On the same night.
The online video for The Voice of China was officially released. As Central TV Department 1 had already negotiated a contract with the video-sharing website, the project was approved very quickly. As they were eager to capitalize on this opportunity to maximize their profits, the video-sharing website worked overtime overnight and finally got the project approved. At 7: 30 PM, The Voice's first episode's video appeared on the website's homepage in the most prominent position. There was even a banner advertising it. This was actually a way to promote The Voice by opening up the channel to the internet.
1 million!
5 million!
10 million!
Once the video was released, the views kept rising!
Many of the Chinese drifters who rented apartments to work did not have televisions at home, so they were able to follow The Voice through the online video and finally get to see it in person. This was also the reason for the rapid increase in views. Many young people these days were already used to the internet.
In an instant, The Voice's popularity continued to rise. Every second, The Voice was making history in the recent years of variety programs. This program was pushed to the peak, and Zhang Ye was also pushed to the top of the wave!
However, there were also some small interludes.
At 8 PM, Zhang Ye received a call from the program team's Assistant Director, Ha Qiqi.
Ha Qiqi said: "Hello, Director Zhang."
Zhang Ye said: "Sister Qi, what's the matter?"
Ha Qiqi said: "About that, an advertiser just contacted me. It's the person in charge of the Dahua Hotel. He wants to know if you can slow down the pace of the advertisement for The Voice's second episode. Just pause for a bit and say the advertiser's name clearly one by one. They don't care about the first few words, but they want you to slow down when you say the Dahua Hotel's advertising slogan."
Zhang Ye asked: "Why didn't they contact me?"
"I don't know either. Maybe they were too embarrassed to talk to you about it, so they contacted me directly. I think they also contacted Central TV Department 1. The station probably felt that you spoke too quickly and it might not be suitable for the advertiser. After all, they've already paid for it, so …" Ha Qiqi was a little hesitant.
Zhang Ye said: "Did the station make the decision?"
Ha Qiqi said: "That's not it. They didn't say it directly."
Zhang Ye said firmly, "Tell the Dahua Hotel's manager that they can't slow down their speech. From now on, The Voice's hosting style will not change. If they feel that it's not right, they can look for me and discuss it with me directly. If they really can't come to an agreement, I can refund them the advertising fees."
"Refund?" Ha Qiqi exclaimed. She did not expect Zhang Ye to be so insistent.
Zhang Ye acknowledged that.
Ha Qiqi probed, "If the station says that …"
Zhang Ye interrupted, "It doesn't matter who says it."
"Alright, then I understand." Ha Qiqi understood what was going on.
Zhang Ye was very firm and resolute in this aspect. In the field of the arts, he always had his own insistence. In Beijing dialect, he was very stubborn and would not listen to anything anyone said. In his previous world's The Voice, Hua Shao was forced by the advertiser's pressure and the program team leader's instructions to slow down his speech several times to cater to the advertiser's needs. This caused The Voice to lose a big attraction. But Zhang Ye was not prepared to do that, nor was there a need for him to do so.
Hua Shao was only a program team host in charge of hosting the segments of The Voice. He did not have much say and his previous fame was not that great either. But Zhang Ye was different. When he stepped onto The Voice's stage, he was already a B-list celebrity. His fame and prestige were all there for all to see. The key was that he was also the program team's executive director and overall planner, as well as the actual executive producer of The Voice. He was in charge of the budget and funding for The Voice, so it could be said that Zhang Ye was the highest authority in The Voice's program team. Even the executive producer, Old Fu, had to stand by his side. Zhang Ye did not need to listen to others telling him what to do or listen to a bunch of laymen making irresponsible remarks!
… …
Around 8 PM.
After chatting about other topics, the netizens suddenly started a heated discussion about Zhang Ye's eloquence. The topic gradually shifted from the program and contestants to Zhang Ye!
"The speed of his speech is truly superb!"
"Yeah, I was dumbfounded the first time I heard it!"
"I'm shocked every time I hear it. How can it be so fast!"
"Could it have been synthesized by a computer?"
"You're thinking too much. Why don't you try synthesizing it for me to see?"
"Are these professional hosts all so freakish? Could it be that all radio hosts have such a unique skill? "
"I don't know."
"Yeah, I've never seen anyone do it so fast before!"
Suddenly, Dong Shanshan, the host of Beijing Television's Do You Remember, posted a voice message that turned out to be an attempt to imitate Zhang Ye's advertising slogan: "This year's festive season, I won't accept any gifts. If I do, I'll accept Brain Gold. But this year … Don't watch TV. If you want to watch, just watch The Voice. Authentic health products … The authentic voice … Welcome to the Voice of China … Healthcare products … Leading brand … Brain Gold …" Then, the voice message ended. Dong Shanshan even added a paragraph of text at the end: "After trying to recite it, I realized just how freakish Zhang Ye's eloquence is. I can't do it anymore. I can't imitate it at all!"
Below it were all replies from the netizens.
"Pfft!"
"My goddess is so cute!"
"Teacher Shanshan, you're already doing quite well!"
