I am Really a Superstar 3

by Little Merger

Zhang Ye was originally a mundane college graduate with aspiring dreams to become a star, but unfortunately has below average looks and height. However one day, he woke up and suddenly found himself in a parallel world!It’s like the same world, but wait a minute…many brands, celebrities and even famous works from his world changed and are gone in this new world!

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Chapter 1261: The tenth episode begins recording!

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

In the following few days.

A short video clip that was taken by a bystander had stealthily been shared like crazy. Zhang Ye featured impressively in the video and was seen leading a group of aunties dancing to "Small Apple" in an open space garden in a neighborhood. He was also occasionally dishing out guidance and pointers for the dance moves. There were even the plaza dance moves for The Hottest Ethnic Trend seen during the last 10 minutes of the video.

"Who says that plaza dancing cannot be beautiful?"

"The dance of the people is always the most beautiful!"

"The efforts of the people, that's what art is!"

In the video, Zhang Ye was constantly speaking like he was giving a lecture.

On Weibo.

"Ah, is that Zhang Ye?"

"This fellow is teaching dancing?"

"Does he know how to dance?"

"Fuck, these moves really look standard!"

"Zhang Ye is the top A-list celebrity in the country, but he seems to be doing really well at the grassroots level too?"

"*faints* This fellow has really become the founder?"

"Lord Zhang, I'll kneel to you!"

"Yeah, hahahaha, he's even teaching others the dance now!"

"It looks like it's a full set of moves!"

"But honestly speaking, this version by Zhang Ye really looks pretty good."

"Yep, every move is simple but carries a deep meaning. The choreography is very logical too."

"But if he has the time to do this, why doesn't he go and write better songs? Why is he expanding into the field of plaza dance? Teacher Zhang, can we focus on the proper business first, please?"

"Shouldn't you know Zhang Ye by now? His most proper business is having no proper business!"

The views on the clip soared!

1 million!

5 million!

10 million!

20 million!

A lot of people had come to watch in curiosity. They became more and more amused as they watched on, thinking how this weirdo Zhang Ye was always able to do something that no one could expect!

The impact of this clip was huge too!

The most direct effect it brought about was that the entire country's aunties were all starting to learn this version's plaza dance routine by Zhang Ye!

A Downtown Tianjin version?

The Xicheng District version?

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A Shanghai suburbs version?

They all disappeared!

Beijing fell!

Shanghai fell!

Tianjin fell!

Nanjing fell!

All of those versions had been unified!

There was no need to fight over it anymore!

With the founder imparting his moves, they were all learning the most proper version of the dance!

At that moment, people in neighborhoods and plazas all over the country started dancing to Zhang Ye's version of "Small Apple" and "The Hottest Ethnic Trend." There was no longer a different set of moves seen!

The media interviews were endless.

The aunties gave a very good evaluation.

"Teacher Little Zhang is amazing!"

"This dance is good, it's really good."

"We've danced it a few times already, but no one's feeling tired yet."

"That's right. Our neighborhood's version of the dance was too tiring to keep up with. The motions were too big, and there were even some moves that those of us who are older could not perform. But this version by Teacher Little Zhang is really up there. Every move feels comfortable to execute, and they're even beautiful to look at when we're dancing to it!"

"Everyone here really loves this set of dance moves!"

"We've never chased after celebrities in the past as we felt that it was something that only young people would do. But today, all of us sisters have become particularly fond of Zhang Ye. We also catch every episode of his show each week.

"Little Zhang is truly a good celebrity. He understands what we older people like."

"He's basically our spiritual leader!"

"He is the spokesperson for us middle-aged and elderly women!"

Another dance craze was sweeping the nation!

In the end, even the official Weibo of the Sports Administration Liked that clip.

Even an official from the Sports Administration came forward to give an interview. He reaffirmed this set of dance moves by Zhang Ye and expressed that they had also gotten experts in the field to analyze and come up with a set of dance moves. However, they could not come up with anything good. It was only after they saw this clip that they realized Zhang Ye's version was more logical. Afterwards, the officials also started promoting it and suggested that the middle-aged and elderly learn Zhang Ye's version of the dance. They should also stop dancing to those self-choreographed moves as it might not match well with their physicality and could cause them to get injured. After all, plaza dancing was considered a body strengthening exercise, so of course it had to meet the scientific and health standards set by the authorities.

With that, Zhang Ye's plaza dance version became even more popular!

It was officially endorsed by the Sports Administration!

In the past, Zhang Ye and the sports world had conflicts, and he even scolded one of their executives. But during the Olympics, Zhang Ye had sung praise of the sports world and also helped the Chinese athletes seek justice over unfair refereeing, even to the point of tussling with the foreign referees. This eased the relationship between Zhang Ye and the sports world, leading them into a honeymoon phase.

Some people rejoiced while others were in sorrow.

But for Zhang Ye, he was both rejoicing and feeling sorrowful.

He was rejoicing about this large group of fans that was made up of these Chinese aunties. Their appearance and attention would undoubtedly be crucial in helping Zhang Ye raise his popularity. But at the same time, it was also very worrying. Having experienced the plaza dance "storm" 1 of his world, Zhang Ye knew this was a double-edged sword. It could harm his enemies but also injure himself. If anything went awry and caused a conflict on a large scale, he would have to be the one to bear the blame for it!

Founder?

Spokesperson?

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Spiritual leader?

The moment Zhang Ye taught his old neighbors how to dance, these labels firmly became his!

You sang the songs?

And you taught the dance as well?

And even suggested that plaza dancing was a guiding principle for the people's art?

Damn! If you aren't the fucking founder, then who would be!

Zhang Ye wouldn't be able to rid himself of those labels even if he jumped into the Yellow River to try to wash them off. These names would probably follow him throughout his life as he became the "specialist" scapegoat of the plaza dance industry. Just thinking about that gave him a throbbing headache. Hai, come what may. It was more important to gain the popularity that he needed before anything else. At least, he thought so to lessen his bitterness.

…

At Beijing Television.

In the program team.

The new episode's recording was about to begin.

When they saw that Zhang Ye had just arrived, many of them started teasing him.

"Director Zhang, you've become famous again."

"When did you learn how to dance? That was so professional."

"Brother Hu informed us just now that the station has decided to get us to dance to 'Small Apple' at Beijing TV's annual party in two months' time. Why don't you teach us a few moves later?"

Zhang Ye grunted listlessly.

From a distance away, Chen Guang, Xiaodong, and the others came over.

"Director Zhang, what are you going to sing today?" Chen Guang asked with a laugh.

Xiaodong giggled and said, "Zhang'er, don't tell me you're going to sing another plaza dance tune?"

Zhang Ye rolled his eyes. "Why would I sing another?"

One was "plaza dancing."

The other was "founder."

Zhang Ye was sick of these two phrases. Just hearing them get mentioned was enough to send a shiver down his spine!

Amy said happily, "You better be careful. This episode is the knockout round."

Zhang Ye said, "I can't sing whatever for this episode. I've selected a good song this time after thinking it through. I finally realized that it is better to sing a song with more depth and substance to it."

Xiaodong was flabbergasted. "You mean you've only just realized? That should have always been the way."

Chen Guang said in a speechless manner, "So it's finally gotten through to you!"

Zhang Ye grunted, "Mmm, let's not talk anymore. Everyone, quickly go and get your makeup done. We'll start recording soon, and I want to rest my vocal chords a little too. It won't be easy to sing the song that I've chosen for today."

Zhang Xia came over. "Is it very difficult?"

"Yes, it won't be easy to sing." Zhang Ye nodded with a wry smile.

Zhang Xia reassured him, "It shouldn't be a problem with the singing skills that you have. The crucial part is the song selection. As long as it has substance, it'll be alright even if you don't sing it flawlessly. The audience will definitely be able to accept it, and you'll gain a few extra points too."

Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I hope so."

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Chapter 1262: The difference between a veteran and a newbie!

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

On the stage.

Zhang Ye was the fifth singer to perform.

When the instruments were finally brought up onto the stage, around eight musicians sat down at them. At this moment, it felt like everyone in the studio was holding their breath.

A sheng 1 ?

A dizi 2 ?

A cello?

A yangqin 3 ?

What were all these for?

What was with this grand setup?

Some of those in the audience even recognized the musicians!

"Look!"

"Chen Di? He's that famous cellist!"

"Old Zhao? The great yangqin percussionist!"

"Sun Li? The famous folk music master?"

"They're all big names!"

"Damn, what a big move!"

"Zhang Ye has invited this many musicians onto the show?"

"How awesome is this!"

"This is gonna be great!"

"Zhang Ye has finally come to his senses. He's not going to sing a plaza dance tune!"

The audience was shocked by this lineup!

The singers backstage were also shocked. It was only now that they believed Zhang Ye was doing something big. Every one of those instruments was full of killing intent. These musicians were all capable of putting on a solo show by themselves. By convincing so many of them to come onstage to play for him, one could only wonder what kind of song Zhang Ye had used to convince them. They were all masters who could not be invited with money alone!

There was a bit of shock on Zhang Xia's face.

Xiaodong straightened up a little in her seat.

Chen Guang starting leaning forward as he kept his eyes on the screen.

Everyone was staring at Zhang Ye and the folk music musicians onstage in the most anticipated of ways, waiting for their stunning performance to begin.

The song began.

The accompaniment played suddenly.

Zhang Ye instantly looked lively. With a droop of his eyelids, he got into the groove of the song and looked like he couldn't free himself.

The sound of the yangqin was a constant presence!

The tempo got faster and faster!

Then Zhang Ye abruptly started singing 4 .

"Ahhh, ohhh!

"Ahhhhhh, oh ay!

"Ah seh dee, ah seh doh!

"Ah seh da geh dee ga doh!

"Ah seh dee, ah seh da geh dooooh!

"Ahhh, ohhh!

"Ahhhhhh, oh ay!"

Chen Guang was dumbfounded!

Amy was in complete wonder!

Xiaodong was also staring wide-eyed in disbelief!

Director Zhang!

Was this what you meant by substance?

Was this what you meant by depth?

I'm gonna faint!

Why don't you just ascend to the Heavens!

Why don't you just fly out into the universe!

But Zhang Ye was incredibly invested in his singing.

"Ah seh dee, ah seh doh!

"Ah seh da geh dee ga doh!

"Ah seh dee, ah seh da geh doooooh!

"Ahh—

"Ahh—

"Ahh—

"Ahh—

"Ah ya yo!

"Ah ya yo!"

The audience was also staggered!

So this was Zhang Ye's big move? It was another song without any lyrics? There was only vocalizing? Zhang Ye, you are really something! Do you still have any seriousness left in you!

A lot of people started laughing hard as they listened!

Some of them found it interesting.

Some of them found it hilarious.

Everyone thought that Zhang Ye was trying to be funny, but no one seemed to have noticed that tinge of seriousness in Zhang Ye's eyes. He was really trying his best. Perhaps only Huang Cheng had somewhat realized it.

Backstage.

The singers who already performed were all seated together.

Amy said, "This song's title is 'Perturbed'? Pfft, it really is perturbing! It makes me unable to sit still as a listener. That's really enough, Zhang Ye!"

Xiaodong smiled and said, "I really have nothing I can say about him anymore."

Chen Guang said helplessly, "It looks like Director Zhang is having so much fun."

Hearing them say that, Huang Cheng suddenly said, "He's not playing around."

Chen Guang was taken aback. "Huh?"

Huang Cheng said sternly, "I also play an instrument myself, so I'm more sensitive of the emotions the instruments portray. Can't you all see it? All of those musicians onstage are really focused, especially Zhang Ye. He isn't playing around, nor is he trying to be funny. He's actually singing very seriously."

Singing seriously?

How does this song have anything to do with being serious?

Nobody could really understand.

Onstage, the performance came to an end.

The audience was ridiculing him.

"I really have to hand it to him!"

"To think that I believed that he was coming up with something big!"

"I'd be a fool to believe him again!"

"Hahahaha! Hurry up and eliminate him, I've had enough already!"

"Yeah, we mustn't vote for Zhang Ye. Let's vote for someone else!"

"Just let this fellow be eliminated. If not, I'd surely laugh myself to death eventually!"

"Let's allow Zhang Ye to rest in peace."

"Yep, yep."

"But why do I find the song to be not that bad?"

"Get lost, what do you mean it's not that bad!"

"From a certain perspective, this song has indeed shocked the studio. It's just that it's not the same kind of shock that we got from Chen Guang and Xiaodong's performances. It's an entirely different thing!"

"I just like Zhang Ye. He's really too good at bringing laughter to people!"

"Yeah, any place with him will never be missing fun."

"He's having so much fun that it feels like he's at a karaoke session!"

"Yeah, this is completely not a competition type song. It's more like a song to warm the audience up. We mustn't let this fellow through to the grand finals. Otherwise, who knows what kind of stunt he'll pull again!"

"But that's what I want to see!"

"I'm also quite looking forward to what Zhang Ye will sing in the grand finals."

"Grand finals, my ass. With a song like this? It'll be a miracle if he can even get into the grand finals!"

"Yeah, he was already in sixth place last episode."

The audience was coming up with all kinds of possibilities.

The next singer to appear was the replacement singer from last week.

But the moment he opened his mouth to sing, he made a mistake. His voice cracked when he attempted a high note in his song. By rights, this was very normal, and no singer could guarantee that every performance of theirs would be perfect. But because of this replacement singer's inexperience in the industry and onstage, coupled with the fact that he was still considered a newcomer, this voice cracking incident caused him to lose his rhythm. He forced himself to finish singing with a hint of self-blame and regret.

Backstage, Chen Guang, Xiaodong, and everyone else were sympathizing with him. Among the newcomers, this singer was truly one of the more capable ones who could sing without rushing. He had the vocals and the ability to back it up too. What he lacked was only an opportunity, some good songs, and a little stage experience. Otherwise, there would surely be a spot for him among the top singers of the music industry. But it seemed like this stage might have been too big for him. He had taken a step up too quickly. Sometimes, pressure could push a person forward. For example, no stage seemed too big for Zhang Ye, and he was always able to bear the pressure no matter how great it was. Even the fiercest of criticism did not faze him. This was also the reason why Zhang Ye could make it to where he was today. But for many people, they lacked such an ability. If there was too much pressure, it would make them so nervous they would break down when facing it.

The audience also felt pity.

"Your sister!"

"That was such a huge mistake!"

"I guess Zhang Ye will be advancing into the grand finals then?"

"That fellow's luck is too good!"

"This replacement singer couldn't live up to his hype!"

"Hai, this newbie is really lousy at withstanding the pressure."

"If there's anyone who's the best at withstanding pressure in the entertainment industry, it has got to be Zhang Ye. If it were anyone else who went onstage to sing that song, I'm sure their faces would be flushed completely red. But look at Zhang Ye? He just finished singing the song without a trace of embarrassment. Just how thick does his skin have to be? This fellow is really not afraid of people scolding him"

"Who can compare with him?"

"He's just shameless, haha!"

"You can see the difference between a veteran and a newbie from this!"

The performances ended after everyone had their turn.

The rankings were announced.

First: Chen Guang

Second: Zhang Xia

Third: Xiaodong

Fourth: Huang Cheng

Fifth: Amy

Sixth: Zhang Ye

Seventh: Li Naran

The replacement singer came in at seventh place over the two episodes and was eliminated.

Being in the second to last place, Zhang Ye had narrowly qualified for the grand finals of I Am a Singer!

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Chapter 1263: The eve of the grand finals!

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

The next day.

The tenth episode of I Am a Singer was broadcast.

Countless people were waiting before their television sets.

This episode was going to be very exciting as all the singers were fighting to get a place in the grand finals. All of them gave it their all and brought out their specialty skills for the performances. Zhang Xia surprisingly performed a rock song, while Chen Guang sang an emotionally charged love song and dedicated it to his wife, Fan Wenli. Xiaodong explosively leveled up her singing by performing an old classic to perfection. Even Amy managed to pull herself out of last place with her rap song shocking many people. Every line's delivery was fast and good as she showcased a strong ability that even a lot pro rappers could not achieve. Only the replacement singer failed to perform to expectations and had to miss out on the grand finals of the show.

As for Zhang Ye?

This fellow was still the same as before!

"That was so wonderful!"

"This episode is the best!"

"Yeah, the songs are great!"

"They're all powerhouses, all of them are extremely capable singers!"

The audience was very excited!

The evaluation from the industry was also extremely good!

Some people were amazed by Zhang Xia's song.

Some people were moved by Chen Guang's song.

And some people were touched by how tenacious Amy was.

But no one could have guessed that the most popular song of the tenth episode was none of their songs. It just had to be that goddamn song Zhang Ye sang, "Perturbed," which left everyone at their wits' end!

Another viral tune was created!

It swept across the nation!

The moment "Perturbed" appeared, it took a spot on practically all of the music charts!

The netizens broke down once again.

"Again?"

"Oh my God!"

"Why is this happening?"

"His song has made it onto so many of the music charts again?"

"This crappy song can even get number one?"

"Wasn't he just randomly humming? I can do that too!"

"Hahaha, I've finally realized something. Zhang Ye is only here to be funny!"

"It's a catchy song, so of course it would spread fast. But that's not important. Just refer to the rankings and you'll know, Zhang Ye was still placed in the bottom two."

"I'm not optimistic about Zhang Ye in the grand finals."

"Who's optimistic about him, the fraud!"

"It's a miracle that he scraped into the grand finals, haha!"

"Yeah, that guy should've been eliminated long ago. Who could have thought that he would make it into the grand finals by stumbling through the competition in either last or second to last place every time? That was super unexpected."

"There's still Zhang Xia and Chen Guang to watch in the grand finals."

"Xiaodong is pretty good too."

"Yeah, the three of them all have a chance of getting crowned champion."

"It's time for the revival round, and there's only one spot in the grand finals up for grabs. Let's see who can get it."

"He Huan and Xue Kaiqi have the best hopes."

"I'm more optimistic of Zhao Wuliu's chances."

"In any case, we can just ignore Zhang Ye as the grand champion."

"Yeah, Zhang Ye is no longer good."

"That might not necessarily be true. We'll still have to see who Zhang Ye invites for the grand finals."

"That's right! I think they're still using the two-round format. The first round will have a celebrity guest partner like before. If Zhang Ye manages to invite Zhang Yuanqi again, that would be quite something."

"Yeah, true."

"Let's see who he'll invite then."

"I don't see it that way. With Zhang Ye's current form and the songs that he's written, whoever he invites won't matter. If I have to put it bluntly, of the singers who have qualified for the grand finals, Zhang Ye is the only one unworthy of his place. He only managed to get in on luck. I won't mention Zhang Xia and Chen Guang, or Xiaodong and Amy, but even the eliminated singers are much stronger than Zhang Ye. We can clearly see that he's lost his touch and can't come up with any more good songs with substance. All he knows is to produce these catchy tunes that we've heard. But are such songs suitable for competition? They won't be able to get him a ranking at all. Zhang Ye has performed a song with no lyrics before. It was 'Opera' that he sang on King of Masked Singers that I found so amazing when I heard it. But look at 'Perturbed.' It's also a song without lyrics but the taste has changed. This shows that Zhang Ye is really out of ideas."

"Hai, this is the downfall of a singing champion."

"It's quite a pity."

"What has happened to Zhang Ye?"

"Who knows!"

"He suddenly became like this, so it's quite regrettable."

"That's right. I used to anticipate his songs, but who could've expected that he can't write good songs anymore. Those garbage songs that he's been singing recently shows that he's of a different class from the other singers. Just listen to Grandma Zhang and Old Chen's singing, they're totally on a different level from him. That's what you call real singing and real singers. That's what true art is about. Otherwise, what's the difference between the songs Zhang Ye sings and the songs that normal people sing at the karaoke?"

"I'm a fan turned passerby."

"Hai, the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment."

"The main thing is that the opponents are too strong. Even if Zhang Ye can still write a good song, he can't beat Zhang Xia and Chen Guang."

"Agreed."

By this point in the broadcast of I Am a Singer, everyone had lost confidence in Zhang Ye. Many of the music industry's insiders came forward to give their evaluations as well. They felt Zhang Ye had entered a bottleneck and was losing his touch. It seemed like he could only go back to his old job from now on since he couldn't write any more good songs. It got so bad that even Zhang Xia, Chen Guang, Xiaodong, and the others were feeling the same way. A singer like Zhang Ye who had amazed countless people had faded to nothing overnight. He could no longer find that feeling that inspired his singing and songwriting. It was such a shame!

Criticism!

Doubt!

Derision!

Such voices were constantly keeping Zhang Ye company.

Even his studio's staff were panicking.

Ha Qiqi said anxiously, "Director Zhang, your reputation these days has been tumbling."

"Why don't we buy a song or two?" Zhang Zuo suggested. "We might be able to turn it around in the grand finals that way. We can't keep going on like this."

Buy songs?

Zhang Ye said, "I've already written the songs."

Zhang Zuo sighed. "But the songs that you have been writing recently…" He was too scared to continue.

Everyone in the studio was frowning and sulking. Zhang Ye was getting more and more popular by the day, which was a good thing. But similarly, his reputation was just as important. Now that everyone was saying Zhang Ye couldn't sing anymore, they were getting very anxious. However, it seemed like Zhang Ye did not take it to heart and did not say anything about it no matter how much they asked. Actually, they understood Director Zhang quite well since they had known him for many years. On the surface, it might look like Zhang Ye was unaffected. He was always laughing, yet each time they could feel that Zhang Ye wasn't as happy as he looked after a performance.

Ring, ring, ring.

Hu Fei's call came in.

Zhang Ye answered: "Brother Hu, what's the matter?"

Hu Fei laughed loudly. "The viewership rating has hit a new high! It has set a new record again! It's fantastic!"

"That's good then," Zhang Ye said cheerfully.

"The grand finals will be coming up soon, great work."

"It was nothing."

"For the celebrity guest partner segment, are you sure about inviting that person?"

"Yup."

"But isn't that a little too…you know?"

"Hur hur, nobody'll be able to guess who it is. But I'm sure the viewers will enjoy it."

Hu Fei said: "Well, alright then. We'll do it however you say. But your results might…"

Zhang Ye said: "I know."

After hanging up, Zhang Ye did not say another word. He quietly headed back into his office and sat there having a smoke, staring blankly at the empty wall. No one knew what Zhang Ye was thinking right now, nor did anyone know how he was feeling.

The task was completed.

This was good enough, right?

This…was all he had to do, right?

But for some reason, after Zhang Ye put out his cigarette, he clenched his fists so hard that his fingernails dug into his palms, leaving several deep, red marks!

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Chapter 1264: Anyone can win, except me!

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

On the day of the grand finals.

A tense atmosphere had built up!

The phenomenal variety show I Am a Singer was no longer watched just by those who liked it. It had long become the subject of heated discussions by people all over the nation!

In the streets.

In the neighborhoods.

In the offices.

In the schools.

Everyone was talking about who would end up as the grand champion!

Those who were initially scheduled for overtime at work even asked for time off in advance to go home to catch the live broadcast.

"Brothers, remember to cast your votes for Grandma Zhang!"

"Right, it hasn't been easy for an old comrade like her!"

"Where are Grandma Zhang's fans at?"

"Where are Chen Guang's fans at? Form up!"

"Who has tickets to tonight's live broadcast venue? I'll buy them for 2,000 RMB each!"

"The LED boards for Sister Dong are ready. Everyone, take a look and see if they're OK."

"Everyone, please get others to vote for Amy. Please support her!"

"Vote for He Huan! It wasn't easy for him having to come through by the revival round!"

"Tonight's voting will be done through our cell phones. The grand finals are really too close to call. But it's very important, so can everyone please give your votes to Teacher Huang Cheng? I'd appreciate it if you can."

The fan groups of the singers were already teaming up to campaign for votes. The early statistics of the online poll's support were also published. The usual suspects of Chen Guang and Zhang Xia were still the favorites to win the championship. Both their support numbers kept increasing as it became a two-horse race where their stats constantly overtook each other's. Sometimes, Old Chen was in the lead. But at other times, Grandma Zhang was in first place. Coming in behind them were He Huan, Xiaodong, Huang Cheng, Amy, and Zhang Ye, respectively. He Huan, the Prince of Love Songs, had performed exceedingly well during the revival round to take his place in the grand finals today. His support numbers were also extremely high as he surpassed Xiaodong in the poll. Although this poll was only a Weibo statistic, it clearly showed the problem. For the singers the viewers were optimistic about, their rankings were generally not too bad.

Only Zhang's fan club kept on the down low throughout. There was almost no one helping Zhang Ye get votes. This was the most direct cause of Zhang Ye's low rankings on the stage of I Am a Singer.

…

Zhang Ye's parents' house.

After lunch.

His mother asked, "Son, when are you setting off for the TV station?"

"I'm just about to leave." Zhang Ye checked his watch. "Everyone's waiting for me."

His mother complained, "Why are they hurrying you. The live broadcast is at night, so why can't they let you rest a bit more?"

"That I can stay home for lunch today is already a break for me," Zhang Ye said with a smile.

His father said, "There's quite a lot of prep work to handle before a live broadcast. Our son is the executive director, so of course he has to go earlier. A heap of people are waiting for his instructions."

His mother harrumphed and said, "In the future, stop taking roles like the executive director. It's bad enough that you're working so hard, but look at how many people are scolding you online."

Zhang Ye nodded. "Alright."

Wu Zeqing was on her day off today and had come over as well.

Wu Zeqing said, "Go over there, I'll help you with your makeup."

Zhang Ye exclaimed, "Aiya, there are professional makeup artists at the station."

"I'd be worried if they put your makeup on." Wu Zeqing insisted on doing it for him.

Zhang Ye could only say, "Well, alright."

They went into his room.

Old Wu immediately started to meticulously apply his makeup.

His eyebrows.

His nose.

His lips.

Zhang Ye suddenly looked at her in the mirror and said, "Old Wu, I might not be able to get a good place for this round, so don't bother watching tonight."

Wu Zeqing said, "I'll definitely watch."

Zhang Ye said firmly, "I only want you to see me when I'm winning."

Wu Zeqing laughed. "I'll still watch it."

Zhang Ye said, "But…"

Wu Zeqing combed his hair for him. "I understand."

"I—" Zhang Ye hesitated a little before going on, "I can't allow myself to sing well."

Wu Zeqing nodded, then said with a smile, "I knew that you'd already made your decision when you went up onstage for the first time. You were only doing it to save the show, to accompany them on this journey. But none of them could see that you'd never planned on winning in the first place. The show was made by you, the rules were set by you, you're the host, the vote counter, and everything related to the show is overseen by you, including the compilation of the voting numbers. Everyone in the program team are your subordinates, so anyone can win, except you. Only you are not allowed to win. They're all so stupid to not see that. This decision must not have been easy for you. The others might not know, but how could I not know? You're someone who never likes to admit defeat. The stage is your life, so if you're standing on it, you must want to win. No one knows how much you've sacrificed until now. No one knows how much you've endured. But I know, I understand, and I will support your decision."

In the end, only Old Wu knew him!

In the end, only Old Wu understood!

Yes. Anyone could win, except Zhang Ye!

Zhang Ye sighed. "I was just afraid that you'd be disappointed."

Wu Zeqing smiled. "I'm not disappointed. I know what kind of person you are. My fiancé is a valiant man who no one can compare to." With a pause, she started filling in Zhang Ye's eyebrows and said, "Therefore, even if you came in last place, I would still watch the live episode tonight."

…

Later that afternoon.

It was getting busy at Beijing Television.

Everyone was putting in their best effort for the live episode that was going to happen in a few hours. As they worked, some of the staff were also excitedly discussing tonight's grand finals.

"I like Zhang Xia."

"Old Chen is quite good too."

"Yup, the grand champion has to be one of them."

"But I still prefer Director Zhang."

"Director Zhang is out of the running."

"The Director Zhang of the past was really awesome, but…"

"Has Director Zhang really lost his touch?"

"Everyone's saying that he's dropped to a level comparable to that of a karaoke singer. But as for why? Who knows? Talent has never been easy to assess since it's intangible. When you have it, you can even control the weather. But without it, you can't even write a good song. But what can you do about that? Haven't there been a lot of famous songwriters who have completely disappeared from the scene? They couldn't keep up with the times, so they got filtered out."

"Hai."

"Hey, Director Zhang is here!"

The few of them immediately shut their mouths.

Zhang Ye came over. His ears were sharp, so he actually picked up on a bit of their conversation. However, he did not say anything.

Hu Fei soon came looking for him. "Where's Director Zhang? Has he arrived yet?"

Zhang Ye looked at him. "What's the matter?"

"We have to add another host. Shanshan can't handle it alone," Hu Fei said with a frown.

But Zhang Ye said, "She'll be fine."

Hu Fei immediately said, "I wouldn't be worried at all if you were the one hosting. I wouldn't raise an objection at all. Even if you dismantled the entire stage, I wouldn't be worried that things would go wrong. You've seen all kinds of major events and your adaptability is great. Besides, you've also done many live broadcasts. However, Shanshan hasn't. For a huge stage that's broadcasting live to the entire country, all of the hosting, stage control, and atmosphere has to be handled by Shanshan alone? I'm not saying that she doesn't have the ability. Shanshan was also brought up by me, so of course I want the best for her. But this jump is too big and too risky for her. It's fine if you can't host the grand finals since you have to sing. But why can't we arrange for another one or two hosts to support her?"

Zhang Ye asked, "Did Shanshan request this herself?"

"I'm just worried," Hu Fei said.

Zhang Ye waved it off. "Then there's nothing to talk about. We won't be discussing this anymore."

Hu Fei said in a speechless manner, "Little Zhang!"

"If she could host King of Masked Singers, why couldn't she handle this?"

"The hosting lines for King of Masked Singers were only announcements, and there was only a page of it. But it's different today with there being more than 10 pages of hosting lines and a need for spontaneous additions during the entire broadcast!"

Seeing the two heads of the program team arguing, the people around them were all too scared to speak out.

Finally, Dong Shanshan came over when she found out. "Zhang'er, why don't you assign me another—"

Before she could finish speaking, Zhang Ye said decisively, "Stop bringing up things that have already been decided. We're going ahead with what we planned. Teacher Shanshan will go onstage alone. If anything goes wrong, I'll be responsible for it!"

Hou Ge said anxiously, "But a station head said this morning…"

Zhang Ye pointed at himself. "Which station head? Get him to come look for me!"

Hou Ge coughed.

There was nothing that Hu Fei could do about it either.

Xiao Lu blinked and said, "I also think that Teacher Shanshan alone is enough to get the job done."

In fact, Zhang Ye and Hu Fei often had differences in opinion over work matters, but it did not affect their personal relationship. After the issue passed, they would be back on friendly terms. Any disagreements were just over work. Zhang Ye had not considered any other person for the role of the host. When Dong Shanshan lowered her status to take the host-manager role, Zhang Ye said that he would leave the best position for her. And it was precisely this hosting role for the live broadcast of the grand finals that was the best position. He knew that many of the Beijing Television hosts were eyeing this role as anyone could understand that whoever managed to take it would surely become the big brother or sister of Beijing TV. That would definitely cement their future status in the industry. As such, who wouldn't be tempted? So when they heard that Zhang Ye would not be hosting the grand finals, a lot of people started having thoughts about it. But unfortunately for them, they could not get past him!

Other than Dong Shanshan, no one would be allowed to do it!

Zhang Ye was sometimes just this unreasonable!

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Chapter 1265: Zhang Ye's shocking celebrity guest partner!

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On the same night.

Counting down to the live broadcast.

"Three!"

"Two!"

"One!"

The live broadcast of I Am a Singer's grand finals officially kicked off!

…

Back at home.

His mother was holding a packet of melon seeds and pointing at the television. "Little Wu, it's about to begin!"

"Coming, Auntie." Wu Zeqing walked over gracefully and sat down.

His father asked, "When does Little Ye come on?"

His mother, who was munching on the melon seeds, said, "I don't know."

…

At the studio.

Everyone was putting in overtime today and stayed behind to watch the live broadcast.

Ha Qiqi gasped and said, "It's starting!"

Little Wang said excitedly, "Just who could Director Zhang have invited?"

Zhang Zuo said, "I'm not sure, he said it was a secret."

Tong Fu laughed and said, "He didn't even tell us about it. Could there be a surprise?"

Little Wang said, "I still believe that Director Zhang will emerge as the champion!"

When the others heard that, they could only respond with a bitter laugh.

Emerge as the champion?

Was that even possible?

…

At Peking University.

In the student dormitories.

"The live broadcast is starting!"

"Sisters, come over quickly!"

"Aiya, I don't feel like watching it anymore."

"Why not?"

"I'm a diehard fan of Zhang Ye. If he can't write any good songs and his singing has declined, what's there left for me to watch? It will only make me feel worse!"

"Maybe Professor Zhang will be able to turn things around?"

"Yeah, let's just watch."

"Alright."

…

At this moment.

Viewers around the country were all waiting before their televisions.

Dong Shanshan appeared in a stunning red dress and amazed countless people. The opening advertising messages were presented and an introduction of the grand finals' rules was announced. She also did so with humor within her professionalism, making many people laugh to tears. It was only now that a lot of them realized that this sexy goddess they thought only relied on her looks and figure was actually able to front a show by herself. Ignoring her looks and figure, she was still an excellent host!

On Weibo.

"Shanshan's popularity is going to soar!"

"She's always gonna be my goddess!"

"I really like her!"

"She doesn't have any scandals and even keeps a low profile!"

"Right. Maintaining such a good reputation despite going the sexy route, there's really no one who could do it except her!"

"Teacher Shanshan is doing better and better these days."

"That's because she has the support of Zhang Ye."

"That's right. As long as Zhang Ye makes a show, the host will be Dong Shanshan. No one stands a chance against her. Their relationship as classmates goes way back."

"Zhang Ye is indeed a loyal friend."

"Yeah, Shanshan and Zhang Ye's fan clubs have almost become a family."

After that, the buildup performances began. The eliminated singers from before all returned to sing for the show.

Zhao Wuliu…

Xue Kaiqi…

Li Naran…

Good songs kept coming one after another.

The television viewers and live studio audience were all mesmerized from listening.

"They're all such great singers!"

"I feel that every one of them could have made it into the grand finals!"

"Yeah, they sang amazingly."

