A few days later.
In the morning.
After resting for a few days, Zhang Ye finally went back to work at the studio.
Ha Qiqi smiled and said, "Good morning, Director Zhang."
Zhang Zuo greeted, "Good morning."
"Are you done resting?" Little Wang giggled.
Zhang Ye chuckled and said, "What rest? I've been staying at home with my wife and child for the past few days. I've been cooking and going on an outing. It's even more tiring than going to work."
Little Zhou said with a pfft, "I was caught off guard by this dog food!"
Little Wang rolled her eyes. "Can't you consider the feelings of the bachelors in the office? Your daughter is so obedient, your wife is so beautiful, and you're still tired? You're too insatiable. Oh right, I forgot. You're face-blind, so you don't know if your lover is pretty or not. "
Zhang Ye said in amusement, "You're the only one making fun of me, aren't you?"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Zhang Ye asked, "How's the commercial going?"
"It's been rolled out all over the world." Ha Qiqi said, "The effects are pretty good."
Zhang Zuo smiled and said, "We've communicated with the Cola company and they're quite satisfied with it. Overall, everything is on the right track. Our international fame is also slowly building up. In the past few days, our popularity on the International Celebrity Rankings has been very stable. It hasn't risen or fallen. We've been maintaining our position in the upper reaches of the international C-list. I'm afraid it won't be easy for us to go up, but it won't be easy for us to drop in the short term either."
Ha Qiqi said happily, "We've finally gained a firm foothold in the international scene this time."
"That's good. Not bad." Zhang Ye nodded.
Ha Qiqi asked, "What are your plans for the next step?"
Zhang Ye asked back, "What do you guys think we should do?"
Ha Qiqi immediately waved it off. "We wouldn't dare to suggest that. Last time, when Hollywood invited you to film a movie, we all suggested that you go. In the end, we nearly caused a huge ruckus and nearly caused our popularity to plummet. So when it comes to work, I think it's better for you to make your own decisions. We'll go wherever you point us to." As she said that, she smiled and said, "History has proven countless times that the job you choose will generally not have any problems."
Zhang Ye laughed and said, "Come on, I haven't thought about it yet."
Movies?
Music?
Novels?
Games?
What should he do this time?
He really didn't have any thoughts at all.
Wolf Warrior 2 had indeed made it into the top 100 of the global box office earnings and shocked the entire world. However, the vast majority of the box office earnings were in China. Almost no one in the other countries had seen this movie before, so the popularity that came from it was always a little lacking. It had its own limitations and ceiling, and this was also the reason why it was very difficult for Zhang Ye to break into the international C-list rankings in such a short period of time. Even if he made another Wolf Warrior 2, or even two, or even three, his popularity wouldn't increase by much. At most, he would just hover around the international C-list rankings.
C-list?
B-list?
There was a fundamental difference between the two!
Since it was going to be an international stage, then of course he had to make a work with some international influence. Not only would the Chinese like it, even the foreigners would be interested in it. Zhang Ye had to cross this line first before he could have a chance to aim for the international B-list. Otherwise, it would be pointless to talk about anything else now.
Noon.
The takeaway arrived.
"Director Zhang, it's time to eat."
"Are you still thinking about it?"
"Yes."
While eating, Zhang Ye was still thinking about this matter.
He asked, "Didn't you get any job offers?"
Ha Qiqi gave a wry smile. "I really didn't."
Zhang Ye wondered, "How's that possible?"
"It's because you're too popular right now." Ha Qiqi said helplessly, "Everyone probably thinks that you're too popular and they can't afford to hire you, so that's why it's like this."
Zhang Ye rolled his eyes. "Alright, even being popular is a sin."
Zhang Zuo said, "It's mainly because it's too expensive. It's a 5 billion yuan director."
Zhang Ye corrected, "It's 4.8 billion yuan."
Ha Qiqi laughed and said, "Don't even mention 4.8 billion yuan. In China, even an 800 million yuan director or an 800 million yuan actor would be able to do whatever they want in the entertainment industry. Just think about how many times you've surpassed them this time. But let's wait a little longer. There shouldn't be no job offers. The main thing is whether you can do it or not. We don't lack jobs right now. What we lack are good jobs. We have to open up the international market to go further. "
Zhang Ye nodded. "I agree with that."
Suddenly, his cell phone rang.
It was his old classmate, Yu Yingyi.
"Zhang 'er."
"Yingyi, what is it?"
"Are you at the studio?"
"I'm here."
"OK, I'll go over and sit for a while."
