King of Masked Singers.
This world did not exist.
In Zhang Ye's previous world, this was actually a world-class variety show. It was extremely popular and was quite famous throughout Asia. The original Korean version of the show's viewership ratings swept across the entire country and never dropped. It could be said to be one of the representatives of the singing variety show genre. However, although the domestic version of King of Masked Singers, which was remade and broadcast in China, had pretty good viewership ratings and was quite popular, it was still a far cry from the original Korean version. It could be considered a show that was not particularly successful after being transplanted. It was a pity.
Zhang Ye had analyzed it before and found that there were many possible reasons for this.
For example, the competition format: The Korean version would only reveal their identities if they lost, and they had to do so. The contestant who became the current Masked King would also have to accept the challenge of the new Masked King in the next episode. Many of the details were different. Meanwhile, the Chinese version would reveal their identities if they won. Then, the current Masked King would not sing and would leave the stage to take an indefinite break. They would only appear on stage again in the grand finals. This setting was clearly more reasonable and interesting than the Korean version. It was unknown why the Chinese version made this change, but in short, Zhang Ye felt that it was a failure.
Another example was the masks: The Korean version's contestants were almost fully clothed. From the mask to the clothes, they were all wrapped up so tightly that even if their parents were standing right in front of them, they wouldn't be able to tell who they were. This undoubtedly increased the suspense and made it more interesting if they couldn't guess who it was. But in the Chinese version, there were too many areas where the masks were exposed. The clothes were also mainly designed to look good. Some of the contestants' legs, hands, and double chins were exposed. Their close friends in the industry would not even need to listen to their singing to know who they were. Yet they had to pretend not to know and pretend that they had to guess for a long time before they figured it out. That wasn't very interesting either.
Another example was the number of eliminations. There were more Korean artists available, but due to the limitations of the domestic version, it was impossible to ensure that only one person remained and the rest would be eliminated every episode. This was something that couldn't be helped since there weren't that many good singers in the country who could take turns to replace them. Even if there were, they might not necessarily come. So the freshness of the show was a little worse than the Korean version's King of Masked Singers. Zhang Ye had considered this point.
He summarized his successful experiences.
He summarized his failures.
So he made some changes. He mainly followed the Korean version while retaining some of the characteristics of the Chinese version. After all, the national conditions were different, so he couldn't just copy it exactly.
The changes were as follows:
1: The winner does not reveal their identities.
Two: If you lose, you can choose to take off your mask or not.
Three: The number of eliminations will increase, depending on the number of applicants.
Four: The mask and clothes must be able to cover everything.
This was Zhang Ye's first attempt, but he was still very confident about it. For a television show that was so popular in his previous world, he couldn't possibly give up on this project just because the domestic version did not do well. Based on the results of the Korean version of King of Masked Singers, this was definitely a variety show that had the potential to become popular throughout China! The Korean version of King of Masked Singers even surpassed the viewership ratings of the Korean version of I Am a Singer! What did that mean? And to be honest, even if the domestic version of King of Masked Singers did not do too well, the viewership ratings were still very high. If there were no other world-class variety shows competing against it during the same period to steal the viewership ratings, the domestic version of King of Masked Singers would have done even better! For a world-class variety show, even if it was messed up or not done well, the results were definitely not something that other ordinary variety shows could compare to. They were just as awesome!
…
The program proposal was quickly reported to the station.
The satellite TV director was alarmed!
Even the station heads were alarmed!
The moment they saw the proposal, the leaders of Beijing Television were extremely excited. They could never have expected that in this era after The Voice's popularity, in this era where singing shows had been overdone, there would still be someone who could come up with something new? When they found out that this proposal was proposed by Zhang Ye, the station heads felt relieved. They smiled wryly at the thought that Zhang Ye was already the undisputed number one in the TV show industry. The only person who could surpass Zhang Ye was probably Zhang Ye himself!
The station immediately made the decision!
The program proposal?
It was approved!
100 million?
It was approved!
Without any hesitation!
After Beijing Television's Spring Festival Gala reached the top in the viewership ratings, the station's ambitions also grew. They only had one request and expectation for this show, and that was to get the national viewership ratings champion!
Beijing Television had always been a shortcoming when it came to variety shows. For so many years, not to mention the national viewership ratings champion, they could even count the number of shows that had topped the viewership ratings on the same day with their fingers. And that was even when there were no other good shows during the same period. As for comparing their viewership ratings with all the other variety shows in the country? There was no way they could compare! Those champions and runners-up had never taken their place!
But now, today, Beijing Television was filled with courage. Everyone was holding back their energy and felt a sense of security from the bottom of their hearts!
Because that person had returned!
Because that legendary host of their station had finally returned!
...
In the program team office of Remember.
Hu Fei received the military order and returned to the office. "It's been approved by the higher-ups!"
"That's great!"
"They've really given us 100 million?"
"Holy shit!"
"We've really gone too far this time!"
"If we screw it up, then we'll be blind!"
"Don't say such depressing things. We still have Teacher Zhang!"
"Right, right, right. We still have Teacher Zhang!"
