Chapter 75 - You Don't Understand
Morning.
TV Station.
Chen Ran was in high spirits.
Having not rested well for several days, he slept very soundly last night, and today he was full of energy.
Last night, the fourth episode of 'I Love Rembering Lyrics' was broadcast.
The viewership ratings, without any surprise, broke through the 14% mark, reaching 14.28%.
The viewership curve was very stable, but it didn't have the straight upward trend like before.
Soone sighed, "What a pity. It would be great if it could break 15%."
The others, however, took it in stride.
"It raised the channel's record by nearly 3 points, and you're still not satisfied..."
"Looking at the curve, it's rely leveling off, but that doesn't an it won't go up. Let's all work hard and reach a new high!"
Director Wu Jin, sporting dark circles under his eyes, although his face was full of fatigue, also felt gratified seeing the viewership ratings.
But then, thinking of the situation with 'Challenge the Microphone', he couldn't help but frown again.
How high could the viewership ratings be for a program produced in less than a week?
The promotional aspect was slightly better. Yesterday, not only was 'Challenge the Microphone' recorded, but they also recorded a short segnt of 'I Love Rembering Lyrics' afterwards, which was a clip specifically used for advertising.
Starting from the previous two days, the channel had begun releasing advertisents, continuously building up hype.
The episode of 'I Love Rembering Lyrics' broadcast last night also featured advertisents during the program.
At the end of the program, the host and the several lead singers shouted out the slogan for Sunday's 'Challenge the Microphone': "Be there or be square."
So advertising was done, but as for how much effect it had, there was no ti to do surveys right now. The audience's level of expectation for the program was completely a shot in the dark.
They were still doing post-production now and hadn't produced the final cut, but Director Wu Jin himself had lowered his expectations to the minimum.
As long as the program's viewership rating exceeded 7%, it would be enough!
The viewership rating for 'Qingying's Lecture Room', under continuous decline, had long since fallen below 7. As a new program, it couldn't possibly be lower than 'Qingying's Lecture Room'.
"It seems Director Wu isn't very optimistic about the viewership ratings for 'Challenge the Microphone'," Lin Fan sighed.
Chen Ran said, "This is also normal. After all, the promotion isn't enough, and the ti is too tight."
"What about you? You planned the program, what do you think the viewership rating will be?" Lin Fan asked.
Chen Ran smiled. "If I say it's low, you'll definitely think I lack confidence. If I say it's high, you'll think it's impossible. Let's just go with 10%."
Lin Fan choked a little. "You an 10% is just average?"
"I didn't say it's average, just that around 10% is relatively in line with my expectations," Chen Ran said with a smile.
However, Lin Fan felt he was joking.
This wasn't 'I Love Rembering Lyrics'.
The forr was ticulously prepared, and its premiere only just exceeded 11%.
For a program rushed out in less than a week to want to rival 'I Love Rembering Lyrics', that was a bit of a fantasy.
In the afternoon, the final cut of the program was edited out, and everyone watched it together once.
After Chen Ran finished watching, his mood beca much more relaxed.
The edited program was basically the effect Chen Ran wanted. It didn't appear rough due to being rushed, and it even felt not much inferior to 'I Love Rembering Lyrics'.
Chen Ran asked Lin Fan, "How do you feel about it?"
Lin Fan said, "Unexpectedly good, but if you want to say 10%, I still feel it's not possible. At most around 8%!"
He said it with great certainty.
Chen Ran nodded slightly. Actually, in his heart, the program was between 9 and 10%.
Compared to 'I Love Rembering Lyrics', the only difference lay in the promotion.
The program had the sa potential!
Reaching this step, the program was completely finished, and the hearts everyone had hanging in midair finally settled down.
Not only the people in the production crew, but even Director Liu breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the final cut.
It was going to be broadcast tomorrow, but the final cut only ca out today; it was truly a bit rushed.