"Yeah, I said it very quickly. I've already done it."
Dong Shanshan sent a smiley face: "Even if it's fast, it's not as fast as Zhang Ye's. The accuracy is even worse. I've already recited it more than ten times, but there are still a lot of parts that I can't get right. My brain can keep up, but my mouth can't."
At this moment, Yao Jiancai also appeared.
Old Yao immediately posted: "Let me try, let me try!"
About two minutes later, Yao Jiancai posted a video clip. It was unknown which hotel he was staying at, but it seemed like he was filming with the film crew and was staying out of town. In the video clip, it was a hotel room. On the screen, Yao Jiancai cleared his throat and quickly said: "This year, I won't accept … gifts … If I accept gifts, I'll accept Brain Gold. This year, there's no need to watch TV. If you want to watch TV, then watch The Voice. The authentic health products. The authentic voice. Welcome to the show. The authentic health products. Welcome to The Voice.
Many of Old Yao's fans came to mock him.
"Haha."
"Teacher Yao, can you do it?"
"You're too lame!"
"Teacher Yao, try harder. You used to be a professional crosstalk actor after all. Don't all crosstalk actors have speed recital classes?"
Yao Mi also mocked her father: "Dad, you're too lame! Heehee. "
Yao Jiancai said dejectedly: "I'm just a supporting character. I don't rely on my eloquence. That kid Zhang Ye is the comical one. Don't compare me to him!"
Suddenly, Chen Guang also came to imitate.
"Ah, Old Chen is here too!"
"Whoa, this rascal, Old Chen, don't make a fool of yourself!"
"Yeah, even a professional host and crosstalk actor can't do it, so don't even mention you!"
Chen Guang's imitation was indeed terrible. Even though he had slowed down his speech by two to three times, he still stuttered and made a lot of mistakes. Furthermore, he was still reciting the words from a script, so he couldn't even recite them at this speed. After sending the voice message, Chen Guang also added a very embarrassed emoji. He really didn't know if he didn't say it, but now that he said it, he was shocked. When he heard Zhang Ye's advertising message, he might have felt that it was very difficult, but when he tried to imitate it, he realized that it was no longer a question of whether it was difficult or not.
"Me too!"
"I don't believe it. I'll give it a try too!"
"Haha, count me in!"
"Interesting, interesting!"
"I think I can do it!"
"I should be fine too. Just you guys wait!"
It was unknown when it started, but the internet was filled with people imitating Zhang Ye's advertising message!
"This year's festivities will not be accepting gifts. The gifts will be … will be Brain Yellow … Gold …"
"If three or more coaches approve of you, uh … that means … you will receive 10,000 Yuanyin from the Brain Gold company …"
"Thank you to the Beijing … Beijing Dahua Hotel for sponsoring the Voice of China's Day … Day … Day … Coach!"
No one could speak it as fluently as Zhang Ye!
There were some who managed to recite it smoothly, but at a very slow pace. They had to recite it word by word, and it wasn't done in one breath. They had to take a few breaths in between. When the others tried to speak a little faster, they still made a lot of mistakes. Some of them did not believe it and tried several times, almost going crazy!
Not to mention reaching Zhang Ye's speaking speed, many of them couldn't even reach half of Zhang Ye's speaking speed! The person who performed the best was a third-year broadcasting student from Media College, who was also Zhang Ye's junior. He used 22.3 seconds to recite the 200-word advertising message, taking two breaths!
But Zhang Ye?
Zhang Ye did it in 14.7 seconds, in one breath!
There was a difference of a full seven to eight seconds!
Seven or eight seconds might seem like a blink of an eye, but only those in the industry knew the difference. It was like the difference between heaven and earth. Seven or eight seconds of difference between two hundred words could be said to be a gap that could never be crossed! With this kind of speaking speed, even a difference of 0.5 seconds was a huge gap, much less seven to eight seconds!
"Who else?"
"There's no chance! It's impossible! "
"F * * k, this is too difficult!"
"What kind of a glib tongue is Zhang Ye!"
"That mouth of his, in the country … no, in the world, no one can surpass it, right?"
"That's right. Even those famous foreign hosts can't have this kind of speed! This is really a unique skill that only belongs to Zhang Ye! "
Many of the hosts in the industry were unconvinced. They couldn't be like Dong Shanshan and go up to imitate it. This was because Dong Shanshan and Zhang Ye were old classmates and had a good relationship, so it wasn't a big deal for her to want to set off Zhang Ye. But they couldn't. They were also professionals and weren't familiar with Zhang Ye. They had to keep up appearances, so they couldn't possibly set him off. Hence, many of the hosts secretly tried it at home or at the television station. The results were obvious. No one could achieve Zhang Ye's level.
They couldn't even reach even half of Zhang Ye's standard! This was an outcome that many of them had not expected. They might have known that their speaking speed could not match up to Zhang Ye's, but they had never expected the difference to be so ridiculous!
After testing it out, the hosts all gasped in shock!
This was a program that could not be imitated!
Just this hosting alone, no one in the country could do it other than Zhang Ye!
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