Chapter 3843 - 3831: Record Broken
Chapter 3843: Chapter 3831: Record Broken
"Ah? Wasn’t it you who brought them in? Could it be Director Zhang?"
"He does have some connections, but not to this extent," Zhao Jing thought for a moment and said:
"I guess it’s very likely related to the Lingyun Group."
"Ah? Related to them?"
"They are the largest corporation in the country. It’s very likely that they came to sponsor us, and other companies noticed something, thinking our program has great potential, so they came rushing over."
"If that’s the case, we have to thank Lin Bro. If he hadn’t brought Lingyun Group in, we wouldn’t have today’s outcome."
Zhao Jing nodded, a look of relief appearing on her face, "But now is not the time to talk about that. We should focus on welcoming our sponsors. We absolutely cannot neglect them. We’ll discuss other matters after the sponsorship meeting is over."
"Got it."
Chu Hao turned and left to attend to his own tasks. As Zhao Jing watched the guests arriving one after another, she stepped forward again, worried about any possible oversight.
At this moment, Zhao Jing saw Wang Minji and Li Wei walking in from outside, and her smile turned to one of smug satisfaction.
"Producer Wang, how do you have time to come over? So many people arrived suddenly, and we’re a bit overwhelmed. You have experience in this area, unlike me—we’ve never faced such a grand occasion. Come help guide us."
Wang Minji’s lips twitched, and he replied with a forced smile:
"Looks like you still have a lot to learn. It’s just a hundred or so people, and you don’t know how to receive them? That’s not going to work."
"It’s our first time doing a program, unlike you with your rich experience. I bet your sponsorship meeting is even livelier, with many big companies attending?"
"Of course, yours is just small-scale, hardly forming a trend."
"You’re right, we must study hard and strive to make the program great."
Wang Minji flicked his sleeve, scoffed, and left.
But he didn’t leave the venue; instead, he went to the back rows.
Lin Yi sat in a corner, wearing a mask to avoid being noticed.
The sponsorship meeting was originally scheduled for 9 AM, but now it was already 9:10, and people were still trickling in.
Silently watching the people coming to attend the sponsorship meeting,
Lin Yi speculated that it was very likely some trick pulled by Tian Yan and Yan Ci.
Otherwise, the program wouldn’t be this popular.
But the scale seemed a bit too large.
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
At this moment, Lin Yi’s phone buzzed with a message from Tian Yan.
Tian Yan: "Director Lin, how’s the sponsorship meeting going? Did people show up?"
Lin Yi: "A lot of people came over, was this all your doing?"
Tian Yan: "When I went out that day, I ran into someone who was so arrogant in front of you; he needs to be taught a lesson."
Lin Yi chuckled and turned to glance at Wang Minji.
He wondered how he felt about it now.
At this moment, Wang Minji and Li Wei were sitting in the back row, seeing the venue packed to the brim, with even people standing in the aisles on both sides, feeling as if they had swallowed rat poison.
As time seemed about right, Zhao Jing came to the front row and spoke:
"Welcome everyone, for taking the time out of your busy schedules to attend the sponsorship meeting for ’Time Concert.’ I am the show’s producer, Zhao Jing."
After her speech, applause erupted from the audience.
"Our program has planned to open six advertising slots, but the exclusive naming rights have already been sold in advance. There are still five slots available for you all to bid on."
After Zhao Jing’s speech, whispers of discussions were heard from the audience.
"I heard that the exclusive naming rights were sold to Lingyun Group for 30 million. Is this true?"
"It’s true. When we came, our leader mentioned it. So many people are attending today, probably because they know Lingyun Group secured the exclusive naming rights to this program and saw its potential, so they’re here to support it. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be this many people."
"Buying exclusive naming rights for 30 million is really a steal, a stroke of genius."
"There’s no helping it; investment requires vision. If bidding against other people today, without seventy to eighty million, you wouldn’t stand a chance."
"I must say, Lingyun Group’s investment insight is first-rate in the industry. Now, let’s see what this program can stir up."
Hearing the discussions around them, Wang Minji and Li Wei were both extremely shocked.
"They actually got Lingyun Group to invest?" Li Wei said in surprise:
"Aren’t they in the chip business? Why would they invest in a variety show?"
"I don’t know either; let’s see what’s going on first."
Wang Minji’s face grew increasingly grim, feeling that things had drastically deviated from his expectations.
At the same time, Zhao Jing’s voice came over again.
"The first item up for bidding is a table display slot, where we’ll showcase products on the table. The starting bid is 2 million, and everyone can start bidding now."
As soon as Zhao Jing finished speaking, several people raised their bidding signs. More than twenty food companies started bidding for the advertisement slot.
After more than thirty rounds of bidding, the table display slot was sold for 18 million.
This price exceeded everyone’s expectations since this ad slot wasn’t the most prominent, and the starting bid wasn’t the highest. Yet, it sold for 18 million!
It was far beyond what anyone had anticipated.
Wang Minji was so angry that he almost ground his back molars to bits.
They had a total of six ad slots, and two of them had already sold for 48 million, making it very likely that the remaining slots might surpass 100 million altogether!
Meanwhile, he had eight ad slots and only managed to sell them for 90 million, revealing a stark contrast.
Even though it wasn’t over yet, he could feel that he might have already lost.
On stage, Zhao Jing suppressed her excitement and continued with the bidding on other ad slots.
"The second display slot is for a giant poster and host’s verbal promotion, starting at 3 million."
Aside from the exclusive naming rights, this ad slot was basically the best, suitable for any company. There wouldn’t be any discord.
And precisely because of this, the bidding was exceptionally lively. Another half an hour passed, and the ad slot was sold for 32 million.
Lin Yi tilted his head, roughly calculating that it shouldn’t be difficult to break 100 million with this round of sponsorship.
The next thing to do was to make the program good.
After all, many people came because of the Lingyun Group. If the program failed, it would be embarrassing.
Roughly two more hours passed, and the remaining three recommendation slots were also sold.
The total amount reached 109 million!
Not only did it surpass Wang Minji’s program, but it also became the best in the entire TV station’s variety shows, breaking the sponsorship fee record!
Seeing the final amount, Wang Minji angrily punched the armrest.
"Damn it, what did she do!"