also somewhat frustrated and disappointed to see the huge success of the "Go Fighting!" project.
"I never expected this show to be so successful."
"If I had known this would happen, I would have strongly supported Yan Ming in producing this show. Now, not only have we lost such a hit program, but we've also lost such a valuable variety show director as Yan Ming."
"Go Fighting!" is now a cash cow, just like all the successful variety shows before it, and it can continue to be produced for a long time.
A top-rated variety show represents a stable market share, stable revenue, and stable popularity and reputation.
It was too late for regrets!