Chapter 24: Lao Lin, the third in family status
After returning home, Zhao Yuxia hugged Lin Yicheng and pinched and touched him, fearing that her son had suffered in the capital.

After hearing Lin Yicheng's various assurances, she happily went to cook.

The meal was particularly peaceful. We talked about our own things, listened to our parents' nagging, and talked about the past.

Lin Yicheng also temporarily took off his disguise and mask in front of others, and felt a lot more relaxed.

If you have to pretend to be pretentious in front of your parents and loved ones, what is the meaning of such a life?
……

The next day, after an interview with Shaanxi Provincial TV, I visited several close elders and became what they called the child of other people's family.

Lin Yicheng relaxed for a rare moment.

I go to bed late and get up late, and live a life of having everything provided for me.

Zhao Yuxia is a strong woman outside and a good wife and mother at home, cooking Lin Yicheng's favorite dishes in different ways.

I heard from Lao Lin that she had specially bought a recipe and was waiting for her son to come home and show off his cooking skills.

……

On January 1, "The More You Invest, the Happier You Are" was broadcast. Although some of the dialects in the first half of the show were difficult to understand, the parents were still having fun together.

I heard that the ratings of this program are pretty good and it has a stable audience base.

After Lin Yicheng appeared, the second elder turned into a little commentator.

"Don't tell me, if you stand there, a typhoon will appear. It looks like that's what happened."

As an insider in the industry, Lao Lin is concerned about the program effect.

"My son is just handsome and a clothes hanger. He looks good in anything he wears."

Zhao Yuxia only has eyes for her son and likes him no matter how she looks at him.

When I saw Lin Yicheng singing "Fairy Tale" with the audience.

Both of them were a little surprised.

"Can we do this? They can all sing?"

The old couple had both heard their son’s songs, but the song “Fairy Tale” did not make much of a splash among the middle-aged and elderly people and was not their cup of tea. It was also the first time they intuitively felt how popular the song was.

"The atmosphere of their show is just great. The lighting, costumes, and stage design are all much better than ours." Comrade Lao Lin couldn't help but sigh.

"These are my own clothes." Lin Yicheng said.

"That's better than our Taiwan. It's not like we haven't thought about reform, but unfortunately... Alas!" Old Lin sighed.

……

What is the situation with the programs of Shaanxi Provincial TV?

The first round of dramas are either period dramas with sad stories or rural dramas. The second and third rounds of dramas cannot be too popular, because they are expensive.

As for the other programs, there is only one word to describe them: tacky, tacky as hell! Shit-yellow lighting, lame styling, but the audiences are not so demanding nowadays, so they can still tolerate some of it.

Anyway, Lin Yicheng was unwilling to watch the programs of Shaanxi Provincial TV.

Even the advertisements are about infertility or fertilizers and pesticides...

Seeing that several TV stations in Hunan, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces are thriving, Shaanxi Province, as a thousand-year-old capital, is naturally jealous and anxious.

Useless!

Without money, you can’t buy good dramas. Without good dramas, there will be no good ratings. Without good ratings, you can’t sell high-priced advertising space. Without high-priced advertising, the profits will naturally be low. With low profits, there will be no money to improve the program and buy good dramas.

An endless loop!
The nature of the TV station is there, how easy is it to change it?
There are many voices and opinions.

You want to change which one? The passive one naturally doesn't want to, why do you want to touch me?

The water is evenly balanced, so don't move! Are you so bold that you want to go to heaven? If something goes wrong, can you bear the responsibility?

So it is difficult to recover from the disease, so let's just muddle through. Aren't there many fellow sufferers? What's more, there are people who are worse off than us!

Father Lin has ideals and ambitions, but unfortunately he has no control over his words.

……

"If you ask me, you should just retire due to illness. You're being bullied by both your superiors and subordinates and you won't be happy either. Why bother?" Zhao Yuxia said unhappily.

Not to mention her son, her annual income is almost as much as Lin's father's lifetime salary. So Zhao Yuxia is very dissatisfied with his job.