"At the very least, they're still better than Zhang Ye."

"Heh, don't mention that fellow anymore. We still don't know which celebrity guest partner he invited for today."

"That's right. All the other singer's guest partners have already been exposed. Even though it might not be true, there's still a general idea of who's coming. It's only Zhang Ye's guest who hasn't been revealed!"

"We'll find out very soon."

"He better not pull some stunt again!"

"Pfft, yeah, he's always full of surprises!"

The buildup performances ended.

The competition proper finally began!

When Dong Shanshan reappeared onstage, everyone's hearts jumped into their throats as they stared hard and pricked up their ears, as though afraid of missing a scene or a note.

In the studio.

On the stage.

Dong Shanshan smiled and said, "Next up, we're going to officially begin the competition. The order of appearance for the grand finals will still be decided by picking lots. However, our first singer today did not partake in the lot picking and requested to be the first one to come onstage to perform. After seeking the consent of the other singers, our program team chose to respect this decision." With a pause, she added on, "But of course, we didn't dare to not respect this decision either since it is our executive director we're talking about."

The entire studio audience laughed.

"Zhang Ye!"

"Zhang Ye will be singing first?"

"Who's his guest partner?"

"There's a fool who would request to go first?"

"The first one to sing will be very disadvantaged!"

Everyone started whispering.

Dong Shanshan said, "So, let's welcome the first singer and his celebrity guest partner on. We'll hand the stage over to them."

She left the stage.

The spotlights immediately shone on the moon gate.

The live studio audience turned and stared in that direction!

No one blinked at their televisions!

Even the singers backstage were waiting anxiously to see who Zhang Ye had invited!

With the lights on them, two figures slowly walked out. One of them was smiling and the other was waving to the audience. When they saw who it was beside Zhang Ye, each and every person was flabbergasted. At this moment, it was as though 10,000 grass mud horses were rampaging through their mind's eye without taking a single wisp of a cloud away!

People screaming!

People passing out!

People staring!

There was disbelief!

It blew up in the studio and in front of the televisions!

"Ah!"

"Why is it him?"

"What the heck!"

"Zhang Ye! You really don't have a shred of decency in you!"

"I really burst out laughing! Hahahaha!"

"Th-This is way too goddamn unexpected!"

"My mom just asked why I was kneeling watching TV!"

"Zhang Ye, I really have to give it to you!"

"Th-This is something that only you can fucking think of!"

His mother was stunned.

His father was dumbfounded.

Wu Zeqing quirked a corner of her lip up.

Ha Qiqi nearly fell out of her seat!

Zhang Zuo stared with wide eyes.

Xiaodong burst into laughter!

Amy was at a loss for words!

Zhang Xia: "…"

Chen Guang: "…"

No one had expected it to be him!

everyone has speculated and come up with many possible candidates as to who might be Zhang Ye's celebrity guest partner. If Zhang Ye wanted to turn things around, then the first round of the grand finals was incredibly important. At a time Zhang Ye couldn't produce any more good songs, finding a powerhouse singer was the best way for him to get more votes. But to everyone's surprise, Zhang Ye actually found someone no one could have ever thought of. Yes, it was someone who didn't even cross their minds!

It was Yao Jiancai!

Zhang Ye's best partner!

"I'm gonna cry!"

"Old Yao, don't fool around! Hurry back home!"

"Old Yao, did you come to the wrong studio?"

"This is I Am a Singer, not some crosstalk contest!"

"I'm gonna faint too!"

"What's the meaning of this? Are you two going to put together a crosstalk? Pfft!"

"I'm cramping up with laughter! Zhang Ye is too good at starting things!"

"If Old Yao can really sing, I'll fucking streak in public! I'll do it right now!"

"I'll go as well!"

"I would really like to see how these two fellas are going to sing!"

"Damn, they've brought out a crosstalk table!"

"Are they really going to fucking perform a crosstalk?"

"This is a singing competition, why would they perform a crosstalk?"

"If these two can really do a crosstalk with music, I'll call them both daddy!"

"I'll call them mummy!"

"Come on, how the hell can there be a musical crosstalk!"

A group of professional music critics and fellow peers sitting in the front row were also stunned when they saw Zhang Ye picking up a " gavel 1 " block.

The table had been carried out onto the stage.

Both Zhang Ye and Yao Jiancai were dressed in their crosstalk costumes.

Suddenly, with a bang, the gavel block was slammed onto the table!

Zhang Ye opened his mouth and recited.

"Speaking and acting out the right way to live life.

"Walking the straightest of three tracks.

"What goes around comes around.

"Change is the only constant."

After the introduction poem was said, the sound of a gong cut in and the musical instruments started playing!

Zhang Ye sang.

"I was born to an impoverished family,

"with six maids and a dozen or so security guards.

"But to be straightforward, and to embody righteousness,

"I beat up Southern Mountain Nursing Home,

"trample on North Head Preschool,

"I make anyone over 90 and under 9 cower in fear!"

Zhang Xia laughed. "Pfft!"

Xiaodong burst into laughter on the spot!

Born to an impoverished family?

Is this what you call being born to an impoverished family!

Over 90 and under 9?

Aiyo, why don't you just die or something!

Amy was stunned. "Rap? Is this rap?"

Some of those in the audience were laughing while others were taken aback. Fuck, he could really sing it!

The audience was shocked watching!

Zhang Ye calmly sang at a fast pace.

"He says the Analects have recorded

"the world was evil. Can't deal, leave.

"You can't have your cake and eat it too.

"You don't have a house or a car, but you're not mean.

"Worship me so that whoever tries to bully you, will be slashed by me three times!"

Yao Jiancai latched onto that. "How?"

Zhang Ye said, "By slashing his car tires, geddit!"

The audience was in stitches!

"Hahahaha!"

"Aiyo!"

"These two are so terrible!"

"These lyrics are so damn funny!"

By now, the song was finally coming to the end.

The audience was also getting more and more intrigued as they listened!

Zhang Ye sang, "But right then, a fearsome being stood next to me, staring, putting his hand in his bag like a mugger." He looked at Yao Jiancai.

Yao Jiancai already had his hand in the bag with a fierce look on his face.

Zhang Ye continued singing, "How could Lord Zhang take this lying down? With dignity at stake, he swaggered over cool as could be and said—" Then his voice faded. "Bro, is there something you want?"

The audience cramped up with laughter again!

Do you call this cool?

Do you call this swagger?

Yao Jiancai sneered, pointing with his chin, "Do you know who was responsible for last year's mutilated corpse in the moat?"

Zhang Ye said, "Huh?"

Yao Jiancai snarled, "Do you know who was responsible for beating someone up last month until they became a retard?"

"Huh?"

Yao Jiancai pointed at his feet. "Then surely you know who was responsible for that fatal stabbing right here two days ago?"

Zhang Ye said in fright, "Huh? I don't know, what do you want?"

The audience was also listening attentively!

What did he want?

Were they going to start fighting?

Did he bump into some vicious guy?

Yao Jiancai stared hard as he said, "You really don't know?"

Zhang Ye said, "I real-l-l-l-ly don't know!"

All of a sudden, Yao Jiancai took a newspaper out of his bag as he switched to a sharp, high-pitched voice and said with a grin, "Hey, then why don't you buy a copy of Legal Daily?"

Everyone in the studio saw red!

Legal Daily?

So you're just a fucking newspaper hawker?!

The song ended!

Applause rang out instantly!

At the same time, the sound of laughter went on for a very long while. Even Dong Shanshan looked like she was tearing up from laughter offstage. It was also her first time hearing this!

Excitement was running high online too!

"I passed out laughing!"

"That was so much fun!"

"Musical crosstalk? They really could do it?"

"I'm convinced!"

"I was on my knees early on in the song!"

"Who was the one who said that they'll call them daddy and mummy? Who mentioned that they'd go streaking? Get out there! They've really used rap music to perform a crosstalk!"

"Even this is possible?!"

" Nonsense Has Its Nonsense Logic 2 "!

A musical crosstalk song from Zhang Ye's former world!

The people of this world had obviously not heard something like this before, nor had anything like it ever appeared!

Even the music critics and professionals in the music industry who were sitting in the front row had been stunned and overwhelmed by Zhang Ye and Yao Jiancai's musical crosstalk!

1. A wooden block used in crosstalk performances.

2. https/youtu.be/zwZ4vcZrFDA

Chapter 1266: Zhang Ye switches songs!

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Back at home.

His mother couldn't stop laughing. "That rascal!"

His father was also pretty amused by the performance. "This song is not bad."

"He's really enjoying his singing," his mother said while munching on melon seeds.

However, when Wu Zeqing, who was sitting next to them, saw the seemingly happy Zhang Ye smiling on screen, she said with heartache, "He's actually not enjoying himself."

His mother was taken aback and turned to look at her. "Why?"

Wu Zeqing said, "Because this isn't a song he wants to sing."

…

In the studio.

"He's created a new genre!"

"That's pretty impressive of him then."

"But there's no chance of winning with this song."

"Yeah, he won't be able to get into the top three like this. Zhang Ye isn't fated to be the grand champion."

"Grand champion? I doubt he'll even break into the top five! But I do kinda like this song, it's pretty relaxing and funny. If it wasn't a competition today, I would've found it rather interesting to listen to."

"That's right, but aren't his other songs on this stage all like that too?"

"With the best matched duo of the crosstalk world singing together, I wonder if the viewership ratings will shoot through the roof again? Haha! He's really full of surprises! A song like that will surely become very popular in the karaokes. And then there's also 'The Hottest Ethnic Trend' and 'Small Apple.' Those are definitely songs that will get played a lot in the karaoke sessions of ordinary people."

"Pfft, did you guys see what they're calling Zhang Ye now?"

"I saw it, they're all saying that he's the King of Karaoke. Haha!"

"Karaoke won't be a problem for him for sure. He can certainly bring up the atmosphere during a session. But for a stage like this, it's still a place to compete on artistic value and singing abilities."

Zhang Ye and Yao Jiancai left the stage.

Quite a few audience members came rushing forward.

"Teacher Zhang!"

"I like you so much!"

"You're really funny!"

"Can I get a hug, Teacher Zhang?"

"Your song was so funny! But I still won't be voting for you."

"When it comes to singing, I still find that the other singers are doing better. However, I like your songs."

Zhang Ye gave them a hug one by one. "Thank you, thank you."

When Yao Jiancai heard that, he tried to pull in some votes for Zhang Ye. Their microphones were still on at the moment, but when Yao Jiancai was beginning to say, "Please vote for—"

Zhang Ye nudged him.

Yao Jiancai was startled and shut his mouth.

Zhang Ye didn't say anything and left with Old Yao from the wings.

There was no need to canvass for votes.

This was good enough.

This was all he needed.

Backstage.

In the singers' waiting rooms.

Zhang Xia specially came out to welcome them. "Old Yao, you're crossing over into our music industry too?"

Yao Jiancai laughed and said, "Me? How could I possibly join the music industry? I even had to force myself to come here today. I was so surprised when Zhang Ye called and asked me to be his celebrity guest partner. I said that I wouldn't go but he threatened to tear down my house. So I just thought that it'd be better to come since I just had my house renovated last year."

Zhang Xia said, "It was a very good song. I suppose only the two of you could sing something like that."

Yao Jiancai sighed. "I only came to support this kid."

Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Grandma Zhang, are you the third person to sing?"

"Yes, I picked the number three lot earlier." Zhang Xia had been through many big occasions before and was one of the singers here with strong mental fortitude. "Xiaodong is going second. I think she should've already gone up onstage?"

Zhang Ye said, "Alright then, I'll head back into my room to listen to her performance. I'll be cheering you on too. I'm optimistic about both you and Old Chen's chances to be crowned as the grand champion."

Zhang Xia smiled. "Sure, I'll do my best."

Yao Jiancai headed back to the celebrity guest partners' waiting room.

Meanwhile, Zhang Ye went into Room #1, which was his designated waiting room. On the television, Xiaodong had already started singing. Her celebrity guest partner was Li Xiaoxian, the other member of Spring Garden. The moment they started singing, the audience became very excited and seemingly forgot all about Zhang Ye and Yao Jiancai's musical crosstalk. Xiaodong and Li Xiaoxian were singing a love song that depicted the story of two women fighting over a man!

"Please leave him."

"No, you should leave."

"Don't hurt him anymore."

"It was you who hurt him."

Their singing was outstanding!

The song was very touching too!

The cameras panned to the audience and showed their amazed expressions.

Zhang Ye also found the performance to be quite good. However, he started clenching his fists tightly again for some reason.

Xiaodong finished singing.

Zhang Xia took to the stage.

Followed by Huang Cheng.

Followed by Chen Guang.

Then Amy.

And finally, He Huan.

Everyone gave their best and did great!

Their performances were either moving, touching, explosive, or sorrowful. It really felt like a feast of delicacies as the grand musical event touched countless of people!

On the Internet, an endless debate was going on.

"Zhang Xia must be the grand champion!

"Get lost, victory to Chen Guang!"

"I have a good feeling about Xiaodong!"

"Amy might just cause an upset."

"Huang Cheng's song selection wasn't that good."

"Well, anyone could become the champion but Zhang Ye, haha."

"Of course! Did you even have to say that? The songs he sang were utter garbage!"

"Yeah, they were really crap! They're all just catchy tunes!"

"Zhang Ye has lost his touch."

"After listening to everyone else perform and thinking back to Zhang Ye's song, they're indeed on a different level to his performance. He really can't write those touching songs he wrote in the past!"

"It's the decline of a hero."

"That 'Nonsense Has Its Nonsense Logic' of his left me so sleepy."

"What the hell happened to Zhang Ye?"

"Who knows! He lost his talent overnight. He's even so stubborn that he doesn't want to sing the songs that he's sung before, nor cover another singer's songs, so who can be blamed for that?"

The first round of performances ended.

Everyone was waiting for the results of the first round now. The singer in last place for the first round rankings would have to perform first in the second round, and so on and so forth. Every singer was waiting in their individual rooms and hoping they would not have to perform so early in the second round, because that would mean that their number of votes was not ideal.

Only Zhang Ye was not waiting for the results. Instead, he was browsing through his cell phone to see the reviews from the people.

Crap?

Lost his touch?

On the decline?

He showed no expression but felt a heavy weight in his heart. He couldn't get rid of this feeling and it felt unbearable.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open.

Dafei and Xiao Lu both came running in. "Director Zhang!"

Zhang Ye looked at them both. "What is it?"

Xiao Lu said pleasantly surprised, "We went past it! We went past it!"

Dafei also sounded extremely excited. "The viewership ratings have surpassed 4%! It just managed to pass that mark by a little! We've broken the record for the viewership ratings of variety shows! That ceiling of the variety world!"

Zhang Ye laughed. "Good, very good!"

All of a sudden, Dong Shanshan, who was in the studio, announced the rankings. She said, "The results are now in my hands. Regrettably, the first round's lowest ranked singer is—Zhang Ye. So then, could Teacher Zhang please get ready while we get ready to begin the second round of performances?"

The voice sounded from the television in the room loud and clear.

Dafei was stunned.

Xiao Lu did not say anything either.

Zhang Ye just smiled and said, "Alright, it's my turn soon. Both of you hurry up and get back to work."

Xiao Lu said, "Director Zhang!"

"Go on." Zhang Ye waved her away.

Dafei and Xiao Lu gave each other a look and walked away silently.

With only five minutes left to prepare, Zhang Ye sat in his waiting room for a bit before slowly getting up. He straightened his shirt and arranged his hair a little before lightly stepping out of the room.

Along the way, the staff all turned to look at Zhang Ye, not knowing what to say.

Director Zhang was in last place!

Many of the staff members didn't know how to feel about it!

"Director Zhang…"

"Director Zhang…"

"Director…"

Zhang Ye smiled and nodded at everyone.

The viewership ratings had broken 4%! I Am a Singer had created history! His mission was finally complete, and it was done so beautifully too. It was carried out perfectly without anything to nitpick!

I've done all that I was supposed to do!

Then for the last song, can I be a little headstrong?

I don't want any votes!

I really don't!

I just want to sing!

I just want to seriously sing something that I wish to sing!

Can I?

In the opposite direction, Hu Fei was walking over cheerfully. "It's time to go onstage, Director Zhang."

Zhang Ye stopped in his tracks and said, "Is there still time if I want to change my song?"

Hu Fei said, stunned, "Change songs?"

Zhang Ye shook his head. "No, it's nothing, I was just saying."

But Hu Fei pulled him back and said sternly, "Just what's going on?"

Zhang Ye laughed at himself. "Just pretend you didn't hear me."

The nearby staff and camera operators who heard him were also taken aback!

There are only two more minutes until the performance starts, and this is even a live broadcast, yet you're asking to change songs now? How would that be possible! How could there still be time! No one could agree to it!

No one understood what was with Zhang Ye!

Moreso, no one could understand what Zhang Ye was thinking!

Hu Fei fell silent. He did not say anything in response.

Zhang Ye continued making his way to the front.

One step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

Before him, the stage was getting closer and closer.

Suddenly, Hu Fei called out to him from behind, "Zhang'er!"

Zhang Ye looked back.

Hu Fei looked him in the eye. "…Just sing what you want to sing! Leave the rest to me!"

The people around them were frightened!

"Producer Hu!"

"Have you gone mad!"

"Fuck!"

"This—! This—!"

Zhang Ye looked at Old Hu. "Are you sure?"

Hu Fei laughed. "You're the executive director, and I'm the executive producer. Our words are law, so who would dare disobey?" He then turned to an employee nearby. "Inform Shanshan! Get her to stall for another five minutes no matter what!"

The employee was almost in tears. "Producer Hu…this—!"

Hu Fei said loudly, "Hurry up!"

The employee wiped his sweat away. "Understood!"

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Chapter 1267: 'The King of Karaoke'!

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Watching television.

Many viewers were wondering what was going on.

"Eh? What's with this?"

"Why is Dong Shanshan still talking?"

"Won't Teacher Zhang hurry onstage already? I'm really looking forward to seeing another funny performance by him."

"Hahaha, it better not be another plaza dance tune. If it is, I'll really have to kneel!"

His mother said, "Where is he?"

His father said, "Probably getting ready."

Wu Zeqing just quietly watched the TV.

The singers backstage were finding it rather strange too.

Zhang Xia wondered, "Why hasn't he gone onto the stage yet?"

Amy laughed to her host-manager and said, "What kind of big move is Teacher Zhang pulling?"

Xiaodong guessed, "It was a musical crosstalk for the first round, could he be doing a musical talk show for the second round?"

Xiaodong's host-manager couldn't stop laughing at that. "With Director Zhang's personality, it might really be possible!"

Countless people were waiting.

Zhang Yuanqi and Fang Weihong were watching the competition.

Fan Wenli was watching.

Ning Lan was watching.

A Heavenly King was watching.

The students and teachers of Peking University were watching.

The students and teachers of Media College were watching.

Suddenly, Dong Shanshan said, "Alright, let's hand the stage over to our first singer."

Finally, Zhang Ye appeared. The entire nation's viewers' attention was on him. They were either in stitches, yawning in boredom, or railing at him. Voices like these were also present on a smaller scale within the live studio audience of I Am a Singer's grand finals.

The stage was located not far from the live studio audience, so anyone talking in there could be heard quite clearly.

"Let's see what kind of nonsense he's gonna come up with this time, haha!"

"I like Zhang Ye, he gave me a hug after his first performance."

"So why didn't you vote for him since he hugged you? I saw you voting for Zhang Xia instead."

"Uhh, don't you tell me off. Teacher Zhang gave you a hug too, but didn't you vote for Chen Guang?"

"That's because Chen Guang has true skill. Teacher Zhang only knows how to sing casually now, and those songs aren't even touching anymore."

"Go karaoke king!"

"King of Karaoke!"

"King of Karaoke!"

Quite a few audience members were heckling him.

Even the TV viewers were finding this rather amusing when they heard the noise!

King of Karaoke?

What an appropriate title!

Karaoke standard songs!

And a karaoke level of singing!

A piano was placed on the stage. Usually, when a piano was put on stage, it would be placed at an angle. But this one wasn't. It faced the audience.

Zhang Ye sat in front of it and stretched out his hands, suddenly trembling a little.

Was it excitement?

Was it nervousness?

Was it sadness?

Looking at the stage lights, looking at the densely packed audience, Zhang Ye had the urge to cry for the first time. His heart was pounding like mad, so he took a deep breath but couldn't slow it down no matter what.

Did you guys know? Be it "Perturbed," "Small Apple," or even "Nonsense Has Its Nonsense Logic," none of those songs were what I wanted to sing. But I still sang each song very seriously; none of them were perfunctory performances. I practiced them time and again, I rearranged the music over and over, I used all the spare time that I had to polish those songs. I just wanted to sing them to the best I could, because I thought that since I couldn't win, then I should at least bring some smiles and laughter to all of you.

Did you guys know that?

Did you really know that?

His hands landed and the sound of the piano cut through the air.

A sad melody hit everyone right in the heart. The contrast was too great. It was so great that everyone was caught off guard. The audience was dumbfounded for a moment, clearly because this was not the viral tune they were expecting. Could there be a surprise coming up? Would Zhang Ye suddenly jump onto the piano and dance?

The atmosphere turned quiet!

The sound of the piano seemingly transported them to another world.

There was only a person with a piano in this world.

Zhang Ye lightly closed his eyes and sang 1 .

"My singing isn't touching enough, but please don't frown.

"I want to be with you til death do us part.

"I just want to have fun and sing til the next century's countdown.

"So please don't mind me playing to the emotions of your heart."

The audience was stunned!

Everyone was stunned!

This!

This song!

Zhang Ye opened his eyes.

"What else can I do?

"If cuddling cannot excite you?

"Cheaply singing,

"the emotions written in love songs.

"What else can I do?

"If love no longer inspires?

"Those clichéd lyrics spur your compassion."

The two girls Zhang Ye hugged earlier had their eyes turn red and teary!

Hu Fei was stunned!

Dafei exclaimed!

Xiao Lu covered her mouth in disbelief!

Why?

Why was it like this?

Zhang Ye's voice was getting louder.

"Who still believes in shallow words like 'for all of our days'?

"Come, I will gift you a song that made millions of people cry!

"A never before heard vow is like a happy Ferris wheel.

"Only that can make me scream how deeply I love, love, love, love you."

All of a sudden, he stopped playing the piano and singing!

Countless people looked at Zhang Ye's face and saw that his eyes had reddened while his hands were shaking!

One second!

Two seconds!

Three seconds!

I only know how to sing casually?

I was singing garbage?

Zhang Ye pressed the keys.

"Throwing my heart and soul into the Milky Way.

"Who is garbage?

"If you don't want me to be sad, please spare me a bit of your love."

Backstage, Zhang Xia stood up!

Chen Guang was amazed!

Xiaodong was dumbfounded!

Huang Cheng was stunned!

Amy's tears started falling!

Lost his touch?

Couldn't write a good song?

His singing was declining?

Garbage?

Bullshit!

Bull fucking shit!

Clearly, you can still sing great!

Clearly, you can still write great songs!

Clearly, you could have beat everyone else!

So why?

Just why?!

Zhang Ye sang sadly.

"I cry whenever I sing what's on my mind.

"If you're afraid of getting sad, just take my hand.

"I have thousands of things to tell you, combined.

"It's simpler than wishing to be together forever, it's no rare demand.

"Who still believes in shallow words like 'for all of our days'?

"Come, I will gift you a song that made millions of people cry!

"A never before heard vow is like a happy Ferris wheel.

"Only that can make me scream how deeply I love, love, love, love you."

The live studio audience and television viewers had never seen this side of Zhang Ye before. They were all shocked by it!

Zhang Ye's singing was too shocking. His voice was like a knife, cutting bit by bit into their hearts. There were no high notes, but his perfected singing could still reach them through the TV. This type singing was something they had not heard in Zhang Xia's or Chen Guang's performances. Even they could not achieve this!

How could someone who could write this sort of song have lost his touch!

How could someone who could sing like this be a fallen hero!

You were obviously standing at the peak!

So why?

Just why?

Many of the live studio audience members stood up!

Zhang Ye's face was dripping with sweat. He sang loudly.

"Wrote twenty songs for you to show that I haven't given up!

"And even included that your love went over the line!

"Singing these twenty songs for you to show that I mean it!

"Even the microphone feels for me!"

It's not that I don't know how to sing!

It's really not!

However many songs you guys want in the future, I can sing all of them for you!

Are five songs enough?

Are ten songs enough?

Are twenty songs enough?

I can sing them!

I can sing to all of you for my entire life, or even two lifetimes!

Then, he went quiet.

The air was still.

Zhang Ye closed his eyes.

"I'm more than anyone else,

"Yet you're saying that,

"the King of Karaoke, is me."

You're more than anyone else?

No one is your match?

The music critics in the front row looked at one another in shock!

Zhang Ye looked at everyone in the audience below stage:

"I just wanted to always be in love with you.

"But that terribly ruthless yawn of yours,

" utterly destroyed me. 2 "

The expression on all of their faces at this moment was shock!

A song could convey emotions and feelings. A song could also speak. In this instance, a lot of people realized that the incomparable Zhang Ye, who could even make the microphone feel for him, had only been singing those catchy tunes to make everyone laugh for one reason. They finally understood what this reason was. It was the only reason he didn't sing well even though he could!

He wasn't allowed to sing well!

He couldn't win!

Because he was the executive director!

Because he was the one who made the rules!

Anyone could win, except Zhang Ye!

After listening to the song.

Hu Fei understood!

Zhang Xia understood!

Xiaodong understood!

Amy understood!

A lot of people understood!

They only just realized how much Zhang Ye sacrificed for this show, for all of them, and for the audience. How much had he given and lost? It was much greater than they could have imagined. This was a sacrifice that no celebrity in the entertainment industry would ever want to pay the price for!

They should have known better!

Hu Fei took off his glasses and wiped his tears away with a sleeve.

Xiao Lu crouched down and cried with her head in her arms.

Many of the Beijing Television staff were crying!

All of a sudden, an angry roar came from the audience!

"Champion!"

A second voice shouted!

"Champion!"

A third one!

A fifth one!

A tenth one!

"Champion!"

"Champion!"

"Champion!"

"Champion!"

The entire audience got to their feet!

The entire audience was cheering in unison!

Xiao Lu raised her head to look at it with streaks of tears still visible on her cheeks!

Hu Fei, Hou Ge, and the others all looked at the audience in shock!

1. https/youtu.be/PZfpPP6np6I

2. The King of Karaoke samples the titles of many other Chinese songs from the industry in its original lyrics

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Chapter 1268: It's been hard on you!

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At the Heavenly Queen's house.

Zhang Yuanqi turned her head and said with a smile, "Didn't you say that Zhang Ye doesn't know how to sing anymore?"

Fang Weihong feigned ignorance and gave a wry smile. "Did I say that, Sister Zhang?"

Zhang Yuanqi nodded. "I think you did."

"Oh, then you just remembered wrong," Fang Weihong said.

…

At Chen Guang and Fan Wenli's house.

Watching TV, Fan Wenli looked stunned!

She muttered to herself at home, "I knew it!

"I was thinking that you couldn't have suddenly lost your ability to sing!"

"If you had sung like this from the beginning, how many people in the entire music industry would be a match for you!"

…

At the studio.

Little Wang was wiping away her tears!

Ha Qiqi's eyes reddened!

Zhang Zuo and the others were also unable to control their emotions!

"Who fucking says that Director Zhang doesn't know how to sing!"

…

At an entertainment company.

Several new singers were amazed.

"Wonderful!"

"This singing has to be the top in the industry!"

"The song is really good too!"

…

At Zhang Ye's house.

His mother's eyes were wet. "This is the song that Little Ye wants to sing?"

Wu Zeqing said, "Yes."

"That was a really nice song."

"Yes, it was."

His mother wiped her tears away and said, "But I still prefer 'Small Apple.'"

Wu Zeqing laughed. "That's right, anything he sings is good."

…

A song.

And a piano.

That was all it took to move everyone!

In the live broadcast studio.

"Champion!"

"Champion!"

"Champion!"

The audience's shouting was deafening!

Some of the fans who had been holding up LED boards of Zhang Xia, Chen Guang, Spring Garden, and the other singers' names also stood up and screamed for Zhang Ye. It was as if everyone at the venue had gone crazy!

Zhang Ye simply shook his head.

Champion?

Forget that.

I can't accept that honor.

He only wanted to sing well for this last song. It was a luxury and a headstrong thing to do, but it was more than enough for him. He didn't want anything else. Zhang Ye was pretty happy. So many people listened to him sing, shed tears for him, and shouted his name, which was all he needed. He had nothing to regret now that he had expressed his true feelings at the fall of the curtain.

Dong Shanshan went up onstage. "Director Zhang, this is your final performance on the stage of I Am a Singer. Do you have anything to say to the audience?"

Zhang Ye thought for a bit and looked into the crowd. "Thank you."

Dong Shanshan said, "Everyone is given a minute to campaign for more votes."

Zhang Ye hesitated for a moment, then said again, "Thank you."

He didn't say anything other than thanking everyone twice.

Zhang Ye exited the stage and walked past the audience as he left.

A young man suddenly stood up. "Zhang Ye! Good luck!"

A teenage girl shouted in tears, "Go Teacher Zhang!"

"Zhang Ye!"

"Good luck!"

"You're the best!"

"You're just the best!"

Once he left the stage, Hu Fei, Hou Ge, and the others were waiting for him.

Zhang Ye smiled. "Whoa, what's with this?"

"Director Zhang!" Xiao Lu came up to him, sobbing.

"Hey, hey, hey." Zhang Ye quickly gave her a token hug and patted her on the back. "Alright, enough, what's with this, what's with all of you? Good god, we still have a show to record. With over half of our program team's senior leadership gathered here, can we still record? Let's get back to work."

Han Qi was also wiping away her tears.

Hu Fei said, "Zhang'er."

Dafei said emotionally, "You've suffered!"

Zhang Ye laughed and said, "What do you mean I've suffered? Making such a good show and standing on such a big stage for so many people to hear me sing, how is that called suffering? If that is suffering, then what about those who are really suffering? I'm very fortunate. In fact, I should apologize to everyone. Changing the song, having everyone change the lyrics in a hurry, and getting a piano for the performance at the last minute during a live broadcast, I'm sorry, I promise this will be the only time it happens."

Hu Fei also laughed. "You're speaking like you haven't done this before."

During King of Masked Singers, he had requested a song change many times.

Zhang Ye said in embarrassment, "Brother Hu, don't expose me like that."

Hu Fei kept quiet for a moment. "Director Zhang, it's…been hard on you."

Zhang Ye said, "I was just serving the people, nothing hard about it."

Hou Ge said, "I don't think it's possible to catch up on in the voting. The champion should have been—"

Zhang Ye waved it off. "Oh come on, we should leave that fight to Old Chen and Grandma Zhang."

Xiao Lu suddenly stopped crying. She turned around and said, "What's Shanshan saying?"

"Eh?" Dafei, Hou Ge, and the others also turned around to look.

The door that connected to the soundstage was shut, but faint sounds from inside could be heard from here.

When Zhang Ye heard it, he was also taken aback for a second.

…

On the stage.

A lot of the audience members were still immersed in the shock of that song, "The King of Karaoke."

Dong Shanshan raised her microphone and said quietly, "Since Zhang Ye does not want to ask for votes, let me use the remaining time to say something. I've known Zhang Ye for many years. We sat together for our four years in university as well as shared the same office cubicle for a year after our graduation. Later on, we even worked together on quite a few shows and also shot a music video together. If we have to identify those in the industry who know him best, I should probably count as one of them. All of you should know full well what kind of a personality he has. He's very straightforward and always speaks his mind, doing whatever he deems fit. But to tell you the truth, today's also my first time seeing him like this."

The audience nodded.

Yes, they've never seen him like this before!

Dong Shanshan smiled and said, "That guy's always eager to win. Be it any competition, even if it's just a simple comparison, he always wants to get first place." With a pause, she continued, "But he did not do so this time. Ever since joining the show as a competitor, he's also been working in his roles as the director, vote counter, and host. He was fine with however much overtime he had to put in at work, just so that the show would be able to go on without a hitch. In order to protect the other singers, he endured? Compromised? Kept silent? In the past, these were words that I would never link to Zhang Ye. But I saw all of that in him this time. It's only now that I realized that the Zhang Ye I knew could sacrifice so much. For the show, for his colleagues, for the greater good, he was willing to endure it and take a step back."

The audience went silent.

In the crowd, the music critics and fellow professionals were also silent.

Dong Shanshan smiled and said, "The reason why I'm saying this is not because I want to get votes for Zhang Ye. I just wanted to tell him this. Director Zhang, it's been hard on you."

Silence.

There was not a sound.

Then, in the span of a pin dropping, applause broke out from the audience!

The music critics were applauding!

The audience was applauding!

There were even some people who stood up and gave a thumbs up high in the air!

One person!

Ten people!

A 100 people!

The cameras panned over to them instantly!

Countless audience members were giving a thumbs up in the direction of the door that Zhang Ye had left through. The sight was astonishing, and every home viewer also felt very touched when they saw this on TV!

They had not understood!

Didn't Zhang Ye lose his ability to sing?

Then how did he suddenly regain that ability?

After listening to Dong Shanshan's speech, they finally understood!

So it was because he was only here to accompany them!

So it was because he had been protecting everyone all this while!

So it was because he couldn't win right from the moment he took on the role of the singer-host. He was destined to be a supporting role working in the shadows of the others!

What kind of feeling was that?

What kinds of emotions did he feel?

It was something they couldn't understand, but they knew that this was an extremely difficult choice for a person like Zhang Ye to take!

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Chapter 1269: Be serious, we're showing off here!

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On Weibo.

The netizens were getting very excited!

"I was wrong!"

"Motherfucker, I take back the words I said about Zhang Ye!"

"I'll take my words back too. I've already deleted my old Weibo posts!"

"In so many years of listening to people sing, this is the first time I've shed a tear while listening to a song, fuck!"

"So it wasn't that he didn't know how to sing anymore. It was just that he couldn't do it. It was only because we've come to the final round of the grand finals when he could no longer catch up in voting that he finally sang for real!"

"It's too good!"

"I'm crying too, my tears are falling all over the place!"

