After seeing off Judith Jones and others, Lin Chaoyang planned to give himself a few days off.

The serialization of the column has ended and it has come to an end for the time being.

He had finished writing the novel, but he only thought of a question when he was writing the second half.

Because he agreed to Luanne Walter's request, when he started writing this novel, he wrote it entirely in English.

So here comes the question. He writes novels in Chinese, and when they are introduced to foreign countries, special translation is needed. Now that he is writing novels in English, who will translate the Chinese version?

A wise man will surely make a mistake if he thinks a lot.

Finding that he had a bug, Lin Chaoyang felt so painful that he had to write what he had written again. Anyone who has written a novel and lost a manuscript should understand this feeling.

To make matters worse, Lin Chaoyang only remembered after receiving publishing invitations from several domestic publishing houses that "A Bite of China" currently only has an English version of the manuscript.

"A Bite of China" has been enthusiastically sought after by the American literary circle and reader groups, and has also attracted the attention of domestic media.

The media in the Bay Island were the first to react. Lin Chaoyang’s visit to the island at the end of July caused a whirlwind.

It also caused a big controversy in the island's cultural circles.

News about Lin Chaoyang suddenly appeared in the American media, so they are naturally very sensitive.

The New Yorker, as the most well-known literary magazine among American intellectuals, has a reputation in the Bay Island that exceeds that of the mainland.

These media outlets suddenly became excited when they discovered that Lin Chaoyang's column had caused quite a stir in the United States and gained recognition from mainstream society.

A swarm of bees made this incident a hot news item, and the craze started by Lin Chaoyang in Bay Island continued into September.

The reaction speed of the media in Xiangjiang was a little slower than that in Wandao, but it followed closely behind. For more than a week, dozens of media reported on it.

The response of the mainland media was the slowest. It was not until September that the serialization of the column came to an end. The reporter from the New H Agency in the United States provided the situation to the country, and then all of a sudden it happened!

In American society, Asians have always been a minority group, and it is difficult for them to gain recognition and welcome from the mainstream, let alone the Chinese.

It is unbelievable that Lin Chaoyang stirred up such a storm with just a few columns.

When the domestic media saw such news, their first reaction was, is it exaggerated?

After understanding it through other channels, good guy, not only did he not exaggerate, but he was slightly conservative. What are you waiting for?

Propaganda! We must promote it vigorously!

Suddenly, "People's Daily", "Guangming Daily", "China Youth Daily" - dozens of authoritative newspapers across the country reported overwhelmingly, making Lin Chaoyang firmly in the limelight.

In the past, domestic readers only heard that Lin Chaoyang was popular in foreign countries, but they had no idea. This time, reports from major media have given everyone an intuitive feeling.

What "driven a surge in magazine sales, breaking a 10-year record", "driving tens of millions of dollars in new advertising revenue", "rave reviews from mainstream authoritative magazines", "widely welcomed by the intellectual class""""

The wide variety of news titles and contents make readers eye-opening and amazed.

The vigorous news promotion lasted for more than half a month, and it is still talked about by domestic readers and cultural circles.

Under the hype of the news, publishing houses from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places contacted Lin Chaoyang one after another to publish "A Bite of China".

But those articles haven’t been published in Chinese yet, and Lin Chaoyang has to write them first before they can be published.

He estimated the workload of the novel and "A Bite of China" and estimated that it would be extremely easy a year ago.

The only good thing is that when he was writing, he had to convert Chinese into English in his mind and then write it out, which was a little better than starting all over again.

Therefore, Lin Chaoyang decisively chose to give himself a few days off to enjoy himself first. As for those who urged the manuscript, let them urge him first. Don't worry if there are too many lice.

After a few leisurely days, it’s already November.

After the initial publicity boom, Star TV's "Asian Idol" went dormant for half a month. News about this program has become active again in newspapers in recent days.

These reports undoubtedly come from the "Ming Pao" media. There is only one week left before "Asian Idol" is released, and Star TV and Ming Pao media have once again launched their propaganda campaign.

TV, newspapers, magazines, the media power Tao Yushu currently controls is almost unique in Hong Kong, and is not inferior to TVB.

November 16th is Saturday, and there is a serious atmosphere in the variety show department of Star TV in the afternoon. Not only because the boss Tao Yushu is here today, but also because "Asian Idol" will premiere at 8:00 pm.

This most expensive variety show in history, which has gathered most of the manpower of the TV station's variety show department, invested HK$50 million, and took two months to create, is finally about to be broadcast.

At this time, everyone in the variety show department was filled with nervous emotions. Some people would look at the clock on the wall or the watch on their wrist from time to time, with an unspeakable sense of anxiety hidden in their expressions.

The words "the most expensive in history" carry so much weight that everyone who has participated in this variety show in the past two months seems to have a heavy lock on their backs.

They are too afraid that this variety show will fail, that the audience will not buy it, and even more afraid that the boss will lose money.

With an investment of 50 million and hundreds of people working for two months, if it fails, not to mention the person in charge of the program, even the ordinary directors of the column team will not know how to deal with it.

