On this day.
The news was released.
"Zhang Ye accompanies his wife to the hospital."
"Zhang Ye's wife's due date is approaching."
"Zhang Ye's Studio reveals: Zhang Ye may be taking a break from the entertainment industry in the near future."
As a troublemaker in the Asian entertainment circle, the media and the public were constantly paying attention to Zhang Ye's latest developments. This was especially so when Zhang Ye had recently risen to the top three of the Asian A-list rankings with the help of a heaven-defying local cartoon. He was the center of everyone's attention.
On Weibo …
"Face-smacking Zhang is going to take care of the child?"
"More than two months left?"
"This guy is really going to be a father."
"Congratulations in advance. I'm looking forward to the birth of Little Zhang Ye."
"Haha, I'm afraid he's just like his father, a troublemaker."
"His temporary departure will take at least a year and a half, right?"
"There's no time to reach the summit in Asia."
"That's not good. There aren't enough people, and time is too tight."
"Give us some more work before you leave."
"Yeah, @ ZhangYe, hold a concert."
"Right, right, right. I want to go to Zhang Ye's concert. He's never held one before!"
"It's the end of the year. Let's have a match!"
"I want to listen to new songs!"
Immediately, the people responded and shouted for Zhang Ye to hold a concert.
…
At the studio.
His parents had come over for an 'inspection'.
"Where's Zeqing?" His mother asked.
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I've already taken maternity leave in advance. My mother-in-law insisted that Old Wu stay over for a few days, so I just sent Old Wu over."
His father gave an ultimatum, "It's about time. You should calm down."
Mom nodded. "You should finish up all the work that needs to be done."
"I understand." Zhang Ye took out his cellphone and looked at the date, "In these two months, I will definitely settle everything and prepare for the battle. In the future, this bro will be a full-time stay-at-home dad."
His mother was amused. "You? Forget it, I still believe in Zeqing. If I let you take care of the child, who knows what you'll be able to teach him. "
Everyone in the studio was secretly amused.
Zhang Ye did not like hearing that, "How am I not good at teaching? Can I teach you how to write? No matter how good Old Wu's calligraphy is, can it be better than mine? I really don't believe it. "
Mom pursed her lips. "Stop bragging. I'm just afraid that after you teach him, the first word he learns isn't his own name, but the word 'fight'!"
Zhang Ye: "…"
Everyone in the studio laughed, "Hahaha!"
Only after his parents left did Zhang Ye start acting arrogantly.
Zhang Ye grunted, "Who was laughing just now? Huh? "
Everyone pretended not to know. "No."
Zhang Ye said, "About what we discussed earlier, you guys better think of something."
There's basically no hope for us to reach the top of the Asian entertainment industry within this year. Right now, what we're lacking is the popularity and attention in Korea. Although comics have managed to break into the market over there, there are still very few people in Korea who like comics, so the majority of them do not buy it. Furthermore, with the restriction order against you still in place, our works can't get in. There's also a certain level of control over your news coverage, so there's no way we can do anything about it. We've already thought of all sorts of ideas. "
Zhang Zuo blinked. "Director Zhang, why don't we just forget about it?"
Zhang Ye rolled his eyes. "I was just a step away."
Wu Yi said, "But this step is a little too big."
Ha Qiqi said, "Auntie also mentioned earlier that she's already given you a deadline. I'm guessing that we'll only be able to take on one last job."
Korea?
Only Korea was left?
Zhang Ye thought about it for a long time but could not come up with any good ideas. He only felt that it was a pity. He was just one step away from reaching the top, but there was no way for him to do so. Moreover, he was about to leave the entertainment industry for a period of time, so it would probably be very difficult for him to maintain his popularity. If he did not take advantage of this opportunity to rush up, he would still have to slowly catch up and start all over again. If he could reach the top of Asia in one go, it wouldn't matter even if his popularity dropped a little in the future. He had already reached the top of both China and Asia, and his resume was already there. There was no need for him to walk down this path again. When he made his comeback, he would be able to venture into the international entertainment industry with peace of mind.
Make a movie?
Make an international variety show?
Sing an international pop song?
There were so many things waiting for him to do!
But right now, it seemed like it would be very difficult.
Zhang Ye muttered to himself, "Is there only enough time left to do one last job?"
One last job?
Zhang Ye was probably the only one in the entertainment industry who used this description to describe his work. But when the studio's staff thought about it carefully, they felt that this description was quite appropriate. At least to Zhang Ye, this description was too vivid and lifelike.
Ha Qiqi said, "Right, there's still one last job we can do."
Zhang Ye smacked his lips. "Then what should we do?"
Little Wang said, "A lot of people are hoping that you can hold a concert."
"Right, right, right." Little Zhou said excitedly, "A lot of people have suggested that you attend a concert before you leave."
Zhang Zuo also nodded and said, "That's quite a good idea. Firstly, we've never held a concert before, be it a small one or a large one. Secondly, it can be considered as an explanation to the people before you leave. It's been so many years since your debut, and everyone has been supporting you, so you should at least thank them."
Ha Qiqi smiled and said, "Who knows, if the concert is a great success and the song reaches Korea, we might be able to garner a lot of attention there."
Zhang Ye beamed and said, "There's such a possibility?"
Ha Qiqi said nervously, "Of course not."
Zhang Ye was speechless.
Zhang Zuo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Director Zhang, we can't just focus on our popularity."
Zhang Ye nodded. "Brother Zuo is right. Alright, then let's hold a concert for the last time. We'll make it as grand as possible and make sure it's done beautifully!"
"Alright." Ha Qiqi smiled and said, "I'll go and make arrangements. We'll start preparing today!"
Zhang Zuo asked, "Where will we hold the venue? We'll have to make an appointment with the organizers in advance. Some of the venues are really hard to get into, but with our popularity, we can choose any of the biggest venues in China. "
Zhang Ye asked, "Where are the best venues?"
One, two, three, four.
Everyone listed them one by one.
In the end, Zhang Ye was not satisfied with any of them.
Ha Qiqi said, "But that's all there is?"
Zhang Zuo said, "That's right, there's no other venue."
But Zhang Ye said something astonishing. "There's still another venue — I want to hold a concert at the Bird's Nest!"
Everyone looked confused.
The Bird's Nest?
What Bird's Nest?
Zhang Ye was taken aback. Only then did he remember that there was no Bird's Nest in this world. So he corrected himself and said, "Our concert will be held at the Olympic Stadium. I'll get someone to communicate with it!"
"What?"
"The Olympic Stadium?"
"A-Are you sure?"
"I'm gonna faint. We can't hold a concert there, right?"
"No one has ever held a concert there before!"
"That's a venue that can hold nearly 100,000 people!"
Everyone was dumbfounded!
If they managed to get this venue, it would be a big deal!
Only now did they realize that Director Zhang had not given up on reaching the summit of Asia. This last vote of his was still to try and break into the Asian S-list!
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