Friday.
Having woken up early, he still had plenty of time. Zhang Ye was not in a hurry to take the subway to work. He first stopped at the newspaper stand at the entrance of the district, flipping through the morning papers. He wanted to see if "Little Bunnies Be Good" had been reported.
Beijing Times? No!
Beijing Morning Post? No!
The other Beijing tabloids? None at all!
Zhang Ye was depressed. Could it be that the voting ended too late yesterday? These newspapers were supposed to be printed at four o 'clock. Did they not manage to do it? That would be bad. He still wanted to rely on this to pull up the listenership rate. How could he pull it up without any publicity? Sigh, let's just leave it to fate. Zhang Ye had done everything he could. He had also done his best. Now, he had to see if "Old and Young Story Club" would no longer be at the bottom in listenership ratings. Even if it went up a little to 19th or 20th place, it would be good. At least it wouldn't look that bad. Only then could Zhang Ye continue thinking of ways to pull the program up. There wasn't much time left.
This time, Zhang Ye had really placed all his hopes and bets on the Education Ministry's official Essay Competition. Whether "Old and Young Story Club" could be revived depended on this gamble!
Zhang Ye's current goal was very simple. He wanted to make the program he was working on bigger and better in the shortest time possible. He wanted to win a broadcasting newcomer award in the shortest possible time. It would be best if it had some weight to it. After that, he could just say goodbye to this lousy unit. This was just a springboard for Zhang Ye. It was a transit station for him to move to a higher stage. After obtaining the qualifications he needed, Zhang Ye would naturally be free to fly. If he only relied on "Ghost Blows Out the Light", an unpopular late-night program, his resume would be too thin. It would not be enough!
In the future, he wanted to develop in the direction of a television station host. That was a place where he had to show off his looks. The requirements for looks and height were tens of times higher than that of a radio broadcaster. How could he make the leaders, directors, and program producers of the television station disregard all external requirements and hire a newcomer like Zhang Ye, who had average looks, average height, and no background or connections?
Women, without a face, could still rely on makeup; without makeup, they could still rely on their figures!
But what about men? What could a good-looking man rely on? There were only three things he could rely on.
First: Good kidneys!
Second, your kidneys must be healthy!
Third, the kidneys must be good!
Alright, let's be serious. Actually, for someone like him who lacked the qualifications, he could only rely on strength and experience!
Zhang Ye was not lacking in strength. The only thing he lacked was experience. No matter what, he needed a program that had an explosive rating to build his foundation!
…
Unit.
Everything was as usual.
He had come to work on the dot. The moment he arrived, Jia Yan was holding the listenership ratings table to announce the rankings. Zhang Ye already knew that yesterday's episode was still at the bottom, so he did not give him any face. He did not listen to it and went to the recording studio to record today's episode.
"Hello, children. Recently, there have been many vicious cases of child abduction and robbery while their parents are not at home. So, today, I will tell everyone a short story. The name of the story is' Little Bunnies Be Good '. I hope that everyone will not open the door to strangers in the future!"
"Mother Rabbit has three children. One is called Red Eyes, one is called Long Ears, and one is called Short Tail."
"Little rabbit, be good and open the door."
"Hurry up and open it. I want to come in."
In terms of singing, Zhang Ye was just like a normal person. He did not have much of a foundation, but he was not too bad either. After all, he was a broadcasting major. His voice control, voice condition, and lung capacity had all passed the basic requirements. When he sang the nursery rhyme, it was still very pleasant to the ears.
"No, no, I won't open it!"
"Before Mommy comes back, I won't open it no matter who comes!"
After singing a few times and re-recording a few times, Zhang Ye was finally satisfied. He called his assistant, Xiaofang, to organize the recording tape.
The moment Xiaofang arrived, she stammered, "Teacher Zhang, your … your program's rating …"
"It's last, right? I already knew it yesterday. It's not a problem. "Zhang Ye did not make a fuss.
Xiaofang was even more anxious than him. She said, "But after tomorrow's weekend ends, 'Old and Young Story Club' will stop broadcasting. You will not have a program anymore!"
Zhang Ye said, "Isn't there still two more days? Until the end, no one knows the outcome. "
At noon, the program began broadcasting. Zhang Ye did not go to eat, but was restlessly thinking about the rating. However, Zhao Guozhou and the two Leaders of the channels did not go to work today. They seemed to have gone to a meeting somewhere. It seemed like the Beijing Writers' Association was organizing a Mid-Autumn Poetry Meet next week. It was even going to be a live broadcast. It was almost the Mid-Autumn Festival, and everyone seemed to be busy with this. Hence, Zhang Ye had no way of knowing the rating in advance. As for the promotions for "Little Bunnies Be Good", there was no news at all. The television station and the newspapers were all very quiet. This made Zhang Ye's heart turn cold.
…
The next day. Saturday.
Today was a collective overtime. Almost all the colleagues were here.
"Teacher Jia, have you finished recording the first episode?"
"The first two episodes have been recorded. What do you think?"
"Not bad. The quality is very high. I think it can enter the top ten."
"Teacher Jia, you are really awesome. The station will be the world of you young people in the future."
When Zhang Ye came to the office, he saw Jia Yan mingling with his colleagues. Being in the middle of compliments, Jia Yan seemed to enjoy this feeling.
Jia Yan suddenly saw Zhang Ye and gave a fake smile, "Yo, Teacher Zhang, you're here? I happened to be looking for you. It's time for our program to hand over. "
Zhang Ye put down his things and sat down. He did not even look at him.
