Over the next two days, Zhang Ye treated everyone to meals. For a while, he was so busy that he brought a group of people to eat and drink to their heart's content every day. He did not even get to go home. During this period of time, he had caused too much of a stir. First, he defeated PeterGo, then he solved Dale's Conjecture, then he was appointed as a professor at Peking University, and now he was firmly in the number one spot of the A-list rankings. With everything piled up together, all of his accumulated efforts finally bore fruit. Zhang Ye's name was constantly being mentioned in the Chinese media for several days straight, and his popularity also increased by quite a bit. Naturally, there were also many dinners!
For example, at China Qiyuan.
For example, his relatives.
For example, Yao Jiancai, Chen Guang, and his other good friends.
For example, his colleagues at Peking University.
And for example, Rao Aimin and Yang Shu.
How many dinners had he attended?
Later on, Dong Shanshan, Yu Yingyi, and a group of his old classmates also invited Zhang Ye to a meal to celebrate. Zhang Ye really could not find the time, so he ended up treating a group of his old college classmates to breakfast.
At Dong Shanshan's villa.
Several of his old classmates didn't know whether to laugh or cry as they looked at the table full of soybean milk and youtiao.
Zhang Ye called out, "Eat, eat, don't stand on ceremony with me. I just bought it and it's still warm!"
Dong Shanshan smiled and said, "What's there to stand on ceremony about?"
Yu Yingyi rolled her eyes. "This is the first time I've seen someone treat someone like this!"
Wang He said in a speechless manner, "Zhang'er, you're really fooling us!"
Ma Xufei blew his beard and stared at him. "I object! I object severely! "
He Kui laughed off to the side.
"Hai, I really don't have time recently. Next week, all of you are either on a business trip or working overtime. Since none of you are free, then I can only do it this morning. I still have meetings in the afternoon and evening. We are all classmates, so why should I stand on ceremony with all of you? Don't treat breakfast like a meal. Soy milk and youtiao are expensive." Zhang Ye explained as he rubbed his temples. The past two days of drinking had given him a headache.
His brain was hurting from drinking too much these past two days. Yu Yingyi sighed. "Alright, I'll make do. It's already not easy to have a meal with Professor Zhang. He's really busy these days, I can attest to that."
Zhang Ye smiled. "I guess so!"
He Kui rolled his eyes. "You two are in the same boat now."
Yu Yingyi said happily, "That's right. Just the three matches that Zhang'er commentated on have increased my popularity by quite a bit. Although Sis' net worth can't compare to Classmate Shanshan's, among the sports hosts in the country, my net worth is already quite high. Haha, in the future, if you want to watch any sports matches, just let me know. Sis will help you get the tickets. It's not that I'm bragging, but just a phone call from me now is enough for them to give me face."
He Kui said enviously, "Right now, only the three of you are doing well."
The three of them were naturally Zhang Ye, Dong Shanshan, and Yu Yingyi.
Yu Yingyi said, "Compared to Zhang'er, who would dare say they're doing well?"
Zhang Ye hurriedly said, "Ha, don't step on me."
Dong Shanshan drank her soy milk and glanced at him. "You've already reached the top of the A-list rankings. Just one more step and you'll be in the S-list. What are your plans for the future?"
"Hai." Zhang Ye shook his head. "I haven't decided yet."
Dong Shanshan blinked. "It should be time to enter the international rankings, right?"
Zhang Ye threw up his hands. "What international fame do I have? I can't get in, nor have I produced any international works. I'll just take it one step at a time. "
The S-list.
Asia.
International.
There was still a long road ahead of him!
…
Meanwhile.
The news of Dale's Conjecture being solved gradually spread throughout Asia.
The Japanese netizens:
"What?"
"Why does this name sound so familiar?"
"Zhang Ye? Isn't that the guy who played Go? "
"That's right, it's that guy who won the war between humans and machines!"
"No wonder! He's really a mathematician! "
The Korean netizens:
"Dale's Conjecture has been solved?"
"When did that happen?"
"Early? So it was him! "
"How is this person so good?"
"Is he really the smartest guy in the world?"
…
On the same night.