"To put a person like Zhang Ye onstage and not allow him to sing properly? That was probably even worse than killing him! It really wasn't easy!"

"I won't slander Zhang Ye anymore in the future!"

"Passerby transforming into a fan!"

"Fan transforming into a diehard fan!"

"Me too. Diehard fan transforming into a braindead fan!"

"'The King of Karaoke' is so touching!"

"Ahhh, how can it be so good!"

"Let's vote for it!"

"Yeah, let's vote for Zhang Ye!"

"I've already done so!"

Zhang Ye's fans all came out of the woodwork!

Zhang Ye's fan club, which had maintained a low profile, appeared out of the blue and overwhelmed Weibo, the forums, and Tieba with the force of an avalanche!

"Please vote for Zhang Ye!"

"He can't win anymore."

"I know, but we have to at least let Teacher Zhang know that we're still around!"

"Right!"

"Please vote!"

"Let Teacher Zhang know that we're here!"

Dong Shanshan's fan club also appeared.

"Count us in!"

"Vote for Zhang Ye!"

"Our friends from Zhang Ye's fan club, we're here!"

"As allies, we must support Zhang Ye!"

Yao Jiancai's fans also popped up!

"We're here, we're here!"

"How can the party start without us!"

"Old Yao's fans, let's all vote for Zhang Ye!"

"OK!"

"Like that needs to be said!"

Fan Wenli suddenly posted on Weibo: "I just cried. It was an indescribable feeling. Although Old Chen and Grandma Zhang both sang very well, my vote will still go to Zhang Ye. I don't even have someone else that I want to vote for, I just want to vote for him."

Below, many replies came in.

"Sister Fan, aren't you going to support your husband?"

"*faints* Sister Fan has defected!"

"Looks like Zhang Ye really did sing well!"

"Alright, I'm gonna vote for Zhang Ye too."

Suddenly, Zhang Yuanqi's manager appeared.

Fang Weihong posted on Weibo with a screenshot of her vote on her cell phone: "Sister Zhang and I are watching I Am a Singer's live broadcast together. We've just voted for Zhang Ye. There's nothing to say except that it was spectacular!"

Many of the netizens exclaimed.

"Even the Heavenly Queen has voted for Zhang Ye?"

"I thought that Sister Zhang would vote for Grandma Zhang!"

"Wow!"

"That was unexpected!"

"Zhang Ye's last song moved so many people!"

"It didn't only move us, it shocked us!"

"Yeah, I got the goosebumps all over!"

Even though they knew he couldn't win!

Even though they knew there was no time left!

A lot of people were still voting for Zhang Ye!

The live broadcast continued.

Amy.

Xiaodong.

Chen Guang.

Zhang Xia.

Everyone took their turn.

As the live broadcast neared its end, the grand champion was going to be revealed!

Countless people were either seated in the live studio or before their televisions waiting to see the final results.

In her flowing red dress, Dong Shanshan held the results with the rankings on it and announced, "The grand champion of the grand finals of the first season of I Am a Singer is—" With a deliberate pause, she raised her head and looked into the audience before saying the singer's name, "Zhang Xia!"

Zhang Xia was startled, clearly not expecting this!

Applause from the audience rang out!

Chen Guang applauded with a smile on his face!

Xiaodong applauded in celebration of Zhang Xia's win!

Zhang Ye gave her a thumbs up!

The number of votes was displayed on the big screen, and the champion emerged. Zhang Xia had beaten the favorite, Chen Guang, by just a few votes to take the title of champion for the first season of I Am a Singer. This title was undoubtedly a big deal to Zhang Xia as it signified her switch from bel canto to pop music. It was also the greatest affirmation to the achievements of Zhang Xia's work in the artistic singing field over the years!

On the same night.

The news reported on this!

"Zhang Xia wins title of grand champion!"

"Chen Guang defeated in the grand finals!"

"Zhang Xia reaches the peak of her career!"

"Zhang Ye's amazing performance in the grand finals!"

"The mystery behind Zhang Ye's non-singing!"

"Unveiling the secret backstory of I Am a Singer!"

"'The King of Karaoke' drops onto the Internet!"

"I Am a Singer's viewership ratings defy the heavens by surpassing 4%!"

"Zhang Ye creates yet another legend in the variety field!"

"A successful finale to I Am a Singer. Surprises, shock, and regrets!"

The dust settled.

The public also expressed their opinions.

"This is such a great show. Zhang Ye is indeed deserving of being called the best director in our domestic variety show market. I really have to give that to him!"

"That's right, I've never watched such a good show before. If Zhang Ye stops making variety shows, I Am a Singer might just go on to become a monumental standard in the industry forever, with no one else able to surpass it. The only regrettable thing was that Zhang Ye did not become the grand champion!"

"That was such a pity!"

"To me, the grand champion is Zhang Ye!"

"Just with 'The King of Karaoke' alone, Zhang Ye deserved to be the grand champion. That one song can easily top 10 or 20 songs by the others!"

"Yeah, didn't Grandma Zhang also say that when she won the title of grand champion? She said that she was rather lucky to be holding the trophy. Thinking about it now, it was truly very hard on Zhang Ye. Does anyone still remember the 'Zhang Ye Sprawl' that went viral recently? I found it really funny at that time, but looking at it again now, I feel a little sad. He is the greatest contributor behind the scenes, yet he didn't get crowned as the grand champion in the end."

"Will there be a second season?"

"Of course there will!"

"I hope that Zhang Ye will return for the second season!"

"Yeah, don't make Zhang Ye the director when the time comes. Let him take part as a competitor so that he can sing whatever he wants. We owe him a title!"

At this moment.

Zhang Ye's fan club's current leader spoke.

Big Saber Bro: "Brothers and sisters of our fan club, allow me to say a word or two. Ever since Teacher Zhang became famous, regardless of scolding battles, bumping threads, competitions, or viewership ratings, we have never lost before, not once. But this time, we lost. I know that this is because Teacher Zhang is not supposed to become the grand champion. He didn't sing well because he couldn't do so. He had to ensure that the show would not have any flaws or controversies. But the fact remains that we've lost. I know that everyone must not be feeling good and probably feel sorry for Teacher Zhang. I feel the same as you guys; I also can't calm down. As the stand-in leader of the fan club, let me guarantee one thing to all of you today. This will be the first time we lose, and also the last time we lose! From here on out, we'll never lose again!"

In an instant, tens of thousands of people responded!

"Alright!"

"Understood!"

"Got it!"

"Got it!"

"Got it!"

"Got it!"

Quite a few netizens watching this quietly clicked their tongues!

Who could ever guarantee that they would win forever? Never lose again? Who would ever dare to make such claims? In the entire entertainment circle, was there anyone who dared to say something like that? No matter how you thought about it, only these fearless fans of Zhang Ye's would dare to say such a thing! These people were really not afraid or worried about anything!

Their momentum was too strong!

Zhang Ye had too many people on his side!

In the end, this post actually made it to the front page of Weibo. Below the post, the replies from Zhang Ye's army of fans were getting showier and more posturing!

"We won't lose again!"

"We owe Zhang Ye the title of grand champion!"

"We'll take that title someday!"

"Whatever we've lost, we'll take it back with our own hands!"

"Wow, we're on the front page. This is great, hehehe!"

"Hey, be serious. We're showing off here!"

The industry was speechless!

The netizens were all watching!

Finally, even Zhang Ye himself was flushed out. Seeing this group of people's declarations of war, he also got quite a shock. He immediately said to Big Saber Bro: "Sis, can we be more low-key? Please?"

How could I not lose?

Do you think I'm a god!

You even want me to take the title?

Are you asking me to go and steal the trophy from Grandma Zhang's house?!

However, Big Saber Bro replied with: "Go away, it's none of your business."

ZhangYeFan#22: "Go away, it's none of your business."

AIDDD: "Go away, it's none of your business."

FlyFlewFlown: "Go away, it's none of your business."

OnlyConvincedByTeacherZhang: "Go away, it's none of your business."

CtrlC, CtrlV!

A bunch of Zhang Ye's fans were copypasting!

What do you mean it's none of my business!

This is totally my fucking business!

Zhang Ye nearly vomited blood. These fuckers!

The countless netizens were greatly amused. Hahahahaha! This was such a funny scene that could only happen between Zhang Ye and his own fan club. Of all the celebrities' fan clubs in the country, the most disparate group was Zhang Ye's fan base. Yet, it was also this group of Zhang Ye's troll army that was not to be provoked. If they got frustrated, even Zhang Ye would have to bear their scolding. Once they got their showy swagger going, they wouldn't even leave a shred of respect for Zhang Ye. But if anyone else were to scold Zhang Ye, they would never allow it. They would take it up with the offender and make sure they wouldn't get away "alive.". Frankly, each was weirder than the last. There were really no others like them!

A comedic celebrity!

And a comedic bunch of fans!

In the entire Chinese entertainment industry, you wouldn't be able to find another group like them!

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Chapter 1270: Countdown to the big wedding!

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The next day.

At home.

Zhang Ye slept until noon.

He couldn't help it. His recent days had been a nightmare. It was always all about work the moment he opened his eyes. Even when he was asleep, he would be dreaming that he was instructing the staff at work. Going home for a warm meal felt like he had been given a long vacation from work. The show's planning, directing, tasking, vote counting, hosting, and managing of singers were all overseen by Zhang Ye. No details that happened within the program team did not involve Zhang Ye's decision. As a result, you could imagine how tiring it was for him. He really couldn't get any rest throughout an entire day. The show had finally come to a successful end yesterday, and Zhang Ye's mission was complete. He dozed off the moment he laid down and slept until now. If it weren't for his mother coming to wake him up, he could probably have laid in bed for three whole days and nights.

The door opened.

His mother said, "Son, get up."

Zhang Ye yawned. "Is breakfast ready?"

"Breakfast?" His mother said amused, "The sun is shining on your butt. Get up and brush your teeth, it's time for lunch. Hurry, I've cooked all the dishes that you like."

Zhang Ye got up from bed. "OK."

His father was working in the living room. "Little Ye, did you silence your cell phone? Ha Qiqi from your studio called our house just now, but your mother wouldn't let me wake you up."

His mother harrumphed and said, "Wake him up for what? Do you want my son to get worked to death!"

Zhang Ye laughed and said, "It might be business. I'll drop by the studio later this afternoon."

His mother said, "Your business now is to rest up for a few days. Don't keep running around."

Zhang Ye scoffed. "It's not like you don't know me. I've never been one to idle. Besides, I'm preparing for a big job!"

"Which bank are you robbing?" his mother asked.

Zhang Ye said floored, "Why would I be robbing a bank!"

His mother chuckled and said, "If you have the time, you should be taking those fans of yours in hand first. They caused a ruckus that lasted past midnight. I kept seeing the ruckus they were making all over Weibo."

Zhang Ye waved his hand and said, "Heh, don't even bring those jerks up. I get angry at the mention of them. Look, all of them are even better at showing off than me. They've totally stolen this bro's thunder by shouting those slogans and whatnot. Won't lose again? In the end, doesn't it all still depend on me? Those people are too unreliable!"

His mother said, "Well, they learned from you."

Zhang Ye: "When did I ever teach them that?"

His mother said, "In any case, you've never taught them anything good."

Zhang Ye had no reply.

His mother said, "Hurry up and eat. When you finish, your dad and I will be going out too."

Zhang Ye asked, "To do what?"

His mother said, "To plan your wedding, of course. The hotel has already been decided on, and it was even the Wus who found the place. We cannot continue to let them worry about the wedding. For the other matters, I'll be going with your dad to discuss with the relevant parties. There are still quite a few things that we need to order, like the flower baskets, the letterings, the decorations, and the wedding dress. I think you and Little Wu should go and choose that yourselves. Oh, the wedding photos have to be taken in advance too. Don't leave it til the last minute and end up trying to catch up. And there are the wedding invitations as well. I'll need a list from you so that I know who'll be invited, then you can leave the rest to me."

Zhang Ye broke into a smile. "Dad, mom, it's been hard on you both."

His mother cut him off. "Save it."

Later that afternoon.

At the studio.

"Director Zhang is here!"

"Director Zhang!"

"You're finally here. Have you seen it yet?"

"It's amazing!"

The moment he arrived, everyone started chattering.

Zhang Ye said, "Seen what? I just woke up."

"The popularity rankings, of course." Ha Qiqi said with a laugh, "The latest rankings have been published again. We've already sorted it out for you, so please have a look at your current popularity score."

It was only then that Zhang Ye remembered that the Celebrity Rankings Index should have been refreshed at midnight last night. Ever since making the show I Am a Singer, Zhang Ye had been focused on Beijing Television. He hadn't really been checking on the rankings index much, so it was now time to analyze the results thus far. The fifth step of the "Reach the Summit" plan had been successfully completed, but as for how much of an impact it had, that would still have to depend on how he did in the Celebrity Rankings Index.

After getting hold of the statistics charts.

The first thing Zhang Ye saw surprised him very much. "Whoa! This much?"

Zhang Zuo belly laughed. "During yesterday's update, your popularity score increased by a huge amount!"

"There are numbers from earlier too." Little Wang pointed to the form and said, "Look here, this is during the time I Am a Singer's first episode was broadcast. This was for the second episode. This one was the episode where you took on the role as the singer-host and participated in the competition. It was also at the start of this episode that your popularity score jumped up in steps. It kept increasing by the day, until yesterday, when it went up by the most. It's too scary!"

Tong Fu smiled and corrected, "You must mean it's terrifying!"

Zhang Ye snapped his fingers. "That's pretty good."

He was still in first place in the A-list rankings, but his popularity score was no longer the same as before!

This fifth step of the "Reach the Summit" plan had brought him an unimaginable amount of popularity!

Whether it was the show's heaven-defying and record-breaking viewership ratings, or Zhang Ye being the executive director who announced the singers' rankings in each episode, or Zhang Ye joining as a competitor and hosting the show, then debuting those songs like "I Feel So Drained," "The Hottest Ethnic Trend," "Small Apple," "Nonsense Has Its Nonsense Logic," and "The King of Karaoke," all of it had brought Zhang Ye a great deal of attention. Especially for "The King of Karaoke." It was now sweeping the various music charts to the point that the two songs performed by Zhang Xia in the grand finals combined were not one-third as popular as "The King of Karaoke"!

This show had really helped a lot of people become very popular.

Like Zhang Xia.

Like Chen Guang.

Like Xiaodong.

Like Dong Shanshan.

Even a has-been celebrity like Zhao Wuliu was getting more attention and becoming popular again because of the show. Two months ago, Zhao Wuliu's commercial appearances would only command a fee of several hundred thousand RMB. But now the rumors were that a single song performed by him would fetch close to a million RMB in fees, as highlighted by his recent concert at a rich businessman's wedding. But of course, nobody really knew whether that was true.

Let alone the others!

Their popularity was exploding with growth!

But if there was really a need to pinpoint who experienced the greatest growth in popularity, that person would definitely not be Zhang Xia, nor Chen Guang, much less Dong Shanshan!

It would be Zhang Ye!

He didn't take the role of the executive director for nothing!

The plaza dance wave was not for nothing too!

Even more, "The King of Karaoke" amazed the nation!

Zhang Ye undoubtedly reaped the most benefit!

Ha Qiqi laughed and said, "The fifth step of Reach the Summit was completed just perfectly. It was definitely completed with the most outstanding result and was much better than we had expected. At that time, we were still thinking that it would be best to do a reality TV show and believed that a show like I Am a Singer would not be the best choice. Unexpectedly, Director Zhang had to compete. Although it was pretty tiring and he didn't win grand champion, the effects were still much better than what a reality TV show could achieve. That was really the most unexpected gain of all. We're now getting closer and closer to those seven spots above us. No, I shouldn't put it that way. I mean to say we're finally able to see those seven spots before us!"

Little Wang snickered. "More importantly, no one else seems to have realized it yet."

Zhang Zuo gave a wry smile. "Don't count on that. We can't keep this a secret for much longer. I think they'll find out soon."

Ha Qiqi nodded and said, "Director Zhang's popularity score isn't that far apart from theirs. I believe we can't hide this fact for long either. As of now, those seven people have yet to come to their senses and are not thinking about this. After all, the Heavenly King and Queens' spots haven't changed in many, many years. They're used to the fact that no one can catch up to them. By the time they realize what's going on and start preparing, that's when the real fight will begin. It will definitely be a bloody battle, so we should be trying to catch up as much as possible while they haven't yet realized."

Wu Yi said, "But we should at least give Director Zhang some time to rest. He's been overworked in recent days."

Hearing that, Zhang Ye laughed and said, "I'm fine. There's no need to be so considerate of me. I've said that if I don't get into the S-list, I'll never rest. If there are any good projects, let's hurry up and take them. We'll push for higher popularity while they haven't noticed. I slept all day yesterday, so I've recovered pretty well. When it comes to stamina? Energy? No one in the entire entertainment industry would dare to claim they are number one if I say I am number two!"

This was not an exaggeration!

A guy who was infinitesimally close to becoming a martial arts grandmaster was in no way comparable to a normal person.

Zhang Zuo said, "Actually, there's no need to rush."

Zhang Ye waved his hand and said, "We have to, hur hur. Because in another few days, I'll probably have to take five to ten days off from work. I won't be able to work on those days, so we have to make the most of it right now."

"Apply for leave?"

"Why?"

"What are you going to do?"

Everyone was surprised.

Then they saw Zhang Ye smile and say, "I'm taking time off to get married!"

Ha Qiqi was stunned. "In just a few days?"

Little Wang said in surprise, "Right away?"

Zhang Ye nodded and said, "It's currently getting arranged, so it should be very soon!"

The wedding was slated for this year anyway, so the day was about to arrive!

Instantly, congratulatory voices filled the studio!

"Congratulations!"

"Congratulations, Director Zhang!"

"Hope you have a lifetime of love and happiness!"

"May you be blessed with a child soon!"

"Just who is our sister-in-law going to be?"

"When are we getting a raise, Director Zhang? I don't have any money left to contribute to your wedding gift!"

"When are you and Sister-in-law going to have a child?"

This last sentence was a shot to Zhang Ye's heart!

I haven't even touched her yet, so why are we talking about a child!

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Chapter 1271: Zhang Ye starts livestreaming!

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

Two days later.

Noon.

On the Third Ring Road.

Zhang Ye was in his car when his cell phone rang. From the caller ID, he saw that it was from Wu Mo, the CEO of the Brain Gold Company. He answered with a smile.

"Hey, Mo'er."

"Brother Zhang, are you for real?"

"What for real?"

"You're getting married to my aunt?"

"You just found out?"

"Aiyo, your answer really makes me want to beat you up, my Brother Zhang. No one told me! So how would I know! Do you think I'm a fortune teller? I just happened to be sending over some things to my aunt's place at the courtyard house when I heard that she was getting married. The news nearly made me faint! When did you two get together? How on earth did you manage to get her to go steady with you? Aren't you too capable? My aunt has really, really high standards!"

"Look at yourself, describing it that way. What do you mean by getting her to go steady with me?"

"So does that mean that I have to address you as uncle from now on?"

"Yeah, we're going to be relatives."

"Yet you still asked me for 200 million for the title sponsorship of I Am a Singer? Didn't you say we're relatives?"

"Well, we still haven't married, have we?"

"What the heck! It always comes back to you, doesn't it?"

"That's right."

"You guys are too good at keeping it a secret. It's such a big affair but I only just found out about it!"

"Do help me out a little for the wedding, alright?"

"Don't even think about it. You and my aunt are too shady."

"Haha, let's stop talking, I have to get to my show."

"Your first livestreamed show? I saw the promotions for it."

"Don't forget to donate to me later."

"Donate? I'll go on and libel you instead!"

"Alright, come at me then."

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After some good-natured ribbing, they finally hung up.

Yang Shu was wearing a pair of sunglasses and driving.

Next to Zhang Ye were Ha Qiqi, Little Wang, a couple others.

The show that Zhang Ye was going to today was extremely important. He was going to livestream 1 , which had become very popular in recent years, for the first time. This was different from the live broadcasts and recordings on television and could be considered an industry of its own. As such, it had its own business model and rules to adhere to. The job was only accepted after the studio staff selected it and made very careful considerations on behalf of Zhang Ye. Right now, he was going to the place to hold his debut livestream.

Why did he choose to livestream?

Because the interest in this new platform was so high!

Back when the livestreaming industry had just gotten off to a start, it was not really something people cared about. Especially the more popular celebrities in the entertainment industry, they cared even less. They believed that such platforms were inferior to the ones they were currently performing on. But as the industry took off and exploded, many celebrities could not help but turn their sights to it. Some celebrities were eyeing the popularity and advertising fees they could get on these sites, as one after another, celebrities tested the waters in this new industry. Among them, there was no shortage of A-list celebrities trying their luck.

It was simple.

Convenient.

And had a large audience base.

—These were the advantages of a streaming channel.

In the car.

Ha Qiqi passed Zhang Ye something. "Director Zhang, please have another look at the show outline for today."

"That's not necessary," Zhang Ye chuckled as he waved it off. "I should at least be able to handle something like that, shouldn't I?"

Ha Qiqi said helplessly, "You may have done many live TV broadcasts and seen a lot of big events, but this is another industry. During the recording of our TV shows, you can just stand there and the audience is bound to give you respect since it's face to face. Surely they wouldn't start cursing and throwing shoes onto the stage, right? Even if they do, security will chase them out. But it's different for streaming. Who cares what your status is? If they don't like it and feel like scolding you, you oughta at least be prepared for it."

Zhang Ye said, "When it comes to scolding, I'm even less afraid."

Little Wang laughed, "Pfft!"

Tong Fu said, "Do you intend to have a scolding battle with them?"

Everyone in the car laughed.

Zhang Ye laughed and said, "Alright, let's not joke anymore. Sister Ha is correct. Since we're going onto another's platform, we have to respect their rules. That's a given."

Ha Qiqi brought up her worries. "I'm just afraid that you won't be able to manage it. The people here aren't interested in things that are high-class and artistic. It's not that they can't appreciate it, but that the atmosphere in a stream makes it not the place for appreciating such subjects. So, even songs like…'Small Apple' probably won't work. There isn't any lighting and stage equipment to bring up the atmosphere during a stream, so you probably have to pay extra attention if you're going to sing. As an example, Teacher Chen was invited to stream at the beginning of the year. He also did so on the same site that we'll be broadcasting on today. The moment he went live, he brought out three songs, singing rock songs, as well as performing in falsetto. He threw out all his abilities, and even though a lot of people watched it, the reactions were only so-so. Coincidentally on that same day, a popular female streamer on the same site was celebrating her birthday. A bunch of people helped raise her streaming channel's popularity points by donating a total of 1.6 million RMB in just a day. Meanwhile, it was much quieter on Old Chen's channel. He only received around 300,000 RMB worth of donations. Although the quantity and value of these donations do not represent everything, his impact still got pushed down by one of the site's own streamers. That was really too face smacking!"

One was a B-list celebrity.

The other was a streamer who wasn't even qualified to be called an E-list celebrity.

As such, the results were even more face smacking when put in comparison.

Zhang Ye said with a laugh, "Old Chen even has a story like that?"

Little Wang said, "Quite a lot of the media outlets latched onto this news at the time too. That female streamer who held Chen Guang off also got rather popular after the incident. The fact remains that the streamers who are part of the site have a much greater influence than us. If we encounter another female streamer who is celebrating her birthday, that would be quite troublesome for us. I believe that the incident that happened during Teacher Chen Guang's livestream was actually carried out on purpose by that female streamer. She was deliberately stealing his show."

Tong Fu said, "Will anyone come and create trouble for us today?"

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But Zhang Ye said, "They're free to stream whenever they want. It's not something that we should be bothered about, right? Let's just concentrate on making our own stream good and it'll be enough."

This was going to be his last job before the wedding. Starting from the day after tomorrow, Zhang Ye would be taking leave from work to properly prepare for the wedding. The progress of Reach the Summit was going smoothly, and they were not far from implementing the last step of the plan. But before that happened, they would have to wait for Zhang Ye's wedding to take place. As such, today's livestream was going to be the final chance for him to gain on those seven S-list celebrities. They had to take this chance before their agencies realized what was going on and before the media caught onto Zhang Ye's plan to surpass the A-list rankings. He definitely had to gain as much popularity as he could so that he could "surprise" everyone and let them know how much danger their positions were in!

Ahead.

The car arrived at the destination.

Yang Shu, his junior martial sister, dutifully got out of the car and opened the car door.

Zhang Ye stepped out.

Little Wang picked up Zhang Ye's coat and put it over him.

Ha Qiqi went forward to talk with the streaming site's staff.

"Manager Ha!"

"Boss Chen, we've arrived."

"Welcome, welcome. Teacher Zhang, please proceed inside."

"Boss Chen, you don't have to stand on ceremony with us."

"Teacher Zhang is usually very busy, so you must not be familiar with our livestreaming industry. How about this? Let me take you guys around the company to have a look. The streaming studio has already been set up."

"Sure. Thank you for all your hard work, Boss Chen."

The group of them walked inside and were chatting and laughing.

Through their conversation, the site's boss both intentionally and unintentionally let them know more about the site's livestreaming rules. He touched on topics like what was popular, and how to interact with the fans. Their site had spent a good deal of money to invite Zhang Ye to appear on their livestreaming site and managed to sign him for his first ever livestream. They were definitely hoping to make use of Zhang Ye's popularity to raise the name of their site and user experience, so they naturally hoped that Zhang Ye could do well enough for both parties to gain something from it. As for why they explained in such detail to Zhang Ye, it was because they assumed that he did not understand a thing about livestreaming. They thought that he would think that it was the same as a recording a television show and were afraid that Zhang Ye would not know how to translate his success to this platform. They probably had the impression that Zhang Ye had never even watched a livestream before!

The Internet livestreaming of this world was still standardized.

Listening to them, Zhang Ye could not help but smile in silence.

You people are wrong. This bro has seen much more than any of you. Just this small matter here is nothing compared to what I have seen before! I don't know? I've never watched a livestream before?

Have you all seen someone poke a hornet's nest on a stream before?

Have you all seen people robbing a grave on a stream before?

Have you all seen people write code on a stream before?

Have you all seen people kneeling on a keyboard on a stream before?

Have you seen people getting it on on a stream before?

No, right?

You all have not seen any of those before, right?

Hur hur.

I! Have! Seen! It! All!

1. https/en./wiki/Live_streaming

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Chapter 1272: The attack of the site's female streamers!

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

"Zhang Ye's debut livestream lands at Meihe TV!"

Meihe TV was one of the largest livestreaming sites in the Chinese market and had ample capital. The site had signed many streamers under its brand name, and the user base was one of the top two in the country. They had invested a large sum of money to get Zhang Ye to come and livestream on their site. The promotions for it were carried out in full swing with the ads running for several days.

On Weibo.

"Zhang Ye is going to start streaming soon!"

"I saw the ads for it since a few days ago."

"Yeah, there's still half an hour until it begins!"

"I'm really looking forward to it."

"Is he going to sing or something?"

"Who knows? I'll join the channel first!"

"Hahaha, I've already been waiting there for 30 minutes."

"I'm here! Damn, the livestream still hasn't started? The screen is still dark, but there's more than 300,000 viewers? What's with everyone?"

"This is Zhang Ye we're talking about, do you think he can't command at least that number of viewers who want to watch him?"

"Pfft, everyone's spamming the channel with messages. It's so funny."

In Zhang Ye's channel, all that could be seen on the stream was a massive amount of scrolling comments 1 .

"Why is that fella not here yet?—Where is Zhang Ye?—Hurry up and start streaming already!—Gogogo—I've been waiting the whole day for you, hurry up!—Zhang Ye must be squatting in the bathroom—Zhang Ye didn't bring any toilet paper with him, so he can't get out of there—Someone quickly pass a roll of toilet paper to Zhang Ye—I'm waiting for the show to begin—Reserving a spot in advance—Haha, I came in early because I was afraid I would get locked out—Wow, there are already 400,000 people waiting in here?—This scammer's pretty popular it seems—Yeah, there no sign of him yet but there are already 400,000 people waiting—The record for a Meihe TV channel is only around a million concurrent viewers, right?—Pfft, it was especially funny when Old Chen livestreamed. He actually got destroyed by Himi—Himi is too good at hyping up her streams—The thing is, she reveals a lot of skin—Damn, who dares talk bad about my Himi?—Eh, Himi is also going to start streaming soon—What? At this time?—Wow, Sister Yiyi is also announcing in her chat group that she's going to start streaming soon too—They're all doing it because of Zhang Ye—Hahahaha, Zhang Ye's getting attacked!—I like seeing this, why am I so happy?—Haha, me too—"

In the streamers' chat group.

Himi: "Sisters, I'm going in first!"

Sister Yiyi: "All the best, we must fight back!"

Hooo: "Yes, show him what we can do and who has the most popularity and influence on our turf. Zhang Ye's just a mainstream celebrity, how could he know anything about streaming. He's surely going to just sing some songs or whatnot, all those boring activities. He doesn't know what the users on these online livestreaming sites like to see. Comparing professionalism, how could he be better than us? No one else can be more professional than us when it comes to this."

Another female streamer said: "Right, I also don't like these mainstream celebrities. They don't even understand what livestreaming is and they're here to try to get a piece of the popularity pie. Who do they think they are? What makes them so qualified that the site has to spend millions just to invite them and promote their activities while we veterans have to advance slowly in the industry? I really can't accept this! If it were any other industry, I would have nothing to say. He is indeed very famous in the mainstream. But on livestreaming sites, I don't believe that we can't beat him if we gang up on him!"

"That's right!"

"Sisters, the time has come for us to uphold our dignity!"

"Alright, let's show him what it means to be a professional streamer!"

The group of female streamers were in a frenzy.

There were also a few male streamers who came forward to show their support.

But at the same time, some others didn't whether to laugh or cry.

Xixi typed: "My sisters and brothers, surely we don't have to go that far, right? Teacher Zhang coming to our site for his debut show is also a chance for our site to grow further. This can bring more fans to our site, and if the audience retention is good, they might turn into our fans in the future. Why are you all so agitated?"

A quarrel broke out in the chat group!

"Xixi, you're a diehard fan of Zhang Ye's, so there's no place for you to speak!"

"Right, you wouldn't understand even if we explain it to you!"

"So what if I'm a Zhang Ye fan? You all can hype up your own streams all you what, but do you all have to attempt to squeeze out my Teacher Zhang?"

"It's fine if you don't want to join our cause!"

"Sisters, ignore her. Let's do it!"

"Alright, I'll go beyond my usual sexiness today!"

"Do it!"

"I'll go and get changed!"

"Strip! Strip! Strip!"

The group of streamers began their streams amid the ruckus!

Himi started her stream.

A pretty face appeared onscreen. "Hi, everyone, did you miss me? I'm starting the stream earlier today as I have something to do tonight. I heard that there will be a celebrity streaming later, so I hope that you guys won't abandon me here by myself, alright? Don't do it, that would make me really sad!"

With that.

The comments started flooding onto the screen.

"No, we won't!"

"*pats Himi*!"

"I'll only be watching you today, no one else!"

"Zhang Ye's a dick, who cares about him!"

"Right, this lord will send you presents today, all the presents that you want!"

"That's right, don't make Little Sis Himi sad. Everyone, start sending presents!"

Sister Yiyi started streaming.

The moment she came on, she gave three kisses to the camera.

Her group of fans and "whales" in the channel started catcalling!

"Sister Yiyi is so beautiful today!"

"You've so little clothes on? I like it!"

" Big 2 ! It's so big!"

"My eyes are bedazzled!"

Hooo started her stream.

Hooo: "Does everyone still remember? It's my birthday today, so I hope that everyone can send me more presents, please? I would like to break the record for the total amount of donations received, can you guys help me with that? What? I just celebrated my birthday last month? Yes, that's because it's my birthday on the Gregorian calendar today. If I receive enough presents, I'll be dishing out some goodies afterwards~"

"Ahhh!"

"What goodies?"

"I'm coming!"

"Send! Send! Send!"

"I won't be watching Zhang Ye's stream anymore. I'll just stay here and wait for the goodies!"

In an instant, Meihe TV devolved into pandemonium!

With a little less than half of the most popular streamers starting their streams, the remaining popular streamers showed no signs of activities. Meanwhile, some of the lesser known streamers on the site did not join in the commotion over here. That was because they knew this wasn't something that they could afford to have a part in. All they could do was watch quietly.

It was a tragedy back when Chen Guang tried his hand at livestreaming.

They wanted to see if Zhang Ye would follow in his footsteps.

Those ladies were not easy to deal with at all!

…

Elsewhere.

On Zhang Ye's channel.

"Haha, he's been attacked from all over!"

"Zhang Ye will be in tears soon!"

"Those female streamers are too aggressive!"

"Yeah, they're all appearing one after another. This is totally an siege tactic!"

"Fuck, I really don't know what I can say. Don't they know that even with this site's male and female streamers combined, even if their popularity were to be multiplied by a hundred times, they still couldn't win against Zhang Ye?"

"That might not necessarily be true. Those people are much more professional at streaming."

"Yeah, this site is not Zhang Ye's home turf after all, so he really might not be able to win against them."

The livestreaming site also realized something was going on!

The boss flew into a rage thinking about what was going on! Why were those ladies causing so much trouble! It was supposed to be Zhang Ye's livestreaming debut, so what the heck were they joining in the commotion for!

Were they trying to hype up their channels?

Were they trying to steal the show?

Even if they were, they should know what day to do it on!

He could let it slide for the incident involving Chen Guang. But it was Zhang Ye who was here today, the biggest name who had the most attention in the country at the moment! If you all were to drive this important guest of mine away in anger, I'll definitely kill all of you!

There was still a minute left in the countdown.

Zhang Ye's team was getting prepared for the stream.

Zhang Ye was also seated in the streaming studio, familiarizing himself with the navigation and taking note of the controls. Then he received a call.

It was Fan Wenli.

Zhang Ye answered with a smile: "Old Fan, what's up?"

"Have you started streaming yet?" Fan Wenli asked.

"Not yet, but I will soon," Zhang Ye answered.

