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Nine p.m.

The first episode of the 13 Invitations program premiered on the Penguin platform and lasted 58 minutes.

According to the data from Penguin Video’s backend, the number of online viewers during the premiere reached eight million, and the number of views exceeded 10 million.

After the premiere, all major online social platforms started discussions about the 13 Invitations variety show.

  On Weibo,

"Let me tell you what I think of the show 13 Invitations tonight. I think it is a variety show with a very novel theme. This show will become a hit."

"That's right. I agree with the original poster's point of view. This is the first time I've watched this kind of interview program this year. The feeling that 13 Invitations gave me is something that no other interview program can give me."

"Xu Nuo and Tang Tianyun's opinions and dialogues are very outstanding. The game between them has brought me a lot of inspiration."

Such debates not only occur on Weibo, but are basically the same on Douyin and other social platforms.

On Douyin, within less than ten minutes after the premiere of the 13 Invitations program ended, a blogger immediately posted an interpretation video.

At around ten o'clock in the evening, the premiere of the "13 Invitations" program sparked heated discussions and ranked among the top three on Weibo's hot search list and the second on Douyin's hot search list.

Millions of netizens are expressing their opinions online.

A heated discussion broke out on Weibo again, and many netizens who did not read the news were also attracted by these hot news.

"Are there any girls who have watched this? What do you think of this variety show?"

"Amazing! I highly recommend you to watch it."

"This is a variety show produced by Teacher Tan Yue. I absolutely believe in Teacher Tan Yue's ability."

"Really? I'll check it out on Penguin Video right away."

During this period, the number of Penguin Video members suddenly increased, and many non-members also recharged to watch.

Because their membership has login device restrictions, one account can only log in to two or three devices.

On the Tieba forum, there is endless discussion about the 13 Invitations program.

"Teacher Tan Yue is really creative. This program has brought new vitality to the lifeless interview programs since its launch."

"I think that not only interview shows, but also the 13 Invitations show has played a very important and constructive role in the entire Chinese variety show industry."

"The 13 Invitations program has added a new format to the current variety show genre. I guess from now on, the world of variety shows is going to change."

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September 28th.

Beijing.

At 7:30 in the morning, the busy city started a new operation, and people of all kinds were rushing on their way to work in various means of transportation.

In front of the Metro Line 2 platform, the queue was endless.

Wang Li is queuing here waiting for the subway. She is an ordinary office worker in Beijing.

Because she got up a little late in the morning, Wang Li had to buy a few buns on the roadside and eat them while waiting for the subway.

Because there are regulations on the Beijing subway that eating is not allowed on the train.

The subway train arrived, and Wang Li followed the crowd and squeezed onto the subway.

After finding a seat, Wang Li took out her mobile phone and started browsing.

She first opened Weibo to learn about the hot topics.

After logging in, the first thing I saw was the post published by Beijing TV this morning.

The popularity of the 13 Invitations program has increased significantly, bringing a new model to the current variety show industry.

At the same time, other passengers in the carriage also saw the news, and a heated discussion immediately broke out in the originally quiet carriage.

Countless young people who had never met each other were discussing this topic enthusiastically.

In the newsstand outside, the owner placed the Beijing Satellite TV newspaper in the most conspicuous place, and the front-page headline on it was particularly eye-catching.

It instantly attracted passers-by.

"Boss, give me a newspaper."

"Boss, give me one too."

…………

Not only that, the situation in major cities across China is basically the same. Major media outlets such as Yangcheng Evening News, Southern Daily, Oriental Times, etc. have all published news about the Thirteen Invitations program on the front page of their newspapers issued today.

Beijing TV's morning news also reported the news, and many entertainment industry seniors gave their comments on the 13 Invitations program.

"The arrival of the 13 Invitations program will revolutionize the variety show sector."

“The novel themes and diverse filming techniques of 13 Invitations will promote the further development of Chinese cultural media.”

