Three days later.The table on the first-floor living room was piling up with newspapers that reported about Zhang Ye over the past few days. Old Wu had placed them together after Zhang Ye"s parents kept bringing over stacks of newspapers on a daily basis. This did not include the news reports on the various television stations and foreign media outlets, as well as those from the online media. Counting everything, they likely couldn"t finish reading all of the news even if they spent two days and two nights reading them word by word.
In the morning.
After Old Wu went to work, Zhang Ye got up early and stayed at home to take care of their daughter.
"Daddy, are you going out today too?"
"Nope. I"ve finished all the business and entertainment for the past few days."
"Daddy, I want to watch a cartoon."
"Not today."
"But why?"
"It"s for visiting.
All of them knew that Zhang Ye had been working with the military after starting his prison sentence and had partic.i.p.ated in many research projects and weapons research. Since he knew the subject inside and out, they asked him everything they wanted to know. Zhang Ye fielded their questions and detailed the military equipment that he was very familiar with.
Soon after.
The military parade ended.
Zhang Ye put Sisi upstairs to play by herself while he and the studio staff discussed some matters. They had to sort out the details of their future direction. To Zhang Ye and his studio, they had reached a new height that no other Chinese celebrity had reached before. From here on out, there weren"t any prior references for them to follow, and they would have to figure out how to continue on this path they were taking.
Everyone sat down for a meeting.
Ha Qiqi said, "Why don"t you set a direction?"
Zhang Zuo asked, "How are we going to carry on?"
"Actually…" Zhang Ye smiled. "I don"t know either."
Little w.a.n.g exclaimed, "Then what should we do?"
Zhang Ye spread his hands. "I"m quite surprised we reach this height, so how could I have any plans? We can only take it one step at a time."
Ha Qiqi said, "In the past few days since we returned, we"ve been researching the International Celebrity Rankings Index. It"s really too compet.i.tive and dissimilar to our domestic celebrity rankings that hardly see any change each month. The rankings change basically every day, with people getting onto the rankings and others falling off of it. This is why we"re all quite jittery about it. Although the n.o.bel Prize win helped us make a shock entry into the rankings, our foundation is still pretty shallow. The popularity can come fast, but it can disappear quickly as well. These days, there are already hardly any additional reports and coverage in the foreign media. The attention we got from winning the n.o.bel Prize has almost faded, so how are we going to continue making inroads on the international scene?"
Zhang Ye asked, "Do we have any jobs invitations?"
Ha Qiqi gave a wry smile. "There are quite a few offers domestically but nothing from the international scene as of yet."
Zhang Zuo said, "Our domestic popularity has become saturated. Almost every person in the country has become your fan, so there isn"t really a point in taking on variety shows or TV series anymore. We won"t be making any progress that way, so our goal is definitely to fight our way overseas. That"s where our citizens and domestic industry want to see you heading as well. They want to know how far you can go and how much you can spread the name of China internationally."
Zhang Ye said, "But no one is extending invitations to me?"
Ha Qiqi suddenly asked, "Are you very knowledgeable on military affairs and weapons systems?"
Zhang Ye laughed, "What do you think?"
"Then we still have a pretty good offer in China," Ha Qiqi said.
Zhang Ye asked with interest, "What is it?"
Ha Qiqi smiled and said, "Central TV has contacted us regarding an interview touching on military affairs since we"re in the midst of celebrating Army Day."
Little w.a.n.g said, "Isn"t that still a domestic broadcast?"
"It"s not." Ha Qiqi said, "It will be broadcast on Central TV International."
Zhang Ye said, "CTV International?
Ha Qiqi nodded. "That"s right. Almost every country in the world can watch it, and it"s also the only international channel that China has. Although not everyone in those countries might catch it, they can still receive the broadcast signal. As for how the interview will turn out and how many people will watch it, that will all depend on you. I think with the popularity you"ve earned from winning the n.o.bel Peace Prize and your international celebrity ranking, you should still be quite popular internationally. It"s likely that many foreigners will still be interested in you, so this should be a pretty good opportunity."
Tong Fu scratched his head. "I know about Central TV International. Some programs are dubbed in English while others have English subt.i.tles, but the viewers.h.i.+p ratings aren"t that high, right? There are not too many people who watch it in China, right?"
Zhang Zuo said, "But at least it"s an international channel. Its viewers.h.i.+p range is incomparable and covers the entire world, so it won"t hurt to try. In the past, CTV International didn"t do well because the programs were all similar, and we didn"t have any international celebrities to speak of. But now that Director Zhang has stepped onto the international scene, his appeal and influence are certainly not the same as before. Perhaps that might have a positive effect."
They discussed it for a long time.
Finally, Zhang Ye made the decision. "Alright, we"ll give it a try."
Ha Qiqi smiled. "OK, I"ll go and contact Central TV and have them to set a time."
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