Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 418: Robot Fighting Tournament
Chen Yiyang’s words left Wang Xingxing speechless.
Technicians are somewhat simple-minded; if this stuff relied solely on ability, the program would definitely get better each year.
"But to be honest," Chen Yiyang recalled Wang Xingxing’s previous words and said, "I originally thought quite highly of this robot sports competition.
Although it may not seem like much to insiders, it’s excellent for popularizing science to outsiders.
And although the audience is small, the news coverage is extensive. In terms of increasing visibility and sales, it’s far better than simply advertising on TV.
"Why don’t we plan our own robot sports event?" Wang Xingxing suggested.
"The first one to do it would be a genius, achieving the best effect. If others do it later, there will be far fewer interested people. We need to come up with an innovative way."
"What kind of innovations can there be on humanoid robots now? Fighting competitions?" Wang Xingxing joked.
"No kidding, really, don’t joke," Chen Yiyang suddenly thought this idea wasn’t bad upon hearing the word ’fighting’.
"I previously watched the video of you training humanoid robots to do the yangko dance. Yushu’s humanoid robots can now be trained to perform some fighting moves without issue, right?"
"There’s no problem with that," Wang Xingxing replied, "but we still need to write fighting programs for these robots, and that’s the most troublesome part."
"Why write programs?" Chen Yiyang asked, "We’re promoting the performance of our humanoid robots, not actually having two robots fight on their own. Using remote control would work just fine."
"That’s true." Wang Xingxing nodded.
With remote control, humanoid robots only need to make sure they can perform the actions. We don’t need to worry too much about the programming part.
"I’ll find a professional to see how to organize the show. You handle the technical matters."
After confirming the division of labor with Wang Xingxing, Chen Yiyang immediately began preparations.
Professional tasks require professional people to handle them.
Chen Yiyang decided to find a talent in the variety show industry to create this robot fighting competition.
After all, this competition is primarily about spreading and promoting, and it needs to have entertainment value.
Chen Yiyang searched through his contacts and actually remembered knowing such a talent.
So he called him up.
"Mr. Chen, how come you have the time to give me a call, long time no see."
The other person was quite enthusiastic, picking up almost instantly after seeing the call from Chen Yiyang. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
"What show are you responsible for recently?" After exchanging pleasantries, Chen Yiyang asked what the other person was currently busy with.
"No shows lately, been idle at home." The other person replied succinctly.
He realized Chen Yiyang had a reason for calling, and he did not want Chen Yiyang to think he was busy and unavailable for a new undertaking.
"Then come to Lin’an, let’s discuss face to face." Chen Yiyang extended the invitation.
"Alright, Mr. Chen, I’ll buy a ticket now, and I’ll be there by tomorrow the latest."
The next day at noon, Chen Yiyang met the person in his office.
"Old Zheng, long time no see." Chen Yiyang greeted him at the office door.
"Mr. Chen, I’ve missed you too!" Zheng Zhiming warmly shook hands with Chen Yiyang.
Indeed, the person who had talked to Chen Yiyang yesterday was someone he had known early on in the variety show industry, and who had previously been responsible for Tengxu’s "Produce 101" program - Zheng Zhiming.
Both Song Xi and Yang Jinlu under Chen Yiyang’s company emerged from his show.
Though Chen Yiyang invested a lot in advertising back then, Zheng Zhiming also gave Song Xi and Yang Jinlu plenty of exposure.
"How come you, Tengxu’s star player, are now idle?" Chen Yiyang poured tea for Zheng Zhiming and the two began chatting slowly.
"After that season, a directive came from above that talent shows weren’t allowed anymore, so I didn’t continue,"
Zheng Zhiming complained to Chen Yiyang, "It’s tough to do variety shows now. The celebrities have raised their fees one after another, and you can’t even invite them for a show without spending millions. Advertisers now prefer to invest in self-media, and they are unwilling to pay high prices for our variety shows anymore."
"Indeed, times are tough for everyone now." Chen Yiyang nodded.
Actually, it wasn’t so much a tough time, but rather that with the rise of self-media, various bloggers have a wide influence and charge less than TV programs.
This greatly diluted advertisers’ budgets, meaning traditional variety shows, unless mega-popular, can’t secure enough advertising revenue.
"I wonder why Mr. Chen called me over this time?" Zheng Zhiming asked.
"To make a show, I need your advice." Chen Yiyang proposed the idea of the robot fighting competition.
"Technically feasible?" Upon hearing Chen Yiyang’s words, the first thing Zheng Zhiming asked was about the technology.
After all, the core of the program is the capability of humanoid robot technology.
If the technology doesn’t meet the standard, no amount of showy production will suffice.
"Don’t worry about the technology, it’s absolutely fine," Chen Yiyang said confidently.
"Let me think about it." After pondering for a while on the sofa, Zheng Zhiming said.
"For this program, I have two ideas at the moment."
"Let’s hear them."
"The first is, this show has to be aired on CCTV, preferably Channel 5, or Channel 10 if not."
CCTV Channel 5 is the sports channel, which has a large and diverse audience. It fits well with the theme of robot fighting competitions.
Channel 10 is the science and education channel, aimed at promoting science education, but with lower ratings and demographics compared to Channel 5.
"Why does it need to be on CCTV?" Chen Yiyang inquired.
"Because CCTV has its own publicity network," Zheng Zhiming explained, "CCTV has many official accounts with huge followings. The videos these accounts post usually have modest views.
But once a video becomes a hot topic, it gets rapidly shared, with many other official accounts joining in.
Because if the show airs on CCTV, it at least indicates there are no major issues with it, and various official accounts and self-media can share it freely.
And even if there are issues, they don’t have to take the blame or responsibility.
So, whether it airs on CCTV or not determines the show’s reach.
True.
Chen Yiyang hadn’t thought of this aspect.
He initially just planned for an online show.
However, without the credibility of a network, people may doubt its authenticity, which would hinder its initial dissemination significantly.
"What’s the second point?" Chen Yiyang asked.
"The second point is that the participants in our robot fighting competition cannot be professionals."
"Why?" This suggestion from Zheng Zhiming puzzled Chen Yiyang a bit.