Fan Wenli said worriedly: "Be careful, both Old Chen and I are also watching. Old Chen's stream was affected by one of the female streamers. It seems like they've discussed it again after tasting success the last time and are planning on attacking you. Let me count, one, two, three—there are a total of five streamers who have just started streaming. I don't know if they're the most popular streamers since I don't really pay attention to this industry, but just watch out."

Zhang Ye laughed: "Sure, Sister Fan. Thanks!"

Over the phone, he could hear Chen Guang's voice. "That's enough, Wenli."

Fan Wenli said, "What's enough?"

Chen Guang laughed and said, "With Zhang Ye's ability, would they be able to push him down? You're really funny."

Zhang Ye was amused and said: "It's still Old Chen who understands me."

The call ended.

The boss's secretary entered the room.

The secretary immediately said, "Teacher Zhang, sorry about it, but a situation has occurred on the site. A few streamers are causing trouble and trying to steal the show. We've sent our people to give them a warning, so it should get settled soon."

Ha Qiqi froze.

Little Wang was dumbfounded.

What?

They were really trying to mess things up?

However, Zhang Ye said, "It's fine, Secretary Sun. So what if they decide to start streaming now? It's not like they're breaking the rules. Why should they get warned? Just let them be. The site can't stop all their streams just because I'm here, right? That isn't at all reasonable. So don't be like that and just let them stream if they want to."

The secretary gave a wry smile. "We're afraid that the number of people watching will be lowered as a result. After all, those who are streaming right now are the most popular streamers. They're all professionals and know how to keep their viewers around."

Well, whatever.

You're saying it as though I am not a professional.

Alright then, this bro can only up my game and show you all what I can do!

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Chapter 1273: 'Drunk and Alone'!

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At Yao Jiancai's house.

Yao Mi was staring at her computer and typing away furiously.

"Mimi, what are you doing?"

"Dad, I'm watching a livestream."

"Who's streaming?"

"It's Uncle Zhang's first stream!"

"Oh? I want to watch it too. This fellow can even stream?"

"Uncle Zhang is currently in danger. He's getting attacked by a lot of streamers at the moment."

"Haha, that's great. That's exactly what I like to see."

"Dad!"

…

Rao Aimin's house.

Rao Aimin was practicing her kung fu when the clicking of a mouse came from the other room.

"Chenchen, have you done your homework?"

"Not yet."

"Hurry up and get it done then."

"I want to finish watching Zhang Ye's stream first."

"He can even stream with his looks? What's there to see?"

…

Dong Shanshan's home.

Hu Feifei, Yu Yingyi, and a few old classmates had gathered here.

"It's about to begin."

"OK, I'm coming."

"Let's see how he'll handle this."

"Does he really know how to stream?"

"Who knows!"

…

It was time!

The livestream began!

Zhang Ye's relatives and friends, his fans, as well as people from all over the country, had gathered to watch his debut livestream. They'd seen too much of Zhang Ye hosting a live television show and listened to him sing too many times on television as well. But for him to stream online? It was a first for everyone. This industry had become extremely hot this year, and a lot of big name celebrities had come to test the waters. Some of them did OK, while others got face-smacked. So they wondered how Zhang Ye would do on his livestream attempt. A lot of people were watching out of curiosity and trying to find out how things would go for him.

In the livestreaming channel.

The image flickered and then lit up.

Zhang Ye was already seated in front of the camera, a smile on his face.

Everyone discovered that Zhang Ye was alone, without a host or any of the site's staff members. This meant that this livestream would not be one of those interview livestreams that promoted the site directly, but a solo stream by Zhang Ye. It was going to be a proper stream.

Zhang Ye's opening was done in a very regular way. Since he was paid by the site, he would have to say whatever was required of him. "Hello everyone, I'm very honored to be invited by Meihe TV to come and meet everyone in such a way for the first time ever. This is my first time trying out something as interesting as a livestream, so I really don't know how to do this in a professional way. If there's anything that I'm bad at, I hope that you all will be nice about it. If you think that I didn't do too badly, then please come back next time. I'll swing by often, and we can have fun and chitchat about things. It should be rather interesting."

Endless comments scrolled by onscreen.

"—It's really him—Wow, so handsome—Teacher Zhang, hello. Teacher Zhang, goodbye—Time to start sending in the presents—Come on people, come and watch this quickly, the stream has started—This feels a little serious, it seems like Zhang Ye has really never watched or tried out a livestream before, haha—Sing us a song—Don't be so serious, pump it up—The female streamers are giving it their all on their channels. Their necklines are plunging and they're showing so much skin—Really? I'll go and have a look—Old Zhang, do your best—The ladies are already starting to strip. If you don't give it your all, you're gonna lose—"

The number of viewers in the channel was constantly increasing!

500,000!

1 million!

2 million!

It was getting really popular!

XJ86 has sent an airplane 1 .

Xiaoguang77 has sent 999 stalks of roses.

There were some donations sent in, but it wasn't really that much. In real money, it was only about 70 or 80,000 yuan or so.

Ha Qiqi, Little Wang, and the rest of the streaming site's staff were all in another room. When they saw this, they started panicking a little. Based on the statistics, even though Himi, Hooo, and Sister Yiyi's channels did not have as many viewers, their received donations had shot through the roof. The one with the most donations was Sister Yiyi, with two "whales" sending her donations worth a total value of 500,000 RMB. In just a short half hour, Sister Yiyi's name was already at the top of the donations chart, followed by Hooo, then Himi, who had previously held off Chen Guang. Zhang Ye was only in fourth place.

An A-list celebrity.

Yet he was held in fourth place by a few streamers?

This didn't look too good on him!

Zhang Ye looked at the camera and said with a smile, "Whoa, there are already so many viewers? This is my first time here and I don't know what the standard practices are, so what should we do to kick things off?"

The scrolling comments ran by.

"Sing a song—Right, sing us a song—Sing something for us—"

When Zhang Ye saw that, he said, "Sing a line or two? Sure."

Quite a few of the site's own streamers also came to watch Zhang Ye on his channel. When they heard him say that, they didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Sing? Sure enough, he was resorting to this. These mainstream celebrities who came onto the livestreaming site would either sing, or sing. They were simply too uninteresting. If this were a concert venue or the television station, with the stage and sound equipment they had, one could sing anything and it would sound good. But it wasn't so for a livestream, and this wasn't the kind of place for singing either. What a stream needed was the pumping up of the atmosphere. It needed to be interactive and driven. He was indeed just an amateur as they thought!

Some people were worried.

Some people were gloating.

But what followed utterly dumbfounded the viewers and site staff!

They heard Zhang Ye say with a chuckle, "The atmosphere hasn't warmed up yet. Well then, let me see. Alright, I think this tune should do the trick, let's do it!"

A stirring melody suddenly played!

A lot of people were stunned!

What was this?

A DJ tune?

What are you planning to do?

All of a sudden, Zhang Ye's expression changed. He brought the microphone closer to him and stuck it right up against his mouth. To the music's melody, he said loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, people come and go. You can walk by or pass by, but you mustn't miss out! If you're rich, shower me with your money. If you aren't, then stay around for the views. Those of you who like what you see, type 666 2 !"

The beat kicked in!

Zhang Ye started singing 3 .

"Solo, I drank myself drunk. (Alone, when I was drunk,)

"Seeing double in my bunk. (My life caught up in a funk.)

"Our eyes are only for each other. (I see you and me as a couple.)

"I just wanna return together. (Inebriated dreams, my vision's tunneled.)

"Honey, I caress the zither, (When our eyes meet)

"For fun I go to Zizhulin. (All I want is to be together,)

"I would walk a thousand miles to beseech the king; I'm just so lovestruck." (But my heart became weathered, swatted down and so much tethered.)

Ha Qiqi was dumbfounded!

Fan Wenli was dumbfounded!

Chen Guang was dumbfounded!

The site's staff were dumbfounded!

Everyone who was watching the stream was dumbfounded!

What is this?

Emceeing 4 !

What the fuck!

You even know how to rap?

Zhang Ye was getting more and more into it.

"Speak of you and I grin like a dork, (Your beauty's love before pleasure,)

"Playing beautiful sounds. (I want to be with you forever!)

"I was young and stupid, cocky and proud, acting like an orc! (I can't imagine us, severed. My heart will follow you, wherever.)

"Running from home, I forgot myself, (I'm in love with your face.)

"No time to worry about breaking off love. (But I held back when you needed space.)

"'Twas a tale told through the ages. (I've searched for you for a thousand miles.)

"Just two years of fighting and grey-haired. (Sent you love letters and gifts, by the piles.)

"Who'll always fight by your side? (I was cocky, I was making no sense.)

"Who's along for the ride and who is tied? (I was too young, my heart was in defense.)

"Who do I struggle all my life for? (A memory, I would like to dispense)

"I shall love and hate my score!" (To get there, I will spare no expense)

The scrolling comments blew up!

"—Damn!—6666666—This is too fucking awesome!—I admit defeat, I totally admit defeat—This is rap—Even a professional streamer wouldn't be able to MC so well—Teacher Zhang can really connect well with the people—So cool—Fuckin' A!—My mom's asking me why I'm kneeling in front of the stream—I thought he'd be singing either a love song or a rock song—Ah, I'm so pumped—How exciting—So great—"

A lot of people had the urge to sing along to the song and dance to it!

The donations also exploded in a flash!

100,000!

200,000!

500,000!

On the donations chart, Zhang Ye was leading the way!

The number of viewers watching the stream also jumped like crazy!

3 million!

3.5 million!

4 million!

5 million!

…

Elsewhere.

In Sister Yiyi's channel.

She was singing and dancing while saying, "So how is it? Do you guys like this dance of mine? Those who like it, please be generous with your donations. Help me maintain first place and don't let me drop down the chart. Eh? Where's everyone gone to?" She suddenly realized that something was wrong and quickly sat back down in front of the computer to have a look. She was now only in second place on the donations chart. Then she glanced at the number of viewers who were watching her stream. It had dropped from 170,000 people to only 20,000. With so few people watching, was there any point in continuing to stream?

What was going on?

What the hell was going on here?

She saw some of the comments.

"Sister Yiyi, I gotta go."

"I need to leave the channel for a bit too."

"Motherfucker, Zhang Ye is rapping!"

"Quickly, go and have a look. I heard his channel has exploded!"

"Let me see what Zhang Ye is up to on his channel first. I'll come back and donate to you after I'm done watching him."

Himi's channel.

Himi was dumbfounded. "Where is everyone? Why did the number of viewers suddenly drop by so much? Where did everyone go? Is there a problem with the network? Then I'll message an admin!"

The viewers left her messages.

"They've all gone to watch Zhang Ye's livestream."

"It's blowing up over there!"

"Zhang Ye has made a big move!"

"Sister Himi, just stop streaming. There's no one left."

There really was no one around anymore!

A channel with over 100,000 viewers was now watched by less than 10,000 viewers!

These popular streamers were going crazy. Rapping? Go fuck yourself! That's what we streamers are good at. What could someone like Zhang Ye know about it? How could it be possible!

Himi stopped streaming!

Hooo, Sister Yiyi, and a few other streamers also stopped streaming!

They headed over to Zhang Ye's channel in a rage to find out what was going on. The moment they went in, they heard that infectious DJ tune!

They heard Zhang Ye's emceeing.

"Like mist, I'm ordinary.

"This life, I have ambition.

"To see your beautiful smile again, I have sworn this oath of tradition.

"I'll bloom among the flowers and vines.

"Looking back, my song ends early.

"I glance back at the sea and play a sad song of the jasmine.

"The general fights outside of the nation,

"Who's still here the day I return?

"Brothers talked up the liquid courage weight,

"I'm looking for defeat on the battlefield!"

At this moment, it felt as though the entire world had gone quiet!

Hooo was left kneeling!

Himi was left kneeling!

Sister Yiyi was left kneeling!

The streamers from Meihe TV and the other streaming sites who had come to watch were also left kneeling!

Emceeing?

You really fucking know how to emcee?

And they're even lyrics that we've never heard before?

And you're actually rapping much better than us?

Your sister!

Are you the Internet streamer or are we the Internet streamers here?

Aren't you being too fucking professional!

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Chapter 1274: Zhang Ye gives a monologue!

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

On Weibo.

"Quickly go and watch!"

"Zhang Ye is hilarious!"

"That guy is MCing!"

"Those are totally new lyrics, I'm pissing my pants laughing!"

"There were a few popular female streamers who wanted to steal his thunder, but after that rap, those streamers have all stopped streaming. There were no more viewers left in their channels!"

"Are you serious?"

"Damn, I wanna have a look!"

"Here's the URL, come and have a look, quick!"

"Come quickly, there are already several million people in the channel!"

"Haha, why did those female streamers think that they could compete with Zhang Ye with just their abilities!"

"Yeah, that Zhang Ye is well-known for crossing into other industries. Where has he not gone before? I'm not even surprised that he's streaming and even MCed. But if it were other A-listers or the Heavenly Kings and Queens who MCed, I would definitely puke blood. That's because the performance totally does not suit their statuses. Neither would they lower themselves to MC either. But Zhang Ye is different. He has performed 'I Feel So Drained,' 'Nonsense Has Its Nonsense Logic,' and performed comedic crosstalks as well. Ever since his debut, he has been so terrible. It even feels really right that he should be MCing now. This is too funny. Of all those in the entertainment industry, I like how shameless Zhang Ye can get! There's nothing too vulgar or too elegant that he won't do!"

What was emceeing?

It was a form of rapping that was used to host and pump things up. It wasn't exactly music, but could be considered a special form of rapping. Its style consisted of commercial emceeing, bar emceeing, etc.

An A-list celebrity was actually emceeing!

So who wouldn't want to come and watch?

The number of viewers in Zhang Ye's channel kept soaring!

…

Meihe TV.

In Streaming Studio #1.

The music stopped.

Zhang Ye had sung his fill of the song and was very pleased with it. In the past, when he was in his previous world, whenever he watched streamers emceeing with great enthusiasm, Zhang Ye had always wanted to give it a try. But there wasn't an opportunity to do so then, so he never expected to fulfill his dream in this world. Perhaps this was the charm of a livestreaming site, as there weren't too many restrictions or concerns about such things. Anyone could say whatever they liked and sing whatever they wanted. And today, Zhang Ye had brought out a simply amazing song. This was a rap song called "Drunk and Alone." It was a very famous rap song from his previous world, and any streamer could immediately sing a few lines of it whenever it was played. Regardless of its artistic value, it was always fun listening to it.

Zhang Ye said to the camera with a grin, "Well? How was it?"

Countless replies followed.

"That was awesome!"

"66666!"

"We're all kneeling to it!"

"Teacher Zhang, you're so bad. Those female streamers' streams have been totally swept away by you!"

"Hahaha, everyone has come over to this channel."

Zhang Ye picked up a nearby bottle of water and gulped some of it down. He screwed on the cap and put it to the side, then smiled and said, "There are more people watching now, and the atmosphere has warmed up too. This is pretty nice. Let's have fun today and not care so much about the rules. I'm usually not allowed to say too many things on TV shows, but I think it matters less now that we're here. I'll do anything that you guys might like, so we can all have a good laugh and go back to work happy tomorrow. Isn't that what we artists are valued for?"

The comments below:

"Right!"

"Well said!"

"Being happy is more important than anything else!"

"Teacher Zhang, I love you!"

"Zhang Ye, show us some more songs that we've never heard!"

"Right, sing something we don't know!"

The most outstanding feature of an Internet livestream was its interactivity.

Zhang Ye also understood this truth. He laughed and said, "How about something a little different? There's only so many songs that I know, and you've probably heard and seen most of them. So let me think for a little bit." With a pause, he said, "How about this? I'll perform a crosstalk for you all. You've all watched my crosstalks with Old Yao before, and also heard that musical crosstalk from a few days ago. But I don't think anyone has ever seen me give a monologue 1 before, right?"

Everyone was taken back and suddenly became very excited!

"Wow!"

"I've never heard that before!"

"You even know how to monologue?"

"I thought you only knew how to do a crosstalk!"

"Bring it on! Bring it on now!"

"I'm really looking forward to it!"

"Everyone, come quickly. This Zhang fella is going to monologue!"

"Let's donate in encouragement!"

A monologue?

Even Ha Qiqi and the others who were in another room were starting to look forward to this, much less anyone else. They'd never heard Zhang Ye do stand-up before. Because compared to crosstalk, a monologue was much more difficult to perform. And its difficulty wasn't just a matter of being twice or thrice more difficult, but several times harder. There would be someone else supporting you as the fall guy in crosstalk, but you could only depend on your own mouth in stand-up comedy. The format of the dialogue would also have to be much more coherent and complete as a result. In this world's crosstalk scene, of the remaining active crosstalk actors, there were really not too many who could put on a good monologue routine.

It went quiet.

Everyone was listening attentively.

Zhang Ye cleared his throat as his entire aura changed. It felt totally different from when he was emceeing earlier as he said in a calm manner, "Let me tell everyone about something that happened during my childhood. Don't judge me based on what I am now. In actual fact, I was never exactly talented at performing crosstalk when I was young. Instead, I was rather stupid when I was young. These days, the children's childhoods are much happier than in the past. Before they can even speak a word of Mandarin, they've already been enrolled in English classes."

Ha Qiqi laughed, "Pfft!"

Little Wang laughed loudly. "He's going to insult the English language again!"

The people watching the live stream were also laughing. Just how badly did Teacher Zhang do in English class when he was in school? Was his hatred for it so deep that he had to hurl an insult at it whenever possible?!

Zhang Ye continued, "And they have so many things that they can play with too. What kinds of toys do kids these days not have? They're always carrying around electronics like computers, cell phones, video games, and stun batons—oh, that's not supposed to be played with. When I was young, I had an electric gate at home and my father wouldn't let me touch it."

"Hahahaha!"

"As if he would let you touch it!"

"A stun baton?"

"Pfft!"

Everyone started ridiculing in real time!

Zhang Ye shrugged and said, "Kids these days even own MP8 2 devices while I had nothing back in my day. I even got called out by my teacher during class. I wasn't listening in class one day when the teacher was teaching and was instead whispering to my friends. Then, our teacher punished me and said, 'Zhang Ye! Stand up! Loudly repeat what you said just now 20 times!'" Zhang Ye sighed and said, "I didn't dare not say it, so I stood and recited, 'There's a veggie stuck in teacher's teeth, there's a veggie stuck in teacher's teeth, there's a veggie stuck in teacher's teeth'—The teacher turn green with anger and quickly said, 'That's enough, sit down and listen to class.'"

"Hahahaha!"

"Aiyo!"

Ha Qiqi held her belly and laughed loudly!

Little Wang couldn't take it anymore either!

Zhang Ye said, "During recess, after we had played every game we could think of, the class monitor organized a friendly competition for us to see who could stick their heads into the classroom desks." Pausing, he said, "I was pretty good at it and managed to stick my head in one." Then, with another pause, he went on, "But I couldn't get it out after that."

"Hahaha!"

"You deserve it!"

Zhang Ye said, "So they called my dad over to send me to the hospital. But the janitor wouldn't let me go. He said that the desk was public property and that I had to get it off before I could go. My dad said if he could get it off me, we wouldn't have to go to the hospital."

"Hahaha!"

"Hahahaha!"

Zhang Ye said, "The doctors these days are really responsible to their patients. When we were young, the doctors would fool us and say that they would need to amputate me from the neck down. My dad said, 'Beheading has been abolished for a long time,' as he pulled me away and ran off. Then we decided to return home. But as I couldn't get onto public transportation, I had to walk home with the desk on my head. 100% of the people who saw me couldn't help but turn their heads, wondering just which branch of the military I belonged to."

"Military?"

"Hahahaha!"

"You should be called the Desk-man!"

Zhang Ye said, "We had a neighbor who was a carpenter and he said that we could saw the desk apart. But my dad thought that maybe it wasn't such a good idea—the school was still holding on to the deposit. He said, 'It's not so bad to bring the desk around. It's much more convenient for him to do his homework this way.' But with my head stuck inside and unable to see anything, how could I do any homework? Finally after three days, I slimmed down and managed to extract myself."

"Pfft!"

"Do you have nothing better to do!"

"I'm cramping up from laughing!"

Zhang Ye said, "Children these days can watch so many meaningful shows, like crosstalk, puppet shows, dramas, musicals…while we all only had a few shows to watch, and they were even presented by the district amateur troupe. I watched 'The Taking of the Wudang Mountains' when I was young. In the scene where Zhao Haifeng was going to execute Chen Gui with his gun, one of his hands was pressed down on Chen Gui, while the other one held the gun. Following a gesture from Haifeng, the props master backstage would bring up the hammer and smash it for the sound effect. Bang! Chen Gui would then play dead. The performance that day was staged in the playground and it happened to rain. The sound effects prop got wet and when Zhao Haifeng did the gesture, the gun didn't 'fire.' We students were all stunned, but the teacher told us, 'Uncle Zhao Haifeng's gun has a silencer on it.'"

"A silencer?"

"Were there silencers in that era?"

"Hahahahaha!"

Some changes had been made to the content.

"The Taking of the Wudang Mountains" was a very famous show in this world.

Zhang Ye said, "But as Chen Gui did not hear the sound effect, he didn't play dead. Zhao Haifeng continued acting and said, 'On behalf of the people'—there was no sound, the prop was still wet. 'On behalf of the people'—still no sound, it was still a wet prop. Zhao Haifeng was panicking by now. 'I'm out of bullets? On behalf of the people, I-I'll strangle you to death!'"

"Strangle?"

"Hahahaha!"

"How could he strangle him to death!"

"Aiyo, I'm dying of laughter!"

Zhang Ye said, "With this strangling happening, I stood up and said, 'Uncle Zhao Haifeng has such strong hands!'"

"Hahahahaha!"

"Who cares if his hands are strong!"

This comedy made many people stagger in laughter!

The insults and praises kept scrolling past, one after another!

Everyone found this very interesting and refreshing. They had heard many monologues before, but never had they come across this style of comedy Zhang Ye had done today!

Only Zhang knew what it was.

This was called the Qingmen Style of crosstalk.

This routine was an excerpt from Fang Qingping's crosstalk back in Zhang Ye's previous world. It was titled "A Blissful Childhood." Zhang Ye had always liked it a lot and thought that he might as well bring it out today. Actually, there were many other monologues that he could have done, like Master Ma Sanli's and Master Liu Baorui's performances. But as their works hadn't aged well and contained a greater sense of artistry and story, it wasn't too suitable for the mood. As such, Zhang Ye thought of Fang Qingping's routine after much consideration as he found it to be the most apt for the stream.

After the monologue finished.

It became even rowdier in the channel.

No, it wasn't enough to describe it as just rowdy!

The number of viewers in the channel soared as dozens of whales appeared!

XXX has sent you an airplane!

XXX has sent you 10,000 lollipops!

XXX has sent you 10 aircraft carriers!

The number of viewers exploded!

The donations kept rolling in!

There was laughter all around in the channel!

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Chapter 1275: Zhang Ye streams a game!

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

In the Meihe TV streamer's chat group.

Quite a few streamers had already admitted defeat.

"Zhang Ye is too good at this!"

"Sister Yiyi, are we still going to stream?"

"What's there left to stream for? We can't even compete!"

"Hai, everyone, let's just wash up and go to sleep."

"All of the streams on Meihe are not active since no one's watching!"

"It's not only Meihe TV, just go and have a look at the other streaming sites. How many of them are even streaming anymore? There are no viewers left. They've all come over to watch Zhang Ye!"

"Is this how popular an A-list celebrity really is? There's no competition at all."

"It's not because he's an A-list celebrity, it's because he is Zhang Ye!"

"Yeah, there were also other A-list celebrities who streamed before. Even a man as handsome as Sect Leader Huo couldn't hold it together and take control. He was purely depending on his looks. But Zhang Ye is clearly different in this aspect. He can sing, MC, chat, and even do comedy. He's just too skilled in too many areas and has so many talents to speak of that if he were to just toss any single skill out, it would still be able to impress everyone. So how can we challenge someone like that? Plainly speaking, our abilities are still too lacking. Even combining our forces would not make us a match for him."

…

In the Celebrity Goof Group.

Fan Wenli: "Zhang Ye is amazing!"

Chen Guang: "Hahahaha, I'm laughing like crazy!"

Huo Dongfang: "You guys are watching it too? This monologue is really interesting."

Zhang Xia: "Little Zhang is still that Little Zhang we know."

Ning Lan: "Grandma Zhang, even you're watching?"

Zhang Xia: "Yes, I'm trying to catch up with the times too by watching the livestream."

Xiaodong: "Doing this so effortlessly shows that his skills are real. In our group, there are quite a few people who have taken part in streaming. But which of us has done better than Teacher Zhang has?"

Li Xiaoxian: "Teacher Zhang is the kind of person who can mingle with his fans easily. He knows what the people like during different occasions and is willing to lower himself to do those things for them. Although it's very simple to say this, it's really difficult to carry it out. Just on status alone, who is willing to lower themselves a level the way he does? This is why I've always respected Teacher Zhang a lot."

…

On the livestreaming channel.

The stream was still going.

The chat had blown up long ago. There were a couple hundred comments coming up each second!

"I'm convinced by this monologue!"

"Awesome!"

"That was so funny!"

"In the past, I really didn't know that Zhang Ye had such great skill!"

"Performing stand-up? I have to give it to Zhang Ye!"

"I recorded the stream. Those who want the video can come and look for me later!"

Zhang Ye looked at the chat and said, "If I may put it bluntly, everyone is being too supportive of me. I'm not that great, I'm just trying to get a laugh out of everyone. Let me check the time." He looked at his watch and said, "Whoa, I've streamed for more than 30 minutes already? The organizers asked me to try to keep the stream to no more than one hour, but I guess they must have underestimated me. It wasn't easy to meet all of you over this platform, so how could an hour be enough? Do you guys still want to watch?"

The chat blew up!

"Damn, of course we do!"

"Yes, of course!"

"We have to keep watching!"

"Don't stop, Teacher Zhang!"

"Continue streaming!"

"Fucking do it! For the next two hours!"

"Zhang Ye, are you willing to stream for the next three hours? If you are, I'll send some donations your way!"

Zhang Ye said, "Why would I not be? If you guys really wish to watch and don't mind skipping dinner, I'll broadcast from this afternoon until tonight for everyone, let alone just three hours!"

"Great!"

"Beautiful!"

"Hahahaha!"

"I like this spontaneity of yours!"

"I love how you pull no punches over such things!"

"How conscientious of you!"

"Hehe, the organizers are gonna make a killing this time. Zhang Ye is indeed too conscientious about things. As long as he takes a payment, he'll surely rake in returns two to three times that of his employer. There is really no other celebrity in the entertainment industry who behaves so professionally! In our Beijing dialect, this is called 'fair and just'!"

Zhang Ye took another sip of water to wet his throat. It was pretty fun and refreshing for his first experience in livestreaming. "I've already sung and said enough, so what shall we do next?"

"How about a game?"

"Yeah, stream a game for us!"

"Haha, Old Zhang, are you up for that?"

"Gaming streams are the hottest thing right now!"

Zhang Ye said in amusement, "Streaming a game? Why are you all coming up with such rotten ideas for me, hur hur. I don't usually play games. Plants vs. Zombies? That I still know how to play since it's a game I made. But it's not exactly a game suited for streaming, is it? Are you all really serious about me streaming a game?" Thinking for a bit, he said with a smile, "Then how about this? When we talk about games, the only other game I know is Go. Why don't I stream Go instead?"

Go?

Everyone became excited when they heard that!

"That's good!"

"That'll be great!"

"Teacher Zhang is the world number one in Go!"

"Go it shall be! Stream Go for us!"

"Let Zhang Ye bring us along and soar into the skies 1 !"

"Hahaha, I'm so looking forward to seeing Zhang Ye demolish the other players!"

"There's no point in watching him demolish amateurs, it has to be the destruction of professional Go players!"

"Yes, yes, yes, take on a professional Go player!"

"Pfft, I'm already getting so excited!"

Zhang Ye said helplessly, "You guys really just wanna watch the world burn, huh? So, do you really want me to play it? Well, alright then. Let me log on to my account and switch screens to my computer."

He logged on.

And went onto the Online Go Server.

After some simple controls, the computer's desktop was displayed on the stream. Everyone could clearly see Zhang Ye moving the mouse around, and of course, the webcam had been brought down to a corner of the screen.

The number of viewers soared again!

More and more onlookers had gathered to watch!

Zhang Ye was moving the mouse and slowly looking for an opponent, muttering to himself, "Let me see…it has to be a professional Go player too? Are there going to be any teachers from China Qiyuan who are online at this time? Let me see if there's anyone that I know. Eh, there's someone in this room. It's Li Yi 9-dan. So be it, let's play him."

The comments scrolled by.

"—Hahahaha—Beautiful—Li Yi 9-dan is a GM—Do you guys understand Go?—I can understand it—I don't, but why do we have to understand it to enjoy this? We're just here to watch Zhang Ye demolish someone—Pfft, well said, that's exactly it—Come, let's ride along with Zhang Ye!—"

The few million viewers were grinning at their screens.

Zhang Ye clicked on the room to enter but was met with a password request. "Eh? There's a password? I'm not allowed to enter? Hur hur, I suppose the password is still the same one that they've always been using. This is a common password that the China Qiyuan people always use. It's just to prevent random people from getting in, but all the professional Go players know what it is. This won't be helpful in stopping me, let me give it a try—" He tapped a few keys and entered the password string. "Heh, I'm in."

More messages appeared.

"6666666666!"

"Well done!"

"Haha, beautiful!"

Everyone hooted.

Li Yi 9-dan seemed to have just finished a game and might have been waiting to play someone else. In any case, his status was lit up and active.

Zhang Ye typed: "Let's have a game!"

On the stream, everyone could see Zhang Ye's screen.

Li Yi 9-dan immediately replied: "Go away!"

Zhang Ye snorted. "Why?"

Li Yi 9-dan: "Go find someone else, I'm not playing you."

Zhang Ye: "…"

A dialog box popped up: "You've been kicked by Li Yi."

Zhang Ye did not know whether to laugh or cry.

The people in the channel were laughing like crazy.

"—This is so amusing—Zhang Ye has been ostracized—Beautiful, that was a good kick—Hahahahaha, can it not be this funny?—Teacher Zhang, your social relations are really poor—This is just delightful to watch—Zhang Ye has humiliatingly been rejected—Pfft, even Li Yi 9-dan is trying to keep his distance from him—"

Zhang Ye rolled his eyes. "I'll look for someone else. I don't believe this is happening." As he said that, he spotted another familiar name. "Tian Weiwei is around, he's the future hope of the Chinese Go world. Let's do it!"

It was another password protected room.

Zhang Ye input the password and entered.

Zhang Ye: "Little Tian, let's have a game!"

Tian Weiwei was stunned. "Lord Zhang?"

Zhang Ye said impatiently: "Gogogo!"

Tian Weiwei suddenly said: "Ah, I suddenly have a stomach ache, I need to go offline."

The dialog box displayed: "You're now the room administrator."

Zhang Ye stared, eyes wide. "What?! Why did he go offline?"

The people in the channel laughed even harder!

"—Ahhahahaha—My tears are falling—Does it have to be this funny?—With Teacher Zhang's reputation, no one dares to play with him —How lonely it is to be invincible—Teacher Zhang, can you do it or not?—This is too funny—"

This was so embarrassing for Zhang Ye!

He sneered and snorted. "I don't believe this. Chat, which of you have an account on the Online Go Server? Lend it to me and I'll go on as an alt!"

"I have one!"

"Use mine!"

"Get lost, use mine instead!"

More than 300 people sent over their account details!

Some were sent over privately, while some posted it directly into the chat. They were totally not bothered that their account details would get stolen by the others, because they couldn't wait any longer to see Zhang Ye posture in a game!

Zhang Ye randomly picked an account and logged in using the details of a rather average ranked account. He again browsed through the list looking for someone to play. Finally, he spotted a familiar name!

Chen Ying 8-dan 2 !

The goddess of the Go world!

A famous professional Go player!

The herd of hungry viewers in the channel got very excited:

"—Goddess Chen Ying—My idol—She's the only person I like in the Go world—She's such a fucking beauty—Teacher Zhang, you can do it!—Get her!—Surprise Chen Ying 8-dan!—Hahahaha—"

Zhang Ye entered the password and went into the room.

Chen Ying had clearly just logged on and hadn't even warmed her seat yet.

From her side, Chen Ying typed: "Who is this?"

Zhang Ye showily typed out: "I would like to seek a practice game from Teacher Chen."

Chen Ying: "Only a professional Go player would know the password to this room. I've never seen your name before, are you new?"

Zhang Ye replied: "Yes, yes I am."

"Well, alright then, let's have a game."

"Please guide me."

"Shall I give you a 2-stone handicap?"

"No, there's no need. Let's play a trial game first."

"OK, I can check on your skill level at the same time that way."

The scrolling comments erupted.

"—What a showoff!—Teacher Zhang is so amusing—Hahahaha, he's a fucking scammer—Handicap? This will be a tragedy for Chen Ying 8-dan—Hurry up and start the game already!— I can't wait anymore—I'll give him a perfect score for bluffing so well!—"

The match began!

Zhang Ye went second with the white stones.

Chen Ying placed the first stone on the board.

Zhang Ye made his move in response, speaking to the camera as he played, "Teacher Chen Ying is perhaps the most skilled female professional Go player in our country, or even in the entire world. She is also the strongest female player in the game, so maybe some of you might not be able to understand these few moves that she made, right? Then let me explain it simply. Chen Ying's play style is very steady but not easily predictable at all. Look at this knight's move over here, it was so beautifully played. Most people would probably choose to play in response over here, but that would mean that they fell into the trap and would get dragged back by the opponent. That's why I placed my stone over here. Look, Chen Ying has now been made to consider her next move as she is finding this to be a rather difficult move to play against."

He was streaming.

And commentating.

As well as helping to spread interest in Go.

Zhang Ye was exuding professionalism as a pro gaming streamer!

Other than professionalism, it was still professionalism!

He spoke professionally, and played even more professionally!

When had anyone had the chance to see the number one Go player in the world play and commentate on Go in such a way? For many of the Go enthusiasts watching, it was like they had discovered a treasure trove, and it felt like they had gained a lot of additional knowledge as well!

After a dozen-odd moves!

Chen Ying began slowing down in her play!

