Under the attention of the whole country, Friday quietly arrived.
Early in the morning, many of the morning newspapers across the country started selling news. Rise to the Dance and A Bite of China had been bombarded by the media for an entire week. On the day of the final showdown, it was naturally the hottest topic of discussion. Although it was impossible for there to be only one piece of news in the entertainment circle, there was no doubt that this showdown in the viewership ratings was the one that the media and the public were paying the most attention to. Whether it was a certain female celebrity's scandal or a certain movie, they were all relegated to the back burner. This was because a lot of people knew that they were about to witness a historic moment.
On a certain street.
There were peddlers selling newspapers on carts and passers-by.
"Morning newspaper! The morning paper! "
"Give me one!"
"Alright."
"Rise to the Dance and A Bite of China are finally going to battle it out!"
"I've been looking forward to it for a week!"
"Who do you think will have a better viewership rating this time?"
"By right, it should be Rise to the Dance, right?"
"But Zhang Ye has never done things according to common sense."
"Yeah, so it's really hard to say."
"How many times have the newspapers and media analyzed this in the past few days? They said that a documentary does not have enough stamina and will definitely not be able to compete with a variety show. It sounds very reasonable, but I still have high hopes for Teacher Zhang Ye. Before A Bite of China was broadcast, didn't everyone also look down on it? Didn't they also look down on documentaries? What happened in the end? Zhang Ye had already smacked everyone in the face with the nationwide viewership ratings. So what if it was a documentary? Who said that a documentary could not get first place? The executive director is Zhang Ye! "
"Not necessarily. I'm still more optimistic about Rise to the Dance. They have all the entertainment elements they need, and with a lot of momentum and a lot of celebrities, there's no reason for them to lose."
"The crux of the matter is that Central TV Department 1 will no longer underestimate their opponent. A Bite of China caught Rise to the Dance by surprise, but the final viewership ratings were still tied with Rise to the Dance. Their first sneak attack, or rather, a stunning feat, did not achieve their goal of surpassing Rise to the Dance. The next few episodes will be even more difficult to achieve."
"Mhm, Rise to the Dance has a good chance of winning."
"Get lost, support Zhang Ye!"
"Me too. I still like Zhang Ye!"
The scene on the street was just a projection of what was happening all over the country. Similar scenes were being played in many places, all of which were engaged in a war of words over two seemingly completely different types of TV shows. This was Zhang Ye — him, his works, and his deeds. He had always been the most controversial person in the Chinese entertainment circle!
…
Central TV Department 1 was on standby.
Xu Yipeng had been at the office since early in the morning. In fact, he and many of the Rise to the Dance program team staff did not go home last night and had spent the night working overtime at the office. At this moment, Xu Yipeng looked exhausted, but his eyes were bright. Beside them, Chen Ye was also very excited and satisfied.
"Director Xu, the film is ready!"
"Thank you, everyone!"
"This is what we should do."
"Great!"
"The editing this time is definitely much better than the first episode!"
"Director Xu is mighty, Director Chen is wise!"
"Phew, I can finally rest. This time, it's foolproof!"
"Right, we'll definitely crush A Bite of China ten times over!"
"Haha, I won't give them any chance this time!"
The program team staff were very confident. They were looking forward to tonight's broadcast more and more!
…
At a television station.
In the program team office of a variety show.
"Stir up more rumors about Little Li!"
"Yes, Director."
"This episode's viewership ratings are very important, so keep your spirits up! We're also broadcasting at the Friday primetime slot. We're also a variety show that had a viewership rating of 1.1% before, so we have a part in this battle as well. We can't avoid it! If it's a large-scale talent show like Rise to the Dance, we can forget about it. If Zhang Ye were to handle a variety show, we wouldn't have to compete with them! But this is Zhang Ye's first foray into the field of documentaries. He's only producing a documentary, so if we let him suppress a variety show like ours, how are we going to accept that? "
"We're all ready!"
"Boss, we definitely won't lose to A Bite of China this time!"
…
At another television station.
In the program team office of another entertainment program.
"Director Sun, are we really going to go up against those two crazy shows?"
"We're only broadcasting at 8 PM on Friday, so even if we don't want to, we still have to fight!"
"But Rise to the Dance …"
"There's no need to compete with Central TV Department 1's shows. Our opponent this time is A Bite of China. The first episode of A Bite of China was won by a surprise move and caught everyone off guard. It was something that no one could have expected. Now that everyone has recalled Zhang Ye's capabilities and knows how good A Bite of China is, they won't be able to surprise us anymore. The documentary doesn't have enough momentum, so Rise to the Dance's viewership ratings will definitely be snatched away by a lot. We just have to guarantee that we can surpass A Bite of China. After all, we've always been in the top three viewership ratings for the Friday primetime slot!"
