Ah Qian had also joined in to watch midway, “As expected, they are imitating Teacher Zhang!”
Little Yu grunted, “I’ve heard some of the joke segments before. It’s clear that it was taken from the internet. They sure are shameless. This Chen Yan may not have been very popular or very unpopular, but he is still an experienced web host. How can he do things like this? Does he not care for his reputation anymore?”
A female staff said, “Teacher Zhang Ye, we must sue them.”
Zhang Ye chuckled, “There’s no need.”
The people surrounding him were stunned, “What? They are infringing your copyright!”
Zhang Ye made his claim, “With program quality like that, they won’t last more than two days.”
Wang Xiong had his views too. Initially, he was tensed up, thinking that with his company’s exclusive program being plagiarised, it would negatively influence “Zhang Ye’s Talk Show”, as a portion of audience would leave. However, after watching “Chen Yan’s Humor Speak”, Wang Xiong was calmed, “Hur Hur, Little Zhang is right. There’s no need to bother about such programs. In a few days, no, maybe it won’t even have a second episode!”
Indeed, a few minutes later, the number of hits for the twenty-minute program appeared. There was a total of 35,000 hits. It could not be any lower!
Ah Qian said in disbelief, “Aren’t Talk Shows extremely popular now? Why didn’t ‘Chen Yan’s Humor Speak’ manage to jump on the bandwagon? So few hits? I still found a few joke segments in it passable.”
Zhang Ye laughed as he explained, “Talk Shows are not just pure joke segments. You can’t just merge a large number of jokes together. The core of a Talk Show is to tie it in with current affairs. It’s to satirize as well as scoff. It is also an artistic form that makes one introspect. This ‘Chen Yan’s Humor Speak’ has just taken a bunch of online jokes ad verbatim without any changes. There’s no technique involved in it. It would be a wonder if it’s results were any good!”
This was the reason why Zhang Ye was not too worried from the beginning!
Talk Show? The people of this world had only heard of the phrase “talk show” through Zhang Ye. However, they had only heard it. They still did not completely understand the meaning behind Talk Shows. They did not even know the core value of a Talk Show, nor did they fully understand why “Zhang Ye’s Talk Show” was so popular. It had only been a few days, and they expected to produce a celebrity that could match Zhang Ye’s perfect Talk Show? How could this be possible!? A Talk Show was not something anyone could produce! The host and creative team were extremely important! Chen Yan did not have Zhang Ye’s eloquence, nor did he have Zhang Ye’s knowledge. Hence, after chattering all day, not a single person was sold by his performance. It could also be said according to Zhang Ye’s opinion, that the style of “Chen Yan’s Humor Speak” was not a traditional Talk Show at all!
Everyone had experienced a false alarm.
After hearing Zhang Ye’s analysis, everyone understand why “Chen Yan’s Humor Speak” failed. As a result, they also further understood Teacher Zhang Ye’s ability and strengths. Maybe in this year, the only person who could perfectly produce a Talk Show, both domestically and internationally, was Zhang Ye alone! Not a second person could be found!
……
After reaching home.
Noticing that Dong Shanshan was not home, he guessed that she was busy with her program. Hence, he casually prepared a packet of instant noodles for himself. The Instant Noodles Hero had made his comeback.
After his meal, Zhang Ye opened his game ring. He needed more ammunition for the recording of his daily episodes. Hence, he used all his Reputation points to buy Memory Search Capsules and ate them one after another. He carried on reinforcing the Talk Show programs and web joke segments from his world in his mind.
After finishing this, the telephone suddenly rang.
“Hello, may I know if this is Teacher Zhang Ye?” It was a male who sounded like he was in his early thirties.
Zhang Ye said, “That’s me. Who is this?”
The man immediately said, “I’m from Shanghai TV Entertainment Channel. I would like to inquire what format is the contract between you and Weiwo company? I wonder if it’s alright for you to reveal it? I don’t have any other intentions. I mainly want to know how many years your contract with Weiwo company lasts as well as the breach of contract fees. Our side has seen your ‘Zhang Ye’s Talk Show’ and find it extremely refreshing and good. Hence, uh, we wish to invite you to Shanghai TV, and wonder if there would be such an opportunity.”
Shanghai Entertainment Channel?
This was also a provincial station and was similar to Beijing’s Arts Channel.
Zhang Ye said tactfully, “Sorry about it. The fees for breaching my contract might not be a small amount, so…”
The person immediately said, “No worries, Teacher Zhang. If you are really willing to come, we will pay the fees. It