It is estimated that by then, a group of people will have to bear the boss's wrath and be fired. Some people have already prepared for the worst in their hearts.

Of course, there are also people who are optimistic.

There is no doubt that the investment in "Asian Idol" is record-breaking, but everyone is also full of enthusiasm.

For the first time, this program selected 7 cities in Asia, spent a lot of money to rent, and built 7 studios for auditions. In addition to the grand momentum, there is also the full enthusiasm of a team of hundreds of people.

Looking back on every moment of the past two months, the hearts of those employees who have worked tirelessly and tirelessly for this program are filled with emotion.

With such huge investment and such an attitude of striving for excellence, they have no reason to fail!

As the program is about to air, it seems that students are about to welcome the announcement of test results, and the employees have different thoughts.

My mood is up and down, every time I feel down.

Tao Yushu, who is sitting here, looks calm and calm.

"Mrs. Lin!"

The subordinate handed over a research report she asked for and scanned it with his eyes. This is the statistical result of the satellite TV receiving antennas installed by Xiangjiang citizens in the past month.

According to the requirements of the Hong Kong government, Star TV is not allowed to charge users.

Theoretically, all people in Hong Kong can watch Star TV for free, but the difference between satellite TV and wireless TV is that it requires a satellite TV receiving antenna to watch.

Before Tao Yushu's acquisition, the installation price of a satellite TV receiving antenna was HK$300, including the antenna, decoder and installation costs.

After she took over, the price of the satellite TV receiving antenna was reduced to HK$100.

This price is almost the cost of the materials and labor of the antenna. Star TV provides such profits to the viewers.

The reaction is also obvious.

Six months after satellite TV started broadcasting, the number of installed antennas in Hong Kong was only 150,000. Just over two months later, the number of installed antennas in Hong Kong has reached 330,000.

Based on the average household size of 4 people, Star TV's coverage has reached 1.3 million people, which is incomparable to free wireless TV stations such as TVB and ATV.

But it has surpassed the scale of cable TV and wireless pay TV stations.

In addition to new installed users, the survey report also includes user preference surveys. Since the antenna is installed, it must be because of being attracted by TV programs.

In this survey, "Asian Idol", which has not yet been aired, became the most anticipated program among viewers, accounting for 45.9%, leading all programs by a wide margin.

Although Star TV has only been on the air for more than half a year, all the programs on the four channels combined have 64 programs, which shows the gold content of this data.

At the same time, among the newly installed users, nearly 60% of viewers installed antennas just to watch the upcoming "Asian Idol".

Seeing this number, Tao Yushu felt a lot more relaxed.

Even though her face looks calm and calm, only she knows the anxiety in her heart.

Star TV's annual satellite transponder cost of maintaining four channels is 120 million. The cost of self-made and externally sourced programs is estimated to be at least 800 million. Taking into account other miscellaneous expenses, the operating cost of the entire TV station is less than 1.1 billion a year.

It can't be stopped.

In the first half of the year, the TV station invested 500 million yuan in Li Zekai, but the advertising revenue was only 150 million yuan. This was because satellite TV was backed by Hutchison Whampoa.

The TV station has just launched, and its landing areas are only Xiangjiang and Bay Island. Its influence is very limited. Advertisers are not fools. It is normal to make ends meet.

What really puts Tao Yushu under great pressure is the next two years. If Star TV cannot gradually develop its own hematopoietic ability, Tao Yushu may not be able to survive for a few more years if more than 1 billion is invested in it every year.

In this case, the success or failure of "Asian Idol" becomes particularly important.

Of course it is not decisive, but it is very symbolic. It not only affects the subsequent development of the TV station, but also affects the mood of the employees to a certain extent, including of course the boss Tao Yushu.

With his thoughts surging, Tao Yushu returned the research report and then looked at the time. It happened to be half past six in the evening.

She walked two more places to check on the status of the employees, and lingering tension filled the TV station.

Seeing this scene, Tao Yushu was thoughtful.

After a while, she turned to Wu Meizhen and said, "Get off work."

Wu Meizhen was stunned for a moment, "After get off work?"

Today's "Asian Idol" airs. You are not on the TV station at such an important time, but you have to go home? This is really not in line with Mrs. Lin's usual personality.

"What are you doing standing still? Do you still want to work overtime in Taiwan?"

Wu Meizhen immediately followed Tao Yushu with small steps. Her boss said she was off work, but she had no intention of voluntarily working overtime.

Watching Tao Yushu's black Mercedes Benz leave, Wu Meizhen's face glowed with a different look, and she finally got off work!

Today I came to the TV station with Mrs. Lin. Her car was still parked at Yulang Building. I was too lazy to go back to pick up the car and just took the bus home.

When she got home, her family was having dinner, and she asked in surprise, "Why did you get off work so early today?"

"Boss, have mercy!"

Wu Meizhen replied happily and sat down to eat, "Where is Xingzi?"
To be continued...