At 9: 15 PM, the next contestant was about to go on stage. His parents had their appetites whetted by Zhang Ye and were staring at the TV screen in anticipation. They wanted to see how scary the next contestant would be. Even Chenchen was watching curiously as she ate her sausage.
As for Zhang Ye, he got up from his chair and put down his chopsticks. Having eaten his fill, he took a napkin and wiped the garlic juice and oil off his hands. Then he walked back to his room and took out his cell phone. After hesitating for a very long time and considering it for a very long time, he still dialed a number that was written on a slip of paper in his pocket. He had gotten this number from the program team and it was also the emergency contact number that a contestant of The Voice of America had written down when filling out a form.
He dialed it.
Du du. The call connected.
Zhang Ye said hello: "Hello."
It was a middle-aged man who answered the call: "Who is this?"
"Is this Mr. Zhou?" Zhang Ye said.
"I am, and you are?" the middle-aged man asked curiously.
Zhang Ye said: "I wonder if you are with your mother? I would like to look for Grandma Wang. I wonder if it's convenient for Grandma Wang to answer the phone? "
The middle-aged man said: "Looking for my mom? Are you a comrade from the Neighborhood Committee? Or is it for retirement? " Maybe it was because Zhang Ye spoke in a polite and well-mannered manner, the middle-aged man did not think too much of it and did not put up his guard. "Alright, then wait a moment. I'll call her." Then a voice came from the other end: "Mom, Mom, you have a call."
About five or six seconds later, the person on the other end answered.
It was an old granny's voice: "Hello, is this Little Li from the neighborhood committee?"
Zhang Ye said: "No, Grandma Wang, my name is Zhang Ye."
"Zhang Ye?" Grandma Wang shook her head and said: "Did you dial the wrong number?"
Zhang Ye said: "I didn't dial the wrong number. I know that you might not know me, but I'm calling you because I have a presumptuous request. I would like to ask if you could switch on the TV to Central TV Department 1 right now."
Grandma Wang did not understand. "Ah?"
Zhang Ye said: "You'll know when you see it."
Saying that, Zhang Ye hung up the phone. This was because he did not know what to say, nor did he know if he should be the one to say it, so he just hurriedly said a few words.
On the other side.
Grandma Wang wondered: "Who is this person?"
His son, Mr. Zhou, was stunned. "You don't know him?"
"I don't know him. He just told me to take a look at Central TV Department 1 before hanging up." Grandma Wang's television was also on, but she was watching a drama program. She liked to listen to dramas.
Mr. Zhou was speechless. "What do you mean? A salesman? A scam? "
Granny Wang said, "I don't know."
"What does Central TV Department 1 have? Oh, by the way, today is Thursday, right? This time seems to be The Voice of China's time slot. Many of my colleagues keep talking to me about how good it is. Eh, wait a minute! "Mr. Zhou suddenly said," What was the name of the other party when you answered the phone just now? "
Grandma Wang recalled, "He said his name was … Zhang Ye?"
Mr. Zhou was dumbfounded, "Isn't Zhang Ye the host? I think he joined Central TV Department 1 this time. I heard that The Voice was produced by him! "
"Host?" Grandma Wang thought to herself that she didn't know any celebrities.
Out of curiosity, Mr. Zhou switched over to Central TV Department 1. "Look, it's really The Voice. It seems like it just started not too long ago. Was the person who called you really Zhang Ye? It can't be. Why would such a big star call our house? It was impossible! This is too strange! "
Grandma Wang said, "If it's a scam, then ignore it. I still want to watch my opera."
"You can watch it later. Just take a look first." Mr. Zhou was actually also curious about what kind of program The Voice was. "This program is very popular now. It's being discussed all over the country. The viewership ratings have beaten all the other variety shows in the same time slot. I heard that the contestants also sing very well. My colleague said that in the first episode, there was a bicycle repairman who sang even better than a woman. His voice was absolutely amazing, and there was even a contestant … Ah!" Speaking up to here, he was suddenly dumbfounded.
Grandma Wang asked curiously, "What's the matter?"
Mr. Zhou pointed at the television screen in shock. His hands were trembling. "My … my dad! It's my dad! "
"What?" Grandma Wang was also shocked. She stared at the television with a complicated look in her eyes!
Mr. Zhou looked like he had seen a ghost. "Why is my dad on TV!"
Grandma Wang was silent for a moment. "Change the channel!"
"Mom …" Mr. Zhou said.
"Change the channel!" Grandma Wang said firmly.
Mr. Zhou said anxiously, "Change what channel? What's wrong with you? You've already divorced my dad for seven or eight years. Every time my dad calls, you hang up. Every time he comes, you don't even open the door for him. Whenever the neighbors mention my dad's name, you throw a tantrum at them. What are you doing? It's not like my dad did anything wrong. Doesn't he just like singing? Why can't you get over this all these years?"
Grandma Wang said angrily, "Does that mean he likes singing? He treats singing like his life. Back when you were still young, your dad sang with a guitar every day. He even formed a band with his coworkers. You could say that he was still young at that time, but as he grew older, he still did not change. He worked at the factory for 20 to 30 years. Just because he wanted to fulfill the dream he had when he was young, he bought out all his years of service and quit just like that. That bit of money he earned from the buyout was only enough for him to pay for his insurance. There was no other income at all. It's not like you don't know how our family survived all those years! "
Mr. Zhou said, "But you still didn't have to divorce my dad."
Grandma Wang said harshly, "It was fine if he sang when he was young, but now that he's an old man, why is he still singing? Why is he still thinking about his dreams? Every person has their own life, and he's destined to be a worker. He's already so old, so why can't he give up! Why can't he see it clearly! It's a talent show that only the young can go on, so why is he joining in the fun! Who would like to listen to that crappy thing that he sings? "
Mr. Zhou curled his lips and said, "If you don't want to watch, then I'll watch. I've never properly heard my dad sing a song before. Every time my dad sings, you always quarrel with him!"
Grandma Wang was scolding fiercely, but her feet did not move. She sat on the sofa and did not leave. Her eyes were still focused on the television.
… …
Online.
Many of the audience members were also in an uproar.
"I'm gonna faint!"
"I'm gonna faint + 1!"
"This … this …"
"Fuck, why is there an old man?"
"I'm blind!"
"Your sister! The composition of The Voice's contestants is too fucking complicated! There's a train driver, a physical education teacher, a bicycle repairman, and now there's even a retired old man? "
"Teacher Zhang, I have to give it to you!"
"Pfft! Does it have to be so funny? "
"He's already so old, yet he's still participating in a talent show?"
"This grandpa is really courageous. He can still sing at this age?"
"He must be here to make up the numbers, right?"
"He can't be planning on plaza dancing, right?"
The television viewers were all at a loss of whether to laugh or cry. They had seen strange people before, but they had never seen someone as strange as this. A 60-year-old man was participating in a talent show? And he was even competing in singing? In other singing talent shows, it was rare to find a 40-year-old contestant, much less a 60-year-old. They were all very old contestants, and most of them would end up on a "one-day tour" where they would be eliminated after one round. After all, the physical condition and voice quality of people at this age would deteriorate rapidly, so what more a 60-year-old grandpa?
Can you stop messing around!
Grandpa, please stop messing around!
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