Monday morning.
Zhang Ye went to the police station to record his statement. It did not take long. Finally, after settling the matter with the thieves, he came to work.
"Ah, Teacher Zhang!"
"Why are you at work?"
"Didn't Brother Hu give you the day off?"
"How's your injury? Where are you injured? Is it serious? "
The moment he arrived, Hou Ge, Dafei and a few other colleagues surrounded him and asked all sorts of questions. They were very concerned.
Zhang Ye rolled up his sleeves and showed them, "Thank you for your concern. I'm fine. I'm almost healed. It won't affect my work."
Xiao Lu said in shock, "Such a big wound?"
Hu Fei also came over, "Stabbed by a knife? That was really scary! "
Zhang Ye laughed, "I'm already stuttering. I'll be completely fine in a few days."
Hu Fei pointed at him and said earnestly, "You, it's not that I want to criticize you, but you have to know your limits when it comes to helping others. Do you know that? You have good intentions and good intentions, but it has to be within your capabilities. You are in the field of literature, and you are in the field of broadcasting. Your skills are all in your mouth and pen. You even dared to fight with the thieves? And it was two people? And with a knife? You really don't want your life! "
Zhang Ye smiled, "It was Chenchen's family that happened. I was afraid that Chenchen's aunt had been kidnapped. Her aunt has always been good to me, so I definitely had to go. Besides, the thieves were attacking Chenchen. Since I was there, I couldn't just ignore it. Even if I had to risk my life, I couldn't let the child get hurt."
"So that's how it is!" Hu Fei understood and squeezed Zhang Ye's shoulders, "Well done!"
Xiao Lu said with a look of admiration, "Teacher Zhang is of noble character and unquestionable integrity! A role model of the people! Our role model! "
Dafei took the initiative to go to the water dispenser to pour some water, "Teacher Zhang, don't bring anything today. Don't change anything. Leave everything to me. If you need anything, I'll get it for you!"
Zhang Ye hurriedly said, "I appreciate your kindness, but there's no need. I can move. What's a small injury? Hur Hur. Back when I was stabbed and bleeding, I didn't even frown. Finally, I managed to capture the two thieves by myself. When the police came, they said to call an ambulance for me, but I didn't let them. Do you need an ambulance for such a small wound? What a joke! Isn't he scolding me? It's just a small injury, it's nothing! "
Xiao Lu said in a daze, "You are that fierce?"
Zhang Ye bragged, "It's alright, it's alright."
After chatting, Hou Ge suddenly said, "Teacher Zhang, did you watch yesterday's' Lecture Room '?"
Zhang Ye said, "I was too busy yesterday, so I couldn't attend to it. But I did take a look at it, and it was alright. There weren't any problems."
Hu Fei chuckled, "Yesterday, I asked everyone to come to work earlier because I wanted to discuss the second episode's editing and post-production issues. I also wanted to seek your opinion on how to cut it, which parts to cut, and which to keep. When I heard that you were injured, I did not ask further. Later, after some discussion, we decided to do the same as the first episode. We will not cut a single word. Whatever you said, we will just leave it as it was. Later on, we saw the comments on the internet and also asked professionals for their opinions. They all said that this episode is as exciting as the first episode. It doesn't drag on at all. Every few paragraphs has a cliffhanger that can hook people. It's really a textbook history and science program!"
A former colleague of mine, who is also an old friend of mine, even called me to ask. He said that my post-editing was done especially well. Many people on the internet also said so. Hur Hur, but they did not know that I did not even make any changes. Not a single scene was deleted. It was because you said it so well, and your control of the rhythm was too good. That's why there was no nonsense, not a single word more or less. Teacher Zhang, are you trying to get me fired? I've been in the technical field for so many years, and although I'm not an expert in many aspects, I've dabbled in them. But I've never heard of a program that did not have a single scene edited out! "
Xiao Lu giggled, "If not, Teacher Little Zhang would be called Teacher Little Zhang!"
Zhang Ye knew that there was no need to say any unnecessary nonsense. He did not know what Yi Zhongtian said in the first version, but the "Lecture Room" he watched was the edited version. It was all the essence, so there was not much that could be edited out.
"Right, how's the second episode's viewership ratings?" Zhang Ye asked, "Is it flat or rising?"
"I don't know yet, but it'll be out in a while. Let's wait." Hu Fei looked at his watch, "It'll be out soon."
They all sat back down. No one did any work. They were all looking forward to the results of the viewership ratings. The first few episodes were the most important to their program team. From this, they could see the potential and momentum of a program. Many people in the station were also watching closely. The viewership ratings determined too many things.
