On September 25, a full month has passed since Satellite TV Co., Ltd. was acquired by Lam Pictures and Ming Pao Enterprises.

During this period, several leaders were parachuted into the station, the news department strengthened its review, and the variety show department expanded a lot of manpower, but the manpower increased, and there was no specific statement above.

Everything seemed so normal, and this situation made the employees who were a little worried secretly feel happy.

After all, after changing the boss, everyone is worried about the situation of one emperor and one courtier. At present, it seems that the new boss still focuses on stability.

The atmosphere in the station is a little different today. It's not that the boss has any big move, but that the station logo is going to be changed.

The word "Starry Sky" became the name of the station. From now on, it was called "Starry Sky TV" externally. Even the station logo was changed to a five-pointed star with the word "Starry Sky" next to it.

It looks a lot more grand than the previous logo, but that's all. "Hey, hey, hey, something big is happening!"

Several directors were gathering for lunch when a thin man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks suddenly ran over with a mysterious look on his face. Everyone was immediately curious about him.

"What's up?"

"Awei, Uncle Hua and the others have been transferred to the variety show department!"

Several people looked disappointed, "Hey, what do I think? The variety show department has been hiring people these days.

What’s so strange about it?”

The thin man said anxiously: "It's different this time, Awei and the others got a new plan after they were transferred there!

?

"New plan?"

Everyone realized that something was wrong, and they were going to start a new show!

Then everyone reacted, "The boss of the company has changed, so it would be abnormal not to launch a new show."

"You know what the heck! This show is different. I heard that audio equipment was specially purchased. The purchase alone cost 10 million!"

"What!"

Everyone finally exclaimed.

Just spent 10 million on purchasing audio equipment? What kind of program is so arrogant?

If it were placed on TVB, 10 million would be enough for two TV series. If you save a little, three TV series would not be impossible.

"Hey, are we going to have a singing competition?"

The thin man replied: "It seems so, but it looks like the competition is huge. It's not an ordinary singing competition."

"No matter how big it is, how big can it be? It's just a singing competition. TVB and ATV have done it countless times. What new tricks can they come up with?"

The thin man felt that if he dared to spend 10 million to purchase audio equipment, this singing program must be extraordinary. He wanted to refute his colleagues, but unfortunately the information he knew was limited, so he couldn't refute him even if he wanted to.

Throughout the afternoon, news of the new program quietly circulated on the brand-new Star TV, causing excitement within the company.

The news spread like this for two days, and various details about the new program were constantly discovered.

Two days later, "Ming Pao Weekly" suddenly published a report "Satellite TV changes its name to create the most expensive variety show in history."

"Recently, after Lam Pictures and Ming Pao Enterprises jointly acquired Satellite TV, they officially changed the company's name to Star TV.

Currently, Star TV is busy producing a new variety show after changing its name. In order to prepare for the show, Star TV has spent tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars to purchase the world's top audio equipment, which has attracted widespread attention inside and outside the entertainment industry.

According to insiders, the production team of this show is star-studded, including Tony Lu.

Huang Lu, Gu Jiahui and a large number of top music producers are behind the scenes.

Star TV has carefully prepared this time, spared no expense to create a gorgeous stage, invited many influential superstars in the Asian music scene to serve as judges, adopted a new production model, and strived to bring an unprecedented audio-visual feast to the audience -..."

Satellite TV, now called Star TV, has only been on the air for half a year, and originally had little sense of existence in the hearts of Hong Kong viewers.

However, the reporter of "Ming Pao Weekly" does have a good way of attracting readers' attention. The "most expensive variety show in history", "tens of millions of audio equipment" and many other factors highlighted in the article really attracted the attention of many readers and viewers.

There are also those producers mentioned in the report, any one of them is the top person in the Hong Kong music scene.

Lu Dongni’s masterpieces are "The Moon Represents My Heart", "Sweet Honey" and "Seeing the Smoke Again". Needless to say, Hui and Huang have countless classics——··

Such a strong behind-the-scenes lineup is highly anticipated.

The report also mentioned that the program invited influential superstars in the Asian music scene to serve as judges, but their names were not revealed, which aggravated readers' curiosity.

"Ming Pao Weekly" is the originator of Hong Kong entertainment weekly and has great influence in the entertainment industry and even among all readers who care about entertainment news.

Once this article was published, it immediately became a hotly discussed topic in the streets of Hong Kong.

Readers are curious, and Ming Pao Weekly naturally wants to meet everyone's expectations.

Under the "24-hour watch" of paparazzi, information about Star TV's new programs has been continuously exposed. "PolyGram and New Artwork, the two major record companies, have joined forces to support Star TV's new programs." "Alan Tam and Anita Mui appear in Star TV."

