The fourth day of the Olympics.
After two or three days of cursing, the situation had almost calmed down.
Today, Zhang Ye slept in. When he woke up, it was already 11 AM. The moment he woke up, he walked out of the bedroom and saw his parents watching the Olympics in the living room.
"Dad, mom, how much is it now?"
"I took another one today."
"Total?"
"Six gold medals."
"Not much?"
"Yeah, his performance this year was just so-so. He lost a few events."
"Sigh."
"Have you eaten?"
"No, I'm going to the studio to take a look."
"Oh right, the swimming finals are in a few days. Get a few more tickets."
"Uh, I'll try."
Noon.
At Zhang Ye's Studio. Everyone was busy.
The moment he arrived, Zhang Zuo came up to him with a smile. He handed a few documents to Zhang Ye and analyzed the work situation of the past few days. "Director Zhang, the matter of you tripping the referee has basically been settled. The police have already taken care of it and are very supportive of us. Several of the suspended referees have already returned to China and did not say anything. This is all thanks to the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Their announcement attracted all the firepower and attention, so the aftermath of your incident has been reduced."
Zhang Ye flipped through the documents. "Alright."
Zhang Zuo pointed at it and said, "This is the graph of your popularity score over the past few days. Your domestic popularity score has increased by quite a bit. Although you're still at the top of the A-list rankings, your overall score has been rising very quickly. This graph is the Asian Celebrity Rankings Index that has just been tabulated and it has also increased. Our analysis shows that the increase is mainly due to your popularity score. Many people in the Asian region have gotten to know about you through this incident. As for the international entertainment industry rankings, because the International Celebrity Rankings Index only calculates the C-list and above, we can't see much of it and can't make a judgment on it. But according to our analysis, it's definitely on the rise. Your domestic and Asian popularity score is constantly rising, so there's no reason why there's no reaction on the international rankings index. In short, the current situation was great. Not only did they not get into trouble, but they also increased their international reputation. It could be considered a blessing. It's just that I don't think your reputation will recover in a short time. "
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Alright, I got it."
Little Wang also came up. "Director Zhang, these are the job invitations for the next few days."
"Alright, let me see." Zhang Ye flipped through it.
Having a team made things easier. Whether it was the popularity analysis or the work negotiations, there would be people to help him handle them. This saved Zhang Ye a lot of trouble and also greatly improved his work efficiency.
Ha Qiqi came downstairs. "What's your next job?"
"I haven't decided yet." Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Does anyone have any suggestions?"
Ha Qiqi and Zhang Zuo looked at each other.
Ha Qiqi said, "We did discuss it. This half a month is the Olympics period, so there's no point in doing anything since nothing can compare to the Olympics."
Zhang Zuo said, "Why don't we take on some advertisements during the Olympics? I can earn some money and also get some attention during the Olympics. "
Zhang Ye threw up his hands and said, "Didn't you guys watch TV? The advertisements were all contracted by the athletes. They had probably been settled a month or two ago. How could I have a share? After all, I'm not an athlete. I won't be able to catch this train. I'd better think of something else. "
Wu Yi said, "What about a program? This is our specialty. "
Zhang Ye asked, "What kind of invitation?"
Wu Yi said, "There were a few less powerful satellite channels that invited us. But when everyone took a look at the program proposal, they didn't seem to be very ideal."
Little Wang giggled and said, "Director Zhang, why don't we release a new song? We can release a music video to hit the charts and boost our popularity. I like your songs so much. They're all great! "
Make a program?
Make a music video?
Hold a concert?
Take on a show?
Take on an advertisement?
Everyone was discussing and making a lot of suggestions.
But Zhang Ye still did not make a decision. He had always been very demanding when it came to work, so he had to consider a lot more. Athletes had a sporting lifespan. Their most glorious days were only a few years where they could maintain their best athletic and physical condition. It was the same for celebrities as well. He had always believed that he had to do what he needed to do. Otherwise, when he got older and the time had passed, he might not be able to do the same thing again. For example, when he did Ghost Blows Out the Light on the radio back then, the listeners were very impressed with it and gave it a lot of praise. But if Zhang Ye were to spend another month or two doing nothing but broadcasting similar supernatural novels on the radio every day, that would obviously be impossible. The audience probably wouldn't be looking forward to that either — this was a matter of time and position. That was why he had to think twice about every job he took. He wanted to bring as much variety to the people as possible.
