The festival is not over yet.
Today was the last day of the official Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. At noon, Zhang Ye was celebrating the festival at his maternal grandma's house. He had just finished his lunch when his sisters pestered him with questions.
The second sister stomped her feet. "Brother, are you going to tell me or not?"
The eldest younger sister blinked. "Who exactly is sister-in-law?"
The third sister shouted, "Brother, if you don't tell us, we will be anxious!"
Zhang Ye laughed it off. "Let's talk about it later."
"Then write a song for us to make up for our broken hearts," the second sister said.
Zhang Ye said helplessly, "Why should I write a song?"
His third sister said, "It's a song that praises his younger sisters."
The eldest younger sister also nodded. "Hehe, this is good."
Zhang Ye casually sang, "Little sister, you sit at the bow. Big brother, I'm on the shore … Eh, this song isn't right." Then he subconsciously changed to another song and sang, "Little sister, walk forward boldly, walk forward, don't turn back … Eh, that's not right either." After he finished singing, he realized that these two songs had nothing to do with his little sister.
The phone rang.
It was a call from the studio.
Little Wang said, "Boss, the plan is ready!"
Zhang Ye said, "Isn't it the holidays?"
Little Wang: "You only gave us a few months. Who would have the time to take a break? Everyone has already worked overtime to get it ready. We're just waiting for you to take a look."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Alright, thank you for your hard work. I'll be right there."
"Alright, we'll wait for you." Little Wang hung up.
Zhang Ye turned around and said, "Alright, I have to go."
Grandma in the living room asked, "Where are you going? Aren't you going to have dinner? "
"No, Grandma, something happened in the studio. I have to go and have a look. I think I'll be busy these days. You two take care of your health. Call me if you need anything. I'm leaving." Zhang Ye bade farewell to his grandparents and patted his sisters on the head before rushing downstairs.
…
In the afternoon.
At Zhang Ye's Studio.
Everyone was seated in the conference room.
Zhang Zuo took out a proposal. "Director Zhang, please take a look."
"Alright." Zhang Ye took it and flipped through it. "Who made this?"
Ha Qiqi smiled and said, "Basically, everyone discussed it together."
The proposal had a very domineering title. As Zhang Ye's goal was to reach the top seven spots of the entertainment industry pyramid, the proposal was called "Reach the Summit". There was even an English title at the bottom. Before Zhang Ye came here, the proposal was also locked in a safe. It was made to look like the Americans were planning to land on the moon and was rather mysterious.
Zhang Ye flipped through it in general and was quite satisfied. In the past, he had always been fighting alone. He did whatever he wanted and did whatever he wanted. He did and worked according to his feelings. But now, it was different. With a team, his efficiency had increased. All sorts of matters and plans were handled by others.
"Very good." Zhang Ye nodded.
Zhang Zuo said, "Then let me give a brief introduction."
Zhang Ye said with interest, "Alright."
Zhang Zuo said, "Actually, we're not very confident that we can complete the 'Reach the Summit' plan because every step of the plan is rather difficult. Rather than calling it a proposal, it's more like an expectation of what we can achieve. But there's no other choice. If we want to take one of the top seven spots in the next few months, the proposal has to be more idealistic. Moreover, every step in the proposal must be completed in order for the 'Reach the Summit' plan to become a reality. If there's even the slightest mistake, there won't be any hope left. When we wrote this proposal, we boldly thought of it."
Zhang Ye smiled. "That's how it should be. We're not afraid of not being able to do it, but rather afraid of not daring to think about it."
Hearing Zhang Ye's affirmation, Zhang Zuo heaved a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Zhang Ye would "let his imagination run wild" and reject the 'Reach the Summit' plan. So he said, "For the first step of the 'Reach the Summit' plan, we hope that you can win the highest award in the domestic literature that will be announced in a few days — the Yanhong Literary Prize."
The Yanhong Literary Prize was an award named after a person.
It was one of the three highest awards in the domestic literature and was chosen once every four years.
Zhang Zuo said, "As everyone knows, an award carries a lot of weight in the popularity rankings and will have a bonus when calculating a celebrity's popularity score. What's more, it's the highest award in the literature category, so it's very meaningful and effective. That's why you must win this award. Although the Qilu Literature Prize will be announced in a while, it's also the most important of the three highest awards in the literature category. However, this award is biased towards novels, so you won't be able to compete for it. Ghost Blows Out the Light is not considered a traditional literary work, but the Yanhong Literary Prize is different. This award is biased towards poetry and prose works, so you're definitely one of the most popular candidates for the award. There will be five winners in the end, so logically speaking, your chances of winning are very high. In the field of poetry, be it the quantity or quality of your works in the past four years, there shouldn't be too many people who can compete with you."
"This is a fax that the studio received this morning. The Yanhong Literary Prize has sent you an invitation and you've been listed as one of the recommended nominees. There are a total of 30 nominees, and we've already sorted out the full list. In the end, we'll use the judges' vote to decide the winner."
The highest award in the literature category?
He really hadn't won one before.
Zhang Ye said as he read through the list, "Alright."
Wu Yi said, "But there are many variables."
Zhang Zuo nodded. "What we've said before is the best-case scenario that we've predicted and analyzed. The biggest variable is your relationship with the literary world. It has never been good, and you're not a member of the Writers' Association, nor have you joined any literary organizations. You've always been outside of the system, so I'm afraid that it might affect your score. We've done some final research, and the chances of you winning this highest award is 50-50. It all depends on your luck."
The biggest difference between the seven people in the top seven spots and Zhang Ye was their seniority. Having a high seniority meant that they had accumulated a lot and won a lot of awards. Any one of these seven people could easily win the Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Actress, Best Actress, Best Actress, and many other awards. This was also the reason why these seven people were so popular. A very important factor was that the awards and seniority added to their popularity. If Zhang Ye wanted to pull someone down, he definitely couldn't be bad in this area. He had already won the highest awards for hosting, mathematics, variety, and documentary, but he had never achieved much in the field of literature, which he was most famous for and had garnered the most attention from people. That was indeed unjustifiable.
Then he would fight for it. The value of this highest award in the literature category was too high. Be it popularity, fame, or experience, they would all be of great help to Zhang Ye's climb to the top!
Zhang Ye said, "That's good. You guys just need to think of a plan. There's no need to worry about whether it can be realized or what the chances are. That's my business. You guys are responsible for coming up with the plan, and I'll be responsible for making it happen."
"Director Zhang is so domineering!"
"Understood!"
"I'll go and contact the media!"
"It's time to build momentum."
"I'll go and communicate with the judges!"
The first step of the "Reach the Summit" plan was something everyone was determined to achieve!
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