Another big event happened in China's entertainment circle.
Almost without any warning, and no one could have expected it, the Asian Celebrity Rankings Index was suddenly updated. Zhang Ye's name shockingly appeared in the Asian C-list rankings!
The Asian Celebrity Rankings Index was not a domestic celebrity ranking index under the guidance of the SARFT, but was set up by several other authoritative organizations. Unless a celebrity had a certain level of influence in the Asian region, it would be impossible for him or her to get on this index. Everyone on this index was a celebrity who enjoyed a great deal of fame in their respective countries in Asia. This was because the Asian Celebrity Rankings Index only counted the four rankings, which were:
The Asian S-list.
The Asian A-list.
The Asian B-list.
The Asian C-list.
The Asian B-list. The rankings were not calculated based on the number of people on the list. Otherwise, with China's population being the largest in the world, any random B-list celebrity from China would probably be quite famous in Asia. This ranking index was not that one-sided. The number of fans was the main data — that was for sure. Other factors such as the awards their works had won, their qualifications, as well as the level of influence they had in the Asian region were also taken into consideration. Therefore, if one wanted to get a spot on the Asian Celebrity Rankings Index, it would be quite difficult, especially for Chinese and Japanese celebrities. Right now, most of the Asian Celebrity Rankings Index was dominated by Korean celebrities!
For example, the Korean star Lee Anson, who Zhang Ye had sent flying with a kick after the Spring Festival Gala, was currently on the Asian C-list rankings!
Lee Anson was already very popular in China. Although he was later chased away due to that incident, his popularity base was still there. In addition, he had been developing quite well in Korea over the past two years, and had quite a few fans in Japan and other Asian countries as well. Therefore, all in all, he could be considered a big shot in the Asian C-list rankings! In contrast, although Zhang Ye was well known and extremely popular in China, not many people in Asia knew about him. He also did not have any works that were widely disseminated in Asia, so his influence was naturally smaller!
But this time, Zhang Ye had suddenly appeared on the rankings!
And he was not at the bottom of the Asian C-list rankings either. The moment he appeared on the rankings, he was in the middle of the Asian C-list rankings!
Weibo was celebrating!
Zhang Ye's fans were cheering!
"Holy shit!"
"He's on the Asian Celebrity Rankings Index!"
"He's finally on it!"
"Teacher Zhang has exploded!"
"It must be because of the Go and the mathematical conjecture!"
"Yeah, I was wondering about it. With Teacher Zhang's popularity in China, he should have already appeared on this rankings index. Look at Ning Lan and Xiaodong's Spring Garden. They've always been on the Asian rankings index, but why hasn't Teacher Zhang made a move yet? Now, he's finally opened up an Asian dungeon! "
"Hahaha, congratulations!"
"These past few days, Teacher Zhang has been blessed with four great things!"
"Teacher Zhang's popularity has finally shot out of the country! This is worthy of celebration! "
"Asian C-list rankings? Isn't that a little low? "
"It's a little low. Ning Lan's popularity in China is slightly lower than Zhang Ye's, but she's still a big shot B-list celebrity in Asia. Uh, but you can't really say that. Sister Ning's movies have always been a smash in Asia. Other than being screened in China, the box office earnings in Asia are also quite good, so of course she has the upper hand! But Teacher Zhang's works have basically never been released overseas, so there aren't many people in the Asian countries who know about him! "
"You call this popularity low? Don't you guys forget that Teacher Zhang is a ruthless person who beat up a Korean celebrity and scolded a Japanese foreign guest. How fierce was that back then? How fiercely did he get boycotted by those two major Asian countries back then? The Asian media was unwilling to report any news about him, but he still managed to make it to the Asian C-list rankings. You can imagine just how heaven-defying Teacher Zhang is! No one can stop him! "
"He's really awesome!"
"Scattering flowers!"
"This is an important step!"
"From today onward, Zhang Ye is an Asian celebrity!"
His fans sent their congratulations!
The media scrambled to report on it!
Zhang Ye's friends and family also called to congratulate him!
He didn't know how many times they had called to congratulate him in the past few days. It felt like they were congratulating Zhang Ye every single day during this period!
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