"Alright, come on."
Ten minutes later, Yu Yingyi arrived.
The moment she entered, she said in surprise, "You're still eating takeout?"
Zhang Ye laughed as he ate. "Then what am I eating?"
"You're already worth 2 billion yuan, yet you're still eating this?" Yu Yingyi said in amusement, "I thought you'd be eating abalone and lobster every day. I was even thinking of getting a free meal."
Zhang Ye chuckled. "I haven't received the money yet. I'm still very poor right now."
Ha Qiqi gave up a seat. "I've finished eating, so please sit here, Teacher Yu."
Yu Yingyi smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Ha."
Zhang Ye looked up and asked, "Why did you suddenly think of dropping by my place today?"
Sitting down, Yu Yingyi said, "One doesn't come to a temple for no reason."
"What's the matter?" Zhang Ye blinked.
Yu Yingyi just looked at him. "You've really done us China proud with this movie you've made. You've left your name in the history of the film industry. But you're still a host, and we all started out in the television industry. Isn't it a little unethical for you to just focus on making movies? Shouldn't you give our China's television industry a little push? You should also help us make a television show that can go international, right? "
Zhang Ye said nervously, "Do you think it's that easy?"
Yu Yingyi laughed and said, "It's not easy, that's why I came to you."
"Come on, I'm not that capable." Zhang Ye quickly waved it off.
Yu Yingyi refused to give up. "What do you think of our Central TV International?"
Zhang Ye said honestly, "It's not that great."
Yu Yingyi nearly vomited blood. "We're the only international channel in China. How is that not great?"
"Do you guys have viewership ratings?" Zhang Ye asked.
Yu Yingyi was speechless. "We have coverage!"
Zhang Ye asked curiously, "What do you mean by that? Does your International channel want to make an entertainment show? Haven't they always been political and military shows? "
Yu Yingyi said, "We have to keep up with the times."
Zhang Ye said, "It's not easy to make a show these days."
Yu Yingyi said, "Is there anything you can't do?"
Zhang Ye couldn't help but laugh. "Sis, I'm not some god. Do you think that it's that easy to make a show? You even have to reach a foreign audience? Do you know what kind of shows foreigners like? Talk shows? Although I was the one who started it, it has already spread overseas. They also have their own talk shows, and they're all quite popular. Who would watch ours? Or make a documentary? The production standards of the foreign countries are higher than ours, and the investment is much higher than ours. Their hosts can fly around the world to take aerial shots, so how can we compete? Or a wilderness survival show? Those have already been overdone by the foreign countries. We don't have the opportunity to strike first, and we'll lose a lot of money doing it. That's why China doesn't have a share of the international market right now. If we want to rely on our own shows to reach overseas, it's almost impossible since no one watches them. "
It wasn't that he didn't want to make a television show and let China's shows go overseas. This was also his wish back then, but television shows and movies were different. China's shows had a much lower presence in the world compared to China's movies. After thinking for a long time, Zhang Ye still couldn't come up with anything that he could bring to the table.
So he said, "Forget it."
Yu Yingyi was taken aback. "Wait a moment."
Zhang Ye asked, "What?"
Yu Yingyi said with a puzzled look, "I know that talk shows are very popular overseas, and I also know that you mentioned documentaries. But you were talking about wilderness survival?"
"Yes," Zhang Ye said matter-of-factly.
But Yu Yingyi asked, "What's that?"
Zhang Ye was taken aback. "You haven't watched wilderness survival before?"
Yu Yingyi scratched her head. "I haven't."
Zhang Ye said, "It's a foreign show that focuses on exploration."
Yu Yingyi said in confusion, "I really don't know. What are you talking about?"
Zhang Ye rolled his eyes. "Why are you acting like an old hat?" Then he looked at Ha Qiqi, Zhang Zuo, and the others. "Explain it to her."
However, everyone's reaction was the same as Yu Yingyi's.
Ha Qiqi said, "I don't think I've heard of it before either."
Zhang Zuo racked his brains. "Is there such a show?"
Little Wang said, "Exploration? What kind of exploration? To dig for oil? "
Everyone shook their heads. No one had heard of it before.
Zhang Ye was dumbfounded. "Ah? There isn't? "
He hurriedly turned on his computer and checked.
Soon after, Zhang Ye suddenly looked pleasantly surprised. He muttered, "Damn, there really isn't!"
Yu Yingyi said curiously, "Just what kind of strange show are you watching?"
Strange show?
That show wasn't strange at all!
It was a world-class show that had once become popular all over the world!
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