At Zhang Ye's parents' house.
When Zhang Ye received the viewership ratings, he was having dinner with his parents and Chenchen in the living room. When he received the call and heard the viewership ratings, he was slightly taken aback. Then he said, "Oh, I got it."
The caller was Little Wang from the program team. When she heard Zhang Ye's calm reply, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She said excitedly, "Director Zhang, it's 2.01%! 2.01！”
Zhang Ye said, "I heard it."
Little Wang said nervously, "You're not satisfied?"
Zhang Ye said, "I'm very satisfied. Isn't this pretty good?"
Little Wang said, "Pretty good? This is already heaven-defying! You're too awesome! "
It wasn't that Zhang Ye wasn't excited, but that this viewership rating was already within Zhang Ye's expectations when The Voice was first produced. The people of this world had never seen the charm and power of The Voice before. Because it was unfamiliar and unusual, a lot of people did not have any expectations for The Voice at first, or had very low expectations for it. They felt that it would be pretty good if it could reach 0.7%, and it would be a pleasant surprise if it could reach 1.0%. But Zhang Ye was clearly different. He knew how popular The Voice was back in his previous world, so when the viewership ratings broke 2%, although Zhang Ye was surprised and very happy, it was definitely not as big as the others.
After hanging up, his mother immediately asked, "The viewership ratings are out?"
Zhang Ye smiled and acknowledged, "2.01%, that's not too bad."
When his mother heard that, she exclaimed, "Good boy! It broke 2%? "
His father did not quite understand. "Is it very high or very low?"
"Of course it's very high!" His mother knew a little about the viewership ratings. "The most popular Korean variety show right now only has a viewership rating of a little over 1%!"
His father nodded. "That's not bad."
His mother could not sit still any longer. She threw down her chopsticks and said, "I'm not eating anymore. I'm going to sit with the neighbors for a while and let them know about the viewership ratings!"
His father smacked his lips. "Are you going to brag again?"
His mother rolled her eyes. "Why do you care!"
"Mom." Zhang Ye gave a wry smile. "Eat first."
"I'm full." His mother dressed up and immediately went out with a smile on her face.
Zhang Ye shook his head and picked up his chopsticks to quickly pick up some food. "I should eat quickly too. I'm probably going to be bombarded with calls in a while."
Sure enough, just as Zhang Ye finished eating and put down his chopsticks, the calls came in wave after wave!
......
"Zhang 'er, you're amazing!"
"Just so-so."
"When are you treating us?"
"Oh, wait until I'm done with this."
"That's a promise. You won't be able to escape this meal!"
…
"Zhang Ye, you're on fire again!"
"Look at what you're saying. I've always been popular."
"The viewership rating has broken 2%. That's too much of a slap in the face! Some of their faces are swollen! "
"Ha!"
…
"Teacher Zhang, I'm from the Beijing Times. Can I arrange an interview?"
"Which day?"
"How about today?"
"Oh, I might be too busy for the next two days."
"It's fine. Another day then. It depends on your time. By the way, congratulations in advance!"
"Thank you."
…
"It's finally connected. Teacher Zhang, is your call harder to reach than the President's?"
"Sigh, I only called a lot of people today. Normally, no one would contact me."
"Your new show is amazing! You've become a god! "
"It's alright."
"You're not humble at all."
"What's there to be humble about? It's all within expectations."
…
"Brother Zhang."
"Ai, CEO Wu."
"Let me tell you something. I've just received news from the various stores and sales channels. Our corporation's Brain Gold product's sales have skyrocketed today. The actual statistics are not out yet, so we'll have to wait until the end of the month or the beginning of next month. But the trend is already very obvious! Especially in the major cities like Beijing and Shanghai, the increase in sales is especially obvious! It's even higher than what we expected yesterday! "
"That's great."
"Thank you, Teacher Zhang!"
"Don't say that. I should be the one thanking you. If not for your sponsorship, The Voice would not have the money to become what it is now."
"That's also because you planned it well. If such good things happen again in the future, please remember us!"
"That's for sure."
…
In the blink of an eye, he received more than a dozen calls.
There were people from Central TV.
There were relatives.
There were newspaper reporters.
And many of Zhang Ye's friends.
The calls went from 12 AM to 2 PM. This was already a routine and Zhang Ye was already used to it. With the continuous expansion of the entertainment circle and the rise of his popularity, the number of people that Zhang Ye knew also increased. Naturally, with such a big commotion, everyone would definitely call to congratulate him.
After the calls ended, his father went to take an afternoon nap. Chenchen hugged Zhang Ye's mother's cell phone tightly and did not let go. She sat on the sofa with her head lowered as she played her game. Zhang Ye called out to her not to play for too long before returning to his room. He switched on his computer and surfed the Internet.
The Internet was in an uproar!
The industry was in an uproar!
The media was in an uproar!
The entire country was discussing The Voice!
In the past, Zhang Ye had also done quite a lot of big things and released countless works. For example, Dream of the Red Chamber, Zhang Ye's Talk Show, Lecture Room, and even his crosstalk. Some of these works had also gotten into the headlines before, while others had garnered a great response and heated discussion. But now, compared to The Voice, all of them were nothing. Zhang Ye had never gotten into the headlines so smoothly before. It could be said that this was the one that had received the most attention out of all of his works. The situation was too explosive!
