Chapter 411

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

But during this period, as the "Late Night Food" program exploded in popularity, he, as its director, also basked in quite a bit of reflected glory.

A few days ago, during a station meeting, the Station Director even specifically commended him, giving him high praise.

Speaking of it, he still had to thank Lu Feng.

If it weren't for Lu Family Restaurant, Wang Mo might have continued working for several more years and still remained an unnoticed minor figure at the station.

The Station Director probably wouldn't even have known there was such a person as him at the television station.

"Then let's go. The two of us have been waiting for your word; we can set off anytime."

Wang Mo stood up readily, nodding as he spoke.

"Alright! Let's set off right now!"

Han Lu picked up the work permit on the table and began packing her things.

"Han Host, have you considered something? The prices at Lu Family Restaurant are indeed considered quite high on Food Street. The peers we're interviewing this time are competitors of Lu Boss. Are you sure they won't have any objections to Lu Boss? Will they be able to say nice things on camera?"

His worry was not without reason.

As the saying goes, peers are enemies; there are quite a few restaurants open on Food Street.

Lu Family Restaurant's business is booming now; every day there are many diners queuing up.

The surrounding peers in the catering business will definitely have their business affected quite a bit.

Not to mention anything else, just watching the queue at Lu Family Restaurant's door stretch into a long dragon every day, while their own shops are deserted.

Wang Mo felt that if he were another restaurant owner on Food Street, seeing this scene would definitely make him feel uncomfortable inside.

Going to interview them about their views on Lu Family Restaurant at this time is giving these people an opportunity to vent.

Who knows how many complaints and sour remarks one might hear in a while.

If they say unpleasant things facing the camera, the footage shot will definitely be unusable.

If there isn't even a single person speaking well for Lu Feng, then wouldn't this trip have been for nothing?

It would also be hard to explain to Chief Editor Chen's arrangements then.

The Cameraman, shouldering the camera, walked over and said: "If it really doesn't work out then, we don't need to spend too much time there either. I know a few extras, fifty yuan per person. Have them read the lines we give them, say a few words praising that restaurant, wouldn't that work? Once edited, the audience won't be able to tell!"

"Forget your rotten idea!"

Wang Mo rolled his eyes and said with a few degrees of seriousness in his tone: "Although we don't do news programs, we are still the city television station's public media. Even a food program must value authenticity. If you do it like this, and the program is later exposed as staged after airing, our program's reputation will stink up the streets!"

"Last year, that matchmaking show in the neighboring city, wasn't it exactly because they hired a bunch of actors to play female guests? Later it was exposed online, sponsors all pulled out, the show stopped airing before even half was broadcast. This matter has been used as a negative case study in our industry. Have you forgotten?"

The Cameraman scratched his head and gave an embarrassed laugh: "Wang Ge, I was just joking with you, don't take it seriously."

He was just saying it casually a moment ago, and didn't actually plan to do it.

Han Lu, on the side, behaved quite calmly. She turned her head and smiled at Wang Mo: "Director Wang, there's nothing to worry about. There are so many restaurants on Food Street; there will definitely be people who speak well of Lu Family Restaurant."

It would be great if it really went that smoothly.

Wang Mo sighed, thinking silently in his heart.

If it really is as Han Lu says, and they can interview three to five restaurant owners who speak well of Lu Family Restaurant, that would naturally be the best outcome.

But if there aren't any...

Then at that time, this segment of content can only be discussed with the Chief Editor to remove entirely, keeping only the diners' evaluations and reactions.

If it weren't for the professional integrity of a media person deep in his bones holding him back.

He really would have wanted to consider the method the Cameraman just mentioned. Finding a few random people to arrange things and muddle through didn't seem impossible.

But this kind of thought, Wang Mo could only think about in his head.

If making a program loses authenticity, what difference is there from those acted-out plots on short video platforms?

Because it was currently the rush hour for getting off work, the interview car's driving speed was not fast.

By the time they arrived at Food Street, the sky had already completely darkened, and the time was already close to seven o'clock.

Food Street was currently at the evening peak dining time.

Lu Family Restaurant's gate was tightly shut, and a small blackboard reading "Open next Monday, business hours TBD" was still standing at the door.

In the other restaurants on Food Street, looking in from the door, one could see they were full of diners, all eating inside.

"Han Host, at this time there are a lot of people. The other shops' owners definitely have no time to accept an interview. We can't possibly make them stop business to cooperate with us, right?"

Wang Mo glanced around and then suggested: "I suggest we go eat first. After eating, when most people have left, we'll go interview then."

Han Lu nodded, and the three of them randomly found a restaurant to eat.

After they finished eating, quite a few diners on Food Street had also finished and left one after another; the foot traffic decreased a bit.

"Let's go. Find a shop and go in first to ask if the owner has time."

Han Lu directed, and the Cameraman, shouldering the equipment, was about to follow.

"Wait a moment, Han Host."

Wang Mo stopped Han Lu: "Record an opening script first. Otherwise, when we re-record later, the timing won't match well."

"Right right right, record the opening script first."

Han Lu patted her head and instantly reacted.

Just now her mind was full of the Chief Editor's assigned task, and she had actually forgotten the filming process.

The Cameraman immediately proficiently adjusted the camera position and made preparations for filming.

Han Lu tidied her collar, stood before the lens, posed, and the corners of her mouth curled into a standard smile.

"Hello everyone, I'm your old friend, host Han Lu."

"Today our program has a slight change; some time ago, we did a series of special interviews on Lu Family Restaurant. After the program aired, everyone's response to this God of Cooking's little shop hidden in Food Street was extremely enthusiastic. The backstage receives a large volume of audience messages every day, and quite a few people have their own views on this shop."

"Therefore, today we specially did another random interview. Now please follow our lens and listen to the most genuine views of other people on Food Street regarding Lu Family Restaurant."

Han Lu's tone was steady yet carried strong infectiousness.

Although this opening script had no draft beforehand, it was entirely her impromptu performance.

However, Han Lu's professional foundation as a host is still very deep; there wasn't the slightest hitch in the middle of this opening script, and it was recorded smoothly in one take.

Next is selecting tonight's random interview targets.

"Let's go check that one first; there are no customers in that shop right now, and the boss is there too."

Wang Mo looked around at several nearby catering shops, pointing at a Spicy Hot Pot Restaurant two shops away from Lu Family Restaurant, and said.