The next day.
The viewership ratings were out!
Yesterday's national TV program ratings ranking:
First: I Am a Singer, 2.77%.
Second: Sing!, 0.91%.
The top two in the ratings were not only the top two in the country for the same time slot and the same day, but they were also the top two in the country for the same week and month. Sing!'s viewership ratings had increased a little, but not by much. Meanwhile, I Am a Singer's viewership ratings had clearly increased even more. It was as if it had gone up another level. It was only the second episode of the show's broadcast, but it was already charging towards the 3% viewership rating. It was truly impressive!
Seeing this result, many people had different reactions.
The industry sighed.
The media was speechless.
The people were in a heated discussion.
"Sing! is still not good enough!"
"I Am a Singer is too strong!"
"There's nothing we can do."
"There's really no one in the variety industry who can stop Zhang Ye!"
"The show is really good to watch, so it's only natural that it would achieve such results. Sing! is just unlucky to have aired at the same time slot as I Am a Singer. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a problem for the show to surpass 1.5% in the viewership ratings. Now we just have to see what Central TV Department 1 does. Are they going to fight it out to the bitter end? That's possible. After all, both sides have been fighting for a long time, and they're old enemies. "
"Let's see how they fight later."
"There's not much time left for Sing!."
…
Central TV Department 1.
Sing!'s program team.
"Why is it still like this?"
"Why did it only increase by a little?"
"He lost again?"
"Damn it, I can't accept this!"
"Everyone, do your best!"
"Yes, it's not over yet!"
"They eliminated Xue Kaiqi. The ratings will definitely drop!"
"That's right, this is our chance!"
"Do well in the third episode!"
…
One week later.
The third episode of I Am a Singer was broadcast.
The replacement singer was the finale.
The moment the figure behind the moonlight door appeared on the stage, the countless viewers in front of their televisions were pleasantly surprised and exclaimed in disbelief!
"Ah!"
"This is?"
"Huang Cheng laoshi!"
"It's Huang laoshi!"
"Why is he here?"
"He's here?"
"This lineup, it scared the shit out of me!"
"Do you have to be so ruthless?"
"Huang Cheng! He's a famous musician! "
Both Huang Cheng and Zhang Xia were artists, but their styles were different. Zhang Xia was a folk bel canto artist, while Huang Cheng was a music artist who was more inclined to the international stage. For example, jazz was his forte. He had won international music awards more than once, performed on the world's biggest music stage, and was almost nominated for the world's highest music award. Of course, the last part of his reputation was publicized by the Chinese media. No one knew exactly how he had been nominated for the awards.
If China's music industry were to find someone that was closest to the international stage, it wouldn't be Zhang Yuanqi, Chen Guang, or Zhang Xia, but Huang Cheng!
So when such an artist appeared on the stage of I Am a Singer, the audience was naturally surprised. It looked like even an artist like Huang Cheng could not resist the charm of a singer's stage. This was the biggest music stage in the country, a stage where professional singers gathered, and Huang Cheng had also appeared today!
Amy nearly fainted. "Another heavyweight?"
He Huan said respectfully, "This is a Grandmaster."
Zhang Xia smiled. "Another old friend."
Innumerable hardships.
Untold hardships.
Zhang Ye finally squeezed out the rankings like toothpaste.
First: Huang Cheng.
Second: Zhang Xia.
Third: Chen Guang.
Fourth: He Huan.
Fifth: Amy.
Sixth: Xiaodong.
Seventh: Zhao Wuliu.
Perhaps because Huang Cheng was a newcomer to the show, but his singing was also quite good, he immediately took first place. The audience gave him a lot of face. Meanwhile, as Xiaodong was first in the order of appearance, her ranking was not very good. It might have affected her results, but there was actually no problem with her singing. Zhao Wuliu's placing at the bottom was the most surprising. He had clearly done very well in the first and second episodes and received a lot of attention. But who could have expected that his votes would drop in the third episode? Perhaps it was because the surprises from the first two episodes had been used up, and the audience's emotions were slowly fading away. They became more rational and had higher expectations of the singers. This was a good thing. It showed that the audience was becoming more and more professional. This was a stage that was meant to compete on singing skills, not face, popularity, or experience. This was also the most important thing that I Am a Singer wanted to continue doing.
The viewership ratings came out very quickly.
First: I Am a Singer, 2.85%
Second: Sing!, 0.90%
I Am a Singer was still gaining popularity, while Sing!'s viewership ratings were flat, or even dropping slightly. It was clear that they were on the decline.
…
Elsewhere.
Central TV Department 1 could no longer sit still!
The program team staff of Sing! were panicking a little!
"What should we do?"
"This, this …"
"Director, the advertisers are having a lot of complaints about this!"
"The title sponsor has already called five times!"
"There's no reason why our viewership ratings are so much lower than theirs!"
"There must be a mistake somewhere!"
The office was in chaos!
From the director to the staff, everyone was feeling a lot of pressure. This result, this result, they couldn't answer to anyone!
The executive director sat there with a dark expression, not saying a word!
"Director!"
"Director, please give us an idea!"
"What should we do now?"
"Director!"
Everyone looked at the executive director.
The executive director suddenly slammed his hand on the table and stood up. Under everyone's startled gaze, he turned around and walked out of the office, heading straight for Central TV Department 1's director's office!
Zhang Ye?
I Am a Singer?
I'm scared!
I'm scared of you, alright?
I give in!
I give in, alright?
You guys are great! You guys are awesome! You're the number one director in the variety industry! I can't beat you guys, alright? I can't afford to offend you, but I can still hide from you, alright? I fucking give in! I'm not fucking playing with you guys anymore!
On the same day.
Central TV Department 1 announced a piece of news that shocked the entire country!
Due to technical issues, Sing!'s broadcast time had been changed to Sunday at 9 PM!
The industry was in an uproar!
Technical issues?
What bullshit technical issues!
Sing!'s program team had given in!
That weirdo Zhang Ye was really too ruthless! He actually forced Central TV Department 1 to change the show's broadcast time? As a matter of fact, when the two sides were already in such a heated battle, a decision like this was almost impossible to make. Because even if they lost, even if they had to hold on, they still had to hold on. Everyone had their pride, but it was clear that Central TV Department 1 couldn't hold on any longer. This was a show that they had spent a lot of money to create this year. Just the advertising contracts alone were worth more than 100 million RMB. If they continued to fight to the death with Zhang Ye and Beijing Television, they wouldn't be able to bear the losses!
The netizens were also a little dumbfounded!
"Ah?"
"They're changing the broadcast time just like that?"
"Fuck! They're not going to fight anymore? "
"I really didn't expect that!"
"That jinx Zhang Ye has screwed over Central TV Department 1 again!"
"How painful must it be for their faces?"
"What else can they do? Even if it hurts, they have to admit it! "
"Yeah, it's still better than getting beaten up every week, isn't it?"
"Central TV Department 1 has gotten smart this time!"
"Don't blame them. Most people really can't beat Zhang Ye!"
"Zhang Ye is on fire again!"
"Without any competition, I Am a Singer will definitely soar to the top!"
"Yeah, the viewership ratings are already approaching 3% even though they're fighting for the same time slot. Without Sing!'s help, how high would the viewership ratings be?"
A battle of the century in the variety world had ended just like that!
In the end, it ended with Face-smacking Zhang's victory once again!
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