Chapter 769: Chapter 769: Holding the TV Station’s Camera

"Yes." Xiao Ruofeng responded quickly and went to handle it.

Meanwhile, let Changping’s publicity team start the promotional activities rapidly.

The sudden rescheduling of the program to air tonight couldn’t be changed.

The TV station, although courteous and compensating amply, was essentially giving face to the Zhao Family.

However, in the end, it’s impossible to completely break off with the TV station.

There are still many areas for cooperation, and the TV station is essentially backed by the authorities.

You really can’t afford to completely fall out with the official side.

Some boundaries, not just Zhao Gushen, but all Eight Great Families are quite cautious about.

The TV station gave face, and he should know when to stop.

Thereafter, Zhao Gushen contacted Lu Man, Yan Zhiqing, and Han Zhuofeng.

All three were involved in the entertainment industry.

There’s no need to talk about Lu Man, who is a PR genius and an actress at the same time.

Yan Zhiqing is a top-tier actress domestically and also well-known internationally.

Han Zhuofeng is a director. Although he has only produced one film, "Dimension", it became a box office hit with just his first film.

He even directly entered the top three grossing films in domestic film history.

Which is no small feat.

It’s just that Han Zhuofeng knew when to quit while ahead.

If Han Zhuofeng had been a little more shameless and extended the screening time for "Dimension".

He could have slowly pushed the box office higher bit by bit.

The box office could surpass that of the second place too.

But Han Zhuofeng didn’t do that.

He stuck to the regular screening schedule and settled for what he had.

Being generous would make the audience remember him and look forward to his next work.

In any case, Han Zhuofeng gained notoriety through this work.

He became a newly popular director eagerly anticipated by many.

Initially, while filming "Dimension", it was difficult because it was a sci-fi movie.

Moreover, it was his first time making a film, and he had no notable works beforehand.

He had only made a short film for his graduation project.

But what does a short film prove?

Even if he was the third young master of the Han Family, the investors were doing risk assessments, and wouldn’t rashly invest just because he was the third young master.

If the film’s box office were poor, they’d be the ones losing money.

The Han Family would not reimburse them for their losses.

Thus, no one invested, and Han Zhuofeng had to use his own money.

He emptied his savings, almost selling his car.

It was Han Zhuoling and Han Zhuoli who found out that he was secretly funding the film himself.

Then, the Han Family jointly contributed a significant sum to help Han Zhuofeng make the movie.

When outsiders learned about this, they all said the Han Family truly spoiled Han Zhuofeng.

Despite having no experience at all, Han Zhuofeng dared to spend his own money to make a film.

The first film was a sci-fi film, requiring constant trial and error.

Wasn’t this just spending money to buy him experience?

The Han Family members even said Han Zhuofeng should feel free to shoot.

While calculating to ensure every penny was spent wisely without wastage.

If the wisely spent money wasn’t enough, they should ask the family.

They would provide enough money for him to shoot his film.

None of this money used company funds.

All of it came from the Han Family’s own pockets.

If they suffered a loss, it would be substantial.

And this was only the initial investment.

It did not include the various promotions after the film’s completion before its release.

Those promotional expenses were also significant.

No wonder outsiders marveled at how much the Han Family spoiled Han Zhuofeng.

Additionally, Yan Zhiqing and Lu Man acted in Han Zhuofeng’s film without pay.

Yan Zhiqing was the female lead.

While Lu Man, having just given birth, not long out of her postpartum period, took on a supporting role.

But Lu Man handled the film’s publicity work.

Imagine having the best PR expert in the entertainment industry promote his film.

Even if its box office performance wasn’t stellar post-release.

Its premiere would still attract numerous viewers.

However, Han Zhuofeng didn’t let down the support of his loved ones.

He truly succeeded.

The Han Family was handsomely rewarded.

Their investments were self-funded and didn’t go through Han Bang’s accounts.

The earnings were real and purely theirs.

Aside from revenue sharing with theaters.

The rest were genuine profits.

The Han Family’s private funds got significantly bolstered.

This made those initial refusing investors extremely envious and full of regret.

But it was too late to regret, a missed opportunity is a missed opportunity.

They missed out on a golden opportunity to make big money and gain fame.

They could only eagerly wait for Han Zhuofeng’s next movie.

Though this one succeeded, the next might not necessarily follow.

But just because of the Han Family’s backing, and Han Bang’s connections, with Lu Man.

And the viewer base and buzz this first movie established, along with the anticipation for Han Zhuofeng.

Even if the next movie is average, its initial box office will still have a foundation.

No matter what, it could at least break even.

Thus, everyone was still waiting.

Moreover, Han Zhuofeng’s current fame could already compete with top directors like Ji Cheng and Sun Yiwu.

The box office guarantee might not be as strong as Ji Cheng and Sun Yiwu’s, fully fledging investors and netizens’ confidence.

But he had no shortage of fans.

Nowadays, directors’ names are often less known than their works.

Most people know the films’ names without knowing who directed them.

Mentioning the director’s name leaves netizens puzzled.

Except for a few extraordinarily famous directors, it’s hard for most directors to become recognizable.

For someone like Han Zhuofeng to be memorable at such a young age is quite an achievement.

With Lu Man, Yan Zhiqing, and Han Zhuofeng heating up the promo for tonight’s show, it attracted many netizens.

The old lady now enjoys scrolling through short videos.

She even downloaded an app like Douyin to play with.

Of course, she doesn’t upload videos herself, just likes watching fun ones.

She often searches for videos related to the culinary competition and Ye Fei.

She frequently brings it up in conversations as well.

The app’s big data algorithm often pushes culinary competition-related short videos her way, along with food-making ones.

In the afternoon, she was the first to see the promo for tonight’s special show.

"It’s Xiao Fei!" She exclaimed excitedly when she saw Ye Fei’s face in the video.

"Where? Where? I want to see too." The old man said eagerly.

He also had the app on his phone, but unlike the old lady, he didn’t scroll as often.

He often forgot to check it.

Moreover, these were randomly suggested, not something you could always see when you opened the app.

Of course, finding the publisher’s ID and searching is also possible.

But no need to bother, as the old lady directly downloaded it and shared it in their family group.

This way everyone could see it.

"Xiao Fei held up well under the TV station’s deadly angles." The old lady said with a smile.