Central TV.
When he came out of the livestream, Ha Qiqi, Zhang Zuo, and the others were already waiting for him outside.
When they saw Zhang Ye, everyone gathered around him.
Zhang Zuo said, "Director Zhang, I had to get here because of a traffic jam. Congratulations!"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Thanks."
Wu Yi hurriedly said, "We were watching your live broadcast from the office just now. Well said!"
"That poem was really good!" Ha Qiqi also sighed.
Little Wang even said, "Director Zhang, I nearly cried listening to that!"
Zhang Ye looked at his assistant and said in amusement, "Isn't your threshold for tears too low?"
Department 14's Huang Dandan also said, "It's not that we don't want to cry, but we're really touched!"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I'm going. I'll treat everyone to a meal. I'll give Director Yan a call later and see if he's free. Let's get together."
But Zhang Zuo suggested, "Director Zhang, don't eat it if you can't handle it? I'm guessing that you're currently busy. Who knows when Li Yu, who used to be a first-rate player, will catch up to you? "
Little Wang exclaimed, "That's right!"
Tong Fu said, "I've checked. Your popularity is about the same as Li Yu's!"
Ha Qiqi gave it some thought and also said, "Director Zhang, why don't we forget about it and talk about it another day? There's always a chance anyway. Since Li Yu's side has been pushed down from the A-list, they'll definitely do something about it. They can't just ignore it forever. Who knows, there might even be a popularity battle tonight, so you have to be careful."
Zhang Ye smiled. "Let's go. We'll eat what's ours. If I get pushed out, there's nothing I can do about it. If it's mine, it's mine. If it's not mine, I can't force it."
"I'm Not Familiar with This World." The poem he had just mentioned was from Zhang Ye's previous world and was suspected to be Bei Dao's work. In fact, when Zhang Ye did some research, it did not seem to be Bei Dao's work. It seemed to be an imitation by a fan. As for who the original author was, Zhang Ye did not know either, but he had always liked this poem very much. There had never been an opportunity or occasion for him to bring it out. Today, this wish of his had finally been fulfilled. Zhang Ye felt especially carefree, like an alcoholic who had not drunk for a month and suddenly picked up a bottle of Erguotou and downed it in one gulp. He could not help but feel more at ease. At this moment, he no longer cared about the competition for the A-list spot.
What needed to be done had been done.
Everything that needed to be said had been said.
Then? Do whatever you want!
…
On Weibo …
A lot of netizens were clamoring!
"I really like this poem!"
"Yeah! I really like it! "
"Why did the live broadcast end? Zhang Ye, say it again! "
"Central TV News Channel has given Zhang Ye too little time!"
"If Teacher Zhang could do this every day, how good would that be!"
"I'm not familiar with this world, but it's not because I'm petty. I still have a lot of courage. I don't believe in losing, I don't believe in God, I don't believe in Heaven, I don't believe in Earth … Damn, after hearing this, my blood is boiling!"
"I'm touched! I'm really touched! "
"This poem is amazing!"
"The poem is very interesting, but the key is that Zhang Ye's life is interesting!"
"That's right. Even if this poem was said by someone else, it would not be as shocking as Zhang Ye! Because this poem was talking about Zhang Ye. It was describing Zhang Ye's life. Others? Who could compare to the ups and downs, the sorrows and joys of Zhang Ye's life? Zhang Ye's path in the entertainment industry had been much more difficult than anyone else's! I'm not surprised that he could make it this far. No one knows how to persevere better than him! "
"This poem is really great!"
"Teacher Zhang Ye is really great!"
"I'm Not Familiar with This World" had only just started broadcasting when it set off on the Internet. There weren't many people who forwarded the poem because the people felt that the words of the poem alone were not enough to express the shock they felt. As such, that short 10-minute interview with Central TV was forwarded like crazy!
10,000!
50,000!
100,000!
The number of comments instantly exploded!
…
Hong Kong.
At Li Yu's studio.
"Hurry up!"
"Hurry up a little more!"
"We have to get it done today! It's too late! "
"If we don't counterattack today, our chances will get smaller and smaller!"
"Teacher Li, we've already contacted our partners in the mainland. The micro movie that you participated in last month, 'The Shooting,' can be released ahead of schedule today!"
