Central TV Documentary Channel.
Many of Zhang Ye's colleagues had gathered around. The seniors of Department 14 who worked in Divisions 1 and 2 had also come to Zhang Ye's Division 3 office to watch the newly released viewership ratings. As the viewership ratings for documentaries and variety shows were not on the same "frequency", they did not get their own viewership ratings first. Instead, they were like the netizens who got to see the viewership ratings for Rise to the Dance first.
Ha Qiqi was stunned. "1.27%?"
"We really let them break past 1%?" Zhang Zuo said with a bitter expression, "And they didn't just barely break past 1%?"
Little Wang was extremely depressed and mumbled, "Is that lousy show really that good?"
Wu Yi sighed. "A few years ago, there were still cases of people buying viewership ratings. But after the crackdown, it was all cleaned up. The viewership ratings now can't be faked no matter what."
Tong Fu said, "A viewership rating of 1.27% is actually within our expectations. Don't forget that they invested 100 million RMB, or maybe even more. They also invited big shot celebrities like Huo Dongfang and Fan Wenli, and the popularity and viewing habits that The Voice has brought to Central TV Department 1. It would be unrealistic if the viewership ratings did not exceed 1%."
A few of them glanced at Zhang Ye and realized that he did not have much of an expression on his face.
Yan Tianfei was nonchalant as well. He did not seem to care about Rise to the Dance's super high viewership ratings.
After the others grumbled for a while, they did not say anything else. They knew that the viewership ratings of Rise to the Dance had nothing to do with them. No matter how low the viewership ratings were, they could not compare.
Outside, a staff member from another department walked in briskly. He was holding a form in his hand. "Director Yan, yesterday's nationwide viewership ratings are out."
Yan Tianfei nodded. "Alright!"
Everyone was shocked, and their hearts rose to their throats.
Zhang Ye also narrowed his eyes and looked over.
That person left the viewership ratings form behind and left. The moment he left, Ha Qiqi, Zhang Zuo, and the others surrounded the area and stared nervously at that piece of paper.
In the first column, the first name appeared, and they saw their program!
December 10th.
National Documentary Viewership Rankings:
First place: The first episode of A Bite of China, viewership rating of 0.32%.
When the program team staff saw this, they were all dumbfounded!
"First place!"
"We are number one!"
"It really is us!"
"0.32%?"
"F * ck, are you kidding me?"
"This, this is our ratings?"
"Are you sure there's no mistake? Is it really 0.32%? "
Yan Tianfei was also shocked, and his expression froze. "Let me see!" He took the form and looked at it. Sure enough, it had a viewership rating of 0.32%, far ahead in first place. It was several times higher than the second place show, which was also a documentary that Department 14 imported from overseas!
Everyone gasped. In recent years, the best viewership ratings for documentaries across the entire country was only 0.172%. The first episode of A Bite of China had almost doubled this figure!
This was too exaggerated!
This was too scary!
After all, they were just a documentary!
If that was the case, then the viewership ratings for the first episode of A Bite of China would be almost the same as the viewership ratings of a more average large-scale variety show. It would really be able to be mentioned in the same breath as those variety shows that did slightly worse results. What kind of concept was that? This was simply unimaginable!
Xiaowang exclaimed, "F * ck! So we can really compete with variety shows in viewership ratings! "
Yan Tianfei also slammed the table in excitement. "Little Zhang! Well done! "
Everyone was boiling with excitement!
"This is too awesome!"
"We are going to defy the heavens!"
"A documentary compared to a variety show? Who would have dared to think of something like this in the past! "
"Hahahaha! Director Zhang, we've once again made a new page in documentary history! "
"This is great! I didn't even dare to think about the viewership ratings before this. Who could have thought that our viewership ratings would be so high? Just look at the viewership ratings. It's also very heaven-defying! "
Everyone was celebrating!
But Zhang Ye was the only exception. He asked, "What about the viewership ratings for the second episode?"
As it was broadcast in two episodes, only the viewership ratings for the first episode were shown. The second episode had not been tabulated yet, so there was no indication of this.
Yan Tianfei's secretary said, "Usually, if it's a serial broadcast, the tabulation for the second episode will take a little longer. It should be out soon, so let's wait a little longer. It should be about the same as the first episode."
…
Online.
Everyone had also seen the viewership ratings for the first episode of A Bite of China.
"Ah? It's so high? "
"What the heck, a documentary can also get such high viewership ratings?"
"Zhang Ye is too awesome!"
"Motherfucker, a documentary's viewership ratings are basically on par with a slightly worse variety show? Am I dreaming? "
"Zhang Ye is invincible! Damn! "
"I already said that A Bite of China is awesome! Hahaha! "
"They've created another record!"
