China Entertainment’s rescue plan is hard to come by

Chapter 710: The Voice

After watching Liu Yifei's cooking skills for a while, Sun Yi received a call from the property management.

Said there were guests visiting.

After Sun Yi washed his face and tidied himself up simply, the doorbell rang.

He didn't come alone, Wang Jingtian was following behind him.

"Old Wang, look, I told you on the way that he will be fine. It's not easy for him to get sick at such a young age. As long as he pays attention and controls himself, there will be no problem."

When Yang Fan saw that it was Sun Yi who opened the door, and he was in good health and didn't look sick at all, he immediately started to make fun of him. Wang Jingtian behind him also looked Sun Yi up and down, and after making sure that he was really fine, he shook his head helplessly.

Although Starry Sky has grown and musical development is not the focus, the friendship between the two is still beyond doubt. Seeing that Sun Yi is safe and sound, Wang Jingtian is completely relieved.

Sun Yi was different. His eyes were full of disdain when he looked at Yang Fan.

I won’t talk about it because I’m in a hurry to eat. I can tolerate the first half of the sentence, but what does the second half mean?
What do you mean by being moderate? I'm only in my early twenties and I need myself!

Also, who brings red wine when visiting a patient at home?

Yang Fan noticed Sun Yi's gaze, laughed, then raised the beautifully packaged red wine gift box in his hand, stuffed it into Sun Yi's arms, and said with a smile:

"I went on a tour of Europe and America after the Chinese New Year, and happened to be at Chateau Lafite in France, so I brought this back for you."

"Don't tell me it's 82 Lafite, I'd rather drink Sprite."

"Hiss, you... If you don't drink, your sister-in-law will. Red wine is good for your skin!"

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The two of them changed their shoes and went into the house. Liu Yifei also came out of the kitchen with a fruit plate in her hands. After placing it on the coffee table, she turned around and took out an ashtray from some small compartment behind the TV cabinet.

Even Sun Yi didn’t know that there was such a thing at home!
"Brother Fan, Brother Jingtian, please take a seat. The meal will be ready soon. We will eat together later."

Liu Yifei smiled sweetly, her hair was neatly tied into a ponytail, and she was wearing a cartoon apron.

Such homely attire made the two old men smile.

"Hey, Yifei, stop busying yourself. Today we mainly come to see Xiaoyi. We'll sit for a while and then leave." "Yes, yes."

"No, no, you guys finally came to my house, you have to eat before you leave. It just so happens that we haven't eaten yet, otherwise all my work will be in vain."

Yang Fan and Wang Jingtian still waved their hands to refuse, "How can this be possible? This is not good, this is not good."

Liu Yifei had no choice but to look at Sun Yi for help, hoping that he would speak.

There was no way. The hostess finally had the opportunity to show off, so how could she let it go easily?

Sun Yi got it, and felt helpless about the girl's naivety.

They are obviously just being polite, why do you take it seriously?

In the end, he had no other choice but to say sarcastically, "You brought the wine yourself, so let's have some together."

"Hahaha, then we'd better obey your command."

In the end, it was Yang Fan who took the lead in enjoying a meal of Liu Yifei's love.

After dinner, the four of them sat together, eating fruit and drinking tea.

Seeing that it was getting late, Yang Fan started talking about business.

"Xiao Yi, before the New Year, didn't you ask me to research what kind of variety show should be launched on Starry Sky Vision? I thought that these are the only variety shows that are available in China, and those TV stations always imitate foreign variety shows. So we can also develop in this way at the beginning, and then create independently after accumulating a certain amount of experience."

"I not only visited Japan and South Korea, but also visited Europe and the United States."

"The variety shows in Japan are a bit too unrestrained and not suitable for us. Although Korean variety shows are good in all aspects, there is one thing that makes them unsuitable for us who have no experience. If we let them guide the whole process, the right to speak and the income of this program will be divided up by a large part. And they asked for at least a five-year contract right away."

"I don't really want to do that. After all, with our domestic market of 13 billion people and Star TV's publicity channels, making money is a foregone conclusion. It's just a matter of how much. So, I don't really want to cooperate with Korean TV stations."

