Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
The next day!
To Shanghai TV, ‘Strongest Heavenly Voice’ wasn’t too successfully organized. For something like this to have happened when it had just begun, who knew what would happen later on?
Initially, the Deputy Director had wanted to clear things up with Lin Fan and tactfully express that they didn’t wish for anything like this to happen again in future. They really couldn’t afford for it to happen. It would likely draw ridicule. However, when he saw Lin Fan’s relaxed smile, the Deputy Director’s words, which he had already rehearsed beforehand, were kept bottled up in his heart.
On the Internet.
“Did you watch yesterday’s ‘Strongest Heavenly Voice’? It was freaking awesome. It was so good to watch. The contestants in the show sing very well but the most important thing is that Master Lin is really amazing.”
“D*mn, I know about ‘Strongest Heavenly Voice’ but I didn’t watch it. Is it really so good?”
“It’s freaking good. Although the show’s style is similar to previous shows, you definitely won’t regret watching it.”
“Master Lin is really too dashing. He’s godly. That contestant was an idiot. He wanted to act pitiful to get sympathy but he was immediately exposed by Master Lin.”
“I think Zhao Li and Liu Ying Dong’s faces must be black right now. They are both seniors in the music industry but they got flamed by Lin Fan so badly. I almost died of laughter.”
“I think that the only one who dares to talk this way is Master Lin.”
“This is the show that I want to watch.”
“D*mn, you guys are making me curious. When I saw the show’s name, I didn’t really want to watch it. I never thought that it would be so good. I’ll go and watch the replay right now.”
“The second episode will begin at 8 pm sharp tonight. I’ve already canceled all my plans. I’ll just stay right in front of my computer.”
It was very popular on the Internet.
Weibo!
Forums!
Tieba!
They had been filled with talk about ‘Strongest Heavenly Voice’, especially the previous night’s number one contestant, Huang Fei. She had gotten on trending but she immediately got flamed by everyone.
Zhao Li looked at the news and her face turned green. She slammed her phone on the table furiously, clenching her teeth.
“Outrageous. That b*astard shamed me. Look at what the Internet is saying.”
Liu Ying Dong sat there without saying anything. He wasn’t in a much better position. However, he took a look and his face turned black as well. If it was possible, he would want to cut Lin Fan to death.
‘Master Lin educates Zhao Li. Don’t think that you are always right. Listen to different opinions.’
‘Strongest Heavenly Voice’s number one contestant toys around with Zhao Li but Master Lin exposes her.’
‘Liu Ying Dong’s inner qualities are too low and he suffers Master Lin’s criticism.’
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*ring ring*
Zhao Li’s phone rang.
“Sister Ying…” Zhao Li answered the phone. She knew what it meant when Sister Ying called. However, she felt wronged. She had never experienced such humiliation on a show before.
Ying Jin said, “I’ve seen the show. Don’t be too bothered by it. This kid is too ridiculous. I’ve already decided that I’m going to teach him a lesson. Otherwise, he wouldn’t know the just how vast this world is.”
Zhao Li was taken aback. “Sister Ying, what do we need to do?”
“You don’t need to care about this. I’ve already made arrangements. Ignore him on the show. People like him cannot go far. There are many people who want to teach him a lesson,” said Ying Jin.
Zhao Li nodded, “Understood, Sister Ying.”
The two of them chatted for a while more before hanging up.
Liu Ying Dong asked, “Is Sister Ying going to make a move?”
Zhao Li nodded, “Mmm. Sister Ying wants us to ignore him. You know too that Sister Ying got humiliated by that guy greatly. Do you think Sister Ying would just swallow it?”
Liu Ying Dong thought about what that kid had done to Sister Ying and couldn’t help but start sweating. That guy was probably the only one who dared to do such a thing to Sister Ying.
But then, Liu Ying Dong started laughing. Ying Jin was high in status and she had a great network of connections. Defeating that guy would be a simple task.
Shanghai TV.
A group of people was anxiously waiting. From the Director to the small staff, everyone was waiting in anticipation.
“Are the results out yet?”
“I wonder how it will be. If the ratings aren’t good, we’re screwed.”
“I feel that this show is good. I don’t think it will be too bad.”
“It’s useless for us to say that it is good. We have to see if the audience likes it. A problem occurred right at the start yesterday. I’m afraid that it might affect the results.”
Director Liu sat there and coughed softly. “Hasn’t the statistics sheet come out yet?”
The Deputy Director said, “They should be adding it up now. It’ll be out soon.”
A middle-aged lady was very displeased as she said, “In my opinion, Master Lin should never have been allowed to come and be a mentor. Look, an initially good show now has such a bad start. It can’t be any good now.”
“Head Wu, it isn’t right for you to say that. Master Lin spoke the truth. That contestant was trying to trick the audience and the mentors. If people found out afterward, even if it wasn’t our Shanghai TV’s fault, we would be affected for sure.”
Head Wu frowned. “Even so, he shouldn’t have criticized the two mentors on the spot.”
Director Liu rubbed his temples. “Alright, stop quarreling. We’ll know once the statistics are out.”
At that moment, a staff member hurried into the room with a statistics sheet in his hands.
“The statistics are out.”
“How much is it?” Everyone was energized. To them, whether or not the show was well-received would be represented by the results.
The staff member looked at the sheet and took a deep breath. He was greatly shocked. Then, he spoke.
“Television ratings: 3.524”
“Market share: 14.44”
“How much?” the Deputy Director was startled as he asked in astonishment. He was clearly in disbelief.
Everyone else was the same. They had all been shocked by those statistics.
That staff member wanted to say it once more but the Deputy Director snatched the sheet away. He fixed his gaze on it. On it were all the ratings of every show on every channel.
The first place was, to his surprise, ‘Strongest Heavenly Voice’. Its rating was at 3.524 and it was 0.5 higher than the second place show.
“Haha,” the Deputy Director started laughing, “Look, the viewership rating is 3.524. It’s 0.5 higher than the second place and that’s Hunan TV’s hottest show. Our show is even hotter than Hunan TV’s hottest show!”
Everyone immediately gathered around. When they saw the ratings, they were astounded.
“It’s really in first place. It’s a hit!”
“3.524. Have we ever exceeded such a rating before?”
“I don’t think so.”
“I think it has happened once before. And I remember that that time, Master Lin participated as well.”
“Yes, I remember it. That was the North and South Gambling Kings show. That time, the ratings reached 3.85 but it was only for one episode. Afterward, the show went downhill.”
“Could it be that every variety show that Master Lin participates in will get such a high rating? That’s too scary. It’s enough for him to earn the title ‘Ratings Reaper’.”
Bam!
At that moment, Director Liu slammed his table. With a face of excitement, he said, “Good. This is very good. The first episode was a hit. I was worried about yesterday’s incident but it seems that I worried for nothing. Listen carefully, all of you, whatever Master Lin does or says on the show in future, as long as he doesn’t hit anyone, don’t stop him. Alright, we’ve blown off some steam. We’ve finally surpassed Hunan TV.”
When the crowd heard this, they all nodded.
Shanghai TV had always been over the tenth place or seventh or eighth place at best in the past. That Hunan TV had been like a great mountain that they could never surpass. Now, this ‘Strongest Heavenly Voice’ had given them limitless possibilities. How could they not be excited?
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