The next day.
At home.
Zhang Ye slept all the way until noon.
It couldn't be helped. These past few days had been like a nightmare for him. Every day when he opened his eyes, he would be working. When he closed his eyes, he would still be working. Even in his dreams, he was working as a program director. Being able to go home and have a hot meal was like having a long holiday during the Chinese New Year. From the program planning, directing, directing, ticketing, hosting, and singers, from top to bottom, there wasn't a single thing that Zhang Ye wasn't in charge of. There wasn't a single thing inside and outside of the program team that Zhang Ye didn't have to make decisions on. The program had finally come to a successful end yesterday. Zhang Ye's mission was also completed. The moment he laid down, he had slept soundly. If not for his mother coming to wake him up, he felt that he could have slept for three days and three nights.
The door opened.
His mother said, "Son, get up."
Zhang Ye yawned, "Is breakfast ready?"
"Breakfast?" His mother said happily, "The sun is shining on your butt. Get up and brush your teeth. It's time for lunch. Hurry up, it's all your favorite food."
Zhang Ye got out of bed. "Alright."
Dad was also busy in the living room. "Little Ye, did you mute your cell phone? Just now, Ha Qiqi from your studio called home, but your mom didn't let me call you. "
His mother harrumphed, "What are you shouting for? Are you trying to tire my son to death?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "It might be something serious. I'll go over in the afternoon."
His mother said, "What you should do now is to rest well for a few days. Don't run around."
Zhang Ye chuckled, "It's not like you don't know me. I'm not someone who has nothing better to do. Besides, I'm preparing to do something big!"
"Which bank?" Mom asked.
Zhang Ye nearly fainted. "Why would I rob a bank!"
His mother chuckled and said, "You should control your fans first. Last night, all of them were making a fuss until midnight. The entire Weibo was watching them."
When Zhang Ye heard that, he waved it off and said, "Heh, don't mention that bunch of scammers. Just mentioning them makes me angry. Alright, all of them are even better at posturing than me. They've stolen this bro's limelight. All of them are shouting slogans like it's some big deal. How could they not lose? In the end, don't I still have to go? These guys are too unreliable! "
His mother said, "I learned that from you."
"Did I teach you that before?"
His mother said, "In any case, you've never taught me anything good."
Zhang Ye: "…"
His mother said, "Hurry up and eat. When you're done, your dad and I will be going out too."
Zhang Ye asked, "Why?"
His mother said, "We're going to organize a wedding for you. We've already found a hotel, and it was even hired by the Wu family. We can't let them worry about us all the time. As for the other matters, your dad and I have to discuss them. There are still a lot of things that need to be ordered, like the flower baskets, the calligraphy, the decorations, and the wedding gown. You and Little Wu can choose all of these yourselves. Also, you have to take the wedding photos in advance so that you won't be caught unprepared.
Zhang Ye immediately smiled and said, "Dad, Mom, it's been hard on you two."
Mom clicked her tongue. "Don't give me that."
In the afternoon.
At the studio.
"Director Zhang is here!"
"Director Zhang!"
"You're finally here. Have you seen it?"
"Amazing!"
As soon as he arrived, everyone started chattering.
Zhang Ye said nervously, "What are you looking at? I just got up. "
"The Celebrity Rankings Index." Ha Qiqi smiled and said, "The new episode is out. We've already sorted it out, so take a look at your current popularity score."
Only then did Zhang Ye remember that the Chinese celebrity rankings index should have been updated at midnight yesterday. Ever since he took over I Am a Singer, Zhang Ye's focus had always been on Beijing Television, so he didn't have time to look at the rankings. Now was the time to test the results. The fifth step of the "Reach the Summit" plan had been successfully completed, but the final results would still depend on the rankings index.
The form was in his hands.
When Zhang Ye saw it, he was shocked. "Whoa! That much? "
Zhang Zuo laughed heartily. "When the rankings index was updated last night, your popularity score increased by a lot!"
"There's also the previous one." Little Wang pointed up and said, "Look over here. This is the first episode of I Am a Singer, and this is the second episode. This is the episode in which you participated as a singer and host. It was also from this episode onwards that our popularity score started to increase exponentially. It's the same every day. Yesterday's episode was the one where our popularity score increased the most. It was so scary!"
Tong Fu smiled and corrected her, "It's scary!"
Zhang Ye snapped his fingers. "That's pretty good."
He was still in first place on the A-list rankings, but his popularity score was on a completely different level!
The fifth step of the "Reach the Summit" plan had brought him an unimaginable amount of popularity!
