The next day, Saturday.
It was autumn, and the temperature was refreshing.
Today was a rest day, but even if it was not a weekend, Zhang Ye had to take a "long vacation". After leaving the radio station, he was already free.
The phone rang.
The first time, Zhang Ye did not pick it up. He slept in in a daze.
However, the phone kept ringing, making Zhang Ye's head hurt.
He could only yawn and grab the cellphone on the table, "Hello, who is this?"
"Who are you talking about?" It was his mother's voice, "Why are you still sleeping? It's already past 9! Also, let me ask you. What did the newspapers say about? You rascal, how did you offend the Leader again? You won the Silver Microphone Award, so be it! It's such a good thing! Even someone like me, who doesn't know your industry, knows about that award! It's very valuable! But what did you say in your acceptance speech!? Do you still want to work at the unit? "
Zhang Ye said sleepily, "I don't want to."
"What did you say?" Mother turned anxious.
"I resigned yesterday. My salary has been paid." Zhang Ye told his mother.
Mother said angrily, "It wasn't easy for you to find a job, and you did a good job! Why did you resign!? Are you dumb!? That's the Beijing Radio Station! A public institution! Where are you going to find such a good place in the future? Who would want you with that looks of yours? "
Zhang Ye smiled helplessly, "Mom, I've already resigned. I have no future here. Let me rest for a few days. After resting for a few days, I'll find another unit."
Mother did not agree, "No way. Quickly take back your resignation letter!"
"Mom …" Zhang Ye was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, "Don't worry. My next unit will definitely be better than this one. In fact, it will be much better. I promise you."
"That won't do!" Mother was angry.
However, his father's voice came through the phone. He heard his father say calmly, "Your son has grown up. He has his own plans. Don't worry about him."
"How can I not worry!? Now, who in the family doesn't know that my son is a small-time celebrity at the radio station? If he quits, where can I go to brag? "Mother was very honest.
Zhang Ye was amused, "Alright, Mom. That's enough. I'm hanging up."
He put down his phone. He couldn't sleep anymore, so he got up and glanced at the computer to read the news.
Indeed, many forums on the internet were discussing yesterday's Silver Microphone Awards. Zhang Ye's Weibo was also being @ crazily tagged. It was filled with voices!
"I love this' Dead Water 'so much!"
"Every one of Teacher Zhang Ye's works is earth-shattering!"
"Haha, I'm delighted! Teacher Zhang Ye was flipping out again! How satisfying! "
"Well scolded! The current system had too many flaws! Only Teacher Zhang Ye dares to speak up! "
"Did you notice that Teacher Zhang's Weibo account has been changed to 'Former Beijing People's Radio Station's Literature Channel's famous radio host'? Teacher Zhang has been fired?"
"He wasn't fired. I heard from a friend in the industry that he resigned of his own accord."
"So be it. There's nothing to be attached to such a stagnant unit. Teacher Zhang, you still have us. No matter where you go, we will support you!"
"Well said! Supporting Zhang Ye! "
"Rolling on all fours on the ground in support!"
This is the state of many of our units. It's lifeless and filled with ugliness. On Monday at work, I really wanted to be like Teacher Zhang Ye, shouting to my unit's Leader, 'Why don't we let the ugliness clear the land and see what kind of world it will create'. But I can't do that. I still have to support my family. I don't dare to abandon my job. I don't have Teacher Zhang Ye's spirit and courage. So after hearing this poem, I made a decision. From today onwards, I will be Teacher Zhang Ye's hardcore fan. I will never change! "
"Till death do us part + 1!"
"Till death do us part + 28!"
This work allowed Zhang Ye to gain a lot of white-collar office workers fans on the internet!
"Dead Water" had completely gone viral on the internet. Not only was the poem well-written, there was also the special background that served as a foil and additional influence. It was the Silver Microphone Awards, after all. This added a lot of legendary flair to "Dead Water", making people discuss it tirelessly!
Weibo forwards!
Forum clicks!
Publication in newspapers and newspapers!
The spread of the live video of the award ceremony!
Zhang Ye's popularity once again increased by a small amount. Maybe this matter did not have much of an impact on outsiders, but within the industry, it had shocked everyone. Many people in the industry already knew of Zhang Ye's name!
Many of the comments and replies he had seen were from yesterday.
Suddenly, "ZhangYeNumber1Fan", who had spared no effort in supporting Zhang Ye, @ him. There was a new Weibo post with a picture.
"Wow, quickly look at the Celebrity Rankings!"
"Godly Number1, what's the matter?"
"Didn't I post a picture? Can't you see it? "
"Ah, I saw it! Holy sh * t! Teacher Zhang Ye has risen to the E-List! "
"Is that true? It's really true! Congratulations to Teacher Zhang Ye. You deserve it! "
"The people of Beihe province send their congratulations. Congratulations to Teacher Zhang for reaching a new high!"
