There was no end to the discussion.
Some of it was also the work of the troll army hired by The Voice's production team.
Originally, this atmosphere would have lasted until the broadcast of the show in the evening. With the continued popularity, it would definitely help the viewership ratings of the first episode of The Voice.
However, it was at this moment that a program team manager from a television station in the north suddenly spoke up. Without any warning, he tore all pretenses and said, "I can only describe The Voice's behavior of jacking up the joining fee as despicable. This has already seriously affected the normal operations of the other program teams in the industry! Just now, a celebrity who had verbally agreed to join our reality show last month backed out. I won't say who it was, but the other party asked us this question: 'Why can The Voice give a joining fee of 10 to 40 million RMB to a guest judge, while your program team is only getting 7 million RMB?' I don't know how to answer him, so I'm left speechless! "
The joining fee for The Voice's coaches had long been exposed. It was not because of the show's publicity, as the contracts were supposed to be kept confidential. However, it was unknown who leaked it.
From that person's words, the celebrity who backed out was clearly a B-list celebrity with similar popularity as Chen Guang and Fan Wenli. He might even be a little more popular than Chen Guang and his wife, but his joining fee was only about half of theirs. Thinking about it from another perspective, it was understandable that the celebrity felt that it was unfair. The entertainment industry had always been chaotic, so it was normal for celebrities to compete with each other for beauty!
You drive a car worth 1 million RMB?
Then I'll have to pay 2 million RMB!
You wear a low-cut evening gown?
Then I'll have to wear a see-through one!
In any case, no one wanted to lose to the other. These extravagances were not only a form of vanity, but also a means and weapon for them to accumulate fans. Of course, the joining fee was the same. Oh, your popularity is about the same as mine, so why is it that you can get 10 million RMB for a show while I only get 7 million RMB? If this joining fee were to be made public, the celebrity would definitely lose face, so they might as well not join the show at all!
This Weibo post caused quite a stir. Perhaps even the person who posted the post did not expect that there would be so many people responding!
Subsequently, countless people in the industry gasped in surprise.
A department head of a television station in the south said, "It's the same for us here. Out of the three programs, two of the celebrities have broken their contracts at the last minute, which has severely delayed the progress of the program's production. Now that we're trying to find someone else to join us, many of the celebrities who heard about the joining fee felt that it was too low. I would like to ask Zhang Ye and The Voice's program team a question. Based on the industry's standard joining fee, what right do you have to pay almost twice the premium? I would also like to ask the regulatory department, shouldn't someone deal with this kind of malicious behavior of raising the joining fees? "
When the CEO of a television program production company saw this, he was so angry that he stood up and said, "Ever since news of The Voice's four guests' joining fees was leaked, all the talent shows and even reality shows in the country have been affected. This is a malicious act that damages the market and should be dealt with severely! They must be strictly resisted! The current market environment for variety shows was not good to begin with. With the development of the Internet, the invasion of foreign programs, and the variety of other entertainment activities, it had led to an awkward situation for variety shows. It was no longer as glorious as it was a few years ago. With such a backdrop, variety shows were not easy to do and did not make money. But look at Zhang Ye, he still wanted to raise the prices? And even wanted to muddy the waters? "
Another person from the television industry also said angrily, "Zhang Ye, we won't stop you from doing what you want. If you screw up the program, it's not our fault either, but don't drag us into it! Don't drag the entire variety television industry down with you! The market is spoiled by people like you! "
"It's the same for us here! It's too difficult to do! "
"That's right, the new program wanted to invite guests, but none of them were confirmed. All the celebrities are now aiming for The Voice's joining fee! Their expectations have all been raised! "
"It's fine if it's just a 10% rise or fall, but for it to suddenly rise by 60-70%, that's really unacceptable! This is sabotage! What right does The Voice have to offer such a high price? It's just an ordinary singing talent show that can be found on the streets. It's not like it's some world-class program with heaven-defying viewership ratings! "
"Appealing to the industry to boycott this kind of behavior!"
"That's right!"
"We must boycott it!"
"If it was really a popular entertainment program with a viewership rating of 1.2%, then a B-list celebrity getting a joining fee of 10 million RMB would still be acceptable and justifiable. But the problem is that you guys aren't. The industry insiders have already analyzed and considered this from start to finish. The hosting job isn't anything special, and the program is old-fashioned with an unconventional approach. The audience base is too niche, so a viewership rating of 0.6% is already the limit. Most of this popularity was pulled in by Sister Zhang, Chen Guang, and his wife!"
"Shouldn't the regulatory authorities set a standard for this?"
"I suggest that The Voice be taken off the air!"
"I've already reported this to the regulatory authorities."
"Me too!"
"One's power is limited. Everyone, please sign a joint report!"
"Right, although it might not be of any use, and the regulatory authorities have never dealt with such a situation before, we still have to boycott this kind of behavior!"
Countless people in the industry were getting agitated, denouncing, and strongly boycotting The Voice and Zhang Ye. Even though they understood that the regulatory authorities would not be able to deal with this matter since the contract had already been signed and the show had already been approved, the most they could do was give Zhang Ye and his team a verbal warning. There wouldn't be any substantial measures taken against them, but they still collectively boycotted the show. This was because they couldn't get over this. Furthermore, they were jealous that Zhang Ye had casually pulled in a 100 million RMB title sponsorship fee. On what basis was that crappy show of yours worth so much money — they couldn't accept it!
