The next day.
At 8 AM in the morning, a cool breeze blew through the streets.
After a good night's sleep, Zhang Ye opened his eyes and led Chenchen to Caishikou. He drove into the neighborhood where Zhang Ye's parents lived and parked his car in a small empty space downstairs.
"Let's go." Zhang Ye unbuckled his seatbelt.
"OK." Chenchen was still playing games on Zhang Ye's cell phone.
Zhang Ye urged, "Let's go, we're already here."
Only then did Chenchen slowly get out of the car.
"Don't let my cell phone run out of battery. I still have to answer calls," Zhang Ye said.
Zhang Ye had taken a day off today, or rather, more than half of The Voice's program team had taken a day off. This was specially approved by the station as they had been busy for more than half a month without a day of rest. Now that the first episode of the show had been successfully produced, there was definitely a need for some time off. If they really had to work for three months without a day of rest, no one would be able to take it. That would instead affect their work efficiency.
In the neighborhood, a few of his old neighbors were doing their morning exercises.
Grandma Cui waved from afar. "Little Ye, you're back?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Ai, Grandma Cui, how are you feeling?"
"Pretty good, pretty good." Grandma Cui said excitedly, "Our whole family watched your show yesterday. It was really good. The show was really well done!"
Zhang Ye said happily, "Alright, I thank you."
Grandpa Li, who was stretching his arms, said kindly, "Right now, everyone is talking about your new show. Are the viewership ratings out yet?"
Zhang Ye said, "Not yet."
Auntie Chen asked, "When will it be out?"
Zhang Ye said, "That might not be the case. I'm also waiting."
Grandma Cui said, "You can do it. All of us in the neighborhood are supporting you. I switched on both televisions at my house yesterday and tuned it to Central TV Department 1, hur hur."
"My house too!"
"Little Ye's show must be supported!"
Zhang Ye hurriedly thanked the Jiangdong elders before leading Chenchen into the unit's door.
On the way up, Zhang Ye reminded, "Chenchen, when you see them later, call them grandpa and grandma, understand?"
Chenchen was playing with her cell phone as she walked up the stairs. She said casually, "OK."
"Alright, stop playing. Give me the cell phone." Zhang Ye snatched it over.
Chenchen was having none of it. "Zhang Ye, give it to me! Zhang Ye, give it to me! "
Zhang Ye put it into his pocket. "You've been playing all morning. Rest your eyes."
Chenchen called out, "Zhang Ye, I want to play a little longer."
"I'm not giving it to you." Zhang Ye avoided her and reached the door of his house.
Before he could knock on the door, it opened. His mother appeared behind the anti-theft door. "I heard you talking to Grandma Cui and the others when I was upstairs. Are these your landlord's children?"
Zhang Ye pulled Chenchen into the house. "Right, I'm Rao Chenchen." When he saw his father, he waved and said, "Dad."
His father nodded and came over to look at Chen-chen. "Wow, such a beautiful child?"
Chenchen looked at Zhang Ye's parents. "Grandpa, Grandma."
His mother was already beaming with joy. "This child is really cute. He looks just like a porcelain doll."
"His personality is like a chihuahua." Zhang Ye added, "Don't treat her like a normal child. She's very clever, just like an adult."
Mom was not happy to hear that. "Hey, Chihuahua? How could he say that? What an obedient child. Chen-chen, have you had breakfast? You haven't eaten yet? Grandma will cook for you. "
Chenchen said in a childish voice, "Thank you, Grandma."
"You're welcome." His mother liked her very much and kept looking at her. "She's so pretty. Little Ye, you better hurry up and find a partner. Your dad and I are waiting for our grandchildren. Well, a granddaughter would do too."
Zhang Ye lay down on the sofa listlessly. "OK, OK, OK."
Chenchen suddenly said, "Grandma, do you have a cell phone?"
His mother said curiously, "Yes, what's the matter?"
Chenchen said, "I want to play with my cell phone."
Zhang Ye stared at her. "Don't give it to her, don't give it to her. When I woke up this morning, she was already sneaking out of bed and playing games on my cell phone. She's been playing for two hours now."
But his mother said, "Isn't it good for children to play games at this age? Here, Grandma's cell phone is for you."
Chenchen took it from him and immediately found a chair to sit down on. Then she started playing with it.
Zhang Ye said in a speechless manner, "Just spoil her."
His mother said, "What's there to be afraid of?"
His father asked, "How were you? I watched The Voice with your mom last night, but I didn't really understand it. Your mom kept saying that it was good. "
When he mentioned this, his mother perked up. "With that IQ of yours, what could you possibly understand? How could the show not be good? Even I want to go up and participate in the competition. Those few students really sing better than the other, especially that Qian Pingfan. His voice is out of this world! "
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Was my show alright?"
"It was great. How's the viewership ratings?" his mother asked.
"It's not out yet. I think it'll be in the afternoon," Zhang Ye said.
His mother beamed and said, "Alright, I'll make breakfast for you and Chenchen first. We'll talk after eating."
