One day later.
Beijing Capital Airport.
Zhang Ye chuckled and said, "I'm finally back."
Ha Qiqi smiled. "China is still the best."
"Every day when I was abroad, I was on tenterhooks." Little Wang giggled and said, "Director Zhang, in the future, please don't bring me along when you go overseas. Leave such 'good things' to the other colleagues in the studio. It's fortunate that the embassy came forward to rescue us this time. Otherwise, we really wouldn't have been able to make it back."
Zhang Ye glanced at the two large suitcases in her hands, "I see that you are quite high from shopping."
Little Wang blushed. "Of course not."
Ha Qiqi was also a little embarrassed. "I bought quite a lot too."
"Let's go." Zhang Ye said, "Time to go home."
It had only been three days since he left home, but Zhang Ye was already eager to go home.
But when the three of them came out of seclusion, they were stunned!
Both ends of the tunnel were densely packed with people waiting to receive the plane!
A thousand people!
Five thousand!
Over ten thousand people!
Some were screaming!
There were even people holding up banners!
— Welcome home, hero!
— Congratulations to Teacher Zhang for winning the Nobel Peace Prize!
— — Face-smacking Zhang Fengcai, shocks the world!
— Zhang Ye, Zhang Ye, I love you!
— Bring glory to our country, bring glory to China!
— Annihilating the Hindustanis and receiving an award. Congratulations to Teacher Zhang for returning home safely!
The banners were dazzling to look at.
"Zhang Ye has come out!"
"He's here!"
"So handsome!"
"Teacher Zhang! Look here! Look here! "
"You're the best!"
"We finally have a Nobel Prize!"
"Zhang Ye, I want to take a picture with you!"
"Zhang Ye, I want to bear your children!"
"Ahhhhh! I'm so excited! "
"You are the pride of China!"
"Well done! You didn't bring shame to China!"
The crowd squeezed and screamed incessantly. Many media reporters also squeezed in with their cameras. The scene of tens of thousands of people going crazy was quite spectacular, and the scene went out of control!
Little Wang exclaimed, "So many people?"
Zhang Ye was very touched and said loudly, "Thank you! Thank you! "
The short walk to the parking lot took Zhang Ye and company more than an hour. The crowd, reporters, and airport security personnel were all following them. In China, there were many things like picking up celebrities at the airport, and it happened frequently. However, such a large-scale event was truly unprecedented. This was no longer something that could be described as picking up a celebrity. It was completely a scene of picking up a hero!
Ten thousand people!
Fifteen thousand people!
The further he went, the more people gathered around him!
However, Zhang Ye and the other two were not angry at all, nor did they show any signs of impatience. They kept walking and stopping, stopping and walking, constantly thanking the people.
In the parking lot.
They finally boarded the car.
On the minibus, all the studio's people were there!
Tong Fu said in surprise, "Director Zhang!"
Wu Yi excitedly went up to hug him. "You're too awesome! This is too awesome! "
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "It was a positive result this time. I didn't expect to win the Nobel Prize either."
"What a surprise!" Zhang Zuo laughed heartily, "You might not know this from the UK, but China has blown up. Online, on the streets, in the media, everyone is talking about this!"
Zhang Ye said, "Really?"
Ha Qiqi smiled and said, "Let's drive first!"
The chauffeur said, "Sit tight, we're leaving."
Along the way, everyone kept asking Ha Qiqi and Little Wang about the situation.
Little Wang spoke with fervor and assurance, "You guys don't know what happened at that time. When Director Zhang extended his leg, the Indian player's head was bleeding profusely. You all watched the live broadcast, right? If you weren't there, you wouldn't have been able to feel the atmosphere. Really, at that moment, the entire venue fell silent. I saw with my own eyes that those foreign reporters were staring with their eyes wide open. Ahem, of course, Sister Ha and I were also having a mental breakdown at that time. We thought it was over and that Director Zhang had stirred up trouble again. But in the end, who could have expected that Director Zhang would actually win the Nobel Peace Prize! "
Tong Fu was very excited. "Tell me the details!"
Zhang Zuo also hurriedly asked, "Yes, tell me the details!"
Ha Qiqi laughed and said, "How could they have paid attention to the details? At that time, everyone was dumbfounded!"
They were chatting there.
Zhang Ye had a smile on his face as he looked down at his cell phone. Only then did he switch it on and check out the domestic news, as well as the netizens' comments. But after a few glances, his phone rang like crazy.
…
It was Fellow Chi.
"How do I get through?"
"I just got off the plane and turned it on."
"Haha, I congratulate you on behalf of the Chinese Academy of Sciences."
"Thank you, Fellow Chi."
