Monday.
He woke up early.
Zhang Ye had a look at the latest Chinese Celebrity Rankings Index. His popularity score had dropped a little again. Actually, it wasn't really a drop since his popularity score was still rising. It was just that it was rising too slowly, or perhaps it was not moving at all. Meanwhile, the overall popularity score of the other celebrities was rising, which made it seem like his popularity score had dropped. Although King of Masked Singers was a show that Zhang Ye had created, he was neither the executive director nor the show's host. He did not even appear onscreen once. Therefore, even though King of Masked Singers had become popular all over the country, the boost it brought to Zhang Ye's popularity was still limited. He was not surprised by this and felt that it was very normal. He did not think much of it as long as his ranking did not drop for the time being.
Zhang Ye started paying attention to the other celebrities.
Amy's popularity score soared.
Yao Jiancai's popularity score soared.
And Chen Guang's as well.
Several of the guessing panel guests who participated in King of Masked Singers also saw their popularity score increase due to the show's huge exposure and viewership ratings. The most obvious example was Dong Shanshan. As the show's only host, she had a special status. Although she did not speak much throughout the show, her popularity score increased the fastest!
It was the same for the contestants who had already taken off their masks.
King of Oddity, who had been eliminated in the first round, continued to gain popularity and perform nonstop. It was said that his net worth had increased by 50%. Yesterday's Daylily, who had just taken off his mask two days ago, had a huge boost in popularity. This morning's news revealed that he was preparing to hold a nationwide concert tour, and his management company was already promoting it. Based on Yesterday's Daylily's previous popularity score, he could only barely hold a medium-sized concert in a first-tier city like Beijing or Shanghai. But now, he could go on a nationwide concert tour. Of course, the attendance figures were still unknown.
The Clown?
Petal Shower?
Sunset Glow?
As for them, there was no need to even mention them. Everyone knew that once these people took off their masks and revealed their identities, their popularity score would definitely explode. It would definitely be much higher than all of the other contestants who had already taken off their masks. Their popularity was still accumulating. As for who would be the final winner, that would still have to depend on the later rounds of the competition. They would have to see who could last until the end and who could become the grand champion of the grand finals!
In short, the show had made a lot of people famous.
Well, of course, there was an exception, and that was Sunflower in the Starlight — Li Yu.
Li Yu's popularity had also risen, but it was barely enough. It wasn't enough for him to return to the A-list rankings. He was still far from it. Logically speaking, with Sunflower's initial popularity and momentum, if Li Yu had taken off his mask onstage, his popularity should have increased the most. But things were hard to predict. No one could have expected the changes that happened in the arena. No one could have expected that Li Yu would lose so miserably, allowing Petal Shower and The Clown's teamwork to "double kill" him. The most wicked of them all was The Clown, who landed the finishing blow and kicked Li Yu in the face. Li Yu was so miserable that he left the stage without even taking off his mask. After that, his Weibo went silent. This had a huge impact on his popularity. It could be said that he had suffered a double loss. His popularity did not increase by much, but his reputation had been ruined. He probably wouldn't be able to recover from this anytime soon and was getting further and further away from the A-list rankings.
That was about it.
Zhang Ye was still in a good mood. He hummed a few tunes in his bed.
Di di.
The chatting app on his phone rang.
Someone tagged him in the Goof Group.
Ning Lan asked, "Boss Zhang, you don't have a job yet?"
Zhang Ye sent a smiley face. "I have nothing to do at home."
When he checked their chat history, he saw that a lot of messages had already been sent. Although this group was made up of Heavenly Kings and Queens, or A- and B-listers, it had always been rather active. This group of people chatted away every day. Zhang Ye was not a person who liked to chat, so he had long since blocked the group.
Ning Lan said, "Sister Zhang is looking for you."
Zhang Ye wondered, "Eh? What's the matter? "
Zhang Yuanqi appeared. "I want to ask you about someone."
Zhang Ye typed: "Go ahead."
Zhang Yuanqi: "Who's The Clown?"
Zhang Ye was at a loss for words. He made up a lie: "I don't know either."
Ning Lan: "Aren't you from the production team?"
Zhang Ye: "I'm only in charge of the planning. I'm not involved in the production."
Zhang Yuanqi: "@ ChenGuang, where's Old Chen? Do you know? "
Chen Guang also appeared. "I'm just a guest. If Director Zhang doesn't know, then I wouldn't know either. I've also been trying to guess who The Clown is. The entire music industry is trying to guess who he is!"
Fan Wenli appeared. "Did anyone manage to guess? I'm curious too. "
Spring Garden's Xiaodong: "Hehe, Sister Fan, tell me the truth. Did you go on King of Masked Singers?"
Fan Wenli: "No."
Ning Lan harrumphed. "Pretentious!"
Fan Wenli: "…"
Chen Guang seemed to be trying to change the subject. "Xiaodong, did Spring Garden's Li Xiaoxian go on the show?"
Xiaodong: "How would I know?"
Chen Guang: "You don't know who your teammate is?"
Xiaodong: "You don't know who your wife is?"
Chen Guang: "Pfft!"
Ning Lan: "Boss Zhang, did you write a song for The Clown?"
Zhang Ye blinked. "No, I didn't."
Ning Lan: "Is that so? @ HuoDongFang, was it written by your company's Old He? "
Huo Dongfang also appeared. "Surely not? Old He rarely writes songs for strangers. "
Zhang Yuanqi: "What if it's someone we know? The Clown's songs are getting better and better, so they couldn't have just popped out of nowhere, right? Hurry up, if anyone knows who The Clown is, let me know. "
Chen Guang: "Let me know too. I'm preparing to work with him!"
