Chapter 009 Money (1)
The stay of sunny and Yuri made Kim Jong-ming feel a sudden enlightenment. Almost overnight, he felt that the stone in his chest was lighter. In the following days, other things were also moving with a sense of unstoppable momentum.
However, the first thing that made breakthroughs came from SBS TV, which really surprised Kim Jong-ming, because the beginning of the entire new variety show seemed to show a feeling of going with the flow or being natural throughout the process, which was really too smooth!
You should know that in just two days, Kim Yong-seok, who got the structural design plan of the program team from Kim Jong-ming, actually overwhelmed the various noises inside the TV station. Then the TV station formally held a meeting and decided to completely delegate power to the middle-level production staff. Then a production team with the behind-the-scenes personnel of the series of ace variety shows, "X-man" and "Birth of the Family" was already in a tense assembly, and things even quickly developed to the point of directly determining the candidates.
Although the main McC Liu Jae-suk assigned by Cube did not have much internal rights in theory after the program was completed, he was directly involved in the deeper plane, namely, the issue of PDF candidates and MC candidates. Yes, even though the program team had not yet determined the theme and the name of the program, Liu Jae-suk had already started to frequently go to the sbs Mudong Moon Club, which he was very familiar with, and then took out his usual work enthusiasm and sat there to discuss PDF candidates with those acquaintances. This is actually a very clever setting, which not only ensures his status with the cube company behind the scenes in the program team, but does not violate theoretical rules. At the same time, with his relationship with these SBS variety show practitioners and his personal level, I believe that the production staff will not feel uneasy or make them feel that their rights have been violated.
So let’s not talk about it. When Kim Jong-ming asked curiously why Kim Yong-seok was so smooth, the other party gave him an unexpected but reasonable answer - money!
"money?"
"That's right." Kim Yong-seok's answer was helpless. "After all, there are just a few things that keep their word in Korea, including money, power, reputation, and people. This new model has certainly shaken the inherent interests of those middle and senior officials, and they do have various intertwined connections, but when SBS is indeed in a state of continuous losses, you are willing to pay and support such a large group of variety shows talents. No matter how unhappy they are, they dare not stop the grassroots staff who are in a hurry to start work..."
Jin Zhongming was thinking, but the other party was indeed right.
The losses of the TV station actually did not have much impact on those middle and senior officials. They should eat and drink, from advertisers, biased news positions, and from TV series production, there are too many things they can share. What does the TV station have to do with their financial tension? This is actually something that Kim Yongseok and Kim Jong-ming were worried about before. There is no need for this group of people to think about what will happen if the TV station is ready or a certain program is ready. The political achievements do not belong to them. They only care about who touches the cheese on their plate...
But then again, their power and energy all come from the bottom, and these lower-level personnel are deeply affected by financial losses. Without financial health programs, they will not have overtime pay or bonuses. Those things are almost the most personal benefit to them. Compared with the scale of "Infinite Challenge" and "Two Days and One Night" next door, there is no reason to be less than 100 related practitioners in the team, right? In addition to post-production, it will almost affect the grassroots personnel of the entire SBS Variety Bureau. By the way, this force is the most feared of those people. It is no problem for them to slap the table at Jin Yongxie, but let everyone below know that they block the wealth path of the people below, that is a matter of life.
It’s no exaggeration. If you dare to do this, as long as someone deliberately lets out the news, maybe there will be an old senior employee with great financial pressure in the family who will be in a meal that night, and then you will also bring wine to show off your prestige. This is also a Korean feature. No matter how you downplay the identity of the senior, it will be an excellent protective shell.
"And, the attitude of several private shareholders is also very clear." Jin Yongxie continued to introduce. "Of course they won't do anything because of SBS's losses. After all, they were lucky enough to be able to take over the shares of the TV station. This loss is not worth mentioning compared to the TV station's equity..."
Kim Jong-ming nodded repeatedly: "But as a businessman, who doesn't want to make more money? It's better not to lose money or not. I don't know this mentality best."
"That's right." Jin Yongxie nodded. "So, not only the employees of the Variety Show Bureau at the bottom are eager for this cooperation, but the upper shareholders also feel that this cooperation model is a good thing to separate investment risks as much as possible, and the way of handing over the operating rights of the show to your wealthy company... In addition..."
"besides?"
Kim Yongxie smiled and said, "In addition, Mr. Yoo Jae-suk and your name are also an important driving force... In the variety show industry, you and him almost represent the highest credibility. The complete failure and collapse of "The Birth of the Family Season 2" made everyone think about turning over quickly..."
"This idea is probably undesirable." Kim Jong-ming quickly got up seriously and shook his head. "This is not a late-night variety show like "Youth Invincible". It is a large outdoor variety show, a representative kind. It can even be regarded as a cultural symbol of SBS TV and even the entire Korean variety show... In any case, we should all have the mental preparations of "Infinite Challenge" and "Two Days and One Night" that were almost ignored the previous year or even more than a year."
Jin Yongxie smiled slightly: "I came to you this time, because it was actually for this."
"Oh?" Jin Zhongming raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Zhong Ming." Jin Yongxie looked at the other party with a smile. "Of course our SBS TV station is not a fool. We know the meaning of establishing a cultural symbol, but you have to know the innate weakness of our SBS."
Jin Zhongming lowered his head and smiled.
