Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon

"Missing you only makes me suffer. Falling in love with you is my last choice..."

The last line of the opening song ended, and Zhao Xiaomei looked expectantly waiting for the main film to start. However, the main film she was looking forward to did not arrive, but Zhou Yimin's advertisement.

"Puppy Electric invites you to watch Meteor Garden! For beauty equipment, I choose the Puppy Negative Ion Beauty Device, which can make your skin more supple and shiny..."

With Zhou Yimin's good looks, the beauty device advertisement really didn't hide this product.

Zhao Xiaomei patiently watched the thirty-second commercial, and the feature film finally came.

Ten minutes later, when Zhao Xiaomei was immersed in the plot, the advertisement came again, and it was still an advertisement for Puppy Electrical Appliances.

After another ten minutes, the advertisement for Puppy Electric Appliances appeared again.

"Why is it an advertisement again!" Zhao Xiaomei frowned.

After another ten minutes, the advertisement for Puppy Electric Appliances came again!

Zhao Xiaomei was seeing the critical moment. The sudden wave of advertisements made Zhao Xiaomei have the urge to scold her.

This is probably like when you read a novel and see the main scene, this chapter is over and you have to wait for tomorrow's update. Readers will definitely be unable to help but curse "broken chapter dog"!

Zhao Xiaomei picked up the remote control and planned to fast forward. However, when he pressed the play button, he found that the fast forward was too much.

Because these advertisements were also shot by f4, it is difficult to tell whether they are advertisements or the plot of the feature film without looking at the plot carefully. .

In desperation, Zhao Xiaomei decided to give up treatment! Anyway, the commercial time is not long, and just appreciate the appearance of f4!

In a snack bar in front of a certain university, "Meteor Garden" was playing on the TV hanging on the wall.

For this snack bar, this TV is a magic weapon to attract business. When college students come to the store to eat, they most likely come for the TV.

If there is a football match, the small shop will definitely be crowded with young people who like to watch football. Then they can make a lot of money by selling some melon seeds drinks.

When there are no football games, just play some TV series or movies that young people like to watch, which can also attract a lot of popularity.

Nowadays, the TV series "Meteor Garden" has attracted many people to watch it. Some college students even skipped class to watch "Meteor Garden" here.

"Don't go away, come back soon, Puppy Microwave invites you to watch Meteor Garden..."

"Why is it an advertisement again!"

"I haven't finished the meal yet, and I've watched the commercial three times!"

"Every time when the most critical moment comes, the ads come. It's really disappointing!"

"That's right, can you stop inserting commercials and finish the show at once?"

"The pirates are so evil. They made a pirated VCD and inserted so many advertisements!"

The college students around began to complain.

Although each advertisement is not long, the advertisements inserted six or seven times in one TV series are indeed very annoying.

And there is also a link "Puppy Electric invites you to watch the exciting preview of the next episode", which means that if you want to watch the preview of the next episode, you have to watch an advertisement first.

I have finished watching this episode of the TV series, and I still have to watch commercials just to see the preview of the next episode. This is simply unconscionable!

Li Weidong learned all the advertising routines of later video websites. Fortunately, VCD discs are one-time consumption, otherwise Li Weidong would have wanted to do another advance screening!

If you want to watch advance on-demand, watch double the ads!

Many people buy VCDs and watch them at home, which has two advantages. One is that they can watch them whenever they want. They don’t have to follow the broadcast time like on TV. The second is that the VCD disc has no advertisements, so you can watch it in one sitting, and the viewing experience is better.

Nowadays, even vcd discs have advertisements, which immediately makes consumers feel like they have been cheated. Although most people buy pirated discs, they still feel that I have spent money to buy vcd discs. Why still watch ads?

This is like those video websites in later generations. They already have VIP memberships, but they still want to insert advertisements in the drama. Not only will they be scolded by consumers, but they will also be complained to the radio and television department and the Consumers Association, and they will be brought to the 315 party. Whip the corpse.

However, pirated VCDs have advertisements inserted into them, and even if consumers want to complain, they have no way to sue.

If I go to the relevant law enforcement department to complain and say that the pirated disc I bought contains advertisements, I guess the first reaction of the other party will be to confiscate your pirated VCD disc.

As a result, many people who buy pirated VCDs can only bear to watch the nearly ten minutes of advertisements in each episode.

As the popularity of Meteor Garden gradually fermented, domestic TV stations also began to introduce this TV series.