Sun Yi and Liu Yifei were sitting on the sofa near the terrace. After hearing what Yang Fan said, they thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Even a fool can see that with Star Sky's current resource integration capabilities and advantages in multiple publicity channels, it would be difficult for it to fail in the media and entertainment sector, not to mention other industries.

It's just that we need to coordinate with Renren's North American release, so the time requirement is a bit tight. Otherwise, we can develop step by step, train our own people, accumulate experience bit by bit, and then build a mature team.

"Brother Fan, you are right. Companies in South Korea are always greedy. We at Starry Sky don't need to be the scapegoat."

"Yes, later on, based on our own situation, I consulted several friends in the industry and decided to limit the variety show to music."

"After all, we still have Lao Wang, and Yifei is now a three-dimensional star with remarkable achievements in the three fields of film, television, and music. We have an innate advantage in this regard."

As Yang Fan spoke, he pointed at Wang Jingtian and Liu Yifei beside him.

Sun Yi nodded in agreement. Yang Fan's considerations were indeed maximizing the use of the company's resources.

But he still didn't say what the specific project was.

"Later, I found Lao Wang with this idea in mind, and we went to Europe and the United States to investigate together. What can I say? We actually found a good project."

Yang Fan stopped talking, lit a cigarette happily, then looked at Wang Jingtian beside him and said with a smile:
"Lao Wang, you can introduce them to the two of them in detail."

Sun Yi frowned slightly, and was very contemptuous of Yang Fan's behavior of keeping people in suspense.

So today, whether you two are here to eat for free, you also want to perform a double act and come to my place~~!

Liu Yifei looked at Wang Jingtian with anticipation.

Frankly speaking, she had quite a lot of contact with Wang Jingtian in the company. He was the producer of the two albums she released after joining Star Sky.

Moreover, he gave her a lot of guidance on her singing skills and musicality, and he can be regarded as a good teacher and friend.

Wang Jingtian coughed lightly and sat up straight, obviously a little excited.

Star Sky has been established for several years, and all departments have developed, except the music department that he is in charge of, which is not very popular. Although it has released many songs and albums for the company's artists, only Liu Yifei and Yao Beina can be considered as real singers.

Now, with the trend of the company to produce variety shows, his music department has an opportunity~
"We first investigated the United States. Their most popular music variety show is American Idol, which originated in the United Kingdom and was later acquired and developed by Fox TV. Its main part is to select people with idol potential from ordinary people."

"This show occupies a dominant position in American music variety shows, but after investigation, we learned that it has been imitated in China a long time ago. Mango TV's "Super Girl" is the domestic version of "American Idol". We can't rehash it again." "Later, we went to Europe and the first stop was the UK. They have a variety show called "Britain's Got Talent", which is also very popular, and the content of the show is not limited to singing. But the problem is that this show has also been imitated in China, that is, Mr. Bi's "Star Boulevard"."

Having said that, Wang Jingtian curled his lips helplessly.

Sun Yi also burst out laughing.

On the road of introducing, improving, and then surpassing, we Chinese rank second, and no one dares to rank first.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that we only copy and imitate, but since there are ready-made things that we can use for reference, what’s wrong with that?

Think about it, who didn’t start out this way?

Of course, this matter has nothing to do with tonight's topic, and Wang Jingtian did not complain in depth. His next words came to the point.

"Later, we went to continental Europe to look for it, and surprisingly, we found a new show in the Netherlands."

When Sun Yi heard this place name, an idea flashed through his mind.

It couldn’t be “The Voice”, right? He vaguely remembered that the birthplace of “The Voice” seemed to be in the Netherlands.

“The show is called The Voice of Holland.”

Sure enough, this is it.

In 2010, "The Voice of Holland" was broadcast, attracting % of the total population in the Netherlands to watch, and it became a phenomenal music variety show in the entire country.

The program has changed the previous audition model and no longer requires the so-called "appearance" of the contestants. It returns to the "voice" as the basis. There is only one judging criterion for all students, and that is - voice.

This seemingly very fair model attracted countless ordinary people once it was launched, especially those who have good singing voices and touching figures and looks, who participated enthusiastically and created many famous scenes.

At the same time, "The Voice of Holland" has also made some breakthroughs in the rights of judges.