Everyone was talking excitedly. Actually, none of them here had ever done such a large-scale variety show before. Who would be willing to work themselves to death every day for a small, unknown show? Everyone was willing to do something big! And today, this opportunity had finally arrived!
Zhang Ye said helplessly, "Everyone, don't count on me. I'm only here to help out. It's still better for everyone to work hard together." He looked at Hu Fei and asked, "Brother Hu, what are the requirements from the higher-ups?"
Hu Fei smiled and said, "Number one in the nationwide viewership ratings."
Zhang Ye nodded. "What time slot?"
Hu Fei said, "Pick any time slot."
Zhang Ye asked, "What time slot?"
Hu Fei said, "Pick any time slot."
Zhang Ye said, "Alright, I understand."
They would pay however much they wanted and broadcast it at whatever time slot they wanted. This treatment could be said to be unprecedented. Almost everything was given the green light!
Everyone knew that this was not due to the hard work and results of the Remember program team over the past year. This was purely due to Zhang Ye, the industry's number one television director and number one program planner!
Zhang Ye immediately waved his hand and said, "Then let's hurry up and get this done. If the show can be done in the morning, then so be it. Don't drag it out. The promotional work can already begin. Let's release some smoke bombs first, but don't reveal the content of the show. We'll do it during the production period to prevent people from copying us. Dafei, bring a few people with you and start looking for suitable candidates. Make a list and invite them one by one. Remember to keep it a secret! "
Dafei acknowledged, "Got it!"
Zhang Ye looked at Hou Ge. "Hou Ge, the task of setting up the stage is a little more important. I think it's better if you do it. Make sure to supervise it well and get the workers to finish as soon as possible!"
Hou Ge thumped his chest. "Leave it to me. Don't worry!"
Zhang Ye called out again, "Shanshan."
Dong Shanshan smiled. "Here."
Zhang Ye said, "You'll be the host this time. Your style has to be …"
Zhang Ye's aura was too strong. Just by standing there, everyone would listen to his instructions. But suddenly, as Zhang Ye was speaking, he was stunned. He looked awkwardly at everyone and said, "Eh, I don't think I'm the executive director."
Dong Shanshan was amused. "Did you just find out?"
Zhang Ye smiled sheepishly. "Hai, it went smoothly. I'm sorry, Brother Hu. You're the executive director, so it's better for you to assign the tasks. I'm only in charge of the planning. I won't be involved in anything else."
But Hu Fei said, "You did a good job with the arrangements. The show was conceived by you, so you have much more experience than me when it comes to such a large-scale variety show. The best candidate for the executive director is still you. As for the host …"
"I've already spoken to Shanshan about it." Zhang Ye waved it off and said, "Forget about being the executive director. I'm in a lot of trouble right now, and it might be even bigger than you all think. If I were to be the executive director, it would be a question mark on whether our show can be broadcast smoothly. So let's just leave it at that. I'll be in charge of the planning, and I'll take a cut of the copyrights. If there are really any other matters, I'll help everyone handle it, but I can't be the executive director."
Everyone tried to persuade him.
But Zhang Ye did not agree to it and rejected it.
Firstly, he did not want to cause trouble for his old friends.
Secondly, he had other more important things to do!
...
Very quickly, the news was released.
Some of it was intentionally promoted by Beijing Television, while others were unintentional. Then, the news of Zhang Ye's return to Beijing Television spread like wildfire!
"Someone saw Zhang Ye outside Beijing Television!"
"What?"
"What do you mean?"
"Zhang Ye will be returning to Beijing Television!"
"Are you serious?"
"Is that for real? It's already on the news! Let's go and watch! "
"Zhang Ye's new show lands at Beijing Television!"
"According to reports, it will be a singing variety show!"
"The name of the show is yet to be determined. The production budget will be 100 million RMB!"
"Zhang Ye will be the executive planner of the new show, but will not be the executive director!"
"Beijing Television's new program, personally planned by Zhang Ye. The host has been confirmed to be Dong Shanshan!"
"Hahaha!"
"After waiting for so many days, Teacher Zhang's new show is finally starting!"
"Do You Remember is going to be taken off the air? Teacher Shanshan is still the one with the most influence. Zhang Ye has come to plan a new show for her again! Why didn't I have such an awesome old classmate! "
"Awesome!"
"I'm so looking forward to it!"
"Why isn't Zhang Ye the host!"
"I heard that the industry has already banned him! He's not allowed to appear onscreen anymore! "
"Just what kind of singing show is it going to be? Explain it clearly! "
"Singing shows are already so lousy, so what else can they come up with? Could it be the second season of The Voice? That can't be. If that's the case, Zhang Ye wouldn't want to be a host, right? "
"A brand new show?"
"As long as it's planned by Zhang Ye, we have to watch it!"
"Let's broadcast it, I can't wait any longer!"
"Yeah, without Zhang Ye stirring things up in the variety show industry, it's too boring these days!"
It was very lively online!
A lot of people were shouting and looking up, all of them were looking forward to it!
King of Masked Singers had become popular even before it was broadcast!
No, to be precise, the audience did not even know what the show was or what its name was, yet it had already become popular!
Why?
There was no reason.
Because this was Zhang Ye's new show, that was all.
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