Ning Lan: "Old Huo, are you The Clown?"
Huo Dongfang: "Ah? What the hell! "
Xiaodong: "Eh, why do I feel like Sect Leader Huo is feeling guilty? It can't really be you, right? "
Huo Dongfang: "…"
All sorts of wild guesses and wrangling were happening.
Then a big shot actor said, "Don't mention The Clown anymore. Old Li is still in the group, so leave Old Li some face, hur hur."
"Hai, Old Li is really unlucky."
"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore."
No one said anything else. They still had to give him some face, even though a lot of people felt that Li Yu had handled the matter a little too carelessly. Petal Shower and The Clown were not to be blamed for getting angry.
"Eh? There's a poll on Weibo again? "
"Oh, it's about that!"
"Haha, this poll is happening again?"
"What poll?"
"The link has been posted. Take a look for yourself."
Zhang Ye clicked on it out of curiosity. The link led to the main page of Weibo. The headline was very eye-catching. It turned out that Weibo's Celebrity Attractiveness Rankings was about the same as the Weibo Most Popular and Least Popular Celebrity Rankings that were held every year around the Lunar New Year.
These two rankings were held every year and received a lot of attention.
Today at 12 PM, the Chinese Celebrity Attractiveness Rankings voting officially began!
The chat messages in the Goof Group were constantly being refreshed.
Xiaodong: "Who was it last year?"
Huo Dongfang: "Ning Lan was the champion last year. Sister Zhang was third, and I think I was 11th? Or 12th? "
Ning Lan said a little embarrassed: "I was promoted by the company. It was a new show that was about to be released on the big screen, so they wanted to promote it in advance. Don't mention it anymore."
Zhang Ye said in a daze: "You can still promote it?"
Ning Lan: "What do you think?"
Zhang Ye: "The entertainment circle is really messy."
Xiaodong: "Pfft, Teacher Zhang, you're also part of this circle, alright!"
Chen Guang sent a message: "Hur hur, Director Zhang isn't from the same circle as us. Have you seen anyone in the entertainment circle who is as carefree as he is?"
Ning Lan: "I'm not going to fight for it this year. Old Chen, aren't you going to fight for your wife? It's good for her popularity too. "
Chen Guang: "She doesn't stand a chance, but I do."
Ning Lan: "Come on, you're better off fighting for the Ugliest Celebrity Rankings."
Chen Guang: "…"
Zhang Ye asked: "There's still an Ugliest Celebrity Rankings?"
Ning Lan: "There is, Boss Zhang. Do you really not care about the big and small matters of the entertainment circle? Although this ranking list isn't official, it's always been a hot topic. It won't be a problem for it to make the headlines once or twice. "
Zhang Ye said in a self-deprecating manner: "Ever since I entered the entertainment circle, I've been busy fighting with people every day. Where would I have the time to pay attention to this?"
When they heard this, everyone cramped up with laughter.
"Hahahaha!"
"That's true!"
"In the entertainment circle, Zhang Ye is the only one I admire!"
"Yeah, when will you change that temper of yours!"
…
Noon.
His parents had already prepared lunch.
As Zhang Ye ate, he scrolled through Weibo.
His mother asked him: "Eat properly, what are you doing?"
Zhang Ye laughed and said: "I heard from them that there's a very popular ranking list called the Most Beautiful Celebrities Rankings Index. It's based on looks, so I wanted to see if I could get on it."
His mother rolled her eyes. "You should just eat."
His father said in a speechless manner, "What looks do you have?"
In the end, he saw that Zhang Ye was indeed not on the rankings. He had not received much attention recently and had almost no exposure. As such, the topic of discussion had naturally decreased.
The Most Beautiful Celebrities Rankings Index.
First: Zhang Yuanqi (720,000 votes)
Second: Hu Xue (650,000 votes)
Third: Petal Shower (610,000 votes)
In fourth place was a Heavenly King.
In seventh place was Huo Dongfang.
Dong Shanshan was also on the rankings. She was in 17th place.
Hu Xue was a C-list female celebrity. She was very beautiful, but she was not very popular. For her to be able to get this ranking right off the bat, it was probably a result of luck, just like Ning Lan from last year. What surprised Zhang Ye was that Dong Shanshan and Petal Shower were also on the rankings. It was understandable for Dong Shanshan to get on the rankings since she was really too beautiful. She had also coincided with the explosive broadcast of King of Masked Singers, so it was understandable for her to get on the rankings. But Petal Shower was in third place? She did not even show her face, so how would the audience know if she was beautiful or not? Could everyone have guessed who Petal Shower was? That couldn't be!
Then Zhang Ye took a look at the Ugliest Celebrities Rankings.
As of 12: 30 PM.
The rankings were as follows:
First: The Clown (990,000 votes)
Second: Zhang Ye (710,000 votes)
When he saw this ranking, Zhang Ye slammed his chopsticks on the table and nearly cursed out loud!
His mother said in surprise, "What's the matter? You got on the rankings? "
Zhang Ye's face turned green with anger!
"Let me see." His mother took a look at his cell phone and was amused. "The Ugliest Celebrities Rankings? You're in second place? Pfft! That's not too bad. It shows that you're still getting quite a lot of attention. Although you don't have a job anymore, your fans are still thinking about you. "
Zhang Ye said angrily, "What's the use of this kind of attention!"
His mother pointed at the screen. "Alright, alright. Aren't you only in second place? Don't you still have someone in first place to back you up?"
At the mention of this, Zhang Ye nearly cried!
Fuck your sister!
I'm still in first place!
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