Monday.
In the morning.
The rebroadcast of that day was still playing on TV.
"So then, the final name list is out. The three contestants who will be vying for the grand champion of I Am a Singer's finale are —"
"Qu Dong!"
"Qi Liang!"
"Zhang Ye!"
"Let us look forward to their performance next week!"
"Let us look forward to the final night of the grand champion!"
"Who will be crowned the grand champion!"
"Please join us next week at the same time to witness it together!"
The news was also bombarding.
"I Am a Singer's viewership ratings are out!"
"I Am a Singer once again takes the top spot in the nationwide viewership ratings!"
"I Am a Singer's viewership ratings break the variety viewership ratings record again!"
"Zhang Ye breaks through the siege!"
"Zhang Ye advances into the top three. Experts express incredulity!"
"Hai Yifei unexpectedly eliminated!"
At the entrance of the kindergarten.
Zhang Ye's car arrived.
Suddenly, over a dozen reporters rushed out of nowhere. It was as though they had appeared out of thin air. Behind the door, in the bushes, and in every corner, they all jumped out and surrounded Zhang Ye.
"Teacher Zhang, I'm from the Beijing Times!"
"Teacher Zhang, can you give us an interview?"
"Did you come back this time to reclaim your spot as the Heavenly King?"
"How confident are you in becoming the grand champion of the five seasons?"
"Do you really think that you can beat the male idols?"
"Teacher Zhang, give us an exclusive interview!"
"How did you survive all these years? What were your days in prison like? "
Male and female reporters, everyone was holding their cameras.
Thinking back to when Zhang Ye first came back, no one cared about him at all. But after I Am a Singer was broadcast, Zhang Ye's name was once again brought up by the world overnight. The media reporters also came in droves to watch the show. Because it was too unexpected and too surprising, no one could have expected that a celebrity like Zhang Ye, who was already past his prime, would be able to compete with the most popular male idols of today. He had actually made it to the finals!
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Can you let me finish dropping off the kids first?"
A female reporter said anxiously, "Please say a few words to us first."
Zhang Ye smiled. "Actually, I don't know what to say either."
That female reporter giggled. "With that mouth of yours, all of us together can't win against you. If you don't know how to speak, then everyone in the world would be mute."
Zhang Ye was amused. "Sister Zhou, I just got back and you're already mocking me?"
The female reporter exclaimed, "You still remember me?"
"We're old friends. What's there to not remember?" Zhang Ye looked at the others and remembered three of them. "Old Hu, Old Sun, it's been so many years, why are you two still working as frontline reporters?"
Those people laughed awkwardly. "That's my fate."
Zhang Ye quipped, "You guys are always trying to stop me every day. That's why you can't get promoted, do you know that?"
Old Hu, Old Sun, and the others: "Pfft, is that so?"
The reporters were overjoyed when they heard that.
However, Zhang Ye's words warmed their hearts. A former Asian Heavenly King, a person who had bid farewell to the entertainment industry four years ago, could still recognize every single reporter who had interviewed him back then. He could even call out their names in such a friendly manner. They dared to bet that no other celebrity could do this. Zhang Ye was really different. He was really different from the other celebrities in the entertainment industry — on this point, they could feel it even more deeply now, four years later.
A lot of reporters hated Zhang Ye.
It was the same four years ago and four years later.
There were also a lot of reporters who liked Zhang Ye.
It was the same four years ago and four years later.
Zhang Ye carried the child and dealt with the reporters for quite a while before entering the kindergarten.
Inside the kindergarten.
When the teachers and parents saw him, they got very excited.
"Aiyo, Teacher Zhang is here!"
"You sang so well!"
"I cried listening to those two songs from yesterday."
"Me too, it's been a long time since I heard someone sing like that!"
"Congratulations, Teacher Zhang!"
"What will you be singing this week?"
"Reveal it to us."
"I'm really looking forward to it. Teacher Zhang, you can do it!"
Zhang Ye kept thanking her. "Thank you, thank you."
Sisi was very pleased with herself. She walked away with her head held high.