Jia Yan's face sank, "My program will be broadcast on Monday. Greet the listeners on Saturday and Sunday, and promote my program, alright?" After a pause, he said, "Teacher Zhang, I know you have your thoughts and opinions. You can't accept the result of your program being axed, but the station has a hard rule. If a program's rating is in the bottom three for a long period of time, the station has the right to make adjustments to the program or even delete it according to the actual situation. Nowadays, fairy tale programs are in a slump. This is the general trend. All the radio and television stations' children's programs are beginning to make adjustments. No one can save it, so I hope you can look at the big picture and open up a path for my program."
Zhang Ye looked at him, "I don't need a newcomer like you to tell me what the big picture is. Just do your own thing. Do you have the right to interfere in my matters?"
"Are you looking for trouble?" Jia Yan was infuriated.
Zhang Ye laughed, "I'm here to do my job and do my own thing. The moment you come up, you lecture me. Who's looking for trouble?"
"Little Zhang, what's with your attitude?" Wu Datao, who had a conflict with Zhang Ye, berated, "Did you eat gunpowder with your words?"
Zhang Ye looked at him and said, "This is my attitude. It was like this in the past and it will be like this in the future. I don't need anyone to lecture me on what is what. I still have the same words. 'Old and Young Story Club' is still being broadcast. This program is still hosted by me. My program does not need anyone telling me what to do! You want to be in charge of the Literature Channel's afternoon slot? Alright, let's talk about it when your program really goes on air! "
Jia Yan clashed with him, "Alright! Then I'll be waiting! "
Tian Bin laughed, "Zhang Ye, you didn't see the ratings yesterday, right?"
A channel's veteran host said, "Little Zhang, Old Feng's program is something I've heard and watched over the years. Although I don't want it to end, the truth is that it can't keep up with the times. There are too few fairy tales these days, and there are too few high quality works. It's the trend of the times."
Teacher Feng, who was sitting beside Zhang Ye, also sighed.
Another middle-aged editor said, "We can understand your mentality of wanting to do a good program, but you have to be realistic. You should prepare for the program's end."
There were those who kicked him while he was down, while there were those who gloated. Everyone began "lecturing" Zhang Ye.
Wang Xiaomei listened to the chattering and felt annoyed. She said, "The program will definitely end, but how Teacher Little Zhang does the program will end it. He definitely has his own ideas. Everyone, there's no need for you to speak one after another, right? Can't you mind your own business? "
The veteran host frowned, "Xiaomei, why can't the few of us old comrades say something to a rookie? His way of thinking is problematic, so why can't others say it? "
Zhang Ye could not help but laugh, "I don't think there's anything wrong with my way of thinking. I just want to use a positive attitude to do my program well. Is there anything wrong with this way of thinking?"
Tian Bin grunted, "But will you do it well?"
Jia Yan threw up his hands, "Let's not talk about it. He won't listen anyway."
Wu Datao shook his head, "Wanting to chase up one or two spots is a positive attitude. Wanting to jump from being at the bottom of the listenership ratings to the top ten? That's biting off more than one can chew! Wishful thinking! "
Someone came from outside!
"Who can take the listenership ratings table?" It was a staff member from the listenership statistics department.
"Give it to me." Jia Yan was like a leader as he slowly walked over to take the table. After the staff member left, he did not even look at it. He directly said to everyone, "Let me announce yesterday's listenership ratings." This feeling was wonderful. He had high hopes for his future and was very optimistic about his program. He was thinking that when his program's listenership ratings increased, he would definitely be able to get an official position with his connections in the station. When that happened, he would teach that Zhang a lesson!
Everyone was absent-minded. Few paid attention. There was no other way. The station's listenership ratings were almost fixed. It was about the same every day, so it was very difficult for there to be any changes.
Teacher Feng did not mind, or it could be said that he did not even want to listen.
"First place …" Jia Yan announced, "Teacher Wang Xiaomei's' Talk About the World ', listenership rating: 3.87%."
It was not normal for Wang Xiaomei's listenership ratings to break 4%. It was only because of the timing. But even if it did not break 4% again, "Talk About the World" had gained a large number of listeners after the college student suicide incident. The listenership ratings were much higher than before.
Everyone clapped their hands symbolically and then continued to work on their own things with their heads lowered.
"Second place …" Seeing this, Jia Yan's hands suddenly trembled for some reason. It was as if he had seen a ghost. He stared with widened eyes, "This!"
"What's the matter?"
"Teacher Jia?"
"Why aren't you reading it?"
Only then did everyone realize that something was amiss. They all looked over.
Wu Datao chuckled, "Why? Did my 'Entertainment Daily's' listenership ratings increase again? "
"Entertainment Daily" was always second in the Literature Channel's listenership ratings. Due to the special nature of this program, there would be a change of announcers every few days. Usually, it was a male and female duo. Now, it was Wu Datao and a female anchor who were the hosts. This week's listenership ratings had been very good, and it was steadily increasing.
Jia Yan did not say a word.
Wu Datao was stunned. Why? I'm not in second place?
Everyone was in an uproar. Impossible! "Entertainment Daily" was a news program! A program with such attributes had never fallen out of second place!
Then who was it?
"Late-night Ghost Stories"? No way! Late-night programs did not have such a listener base!
Under everyone's gaze, Jia Yan paused for a long time before saying in a daze, "Second place is … 'Old and Young Story Club'. Listenership rating: 2.40%!"
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