The next day.
Sunday.
At his parents' house. Zhang Ye slept until 10 AM.
Yesterday, after picking up his parents from the competition venue, he fell asleep without saying much. He slept for about 11 hours. These days, he was too tired, really too tired. He had to do the planning, choose the song, arrange the song, practice the song, go on the show, and go on the live broadcast. He was like a warrior who never seemed to tire. During the competition, he even stayed up for two days and two nights. He even had a fever of 40 degrees Celsius and did not collapse! It had been two months, and the competition was finally over. His tense nerves immediately relaxed, and the exhaustion immediately swept over him uncontrollably, and he slept until now.
His phone was out of battery.
He turned over, plugged in the charger, turned it on, and did not leave the bed.
There were many missed calls and messages on his phone.
Old colleague Ha Qiqi: "Director Zhang, me, Zhang Zuo, Little Wang, and the others were all in the stands. We all saw you win the championship. It was great!" Congratulations!
Central TV Department 14's Director Yan Tianfei: "Teacher Zhang, you're not being loyal. Why didn't you leak any information about such an important matter? Haha, I couldn't get through to you on the phone, so I sent you a message to congratulate you. Previously, I thought that after you were banned, you really wouldn't do anything and would really know your place. Hehe, seeing you like this now, I'm relieved! You, Teacher Little Zhang, are indeed still the Teacher Little Zhang that I know who causes trouble every day!
University classmate Yu Yingyi: "Old classmate, you're on fire!" You're the most popular person in the entire entertainment industry right now! When are you going to treat us? Hurry up and set a date, I can't wait any longer!
Old colleague Tian Bin: Old Zhang, are you trying to ascend to the heavens!
A-list Movie Star Ning Lan: Do you have to play so big this time?
His friends and colleagues all came to congratulate him and express their astonishment!
Zhang Ye was lying in bed smiling as he read the messages. He replied to them one by one.
On this morning, online, in the newspapers, and on the news, it was all about The Clown, Zhang Ye, and King of Masked Singers. Admittedly, Zhang Ye was currently in a rather awkward position of being banned, so there were restrictions placed on the news and reports about him. But with yesterday's live broadcast being so earth-shattering, there was no one who did not know about it. The media couldn't possibly skip out on reporting Zhang Ye's name either!
"King of Masked Singers ends with The Clown taking the crown!"
"Unbelievable! King of Masked Singers, The Clown! "
"The Clown is actually Zhang Ye!"
"The Clown shocks the audience with his' I '!"
"Zhang Ye makes yet another shocking crossover!"
"A layman sweeping through the music industry!?"
"King of Masked Singers will be holding a live concert next week. Whether Zhang Ye will appear onstage is still unknown!"
"Our reporter called to inquire, but the higher-ups have yet to respond!"
"Zhang Ye: The entertainment industry's professional shit stirrer!"
"Beware the music industry! Beware the musicians! Zhang Ye is coming!"
The entire nation was still in a state of shock!
Fan Wenli and Li Xiaoxian had also taken off their masks yesterday. However, their identities had already been guessed by the audience and netizens, so there wasn't much of a surprise for them. However, no one had managed to guess The Clown's true identity. Furthermore, Zhang Ye's name had always been the focus of attention, and Zhang Ye was different from Fan Wenli and Li Xiaoxian. He was not a professional singer. A host, a director, a mathematician, and a Chinese writer had all taken home the overall title of King of Masked Singers, trampling over Fan Wenli, Li Xiaoxian, Zhao Qiquan, and a series of other professional singers. A lot of people in the industry had the urge to vomit blood! This was too unreasonable! Zhang Ye, are you trying to break out of Earth?
Topics related to Zhang Ye were always this big!
He was an out-and-out wonder of the entertainment industry. No one knew what he would do next. Ever since he debuted, everything he did could shock a lot of people!
Just look!
This time was no exception!
...
Outside. The door opened.
His parents came back with a smile on their faces.
Zhang Ye quickly got out of bed and strolled into the living room. "Dad, Mom, where did you go?"
"Did you just wake up?" His mother was grinning from ear to ear. She put down the plastic bag in her hand and said, "Your dad and I went out to buy groceries. We're going to cook a good meal for you to celebrate!"
His father glanced at his wife. "What groceries? Your mom just went out to brag. She went to the market at 8 AM and bragged to everyone she met along the way. Look at the time, it's already 11 AM."
His mother did not like hearing that. "What's wrong with me bragging!"
His father threw up his hands. "Alright, alright, I didn't say anything about it."
His mother harrumphed, "My son has become popular, so why can't I tell others about it?"
His father gestured at Zhang Ye with his chin.
Zhang Ye smiled. "Mom, just say whatever you want. No one is stopping you. Let's hurry up and eat. I'm hungry. I haven't had much time to eat since I wasn't here."
His mother immediately said, "Wait, wait, it'll be ready soon!" Just as they were about to enter the kitchen, she suddenly turned around and thought of something. "Oh right, son, how popular are you now? What's your ranking now? "
Zhang Ye was taken aback. "Whoa, I would've forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it."
His mother urged, "Hurry up and check it out! You were in the last two spots of the A-list celebrity rankings, but it's definitely different now! Let's see how many spots you've moved up! "
Zhang Ye nodded. "Alright."
