I Get A Random New Occupation Every Week

Chapter 3845: Chapter 3833: War of Words

"Actually, I don’t know what happened either. Initially, not many people came, but just as the sponsorship meeting was about to start, suddenly a lot of big companies showed up." Wang Minji recalled the situation at that time,

"Sui Tai, do you think it’s possible that Zhang Qingyu did it?"

Sui Zhao Hai furrowed his brows, lit another cigarette, and paced back and forth in the room.

"His connections are indeed good, but they shouldn’t be that strong. It’s impossible for all those big companies to be people he knows."

"That’s strange. Zhang Qingyu doesn’t have that kind of capability, and Zhao Jing is even less likely."

"Which celebrities did their show invite?"

"Just some washed-up people. The budget is only 8 million, so anyone with any popularity wouldn’t come to her show."

The two racked their brains, wanting to figure out what exactly happened, but after a long time, they still couldn’t make sense of it.

"Alright, since it’s already happened, there’s no use in thinking about it anymore. You still have a great opportunity."

Sui Zhao Hai said:

"Their budget isn’t sufficient, so the quality of the show can be imagined. When the ratings hit rock bottom, the sponsor’s money will basically be wasted, and this will have a very bad impact. What you need to do is to do your best to make the show as good as possible, striving to create a phenomenal variety show. The bigger the gap between both shows, the better."

"I know what to do now, and I’ll definitely do a great job."

"Go busy yourself with the main tasks. Don’t let my trust in you down."

"Got it."

Wang Minji left Sui Zhao Hai’s office, but as soon as he got out, he ran into Zhang Qingyu.

"Director Zhang, you’re here."

Zhang Qingyu nodded with a smile, "I’m here to report the situation."

Given Wang Minji’s personality, he must have known about the sponsorship meeting, so he surely came to inform Sui Zhao Hai.

"No, no, no, I just came to get Sui Tai’s signature." Wang Minji said with a cheerful smile.

Although he heard the implication, as the other party was a leader, he didn’t say anything.

"Alright then, go ahead and busy yourself. Do your program well; I still have high hopes for you."

"Thank you, leader."

After a couple of simple exchanges, Zhang Qingyu entered Sui Zhao Hai’s office.

But after Wang Minji left, he didn’t actually leave; instead, he stood at the stairway, waiting all along.

"Hey, Old Zhang is here."

Sui Zhao Hai showed a smile, "You came just in time, I’ve got something good to show you. It’s top-grade Tieguanyin, let me brew you a pot."

"Haha, with such good stuff, I can’t miss out, I’m not going to be polite with you."

"The way you’re talking, it sounds like you’ve ever been polite with me at any other time."

Sui Zhao Hai laughed heartily and went to brew a pot of tea. The two sat on the sofa and started chatting leisurely.

"How’s Zhao Jing’s variety show going? Is there any area where the station needs to help?"

"Actually, I do need some support from the station." Zhang Qingyu smiled and said:

"The sponsorship meeting went quite well, brought in 109 million, breaking the station’s record."

"I heard about this, Zhao Jing did a fantastic job, silent for a while, but then a stunning debut."

Sui Zhao Hai laughed heartily and said:

"I bumped into her once before, and she mentioned wanting to do variety shows but lacked confidence. I encouraged her for quite a while back then, and look at how well she’s doing now. If it weren’t for me at the time, she probably wouldn’t have stuck with it."

"That’s right, Zhao Jing is indeed capable but lacks a bit of confidence."

Zhang Qingyu gave a false smile, silently cursing the other as a sly old fox.

He was clearly the one who got Zhao Jing to do this show, yet the credit was taken for himself.

But that’s how the workplace is; you have to leave some room and face for each other.

"Are there any problems now?"

"You know, their program’s budget is only 8 million, which is just a drop in the bucket for a variety show. I came over to discuss with you if we could increase the budget a bit."

"This... the thing I was most worried about still happened."

Sui Zhao Hai pretended to be distressed, "I initially didn’t recommend her to do a music variety show, the budget would definitely be unaffordable, but she insisted, so I let her go. Look at it now, if only she listened to my advice."

"You’re right, but since we’ve taken so much from the sponsors, we’re responsible for them. The quality and effectiveness of the show must be up to par, so I think it’s very necessary to increase the budget."

"Did she mention how much more she needs?"

"20 million, it’d be no problem to make a good music variety show. After all, even the cleverest housewife can’t cook without rice, and no matter how strong Zhao Jing’s capability is, if she can’t find suitable stars, it’s hard to produce a good program."

"20 million..." Sui Zhao Hai hesitated for a while, then said:

"That might be a bit difficult. The program’s budget and related materials have all been filed, trying to get that much more money is probably unrealistic."

"I know it doesn’t comply with procedure, but it’s not that big of a deal. A simple operation and it’ll be done, right?"

"Old Zhang, it’s not as simple as you say. 20 million is no small amount. It’s unlikely to add that much."

"But the problem is, without an additional budget, the program is hard to make effective, easily tarnishing the station’s reputation."

"Zhao Jing is indeed very capable, but inexperienced," Sui Zhao Hai said earnestly:

"She knows the budget is small, but still insisted on doing a music variety show. Now that she’s got more sponsorship, she’s coming for more budget. This approach is not commendable."

"Actually, you can’t blame Zhao Jing. At first, the station’s funds were tight, and we couldn’t fork out that much. Now there’s enough ad revenue, so giving her a bit more is fine."

Zhang Qingyu’s words were skillful, directly shifting the blame to the station.

It’s not Zhao Jing asking for that much, it’s because you didn’t have money.

"But 20 million is certainly not possible; we can at most come up with 5 million, that’s already the limit."

"Even with an additional 5 million, added to the original, it’s only 13 million. For a variety show, that’s merely a drop in the bucket, just not enough."

"I know that this little money isn’t much, but the overall plan has been filed, asking for more would be tough."

Sui Zhao Hai smiled as he poured Zhang Qingyu a cup of tea.

"Go back and talk to Zhao Jing, work on her thoughts. Her capability is already strong, and with an additional 5 million budget, I believe she can do this program well."

"Then we’ll have to give it a try. If it doesn’t work, it could tarnish the station’s reputation. Future program sponsorships would be affected, and in this regard, we must all be prepared."

Zhang Qingyu implicitly and explicitly told Sui Zhao Hai.

If this program fails, you too have an unshirkable responsibility, practically dragging him into the water.