"If it weren't for that traitor Gong Tao, we would definitely have taken the viewership champion this week." Director Zhao said with a sinister expression. Since Gong Tao had already left Xiangnan TV, blaming everything on him was no problem.
"Gong Tao is gone, so I can't hold him responsible. But you are still at Xiangnan TV. I'll give you one chance. Next week, I want to see this program's viewership return to its previous level." The station manager said coldly with a grim face. He had already guessed the reason for this situation, but he was short-handed right now and couldn't just fire Director Zhao. He could only let this fellow find a way to win back all the lost viewers.
"Station manager, I guarantee that I will win the viewership championship next week!" Director Zhao, seeing that the station manager had given him an out, readily promised. He then turned and walked out of the station manager's office, answering a phone vibrating in his pocket.
"Hello, Uncle Zhao, why didn't you answer just now?" Wu Yifan said directly as soon as the phone was connected.
"Hmph, it's all because of your business that the station manager chewed me out for so long!" Director Zhao's anger flared up as soon as he heard it was Wu Yifan. It was because of this spoiled kid's willfulness that the entire television station became the bottom-ranked one in the country during prime time.
"Because of me? Didn't I just kick out that annoying guy Wang Shu? Is it possible that Wang Shu is your station manager's relative?" Wu Yifan was amused and teased directly.
"This time I'll pretend it didn't happen. If you're still so reckless next time, I won't tolerate your antics!" Director Zhao hung up the phone immediately. He had no good feelings for this brat who had just returned to the country. After returning, he had already caused him so much trouble. Who knows how many more troublesome things would be waiting for him to deal with in the future.
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At night, because Wang Shu was eliminated, Xiangnan Satellite TV's official Weibo account was also bombarded. Many fans started leaving comments under Xiangnan Satellite TV's official account, demanding justice for Wang Shu. Some fans had even initiated a proposal for the public judges to reveal their voting results for that day.
The person in charge of Xiangnan Satellite TV's new media accounts was completely bewildered. They didn't even quite understand what had happened. After some investigation, the department responsible for the account directly called Director Zhao. Director Zhao's face turned extremely grim upon learning of this situation. He hadn't expected this singer named Wang Shu to have so many loyal fans. So, he opened Weibo and searched to see if Wang Shu was instigating these fans behind the scenes, but after searching for a long time, he couldn't find Wang Shu's Weibo account. He became puzzled. Wang Shu didn't even have a Weibo account, so why were so many fans speaking up for him?
"This Wu Yifan is such a troublemaker! He caused me such big trouble as soon as he came back!" Director Zhao thought of Wu Yifan's willful decision to eliminate Wang Shu again. At that time, he hadn't paid much attention to the contestant Wang Shu, but who would have thought that this unknown nobody named Wang Shu would become the soul of the show? Today, because Wang Shu was eliminated, the show's ratings plummeted, and even Wu Yifan's popularity couldn't fully bring back the lost viewership. It seemed he still had to find a way to bring Wang Shu back. Thus, he contacted the "I Am a Singer" production team and got Wang Shu's contact information. Then, he called Wang Shu.
Wang Shu, who was resting in bed after finishing his update, saw an unknown number calling and pressed the answer button with a hint of confusion.
"Is this Wang Shu? I am Director Zhao from Xiangnan Television!" Director Zhao said directly. Wang Shu couldn't help but pause. This was the first time he had encountered someone calling him and speaking so arrogantly. In Wang Shu's eyes, you could be the station manager and still be considered idle; what was so special about a director?
"What's up?" Wang Shu asked without much politeness.
"Do you want to return to 'I Am a Singer'? I can give you another chance to be revived!" Director Zhao said directly. In his opinion, as long as he gave Wang Shu another chance, Wang Shu would definitely be grateful.
Wang Shu was even more confused by the question. What did he mean by "another chance"? He had withdrawn from the competition himself! Moreover, what was that guy's attitude just now? It was as if he was bestowing charity upon him. Could Wang Shu not survive without Xiangnan Television?
"I'm sorry, I have no such intention. You should keep this chance for yourself!" Wang Shu directly refused. He really couldn't understand these people nowadays, acting as if they were in high positions and ordering people around.
