In the office, as the last detail was finalized, Yang Lin enthusiastically saw off the group of TV station workers.
Although many TV stations had approached him for cooperation in filming programs during this period, he had declined them all.
This time, however, when faced with an invitation from Mo Du Satellite TV, Yang Lin did not refuse. After all, he felt that Mo Du Satellite TV's "attitude" was the best among the numerous television stations.
As soon as Yang Lin sent away the guests from Mo Du, Mo Du Television's official channel quickly announced the news of its cooperation with Xihong Zoo.
They also previewed the program content in advance.
This variety show, titled "Wonderful Friends," instantly gained momentum even before its broadcast due to this announcement.
After all, this was Long Country's first variety show featuring celebrity-animal interaction, and moreover, the celebrities were not going to an ordinary zoo, but the renowned Xihong Zoo.
Countless viewers were filled with anticipation for the show.
Of course, it wasn't just the audience who were excited. Some celebrities within the industry also took immediate action upon hearing the news.
It was obvious that participating in such a variety show would bring them immense traffic and popularity.
Even a simple interaction with those celebrity animals would likely land them on the trending topics.
Almost immediately, Mo Du Satellite TV's phone lines were flooded with calls from various celebrities and entertainment companies.
From budding young idols to older, less popular industry veterans, everyone wanted to seize this opportunity.
And while Mo Du Satellite TV's phone was ringing off the hook, some other TV stations in the country were tearing their hair out.
Especially Mango Satellite TV, which was on the same level as Mo Du Satellite TV. Upon learning of Mo Du Satellite TV's cooperation with Xihong Zoo, they immediately convened a high-level meeting.
"What are you people doing? Our people arrived at Xihong Zoo first! What were they doing? Why couldn't they have thought of this earlier?"
In the Mango Satellite TV conference room, a middle-aged man with a balding head was roaring.
The others in the room appeared to be in a state of terrified silence.
"Such a brilliant idea, such immense popularity. If Mo Du Satellite TV's show really airs, what kind of variety show can we come up with to compete with them? Tell me."
At this moment, all the high-level executives of Mango Satellite TV were speechless.
Indeed, this collaboration between Mo Du Satellite TV and Xihong Zoo was brilliant.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that even if Mo Du Satellite TV sent a few unknown figures from the entertainment industry, this show would still be a massive hit.
Because all the buzz would be generated by those animals.
"By the way, don't we still have reporters at Xihong Zoo? What are they doing now?"
The balding middle-aged man suddenly spoke again.
Hearing his question, a secretary quickly turned on the projector.
The next moment, Mango Satellite TV's official live stream appeared before their eyes.
When everyone saw the live broadcast, their faces immediately turned grim.
Following their gaze, they saw several well-fed fat pigs and a giant panda voraciously eating in front of the camera.
Although the live stream currently had millions of viewers, the thought of missing out on such a great opportunity to collaborate with Xihong Zoo made the high-level executives of Mango Satellite TV feel like exploding.
At this moment, they completely shifted the blame onto the TV station staff present.
As the atmosphere in the room became heavy with silence, a female executive suddenly spoke up.
"If they can collaborate, we can too. We can invite the director of Xihong Zoo to bring those animals to our show."
"Or, we can arrange for the guests of Mushroom House to stay at Xihong Zoo for a few days."
As soon as this female executive finished speaking, everyone suddenly felt enlightened.
"That's right, if they can collaborate, we can too."
"If all else fails, we can directly copy their show's format and just change the name."
"What copying? That sounds too harsh. It's called borrowing. If absolutely necessary, we can call it an introduction."
"Immediately arrange for someone to call Xihong Zoo's official number, we want to cooperate with them too."
"Yes, yes, yes, or arrange for those few people at Xihong Zoo to go and talk to their director."
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Not long after, the high-level executives of Mango Satellite TV reached a consensus.
And less than ten minutes after the meeting ended, Yang Lin, who was at Xihong Zoo, received a call from Mango Satellite TV.
After he answered, the staff from Mango Satellite TV directly stated their intention.
Just when they thought Yang Lin would readily agree, Yang Lin refused without hesitation.
After Yang Lin hung up the phone, Chen Kexin, who was full of gossip, walked over.
"Cousin, which TV station is it this time? Why did you refuse so quickly?"
"It's Mango Satellite TV," Yang Lin replied without thinking.
"Mango Satellite TV, isn't it quite popular? Why didn't you agree?"
"Their attitude wasn't good. It felt like we were doing them a huge favor by cooperating with them."
"Besides, they also wanted me to bring the animals to Xiangnan, are they kidding me?"
"Does Xihong Zoo need them to increase its fame?"
And not long after Yang Lin finished his call with Mango Satellite TV, more phone calls started coming in from TV channels and major video websites across Long Country.
They were all asking to collaborate with Xihong Zoo.
Yang Lin refused these invitations without the slightest hesitation.
Until the last call before the end of the workday.
When the call was first connected, he thought it was another cooperation inquiry.
It wasn't until he heard the caller introduce themselves that he realized.
"Director Yang, hello, I am Zhang Liang, the director of the China National Geography New Media Center. I'm contacting you to give you a heads-up."
"Next week, we will have an offline event on biodiversity in Ningnan, and we would like to invite you to attend. Do you have time?"
For some reason, upon hearing this voice, Yang Lin's mind was instantly filled with the image of a Tibetan fox's face.
As a result, the next sentence that blurted out was:
"I have time, Director Zang, I have time."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a simultaneous silence on both ends of the line.
Yang Lin was silent because he felt he had said the wrong thing.
And Zhang Liang on the other end was silent because he also thought he had misspoken, pronouncing "Zhang" as "Zang."
However, this clearly did not affect their communication.
After a conversation, Yang Lin had a general understanding of what this so-called offline event entailed.
Instantly, his eyes lit up.
"Perhaps this time, we can add a few new animals to the zoo."
ps: Seven chapters completed, good night everyone. I will continue to work hard tomorrow. I can see all your comments, but for some reason, my author account cannot reply, so I have to use my reader account.