"Very good!"
"That's great, we've finally negotiated it!"
"There won't be any problems this time!"
"We'll definitely reclaim our place in the A-list tonight!"
"Right!"
"That's right!"
"Come on! Everyone, come on! "
Li Yu was a Hong Kong and Taiwanese star, a famous actor, and a famous Cantonese singer. He had been in the industry for more than a decade and had won the Best Supporting Actor award once. Of course, Li Yu was still most famous for his singing. His popularity in Hong Kong was almost unrivaled. He had released over a dozen albums, and almost half of them were household names. He was known as the "Little God of Singing." He was once an A-list big shot in the country and had dominated the A-list rankings for many years. Although his acting and singing career had never been able to break through and he had always hovered at the back of the A-list rankings, he had never once fallen out of the A-list rankings!
Today, Li Yu's position in the A-list rankings had been replaced by Zhang Ye. His team was also envious!
This was a war!
A war of life and death!
A war of honor!
…
2 PM.
The micro movie, "The Shooting," which had been heavily promoted for a long time, was finally released ahead of schedule. Furthermore, it was being premiered on an online video streaming website for free viewing!
This was the sequel to one of Li Yu's previous movies!
It was also Li Yu and his company's test of the art form of micro movies!
The Internet was abuzz!
"Heavens!"
"It's premiering so soon?"
"That's great! I'll go and have a look! "
"I like Li Yu!"
"The strength of a veteran A-list celebrity is definitely not something that Zhang Ye, who only knows how to scold people every day, can compare to!"
"So they've started fighting?"
"Li Yu and Zhang Ye have started a battle of popularity!"
"'The Shooting' is a classic! It's a must-watch sequel! "
"Zhang Ye is in danger!"
"Yeah, Teacher Li's team is going all out!"
Many of the Taiwanese and Hong Kong people were almost overwhelmingly supporting Li Yu.
"Who is Zhang Ye?"
"I don't know him, never heard of him!"
"I only acknowledge that Teacher Li Yu is an A-list celebrity!"
"The winner will be decided tonight!"
"Teacher Li, you can do it!"
The entire entertainment industry was also watching!
Subjectively speaking, there was no difference in artistic standards. Some people liked this celebrity, while others liked that celebrity. It was all very normal. Objectively speaking, Zhang Ye and Li Yu were celebrities with completely different styles. Alright, actually, Zhang Ye's style was different from everyone else's and had always been unique. Zhang Ye's current popularity score on the popularity rankings was slightly higher than Li Yu's, although it was negligible. Their overall popularity scores were about the same. In Hong Kong and Taiwan, Li Yu's popularity score was clearly many times higher than Zhang Ye's. But in China, Zhang Ye's popularity score was also slightly higher than Li Yu's. Therefore, if the two of them were to really fight it out, it would be hard to say who would win.
The micro movie was released. It was only 31 minutes long.
But when it was broadcast, the reviews online were quite high!
"Not bad at all!"
"Ahhh, it's great!"
"Li Yu is so cool! He's my idol! "
"It's indeed a classic! It continues the high standards of 'The Shooting'! "
"It's so good!"
"Recommend! I'm vomiting blood recommending it! "
"The ending was too awesome! What a great reversal! "
"Hahahaha, Teacher Li is going to return to the A-list again!"
"Yeah, I had a hunch too!"
The micro movie's views rose rapidly and the topic became even more popular!
Finally, many of Li Yu's good friends, who were also big shots from Hong Kong and Taiwan, also came to support him. They all helped him promote his new movie, "The Shooting"!
With this, there were even more people!
"Wow, there are so many celebrities?"
"Teacher Li's popularity is really good!"
"It's much better than Zhang Ye's!"
"Pfft, you're just spouting nonsense on the way here. Which celebrity in the entertainment industry wouldn't be more popular than Zhang Ye?"
"Zhang Ye is in danger!"
"Yeah, the A-list rankings are going to change again!"
…
At a restaurant near Central TV.
In the private room.
Little Wang was panicking. "What should we do! What should we do! "
Huang Dandan was also getting anxious. "Why did Li Yu's micro movie get released in advance?"
"It's specifically targeted at Director Zhang!" Wu Yi said.
