"Mrs. Lin, this is probably the situation."

After reporting the situation, Xu Baixin stood aside with a respectful attitude.

He is the head of the advertising department of Star TV. Before the broadcast of "Asian Idol", his position was one that his grandma didn't care about, his uncle didn't love him, and there was a lot of performance pressure.

Now the situation is completely reversed. Advertisers and advertising companies are rushing to report their results. Such changes make Xu Baixin feel windy when he walks every day, but he certainly dare not bring this wind in front of Tao Yushu.

"Have all the players' contracts been signed?" After listening to the report, Tao Yushu did not immediately care about the endorsements. Instead, he asked about the players' contracts.

"Everything is signed."

After the show has aired in the past few weeks, there is no doubt about the star-making ability of "Asian Idol".

Naturally, Tao Yushu and Star TV will not make wedding clothes for others. The contestants who entered the semi-finals have all signed management contracts with Xinyibao Records, a subsidiary of Lin's Pictures.

This kind of signing is definitely not mandatory, otherwise why wouldn't New Yibao sign those eliminated players, right?

Of course, Tao Yushu did not live alone. She also distributed some of the records of some contestants to those cooperative record companies.

The production of a music variety show like "Asian Idol" is inseparable from the support of major record companies such as Polygram, Rolling Stone, Warner, and UFO.

"It's better to wait for another two weeks for the endorsement matter."

"Yes, I understand." After hearing Tao Yushu's words, Xu Baixin immediately nodded in agreement.

After he left, Qian Guowei, the program director of "Asian Idol", walked into the office.

"Mrs. Lin!"

After Qian Guowei came in, his attitude was still as respectful as that of Xu Baixin. After Star TV was acquired, Tao Yushu took charge of it personally and took on the position of general manager. He was both the boss and his immediate superior. Therefore, Qian Guowei and other managers in the station treated Tao Yushu.

Don't dare to be negligent in the slightest.

"Awei, is the recording of the program going well?"

"It went very well. The recording of the semi-finals will be over tomorrow, and the two guys who were selling tickets to the audience and selling news to reporters have already been fired.

2

Before Tao Yushu took the initiative to ask, Qian Guowei had already explained all the problems and solutions of the program team.

"Asian Idol" is currently attracting much attention. Both the level of attention and the level of secrecy are the highest in Taiwan. In private, some staff members are inevitably tempted.

Tao Yushu will never be soft on this kind of thing. Star TV's business has just started to pick up, and she will never let these people do anything detrimental to the program just for a little profit or vanity.

After being the boss for so many years, she has always been decisive in critical moments. "Let's explain to the people below that the program is still on the air, and everything must be based on the program."

The company will not treat everyone badly. After the show is over, holidays and bonuses will be indispensable."

Qian Guowei nodded and said: "I will explain it to everyone carefully, don't worry, Mrs. Lin!"

He was a TVB "Red Pants" and joined TVB in 1983. He started as an office assistant, then assisted as a director and producer. He was quite capable, but he had never done any famous programs.

Some time ago, after Tao Yushu took over Star TV, he poached some talents, and Qian Guowei was among them.

He was not taken seriously at TVB. After he came here, Tao Yushu asked him to be in charge of "Asian Idol". Qian Guowei was frightened but also full of gratitude.

After working hard for more than three months, now that the show is finally successful, he has not become arrogant at all, but is more cautious.

Because he comes from a lower class background, he knows that this success is hard-won, and he also knows that this success is more an achievement of the platform.

Without the creativity provided by Mrs. Lin, without the company investing a lot of money and manpower, and without Mrs. Lin recruiting major record companies to help, "Asian Idol" would not have achieved such success.

""Asian Idol" has been a success. Although I didn't deliberately inquire about the news, various TV stations are probably planning similar programs now.

The focus of your next work is not only to prepare the next program, but also to prevent our people from being poached. More importantly, to strengthen contact with major record companies and to reserve enough good talents for next year's program.

The program team can appropriately send some people to cooperate with the record company's talent scouts, and funding is not a problem."

Singing programs like "Asian Idol",

The quality of contestants is crucial, and TV stations compete with each other.

All methods are used, and the simplest method is to imitate and plagiarize. This has been the case in the Hong Kong TV industry for many years.

Whether this kind of imitation or plagiarism is successful or not, it is harmful to the original creator.

If the other party succeeds, it will definitely weaken the influence of its own program; if the other party fails, it will also consume the talent pool in the audition, lower the reputation of this type of program among the audience, and cause the audience to experience aesthetic fatigue.

Tao Yushu's approach is to prepare for a rainy day. She can't stop other TV stations from imitating and plagiarizing "Asian Idol"

, but Star TV must build its own moat.

This is also the core reason why she worked hard to win over major record companies.

