The next day.
It was the weekend.
Zhang Ye drove his BMW to a nearby car wash.
"Yo, Teacher Zhang is here?"
"Yes."
"Another car wash?"
"Wash it a few times."
"Okay, I'll definitely wash away the smell."
"You've worked hard."
"You're welcome. Sigh, people who raise dogs these days are too inconsiderate."
While washing, Zhang Ye strolled to a newsstand and bought a few copies of newspapers. Although the print media had declined, he still had the habit of reading newspapers. Compared to online media, print media was more official, and the news was more authentic. At least there was no need to worry about fake news and rumors.
Today's page was occupied by him again.
"Zhang Ye's popularity soars!"
"An unexpected explosion of popularity!"
"Zhang Ye's Road to the Asian Summit!"
"Can Zhang Ye become the next Chinese artist to reach the summit of Asia?"
"Zhang Ye promoted to the top Asian A-list celebrity list!"
"Zhang Ye is only a step away from becoming an Asian Heavenly King!"
"Can Zhang Ye reach the summit of Asia within a year?"
Zhang Ye smiled as he flipped through the newspaper. He was in a good mood. Not only did it meet Zhang Ye's expectations, it even exceeded his expectations by a lot. He had thought that it would be good enough if he could advance into the top ten of the Asian A-list rankings, but who could have expected that he would jump straight to the front of the A-list rankings? What's more, he was even in fourth place. This was indeed an unexpected gain. His hard work over the past few months had not been in vain. Thinking back to those days where he had to do three or four chapters a day, he couldn't bear to look back on it. It was too tiring!
The car was washed.
Zhang Ye drove back to the studio.
When he went upstairs, he realized that many friends had come to visit him.
Yao Jiancai.
Amy and Li Xiaoxian.
Grandma Zhang Xia also came.
Li Xiaoxian waved. "Teacher Zhang."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "You're here? Where's Sister Dong? "
"Sister Dong went on a date, so the two of us had nothing to do, so we came over to take a look." Amy harrumphed. She was probably still thinking about her Slam Dunk.
Zhang Xia was looking around. "Your place is pretty good."
Zhang Ye smiled. "Is this Grandma Zhang's first time here? Please take a seat. "He turned his head and said," Xiao Wang, hurry up and make some tea. "
"Coming." Xiaowang giggled and went to pour tea.
Yao Jiancai laughed and said, "Kid, you're famous again. What's the matter? Are you going to treat me to lunch? "
Zhang Ye said, "So you're all here to freeload?"
Amy said, "That's right, I came here to eat your food."
Zhang Ye said happily, "Sure, please, please."
Zhang Xia smiled and said, "Your popularity in Asia has increased greatly this time. A lot of people didn't expect it. Even if they did, they didn't expect it to increase by this much."
"The key is to fight your way up." Amy said gloomily, "Fighting and scolding people can even increase one's popularity? Our Lord Zhang has it way too easy being a celebrity."
Yao Jiancai laughed heartily and said, "Yeah, it looks like I have to develop in this direction as well. In the future, I won't be acting or doing crosstalk anymore. I'll just stay at home and practice scolding people every day. I'll just lie in bed and do nothing but scold everyone. I'll be an Asian superstar, so where else can I find such a good thing?"
Everyone laughed.
The staff of Zhang Ye's Studio were also amused by that.
Actually, everyone knew that this sentence was just a joke. Zhang Ye had indeed relied on scolding and fighting to get to where he was today. These days, every time he scolded someone, his popularity would increase. Every time he fought, his fame would increase. But although it was easy to say, to be able to scold and fight to the point where Zhang Ye was —
How many of them were there?
He was the only one in the entire world!
This was a model that no one else could imitate, no one!
In all of Asia, or even the entire world, Zhang Ye was the only one who could do it. This was a highly difficult "skill" that only Zhang Ye could do. Anyone else who tried it would die!
Zhang Ye chuckled and said, "It was just a coincidence for me this time. Who could have thought that comics would have such a great influence? Those seven comics of mine were mainly used to boost the exposure in Japan. In the past, I wasn't really popular there, so it's only natural that my popularity would increase a little. Actually, it's a little worse in Korea. Even though they're making a lot of noise, only a minority of people actually read comics. The main reason for this wave of popularity was still because of Japan."
Li Xiaoxian pursed her lips and said with a smile, "There were quite a few in the other Asian countries as well."
Amy said, "Yeah, I also read Slam Dunk. Who could have thought that you wouldn't draw anymore? With the comics stopped, the animation has also been halted. Ahhh, just thinking about it makes me so depressed!"
Zhang Xia looked at Zhang Ye and said with a smile, "You're really a little too careless."
Zhang Ye laughed and said, "I really don't have time to draw anymore."
Zhang Xia asked, "Judging from your attitude, are you really planning to try and become an Asian Heavenly King by the end of the year?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "If I can reach the top, that would be for the best."
"Your popularity is growing too fast. It's practically like you're riding a rocket." Amy said, "Let's take it slow and stabilize it first. What's the rush?" But Zhang Ye said, "That won't do. My child will be born in a few months.
When that time comes, I'll definitely have to put all my focus on my family and not push everything to my wife. I'll definitely have to take care of it as well, and I'll have to educate my child as well. There won't be much time left then, and I'm even prepared to take a break for two to three years. Ever since I debuted, other than taking a few days off here and there, I haven't been idle at all. It's about time I took a break. That's why I want to reach the top of Asia before my child is born. That way, there won't be any rush in the future. I can take a break for two to three years before I challenge the international entertainment circle again! "
International?
The three of them felt that this was a distant prospect.
Zhang Xia sighed and said, "We won't have a chance on the international stage in this lifetime."
Amy also said, "Right, we don't want to do it anymore. Only you can give it a shot."
"It's still too early to say. I'm not too confident either." Zhang Ye laughed and said, "I think I'd better reach the top of Asia first. I'm still quite far from that."
Yao Jiancai said, "It's not too far away."
Zhang Ye shook his head. "It might look close, but it's actually very difficult."
There were still a few more months to go.
He was still four positions away from the top.
The Asian A-list rankings got harder the higher one went, and the more intense the competition became. Thinking back to when Zhang Ye was promoted from the top spot of the domestic A-list to the S-list, it might seem like he was only one position away. But in reality, how long did it take him? It took him several months of doing variety shows and directing the Spring Festival Gala before he barely managed to climb up. Meanwhile, the competition for the Asian rankings was clearly even more intense. As such, this one step was just a concept. It was still a very long distance away.
At this moment, the calls from his family and friends came in.
Chen Guang.
Zhang Yuanqi.
Xu Meilan.
Zhao Wuliu.
And so on and so forth. Everyone was congratulating him.
Zhang Ye decided to call a large group of friends and book a restaurant. He would be the host and treat everyone to a meal. It had been a long time since everyone had gathered together, so it was time to have some fun.
At the dining table, everyone was toasting and exchanging toasts.
"Congratulations, Zhang'er!"
"Cheers!"
"Come, come, let's not go home until we're drunk!"
"Zhang'er, I wish you the best of luck reaching the top of Asia soon!"
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