At night.
The new episode of A Bite of China started broadcasting.
At the same time, the award ceremony for the TV show selection was also held. The highest award for a TV show was not as grand as a movie or music award. It was usually not broadcast live, and there were basically no broadcasts. Therefore, although the guests were dressed formally, only a few of them came in formal attire.
Yan Tianfei came together with Zhang Ye. Together with them were the two assistant directors, Ha Qiqi and Zhang Zuo. They were here to represent the producers of A Bite of China.
"Old Yan!"
"Hey, Old Yang."
"Department 14 is on fire this time!"
"No, it's not as popular as Jiangsu Satellite TV."
"Teacher Zhang, long time no see. Have you prepared your acceptance speech?"
"Sigh, that's not confirmed yet."
"Come on, your show has the highest chance."
Yan Tianfei started chatting with his old friend.
Zhang Ye also exchanged a few words with a few people he knew. Later on, when he saw Dong Shanshan and Hu Fei, Zhang Ye smiled and went over to chat with them. "Do You Remember was nominated too?"
Hu Fei smiled, "It's just a nomination."
Dong Shanshan also smiled and said, "We're just here to join in the fun. This is the most prestigious award in the television industry. If we can even get a nomination for the Most Popular Award, that would be pretty good."
Then, Zhang Ye also saw that Xu Yipeng, Chen Ye, Jiang Yuan, and the other leaders of Central TV Department 1 were not here. Only the program team heads of Rise to the Dance had come. In this year's awards ceremony, Rise to the Dance still had a certain level of competitiveness. Although they had been overshadowed by A Bite of China, they were still not in the same genre as A Bite of China, so there was no need to worry that A Bite of China would compete with them in the related awards.
People arrived one after another.
There were people from Central TV and the various provincial satellite channels. There were hosts, directors, producers, and so on. The entire venue was filled with 300 to 400 people.
They took their seats.
Opening speech.
Then, it was time to announce the award.
The host smiled and said, "Before the award ceremony, let me introduce a very important guest presenter today." Looking at the cue card in his hand, he said, "Let's welcome the Deputy Chief of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television... Madam Wu Zeqing, let's welcome Chief Wu!"
Wu Zeqing?
Old Wu was here?
Zhang Ye couldn't help but laugh. Heh, this Old Wu, she didn't even tell me that she was going to be the guest presenter!
The audience burst into enthusiastic applause!
Amidst the applause, Wu Zeqing, dressed in a light colored qipao and wearing high heels, went up the stage with a smile. Her footsteps were neither fast nor slow, neither too fast nor too slow. Wu Zeqing naturally did not have stage fright. Instead, it was the host who felt a little nervous when he saw Wu Zeqing. After all, this was not some other leader who had no relations with them, but a leader from the SARFT. Almost everyone present had a job, association, or department that was established by the SARFT's supervisor or director. In terms of the press, film reviews, program approvals, celebrity management, etc., the SARFT had the right to veto them all!
The people below began to discuss.
"Director Wu is here in person?"
"The guest presenter is too important."
"Yeah, it hasn't happened in the past years. At most, a division chief would come."
"This is the first time I'm seeing this Director Wu in person."
Everyone had the same feeling in their hearts, and that was that she was beautiful. She was even more beautiful than those female celebrities who relied on their looks to make a living. But even though they were thinking this, no one dared to say it out loud. This was because praising a celebrity for being beautiful was a real compliment, a compliment, and an auspicious compliment. But praising the leader of their supervisor's department for being beautiful was no longer a compliment. If they said it out loud, it would inevitably sound a little frivolous. So in such a crowded situation, no one dared to speak carelessly. With Director Wu's status, she was not someone they could casually ridicule.
Wu Zeqing smiled and said, "Then let me announce the award."
Someone in the audience handed over an envelope.
Wu Zeqing read, "The 35th National Television Show Awards, Best Contribution Award — Let the Wildflowers Bloom!"
This was a television show from a provincial satellite TV station. Although the viewership ratings had always been average, in terms of art and influence, this show was quite good. The key was that the show had been broadcast for a full four years and only came to an end in the middle of this year. So it was not surprising that the Best Contribution Award would be given to them.
A group of people were high-fiving each other in celebration. One of them, as a representative, went up on stage to receive the award. "Thank you, thank you, Leader. Thank you, Chief Wu. thank you, everyone!"
Following that, it was time for the other awards.
