The next day.
At home.
Breakfast was ready.
Today, Zhang Ye did not need anyone to wake him up and woke up early to wash up. When the steamed buns and millet porridge were served, he sat at the table and gobbled them down.
"Mom, the porridge is pretty good!" Zhang Ye praised.
His mother said in a speechless manner, "So you're in a good mood?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "It's alright."
His mother stared at him and said, "Everyone says that you've gotten into big trouble!"
"To tell the truth, I did what I wanted to do and what I should do." Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I have a clear conscience, so what trouble is there to be afraid of?"
"Well said!" When his father heard that, he immediately nodded. "That's the way my son should be!"
His mother rolled her eyes. "What's so good about it? Take a look for yourselves." She picked up the dozen or so newspapers that she had bought in the morning and threw them onto the table. "That documentary of yours has already caused a huge stir in the world! Those companies, people from the relevant social classes, and experts, which one of them isn't scolding you? At the rate you're going, in another three to five years, everyone in the world will be offended by you. "His mother paused for a moment before continuing," But the good thing is that your popularity is really rising! "
On the topmost newspaper, there was a headline: "Zhang Ye's Popularity Ranking Rises!"
Just yesterday, when the latest Celebrity Rankings Index was updated at midnight, Zhang Ye had used a never-before-seen live documentary to break away from the bottom of the A-list Celebrity Rankings Index. He had shot up a spot overnight and was not far from the next person. He might not even be that far away from the martial arts star Jiang Hanwei, who had become popular all over the country more than a decade ago! Jiang Hanwei had used more than a decade to get to where he was today. Adding on his accumulation, it would have taken him more than 20 years! But Zhang Ye? He had only used two years to get to where he was today!
What did this mean?
This was something that would leave the entire entertainment industry dumbfounded!
In just one night!
In just one short night!
Zhang Ye had exploded in popularity again!
From a certain point of view, the Air Pollution Documentary that Zhang Ye released yesterday had far surpassed his previous documentary, A Bite of China, in terms of popularity and attention! Back then, not long after A Bite of China ended, some industry insiders had already commented that there would be no more documentaries after A Bite of China and that even Zhang Ye himself would not be able to surpass himself. But in the short span of less than two months, Zhang Ye had returned with a new documentary that shocked the industry and the entire country!
A documentary can be released like this?
How could a dogmatic public service documentary attract so much attention?
Every single one of them was too shocking!
No one had ever seen any of them before!
…
Central TV.
Although he was suspended, Zhang Ye still came to work.
Compared to the commotion and controversy caused by the documentary, the news of Zhang Ye's popularity soaring once again did not attract any attention at all. Today, everyone was still discussing the documentary and mentioning Zhang Ye's name. Central TV was no exception.
"I really admire him!"
"He dares to release a documentary without any scientific basis?"
"Zhang Ye's way of thinking is different from everyone else's!"
"But what he said yesterday was really good. I was there at the press conference as well. Listening to Teacher Zhang speak so eloquently onstage, I was really shocked. That feeling was indescribable. Perhaps this is what you call charisma. He's really a unique star in the entertainment industry. There has never been a star like him in the past, and there will never be another star like him in the future! Just yesterday, I've become Teacher Zhang's fan! "
"What he said was actually problematic. It's not scientific at all."
"Then why are you still wearing a mask today?"
"Uh, I was just shocked."
"That's why this is Zhang Ye's contribution!"
On the way to the office today, Zhang Ye had a smile on his face. This was because he could see that many of the people on the streets were wearing masks. This feeling was really indescribable. Satisfaction? Or relief? Zhang Ye only felt that his words had an effect. His documentary had awakened the people. Perhaps this was the reason why he was smiling. Even if he had to suffer more scolding because of this, he felt that it was worth it.
Today, Yan Tianfei also came to work.
In the hallway of Department 14, Zhang Ye and Yan Tianfei came face to face. The two of them looked at each other and suddenly smiled.
Yan Tianfei smiled and said, "I knew that Teacher Little Zhang would not disappoint me."
Zhang Ye said, "Director Yan, thank you."
"You're welcome," Yan Tianfei said.
Zhang Ye said, "If not for you, the higher-ups would not have given me this press conference."
Yan Tianfei said in amusement, "We've been working together for so long. Do you think I don't know what kind of person you are? We still have this bit of tacit understanding. "
Zhang Ye had gotten Ha Qiqi and the others to report to the higher-ups about the press conference. The reason was that the people and the media were very concerned about it, so there was a need to hold a press conference. This reason was actually quite far-fetched. Zhang Ye's relationship with Central TV was already strained to begin with, so why should they listen to him? Why should they give him face? This matter was actually handled by Yan Tianfei. He was the one who helped Zhang Ye get this press conference. That was how Zhang Ye had the chance to stand onstage and announce his documentary! Before the press conference, the only person in the entire Central TV who knew that Zhang Ye might do something or say something was probably Yan Tianfei. Just as Old Yan had said, the two of them still had this bit of tacit understanding.
In the office.
His colleagues were all here.
Ha Qiqi said angrily, "Director Zhang, our documentary … has still been deleted!"
Zhang Zuo added, "The higher-ups have issued a document affirming your contributions to public welfare. But the reason why the documentary was taken down is that some of the data is not scientific."
Zhang Ye smiled. "OK, I understand."
Little Wang wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, she still said, "Y-You won't get into trouble, will you? You've offended too many people from the same social class this time. They … "
Zhang Ye said in amusement, "You make it sound like the people I've offended in the past were all commoners."
