Chapter 134 - An Alarming Rating! (2/2)

Xiao Lu nearly vomited a mouthful of blood.

Hou Ge volunteered, “Let me do it. That bag of bones won’t be able to carry you. Little rascal, let uncle raise you high, high up.”

High, high up?

Chenchen shriveled her mouth, “Immature.”

Hou Ge, “…” He suddenly suffered from internal injuries.

“All of you won’t do. Watch me. You must pander to a child’s liking.” Dafei smiled and greeted her, “Come to uncle. Uncle will teach you how to play games.”

Chenchen did not look at him and instead looked at Zhang Ye, “Zhang Ye, you can still play games at work? No wonder television programs these days are getting boring. The employees are not working.”

Dafei nearly planted his face onto the ground as he looked carefully at Hu Fei.

Hu Fei erupted into laughter, “This young lady sure is interesting.”

Only then did everyone understand why Zhang Ye had said that he had to take care of her even while he was recording, while others couldn’t. This was no child. She was clearly a tiny adult. She was too derisive with her words!

Xiao Lu and company tried a few times to communicate with Chenchen, but they were helpless. Not to mention carrying her, they could not even hold onto Chenchen’s hand to bring her around the television station. Chenchen did not agree to anything. Her little hand was only exclusive to Zhang Ye. No one else could hold it. This little rascal refused to recognize them!

Hu Fei suddenly looked at his watch, “Stop fooling around. The program is beginning.”

“Right, right. I nearly forgot about it. Quick, switch on the TV.” Xiao Lu immediately switched on the television. There was one in the office and the television was quite good. It was a 50-inch television and it was mounted on the wall. The direction it faced could also be adjusted freely. She then turned her head to Chenchen, saying, “Little rascal, your uncle Zhang Ye will be on television soon. Let’s not talk about the impressiveness. All the burden of our program rests on your uncle alone. Whether the program stays will all depend on today’s rating.”

Everyone was sitting before the television. Although they had watched the recording live and they had watched it after the editing, there was a different feeling when watching a broadcast.

“It’s here!”

“Time is up.”

“Heh. Teacher Zhang, you sure look okay.”

“That’s right; there’s an author’s air to him at a glance.”

Zhang Ye was actually quite happy deep down as he quickly said, “No way, no way.”

This was the first time he was appearing on television. And it was also a program with him alone. And the time slot was not bad. So, of course, Zhang Ye was quite excited. Seeing himself looking awesome while lecturing on television, he was quite in admiration of himself. As such, he got out his cell phone and sent a few short messages to his parents, relatives and friends. He also informed his three younger cousins, getting them to watch the show.

This was different from a radio station. It was a television station. It was Zhang Ye’s brand new step onto a bigger stage.

“The empty fort strategy… It doesn’t exist at all!”

“The great gus.h.i.+ng Yangtze with piling waves flows towards the east; away it carries gallant souls of the remote bygone days!”

The program was done broadcasting as the advertis.e.m.e.nts rolled in.

Immediately, Xiao Lu, Dafei and company applauded in the office. The applause was all dedicated to Zhang Ye.

Hu Fei got up and left. One could tell that he was not very sure either, “I’ll go get the rating!”

“It will be out so early?” Xiao Lu was surprised.

Hu Fei said, “The result calculated at this moment is just a preliminary estimate of the rating. It is not accurate, but it isn’t that much different from the actual rating. It won’t deviate too greatly.”

Hu Fei left.

The few of them were left anxiously waiting.

Hou Ge raised the spirits as he said, “It should not be a problem. Teacher Little Zhang did a very good job.”

“What we are afraid is that single mishap. What if the audience doesn’t like it?” Xiao Lu said as she worried about the gains and the losses.

Dafei asked, “What are your estimations? I’m estimating about 2%.”

“The first episode has such a high rating? That’s not realistic, right?” Hou Di said, “I’m estimating 1.5%.”

Xiao Lu said, “Anyway, we just need 1% to keep the program. I would be satisfied with it.”

As they chatted, Zhang Ye did not say a word. He was actually more concerned with the viewers.h.i.+p rating than anyone else. As every number and every result in the television station would become a foundation of Zhang Ye’s qualifications and achievements, so naturally he took it very seriously. He clearly would not work in the television station for the rest of his life, nor would he do a program for the rest of his life. He had to go to higher places to develop himself.

Now, “Lecture Room” was a historical educative segment. Be it the host or the lecturer, one’s looks were not very important. What was most important was a person’s knowledge and ability to orate. There was no doubt that this was the best place Zhang Ye could be. It was the best place for him to develop. As long as he built a good foundation for himself and created good results, then it would pave a solid path into the core of the entertainment industry.

That was a place where things were ruthless. Zhang Ye could not rely on his looks, the way others could. He had to rely on his qualifications and skills!

Rating?

Let’s hope it’s higher!

Just as everyone was worrying, Hu Fei returned.

“Brother Hu!”

“How was it?”

“What was the rough estimate? Did it pa.s.s one?”

Everyone kept asking. Zhang Ye’s heart also missed a beat upon seeing Hu Fei’s expression.

At this moment, Hu Fei’s expression was sunken. His emotions did not seem good. As he heard them, Hu Fei inattentively slumped into his seat and remained silent for a long while.

Xiao Lu was alarmed, “It did not hit 1%?”

Dafei inhaled, “Our program is going to be axed? Or it needs to change a person?”

However, who knew the Hu Fei, who was sullen looking, suddenly lost that heaviness as he erupted into laughter, “The initial estimate of the rating is 7.8%! Our program is hot! And it is extremely hot! The Arts Channel’s Leaders, the television station’s Leaders and other segment teams were dumbfounded when they saw the results! None of them could believe it! Hahahaha!”

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