One …
Two …
Three …
In this world, the television show awards were separated from the television drama awards. There were also many awards for television shows in the industry, such as the Morning Light Awards, Huahe Awards, and so on. Some of them were held annually, while others were held irregularly. But the television show awards that Zhang Ye was participating in today were the most prestigious awards in the industry. It was also the most authoritative one. The highest award of course was not the first few awards that did not matter much. For example, the Best Contribution Award was actually just a consolation prize. The highest award of the television show industry actually referred to the last few awards that had the highest value.
The first highest award was announced.
Wu Zeqing read, "The winner of the Best Interview Show Award — Little He!"
A lot of people were very surprised.
The team of "Little He" was also screaming!
"Us?"
"It's really us?"
"Ah!"
"Teacher He, hurry up and go!"
"Congratulations, Teacher He!"
This was a show from Shaanxi Television. In the viewership ratings, Shaanxi Television was not very strong. It could even be said that it was one of the last few in the entire country. So when the announcement of this year's highest award for a television show was made, the team of Little He was in utter disbelief!
Xu Yipeng glanced at Chen Ye and said a few words to him.
Chen Ye forced a smile. He looked very calm, but also very regretful at the same time. Before Chen Ye joined Rise to the Dance, he was also doing interview shows. His chances of winning were actually very high, but it was a pity that it was not him.
At this moment, a lot of people were so nervous that they were sweating, especially those who had been nominated. They could not calm down at all. Even those who knew that their shows would definitely not win the award could not help but look forward to it.
Then, the second highest award was announced!
Wu Zeqing announced, "The winner of the Best Children's Show Award — It's the Holidays!"
Somewhere in the audience, there was another round of cheers.
"It's us!"
"That's great!"
However, they were not as excited as the previous waves of people. This was because in the field of children's shows, It's the Holidays had performed exceptionally well this year. There were no other shows that could compete with them for this award.
Finally, the highlight of the show was here!
Wu Zeqing announced, "Next up, the Best Documentary Award."
Yan Tianfei looked up.
Ha Qiqi clenched her fists nervously.
Then he heard Wu Zeqing announce with a smile, "The winner is — A Bite of China!"
Zhang Zuo said excitedly, "We've won it!"
Although Ha Qiqi already knew that this award was in the bag, when she heard Chief Wu's announcement, her eyes still reddened. She sniffled hard and hugged Zhang Ye, Zhang Zuo, and the others. This was the most prestigious award in the television industry. Whether it was in the viewership ratings or the awards, they had all reached the top!
The people around them also applauded kindly and congratulated them. Actually, only Ha Qiqi, Zhang Zuo, and a few others were worried about whether this award was safe or not. The rest of the onlookers were not surprised at all. If a documentary that had crushed all the entertainment shows in the country in the viewership ratings could not even win this year's highest award, then who else could? All the other shows in the country had been defeated. There was no one who could compete with you, alright!
The host smiled and reminded, "Please come onstage to receive your award."
Zhang Ye said politely, "Director Yan, please go ahead."
Yan Tianfei gave him a wave of his hand. "Teacher Zhang, you go ahead."
After declining a few times, Zhang Ye still went onstage. When he received the trophy from Wu Zeqing, he looked at Old Wu and said, "Thank you, Chief Wu."
Wu Zeqing also smiled. "You're welcome."
The two of them exchanged glances, but only the two of them could understand what they were trying to convey.
Zhang Ye held the trophy and walked to the microphone. "Thank you to my boss, thank you to Central TV Department 14, thank you to my team, and thank myself." Then he looked at the staff and supervisors who looked nervous the moment he spoke. He couldn't help but smile and wave at them. "Don't be nervous, I'm done."
He got off the stage and returned to his seat.
Laughter rang out at the venue!
The host was tickled by this, because everyone knew what was going on.
Back at the Silver Microphone Awards, Zhang Ye's "Dead Water" had caused a storm of scolding. At the Shanghai SARFT's press conference, Zhang Ye's "The Answer" had taken the lead. And so on and so forth. Every time Zhang Ye faced the cameras and every award ceremony, he would cause quite a bit of trouble. It could be said that his reputation had spread far and wide. So when the organizers and the venue staff saw Zhang Ye onstage, they were all on high alert. They were afraid that this fellow would cause any more trouble. That was how the scene from earlier came about. That was how Zhang Ye's speech came about.
After the interlude, the two most prestigious awards were announced.
Surprisingly, Rise to the Dance did not manage to win this year's Best Variety Show Award. It was won by another entertainment show that had a better reputation but lower viewership ratings than theirs — for such a prestigious award, it was not just based on the viewership ratings. There were also very high artistic requirements.
