At night.
Zhang Ye was in his study, writing his second grade winter homework. The questions were not difficult, but as he had to imitate Chenchen's ugly "pork face" handwriting, Zhang Ye's speed was naturally very slow. After he finished writing, he looked at his watch. It was already 8: 30 PM.
Ring, ring, ring.
Another phone call. It was from Yao Jiancai.
It was quite chaotic over there. There seemed to be music, but it was unknown if it was a bar or KTV.
"Little Zhang, it's me." Yao Jiancai said.
Zhang Ye smiled and said: "What's the matter, Old Yao?"
Yao Jiancai: "I'm at KTV with a few friends. Do you want to come?"
Zhang Ye: "Have you finished filming?"
Yao Jiancai: "Yes, I just got back to Beijing and went out to film an outdoor scene. It was done very quickly."
Zhang Ye: "Hur Hur, I can't go. I'm at home taking care of my child. A friend entrusted her to me, so I can't leave."
Yao Jiancai: "Then there's no other way. Oh yes, I heard that the SARFT's new policy will be announced tomorrow. I wonder what it is. Do you have any news about it?"
Zhang Ye: "If you don't have any, how could I?"
Yao Jiancai: "No one in your circle of friends knows about it?"
Zhang Ye said helplessly: "… Do you think I have a circle of friends?"
Yao Jiancai laughed when he heard this, "Hahaha, that's true. You have offended too many people. Only this old bro dares to be close to you. Your social relations are really bad."
"What do you mean bad social relations? I'm just keeping a low profile." Zhang Ye did not like what he heard.
"No matter what, it's still you." Yao Jiancai said: "Alright, then this old bro will sing and drink. I even said that we would have a gathering after coming back. You don't have the time either. If there's a chance in two days, let's find a place to have a gathering alone. We haven't seen each other in a long time."
"Sure." Zhang Ye hung up.
In the entertainment industry, other people made friends based on benefits. Those celebrities who ate, drank, and played together every day, and those celebrity girlfriends who posted photos together every day, were basically people who could help each other in their careers. However, Zhang Ye and Yao Jiancai did not have such a relationship. Zhang Ye was involved in literature and work as a host. At most, he could dabble in music, but Yao Jiancai was an actor, mainly a television drama actor. Although they were both in the entertainment industry, with one being a C-lister and the other a D-lister, they had nothing to do with each other when it came to work. The only time Zhang Ye got to know Yao Jiancai was when he had a cameo role in a movie.
Disregarding Dong Shanshan and Zhang Yuanqi, Zhang Ye's closest friend in the entertainment industry was Old Yao. What kind of major incidents did the two of them encounter? No! What kind of great favor did they help each other? No! How many times do you think they've had dinner together? None at all! But whenever the two of them bumped into each other, they would always have a good chat. Their temperaments were especially compatible with each other, and they were even older than each other. Even in a place like the entertainment industry where fish and dragons mixed together, this group of friends was considered quite an oddity!
Closing his workbook, his thoughts could not help but jump to tomorrow. The SARFT's policy would be announced tomorrow? Just don't implicate this bro. Zhang Ye had a feeling of uneasiness. This was because the WebTV station had broadcast "Zhang Ye's Talk Show" during the New Year's time slot, afraid that it would be affected by the policy. Zhang Ye felt that they must have heard some rumors, or else they wouldn't be feeling so insecure. There was an 80% chance that the policy this time was not a small one. It would definitely have a great impact on the entertainment industry!
Hai, just wait and see.
It was useless to think so much now. At most, he would make his next program a more positive one. He would not do a talk show, which was a satirical variety show.
The study door suddenly opened.
Chenchen said, "Zhang Ye, I'm tired."
Zhang Ye got up, "Then go to sleep."
"Help me wash up." Chenchen said matter-of-factly.
Zhang Ye sighed and looked at the time. He guessed that the landlady auntie would not be coming back today, so this matter would be his to handle. He went to the bathroom with Chenchen and then squatted down to carry her. He lifted her to the sink and she used her toothbrush to brush her teeth. Then, she huffed and puffed as she washed her face. After she was done, Zhang Ye put her down and gave her a towel to wipe her face.
"I'm going to sleep."
"OK, good night."
Chenchen slowly walked up the stairs by herself.
Zhang Ye was worried, so he followed her up to take a look. After covering her with a blanket and pillow, he switched off the lights and went downstairs. He was not sleepy, so he prepared to get down to business.
The SARFT's new policy was like a rock pressing down on his heart. He could not relax no matter what. Zhang Ye had already made plans for the worst, so he needed to expand his capabilities. If the SARFT really "regulated" the entertainment industry, Zhang Ye would definitely be affected. He could not just sit there and wait. He had to make plans early and hold onto more trump cards, so that he could deal with the myriad of changes by remaining unchanged.
What was his trump card?
Naturally, it was the game ring!
Ever since the last few Lottery Draws, he realized that the Skill Category Experience Books were of great help to him. For example, the Lock Picking skill from before, or the Computer Programming and Network Technology skill books. Back then, he did not think that they were useful, nor did he care. He felt that he had drawn something that was not ideal, but when it came to the critical moment, these skills had all come in handy.
Skill was power!
Skill was life!
Hence, Zhang Ye planned to master a few more skills today. Yes, he did not want the Stats Category or the Consumption Category. He just wanted the Skill Category Experience Books. Even if he could not use them now, he could leave them for the future. There would definitely be a time when they could be of use. They might even be of great help to him in his work or life. Taking 10,000 steps back, even if he could not use these skills in the end, it did not matter. The loss of this bit of Reputation was still acceptable.
Why?
Why was this fellow so generous?
It was because Zhang Ye had been paying attention to his game ring's total Reputation points. His total Reputation points had already reached a terrifying value!
More than 110 million!
Every time he saw his total Reputation points, he was overjoyed!
Where did so many Reputation points come from? A portion of it was left over from Zhang Ye's previous Lottery Draws, about 30 million. This was all accumulated in the past. There was also a small portion left over from "Zhang Ye's Talk Show" and his other works. Even if it was Zhang Ye's earliest prose poem, "The Song of the Stormy Petrel" and the novel, "Ghost Blows Out the Light", it was not that he did not have any Reputation points at all. There would always be people who did not know Zhang Ye or had not read "Ghost Blows Out the Light", who would go to the bookstore to buy the book. After getting to know his works, they would also pay attention to Zhang Ye as a person. They would then search for his other works to follow.
Of course, for his total Reputation points to exceed 100 million, it was all thanks to the Panda Burning Incense!
To be able to increase his Reputation points by so much this time was a special situation, a special case. In the past, although Zhang Ye was famous, it was only in Beijing, China, and some other places. Not to mention the world stage, he had not even appeared on the Asian stage. However, the Panda Burning Incense had made the world know about Hacker "2". Although a majority of the people did not pay much attention to internet viruses and hackers, nor did they admire them, there were still people who paid attention to them. There were people who felt that hackers were very powerful and knew how scary they were. For example, Korea, China, and other countries' programmers and hacker experts. As such, the Reputation points that these people brought to Zhang Ye had led to his terrifying Reputation points today!
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