I'm Really a Superstar

The atmosphere within the program team turned very strange. Everyone's gaze was now on Zhang Ye and their eyes had a weird and subtle look to them.

A professional singer?

One who had a professional host license?

There really was someone as wondrous as that!

And he was sitting right in front of them!

That's right! How could that have slipped their minds!

Hu Fei finally spoke, "Director Zhang, why don't we have a meeting?"

Zhang Ye immediately put his hand up. "I'm not going to have a meeting. Don't even think about it, Brother Hu!"

Hou Ge said eagerly, "Director Zhang, I think it's better to have the meeting."

Zhang Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Why should we have a meeting? I'm telling you now, you guys are barking up the wrong tree. You guys are really barking up the wrong tree! Do you guys think that I'm superhuman? Do you really think that I can split myself up into that many of me?"

"But there's really no one else that we can choose from." Xiao Lu blinked.

Zhang Ye said, "Our country lacks everything but people."

Dafei said, "But a professional singer who also has a host license, there really isn't anyone other than you."

Zhang Ye rolled his eyes. "Impossible!"

Hu Fei coughed and said, "There really isn't."

Han Qi nodded in confirmation. "Yes, there's only you."

Hou Di added, "Whether locally or abroad, you're the only one."

Zhang Ye was speechless.

Hu Fei came over. "Director Zhang, let's chat."

"I'm not going to chat with you." Zhang Ye quickly said, "There is no room for discussion."

Hu Fei pretended to be heartbroken as he said, "Our show is facing such a difficult time, so how can you bear to stand there and do nothing? This isn't the Director Zhang I know."

Zhang Ye pointed at his own chest. "Don't say that. This is who I am and who you know, don't doubt that."

Hu Fei had no reply.

Han Qi also tried to persuade him. "Just do it, Director Zhang. With your skill, which of the other singers are your equal?"

Your sister!

Aren't you thinking too highly of me!

"Any of them can be my equal!" Zhang Ye said, "Grandma Zhang, Old Chen, Sister Dong, Old Huang, which of them are not top singers in the music industry? So why would I participate in the competition? I already said it clearly at the start: I will never participate in the competition. Besides the issue of capability, I'm also not allowed to take part in it. If I lose, my popularity will definitely drop. If I win, the show's popularity will definitely drop. I'm the executive director of the show and I oversee everything on I Am a Singer. From the rules to the voting process, all of those were planned and decided by me. As the guy who wrote the rules, even if I went on stage and competed, there's nothing to be proud of if I win. The viewers would definitely say that it was corrupt. So I'd be in a really difficult position since I'm neither allowed to win nor lose. So tell me, how can I possibly participate in the competition?"

Hu Fei exclaimed, "We have to take it one step at a time, so let's get this issue resolved first."

Zhang Ye had almost gone crazy. He facepalmed and said, "Alright, even if I join against my will, I only have one head and one pair of hands. Oh, and I also have to oversee the entire show's planning as the executive director, announce the rankings, practice and rehearse the song, and compete as well." He stared with wide eyes and said, "Even if I grew another head and pair of limbs, they wouldn't be enough to do all that! Are you guys trying to exhaust me to death?"

Hu Fei smacked his lips and said, "Can't you put in some overtime?"

Zhang Ye said, "How is this putting in overtime? You're asking me to put my life on the line!"

Xiao Lu begged, "Teacher Zhang."

Zhang Ye said firmly, "I won't join."

"Teacher Zhang."

"Director Zhang."

"We're depending on you."

"There's no one other than you."

"Director Zhang."

"Please put in some overtime, please."

Everyone chimed in and kept begging him.

Zhang Ye was getting dizzy from hearing everything they had to say. He had joined a singing show before. Back on King of Masked Singers, it was he who put on a mask to participate anonymously and knew how it felt to be a contestant. That feeling of having no appetite because of the pressure, having to practice his songs over and over every day, having to change the song at the last minute due to being unsuitable, and then being required to rearrange the musical arrangement as a result, the rehearsals, and sound testing, there had never been a day where he could sleep soundly while competing on King of Masked Singers!