"Let's see how much A Bite of China's viewership ratings will be snatched away!"
"As long as A Bite of China's viewership ratings are below 0.9%, then we still have hope!"
…
The entire industry and industry peers had their sights on A Bite of China. This was because as a documentary, A Bite of China had dealt a blow to the pride and dignity of too many variety shows. As long as there was a little bit of competition, the program teams would have no choice but to take up the challenge. Even for those program teams with low viewership ratings, some of them were cheering for Rise to the Dance or other variety shows from the bottom of their hearts. They hoped that Rise to the Dance would raise the banner of variety shows and raise the pride of variety shows. No matter what, they could not lose to a documentary!
However, in such a tense atmosphere, with so much attention on them, Zhang Ye, who was supposed to be fighting at the forefront, did not appear at Central TV Department 14 today.
In the program team office of A Bite of China.
It was already past 10 AM.
Ha Qiqi said in a startled manner, "Where's Director Zhang?"
Zhang Zuo wiped his sweat away. "I don't know. I didn't see him around."
Little Wang said, "Could he be in the editing room? I heard that Rise to the Dance has re-edited the second episode and polished it several times. Did Director Zhang come to the office in the wee hours of the morning? "
Tong Fu went to the editing room and found no one there.
Then, at 10: 30 AM, Zhang Ye sent a text message over. The message made everyone on the program team, including Yan Tianfei's secretary, who was in the third office, not know whether to laugh or cry. Zhang Ye's message read: "I woke up late and just woke up. I won't be going to the office today and will be applying for leave. There's nothing going on anyway."
Applying for leave?
There's nothing going on?
Huang Dandan said, "Director Zhang is really too patient!"
"Today is such a crucial day. I heard that half of the program team of Rise to the Dance worked overtime yesterday and did not go home the entire night. Director Zhang …" Wu Yi was speechless.
Zhang Zuo gave a wry smile and shook his head. "When has our Director Zhang ever walked the beaten path?"
Ha Qiqi was silent for a moment before saying, "Actually, what Director Zhang said isn't wrong. Indeed … there's nothing going on."
The documentary had already been shot.
The source footage had already been edited.
The promotions were also in place.
At this point, what else could be going on?
It could only be because of their nervousness and worry. They felt that they had to stay at the office to keep an eye on the important day so that they could feel at ease.
…
Today, Zhang Ye was no different from his usual self. In the eyes of others, when they thought that Zhang Ye should be holding down the fort at Department 14, Zhang Ye was actually sleeping in. When he woke up, he was just like any other employee in the company. He was too embarrassed to make a call, so he sent a text to apply for leave before going back to sleep. After that, he got out of bed, looked at his watch, got dressed, and left for the banquet.
There was a banquet at noon with his old colleagues from Beijing Television.
"Little Zhang!" At a restaurant not far from Beijing Television, Hu Fei saw Zhang Ye's car from afar. He smiled and walked over with Hou Ge, Hou Di, and the others behind him.
Zhang Ye got out of the car. "Brother Hu."
Hou Ge gave him a bear hug. "Teacher Zhang, long time no see!"
"Brother Hou, you've put on weight." Zhang Ye also gave him a hug.
Dafei also came up to give him a bear hug. "Teacher Zhang, you've become more handsome and energetic!"
Zhang Ye chuckled. "Why are you praising me so much? Do I look like I'm going to treat you to a meal? "
Dong Shanshan came rather late, probably because she was delayed by some work. When she heard Zhang Ye's words, she smiled and said, "You should be the one treating."
Seeing Dong Shanshan's sexy face, Zhang Ye waved. "Hey, old classmate. I haven't seen you in a few months. You're the one who's getting more and more beautiful."
Dong Shanshan nodded seriously. "Yes, I know."
Zhang Ye was amused. "You're really not humble at all."
Hu Fei laughed heartily and said, "Let's go. The room has already been booked. Quickly go in and tell us how confident you are in the broadcast of A Bite of China tonight."
Zhang Ye waved it off and said, "What confidence do I have? I've already filmed everything that needs to be filmed and done everything that can be done. All that's left is for the audience to see. I don't have any other goals."
Xiao Lu giggled, "Teacher Zhang, come on. We have been colleagues for so long, do you think we don't know you?"
Zhang Ye threw up his hands and said with a smile, "I won't hide it from you guys. Right now, I'm in a state of resignation."
…
At night.
Under the heated discussion and attention, Rise to the Dance and A Bite of China were once again broadcast at the same time!
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