Midnight.
Yao Jiancai stared at him, "Old bro, you're awesome!"
Zhang Ye laughed, "Hur Hur, it's just so-so."
"How did you do it?" Yao Jiancai looked at his cellphone, "Did you write the rankings wrongly? Why did all 28 of us drop and only you rose?"
Zhang Ye explained, "There's a crosstalk actor called Tang Dazhang who kept finding fault with me. He annoyed me, so I posted a few poems, one a day. Somehow, my popularity went up a little."
Yao Jiancai was stunned, "Tang Dazhang? I even knew him from my crosstalk days. We've met a few times. Why did you pick a fight with him? "
Zhang Ye said innocently, "You should ask him. I didn't do anything to him."
"Then you posted a few poems?" Yao Jiancai asked.
"Yes." Zhang Ye said.
Yao Jiancai said, "You're too strange! Let me take a look! "
Zhang Ye said, "Hur Hur, let's see."
Yao Jiancai still could not believe it. He immediately went to Weibo to confirm it. After reading through the entire incident, he was completely convinced. He gave Zhang Ye a thumbs up and laughed, "You're really good. My old bro is really capable. Come, let's do this!"
"Let's go." Zhang Ye clinked glasses with him with beer.
Yao Jiancai said in admiration, "Only you can use such a move. Other people in the entertainment industry do not have your heaven-defying literary talent." Zhang Ye waved his hands, "This is just a temporary measure. It won't last long.
Zhang Ye waved his hands and said, "This is at most a stopgap measure. It won't last long. I can't write a poem every day and post it. Even if I can write it, the people won't like to read it. This is a matter of time, place, and people. At this juncture, those three poems of mine only increased my popularity a little. Once this matter is over, even if I write ten poems a day, it will be meaningless. The netizens will definitely be tired of reading it. No method or method can withstand using it every day. So, by tomorrow or the day after, my popularity will still drop. It's just that I will die a few days later than you all." Zhang Ye waved his hands and said, "This is at most a stopgap measure.
Others saw Zhang Ye going against the trend and feeling very glorious, scolding, smacking faces, and even ignoring the ban order to continue growing his popularity. But only Zhang Ye himself knew that this was only temporary. After two days or even a day, the situation would still be the same as before. He could not escape from this trend.
Yao Jiancai slurped a few mouthfuls of instant noodles and said, "Yeah, this ban has blocked all our paths."
"That's why we have to think of something." Zhang Ye had only a mouthful of noodles left and was no longer in the mood to eat. He gulped down his beer and said, "I can't just wait for death to come."
Yao Jiancai shook his head. "Movies, television dramas, variety shows, and even novels can't be written anymore. What else can we do? Even if we invest in filming something ourselves, we won't be allowed to broadcast it on TV, and we won't be approved for online videos either! "
Zhang Ye also fell silent.
"Let's drink."
"Come."
"Today, we brothers won't stop until we're drunk!"
"Alright, I'll accompany you to the end!"
Upon hearing this.
Five tins.
Ten tins.
Beer after beer went down their stomachs!
After drinking too much, they naturally spoke without thinking. Zhang Ye and Yao Jiancai immediately began cursing. One moment, they cursed the television station, and the next moment, they cursed the Heavens. The resentment that had accumulated over the past few days exploded at this moment.
......
The next day.
8 AM.
The room was in a mess. The instant noodle bowls were on the table, while the chopsticks had fallen to the ground. The floor was littered with beer cans. Zhang Ye was snoring on the bed, while Yao Jiancai was snoring loudly on the sofa. The two of them had drunk too much yesterday.
The television was not switched off.
It was playing the promotional video for this year's highly anticipated crosstalk and skit competition.
Zhang Ye was woken up by the sound of the television. He kicked off his blanket and opened his eyes. He rubbed his sore neck and yawned. "Old Yao, you're still sleeping?"
Yao Jiancai snorted with his eyes closed.
Zhang Ye sat up in bed and glanced at the television.
"This year's competition is the same as previous years. It is split into two divisions, the crosstalk division and the skit division. The deadline for registration for the crosstalk division is 11 AM today. After we stop accepting registrations, starting tomorrow, the crosstalk division's selection will officially begin. It is split into the preliminaries, elimination rounds and the finals. The preliminaries — Applicants will perform their crosstalk works live. It will be broadcasted live on the internet. The judges and the audience will vote to determine the winner. The elimination rounds — Central TV's Department 11 will broadcast the entire process live. The contestants will face each other …"
Oh?
Zhang Ye looked at the television and suddenly blinked. He shouted towards the sofa, "Old Yao!"
Yao Jiancai was still sleeping soundly.
"Old Yao, stop sleeping, stop sleeping!" Zhang Ye shouted.
Yao Jiancai turned his head gloomily. "What?"