TV stations still have to consider ratings, especially some local TV stations, which only target local audiences, and the number of audience groups is relatively small.

If the programs are the same as those of big TV stations, then why should the originally limited audience go to small TV stations? They will definitely go to big TV stations, and there will be few viewers to watch local small TV stations.

The way for small TV stations to survive is to produce differentiated programs. Therefore, the non-star channels of many local TV stations often produce some dialect programs and livelihood programs for local audiences, or some eye-catching local variety shows, or imported Some non-domestic TV series.

Star TV stations rarely broadcast non-domestic TV dramas. Small TV stations introduce non-domestic TV dramas to differentiate themselves from big TV stations.

The economic channel of a certain provincial TV station, "Meteor Garden" was officially broadcast.

At that time, the local economic channels basically had no decent financial news. They only reported on the rise and fall of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets every day.

In addition to relaying current affairs news, the rest of the time is spent showing TV dramas.

Before "Meteor Garden", there was no concept of idol drama in China, so "Meteor Garden" was classified as a youth campus drama, and the broadcast time was scheduled from 6 to 7 pm.

The main group of youth campus dramas is teenagers, so the broadcast time is usually between 5pm and 8pm, that is, after school and get off work, before the prime viewing period.

During this time, adults are busy returning home from work to cook and eat, so the teenagers at home have the opportunity to master the TV remote control.

Although 6 pm to 7 pm is not a prime viewing time period, it is still a popular viewing time. After all, after 6 pm, people get off work and school get out. Ordinary people return home and turn on the TV. Watch TV shows.

Regarding the ratings during this time period, the Economic Channel does not have high hopes, because their so-called "youth theater" during this time period is completely uncompetitive compared with other channels' programs.

At the same time, the satellite channel on Star broadcasts news from the whole province, and the current affairs news is superior in content. What’s more, it is a satellite channel, so the ratings are naturally higher than other channels.

Among the non-star channels at the same level, the Life Channel broadcasts a people's livelihood program, which specializes in covering some people's livelihood issues, such as where there are mountains of garbage with no one to clean it, where private buildings and illegal construction affect people's lives, etc. There is even content to mediate neighborhood disputes.

These trivial things are very close to the lives of ordinary people, and they are specifically targeted at local audiences, so the ratings have always been very good.

There are two programs in this time period on the urban channel, one is a food program that teaches people how to cook, and the other is a health program. Six o'clock in the afternoon is the time for late cooking. At this time, food programs teaching people how to cook are also relatively popular.

At this time, entertainment channels broadcast pop songs, cross talk sketches and other language-based programs, and the content was often repeated over and over again. For example, Zhao Laogen's sketches would appear every two or three days, which could easily tire the audience. The ratings of this type of program are similar to those of TV series, and they are not very good.

Therefore, during the viewing time period from 6 to 7 o'clock, the TV series on the financial channel and the cross talk sketches on the entertainment channel have been taking turns to be at the bottom.

On Monday morning, station leaders gathered for their weekly meeting.

The ratings of each channel in each time period will also be announced at the regular meeting.

"Old Wang, who do you think will be at the bottom in terms of average ratings this time?"

"It's not a financial channel, it's an entertainment channel!"

"Didn't the entertainment channel recently launch a live quiz show? The quiz show is very popular recently, and I heard that the ratings are quite good."

"The programs on the Metropolis Channel last week were relatively average, especially the TV shopping programs. It is said that there was a problem with one of the products, and I heard that there was even a complaint!"

"No matter how wide-ranging the urban channels are, they are still better than the financial channels! In addition to relaying news, the financial channels only broadcast TV series. There is no new idea at all!"

At this moment, the secretary walked in, holding a thick stack of forms in his hand.

"Dear leaders, this is last week's ratings data." The secretary distributed the form to everyone.

"Look at the ratings statistics of all the programs. The fourth place is not a prime time program!"

"It's not like we can break into the top five during prime time. How is this possible?"

"The fourth place is the Youth Theater of the Financial Channel. This is from 6 to 7 o'clock!"

"How is this possible? The six o'clock to seven o'clock slot is inferior to the prime time slot. What TV series is being shown on the Financial Channel's Youth Theater this week? It has such a high ratings!"

"It can compete with even the prime time show. If it were on the prime time show, this would definitely be the ratings champion! Go and find out what TV series it is."

There happens to be a radio and television newspaper on the newspaper shelf in the conference room, which contains the week's program previews for each channel.

