Another male in his thirties nudged his glasses and threw down the proposal in his hands, “The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. I am also not optimistic about this talk show. What’s the point of a program that just tells jokes? A few people might think that it’s not bad after a cursory scan, but it would not be able to maintain their attention for the long-term. It could end up with many of the audience members not even paying attention. Isn’t this just plagiarizing online jokes? What technical content would there be? The copyright itself is a problem. If someone manages to accuse us of plagiarism, and we go to court, what do we do about the negative influence?”
Zhang Ye explained, “It’s not plagiarism. My segments are definitely new.”
Old Gu said, “How many new segments can you alone come up with? How many episodes can you do it for? Besides, let’s ignore the problem. Your program itself has a flaw.”
The male in his thirties said, “The crux of the issue is what is the key attraction of this program? There are no hunks, nor are you using babes. Just you alone telling jokes? Can’t the audience just go to a compilation of jokes on the internet? Why would they listen to your program? Am I right, Zhang Ye?”
You even asked me ‘am I right’?
Right, your great grandpa!
You guys just echo each other and disapprove of it completely!
Finally, the person said, “Are we right?”
Zhang Ye was irritated. He said a phrase embedded deep in his memory. It was Director Feng Xiaogang’s words who used it against his Leaders who kept criticizing him when they came to check on a gala’s programming. Zhang Ye said to the two, “The opinions of the Leaders, I definitely heard it and would definitely enforce it, but if you have to make me say that what you say is right, then that is impossible! You cannot deny the basic judgment I have as an artist!”
Old Gu frowned, “You’re feeling resentful?”
“Alright, cut it out.” Feng Guiqin said, “Although I’m not optimistic about such a program without any precedent, it is because I am unable to tell if this program is good or bad. As it is a first, the entire world does not have any experience with such a program. In my opinion, we can let Little Zhang have a go at it. However, it is limited to one episode. Let’s record one episode before we discuss this any further. If the viewership count does not hit 500,000, then sorry, the program will definitely be axed.”
Old Gu said, “Director, there’s no need to try it, right?
The male said, “Besides, it is a waste of resources. Setting up the stage and the advertisements all cost money.”
Feng Guiqin said, “That’s why we are only trying out one episode. We must give youngsters who dare to experiment a chance after all. Let’s settle on this. Little Zhang, we are awaiting your results?”
Zhang Ye was quite touched. He never expected the boss to agree to it, “Don’t worry. I will not disappoint you!”
Great!
As long as he could produce the program, he would be able to open everyone’s eyes, letting them know what a talk show really was!