Eight o 'clock at night.
Many viewers turned on their televisions.
"Coming, coming!"
"It's starting!"
"Haha, my A Bite of China!"
"Rise to the Dance is broadcasting. I can't wait any longer!"
"My Huo Dongfang! My Chen Ye! "
"Zhang Ye, you can do it! Torture them to death! "
"Central TV Department 1 is awesome! Crush A Bite of China to death! "
Some people tuned to Central TV Department 1, while others tuned to Department 14. The second battle between the two programs that were tied for first place in the industry's viewership ratings had begun!
…
Central TV Department 1.
The opening ceremony was met with an explosive round of applause. Chen Ye came onstage, dressed in a gorgeous gown. He opened his arms wide and said with a smile, "Welcome, everyone, to this episode of Rise to the Dance. I am your host — Chen Ye!" He turned around and gestured for everyone to come onstage. "I would also like to invite our three coaches!"
"Huo Dongfang laoshi!"
"Teacher Fan Wenli!"
"Teacher Shen Lili!"
Huo Dongfang waved his hand and calmly stepped onto the stage.
Fan Wenli kissed him.
Shen Lili naughtily used a set of dance steps to gracefully "jump" to the instructor's seat.
The live audience screamed and applauded. Some people even waved glow sticks!
On the stage of this kind of variety show, this kind of scene had a great advantage in terms of impact. In fact, sometimes it was not necessarily the audience that was so passionate and unrestrained. It was not true that they would clap with all their might as soon as they arrived on stage. Many of the scenes of the audience clapping and cheering were recorded by the on-site director before the show started. If he said to shout, the audience would shout. If he said to clap, the audience would clap. Although it was a little fake, when it was edited together with the main show in post-production, the atmosphere was undoubtedly very good. It made the audience sitting in front of the television seem to be able to feel the heat of the scene and the popularity of the show at a glance, forcibly pulling the audience into this atmosphere. This was the natural advantage of a variety show!
The first contestant of the day appeared.
This contestant had obviously been deliberately placed first by the program team, and the feeling of the VCR was a little different from the first episode. It seemed that the length of the contestant's VCR had been increased, and there were even some scenes of the contestant's life and work. There was a scene that was recorded at the contestant's workplace, where the director of the VCR interviewed his colleagues one by one at the contestant's workplace.
He asked the first person.
"Did you know that Li Qijie can dance?"
"Ah? Li Qijie? That's impossible, right? "
He asked the second person.
"How was Li Qijie's dancing?"
"He can dance? I don't know! "
He asked the third person.
"What kind of person is Li Qijie normally?"
"Xiao Li? He doesn't talk much and doesn't communicate with anyone. He's a quiet person. "
"He will be taking part in our Rise to the Dance talent show. Do you have any blessings for him?"
"Uh, I think there's a mistake? How could he dance? "
All the colleagues shook their heads in disbelief.
While the intro clip was still accompanied by soft dance music, the first contestant had already appeared on the stage!
It was a man.
It was a gentle modern dance.
The man floated over, raised his feet, and dropped his hands.
Just these few dance steps alone had shocked the few mentors.
Huo Dongfang's eyes lit up, "Good style!"
Fan Wenli said, "This is a professional, right?"
Shen Lili affirmed, "This is definitely a professional!"
Even those who didn't know the ropes could see that Li Qijie's dance moves were too obvious!
Invest!
It was an absolute 100% investment!
As Li Qijie became more and more immersed in his dance, the three coaches were already standing up. Huo Dongfang had a look of admiration on his face as he kept giving the contestant a thumbs up. "That's great! That's simply too great! "
The emotions of the live audience were also stirred up.
Applause kept ringing out, wave after wave!
But Li Qijie did not seem to hear the applause at all. Logically speaking, this sort of noise could not disturb him in the slightest. He just danced alone in the center of the stage, performing his own dance.
Online.
Many of the viewers who were watching the broadcast were also very excited.
"It's so beautiful!"
"His dance is even more graceful than a woman's!"
"I like him, I like him!"
"The second episode is even better than the first one!"
"Yeah, it's obvious that the Rise to the Dance program team has put in a lot of effort. The second episode has a more rhythmic feel to it and the contestants are also doing their best. It looks like Xu Yipeng and Chen Ye have brought out their trump card to deal with A Bite of China!"
"Wow, look at Do You Remember. They've changed a part of the content again!"
"The Singing Show has also changed their guest! They've invited a B-list celebrity this time around! "
"What the heck, are all these entertainment shows in the same time slot on steroids? Are they going all out today? It's like they've already discussed it beforehand? "
"How can they not go all out! Zhang Ye has made a documentary that not many people watch in the first place into such a way. If A Bite of China really takes the top spot in the viewership ratings, who would feel good about that? How can those entertainment shows that have always dominated the viewership ratings in the past be able to take it? "
… …
Hype.
Revisions.
Fine-Tuning.
At this moment, when all the other entertainment shows in the industry were in full swing, A Bite of China still maintained its unhurried pace and did not change because of anyone.
The third episode.
"Inspiration for Transformation."