Moreover, it couldn't be broadcast imdiately. It still had to be sent up for review; it was estimated that if sent up today, the approval would only co down tomorrow.
Director Wu Jin couldn't sit still and went to arrange other matters.
Chen Ran was discussing the subsequent direction of 'Challenge the Microphone' with Lin Fan.
If 'Challenge the Microphone' really beca a long-term program, Chen Ran wouldn't have the energy to produce one program and then follow up with another.
The production crew would need to be divided into Group One and Group Two to prepare separately.
At that ti, Lin Fan would be put in charge of one side, and he himself would only need to be responsible for steering the direction.
……
During the break, Chen Ran took out his phone and opened WeChat, hesitating a little.
Chen Ran knew Zhang Fanzhi had gone to record a program, but it wasn't in the small studio here at the TV station.
Satellite TV programs used the large broadcasting studio at the external base, which was a bit far from the TV station, so he didn't know if she had finished recording yet.
He didn't hesitate for long before sending a ssage over.
"Is the program recording finished yet?"
After the ssage was sent, a long wait ensued.
However, Zhang Fanzhi replied very quickly this ti: "Just finished recording, currently rushing to the airport."
Chen Ran rubbed the space between his eyebrows. "In such a rush?"
"Is sothing the matter?"
"Nothing much, just asking how your recording went."
On the other end of the phone, Zhang Fanzhi's slender fingers typed on her phone: "Not bad, went quite smoothly."
"When will the program be broadcast? After the new song goes online?" Chen Ran asked.
Zhang Fanzhi: "The song goes online first, and the program will be broadcast in a couple of days."
"In that case, won't your new song lack promotion for the first two days?"
"There is so, just very little. But the song's quality is good, so I'm not worried." Zhang Fanzhi was very confident.
For the first two days, she wouldn't have much promotion and would rely entirely on her own fa to hold it up.
The two chatted idly for a while, ending with Zhang Fanzhi needing to board her plane.
Chen Ran put his phone aside, feeling slightly lancholy.
Lin Fan, seeing him like this, leaned over and asked, "What's wrong, had a fight with your girlfriend?"
Chen Ran said, "Never mind, you wouldn't understand even if I told you."
The two worked together all day long, and their relationship was relatively good now, so Chen Ran spoke much more casually.
Lin Fan said, "How could I not understand? At the very least, I have a bit of an advantage in age."
Chen Ran asked, "Do you have a girlfriend?"
Lin Fan paused and said with slight embarrassnt, "Not yet, for the ti being."
Let alone now, he hadn't actually had one in the past, either.
He had a history of a secret crush in high school. He had prepared himself to confess; it would have been one thing to be given the "good guy card," but the girl even accepted soone else right then and there.
From then on, Lin Fan never dated again during his academic career; he rarely even liked anyone.
Chen Ran smiled and said, "That's why I said you don't understand."
Lin Fan's expression froze in that instant. This blow was a bit too huge!
"So what if you have a girlfriend!" Lin Fan felt a little sad in his heart.
His father, Director Lin Jun, urged him to go on blind dates from ti to ti. Originally, he was unwilling, but now he had so thoughts about it.
If nothing else, he should at least date soone first; otherwise, just eating the dog food Chen Ran scattered was going to make him stuffed!
……
The station still placed quite a bit of importance on 'Challenge the Microphone'.
After watching the final cut of the program, they quickly reviewed and approved it.
There were no problems with the program, and its quality was quite good too. One could tell it was cut from the sa cloth as 'I Love Rembering Lyrics'.
Yang Qijun sighed a little after finishing watching it. Using this program at this ti was indeed a bit of a waste.
Under normal circumstances, if it were well-produced and then properly promoted, setting aside whether it could match 'I Love Rembering Lyrics', at least breaking 9% would be no problem.
That would be another excellent program.
Now they could only see if the audience would be supportive.
In Director Yang's heart, breaking 8% would absolutely et the standard.
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