To Central TV and some of the industry insiders, today was an unusual night. Central TV Department 1 was paying close attention to whether Rise to the Dance would continue to lead the trend of variety shows. Xu Yipeng, Chen Ye, and the other program team staff were looking forward to the viewership ratings of Rise to the Dance. The television industry insiders were also waiting to see how much of an impact Rise to the Dance would have on the industry. Of course, there were also people who wanted to see what kind of documentary A Bite of China would be like.
But to the common folk, this was just an ordinary night.
Some people came home from school, some people went home from work and turned on their televisions. Some of them were just bored, while others just wanted to relax.
So here came the question.
Was today an ordinary day?
Or was it an unusual day?
Or was it a normal day with a hint of abnormality?
Or perhaps it was an ordinary day amidst the unusual?
— Fuck, only a ghost would know! Moving on to the next topic!
...
"It's starting!"
"Haha, it's starting!"
"It's finally starting!"
"Chen Ye is on stage! Wow! Sect Leader Huo has appeared! "
"Did Fan Wenli get fatter? Could she be pregnant? "
"Damn, Teacher Lili is still as unphotogenic as ever. But there's no helping it. Who asked her to be a professional dancer? She doesn't rely on her looks to make a living!"
Under the fiery and expectant atmosphere, Rise to the Dance premiered on Central TV Department 1!
On TV, the moment Chen Ye appeared on stage, he was met with applause and cheers from the entire audience. Everyone stood up and clapped with all their might!
"Welcome, everyone, to the stage of Rise to the Dance. This show is sponsored exclusively by Chunhe Mineral Water. Thank you to Huali Home Appliances and Litto Detergent for their support …" Chen Ye stood in the center of the stage and read out a long series of advertisements. Then he said loudly with a smile, "Here, together with our three guest coaches, we will witness a grand celebration of China's dance industry. Here, together with tens of millions of viewers across the country, we will witness a miracle of dance!"
The applause was thunderous!
"First of all, let's welcome Teacher Huo Dongfang!"
"Welcome, Teacher Fan Wenli!"
"Welcome, Teacher Shen Lili!"
The coaches were all smiling and waving at the camera!
The mentors were all dressed extravagantly. From these outfits and styles, one could tell the cost of the program. It was definitely not cheap. It was probably custom-made for the mentors.
The entire stage was also very beautiful. Due to the previous accident, many parts of the stage were damaged. As a result, Central TV Department 1 spent a lot of money to rebuild the stage. It no longer looked like it was during the recording of The Voice. It was almost like a brand new stage and looked very shiny and dazzling!
Following that, Chen Ye began to introduce the selection rules for the competition.
Chen Ye came from an interview program background. Although he had also done quite a few variety shows before, he still made a name for himself in the interview genre. Later on, when he became the host of the Spring Festival Gala, Chen Ye's hosting style was clearly different from Zhang Ye's.
Zhang Ye focused on humor, eloquence, and personal talent. This fellow's hosting style could never be replicated. The humor and wit of a talk show? Knowledge from Analysis of the Three Kingdoms? The speed of Good Voice's glib tongue? No one could imitate that. His personal style was extremely distinct. As long as he stood on stage, he would be the only protagonist. He would be a shining point that was independent of the program. This was Zhang Ye's unique characteristic. In the field of hosting, he would always be a maverick existence.
But Chen Ye's unique characteristic was his affinity. He focused on the emotions of the audience and the atmosphere of the venue. He was very adaptable and could bring out the characteristics of the program to its fullest extent at any time. It was a steady and well-controlled hosting style that laid the foundation for him to become the host of the Spring Festival Gala.
A few minutes later.
The main event was starting!
"Next, let's welcome our first contestant onto the stage!"
The scene changed and the intro clip of the contestant appeared.
"My name is Qi Fang. I've loved dancing since I was young. When I was five years old …"
On this point, Rise to the Dance had adopted the storytelling style of The Voice. This was because The Voice's success had already been thoroughly analyzed by the industry. Zhang Ye's production model and storytelling style had also been thoroughly researched by everyone. They knew that a long introduction of the contestant before the contestant even appeared would help increase the audience's "sense of immersion" or "identity". Reality had proven that this was an essential part of the show, and it was also where Zhang Ye's cleverness came from. With Zhang Ye's successful model leading the way, the future generations would naturally follow suit and not let go of such a successful experience. However, Rise to the Dance did not completely copy The Voice. It still made some adjustments according to its own style of program.
The contestant went onstage.
The live audience let out a faint gasp of surprise!
A lot of people on the Internet were also discussing it like crazy!
"Ah?"
"She's so fat?"
"This woman must be at least 180 kilograms, right?"
"Damn, can she even dance like that?"
The music started and the dance started.
What was even more unexpected was that this contestant named Qi Fang started twisting and turning with great enthusiasm. She was actually dancing the Samba!
Everyone was dumbfounded by what they saw!
"Holy shit! Holy shit! "
"She can dance so well?"
"Oh my God, this scene is too exciting!"
"This contestant is pretty good!"
In the camera, Huo Dongfang and Fan Wenli looked at each other in surprise. They were both looking at Qi Fang with an appreciative gaze, as though they were about to take this contestant under their wing. Meanwhile, Shen Lili, who was a professional dancer, was also looking at the female contestant without blinking. In the end, Shen Lili even stood up from her guest seat with a smile on her face. She could not help but dance along with the female contestant!
The audience went wild!
The atmosphere at the venue was very enthusiastic!
