"Confirm OK!"
[Countdown to one day: the equipment adjustment is nearing completion.]
Countdown to 3 days: 25% of the intro clips for the contestants had been completed. As the workload was too large and there was not enough manpower, they could not achieve the expected efficiency. As a result, Zhang Ye made a last-minute change to only complete the intro clips for the contestants who would be appearing on stage for the first episode. The other contestants' intro clips would be recorded another day. In any case, as long as they finished recording the first episode of The Voice, they would have another week of preparation time.
…
"That's not a problem." Jiang Yuan was very straightforward. "Tell everyone that everyone's bonus at the end of the month will be quadrupled, and the year-end bonus will be calculated separately. Next year's salary will be adjusted, and everyone will be given an additional raise!"
"The test is over."
"I actually made it in time!"
Zhang Ye said happily, "Sure."
"Director Zhang, please give us your instructions!"
He hung up.
"The 19 contestants of the first episode are already backstage. Three of the coaches have arrived and are getting dressed up in the dressing room. Only Sister Zhang is left. I just called to confirm that Sister Zhang is on her way here and will arrive at Central TV in 10 minutes. Her manager said that Sister Zhang came with her makeup, so she won't need to wait for the makeup time. Once the coaches are all here, we can start the show."
At this moment, Zhang Ye walked to a corner and took out his cell phone to call Central TV Department 1's Deputy Director Jiang Yuan. "Director Jiang, our preparations are all done!"
Everyone was even more excited when they heard that there would be a bonus and a raise in salary.
Zhang Ye repeated, "It's all done."
"They're all here. They're verifying their identities and issuing their admission passes."
The editor, Sister Liu, had two daughters. She had left both of them with her husband and mother. For the past six days, she had not picked up her children from school, nor had she eaten at home. Other than sleeping, she had spent all her time at work!
"Listen to your command!"
And then today.
Everyone said excitedly.
"Light?"
Zhang Ye said, "Now is not the time to celebrate. The preparations are all done. We still have one last battle left, and it's also the most crucial one. We're at the final juncture, so let's not drop the ball!"
At the recording studio.
This was a miracle created by everyone's collective efforts!
"No problem!"
"It's really done!"
"We did it! We really did it!! "
Everyone was so excited that they could not control themselves!
"Mentors and contestants?"
"To produce a large-scale singing talent show in 20 days, no one in the entire history of the industry has ever managed to do that! I've never heard of it overseas! "
Zhang Ye said, "Let the audience in and the coaches in position. We'll start recording immediately!"
Several of the female staff, including Little Wang, even shed a few tears. Even Ha Qiqi, the assistant director, turned her head away and secretly wiped the corners of her eyes! It was too difficult! These six days had been too difficult for them. Everyone in the program team had put in so much effort. The intensity of working from morning to midnight every day was something that no other program team in Central TV could imagine!
"It's done. It's all installed!"
It was an uproar!
"Audience?"
"Heavens!"
But Zhang Ye said, "No, Director Jiang, you didn't hear what I said. I was talking about the preparations …. Everything has been done. The stage, the equipment, the music, none of them were discounted!"
Perhaps in the eyes of Jiang Yuan and the others at Central TV, it was already a miracle that The Voice's production team managed to make it in time for the broadcast. But they did not expect that they had actually prepared everything perfectly. This had indeed given Jiang Yuan a pleasant surprise. "Good! Good! I already said that you, Little Zhang, would definitely be fine! "
Jiang Yuan said in disbelief, "How did you all do it?"
After Zhang Ye confirmed the final segment, he finally took a deep breath. Suddenly, he felt his legs turn to jelly. Seeing a chair beside him, he plopped down onto it!
"Post-Production VCR?"
Little Zhao from the Equipment Team was accidentally injured by a falling board and sprained his ankle. However, he continued working with an injury and did not even take a day off!
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "That's what we did. Everyone worked overtime and gave it their all!"
Zhang Ye was doing the final confirmation of the work.
"Director Zhang, it's done. We're adding in the subtitles and background music!"
"Work pass? Audience pass? "
All of the program team's staff had gathered together.
So at this moment, many of them were crying tears of joy. They could only use their tears and shouts to express their emotions. No one in the entire Central TV thought that they could complete this task without any discounting, but they had used their actions to tell everyone — they had done it!
Zhang Ye suddenly said loudly, "I suggest that we give ourselves a round of applause!"
Jiang Yuan said, "Alright, then I won't disturb your work any longer. My request is still the same. We must ensure that the post-production editing and subtitles are completed before the broadcast time. The program's viewership ratings must be at least 0.7%, which is the lowest that the station can accept. If the first episode's viewership ratings are not satisfactory, the program's length might be greatly reduced. A program that was originally scheduled to run for less than three months might only last for one or two months in the end. Of course, if the viewership ratings are more ideal or even reach 0.8%, the bonus will be increased accordingly.
Zhang Ye went back and told everyone about this news.
Jiang Yuan asked, "What do you all plan to do now?"
"What?" Jiang Yuan was taken aback.
When Jiang Yuan heard that, he said, "Good, you've done very well. If there's anything that isn't ready yet, we can't care too much about it. Let's record the first episode first and get it broadcast in time. After the broadcast, we'll start tomorrow. Then we can continue perfecting the stage and equipment. We can't care about whether it's perfect or not right now."
Ha Qiqi and the others caught a cold for five days and persevered despite their illness!
"That's great!"
Two days to the countdown: The stage was ready.
On Thursday at 12: 30 PM, the day The Voice was scheduled to broadcast. There were still eight and a half hours before the scheduled broadcast time of 9 PM!
In the next second, thunderous applause filled the entire venue in an instant!
Four days to the countdown: The contestants and reserve contestants for the blind audition had all been confirmed. This was the final confirmation. After the preliminary auditions, the contestants would be screened again to advance to the next round.
"We've all done a good job!"
The venue was silent for a full three to four seconds. Then, suddenly, a burst of cheers erupted!
"Understood!"
Zhang Ye shook his head. "I don't have three heads and six arms. There's a limit to how much I can do alone. It's mainly because of everyone's hard work. I don't really care about the bonus, but Director Jiang, you have to increase the bonus for my team members when the time comes. Everyone is exhausted." Everyone had been working hard with him, so Zhang Ye definitely had to think of the welfare of his subordinates.
Zhang Ye said, "All departments, get into position. Let the audience in and prepare for the recording!"
This was the result of everyone's hard work!
Screams!
Many of the staff members were still in disbelief even now. Zhang Ye was right. A person's potential was truly limitless. Many things that were impossible to accomplish might not be impossible after all. They were much stronger than they had imagined themselves to be!
"We've made it!"
Cheers!
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
