At the moment when Song Xueqi was in a daze, countless viewers from all over China sat in front of the TV and turned on the CCTV CCTV-3 variety channel.

"Throw away the prejudices, the real singing showdown is about to begin!"

"Doubt your eyes and ears as much as you like!"

"Eight stars who hide their real bodies with masks!"

"Sound alone determines the winner!"

"What's about to be played for you is the world's first mystery music show - "The Masked Singer"!"

On the TV screen, the trailer of "The Masked Singer" is playing, as the director of CCTV, Li Hongzhen has no disgust with this program, nor can he talk about a good impression, and the "Huang Tao Money Laundering Case" that has been boiling for a while finally ended with Huang Tao's innocence after being investigated by the Taili Discipline Inspection Commission.

Although the result is good, the impact is very bad, fortunately, after the express restrictions of the station, this kind of scandal has not been exposed, but only circulated internally.

And Huang Tao, director of the Central Comprehensive Channel, made a bet on the future in front of everyone and pressed on "The Masked Singer", which has also become more and more famous with the imminent landing of "The Masked Singer".

There are those who read jokes, those who mock loudly, and those who disdain contempt.

In short, it's just not optimistic.

The ratings of the central comprehensive are very fixed, and the highest rating is only about 0.7% over the years, which is a fixed rating, and it is extremely difficult to climb a little higher.

After everyone's persecution and cynicism, Huang Tao stubbornly raised the original promise of 0.7% of the ratings to 0.8%, or even 0.9% or even break 1.

You must know that in addition to CCTV and provincial satellite TV in various regions, it is difficult for other TV stations to break 1 in ratings.

Even Beijing Satellite TV, if it weren't for the release of "Music Star" last year, under ordinary circumstances, it would be an extravagant hope for a municipal TV station to break 1.

It is precisely because of this incident that Li Hongzhen has curiosity about the show "The Masked Singer".

Who gave Huang Tao so much confidence that he actually saw that this show had the possibility of breaking 1?

In fact, when Huang Tao submitted to apply for funding for the production of a new program, Li Hongzhen noticed the program "The Masked Singer".

However, Li Hongzhen didn't know at that time that this program was a program that outsourced the program according to the model of separation of production and broadcasting.

Moreover, Li Hongzhen only approved less than 2 million new program production funds for the Central Comprehensive Channel, compared with the price of the purchase cost of "The Masked Singer", which is rumored to be as high as 4 million, these 2 million are only half of this price, a drop in the bucket.

Later, after a simple understanding, Li Hongzhen realized that the remaining 2 million came from the funds lent to the news channel by the Central Comprehensive in recent years.

Because of this incident, it directly caused Hong Lei, the director of the news channel, to make a fuss in the office of the deputy director, and the deputy director Nie Yuanchen was angry, and he also used this as an excuse to put small shoes on Huang Tao, which led to the birth of the later "Huang Tao Money Laundering Case".

In fact, Li Hongzhen didn't understand.

Not only did he not understand, but many people who were watching and watching the play also did not understand.

The position of director of the central comprehensive channel is actually one of the most important positions of CCTV, if it is promoted to another level, once it is transferred out, it will be the position of the director of the provincial TV station, which can be said to be the king of the domain.

Such a good future is all pressed on an outsourced variety show.

Li Hongzhen doesn't know Huang Tao very well.

In fact, except for the directors of several popular channels such as comprehensive channels and news channels, and some unpopular channel staff, Li Hongzhen has never been pretentious in the past - to put it bluntly, he has no interest in talking.

When he arrives at his position, he can already automatically filter out some people who don't need to be dealt with, otherwise, people who come to the door every day can line up from the TV station to the Great Wall.

It is precisely because of this that he is a little uncertain about Huang Tao's commitment to this show, whether he is a lone bet or full of confidence.

So today, he put off all his leisure time, sat in front of the TV, accompanied his wife and a pair of children, and watched the show "The Masked Singer".

In fact, it is not necessarily true to say that it is deliberate.

He only passed by the living room after dinner and happened to see his son and daughter excitedly controlling the remote control and not letting his wife change the channel, so he paused and looked up at the TV screen.

CCTV-3, Variety Channel.

The trailer for "The Masked Singer" was playing on TV.

"Mom, just once, just once, if it's not good-looking, can you change the channel again?" the daughter rubbed her hands and pleaded with her mother pitifully.

The son also helped to speak: "Mom, don't you get tired of watching those soap operas all day long? Listening to music is good for the body and mind of the elderly." ”

The wife rolled her eyes, and under the repeated persuasion of her children, she had to say irritably: "Okay, okay, let's see, it's really strange, when will the variety show have a good show? ”

Looking at the cheering appearance of his daughter and son, Li Hongzhen looked a little thoughtful.

At this time, it was seven forty sharp.

The first episode of "The Masked Singer" officially premiered, and Li Hongzhen understood that if the ratings of the first episode of "The Masked Singer" were not good, then this show was likely to be short-lived and completely out of gear under heavy pressure.

Li Hongzhen has learned about reality shows, and he also knows that Shonan Satellite TV will release a talent show "Superstar" with an investment of nearly 100 million yuan next month, so he is very optimistic about "The Masked Singer", if the ratings of the first episode are declining, then how can he talk about a positive PK with "Superstar"?

I'm afraid that when the time comes, under the crushing of the giant wheel of "Superstar", "The Masked Singer" will be drowned in the dust and cease to exist.

At the beginning of the show, the clips that kept appearing were quite bloody, and just a few scenes made the son and daughter scream excitedly.

The wife's expression was even more dissatisfied.

Behind them, Li Hongzhen also shook his head.

I really don't understand the current children, shouting before the show officially starts, if they have such high expectations, once the reality does not match the imagination......

It is conceivable that brain-dead fans will instantly turn into low-end black.

After a few teasers, it didn't take long for the stage of "The Masked Singer" to officially appear in front of the TV.

It's just that it's different from the host's stereotypical commentary as soon as the show appears.

The stage of "The Masked Singer" started in the dark.

When a lamppost was laid, the first thing that appeared in front of the audience was a slender and moving urban beauty.

She wore a delicate golden mask and a tuxedo paved with diamonds, which shimmered brightly in the light of the lamppost.

Music played.

As soon as the masked woman opened her mouth, Li Hongzhen was shocked in his heart, and in an instant, he felt as if he had goosebumps all over his body.

"Life is like a great river ......"

Thanks to Li Menglei, bluewings for the tip (to be continued.) )