"The Chinese have never bound themselves to a boring food list. With their understanding of food, they are constantly trying to find inspiration for transformation. "
"The ancient city of Jianshui, also known as Lin 'an, is located in the Red River region of Yunnan. It is a place where many ethnic groups live. The mix of different cultures forms a unique atmosphere and structure. Next to Jianshui's most famous Daiban Well, the women use just their fingers to create an assembly line of tofu. "
The scene unfolded.
Delicious food appeared.
"In the Northeast region of China, people only use soybeans as a single ingredient to make soy sauce. Such a single ingredient is also a form of luxury. On a warm stove, six pairs of hands worked together to pile the bean paste into shape. The taste of the soy sauce can even be used to measure whether a housewife is qualified or not. Finally, they were wrapped in breathable yellow paper and tied into a sturdy paste. The paste was hung on the wall. For the next two months, they quietly fermented. Next spring, they began to undergo a more in-depth transformation. All these imaginative transformations, the flavors and the nutrition they create are breathtaking, and they form part of what is called culture, which is passed on. "
There were no enthusiastic screams or lively applause. A Bite of China had abandoned all the noise and only retained its core characteristics as a documentary.
It quietly started broadcasting.
Lightly ended.
Leisurely and peaceful.
And after the third episode ended, a lot of people were shocked to discover that A Bite of China had actually finished broadcasting for the day. There were no longer two episodes airing like last week!
"What's going on?"
"Just one episode?"
"Why isn't it the same as last week?"
"I'm gonna faint. Isn't Zhang Ye too bold?"
"Yeah, the two episodes last week were so well received. It was only because of the viewership ratings of the second episode that they managed to tie with Rise to the Dance. But this time, it's just one episode? You guys finished broadcasting before 9 PM, but Rise to the Dance still has another hour before it ends. What are you going to use to compete with them? "
"The next episode will be broadcast on Saturday night at 8 PM? Does that mean that it will be broadcast separately on Fridays and Saturdays in the future? Isn't this a little too much? Isn't he underestimating his opponent too much? "
"I wonder what Department 14 is thinking!"
"I'm still waiting to see it. There's no more!"
"Hai, there's only going to be the fourth episode tomorrow night!"
The broadcast time for A Bite of China was naturally decided by Zhang Ye. Actually, not only the audience, even the staff of Department 14 could not understand Zhang Ye's thinking. They also felt that broadcasting two episodes at the same time like last Monday would cover the entire broadcast time of Rise to the Dance so that they could compete with them. But Zhang Ye did not say anything and just changed the broadcast time. The program team staff of A Bite of China could not do anything about it and could only listen to Zhang Ye. Be it The Voice or A Bite of China, as the executive director, Zhang Ye had always been the only person in charge. The program team's usual working style had always been to follow Zhang Ye's instructions.
On Weibo.
"After analyzing it, there are only two possibilities for A Bite of China to do this. The first is that they have given up on competing with Rise to the Dance in the Friday time slot and opened up a new territory on Saturday. Rise to the Dance will dominate the Friday primetime slot while A Bite of China hopes to dominate Saturday."
"That's possible!"
"You're right. What's the second possibility?"
"Hur hur, the second possibility is that Zhang Ye is confident that A Bite of China will surpass Rise to the Dance even if it only broadcasts one episode on Friday. That's why he doesn't care about the two episodes airing at the same time and just wants to do it according to its own broadcast schedule. Splitting the broadcast two days apart will definitely have a better long-term effect than releasing two episodes on the same day!"
"Man, surely not?"
"It can't be the second possibility, right?"
"It was a tie last week. They were tied for first place, and it was even after A Bite of China had aired two episodes. Where did Zhang Ye get his confidence from?"
"It's probably the first possibility!"
"Zhang Ye is still afraid!"
"Of course! That's the most invested variety show of the year, so the best choice would be to avoid it. It's already pretty good that they managed to tie once!"
"The viewing value of this episode of Rise to the Dance has increased once again. Xu Yipeng and the others have gone all out and done their best. Even if it's Zhang Ye, he still has to be in awe of the perennial leader in the viewership ratings — variety shows!"
… …
A lot of people were paying attention to A Bite of China.
Xu Yipeng and Chen Ye were also watching. They were trying to understand their opponents, but as they watched, they realized that there would not be another episode airing. This made them very surprised.
What was going on?
What kind of show was this?
Was Zhang Ye really afraid of them? He wanted to avoid it?
This explanation made them very excited and proud. However, as they understood Zhang Ye's temperament very well, they felt that it was impossible!
What kind of person was Zhang Ye?
He was someone who dared to beat up his leader!
He was someone who dared to challenge the SARFT!
He was someone who dared to sue Central TV Department 1 in court!
Choosing to broadcast at the same time as Rise to the Dance was all Zhang Ye's doing. Why would he back out in advance? This was completely unreasonable and not in line with Zhang Ye's character!
Could it be that Zhang Ye no longer cared about them? He did not even see them as his opponents? Was that why he had made such a lax and casual broadcast schedule??
Xu Yipeng did not believe it!
Chen Ye was also sneering!
What was he trying to be mysterious for! Let's talk about the viewership ratings tomorrow!
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