Monday morning.
The phone on the bedside table rang.
Zhang Ye woke up and saw that it was a call from Yan Tianfei.
"Director Yan?"
"Little Zhang, are you up?"
"Yes, I just woke up."
"Do you know Xu Wenzong?"
Xu Wenzong?
When Zhang Ye heard that it sounded familiar, he recalled that Wu Zeqing had mentioned it to him yesterday. That was Tang Dazhang's family member. However, he played dumb and said, "I don't know? Who is it? "
Yan Tianfei acknowledged, "He's an honorary vice president of the Television Producers Association and also one of the main judges for this year's Television Awards. I've just received news that A Bite of China's nomination for the most prestigious documentary award was initially rejected by the judges as it was blocked by Vice President Xu. But for some reason, the jury approved A Bite of China's nomination on the same day. Furthermore, President Xu has been removed from his position as the main judge this year."
Zhang Ye blinked. "Ah?"
"Do you know what's going on?" Yan Tianfei asked.
Zhang Ye continued to play dumb, "If you don't know, how would I know?"
Yan Tianfei said, "That's true. I just don't know who helped us inside. After asking around for so long, I couldn't find out anything. I thought you knew."
Zhang Ye coughed. "I don't know either."
Ever since Yan Tianfei found out about this, he had been very puzzled. Who was helping them? Who is helping A Bite of China? No matter how he thought about it, he just couldn't figure it out. Old Yan knew his social ties very well. He was an old comrade in the television industry and had a lot of qualifications. He also knew a lot of people, but there weren't many people he was familiar with. Not to mention the SARFT and the Television Program Association, even at Central TV, he didn't have many friends. Thinking of Zhang Ye again? There was no need to ask. This kid's social relations were worse than his. Wherever he went, he would offend people. He was number one on the SARFT's blacklist and had been banned by the local SARFT and the SARFT. Logically speaking, it was even more impossible for anyone to help him, right?
Who could it be?
How could this matter be so bizarre!?
After hanging up, Zhang Ye woke up. He got out of bed to brush his teeth and wash his face. He had not even told his parents about his relationship with Old Wu yet, so of course, he would not tell anyone else about it. It was not the right time yet, and he could not reveal this trump card so easily. Wouldn't it be meaningless if he did?
"Dad, Mom, I'm going to work."
"Let's have breakfast."
"I don't want to eat, I'll eat at the office."
…
In a certain house in Beijing.
This was Xu Wenzong's house. At this time, there were several relatives and friends in the house.
Tang Dazhang said with an ugly expression, "Brother Xu, what's the matter?"
Tang Dazhang's wife said, "Brother, on what basis did they remove you as a judge?"
"You ask me, but who should I ask?" Xu Wenzong's heart turned cold. "This matter is very strange! I still don't know who it was that tripped me up! "
Tang Dazhang said angrily, "This is too much!"
However, Xu Wenzong was not angry at all. His heart was cold and even frightened.
This was because he knew very well that even though he was the Television Association's Vice President, a person with such a wide network in the industry, and such seniority, he had not received any news at all. He had not sensed any signs at all, and even after the incident, he still had no idea who it was that had attacked him. Then, he was certain that the person who had attacked him was not someone he could afford to offend. Because, he did not even have the right to know who that person was!
Was it that person from the SARFT?
The few people with the most authority in the SARFT?
Xu Wenzong didn't dare to think about it. He could only remain silent.
…
At the office.
With the media's hype and instigation, everyone knew that Central TV Department 1 and Central TV Department 14 were going to fight it out to the bitter end. A Bite of China and Rise to the Dance were going to determine who was better. The internal atmosphere of Central TV was naturally very strange. The staff of the other departments were all watching the situation unfold from the sidelines, while the station heads were also silent. The two departments involved were even more tense and ready to go all out!
Central TV Department 1.
Everyone was going all out.
"We must get that advertising spot!" Chen Ye gave a firm order!
"Director Chen, they said that they have already sold it to A Bite of China." That person gave a wry smile.
Chen Ye said firmly, "I don't care what method we use, we must get it done by today!"
"Then … then I will try my best." That person bit the bullet and accepted the order.
On the other side, Xu Yipeng said, "During the first episode's broadcast, the audience gave us quite a lot of opinions. Some of them can be ignored, but many of them are still worth studying. Old Chen, Old He, let's hold a meeting to discuss this. For the second episode, we need to re-edit it to remove the shortcomings and learn from the experience. I need the second episode's viewership ratings to be even higher than the first! We need to make sure that everyone has nothing to say! "
"Yes."
"OK, Director Xu."
In the past, they had never treated a documentary as an opponent and did not think much of A Bite of China at all. But now that they were faced with Zhang Ye's heaven-defying abilities, they had no choice but to put Zhang Ye and his documentary on the same level of competition. In fact, they were even in the position of their greatest enemy. Without the arrogance and arrogance of Rise to the Dance's program team, they were clearly a terrifying force to be reckoned with. They had the biggest platform in the industry — Central TV Department 1. They had the industry's A-list team and the most outstanding director and host. They even had a huge production budget to back them up. With the three big shot celebrities, Huo Dongfang, Fan Wenli, and Wen Lili, watching over them, once they started to take their opponents seriously, their strength would undoubtedly be huge!
Lose?
They would not lose!
There was no reason for them to lose either!
Because they were Central TV Department 1!
Because they were the number one variety show in the industry!
...
Central TV Department 14.
Everyone was in high spirits!
"Did they manage to secure the advertising spot that we discussed yesterday?"
"Director Ha, we were supposed to sign the contract, but there's no news from them now!"
"What's going on?"
"I don't know … ah, they've replied. Rise to the Dance is also negotiating with them!"
"What? We can't let it fall into their hands. Continue negotiating! This advertising spot is very crucial. We must ensure that it stays in the hands of our A Bite of China for the entire week! There's no room for discussion! "
"Alright! We'll definitely get it! "
"Central TV Department 1 is already out of money. The 200 million RMB advertising budget for Rise to the Dance has already been invested into the program's production, but our advertising budget has just been approved! All of the money is in our hands! They want to fight with us for the advertising spots? Dream on! We're currently the richest program team in the entire Central TV … no, in the entire domestic television station! "
At this moment, Zhang Zuo, Ha Qiqi, and the others were extremely confident. Unlike Rise to the Dance, they did not have the most influential broadcasting platform in the industry, nor did they have any big shot celebrities joining them. Even the production budget for A Bite of China was only a mere 10 million RMB — a small portion of which was spent on food, clothing, travel expenses, and living expenses during the filming. The actual production budget was even less, but …
They had Zhang Ye!
Wasn't that enough??
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