On this day.
The vacation was over, and it was time to go back to work.
Actually, the New Year's Day holiday was only for a few days, so everyone else would have already gone back to work. But because Zhang Ye had to attend to the rehearsals for the Spring Festival Gala and some other miscellaneous matters, he had applied for more time off. That was why he had only come today. At his level and with his level of popularity, it didn't really matter if he came a day more or less.
Central TV.
Documentary channel.
When Zhang Ye arrived at work, Ha Qiqi, Zhang Zuo, and the others all came over to greet him.
"Director Zhang, good morning."
"Morning, everyone."
"I listened to your crosstalk a few days ago. I laughed so hard that I nearly cried!"
"Hehe, it's just a fake program."
"This fake performance of yours is much more exciting than the actual performances of Central TV's Spring Festival Gala!"
"Director Zhang, you've taken first place for this year's most unpopular celebrity poll on Weibo again? I heard that the number of votes is 50% more than last year. It's a new record! "
The office was bustling with activity.
After chatting for a while, Zhang Ye also asked about the latest situation of A Bite of China and briefly dealt with some work. Basically, there wasn't much left for him to do. For a documentary program team like theirs, it was usually very stressful at the beginning and relaxed at the end. They would be very busy at the beginning as most of the work would be during the filming stage and the promotional phase after the filming was over. But when the program was officially on track for broadcast, there wouldn't be much work to do.
It was almost the New Year. Everyone was chatting and playing games. They were all in a good mood.
At this moment, Ha Qiqi looked at her watch and suddenly said, "It's almost noon. Who's going to get changed?"
"I'll go, I'll go!" Little Wang raised her hand.
Huang Dandan giggled, "Then I'll change too."
Zhang Zuo smiled and said, "Isn't it a little early?"
Ha Qiqi said, "It's not early anymore. It officially starts at 4 PM in the afternoon. We'll have to change sooner or later anyway."
Hearing that, Zhang Ye was taken aback. "Begin what?"
Zhang Ye's assistant, Little Wang, was taken aback. She gave a wry smile and said, "It's Central TV's annual staff party. Director Zhang, didn't I tell you about it two days ago? Don't tell me you didn't bring your suit? "
Only then did Zhang Ye remember, "Hai, I forgot."
Xiaowang immediately said, "There's still time. I'll go to your house to get it for you at noon."
It was the end of the year, and the various companies' annual staff meetings were starting. Some of them were held earlier, in December, while some of them were held later, at the end of January. Central TV's annual staff meeting this year was somewhere in between. According to this year's schedule, today's internal staff meeting was for all of Central TV's staff, and a few days later, it would be the annual staff meetings organized by the various departments. However, as Central TV was quite overstaffed and had too many employees, there was usually no space for them to hold the event. Therefore, Central TV's internal staff annual party was just a "name." In reality, there were only a dozen or so slots for each channel and all of the leaders of Central TV's stations.
For large channels like Central TV Department 1, there were more leaders, so the slots were all given to the leaders of Department 1. The other lower level employees did not have much of a chance to participate, but it was different for the Documentary Channel. Their channel was not as overstaffed. Including Zhang Ye, there were only two or three leaders, so the remaining slots were given to the lower level employees. Many of them could participate, and this was probably the advantage of being a small channel.
Tong Fu giggled and said, "I heard that this year's annual meeting will be quite grand."
"Yeah, it seems like there will be quite a number of programs." Little Wang was also looking forward to it. She had been working at Central TV for many years, but she had never participated in any of the annual staff meetings. She could only attend the smaller annual staff meetings of their departments and departments. But this year, thanks to Zhang Ye, she could finally go and have a look at it.
Zhang Zuo laughed and said, "If Director Zhang were to go and perform a program, it would definitely be more exciting."
Zhang Ye said self-deprecatingly, "The problem is that no one invited me."
"They would have to be brave enough to do it." Ha Qiqi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Outside, Yan Tianfei and his secretary came in.
"Little Zhang, you're here?" Yan Tianfei laughed heartily.
"Director Yan." Zhang Ye stood up and walked over. When he saw Old Yan, he said, "Whoa, you look really energetic today."
Yan Tianfei smiled and said, "I just got my makeup done. You guys did too. Remember to go and get your makeup done in the afternoon after you get changed. Makeup rooms 1 and 2 have been specially vacated today, so someone will be helping you with your makeup."
Zhang Ye said nervously, "It's so grand?"
Yan Tianfei smiled and said, "Speaking of which, it has something to do with you as well. In the past, Central TV had been going downhill. Not only did the variety shows not have any viewership share, even the News Simulcast's viewership ratings were dropping like crazy. That's why we made such a big move last year, like inviting you over. Whether it's your The Voice or A Bite of China, both of them have taken first place in the nationwide viewership ratings during the same period. Our Central TV has been keeping a low profile for so many years, but we've once again become the true leader of the industry, so we definitely have to make this year's annual staff meeting a little grander. Of course, there are other reasons as well. In any case, this should be the most high-profile annual staff meeting that Central TV has ever held in recent years. "
Little Wang chuckled and said, "Director Yan, then in a few days, will our Documentary Channel's internal annual staff meeting be held according to this standard as well?"
Yan Tianfei laughed and said, "No problem!"
His secretary chuckled and said, "Director Yan has already said before that as to how our channel's annual staff meeting should be held and what the prizes should be, everyone will vote internally and listen to everyone. In any case, because of Director Zhang's A Bite of China, our Documentary Channel is now the richest channel in all of Central TV!"
