The next day at work.
At the unit. Most of the people had arrived.
"Hey, Zhang Ye is here."
"Did you see it yesterday?"
"Of course. It was really awesome."
"No wonder the company is spending money to promote it. Did you hear? Our website's traffic last night increased by 8% compared to the same period last night! "
"Only now do I believe that he really has the ability!"
"But since he's so good in the field of planning, 'Lecture Room', the public service advertisement, and 'I'll speak for myself', why is the new program he prepared so unpopular? He wouldn't have died if he didn't court death. Can't he just do a good program? Why did he have to do that ridiculous talk show? Even if his publicity is popular, I still don't think much of his new program. "
"That's right. Hai, such good publicity has been wasted!"
"I think he might as well promote it to the other hosts!"
"Hey, Zhang Ye is coming over. Be quiet. Don't talk about it."
… …
Zhang Ye entered the office.
"Teacher Zhang, good morning." Wang Bei, who was sitting in the central area, greeted him with a smile.
Ah Qian and Little Yu also wished Zhang Ye good morning.
Zhang Ye returned their greetings one by one. Then, he nodded at Dong Shanshan, who had arrived at the unit earlier than him, and returned to his seat.
Outside, Wang Xiong came in to find two people. He briefed them on their work and even severely criticized a host who was not in a good state during yesterday's recording. Finally, he walked over to Zhang Ye, "Little Zhang."
Zhang Ye stood up, "Leader."
Wang Xiong patted him on the shoulder and said in a pleasant manner, "Well done. Yesterday's advertisement was very effective. Your program needs to hurry up. There aren't many days left." As he said that, he handed him a list, "This is the name list of our staff. You will be in charge of this program team. Choose your people. After you are done, we will start work today. Prepare the set layout, script and program title. Hurry up."
Zhang Ye nodded, "Alright."
After Wang Xiong left, Zhang Ye looked at the name list.
It was filled with names, with their positions written behind them. For example, copywriter, planner, director, etc.
Zhang Ye saw Ah Qian and Little Yu's names. He only knew these two, so he looked at them, "I want to form a program team. You guys?"
Ah Qian said, "I've already joined Teacher Shanshan's team."
"Me too. I'm sorry, Teacher Zhang." Little Yu also said apologetically, "'Online Talents' is also being prepared today, so …"
Zhang Ye smiled. "It's fine. I'll keep looking."
As he said that, he looked at a name and asked, "Is Xu Neng here?" It was a program director.
A young man heard this and got up to walk over. "I am."
Zhang Ye said, "My program team is currently making preparations. If it's convenient for you …"
Xu Neng said, "Teacher Zhang, I'm sorry. I've already been the assistant director of two programs. My workload is very heavy, so I really can't take on any more."
"Is that so, it's fine." Zhang Ye looked at the name list again and found another old comrade in his fifties. He hoped that there would be an old comrade holding the fort.
In the end, when he found the person, the old producer was clearly not very interested. He said indifferently, "I haven't finished my work yet. You should find someone else."
He asked a few, but none of them were free!
Zhang Ye was very patient in the beginning, but in the end, he was annoyed!
Not free? For a good program, there was no need to recruit people. Everyone would fight to get into it. This was because when the program ended, everyone's name would appear on the screen. That was their reputation and qualifications. When the time came, they could just say that they had been a producer or director for some program in the past. That would give them some confidence. But now, this bunch of people were making excuses! It was just that they did not have confidence in his Talk Show program and did not want to get involved!
Dong Shanshan suggested to him, "You don't need to ask for their opinions. Just submit the name list to the Leader. They have to come even if they don't want to."
Ah Qian also agreed, "Right, you are the person in charge of the program team."
For Dong Shanshan's new program, the Leader had assigned her an executive producer in his forties. The program team members were also decided by the director. Dong Shanshan only had the right to suggest, but not the right to decide. However, Zhang Ye was different. In order to poach a person like him who was proficient in both hosting and planning, the company had given him preferential treatment in the contract. For example, he had the freedom to speak and absolute leadership over the program. This was treatment that a typical rookie would not have. In WebTV, only those long-established web hosts could have the title of executive producer.
However, Zhang Ye said, "There's no need."
"Then why are you …" Little Yu asked.
Zhang Ye said, "If no one wants to come, I'll do it myself!"