Was there anything he could do during the Olympics?
Or should he think about it after the Olympics?
Just as he was thinking about it, the doorbell rang.
Little Wang went to open the door. "Eh, Teacher Yu?"
The person who came was Zhang Ye's old classmate, Yu Yingyi, who was currently a host at Central TV Sports Channel.
"Hi." Yu Yingyi smiled and waved.
The studio staff were also very friendly. Everyone knew that she was Director Zhang's good friend and classmate in university, so naturally they did not treat her with the same attitude as they would treat their clients.
Little Wang went to pour some tea.
Zhang Ye gestured for her to sit down, "Why are you free today?"
Yu Yingyi smiled and said, "I'm here to visit an old classmate. Am I not welcome?"
"How could that be? I have nothing to do. Since you're here, let's have a drink. Beer or white wine? Red or blue? I have all of them here. "Zhang Ye said happily.
Yu Yingyi rolled her eyes. "Who would want to drink with you in the middle of the day? I have something serious to discuss with you. I still have to commentate when I get back in the afternoon. Do you think I'm that free during the Olympics?"
Zhang Ye knew that she had something to say. "Go on, I'm listening."
The tea was served.
Yu Yingyi did not mind that the tea was hot. She picked it up and blew on it a few times before drinking it. Then she put down the teacup and glanced at Zhang Ye. "You said that you don't have anything to do recently, right?"
Zhang Ye blinked. "Yeah, why?"
Yu Yingyi smiled. "I have a job. Do you want to take it?"
Zhang Ye chuckled. "Tell me about it first. I'm listening."
"Look at how wary you are." Yu Yingyi giggled and said, "Why would I harm you? It's definitely a good job. Just agree to it first, then I'll tell you about it. "
Zhang Ye curled his lips. "That won't do."
Yu Yingyi harrumphed. "If you don't agree, I won't tell you."
Zhang Ye waved to someone outside the reception room. "Little Wang, see our guest out."
Yu Yingyi said anxiously, "Heh, are you really going to kick me out? Alright, I'll tell you."
Zhang Ye smiled but did not say anything.
But Yu Yingyi's next words stunned him!
Yu Yingyi looked at him. "Do you want to take the job as an Olympic commentator?"
"Stop joking." Zhang Ye raised his hand.
"What do you mean I'm joking?" Yu Yingyi said, "It's true. Central TV Sports Live is hiring an external host and commentator at the last minute. Do you want the job?"
Zhang Ye was stunned. "Are you serious?"
"What do I get out of lying to you?" Yu Yingyi glanced at him.
Zhang Ye was amused. "This job sounds interesting, but why did you come to me?"
Yu Yingyi said, "That's because you're so famous."
Zhang Ye said, "But I don't have a good relationship with Central TV."
"I don't care about that. Our Central TV Sports Channel is the one who invited you this time. Your fight with Central TV Department 1 and the station heads is a matter between you and them. It doesn't conflict with our cooperation, right? When you were fighting with PeterGo, our Sports Channel was full of positive reports about you and promoted you day and night. Our channel has no grudge against you. Back then, when you were scolding Central TV Department 1, we didn't participate in it, did we? "Yu Yingyi said.
Zhang Ye shrugged. "I've forgotten about that."
Yu Yingyi was speechless.
Zhang Ye looked at her. "Did your viewership ratings not do well?"
Yu Yingyi looked embarrassed. "How did you know?"