Following that, the final most prestigious award was about to be announced!
Wu Zeqing opened the last envelope and smiled when she saw it. Then she slowly read it out, "The winner of this year's Most Popular Television Show Award — The Voice of China!" Among the most prestigious awards, this award was especially valuable. It was an affirmation of a show in all aspects!
Zhang Zuo slapped his thigh and stood up to give Zhang Ye a hug. "That's great, Director Zhang!"
"It's ours again!" Ha Qiqi was also grinning from ear to ear!
Two nominations and two awards. Without a doubt, Zhang Ye and his team were the biggest winners of today! Some people had even guessed that they would only win one award, but who could have guessed that they would win two in a row!
Logically speaking, Central TV Department 1 should have a part of the honor for The Voice to win this prestigious award. After all, it was Central TV Department 1 that organized and broadcast the show. But now that Central TV Department 1 and Zhang Ye had fallen out to such an extent that everyone knew about it, no matter how thick-skinned the people from Central TV Department 1 were, they would still be too embarrassed to accept the award.
Zhang Ye still had to go on stage.
Wu Zeqing handed him the trophy. "Say a few more words."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I don't dare to say too much. Can't you see that everyone is guarding against me?"
Several of the staff at the venue were amused.
When the organizer's middle-aged person-in-charge heard that, he also smiled and threw up his hands.
The host smiled and said, "As the executive director and executive planner of both A Bite of China and The Voice, you've already won two of the most prestigious awards in the television industry. As far as I know, this is the first time in history that something like this has happened. It's alright, Teacher Zhang. Just say a few more words in your acceptance speech. We believe in you."
Zhang Ye said, "The problem is that I don't even believe in myself."
Everyone laughed!
"Alright then, I'll say a few words." Zhang Ye looked at the trophy in his hands and then at the audience. He said, "It wasn't easy for us to win these two awards. Others might not know the ups and downs of it, but my leader, my team, and I all know it very well. During the production process of the shows, we worked overtime. Of course, it wasn't what you would think of as overtime, but rather, we lived in the office and were on standby 24 hours a day."
A lot of people had heard about it, but this was the first time they had heard Zhang Ye say it out loud.
Quite a few of them fell silent.
Zhang Ye said, "We even had a colleague who was sick to rush the progress of the show. After not sleeping for an entire day and night, she fainted at the scene and had to be carried away in an ambulance. I also know that there were a few female colleagues who climbed the mountain with us. Their feet were swollen and they were in so much pain that they were secretly crying. However, they did not say anything in front of me and never dropped out of line. At that time, I felt that I had to give them an explanation. I had to live up to their trust." He waved the trophy in his hands and looked at his team members. "Are you all satisfied with this explanation?"
Yan Tianfei smiled.
Ha Qiqi secretly wiped the corners of her eyes and couldn't help but cry.
Zhang Zuo was so excited that he raised his thumb above his head!
Satisfied, of course they were satisfied! Ha Qiqi, Zhang Zuo, and the others had never regretted their decision. Right now, they were extremely glad that they had followed Zhang Ye to Department 14 back then. Other than Zhang Ye, who else could lead them to the throne of the domestic television show industry twice in a row? No one else!
Applause rang out at this moment.
Hu Fei was clapping.
Dong Shanshan was clapping.
It was really well said. When Zhang Ye was serious, he still knew how to speak.
The host asked, "Teacher Zhang, you've already brought the show to the pinnacle. If I were to use this phrase to describe it, no one would object. Just how did you do it? Do you have any secret to it? Like the way you do things? Or the way you conduct yourself? You can tell us all about it. "
Zhang Ye blurted out without even thinking, "Yes, the secret to how I conduct myself is this: I must treat my comrades as warm as spring, work as hot as summer, treat individualism as the autumn wind sweeps away the fallen leaves, and treat my enemies as cruel and merciless as the harsh winter!"
This famous saying of Comrade Lei Feng that did not exist in this world had been casually said by Zhang Ye!
Everyone looked stunned.
Treat your enemies as cruel and merciless as the harsh winter?
Some people looked at Xu Yipeng.
Some people looked at Chen Ye.
More and more people looked at Xu Yipeng and Chen Ye.
Xu Yipeng nearly cursed out loud. Chen Ye also nearly vomited blood. Fuck, why are you all looking at me for! Why are you all looking at us for?
These two bros are getting shot even though they're just lying down!
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