Ah Qian said in surprise, "Yourself? Then the division of labor of a program team is … "
Then, they were dumbfounded to see Zhang Ye write a few lines of words on his program team's name list. Executive Producer Zhang Ye, Executive Director Zhang Ye, Chief Planner Zhang Ye, Technical Producer Zhang Ye, Set Design Zhang Ye, Costume Design Zhang Ye. He wrote a dense string of words. Then, ignoring the dumbfounded colleagues around him, Zhang Ye took the name list and went to Wang Xiong's office to pass it to him.
Wang Xiong looked down and nearly fainted, "Little Zhang, what are you doing? I know you are multi-talented, but it shouldn't be like this. Is it because they don't want to join your program team?" Upon saying this, Wang Xiong's face turned serious, "It's fine. Write down the name list. I want to see who dares not to come!"
Zhang Ye's heart warmed as he slowly said, "Leader, a forcibly picked melon is not sweet. I'm fine alone. As long as you give me a few cameramen and lighting chores, I'll be able to do the program well!"
Wang Xiong was worried, "Other than these, I'll find a few more people for you."
"It's really fine, Leader. Thank you. My program can be arranged by myself. If there are too many people, it will affect the efficiency." Zhang Ye insisted.
Wang Xiong hesitated for a moment before giving a wry smile, "Alright then. Since you said it, then it's settled. I'll arrange for the cameramen and other personnel. The other departments will also cooperate with you. For the costumes, the opening credits and production, all of these will be prioritized for you and Dong Shanshan's new program!" Saying that, he handed a document to Zhang Ye, "Go to Recording Studio 7. From today until the first episode of your program's recording, that place will belong to your program team. No one will share it with you. This is also to allow you to familiarize yourself with the venue. If your program really passes, then arrangements will be made for it to be shared during the broadcast. Whatever program's set will be changed. After all, our recording studio isn't rich, so it's very tight."
Zhang Ye said, "I understand."
"Give the document to Director Wang. He will arrange it for you." Wang Xiong said.
… …
Before noon.
Everyone in the department heard a shocking piece of news. Many people were unwilling to join Zhang Ye's program team, but in a fit of anger, Zhang Ye had written his name on nearly all the positions in the program team. Furthermore, the Leader had finally approved it. This made everyone at a loss whether to laugh or cry. They were wondering what kind of temper he had. If it was through Wang Xiong's arrangement, who would dare to not go? They would definitely not shirk it. A new program definitely needed a complete program team. But who knew that Zhang Ye would be so generous — You don't want to come? I don't even f * * king want it! With Zhang Ye doing this, many people in the office were in a difficult position. They felt a little embarrassed.
Wang Bei said in a speechless manner, "Teacher Zhang, you can't do it alone!"
Ah Qian also said, "That's right. You only have a pair of hands and a pair of feet. How can you do so much work? This … And there are a lot of professional things in there. You …"
Zhang Ye knew they had good intentions, but he had already made up his mind. Not enough manpower? Then he would work overtime for a few more days. Professional things? After all, he had worked in the radio and television stations for a long time. These things were not difficult for him. Zhang Ye could handle them, "I alone am enough."
Dong Shanshan looked at him, "You know how to pick the costumes?"
Zhang Ye said, "Every episode is a suit and tie. Every episode will have a different color."
Little Yu sweated, "Then what about the set layout?"
Zhang Ye said, "It's in the proposal. I have already written the required scenes."
Dong Shanshan rolled her eyes, "You can't possibly do the post-production editing yourself, right?"
Zhang Ye said matter-of-factly, "My program never needs editing. As long as the audience's footage and my footage are allocated, there is no need for any cuts."
The surrounding colleagues heard it.
Keep bragging! You sure know how to brag!
Of course they did not believe it, but if they were colleagues who had worked with Zhang Ye before, like Hu Fei, Xiao Lu and Dafei, they would definitely know that what Zhang Ye said was true. His recorded program really did not need any cuts. All the footage and the rhythm of the broadcast were perfectly controlled. There was not even a second of excess footage. This was because Zhang Ye's broadcast program was already the finished product of his world. It had already been edited by the professional editors of his world. Zhang Ye used it, so of course there would not be any problems!
Everyone was still trying to persuade him.
However, Zhang Ye was very stubborn. He did not listen to them at all. Actually, he was competing with many people in his heart. Hur Hur, didn't all of you look down on this bro? Alright, then I'll show you! Even if this bro is alone, I can still do the program well! When the time comes, let's see who will still talk nonsense with me!