As a talent show, there was no need to mention how important the first contestant was. It could be said to be the deciding factor. If the first contestant could capture the attention of the audience, then the show would already be halfway to success. Without a doubt, Rise to the Dance had done just that!
...
At Zhang Ye's parents' house.
His mother was watching TV and said, "This show is pretty good!"
His father looked at his son. "Do you think this show will be popular?"
Zhang Ye shook his head. "I can't say for sure, but I don't think it will do too badly. Xu Yipeng, Chen Ye, and the others are also very smart and have learned the essence of my show." Actually, when Zhang Ye saw it, he was quite surprised. He did not think that Xu Yipeng and Chen Ye could come up with any good show. But clearly, after the show was broadcast, Zhang Ye was quite surprised. It was much better than he had expected!
His mother said, "Even if the results are bad, it will definitely be much better than a documentary."
"Mom, don't say that." Zhang Ye rolled his eyes. "That might not necessarily be the case."
His mother said, "Why not? Do you really think that a documentary can compete with a variety show? "
Zhang Ye chuckled. "Why can't we compete? Who says that a documentary's viewership ratings will definitely be worse than a variety show? Just look at how lively Rise to the Dance is and how the viewership ratings will probably be quite good, but there are still some drawbacks to it. Dance-related talent shows are inherently flawed because not many people understand the art of dance and not many people like it either. As for the audience size, that's still a question mark. Even if this show can become popular, there's still a limit to how popular it can get. Once that limit is reached, it will be very difficult to increase it any further. "
In this world, there were still not many dance shows. A large-scale talent show like Rise to the Dance was the only one. But in Zhang Ye's previous world, there were actually quite a few dance talent shows. Zhang Ye had followed the rise and fall of those shows step by step, so he naturally had a clearer understanding of them than the people of this world. He even knew where the pain points of a dance talent show were. That was why when he wrote the proposal for the dance talent show according to Central TV Department 1's request, Zhang Ye only casually wrote it down and did not intend to do it himself!
His mother disagreed and said, "But the audience for a documentary is even smaller."
"Others will definitely agree with what you said, but I really don't think so." Zhang Ye laughed and said, "A normal person would definitely think that the audience for some unpopular variety shows would not be smaller than a documentary no matter how small it is. But that's not necessarily the case. My documentary focuses on food. From a three-year-old to a ninety-year-old, who doesn't eat? How many people don't love good food? My documentary might not seem to have a large audience, but in fact, it's open to all ages. Putting aside the difference between a documentary and a variety show's audience, my documentary really has a larger audience than a dance talent show! "
His mother curled her lips and said, "Why don't I believe you?"
Chenchen also let out a "hur hur."
Zhang Ye was speechless and did not argue with his mother anymore.
...
On Weibo.
The Weibo posts discussing Rise to the Dance were very popular!
"It's so good!"
"I like the second contestant! She's so beautiful! "
"Yeah, that woman is really good looking! She'll definitely become popular! "
"The first fat contestant danced better! The impact of the scene was too great. So even a fat person can dance like that. It's so inspiring! I've decided that I'll start learning how to dance tomorrow! "
"I want to learn too!"
"I like Chen Ye's hosting style. It's so steady!"
"He really did not disappoint me after coming here for Sect Leader Huo!"
"That part where Sect Leader Huo and Fan Wenli danced was so funny! Hahaha! "
"The viewership ratings will definitely not be bad! In my opinion, the first episode will definitely pass 1%, right? "
Of course, not everyone felt that it was good.
"I think it's just so-so."
"It's not as good as The Voice. It's a little worse than I expected."
"Yeah, I still can't understand the dance, so it's not that interesting."
"A dance talent show will definitely not be as popular as a singing talent show, but it's still good enough. So what if the premiere episode can get a viewership rating of 1%? How many television shows these days can get a nationwide viewership rating of more than 1% for their premiere episode? This year, there's probably only The Voice, right? If they give it a try in the future, they can pull the viewership ratings higher for the next few episodes. From the looks of it now, Rise to the Dance has quite a good reputation and a lot of people are watching it. "
"I heard that the finals of Rise to the Dance will be broadcast live. Back then, Central TV Department 1 did not give The Voice the right to broadcast the finals live. Zhang Ye said that he had applied for it many times, but it was never approved. Now that the right has been given to Rise to the Dance, if they really broadcast the finals live, it wouldn't be impossible for that episode to surpass The Voice's viewership ratings, right?"
"Who told you that the premiere episode can only get 1%? I think it's only 0.5%. "
"Impossible, 1% and above is a given! Even 1.5% is possible! "
"This is so fucking unfair. Central TV Department 1's attitude towards Rise to the Dance and The Voice are completely different. They even gave them the rights to broadcast the finals live?"
"Ahem, previous poster, actually, Central TV Department 1 cannot be blamed for this matter. Don't you know about Teacher Zhang's notoriety? When has Teacher Zhang not stirred up trouble whenever he did a live broadcast? The incident at Father Wei's memorial service and the Shanghai SARFT press conference were always earth-shattering events. It's fine if it's anyone else doing a live broadcast, but to let Teacher Zhang do it? Who wouldn't feel their hearts skip a beat? If it were you, would you dare to approve Teacher Zhang's live broadcast rights? That's why Teacher Zhang's reputation is really too bad! Everyone else is afraid of him! "
"Oh yes, how's Zhang Ye's show doing?"
"I don't know, I haven't watched it yet."
"You guys are watching documentaries too? Man, you guys are really good. "
"Rise to the Dance is airing their commercials. I'll go take a look at Zhang Ye's documentary. What's it called again?"
"It's called A Bite of China."
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