Two days later.
In the morning.
The recording studio was ready. The second episode of The Voice was about to begin recording.
Zhang Ye took some time to call the staff backstage for a short meeting. "We'll be recording two episodes consecutively today. If the situation is good, we might add another episode to record the fourth episode. The station has already stated the requirements for our program team. We don't expect our viewership ratings to reach a new high, but only for it to be stable and not worse than the first episode. That's basically what I'm asking of everyone, so I hope that everyone can keep their spirits up and focus on the show."
"Yes!"
"No problem!"
"Don't worry!"
"That's for sure!"
Everyone agreed in unison.
Zhang Ye gave the order. "Alright, let's get to work!"
Everyone dispersed in an uproar and went to their respective stalls to await further orders.
Today's workload was very heavy, so Zhang Ye had made ample preparations. Not only did he have a long private discussion with the four coaches, he also had a private talk with the contestants who would be appearing later on. In order to lay down the overall tone of the show and ensure that it would develop according to Zhang Ye's plan, this was something that he had to consider as the executive director. He had to have full control over the show and not go astray.
Actually, to be honest, Zhang Ye was also under a lot of pressure. He had made a good start and created a legend in the viewership ratings. Their starting point was too high, so the road ahead would not be easy to walk. Hence, Zhang Ye had to spend even more effort and effort to ensure that the program would not go downhill. As for whether the viewership ratings could hit a new high, that was not something Zhang Ye could predict. He would do his best and leave it to fate. He just needed to do his best to make the program the best it could be. As for the rest, he would leave it to the audience and the market to judge.
… …
Online.
Following the broadcast of The Voice's first episode for three to four days, the popularity of topics related to The Voice gradually decreased. This was a normal trend as no television program could be discussed forever. There would always be a peak period and a buffer period. Besides, there were so many entertainment activities and entertainment works all over the country. For example, a new movie with a box office earnings of over 500 million RMB, or a certain celebrity getting divorced again. There was never a lack of news in the entertainment industry, so it was impossible for everyone to pay attention to you every day. With so much entertainment news, the audience would always be attracted to it.
As a result, on Monday and Tuesday, The Voice passed by in relative peace. A lot of people were discussing the second divorce of a certain celebrity.
It was not until Wednesday that the topic of The Voice heated up again. Many people returned to discuss The Voice again!
Why?
Because the second episode of The Voice was about to start broadcasting!
On Weibo …
"I'm looking forward to it!"
"The Voice's second episode should be starting soon!"
"I've been waiting for it for a whole week. I've been looking forward to it every day. It's finally going to be broadcast!"
"Me too. In the past, I didn't watch many variety shows and only watched the Korean and American variety shows. After all, their standards are too high, but The Voice has pulled me back in front of the TV and rekindled my confidence in our domestic variety shows. In the future, I can confidently say to others that our domestic variety shows also have good ones!"
"I can't wait either! Come on, the second episode! "
"Do you think the viewership ratings will hit a new high?"
"It's dangerous."
"Yeah, the first episode was too heaven-defying after all, so the second episode won't be easy."
"For some programs that have low viewership ratings from the start, because of the lack of promotion, they won't be able to overdraw their market share. As long as they maintain their quality, the viewership ratings will slowly rise and get better with each episode. For example, Do You Remember is such a program, but the first episode of The Voice has overdrawn its market share too much. The premiere episode only managed to get a viewership rating of 2.01%. Usually, for a program like this, the later episodes won't be so optimistic and might even drop below 2%."
"But no matter how it drops, The Voice's viewership ratings will not be too low!"
"That's for sure. Zhang Ye is also a veteran program planner in the television industry. With him around, no matter how low the show's ratings get, it won't be too far off."
"I don't think The Voice's viewership ratings will necessarily drop."
"But it's going to be very difficult. The key now is to see if there are any outstanding contestants that can support the blind auditions. If there are a few more contestants like Luo Yu and Qian Pingfan, then the viewership ratings will definitely not be low!"
"There are too few contestants like that."
"It's not just few, it's as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns, right?"
"Then it all depends on the quality of the contestants in the second episode!"
"Yeah, for many talent shows, their first episode's viewership ratings are very high, but the later episodes get worse and worse. This kind of show is too common, so I'm just afraid that The Voice will follow in their footsteps. I really like this show a lot, and it's the only variety show that I'm watching right now, so please hold on. If The Voice's quality really drops too much, then I won't even have a variety show to watch anymore!"
The netizens were discussing fervently and saying all sorts of things.
At the same time, the industry peers were also focusing their attention on the show.
Central TV Department 1 was the most nervous and under the most pressure. They had invited Zhang Ye to join them because they wanted to regain their leading position in the variety show industry. Now that Zhang Ye had brought The Voice's first episode and blinded the eyes of the entire country, this made many of the leaders of Central TV Department 1 very excited and worried at the same time. This was because this was still not enough and did not mean that Central TV Department 1 had returned to the top of the variety show industry. This was because for a variety show, it was definitely not based on the viewership ratings of a particular episode, but rather on the average viewership ratings. If the first episode's heaven-defying viewership ratings did not do well in the later episodes, then it wouldn't mean that Central TV had made a comeback. They would still have to look at the overall trend of a show. That was why they had such high expectations for The Voice. Naturally, they were also very worried about it. Now, it all depended on whether Zhang Ye could stabilize the viewership ratings!
As for the other television stations, they were all thinking the same thing.
Some of the industry insiders were looking at The Voice from a more objective point of view.
"It's easy to conquer the empire, but it's difficult to defend it."
"Yeah, it's time to test Zhang Ye's standards."
"The Voice's first challenge has arrived. Let's see if Zhang Ye can overcome it. I don't really have high expectations for this."
"Let's wait for the second episode."
There were also many of the television station peers who had a more pessimistic attitude. Or rather, some of them were purely waiting to see Zhang Ye and The Voice make a fool of themselves. A few of them were commenting on Weibo.
"The first episode's viewership ratings are too much of a fluke!"
"I think so too. The first episode was fine, but that doesn't mean that the second and third episodes will be fine too. The first episode of The Voice has severely overdrawn the market, so it will only get weaker in the future."
"I advise everyone not to look forward to it too much. The second episode of The Voice might not be like what you all think it will be!"
"I predict that the second episode's viewership rating will only be 1. Maybe 3%. This is the normal level for a popular show in the current variety market. It's impossible for the first episode to break 2%! "
"When Zhang Ye said 'seeing all the mountains dwarfed', he was just watching one episode of the show. It's impossible for it to be like this for every episode. Don't think too highly of Zhang Ye. No one can continue to be a legend forever!"
The people who made these comments were mostly those industry insiders who had previously boycotted Zhang Ye. When the first episode's viewership ratings were released, they were all left speechless and dumbfounded. At that time, no one dared to step forward to say anything. But now that The Voice's first episode had passed, it was time for the second episode. They had seized the opportunity to make another appearance, not for anything else but to regain some face for themselves. They couldn't possibly lose too badly. Besides, they truly believed that Zhang Ye and The Voice could not continue to be so strong forever!
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