But Zhang Ye went faster and faster. "Look here, I played a lethal move against Chen Ying 8-dan, although it isn't exactly fatal. But she is still going to be very troubled by this. If she plays a bump here, I will counter with a stretch. If she makes a stand, then I will play a variation in the corner. It has already been five minutes and Chen Ying 8-dan is still thinking."

Suddenly, his opponent said something.

Chen Ying 8-dan sent three words: "You're Zhang Ye?"

Zhang Ye panicked and said to the camera, "Looks like I got recognized, but do you think that I will admit it? No!"

He immediately replied: "I am not!"

Everyone in the live streaming channel was laughing like crazy!

But Chen Ying sent an enraged emoji. "No? Your sister! It's not even 20 moves since the game has started but I'm already left without a chance of counterattacking right from the beginning. I am playing the black stones and going first, alright? In the entire Go world, who else can achieve something like this other than you?"

Zhang Ye carried on pretending: "Teacher Chen, what are you talking about?"

Chen Ying sent three exclamation marks: "!!! Get lost! It's definitely you!"

A dialog box popped up: "Chen Ying has resigned from the game. You win."

Chen Ying: "Your standard of play is too high. I have no chance of learning anything by playing against you. I'm leaving now, you can continue scamming the other players in here. Just don't look for me!"

Chen Ying ran off!

Another one had gone!

Everyone in the channel was rolling on the floor laughing!

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Chapter 1276: Zhang Ye wreaks havoc on the Korean server!

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

In the live streaming channel.

A crazy amount of comments scrolled past the screen.

"—You got recognized so quickly!—Hahaha, I nearly fainted from laughter—There's no one left for you to play—Just look at you, there isn't even a person who wants to play you—Even Chen Ying 8-dan has run off too, pfft—Aiyo, this is so amusing and funny—You've already been recognized yet you're still not admitting it. Teacher Zhang, why don't you have the air of a master at all?—Hahahaha—You're really too shameless, but I like that—Aiyo, this is the first time I'm laughing so hard at a gaming stream—Continue doing this, Teacher Zhang—When it comes to shamelessness, I will only take my hat off to you—"

Zhang Ye was also feeling somewhat helpless at this. He looked into the camera and threw his hands in the air. "There's nothing I can do about it if they don't wish to play against me. I probably played too many times against those professional players from the Qiyuan, so they've already gotten used to my playstyle and can recognize me very easily. Hai, what can I do about it?"

The few million viewers started suggesting ideas.

"Go to an overseas server—Yeah, head to the Korean server—That's a great idea—Hahahaha, you guys are too wicked—Lord Zhang, let's use our alts and head over to the Korean server. Your reputation as a Professional Korean Insulter is not for nothing—Yeah, we've never seen you play against a foreign Go player before—Hurry, hurry—I can't wait to see this—Let's flood the Korean server—Gogogo—Attack the Korean server—"

Countless people were commenting furiously!

All of them were clamoring for a game on the Korean server!

And there didn't even seem to be too many voices of objection with almost everyone agreeing emphatically!

Zhang Ye was encouraged by this. "You guys really just want to watch the world burn, eh? The Korean server? Alright, my brothers! Let's go and slay them all!"

…

On Weibo, it suddenly descended into chaos.

"Come and quickly see this!"

"Zhang Ye is playing Go!"

"He's about to head over to the Korean server!"

"Where's everyone at? If you come too late, there won't be anything left to watch!"

"Ah? Really?"

"I'll be right over!"

"Damn, now this I have to watch!"

"What? He's going for such a big play? Well done! I'm coming too!"

"Everyone, please spread the word! This is an event that won't happen for another 10,000 years. If you miss this one, you won't be able to see it ever again. Brothers, hurry!"

"Comedian Zhang is going for the kill!"

…

The number of viewers in the channel was soaring for the umpteenth time!

6 million!

7 million!

8 million!

This didn't only break Meihe TV's viewership record, it also broke the record of all the live streaming sites in the country. Even the one time a Heavenly King streamed for his first time, he only attracted about 7 or 8 million viewers. Further, from the looks of it, the number of people watching Zhang Ye's stream was still probably going to increase? It could still get higher? This was simply unbelievable! No one could have expected Zhang Ye's first livestream to be so popular!

Even Meihe TV's CEO was feeling a little guilty.

In the CEO's office.

Meihe's CEO was watching the constant increase in viewership numbers. He was wiping his sweat away as he quickly summoned his secretary and said, "Little Qi, go and tell IT to stop boosting the numbers. Don't overdo it. Isn't 5 million viewers a good enough number? Why did they boost it further to 8 million viewers? This statistic is so exaggerated that it might end up becoming a joke in the industry."

That secretary said in surprise, "But boss, IT did not boost up the numbers."

The CEO said in amusement, "Save it, how could there be so many viewers if the numbers weren't faked? Do you think that those Heavenly Kings and A-listers who came over back then really had several million viewers watching them? Bullshit! If the real numbers could account for one-third of the supposed viewers, it would already be very good! All of those statistics were boosted internally!"

The secretary hurriedly said, "Boss, IT really did not do anything. I was there all this while. If you don't believe it, you can go and have a look for yourself. There isn't any time to boost the numbers at all. Everyone is so busy right now trying to keep the servers running. The channel already has over 8 million people watching, do you know how strained our server and network has become?!"

"What?"

"It's real!"

"Those 8 million viewers are all real people?"

"They're all real people!"

"Holy fuck!"

The boss was so shocked that he let out a curse!

…

In the livestreaming channel.

On the Korean server of the Online Go Server.

Zhang Ye wasn't aware of what was going on in the outside world as he was currently leading a horde of people who wanted to watch the world burn. The interface of the Korean server was basically the same as the Chinese server, with the same settings and controls. Except the text was in Korean, but that wasn't much of a difficulty as there were several million people watching the livestream. Even if you wanted to find someone who could understand eight national languages, it wouldn't be difficult at all, much less someone who could understand Korean. There would surely be some kind souls or students studying abroad who were willing to real-time translate for him!

"—Click on that. Yes, yes—That's the professional Go players zone, but your account rank is not high enough, so you can only watch, not enter the match room—Unless a professional Go player invites you to a match or challenges you—That won't work, we're on an alt account, they wouldn't bother with us for sure—Aiya, what do we do then?—I can't wait anymore, hahahaha—Everyone, try to think of something—Or why don't we look for a challenger—Right, let's look for someone to challenge—"

Rank restriction.

Password restriction.

Zhang Ye clicked around for a long time but could not find anyone to play, with most of the rooms being inaccessible to him.

So Zhang Ye listened to the advice of the viewers and said, "Alright, I'll look for someone to play. Can someone translate 'Are there any professional Go players who dare to exchange a few moves with me?'"

More than a dozen translators immediately typed it out into chat!

The Korean translation of the question he wanted to ask was already here!

Zhang Ye also laughed and said, "Look, just look at this everyone. The pros are all amongst the common folk. There's still a lot of talented people in China. Alright, I'm gonna copy and paste this in!"

He "shouted" into the public chat!

In Korean: "Are there any professional Go players who dare to exchange a few moves with me!"

In Korean: "Are there any professional Go players who dare to exchange a few moves with me!"

He spammed over a dozen of the same message!

However, everyone ignored him!

Quite a lot of the Koreans even laughed at it.

"Who's this?"

"How arrogant!"

"A professional Go player doesn't have time to play you!"

"What an idiot!"

"You're second-rate!"

Of course, these Korean replies were all translated back into Chinese for Zhang Ye. He couldn't be sure whether these viewers had added any of their own words and exaggerated what was being said!

You're second-rate?

Did Koreans speak in such a way?

I've never studied much, so don't try and trick me!

"—Hahahaha—Teacher Zhang is getting looked down upon—Teacher Zhang, how can you bear this? Ah? Even if you can bear it, I can't!—Get them, Lord Zhang—Lord Zhang, don't be afraid—No one wants to play you—Hur hur, no one even knows who you are. Lord Zhang, how can you take this lying down—"

Chat was laughing at and booing him!

Zhang Ye also found it a little embarrassing and couldn't help but feel annoyed.

Ignoring me?

No one wants to challenge me?

I don't believe this!

Zhang Ye immediately found someone to translate another sentence for him and sent it out!

"The XX Sea belongs to China, challenge me if you disagree!"

"The XX Sea belongs to China, challenge me if you disagree!"

In this world, China and many of its neighboring countries also had territorial disputes over the seas and political conflicts. It was also a similar case regarding Korea and both countries had been arguing over such matters for many years.

The people on the Korean server sneered.

"Who is this person!"

"A Chinese?"

"Ignore him, let him shout all he wants."

"Everyone knows that the XX Sea belongs to us!"

"If your fishing boats intrude into our waters, we will definitely arrest them!"

When some of the Korean professional Go players saw these claims, they just took it in stride and laughed it off. They couldn't be bothered to get into a worthless argument with him as it would be meaningless.

But would Zhang Ye give up just like that?

Still ignoring me?

No one wants to step forward to challenge me?

In the end, Zhang Ye sent out some stunning claims and spammed thirty lines of it!

"Seoul belongs to China, challenge me if you disagree!"

"Seoul belongs to China, challenge me if you disagree!"

"Seoul belongs to China, challenge me if you disagree!"

The several million viewers in the channel erupted into laughter!

There were indeed some controversies between China and Korea!

But Seoul?

That is their capital, brother!

But it proved to be effective!

The Korean server exploded!

"Fuck!"

"Get him!"

"We cannot take this lying down!"

"Motherfucker, get him!"

"Seoul belongs to you? Why don't you claim that Busan is yours too!"

As a result, Zhang Ye spammed another claim: "Busan belongs to us too, challenge me if you disagree!"

The people watching the stream in China were bursting into mad laughter!

"—Aiyo, I can't take this anymore. I really can't take it anymore—Teacher Zhang, why are you such a joker?—There's really no one like you around—This fella really knows how to rile people up—"

The people on the Korean server burst into an uproar and took it up with him!

"Are you provoking us!"

"This is pushing it too far!"

"I'll challenge him!"

"I'll do it!"

"Let me do it!"

Many of the Korean professional Go players also came out of their slumber in rage!

Message:

Li Shinchi has sent you a challenge!

Song Jeonha has sent you a challenge!

Jeong Wonhwan has sent you a challenge!

A total of 200 challenges were received!

Zhang Ye smiled.

Look, they're all here now, aren't they?

He wasn't too familiar with the Korean Go world but had still heard of a few of their names. Like Li Shinchi 8-dan, he was one of the top 30 ranked players in the world of international Go!

It shall be you then!

He clicked and accepted the challenged!

At the next moment, Zhang Ye's account was taken into Li Shinchi's room by the program!

Li Shinchi 8-dan typed with a sneer: "Don't say that I am bullying you! I'll let you have a five-stone handicap! And make you scram from here the way you arrived!"

Someone translated it for Zhang Ye.

The spectators were already ready with their melon seeds and popcorn!

Zhang Ye replied: "Five stones?"

Li Shinchi said: "Yes! I'll give you a five-stone handicap!"

Zhang Ye immediately replied: "Alright, thank you."

The netizens watching the livestream were in stitches!

The scrolling comments galloped past.

"—Shameless! I've never seen someone as shameless as Zhang Ye—Five-stone handicap? Do you mean that you're giving your opponent that handicap instead?—Aiyo, Teacher Zhang, that's really enough. I'm dying laughing—Are you really serious? Where's your flair as the top player in the world?—You're letting Li Shinchi give you a five-stone handicap? Teacher Zhang, can you get any more shameless than this?—Hahahaha—Li Shinchi will be crying soon—If he finds out who he is facing, he'll definitely be in tears—Can't blame him, it's Zhang Ye who is too mean—That's right, this fellow really knows how to seize an opportunity to mess with others—This is gonna be interesting—"

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Chapter 1277: Sweeping the server!

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

On the Korean server.

The local users were all in a frenzy!

The number of spectators exploded as close to half of those users online entered the room to watch.

"A professional player has issued a challenge!"

"Great, it's Li Shinchi 8-dan!"

"This feels a bit like using a cannon to kill a mosquito, doesn't it?"

"Haha, that's why it will be good. Let the Chinese have a taste of how good we are!"

"How dare he come to the Korean server to provoke us? Who does he think he is!"

"Teacher Li Shinchi is giving him a five-stone handicap?"

"Yes, give him a face-smacking game. Even with a ten-stone handicap, we would win!"

"An amateur like this will be defeated even if they had a 20-stone handicap!"

"Wow, there are so many people in the room? There are even other professional Go players watching?"

"Hehe, that Chinese player should be getting such a fright seeing so many of us!"

"That's possible, he must not have seen such a grand turnout before, haha!"

They all were talking and laughing, waiting to see how the Chinese player would make a fool of himself. But unbeknownst to those on the Korean server, the people on the other side were even more excited than they were. In fact, they were more than 100 times more excited than them!

The match began!

Li Shinchi chose to play a blitz game.

A blitz game's rules were not fixed and would differ slightly in every country, with the different tournaments also taking a different stance on the rules regarding it. The general consensus was 30 seconds per move with 10 moves allowed to take up to a total of 10 minutes of thinking time in the game. It was a battle of decisiveness without much thinking time, so playing such a style would demand a lot of the player's skill. In the Korean Go world, although Li Shinchi was not considered one of the top three players, he was still regarded as one of the top in the game of speed with very few opponents who could match him at a blitz game. In the Chinese Go world, there were also not that many professional Go players who specialized in blitz. Xiang Rong 9-dan was unable to do it, and neither could Li Yi 9-dan.

Zhang Ye smiled.

A blitz game?

That was just what I wanted as well!

The five handicap stones were placed on the board.

Li Shinchi began by placing a stone on the game board.

Zhang Ye followed in response.

Li Shinchi sneered and placed another stone.

Zhang Ye did not even think and just replied, speaking at the camera as he did so, "Some of you might not know, so let me tell you all about it. This person playing me is Li Shinchi, which I believe some viewers have already translated and mentioned in the comments. He is considered one of the top few experts in the Korean Go scene, and from the looks of it, his blitz game is even better. Looking at this move here, although the stone was placed fast, it's position was still very well thought out. It's a good move. But he might not know this: I am also very good at blitz. I don't believe that anyone has ever seen me play blitz, right? Alright then, let me show it to you all today!"

Everyone in the channel was laughing like crazy.

"—Teacher Zhang, can you stop bragging already?—Hahahaha—Your opponent has already given you a five-stone handicap, what are you still bragging about?—Finish him!—Go Lord Zhang!—Stop bragging already, quickly end him—I want to see the Zombie Flow—I want to see the Cosmic Style—"

The atmosphere had reached a fever pitch!

Looking at Li Shinchi's name, their eyes were all showing a sympathetic glow! Who was Zhang Ye? He was the number one of the international Go world who no one had beat in a normal match. Giving him a handicap? And it was even a handicap of five stones? What kind of an outcome would that lead to in the end? They would find out soon enough!

That outcome would be: Li Shinchi getting utterly demolished!

That's right!

Utterly demolished!

In a short span of just 20 moves, Zhang Ye's opponent had been routed!

Li Shinchi was dumbfounded!

The users on the Korean server were dumbfounded!

Even when Li Shinchi resigned and admitted defeat, he still couldn't come to grips with it and felt like he had been dealt a heavy blow. How was this possible! Who was this person! Even if he had allowed him a five-stone handicap, it was impossible that anyone could beat him in such a relaxed fashion! Then he realized in surprise and nearly vomited a mouthful of blood—his opponent was also a professional Go player!

The Korean server's people returned to their senses and started cursing and swearing.

"Despicable!"

"Despicable rat!"

"As a fellow professional Go player, how can you accept Li Shinchi 8-dan's five-stone handicap offer?"

"Ptui, you're so shameless!"

"This person is indeed too despicable!"

"How wicked of him!"

Li Shinchi typed angrily: "Again!":

Zhang Ye replied: "Are you still giving me a five-stone handicap?"

You still want a handicap of five stones?

Are you starting to enjoy demolishing me?

Li Shinchi nearly fainted. "Handicap, my ass! Why don't you go die instead!?"

Zhang Ye said regretfully: "Well, alright. If you don't want to, just say so."

The second game began.

It was still a blitz game, but without any handicap.

The Korean server's people were cheering in support:

"You can do it, Teacher Li Shinchi!"

"Strip him of his skills, destroy him!"

"Blitz has always been your specialty!"

"Yeah, even if it's China's Xiang Rong 9-dan playing, there's nothing to be afraid of!"

"That's right, even the top Go players like Xiang Rong 9-dan and Li Yi 9-dan are not a match for you when it comes to a game of speed!"

"This person is really such an annoyance. Teacher Li Shinchi, we're depending on you!"

One move…

Five moves…

Ten moves…

Li Shinchi was getting more and more frightened by the developments!

The voices of support in the room were also becoming meeker and meeker!

In the end, when the killing blow was dealt, Li Shinchi got slaughtered before his very own eyes!

He was stunned!

The Korean server's people were stunned!

The spectating professional Go players were also stunned!

Li Shinchi's face turned green with anger as he resigned and admitted defeat!

Just who are you?

Who the fuck are you!

At this moment, Song Jeonha spoke up. "Hmph, let me handle him!"

Zhang Ye accepted the challenge and said to the live stream at the same time, "This person is Song Jeonha, a 9-dan in Go. He's a top professional Go player in Korea and was a previous champion at the International Go tournament! He's an evergreen player in the Korean Go scene and his playstyle is extremely steadfast. Come on then, let me have a taste of your skill!"

Song Jeonha did not talk and simply placed his stone.

Zhang Ye followed.

They played in turn for several moves.

Zhang Ye said into the camera with a smile, "Everyone, have a look at this move. It's very interesting because the opponent is actually trying to lay a trap for me. He is hoping that I will play over here. Why is that? Have a look over here, and here." He moused over the positions. "Do you guys understand now? This is a very well-hidden trap. How do you think I will handle this? Hehe, I am actually got to fall for it on purpose. I'm going in!"

"—Pfft—You jokester, stop playing around—Go ahead—Aiyo, it's so freaking interesting to watch Zhang Ye play Go—This fellow not only plays cunning moves, his tongue is acerbic as well—Lord Zhang, can you play properly or not?—Motherfucker, don't you end up throwing the game away—"

Zhang Ye smiled and said, "How could I possibly lose? Hai, he has placed his stone already. Haha, looks like he thinks that I have fallen for his trap. He's already planning his next move. Very good, then I'm gonna make a stand here. Is he going to go this way? Good, I'll follow. Hur hur, see this, he'll realize very soon that the person who has fallen into the trap is actually himself."

After several moves.

His opponent suddenly stopped. There was no response from him!

Zhang Ye chuckled and said, "It seems like he has realized it!"

The people on the Korean server were looking at one another.

"What's the matter?"

"Why isn't there any response?"

Then, Song Jeonha suddenly typed over: "Who the heck are you, really?"

Zhang Ye smiled and replied: "Guess."

Song Jeonha resigned.

A dialog box popped up: You have won!

Following that, another few professional Go players came forward!

"Let me take him on!"

"I'll handle him!"

"Old Song, take a break and leave him to me!"

There were 8- and 9-dan players who were all the top professionals of Korea!

One game!

Three games!

Five games!

After Zhang Ye scored an astounding victory in five straight games, the Korean server finally went silent. The reason for their silence was because they finally realized who they were playing against! If they still didn't know his identity by now, then they would really be idiots!

It was Zhang Ye!

It was that madman who had utterly destroyed PeterGo back then!

Immediately, the Korean server's people started cursing!

"Holy fuck!"

"Why did this fellow come over to the Korean server?"

"Who can possibly win against him!"

"Damn, ignore him so that he'll leave!"

"But he's still shouting! He's saying that Seoul belongs to him!"

"This damned hooligan!"

"Let him continue shouting. We just have to ignore him!"

"Why are we ignoring this?"

"Because we can't fucking win, that's why!"

Zhang Ye went over to Li Shinchi's room. "Let's have another game."

Li Shinchi was almost in tears. "Go away!"

Zhang Ye said: "I'm really not Zhang Ye, let's play again."

Li Shinchi nearly vomited blood: "If you're not going away, I will!"

System notification: Li Shinchi has gone offline.

Zhang Ye: "…"

He went over to Song Jeonha's room again. "Another game."

The other party was so stunned that he could not even say a word.

System notification: Song Jeonha has gone offline.

Zhang Ye: "..."

A flurry of scrolling comments flew by in the livestreaming channel:

"—Pfft, hahaha—It's over, no one wants to play with us anymore—I got such a kick out of this—All hail the mighty Lord Zhang—Teacher Zhang is too domineering—This is so much fun. Teacher Zhang, stay around and don't stop streaming, please—Yeah, we still want to continue watching—That was too funny—The level of our Chinese Go has always been very strong, but it's the first time anyone has swept the Korean server like that. I finally got to witness it today—But it's over, we can't have fun over there anymore—Zhang Ye has been recognized and no one wants to play against him—"

…

A few minutes later.

On the Online Go Server.

The Japanese server was flooded with messages!

"Tokyo belongs to China, challenge me if you disagree!"

"Tokyo belongs to China, challenge me if you disagree!"

"Tokyo belongs to China, challenge me if you disagree!"

The Japanese server was enraged!

"Bastard!"

"Who dares act so atrociously like that?"

"I'll fight you!"

"I'll give you a ten-stone handicap!"

"Play me, or you're a cowardly bastard!"

Two hours later.

The Japanese server went silent!

…

The American server.

"New York belongs to Japan, challenge me if you disagree!"

"New York belongs to Japan, challenge me if you disagree!"

"New York belongs to Japan, challenge me if you disagree!"

The Americans swarmed up at once!

"Fuck!"

"Bitch!"

"Those goddamned Japanese!"

"Let's teach them a lesson!"

The users from the Japanese server who knew what was going on nearly spat out a mouthful of blood when they saw this. What the fuck has this got to do with us, Zhang Ye! You are too fucking wicked! Damn you!

An hour and a half later.

The American server went silent!

…

There was no one left to play against!

The entire world's Go servers already knew who was behind this user account!

Zhang Ye was still spamming messages over there. "Where is everyone? Where'd everyone go to?"

The people on the Korean, Japanese, and American servers were all so depressed that they could just die!

Seoul is yours!

Tokyo is yours!

New York is yours!

The entire world is all yours, will that do?!

The entire universe belongs to you, alright!

Get lost!

Hurry up and get lost!

In Zhang Ye's channel:

"—Aiyo, my God!—I laughed til I cried—I've already cried five times from laughing too much—Teacher Zhang, I really have to give it to you—Hahahahahaha—Slay them all! My large saber is again again again again again again again again again again again again again again again again again unable to endure the thirst!—There's no one left to slay anymore—The Korean, Japanese, and American servers have all been swept aside—How thrilling that was—This will surely be a new chapter in the history of the Go world—Aiyo, I can't take it anymore, I'm laughing again—Zhang Ye is really too good at attracting hate—This fellow was born with the innate ability to mock people—Teacher Zhang, don't you intend to go international in the future? Is it good to be doing this? Hahahaha—"

At the same time, the entire world's Go enthusiasts were all feeling both respect and hatred for Zhang Ye!

They respected his strength in the game as he was able to sweep everyone aside and emerge victorious. He was definitely the number one person of the international Go world, or perhaps even in the entire history of Go! But the problem was that his character was simply too detestable. He was totally immoral to no end, with no one coming close either 500 years before or after this present moment!

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Chapter 1278: 'The Great Truth' finale!

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At night.

China Qiyuan.

A group of professional Go players had gathered here, with some of them rushing over to rubberneck after hearing about what had happened. They were all either extremely stunned, puking blood, or unable to close their mouths from laughing too much.

Hu Liang asked, "Has it ended?"

Xu Han said with a chuckle, "They've already finished playing."

The Qiyuan president said, "No one's bothered with him anymore."

"Why is this fellow so free today? He even came to look for me to play a game this afternoon. How could I want to play against him? In the end, I kicked him out from the room." Li Yi 9-dan harrumphed.

Tian Weiwei wiped away his sweat. "Lord Zhang also approached me to play a game this afternoon."

Chen Ying 8-dan said in amusement, "He found me too, I think he was streaming."

"Streaming? Then wouldn't he have embarrassed us thoroughly on a global level?" Li Yi was feeling rather speechless.

Hu Liang disagreed. "He didn't bring us any shame at all. Clearly, he has displayed the might of our nation!"

Xu Han said with a smile, "Yes. In the world of Go, everything is still dependent on strength."

The president suddenly said, "I find it to be pretty good. With Little Zhang's brouhaha, I'm certain that it will get more people interested in Go. This is good for the entire field."

Chen Ying 8-dan said helplessly, "Zhang Ye is invincible right now, with no one able to match him at all. It'd be very difficult for the international Go world to find anyone who could possibly best him."

He swept the American server!

He swept the Japanese server!

He swept the Korean server!

Where else could they find another godly person like him?

There wasn't one in the past, and there wouldn't be one in the future!

…

In the livestreaming channel.

From out of nowhere, the number of viewers had soared to a terrifying number!

8 million!

9 million!

10 million!

It actually broke past 10 million viewers!

In the past, the record for a livestream's total viewers did not even reach 8 million, let alone 10 million concurrent viewers. This was like a dream!

Meihe TV's staff were so happy they could go crazy!

People from the other livestreaming sites were all dumbfounded!

Why?

Because it was just too terrifying!

Wasn't it just a stream of Go?

How many people in this world even knew about or could play Go?

So how the fuck did it get so many viewers?

Yet it did. There were just so many people who enjoyed watching Zhang Ye posture like this and see him acting all showy. The more they watched, the more they liked it, and the more they couldn't stop watching. It was as though this fellow had a natural charm. At times, some people who were watching would end up wanting to insult him in between their laughter as they found him to be to be too unconventional. But even after the insults, they still continued to like him so damn much that they couldn't understand why.

Onscreen.

Zhang Ye had logged out from the account. He said with a smile, "Alright, that's enough. It's about time I stopped offending any more people. I suppose the Korean and Japanese servers' people must be hopping mad at me. Everyone, please be tight-lipped about this. I was not the one who played those games today. I won't be taking responsibility for them and be scolded for it. What? You're asking me who played them then? Of course it's the owner of that 'dushd' account!"

The owner of that account nearly spat out a mouthful of blood!

Messages scrolled by.

"—Aiyo, can you please stop joking around—Teacher Zhang, you're so bad that you're oozing with evilness—Hahahaha—How sad that the owner has to bear this responsibility—dushd will become famous. To that bro, whenever you log on to the account in the future, please take caution. I believe that when you get online, the entire world will curse at you in all kinds of languages—It's a good time for you to pick up a few more languages then—Pfft, that's enough, guys!—I had such a good laugh today—There's really no other celebrity like Teacher Zhang Ye—I like him so much—The best thing about Zhang Ye is how well he can pretend—Yes, if anyone else has the achievements of Zhang Ye, like being a literary scholar, a mathematician, the number one person in the Go world, they would probably be conceited to an unimaginable degree. But looking at Zhang Ye, he's still the same as before. He's still like how he was when we first got to know him—Yes, he hasn't changed at all—"

Looking at the time.

It was already 8:30 in the evening!

Zhang Ye was surprised. "Aiyo, how did time pass so quickly? Why didn't any of you remind me? The site only wanted me to stream for two hours, but I've already gone on for over six hours. I started at 2 PM and it's now 8:30 PM? I haven't even eaten yet! You people are really mistreating me!"

A flurry of insults scrolled past.

"—Go to hell—You're the one who's mistreating us—Hahaha, you're the one who didn't fucking keep track of time, so how dare you blame us for it?—It was you who didn't go offline yourself—I haven't had dinner yet either—So you've also realized that it's already past 8?—Pfft, and I thought you were gonna stream until dawn—That wasn't enough, give us more—Yeah, Teacher Zhang, it's this late, so what would a few more minutes matter?—Show us something else that we haven't seen before—Agreed—1—Give us a finale—You can go and eat after you're done with one last one—"

Zhang Ye was at his wits' end. "Another one? Something that you guys haven't seen before? I've already performed a crosstalk, MCed, and played Go, what else have you guys not seen me do? I suppose you've seen it all already." Thinking for a bit, he said, "Why don't I sing you a folk song for y'all?"

A folk song?

You even know how to sing a folk song?

The channel's viewers got all excited!

"—Come on then—Hurry up—Alright, a folk song it shall be—Let's hear how it sounds—Quickly sing it—Is it going to be an opera song or what?—"

There were no clappers 1 .

There were no stringed instruments.

Zhang Ye stood up with his full body in frame and opened his mouth to start singing.

"About relations?

"The Heavens are not kin.

"It has the Sun, Moon, and stars.

"The cycle of the Sun and Moon ages people.

"Taking countless people from this world.

"About relations?

"The Earth is not kin.

"The land is full of living beings as precious as gold.

"Fighting for fame and fortune through the years.

"Visiting old graves after the new."

Listening to this, many of Zhang Ye's friends sighed.

Yao Jiancai fell silent.

Ha Qiqi looked at Zhang Ye.

Hearing this tune, they just couldn't smile no matter what. All they felt was a heavy, sinking feeling in their hearts.

Zhang Ye sang.

"About relations?

"Are my peers the closest?"

The people in the channel cheered!

Yi!

Yi!

Yi!

Hahaha!

Zhang Ye sighed and sang.

"No, they aren't either.

"Infighting and plots, chill the heart!"

Suddenly, he raised his voice.

Zhang Ye looked at the camera and sang.

"About relations?

"The audience is the closest!

"The audience and actors are linked by their hearts!"

The scrolling comments were all praise!

"—Good!—Good!—Well said!—"

Zhang Ye was very into it.

"As the old saying goes!

"Without the patron, no artist would arise!

"Braved the cold winds and snow yesterday to get to the dry north!

"Traveling to Jiangnan today for the scenery!

"I offer a word of advice.

"Stay away from wine, women, and song!

"And don't indulge in eating, drinking, orgies, or gambling!

"I cup my fist and pay respects to all: Everyone, may fortune shine upon you and your business thrive!"

Zhang Ye gave a fist and palm salute and faced the camera with a mix of emotions. He had long wanted to sing the words of this folk song and had done so today because it was also a timely reminder to himself. It was just the correct day. And the correct place. Everything else was bullshit. Only the audience was the most sincere. Only those without any motives and truly liked him were the most sincere of people. Zhang Ye wanted to tell himself that this was true no matter how far he went, and that he mustn't forget this all his life.

"—Great—That was very well sung—Zhang Ye, you're really awesome—Teacher Zhang, I like you a lot—Thank you—Teacher Zhang, it's been hard on you—"

A folk song called "The Great Truth" from his previous world's Deyun Society 2 had moved plenty of people here!

Today's stream made many viewers revel in joy. They were thoroughly satisfied through the pores of their skin to every cell in their bodies. It was such a joy to watch!

The opening was good!

The process was good!

The closing was also good!

There was nothing to complain about!

This was the first time a celebrity from the entertainment industry had succeeded in testing the waters of online streaming!

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Chapter 1279: Zhang Ye is going for the S-list?

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After the stream ended.

Zhang Ye could finally take a breather. He hurriedly downed a bottle of water and got up to walk out of the livestreaming studio. When he came outside, he was slightly stunned as he found more than a dozen people waiting for him.

"Great job, Director Zhang!"

"Great work, Teacher Zhang!"

"You're amazing!"

"This stream was great!"

"The number of viewers exploded!"

"This is a record!"

"The records for the value of the donations received and the number of viewers have both been broken!"

A group of Meihe TV's staff were chattering.

Even the CEO of Meihe TV came over to join them. The moment he came up to them, he said excitedly, "Teacher Zhang, great job, great job. Thank you so much. In these two years, we have worked with many celebrities in show business. But there has really been no one as professional as you were today. Don't mention the celebrities, even our own site's full-time streamers could only stream for about two to three hours at a go. If they were asked to stream for close to seven hours? They wouldn't be able to take it for sure! There's nothing I can tell you!" He gave Zhang Ye a thumbs up. "Except for this!"

Zhang Ye smiled and waved it off. "Since I'm paid for it, it's only to be expected of me. It's nothing too serious. I don't have much to offer except for my energy. If we're making a living out of this, the least we can do is make sure the audience is not short-changed, right? I'm just earning a living, it's nothing that noble."

Meihe TV's CEO said, "But it's not like that. Which other celebrity would possibly stream six to seven hours for us? It just wouldn't happen. If we paid them for two hours, they would even charge you extra if it went two minutes over. It's just how things work in the entertainment industry these days. There aren't any people like you anymore. Teacher Zhang, we're really happy to be working with you on this occasion. I won't say anything more and will remember this. If there's anything you need in the future, just tell me."

Zhang Ye nodded. "Well, there's something that I need right now."

The CEO immediately answered, "Go ahead."

Zhang Ye touched his belly and said, "Isn't it about time for dinner?"

Dinner?

Pfft!

That's right, nobody has eaten yet!

The CEO facepalmed and exclaimed, "Aiyo, just look at how forgetful I am. Quick, quick, let's reserve a table and call a taxi. I'll personally hold a banquet to show our appreciation for Teacher Zhang and his team!"

"You don't have to go to all that trouble." Zhang Ye was really hungry. "Do you have any packaged food?"

A staff member nodded and said, "We do, but it's just some boxed lunches that we had earlier."

Zhang Ye pointed at him. "That'll do."

A female staff member said nervously, "But it's already cold."

"Just heat it up in the microwave," Zhang Ye said.

Two minutes later.

A group of people watched as Zhang Ye bent over on the table and gobbled up the boxed lunches with a pair of chopsticks. They exchanged glances when they saw such a sight.

The boss gave a wry smile. "You're fine with just eating boxed lunches?"

Zhang Ye raised his head and said with a smile, "Why not?"

He was never picky about food.

He could have delicacies.

Or he could have instant noodles.

The Meihe staff all looked at him and suddenly seemed like they understood a little more about why Zhang Ye could reach his level of fame. Just a simple action was enough to explain a lot of things.

…

The next day.

There were headlines of Zhang Ye on quite a few entertainment news sections!

"Zhang Ye teams up with Meihe TV for his first ever stream!"

"10 million viewers watching concurrently!"

"Zhang Ye's shocking level of appeal!"