The negative voices were getting louder and louder!
This matter was also getting more and more out of hand!
Of course, regardless of whether it was positive or negative comments, as long as there was a topic, as long as there was popularity, then it could be hyped up. That would increase the show's popularity, but it couldn't be too negative either. The prerequisite was that it couldn't be more than 80% negative. If it affected the show's reputation, then it wouldn't just increase the show's popularity anymore. Instead, it would lead to a massive loss of the original audience!
Sure enough, with all these voices, the Weibo poll for The Voice had a negative rating that far exceeded the positive rating!
Negative rating: 70.5%
Positive rating: 27.4%
The rest were voting for "it's hard to say."
The snowball was getting bigger and bigger. The change in the direction of the wind was also getting more and more obvious!
… …
At Central TV.
At the recording studio of The Voice.
The audience was gradually entering the venue with their passes. As they came in, they took their seats. About a third of the audience was already seated. Among the coaches, Chen Guang was the first to get ready. He had already gone onstage and sat down in the coaches' chairs. A staff member was explaining the functions of the chairs and the things to take note of to Chen Guang. As they had been rushing the production, they didn't have the time to let the coaches test it out.
Zhang Ye called into the walkie-talkie. "Is Sister Zhang here yet?"
There was a buzz on the other end. "She's already here. I repeat, she's already here."
Zhang Ye acknowledged. "Roger that. Get the other three coaches to get ready to go onstage. Familiarize yourselves with the equipment and try out the headphones and microphones."
The call ended.
At this moment, Ha Qiqi, Zhang Zuo, and a few others rushed over to find Zhang Ye. "Director Zhang, something has happened!"
"What's the matter?" Zhang Ye's expression tensed up.
Ha Qiqi pointed at her cell phone screen and said, "Just now, the staff at the Publicity Department told me that our show has been collectively boycotted and condemned by dozens of industry insiders. It seems like it's even been brought up to the regulatory authorities. They're saying that we're inflating the joining fees and maliciously destroying the market environment!"
Zhang Zuo said angrily, "The regulatory authorities will definitely not care about such matters. It's the same for them too. Isn't it easy for them to say that? A Heavenly Queen like Sister Zhang has never participated in talent shows before. If we want to rope her in, we'll definitely have to spend more money. We would also like to get her to join us for 20 million RMB, but is that even possible?"
Little Wang also said from the side, "They're maliciously trying to smear our reputation!"
Wu Yi said sternly, "We have to fight back! They've created such a big fuss, so we have to say something! The audience is watching us! "
Many of the program team staff were very indignant.
In the past, everyone felt that this show was not good enough because they did not have deep feelings for it. But now, with everyone working day and night to prepare for the show, everyone was investing more and more into it. Their feelings for The Voice had also deepened. This was the result of all of their hard work, so now that it was being slandered and boycotted by others, of course they could not accept it!
"Director Zhang!"
"What should we do?"
"Please say something."
Everyone started asking. Many of the staff who were busy with other matters also came over.
Zhang Ye looked at them. "What else can we do? Just do your jobs well and produce a show that will leave everyone speechless. That will be the best response to the doubters. Leave everything else to me. Everyone, go and prepare for the recording! "
When everyone saw this, they dispersed.
Zhang Ye took out his cell phone and browsed through the overwhelming denunciations on the Internet. After reading through them one by one, he understood that he had to say something and could no longer remain silent. As such, Zhang Ye posted something. He had not posted much on the Internet for almost a month, so this was the first Weibo post he had made since the production of the new show.
Offstage.
Some of the sharp-eyed audience members saw it.
"Ah, what's Zhang Ye doing?"
"Quick, look, it looks like the Weibo interface."
"Teacher Zhang posted on Weibo?"
"Let's go and see!"
"It must be a response to his peers. A lot of people from the television stations are scolding him on the Internet."
Many of the audience members present hurriedly took out their cell phones to browse Weibo.
Although Ha Qiqi, Zhang Zuo, and the others were also busy with their work, they secretly took out their cell phones to see how Zhang Ye would respond to the doubts.
At the same time, a lot of people also noticed Zhang Ye's Weibo update.
Backstage, Fan Wenli looked at her cell phone and exclaimed in surprise.
Yao Jiancai, who was in the film crew, was scrolling through Weibo with his thumbs up.
Chenchen's form teacher, Zhao Mei, also logged into Weibo after being reminded by her colleagues.
There were also those fellow variety show producers who had collectively condemned Zhang Ye, the media reporters, and the people who liked or disliked Zhang Ye. At this moment, they all noticed Zhang Ye's Weibo update at such a sensitive time. Thousands of pairs of eyes turned to look at it. All of them thought that Zhang Ye would explain why they had raised the price by so much, explain what difficulties they had, and explain why their show was worth the 100 million title sponsorship fee.
But the truth was that Zhang Ye did not explain at all. He did not even give a single word of explanation. He posted a poem under the watchful eyes of everyone. It was a poem that made those fellow variety show producers furious, stunned The Voice's program team staff, and made Zhang Ye's fans' blood boil!
How about Dai Zongfu?
How about Qi Lu Qing?
How about the divine beauty of creation?
How about Yin and Yang?
How about the clouds in the bosom?
How about a bird returning to its home?
How to ascend to the top?
With a glance … all the mountains seem small!
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