Becoming a great entertainer started with being cyberbullied.

Assistant director Gao Xu poured a bucket of 'hot oil' on director Zhou's already burning heart.

The deputy director, who was getting angrier the more he listened, pointed his index finger at Zhou Wen's nose and scolded, "If you have a temper, keep it at home, don't bring it to the station!"

The assistant director pretended to comfort him, saying, "Hey! Deputy Director, calm down, calm down. Our director is a woman, so her emotions are definitely not as stable as the men's!"

Zhou Wen's face visibly turned green.

The deputy director continued to lecture, "There are plenty of directors here with bigger names than you. Your show isn't number one in ratings, but you're always the one causing trouble! If it weren't for your wife, we would have fired you long ago!"

Zhou Wen stood up abruptly.

That imposing aura startled the deputy director so much that he took a step back.

Realizing his mistake, the deputy director, feeling ashamed, immediately glared angrily at the little old lady who was half a head shorter than him. "What? You're still not convinced? Do you still want your lousy program to air at the station?"

Ignoring the audience members who hadn't left the studio, Zhou Wen roared, louder and louder than the deputy director, "What are you gloating about here? You're just a live-in son-in-law who got your position by marrying the old director's daughter!"

"What? Your father-in-law's gone, and now you're acting like a tyrant? Isn't this the old man who used to fawn over your wife, washing her feet? Saying my woman has a bad temper? Fine! Then don't try to put your mistress or her lover on my show!"

When Zhou Wen curses, he truly shows no mercy, tearing off people's faces and throwing them on the ground to stomp on.

Someone had already taken out their phone and started filming this place when the deputy director was pointing fingers at Zhou Wen and getting angry.

At this moment, someone who had unexpectedly taken a bite of the melon from the deputy director of the fruit station couldn't help but exclaim "Whoa!"

The scene was comparable to the effect of a variety show.

The deputy director swayed slightly. But Director Zhou did not give up.

"You want me to go back and throw a tantrum at my wife? Ha! My wife isn't having an affair at work, so why would I throw a tantrum at her? It's you who's shameless at your age, using the power you gained by marrying into a family to stuff your mistresses into the production team."

"What? My show's mistress complained to you, and now you're throwing a tantrum at me?"

The deputy director was so angry his face turned purple, and the onlookers were afraid he wouldn't be able to take it and would collapse. The deputy director pointed at Zhou Wen with a trembling finger, stammering "you you you" for a long time, unable to utter a complete sentence.

"Boss, boss, please calm down." Gao Xu quickly led the deputy director outside.

The deputy director, having caught his breath, was unmoved by the gesture. He shoved Gao Xu aside and charged back like a defeated rooster, pointing at Zhou Wen and roaring:

"Get her off the show! Get her off the show! Get her out of here! Ban her! From now on, don't even think about letting your trashy stuff air for a single minute on Hunan TV!!"

Zhou Wen glared at the bloated deputy director and said, "Ban me? You? Even if your director stood right here, he might not be able to ban me. You, who spends your days shining shoes for others, are you worthy?"

The deputy director felt a rush of blood to his head, his vision went black, and he was about to faint.

At this moment, the commotion attracted the attention of security guards.

Under the direction of assistant director Gao Xu, they hurriedly helped the deputy director away.

Zhang Xiaomeng, who witnessed the whole process, was speechless with amazement.

Fang Ruoxi frowned slightly and quietly walked to Director Zhou's side.

The production team avoided Zhou Wen, partly because they were intimidated by her outburst, but more importantly, they chose to side with the deputy director.

Zhou Wen can quit and leave whenever he wants.

But these people are burdened with mortgages and car loans, and they're counting on this job at the TV station to support their families.

Therefore, Fang Ruoxi, who went up to help Zhou Wen at this moment, became the 'fool' in everyone's eyes.

When Director Zhou saw Fang Ruoxi walking over, his expression immediately softened.

"Getting angry is bad for your health," Fang Ruoxi whispered, then helped the old lady walk to a secluded spot.

"If things escalate like this, your program will be in trouble."

Zhou Wen got angry when he talked about it, "I expected this. Without anyone backing her up, how dare Han Feifei incite public opinion to attack the program?"

"I'm pretty sure she'll be on the station's side."

"That son-in-law who marries into the family has no other skills, all he can do is block people's shows. Ha, his father-in-law died, and now he's showing his true colors."

Fang Ruoxi: "..." It took her a moment to realize that this was still an insult directed at the deputy director.

After a moment's thought, she realized that Zhou Wen had a backup plan, which was why he went all out to curse her.

"Have you found a TV station to take over?"

Zhou Wen gave the junior an approving look, "Not bad, you're really good."

"If you were to come to me with tears in your eyes like those little girls and say things like 'it's all because I've caused you trouble,' I wouldn't respect you."

This person was truly 'frank' in speaking, and even Fang Ruoxi could only respond with a smile.

Zhou Wen had just vented his anger, and when he encountered a junior who genuinely cared about him, he said a few more words.

"What do you think of Yinyuetai?" Grandma Zhou asked, calculating. "I wouldn't have dared to even consider doing this with my current program's level."

Yinyuetai is basically Tianyin Records' 'private territory'.

“But Xiao Fang, your songs are amazing, no less than Miao Cunzheng’s level. That’s why I, an old lady, dare to shamelessly meddle in Yinyuetai.”

Fang Ruoxi asked, "Why not choose the official channel?"

In this world, channels like Hunan TV require a separate subscription fee.

Therefore, the greater the revenue, the better the TV program will be.

This model has both advantages and disadvantages.

The benefit is that, in order to compete for viewers, major TV stations are gearing up, resulting in a surge in TV programs and a sharp rise in quality.

The downside is that local TV stations are becoming increasingly reliant on the "three major" media outlets.

After all, the best entertainment programs are monopolized by the "Big Three". Audiences seek out good programs, and they subscribe to whichever TV station has the best programs.

Gradually, this led to a situation where viewers followed the "Big Three" (TV stations), and the "Big Three" controlled the TV stations.

The official channel, however, is free.

In other words, every household has its own official television station.

For any household with a television, 20 official channels are a basic requirement, and they are free all year round.

However, when it comes to the ratings of entertainment programs, the official channel's rankings... well, let's just say those rankings are enough to make you want to turn your back on the channel.

The official channels also have high standards, directly rejecting poorly made programs. They would rather play once-popular TV dramas on repeat every day than settle for anything less.

Zhou Wen instinctively wanted to deny it.

These days, who still watches variety shows on official channels?

Fang Ruoxi noticed her hesitation and said, "I am a junior and may speak naively. Director Zhou, please listen to me. If there is anything wrong, please give me your guidance."

"Changing the channel means that the program is destined to lose a large portion of its audience."

“Most viewers who only subscribe to Hunan TV will naturally not follow the programs. Even if they do, they will wait until their Hunan TV subscription expires.”

“I also know that Director Zhou wants to use Yinyuetai’s existing customer base to make up for this loss.”

“But the competition on Yinyuetai is fierce. There are already music programs produced by Tianyin in prime time. So why don’t we choose to take away Hunan TV’s core audience?”

"The official channel is different. I've been following their practices, and their music channel only plays replays during prime time. Given the quality of Director Zhou's program, I believe it won't be difficult for them to secure prime-time slots after this."

"The most crucial point is that we can take all the viewers on Hunan TV with us. After all, the official channel doesn't charge us, so for viewers, it's just a matter of switching TV stations."

Zhou Wen: "..."

Zhou Wen: "!!!"