January 2nd. Morning.
Media College's class reunion.
Location: Beijing's suburbs, Yizhuang.
This was Dong Shanshan's new home. It was a two-story townhouse. As it was next to a park, the environment was very quiet and secluded. There were not many people in the neighborhood.
Zhang Ye pressed the doorbell.
When the door opened, Dong Shanshan's outrageously beautiful face appeared.
When Zhang Ye saw her attire, he said, "You're wearing a dress in the middle of winter?"
Dong Shanshan, who was dressed in a sexy outfit, smiled and said, "It's been so long since we've had a class reunion, so of course I have to dress up. Come on in, it's warm inside."
Zhang Ye asked, "How many people are here?"
"You're the only one left." Dong Shanshan said, "The others are all here."
The living room was right in front of them. Although it was not as big as those luxurious villas, it was still not bad. This villa was not big, but at least it had all the basic functions of a villa. The small garden in front was quite eye-catching, and when the flowers and plants bloomed in spring, it would definitely be even more beautiful.
Walking past the entryway, several figures appeared in front of him. They were watching TV.
Wang He smiled and stood up. "Yo, who's here?"
Zhang Ye smiled. "Who do you think is here!"
Ma Xufei, who was next to him, laughed and slapped the sofa to welcome him. "Zhang Ye!"
When Zhang Ye saw this, he was also amused. "Old Ma, you're here too?"
"I've been in Beijing ever since I graduated, so why wouldn't I be here!" Ma Xufei went over and gave Zhang Ye a bear hug. "It's been two years!"
Zhang Ye said, "So you're still in Beijing? I thought you'd gone back to your hometown! Why didn't you contact me? "
Ma Xufei laughed and said, "You're so popular now, who would dare to contact you!"
"Don't talk nonsense. Are you scolding me?" Zhang Ye rolled his eyes.
Dong Shanshan pointed at Ma Xufei and said, "I only managed to contact Old Ma a few days ago. He's really hard to find and even changed his phone number several times."
Ma Xufei laughed and said, "I'm busy with work, I'm busy with work."
At this moment, another person walked over and lightly hammered Zhang Ye's chest with his fist. "Zhang'er, you're really popular now. I see you on the news every day and I'm getting sick of it!"
Zhang Ye chuckled and said, "Old He!"
He Kui said, "Alright, you still recognize me?"
Zhang Ye quipped, "If you still don't show up, I might really forget about you!"
"You're the one who didn't show up!" He Kui laughed and said, "The year Shanshan and I graduated, we even organized a gathering. We couldn't get in touch with you, so you didn't come."
Zhang Ye also hammered his chest. "You're still so strong!"
He Kui said, "I train every day."
On the other side, Yu Yingyi also came up to him. She tucked her hair behind her ear and said in a sweet voice, "Zhang Ye, look at who I am. Can you still call me by my name?"
Zhang Ye looked at her and said with a smile, "I can write your name backwards, Classmate Yu Yingyi."
Yu Yingyi blinked. "Alright, you really remember it."
Zhang Ye said, "There are only so many people in our class. Do you think I have dementia? Also, I definitely won't forget a beauty's name. Let alone two years, I'll remember it even after twenty years. "
Yu Yingyi said in satisfaction, "You sure know how to chat!"
"Of course." Zhang Ye smiled.
Everyone sat down on the sofa in the living room.
Dong Shanshan said, "Everyone is here today, except for the six of us. You can consider it a small class reunion. I've also tried to contact a lot of the others, but I couldn't reach a portion of them. There are also quite a few of them who are not in Beijing and couldn't make it here, so we decided to have another gathering another day. There's no other meaning to today's gathering. Firstly, it's to renew our friendship as classmates. Secondly, it's also to celebrate my move."
Ma Xufei clapped. "Congratulations to the school belle for moving to a new house."
"This has to be celebrated." He Kui smiled and said, "Besides, I think we should hold more such events in the future. That way, we'll have a gathering ground."
Dong Shanshan did not object. "Sure, come to my house if you want to gather in the future."