"So there are actually so many people watching A Bite of China?"
"Eh, why isn't there a second episode?"
"Yeah, where's the second episode? It's not showing? "
"It's not out yet, right?"
"Why is it so slow? Hurry up! "
At the same time, the industry was also in an uproar.
The famous documentary director who had praised Zhang Ye on Weibo also posted the viewership ratings for yesterday's documentary. He wrote on Weibo: "Congratulations to Zhang Ye and A Bite of China!"
Beijing Television's Hu Fei: "@ A Bite of China, you guys are the best!"
Singer Chen Guang: "Oh my god!"
Fan Wenli: "Congratulations to Rise to the Dance, congratulations to A Bite of China."
Yao Jiancai: "I thought that I was the only one who liked watching A Bite of China, but it turns out to be the case?"
An unknown TV program director gave a wry smile: "Even a documentary can get such a viewership rating? Director Zhang, can't you leave us with a way out? "
A famous female host from Shenzhen Television said: "I'm shocked! Is this still a documentary that doesn't care for its uncles and aunts? "She even sent a cute staring emoji.
These comments and Weibo posts clearly reflected everyone's feelings!
Unbelievable!
It could even be said to be a miracle!
There had never been such a scary viewership rating for a domestic documentary before!
… …
Central TV Department 1.
Jiang Naixiong called Jiang Yuan. "Why is A Bite of China's viewership rating so high?"
Jiang Yuan actually did not expect this either. "I don't know either. I didn't expect that there would be so many people watching their show. I guess they're all supported by Zhang Ye's hardcore fans."
"For a viewership rating of 0.32%, how many hardcore fans does he have? Tens of millions? "Jiang Naixiong clearly did not agree with this statement." This Zhang Ye is really good at stirring up trouble! "
Jiang Yuan said: "No matter how much trouble he makes, he won't be able to set off any waves. A show's popularity still depends on its viewership ratings. Even if he's the king of the documentary industry, when compared to the variety industry, his viewership ratings will never be able to reach the top. So there's no need to worry about him making a name for himself."
Jiang Naixiong nodded.
… …
Elsewhere.
The program team staff of Rise to the Dance were also stunned.
Chen Ye frowned. "Is this viewership rating reliable?"
"It … it shouldn't be wrong, right?" an employee stammered.
Another male employee wondered, "Is this viewership rating even possible? It's a documentary after all! "
Initially, no one thought much of Zhang Ye and A Bite of China. But this first episode's viewership rating had given them a shock. It was too high and was clearly not something a documentary could achieve! What on earth did Zhang Ye do?
"I can't believe it."
"This Zhang Ye is really quite capable!"
"Besides, they're broadcasting at the same time slot as our Rise to the Dance. Even so, they still managed to achieve such a high viewership rating?"
"Doesn't that mean that they've taken a share of our viewership ratings as well?"
"It should only be like this for the first episode. Didn't you see that the viewership ratings for the second episode are not out yet?"
"Yeah, everyone was just joining in on the fun for the first episode because of Zhang Ye's popularity. It'll be the real deal later on. I don't believe that a documentary can have any sustained impact!"
Xu Yipeng interrupted everyone's discussion and said with a smile, "Alright, it's just a show with a viewership rating of 0.32%. Is there a need for all of you to be so surprised? This result is only slightly more than what we got. "
When everyone thought about it, they agreed.
As the executive director, Xu Yipeng had thought much further than them. When he saw the viewership ratings for A Bite of China, he was initially stunned for a while. But very quickly, he got excited. It was a good thing that A Bite of China's viewership ratings were high. Xu Yipeng had not been satisfied with the viewership ratings for Rise to the Dance, but from the looks of it now, a portion of it had been taken away by A Bite of China. In his opinion, A Bite of China's viewership ratings would definitely not be maintained forever. The cohesiveness of a documentary could be said to be zero. There were those who followed variety shows and those who followed television dramas, but who would follow documentaries? This was caused by the discontinuity of many documentaries' storylines. So when A Bite of China's popularity passed, the scattered viewers would definitely return to their Rise to the Dance. Their show's viewership ratings would definitely hit a new high!
Sitting back in his office, Xu Yipeng browsed through Weibo.
There were also people online who were criticizing A Bite of China!
"What are they bragging about!"
"Isn't it just 0.32%? Most variety shows can crush it! "
"Don't mention that the genre is different and that documentaries can't be compared to variety shows, what's the point? There's no such thing as fairness in this world. Isn't the final showpiece still the viewership ratings? "
"Right, it's only 0.32% and they're shocked to this extent? That shouldn't be the case. After watching our Teacher Chen Ye's Rise to the Dance, what did he say? "
"Well said!"