"Financial Channel, Youth Theater, found it. The TV series they broadcast last week was called "Meteor Garden"!"

Ratings don't lie. "Meteor Garden" has been broadcast on several local channels and has achieved good ratings, which has also attracted the attention of the industry.

Finally, a star channel decided to introduce "Meteor Garden".

The phone rang, and Li Weidong looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Zhong Yemao calling.

"Hey, Lao Zhong, you called me early in the morning. Is there something urgent?" Li Weidong asked.

"Good news or bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" Zhong Yemao said.

"Bad news!" Li Weidong said.

"I've sent a notice to the provincial radio and television departments to stop broadcasting "Meteor Garden" immediately!" Zhong Yemao said.

"Some of the storylines in "Meteor Garden" are indeed inconsistent with mainstream values ​​and can easily teach children bad things. It is normal for it to be banned." Li Weidong paused for a moment and then asked: "Oh, what about the bad news? ?”

Zhong Yemao was stunned for two seconds, and then repeated: "Send a notice to all provincial radio and television departments, requesting that the broadcast of "Meteor Garden" be stopped immediately!"

"I know, I'm asking for bad news!" Li Weidong said.

"What I just said is bad news!" Zhong Yemaoxin said, Chairman, do you want to check your ears.

Li Weidong said: "This is not bad news, this is obviously good news!"

Zhong Yemao was stunned for a few seconds, and then said, "Chairman, did I not explain clearly? "Meteor Garden" has been banned. How can it be good news for us?

We have embedded a lot of advertisements in "Meteor Garden". If "Meteor Garden" can be broadcast on the Star Channel, audiences across the country will be able to see "Meteor Garden" and they will also be able to see our advertisements. advertisment.

But now that "Meteor Garden" has been banned, the advertisements we planted cannot be released. This is a waste of a channel for advertising. What a pity! "

Li Weidong chuckled: "Old Zhong, I don't think so. I think the more it is banned, the more popular "Meteor Garden" will be!"

"Meteor Garden is a TV series. It is not allowed to be broadcast on TV. It is equivalent to cutting off the most important communication channel for TV series. How can "Meteor Garden" still become popular!" Zhong Yemao said.

Li Weidong asked back: "Old Zhong, do you know the fans of "Water Margin"?"

"A fan of "Water Margin"?" Zhong Yemao obviously didn't respond.

"It's the prequel to Wu Song's Killing of His Wife." Li Weidong continued to explain.

Zhong Yemao thought about it carefully and realized what Li Weidong was talking about.

"It turns out that the chairman was talking about that book!" Zhong Yemao sighed, thinking to himself, our chairman is really a hooligan with culture and content.

Li Weidong continued: "Isn't that also a banned book? But I didn't even mention the name, didn't you still guess it? And the reputation of this book is probably second only to the four major classics! So you just wait Watch out, the more this is banned, the more popular "Meteor Garden" will become!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Weidong remembered that he was so busy talking about "Water Margin" fans that he forgot to ask what the good news was!

The situation is just as Li Weidong said. After the radio and television banned the broadcast, "Meteor Garden" became even more popular.

Young people who didn't know this TV series originally knew the name of "Meteor Garden" and their curiosity was aroused.

Curiosity is a fatal flaw of human beings. There is a proverb in the West that “curiosity killed the cat”. When people's curiosity is aroused, they will always find ways to satisfy their curiosity.

So people who had not watched "Meteor Garden" started buying pirated VCDs of "Meteor Garden" to see why this TV series was banned.

Pirated VCDs of "Meteor Garden" instantly became a hot commodity, and were sold out as soon as they arrived. Some people were even willing to pay a deposit to let vendors selling pirated VCDs reserve a set of "Meteor Garden."

Suddenly, "Meteor Garden" had a phenomenal effect, and even f4 became an instant hit.

At this time, f4 had already released their first album, which immediately became the best-selling item in the video store. The four non-major singers actually surpassed Jay Chou and Stefanie Sun, who were the most popular in the Chinese music scene at that time. .

Various f4 posters have also become the best-selling products on street stalls, such as those around middle schools or universities, or on street stalls at night markets. If there are no f4 posters, it would be incomplete!

f4 became popular in the mainland, and Li Weidong immediately contacted his cousin Zhou Rugui and planned to invite f4 to the mainland to participate in several promotional activities.

Li Weidong has invested in f4 for so long, and now he is finally starting to reap the benefits of f4.

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