Chapter 237: April when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom
The cherry blossoms in Korea basically bloom in April. In just twenty days, it has become one of the favorite seasons for lovers.
It is now late April and the cherry blossoms in Yeouido are at the end of their blooming. Visitors can be seen on Cherry Blossom Avenue every day, most of whom are couples and foreign tourists.
At the MBC TV station not far away, it is difficult to enjoy this wonderful time. For those working behind the scenes in the entertainment industry, time is never enough. At this moment, all departments in MBC are still working frantically.
After another small disturbance, MBC radio station slowly returned to calm, but at this moment a team on Channel 2 started another heated discussion.
Han Zhiyuan carefully glanced at Zheng Xiuheng, the expressionless senior, and then looked at Li Zhongmin, the drooling PD, and finally...
I'd better follow the example of writer Li Zhimei and ignore it.
"Uncle Zheng, what's wrong with inviting guests to boost popularity? The program is now completely stable. Although it is indeed beyond our expectations, the average listening rate fluctuates between 6% and 7%, which is indeed very good for a late-night program. But now we have the opportunity to go further. It's not like we invite guests every day. Occasionally, we can attract some specific groups of people to listen, so that we can go further on this number!"
Lee Jong Min is talking so much that his mouth is almost dry. He is obviously the PD, but his authority in this group is getting less and less, especially when facing Zheng Xiuheng, an old man who is stubborn and doesn't listen to anyone. He doesn't know what to do at all.
"Zheng Xiuheng's Waiting for Sunrise" has been a relatively well-known program in the radio industry in recent times. Although it is a late-night program, its listening rate can reach 7%, and it has received high praise from listeners. For a DJ who is not an artist or a former artist, it is indeed amazing.
The ratings of the show have basically reached a bottleneck. Zheng Xiuheng may not care about the numbers, but Lee Jongmin and the station will. In this case, inviting the current popular artists is naturally a good way to increase the ratings. However, when I think of Zheng Xiuheng saying that he only invited people he doesn't like, I will definitely not cooperate. Even if I don't cause trouble, I won't give him topics to talk about.
Facing this guy who is not afraid of being fired, Li Zhongmin can't even threaten him. But now the program has the potential to rise, so today, Li Zhongmin must convince Zheng Xiuheng.
Zheng Xiuheng, wearing a blue shirt, had his hair cut again. He changed the hairstyle that Han Ga-in gave him and cut it much shorter. Although the hairstyle is the common 3:7, the bangs on the left and the perm add a bit of melancholy. The short hair with side parting and glasses shows his literary and elegant style.
I don’t know when it started, but Li Zhongmin and others found that Zheng Xiuheng had become more stable. It’s not that he changed his hairstyle, but now even when looking at Zheng Xiuheng’s back, they would have such thoughts.
In fact, the discussion about Zheng Xiuheng has not disappeared on the Internet. On April Fool's Day, his and Lee Hyo-ri's behavior was too shocking. In the following days, the Internet was full of news about the two of them, including Zheng Xiuheng's street performance, which was uploaded to the Internet. The highest number of hits has reached 3.9 million.
However, the media did not know who this person was, and the next day Lee Hyori posted a message on her personal SNS: "Did you have a good time yesterday?"
Later, a member of "Infinite Challenge" revealed who the man with Lee Hyori was, and finally the news that he was her cousin came out.
The discussion on the Internet became heated afterwards. Some said he was Lee Hyori's boyfriend, some said he was Lee Hyori's cousin, and the two of them played a huge joke on April Fools' Day.
Some people also said that this was a hype by the Antenna Family, and that this might be a singer that the company would launch in the future. A week later, someone finally linked the street performance to the singing in "Infinite Challenge", and finally a music critic concluded that the two were the same person, and that man was the mysterious Teletubbies.
The Antenna Family did not give a direct response, but only expressed that this was not arranged by the company and it was a private behavior. As for whether the man with Lee Hyori was a Teletubbies, there was also no response.
Regardless of the original intention, the antenna took this opportunity to expand the attention, and after curiosity and analysis, more fans and netizens finally believed the April Fool's joke and the cousin's statement, because according to the convention of the entertainment industry, the more popular the artist, the more cautious they have to be in love. With Lee Hyori's level, even if she was really in love, it is impossible for her to go out on the street with her boyfriend without any concealment, let alone such a sensational behavior, which is simply telling the world, "Look, I'm in love."
Of course, the media was persistent , and there have been more reporters surrounding Lee Hyori recently. However, since all the activities have ended and the company did not put any pressure on her, Lee Hyori went home to be with her parents. After all, she hasn't really been with her parents for several years, so this is a good opportunity for her to go home and see them.
Zheng Xiuheng did not receive much attention, or it could be said that Zheng Xiuheng made good arrangements after April Fools' Day. From the next day, Zheng Xiuheng did not go to the company for two weeks. When he went back two weeks later, the reporters surrounding the company had dispersed. After changing his look and wearing glasses, no one recognized Zheng Xiuheng when he walked on the street.
But the program crew knew about it, because they already knew that Zheng Xiuheng was Lee Hyori's cousin.
Zheng Xiuheng glanced at Li Zhongmin's nervous and excited expression, then looked at his somewhat erratic eyes, and smiled faintly: "PD must be expecting me to refuse at this moment!"
"Ah? How could I expect you to refuse? I just want to convince you to agree with my idea!" Li Zhongmin was stunned for a moment and replied somewhat unnaturally. Looking at Zheng Xiuheng's indifferent eyes, he became a little nervous as if he was seen through.
Zheng Xiuheng now knows his colleague. He has already made the matter of the guest clear to Li Zhongmin. If he brings it up again at this time, there must be something else.
"I think the PD is trying to play a trick of retreating in order to advance. He will say that if I don't agree, then I can play the piano and sing a song to attract the audience, right?"
Li Zhongmin was frightened at this moment, and looked at Zheng Xiuheng with a horrified look. He had never told anyone about this thought, so how did Zheng Xiuheng see through it?
Zheng Xiuheng knew that he had guessed correctly by looking at Li Zhongmin's expression. He shook his head helplessly and said seriously: "Don't think about it. I don't plan to show these things on the show. As for the guests, you can invite them!"
"ah?"
Li Zhongmin was dumbfounded again. He felt that he was about to be played around by this bastard. How could he be invited again?