Many netizens are also discussing the show "Thirteen Invitations", and many people who have not watched the show yet expressed their desire to watch it.

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Beijing, Bright Entertainment Company.

In the program department meeting room.

The director and deputy director of the program department and almost everyone from the Thirteen Invitations program team are here.

Even after accommodating more than 30 people, the huge conference room seemed a bit crowded.

At the main seat in the conference room, the director of the program department was flipping through the documents in his hand.

  After reading it, the director looked around at everyone present and said:

"The premiere of the 13 Invitations program was a great success. Thank you for your hard work during this period!"

"According to the data sent by Penguin Video this morning, as of this morning, the number of views of the 13 Invitations program has exceeded 30 million. It is now a well-deserved hit program."

As soon as the director finished speaking, there was warm applause from the audience.

Then, when the director was about to continue speaking, an assistant came in and whispered something in the director's ear.

Then the director asked Xu Nuo to speak for him first while he went out for a while.

Xu Nuo picked up the director's speech, which was filled with feedback on the 13 Invitations program.

  After Xu Nuo finished speaking, he continued:

"Although our first show was a great success and made a good start, I hope everyone will not become complacent."

"We still encountered many problems during the filming of this first episode..."

Xu Nuo pointed out these questions one by one, and asked everyone to reflect and summarize. After all, according to the previous planning plan, there will be many more episodes of the 13 Invitations program.

Because the first episode got off to a good start, the subsequent filming work is destined to be more difficult, because if the program's playback volume and ratings decline in the future, it will be a big problem for the program.

Moreover, this program currently holds a benchmark position in China.

After speaking for more than half an hour, Xu Nuo, as the highest-ranking leader present and also the person in charge of the "Thirteen Invitations" program team, announced the adjournment of the meeting.

…………

Skyview Entertainment Company.

President Qin Da was handling work in the office. In the past year, facing the substantial pressure from Brilliant Entertainment, Tianjing Entertainment had a hard time.

In the music industry, a group of new talents trained by Cuican began to gradually emerge and their market share expanded step by step.

In contrast, Skyview Entertainment's share is shrinking.

Because the cake is only so big, if you take one more bite, others will have one less bite.

And the most crucial thing is that many artists under Tianjing terminated their contracts despite the high penalty fees and switched to Cuican Entertainment.

As the CEO of Tianjing Entertainment Company, Qin Da is naturally worried every day.

But there is nothing we can do about it, because it is all fair competition.

In the office, after Qin Da finished processing the documents in his hands, he came to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked out of the window in a daze.

After a long time, Qin Da withdrew his gaze and sat down on the sofa.

Turning on the TV in the middle of the office lounge area, Qin Da prepared to take a break, watch the news, and relieve his inner anxiety.

After turning on the TV, Qin Da tuned to the news channel.

After watching the domestic people's livelihood for a while, Qin Da prepared to switch to the cultural channel.

As soon as I switched over, the news reported that the premiere of the 13 Invitations program was a huge success.

There were also comments from many domestic experts, and they were mostly full of praise.

The news also said that the show "13 Invitations" was the brainchild of Tan Yue, vice president of Brilliant Entertainment.

Qin Da instantly became interested, because he and Cuican were old rivals, the kind of competitors.

So he opened the Penguin Video page on TV, and as soon as he entered, the huge title of "Thirteen Invitations" came into view.

This is because Penguin has now made the 13 Invitations program its first recommended program, and it ranks first in the number of recommendations among variety shows.

Qin Da clicked on the 13 Invitations program and started watching it.

After watching it, Qin Da was once again impressed by Tan Yue's talent.

Because through watching it just now, Qin Da realized that this program is different from other variety shows in the past.

Whether it is the subject matter, the dialogue style or the shooting technique, it is all very novel.

A large number of outdoor shots allow the audience to more intuitively feel the industry the guests are in, and it can be seen from the way the conversations are basically improvisations.