"MBC TV is a battlefield. The reason why they are lucky to have "Infinite Challenge" is because they have a stable mode of protection for middle-level personnel. Although internal political struggles often cause them to be internally trapped in internal friction, this kind of political confrontation with a clear position is actually a natural protection for the program, because in that confrontation atmosphere, the middle-level personnel of their TV station are rarely changed at will. After all, once they move, they will be considered as, and then they will cause a rush to strike... Therefore, many programs of that TV station are determined by the political struggle behind the bus, not the ratings. "Infinite Challenge" and "I Knot" are actually proof that if I am not qualified to say anything about "Infinite Challenge", then the "I Knot" program was almost certain to get off the bus during the period when the funny artists joined last year. I was right?"
"Some truth." Kim Jong-ming told the truth. In fact, "Infinite Challenge" was able to survive the collapse of more than a year in the early days and persist until now. It was because of the tough attitude of Kim Tae-ho and the people above did not dare to touch them at all, but they later got out of their position.
"As for KBS, I won't say much. They are directly under the state, and that TV station is an official! As long as there is a TV director with absolutely authoritative sitting there, he can fully maintain a program he wants to maintain with his own strength... You know this more than me, and you are more familiar with Li Bingchun."
The other party is hinting that "Two Days and One Night" is continuing to maintain its status in KBS with a viewership of less than 10%. There is a behind-the-scenes deal between Kim Jong-ming and Lee Byung-chun, and Kim Jong-ming did not deny this.
"Then come back to the topic." Jin Yongxie became serious. "Zhong Ming, we just said that mbc is a battlefield and kbs is an officialdom. Do you know where sbs is?"
"Do you want to talk about the mall?" Jin Zhongming asked with a frown slightly. "That's what it means? You just said that you came to me just because you were worried that the current effect of the new festival was not good... Judging from this situation, you are not trying to tell me that you SBS are not going to take on the responsibility you should have, right?"
"That's right!" Jin Yongseok replied seriously. "We want you to take on this responsibility..."
Jin Zhongming's face turned black in an instant.
"It's okay to "X-man"." Kim Yong-seok seemed to have expected the other party's reaction, and he even continued to say it regardless of the other party's reaction. "That's because indoor variety shows cannot adapt to the trend, and it can be considered a good start and ending. However, afterwards, "The Birth of a Family" featured by our TV station made our sbs' weakness clearly show. Don't you know how the first season ended? Don't you know how the second season fell into this? It's not that we sbs are not responsible, but that we sbs are a pure business atmosphere at the beginning. If you don't say anything else, it won't work for the same plan... If you cooperate with us, since you enjoy the benefits of this fair business atmosphere, you have to pay the corresponding price for it."
"What do you think specifically?" Jin Zhongming was a little embarrassed.
"I hope your company can reach an underlying plan with our TV station..."
"I understand." Kim Jong-ming was angry as soon as he said halfway through his words. "You want a insurance policy that guarantees income from drought and flood. Is that what it means? Could it be that I want to say that the ratings are not enough, so let our company make up for your TV station..."
"We are not so shameless." Kim Yongseok's answer made Kim Jong-ming slightly stunned. "The program team is responsible for the ratings. To be precise, our TV station should be responsible for it. If it is really bad, it is our responsibility..."
"So what?" Jin Zhongming asked in confusion. "What do you think?"
"In addition to this show, we have another idea, or experiment." After waiting quietly for a few seconds, Kim Yong-seok finally expressed his true purpose of this trip. "A variety show that combines "Infinite Challenge" and "Invincible Youth", the name has been set... Do you know?"
"Heroes!" Kim Jong-ming reacted. "Of course I know about this show, and I also participated in it in another way."
"Yes." Kim Yongseok nodded. "Many candidates who are resident in MC were created through the TV series alliance you and Bae Yongjun... It's really interesting. That alliance has already started variety shows now. It's said that you are going to turn this thing into syndicates for idol resources..."
"What is the syndicate without SM's Ideol Alliance? And the alliance is not binding, and the cartel cannot be called!" Kim Jong-ming sneered softly. "Putting aside these nonsense, what Minister Kim means... Could it be that we want our company to invest in the middle of your experimental product?"
"Why not?" Kim Yongseok asked seriously. "With this cooperation, we SBS is willing to ensure the continuity of Mr. Yoo Jae-suk's variety show. And who knows whether this "Heroes" will be successful? First learn "Youth Invincible" to be released late at night, on Sunday, and there is no conflict with "Youth Invincible"... In short, this is not a loss for you, right?"
Jin Zhongming fell silent.
He guessed the other party's thoughts. If the test of this show was successful, then we would have a group of flowers on Saturdays and Sundays with Yoo Jae-suk, so that SBS would return to the position of the boss of the variety show. If it failed? It doesn't matter...it's just an experimental product.
Moreover, if you think about it carefully, there should be some attempts to seize power after Kim Yong-seok himself discovered the power opportunities brought to him by the financial losses within the TV station, so he wanted to deepen his cooperation with him...
But it doesn't matter, what if it succeeds? It seems that he still has a lot of feelings about the show "Heroes", so Kim Jong Ming was moved.
As soon as he thought of this, Jin Zhongming rolled his eyes and expressed his ambiguous attitude tentatively: "The idea is good, but I'm afraid... our company has the will but not the strength!"
"Hmph!" Jin Yongxie, who was holding the water cup, suddenly sneered.
"What did Minister Kim laugh at?" Kim Jong-ming was a little puzzled.
"Things have spread." Jin Yongxie put down his cup and smiled and pointed to the transparent viewing private room in front of him. "The man who can buy such a building actually said to a small variety show that he was willing but not capable enough? Are you teasing me?"
Jin Zhongming's eyelids twitched.
Sure enough, is it still here?
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