Central TV Documentary Channel's Director Yan Tianfei said, "Little Zhang, why don't you go back first? In any case, this meal is almost over. Why don't you go back to work first? "
Zhang Ye smiled. "There's no need. Let's eat."
Yan Tianfei's secretary said anxiously, "You're really calm."
Zhang Ye threw up his hands. "Didn't Central TV interview me just now?"
The secretary said in a speechless manner, "That was only a ten-minute live interview, and you only recited a poem. How can that compare to a movie by an A-list Taiwanese celebrity?"
…
At Li Yu's Studio.
Everyone on the team was busy anxiously. Some of them were even keeping tabs on Zhang Ye's Weibo and any other activity related to him so that they could deal with his moves.
However, an hour passed. Then two hours passed.
But Zhang Ye did not move at all. There was no movement at all!
"What's going on?"
"Did Zhang Ye not post anything?"
"Nope!"
"He didn't do any promotions either?"
"Nope!"
"Isn't his team's public relations skills too bad?"
"Sister Xu, I heard that Zhang Ye doesn't have a team at all!"
"Ah?"
"He doesn't even have a manager."
"Ah? Why didn't his management company give him one? "
"H-He doesn't have a management company either!"
"What?"
"That's how it is."
"… Are you serious?"
"Yeah, everyone in the mainland entertainment circle knows about this!"
"He doesn't have a management company? He doesn't even have a team or a manager? Then how did he get into the A-list? Did he fly up by himself? Who cares about him? In any case, we're pretty much in the bag this time! He just went on Central TV's live interview and recited a … baffling poem? Then he can forget about competing with us! "
"That's right!"
Many of them did not really understand modern poetry, so they used the phrase "baffling" to describe it.
…
In the Goof Group.
The chat messages kept popping up.
Chen Guang said excitedly: "It's starting!"
Huo Dongfang: "@ LiYu, @ ZhangYe, are you both online?"
There was no response from Zhang Ye. He was not online.
But Li Yu, who rarely went online, actually came out. He was also in this group. "Old Huo, looking for me?"
Huo Dongfang: "Yu-zai, I haven't seen you in a while."
Li Yu: "I've been very busy recently and haven't released any new works. Now that I've dropped out of the A-list, I had to quickly bring forward the micro movie."
Fan Wenli: "The micro movie was very good. I watched it twice."
Li Yu: "Thanks, Wenli."
Ning Lan also came online. "Yu-zai, you're really unlucky this time to run into Zhang Ye."
Li Yu said: "I know Zhang Ye. He's very famous in China."
Xiaodong popped up. "All the best, all of you."
Ning Lan asked: "Let's do a poll. Who do you think will win today?"
Xiaodong said: "I know both Teacher Zhang and Teacher Li, so I won't be voting."
Huo Dongfang: "Yu-zai, I think. After all, he's already brought out his micro movie trump card!"
Fan Wenli added: "Yeah, especially since it's a sequel to the classic movie, The Shot."
Chen Guang said: "Director Zhang's situation is pretty grim."
Ning Lan laughed and said: "Yu-zai, I'm rooting for you too." Then she asked curiously: "But why isn't there any response from Zhang Ye? He's done with just one livestream? He only recited a poem? "
The people in the group started commenting.
Most of them were rooting for Li Yu to succeed in his comeback today.
But at this moment, Zhang Yuanqi actually made a rare appearance. "Don't underestimate his poems. They've always been Zhang Ye's strongest weapon!"
"Yo, Sister Zhang!"
"You're rooting for Zhang Ye?"
"Zhang Ye's poems might be good, but they're still not mainstream."
"Yeah, no matter what, micro movies are still movies. This is the most popular and mainstream form of art, so there's no reason for the people not to like it."
…
At night.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, midnight arrived!
The latest Celebrity Rankings Index was updated!
But when all of the entertainment industry figures and commoners checked the rankings, the result was something that most of them did not expect. Some of them were even dumbfounded!
There were no changes to the rankings!
Both of their popularity scores had increased!
But Zhang Ye was still an A-lister, while Li Yu was still a B-lister. Moreover, the difference in popularity score between the two of them, which used to be in the tens of thousands, had now increased by a little and reached 100,000!
This scene gave a lot of people a big shock!
How could this be?
How could this be?
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