Grandma's house.
Zhang Ye's calls came in one after another.
A lot of people who received the news called Zhang Ye in shock.
…
The leader of the Ministry of Culture.
"Director Zhang! Congratulations! "
"Same to you, Minister Zhou!"
"This time, I really admire you!"
"Haha, I didn't expect the viewership to be like this."
"Yeah, this year's Spring Festival Gala was such a success! Director Zhang, tomorrow, tomorrow afternoon, I'll bring along everyone from this year's Spring Festival Gala's organizing team to celebrate for you! "
…
The deputy head of Central TV.
"Director Zhang."
"Hey, Deputy Station Head Hong."
"Thank you!"
"You're too polite."
"In the future, if you want to return to Central TV, you can do it anytime, anywhere, anytime. If anyone dares to say 'no', I, Old Hong, will be the first to settle the score with them!"
"Chief Hong, there's no need. There's no need."
…
Former Executive Director Li Ke.
"Director Li."
"Director Zhang, congratulations to you."
"Sigh, it's all because you have a good foundation. Otherwise, you wouldn't have such a result."
"You, stop flattering me. What does this have to do with me? You're the one who's capable. If I were to do this year's Spring Festival Gala, I might not even be able to get 20% of the viewership ratings. "
…
More than ten phone calls!
Everyone was extremely emotional!
56.8%!
What kind of concept was that?
This was nearly three times the viewership ratings of last year's Spring Festival Gala!
This was 20 times the average viewership ratings of the first season of The Voice!
This was more than ten times the average viewership of I Am a Singer!
Too awesome!
This was too f * cking awesome!
According to the predictions of the various media outlets and industry insiders, there was no doubt that the Spring Festival Gala would achieve a viewership rating of 25% this year. But it was hard to say if it could reach 30%. As for 35%? As for 40%? A lot of people didn't even dare to think about it and didn't realize it at all. In their opinion, no matter how heaven-defying Zhang Ye was, there was no way he could make the Spring Festival Gala, which had been weak for so many years, achieve a viewership rating of 40%, right?
However, the result scared everyone out of their wits!
This viewership rating was actually two levels higher than the height that no one dared to imagine. It was two whole numbers higher than the prediction!
56.8%!
A shocking viewership rating!
The media was stunned!
The industry was dumbfounded!
The people were so scared that they peed their pants!
The entire country was in a state of shock!
"That's amazing!"
"Zhang Ye is a guy who is always creating miracles!"
"This hot potato that no one was willing to take over was actually saved by him!"
"I have nothing to say! This is what it means to be capable! "
"56.8%! This is the new benchmark for the Spring Festival Gala! "
"But what about next year? Whoever takes over will die! "
"Hahaha, that's right. This viewership is too heaven-defying. How are others going to deal with it in the future?"
"Isn't that easy? For next year's Spring Festival Gala and the year after that, we'll still have to get Zhang Ye to be the host! "
"Yes! This guy's character isn't that great, but the Spring Festival Gala that he directs is really damn good! "
"I've never watched the Spring Festival Gala before, and this is my first time watching it. If Zhang Ye is invited to direct next year's Spring Festival Gala, then I'll still watch it! If you invite him every year, then I'll watch every year! "
"Cry, although I've been scolding Zhang Ye for the entire day and night about the Five Pits incident, I don't know why, but I've still become a fucking fan of Zhang Ye's for this Spring Festival Gala!"
"This guy has always made people love and hate him!"
…
The news spread like wildfire, one report after another:
"The Spring Festival Gala viewership ratings are out!"
"Highest in 20 years: 56.8%!"
"A miraculous Spring Festival Gala!"
"Zhang Ye creates history once again!"
"Zhang Ye: A godly director?"
"A night of miracles! The Spring Festival Gala's viewership ratings return to 50% after 23 years! "
"Could Zhang Ye be the best director of the Spring Festival Gala?"
"The Spring Festival Gala's viewership ratings shock the industry insiders!"
"Last night, Zhang Ye left behind a legend at Central TV's Broadcasting Studio 1!"
"This success belongs to Zhang Ye. Please cheer for him!"
"Zhang Ye has single-handedly helped the Spring Festival Gala return to its peak!"
"We can finally say now: The Spring Festival Gala of the past has returned!"
It was widely reported!
He was not stingy at all!
The Chinese media was full of praises!
…
Overseas.
At the same time, the foreign media also reported:
The Japanese media: "China's largest Spring Festival Gala is a huge success!"
The Korean media: "The world's number one Go player sets a new record by directing the Spring Festival Gala!"
The English media: "The wonderful life of a mathematician!"