Zhang Ye got off the bed. "Hurry up and get up. Watch TV!"
"TV?" Yao Jiancai smacked his lips and rubbed his temples as he sat up. He casually glanced at the television. "Hai, I was wondering what it was. Isn't it just this year's crosstalk and skit competition? What's there to fuss about? It has been promoted for so long. Doesn't it happen every year!?"
Zhang Ye hurriedly asked, "How are the program's viewership ratings?"
Yao Jiancai said, "Are you asking about the internet or television?"
"Tell me both." Zhang Ye seemed to be very excited.
Yao Jiancai glanced at him and rubbed his eyes. "That can't be. You don't even know about this competition? Don't you usually watch TV? The annual crosstalk and skit competition is Central TV's signature program. It is broadcasted on the newly constructed Department 11. It is the same as Department 1 and 2. Department 11 is a nationwide satellite channel. Its signal can basically cover more than half of China. As for the viewership ratings, other than the year before last, it was ranked second in the country. The year before that, and last year, it was ranked first in the country. The online views are also in the hundreds of millions! "
Zhang Ye gasped. "It's that good?"
Yao Jiancai said curiously, "You don't even know that. Why are you still in the entertainment industry? You're even a television host? This competition is Central TV's signature program. How can it not be good? "
Zhang Ye hurriedly asked, "How can the viewership ratings be so high? Can a typical crosstalk or skit attract so many viewers? Are there so many good programs? "
He was actually a stranger to this world. Even though he had crammed in the knowledge of this new world, there were still many things that he did not understand too deeply. Zhang Ye had heard of this world's crosstalk and skit competition a long time ago. He also knew that this competition was different from similar competitions in his previous world, but he had not seen it for himself. Zhang Ye did not have much of an idea about it. Now that he heard that this program was ranked first in the country in the viewership ratings, he could not help but be stunned.
Yao Jiancai said, "Of course there are good programs. Every year, there are quite a number of good works. Some of these works are even better than the crosstalk and skits on the Spring Festival Gala. It's very worth watching. Besides, there are other reasons why the viewership ratings are so high. For example, this kind of competition does not limit the number of participants. It doesn't matter if you are a professional crosstalk worker or a farmer, as long as you sign up, you can go on. Naturally, there will be some weirdos and wacky people, or those who are especially bad at it. There are even some who stutter and sign up to do crosstalk. It's quite strange, but a lot of viewers love watching this. I remember during the online broadcast of last year's preliminaries, there were quite a few people who went viral. This program is very good at creating stars. Well, of course, those who are wacky will not last long. Those who really want to make a name for themselves on this stage are all people with real talent."
Zhang Ye asked uncertainly, "The preliminaries are also broadcasted live?"
"That's right." Since there are no restrictions on the number of participants, it's inevitable that there will be people who go up to cause trouble. This has happened every year, so if there are really wacky people or if their performance is too bad, they will not upload their works. Well, there are such cases, but not many. Oh yes, if the contestant's performance is better or the work is more outstanding, the judges of that group will also recommend the contestant and work based on the situation. As there are too many contestants, without Central TV's recommendation, it would be more difficult for them to come out. So for those who are really aiming to advance to the next round, they will also place a lot of emphasis on the preliminaries. "
"How many people are participating?" Zhang Ye asked.
Yao Jiancai said, "I don't know about the skit division. If it's the crosstalk division, I think there were about four to five thousand people last year."
Zhang Ye was shocked, "Damn, four to five thousand people? There are that many? Central TV must be bragging about it, right? "
Yao Jiancai said, "I'm not exaggerating, there are indeed so many. Everyone knows that this program is very popular, so there are naturally a lot of people signing up for it. Furthermore, there are no restrictions on the number of people signing up for it, so everyone can participate. There are also people who come with the mentality of having fun, or a lot of newcomers who have just entered the crosstalk and skit circle, or the disciples of crosstalk and skit masters and skit artists. All of them will come to test their strength. Although this competition is an entertainment program, it is also very professional. Just look at the youth duo that appeared on this year's Spring Festival Gala. They were the runners-up in the crosstalk competition four years ago, so this competition is also the biggest and most professional talent show platform in the country for crosstalk and skit. If they perform well and get a high ranking, there will be people from related companies among the judges. They will directly sign a contract with them. For example, the crosstalk club that Tang Dazhang has set up.
After talking for a long time, he explained for a long time.
Zhang Ye finally had a full understanding of this competition.
Finally, Yao Jiancai's eyelids were fighting to close again, "Go check it out online. I'm still sleeping. You woke me up just for this?" He lay down again.
But Zhang Ye pulled him up, "Why are you still sleeping?"
Yao Jiancai said in a speechless manner, "What are we going to do if not sleep!?"
Zhang Ye kept watching the promotional video for the crosstalk and skit competition on television, "F * * k! Let's go and sign up! "
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