…
Later that morning.
At the studio.
This fellow, Zhang Ye, had not interacted with the media in a very long time and was almost unable to handle it. Many of his skills and abilities were getting rusty.
But when he pushed open the studio's door, he got a shock again.
Bang!
Bang!
A spray of water sprayed down!
Everyone in the studio cheered and applauded!
"Director Zhang!"
"You're so awesome!"
"Congratulations to Director Zhang for winning the first battle!"
"You won so beautifully the other day!"
"I cried my heart out at home!"
Ha Qiqi gave him a thumbs up.
Zhang Zuo laughed heartily.
They were all very happy from the bottom of their hearts. When they found out that Zhang Ye was going to compete on the same stage as the male idols, a lot of them were against it. They really did not want Director Zhang to start a fight with them right after he returned to the studio. Some things were just too scary to compare and some popularity was too scary to try. But who could have expected that Director Zhang would be so brave that he managed to stay until the end despite being in such a passive situation? Although Hai Yifei was not the most popular of the three idols, and he was indeed a notch less popular than Qi Liang and Qu Dong, it was still a big surprise to everyone. Zhang Ye had left the entertainment industry for a full four years!
At this moment, someone knocked on the door.
The next moment, the door was pushed open.
A man and a woman walked in with a smile on their faces. "Where's Zhang 'er?"
Zhang Ye turned around and saw them. He was taken aback for a moment before smiling. "What a rare visitor!"
Ha Qiqi said, "Teacher Chen Guang?"
Zhang Zuo said in surprise, "Teacher Fan Wenli?"
"What rare guest!" Chen Guang went up and gave him a hug. "You brat, why didn't you treat us to a meal after coming back? We even had to come and look for you?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I'm busy."
Fan Wenli waved. "Hi, Director Zhang."
Zhang Ye waved it off. "Old Fan, you haven't changed at all."
Fan Wenli smiled bitterly. "I'm getting old."
Zhang Ye kept looking at Chen Guang. "He's a lot older, but you can't tell."
"Get lost!" Chen Guang rolled his eyes.
"Haha." Zhang Ye said, "How's your throat?"
"It's fine." Chen Guang casually replied.
Fan Wenli said on his behalf, "He can still sing, it's just that his high notes aren't as hard as before. Otherwise, he would have fought to be the representative for the first season of 'I Am a Singer' instead of pushing it to you."
Chen Guang smiled and said, "It was the right decision to let Zhang 'er go. Hurry up and bring back the Masked King trophy for our first season's contestant. Everyone is waiting for your good news."
Zhang Ye smiled. "It's going to be difficult."
"You're so capable, so how can anything stump you?" Chen Guang replied.
…
On Weibo.
A lot of netizens were also making predictions about this week's battle of the grand champions.
The viewership ratings for this live broadcast of the grand champions were much higher than the night of the fifth season of I Am a Singer. One could only imagine what it would be like. Almost everyone was watching and discussing it. This was already the biggest event in the music industry. In the end, even the media and entertainment industry insiders joined in the discussion. From the singing skills to the popularity, they carried out a series of analysis.
"Zhang Ye is really a dark horse."
"I've seen the glory of a Heavenly King again."
"The Masked King should be Qi Liang, right?"
"Get lost, it's definitely going to be our Ququ."
"Zhang Ye might win too."
"Zhang Ye is the least likely to win, alright?"
"Hai Yifei getting eliminated was already an accident among accidents. This kind of accident shouldn't happen a second time. Otherwise, it would be like seeing a ghost. It doesn't make any sense at all. I admit that Qi Liang and Qu Dong couldn't compare to Zhang Ye's popularity at his peak. But he's already been away for four years, so it doesn't make sense that his popularity hasn't dropped at all. In any case, I don't believe it. Let's just watch this week's grand finals."
"Qi Liang and Qu Dong's popularity is different from Hai Yifei's."
"Don't underestimate Teacher Zhang. We've all experienced his capabilities four years ago."
"But that was four years ago!"
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