In the blink of an eye, the Mid-Autumn Festival arrived.
That night, at Zhang Ye's maternal grandma's house, the family gathered for a meal. It was very lively.
His first aunt was the fastest to finish eating and had already left the table. She was sitting on the sofa, munching on melon seeds as she watched television. Soon, it reached Central TV Department 1's Mid-Autumn Festival Gala. On the screen, she could see the famous host of Central TV, Chen Ye, smiling as he introduced the show to the other three famous hosts of Central TV. Although Chen Ye's overall popularity was not as high as Zhang Ye's, his status in Central TV and the hosting world was still irreplaceable. He knew how to stir up emotions and was also humorous. Usually, such large-scale performances and galas at Central TV Department 1 would definitely not be without him.
Grandma took a look and curled her lips. "It's not like our Little Ye is around, so what's the point of looking at it?"
His second uncle laughed and said, "It's always the same bunch of hosts every year. I'm getting tired of watching them. When will our Little Ye also get to go on the Spring Festival Gala and push them off the stage?"
His second aunt echoed, "That's right. In terms of popularity and hosting standards, how is Little Ye inferior to them?"
Third Sister interrupted with a smile, "I'm not as popular as them."
Chenchen, who was eating fried prawns, nodded slightly. "Yes."
Zhang Ye stared at his third sister and Chenchen. "Do you even know how to converse? Am I that unpopular? Do you believe that I can get the SARFT's Deputy Chief to come over for a meal with just a phone call? "
Chenchen: "Heh heh."
Second sister: "Hehe."
Third sister: "Hehe."
Zhang Ye: "..." He thought to himself, "You guys really don't treat bean buns as dry food. Now you guys have learned to trample on me."
Everyone in the family laughed.
His third aunt sighed. "Actually, if it weren't for this incident of him being frozen, a lot of people would have said that Little Ye would most likely be one of the hosts for this year's Spring Festival Gala. Although Little Ye has never hosted a large-scale gala before, his popularity base is still there. When it comes to overall popularity, Little Ye isn't any worse than any of the other Spring Festival Gala hosts. In fact, he might even be better than them. Together with the fact that he has the reputation of being number one in the nationwide viewership ratings for variety shows, he had a very good chance of winning. Our Little Ye can't even go on the show! "
His eldest sister said gently, "Brother, are you going to stay here like this from now on?"
Zhang Ye smiled. "Let nature take its course."
Grandma looked at her grandson. "Think of something."
"Grandma, I know." Zhang Ye did not say much.
…
The next day.
Zhang Ye woke up late. By the time he opened his eyes, it was already 10 PM. However, he still dawdled and drove to work. However, as soon as they arrived at the unit, they were a little confused by the scene in front of them. They saw that the office area, which was originally less than half filled, was now bustling with people. The other empty seats were actually filled. Some were clearing the tables, and some were moving computers and documents.
Ha Qiqi and the others were all there.
"Director Zhang!" Several people came up to him.
Zhang Ye frowned. "What are these people doing? Who is it? "
Zhang Zuo said worriedly, "They're from the new program team."
"A new program team?" Zhang Ye did not understand.
Ha Qiqi explained, "The notice was just posted this morning. For the program that was promised to us with an 80 million RMB production budget, you have been removed from your position as executive director and host and will be taken over by this newly formed team. The executive director has been changed, and the host has also been changed to Chen Ye." Pointing to the signboard at the door, she said, "Our team's signboard has also been removed. As these people are a new team, they don't have any extra office space left, so they have to squeeze into our area. From the looks of it, it seems like we will gradually be integrated into their new team as well."
Zhang Ye was not surprised at all that he had been removed from his position as the new program's manager. It was just a matter of time, but he did not expect that the 80 million RMB production budget that he had fought so hard for would actually be won over by Chen Ye? He had taken advantage of the situation?
"Director Zhang, please make a decision."
"What should we do?"
"Not only did they take advantage of us, they even took over our office space?"