Zhang Ye said, "Hurry up, I'm going to faint from hunger."
Suddenly, his cell phone rang. It was a call from Dong Shanshan.
"Hello, Shanshan." Zhang Ye answered.
Dong Shanshan immediately asked, "Tell me about the viewership ratings first."
Zhang Ye said nervously, "It's not out yet."
Dong Shanshan said, "What about the express report?"
"I don't see it yet. There's no express report this time, but the viewership ratings will be released in the afternoon." Zhang Ye said, "You're already the fifth person to call me today to ask about the viewership ratings. Luckily, it's already morning and Old Yao called me at 3 AM this morning. I'm really impressed."
Dong Shanshan laughed and said, "That's true. How many people in the industry do not care about The Voice's viewership ratings? All the television stations and industry insiders are keeping a close eye on it."
Zhang Ye said, "Surely not, right?"
Dong Shanshan said, "Why not? Do you know how many television stations did their own in-depth research and analysis reports on The Voice this morning? Your new show has not only shocked the audience, it has also caused quite a stir in the industry. Using Director Hu Fei's words from this morning, this is a textbook phenomenal variety show. Didn't you go online? A lot of people and media outlets are speculating on The Voice's viewership ratings! "
After hanging up, Zhang Ye looked down and saw that there were seven or eight newspapers on the coffee table at home. They were all morning's morning papers from the various newspaper companies. Without a doubt, his mother must have bought them. Zhang Ye immediately picked them up and flipped through them. Every newspaper had news about The Voice in the entertainment section.
— "Central TV Department 1's desperate counterattack!"
— "The Voice of China applauds!"
— "Another victory for Zhang Ye vs his peers!"
— "How will The Voice's viewership ratings be? Will Zhang Ye have the last laugh? "
— "The Voice of China: A musical extravaganza! A carnival between Zhang Ye and Central TV Department 1! "
— "The Voice's sudden appearance! Or perhaps a new model for variety shows! "
— "The Voice has generated more than 100 million RMB for Central TV Department 1!"
— "Zhang Ye creates another legend!"
— "Central TV's Big Brother joins hands with Zhang Ye and vows to reclaim his spot as the number one brother of variety?"
Zhang Ye shook the newspapers. "Whoa, they're all praising me?"
His father said, "There are also no newspapers that praised you. Your mom did not buy any of them."
Zhang Ye: "…"
Looking at the Internet, there were all sorts of news about The Voice.
There was a report that read as follows:
I have never hidden my love for Zhang Ye, just like how Zhang Ye has never hidden his ambitions for the arts. Seeing Zhang Ye's new work again, seeing Zhang Ye fighting with his peers again, how many times has it been? I believe that it's not only me, there are probably a lot of other people who have already lost count. Before The Voice was broadcast, many people in the television industry had inexplicably joined in the boycott and condemnation of Zhang Ye. Even after the show had been broadcast, even after watching such an exciting show, there were still people who were hoping that The Voice's viewership ratings would not be as good as they had hoped. They were hoping that The Voice would only be good and not be a hit? I have to say, do you think you can surpass Zhang Ye with just this? Do you think you can produce such a world-class show? Dream on! This is the reason why China's variety shows have been going downhill all this time!
With this report, there will definitely be people who will doubt me and scold me, but I'm not afraid. I just want to say one thing. Which of our own Chinese variety shows have managed to go overseas? Tell me, which of them? In the past few decades, there hasn't been a single one! They were all programs that we imported from abroad. We spent a lot of money to buy the copyright and spent all our energy on PR! But now? Zhang Ye's appearance has changed the situation. There are already people overseas who have taken an interest in Zhang Ye's Talk Show. There are already professional teams from at least two countries analyzing the possibility of importing a talk show. I've received news that foreign television stations are almost certain to buy Zhang Ye's copyright, as well as our Chinese's copyright. They might even invite Zhang Ye to be their consultant. It's only a matter of time before this matter is finalized!
What no one in the Chinese variety world has been able to do for decades, Zhang Ye has done it. He's the only one who has done it!
Isn't such a person worthy of our support? Isn't he worthy of our love and protection with all our might?
But what was the truth? Zhang Ye had stolen the limelight of others and snatched their rice bowls. Many people in the industry and in the industry were boycotting him! It was a mess!
I want to laugh!
I also feel like crying!
Isn't The Voice worth the title sponsorship fee and joining fee? Why isn't it worth it! Don't use your shows and standards to measure other people's shows! You think that The Voice's viewership ratings will not be good because the variety show market is in a slump? The market is small? The market is saturated? That's complete nonsense! If your viewership ratings are not good, it only means that your shows are not done well! It only means that your standards are not good enough! It's just that you're finding excuses for your failures! But I believe, and am willing to believe, that The Voice's viewership ratings will definitely give us a satisfactory answer. If you don't believe me, let's just wait and see. I have confidence in The Voice, and even more so in Zhang Ye!
— End of the article!
After Zhang Ye finished reading, he was also elated.
Well said!
Well said!
Look at his choice of words, look at his sentence, it's so professional!
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