Friday.
In the morning.
On the day of the recording for the fourth episode of King of Masked Singers.
On the way to Beijing Television, Zhang Ye was on tenterhooks as he sat in the car. Today was Yang Shu's first time taking on the role of a chauffeur cum bodyguard, so she was also quite nervous.
"Hey, hey."
"What's wrong, Senior Brother?"
"Slow down!"
"Okay, Senior Brother."
"Hey, don't push the line!"
"Yes, Senior."
"Turn right, turn right here!"
"Understood."
"You really have a book?"
"I do."
It was obvious that Yang Shu was the kind of driver who had not touched a car for the entire day after she took off her driving license. Furthermore, her driving style was especially aggressive, just like her hotheaded personality. She would just drive forward foolishly and at a particularly fast speed. She was the type of female driver that would strike fear in the hearts of others.
The car arrived.
However, the door was blocked by a lot of reporters. They didn't know where they got the news or if they had been squatting here all along. As soon as they saw the car, six or seven reporters swarmed over.
"BMW X5!"
"Bulletproof!"
"It's Zhang Ye's car!"
"Quick, quick, quick!"
Since they couldn't get in, Yang Shu could only park the car.
Zhang Ye said, "Get out of the car. I'll hold them off for a while."
Yang Shu immediately opened the door and came down. "Excuse me, excuse me!" Today, Yang Shu was dressed in a black suit and even wore a pair of sunglasses at Zhang Ye's request. She looked like a typical bodyguard.
Zhang Ye also came down.
A male reporter immediately raised his voice recorder and said loudly, "Teacher Zhang, as the executive planner of King of Masked Singers, you have contributed a lot to the popularity of King of Masked Singers. Would you be willing to accept an interview from our Beijing Times?"
Zhang Ye waved it off and smiled, "I'm just a planner. I didn't do much. Forget about the interview. You can arrange an appointment with Director Hu Fei."
A female reporter squeezed over. "Director Zhang, a few days ago, you were voted second by the netizens on the Ugliest Celebrity Rankings. What are your thoughts on that?"
As Zhang Ye walked forward, he smiled and said, "I'm glad that I'm not first."
All the reporters laughed.
"First place is The Clown. Do you know anything about this singer?"
"Not sure."
"Can you tell us about the clown's identity?"
"I don't know either."
"The replacement singer Flowing Time has issued a challenge to The Clown. Who do you think will win today?"
"The competition hasn't started yet, how would I know? Alright, I still have to go to the program team to discuss some matters. That's all? "
When Yang Shu, who was standing beside Zhang Ye, heard that, she immediately took two steps forward and held out her hand to block them. "Excuse me, thank you."
A reporter tried to squeeze his way in, but Yang Shu placed her hand on his arm that was holding the microphone. The burly reporter stumbled back with a dumbfounded look on his face. Another reporter tried to rush over, but Yang Shu used the same trick and blocked him.
Within two meters, no one could get close to Zhang Ye!
The reporters present were all dumbfounded!
Who was this woman?
Zhang Ye hired a bodyguard?
Moreover, how could he be so powerful?
When he reached the entrance of the television station, a few security guards quickly came out to block the reporters and let Zhang Ye in.
Zhang Ye turned around and said to Yang Shu, "Why don't you drive back first? I might only be out in the afternoon or evening. Come and pick me up then."
Yang Shu nodded. "OK!"
Quite a few reporters were surprised and quickly snapped pictures of Yang Shu. Zhang Ye had hired a beautiful bodyguard? This was also news!
In the courtyard of the television station.
Hu Fei and Xiao Lu also saw this scene.
"Zhang'er." Hu Fei waved at him.
Zhang Ye went over. "Why are there so many reporters?"
Hu Fei laughed and said, "The show is really popular. I was also stuck in traffic for a long time just now."
Xiao Lu giggled and said, "Director Zhang, you hired a bodyguard? She's a beauty! "
Zhang Ye smiled. "She's a friend of mine. Since she had nothing to do at home, I hired her."