It is no longer the case that in traditional talent shows only the judges and mentors are qualified to select contestants. After the contestants are approved by the mentors in the first round, they can also make a "double selection" of the judges and mentors in turn.

This undoubtedly increases the interactivity and confrontation of the show, making it full of highlights.

Moreover, the program also has segments where celebrity mentors perform with students, satisfying the appetites of different audiences. It can be said that this is the pinnacle of music talent shows.

"Ah, contestants can choose their mentors. If they don't like a mentor, they can refuse. This is fun and really novel. Brother Jingtian, just by listening to your introduction, I already want to watch it."

Liu Yifei's eyes lit up and she immediately became interested after listening to Wang Jingtian's introduction.

"Right, so we set our goal this time on the Voice of Holland."

Wang Jingtian nodded with a smile on his face, picked up the teacup, moistened his throat, and continued to explain:
"Mr. Yang's opinion is consistent with mine. First of all, our music department can be responsible for the music production of the program. If we are short of manpower, I can always bring in help."

"As for on-site filming, our production department also has sufficient technical capabilities. As for the venue, let alone the location, we still have three empty sections in our studio. We can completely transform one of them into a recording venue for the show."

"The only thing that is lacking is talent in variety show editing and directing. In this regard, Mr. Yang had already taken care of it before returning to China."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Sun Yi was a little confused. He was aware of the two points that Wang Jingtian had mentioned earlier. As for the director and screenwriter talent, it was actually not a difficult thing. However, after hearing Wang Jingtian say that Yang Fan had already found one before returning to China, he still felt very puzzled.

Yang Fan laughed and took over the conversation.

"They say it's good luck at this time. Our starry sky is like a pillow when we feel sleepy."

"Xiao Yi, guess who I met when I was negotiating with the copyright company of The Voice of Holland to buy the copyright?"

After saying this, without waiting for Sun Yi's reply, Yang Fan asked himself with a smug look on his face:
"I met Zhou Tongmei from Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV."

"Zhou Tongmei? Oh, I remember, she was the film purchasing director of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV. It was thanks to her that our "Soldiers Assault" was broadcast on Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV."

Hearing this familiar name, Sun Yi also remembered it.

You wouldn’t have known it if you hadn’t told me, but several years have passed in the blink of an eye.

"Yes, that's her. She was promoted this year to deputy station director, in charge of variety shows. She went to Europe to investigate new programs."

"So, you met up with an old friend, and the two of you hit it off and decided to work together?"

Sun Yi made a guess.

"Yes, that's right. With their help, we won't lack anything in production."

Sun Yi nodded. It was just as he guessed. But the next second, he thought of another question.

"No, Brother Fan, given the strength of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV, it shouldn't be a problem for them to acquire the copyright alone, so why did they agree to cooperate with us?"

Hearing Sun Yi's question, Yang Fan replied with a smile as if he had expected it:
"They are in the system. They are not as efficient as us in making decisions. Why don't we cooperate now? By the time they come back to hold another meeting and make another evaluation, we will have already signed the copyright contract independently. By then, they will not even have a penny."

"If not, we are also in a hurry. I would like to eat alone this time."

"Haha, that's a nice thought."

"Just kidding."

"However, it is true that cooperating with Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV can indeed make up for our shortcomings in editing and directing. Once we have trained our own team, we can produce independently. In other words, if Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV can see the situation clearly and always position itself as a partner, we can also continue to cooperate for a long time. After all, the influence of satellite TV cannot be ignored."

"Yes, that's what I was thinking. So, I have already signed a draft agreement with them. Now as long as you give us the nod, we can officially start the preparations. However, there is still one problem. With our promotional capabilities, we are sure there will be no shortage of contestants for this program. Now we need to first determine the candidates for the four celebrity mentors."

"Celebrity mentors are indeed very important. They need to be professional and popular, and it would be best if they also have a sense of variety. That's the best."

Sun Yi frowned and thought.

While thinking, Sun Yi couldn't help but look at Liu Yifei.

The latter blinked his eyes with an innocent look.

"You, you look at me, what am I doing? You don't want me to be your mentor, do you? Stop it, I am a scoundrel!"

"Yes, that's right, I want you to be a jerk."

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(End of this chapter)