The evening newspapers, radio stations, and television were all reporting news about A Bite of China.
"A Bite of China takes first place!"
"Zhang Ye creates another miracle!"
"This is a crazy counterattack for documentaries!"
"Central TV Department 14 fires the first shot at a comeback for documentaries!"
"Rise to the Dance has become a foil for A Bite of China!"
"A Bite of China looks to break The Voice's highest viewership rating in the past five years!"
"Spring has arrived for documentaries!"
"An impossible counterattack! This has been a crazy day! "
"Spring in Qin Garden: Snow calligraphy stuns the nation!"
"Zhang Ye writes his name into the annals of documentaries!"
On the same day at the office, there were people congratulating them everywhere. Central TV Department 14, which was once not loved by anyone, suddenly became the center of attention. Yan Tianfei and the people of Department 14 did not close their mouths for the entire day. They spent most of their time talking and the rest of the time laughing.
"Old Yan, that was amazing!" a deputy director from another department said.
Yan Tianfei laughed heartily. "It was alright."
A leader from another department said, "Even the most impressive Department 1 of our Central TV has been taken down by you guys. You guys are really good!"
Yan Tianfei laughed and said, "It was all luck, just luck!"
When it was almost time to knock off, Yan Tianfei was called to the office by Deputy Station Head Zhou of Central TV.
"Old Zhou, you were looking for me?" Yan Tianfei asked.
Deputy Station Head Zhou's mouth twitched a little as he said, "You guys have done very well this time, very well indeed. The station heads even praised you verbally in a meeting just now." With a pause, he said, "I've already spoken to Central TV Department 1 about the money they borrowed from you previously. Just inform the Finance Department and we'll return it to you by the end of the day. As for the rest, if your department has any other requests, feel free to raise them with the station. Oh yes, do you have enough manpower?"
Yan Tianfei knew what he was thinking, but he did not say anything. "We have enough."
Deputy Station Head Zhou asked, "What about the equipment? If it's not enough, just let me know and I'll make the necessary arrangements. "
Yan Tianfei said, "We have enough."
Deputy Station Head Zhou's attitude towards Department 14 was completely different from before. Now, no one could belittle or ignore them anymore!
At night.
On the Internet, some media outlets, and industry insiders were analyzing the reasons for A Bite of China's success.
"How did documentaries become so popular?"
"I have never seen or heard of such a scene before!"
"The HD camera played a very important role. The shots were too exquisite, so it added a fresh halo to the ingredients and delicacies, showing them from a new angle. The audience had never seen a documentary filmed like this, so they were very impressed!"
"Not only that, actually, Zhang Ye's selection of materials was also very good. I've always admired Zhang Ye for his foresight and grasp of the market. He's so professional and has never imitated anyone before. Instead, he managed to produce a documentary with the characteristics of our country and brought out our country's own style and temperament. This is the key to the success of A Bite of China! Look at those scenes. Look at the food culture and ethnic culture shown in those scenes. Zhang Ye and his team's sincerity has been fully demonstrated. If this kind of film doesn't become popular, then what kind of film will? "
"The material is great!"
"Have you guys realized that most of the other documentaries focus on popularizing science and educating people? But A Bite of China isn't. A Bite of China is just recording a story and presenting it to the audience in the most simple and down-to-earth way possible. That's why it resonates with everyone, evoking their memories and the most primitive desires of their taste buds!"
"This documentary is such a classic!"
"As a television program, this is definitely a masterpiece. And as a documentary, A Bite of China is without a doubt the best documentary in the history of our country! Without a doubt! "
The reputation of A Bite of China was very good. It was so good that everyone from 90 years old to 8-9 year old children loved to watch it. It was so good that a few industry insiders, who did not have a good relationship with Zhang Ye and had even bickered with him online, had publicly expressed their appreciation for A Bite of China today!
As for Zhang Ye himself, he had actually spent some time to analyze the reasons for A Bite of China's success. In his previous world, A Bite of China had taken a long time to gain popularity and its average viewership ratings were not as good as The Voice. But in this different world, many things had changed. For example, in the sluggish market environment, The Voice's viewership ratings were not as good as in Zhang Ye's previous world. Whether it was the average viewership ratings or the highest viewership ratings, they were all discounted. This was caused by many objective factors. The online broadcast had diverted a large portion of the audience away from The Voice. It was not that there were fewer people watching The Voice in this world, but that the viewership ratings had been split up by the Internet. Many people watched The Voice online and did not watch it on television, so the viewership ratings were naturally lower. And because of Zhang Ye's participation and promotion of A Bite of China, as well as the lack of culture in the documentary industry in this world, it allowed this documentary to showcase its "might" in advance!
