Kyle left the court with Chastain in a good mood, and the day was another wild and chaotic one.
It's so wonderful!
However, just one day before the second episode of "America's Got Talent" was broadcast, a local small newspaper in Los Angeles, "99 Weekly", suddenly published news.
"Dark secrets!"
"Eminem, a popular contestant on 'Got Talent,' has already joined the Golden Dawn Entertainment Group, which is owned by the same parent company as the show's production company, UPN. This leads us to suspect there's something fishy going on here!"
"The stage of 'Got Talent' is not a fair competition at all!"
"It's a show!"
Once the news was reported, although it was spread on a small scale, once the situation escalated, it would be enough to affect the trend of the "America's Got Talent" program.
That day.
The production team of "America's Got Talent" immediately launched countermeasures.
Ms. Donna instructed, "Sure enough, someone was exposed, but it's not like we didn't expect it."
Hearing this, everyone in the program crew nodded.
Long before the show started, Donna and others were prepared to deal with everything and had prepared several sets of plans for various negative news about the program team and contestants.
"Alexander, you must deal with Weekly 99 immediately. Make sure they withdraw the report and issue an apology statement in the shortest possible time." Donna said in a deep voice.
"No problem," Alexander replied, standing up.
Donna continued, "If they're unwilling to retract the report, then we're not afraid. We'll expose the negative information we've recently collected about several celebrities to confuse the public."
The best way to suppress a piece of news is to release another, bigger piece of news.
Donna didn't take "99 Weekly" seriously.
Just a small newspaper.
Can it still withstand the Golden Dawn Entertainment Group, which is now also a "giant"?
Playing dirty tricks?
Hehe!
From past times to the present, as long as there is competition, there will inevitably be shady dealings.
Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about the Olympics and the World Cup.
As long as there are matches, you can always see reports about "referees" and "shady dealings." Moreover, sometimes some government departments will even play the shady part.
Even in sports competitions with international arbitration departments, there are shady dealings, let alone TV talent shows.
Any talent show will always be filled with shady dealings!
Well, even if there are no shady dealings, the audience wouldn't believe it. The audience just talked about it for a while, and no one took it too seriously.
A talent show is, after all, just a show!
As long as everyone enjoys watching it, everything else is secondary.
Really.
Under Donna's instructions, Alexander quickly addressed the "false" report of "Nine-Nine Weekly" and asked the newspaper to publish an apology statement in the next issue.
As for the solution, it is nothing more than a combination of sticks and sweet dates.
As soon as Alexander arrived at the "99 Weekly" company, he threatened them to be cautious and promised to give them priority interview rights for some future "America's Got Talent" programs.
You say, Why can't "99 Weekly" be tougher?
Stop it, man!
Newspapers and journalists, looking around the world, are notoriously "without bottom line" and "without moral integrity". As long as the benefits are in place, they can make Satan a God.
Even if some individual reporters are stubborn, they will face pressure from their own companies!
That night.
Ms. Donna even called Kyle back regarding the shady reporting incident.
"Is everything settled?" Kyle asked.
"Of course, it's very simple."
Donna's voice came from the phone, her words full of confidence and assurance.
While the current scale of the Golden Dawn Entertainment Group may not be comparable to the six major media and entertainment groups in Hollywood, it is nonetheless quite capable of handling certain media outlets and publications. Of course, even if a major company were to take action, Kyle would still be able to fight back.
"Donna, did NBC, ABC, FOX and other TV stations have any hand in this matter?" Kyle asked again.
We are not afraid of big companies, but that does not mean we look down on them.
The stakes in the "Got Talent" show are too huge for Kyle to be careless.
"Boss, you don't need to worry too much about this matter," said Donna.
Kyle: "…."
Donna explained, "Actually, in the American television industry, all the major companies have a certain degree of tacit understanding. Unless necessary, they won't personally intervene. Even if there are some situations, they are just minor incidents."
Kyle was stunned for a moment, then he reacted.
Black material?
In the American television industry, every company has its dark secrets, but no one dares to expose them because, ultimately, everyone is a community of interests. If the cake is blown to pieces, no one will have anything to eat.
It's just like America's "Voice of America" program. Although everyone knows that it is full of shady dealings and it has caused a lot of uproar on the Internet, have you ever seen critical reports from other TV stations?
No!
Not one!
We all share a community of interests. If you dare to be the first to cause trouble, then no one in the entire group will let you off easily!
The same is true in the American television industry.
Even in the Hollywood film industry, this is demonstrated vividly.
The major studios all have a tacit understanding not to criticise each other's films on a large scale. Even if they inevitably criticise each other due to release schedule issues, both sides will exercise restraint and not escalate the situation beyond a certain level.
No one is stubborn!
Because any stubborn person will be kicked out of the circle.
"Boss, when it comes to shady dealings, those big companies are everywhere. If you ask me, I can talk about it for a whole night, so they won't take action. Of course, even if they do, I have prepared several contingency plans." Donna said with a smile.
"Hahaha!"
Kyle couldn't help but feel relieved. "I knew there would be no problem appointing you as CEO of UPN. You didn't disappoint me, and you even exceeded my expectations!"
Hehe~
We are serious about this!
If there are no shady dealings in talent shows, can it still be considered a talent show?
The gossip and scandal surrounding the production team are part of the show, right? Without controversy, there would be no ratings.
A day later, the second episode of "America's Got Talent" was broadcast on time on UPN TV.
It still attracted a large number of TV viewers, and the number was even greater than that of those who watched the first episode!
The next day.
The ratings for "America's Got Talent" are out, and the results have once again shocked the entire United States.
3.3%!
Dude, you read that right!
Moreover, the figure of 3.3% is only the average viewership of the second episode, which is a full 0.6% increase compared to the previous episode.
An increase of 0.1% in viewership already means tens of thousands more people, let alone an increase of 0.6%.
The peak viewership ratings for the current episode reached 3.8%.
Shock!!!
Apart from shock, how else could American TV viewers and their peers in the TV industry react?
Blow it up!
At this moment, everyone can predict that the final of "America's Got Talent" is bound to create a ratings miracle.