Before noon, Zhang Ye found Chief Wang and came to Recording Studio 7, which temporarily belonged to him. The audience seats were all ready-made. The lighting rack was also set up. All he needed to do was set up the stage and he could begin recording. Zhang Ye decided that he would work here for the next few days.
After lunch, Zhang Ye did not idle around. All the work fell to him. He no longer had any time to waste, so he began his first job. It was a job that should have been left to the Director or Assistant Director and publicity planner — the production of the program's title sequence.
Zhang Ye found the middle-aged woman who had previously filmed the promotional video for him. He now knew that the woman was called Sister Four. As her husband was also in Weiwo company and was a logistics Deputy Director, he was very popular. Everyone liked to call her husband Brother Four, so Sister Four became a form of address for the woman.
In the staff room.
Zhang Ye dodged left and right as he went in, "Sister Four? Is Sister Four around? "
In the small office, Sister Four looked up with disposable chopsticks in her mouth, "Oh, Teacher Little Zhang?" She was eating a soup dumpling.
Zhang Ye smiled, "I need to film a title sequence over there."
Sister Four nodded, "Alright, give me two seconds." She stuffed the last dumpling into her mouth. She might have been scalded by the soup as she huffed and puffed. Then she stood up and called out to a few people, "Li Zi, Wang 'er, it's time to work." She led the people and machines away with Zhang Ye.
When they passed by the wardrobe room, Zhang Ye quickly went in and greeted the person in charge. He quickly picked four or five suits and ties of various colors. Then he pushed the rolling clothes rack cart to Recording Studio 7.
Upon entering, the few of them were stunned.
Sister Four said in surprise, "Hey, why are you alone?"
Zhang Ye smiled, "It's just me."
"Where are the people from your program team? The Assistant Director? Who's in charge of the title sequence planning? Without that, how are we going to film? "Sister Four and the rest were only from the filming department and did not have any planning.
Zhang Ye said, "The Executive Director and Executive Planner are both me."
After explaining a little, Sister Four was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, "You are really great. Those people from your WebTV department are really great. They are too snobbish. Who says that your program is definitely not good? And they even want to avoid it? Little Zhang, Sister Four supports you. Make a program with an average of 500,000 views for them to see. I will take care of the filming. Your program will be broadcast on Monday, right? Recording on Sunday? I will pick a few good cameramen for you to report to you on Sunday! "
Zhang Ye was in a good mood, "Then I'll thank you in advance?"
"You're welcome. Tell me how you want to film the title sequence." Sister Four asked.
Zhang Ye had already planned it out, "Just a few short segments will do. I will change my clothes for each segment and edit them together."
Sister Four said, "What about the title sequence?"
A cameraman interjected, "I think the advertising slogan for 'I'll speak for myself' is too good. Wouldn't it be a pity not to use it in the title sequence?"
"That's right. That slogan is awesome!" Another female cameraman said.
Sister Four waved her hands professionally, "That won't do. It's too formal and too hot-blooded. I don't really understand Teacher Little Zhang's new program. It's some talk show or something, but the theme should be humorous and funny, right? With such a serious title sequence, it would clash with the theme. It definitely won't do. "
But Zhang Ye smiled, "It won't. Just use that."
Sister Four was stunned, "Don't mess around, Teacher Little Zhang. That won't do!"
"It'll really work. Listen to me. You will know after recording." Zhang Ye was full of confidence, "Can everyone please arrange the background for the filming? I'll go change my clothes and prepare the props. "
Props?
There were still props?
Sister Four was not optimistic about it, but she did not say anything. She called for people to start preparing.
Zhang Ye went backstage to an empty workshop. He changed his clothes and put on a tie. He looked much more energetic. He looked in the mirror and was very satisfied. Then he rummaged through the cabinets and found a "prop". With a nod, he began making the props himself.
… …
It was still lunch break.
When Zhang Ye came out, he saw that there were many people outside.
Dong Shanshan, Wang Bei, Ah Qian, Little Yu, and a few other familiar colleagues were here. They probably wanted to take a look.
Dong Shanshan smiled, "Zhang Ye, do you need help?"
"No need. Take a seat." Zhang Ye greeted them.
Those people sat in the audience seats, waiting to see how Zhang Ye would settle everything by himself.
