Urban Super Medical Saint-Chapter 528 - 527

"Speaking of the 20 million advertisement naming rights, Xiao Wu, I really have to criticize you. Do you know that recently several state-owned enterprise chiefs personally called me, willing to sponsor our Happy Girl with 30 million, but what happened? Just because you insisted on signing the deal with Qinghe Herbal Tea last year, now even if a company offers 30 million, we can only continue to contract with Qinghe Herbal Tea for 20 million."

"Ten million! Xiao Wu, if it weren't for this mistake of yours, why couldn't we increase the budget now? How about this, you are quite familiar with President Cheng from Qinghe Herbal Tea, aren't you? Go talk to them again, explain the current situation, and if they are willing to pay more, no matter how much extra they offer, I won't keep a cent; it will all go into your program's budget." Station Head Guo suddenly stopped rubbing his belly, his expression darkened as he looked at Wu Longcai and spoke.

Upon hearing this, Wu Longcai was nearly exploding with anger.

Back then, the station was not optimistic about his program and he couldn't pull together enough funding. If it hadn't been for Ge Dongxu 'Great Hand' directly offering 10 million to buy their naming rights, not only would Happy Girl not get popular, it might have been dead in the water. Moreover, when Wu Longcai informed Station Head Guo that Qinghe Herbal Tea was willing to buy the naming rights of the program for 10 million, Station Head Guo was over the moon with joy. He praised Wu Longcai lavishly, and when it came to the next year's right of first refusal for up to 20 million, Station Head Guo didn't even frown before agreeing, and even urged Wu Longcai to draft the contract quickly, lest they lose Qinghe Herbal Tea.

Now the tables have turned; the program has become a hit, and Station Head Guo is criticizing Wu Longcai, making it seem as if Qinghe Herbal Tea got a bargain. He didn't consider that without Qinghe Herbal Tea, there would be no Happy Girl today!

This is nothing short of burning bridges after crossing!

"Station Head Guo, the contract was agreed upon last year. Besides, without the substantial support from Qinghe Herbal Tea, our program wouldn't have taken off. It's definitely not appropriate to talk to them about raising the price now!" Although Wu Longcai knew that Station Head Guo was deliberately finding faults to criticize him and was burning bridges, he still had to endure his anger and said with a troubled expression.

There was no choice; a higher-ranking official could crush you to death!

"Then I have no solution either. As the Station Head, I have to be fair; I can't just look out for Happy Girl. Otherwise, other channels and other programs will have grievances against me. Besides, this time the investment is even 500,000 more than the first season, which is quite good already. Alright, you may leave; I still have documents to handle." Station Head Guo continued to stroke his round belly, leaned back, half-closed his eyes, and spoke unhurriedly.

Wu Longcai, looking at Station Head Guo's indifferent attitude, really wanted to throw the budget sheet in his face and question him—just the naming rights alone increased by 10 million, an additional investment of only 500,000 is considered good?

But in the end, Wu Longcai still suppressed his anger, nodded, and turned to leave the Station Head's office.

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Wu Longcai is called the Director-General of the entertainment channel, which sounds like he oversees an entire channel, but that's just the customary way to address him. In reality, Wu Longcai is just the Director of one channel, and there are fourteen channels under the provincial TV station. Compared to Station Head Guo, his ranking is significantly lower.

Truly angering Station Head Guo might lead to Wu Longcai being transferred from the entertainment channel without any consideration.

Of course, the entertainment channel was now a major source of advertising revenue for the provincial station. Wu Longcai had considerable influence there and was indeed talented. Unless there was no other choice, Station Head Guo wouldn't take such action.

Otherwise, Station Head Guo wouldn't have gone through the trouble of using the budget to pressure Wu Longcai!

"Damn it!" Wu Longcai returned to his Director-General office at the entertainment channel, so angry that he slammed the budget report onto the table.

"Damn it! I don't give Xiao Shanshan a chance, and you fucking cut my budget, you're ruthless!" Wu Longcai, like a caged beast, paced back and forth in the office. His fury was so frightening that several subordinates who came in after knocking on the door quickly scurried away.

"Director Wu, did Station Head Guo reject your application?" Just as Wu Longcai was fuming in his office, Liu Manman and Wu Shiyi pushed the door and walked in.

"That's right! Just because I won't make arrangements for Xiao Shanshan, he comes up with this act. 5 million, is he paying off a beggar?!" Wu Longcai, upon seeing Liu Manman and Wu Shiyi enter, said with a livid face.

"Although the first season of Happy Girl was very successful, the audience can easily become aesthetic fatigued. This time, we must increase our investment and upgrade every aspect of the details, including the stage, to captivate the audience as before. Especially now, with the rising costs of commodities and labor, 5 million might sound like a lot and it is 500,000 more than the last season, but in reality, it's not even as good as the last one," Wu Shiyi said.

"That's secondary, the key point is Qinghe Herbal Tea has invested 20 million this time, and Donglinyue Apparel will definitely increase their investments too. Just think about it, Dongxu invested so much, if our show's quality declines because of the station's budget cuts, won't that be biting the hand that feeds us, betraying Dongxu?" Liu Manman said with a wry smile.

"Yeah, that's the crux! Otherwise, if I get pissed off and ruin the program, so be it. After all, if it really goes down the drain, wouldn't Station Head Guo suffer too?" Wu Longcai said.

"Then what should we do? Should we talk to Dongxu?" Wu Shiyi furrowed her brows and suggested.

"This time is different from when you were threatened to sleep with someone in Beijing. That involved your personal safety. This is our job. Furthermore, Dongxu has already helped us a lot with this program. Even one could say, without him, there would be no Happy Girl today. Now, because of some conflicts and disputes at the station, to bother him, someone outside our organization, to pull strings and resolve this issue, that would not only trouble him but would also indicate that we cannot handle our own jobs. Do you think that's appropriate?" Liu Manman said, smiling bitterly.

"Manman is right. Dongxu has helped us a lot already, and this is part of our job. It's really not good to trouble Dongxu with such matters," Wu Longcai said, nodding solemnly.

Wu Shiyi had matured a lot over the year. Upon hearing this, she quickly understood the intricacies and, after thinking for a moment, bit her coral lips and said, "Then if it really comes to that, I'll step down from Happy Girl and let Xiao Shanshan take over."

"No way! You were personally chosen by Dongxu. If you leave Happy Girl, what should I say when Dongxu asks? Plus, you are doing a great job hosting now," Wu Longcai rejected without hesitation.