They had clearly relied on The Voice's reputation and astounding viewership ratings to achieve this result, but now all of that had gone to someone else. Ha Qiqi, Little Wang, Wu Yi, and the others were all feeling very upset.
But Zhang Ye did not feel upset at all. An 80 million RMB production budget? This was indeed a huge investment by Central TV Department 1 and was also a rare large-scale production in the variety world. But you had to have the ability to do it, and you had to have the ability to produce a program that matched your production budget. If this 80 million RMB was given to Zhang Ye, he would naturally know how to spend it and would naturally be able to produce a good program. But to give it to a so-called elite team of Central TV Department 1 that no one knew how to cobble together? Zhang Ye was just waiting to see them make a fool of themselves. Well, of course, he could not rule out the possibility that they might really be able to do it well.
Zhang Ye said, "Don't bother about them. Let's just do what we have to do."
Ha Qiqi wanted to say something but hesitated. She did not know what to say.
In fact, Zhang Ye had recently started thinking about how to turn things around. He could not possibly be willing to be frozen by Central TV Department 1, so he had to get out of this circle and cage. He could not possibly do nothing for the next six months. At the very least, before his contract with Central TV Department 1 ended, he had to make one last show. No matter what, he had to solidify his miraculous viewership ratings. Only then would it be considered a successful conclusion. Only then could Zhang Ye feel at ease and use this capital and popularity to venture into other industries. This was something that he had planned from the very beginning.
Although Zhang Ye was currently facing a lot of resistance and difficulties, he was gradually finding a way out. For example — creating trouble?
At 11 PM.
The new program team's leader arrived.
One of them was the executive director, Xu Yipeng. He was a very famous director of Central TV Department 1 and had even been the assistant director of the Spring Festival Gala two years ago and the year before that. He had hosted many large-scale galas and also worked on a few more outstanding variety shows. Although the viewership ratings varied, his results in the variety show industry were not very stable. However, the leaders of Central TV Department 1 still had a lot of trust in him and felt that Xu Yipeng was very capable.
The other leader of the new program team was Chen Ye. Chen Ye was Central TV Department 1's newly promoted Spring Festival Gala host in recent years and was a pillar of the station. As he was very famous and had good qualifications, Central TV Department 1 was gradually delegating his authority to him. For this new program that the station placed a lot of emphasis on and invested in, not only did they let Chen Ye take on the role of host, they also gave him the position of assistant director, allowing him to team up with Xu Yipeng.
As for the other members of the new program team, they were all elites who had been selected from several departments of Central TV Department 1. The two newcomers who had been snatched over from Department 14 were also among them. This new program team could be said to be the most outstanding group of people in Central TV Department 1. The leaders of Central TV Department 1 probably thought that with so many elites gathered together, they would at least be many times better than Zhang Ye's impromptu team of The Voice, right? If the team of The Voice could create a miracle, there was no reason why Xu Yipeng, Chen Ye, and the others could not do the same!
"Is everyone busy?" Xu Yipeng smiled.
Chen Ye was also in high spirits and said, "Hello, everyone."
The new program team members stopped whatever they were doing and were all in high spirits.
"Director Xu!"
"Hello, Teacher Chen!"
"Hello, Leader!"
Everyone was in good spirits. After all, this was a new program with an 80 million RMB investment, so who wouldn't be excited? None of them had ever worked on a variety show with such a large budget before!
Xu Yipeng smiled and said, "Teacher Chen, why don't you say a few words?"
Chen Ye waved it off. "I think it's better if Director Xu goes first."
"Alright then, I'll say a few words first." Xu Yipeng started to talk in a bureaucratic manner, trying to paint a big picture. When a new program team was first established, there was always a need to boost their morale. He also briefly explained the focus of the program and the division of work.
When he finished, Chen Ye also said a few words, except that it was directed at the team. "Let me add on something. The higher-ups have already approved it. From today onwards, the original program team members of The Voice will be officially incorporated into the new program team and will be directly led by Director Xu and myself."
Little Wang did not give him any face. "Then what about Director Zhang?"