Five minutes …
Ten minutes …
A person suddenly came.
It was Editor Wei. Zhang Ye had seen him once before. He had come early that day and happened to see the old Editor Wei cleaning for them. He had even asked Zhang Ye for an autograph. Later on, he heard from Xiao Lu that Editor Wei had offended Wang Shuixin, so he was not valued and had been doing odd jobs.
Hu Fei clearly knew him, "Brother Wei, why are you here?"
Editor Wei smiled, "The Director wants you and Teacher Little Zhang to go to the meeting room. There might be something."
"Get someone to inform me. Don't you have a lot of young people in your department? Also, a phone call would do. Your health isn't good, so don't keep running around." Hu Fei said.
Editor Wei laughed, "Don't treat me like an old man. I'm fine. I'm still strong!"
Hu Fei said, "I'll tell the Leader to transfer you to our program team. You will suffer if you stay there. There's no need. I can't stand it anymore."
"Thanks, it's alright." Editor Wei said.
After chatting for a while, Hu Fei brought Zhang Ye out.
Editor Wei also came out and met a few colleagues from the other program teams. Everyone greeted Editor Wei very politely.
"Uncle Wei." A girl said.
Another youth said, "I went back to my hometown a few days ago. I brought some good tea. I'll bring it over to you later."
The woman behind said, "Right, our department has a lot of bottles. They wanted to throw them away, but I didn't let them. I'll put them under your desk in a while."
Editor Wei hurriedly said, "Thank you. I'll go get it."
"No need, no need. I'll bring it over for you." The woman said.
Zhang Ye, who was in front, saw this scene. He asked curiously, "Is Editor Wei so well-loved?"
Hu Fei sighed, "Of course. Every time the station organizes donations, Brother Wei always donates the most. Which colleague has not received favors from him? As long as anyone looks for him for help, he will definitely help without any hesitation. He even takes the initiative to help everyone clean up and change the water dispenser. When the air conditioner breaks, he is the one who fixes it. "
Zhang Ye said, "What's with the bottles?"
Hu Fei explained, "Brother Wei usually picks up bottles to sell. It's the same after work. Sometimes, he will even go to the trash can outside. Do you think he lacks money? Not at all. The money he saves is either donated or provided for children who can't afford to go to school. Last time, when a child he sponsored graduated from college, the child immediately came to the television station after the graduation ceremony. He kowtowed to Brother Wei with his parents to thank him. The child even called him Daddy Wei. I saw it with my own eyes and was very touched. I heard that Brother Wei used his salary and the money he earned from picking up bottles to sponsor dozens of children over the past decade! He's such a good person, so how can we not respect him? "
Zhang Ye frowned, "Then why isn't Uncle Wei valued?"
Hu Fei sighed, "Don't mention it. I get angry when I mention it. I'm only telling you this, but don't tell anyone else. He's Director Wang Shuixin's son. A few years ago, he often came to the television station to pick up girls. He would touch a few girls, but was seen by Brother Wei. He raised his chair and beat the Director's son out. Later on, Director Wang transferred him from his position, making it a nominal position. And from time to time, he would order Brother Wei around like an assistant. He would make him deliver documents or move things.
Zhang Ye's expression changed, "There's such a thing?"
"As long as you know. Don't spread it." Hu Fei said.
After hearing this, Zhang Ye's impression of Wang Shuixin worsened. This old bastard!
… …
In the small meeting room.
Quite a number of people had arrived. The various department heads and program teams of the Arts Channel had all arrived.
Wang Shuixin sat in the middle and gestured with his hands. He smiled, "Old Hu, you're here? Have a seat. Let's officially begin the meeting. Let me first announce this weekend's ratings for 'Lecture Room'. The accurate ratings for the first episode of 'Lecture Room' have been calculated. It's 7.72%. It's lower than the roughly calculated 7.8%, but not by much. As for the second episode's ratings … it's 8.06%! "
The meeting room was filled with exclamations!
"It broke past 8%?"
"It broke past 8% in the second episode?"
"This … How can the ratings be so high?"
The program team members all looked at each other.
Zhang Ye also secretly snapped his fingers under the table. In Zhang Ye's previous world, the highest ratings for "Lecture Room" was 0.5%. That was its most glorious period. Of course, that was the nationwide ratings. If it was calculated according to the number of listeners, a local channel like Beijing Arts Channel's 8% ratings would definitely not be able to compare to a satellite channel's 0.5% or 0.6% ratings. However, it could not be compared according to the number of viewers. To be fair, it could be compared according to the Beijing region's viewership. In that case, the "Lecture Room" that Zhang Ye mentioned had far exceeded Yi Zhongtian's "Analysis of the Three Kingdoms" in the Beijing region's viewership. This was without a doubt!