"Are you sure? Don't regret it and beg me later when you don't cherish it now!" Director Zhao was slightly stunned when Wang Shu directly refused him. He was, after all, the director of the variety show department, whom many artists vied to curry favor with. He never expected to be treated like this by a greenhorn who had just started out.
"Don't worry, I, Wang Shu, would rather die than regret it in this lifetime," Wang Shu said indifferently and hung up the phone, not giving the other party a chance to speak further. He didn't even want to hear another word from such an arrogant person, for fear of spitting it out. Moreover, from the tone of this person just now, he should be Gong Tao's former superior, and this guy was definitely involved in his being blacklisted. It was no wonder Gong Tao chose to leave Xiangnan Television directly. If it were him, he would also leave without hesitation. No one would want to work under such an idiot.
Looking at the hung-up phone, Director Zhao's face immediately darkened. He hadn't expected this kid named Wang Shu to be so arrogant, even hanging up the phone of a dignified director of the variety show department. How many artists and celebrities were respectful to him? How dare a newcomer dare to do this?
"From now on, no programs on the station are allowed to broadcast content related to Wang Shu!" Director Zhao posted directly in the TV station's work group, specifically tagging all employees.
At this moment, Xiao Su also received this message. Because she had left in a hurry, she hadn't had time to leave the company's work group. When she saw this notice, she was stunned. Such notices usually appeared only when a certain celebrity was ordered to be blacklisted by higher authorities. Did Wang Shu also commit some offense and get blacklisted? So, Xiao Su, who was already asleep, couldn't care about getting dressed. Wearing her lace nightgown, she knocked on Wang Shu's door.
Wang Shu, opening the door and seeing Xiao Su, looked puzzled. "Why are you coming to me so late like this?" Wang Shu scanned Xiao Su and asked teasingly.
"I just saw the news in the group. Did you do something wrong and get blacklisted?" Xiao Su asked nervously, holding up her phone and pointing at the content on it.
Wang Shu took a close look at the content on the phone and shook his head helplessly. "I didn't expect your Director Zhao to be so petty!" Seeing that the sender was Director Zhao, Wang Shu immediately understood everything. He hadn't expected this Director Zhao to be so petty. He had only hung up his phone, and he wanted Xiangnan Television to blacklist him. What a display of authority!
"Don't worry, it's nothing serious. It's just that this Director Zhao has too much authority. I haven't done anything wrong!" Wang Shu said with a smile to Xiao Su.
"That's good. I thought you had committed a crime and were blacklisted. I was afraid I would lose my job again right after starting!" Xiao Su chuckled to ease her embarrassment.
"Don't jinx me!" Wang Shu flicked Xiao Su's forehead. This little girl had gotten carried away, daring to curse her idol and boss.
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The next morning, Wang Shu was invited to Jiangnan Television by Gong Tao. They were going to discuss the specific details of today's program together. Since this plan was proposed by Wang Shu, Gong Tao believed that Wang Shu should also help with some details.
"I think the singers who lose should face the audience in their real identities after the competition, while the winning singers should continue to maintain their mystery!" Wang Shu said after reviewing Gong Tao's script.
"I think this detail is feasible!" Gong Tao nodded thoughtfully. This way, the singers who lost the competition could leave their mark on the show. And the singers who won could still leave suspense for the audience and watch the subsequent programs with this suspense. Later, Wang Shu added some specific details to the program and made changes where appropriate. After all these operations, Gong Tao even felt as if Wang Shu had already rehearsed the entire process of the show in his mind.
"I think you really have the potential to be a variety show director!" Gong Tao said with genuine admiration.
"Variety show directors don't make much money. I still prefer film directors. They can easily break through a hundred million in box office. Anyone can be a director!" Wang Shu chuckled. If it weren't for the fact that he hadn't found suitable actors and didn't understand directing knowledge well enough yet, he would definitely have gone into filmmaking. A single movie could easily earn hundreds of millions, and then he wouldn't have to worry about losing his life.
"You're too ambitious, boy. Do you really think audiences are that easy to fool?" Gong Tao did not agree with Wang Shu's words. He didn't think audiences were idiots, at least his audience wasn't. Having worked in the industry for many years, he could analyze the audience's preferences and aesthetics based on viewership ratings.
"Director Gong, you still underestimate this market. I will definitely test the waters in the film industry!" Wang Shu said with a smile, imagining. Even though he didn't have the capital to make movies yet, in the near future, he wouldn't mind trying.