Chen Ye narrowed his eyes and looked at her. "Him? I think he has some other appointment, but I'm not sure. "
After giving his speech and making the announcement, Xu Yipeng and Chen Ye, who probably still had a lot of things to do, quickly left the office.
When the two of them left, a slightly older middle-aged man from the new program team looked at Little Wang and instructed, "You're Little Wang, right? We've run out of coffee. Go get some more for everyone. "
Little Wang glanced at him. "Who are you?"
The middle-aged man said, "I'm the executive director's assistant."
Little Wang sneered. "If you want it, go get it yourself. You're making it sound like you're very familiar with me!"
"You …" The middle-aged assistant was infuriated.
Ha Qiqi knew him. "Old Seven, you've only just arrived and you're already ordering people around? You're just an assistant, yet you have such a big temper? Why do you have to put on such airs? "
Everyone knew what kind of temper Zhang Ye had. As the saying goes, one is marked by the company one keeps. The soldiers that he brought along would obviously be influenced by Zhang Ye's temperament and would definitely not have a good temper.
"Do I have to put on airs just because I asked someone to get a cup of coffee?"
"Don't you have hands?"
"She's just a clerk, so how can I not order her around?"
"You're just a director's assistant, so how can I order you around?"
The two groups of people were clearly separated. The moment they met, it was as though they were about to start fighting. The smell of gunpowder was thick!
After exchanging a few words, the new program team members could not do anything to Ha Qiqi, Zhang Zuo, and the others from the old program team. They could only swallow their anger and wait for the higher-ups to come back to settle the score.
Not long after, Zhang Ye came out and went to the water dispenser to get some water.
When he appeared, the new program team members subconsciously held their breaths. Perhaps they were afraid that Zhang Ye would find trouble with them, so they were all very nervous and wary. They all raised their heads and looked at him in unison. But this movement was so synchronized that everyone realized how they looked. It was very funny and also very awkward, so they lowered their heads again — it seemed like the incident of Zhang Ye scolding away those people who had come to denounce him two days ago had left a very deep impression on them.
Little Wang quickly went up to him. "Let me do it, Director Zhang."
"You can do it yourself," Zhang Ye said with a smile.
At this moment, the two youths at the water dispenser saw Zhang Ye walking over and subconsciously stood up. One of them looked very excited, while the other looked very agitated.
"Senior!"
"Hello, Senior!"
The two of them addressed each other differently from the others.
Zhang Ye was taken aback. "You two are?"
The two of them said, "We're both graduating from Media College this year!"
Zhang Ye was suddenly enlightened. "Oh, juniors, nice to meet you." He swept his gaze over them and roughly guessed that they were probably the two people who had been snatched away from Department 14 when he was at the elevator that day, right? However, Zhang Ye was not that enthusiastic towards them. After saying a few words to them, he turned around and left. He was actually doing this for the good of these two newcomers.
Sure enough, the moment he left, one of the new program team members whispered to the two newcomers, "You two are new here and don't know what's going on inside. It's best if you stay away from Zhang Ye in the future. Otherwise, if the program team leaders or the leaders of Department 1 find out about this, it will affect your futures."
The two newcomers were stunned.
Before coming here, they had heard that the legendary figure of Media College, Zhang Ye, was the kind of person that everyone at Central TV Department 1 wanted to beat up. Now that they had seen it for themselves, it was indeed true. In the eyes of the other employees, Zhang Ye's image might be very negative, with some of them scolding him and some of them looking down on him. But in the eyes of these two juniors from Media College, Zhang Ye's current demeanor made them yearn and admire him greatly. They felt that this senior was too awesome!
This was Central TV Department 1 they were talking about!
He was the first person in history to sue Central TV Department 1 in court and even acted as his own lawyer, defeating the professional lawyers from Central TV's legal department and winning the case. In the end, he was still standing here unscathed and could post on Weibo to scold his colleagues whenever he wanted. He could ignore anyone's face whenever he wanted to! With such demeanor, he was indeed worthy of being the legendary figure that the teachers and students of Media College loved to talk about!
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