"An A-list celebrity who raps!"

"Drunk and Alone' gets mimicked by Internet streamers!"

"Zhang Ye's new monologue amazes the industry!"

"Zhang Ye wreaked havoc in the Go world last evening!"

"The Japanese, Korean, and American Go servers have been swept aside by Zhang Ye!"

"The Chinese Go world to welcome a hundred years of prosperity?"

"'The Great Truth' moves many livestream viewers to tears!"

Online, there were similar voices!

"Did you guys watch it yesterday?"

"Of course I did, it was so enjoyable!"

"I died laughing. I've never seen such a funny celebrity before!"

"Hahahaha. I became a braindead fan of Zhang Ye's after yesterday!"

"Zhang Ye has definitely got to be part of that handful of truly talented celebrities in all of showbiz. He just has too many good ideas in him!"

"Yeah, I really have to take my hat off to him!"

"He totally slayed the Japanese and Korean servers. It really got my blood pumping just watching!"

"I'll give him a perfect score for this round! It was awesome!"

"Zhang Ye's popularity is gonna surge again."

"Yesterday's Zhang Ye was indeed domineering!"

"Could he not be domineering? Even during the stream fronted by the Heavenly King, there were at most 7 million viewers online, assuming the organizers did not boost the numbers. But watching Zhang Ye's stream, I could clearly feel that the 10 million viewers were all real people. Judging from the atmosphere in the channel and looking at Weibo's trending topics at that time, there's no point in arguing whether the stream was really that popular or not. Could this fellow's appeal put him on par with the Heavenly Kings and Queens?"

"Surely not, right? His popularity is still too far behind theirs."

"Oh right, I haven't checked Zhang Ye's popularity score in a long time."

"He's still at number one in the A-list, no changes yet. When he got promoted to the top of the A-list, his popularity score was still lacking by severalfold to get to the S-list, so how could he get there so soon—eh—wait!"

"Holy shit! Quick, take a look!"

"This…what is this?"

"My titanium dog eyes are blinded!"

"Someone, come quick! Something big has happened! Something big has happened!"

"Ahhhhh!"

"But this is impossible!"

"How could this have happened?"

All of a sudden, quite a few netizens were alarmed. Someone finally realized that something was wrong. Someone finally discovered that something was wrong with Zhang Ye's popularity!

Back when Zhang Ye reached the top of the A-list, it looked like he was just a step away from reaching the S-list. But this step was actually very far away and was almost considered an insurmountable gap. In recent years, so many celebrity and big shots had reached this top position that Zhang Ye was in but were still unable to take a seat among those on the S-list. In the end, it was still those seven familiar faces who stood atop the entertainment circle, unmovable by any storm. As such, no one thought a thing about it when Zhang Ye rose up to the top of the A-list!

But today!

At this moment!

They were suddenly stunned to find out that not only had Zhang Ye's popularity score caught up to those ahead of him, it had even gotten within touching distance to the popularity scores of those seven S-list Heavenly Kings and Queens!

The media was stunned!

The public was stunned!

The entertainment circle was stunned!

The teams of the Heavenly Kings and Queens were stunned!

God!

How was that possible!

When did he catch up to them?

Wasn't this too soon!

Fortress Besieged?

The highest literary award?

Advertisement endorsements?

I Am a Singer?

Plaza dancing?

Or this livestream?

No, this was definitely not something that could be achieved with just a couple good outcomes. This was an accumulation of everything, and Zhang Ye had been undertaking this task for the past several months. All of it was done in order for him to have a shot at the S-list! So this was the objective of Zhang Ye's intense schedule and endorsements in all of these months! They were too foolish, too stupid. They should have thought of this long ago; they should have realized it long ago. How did they only just find out about it!

Would Zhang Ye succeed?

Was one of those seven spots going to change owners soon?

Was there going to be a shake-up in the entertainment industry?

This was the first time!

This was the first time that any celebrity had come so close to one of those highly regarded seven people at the top!

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Chapter 1280: Turmoil in the industry!

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At home.

The outside world was in an uproar.

But Zhang Ye was still sleeping soundly in bed.

The bedroom door was pushed open and his mother came inside looking shocked. "Son! Son! Are you serious? The news is reporting that you're making a push for the S-list?"

Zhang Ye was woken up. "Ah?"

His father also came into the room. "Is it true?"

"Yeah." Zhang Ye sat up from bed. "The media has already reported about it?"

His mother said, "They just reported about it, and the outside world has turned upside down!"

Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I didn't think that they would find out so soon."

His mother said excitedly, "So are you serious? Why didn't you tell us about it?"

"I told you all about it earlier. I said that I was preparing for a big job, but you insisted that I was going to rob a bank." Zhang Ye rolled his eyes and said, "I've been planning this for a long time. In the past few months, all the work that I did was to support this plan. In truth, it's still not complete yet and I'm still short of a few steps. But if they've already found out about it, I guess there's no other way to it. Hai, I knew that it couldn't be kept under wraps for long. No one is that silly and it looks like I can't sneak up to them anymore, hur hur. Since they've found out, I'll just carry out the plan more openly. I've already gained enough popularity anyway. Even if they make preparations against me, I doubt they can get me off their tails in the short term."

His mother pointed at him. "Son, Mom is optimistic that you can do it!"

But his father said, "Can you really go up?"

Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I'll give it a shot."

His mother said, "Go for it. Show them what my son is capable of!"

"Alright." Zhang Ye shrugged. "After we're done with the wedding, I'll make sure to put up a good fight against those seven people."

His mother said happily, "Your wedding might even be able to add quite a bit of popularity for you. If they knew who your wife is, they'd surely be surprised!"

Surprised?

That wouldn't aptly describe it at all!

Horrified should be the word!

He wondered how many people would be horrified when they found out!

"Mom," Zhang Ye said calmly, "keep it on the down-low."

Ring ring ring, ring ring ring.

His friends started calling.

The first call was from Ha Qiqi. It sounded very chaotic on her end.

"Director Zhang, we can't keep it under wraps anymore!"

"I know, I've seen the news."

"The media has broken through and called us a dozen times so far!"

"You guys handle it, sorry for all the work."

Followed by Chen Guang.

"Damn, are you really doing it?"

"Doing what, Old Chen?"

"What are you even saying! You've kept it too well-hidden!"

"Haha, but I didn't hide it at all."

"You're so aggressive. Wenli and I just caught the news and were stunned by what we saw. It was only then that we realized that your popularity has grown to such a level. You're really great, aren't ya? This is such a big deal, but you managed to keep such a straight face about it. This is such a huge deal, getting to the summit of show business. The entire industry has blown up over it!"

"What do you mean by getting to the summit? I'm not even close yet."

"You call this not close?"

"Don't listen to the hot air that the media is blowing. I'm still lacking by quite a bit in the popularity score."

"So all the more you should be putting in more hard work to give yourself a boost."

Yao Jiancai also called.

"You're aiming for the top?"

"Can't I?"

"Of course you can, you totally can!"

"Haha, I'll give it a shot and see how it goes."

"You won't have a problem doing it. I purposely went to check out the rankings just now. Although there's still a little more to go, it's not really that far anymore. This is definitely the closest anyone has gotten in recent years to those seven people. Keep working at it and make it happen. You'll be really great in the future when you get to the top domestically!"

"I'll see what I can do."

Zhang Xia.

Xiaodong.

Amy.

Ning Lan.

Zhang Ye's cell phone was exploding with calls!

The media also nearly caused a stampede over at Zhang Ye's Studio!

The media and industry could not be blamed for having such a huge reaction. The main issue was that Zhang Ye's issue had come up too suddenly. It was so sudden that no one was prepared for it!

The S-list!

There were only seven spots among those at the top of the entertainment industry!

If someone was coming up? Then that would mean that someone else would be going down. This was the rule of this world's Celebrity Rankings Index. Whether it was the S-list, the A-list, or the B-list, this rule would apply at every level since they couldn't have an unlimited amount of celebrities in them. A celebrity wouldn't simply get promoted the moment they reached a certain popularity score. The rankings index would always take into consideration factors like how the public's attention span was limited, and how the development of the entertainment industry was not stagnant. The difference in popularity scores from ten years ago and now was very different. If they had implemented a fixed system back then, with the crazy development of the entertainment industry by today's terms, there would have been at least several dozen S-list celebrities at present, if not a hundred of them. It couldn't be done this way, so the Celebrity Rankings Index needed to have a fixed quota at each level, not depend on a fixed boundary of popularity scores dictating who would get in. It had rationale.

Zhang Ye thought about what it was like in his previous world and felt that it was rather similar in a way. Although it wasn't as clear-cut as this world's way of doing it, there were still pretty well-defined S- and A-list celebrities back there. The evaluation criteria were all dependent on the media's, industry's, and one's own judgment and feeling of how popular a celebrity was. Similarly, the number of S-list celebrities in his previous world was also not unlimited. If they really counted them, there would only be a handful. Although the number of S-list big names would gradually increase and looked like there wasn't a cap to it, but if you were to look back on it later, those initial S-list celebrities would definitely have lost quite a bit of their popularity from before, and might even end up dropping from the list? Or become has-beens? Or disappear from the public's view? With new people coming in, the old would have to go. In terms of this point, the two worlds were essentially the same.

If you wanted to rise?

Then you'd have to fight for it!

There were only those few spots. Whoever could get one would mean that they were the more capable people!

And the current Zhang Ye had undoubtedly declared war on those seven people!

The media was stirring with activity!

"Zhang Ye Declares War!"

"Can Zhang Ye reach the top?"

"The battle for the S-list officially kicks off!"

"Great changes are coming to the entertainment circle!"

"Industry experts are not optimistic of Zhang Ye's chances to get into the S-list!"

"Will the teams of the Heavenly Kings and Queens call for an urgent response?"

"The biggest thing to happen in the entertainment industry this year!"

There was also an uproar on Weibo!

"I nearly vomited blood from the shock!"

"This is so impressive!"

"In just the blink of an eye, Zhang Ye has come to this step?"

"Yeah! To think that I was just listening to Zhang Ye's radio broadcast of Ghost Blows Out the Light not too long ago. At that time, I started liking him quite a bit. After following and scolding him so much over the years, damn, this jokester has actually reached a point where he has a chance of getting to the top of the entertainment circle when no one was expecting it? Hai!"

"Hahaha. Fighting and scolding his way up to here over three years, this fellow has gone through really big changes in the entertainment circle. It's wonderful."

"Supporting Zhang Ye reaching the top!"

"Go Teacher Zhang!"

"I don't think anything will come out of this. In the end, it will have all been for naught."

"Yeah, no one's been able to touch those seven people's positions in so many years."

"Let's take it one step at a time and see how it turns out!"

"If those Heavenly Kings and Queens are willing to come out to garner some popularity, they'll easily pull away from Zhang Ye. It really won't be easy."

"But he has a very good chance too!"

"Supporting Zhang Ye!"

The netizens were arguing!

There was a heated discussion going on in the industry!

The entire country was talking about this news!

At this moment, Zhang Ye received a call from Zhang Yuanqi.

Looking at the caller ID, Zhang Ye smiled and picked up. "Hello, Old Zhang."

Zhang Yuanqi said: "Are you really coming up?"

Zhang Ye acknowledged: "Yeah, I have to find something for you all to do."

"How confident you sound!"

"Haha, do you have any suggestions?"

"No, but I do have advice for you."

"Oh?"

"Of the seven of us, none of us are pushovers. If you really want to bring one of us down, it definitely won't be as easy as you think."

"You're saying it as though I'm a pushover."

"True, then all the best to you."

After hanging up, Zhang Ye stopped thinking about this issue.

About an hour later, Zhang Ye received a message. It was sent by Zhang Yuanqi's manager, Fang Weihong. When he saw it, he was slightly taken aback. It contained the recent schedules of the six S-list celebrities other than Zhang Yuanqi. There was the screening dates of their movies, as well as a forecast of where they could increase their popularity score. All of the information was detailed very clearly. There were even the actions taken by their teams after finding out about Zhang Ye's intention to make a bid for the S-list, like the increase in their activities, consideration of variety shows' invitations to them, etc.

This was clearly insider's news!

Then a call from Fang Weihong arrived.

Zhang Ye hurriedly picked it up. "Sister Fang."

Fang Weihong laughed and said: "Did you see it yet?"

Zhang Ye said: "I saw it, thank you."

But Fang Weihong said, "Don't thank me, it was Sister Zhang who got me to collate the information and send it to you. Your social ties in the industry are terrible, and everything you do is always an uphill battle. You don't really get along with the higher-ups of the entertainment industry either, so your information must naturally be very limited. This is a critical moment in your bid to get into the S-list, so see if that will be of any help to you. In the future, if you need this sort of news again, you can ask me."

Zhang Ye was stunned. "Sister Zhang wanted me to have it?"

"Yes."

"We were just talking on the phone and she didn't seem like she was optimistic about my chances."

Fang Weihong was taken aback. "She's not optimistic of your chances? Did she say that?"

"No, but it sounded that way," Zhang Ye said.

Fang Weihong shook her head and said: "Well, for me, I once asked Sister Zhang about this. It was about a year ago when I asked her how long she thought the seven people of the S-list could hold on to their spots. Would it be a year? Three years? Or five years? Sister Zhang told me at that time that there wasn't much of a chance for there to be any changes to the S-list in the short term. So I asked her again, what if changes really happened. Who would be the one to go down? And who would rise up? Guess what she said?"

Zhang Ye listened.

Fang Weihong laughed and said: "Sister Zhang said that if changes really happened, she wasn't sure about who would be going down, but she was sure that the person to come up would definitely be—you!"

Zhang Ye was stunned. "Me?"

He really hadn't expected this.

Was Old Zhang's opinion of him so high?

After hanging up, Zhang Ye stared at the information on his cell phone that Fang Weihong had sent to him. He felt rather touched, but moved his hand to it and deleted the message. He would remember this for sure. Whoever was good to him, he knew full well. But he didn't need this information. Neither was he the type who would want to make use of his opponent's information and study them. Most times, Zhang Ye preferred to be more direct about things, rather than beat around the bush.

Wherever they were going?

Whatever they were doing?

However they would garner more popularity?

Who cares about all of that!

I will just be relentless!

Life and death are destined. Everyone pits their skill!

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Chapter 1281: Zhang Ye designs the wedding dress!

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It was the weekend.

In the morning.

While the outside world was still digesting the news of Zhang Ye's bid for the S-list, the official Weibo of Zhang Ye's Studio issued some alarming news: Teacher Zhang Ye will temporarily be putting all his work on hold from today in order to prepare for his upcoming wedding. He gives thanks to everyone and the media for their concern. All news and schedules regarding the wedding will be announced at the earliest possible opportunity.

When the post went up on Weibo, it became even more lively on the Internet!

"Wow!"

"The wedding?"

"Zhang Ye is really going to get married soon!"

"It's too soon, I'm still not prepared!"

"Congratulations, Teacher Zhang!"

"So who's the bride?"

"Yeah, can we have a picture of the bride please!"

"How nerve-wracking. The wedding will be held soon and no one even knows who the bride is? Aren't you leaving us with sleepless nights this way? My gossiping heart can't take this anymoreeeee!"

"Yeah, that's true. It's too mysterious!"

"I'm just curious how there isn't any information about it at all!"

"There aren't even any rumors or a hint of who it might be!"

"Where have the paparazzi been? What have the reporters been working on?"

"Hmph, you guys always seem to know every single bit of gossip, like whoever has a mistress, or whoever has an illegitimate child, none of that ever gets unreported! But why are you all fucking up at this critical moment? Why is there just no news at all when it comes to Zhang Ye's affairs? Are you any good at your jobs!"

"That is indeed a little weird!"

"I really wanna see who the bride is!"

The media outlets and paparazzi could only take the fall for this.

The media outlets smiled bitterly, while the paparazzi were helpless.

What has this got anything to do with us? Why are you all scolding us?

We would also like to know! But the problem is that there isn't any information about it at all!

Following that, under the strong urging and pleas from the media outlets, the staff of Zhang Ye's Studio relented and agreed to hold a mini-press conference to answer some of their questions.

At the press conference.

Several dozen media outlets were posing questions non-stop.

A reporter asked, "Who is the bride?"

Zhang Ye's Studio replied, "We're keeping it a secret for now."

"Where will the wedding be held?"

"We're keeping it a secret for now and will inform everyone when the time comes."

"Will it be a Chinese style wedding or a western style one?"

"According to our knowledge, it will primarily be a Chinese style wedding."

"Will reporters be allowed into the venue to take photographs?"

"Yes, we will be coming up with a list of invitations for the relevant media outlets to send one of their reporters to attend the wedding."

It was just a mini-press conference, but it lasted for a full two hours.

The media did not let Ha Qiqi and the others leave as they pushed their microphones forward and questioned them for a long time. When the press conference finally finished, everyone dispersed amid the commotion with some of the reporters rushing back to their offices so that they could quickly report about it. There were also some reporters who had already finished their drafts at the venue and sent it back to their offices for the news to be published immediately.

"Zhang Ye's impending grand wedding!"

"Identity of bride remains mystery!"

"Could it be a celebrity? Or an average person?"

"Heatedly discussed about, Zhang Ye's wedding captures the attention of the public!"

Zhang Ye's wedding was clearly a big deal within the entertainment industry as well. After all, he was no longer the same as before. He wasn't that small-time celebrity that no one cared about. He was now able to hold out against those seven people at the top of show business. Regarding Zhang Ye's big wedding, the whole nation's people had their eyes on this occasion. Everyone knew that this event would again bring about a lot of fame for Zhang Ye. He was now edging closer and closer to one of those seven spots!

…

Later that morning.

Elsewhere.

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Zhang Ye received a call and went downstairs.

Wu Zeqing's secretary, Bai Li, had driven to his place. When she saw Zhang Ye, Bai Li hurriedly got out of car. "Teacher Zhang, Chief Wu has been caught up in some work and might only be able to come over later. She had me pick you up first and send you over. Why don't we leave?"

Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Alright."

Bai Li proceeded to open the car door for him.

Zhang Ye quickly said, "I'll get it myself."

Bai Li said politely, "Let me do it."

"Don't be so polite with me, Secretary Bai." Zhang Ye got into the car and said with a chuckle, "We're not strangers anymore."

Bai Li gave a reserved smile. "That won't do. You're Chief Wu's boyfriend, so you're also like my boss."

As they talked, they drove off.

Bai Li was a little distracted as she drove. She could still remember how shocked she was when she heard about this news yesterday. Even now, she still found it quite difficult to believe!

Teacher Zhang?

Chief Wu?

They were going to get married?

Oh my God!

Did they really have to make it this big?!

Bai Li now understood why Chief Wu had been so good towards Zhang Ye in the past. So it was because they were a couple. She had also been catching the news these days. The newspapers were all talking about how a shake-up was coming to the entertainment industry and that Zhang Ye was planning to break into the S-list. However, only Bai Li knew that that was not even something to break a sweat over. What was that? What kind of a stupid shake-up would that be? When Zhang Ye's wedding day arrives, all of you will realize what an earthquake truly is!

At a bridal shop.

She parked the car. Zhang Ye and Bai Li walked inside.

There were a few people in here.

Fat Sis, Wu Zeqing's elder sister.

Wu Mo, Wu Zeqing's nephew.

Xin Ya, Wu Zeqing's best friend.

Zhang Ye smiled and greeted them, "Fat Sis, Mo'er, Professor Xin."

The mathematician, Xin Ya, smiled and said, "What an important man Professor Zhang is. We were all waiting for you."

Fat Sis did not say anything pointless and simply introduced, "Zhang'er, let me introduce you to some people. These two are our country's best fashion designers. This is Julie, a famous bridal gown designer. This is Li Xianghe, a famous Chinese Kwa 1 designer. Aren't you planning to use a bridal gown when welcoming the guests, and then change into a Chinese dress for the wedding ceremony? I've already found you two of the best designers and got them to come down here today. They've brought along some samples, so come and take a look. We have to decide on the choices by today. Otherwise, it'll be too late."

Zhang Ye blinked. "It's that urgent?"

Wu Mo rolled his eyes. "Listen to what you're saying. You and my aunt are both busier than the other. We pushed for the trying on of the bridal gown long ago, but you two just kept not turning up!"

Zhang Ye said, "Hey, how can you speak to your uncle like that?"

Wu Mo burst into tears. "Go away! We're talking on our own terms!"

Zhang Ye shook hands with both the designers and said, "Sorry to trouble the two of you."

Julie smiled and said, "It's nothing."

Li Xianghe smiled. "It's my honor."

Fat Sis glanced around. "Eh? Where's Zeqing?"

Bai Li said, "Chief Wu has something to attend to and can't come over yet."

Fat Sis smacked her lips. "That Zeqing! An important matter like choosing the bridal gown and she's not here? I'll call her!" She had already picked up her phone and started dialing.

"Big Sis?"

"What are you doing?"

"There's something I have to handle at work."

"But we're choosing your bridal gown today!"

"Just let Zhang Ye select it for me."

"He's a man, what would he know about such things? Can you really trust his taste?"

"Of course I trust him. Just let him choose it, I'll wear whatever he selects."

"Whoa, you're really that brave, huh?"

"Hur hur, I have to hang up now."

After hanging up, Fat Sis had no choice but to go ahead with the selection.

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The group of them gathered around and started picking the bridal gown.

Julie was a female designer and also a good friend of Fat Sis. She took out five design sketches, one of which was a finished product that was dressed on a mannequin. "Everyone, come and see this. This is the style that I'm recommending as its design is concise and elegant. Look at the design of the veil, this is made from…" She gave a very detailed description of it.

The first bridal gown:

Zhang Ye shook his head.

Fat Sis shook her head.

The second bridal gown:

Xin Ya firmly said no.

Zhang Ye was also not too enthusiastic about it.

The third and the fourth pieces were also turned down by Zhang Ye.

Fat Sis said, "I think the fourth design is quite nice looking."

Xin Ya also said, "The fourth piece is good."

Wu Mo said, "I prefer the third one."

But Zhang Ye firmly said, "All of them won't do. They don't suit Old Wu."

It was either too simple.

Or too revealing.

Or it involved too many complicated designs.

Zhang Ye did not like any of them.

Julie looked at him. "These styles of dresses are the latest fashion. Teacher Zhang, if you have any requests, you can let me know. I will make the modifications according to your suggestions."

Xin Ya laughed and said, "How would he know anything about that?"

Zhang Ye said in amusement, "As someone who works with math, do you think you know any better then?"

Xin Ya said, "Whoa, you speak as if you don't work with math yourself?"

Wu Mo laughed and said, "Did you two fight over something? Why do you always bicker?"

Xin Ya harrumphed. "At the entrance of Tsinghua, he robbed us of our students and smashed our cars."

Realization dawned on Wu Mo. "That's right, Sister Xin is from Tsinghua University, who hate Peking University!"

"They were at fault at that time," Zhang Ye rebutted.

Julie recommended a few changes and came up with some more proposals.

Xin Ya, Fat Sis, and the others were all giving suggestions. The final proposed style was somewhat alright to Zhang Ye, but he only found it to be not too bad and did not think that it was anything special. After dragging on for a long time, there was still no conclusion. After that, Designer Li Xianghe took out his designs for the Chinese Kwa. After half an hour of discussions, Xin Ya, Fat Sis, and the others found some of the designs to be really nice, but Zhang Ye was also not happy with them. He was someone who wasn't really picky when it came to things that he ate or used for himself. He would usually be fine with anything and could accept the shortcomings of whatever was given to him. But for Old Wu, he wasn't going to be shoddy about it at all. He would not give the nod if there was even a minor detail that he was unsatisfied with. His standards were raised higher when in the pursuit of perfection.

The two designers, Julie and Li Xianghe, gave each other a helpless glance.

Wu Mo was sweating by now. "Brother Zhang, are you going to decide on anything at all?"

Fat Sis said, "Are they all really not to your satisfaction?"

Xin Ya said, "Why don't we wait for Zeqing to arrive first before deciding."

Zhang Ye said, "I know what she will like."

Fat Sis remarked, "Aren't you also involved in the arts? Why don't you design one yourself?" She found what she said rather funny herself.

But Zhang Ye was taken aback!

Me? Design one?

Right!

I can design something myself!

There are so many designs available from back in my previous world!

Zhou Xun's Chanel?

Yang Ying's Dior?

Liu Shishi's Carven?

How about that design that Princess Diana wore?

And so many other world-famous bridal gown designs!

I won't design one that is exactly the same, but it shouldn't be difficult if I were to use the general design of one and find a way to suit it to Old Wu's style. The ideas he had in mind were not something that either of these designers could match. The designs in Zhang Ye's mind were the essence of all the famous designers' style and wisdom, and they had even had the consensus of the public who had seen it before!

Right!

I'll do it myself!

Thinking of this, Zhang Ye took the chance to go and get a drink. At the same time, he opened the game ring interface and took a Memory Search Capsule, going through the various styles of bridal gowns in his mind!

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Chapter 1282: In the headlines again!

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

At the bridal shop.

It was already noon.

This was a private location belonging to Fat Sis. Her company was in the business of making games, while the wedding studio was just run on the side. At this moment, only the few of them were in the shop as Fat Sis had already sent away all unrelated personnel in advance. For any details related to Zhang Ye's big wedding and the choosing of the dress, they of course could not let any outsiders find out.

Zhang Ye was still "drinking" water by himself.

Fat Sis said to Julie, "For my sister's big wedding, you better not hold back any of your gown designs, alright?"

Julie smiled and said, "My dear sis, how long have we known each other? Even if I were to keep any of my designs hidden, I wouldn't do it to you. I've already brought out all the designs I have from inside the wardrobe, so how could I still have anything to hide from you? Teacher Zhang is also involved in the arts, so his requirements are naturally of a higher standard. Everyone's aesthetic values are different; that's where the difficulty lies in designing a bridal gown. If he's still not satisfied with what I have here today, I can go back and have a discussion with my team to quickly come up with a few more new designs. But there wouldn't be enough time and we might not be able to get it out in time for the wedding."

Fat Sis asked, "Are you sure you really don't have any other designs?"

Julie said, "I really don't."

"But you're the best bridal gown designer in the industry."

Julie said, "That's why everything I brought today are my own designs. Every piece is unique and there aren't any mass produced gowns among them."

Suddenly, Zhang Ye came over.

Fat Sis said, "Why don't we go with this piece? It's actually really nice."

But Zhang Ye surprisingly said, "Let me design something for Old Wu myself!"

Wu Mo was stunned. "Huh?"

Xin Ya stared wide-eyed. "Whoa, you're actually going to do it?"

Zhang Ye nodded and said, "Yeah."

"You want to design it yourself?" Fat Sis said in surprise, "This may carry a very great significance, but as a guy and a layman, what could you possibly know about designing a bridal gown?"

Zhang Ye said, "I'll give it a try."

Julie also smiled but said nothing of it.

Zhang Ye said, "Do you have any designing tools?"

Julie said, "All of them."

Zhang Ye looked at her. "I don't actually know how to use these professional tools. Why don't I describe it while you draw it? I'll let you know how I want it to be and what kind of floral patterns to use. You can draw it wherever I point. The overall style and look of the wedding dress, down to the stitching, is in my head. You can just help me bring out what I have in mind to life."

You're really going to do this?

Isn't this ridiculous!

Julie forced a smile and cast a glance at Fat Sis.

Fat Sis threw her hands up in resignation.

Julie could only say, "Alright."

She brought out her tools like a ruler and the such, then got seated.

Zhang Ye stood behind her and started dictating.

"I want the veil to be this way.

"No, it should be a little longer.

"Yes, the mesh size should be slightly larger.

"Shorten this side by a millimeter.

"A little longer…longer.

"Give it a double layer and stack them together."

At first, Julie wasn't really bothered by it, and neither were the others.

Occasionally, she would object to some of his suggestions. "If you do it this way over here, it would look too simple. There won't be a sense of layering this way."

But with every objection that she raised, Zhang Ye would always say, "Just trust me."

And when the general outline of the bridal gown was drawn?

Julie was greatly astonished!

Wu Mo's eyes grew bigger and bigger!

The bridal shop's door was pushed open. Wu Zeqing had finished work had driven herself over. But she realized that no one had noticed her even after she came into the shop. All of them had their heads lowered as they stared at the drawing board in amazement.

Wu Zeqing chuckled. "What's going on here?"

Xin Ya looked up. "Oh, you're finally here?"

"Something came up and I got delayed." Wu Zeqing walked over. "What is this?"

Fat Sis pulled her over in excitement. "Hurry up and see this. Your husband is personally designing a bridal gown for you. It's almost complete!"

Zhang Ye was completely unaware of his surroundings. He didn't realize that Wu Zeqing had arrived. All of his focus was on this bridal gown's design sketch. At times, he would point to suggest what he wanted to be put in. When he couldn't properly relay what was needed, he even nudged Julie aside to draw the idea in his mind so that she would understand what he meant.

Half an hour later.

The sketch of the bridal gown's design was complete!

When they held up Zhang Ye's sketch, everyone turned to look!

Julie was stunned!

Wu Mo was stunned!

Xin Ya was stunned!

Fat Sis was stunned!

Wu Mo exclaimed, "Damn, that's too beautiful!"

Fat Sis said excitedly, "It's really, really nice! It's so befitting of Zeqing's demeanor!"

Julie looked at Zhang Ye in shock. "How did you do it?"

Beside her, the Chinese Kwa designer was also quite taken aback.

Zhang Ye said quite happily, "So is this alright?"

Xin Ya said in astonishment, "This is more than alright!"

Wu Mo asked, "Are you a professional, Brother Zhang?"

Zhang Ye started. "Whoa, Old Wu, when did you arrive?"

"Me?" Wu Zeqing smiled at him. "I got here long ago."

Zhang Ye hurriedly said, "Have a look at this and see if it's fine? Do you like it? If you don't like it, you can have a look at the other designs too. Teacher Julie brought several designs…"

Wu Zeqing looked at the sketch of the bridal gown's design and said with a smile, "There's no need to look, I'll wear this."

Everyone crowded around the sketch and cried out in astonishment from time to time. It was just so beautiful. Even though the finished product was not out yet, they could already feel the breathtaking beauty and luxury from the drawing itself!

Wu Zeqing asked, "What about the Chinese Kwa?"

Zhang Ye said spiritedly, "I'll design it!"

Fat Sis said, "You even want to do that?"

Zhang Ye said, "But of course!"

This fellow was really getting a kick out of designing the dresses!

Without another word, he started dictating to Li Xianghe as well.

"It will be hand-embroidered here.

"No, not this type of pattern.

"Aiya, that's not it. Here, I'll draw it!"

Another hour passed.

The Chinese Kwa design was also completed!

When everyone saw it, they felt beyond speechless!

Julie was stunned again!

Xin Ya was dumbfounded!

Wu Mo grabbed Zhang Ye by the arm. "Brother Zhang! Lord Zhang! Is there anything that you don't know how to do! You're too impressive!"

Zhang Ye smiled and asked, "Does it look good?"

Wu Mo said, "It's so good that I've been blinded!"

Fat Sis was also overjoyed. "It looks better than good! The key is that it fits Zeqing's demeanor so well. It's simply tailor-made for her!"

Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Well, it's literally tailor-made for Old Wu."

Xin Ya looked at her best friend. "I'm starting to get jealous of you, Old Wu. To be able to wear a bridal gown and Chinese Kwa that was designed by one's own husband, how romantic!"

Zhang Ye said, "Do you like it?"

Wu Zeqing smiled. "I like it very much."

Zhang Ye was getting the hang of it and said, "Alright then, I'll design another one if you like!"

Another one?

Wu Mo nearly tripped and fainted. "Do you think that this is a crosstalk encore! That you can keep cracking jokes if the reception was good?"

Everyone laughed.

…

On the same night.

The news leaked.

Some well-connected media outlets managed to seek out Julie, and it wasn't just one or two of them. Over twenty media outlets' and television stations' personnel had come to look for her.

A group of reporters interviewed her.

"Teacher Julie!"

"What style of a bridal gown did you design for Zhang Ye's wife?"

"Did you get to see the bride? Who is it?"

"Teacher Julie, how much does the bridal gown cost?"

"When will the finished product be out? Will you make it in time for the wedding?"

The amount of questions was overwhelming!

This wasn't Julie's first time designing a bridal gown for a celebrity. She had dealt with such situations a myriad of times and knew exactly how to handle the questions. "I can only answer a portion of your questions. Teacher Zhang's wife's bridal gown is actually not my design at all. It was personally designed by Teacher Zhang for her."

What?

Personally designed?

This is big news!

"Surely not, right?"

"How could Teacher Zhang know fashion design?"

"You probably mean designing in the symbolic sense, right?"

Julie smiled and said, "I don't know what you all mean by 'designing in the symbolic sense.' I only know that after interacting with Teacher Zhang today, I feel especially honored and happy." With a pause, she gave a wry smile and said something astonishing. "If Teacher Zhang was working in the fashion industry, a lot of our designers would probably not be able to make a living anymore!"

The media reporters who were present were all dumbfounded!

What kind of an opinion was that?

Zhang Ye really knew how to design a bridal gown?

So much so that the best female bridal gown designer would claim that she wouldn't be able to make a living from designing anymore?

Didn't this opinion rate Zhang Ye a little too high!

Just what kind of a bridal gown did Zhang Ye design?

…

"Zhang Ye personally designs a bridal gown for his wife!"

—This news trended to the top of the Weibo headlines!

The netizens were startled.

"What?"

"That dude even has this skill?"

"I'm cramping up with laughter, Zhang Ye really can't rest idle!"

"Hasn't he taken leave from work? Why is he in the headlines again?"

"He designed the bridal gown? Who would believe that!"

"I don't really believe it either. Just how ugly would it look?"

"I believe it!"

"I believe it too!"

"He can even fly a plane, so why wouldn't he be able to design a bridal gown?"

"Pfft, true that!"

"Teacher Julie's opinion of Zhang Ye is really high, so I don't think it's a lie."

"That raffish fella, is he planning on moving into the fashion scene this time?"

"Why does that guy seem to know everything!"

"But it really does feel quite romantic!"

"Yeah, that guy actually knows how to be romantic. Expressing my disbelief here."

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Chapter 1283: The matters of the entertainment industry!

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

One day.

Two days.

Three days.

