Is it better to enjoy a mediocre honor alone, or to share a greater glory with others?

Shang Yechu couldn't help but look towards the one-way glass.

Ji Juntao sat behind the one-way glass, watching the meeting.

Shang Yechu really wanted to pause time, freeze everyone in place, and then she could walk behind the one-way glass and ask Ji Juntao what she would choose if it were her.

Actually, this question shouldn't even be asked. Ji Juntao is a businessman. Businessmen are different from actors; the former readily accept win-win cooperation, while the latter always hope that the audience's attention will only linger on them.

Shang Yechu glanced around at the guests in the audition room.

Zheng Bohan was the first to state his opinion: "I don't care."

Compared to industry opinions, Zheng Bohan cares more about the audience's evaluation. Besides, within the industry, Zheng Bohan's reputation as a madman is already widespread, so adding this label is just a drop in the ocean.

Xu Hanwen coughed a few times, said nothing, picked up a pen, and signed three large characters on the paper in front of him in a flamboyant style.

This is a statement.

Qi Ming smiled and said, "Besides 'Tianban,' Ruguan TV usually produces youth idol dramas or male-centric dramas, so they probably don't need me."

Qi Ming spoke frankly. She had no cooperation with Ruguan TV to begin with, so she wasn't afraid of offending this big station.

With everyone having expressed their opinions, Xue Haodong couldn't continue to compromise. He was actually reluctant to get involved in these matters, but he was the only one left in the "Half the Sky" creative team who hadn't joined the advisory group, which made him seem somewhat out of place.

"Of course I can do that too," Xue Haodong laughed heartily. "It's just that I don't have a public platform account, so I can only sign my name at most, and I can't help with anything else."

The implication was that I would only sign my name, and I wouldn't do anything more than that.

Nevertheless, for Xue Haodong, who has always been tactful and evasive, this was already a huge concession.

To Shang Yechu's surprise, these people she thought would be difficult to persuade expressed their support for the matter without much persuasion. Now, the one who is most hesitant and conflicted is herself.

This is understandable. Xu Hanwen poured the most effort into "Half a Sky," and now that its popularity isn't meeting expectations, he's more anxious than anyone else. Zheng Bohan has already resorted to such embarrassing marketing tactics, so naturally he wouldn't care about a small suggestion letter. Qi Ming is Shang Yechu's staunch supporter, and Xue Haodong, like Lu Huaizhang, doesn't like being out of place. As for Shi Shan, Shang Yechu has never truly understood this man; she really doesn't know what he's thinking.

Shi Shan was still waiting for Shang Yechu's reply.

Just as he was about to speak, Shang Yechu suddenly recalled a classic metaphor. It roughly means that a person wanted to eat a pancake but was afraid someone would steal it, so he was constantly on guard and dodged. As a result, he ate in fear and suffered from indigestion. Later, this person had a change of heart and made the pancake very large, so large that everyone who came to share could take a piece and there would still be some left over. In the end, everyone ate their fill comfortably.

Shang Yechu had long forgotten where he had seen that metaphor.

Shang Yechu suddenly thought of Ruguan TV again. Ruguan TV's publicity and marketing methods have always been at the forefront of major satellite TV stations, and are the object of imitation by other stations. Only this time, because it took too big a step, wanting to have everything, it actually fell far short of its standards.

Even with over a decade of accumulated experience, Ru Guan TV could crash and burn overnight. What about her?

Shang Yechu shuddered.

"Thank you all." Shang Yechu composed herself and gave everyone a genuine smile. "We should always give it a try. The proposal has been drafted. I'll show it to you all in a bit. If there are no problems, please sign your names and I'll submit it to Ruguan TV."

Shi Shan raised an eyebrow, seemingly unsurprised by Shang Yechu's decision.

“If you don’t mind, I can have my aunt put in a good word,” Shi Shan said casually. “She has an old classmate there.”

It would be impolite not to accept a favor offered to you, so Shang Yechu smiled politely and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Sister Wan."

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The daunting task of persuading Ruzhou TV was ultimately entrusted to two of Boss Ji's capable lieutenants, managers who had been with the company for over a year. The two men, carrying a written proposal and Ji Juntao's earnest instructions, stormed into Ruzhou TV's headquarters.

Ji Juntao has been recruiting and building up a considerable talent pool over the past two years, and it's time to let them out there and give them some experience. It's beneath her, a big boss, to spend all her time running around to Rutai.

Shang Yechu had no idea what had happened to the two managers at Ruguan TV. She only knew that after they returned, one cried half the night in the office, and the other looked ashen-faced as a thief who hadn't even stolen a persimmon. Without saying a word, he wanted to confront Ji Juntao and demand his resignation. Judging from this, she thought the negotiations had failed. But unexpectedly, that very night, Ruguan sent an email, wanting to discuss the matter in detail with Ji Juntao.

If Ruguang TV has any advantages, then "speed" is one of them. Ruguang TV pursues absolute efficiency, doing everything with the urgency of "the earth will collide with Mars tomorrow." Even so, this efficiency is astonishing.

Later, Shang Yechu learned that Ruguan TV hadn't initially fully trusted the suggestion letter, but had instead signed a trial broadcast agreement with Qingping Entertainment for five days. If no results were seen within those five days, Qingping Entertainment would have to compensate Ruguan TV for its "losses" during those five days. That amount was enough to make Ji Juntao lose half his fortune.

This agreement was much smaller in scale than the betting agreement, so it was signed quietly. And Ji Juntao, that madman, actually agreed to it—and he did so without Shang Yechu's knowledge.

A madman is a madman.

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