Zhang Ye looked around. "The house looks pretty good. When did you buy it?"
"I just bought it a few days ago. It's a second-hand house. I moved in with my luggage," Dong Shanshan said.
Zhang Ye said, "Didn't you say that you wanted me to help you look at the house? I was still waiting for your call. Who knew that you'd already bought it? You're not feeling good, Classmate Shanshan. "
Dong Shanshan curled her lips into a smile and gave him a look. "Cut it out. Have you had any free time these past few days? You've been scolding people online every day. How many days has it been? When I saw your attitude, I thought, forget it, I'll just look at the house myself. "
Zhang Ye was speechless.
Yu Yingyi laughed heartily. "Zhang Ye's temper is still the same as before!"
Dong Shanshan shook her head. "That temper of his is ingrained in his bones. He won't be able to change it in this lifetime."
"Stop teasing me. I haven't even asked how much the house costs." Zhang Ye quickly changed the topic.
He Kui guessed, "About 10 million?"
"Not quite." Dong Shanshan said, "It's cheaper in the suburbs, so it should be around a few million."
He Kui clicked his tongue. "But that's still quite expensive."
Dong Shanshan smiled and said, "I'm taking a loan, so it's only a down payment."
Zhang Ye said enviously, "You're still the one with the money."
Yu Yingyi glanced at Zhang Ye. "You're a B-list celebrity, yet you're saying that Shanshan is rich? Aren't you embarrassed? "
"I really don't have as much money as she does." Zhang Ye waved it off and told the truth.
Ma Xufei did not believe it. "Who are you trying to bluff? Among our group of classmates, you're probably the richest one."
Dong Shanshan said, "I don't think Zhang Ye is lying. But it's not that he doesn't have the money, it's just that he doesn't have the intention to do so. Ever since he debuted, he hasn't taken on a single commercial performance. He's probably the only one in the entire entertainment industry like this. His source of income is nothing more than endorsement fees and the host's dead salary, as well as bonuses. It would be a wonder if he could be rich. But what about me? My contract with Beijing Television is more lax, so I can take on a commercial performance every other day. Each performance costs 100,000 to 200,000 RMB, and that's how I barely managed to scrape together the down payment. "
He Kui said, "Wasn't Zhang Ye like that back in university? His way of thinking and doing things were always different from others."
Wang He said, "In any case, the two of you are quite popular now. What's the viewership ratings for A Bite of China?"
"The latest episode isn't out yet," Zhang Ye said.
Yu Yingyi said, "The few of us were watching it just now. It's such a good show."
A Bite of China was currently playing on the television in the living room. This was a repeat of the latest episode, and Zhang Ye's deep and magnetic voice could be heard on the screen.
He Kui said, "I'm getting hungry watching this. What are we going to eat for lunch?"
Dong Shanshan pointed to the kitchen. "We've already bought the ingredients. Why don't we do it ourselves?"
Yu Yingyi said, "I think that's fine. I'll be the head chef."
"Alright, we'll help out then."
"Just don't cause trouble."
"Damn, are you looking down on us that much?"
"Among us, I think only Old Ma and I know how to cook. As for the others, I'm not sure."
It had been a long time since they had had a class reunion. Everyone was clearly very excited and talkative. The moment they started talking, there was no end to it. Actually, thinking back to when they were in university, they had never spoken so much even when they met each other every day and attended the same classes. But now that they had graduated, they felt much closer to each other.
...
The kitchen was bustling with activity.
Yu Yingyi took charge of everything and chased everyone else away.
When she was free, Dong Shanshan called Zhang Ye to the side. "Where's the contract?"
"It's here." Zhang Ye took out the contract from his bag and handed it to her.
Dong Shanshan sat down and started flipping through the contract page by page. This was the contract that Zhang Ye had signed with Central TV back then. The terms were rather complicated, so she had to read it bit by bit.
About 20 minutes later.