— These were all the reasons.
...
8 PM.
Central TV Department 14. A Bite of China began broadcasting.
The fourth episode, The Taste of Time.
"Time is the best friend of food, but it is also the nemesis of food.
"In order to preserve food, although we already have a variety of technological methods, such as salting, drying, distilling, smoking, and other ancient methods, while preserving the freshness of food, have also unexpectedly allowed us to obtain a taste that is completely different from that of fresh food. Sometimes, it can even be more mellow and delicious. Even today, these foods that have been created a second time by time are still influencing the daily diet of the Chinese. They also contain the unique feelings of the Chinese people towards taste and the ways of the world.
"In the early morning of autumn, the ancient Hulan River flows through the wilderness …"
...
Guangzhou.
In a building.
A family of three was watching Department 14. The child was only nine years old.
"Mommy, watch it carefully."
"Yeah, it's really not bad."
"I want to eat ham!"
"OK, Mommy will buy it online for you."
"I want to eat it right now."
"The market has already taken a sample."
...
Tianjin.
At a restaurant.
"What kind of show is this?"
"It's A Bite of China. Don't you know about it?"
"It's really not bad. Your appetite has been whetted just watching it!"
"I've already watched three episodes in a row!"
"Zhang Ye's dubbing is really steady and very nice!"
...
Beijing.
"The soccer match is starting!"
"Why are you watching soccer! Let's watch A Bite of China! "
"I'm gonna faint. Don't do that. Go back and watch it online!"
"That won't do. It feels different! For a documentary with this style, it's better to watch it on television. Besides, the online broadcast will only be released the next day. I can't wait a moment longer! You'll know once you watch this show. It's super addictive! I can't stop watching it! "
"Are you serious?"
"Wow, today's episode is also very good. Quick, watch it!"
...
The next day.
Sunday.
Zhang Ye had just stepped out when he received a call from Fan Wenli.
"Director Zhang, are you going to the office today?"
"I just came out. Yes, I'm going."
"I'm at Guangwai. My car broke down and I have to rush to the recording of the show. Can you pick me up?"
"Sure, send me your location."
About ten minutes later, Zhang Ye picked Fan Wenli up. Her assistant was waiting for the tow truck while Fan Wenli got into Zhang Ye's BMW. She took off her sunglasses and mask.
Zhang Ye laughed and said: "Why are you so unlucky?"
Fan Wenli said helplessly: "It hasn't been going well for the past few days."
"What's the matter?" Zhang Ye asked.
Fan Wenli didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You've really screwed me over this time. When we were recording Rise to the Dance, we were full of confidence and thought that we could sweep all the other shows. But when A Bite of China came out, we were all relegated to supporting roles."
Zhang Ye said: "Come on, your viewership ratings are pretty good too."
"It's still a far cry from yours." Fan Wenli shook her head and said: "I can't even be considered a supporting role now. I don't have much of a presence anymore."
Zhang Ye did not know what to say. "In any case, you've already received the joining fee. A viewership rating of a little over 1 would definitely increase your popularity by quite a bit. Isn't that good? The main problem with my documentary is that we don't have any guest spots. Otherwise, I would have definitely invited you to join us. "
Fan Wenli looked at him and said with a smile: "Remember to call me the next time you direct a documentary. You don't know the current situation of our Rise to the Dance program team. The atmosphere is very gloomy and a lot of people have been dealt quite a heavy blow by you. Some of them are even hoping that your fourth episode's viewership ratings will plummet."
Zhang Ye smiled and said: "Who knows, it might really plummet."
"I don't think so," Fan Wenli said.
...
At Central TV.
Department 14.
His colleagues had all arrived early. Although there was no mandatory overtime today, none of them were missing out. Their attendance was even higher than usual and they had arrived even earlier than usual.
When Zhang Ye arrived, he heard everyone guessing about the fourth episode's viewership ratings.
Zhang Ye was waiting.
Yan Tianfei was waiting.
The media was waiting.
The people from Rise to the Dance were also waiting.
After all, this was a documentary. With such brilliant results, every step that Zhang Ye took would be history. It was also an unknown factor that no one could predict.
