The light from the TV screen reflected the astonished faces of thousands of households in Hong Kong Island.
ATV's "Focus Interview" is really like a heavy atomic bomb, completely detonating the entire Hong Kong Island during prime time.
Before it was broadcast, everyone knew that "Focus Interview" was an interview program about people's livelihood.
But no one would have thought that the format and content of the program would be so exciting.
Perhaps, in the eyes of future generations, a program like "Focus Interview" will seem quite ordinary. Is it really that surprising and sensational?
But now it is 1977, and even China Central Television only launched the national program "Focus Interview" in the 1990s.
It also caused a sensation throughout the country at that time, and even led to the phenomenon that the local officials would lose their official hats if the place was reported by "Focus Interview".
The director of CCTV is worried! After each program starts, he has to hide outside to avoid being embarrassed by the various calls asking for favors.
It is conceivable that when a program like "Focus Interview" that directly addresses people's livelihood issues, regardless of who the subject is or who is behind the scenes, is presented to the general public, it will cause a huge sensation in the entire Hong Kong Island.
As the camera calmly and cruelly swept across the corners of the food processing plant owned by the dairy company: the dirty ground, the raw materials piled up haphazardly, the workers operating without gloves...
There were also containers of World War II zombie meat unloaded from the port. The audience was disgusted by these scenes, but they also stared with their eyes wide open, afraid of missing any scene.
These shocking images, coupled with the sharp narration of the undercover reporter, completely and bloodily expose the food safety scars beneath Hong Kong Island's glamorous appearance.
"This... is this the source of supply for those butcher stalls? Damn it, they're making us pay to eat this kind of meat?"
In the tenement building in Sham Shui Po, Grandma Wang’s cloudy eyes were filled with anger.
"Fuck! The luncheon meat I eat every day comes from here!"
When Aqiang, a waiter at the tea restaurant, saw the image of moldy minced meat on TV, his stomach immediately started to churn.
Mr. Li, a white-collar worker in a Central office building, pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, his brow furrowed. "Dairy Company...under Hong Kong Holdings...Has Kobayashi Tenmo gone mad? Targeting himself?"
This kind of undercover investigation that shocked everyone's eyes can be said to be unprecedented in the history of television in Hong Kong Island.
Whether it was the previous ATV or the later-comer TVB, they either broadcast high-end current affairs news or gossip and scandals about wealthy celebrities.
There has never been a program like Asia Television that exposes the true dark side of Hong Kong Island in such a way that is close to people's lives.
Not to mention, among the food safety issues investigated this time, the milk company-related companies under the Landmark Group controlled by Kobayashi Tenno are one of the protagonists.
However, Kobayashi Tenmo did not try to cover up or beautify the matter. He reported the matter as it should be. He would not give the Dairy Farm a break just because it was his own industry or because it had just contributed HK$10 million in advertising fees to Asia Television.
"Stabbing oneself" in this way is equivalent to sacrificing the affiliated companies of the dairy company to thoroughly convey the fairness of "Focus Interview" to the public.
It is conceivable that after the broadcast of "Focus Interview", the ratings of Asian Television went up immediately.
It was only 20% at the beginning of the show, but ten minutes later, the number broke through 50%, 60% and finally reached a high of 70% that can only be achieved in TVB’s prime time!
For anyone working in the television industry in Hong Kong Island, Asia Television’s achievements are simply terrifying.
It only took a few days, even if the previous preparation and acquisition time was included, in less than half a month, Kobayashi Tianwang turned the tide and directly dethroned TVB, the king of Hong Kong television.
Tonight, the eyes of the whole of Hong Kong are all captivated by this unprecedented program that dares to expose the true ugliness of Hong Kong Island.
In stark contrast to this is TVB’s carefully planned “Miss Hong Kong Champion Return Show”.
Zhu Lingling and five other former champions still looked radiant and smiling on TV.
However, their elegant postures and tender words recalling the past seemed so pale and powerless in front of the cold, real and to-the-point camera of "Focus Interview".
Industry insiders predict that TVB's prime-time ratings will definitely fall dismally below the 20% threshold.
This is simply unimaginable!
This is TVB!
When has the prime time ratings ever dropped by 50%?
Sir Run Run Shaw once said something arrogant and vulgar, saying that even if TVB showed someone taking a shit during prime time, it would still get a 50% viewership rating.
The words are rough but the truth is there, which is enough to illustrate TVB's dominance over Hong Kong's television industry.
Faced with the fatal impact of Asia Television's "Focus Interview", the few people on the top floor of the TVB building who were closely watching everything fell silent.
Fang Yihua stared at the live broadcast of ATV. Her usually calm and calculating face now looked incredibly pale.
She carefully planned her Miss Hong Kong comeback, trying to win back the game with emotion and star power, but was completely defeated by the opponent's "self-harming" blow.
How is this possible?! She's the TV queen of Hong Kong Island, so why would someone like Kobayashi Tenmo exist? Why does Kobayashi Tenmo always come up with new tricks?
My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