The American media: "China's gala reaches a new all-time high in viewership!"
…
On the second day of the Lunar New Year.
The Spring Festival Gala's victory celebration was held.
In the past, within a week after the Spring Festival Gala ended, there would be a symbolic celebration to thank everyone for their hard work and contributions. Of course, it was just a symbolic celebration, because in terms of viewership ratings, none of the Spring Festival Gala in the past ten years had ever reached the standard of a celebration. In the end, it was just a routine affair, and the celebration gradually became a formality.
But it was different this year!
It was not a symbolic celebration this year. It was a real celebration!
This reputation!
This viewership ratings!
If this wasn't a celebratory feast, then what was a celebratory feast?
The moment Zhang Ye arrived, he saw a dense crowd. Most of them were familiar faces. There were leaders from the Ministry of Culture, the SARFT, the production team, the Central TV staff, and countless participants from this year's Spring Festival Gala. Many of the celebrities were here!
There were a total of 25 tables!
There were 200 to 300 people present!
The entire three floors of the restaurant had been booked!
The celebration banquet this time could be said to be on an unprecedented scale. The entire restaurant was in a jubilant mood!
"Zhang'er!" Zhang Xia waved.
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Grandma Zhang."
Zhang Xia laughed and said, "You're in the limelight now."
Zhang Ye said, "Of course not."
Fan Wenli came up to him. "Director Zhang, congratulations."
Zhang Ye said, "Congratulations to you too. Old Fan, your and Old Chen's popularity has increased again?"
Fan Wenli smiled and said, "Isn't that all because of you? The exposure of the Spring Festival Gala this time is enough for Old Chen and me to eat for a year. The two of us are preparing to take a year off."
Zhang Ye said, "Right, strike a balance between work and rest."
Over there, Yao Jiancai also came over. He said happily, "Yo, our main character is here!"
Zhang Ye waved it off and said with a smile, "What main character? The main character today is the higher-ups' leader. I'm just a foil, a foil."
Eh?
A few people who did not know Zhang Ye well were taken aback. They wondered why Director Zhang was so good at talking? He was so low-key?
But those who knew Zhang Ye were amused when they heard this. Did they not know what kind of person this fellow was? What nonsense was he talking about? If he cared so much about the higher-ups, would he have fought with them so many times over the years? Which department leader had not been insulted by him before?
Not long after, everyone had arrived.
The 25 tables were filled to the brim.
The main table was reserved for the leaders. When Zhang Ye saw that the banquet was about to start, he took the opportunity to sit at the same table as the production team. But when the leaders saw this, they did not agree to it.
"Director Zhang, where are you going?"
"Ah?"
"Why don't you sit over here?"
"There's no need, I'll be fine here."
"Heh, you're the main character today, so hurry up and sit!"
"Leader, don't stand on ceremony with me?"
"That won't do. Haha, come, come. We've already reserved a seat for you. If you don't come, we won't start the banquet. We've already reserved a seat for you!"
"Alright, alright then."
Zhang Ye went over.
In the end, he was pushed to the main seat by the leaders with a smile and sat next to Deputy Minister Zhou. Other than Zhang Ye, no one else had received such treatment. This was not only because Zhang Ye was Wu Zeqing's husband, but also because everyone knew that Zhang Ye was the main reason why the Spring Festival Gala could produce such a miracle this year.
To say that the Spring Festival Gala's breakout was all because of Zhang Ye's contribution was a little exaggerated.
But to say that the record-breaking performance of the Spring Festival Gala had something to do with them, they felt a little guilty and did not dare to take credit for it!
What had they done?
Thinking about it, it didn't seem like they had done anything at all!
At the suggestion of the leaders, everyone raised their glasses together.
Deputy Minister Zhou said loudly, "Everyone has worked hard, it's really been hard, especially Director Zhang. He was entrusted with the task of turning the tide in the face of danger this time. It's really admirable and I have nothing else to say. The success of the Spring Festival Gala has not only been for us, it has also been the best New Year's gift to the general public!" He raised his glass. "Let's take this opportunity. Come, the leaders of the various departments and I would like to propose a toast to everyone. Without further ado, it's all in the wine! I'll drink first as a sign of respect! "
"Leader, you're being too polite."
"Cheers!"
"Cheers!"
"Cheers!"
It was a celebratory banquet, and it was very lively!
Everyone was in an extremely good mood!
For the first time, the Spring Festival Gala's reputation was off the charts!
A heaven-defying viewership rating of 56.8%!
Not a single one of the 40 acts did not become popular!
This was a day that would go down in the annals of history. All of them were proud of it!
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