Noon.
At the cafeteria. Zhang Ye came over for lunch. The moment he walked in, he became the center of attention. A lot of people were sneaking glances at him. Wherever Zhang Ye went, everyone would avoid him and subconsciously keep a certain distance from him. Not many people got close to him. Even those who were acquainted with Zhang Ye did not say anything after they opened their mouths to say something.
At Central TV Department 1, Zhang Ye was like a god of plague.
But Zhang Ye did not mind it at all. As usual, he strolled to a window and queued up to get his food. He could still hear the people around him whispering about him. Regarding this, Zhang Ye just laughed it off.
"I heard that Zhang Ye's program team has been gaming all morning."
"Yeah, it's so cool. I'm so envious."
"What's there to be envious about? He's been banned!"
"Gaming every day and still getting paid. If I could have such a good life, I'd rather be banned too!"
"Haha, you? It's not that this old bro wants to say something bad, but even if you want to be banned by Department 1, you're not qualified to do so. Besides, that's because you don't have any ambitions and are only looking at that meager salary to get by. Zhang Ye is not like that. He's aiming to become an A-list celebrity. Being banned might be a good thing for you, but for Zhang Ye, it's fatal. He still has to stay at Central TV Department 1 for more than half a year because of his contract. "
"Actually, the freeze on Zhang Ye has already begun."
"I wonder what Zhang Ye will do this time."
"What else can he do? With his contract, he can't go to other television stations. I heard that Beijing Television has contacted Central TV Department 1 and is interested in poaching Zhang Ye over to their side. They even offered to pay for his breach of contract. But I heard that Central TV Department 1's executives only said one thing — they won't let him go! "
"Mango TV also seems to want Zhang Ye, but the negotiations did not go through."
"They're planning to drag out Zhang Ye's contract until it expires!"
"For the next half a year or so, Zhang Ye will probably have to waste his time at Central TV Department 1. Because of the lawsuit and the Judicial Examination, his popularity is still skyrocketing. But once this period of popularity dies down, Zhang Ye, who can't film any variety shows or appear on camera, will surely experience a gradual decline in popularity. It might even drop drastically!"
"That's right."
"Eh, Zhang Ye is coming over."
"Let's go, let's go. Stay away from him."
"There aren't many people in the entire Central TV Department 1 who would dare to chat with him anymore. If the higher-ups were to see this, they might even be implicated. Right now, whoever has a good relationship with Zhang Ye is the unlucky one. Now that the higher-ups of Department 1 have lost the lawsuit, they will surely settle the score with them one by one!"
"Actually, I quite like Zhang Ye as a person."
"Then you should also stay away. It's a fight between immortals. We can't afford to get involved!"
…
After the meal.
In his own office.
Zhang Ye had music playing on his computer and listened to Zhang Yuanqi's new song. He felt that it was not bad, so he listened to it again. He did not feel like he had been frozen.
At this moment, the phone rang.
He looked at the number and saw that it was Hu Fei from Beijing Television.
Zhang Ye smiled as he answered, "Hello, Brother Hu."
Hu Fei said, "Is it convenient to talk?"
"Yes, you're looking for me?" Zhang Ye said.
Hu Fei said, "I mentioned your matter to the station heads yesterday and wanted to poach you over. Firstly, it's to help you out of trouble, and secondly, it's so that we can work together again. Beijing Television even held a meeting about this and decided to help you pay the penalty fee. But when we tried to communicate with Central TV Department 1, we were rejected. Moreover, the other party's attitude was very firm. It was obvious that they would not let you go, so there's nothing I can do."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Hu. I've made you worry for me."
Hu Fei said, "Tell me the truth. What are your plans now?"
Zhang Ye said, "I really don't have any plans. I'll just take it one step at a time."
Hu Fei sighed and said, "Then you'll have to be prepared to be frozen for seven months."
But Zhang Ye laughed and said, "I'm not prepared for that."
"Oh? What do you mean? "Hu Fei could tell that something was amiss.
Zhang Ye laughed and said, "Back then, even the headquarters could not ban me, much less Central TV Department 1. Besides, who says that I won't get any exposure if I don't host a show? If I want to increase my exposure, I have plenty of ways to do so. "
After hanging up, Zhang Ye received a call that he had been waiting for for the past few days.
It was Old Wu's big sister calling!
On the other end of the line, Fat Sis sounded very excited. "Little Zhang!"
Zhang Ye immediately asked, "How did it go, Fat Sis?"
"It's done! Haha, I made it in time! "Fat Sis said excitedly," It was too fucking thrilling! I made it on the last day! Just a while ago, the game model, data, and simulation of Plants vs. Zombies have been completed! There's still a few more days until the official release because we still need some time to break in and look for bugs to fix. But the demo version is definitely ready. It's already done. There are a total of three stages, and it's flawless! "
Zhang Ye snapped his fingers. "It's good that you made it in time."
Fat Sis said, "It's all thanks to the data model that you provided that we were able to save a lot of work on the design. The movement speed of the zombies, the attack frequency, the construction speed of the plants, and so on and so forth actually required a lot of time to get used to it. The balance of this game is very important, but the mathematical model that you provided has simplified this area to the extreme. You're truly worthy of being the top mathematics professor in the country. The programmers in my company are all convinced and are very impressed with you. They said that if they were to work on this, they wouldn't even be able to finish it in two months!"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "It's nothing. I only know a little about arithmetic, but I'm not good at anything else."
Fat Sis said in a good mood, "Tomorrow is the annual National CG Gaming Expo. Almost all of the famous game companies in the country will be there, as well as the national media and gamers. You've been to a gaming expo before, right? You'll know how big of a spectacle it will be when the time comes. Besides, the number of new game releases this year has set a record again. It's getting higher and higher every year. MMORPG, RPG, ACT, web games, mobile games, puzzle games, as long as you can name it, they'll all be there. I'll give you a few tickets to the Beijing Convention Center tomorrow. Do you want to come and take a look? "
Zhang Ye did not even think about it. "Sure, I've been free for the past few days, so I definitely have to go."
This world's gaming expo was pretty much the same as his previous world, but there were probably still some differences. In his previous world, Zhang Ye had regrettably never been to a gaming expo. He had not even seen the legendary booth girls with his own eyes. Now that his work was going to be featured at a gaming expo, he definitely had to go and take a look.
Fat Sis laughed and said, "Alright, it's an electronic ticket this time. I'll send it to your cell phone. Right now, the entire company is full of confidence in this game that you've designed. It's an unprecedented confidence. After holding back for so many days, it's time for our new game to be shown to the entire country's gamers!"
After putting down the phone, Zhang Ye smiled.
You want to freeze me?
You guys are too naive!
I don't only know how to produce and host shows. This bro knows a lot more than you can imagine. See, isn't this another chance to increase my popularity?
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