In the next few days.
The Peking University incident was getting more and more intense!
Although some of the television media outlets were trying to control the negative coverage of this incident, with some not mentioning it at all and some just glossing over it, with such a huge incident and unprecedented situation, it was impossible to completely suppress it. At least on the internet, heated discussions and discussions could be seen everywhere. Even after a few days, when the incident at the Peking University Auditorium was brought up, everyone was still talking about it!
"Support Zhang Ye!"
"Count me in!"
"Face-smacking Zhang is showing his prowess again!"
"Support Teacher Zhang Ye's' Three Rules for Patriotism '!"
"F * * k, it's already been two or three days, why are you all still talking about this? I've been seeing all these voices on the internet for the past few days. Do you all have any proper work to do? If you have the time, why don't you all post some porn? This is proper work! You have to prioritize, comrades! "
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In the morning.
Zhang Ye woke up from his bed. He rolled over and wanted to light a cigarette to wake himself up, but then he remembered that it was going to be World No Tobacco Day soon — his previous world's date was different from this world's. Recently, there had been a lot of "disgusting" quit smoking PSAs on TV. Just thinking about it made him not want to smoke anymore. He threw down the pack of cigarettes and yawned. Leaning against the headboard, he took out his cell phone and browsed Weibo to see what the netizens were discussing.
There are still people scolding me?
Well, there are more people supporting me.
Zhang Ye browsed through the comments and was suddenly amused. He saw that his fans had given him a new nickname — Crazy Speech Demon!
What kind of nickname was that!
Did it have to be so unpleasant to hear!
Suddenly, a call from Eastern Publishing Firm came in.
It was a crisp female voice. It was the editor of the publishing firm, Li Mei, who had come to Zhang Ye's house previously. "Teacher Zhang, it's me, Little Li. Are you still sleeping?"
Zhang Ye sat up and smiled. "No, I just woke up."
Li Mei said: "Your 'Legend of Wukong' has already gone on sale in all the major bookstores today."
Zhang Ye naturally knew about this. "How are the sales?"
"I was in the Bookstore Building, so I definitely couldn't calculate the actual sales. The store just opened not too long ago, so I could only observe and calculate with my own eyes. In any case, the dozens of youngsters who walked past the shelves were all here for 'Legend of Wukong'. Some of them did not even look at it and went to pay for it, while others were still reading it. the shelves are already crowded with people."
"That's not bad."
"It's your books that are good."
"Hehe, you've worked hard. Come visit us when you're free. My mom was talking about you the day before yesterday."
"Definitely, definitely. I miss Auntie too. Then, Teacher Zhang, I'll go back to work first. I'm getting someone to communicate with the staff of the Book Building and a few key sales outlets. As you have given us the copyrights for 'Ghost Blows Out the Light' and 'Zhang Ye's Compilation', as well as those fairy tales, the second edition printing of these books is almost done. We would like to set up a counter for you. If there are too many people, it would be inconvenient."
"Alright, I'll trouble you then."
"What are you talking about? This is my job."
Li Mei's tone was filled with joy. She was the one who had gotten the copyright for Legend of Wukong from Zhang Ye. She had squeezed out countless other large publishing firms to obtain the copyright. It was like pulling a tooth out of a tiger's mouth. This also made Li Mei famous in the industry. Her current task was to handle the publishing of Legend of Wukong, or to put it more precisely, she was directly responsible for Zhang Ye's editor. Ghost Blows Out the Light and the other books were also handled by her on a one-to-one basis. Li Mei did not care about the other authors and was only responsible for Zhang Ye. This decision was also made by the publishing firm's upper management. For a great author like Zhang Ye who could casually throw out a few words and still sell them for money, he naturally had this kind of special privilege.
After hanging up, Zhang Ye thought of checking his Celebrity Rankings Index. Although the Peking University incident had caused a lot of controversy and he had received a lot of criticism, there were also a lot of people who supported him. As such, he felt that it would bring him quite a bit of popularity points, so he tapped on it to have a look.
Celebrity Rankings Index.
Next page …
Next page …
C-list Celebrities:
First: Shi Yu
Second: Zhang Ye
Third: Chen Fanghua
As expected, his ranking had risen. His popularity points soared very quickly!
He remembered that a few days ago, Zhang Ye's popularity had exploded because of the mathematical conjecture. His popularity had soared to the forefront of the C-list celebrity rankings. At that time, he was ranked fourth on the C-list rankings, but as there were fluctuations, it was more accurate to say that he was still in fourth or fifth place. But today, he was already in second place. One had to know that the higher one went in the popularity rankings, the harder it was to climb up the rankings. The fewer people there were, the greater the difference in popularity points. So don't think that Zhang Ye had risen from fourth or fifth place to second place.
That meant that as long as Zhang Ye moved up another spot and squeezed out of the last place in the B-list rankings, he would be able to surpass the other party's overall popularity points. Then he would be able to achieve the goal that he had set at the beginning of the year and advance to the B-list rankings!