But now?

As the executive director?

The overall planner?

The vote counter?

The host?

And they still wanted him to become a contestant?

Are you guys fucking asking me to do everything?

Zhang Ye was having none of it. In fact, he got even angrier at Central TV Department 1. Fucking hell!

…

At night.

On Weibo.

"There's reliable info that it was Central TV Department 1 who made the report!"

"Are you serious?"

"I have a classmate working at the SARFT, so I'm sure of it!"

"Damn, I knew it had to be them!"

"They're too wicked!"

"Yeah, the thing is, Central TV Department 1 also used unlicensed hosts for two of their shows at the beginning of the year! So they can do it? But others aren't allowed to? What do you call that? It's obviously a double standard! So how could they report on others? They're using the authorities to slap their enemies? This is using public resources for their own gains!"

"They make me so angry!"

…

Central TV Department 1.

Everyone had gotten off work and were still talking about the matter on the way out.

"Was it really us who reported them?"

"I think so."

"Haha, well played."

"Let's see what I Am a Singer can do about it."

"How much do you think our viewership ratings will increase by?"

"If they really get taken off the air, we should be able to gain an increase of 1%, at least."

…

And right at this moment, a Weibo post from Zhang Ye sent shockwaves around the country!

Zhang Ye's Weibo: "Dropping a notice here for everyone. To comply with the SARFT's rectification request, there will be some changes made to I Am a Singer's time slot."

The day.

And broadcast time.

Were exactly the same as Sing!'s!

The industry exploded!

"Holy shit!"

"Has Beijing TV gone mad?"

"They're gonna broadcast at the same time again?"

"Looks like the fight is on! They're back at it again!"

"Hot damn! Beijing TV is so domineering!"

"This is Zhang Ye's reply to them!"

"Hahahaha, Central TV Department 1 is gonna cry!"

"They'd just managed to avoid I Am a Singer, but Beijing TV has come chasing after them again?"

Elsewhere.

Central TV Department 1 also blew up!

The calls were going out one by one!

"Hello, Boss?"

"Come back quickly!"

"Ah? Back where?"

"Back to the office, where else! Immediately!"

Many of those who had already knocked off from work were asked to come back to the office!

Then, when they found out that I Am a Singer was again going to broadcast at the same time as them after arriving back at the office, all of them paled!

"How is that possible!"

"Zhang Ye, that madman!"

"He's always been a madman!"

"Is he thinking of taking us down with him?"

"Aren't they going to continue aiming for the viewership ratings record? If they start broadcasting at the same time as us, true, I'll admit that we have more to lose, but they won't get away unscathed either. Then they won't have any more chances of breaking the viewership ratings record! That's totally not worth it. Anyone with half a brain would not do it like this! How can Beijing TV allow Zhang Ye to behave so recklessly? Even if they allow it, the advertisers would not take such a loss!"

"But Zhang Ye is really capable of doing something like this!"

"Right, you cannot determine what he'll do by using logic!"

"It's over! We're done for this time!"

"I Am a Singer was instructed to fix their problems immediately. They probably couldn't come up with any other way to deal with it, so they didn't want us to have it easy either! They'd rather we suffer along with them! And have everyone die together?"

"That fucking hooligan!"

"Zhang Ye is really such a goddamn hooligan!"

Everyone was running around like a chicken with its head cut off!

Especially the program team staff of Sing! They were nearly in tears!

It was starting again!

This nightmare called Zhang Ye had returned again!

Soon after, several key executives of Central TV Department 1 also returned to the office in a panic. They immediately called for an emergency meeting.

Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Naixiong.

Several of the directors were cursing and swearing at Zhang Ye during the entire meeting. They were all very familiar with Zhang Ye as he had spent a long time at Central TV Department 1. After such a long time, that fellow was still that same old bastard he was before!