Xiao Lu wondered, "A woman can also be a bodyguard? Is she good at martial arts? "
"She's good at martial arts?" Zhang Ye said, "If it were a normal person, more than 20 people wouldn't even be able to get close to her."
Xiao Lu exclaimed, "How could it be that exaggerated!"
Hu Fei also laughed. "More than 20 people?"
A woman?
And such a beautiful woman at that?
Hu Fei and the others did not believe it!
Zhang Ye smiled but did not say anything. He did not need to explain to laymen. Even if he did, they would not understand. Yang Shu was no ordinary bodyguard. Most celebrities who were tall and muscular, or knew some karate, taekwondo, or martial arts, or even retired soldiers would not be able to last more than three moves against Yang Shu. She was the successor of the Yang-style Taiji Fist and a master of internal martial arts. She was even more upright than Zhang Ye.
Hu Fei said, "Let's go in and talk. We did not expect those singers to post on their official Weibo accounts that day. We had to deal with it urgently to stop it, but it was too late."
Zhang Ye said, "It's fine. Just treat it as publicity anyway."
Hu Fei looked at him. "Do we need to stop the Weibo accounts of those masked singers?"
"No need." Zhang Ye said, "There's no need for that. Let the contestants handle it themselves."
Hu Fei snapped his fingers. "Alright, I'll listen to you on this."
For Hu Fei and the King of Masked Singers program team, even though they had handled many shows before, the scale of their previous shows was still too small. They had never worked on a project with such a large investment before, much less a show that was ranked first in the nationwide viewership ratings. Only Zhang Ye had experience in this, and it was not just once either. As such, Hu Fei had to seek Zhang Ye's opinion on a lot of things. They had known each other for so many years, so there was nothing that they could not accept. Everyone's wish was to do a good job on this show!
...
An hour later.
Zhang Ye had finished what he needed to do. Hu Fei and the program team staff also went back to work on their own matters. As such, Zhang Ye disappeared from everyone's sight. With a shake of his body, he changed into The Clown's costume and mask.
After a call, Han Qi rushed over.
"Aiya, Teacher Clown!"
"Sorry, I'm late."
"The band is waiting for you."
"Alright, I'll head over right away."
He had already rehearsed a song yesterday and would be rehearsing a second song this morning.
Along the way, Han Qi was chattering away.
Han Qi said, "That Ugliest Celebrity thing was just nonsense."
Zhang Ye smiled.
Han Qi said angrily, "You didn't even show your face, so how could you do that? What right did they have to put you in first place? And they even called you the Ugliest Celebrity? What a bully! "
Up ahead, they bumped into Dafei and Hou Ge.
Dafei stopped. "Teacher Clown, you're here?"
The Clown nodded.
Dafei said, "Then don't mind the voting."
Hou Ge also said, "It's just the netizens messing around."
Han Qi said, "It's more than messing around! It's insulting! "
The Clown said, "It's fine."
At the entrance of the rehearsal venue, Sunset Glow, who was wearing a mask, happened to come out.
The two of them met and exchanged a few simple words.
"The Clown?"
"Hello."
"Are you really not good-looking?"
"In any case, I'm not handsome."
"Oh, I'm not pretty either."
At first, Han Qi was wondering why Sunset Glow would directly ask if someone was good-looking. But when she heard what she said next, she realized that Teacher Sunset Glow was actually using another method to console The Clown.
The Weibo poll from a few days ago had a very large impact. It could be seen from the millions or even tens of millions of votes that a lot of people had participated in it. Zhang Ye had gotten second place in the ugliest celebrity poll, but everyone knew that Zhang Ye was a rather simple-minded person. Moreover, he was often ranked near the top of the negative rankings, so everyone was already used to it. But this was The Clown's first time doing so, so no one knew if The Clown had the mental capacity to take it. After all, not everyone was as carefree as Zhang Ye. For example, if it were any other male or female celebrity who received the title of the ugliest celebrity poll, they would probably be jumping on their feet and cursing.
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