Dong Shanshan flicked the contract paper with her finger. "Alright, I think I understand it now. It's about the same as what our station thought. Your contract gives you more freedom, so it won't be a problem for you to appear on Beijing Television's Spring Festival Gala."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "That's good then."
Dong Shanshan said, "Looks like we'll be able to appear on the same stage for once."
"Eh?" Zhang Ye said, "You're the host?"
Dong Shanshan nodded. "The station informed me two months ago that they had reserved a host spot for me for this year's Beijing Television's Spring Festival Gala. It's a very good opportunity for me."
Zhang Ye said, "The station seems to be supporting you? You're still the one who's having it easy. "
Dong Shanshan raised her chin. "If you had a better temper and didn't offend too many people, you would be able to do whatever you want at any television station. Who wouldn't support you?"
Zhang Ye threw up his hands and said, "The problem is that this is just how I am."
Dong Shanshan suddenly laughed and said, "Your temper is actually quite good. A few days ago, I went to a commercial performance at a large company's annual party. Due to some problems with the price that we had already agreed on, they insisted on giving us 50,000 RMB less. We argued for a long time about it and it got pretty unpleasant. In the end, I don't know how they found out that you were my classmate, but they still gave me the money the next day. Just think about it, you're quite popular in the industry now. When your name is mentioned, there aren't many people who aren't afraid."
A few of Zhang Ye's classmates also came over at this moment. When they heard this, everyone started making fun of him.
"Zhang'er's name is that useful?"
"Hahahaha!"
"Sure, I'll use it one day too."
"Right, the next time I go to a restaurant, I'll mention your name. Will I get a discount?"
Zhang Ye said, "If you don't mention it, I'll charge you 500 RMB. If you mention it, I'll charge you 1,000 RMB."
Dong Shanshan said in amusement, "Why do you have so little confidence in yourself?"
Zhang Ye rolled his eyes. "You've already put it this way, so what confidence do I still have?"
"Alright, hurry up and get down to business." Dong Shanshan said, "Can you confirm with Teacher Yao Jiancai? Once your schedule is set, I'll let the station know."
"Alright then."
He walked to the side and gave Yao Jiancai a call.
The call connected.
"Old Yao, where are you?"
"At my house. What's up? Want to go for a drink? "
"Maybe another day. Let's get down to business first. Do you have a schedule for the Spring Festival?"
"The last show has been wrapped up, so I don't have anything going on during the Spring Festival."
"That's great. Beijing Television has invited us to the Spring Festival Gala. Do you want to go?"
"What performance?"
"Crosstalk, of course."
"If you go, I'll go. We haven't worked together in a long time!"
"Alright then, it's settled?"
"I don't have a problem with that. Getting on the Spring Festival Gala is a good thing. Besides, Beijing Television's Spring Festival Gala has always been one of the stronger ones among the local stations, so why shouldn't we go? As long as you have good work! "
"Don't worry about the work. I'll take care of it."
"It's settled!"
For an artist like Yao Jiancai, it was definitely impossible for him to get on Central TV's Spring Festival Gala because he was not popular enough. Old Yao's current popularity was probably about the same as Dong Shanshan's, and he might even be overtaken by Dong Shanshan soon. As for the other local stations' Spring Festival Galas, they were also quite lively every year. Some of the local stations' Spring Festival Galas even got more attention than the Spring Festival Gala. But the crux of the matter was that Yao Jiancai's main occupation was as an actor. He was not an idol, and he was getting on in years. If he did not have any good acts to perform, how could he get on the Spring Festival Gala? Perform his acting skills on stage? No one would watch it. Sing? No way, so no one invited Yao Jiancai to the Spring Festival Gala.
It was the same for Zhang Ye. Singing? His singing skills were not good enough. What about his job as a host? After all, he specialized in variety shows and was not purely a gala host. Even if he did not fall out with Central TV, Central TV's Spring Festival Gala would not have invited him to be a host, nor would they have invited him to perform a solo performance. What could he perform? A poetry recital?
But with Yao Jiancai and Zhang Ye together, the situation was different!
This old and young duo's crosstalk was too famous!
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