Why was it higher than the original version?
What was the reason for this?
Zhang Ye analyzed that it was probably due to the large-scale changes in the cultural industry that caused this situation. This world's understanding of the history of the Three Kingdoms was not as high as his world's. It might even be far inferior. Everyone did not know about this period of history. Their impression was misled by the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Hence, when "Zhang Ye's Analysis of the Three Kingdoms" came out, the shock and sensation it caused was even greater. Naturally, it was higher!
"Today, I called everyone here because of a matter." Wang Shuixin looked at them and said, "I would like to praise the program team of 'Lecture Room'. Through their hard work, our Arts Channel's weekend viewership ratings have risen to a new height. We are now firmly in the top three spots of the Beijing Television Station. On Sunday, we were even ranked second in the entire television station's viewership ratings. However, from Monday to Friday, our viewership ratings have been stagnant. What's the problem? We have already analyzed it. Yes, we lack a signature program. We are unable to grab hold of the audience. We are unable to make the audience think of our Arts Channel the moment they turn on their television. Hence, we need to change this situation. We need to use an excellent program with celebrities to pull in the audience, and drive up the overall viewership ratings! "
The Top Chinese Music Chart's person-in-charge, Wang Meng, said, "What do you mean?"
Entertainment Broadcasting's Executive Director, Jiang Fen, said, "You want to add a new program? You don't have any good ideas. "
"No." Wang Shuixin said, "What I mean is to extend the broadcast of 'Lecture Room'. In the future, the Monday to Friday time slot will be given to them. It will be broadcast every day for seven days a week!"
Jiang Fen was stunned, "This …"
Wang Meng also disagreed, "But there's no more program time!"
Wang Shuixin said, "If there's none, then let's squeeze it out." He took out a report and looked at it, "I noticed that the crosstalk programs from Monday to Friday, 3 PM to 4 PM, have been decreasing in viewership ratings. This is because they are all old programs. Those skits and crosstalks are just repetitive. There's nothing new about them. The audience is also tired of watching them. To import these rights, we still need to spend copyright fees. The gains do not make up for the losses. I don't think there's a need for such programs to exist. Let's free up this time slot and move the Monday to Friday 1 PM program back by an hour. Let 'Lecture Room' still be broadcast from 1 PM to 2 PM. What does everyone think?"
No one said a word. The Leader had already decided, so they could not refute it.
"Old Hu, will your side do?" Wang Shuixin asked.
Increasing the program's time, and it was even increasing it by five days, Hu Fei was naturally in favor of it, "We are fine with it. It's just that Teacher Little Zhang …"
Zhang Ye immediately said, "I'm fine with it, too. The program is in my head. I can say it at any time." Increasing the program's time also meant that Zhang Ye could speed up the process of becoming famous and collecting Reputation points. Of course, he would not object to it. It was fine if it was tiring, as long as he could become famous!
An Arts Channel's Leader asked, "How many more episodes of 'Analysis of the Three Kingdoms' can you broadcast?"
Zhang Ye thought for a moment. There were many things in the original version of 'Analysis of the Three Kingdoms' that could not be used. This was because the culture of this world had changed. For example, the words of Lu Xun, Qian Xuesen and other famous people could not be used. It definitely had to be cut, but not by much. "There should be at least a few dozen episodes."
The Leader nodded, "Alright, a few dozen episodes would be best. Say as much as you can. You are now our station's signboard."
Wang Shuixin looked at Hu Fei, "Old Hu, when 'Analysis of the Three Kingdoms' is done, quickly find a lecturer to take over. You must let this program continue for a long time, and do it well!"
Hu Fei said, "I understand!"
"Alright, then it's settled. Meeting adjourned!" Wang Shuixin stood up and left.
A few people from the other program teams also said after the meeting, "Old Hu, Teacher Zhang, congratulations."
"Hai, your viewership ratings are really enviable. If our program can break 8 … No, just breaking 5 will do. Then I'll be so happy that I'll wake up in my sleep!" A Leader said.
Wang Meng laughed, "Then poach Teacher Zhang over."
Hu Fei glanced at them, "I'm telling you, whoever dares to have any ideas on our Little Zhang, I'll really flip out. Don't even think about it!"
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