"Why should I quit? If I quit, wouldn't that make me a deserter?" Lin's father yelled. He had been a soldier before, and had even fought on the battlefield the year Lin Yicheng was born!

After changing jobs, he joined the Shaanxi TV Station because of his many talents, especially his ability to sing Qinqiang.

Because I am a straightforward person and I cannot tolerate any injustice, I have been able to climb to the top ten in the station over the past twenty years by being diligent and making no mistakes.

Lao Lin naturally has feelings for the TV station, but since he is not the top boss, no one listens to him.

"If you don't want to return it, then just bear with it. But I'm putting this out there. Don't think of making my son suffer. If you can't afford it, don't buy it. Don't think of selling it to you at a low price. The TV station is owned by the government, not yours."

"Okay, Mom, watch TV." Lin Yicheng hurriedly comforted her, then turned his head and secretly winked at Lao Lin.

"Old Qin has only been here for a dozen years. He was your subordinate back then. Look at him now. You have to call him 'Tai Qin'!"

Hearing Zhao Yuxia's follow-up words, Lin Yicheng quickly peeled an orange and stuffed it into her hand.

Old Lin said nothing, and Lin Yicheng smiled bitterly.

Zhao Yuxia graduated from Beijing Normal University and returned to Shaanxi Province to teach. In the 90s, she chose to go into business.

Together with others, I developed the publishing house which originally had only one bungalow and three or four people into one of the best in Shaanxi Province today.

Both mother and son are currently successful people, so the not-so-successful Old Lin stands out a bit at home.

After watching the show, he chatted with his parents for a while and coaxed Zhao Yuxia a few words.

Lin Yicheng returned to the room, turned on the computer, and looked at the BBS and forums.

Today's audiences don't react that quickly, unlike in later generations, when comments would immediately appear online about anything that was shown on TV.

I read some scattered reviews, they're okay, some people praised Lin Yicheng for being handsome, having a good look, and having interesting interactions with the audience, and some people hoped that he would release another album and novel, etc.

All we can say is that the first generation of netizens were simple and honest people. They only had so many words to praise others, without too many fancy words and without any hostility.

……

The next day, while Zhao Yuxia was making breakfast, the father and son smoked on the balcony.

"Dad, what is your station's charter this time? How much is the budget?"

Seeing the finger that Old Lin stretched out, Lin Yicheng was speechless.

"That's it?"

Lao Lin nodded embarrassedly, it was indeed not something he could present.

"Your station is really stingy. This little money can't even buy a single episode in the first round. It's just enough to buy the opening song to finish."

"Don't even think about the second round. Let's go for the third round. I'll sell it to you half and give it away later."

"Well, okay." Lao Lin nodded.

"Let's do this for now. I want to expand the company after the new year, and then we have to formalize it. We can't sell it like this in the future. I don't mind the small amount, but I have to give an explanation to everyone in the company."

"Okay, I won't make it difficult for you. This time it was Lao Qin who came to me. If I didn't agree, he would probably come to you."

"Dad, I have something to ask you. Can you help me find someone who wants to change jobs? He must be talented and capable."

"You kid, you've poached your dad."

"The team has just been established. Now that we only have your son as our spearhead, we must recruit more soldiers. Besides, this will keep the wealth within the family."

"Well, I'll pay more attention later."

During breakfast, Lin Yicheng talked to Zhao Yuxia about "Ghost Blows Out the Light" again, and they agreed to promote it as their final work.

One movie is released every quarter, which is just enough for two years.

"Now that you have stopped writing, Old Zhang and Xiao Sun will probably be very anxious. Among all the books published in these years, yours is the best-selling one." Zhao Yuxia said with a smile.

“When I come across a suitable author or work, I will recommend it to your publishing house and I won’t ask for any commission.

At night, seeing that it was almost time, the family of three sat on the sofa, turned on the Hunan TV station, watched the commercials, and waited for Lin Yicheng's first TV series to be broadcast.

Just then, the doorbell rang and Lao Lin, who was sitting by the door, went to open it.

Before the people arrive, the sound comes first.

"Big Orange, this girl is here to see you!"

(End of this chapter)