"Yes, I will assign a few more people in the department to be responsible for this matter, but Sir Hu -"

The "Sir Hu" in Qian Guowei's mouth is Hu Mingqian, the Variety Department Manager of Star TV. When Tao Yushu took over Satellite TV, there was little movement from the top management.

"There is no need to worry about him, he will leave his job after the Chinese New Year.

Ah Wei, you have performed well during this period. Not only should you focus on "Asian Idol", but you should also pay attention to the several variety shows that are being prepared on the station."

After listening to Tao Yushu's words, Qian Guowei's spirit perked up.

If Sir Hu wants to resign, it must be Mrs. Lin’s handiwork.

Mrs. Lin asked him to intervene in the production of other programs on the station. Doesn’t that mean...

The moment the wonderful picture flashed through his mind, Qian Guowei's face became solemn and his body couldn't help but straighten up, "Thank you Mrs. Lin for your appreciation, I will definitely work hard!"

Walking out of the office, Qian Guowei felt as if he was stepping on cotton under his feet, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

A few months ago, he was just an ordinary program producer at TVB. Who would have thought that he is already the person in charge of the most popular variety show in Hong Kong.

In two months' time, it is very likely that he will be in charge of the variety show department of Star TV.

"Hey, Viagra, what a coincidence, you just came out of Mrs. Lin's office?"

Zhao Wei, who was in charge of "The Millionaire", saw Qian Guowei and greeted him warmly. In that year, Viagra was still an honorific title.

Qian Guowei responded, thinking about Mrs. Lin's explanation in his mind. Before he could speak, Zhao Wei took the initiative to touch his shoulder.

"Exactly. Do you have time, Viagra? I have some ideas that I would like to ask you for advice?"

Qian Guowei looked at Zhao Wei's attitude with a knowing smile on his face, knowing that this must have been explained by Mrs. Lin.

"Of course there is time.'

Wu Meizhen walked into the office and reminded: "Mrs. Lin, it's time to get off work. You will go on a business trip to the mainland tomorrow and have to have dinner with your family tonight."

Tao Yushu, who was closing his eyes and tapping his forehead to think about business development, opened his eyes and said, "I got it."

After she got up, she didn't leave in a hurry. Instead, she walked around several video studios in the company before walking out of the TV station. Groups of boys and girls gathered across the street. Seeing such a scene, Tao Yushu couldn't help but frown.

"Don't these kids need to go to school?"

"As a groupie, chasing stars is definitely more important than going to school." Wu Meizhen said with a smile.

After getting in the car, Wu Meizhenwen and Tao Yushu reported their work.

""Family Affair" will be released next Friday in a total of 75 theaters, and the premiere will be held at the Ritz Cinema.

You should still be in the mainland at that time."

On the 29th of last month, New Art City officially closed its business after producing its last film "Wild Fairy Tale".

After ten years of dominating the Hong Kong film industry, the film company that witnessed the glorious era of Hong Kong films finally came to an end.

The industry was booing.

At the same time, everyone also understands that the Hong Kong film industry has entered a new era.

New Art City sadly closed down, Jiahe struggled to support it, and Lin's Pictures became the only one from then on.

Princess Golden Cinema, the original financial backer behind New Art City, quickly closed the distance with Lin's Pictures after the closure of New Art City.

In fact, Princess Jin and Lin have been collaborating for the past two or three years, but after the completion of Xinyi City, this cooperation seems to have become more logical.

"The first store of Yulang ACG in Wandao opened on the 22nd. The people from Yulang Agency want to invite Ekin Cheng to cut the ribbon. "Invite Ekin Cheng? They don't invite so many celebrities, why invite a player?"

"The marketing department said that "Asian Idol" is also very popular in Bay Island now, and many readers think that Ekin Cheng's appearance and temperament are very consistent with the Chinese hero in "Chinese Heroes"!"

""Asian Idol" is still being recorded, how could Ekin Cheng attend a store opening? How would the remuneration be calculated?

Moreover, the core competitiveness of Yulang ACG is those anime characters. Don’t the people in the marketing department even understand this?"

Tao Yushu's tone was somewhat dissatisfied, and Wu Meizhen's expression became cautious.

"I asked them to change the plan, and the focus is still to highlight the animation image of the company."

Tao Yushu calmed down, nodded slightly, and said, "Let the people from their publicity department stay in the store for two months!"

"yes!"

Wu Meizhen said yes, but was afraid in her heart.

It’s so scary, I was sent to the frontier without even putting forward a plan!

Tao Yushu seemed to notice something, and his eyes turned around her, "What are you thinking about?"

"It's nothing." Wu Meizhen was frightened and said quickly: "I was wondering whether your negotiations in the mainland this time will go smoothly."

Tao Yushu let out an imperceptible laugh, "What kind of negotiation? Application is the right thing."
To be continued...