During this period of time, his popularity had been stagnating. Meanwhile, the celebrities behind him were constantly growing and catching up to him. For example, Li Yu, who had revealed his identity on the King of Masked Singers' stage and was just a step away from returning to the A-list rankings. Meanwhile, Zhang Ye had not appeared onscreen for a long time and did not have any new works, so his ranking had dropped to the last two spots of the A-list celebrity rankings. The situation was very dangerous. Yesterday's unveiling was a turning point. He finally did not have to worry about his popularity dropping to the B-list anymore. He would definitely have a rise in the rankings, but he did not know by how much.
He hurried back to his room and switched on his computer.
Zhang Ye typed in the Celebrity Rankings Index's official website and clicked on it.
The page could not be opened.
Please try again.
— It was just a two-sentence reminder.
Zhang Ye refreshed the page again.
The page could not be opened!
What was going on?
Why couldn't it be opened?
He immediately went on Weibo. Be it the netizens or industry insiders, they were all confused.
"The Celebrity Rankings Index's official website can't be opened?"
"Me too. Is my internet connection broken?"
"It's not that the internet is broken. It's just that it hasn't been opened since midnight last night."
"Ah?"
"That's impossible."
"This is the official website. There has never been a problem like this before!"
"Yeah, what's going on?"
"This has never happened in the past!"
"What's the point of technical skill? This is a critical moment! "
"I'm still waiting to see Fan Wenli's popularity ranking!"
"I'm waiting to see Zhang Ye's performance! He's about to drop off the A-list! "
A lot of people in the entertainment industry were also waiting. This was because the influence of King of Masked Singers was too great. It dominated the Top Chinese Music Chart and the daily increase in its popularity score was astonishing. Every celebrity who was associated with this show would check on their rankings the next day to see if there were any changes and how much their popularity score had increased. The celebrities who were not associated with King of Masked Singers, as well as those from their talent agencies, also had to check on their rankings. They wanted to see if there were any changes to those celebrities' rankings and if they were going to overtake them soon!
Popularity was a celebrity's life!
This popularity ranking index was the lifeblood of the entertainment industry!
...
This matter was also being discussed in the Goof Group.
Ning Lan: "It's still not out yet? It still can't be opened? "
Huo Dongfang: "I don't know. Something might have happened."
Chen Guang sent a sweating emoji. "At the request of my darling, I've been keeping watch all night. I can't wait any longer, so I'm going to bed first."
Xiaodong appeared. "Hahaha, Brother Chen, you're such a model husband!"
Amy: "I'm also waiting for my Xiaoxian's ranking. Hurry up, hurry up!"
A male celebrity said: "Why did nothing happen after so many years? Why did something happen today?"
...
Noon.
12 AM.
An official announcement was finally made!
An announcement that dumbfounded the entire entertainment industry and the common folk!
The announcement was as follows:
"Announcement regarding the inaccessibility of the Celebrity Rankings Index website!"
Recently, as the influence of a certain variety show has continued to rise, it has affected the statistics of the rankings index to a certain extent. Coupled with the large change in the popularity score of a certain celebrity, the amount of data collected has exceeded the peak of the system's statistics and caused the system to crash temporarily. At present, our department's technicians have stepped up the repair work. We apologize for the inconvenience caused to everyone. As for the subsequent updates and services to the rankings index, we will make an announcement at any time.
A certain show?
Wasn't it King of Masked Singers!
A certain celebrity?
Wasn't that Zhang Ye!
When this announcement was made, everyone was dumbfounded!
On Weibo.
"What?"
"Zhang Ye's popularity score changed so much that it crashed the system?"
"Pfft, are you serious?"
"Why are all the shitty things being blamed on Zhang Ye? Hahaha!"
"Damn, just how much did Teacher Zhang's popularity score increase by! Even the system has fucking crashed? "
"That's not surprising. The moment The Clown took off his mask last night was an instant. So in that second, the system transferred all of The Clown's popularity score from the past month to Zhang Ye. Perhaps it was too much! Pfft, Teacher Zhang is really good. He even crashed the rankings index website that has been safe and sound for decades! "
"I'm cramping up from laughing!"
"Teacher Zhang is mighty!"
"Teacher Zhang is domineering!"
Suddenly, someone posted the poem that Zhang Ye wrote during last night's grand finals!
"Fantasia of Life."
Especially those last few lines. No matter how you read it, it made your blood boil!
Many of the netizens had not seen Zhang Ye write a poem in a long time. It was still as domineering as ever, and still as shocking as ever!
I want to sing it.
A human song.
Thousands of years later, it resonates in the universe.
The netizens left their comments below.
"I really like Zhang Ye!"
"Every one of his poems is so awesome!"
"The same goes for his songs!"
"Earth can no longer contain Zhang Ye!"
"Congratulations, Teacher Zhang. You've made it out of the universe!"
"Even the Celebrity Rankings Index website was crashed. I have to hand it to Zhang Ye!"
At this moment, the industry didn't know whether to laugh or cry!
The website crashed?
So it was caused by Zhang Ye?
Just how much did your popularity score increase this time? Fuck!
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