Tuesday.
Commercials.
Promotional videos.
Trailers.
The publicity campaign was in full swing.
Man vs. Wild officially entered the countdown to its premiere. There were only four days left until the show's broadcast. Everything was ready.
At Zhang Ye's Studio.
Early in the morning, everyone gathered for a meeting.
"It's time to prepare for the next episode."
"Ah? So soon? "
"Who's going to sign up this time?"
"Director Zhang, can I not go?"
"Tong Fu, you must go."
"I lost all three pairs of shoes the last time."
"Then I'll bring four pairs this time."
"Pfft!"
"Where are you going to film the second episode, Director Zhang?"
"I've already decided on a destination and am in the midst of contacting them."
Zhang Ye had always been particular about efficiency. The first episode was a pilot broadcast, so he scheduled it for Saturday. But from now on, he did not plan to only broadcast one episode a week. His original plan was to have two episodes a week, with one episode each on Sunday and Saturday. As such, the workload for this filming was very heavy, and the schedule was very tight.
At this moment, a call came in.
It was an anxious call from Yu Yingyi.
Yu Yingyi said: "Zhang'er!"
Zhang Ye smiled and said: "What's the matter, Yingyi?"
Yu Yingyi said: "Come to Central TV quickly. Something has happened!"
Zhang Ye said: "OK, I'll be there right away."
At Central TV.
On the International Channel.
When Zhang Ye arrived with his studio staff, he saw Yu Yingyi and the staff of the International Channel running around anxiously. Even the channel's director, Old Meng, was there.
Zhang Ye asked: "What happened?"
Yu Yingyi hurriedly said: "Zhang'er, do you have an international host certification?"
Zhang Ye was taken aback. "What?"
Director Meng said: "An international host certification!"
Zhang Ye threw up his hands. "I only have one from China."
Ha Qiqi was also taken aback. "Why do you need that?"
Director Meng immediately said: "It's not that we want it. Every country has their own broadcasting certification exams. Even though we're at the International Channel, no one usually cares about this. But many countries do have regulations that require international hosts or broadcasters to have a certification before they can take up their posts. Our channel's broadcasters generally have the same requirements. Before Yu Yingyi came to our channel, she spent a year to get her international host certification. We didn't think that you would need it. After all, there's no such thing as a host for a show like this."
Ha Qiqi said, "Yeah, Man vs. Wild doesn't have a host."
Director Meng said, "But some people are looking for trouble now. They're questioning whether Zhang Ye is qualified to be an international host. In their minds, Teacher Zhang's role in Man vs. Wild is that of a host. India, the United States, and Canada have all raised their objections. They're saying that if they don't see Zhang Ye's qualification certificate, they will unilaterally suspend the broadcast of the show. Teacher Zhang has offended too many people with the incident with Wolf Warrior 2 and the Nobel Prize."
Ha Qiqi's expression sank. "Pause?"
"How can we stop at a time like this!" Zhang Zuo said angrily.
Little Wang said angrily, "They're obviously targeting us!"
No one had expected something like this to happen right before the broadcast.
Zhang Ye said, "Is there any way to remedy this?"
Director Meng said, "In the worst case scenario, we can only give up on broadcasting it in the United States, India, Canada, and other countries. But if we give up on broadcasting it in those countries, it will definitely have a fatal impact on our show. The viewership numbers will be greatly reduced, and all our previous advertisements will be for naught. This kind of loss is very difficult for us to bear. Our people are still negotiating with the relevant personnel in those countries, but from the looks of it, it won't be easy to come to an agreement."
Zhang Ye asked, "Then what's the best case scenario?"
Director Meng looked at him. "The best case scenario is for you to obtain the International Hosting Qualification Certificate."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "How often do we take the exam?"
Yu Yingyi knew better. "Once every half a year."
"When is the next exam?" Zhang Ye asked.
Yu Yingyi said, "It's tomorrow."
Zhang Ye nodded. "Is it too late to register now?"
Yu Yingyi hurriedly explained, "This year, the test venue set up in China is Shanghai, so there's still time to register. However, the International Hosting Qualification Certificate is different from the ones in China. It's more geared towards professional international news broadcasters, so the questions are a little more biased. They'll cover the geography, history, and politics of various countries. They're not the things we've learned before. Moreover, there's also a distinction between an interview and a written test, so the passing score is very high!"
Another male host from the International Channel gave a wry smile and said, "Yeah, I prepared for it for a year and took the exam three times before I passed. The questions were very difficult. Yingyi was a little faster than me, but she still took the exam twice. There are also many other professional hosts in the country who have not been able to pass the exam."
Zhang Ye smiled. "It's fine. Just register me."
Director Meng looked at him. "Can you do it?"
Zhang Ye said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, Old Meng."
Yu Yingyi clenched her teeth. "I won't be going anywhere today. I'll coach you."
Zhang Ye said happily, "There's no need for that. Just recommend the books related to the exam to me."
Director Meng sighed and said, "It's all up to you now."
Register.
Buy books.
Book tickets to Shanghai.
This was all they could do. The rest would have to depend on Zhang Ye himself. On this matter, no one else could help him.
…
On the same day.
The international news broke the news.
"Man vs. Wild facing a shutdown?"
"Zhang Ye does not have an International Hosting Qualification Certificate!"
"Many countries request a shutdown!"
"China's show faces a shutdown!"
"China's show gets' besieged 'by many countries!"
"Zhang Ye signs up for this year's International Hosting Qualification Certificate Examination at the last minute!"
On the Web.
People from all over the world were watching the commotion.
An Indian netizen: "Hahaha, serves him right!"
An American netizen: "Zhang Ye's new show is done for."
A UK netizen: "Is someone deliberately targeting him?"
A French netizen: "Many of the Americans' talk show hosts are broadcast internationally, but I don't see them needing an International Hosting Qualification Certificate? If they can't do it themselves, why would they expect the Chinese to do it? That's quite an ugly way of doing things. "
A Dutch netizen: "Yeah, the famous American talk show host, Geoff, hasn't been able to get an International Hosting Qualification Certificate even after two years. But he's still a pretty good host."
A German netizen: "I heard that this is the most difficult exam for a host."
A Finnish netizen: "Zhang Ye has already registered for it?"
A Thai netizen: "The exam starts tomorrow. Even a god can't pass it."
A Korean netizen: "Not necessarily."
A Japanese netizen: "Yeah, not necessarily."
An American netizen: "Haha, do you guys really think that he can pass it?"
A lot of people around the world were waiting to see China make a fool of itself.
At this moment, the Chinese netizens also came forward.
"Fuck!"
"Are they trying to mess with Face-smacking Zhang again?"
"Hur hur!"
"Isn't it just an International Hosting Qualification Certificate? Just wait and see! "
"Let's see if Zhang Ye can pass it!"
Zhang Ye.
Man vs. Wild.
All of a sudden, he was pushed into the limelight again!
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