The key personnel of Sing!'s program team moped. After the meeting, they immediately carried out the executives' instructions and reorganized some of the tasks for the new episode's recording. They could no longer do it as they had done before. There had to be some changes made so that their show could get a boost. Only in this way could they take on Zhang Ye's rage and not die too ugly a death for the coming episode. Along with those changes, they also began preparing themselves for another change in the broadcast time. But that was not the best way out. The previous change to their broadcast time had already taken them a great deal of effort to convince the higher-ups of the station. So if they were to change it again? That would really be too troublesome. Even if they applied to get it changed, it might not be approved. They couldn't always be the ones having problems like this!

But they still gave some foreshadowing of what to expect on their official website.

Before long, Sing!'s official Weibo posted: "Due to technical difficulties, Sing! does not rule out changing its broadcast time in the near future. We would like to remind everyone to stay updated with the latest news on our official website."

The netizens were stunned.

"Pfft!"

"Changing the broadcast time again?"

"They're changing it again?"

"Sing! is terrified again!"

It was very chaotic at Central TV Department 1!

Calls!

Overtime!

Meetings!

Discussing plans!

The industry was also alarmed by Beijing TV's decision!

However, the development of the matter did not turn out as everyone thought!

One hour after Zhang Ye's post on Weibo, and just as Central TV Department 1 had descended into chaos, even to the point that someone was already meeting with the higher-ups regarding another change to the show's broadcast time, and with Zhang Ye getting pushed into the trending searches and his Weibo post making it into the Weibo headlines, the post was suddenly deleted by him.

After that, he posted again.

Zhang Ye's Weibo: "Ah, I've been hacked again. The show's broadcast time won't be changed. Please do not believe the rumors, everyone. Go by your own judgment. Changing the broadcast time of a show is a very complicated process. We'd have to submit it to the station and the SARFT to get it approved before it takes effect, so how can we possibly just change it as we wish?"

Hacked?

Rumors?

The public was dumbfounded!

The industry was dumbfounded!

Central TV Department 1 was dumbfounded!

Someone at Central TV did not believe this and immediately called a friend at the SARFT.

"Hello, Old Xu!"

"What's the matter?"

"Did I Am a Singer change their broadcast time?"

"Change what time?"

"Didn't they submit an application for it?"

"An application for what? What are you talking about?"

"I....()%…%$##@@!!!"

It was very clear now!

Central TV Department 1's people were all left cursing at someone's ancestors!

Zhang Ye!

Fuck your grandpa!

You're too fucking wicked!

When the netizens realized the truth, they were rolling on the floor in laughter!

"Aiyo, holy fuck!"

"Hahahahaha!"

"I can't take this anymore, I'm crying laughing!"

"Zhang Ye is such a trickster!"

"What a fucking bastard he is!"

"Hacked? Your sister! Only a fool would believe you!"

"Sing!'s program team has suffered a huge loss of face this time!"

"Yeah, I heard that everyone went back for overtime in preparation of taking on this formidable enemy. They even rushed out an application to the higher-ups to change their broadcast time. But in the end, they just got pranked by Zhang Ye!"

"This move by Zhang Ye is way too wicked! But it was so beautiful at the same time!"

"Yeah, to deal with such people, it's better to act more bastardly!"

"Only Zhang Ye can come up with such trickery! If it were anyone else who attempted that, they would surely be scolded to their graves and simultaneously offend the entire industry. Only Zhang Ye could come out of something like that unscathed, since everyone already knows what kind of a person he is! Besides, he doesn't have any more people that he can offend. Everyone who can be offended has already been offended!"

"My wife and I are laughing so hard!"

"What a comedian!"

"Things would get really boring without him in showbiz!"

"The funniest thing is that this fella even put on a show. He told everyone not to go around spreading rumors and go by their own judgment of things. Aiyo, my dearest Teacher Zhang, can you not be so hysterical?"

Quite a few netizens were praising him!

A lot of people in the industry were at their wits' end because they were angered to the point of laughter!

This weirdo!

This jokester!

This hooligan!

Holding the sun, the moon, and the stars in the palm of his hand!

There really was no other person like him in this world!