"Show me the trophy later. A lot of people from the Chinese Academy of Sciences are waiting to take a photo with it."
"Alright, no problem."
…
Grandma Zhang Xia's call also came.
"Zhang 'er."
"Hey, Grandma Zhang."
"I congratulated you."
"Thank you. Same to you."
"You've really scared the whole world this time."
…
Ning Lan's call arrived shortly after.
"Back in the country?"
"I just got off the plane."
"You really know how to surprise people!"
"Haha, it's alright."
"I'll definitely be able to enter the international celebrity rankings this time."
"Who knows? The World Rankings haven't been updated yet."
…
There was also Dong Shanshan's call.
"My treat!"
"Pfft, alright."
"My classmates are all calling for you. I'm going to eat a big meal from you this time."
"Okay, you can choose whatever you want. How have you been recently? Have you gotten into the movies yet? "
"What movies? They've all been pushed back. You've already taken over the entire country. All the news, headlines, and TV shows have been dominated by your name for the past two days. At a time like this, who can steal your limelight? Even Director Li's new movie has backed off! "
"Are you exaggerating?"
"You'll know when you see for yourself."
…
The car was still driving.
Zhang Ye answered the calls one by one.
All of a sudden, Ha Qiqi's cell phone rang. After answering a call, she took a deep breath and hung up. She looked at Zhang Ye and the others and said, "I just received news!"
Zhang Zuo asked, "What's the matter?"
Ha Qiqi said anxiously, "The international celebrity rankings will be updated soon!"
Zhang Ye, who was on the phone, turned to look at her. "What time?"
Ha Qiqi said, "In ten minutes."
Little Wang asked, "Isn't it midnight?"
Ha Qiqi said, "It's not like they follow Beijing time."
"Ah, that's true." Little Wang facepalmed. "Can we get on it? Can we? "
Zhang Zuo was also getting nervous. This was related to their future development. "Although Director Zhang's popularity was not shown on the international celebrity rankings and was definitely below the C-list rankings, it shouldn't be too far off. Moreover, with the global sales of Gone with the Wind and the attention of the Nobel Prize, Director Zhang's kick has indeed shocked the entire world. I reckon that even the other Nobel Prize laureates added together wouldn't garner as much attention as Director Zhang did. With this level of exposure and popularity, it would be strange if he couldn't get onto the international C-list rankings."
Ha Qiqi said excitedly, "And there's one more thing! The popularity bonus from the Nobel Peace Prize! "
Tong Fu said repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes! That's the most important thing!"
Little Wang said, "How many times will it be?"
Ha Qiqi said, "I've checked. It's 1.3 times, which is an increase of 30% on top of his original international popularity score. Even if Director Zhang's international popularity score was in the middle of the international D-list rankings, after this, he should be able to get onto the international C-list rankings!"
Little Wang clasped her hands together. "You must get on it! You must get on it! "
One minute.
Two minutes.
Three minutes.
It was quiet in the car.
Everyone was nervous and looking forward to it.
Writing a book.
Vying for the Nobel Prize.
Everything they had done in the past was all for this day.
Time ticked by.
Suddenly, someone in the car shouted!
"It's been updated!"
"The International Celebrity Rankings Index has been updated!"
"How much is it?"
"Has Director Zhang gotten on it yet?"
"Hahahaha! See for yourselves! "
With a whoosh, everyone gathered around!
On this day, Zhang Ye's name appeared on the latest international celebrity rankings index!
The International Celebrity Rankings Index.
International C-list:
Rank 67: Zhang Ye (China)
When the studio's staff saw this ranking index, they all exclaimed like their tails had been stepped on!
International C-list?
Sixty-seven?
How could that be possible!
W-Could there be a mistake here?
Little Wang jumped up. "Oh my God! 67? 67? "
Tong Fu screamed, "Isn't there a total of 100 people on the International C-list Celebrity Rankings Index?"
A lot of people hurriedly scrolled down the list to confirm this fact. There was no mistake. There were indeed 100 people on the International C-list Celebrity Rankings Index! What did this mean? This was too scary. They had thought that it would be enough for Director Zhang to make it onto the international celebrity rankings this time. Before this, be it them, the people, or the media, they all thought that if Zhang Ye could really win the Nobel Prize, he would only be ranked last or in the last two or three places on the international celebrity rankings. In the past, there had been a few Chinese celebrities who only made a brief appearance on the international celebrity rankings. In fact, they were all ranked in the last few places, which was around 99th to 100th place. They thought that Zhang Ye would be the same!
But what was going on here?
67th place on the International C-list Celebrity Rankings?
This was clearly close to the middle of the international C-list rankings!
Director Zhang's international popularity had already reached such a high level?
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