"This bunch of fans of A Bite of China only know how to find reasons, but they're actually all excuses!"
Seeing the comments from the Rise to the Dance fans, Xu Yipeng was in a good mood. What they said was very reasonable. Any excuses or reasons were all meaningless. As a television show, whether it was a variety show, an interview show, or a documentary, when it was put on paper, wasn't the viewership ratings still the most important thing?
Suddenly, a voice came from outside.
"Ah!"
"Quick, look!"
"The viewership ratings for the second episode of A Bite of China are out!"
When Xu Yipeng heard that, he walked out with a smile. "How much?"
…
Department 1's Director's Office.
Jiang Naixiong's secretary knocked on the door and came in.
The secretary's face was a little pale. "Director Jiang!"
"What's the matter? Why are you so flustered? "Jiang Naixiong looked at him.
The secretary wiped away his sweat and said, "This, this is the viewership ratings for the second episode of A Bite of China!"
Jiang Yuan happened to come in at this moment. He had wanted to report to Jiang Naixiong about the arrangements for the advertisements, but when he heard that, he asked curiously, "How much difference can there be between the second episode and the first?"
The secretary wiped away his sweat again. "I think you should take a look at it first."
…
Deputy Station Head's office.
Deputy Station Head Zhou was sitting upright and drinking tea when the phone on his desk rang.
"Hello?"
"Station Head Zhou, the viewership ratings for A Bite of China are out."
"Didn't they come out ten minutes ago?"
"This time, it's the viewership ratings for the second episode!"
…
Online.
"It's finally here!"
"The second episode is here!"
"It's too slow. I've been waiting for so long!"
"How much is the second episode?"
"Let's hope it's on par with the first episode and not drop the ball!"
"That's impossible. A lot of people started watching the show from the second episode and found out about it later. So logically speaking, the second episode's viewership ratings shouldn't be lower than the first episode's!"
"Oh my God!"
"What's the matter?"
"Quick, look at this!"
…
At the same time.
The staff member from earlier had also sent the viewership ratings to Department 14. Although it was also updated online, out of respect, the internal viewership ratings table had to be handed over to Yan Tianfei or his secretary. This was standard procedure.
However, the staff member's expression was completely different from before. No one knew if it was an illusion, but they felt that there was a hint of fear on his face. The moment he came in, his gaze fell on Zhang Ye's face. After scrutinizing him for a long time, he swallowed hard and handed over the viewership ratings table. "The second episode of A Bite of China is out. Due to the changes in the viewership ratings, some of the rankings have been rearranged."
Ha Qiqi's heart skipped a beat. "Rearranged the rankings? Did our ranking drop in the documentary rankings? "
That staff member gave a wry smile and said, "No, the main change was in yesterday's nationwide viewership ratings rankings for all the television programs that did not include the news programs!"
Everyone was dumbfounded!
Yan Tianfei was stunned!
Ha Qiqi and Zhang Zuo were also stunned!
"What?"
"The nationwide viewership ratings rankings?"
"Isn't that only the top 20 programs with the highest viewership ratings can get on it? We only got 0.32% of the viewership ratings? How could we possibly get on that rankings? "
That staff member thought to himself, 'How the fuck would I know? B-But you guys really got on it!'
Yan Tianfei's secretary hurriedly took the viewership ratings table from him and looked at it. But the next moment, Yan Tianfei's secretary's head swayed and he nearly fainted!
"Aiya!"
"Don't fall, don't fall!"
"What's the matter?"
"Did you not eat breakfast? Is your blood sugar low? "
The secretary handed the form to Yan Tianfei with trembling hands. He did not even know what to say. "Director Yan, look, look!"
Yan Tianfei took the form and looked at it suspiciously. He nearly fainted from the shock!
"What's the matter, everyone?"
"What happened?"
"Aiyo, what's the viewership ratings?"
Ha Qiqi, Little Wang, and the others were getting anxious. They couldn't care less and squeezed in front of Yan Tianfei to look at the form with all their might. Then, a look of horror appeared on everyone's faces. The next moment, all of them turned their heads to look at Zhang Ye!
December 10's nationwide viewership ratings rankings:
First place: Rise to the Dance, episode 1, viewership rating 1.27%
First place: A Bite of China, episode 2, viewership rating 1.27%
At this moment …
A Bite of China's office fell silent!
The Rise to the Dance program team fell silent!
Central TV fell silent!
The Internet fell silent!
The entire world fell silent!
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