Be it the show's heaven-defying viewership ratings, Zhang Ye announcing the rankings as the executive director, or Zhang Ye's appearance as the show's host, along with "I Feel My Body Has Been Hollowed Out," "The Hottest Ethnic Trend," "Small Apple," "Nonsense Has a Point," and "The King of Karaoke," each of them had brought Zhang Ye a lot of attention. Especially the song "The King of Karaoke," which had swept through all the major music charts. Even the two songs performed by Zhang Xia in the grand finals did not have a third of the popularity of "The King of Karaoke" combined!
This show had become popular with too many people.
For example, Zhang Xia.
For example, Chen Guang.
For example, Xiaodong.
For example, Dong Shanshan.
Even a has-been celebrity like Zhao Wuliu had become popular once again because of the huge amount of attention the program received. Two months ago, Zhao Wuliu's commercial performance fees were still in the hundreds of thousands of yuan. But now, according to the rumors on the Internet, if Zhao Wuliu were to take on a commercial performance, such as singing a song at a wealthy businessman's wedding, the price of a song could reach one million yuan. Of course, no one knew if this was true or not.
Needless to say, the others!
Their popularity had all increased explosively!
But if one had to find a person whose popularity had increased the most, then that person was definitely not Zhang Xia, Chen Guang, or Dong Shanshan!
It was Zhang Ye!
He did not become the executive director for nothing!
Plaza dancing was not for nothing either!
"The King of Karaoke" had taken the entire country by surprise!
Zhang Ye was undoubtedly the person who had gained the most!
Ha Qiqi smiled and said, "The fifth step of the 'Reach the Summit' plan was too perfect. It was definitely completed beyond expectations and was much better than expected. Back then, I was still thinking that it would be best to make a reality show and that a show like I Am a Singer wasn't actually the best choice. But I didn't expect that Director Zhang would also participate in the competition. Although it was a little tiring and he didn't win the title of Masked King, the effects were definitely better than a reality show. We're really getting closer and closer to those seven seats up there. No, I can't use that adjective. You can say that we can already see those seven seats! "
Little Wang snickered. "The key is that it doesn't seem like anyone has discovered it yet."
Zhang Zuo gave a wry smile. "Don't count on that. We won't be able to keep this a secret for much longer. I think it's going to happen soon."
Ha Qiqi nodded and said, "Director Zhang's popularity score isn't that far from theirs anymore, so I don't think we'll be able to keep it a secret for much longer. It's just that those seven people haven't realized it yet and haven't thought about it in this direction. After all, the Heavenly Kings and Queens haven't changed their positions in so many years, so they're already used to no one catching up to them. When they and their teams come to their senses and make preparations, that'll be the real battle. At that time, it'll really be a fight to the death. So let's take advantage of the fact that they haven't discovered it yet and try to catch up as much as we can."
Wu Yi said, "We have to let Director Zhang rest for a while. He's been too tired these past few days."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I'm fine, don't worry about me. I've already said before that I won't rest until I get into the S-list. If there's any good work, hurry up and take them on. While they haven't realized it yet, let's try to increase our popularity score a little more. I slept all day last night and have already recovered. Compete in stamina? If I dare say that I'm second in the entire domestic entertainment circle, then no one will dare say that they're first! "
He really wasn't boasting when he said that!
A fellow who was infinitely close to becoming a martial arts grandmaster was not someone that normal people could compare to.
Zhang Zuo said, "Actually, there's no need to be so anxious."
Zhang Ye waved it off. "There's no need to be anxious, hur hur. That's because I might have to apply for five to ten days of leave in the next few days. I won't be able to work during those days, so I have to hurry up."
"Apply for leave?"
"Why?"
"What are you going to do?"
Everyone was taken aback.
Then they saw Zhang Ye smile and say, "I'm going to apply for leave to get married!"
Ha Qiqi was taken aback. "In just a few days?"
Little Wang said in surprise, "You're getting married soon?"
Zhang Ye nodded. "I'm in the midst of preparing for it. It'll happen very soon!"
The wedding was set to be held this year anyway, and the date was almost here!
Immediately, the studio was filled with congratulatory voices!
"Congratulations!"
"Director Zhang, congratulations!"
"I wish you a hundred years of bliss and happiness!"
"May you have children soon!"
"Who on earth is Sister-in-law?"
"When are you going to get a raise, Director Zhang? I don't have any money to give to her! "
"When are you and Sister-in-law going to have children?"
This last sentence dealt 10,000 damage to Zhang Ye!
He hadn't even gotten to know her yet, so why would he want a child!
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