Chapter 249: Seeking Sponsorship (Part 2)
After hearing this, the director clenched his fists and sulked for a while: "The funds in the station are indeed not sufficient, but it is not exaggerated to this extent. At least except for the equipment, other things can still be purchased.
Director Xiao An, you are young and may not have experienced much. Although I am the director, I am not smooth sailing in the station. The hosts, editors, and directors in the channel all have their own backers, and they often get angry. Channels quarrel over small matters. As long as it does not affect the official launch of the TV program, we leaders can only turn a blind eye.
It’s just that we didn’t expect them to do such a shameful and uncivilized thing.”
An Zhixia understood that the director could express his views and cheer for support, but it was useless in the face of difficulties and funds. She suddenly remembered everyone's reaction to her taking on the role of director of the spring performance group competition. She had real talent, but some people really took up a good position to gild themselves and help them move to a higher level.
The director in front of me seemed to have climbed up this way.
The director was frightened by her gaze and stammered, "Director Xiao An, why do you look at me like that? I have a legitimate background as a director. I graduated from a legitimate film school. College students have a high starting point and are fully qualified for the position of director!"
"I didn't see that," An Zhixia raised her eyebrows, "Well, anyway, I've already asked for the promise that the overseas channel will be fully responsible. I don't expect you to provide any strong help. I just hope that you can control the other channels and don't make trouble.
Otherwise, I don’t know what I would have done.”
The director nodded bitterly: "Don't worry, I will control them well. If any of them don't want to stay in the station, they will be transferred to other units."
"That's good," An Zhixia nodded with a smile, "I'll trouble you to worry about the recruitment. Let's set the time for the day after tomorrow. It's just in time for the logistics department to buy all the beds, tables and chairs, bookcases, basin racks, office supplies, thermoses, etc. that are missing on the sixth floor.
Since we are going to open a new channel, and it was the senior leaders who asked for it, they must have allocated some money. Director, please monitor the flow of funds, and don’t let me have the nerve to check it one level at a time.”
The director's face was not looking good, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Director Xiao An, don't worry about this. The funds of the overseas channel will be used for their specific purposes and will not be touched by anyone."
"Then I would like to thank you on behalf of my future colleagues in the overseas channel. Director, please don't forget to tell the logistics department to put everything in order on time, all in one go. It's not good to have sufficient supplies when you spend money to buy them, but to drag your feet when it comes to office supplies."
The director agreed to all the requests and asked his assistant to go to the logistics department to gather all the items on An Zhixia's list except the equipment and move them there. Then he gave up his phone and asked his assistant to call the people on the list to inform them of the interview tomorrow.
An Zhixia left the TV station and took a bus directly to the Dongcheng District Supply and Marketing Cooperative headquarters, where she found Li Hanqian.
"Hey, what brings Director An here?" Li Hanqian usually stays at the farm to supervise the progress. It's rare for him to stay in the office, but he was blocked by An Zhixia. He greeted her with a smile and took out some good tea for her to taste.
"Of course, I wouldn't come to you for no reason," An Zhixia took a sip of tea, squinted her eyes and tasted it, then said with a smile, "You also know that I took over the overseas channel, but the atmosphere in the station is not very good. There is a lot of intrigue and the way people eat is very ugly. So I plan to be independent, I don't need any people from the station, and I don't expect funding from the station."
"Are you treating me like a fat sheep?" Li Hanqian's face was filled with black lines. "You work for a TV station now, how can you be so confident and take it for granted to ask me for money? If someone doesn't know, they would think we have some kind of relationship!"
"It's a cooperative relationship, mutually beneficial," An Zhixia said with a smile.
"Do you have any new ideas to make money?" Li Hanqian asked in disbelief, raising his eyebrows.
"I'm looking for you to be the sponsor of our overseas channel." Although the entertainment industry has been almost paralyzed in recent years, there were still some film and television works before 1966, and the word sponsorship can be traced back to a thousand years ago.
"Do you think I'm stupid and rich? If you make a movie, I can sponsor you and make some money. How can you make money as an overseas channel?"
"You don't understand this," An Zhixia said with a smile, "Nowadays, people use antennas to watch TV programs, and people don't need to pay any fees. The TV stations seem to be doing voluntary work, following the organization's arrangements, enriching people's lives, and conveying the organization's spirit.
But don't forget that we are an overseas channel, and the programs we plan to broadcast abroad. They are cable TV, and they need to pay a certain amount of fees, while we will get a share according to the viewing rate. Otherwise, why do so many people persist in opening overseas channels after they encounter setbacks and are closed? Do they really give up after several rounds of this?
Without huge benefits, it would not attract so many people to come here.”
"The share should be paid directly to the TV station. Can you get it from them?" Li Hanqian said unmoved.
"If they can't get it, I will definitely not let them get it," An Zhixia raised her eyebrows and said, "The purpose of saying this is not to see how much profit we can make, but since foreign countries can watch the program, can the supply and marketing cooperatives export the products according to the model of the Friendship Store?"
Li Hanqian shuddered all over, and said directly without further ado, "Sister, you think too much, don't you? Our products are all quantified and follow the national distribution system. The more bills we have, the more goods we have. The Friendship Store is already an anomaly. Our supply and marketing cooperative serves the people in a law-abiding manner and cannot have anything to do with overseas."
"Why don't you go talk to the leaders? What is the purpose of the bill system? It is to distribute materials evenly, rather than concentrating them in the hands of a few people. If international sales channels are opened up, the unsalable handmade products of our Chinese people may be sold well abroad, creating rich profits that in turn benefit the people.
Which national policy does this go against? Aren’t each of our industries contributing to the prosperity of the country? "
Li Hanqian hesitated, "Would foreigners want our unsalable goods?"
"You should believe in the wisdom and huge base of our people. How can foreign products be so popular and highly praised by us, while our products are cheap and low-grade in their countries? With the combination of packaging, hype and limited edition, the reputation of Xiahua's specialties will surely gradually become well-known!" An Zhixia's eyes sparkled. If Xia Guoguo had started from a high point at the beginning, he would not have taken so many detours in the future.
(End of this chapter)
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