For the next few days, Zhang Ye was so busy with the wedding preparations it was like he was getting battered. There was hardly any time to catch his breath. Even with his parents and Wu Zeqing's family helping out, it was still a lot of work. Every little detail had to be given to Zhang Ye to decide on. It was only at this point that this fellow discovered that he had thought too little of a wedding ceremony. This hardly felt like taking leave from work at all. It was even more fucking tiring than working.

"Little Ye, go hurry them up about the bridal gown again!"

"Ah? OK, Mom."

"Otherwise it might be too late!"

"Alright, I'll call them."

"Little Zhang, have you decided on the ring yet?"

"Old Wu can decide on it."

"Zeqing said to let you make the decision. She'll wear whichever one you choose."

"Alright then, let me get in touch with the jewelry company!"

"Hurry up, we don't have much time."

"Understood, Auntie."

"Is the guest list ready yet?"

"I'm getting it done right now."

"A few media outlets criticized you in the past. Will you be inviting them?"

"Let's see how it goes, I'll think about it again."

"Quickly get it done, we have to get the invitations printed."

"Alright!"

"Aiyo, I forgot something! Do you intend to have any groomsmen and bridesmaids? Who do you want to invite?"

"Auntie, it's easy to get the groomsmen. There's Old Chen, Old Yao, and so many others I could get for my groomsmen. But it won't be easy to get bridesmaids. Old Wu has status, so I can't possibly have Xiaodong, Amy, and the others to be Old Wu's bridesmaids, can I? Old Wu doesn't know them, and neither would they dare to be her bridesmaids. Old Wu is like me. She doesn't have that many friends while her colleagues are mainly from the SARFT. Since there isn't any mix there, it will be difficult to put them together. So I think we will just do away with that. We will not have any groomsmen and bridesmaids for the ceremony and just have everyone gather together to enjoy themselves."

"That makes sense. What about the gifts?"

"I've discussed this with Old Wu already. We won't be taking any presents and gift money."

"Alright then, that's the way to handle it. Zeqing is a civil servant, and she's even in a leadership role. Any gifts would be too sensitive. Anything below a 1,000 RMB must not be accepted. Your group of friends are all big name celebrities and would surely gift in amounts ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of yuan. Since that's how it is, we should just standardize it across the board and not accept any gifts at all."

Although it was a lot of work, it was still pretty enjoyable handling it.

At the thought of marrying Old Wu, Zhang Ye burst with excitement on the inside!

In the rest of the world.

These days, the media outlets were following up closely on the matter to report about it. Some were camping in wait, while others were stalking and watching. As long as there were any slight signs of news regarding Zhang Ye's wedding, it would cause a heated debate.

"The identity of Zhang Ye's wife gets revealed!"

"Exclusive: Zhang Ye's shotgun wedding!"

"Zhang Ye displays a fatigued expression while preparing for his wedding. Is the marriage on the rocks?"

"Zhang Ye to divorce, wedding to be canceled?"

They were all tabloid claims. Any simple rumor could now get hyped up in the media!

The people weren't dumb either. To them, these headlines were just for laughs. As the day of the wedding edged closer, everyone was looking more and more forward to the day arriving!

…

On this day.

The weather was clear.

And everything was calm and peaceful.

Even the sun made a rare appearance in the sky.

However, to everyone's surprise, something happened in the entertainment circle again. At the beginning, it was just a small issue. But as it went on, the matter blew up before finally rocking the entire entertainment industry. The bombshell that had dropped roped in nearly all of the industry insiders of the entertainment circle!

The cause was an extramarital affair.

Han Di, in his twenties, was a slightly well-known film star in mainland China. Although he had only debuted for a few years ago and was still considered a rookie actor, his popularity already put him among the celebrities in the C-list. Even though he was near the bottom of the C-list, he had a bright future ahead of him. The only issue was that he was a very introverted person who did not like to speak much, rarely taking any interviews, and had very few friends. He was the type of person that didn't like communicating with others.

On Weibo.

The number one paparazzi tabloid that was notorious within the celebrity circle suddenly exposed a piece of news. Han Di's classmate from the Beijing Film Academy whom he had married after their graduation was caught having an extramarital affair.

The number one paparazzi tabloid posted a set of photos:

Outside a hotel.

In the car.

Walking towards the hotel.

And even a picture that was taken through the window of a hotel room on the 12th floor.

As the photos were taken at night, they were not too clear. Only the back of a middle-aged man could be seen, but the woman's face was unusually clear, especially since it took place on the 12th floor of the hotel. Two of the photos were taken from the opposite building through the windows. One of them showed Han Di's wife kissing the middle-aged man, while the next photo showed her hands drawing the curtains. This frontal photo was the clearest one of the series!

The people were in an uproar!

"Is this real?"

"Damn, it's probably photoshopped, right?"

"Han Di is quite a nice person. Don't defame him!"

"Yeah, Little Di is always very dedicated to filming and never publicizes his works with news like that. It wasn't easy for him to get to where he is right now. All of it was through his own hard work, so why is this paparazzi tabloid causing trouble again?"

"It must be fake news!"

"Can anyone verify it?"

"Are there any digital imaging experts around?"

Very quickly, some experts verified the authenticity of the photos!

"It's real!"

"Fuck! Han Di has really been made a cuckold?"

"Fuck! I'm so mad!"

"My heart aches for Han Di!"

"This woman is too wicked!"

"She's not famous at all, and is always posting her pictures on Weibo to keep up her presence. All she knows is how to spend Han Di's money. In the end, she even had an affair? Just what is wrong with her!"

"Fuck this!"

"Does she not care about their child?"

A lot of people were enraged!

Some people from the entertainment circle also came forward to condemn this!

Even though a C-list celebrity's status couldn't be compared to someone like Zhang Ye, it was still quite the news in the entertainment circle. The media had often reported about Han Di and his wife too. There really weren't many cases of a celebrity marrying before debuting in show business. The media often photographed them holding hands and shopping together, bringing their two-year-old child out to the parks, and always looking to be very much in love. As such, this was something no one saw coming!

However, the bigger mess was yet to come!

Two smaller tabloids reported one after another.

The person involved with the woman in the affair actually turned out to be the president of Han Di's talent agency, Zhao Chipeng!

Tianfang Entertainment. One of the largest entertainment companies in the country and was even listed on the stock market. There were countless celebrities in the industry who were signed to them. Just the S-list celebrities alone numbered two, one of which was a Heavenly King and the other, a Heavenly Queen. There were even more A- and B-list celebrities in their stables. This makeup of contracted celebrities under their company flag was rarely seen in the other entertainment companies. It spanned celebrities in the music scene, the film industry, and television series too. Tianfang Entertainment was involved in many areas within the industry. Meanwhile, Zhao Chipeng as the president of the company wielded even greater authority. In the entertainment industry, he was an important figure who could summon the wind and rain. He had many business partners in different regions as well, ranging all across Hong Kong and Taiwan too. Even if they were not Tianfang Entertainment's artists, no one would dare to offend Zhao Chipeng. Who didn't need to show him some face?

The photos were exposed!

And it had also been verified as authentic with the person identified as Zhao Chipeng!

A shockwave rippled through the industry!

The public was stunned!

All of a sudden, the wind blew in a different direction!

The industry insiders who had condemned Han Di's wife earlier deleted their Weibo posts seemingly in agreement. Soon after, the top paparazzi tabloid also issued an apology to explain that they had gotten things wrong. Someone paid them to post the pictures that were doctored!

The people were not fools!

"Doctored?"

"Stop bullshitting!"

"You took a payment to do this?"

"Why are they changing their stories now?"

However, there was no response from Han Di's side.

Following that, an even more dramatic development took place!

Han Di's wife suddenly came forward and posted on Weibo. She angrily complained of domestic abuse by Han Di and said that he had neglected their child. She even claimed that he had a mistress and that he was the person who found someone to doctor those photos to make up a story in order to get a divorce from her. She accused him of bribing that top paparazzi tabloid and the other media tabloids in order to tarnish her reputation!

She also posted some so-called evidence to support her claims.

But when the netizens saw it, their scoldings got even fiercer!

"Fucking bitch!"

"You're really too wicked!"

"What kind of evidence is this! Just because your arm has a red patch, it means that Han Di hit you? And that Han Di bribed the paparazzi tabloids? Are you the fool or are we the fools? Would he possibly defame himself this way and let the whole world see that he has been cuckolded? All that just to divorce you? Get out!"

"Do you think we are stupid?"

"Even a fool would not believe you!"

"Claiming innocence by attacking him first? This woman is too sinister!"

"Does she no longer have any feelings for her husband?"

"I only know now that to cover one's own mistake, a person can actually be despicable to such a point. I've really learned something today!"

Soon after, the president of Tianfang Entertainment also posted on Weibo.

Zhao Chipeng: "Han Di, I've trusted you as a friend all this time. Ever since your debut, I've liked you very much and always gave you the best opportunities. Now that you've gained some fame, you've started to change. You even know how to resort to such underhandedness? Hur hur, take it that I've trusted the wrong person. Don't forget that you still have a contract with Tianfang Entertainment. You want to mess with me? Then be prepared for the consequences. I'll play your game since this is what you want!" He directly accused Han Di of framing him and chose to gloss over the matter of the exposed pictures.

Very quickly, this news spread.

Han Di would not be getting any more film projects to work on!

He wouldn't be attending any more commercial performances!

Tianfang Entertainment had as good as froze him forever!

"What?"

"Zhao Chipeng, you're too damn wicked!"

"Motherfucker!"

"You're actually accusing him first?"

"Is that you in the photographs? Tell us!"

"You fucking bedded another person's wife and still dare to accuse others of wrongdoing?"

"You old bastard!"

"I'm so angry!"

"Motherfucker, what is this shit!"

"Do these people really not have a shred of humanity left in them?"

The people were all scolding them!

But right now, the media and industry were siding with Zhao Chipeng, strongly giving him their support!

A B-list celebrity: "@ZhaoChipeng Boss, don't be bothered about that gossip. Who doesn't know what kind of a person you are?"

Another entertainment company's vice president posted a smiley face on Weibo. "Boss Zhao has met with an undeserved catastrophe. People these days really dare to do all sorts of things. I had thought very highly of Little Han back then too, but it looks like I was totally wrong about him."

A C-list artist: "@HanDi We're all from the same company. Why do you have to be so ruthless?"

The media also changed their stance entirely!

"Han Di's domestic abuse!"

"Han Di gets put into the freezer!"

"You can't judge a book by its cover. Han Di's true colors!"

"Tianfang Entertainment's president hounded by rumors!"

There were quite a few people from the industry and media raging against Han Di!

Meanwhile, some of the others from the industry chose to keep their silence on this matter. Even the only two friends Han Di got along quite well with did not say a word. At this moment, no one in the entire entertainment circle came forward to speak up for Han Di!

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Chapter 1284: Zhang Ye, the busybody!

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And this was only the beginning!

On the same day, Han Di's "dirt" kept getting exposed. However, none of those accusations had any conclusive evidence and were just plain accusations!

The media was attacking Han Di with wave after wave!

People from the entertainment industry kept appearing one after another to condemn Han Di!

There was also a large troll army that appeared out of nowhere that started lashing out and cursing at Han Di on Weibo and the various forums. They all accused him of not caring for his child and the relationship with his wife in his bid to gain something out of this despicable act of accusing his own wife and boss at work. They were saying how he totally deserved it and how it was right that he was frozen!

The public was dumbfounded!

"How did it turn out like this?"

"Fucking hell!"

"Zhao Chipeng, you should be the one who deserves to die!"

"It wouldn't be enough even if he were to die 10,000 times over! He's too wicked! This man is simply too wicked!"

"There's Han Di's wife too. I finally know what they mean when they say that a married woman has the most toxic heart of all!"

"Dammit, I don't believe this! I don't believe that everyone has gone blind!"

"They didn't go blind, and know full well what is going on. Just look at who are the ones making the most serious accusations. They're all people who have connections with Zhao Chipeng. They're all people related to Tianfang Entertainment. Then look at the big name celebrities, which of them have spoken up? They've all chosen to keep their mouths shut since this is the best way of self-preservation. Han Di isn't some big shot anyway, so would there be any point in offending one of the greatest funders of the entertainment circle? Who would be that dumb! So of course they'd act aloof regarding this matter since it doesn't concern them directly. Even Han Di's two friends did not say a word!"

"Wang Zhe! Say something!"

"Li Duohai! Aren't you guys Han Di's friends?"

"Why aren't you two speaking up for him! Fuck!"

"What kinds of friends are they? Can you even call them friends!"

"The photos from before have all been deleted!"

"I posted something earlier that analyzed the evidence thus far. But dammit, all of it got deleted by the Weibo authorities the moment I posted them!"

"Mine too!"

"As long as it's related to Zhao Chipeng, it will be deleted!"

"They're deliberately misleading the public's opinion!"

"Many of the media outlets have been paid off to do so too!"

"Just look at the familiar scenes happening everywhere. It's obvious that this was done by them!"

For the entire day!

Han Di was getting scolded for the entire day by people in the industry!

However, Tianfang Entertainment's PR representatives had probably not expected that it was precisely because of these strong accusations that led to the people getting entirely outraged!

"What a bunch of bastards!"

"There are no good people in the entertainment circle!"

"My heart really aches for Han Di!"

"I wonder how he's coping."

"Can he accept this?"

"I don't know, I'm really anxious about him too!"

"This is too sudden. This is much too sudden!"

…

Old Chen's house.

Chen Guang smacked his hand against the table and said, "They've gone too far!"

Fan Wenli also looked frustrated. "Zhao Chipeng is behaving too lawlessly."

Chen Guang's agent, who was beside him, forced a smile and said, "But what can be done? I believe that when the paparazzi tabloid first posted those photos, they didn't expect that the person in the pictures would turn out to be Tianfang Entertainment's president. They were the ones who let the cat out of the bag, and now they want to recapture it. The people are really not going to have any of it."

Fan Wenli sighed. "Han Di has lost everything this time."

…

At Ning Lan's house.

The members of Spring Garden were here as well.

Feeling suffocated, Ning Lan said, "How can things be like this?"

Xiaodong said angrily, "That woman is really too vicious! She can change at the snap of a finger. When their child grows up and learns about this event, what will the child think? Doesn't she know how greatly this would affect the child? Are there even such mothers in this world?"

Ning Lan said, "She's doing this to protect herself."

Amy scolded, "Hell! Even a vicious tiger would not eat its cubs!"

Li Xiaoxian suddenly said, "Can we speak up for Han Di?"

Ning Lan shook her head. "How can we say anything? Your talent agency has a close working relationship with Tianfang Entertainment. Are you girls thinking of not continuing in this line of work? Or end up getting frozen too? Even if you three aren't afraid of the consequences, what about the staff around you? What about your fans? Don't forget that at our status and level, there are too many people who depend on us to make their living. Zhao Chipeng is one of the largest investors in the entertainment circle. Whoever offends him would not be able to survive long in this industry."

The four of them fell silent.

…

At an industry party.

"What do you guys think of this?"

"Hai, let's not talk about it."

"We can only pretend like we didn't see it."

"There's nothing that we can do about such matters. That's Zhao Chipeng we're talking about."

"Yeah, how many people in the industry would dare to go against him? There isn't anyone at all."

"But the people are in an uproar and it seems like they won't let it slide."

"So what? President Zhao does not depend on his popularity to make a living. He's just an investor who controls the funding. And besides, it's not like he would get hurt by a few harsh words from the people anyway. Would he care? Just look at how many people in the industry dare to say anything about this. Everyone can't wait to speak up for President Zhao and are taking the opportunity to cozy up to him."

"This is just what the entertainment circle is like."

"Han Di is done for."

…

The matter blew up even more!

It was getting more and more out of hand!

Meanwhile, the person at the center of it all still did not say a word!

Han Di's house.

His two-year-old child was wailing and asking for its mother.

Han Di's elder sister, who was also his agent, was also crying. "Insane! Those people are really insane! Little Di, can't you say something to address the situation? Talk to Sis!"

Han Di sat there in silence, looking at the wall in front of him.

It had been like this for the entire day!

Han Di did not utter a single word!

His sister said helplessly, "Little Di! Sis is begging you! Don't scare me like this!"

His wife's betrayal!

Zhao Chipeng's malice!

His friends' abandonment!

The media's slander!

The condemnation from the industry's people!

In the span of one night, he had lost everything!

Han Di was silent, sitting there like a statue.

Suddenly, the front door opened as Han Di's parents rushed in frantically. "Little Di!"

It was only now that Han Di's expression changed a little. He looked up at his parents as his tears fell freely. He asked, "Dad, Mom, is this the show business that I've always loved and looked forward to?"

His parents cried!

Han Di's mother and sister hugged him and couldn't stop crying!

…

On the same night.

At Old Wu's parents' courtyard house.

After dinner, Zhang Ye helped Li Qinqin with the dishwashing. When he was finished with the chores, he and Wu Zeqing strolled around the yard to aid their digestion.

Old Wu asked, "Have you seen the news?"

Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I did. No one cares about our wedding now."

Old Wu said, "What were you thinking at dinner?"

"Nothing." Zhang Ye blinked.

Old Wu giggled. "Do you think I don't know you?"

Zhang Ye smacked his lips and said, "Well, I was just thinking about how this situation felt really familiar. Have you forgotten? Back then, I was also suppressed by such public opinions a few times. It was a good thing that this bro's mouth is much more capable than those who accused me of things. It didn't matter how many people attacked me, I never got frightened. I ruled for so long and couldn't find an equal!"

Old Wu said, "Han Di is not as eloquent as you."

Zhang Ye sighed. "That something so big has happened and Han Di still hasn't opened his mouth to give an explanation or made any criticism yet, I really have to admit that I'm very impressed by him. I know that it's not that he doesn't want to speak up, nor that he doesn't know how to do so. It's simply because he knows he can't do that. That guy must be a good person."

"You're sure of it?"

Zhang Ye said, "Yes."

"Then what do you intend to do about it?"

Zhang Ye calmly answered, "You know that I'm a guy who loves being a busybody."

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Chapter 1285: 'A Madman's Diary' surprises everyone!

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It was getting late.

The weather was turning wintry, but it was still quite bright in the courtyard.

Zhang Ye stood in the yard and looked at the moon in silence. Footfalls approached from behind as a woman's coat was placed over him.

It was Wu Zeqing. "Don't catch a cold."

Zhang Ye glanced back. "Thanks."

Old Wu said, "What are you thinking about?"

Zhang Ye said, "I'm thinking about how screwed up a place the entertainment industry is."

The door opened and Li Qinqin walked out. "Little Ye, it's quite late, so why don't you stay over for the night? You can have the guest room. Although the bed is a little small, it'll be fine if you just squeeze in a little and make do with it. Your uncle is away on business and won't be home tonight. This way, Zeqing can stay over with me and you can also save the trouble of having to go back so late at night."

Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Sure, Auntie."

Li Qinqin reminded him, "It's getting late. Hurry up and get some sleep."

Zhang Ye shrugged. "Alright, I'll do that as soon as I'm done with some work."

"Work?" Li Qinqin said, "Aren't you on leave?"

Zhang Ye said, "Yes, but there's something else that I need to take care of."

A moment later, Zhang Ye entered the office and powered on the computer.

Li Qinqin was still a little worried. "Zeqing, what's he busy with now?"

Wu Zeqing smiled and said, "Don't worry about him. He's just off being a busybody again."

…

On Weibo.

The drama was still going on. In fact, it was getting more and more exciting!

Zhao Chipeng started denouncing Han Di again, appealing to the industry to boycott a despicable celebrity like Han Di. Zhao Chipeng's wife also came forward at around 10 PM to show her support for her husband. She expressed that she and Han Di's wife were good friends and had heard of her complaining many times about the violence at home. She did not bring out any evidence of that happening but kept claiming that she had seen it with her own eyes. At the same time, she raged about how Han Di was trying to frame her husband. Afterwards, Han Di's wife also started interacting with Zhao Chipeng and his wife on Weibo. Family violence, beating their child, all kinds of terrible deeds were pinned onto Han Di!

"Despicable!"

"That illicit couple!"

"None of them are good people!"

"Aren't they afraid of going to hell?"

"Bastards!"

"This is pissing me off! I'm so furious at them!"

"I've never seen people as sinister as them!"

On the streets.

In the alleys.

Throughout every household.

The people were cursing like mad. It was so infuriating that a lot of them could not fall asleep!

All the common folk knew full well what was going on, yet everyone in the entertainment industry was choosing to play dumb! The public rarely hated someone so badly. But this time, it crossed the line to the point of being abhorrent. Han Di was keeping silent for the sake of his child. But Zhao Chipeng and the others kept fanning the flames. They were openly twisting lies into truth. This was as good as putting a noose around Han Di's neck and tightening the knot!

Some of those who felt that they were really left with no choice went onto Weibo to ask their favorite celebrities by mentioning them!

"@JiangHanwei Please say something!"

"Teacher Jiang, please speak up for Han Di, will you?"

"@FanWenli!"

"Sister Fan!"

"Please help Han Di!"

"@LiYu Didn't you act in a movie with Han Di?"

"Teacher Li Yu, please help him out!"

"@ChenGuang!"

"@Xiaodong!"

"@NingLan!"

"@ZhangYuanqi!"

"@SunGuang!"

"Please help Teacher Han Di. We will remember your kindness forever!"

"Why is this happening?"

"Why aren't any of you saying anything!"

Countless Han Di fans even went over to the Weibo of his two friends!

"Teacher Wang Zhe!"

"Teacher Li Duohai!"

"I beg of you two! I really beg of you two!"

"Can you two please say something?"

"Han Di is going through the most painful time right now, can't you two offer him some comfort!"

"Please go and help Little Di!"

Silence!

The silence was deafening!

No one said a word!

No one made a sound!

This silence left a chill in many of the common folk's hearts. It was so cold that it sent a shiver down their spines. If even Han Di's two good friends were keeping quiet at this time, who else could they rely on? Who else could they turn to?

Was this what show business was like?

Just what kind of a place was it!

Right at this moment, an unexpected person gave voice to the people!

It was Zhang Ye!

He suddenly updated his blog!

Someone found out about it.

"Zhang Ye posted something on his blog!"

"Who cares to hear about his wedding at this time!"

"It's not about the wedding! It's a story!"

"What?"

"Why do you care about a story!"

"Dammit, just go and read it!"

"This, this isn't just any story!"

"Everyone, get in here! Something big has happened!"

"Fuck, Zhang Ye has made his move!"

The news spread like it had sprouted wings, with many people coming over the moment they heard about it. What story? What had happened?

Chen Guang opened the blog!

Zhang Xia turned on her computer!

Ning Lan turned her attention to it!

Huo Dongfang, Amy, Jiang Hanwei, Li Yu, and countless other people all came over to Zhang Ye's blog to take a look!

…

" A Madman's Diary 1 "

1

Moon's real bright tonight. Haven't seen it in over thirty years. Seeing it now, I feel like a new man. I suppose I've been out of my mind for the past thirty years. But I've still got to be very careful. Why else would the Zhao family's dog give me a double take?

I have reason to be afraid.

…

This first passage had very few words!

But every word left the readers in shock!

The Zhao family's dog?

Chen Guang was dumbfounded!

Ning Lan wore a shocked expression!

Huo Dongfang gasped!

Jiang Hanwei was stunned!

Countless people and industry insiders were so shocked that their hair stood on end. And that last sentence also made them feel rather ashamed!

I have reason to be afraid?

When the people of the entertainment industry read this, they were silenced!

…

2

No moonlight at all tonight, I know that something's not right. When I crept outside this morning, Old Mr. Zhao had a funny look in his eyes: maybe fearful, maybe dangerous. There were also seven, eight people who had their heads together whispering about me. One spread his mouth wide and grinned at me. I was chilled from head to toe, realizing that their plan was already set in motion.

But I wasn't gonna let that scare me and kept walking. Ahead was a group of kids, and they too were talking about me. The looks in their eyes were the same as Old Mr. Zhao's, and their faces were ashen. I wondered what grudge they had with me that they would also behave this way. Unable to bear it, I shouted, "Tell me!" But they just ran away.

I've got it! Their parents taught them to be this way!

3

Now that I think about it, I get a shiver that runs from the top of my head clear down to the tips of my toes.

If they would eat people, then who knows if they'll eat me.

You have to really study something before you understand it. I remembered hearing that since the olden days, people have often eaten people, though I was a bit foggy on the details. So I leafed through a history book, which was undated, and scrawled everywhere, across every page were the words benevolence, justice, virtue. Since I was tossing and turning in my sleep, I decided to study it for most of the night, when I realized that packed between the lines of the entire volume were two words: eat people!

Well, I'm a person too, and they want to eat ME!

…

Eat people!

Eat people!

Eat people!

This short story framed as a diary and written in vernacular kept revolving around those two words!

A lot of people trembled with fear!

A lot of people felt a chill crawl up their spines!

Eating people in the entertainment industry!

This was a place where people ate people!

Every word in the short story was dripping with blood!

…

12

Can't think of it anymore.

Just realized that, for a long time, I've drifted along in a place that has been eating people for the past 4,000 years. Little Sister happened to die right as Older Brother took over the house. There's no telling if he gave some of her to us to eat.

Who knows if I didn't accidentally eat some of my little sister's flesh? And now it's my turn….

Even though I didn't know it then, now that I know I have 4,000 years of cannibalism behind me, it's so hard to look real people in the eye!

13

Maybe there's still children who haven't eaten people yet?

Save the children…

…

The short story ended here!

A lot of people just froze after reading it!

Lu Xun's "A Madman's Diary" from Zhang Ye's previous world had been presumptuously used over here in this way. Not for conscience, nor was it for Han Di.

But for the children!

Or maybe it was for the future?

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Chapter 1286: Tearing a hole in the sky of the entertainment industry!

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100,000 hits!

1,000,000 hits!

10,000,000 hits!

The views on "A Madman's Diary" exploded!

A short story framed as a diary and written in vernacular that many people did not even know was a style set off a tsunami in the country. It stunned everyone!

This was going head-on!

This was fucking going head-on against Zhao Chipeng!

The entire work was almost fully expressed as the inner thoughts of a madman. The madman thought that all the people around him were eating people, and that he would either be forced to eat others or get eaten as well. After the madman was locked up, he refused the food sent to him by his family and also attempts to get him medically treated. He just kept telling the people around him to not eat people anymore. At the end, the madman realized he could have accidentally eaten his own sister's flesh and cried out in despair. The entire story was told through the perspective of a madman suffering from the fear of persecution. It exposed the essence of "eating people," and Zhang Ye had used this madman's claims to tear down the entertainment industry and society as a whole, layer by layer. Every word in the story left a creepy thought in the readers' minds!

From anger!

To despair!

To screams!

And even one's hopes of the future!

All of that was contained in the story!

The literary world was stunned!

The entertainment industry was uneasy!

The people burst into an uproar!

"Maybe there's still children who haven't eaten people yet?

"Save the children!"

These two lines were a sword plunged mercilessly into everyone's hearts!

…

Old Chen's house.

Chen Guang smacked his forehead. "This is bad!"

Fan Wenli said in surprise, "Why did Zhang Ye pop out!"

"How would I know!" Chen Guang said anxiously.

…

At Old Yao's house.

Yao Jiancai was startled. "The Zhao family's dog?"

His wife was also panicking. "This is going to be bad!"

But Yao Mi jumped to her feet and said, "As expected of Teacher Zhang! As expected of Teacher Zhang!"

Old Yao's wife said, "What are you shouting for? Your Uncle Zhang has gotten himself into big trouble this time!"

…

At Ning Lan's house.

Xiaodong was dumbfounded!

Amy was stunned!

Li Xiaoxian was also so startled that she felt a chill run down her spine!

Ning Lan gasped and said, "Is this what a skilled writer is capable of? It's really great! Zhang Ye doesn't even need to use his mouth to kill someone! Without saying a word or opening his mouth, give him a pen and he can rip a hole in the sky!"

…

At Zhang Xia's house.

Her daughter helped to put a coat over her shoulders. "Mom, it's time to sleep."

Her grandchild was sleeping soundly in the baby crib.

Zhang Xia looked over at her little grandchild and mumbled to herself, "Save the children?"

…

Online.

On Weibo.

In the forums.

The people were raising a ruckus!

No one had thought that Zhang Ye would come forward at this time, nor did anyone expect that he would actually post such an earth-shattering story!

"Oh my God!"

"I can feel a chill creep up my spine!"

"After reading the story, I felt a shiver run down my spine!"

"Madman? Lunatic?"

"To post this sort of story at this time, Zhang Ye must be that madman!"

"A war is gonna break out!"

"The entertainment circle is going to descend into chaos!"

"Could he possibly know Han Di?"

"That's impossible!"

"They've never had any contact or dealings!"

"Yeah, it's impossible that the two of them would know each other!"

"Then why did Zhang Ye do this?"

"Zhang Ye is also a member of the entertainment industry, so why does he try to lead the way and declare war on the entire industry? To go against someone who's funding the entertainment industry? He really must be crazy!"

"But then again, that's exactly who Zhang Ye is!"

"Yeah, that's who he is!"

"I like him so much!"

"Me too, I love him!"

"Ahhhhh!"

"Brothers, stop sleeping. Wake up, everyone!"

"Someone's finally leading the way!"

"Motherfucking hell! There's someone standing forward at last! There's finally someone who's putting in a honest word for Han Di!"

The comments below the blog post, "A Madman's Diary," blew up!

Zhang Ye's fans came forward one by one too.

"Lord Zhang, are we going into battle?"

"Shall we get the fighting started?"

"We're here!"

"I see it!"

"Understood!"

"Got it!"

"Received!"

"As you wish!"

"My large saber is again again again again again again again again again again again again again again again again again again again unable to endure the thirst!"

"Come, let's go and help Han Di out!"

"Charge!"

"Let's make Old Dog Zhao answerable for this!"

"Zhang Ye's fan club has gathered!"

"Attack!"

Han Di's fans also came forward. They simply could not believe their eyes. When they saw the story, many of Han Di's female fans cried. Some of them even finished reading the story with a face covered with tears! With Han Di getting framed by his boss, being betrayed by his wife, and then frozen by the company, no one said a word in support of Han Di. Even Han Di's two good friends chose to turn a blind eye to it, and no one in the industry offered to speak up for him. To their disbelief, it was actually Zhang Ye and his fan club who came forward in the end!

This favor was too great!

This sense of loyalty was too strong!

A female fan of Han Di's tearfully left a comment. "Teacher Zhang! Thank you! Thank you so much!"

"We will forever be grateful to you!"

"On behalf of all the fans of Han Di, I thank you for your help. We…we don't know what else we can say!"

"Your grace and kindness will not be forgotten!"

"Thank you!"

"Thank you so much!"

Zhao Chipeng's malice!

The bought off media outlets!

The silence of all of show business!

They had endured it for too long!

They had been stifled for too long!

They had been furious for too long!

The moment Zhang Ye stepped forward, the people finally broke their silence. Many of the other celebrities' fans also emerged from all over the place!

"Count me in!"

"Me too!"

"I can't just stand by watching anymore, fuck!"

"Fuck, let's do battle with them!"

"Go fuck yourself, Jiang Hanwei! I will be a diehard fan of Zhang Ye from now on!"

"Go to hell, Li Yu! I won't ever chase after him again. I'll be Zhang Ye's fan from now on!"

"Damn you, Wang Zhe! Your brother has been bullied to such a point and you're still not speaking up for him? Scram! I won't watch any movies that you act in ever again! I'll only support Zhang Ye from now on!"

"Zhang Ye's the true warrior!"

"He's a real man!"

"Nothing I can say about it! This move of Zhang Ye's is just too damn beautiful!"

"In showbiz, he's the only person who dares to speak up like this!"

"Those celebrities only know how to do charity or get involved in public welfare activities occasionally. They only know how to put up a good front day in and day out, but become cowardly the moment something happens! They don't even know how to differentiate right from wrong! What is truth and what are lies! For celebrities like you, why should I bother liking you? In the end, we still had to depend on Zhang Ye! Aren't you all very good at keeping quiet? Aren't you all very good at holding your tongues? Fuck it then, we don't need you anymore! We won't beg you either! Zhang Ye alone is good enough!"

"I'll be a fan of Zhang Ye's til I die!"

"Come, let's go and fucking curse at that Old Dog Zhao together!"

"Right! With Zhang Ye taking the lead, there's nothing to be afraid of. Let's follow Zhang Ye! Let's follow Zhang Ye's fan club! This legendary figure and legendary fan club, they have never lost a scolding battle before. Zhang Ye is the biggest hooligan in the entertainment circle, so all we need is for him to be on our side!"

"Charge!"

Zhao Chipeng's Weibo was instantaneously under attack!

"Old Dog Zhao!"

"Old Dog Zhao!"

"Old Dog Zhao!"

Han Di's wife!

Those from the entertainment circle who had previously shown support for Zhao Chipeng!

And so on. All of them were getting scolded like crazy by the angry mob!

Tens of millions of scolding comments!

Tens of millions of people participating!

…

Han Di's house.

His sister suddenly exclaimed, "Little Di, Little Di!"

Han Di was still in a daze.

Han Di's parents said, "What's the matter?"

His sister said loudly, "Come and see this! Someone's speaking up for Little Di!"

His mother was taken aback. "Who is it?"

His sister couldn't hold back her tears anymore. "It's Zhang Ye! It's Teacher Zhang Ye!"

Han Di was startled. "Teacher Zhang?"

His sister was desperately scrolling through the pages. "It's crazy, this is getting really crazy! With Teacher Zhang leading the way, everyone is now coming forward in support of you! The media is no longer making any noise. Those celebrities who spoke up for Zhao Chipeng and the chatter in the industry have all fallen silent! He's amazing! Zhang Ye's amazing! His reputation is so great that he and his fans have swept aside everyone else in the entertainment industry! They're so dominating! There aren't too many people who would dare to offend him!"

Zhang Ye?

Why?

Why was he doing this?

Han Di said, "I…But I don't know Teacher Zhang personally."

…

On this night, no one was able to sleep well!

Zhang Ye's story had torn a hole in the sky of the entertainment industry!

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Chapter 1287: China's aunties make their move!

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The next day.

In the morning.

In the office in the courtyard house, Zhang Ye woke up.