"There aren't many people who can rush to the E-List just by writing poems and radio programs, right? I can count them with my fingers. There won't be more than 20 people! "
"Awesome!"
"Teacher Zhang is mighty!"
They were talking very enthusiastically and excitedly.
But when Zhang Ye saw it, he was at a loss. E-List Celebrity? Celebrity Rankings? What was this all about? Zhang Ye knew that many things in this world were unfamiliar to him. For example, the Silver Microphone Awards did not exist in his previous world. Hence, he humbly clicked into the official website of the Celebrity Rankings through the links given by everyone. He was shocked when he saw what he saw. Holy sh * t, he thought this was some personal website or forum, but when he saw the organizer of the website, he was dumbfounded. It was actually the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television!
This was an official authoritative website?
The Celebrity Rankings even had an official announcement?
He thought it was fake. He quickly looked at the website's partners. The National Writers' Association, the Director's Guild, the Editors' Association, the China Film Corporation, etc. Zhang Ye knew it was not fake. After a series of searches and inquiries, Zhang Ye finally understood what this Celebrity Rankings was all about. This ranking was an international standard. It was not only effective within the country, but also had absolute authority internationally. As for the grading standards and ranking selection, there was a certain amount of manual work, but a large portion of it had a calculation formula. It was effective all over the world, and the entire world could use this formula to rank a celebrity's overall strength and influence. It was the most authoritative and unparalleled!
In Zhang Ye's previous world, celebrities also had rankings.
For example, international B-list celebrities, or domestic S-list celebrities.
But in his world, there was no fixed formula or conclusion for these rankings. It was a matter of each person's eyes, or the majority of the people's recognition. It was rather vague. For example, for some celebrities, industry experts might say that they were A-list celebrities, but a lot of the audience only recognized them as B-list celebrities. There were also some audience members who said that they were B-list celebrities, but professionals or other people only thought that they were C-list celebrities. Who do you think you should listen to? What sort of A-list celebrity was that person? There was no standard, because the division was not that clear!
But this world was different!
Each score, each rating rule, after many years of practice, a nearly perfect set of rules had been created. It was recognized by the officials, the people, and even the celebrities! It was no longer that troublesome to see a celebrity's standard. Just flip through the Celebrity Rankings and you would know!
In China, the rankings were divided into seven categories.
S-list, A-list, B-list, third-list, fourth-list, and fifth-list.
The seventh category was not called a C-list celebrity. In this world, they were collectively referred to as "public figures."
Zhang Ye spent a long time researching and trying to understand it before he finally understood that the two worlds had similar rankings for celebrities, but there were still some differences. For example, in Zhang Ye's world, when an E-list celebrity was mentioned, it was just an adjective. In his world, there were no real E-list celebrities. The meaning of the E-list was that they were very low-end and not very famous. At most, they would be divided into the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th listers. A lot of people did not recognize the 4th listers and there was a lot of controversy. But in this world, it was clearly divided. A-list celebrities were A-list celebrities, and E-list celebrities were E-list celebrities. There would be no controversy!
There was another difference.
Perhaps it was because this world's entertainment industry was more developed and there were too many crossover industries, so the rankings were a comprehensive thing.
It depended on the popularity.
It depended on the influence.
It depended on the cohesiveness of the fans.
It depended on the quality of the work.
It also depended on whether they had good works for a long period of time, or whether they were outdated.
In general, no matter what industry, the rankings were based on the overall strength!
For example, Han Han or Guo Jingming. In Zhang Ye's world, would they be considered celebrities? Of course they would! Were they famous? Of course they were! But what were they considered as? Probably no one could say. In his world, there was no such thing as a celebrity ranking in the publishing world. At most, the two of them would be publicly recognized as A-list authors in the publishing world. However, this world was unified. Regardless of whether it was a novel writer, a fairy tale writer, a poet, or even a famous university professor, or the richest businessman who was the center of attention, all of them could use their comprehensive strength and appeal to calculate the data, calculate the rating, and make the most perfect ranking!
This was this world's Celebrity Rankings!
Zhang Ye had used "Dead Water" to go from a public figure to an E-list celebrity. This could be said to be a big step. It could also be said that he had truly entered the entertainment industry at this moment. One had to know that be it Little Red Mushroom, Beijing's Vice President, or Big Thunder, they were all considered public figures. Even Tian Bin and Zhāng Yě were ranked in the tens of thousands in the Public Figure Rankings. They were not even ranked.
Zhang Ye had now surpassed them!
Although an E-list celebrity was very low, they were still celebrities!
But he still had a long way to go. This was just the beginning!
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