"If the viewership ratings were up to par, why would your Sports Channel take the risk to invite me? You should know that my reputation has always been bad, and my reputation at Central TV is even worse. "Zhang Ye understood very well." Could it be that the viewership ratings have dropped because of the lack of gold medals these past few days? "
Yu Yingyi gave a wry smile. "It's not just dropped. The viewership ratings on the first day of our Olympic live broadcast studio's opening ceremony were only around 40%. It peaked at 50%, but after you caused a ruckus and the announcement from the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, a lot of off-site news was pulled away from us. With the lack of gold medals and the poor performance of the China delegation, the viewership ratings kept dropping. Do you know what the internal reports were this morning? The viewership ratings at its lowest point were 25%! Even at its peak, it was only 37%! "
Zhang Ye said, "That's not bad. What's the nationwide viewership ratings of A Bite of China and The Voice? That's only a tenth of yours! "
"But this is the Olympics." Yu Yingyi said angrily, "And it's even the Beijing Olympics. How are you going to compete with those variety shows? The viewership ratings will definitely be much higher than yours. "
After saying that, she took out a contract.
Yu Yingyi pushed it to him. "Take a look at the contract first. It's all prepared."
Zhang Ye laughed and said, "I can't be bothered to flip through it. Just tell me, what are your requests?"
Yu Yingyi said, "There aren't any requests. As long as you can come, we can discuss anything. What the station needs right now is to pull up the viewership ratings. When you're commentating, you can do your own thing to a certain extent, but you can't go overboard. There's still about ten days before the closing ceremony, so you can partner with me. At most, we'll add in a retired athlete or coach who will be commentating for one of the events. We'll be in charge of the games from 1 PM to 4 PM every day, while the other games in the morning and evening will be handled by other commentary teams.
Zhang Ye asked, "Where will we be working?"
Yu Yingyi said, "In the live broadcast studio at the Olympic Stadium."
Zhang Ye asked, "When do you start work?"
Yu Yingyi said, "Tomorrow."
Zhang Ye nodded and looked outside the glass partition. He clapped his hands.
Little Wang pushed open the door and came in. "Director Zhang?"
"Bring me a pen," Zhang Ye said.
"OK." Little Wang quickly brought it over.
Zhang Ye lowered his head and signed his name on the contract. Then he pushed it to Yu Yingyi with a smile. "Is it done?"
Yu Yingyi put away the contract. "Why don't you read the terms and conditions?"
Zhang Ye said, "Do you think I don't trust you?"
"Alright, that's great. I'll go back and report to them then." Yu Yingyi smiled and said, "Come over earlier tomorrow. I'll bring you around to familiarize yourself with the process."
Zhang Ye said in amusement, "Do I still need to familiarize myself with the process? You weren't even a part of Central TV when I started my live broadcasts. "
"Whoa." Yu Yingyi teased, "Young man, you sure talk big. Let's see what you've got tomorrow then."
After she left, Zhang Ye came out from the reception area.
Little Wang had clearly told everyone about the contract.
Ha Qiqi hurriedly said, "Director Zhang, what's the matter?"
"What contract is that?" Zhang Zuo asked in surprise.
Everyone gathered around.
Zhang Ye said softly, "Oh, it's the Central TV Sports Channel who invited me to be the host of the Olympic live broadcast studio. I'll be commentating on the Olympic games, and I'll be starting work tomorrow."
When they heard this, everyone started cheering!
Ha Qiqi said in surprise, "What?"
Zhang Zuo said, "There's such a good deal?"
"That's good, that's good!" Little Wang said happily.
Zhang Ye also smiled. "Yeah, how could I not take on such a good job?"
He was still hesitating about what to do next, but there was no need to think about it anymore. During the Olympics, there was nothing more interesting than the Olympics. Central TV Sports Channel's Olympic Live Broadcast Studio had a much higher viewership rating than any other program!
The Voice was working so hard. What was its nationwide viewership rating? About 2% at most!
A Bite of China was working so hard. What was its nationwide viewership rating? About 3% at most!
But what about the Olympic Live Broadcast Studio?
The nationwide viewership rating would start at around 30%, and it might even go higher. This was not a heavyweight job at all, so Zhang Ye definitely had to take on it. He even had to do it seriously. If he did well, it would greatly boost his domestic popularity. Furthermore, Zhang Ye had never been a sports commentator before. He liked to take on jobs that he had never done before. Regarding this, the people had always been very receptive to it. The people seemed to be very happy to see Zhang Ye being active in various industries!
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