He turned on his cell phone to check the time and saw that it was still pretty early. But the next second, his phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID and saw that it was Yao Jiancai.

"Old Yao, you couldn't have caught me at a better time. I had just turned on my phone for a few seconds when your call came in."

"What are you even talking about? I've been trying to get through to you for the entire night!"

"Ah? What's the matter?"

"What do you think is the matter? You even dare to go against Zhao Chipeng?"

"Haha, why?"

"Did you have too much to drink?"

"You're the one who drank. I haven't had a drink in many days."

"You're just great. I'm impressed. Did you go to sleep after you posted the short story? You can sleep real tight, can't you? Hurry up and take a look. Go check on Weibo and the news too. Do you know how chaotic it is right now? With your scolding, the people are all following your lead. Zhao Chipeng and those other sponsors who spoke in support of him have all been scolded like dogs. They're even getting called the Zhao family's dogs as per what you described in your short story. The entire matter has spun out of control, do you know just what the situation in the entertainment circle is? As long as they're in show business, everyone was totally shocked by what you did last night! You really don't seem to care if this matter blows up or not, do you? You're the only rascal who dares to come forward and speak up at a time like this, heh. But coming back to the original point, it really does feel quite good."

"Right?"

"I'm going to make an alt account to have a go at him as well."

"Ah? An alt?"

"Of course! Do you think I'm like you? Zhao Chipeng owns 10% of my talent agency's stocks, do you think I will dare to openly go against him like that? That I don't have to earn a living anymore?"

"In any case, you guys don't have to worry about it."

"It's not like we can do anything even if we care."

Zhang Ye spent the entire morning answering calls.

He hadn't even gotten out of bed yet and dozens of calls came in one after another.

Ning Lan.

Xiaodong.

Zhang Xia.

Fang Weihong.

Chen Guang.

Many of his friends called.

They were either concerned about him or called to praise him for what he did. All kinds of things were said.

The news also gradually reported about it.

"Zhang Ye's new story gets published!"

"Zhang Ye suddenly posts a short story last night, seemingly questioning the entertainment circle?"

"The literary world has high praise for 'A Madman's Diary'!"

"A storm approaches!"

"Zhao Chipeng turns off his Weibo comments!"

"The mysterious silence in the entertainment circle!"

It could be seen that many in the media who reported about this event did not choose to include any radical headlines. All of it sounded very conservative and restrained, and there was no mention of the photos of Zhao Chipeng and Han Di's wife. There was only a brief description of the events that took place yesterday.

Many celebrities remained silent!

A lot of the professionals remained tight-lipped!

There was a very subtle atmosphere in the industry, but it could be perceived from what was going on here!

Due to the fact that they were faced with the people's rage, nobody dared to speak up in opposition at a time like this. That was what "A Madman's Diary" was so good at!

…

Later that morning.

At the entrance of Tianfang Entertainment's headquarters.

Zhao Chipeng came to work with a dark look. When the secretary opened the car door for him to step out, the passersby who saw him were immediately enraged!

"Look!"

"Zhao Chipeng!"

"It's Old Dog Zhao!"

"Ptui!"'

"That bastard!"

"Can you be any more wicked than you are!"

Everyone was pointing at him and scolding!

Zhao Chipeng was angered by this and pointed back at them. "Who do you all think you're scolding!"

"You, of course!"

"The old dog of the Zhao family!"

"You're such a huge bully!"

"Do you really think that no one can curb you?"

A lot of onlookers had gathered and were standing there to confront Zhao Chipeng!

In the end, it was his company's staff that came out to guard and escort him inside!

Zhao Chipeng was furious. When he got inside, he was still pointing at the people outside and saying, "Call the police, immediately! How dare they make a scene outside my company! They're too audacious!"

In the president's office.

The secretary said sweating, "President Zhao, how should we handle this?"

Zhao Chipeng said furiously, "What's the situation?"

The secretary said somberly, "It's not good. Your Weibo, the company's website, and even the artists under us are all being bombarded with scoldings. They have too many people on their side, so many that even the public has joined them. We can't keep them under control. I went to a few media outlets to buy some reports during the night, but they seemed to be hesitating and didn't dare to run any more reports at a time like this. They said that they were afraid that the public would be outraged, so they rejected our requests."

"What are they even thinking!" Zhao Chipeng banged the table.

There was a knock on the door. Several of the vice presidents and high ranking company executives arrived.

"President Zhao!"

"What should we do?"

"The news has blown up."

"We have to quickly do PR!"

"We can't leave Zhang Ye alone anymore. We have to rein him in!"

Zhao Chipeng thought about it for a while and said, "It's not the right time. We have to wait until this blows over before we do anything to him. Let them scold all they want for now, it's not like we will suffer any losses because of it. Do they think that their scolding can bring down this building of mine? How stupid!"

Everyone thought the same as well. They really had not expected things to deteriorate to such a state. Zhang Ye's popularity was really too high and his influence too great. It was completely unexpected that he would stick his nose into this affair, as no one in the entertainment industry would dare to challenge their sponsors like this! This person was really a total oddity. He was a through and through lunatic! But currently, all they could do was endure it. They could only accept it as there was nothing else they could do. Public opinion was surging against them, so they had to tuck their tails between their legs and behave. They needed to wait until the storm blew over, perhaps in a day or two. The common folk couldn't possibly scold them every day and not get on with their lives, right? Besides, it wasn't going to be any use even if they carried on scolding them. It wasn't like they would lose sleep over it.

The tone had been set.

The upper management felt relieved.

It was close to 9:30 AM, which was when more bad news caught them by surprise. It was a news that dumbfounded Zhao Chipeng and the other company executives!

"This is not good!"

"What happened?"

"The stock market has opened!"

"So what?"

"Our stock price plunged the moment the market opened!"

"What?!"

A call auction!

Stock market opening!

Tianfang Entertainment's stock price plunged as large multilateral trades triggered a panic selling!

Zhao Chipeng's expression finally showed a visible change. "Goddammit!"

Every one of the company's upper management's faces paled. They finally felt it, they finally knew what impact this issue had brought to them!

And they still thought that they wouldn't lose any sleep over this?

They already had their arms broken by it!

How could it be like this!

It was only a short story!

It was just a work of fiction!

How could it have caused something like this!

The company's upper management was getting anxious and immediately convened a shareholders' meeting to discuss what countermeasures to take. Everyone came up with a suggestion to handle the problem, but their faces were also visibly shaken and fearful!

And it was right at this moment that a loud noise sounded from downstairs!

That familiar tune dumbfounded the company shareholders in the meeting room!

Deng, deng deng deng deng!

Deng deng deng deng deng deng deng deng!

Deng, deng deng deng deng, deng deng!

"The vast horizon is my love!

"At the foot of rolling green hills flowers bloom!"

Zhao Chipeng was enraged and called out, "What is going on! Go and find out!"

The staff at Tianfang Entertainment's headquarters couldn't keep working, because they could all hear the music that was playing from downstairs. That brainwashing tune left all of them a little wide-eyed. Some of them even started tapping their feet to the rhythm unconsciously!

The findings were reported back very quickly!

There were a 100 aunties plaza dancing at the main entrance of the company!

Zhao Chipeng nearly fainted in anger!

Plaza dancing?

Plaza dancing at the entrance of my company?

This is a business district!

It's working hours right now!

"Call the police!"

"Yes!"

"Quickly call the police and chase them away!"

When the police arrived and found that they were facing 100 aunties, the officers were all at their wits' end. They couldn't engage them physically or verbally, and were forced to beg them for close to half an hour before they would leave.

When the police left, the shareholders' meeting continued.

Zhao Chipeng said, "As I was saying, the stock price now…"

Suddenly, music played strongly again!

Deng, deng deng deng deng!

Deng deng deng deng deng deng deng deng!

Deng, deng deng deng deng, deng deng!

Zhao Chipeng said angrily, "What is this! What is it again!"

Soon, the secretary came running back with a miserable look on his face. "President Zhao, it's the plaza dancers again!"

Zhao Chipeng said in consternation, "Didn't the police already chase them away?"

The secretary said nervously, "The aunties who were chased away earlier were from the western neighborhood. The ones outside now are the aunties from the eastern neighborhood!"

Zhao Chipeng smashed his glass. "Call the police!"

The police came back again and managed to get the aunties to leave in a civil manner after much talking.

In the meeting room.

Zhao Chipeng heaved a sigh of relief. "Let's carry on with the meeting. As I was saying, we have to ensure that we maintain the good relationship between the SARFT's leaders and us. We mustn't…" Then he stopped talking!

A female executive put her head in her hands!

A vice president had a look downstairs!

The rest of the company executives felt like they were on the verge of collapse!

A familiar sound played again!

Deng, deng deng deng deng!

Deng deng deng deng deng deng deng deng!

Deng, deng deng deng deng, deng deng!

Zhao Chipeng flew into a rage and yelled, "What is it again!"

The secretary ran in with a head dripping with sweat. "The aunties from the northern neighborhood have come as well!"

A female vice president said angrily, "The eastern, western, and northern neighborhoods have all come? Where are those from the southern neighborhood then!"

As she spoke, a melody played from the opposite direction!

"You are my-a small-a, small apple!

"However much I love you, it'll never be too much!

"Your small blushing face warms my heart!

"It lights my fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!"

At the company's rear entrance!

The aunties from the southern neighborhood arrived too!

The female vice president was floored!

Zhao Chipeng saw red!

They were doing this on purpose!

They were obviously doing this on purpose!

How could they carry on working like this!

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Chapter 1288: So a pen really can kill a person!

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

Every company's office environment was different.

Some companies liked having classical music playing in the background.

Some employees liked listening to pop music while they worked.

So what was it like to be hearing a plaza dance tune while working? In the past, no one knew the answer to this question. But on this day, the staff of Tianfang Entertainment's headquarters were able to tell everyone else just how fucked up it was!

"Oh my God!"

"I'm on the verge of a breakdown!"

"My head!"

"My ears!"

"Fuck, can I bang my head against a wall!"

"This is too annoying! It's too damn annoying!"

"Just who have we offended!"

"These aunties are awful!"

Some people broke down!

Some people stuffed their ears with cotton balls!

Some people covered their ears and constantly made noise to block out the noise!

Some people were even brainwashed by the music and started humming, unable to stop!

The music was still playing!

Deng, deng deng deng deng!

Deng deng deng deng deng deng deng deng!

Deng, deng deng deng deng, deng deng!

Some people in group chats were also messaging their colleagues at the branches. They were sending voice messages into the group chat as the plaza dance tunes played in the background.

"To-day we still have

"two more pa-ges of doc-u-ments

"to—fin-ish up so—work hard."

After sending this, the person who recorded the voice message burst into tears!

The people from the branch who heard this message were all confused. But if they had heard "The Hottest Ethnic Trend" before, they would realize that the tempo of this message was fully in accordance with the rhythm of the music.

The entire headquarters was now fully immersed in the ocean of plaza dancing!

Downstairs.

The police returned again.

The nearby northern and southern neighborhood aunties totaling more than a hundred people were asked to leave.

When the aunties left, one of the leader aunties whipped out her cell phone and hesitatingly tapped a group chat. The group chat was named "Walking the Dog" had over 2,000 members.

"The dog has been walked, the police are here."

"Alright!"

"Got it!"

"Sisters from the northern and southern neighborhoods, withdraw for now."

"Great job, everyone, leave the rest to us."

"The group from Northern Neighborhood One will be going in soon!"

"Southern Neighborhood Three's second team is ready to take over the duties!"

"The Fourth Bridge Neighborhoods' plaza dancing group is ready to respond at any time."

For the entire day, there was no stop to the plaza dance tunes at Tianfang Entertainment's headquarters. The police had to respond to the reports so many times they ran out of manpower and had to call the other district branches for support. It would have been easier to handle if they had really caused trouble. They could just arrest the troublemakers and the problem would have been solved easily. But these aunties did not exactly break the law and were only dancing. They were also very cooperative and departed when the police asked them to do so. The only issue was that the groups kept getting replaced by groups of aunties from the other neighborhoods!

The Tianfang staff were no longer in the mood to work, nor could they even if they wanted to. As such, they just stood at the windows like fools and watched those large groups of aunties come and go.

Ten times!

Twenty times!

Thirty times!

The consequences of everything that had gone on today were: The police and the staff of Tianfang Entertainment had all learned the dance moves to "The Hottest Ethnic Trend" and "Small Apple"!

When a passerby saw this sight, they almost died laughing. That person stood to the side and took out their cell phone to record a video of this and published it online.

It was titled: "China's aunties make their move!"

…

Online.

The video was being shared like crazy!

When the netizens saw it, they laughed hard!

"Aiyo, I've been left kneeling!"

"Hahahahaha!"

"I'm dying of laughter!"

"How supportive of the aunties!"

"Damn, this I must Like!"

"I saw it too just now when I passed by the place. It was such an awesome sight. They kept replacing the earlier groups, which had been asked to leave, wave after wave. A few thousand aunties were taking turns doing this, and I heard that the staff from Tianfang Entertainment were nearly driven crazy! It's rumored that Zhao Chipeng nearly trashed his office because of this!"

"Hahahaha, well played!"

"This is so awesome!"

"The aunties make a move and Dog Zhao gets chewed out!"

"Tianfang Entertainment has been conquered by the aunties! Nicely done!"

"Dear aunties, I've wronged you all in the past!"

"Me too. I used to hate those aunties who plaza danced below my apartment building. But damn, I will no longer speak badly about plaza dancing from now on!"

"Forever supporting the plaza dancing industry! This is an industry that belongs to the people, it is an art of the common folk!"

"Hail the almighty aunties!"

"Zhang Ye is very influential!"

"That's true. That guy's the father of plaza dancing, after all!"

"Pfft, hahaha! I can't stop laughing every time I watch it!"

"Everyone's looking to beat up those dogs of the Zhao family!"

"Their stock price has also hit the drop limit!"

On this day, the plaza dancing aunties stole the show and even managed to make it onto the news.

Although the news did not exactly report about this in a positive light and even had a criticizing tone in their report, the common folk were all full of praise for those aunties!

…

The next day.

The headquarters of Tianfang Entertainment was once again taken over by the aunties. And this wasn't even the end of it. Perhaps due to last night's news report about this event, all the other plaza dancing aunties across the country found out about how their sisters from Beijing had carried out such a hugely satisfying event. As such, all of them were fascinated and couldn't hold themselves back!

In an instant, all the branch offices of Tianfang Entertainment or the organizations that worked with them were christened by this plaza dance event!

The Shenzhen branch office fell!

The studio in Shanghai fell!

The administrative office in Nanjing fell!

The overwhelming number of aunties swarmed everywhere to these locations!

All of them experienced the heart-rending plaza dance that had descended upon them!

The stock price of Tianfang Entertainment crashed once again!

In the morning session of the trading day, Zhao Chipeng led a group of shareholders to prop up the price. At first, they managed to stabilize the price so that it wouldn't increase or decrease. But by the time the afternoon session opened, Tianfang Entertainment's stock price suddenly fell again. In the matter of a minute, it fell from its stable position and hit the drop limit again to cease trading for the day!

…

On the third day.

The plaza dancing activities were still haunting Tianfang Entertainment!

Tianfang Entertainment's stock price got hit once again by the drop limit!

…

On the fourth day.

Tianfang Entertainment's stock price bounced back greatly!

But by the time the trading session came to a close, a panic sell-off was triggered!

Tianfang Entertainment got hit by the drop limit again!

…

In a matter of four days, their stock price had fallen more than 30% in total. A stock that was valued at ten yuan per share was now trading at a little over six yuan. What did that mean?

It was a crash!

Their stock price had almost been halved!

The selloff from the equity pledge was also triggered as a result!

The industry was shocked!

Even the people in the financial industry were dumbfounded!

Retail investors steered away!

Stock traders steered away!

Stock exchanges steered away!

Everyone had abandoned them!

When Zhao Chipeng saw his stock's price falling day after day, he was hurting badly!

Tianfang Entertainment's upper management and staff were also panicking over this. It was only now that they understood and truly realized what sort of a crisis the company was going through. Even if they accepted and could bear the loss from this, even if they could survive this, the company would still have taken a beating. Their reputation, authority, resources, and financial power would all take a big hit!

Zhang Ye!

Fuck your grandpa!

Zhao Chipeng and many of the others cursed!

The prior developments left them unable to calm down. None of them could believe that the cause of this current situation was actually due to one person and a short story titled "A Madman's Diary"!

A short story of only 4,000 words!

In only a matter of four days!

It had caused Tianfang Entertainment to lose over 10 billion yuan in the stock market!

Everyone used to say that Zhang Ye's writing was worth a thousand taels of gold per word? Or ten thousand taels of gold per word?

But how was this worth only ten fucking thousand taels of gold per word?!

This was more like a 100 million taels of gold per word 1 !

So Zhang Ye's pen really could kill a person!

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Chapter 1289: An industry-wide boycott is ordered!

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

It was a good day today.

It was a good day on both the Gregorian and Yellow 1 calendars.

At 5:30 AM, before the sun was up, before there were any people out on the streets, before the civil servants began their workday, Zhang Ye and Wu Zeqing, both dressed in low-key attire, arrived at the Xicheng District Civil Affairs Bureau. One of Old Wu's relatives was the head of this bureau and naturally gave the green light for everything. There were no outsiders present.

Inside the Civil Affairs Bureau.

The middle-aged man looked stern.

Zhang Ye and Old Wu were both standing next to him.

"Are you two ready?"

"We're ready."

"Then I'll get started."

"OK."

"I'm really going to begin."

"Third Uncle, can you hurry up?"

"You're obtaining the marriage certificate now. Little Zhang, please be more serious, what are you being so impatient about?"

"Alright."

"I'm very happy to be able to issue you two your marriage certificate. It is a sacred day today, so would the two of you answer my questions in all seriousness. Are you two getting married of your own accord?"

"Yes."

"Yes."

"I now ask that the two of you face the national flag and emblem and read the marriage vows together."

"We join hands in marriage of our own accord. From this day forward, we will shoulder the responsibilities and obligations of marriage as one: filial piety, teaching our children, mutual love and respect, mutual trust and encouragement, and mutual understanding. We will share all that we have, laugh and cry together, and love each other forever. Henceforth, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, be it young or old, through thick and thin, sharing weal and woe, through the ups and downs, to love and to cherish, until death do us part. We promise to uphold our vows made today and will see that we stick firm to them!"

Ta!

Ta!

With the seals stamped, the marriage was legal!

They had finally received the little red book. From this moment on, Zhang Ye and Wu Zeqing were officially considered a lawfully wedded couple. They were really a family now!

Zhang Ye was feeling a little excited.

Wu Zeqing said with a smile, "Third Uncle, we'll be leaving now."

Her third uncle waved. "Go on, the morning staff will be arriving soon. Congratulations, Zeqing. Have a good life together." Then he turned to look at Zhang Ye, who was still busy flipping through the little red book, and curled his lips, saying, "In the future, you must treat our Zeqing well. I don't know how you did it, but you must have earned a lot of karma in your last life to be able to marry a good girl like her." Then he faced Wu Zeqing and said, "Zeqing, in the future—hai, just make do."

Zhang Ye tensed up. "What do you mean just make do, Third Uncle."

Wu Zeqing and her third uncle both laughed.

After exiting the Civil Affairs Bureau, Zhang Ye swaggered, putting his arm out and around Wu Zeqing's shoulders. This fellow was also getting pumped up. "Darling."

Old Wu asked, "Yes?"

Zhang Ye called out again, "Darling!"

Old Wu said, "What's the matter?"

"Ah, it's nothing, I just wanted to get used to calling you that."

Old Wu smiled. "Hmm, then say it as much as you like."

Zhang Ye rubbed his belly and said, "Alright, let's talk when we get home. My stomach is rumbling. It's time for us to have some breakfast."

The morning papers went on sale at this hour.

"Han Di sues for divorce!"

"Han Di takes Tianfang Entertainment to court to terminate his contract!"

"Han Di's wife could end up with nothing from the marriage!"

"Tianfang Entertainment's stock price collapses. The CSRC 2 to step in!"

"A farce triggered by a story!"

"Tianfang Entertainment's equity mortgage crisis!"

Wu Zeqing bought a few copies of the newspapers.

Zhang Ye took one and browsed through it. "Hey, this Han Di isn't dumb, after all. He even knows that he has to turn to the courts for a settlement."

Wu Zeqing said, "Since it has come to this, he definitely has to sue." She looked at the newspapers and said, "You've really given Tianfang Entertainment a big problem to deal with. I'm guessing they'll take action against you within the next two days."

Zhang Ye sneered and said, "Come at me then, I'll be waiting."

Ring, ring, ring.

His cell phone rang. It was from an unknown number.

When Zhang Ye answered the call, he got quite the surprise.

"Is this Teacher Zhang Ye?"

"Yes, this is he."

"I'm Han Di. I managed to get your number from a friend."

"Eh, it's you?"

"I've already filed a lawsuit with the courts."

"That's good. You should have done this earlier. If you have any trouble or anything that you need help with, you may ask me. You don't need to worry about being rude."

"Thank you."

"It's nothing."

"You—"

"Is there something else?"

"Have you watched my movies before?"

"Your movies? Nope."

"We've never even met before, so why did you help me?"

"Why? Because I'm someone who likes being a busybody."

"…Thank you."

"My pleasure."

After hanging up, Zhang Ye grinned as he looked at Old Wu. "How was my answer?"

Wu Zeqing smiled back. "Pretty good."

"Alright, let's go eat!" Zhang Ye pulled Old Wu along and strode off.

Being a busybody?

Tianfang Entertainment's stock price had almost been halved!

The entertainment industry was also plunged into chaos!

To be a busybody to such an earth-shattering extent, you could say that he was the first person dating back to the ancients to achieve something like that!

…

On the same morning.

Whatever was supposed to happen was finally happening!

At Tianfang Entertainment's headquarters.

Zhao Chipeng called for a emergency executives' meeting. "The stock price has finally been stabilized. The people who have been causing a disturbance for the past four or five days are finally stopping. Every issue comes to pass some day. Even if it still isn't totally peaceful, and we still have a court case against Han Di to fight, there's still one thing that we can do right now. We must get it done. If we don't vent, would our Tianfang Entertainment still have a place in the entertainment industry? Could I, Zhao Chipeng, still survive in this business? Whoever started it, whoever owes this debt, I'll fucking make him pay for it bit by bit! I'll make him learn just whose words matter the most in the entertainment industry!"

The higher-ups had long been waiting for this!

"Understood!"

"President Zhao, we've been waiting for your word!"

"Everyone knows what they have to do!"

"Zhang Ye can forget about continuing in this industry!"

"Anyone but him can be let off the hook!"

When they thought about how often they had been scared awake by those plaza dance tunes in their dreams, this group of people hated Zhang Ye to the bone. They and the rest of Tianfang Entertainment's staff from the other parts of the country had been conditioned to feel the presence of the plaza dance tunes even in the quietness of their own homes. They would often hallucinate and feel like the songs were playing around them even though no one came to cause any trouble!

These were the four darkest days of their lives!

These were four days they wouldn't want to remember ever again for the rest of their lives!

And the main culprit who had caused this trouble was Zhang Ye! After bearing with it for the past four days, they could finally fight back. Thinking about this, they could no longer restrain their excitement!

After the meeting, the higher-ups all got down to business!

Some people went out on business trips!

Some people went to make phone calls!

Zhao Chipeng also made eight or nine calls out to his media partner friends, and another dozen-odd calls to his friends and peers in the industry. After being in the business for many years, what Zhao Chipeng could bank on was his social network. Business partners? People he had given a hand to? People whom he had guided and supported? Coupled with the fact that there had been a myriad of changes in the way the industry was run, many of the entertainment companies were no longer rivals. Their existences were often mutually beneficial now, and there was close cooperation between them, even working together on certain projects. Zhao Chipeng was one of the biggest funders of the entertainment industry, so if he were to release word, it would be as good as an imperial decree!

The news spread like wildfire!

Tianfang Entertainment had ordered an industry-wide boycott against Zhang Ye!

Movies?

TV series?

Variety shows?

Music?

Commercial appearances?

Starting from today, whoever dared to accept Zhang Ye's projects would mean that they were going against Tianfang Entertainment!

Feiyu Entertainment quickly responded to the call!

Xiaohai Media followed close behind!

Xiangtian Records made their stance known!

One company!

Five companies!

Ten companies!

Many of the entertainment companies made their intentions to boycott Zhang Ye public!

The momentum was so great that nothing like it was seen before!

This was a collective boycott of Zhang Ye by the sponsors of the entertainment industry!

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Chapter 1290: Calling for his head!

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

Later that morning.

Beijing Television.

Hu Fei had a sunken expression on his face. "Something has happened!"

Dafei asked, "What is it, Brother Hu?"

Hou Ge said in a startled manner, "What happened?"

Hu Fei said with a heavy heart, "I've just received news. Zhao Chipeng has put the word out and more than a dozen entertainment and media companies have started boycotting Zhang Ye. Our station also received news that if we let Zhang Ye produce his shows here, they would call back all their artists and stop all cooperation with Beijing TV!"

Xiao Lu said in shock, "What?"

Hou Di said angrily, "That is too unreasonable!"

Han Qi also looked frustrated. "Then what can be done? What can be done!"

…

At Zhang Ye's Studio.

Ha Qiqi received firsthand news of this too!

"This is not good!"

"What's the matter?"

Director Zhang is being boycotted!"

"What?"

"By who this time?

"Who else? It's got to be Zhao Chipeng!"

"It's not only Tianfang Entertainment. This time, it's half of the entertainment industry's funders boycotting him. It has really blown up this time!"

…

At a music website.

"President Sun, about the new song we're working with Zhang Ye on—"

"There's no need to talk about that anymore."

"Ah? But we've already begun negotiations with them."

"There's no need anymore. Zhang Ye is finished."

"Why's that?"

"He's been shut out by the funders. From now on, whoever tries to work with Zhang Ye will face sanctions from Tianfang Entertainment, as well as the other dozen-odd media companies. If we continue working with Zhang Ye, the artists under contract with those companies will no longer work with us and will even have their song copyrights retracted!"

"How could that be!"

…

In the short span of an hour.

The entire entertainment industry had received news about this.

Chen Guang.

Fan Wenli.

Zhang Xia.

Ning Lan.

The seven S-listers.

All of them received this notice!

A shockwave rippled through the industry!

The entertainment circle flew into an uproar

After seven years, another sponsors' boycott has resurfaced in the industry!

Such boycotts happened very often. When some small-time celebrity offended a big shot, the big shot would put out word that there would be no coexistence between the two of them. That was also a form of boycotting. Or when an artist offended some executive at an entertainment company, that executive would also put out word to give the artist a bad time. That was another form of a boycott.

But all those were different from what was happening now!

They were only small issues that didn't have the same momentum as the current boycott!

An industry-wide boycott. This was something on a totally different level!

Thinking back to that day seven years ago, when a domestic film star who had made his mark as an A-list celebrity was boycotted by three entertainment companies after offending them with his diva behavior. Afterwards, an industry-wide boycott was ordered against him for the first time by the industry funders and that A-lister was banished to the bottom of the valley with no one approaching him for roles in their movies. He did not manage to get any commercial opportunities either, as his industry peers denounced him. Soon after, his friends started avoiding him as well. By the end of that year, that really popular A-list celebrity had fallen down to the ranks of the B-list, and further down, to the C-list by the following year. Without any acting opportunities, without any public exposure, that was tantamount to snuffing the life out of an artist.

Up until today, that celebrity who had been the target of the industry-wide boycott never even made an appearance on television. In the celebrity rankings, he couldn't even be seen in the E-list rankings. Furthermore, any reports or discussions regarding him on the Internet were removed. No one gave him any more attention. They had almost forgotten about this name, and it was only today when the industry-wide boycott resurfaced that many of show business's veterans remembered him.

This was what an industry-wide boycott was!

The most brutal weapon of the entertainment circle was the one that involved the declaration of an unceasing war between the sponsors and a celebrity!

Moreover, this industry-wide boycott didn't just involve three or four entertainment companies. There were more than a dozen companies, which amounted to about half of the entertainment circle's sponsors taking part in the boycott. It was several times more severe than the industry-wide boycott that took place seven years ago! The sponsors collectively put out the word to "kill" Zhang Ye!

Who could survive that?

Who could escape from that?

No one at all!

Not even the Heavenly Kings and Queens!

It was over for Zhang Ye!

This was the immediate conclusion that everyone in the entertainment circle had arrived at!

He had offended too many people this time around, and they were even people who had very strong backing!

In a flash, everyone was calling for Zhang Ye's head!

On Weibo.

It was the people from the crosstalk world who first made a clean break with Zhang Ye.

The crosstalk actor, Tang Dazhang: "The so-called 'A Madman's Diary' is drivel. Society is not as dark as you think. Show business is not as dark as you say it is. As a public figure, instead of dutifully maintaining the image of the industry, you're singing the opposite tune and causing a panic. There's no one who can put up with your behavior!"

A group of crosstalk actors echoed this!

A part of the literary world's members joined in the denouncement.

A senior figure of the Writers' Association: "Always causing trouble and writing those so-called works that can't even be considered essays. What a disgrace to the educated. You're as good as misleading the people and deceiving them. I can't watch this go on anymore. Starting from today, the literary world has nothing to do with you and whatever you do!"

A group of the literary world's members echoed this!

The education world.

The calligraphy world.

The music scene.

A television station.

A radio station.

Countless people were condemning Zhang Ye!

"Get out of showbiz!"

"We don't need people like you here!"

"Ignorant fool!"

"What kind of a professor are you!"

"Those contributions of yours aren't even worth mentioning!"

"We hope that the people will not be misled by Zhang Ye!"

"Nobody should bear with this behavior of his anymore. It's time to speak up and make a clean break with Zhang Ye!"

"Everyone, let's boycott him together!"

There were also some big shot celebrities who came forward to denounce him!

Jiang Hanwei!

Li Yu!

Zhao Qiquan!

The artists signed to Tianfang Entertainment!

The artists signed to the other entertainment companies!

All of them were calling for Zhang Ye's head!

Some of these were people whom Zhang Ye had offended before and were his eternal foes. Some of them were people Zhang Ye didn't even know nor met. Still, all of them jumped in to kick Zhang Ye while he was down in order to improve their relationships with the funders of the industry. They were basically tapping into this incident of Zhang Ye's to take a step up as they became a pawn of the funders! But of course, some things could not be said in such a clear manner. The affair between Han Di's wife and Zhao Chipeng could not be mentioned at all, and the boycott by the funders could not possibly be explicitly mentioned in the media either. All of these matters were an open secret within the industry, and no one would be upfront about it! All of these people were the same. The reason they gave for their attacks on Zhang Ye was not that he had offended Zhao Chipeng, but due to some other reason that they found him to be at fault!

Zhang Ye had offended too many people.

Thousands?

Tens of thousands?

Hundreds of thousands?

Even he could not count them all.

When the industry-wide boycott first surfaced, everyone knew that Zhang Ye could no longer survive in the entertainment industry. As such, they naturally did not have any worries and would attack him as they liked. They couldn't wait to get revenge for the times they got bullied by Zhang Ye and were all hoping to return him the favor together on this day!

…

The public was dumbfounded!

"What's going on?"

"Why is this happening?"

"Why are they denouncing Zhang Ye again?"

"Zhao Chipeng has made his move!"

"Ah?"

"When Teacher Zhang wrote 'A Madman's Diary,' he was destined to terribly offend Zhao Chipeng and showbiz's sponsors. All of them are now ready to deal with Zhang Ye!"

"It's an industry-wide boycott!"

"What?!"

"Holy fuck!"

"Do you guys mean to say that this is the same as what happened seven years ago?"

"Yes, that's it!"

"How ruthless! They're really being too ruthless!"

"And this time, it's on an even larger scale! Half of the entertainment industry's sponsors have made their move against Zhang Ye. This is what's happening within the industry, and all that I can mention. Everyone, be prepared. This will be Zhang Ye's greatest predicament since he entered the entertainment industry. No, rather than saying it's a predicament, it should be called a crisis. With all the sponsors cutting him off, there won't be a chance for Zhang Ye to appear on television, nor will he have any commercial opportunities or anyone who would want to work with him again. This is as good as the end of Zhang Ye's celebrity life. In these days, the word of the sponsors is what matters the most!"

"Damn!"

"Can they be any more unreasonable?"

"Those bastards are this ruthless?"

"Motherfucker, I'm enraged!"

"Teacher Zhang, there's still us standing behind you!"

"Right, we're still here to give you our support!"

"What's the point of us supporting him? The TV stations won't get him to make any more shows, the TV series won't invite him to act, the music platforms won't be working with him either, so if we don't even get to see him in the future, how are we going to support him? What do we support him with? I'm from the industry myself. The waters of the entertainment circle run too deep. It's definitely not as simple as you guys think. Teacher Zhang has angered the sponsors this time, so they're making an example out of him. No one can stop them!"

"But Teacher Zhang is going to get married soon!"

"What will happen to the wedding?"

"Will anyone still go?"

"If that's the case, how many people will even want to attend?"

"Old Dog Zhao!"

"We'll fight him!"

"Bastards!"

"Is there no place for Zhang Ye in show business anymore? I really can't imagine that!"

"I can't imagine it either. Although I've scolded him sometimes and have been pissed off by him before, but—I still fucking like him a lot!"

"Is Teacher Zhang really done for?"

"Is there no one who can stop them?"

"No one at all?"

Anger!

Confusion!

No one could keep their emotions in check.

Someone spoke up.

"There's someone who can stop them."

"Speak!"

"Who is it?"

"The SARFT, of course!"

"Fuck, that's as good as not fucking saying anything!"

"Don't be so facetious!"

"Who can't the SARFT stop! They're the overseeing authority of the entertainment circle, after all!"

The entertainment industry was in a great mess!

Society was in chaos!

The media reports were also coming in one after another.

"Zhang Ye's misdeeds provoke public anger!"

"Zhang Ye to quit show business?"

"Zhang Ye's story accuses the entertainment industry of 'eating people'!"

"No place left for Zhang Ye in the entertainment industry!"

"Will the wedding be held as scheduled?"

"Zhang Ye's wedding to be postponed?"

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