When Little Wang heard that, she let out a chuckle and laughed.
This was Director Zhang. No matter how big the matter was, he would never take it to heart. All he cared about was whether he could speak. As for the consequences, he never cared about them.
The tone of this matter had already been set!
It had been set the moment the documentary was completely taken down!
Just how intense was this game? Just how serious was the matter? What were the attitudes of the higher-ups? What were the feelings of the relevant departments? A lot of people did not know. This was because it was difficult to see the whole picture clearly from the snippets of the news reports. It was very difficult to know the truth. But there was one thing that everyone immediately knew. It was Central TV's stance. A document from Central TV had once again caused chaos!
On the same day.
Central TV held an emergency meeting.
After the meeting, Central TV made a decision to publicly state their rejection of Zhang Ye's documentary, stating that this matter had nothing to do with Central TV and that it was all Zhang Ye's own initiative. Finally, Central TV announced that they would terminate Zhang Ye's one-year contract with immediate effect!
To put it bluntly, they were firing him!
Actually, Central TV was also scared. They had really been frightened by Zhang Ye. They could tell that he was going to be frozen? Banned? This was completely meaningless. As long as Zhang Ye stayed at Central TV for a day, this fellow would be able to do a thousand or even ten thousand things. And every single one of those things would be fucking earth-shattering. So if they continued to keep Zhang Ye around and drag him down? Go to hell! Hurry up and leave! If we keep you around for another second, we'll all be on tenterhooks!
This is a madman!
And he's even a madman among madmen!
Central TV did not want to see Zhang Ye for even a moment longer!
But the netizens were infuriated!
"What the hell are they doing?"
"They're firing Teacher Zhang at a time like this?"
"Everyone knows that Zhang Ye's contract is about to expire and he'll be leaving in a few more days. Yet they're firing Teacher Zhang at a time like this? What do you guys mean by that? "
"This is too fucking bullying!"
"Holy shit! What did Zhang Ye do to you guys? "
"Isn't Central TV's reaction a little too extreme? The higher-ups haven't even said anything yet, yet you guys are so eager to cut ties with Zhang Ye? And push the blame onto him? "
"I tolerated it when Central TV forcefully snatched away the copyright to The Voice! I tolerated it when Central TV shelved Zhang Ye! I tolerated it when Central TV transferred Zhang Ye to the documentary channel? I still tolerated it! But this time, I really can't take it anymore! Teacher Zhang should have left Central TV in style! He should have swaggered out of Central TV with his chest puffed out and his head held high! By doing this, it's as if Teacher Zhang has done something wrong! It's as if he's a failure! What do you call this? What the hell is this? "
"Fuck, I'm never watching Central TV again!"
The reactions of the people were very intense!
It was the same for the people of Department 14!
"Director Zhang!"
"This, this …"
"How can they do this!"
"They're doing this on purpose!"
But only Zhang Ye was not angry at all. Instead, he was quite happy about it. "I was going to leave anyway, but I was still waiting for my contract to expire. How great is it now that I've ended my contract early, this bro can quickly look for a new job!"
Ha Qiqi immediately said, "I'm also resigning!"
Zhang Zuo said, "Me too!"
Little Wang shouted, "Everyone, resign together!"
Zhang Ye laughed and said, "You guys go ahead and wait for my news. If there are any good projects, I will contact everyone. At that time, let's stir up another storm and make it big, haha." He turned around and said, "Alright, I'm leaving."
Packing up his things.
Zhang Ye leisurely walked out of the office.
Outside Central TV, there was already a group of reporters who had received the news and were crowding around!
"He's out!"
"Zhang Ye has come out!"
"Teacher Zhang!"
"You've been fired?"
"What are your thoughts on this matter?"
"I heard that you've been banned?"
"Many of the television stations that contacted you to let you join them after your contract expired seem to have gone silent this time? They've all gone silent? Is it true that you've been banned again? "
"What are you planning to do next?"
"If there are no jobs looking for you, what will you do?"
"Teacher Zhang, what are your thoughts on Central TV?"
"Are you feeling very aggrieved?"
"Your documentary has been taken down and you've been fired by Central TV. What do you have to say now?"
Countless people were holding microphones and recording pens as they surrounded Zhang Ye, not letting him leave.
Zhang Ye knew that if he didn't say anything, he probably wouldn't be able to leave today. He looked back at the majestic Central TV Tower and smiled at those reporters. "Who told you that I'm feeling aggrieved? Who said that I'm in a bad mood? "
The weather today was very strange.
It was already the start of spring, but the sky had been overcast. There were even some snowflakes mixed with some rainwater falling from the sky.
It was snowing?
It was as though it was to send Zhang Ye off!
Zhang Ye smiled. He suddenly thought of a poem from his previous world.
Looking at the reporters, at the gloomy sky that looked like it was about to clear up, Zhang Ye softly opened his mouth.
"A thousand miles of yellow clouds fluttering in the sun.
"As the north wind blows, the wild geese fall in the snow.
"Don't worry about not having a bosom friend on the road ahead.
"Who in the world doesn't know the lord?"
— This was Zhang Ye's current mood.
— This was a poem that he had given to himself.
The "Two Poems of Farewell to Dong Da" from his previous world had been used by him as "A Poem of Farewell to Myself"!
Zhang Ye swaggered off.
Leaving behind a group of stunned reporters!
Don't worry about not having a bosom friend on the road ahead!
Who in the world … doesn't know the lord??
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