The livestream ended.
Zhang Ye heaved a sigh of relief and quickly gulped down a bottle of mineral water. When he got up and walked out of the livestream studio, he was slightly taken aback to find over a dozen people waiting for him outside.
"Director Zhang, it's been hard on you!"
"Teacher Zhang, it's been hard on you!"
"You're so awesome!"
"This livestream was so great!"
"The number of viewers is off the charts!"
"This is a historical record!"
"The amount of gifts and the number of viewers have all broken records!"
The group of Meihe TV's staff were all talking at once.
Over there, even the boss of Meihe Livestream came over. The moment he came up, he said excitedly, "Teacher Zhang, it's been hard on you. Thank you so much. We've worked with quite a few celebrities in the entertainment industry in the past two years, but there really aren't any who are as dedicated as you. Not to mention celebrities, even those online streamers on our platform who rely on livestreaming to make a living can still handle one or two hours of livestreaming. Some of them can even handle three hours, but to livestream for close to seven hours? They can't do it either! " He gave Zhang Ye a thumbs up. "That's what you're capable of!"
Zhang Ye smiled and waved it off. "Since I'm paid to do it, it's only right and proper. It's not that serious. I don't have much else, but I do have strength. If I rely on this to make a living, then we have to be worthy of the viewers and the organizers, right? It's not that great to make a living. "
The boss of Meihe TV said, "That's not true. Which typical celebrity would be willing to broadcast for six to seven hours? That's impossible. After paying for two hours, they still have to pay for an additional two minutes. The entertainment industry is like this these days. How can there be someone as fastidious as you? Teacher Zhang, it's been a great collaboration this time. I won't say anything else and will keep it in my heart. If you need anything in the future, just let me know. "
Zhang Ye nodded. "I have something to do right now."
The boss immediately said, "What did you say?"
Zhang Ye rubbed his belly. "Isn't it time for lunch?"
Lunch?
Pfft!
That's right, they haven't eaten yet!
The boss facepalmed. "Aiyo, look at my bad memory. Hurry up and book a table and call a cab. I'll personally treat Teacher Zhang and his team to a meal!"
"There's no need for all that trouble." Zhang Ye was really hungry. "Do you have any boxed lunches?"
An employee said, "We do have some, but it's just like what we ate earlier."
Zhang Ye pointed at him. "A lunch box will do."
A female employee said, "But it's already cold."
"Just turn it a little in the microwave." Zhang Ye urged.
Two minutes later.
The group of people watched as Zhang Ye bent over at the table, munching away at the bento box with his chopsticks. They looked at each other in dismay.
The boss smiled bitterly. "You can even eat boxed lunches?"
Zhang Ye looked up and smiled. "Why can't I eat it?"
He was never picky about his food.
He could eat all kinds of delicacies.
He wasn't picky about instant noodles either.
The Meihe employees looked at him and suddenly understood why Zhang Ye could become so famous today. Just a small gesture from him could explain a lot.
…
The next day.
Many of the entertainment news headlines were about Zhang Ye!
"Zhang Ye teamed up with Meihe TV for his first live broadcast!"
"10 million people watching online!"
"Zhang Ye's appeal is astonishing!"
"An A-list celebrity who can mic up!"
"'Drunk Alone' is being imitated by internet streamers!"
"Zhang Ye's new stand-up comedy stuns the industry!"
"Zhang Ye wreaked havoc in the Go world last night!"
"Zhang Ye dominates the Korean, Japanese, and American servers!"
"China's Go world could usher in a century of prosperity!"
"A 'Big Truth' makes the livestream viewers cry!"
The Internet was also filled with such voices!
"Did you watch it yesterday?"
"Of course I did. It was so fun!"
"I was dying of laughter. I've never seen such a funny celebrity before!"
"Hahahaha, after yesterday, I've become Zhang Ye's diehard fan!"
"He's really amazing. In the entire entertainment industry, if there were a few truly capable celebrities, Zhang Ye would definitely be one of them. He has so many things in his mind!"
"Yeah, I'm really convinced!"
"His massacre of the Korean and Japanese servers made my blood boil with excitement!"
"I'll give him full marks for this round! It was so 6! "
"Zhang Ye's popularity is going to soar again."
"Zhang Ye was really too domineering yesterday!"
"How could he not be domineering? Even the live broadcast of a Heavenly King only had 7 million viewers in the end. Moreover, we can't rule out the possibility that the organizers had inflated the viewership numbers. But this time, Zhang Ye could clearly feel that those 10 million viewers were all real people. Looking at the atmosphere and the heated discussion on Weibo, needless to say, this is real popularity. This fellow's appeal is already on par with that of a Heavenly King or Queen?"
"That can't be, right? His popularity is still far from that, right?"
"Oh yes, I haven't checked Zhang Ye's popularity score yet."
"He's still at the top of the A-list rankings. It hasn't moved. The last time he was promoted to the top of the A-list rankings, his popularity score was several times lower than the S-list rankings. How did it rise so quickly — eh — wait a minute!"
"Holy shit! Quick, come and see this! "
"W-What is this?"
"My titanium dog eyes have gone blind!"
"Someone, come quickly! Something big has happened! Something big has happened! "
"Ahhhhh!"
"This is impossible!"
"How could this be?"
All of a sudden, quite a few people online were shocked. Someone had finally realized that something was wrong. Someone had finally realized that there was something wrong with Zhang Ye's popularity score!
In the past, when Zhang Ye reached the top of the A-list rankings, it looked like he was just one more step away from reaching the S-list rankings. But in fact, he was still very far away from that. It was an insurmountable gap. In recent years, many big shot celebrities had reached Zhang Ye's current position at the top of the A-list rankings. However, not a single one of them managed to get into the S-list rankings. In the end, it was still those seven familiar faces who firmly held onto those seven spots at the top of the entertainment industry. They were unshakable, so when Zhang Ye rose to the top of the A-list rankings, no one took it seriously!
But today!
But at this very moment!
They were shocked to discover that not only had Zhang Ye's popularity score caught up, it was actually not that far away from those seven S-list Heavenly Kings and Queens!
The media was shocked!
The people were shocked!
The entertainment industry was shocked!
The teams of the Heavenly Kings and Queens were shocked!
Heavens!
How was this possible!
When did he catch up?
This was too fast!
Fortress Besieged?
The highest literary award?
A commercial endorsement?
I Am a Singer?
Plaza dancing?
Or this live broadcast?
No, this was definitely not something that could be achieved in one or two tries. This was a process of accumulation. So what Zhang Ye had been doing for the past few months was all for the sake of getting into the S-list rankings! So the reason why Zhang Ye had been running around so intensively for the past few months, taking on endorsements and doing shows, was all for this purpose! They were too foolish and stupid. They should have thought of this a long time ago. They should have sensed it a long time ago, so why did they only realize it now!
Could Zhang Ye succeed?
One of those seven spots was going to change hands soon?
Was there going to be an earthquake in the entertainment industry?
This was the first time!
This was the first time a celebrity had gotten so close to those seven people high up in the rankings!
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