Chapter 328 Entering the Main Competition
When Yang Li saw Li Zixian coming in, he was immediately cheered up and was so moved that he almost burst into tears.
It’s not easy. Has the TV station finally remembered me?
Thinking back to the sadness and helplessness , Yang Li felt suffocated. He was now eager to prove himself, but for a show like the midnight show, even if it was entertaining, the ratings would just be so-so. After all, who would stay up late to watch TV?
Now, the TV station’s star host, Li Zixian, has come in person. It’s obvious that this program is not a fake one, unless Li Zixian has also been marginalized - but that’s obviously impossible!
The Li family is one of the TV station's biggest financial backers, spending millions every year on advertising alone. To put it bluntly, even the station director's bonus is given by the Li family. Who would dare to make things difficult for such a family with connections?
After figuring it out, Yang Li stood up excitedly, rubbed his hands vigorously, and asked expectantly, "What kind of program do you want me to do this time?"
Li Zixian had no idea of Yang Li's rich inner drama at the moment. The reason she came to find Yang Li was only because everyone else had rejected her. She thought of Yang Li as a last resort.
"The TV station recently received an advertisement about a company offering a million-dollar reward to find a Chinese cartoonist. After the advertisement was broadcast, the effect was very good. The TV station decided to continue to cooperate with this company and launch a long-term reality show. This is the planning proposal sent by the client. They want our TV station's professionals to give some advice and improve the details. After the script is confirmed, the show will start filming immediately. After thinking about it, I think you are the most suitable."
Recently, the advertisement of Million Painters has made a lot of noise, and its influence has spread almost all over the country. As the first partner, Mingzhu TV Station is naturally well-known to everyone. Even if Yang Li has been marginalized, it is impossible for him not to know about this.
There is no doubt that with such a big advertising campaign and such a huge bounty, if it were made into a program, it would definitely attract a lot of attention.
Therefore, when this good job suddenly fell on Yang Li's head, Yang Li felt at a loss for a moment, and he even stuttered: "I... I am the most suitable?"
Li Zixian smiled and said, "Yes, haven't you always been interested in traditional culture? You should have done some research on Chinese style ink painting, right? Take a look at this first. If you can do it, the position of chief planner of the program will be yours."
“Okay…Okay…”
Yang Li felt like crying every time he spoke. After so many years, he thought he would be suppressed and would never have a chance to make a comeback, but God took pity on him and gave him such a high-quality program.
It seems that the time has come for me, Yang Li, to make a comeback!
Yang Li encouraged himself, but then he felt a little confused, so he asked Li Zixian for more details: "This kind of high-quality program, there should be a lot of people in the station who want to do it, right? For example... Wei Dexuan? Doesn't he always choose the programs in the station first? Will he give the leftovers to others?"
Hearing Wei Dexuan's name, Li Zixian's mind moved slightly, but she said calmly: "Their program was arranged several months ago, and now they have no time to make a new program."
"I see."
After getting the answer, Yang Li did not doubt it and immediately agreed: "Okay, don't worry, I will definitely come up with a beautiful plan for you. I am grateful that the station did not help me arrange the task before. Such a good job actually fell on me."
Seeing Yang Li as happy as a child, Li Zixian felt a little sad for some reason.
Although everyone thinks that TV people are glamorous, we only see those who can get on stage. Behind them are many invisible or silently fallen colleagues.
"Then you have to work harder."
"Don't worry, if you can't do this show well, I'll kill you!"
Li Zixian smiled but did not add any pressure to Yang Li: "That's not necessary. So, in order to better understand the essence and original intention of this program, I will come over after get off work at 5:30, and we can discuss ideas, which will help you create better content."
"OK."
Li Zixian came out of Yang Li's office and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Finally, the tasks were distributed.
It would be really embarrassing if such a big TV station didn't have anyone to help with editing, directing and planning.
Yang Li returned to his seat with excitement, and began to read the plan in his hand as if it were a treasure.