"Wow!"
"That's great!"
"Long live Director Yan! Long live Director Zhang!"
"I want a cell phone!"
"I think a cash prize is more practical, haha!"
Instantly, everyone's spirits rose even higher!
Yan Tianfei said, "If we're talking about the lucky draw, the prizes for today's annual staff meeting are the most generous. There are laptops, cell phones, cosmetics, and all of them come in boxes. I heard that there are even several prizes of 100,000 to 50,000 RMB. Who knows, there might even be more."
Little Wang said in shock, "100,000 RMB as a prize?"
Huang Dandan was dumbfounded. "Ah, that's more than a year's worth of my salary!"
Yan Tianfei said happily, "Let's see who gets the big prize this year. I hope it'll be someone from our Documentary Channel!"
"Hai, the chances of that happening are too low."
"Yeah, the chances of that happening are too low because there are too many people participating in the lucky draw."
"But there's still a slight chance."
Everyone was already discussing the prizes for today. To the average staff, the performances and the gala were all secondary. The majority of them were more concerned about the lucky draw. This was the real and tangible thing that they could get their hands on. Moreover, everyone had a chance to win it. It all depended on their luck!
Later that afternoon.
The entire Central TV staff was making preparations for the annual staff meeting. In the corridors, elevators, and makeup rooms, some of the leaders in formal wear and ties could be seen everywhere. Some of the staff members were dressed in colorful evening gowns.
"Sister Hong, you're so beautiful today."
"Thank you."
"Wow, Brother Liu is so handsome."
"Clothes make the man, horses make the saddle."
"Heh, I've never worn formal wear before. Today's my first time."
"I heard that the prizes today will be especially generous."
"Yeah, I heard about that too. I was just thinking of changing my cell phone."
"I'm looking forward to the annual staff meeting in the afternoon!"
Suddenly, about a dozen people came into Makeup Room 2. They were the next batch of people who had come to get their makeup done. The staff who were about to leave the room were chatting and laughing. But when they saw who it was, they all gasped. Many of them blinked and looked at each other before falling silent.
"Uh, Teacher Zhang."
"Director Zhang."
Some of them greeted him politely.
Zhang Ye smiled and nodded. Then he sat down with Ha Qiqi, Zhang Zuo, and the others to get their makeup done.
A few of Central TV's female makeup artists looked at Zhang Ye with a different look in their eyes. Even if they were not working in front of the stage, this person's name was still very well-known!
When they came out of the makeup room, they were all engaged in a heated discussion.
"So that's Zhang Ye. This is the first time I've seen him up close."
"Did you all listen to the crosstalk from a few days ago?"
"How could I not? Who doesn't know about Central TV?"
"I heard that the station heads were furious!"
"Hur, how could they not be furious? Zhang Ye and Yao Jiancai's crosstalk segment even included Central TV's Spring Festival Gala. It would be a wonder if the leaders liked it."
"Actually, it's nothing much. Teacher Zhang still knows his limits. If you all listened carefully, you would know that the crosstalk segment was mainly scolding Tang Dazhang and the crosstalk world's people. It was also scolding the group crosstalk that they performed on the Spring Festival Gala. It was just a little sarcastic to Central TV's Spring Festival Gala, but it wasn't too much."
"That was still sarcastic!"
"But Zhang Ye had created two masterpieces of television shows for Central TV, allowing Central TV to return to the top spot in the industry. But look what happened in the end? How did the station heads treat him during The Voice? They were biting the hand that fed them and tried to snatch his copyright away. What about when it was A Bite of China? They kept making things difficult for him. Even though A Bite of China's viewership ratings are so heaven-defying, none of the station heads expressed their stance or said anything good about Zhang Ye. The Spring Festival Gala did not invite him either. It's fine if they didn't invite him, but the Spring Festival Gala's production team even spread the news that they would not consider Zhang Ye in the future. What the hell is this? If it were anyone else, they wouldn't be able to take it either. Why can't Zhang Ye have a little sarcasm or complain about it? "
"Hai."
"There are some things that we can't interfere in."
"Zhang Ye is too unforgiving with his words. Even if he had given in and said some words, things wouldn't have turned out this way."
"If he gave in, then he wouldn't be called Zhang Ye."
"Yeah."
"Let's go, let's not talk about this anymore. We're about to enter the venue for the annual staff party."
"Let's go, let's go!"
"I'm going to pick a laptop today, haha!"
…
4 PM.
After the makeup was done and the clothes were changed, the entrance of the venue was already filled with people. They were all starting to make their way inside.
The venue was at Central TV Department. It was a large venue that had been vacated internally for everyone. It was not the main venue for the Spring Festival Gala, but a side venue or some other backup venue. The area was not small either.
Yan Tianfei arrived.
Little Wang was helping Zhang Ye straighten out his clothes.
Finally, a staff member came up to inform them that it was finally the Documentary Channel's turn to enter the venue. Yan Tianfei waved his hand and everyone entered the venue through the main entrance with their passes.
But suddenly, an accident happened.
In this jubilant atmosphere, two staff members of the venue were slightly taken aback when they saw the Documentary Channel's people. Then they strode over and put out their hands to stop Zhang Ye. "Excuse me, please wait a moment." They turned around and said to Yan Tianfei, "Director Yan, the station heads have just instructed that Teacher Zhang Ye is not allowed to attend this annual staff party!"
What?
Zhang Ye was banned from attending??
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