Chapter 80 - This World’s Celebrity Rankings! (1/2)

The second day, Sat.u.r.day.

It was entering Autumn, so the temperature was cool and pleasant.

Today was a rest day. But even if it was not a weekend, Zhang Ye had to take a ”long vacation”. After leaving the radio station, he was now a free man.

The phone rang.

Zhang Ye did not pick it up the first time, as he was sleeping soundly.

However, the phone kept ringing nonstop, giving Zhang Ye a headache.

He could only yawn as he grabbed the cellphone on the table, ”h.e.l.lo. Who's this?”

”Who do you think is it?” It was Mom's voice, ”Why are you still sleeping? It's already 9+! And I want to ask you, what is this matter that is written in the newspapers? How did a rotten kid like you offend his Leader again? If you took the Silver Microphone Award, so be it! It's such a good thing! Even a person who doesn't know your industry like me knows about the award! It's very valuable! But what did you say for your acceptance speech!? Do you still want to work at your unit?”

Zhang Ye said sleepily, ”I don't want to.”

”What did you say?” Mom turned worried.

”I already resigned yesterday. My wages have also been settled.” Zhang Ye told his Mom.

Mom was angry from worry, ”You finally managed to find a job and you were doing well! Why did you quit!? Are you dumb!? That is the Beijing Radio Station! An inst.i.tution! Where can you find a better place than that in the future? Who would want you with your looks?”

Zhang Ye gave a helpless laughter, ”Mom, I've already resigned. I will have no future staying there. Let me rest a few days. After that, I'll go look for other units.”

Mom was rejected, ”No, immediately take back your resignation letter!”

”Mom...” Zhang Ye was at a loss of whether to laugh or to cry, ”Don't worry. My next unit will definitely be better than this. And it has to be much better. I a.s.sure you.”

”No way!” Mom was angry.

However, Dad's voice came from over the phone. Zhang Ye only heard him say lightly, ”Our son has grown up. He has his own plans, so you don't have to worry about it.”

”How can I not be worried!? Now all our relatives know my son is a small celebrity in the radio station. With him quitting, how can I keep bragging in the future?” Mom was quite frank.

Zhang Ye was amused, ”Alright, Mom. Let's end it here. I'm hanging up.”

After putting down the cellphone, he could no longer fall back asleep. He got up and used the computer and watched the news.

Indeed, there were many forum discussions on the Silver Microphone Awards ceremony yesterday online. Zhang Ye's Weibo had been @ crazily, with a barrage of notification sounds!

”I love this ‘Dead Water’ too much!”

”Every work of Teacher Zhang Ye is earth-shaking!”

”Haha. It is a delight to hear and see! Teacher Zhang Ye also can get mad! So addicting!”

”Well-cursed! The inst.i.tutional abuse is too much nowadays! Only Teacher Zhang Ye dares to stand up and speak out!”

”Did you notice that Teacher Zhang's Weibo's verification has changed to 'Former Beijing Radio Station Literature Channel famous radio host'. Was Teacher Zhang fired?”

”He wasn't fired. I heard my insider friends say that he had resigned by himself.”

”So what if he quits. There's no need to be attached to such a Dead Water unit. Teacher Zhang, you still have us. No matter where you go, we will support you!”

”Well-said! Supporting Zhang Ye!”

”All limbs up in the air while rolling on the floor to support!”

”A single 'Dead Water' has sounded the words in people's hearts. Yes, it is clearly Dead Water filled with metal sc.r.a.ps and leftover food, yet it pretends to be elegant. This is the state of many of our units. It reeks of death, with the Devil proliferating it. On Monday, when I was at work, I really wanted to be like Teacher Zhang Ye, shouting at my unit's Leader, 'One may as well let the Devil cultivate it, and see what kind of world he will create', but I couldn't do it. I still have a family to feed. I do not dare to lose my job. I do not have Teacher Zhang Ye's boldness and courage, so after listening to that poem, I have made a decision. From today onwards, I will be a hard-core fan of Teacher Zhang Ye and will never change until death!”

”Will never change until death+1!”

”Will never change until death+28!”

This work of Zhang Ye had brought him quite a number of white-collar worker fans online!

”Dead Water” had gone completely viral online. Not only was the poem well-written, the special background gave it additional fame. That was the Silver Microphone Awards ceremony. This made ”Dead Water” even more legendary, as people enjoyed talking about it!

Weibo forwards!

Forum clicks!

The publication in newspapers!

The transmission of the award ceremony's broadcast!

Zhang Ye's popularity had once again increased slightly. Maybe it did not have much influence on people outside the circle, but it was shocking inside. Many people in the industry already knew of Zhang Ye's name!