I Get A Random New Occupation Every Week

Chapter 3871: Chapter 3859: Underhanded Tactics

"Just do your best. After all, with that much budget, if you still can’t do it well, it’s hard to justify, right?"

"About that..."

Zhao Jing hesitated for a moment. "Director Sui, sometimes it’s not a funding issue, it’s..."

"Then what issue is it?"

Before Zhao Jing could finish, Sui Zhao Hai cut her off.

"Earlier you said the eight million budget wasn’t enough, came to me for more, said without money you couldn’t make a good show. Now you’re saying it’s not a funding issue?"

"I..."

Zhao Jing realized she’d misspoken and trapped herself.

"Enough, let’s not talk about this anymore. It’s settled."

Sui Zhao Hai looked at Zhao Jing and said, "I believe you can make this show work. Work hard."

With that, Sui Zhao Hai left, not giving Zhao Jing any chance to say another word.

Zhao Jing looked helplessly at Zhang Qingyu.

"Director Sui, what do we do now?"

"With that attitude, you have no choice but to do it." Zhang Qingyu said:

"But I’ve already said everything that needed to be said. Just go all in. Even if something goes wrong with this show, no one can pin it on you."

"Hearing you say that makes me feel a bit better."

"Alright, go get busy, and think about how to handle this."

"Got it."

The two of them left the office. The smile had completely vanished from Zhao Jing’s face.

"This is tough now. With Xu Qingqing not joining the show, it won’t be easy to find someone suitable."

"That’s simple. Just give the original budget to Mao Yi and Zhou Shen. When we’re recording, tighten up the schedule and have them record the other show too."

"The problem is, Xu Qingqing only quoted eleven million. Split between two people that’s 5.5 million each, it’s not that much."

"That depends on how you negotiate. Even if they’re recording next door, it won’t take that much extra time. Talk to them properly, it shouldn’t be a big issue."

"What I’m really worried about is the two of them doing two variety shows at the same time. I’m afraid the audience will get tired of seeing them."

"So that’s what you’re concerned about."

"Because these two music shows target different audiences." Zhao Jing said:

"The audience for ’Strongest Resonance’ is younger, and the content is more cutting‑edge. Relatively speaking, a singer like Xu Qingqing is a better fit. You get what I mean."

"I get it. Then we can only look for similar singers."

"I just ran through it in my head. Singers similar to Xu Qingqing... there really aren’t many. And none of them are as popular as she is, they can’t hold up a show like this. It’s a bit tricky."

"If it were easy, Sui Zhao Hai wouldn’t have dumped this mess on you."

"It’s really giving me a headache."

"Alright, we’ll block soldiers with soldiers and water with earth. Since this is how it is, call everyone in and brainstorm a solution, or you’ll just get anxious, lose sleep, and screw up your hormones."

"Get lost, who are you saying has hormonal issues?" Zhao Jing rolled her eyes beautifully and said:

"Anyway, you don’t need to worry about this now. The interview is about to start, go over there."

"I’m heading out. If anything comes up, we’ll talk tonight."

"Okay."

...

Sui Zhao Hai returned to his office. Wang Minji was there too.

"Director Sui, did Zhao Jing take the show?"

"It’s an assignment I gave her. She doesn’t really have a choice."

Sui Zhao Hai said with a cold face:

"What on earth were you thinking? How could you pull something like this! Do you have any idea that if something really goes wrong, even I’ll be dragged down with you!"

It was obvious Sui Zhao Hai was still furious.

If Wang Minji didn’t have some use left, he’d have been gone already.

"My brain just short‑circuited at that moment. I mentioned it to my brother‑in‑law at the dinner table. I really never thought he’d take it upon himself to go that far."

"Don’t give me all that. If you had even half a brain and came to consult me first, you would never have come up with this idea!"

"Leader, I know I was wrong. It’s my fault. However you punish me, I’ll accept it."

"I damn near want to slap you. Look at the crap you’ve stirred up. I’m too lazy to even chew you out."

"Leader, calm down. Give me another chance."

"For now, stop thinking about anything else. Stay home and keep your head down, treat it as lying low until the storm passes. Otherwise, you won’t get past Zhang Qingyu."

"That guy is really annoying. If only we could get rid of him."

"That depends on Zhao Jing’s performance. As long as ’Strongest Resonance’ tanks, we’ll have grounds to move him."

"There’s no way it’ll turn out well. Without Xu Qingqing, this show is a total mess. No one can fix it."

"What I’m worried about is they might bring in Mao Yi and Zhou Shen. Then there’s still a chance it could succeed."

"Not necessarily. Those two aren’t miracle workers." Wang Minji said:

"What ’Strongest Resonance’ needs is a stage that hits like a bomb. Zhou Shen and Mao Yi aren’t really suited for that. Across the entire industry, aside from Xu Qingqing, there’s no one else who really fits."

"If that’s the case, then I’m relieved." Sui Zhao Hai lit a cigarette. "Keep a low profile for a while. Don’t provoke them. When a suitable show comes up, then you can go on."

"Thank you, Director Sui."

...

News Center, Sun Guofu’s office.

"You’re already having tea and didn’t ask me to come taste it?" Qin Yuejin joked as he walked in.

"This is just floral tea that’s a few dozen yuan a jin, nothing fancy. I wouldn’t dare invite you with this. If you want some, I’ll give you a bit."

"No rush." Qin Yuejin laughed. "I suddenly thought of something and came over to discuss it with you."

"What’s up?"

"I think we should change the interview segment this afternoon."

"Change it? To what?"

"Random off‑script reading."

"Isn’t that more like the evaluation they do at CCTV?"

"Exactly. We give them a script, each person gets a few minutes to prepare, then they deliver it off‑script. We see who performs best."

"That is a good method, but for them, isn’t that a bit too hard?"

Under normal circumstances, Sun Guofu wouldn’t raise any objections and would happily go along.

But Lin Yi was someone he’d set his sights on, and he’d already discussed the afternoon’s interview format with him. If they suddenly changed it, Lin Yi would be doomed.

Yet there was nothing wrong with what Qin Yuejin was proposing, so he didn’t even have a valid reason to refuse.

"If there’s no difficulty, the assessment is meaningless. This has to be professional, don’t you think?" Qin Yuejin said with a wide smile.

"No problem, we’ll do it your way."

"Then it’s settled. We need to recruit some decent people this time, raise the quality."

"Alright, let’s do it."

"I’ll get going, you get back to work." Qin Yuejin said with a grin, "Send some of that tea over to me later."

"Haha, no problem."