It has to be said that Lu Yiming is really not good at this kind of thing. At least in the eyes of a professional like Yang Li, this plan cannot be said to be completely useless. At least it is better than nothing.
Yang Li patiently read the plan from beginning to end, and suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.
Judging from the content of this plan, even if this program is produced, there is basically nothing eye-catching.
Just shout a few words about the rise of Chinese animation, and then the audience will clamor to vote?
This is obviously unrealistic.
At 5:30 in the afternoon, Li Zixian pushed open the office door and walked in, asking, "How is it going? Do you have any clues?"
Yang Li said confidently, "I have some ideas. This is a competition- based program, but it is different from singing and dancing. It is based on painting, especially Chinese traditional ink painting. Comparatively speaking, because the entry threshold of this art is relatively high, it is not easy to ignite the emotions of the audience. My suggestion is to focus on the stories behind the creators and let the contestants talk about their own life experiences, painting experiences and the like. There is a gimmick of a million prize money here. The more ordinary the contestants' experiences are, the greater the contrast, and the easier it is to cause a sensation. Everyone likes stories of getting rich overnight."
Li Zixian's eyes lit up and he praised, "That's a good idea."
As for the so-called talent competition, ordinary audiences lack professional vision and can just watch it for fun.
But since we are just here to watch the fun, there is no point in talking about too many professional things. Instead, all kinds of gossip stories are more eye-catching.
Yang Li continued, "This is from the perspective of the contestants. From the perspective of the sponsors, they can be given the attribute of not forgetting their original intentions and promoting traditional culture. For example, the original intention of Shijinji to hold this program is to provide a way out for all domestic comic creators, so that they can make money, or even make a lot of money. Nowadays, people who engage in art in China are poor, especially those who study painting. Life is even more difficult. There are many expenses on weekdays, and after graduation, they still don’t make much money and don’t have a proper job."
At this point, Yang Li seemed to have aroused some kind of resonance in his heart, and he even began to get excited: "We are a dignified ancient civilization with a five-thousand-year history, but we don't have our own cultural strategy? This is definitely not okay. We can't let our young generation grow up watching imported comics and animations? Wouldn't that mean they are being brainwashed by culture?"
I don't know since which year, the programs on the animation channel of the TV station are either "Saint Seiya" or "Doraemon", and then "Dragon Ball"... If you cover the Chinese character logo, everyone would think it is a Japanese TV station.
Yang Li is a very patriotic person, because his family has produced several soldiers, and many of his ancestors died in the fight against aggression. It has only been a few years since this happened, but in the cultural and entertainment fields, the high ground has been occupied by the book of blood feud!
For this reason, he often felt sad and once proposed to the station to reduce the broadcast of the original animation, which resulted in the dissatisfaction of the leaders...
Now, Lu Yiming's program gave him a glimmer of hope.
There are companies willing to spend money on this!
"Mr. Lu has a long-term vision." Yang Li admired him deeply. "Chinese comics were so glorious in the past, and they produced so many excellent works. But what about now? The market is full of foreign comics. He also mentioned in this article that he has the idea of creating an animation entertainment company. I think this is great! First regain the lost ground in China, and then enter the overseas market. If the cultural industry is done well, the profits are still very high, and we can export our culture to the outside world. This is what an entrepreneur should do."
With such lofty aspirations, Lu Yiming's image in everyone's eyes suddenly became different.
In this age where people laugh at the poor but not at prostitution, businessmen who can make money in an honest and legal manner are already rare, and not breaking the law can even be considered a virtue for businessmen.
There are very few people like Lu Yiming who, while making money, do not forget to seek benefits for the country and a way out for the industry.
Yang Li said a lot. Although Li Zixian didn't understand a lot of it, she was infected by Yang Li's emotions and couldn't help but nod her head repeatedly: "This is a very good idea. Let's do it according to this idea. We should use the entire program to convey this concept to the audience and establish the image of domestic comics and animation in the hearts of the Chinese people!"