At this moment, Wang Xiong and a person that Zhang Ye had never seen before, who seemed to be a Leader of the station, came over. They did not say a word and sat in the seats below the stage. Clearly, Wang Xiong was worried about him. He was the producer, director, costume designer and set decorator. Maybe he was afraid that Zhang Ye would mess it up, so he came to confirm if Zhang Ye could do it alone. If there were any problems, he, as the Leader in charge, would not be able to escape the blame.
There were quite a number of people in the audience.
The set was also simply set up.
Sister Four said loudly, "It's done."
Zhang Ye adjusted his suit and walked to the background wall, "Then let's begin."
"Camera ready. Three … Two … One, open!" Sister Four ordered.
The camera's lights lit up. Zhang Ye faced the camera and said, "You can only smell my perfume, but you can't see my sweat. You have your rules, I have my choices. You deny my present, I decide my future …"
The people below the stage frowned.
Eh?
This was still the same commercial?
Still using this as the opening title?
To be honest, this commercial was indeed good, but wasn't this supposed to be a funny segment? Wasn't it supposed to be a segment that told jokes? Wasn't it too serious to make such a commercial!? It was not suitable at all! Indeed, Zhang Ye's abilities and energy were limited. How could he take on so many roles?
Wang Bei, Ah Qian and company were expressionless.
Wang Xiong had already begun shaking his head. The company's staff beside him also whispered a few words to Wang Xiong. It looked like he was not satisfied either.
Sister Four sighed. She wanted to call for a stop, but she did not and continued filming.
However, Zhang Ye did not seem to see their expressions. He became more and more serious and serious. He said with deep emotions, "You mock me for having nothing. I pity you for always waiting. You can belittle our youth, but we will prove whose era this is. Dreams are destined to be a lonely journey. There will be no lack of doubts and mockery along the way, but so what? Even if we are covered in wounds, we will live beautifully!"
Upon saying this, Zhang Ye suddenly did something that baffled everyone. He grabbed a bag of props he had made. It was a bag of sugar and condiments. The label had been covered, but there was a finger on it. There was a word written on it — Salt.
What?
What did this mean?
"I'm Zhang Ye!"
"I'm feeding myself a bag of salt!"
Zhang Ye tilted his head back and poured the prop into his mouth. Then, his expression immediately turned colorful. He covered his throat and coughed a few times!
"Pfft!"
"Hahahahaha!"
Immediately, there was a roar of laughter!
Me endorsing myself is equivalent to feeding myself a bag of salt??
What are you thinking!? What a godly twist! This is a f * * king godly twist!
Dong Shanshan nearly cramped up from laughing. She held her stomach as she laughed non-stop!
The others like Wang Bei, Ah Qian, and Sister Four were also laughing so hard that they could not straighten their backs! Zhang Ye's expression was still serious, but in the end, he suddenly made such a scene! This contrast really made people unable to hold back their laughter!
Zhang Ye put down the prop and gestured, "We can stop filming now!"
After Sister Four finished laughing, she gave a thumbs up in admiration, "This title … is really amazing! Teacher Little Zhang, I'm really impressed by you! "
A few cameramen were also impressed. They were wondering what his brain was made of! A serious advertising message was created! But when it came to the opening advertising message, not a single word had changed. It was still the same words repeated, but it had achieved two completely different effects! One was hot-blooded, while the other was funny! This … So a segment's opening could be shot in such a way! It was too exciting!
Wang Xiong, who was in the audience, revealed a smile.
Another Leader was in a daze!
Only now did they believe that Zhang Ye could really hold multiple jobs. For this short film, not only did he act as the director, he had also participated in the production, planning, costumes, props, etc!
In the afternoon, when it was time to go to work, the "audience" gradually left.
When Dong Shanshan and Wang Bei left, they were still laughing. They were discussing the opening from before.
However, Zhang Ye was still not satisfied. He felt that it was rather monotonous. Hence, he changed into a few more suits and recorded a few more shots before he finished the opening! To others, there was no need to mention how important a segment's opening was, especially a new segment's opening. Some people would rack their brains for this. A single opening might take a week or even a month. This was because it had to be repeated every episode. From a certain point of view, it was more important than the segment's content. However, Zhang Ye only used an hour to finish the opening, and no one said it was bad!
"I'll feed myself a bag of salt"!
This opening was finally decided!
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