You wouldn't be able to imagine that if you opened up the Weibo trending topics, four of them would be related to The Voice!
And you wouldn't be able to imagine that if you randomly opened up a forum, one out of three posts on the entertainment section would be about The Voice!
Zhang Ye's name was also mentioned many times by the netizens and the media!
The heated discussion was unprecedented!
Unprecedented popularity!
For some variety shows, there were two ways to judge whether they had reached the phenomenal level. One was to look at the show's influence, and the other was to look at the viewership ratings. After many variety shows were broadcast, they would need some time to settle down before they could judge whether they were phenomenal or not. This was because the viewership ratings had to be stabilized step by step, while the popularity had to be accumulated bit by bit. Until the viewership ratings had accumulated to a certain level, when the public's attention had reached a certain level, only then would the show be recognized as a phenomenal variety show by the industry. This was the highest affirmation and also the highest honor for a variety show.
However, there was no need for that for The Voice. The Voice no longer needed time to settle down, so there was no need to look at its future performance. The first episode of The Voice had already reached the standards of a phenomenal variety show. On this point, no matter how biased the professionals were against Zhang Ye, no matter how much the industry insiders disliked The Voice, they would not dare to deny this point. They would have to acknowledge this fact!
If a program that had crushed all the other variety shows in the country in its premiere episode's viewership ratings still could not be called a phenomenal variety show, then what other program would dare to claim this title!?
The netizens were also saying all sorts of things!
"Zhang Ye is too godly!"
"In the variety world, who can stop The Voice?"
"Zhang Ye has once again proven his ability in front of everyone! He's really invincible! "
"It's laughable that those television stations and industry insiders who doubted him, I wonder where they are now. Not a single one of them has come forward!"
"They definitely won't come out."
"Who would still dare to come out? Their faces have all been beaten black and blue!"
"A viewership rating of 2.01%! How is it just bruised? This is as good as being beaten to the point of vomiting blood! "
"This viewership rating, I still can't believe it! How can it be so high! "
"Yeah, just look at that song 'Looking to the Mountains' that everyone is forwarding right now. It's already been forwarded in the tens of thousands and commented on in the hundreds of thousands. A few days ago, who would have thought that The Voice of China would have such a viewership rating? Who could have thought that Zhang Ye's bold words of 'I'll climb to the top and look down on all the other mountains' would actually come true! Actually, I understand the feelings of those industry insiders. It's not that they aren't professional, it's just that Zhang Ye is too abnormal! "
… …
Meanwhile.
At a television station. In a conference room.
There were about a dozen people sitting in the room. The atmosphere was very quiet. Everyone was staring blankly at Thursday's viewership ratings rankings.
Back then, during the wave of boycotts against Zhang Ye, their television station was one of the ones who contributed the most. From the higher-ups to the program team heads, many of them had participated in the boycott of The Voice, condemning Zhang Ye for breaking industry rules and disrupting the market price. Two of their television station's programs were victims of this. Both of them had reneged on their contracts because the celebrities felt that the prices were too low. But now, those boycotts against Zhang Ye could no longer be heard. This was because there was no way to boycott him anymore. The Voice had used its viewership ratings to tell those doubters that it was worth the joining fee! It was worth the title sponsorship fee! Not to mention the 100 million title sponsorship fee, just based on this viewership rating alone, if Zhang Ye were to offer 150 million for the title sponsorship slots, there would probably still be people who would buy it!
After a long while, the silence was broken.
Someone said, "Let's talk about it."
Everyone was speechless. "…"
After a while, that person suddenly said, "Find out how long Zhang Ye's contract with Central TV Department 1 was. Is it a contract of years or a program contract?"
A woman in the audience asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"
That leader said, "If it's a program contract, then when Zhang Ye's contract with Central TV expires, see if we can poach him over!"
A man gave a wry smile and said, "It should be a contract of years."
Another staff member said, "I heard from a friend of mine at Central TV that Zhang Ye has signed a one-year contract with Central TV."
That leader said, "Then there's no other way." Saying that, he sighed and kept shaking his head.
Back when Zhang Ye was suspended from Peking University because of the scolding incident, it was also when Zhang Ye was in the eye of the storm. Some people in the station had suggested the idea of inviting Zhang Ye over, but in the end, after some discussion, they still did not approve it. But now, even if they wanted to poach Zhang Ye, they probably would not have the chance to do so!
A few other television stations also started to inquire about Zhang Ye's contract with Central TV and had their eyes on him. The appearance of The Voice had really moved them! But in the end, when they found out that Zhang Ye only had a one-year contract with Central TV, the other television stations basically gave up on the idea of poaching him. They knew very well that Central TV Department 1 would definitely not let him go. Even if they were to compensate for Zhang Ye's breach of contract, they would still not let him go!
Who wouldn't want someone who could easily produce a show with a viewership rating of more than 2%!
Moreover, it was different from other famous program planners. If you tried to poach many famous program planners, even if you managed to poach one of them, you would still need to form a complete team and lineup for them. Who knew if there would be a mismatch in any of the segments and a problem might arise. But Zhang Ye did not need to do that. Poaching Zhang Ye alone was equivalent to poaching the program planner, executive director, and host. With all the pieces in place, he alone was equivalent to a team!
So who wouldn't want him?
So who wouldn't be tempted?
From being boycotted by the industry to being in high demand, this change was not small at all!
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