Satellite TV Recording Studio" "Japan's most powerful singer Miyuki Nakajima lands at Kai Tak Airport"

Wave after wave of news reports have whetted the public's appetite, making people's curiosity about Star TV's new program reach its peak. The program has not even started yet, but the ratings have actually increased a lot.

After half a month like this, on October 13th, "Tiantian Daily" issued a news release revealing the official name of Star TV's new program - "Asian Idol".

The name "Asia" is indeed extraordinary, but many people's first reaction when seeing this name is to sensationalize.

It’s just a singing competition in Hong Kong, so naming it like this is an exaggeration.

But the next day, "Ming Pao", "Tian Tian Daily" and many other newspapers collectively announced the news of audition registration for "Asian Idol".

Xiangjiang, Taipei, Guangzhou, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur----"-"Asian Idol" will set up 7 audition cities in important cities in many Asian countries and regions.

The name "Asia" is worthy of its name.

Three days later, the four major channels of Star TV simultaneously broadcast the pilot trailer of "Asian Idol".

The four major judges Alan Tam, Liu Wenzheng, Anita Mui, and Miyuki Nakajima all appeared together, and top music producers such as Gu Jiahui, Huang Lu, and Tony Lu came to the rescue. Hot scenes from many audition city studios and registration sites were exposed...

"Asian Idol" sets sail!

Such a majestic momentum has never been seen in the history of Hong Kong TV. "Asian Idol" became a hit before it was broadcast, and the whole city was looking forward to it!

"Pet-p-tsk..."

Tao Yumo rested on a pair of slender and straight legs, watching the pictures on the TV with a face full of joking.

"This scene is too big, the money is really well spent!"

Maggie Cheung asked: "Did it really cost 50 million?"

"Why did I lie to you about this kind of thing? It was exposed in the newspapers. If you do the math, the stereo cost 1,000

10,000, how can these judges be invited if they don’t have 18,000,000?

There are also audition organizations in various places, travel expenses, transportation expenses, and rental of photo studios--50 million is a conservative way to spend it!"

Listening to Tao Yumo's calculations, Maggie Cheung felt dizzy. She had been in the entertainment industry for so many years and she knew a lot about film and television investments.

Xiangjiang's TV stations now only spend 30,000 to 40,000 yuan to produce a program. Small programs may only cost 10,000 to 20,000 yuan, and top programs like "Happy Tonight" only cost 20,000 to 300,000 yuan.

Calculating this kind of investment, how much does one issue of "Asian Idol" cost?

"About four million. My sister and the others plan to have 12 issues per season, one per year.

With the scale of an organization like this, one visit a year would make the staff of their TV station lose their skin.

There are more than 100 staff sent to various cities alone. No one has done this in the history of Hong Kong TV. It is unprecedented!"

Maggie Cheung exclaimed: "Sister Yu is really great!"

Her face was full of admiration, and she forgot about the movements of her hands. Tao Yumo took her hand and put the grape in her hand into her mouth.

"What a great thing! It's all made with money, and you can make a profit at a loss!"

"As long as you can attract viewers, it's not difficult to make money."

"It can't be that easy! That's an investment of 50 million. It's enough to make ten or eight TV series. It would take two big-selling movies to earn so much.

There will definitely be no chance of it in a short time. It just depends on whether the reputation can be established.

If it succeeds, it will be worth it in the long run!”

"This show has become so popular recently. People are talking about it everywhere I go. It hasn't started airing yet, so I think it's fine!"

Maggie Cheung stuffed a grape into Tao Yushu's mouth as she spoke, and then asked out of curiosity: "

Ai, what do you think about me going to participate in the audition?"

"you?"

Tao Yumo seemed to have heard some joke, and his questioning tone was full of ridicule, which made Maggie Cheung angry, "Are you laughing?"

"Don't you know why I'm laughing? You were not born to sing. Stop thinking nonsense. Good Tao Yumo's joking tone made Maggie Cheung very hurt.

Although she has a male duck voice and sings out of tune, this is not a reason for Tao Yumo to laugh at her.

"Are you still a friend?" Maggie Cheung asked Tao Yumo angrily.

"I am advising you just because we are friends. I am doing it for your own good, eldest sister!"

Tao Yumo sat up from the sofa and shook Maggie Cheung's shoulders, trying to make her wake up, "Be your best actress and stop having such unrealistic dreams!"

Maggie Cheung said angrily: "I'm going!"

Tao Yumo didn't shed tears when she saw that she didn't see the coffin, and smiled jokingly again.
To be continued...