He was just one step away!
He was really just one step away from it!
Of course, although it was just one step, if one were to analyze the statistics, Zhang Ye was still far from reaching the required popularity points to advance. They were B-list celebrities! Which one of them wasn't a well-known celebrity in the country? Even if it was the worst of them, it wouldn't be that bad. Hence, Zhang Ye was not blindly optimistic. He knew that there was still a long way to go and it wouldn't be easy, especially for someone like him who didn't take the usual path. What others were born with, he would need to work a hundred or even a thousand times harder to get.
His mother called out to him from outside.
"Son."
"Yes."
"Get up, it's time to eat."
"I'll be right out."
Zhang Ye got up and washed up. Then he sat down at the dining table with his parents.
His mother peeled an egg for him and handed it to him. "Here, have some."
"Thanks, Mom." Zhang Ye picked it up and started eating.
His father gave him a sidelong glance and said, "How old are you? Why are you still peeling eggs for him? Doesn't he know how to do it himself? It's been so many years and I've never seen you peel an egg for me before. "
His mother rolled her eyes and said, "My son is already an associate professor. How can he get the same treatment as you?"
Zhang Ye chuckled and said, "Don't mind me, Dad. I'll peel it for you. I'll peel it for you."
Receiving the peeled egg from his son, his father acknowledged, "That's more like it." He opened his mouth and ate it. After swallowing, he said, "How's work? Do you have a job yet? "
His mother turned on the television.
When Zhang Ye heard this, he said, "Not yet."
His mother tilted her head. "Why? No one has contacted you yet? "
Zhang Ye threw up his hands. "That's right. It's been a few days, but there hasn't been any news."
"Heh, that bunch of people really have eyes but fail to recognize Mt. Tai." His mother said unhappily, "In the past, weren't there always companies trying to poach you? They were looking for you here and there, but now that you're getting more and more famous, why aren't they looking for you? Son, is it because of the Peking University incident? You've been banned again? That can't be. Didn't your new novel go on sale today? I even saw your Brain Gold commercial last night, but it wasn't banned! "
His father said, "After causing such a big commotion, it's already a miracle that he hasn't been banned. Do you still expect the television stations to look for him immediately? I guess that bunch of people are just waiting to see what happens. "
What he said was indeed true. Zhang Ye could see it now. Indeed, because of this speech, his popularity had increased by quite a bit and he had gained quite a number of fans. In the end, he was not banned, but only suspended from classes. It did not seem to affect him much, and he was even thriving with each passing day. But in fact, it was not that simple. After all, this incident had involved some sensitive matters. No one knew if Zhang Ye would really be fine. If he was fine today, and the television station invited him to do a new program, and the next day, the higher-ups would begin to "settle the score" and ban Zhang Ye. Then the television station would definitely suffer a great loss of manpower and resources. They might even be implicated and be in trouble. Hence, Zhang Ye was like a ticking time bomb to many people. They were afraid that he would suddenly explode at any time!
This was one of the reasons, and another was Zhang Ye's bad temper. The Peking University incident had made many people realize that even without any political reasons, Zhang Ye himself was a ticking time bomb. No one knew when or where he would explode, and cause some earth-shattering event. Hence, with all these factors in mind, everyone was extremely apprehensive of Zhang Ye! The apprehension was not about Zhang Ye's ability. No one could deny his ability, and everyone acknowledged it. But the apprehension was about his bad temper. If a typical television station wanted to recruit Zhang Ye, they would need a lot of courage!
That was probably the situation.
Zhang Ye was in an awkward situation.
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Online. A lot of people were also concerned about Zhang Ye's whereabouts.
"Why haven't I seen Teacher Zhang in the past few days?"
"Where did Zhang Ye go?"
"Has his new job been confirmed yet?"
"His classes have been suspended, so I can't even listen to Zhang Ye's lecture videos anymore. I've already watched Legend of Wukong online, but Teacher Zhang doesn't have any new works to do recently. Why isn't there any news of him doing anything new?"
"But he hasn't been banned yet, right?"
"Yeah, he hasn't been banned."
"Could it be that no television station has approached Teacher Zhang?"
"What are the television stations doing? Hurry up and sign Zhang Ye on. Teacher Zhang has done so many shows before, and he can be a host and program planner. Every one of his new shows has always had good viewership ratings. He has never failed before, so what's there to hesitate about? An annual salary of 8 million RMB wouldn't be a loss either! Why haven't any of the television stations made a move yet? "
"Pfft, Teacher Zhang must be very unpopular this time!"
"I hope that Zhang Ye will host a variety show this time. He's too humorous!"
"Don't, I hope that Teacher Zhang will continue doing academic programs like Lecture Room. I love watching such programs. I'm really looking forward to it."
"I like singing programs."
Countless netizens were eagerly anticipating Zhang Ye's next work.
......
However, at home.
After waiting for so long, Zhang Ye ended up with an unexpected job offer.
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