Central TV Department 1, Xu Yipeng, Chen Ye, and a few other people with ulterior motives were hoping that A Bite of China would suddenly wilt. They were hoping that their fourth episode would not have the heaven-defying viewership ratings of the third episode. This was also the only hope that Rise to the Dance could turn things around. Because they had already done their best and could no longer push the viewership ratings to the next level, they could only hope that they could pull A Bite of China down!
However, things did not develop as they had imagined!
At 9: 30 AM, yesterday's nationwide viewership ratings were tabulated!
Department 14 was filled with cheers!
"Ahhh!"
"This is so awesome!"
"We're first again! It's us again! "
"Heavens, we-we've surpassed The Voice?"
"We've surpassed it! We've really surpassed it! "
"It's only the fourth episode! It's only the fourth episode! "
A Bite of China was number one in the entire country!
The viewership ratings — 2.46%!
When this news came out, the industry was once again in an uproar!
It was not only because A Bite of China did not show any unexpected drop in viewership ratings, nor was it because A Bite of China continued to be popular all over the country. It was because the viewership ratings for the fourth episode of A Bite of China had actually surpassed The Voice's previous highest viewership rating of 2.45% in the past five years. Although it was only 0.01%, it had undoubtedly written a new chapter in history and created a new legend!
A Bite of China had reached the top!
Zhang Ye had broken the legend of the highest viewership ratings that he had previously set!
It blew up online!
The media also blew up!
"The heaven-defying Zhang Ye!"
"The world belongs to whoever has Zhang Ye!"
"After finding out about the viewership ratings for the third episode, I never doubted that A Bite of China would surpass The Voice. I always thought that it was just a matter of time, but I never expected that the fourth episode would break the previous record? This is way too fast! This is way too fast! "
"Let's cheer for A Bite of China! Let's cheer for Zhang Ye! "
"As Teacher Zhang Ye's hardcore fan, I only want to fucking shout — who else is there!?"
In an instant, all of Zhang Ye's fans appeared!
Big Saber Bro: "Who else?"
ZhangYeNumber1Fan: "Who else?"
ZhangYeNumber1Fan: "Who else?"
Xu Yipeng fell silent.
There had been no activity on Chen Ye's Weibo for the past two days.
Central TV Department 1 was also terrifyingly quiet.
A lot of them were still repeating the same question from yesterday that they might never be able to understand!
Why?
Just why was it like this??
...
Similarly, there were also a few variety shows that were on the verge of crying on Saturday.
At Hebei Television.
"Boss, our viewership ratings have plummeted!"
"How much?"
"Yesterday's viewership ratings were only 0.33%!"
"It's all because of A Bite of China! You're taking away our audience! We're also in the 8 PM slot, so we've been affected the most! If this carries on, we won't be far from being taken off the air! "
"A Bite of China is such a freak!"
"Motherfucker, why did they broadcast it on Saturdays! Isn't it good to have two episodes on Fridays? Why did they have to do it on Saturdays? Ah? Isn't this a scam! "
...
Zhejiang Television.
In a newly formed program team.
"Xiaotong, is the filming of the show done?"
"It's done, Boss."
"Yes, I've already arranged the schedule for you guys. It will be Saturday at 8 PM. The premiere will start the week after next. I have high hopes for you guys."
"Boss, about that … about that."
"What's the matter?"
"We would like to ask if there are any spare schedules for our station on Sunday?"
...
Hubei Television.
"Director, why did you change our schedule to Saturday at 8 PM?"
"Because this slot is empty and no one wants to take it."
"Damn, then we won't take it either!"
"You have to believe in yourselves and have confidence in yourselves!"
"But … but we don't have confidence! The other party is A Bite of China! If we broadcast at the same time slot as them, what viewership ratings can we possibly get? Director, you can't just send us to our deaths! "
...
A lot of people were cursing!
A lot of people were crying!
No one wanted to broadcast at the same time slot as A Bite of China.
Or rather, no one dared to broadcast at the same time slot as A Bite of China!
This situation was happening at many television stations. Some of the program teams took the initiative to postpone the premiere of their new shows, while others, in order to protect the key shows that they had painstakingly created, took the initiative to change the broadcast time slot for their new shows while feeling indignant and indignant, deliberately avoiding the broadcast time slot of A Bite of China!
Everyone avoided it!
Just the mention of it made their expressions change!
Once upon a time, a documentary that no one cared about had now become an all-powerful program that swept away all the television programs in the country. No one could match it!!
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