Compared with traditional talk shows, the Thirteen Invitations program is a level higher in program effect.

Moreover, during the interview, although the term "viewpoint" seems to be a lofty term to the audience, when you look closely at the conversation between the host and the guests, you will find that they will use everyday words to bring this viewpoint back to the lives of ordinary people.

Qin Da felt sincere admiration for this and was deeply moved by the show.

After watching it, Qin Da felt that with the level of the employees in the company's program department, they could not create such a program originally, but they could imitate it.

Since Brilliant Entertainment Company has this idea, why don’t we just imitate it? After all, the current focus and traffic are on new-theme programs like “13 Invitations”.

After having this idea, Qin Da called the secretary outside and asked him to call the person in charge of the program department.

After a while, the head of the program department of Tianjing Entertainment Company came to Qin Da's office.

But all I saw was the boss' back.

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In the office, Qin Da had his back to the head of the program department, and his face looked very gloomy.

"Did you see the news this morning?"

Qin Da's voice was low, revealing a questioning tone.

Come to think of it, the 13 Invitations program has been promoted online for so many days, but their Tianjing Entertainment Company knows nothing about it.

Not only did I, as the boss, not know about it, but the person in charge of the program department didn't even come to remind me.

The head of the program department stood there with a look of panic on his face, not knowing what to do.

He also knew about this matter when the 13 Invitations program was first promoted online, but he didn't take it seriously and didn't take it to heart.

Because he felt that the 13 Invitations program had chosen the wrong direction and had chosen such an unpopular program. Under the current domestic environment, it was destined to not achieve very good results.

However, when the news this morning was all about the huge success of the premiere of the 13 Invitations program, he felt a little panicked and unbelievable.

He didn't expect that the 13 Invitations show would become such a hit.

He could already sense that his angry boss would call him into the office and give him a good scolding in a while.

But in order to make the criticism less severe, the person in charge of the program department quickly reviewed the Thirteen Invitations program.

"Boss Qin, this matter is my responsibility, but I didn't expect that an interview program like 13 Invitations could achieve such good results."

The head of the program department mustered up the courage and spoke.

"I didn't expect that? What do the people in your program department do for a living..."

……

After venting his anger, Qin Da felt that the gloomy energy in his heart had finally dissipated.

So he turned his chair around, looked at the head of the program department who was standing obediently in front of him and said:

"Let's not talk about the past. Tell me what you think about the Thirteen Invitations program."

Fortunately, the person in charge of the program department watched the Thirteen Invitations program before he came, so he had a general impression of it, otherwise he would have difficulty answering this question.

"I think Thirteen Invitations is a truly innovative show for variety shows. First of all, its ideas are very novel, boldly combining a variety of filming techniques..."

……

  Qin Da discussed the Thirteen Invitations program with the program department director, and then Qin Da said to the director:

"In that case, go back and summarize the success of the Thirteen Invitations program, then study it and come up with a new program based on their model."

"Okay, Mr. Qin, I'll go back and make arrangements right away."

The head of the program department said this, then turned around and quickly left the office.

After going out, the head of the program department breathed a sigh of relief, because he found that President Qin's temper was getting worse and worse.

Come to think of it, the company has been losing in the competition with Brilliant Entertainment over the past year, and its market share has been gradually shrinking. It would be strange if the boss wasn't angry.

Shaking his head to stop thinking about it, he hurried towards the program department.

At the same time, there are similar examples in other major entertainment companies, almost all of which are researching and discussing the 13 Invitations program.

Basically, everyone is attracted by the novel expression style of the 13 Invitations program.

So they are also preparing to produce some new programs in the format of "Thirteen Invitations".

Of course, it is not a simple copy directly, because the 13 Invitations program has registered copyright, and directly copying it will involve infringement issues.

So they held another meeting to study how to incorporate this novel programming format into other types of variety shows.

As a result, most of the employees in the program departments of entertainment companies in China worked overtime until late at night. (End of this chapter)