In a blink of an eye, the advertisement of "Millionaire Painter" has been running for half a month, and manuscripts from all over the country have been pouring into Shijinji like snowflakes. Shijinji's employees worked overtime to select 100 works to enter the final competition.
The video footage of the entire screening process was also sent to Mingzhu TV Station, where intensive editing and production began.
On this day, Ji Wenze had just come back from his morning tea when his daughter Ji Yadan said to him, "Dad, someone claiming to be from the "Millionaire Painter" program called me and said that your work has passed the preliminary round and entered the final round. Isn't this the program that I banned in the first place? Why did they invite you to participate? I think there must be something wrong here, Dad, you'd better not go."
In Ji Yada's opinion, Ji Wenzhe and the "Millionaire Painters" program team have become enemies. If she were a member of the program team, there would be no way she would continue to cooperate with Ji Wenzhe.
But as the old saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food.
With one million in front of him, how could Ji Wen Ze, who was blinded by greed, give up? He laughed and said, "My dear daughter, you are just overthinking. Why did they invite me? Because I am the president of the Calligraphers and Painters Association! How dare they not invite me?"
He was still very confident in his identity and painting skills. Although Lu Yiming did not let him enter the finals directly as he requested, he felt that even if he started from the lowest level of the main competition, he would still be able to defeat all the other competitors and win the championship in one fell swoop.
This one million must be in his pocket.
After hearing what he said, Ji Yada was helpless and could only let him go.
South China University of Technology.
Xin Yongsheng had just returned from a job fair, sweating profusely. He returned to his dorm and was about to pack his clothes to take a shower in the bathroom when Yan Mingjiang popped his head out of bed and said, "You're back? I just received a call from the show 'Millionaire Painters', inviting you to participate in the main competition."
Xin Yongsheng said in disbelief: "What? My work entered the finals?"
After sending the work out, he hadn't paid much attention to it, mainly because he didn't have any hope in his heart. But when he came back and heard the good news, his whole body was filled with emotions and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
Yan Mingjiang, his roommate, was even more excited than Xin Yongsheng. He grabbed his arm and shook it non-stop: "I knew you could do it! Come on, win a championship and become a millionaire! Then you have to treat me to three barbecue meals, right?"
Xin Yongsheng laughed when he heard this: "Don't even mention three meals, thirty meals will do! The key is that I want to win the championship, you are just dreaming, haha."
Yan Mingjiang was so happy after hearing this that he also laughed out loud. Then he quickly reminded Xin Yongsheng and said to him with envy, "By the way, the call also said that all the contestants' travel expenses will be reimbursed, and food and accommodation will be provided throughout the whole process. Wow, this company is worthy of being able to give out a million yuan in prize money. This is really generous. If I can draw, I would have signed up at least and gone to have some fun."
“It’s really good…”
After the initial excitement, Xin Yongsheng gradually calmed down: "Although Shijinji is in Guangdong Province, participating in the competition will definitely take up a lot of my time. Now is the critical time to find a job during the graduation season. I am a little confused about whether to participate in this competition."
Seeing that Xin Yongsheng was still hesitating at this time, Yan Mingjiang immediately encouraged him, "Go, why not? Life is short, don't leave yourself with regrets."
Deep down, Xin Yongsheng certainly wanted to go. After all, painting was his dream. Now that there was such an opportunity in front of him, he felt that he would regret it for the rest of his life if he backed down.
However, he thought again that the competition in this contest would be extremely fierce. If he gave up everything to participate, and if he failed to win the championship in the end, wouldn't it be a waste of time and nothing would be left?
"I'll think about it and go take a shower."
After taking a shower, Xin Yongsheng went to find Zhao Yutong again and told him about his entry into the final competition of "Millionaire Painters".
When Zhao Yutong heard that Xin Yongsheng had entered the finals, she was so happy that she hugged Xin Yongsheng's neck and gave him a sweet kiss: "I knew you were the best."
Xin Yongsheng sighed and expressed his concerns.
"But if I participate in the competition, I will have to look for a job. If I don't get the prize money, it will delay my work. I'm wondering whether I should go or not."
