I’m Really a Superstar

daytime.

Caishikou, outside Zhang Ye's parents' old community.

Xiaoxue rode her electric bike, carrying her interview bag, and rode over at a lightning speed. The hair on her head was blown to pieces by the wind. When she saw the entrance of the community, she squeezed the gate with a squeak, and what she saw was a lot of holding hands. The media colleagues carrying cameras include those from the Beijing Times, the Beijing Evening News, reporters from the Bei Ha Province newspaper in Beijing, and colleagues from the National Youth Daily.

Oh, so many people?

It’s over. I definitely won’t be able to interview you today.

With this group of people blocking the door, how could Zhang Ye show up?

Xiaoxue got out of the car listlessly. She didn't have much hope in the first place. When the newspaper released the task to her this morning, she didn't think she could interview Zhang Ye. She is a reporter for the entertainment section. Although she has only been in the industry for half a year, she has experienced some big and small battles. She knows the hardships of being an entertainment reporter. It is easy to interview some unknown public figures, but most of them are worthless. , can't get a good page, if you want to be on the front page or the second page, you have to interview big names, and it has to be news about big names. But what is the concept of a second-tier star? He is a well-known celebrity in the country. Interviews with second-tier stars and above are basically rare. You have to have information, ways, and informants, and you have to stay there, have strategies, and even communication skills. Sometimes You have to climb over walls and stairs and use all kinds of means to maybe interview those big names in private, which is as difficult as going to heaven.

"Xiaoxue" a middle-aged man called him.

Xiaoxue locked the car and ran up, "Brother An."

An Ge said with the camera on his back: "Why is it so late?"

"The car broke down on the road, I'm sorry, Brother An." Xiaoxue apologized.

Brother An greeted: "Come on, find a place by yourself. As soon as Zhang Ye or his parents come out, we will squeeze in. We must grab a good spot. Hurry, hurry, hurry."

Xiaoxue said helplessly: "Zhang Ye will definitely not come out, right?"

Ange asked, "Why?"

"How could it be so easy to interview such a big shot? And this address is not necessarily correct, right? The address is known to all the media, how could Zhang Ye live here?" Xiaoxue said.

Next to him, a camera guy from another newspaper said with a smile: "Girl, are you new?"

"Ah?" Xiaoxue looked over.

Another 40-year-old female reporter nearby also said: "If you want to interview other first- and second-tier stars in a private setting that is not public and without reservation, it is almost impossible. You may not even be able to interview third- and fourth-tier stars. , but Zhang Ye is different. He never hides from the camera. If we say who is the easiest person to interview among the fourth-tier and above celebrities in the country, then Zhang Ye is definitely the first. As long as you don’t catch him in a particularly bad mood. If you don't directly knock on their door to disturb his daily life, then if you go to interview him, Zhang Ye will at least say a few words to you.

"

Xiaoxue was surprised and said: "Zhang Ye is so easy to talk to? I read on the news that he has a bad temper, and he often scolds this and that."

The female reporter smiled and said, "You'll be fine if you don't mess with him. Zhang Ye is much easier to talk to than you think. He is different from other stars in the entertainment industry."

An Ge happily added: "It's very different."

Suddenly, several shouts came

"coming"

"Out"

"It's Zhang Ye"

"Quick, quick, quick"

"Teacher Zhang"

It was like a strong wind blew by, and with a roar, more than twenty media reporters rushed forward. Brother An was also the first to bear the brunt. Xiaoxue was a step slower and hurriedly pushed forward.

Zhang Ye came down the corridor at a trot with a white towel hanging around his neck. He was surrounded by reporters as soon as he ran 20 meters. He couldn't move even one step. Zhang Ye stopped helplessly and waved to greet them. He said hello, "It's rare for me to do morning exercise. Can you please show your respect and let me run a lap first?"

The female reporter from before said hurriedly: "Teacher Zhang, I've been here since five o'clock. I'm still sleepy and can't open my eyes. Can you just give us a few minutes?"

A young female reporter said: "Yes, Teacher Zhang, if I can't interview you today, I won't be able to communicate with the leaders when I go back, and I will definitely be scolded to death."

Originally, if it were other celebrities, they could make appointments for interviews in advance and there would be no need to block the door like this. But Zhang Ye is different. He has no agent, no agency, and no workplace for the time being, so there are obstacles in the communication between the media and him. , In addition, Zhang Ye's promotion to the second tier was relatively sudden this time, and the rating list rushed up at midnight. Many media were not prepared, so they had to rush here. This kind of news must be The interview needs to be done today, because it is about that day. If we really schedule interviews and wait for interviews at the same time, and then report it a few days later, it will be 800 years too late. What kind of news will it be called after a few days? News is all about timeliness.

The reporters chirped.

Zhang Ye was helpless and said, "Okay, five minutes then, you can ask."

Xiaoxue: "..." Damn, Zhang Ye is really easy to talk to.

Brother An was the fastest. As soon as Zhang Ye finished speaking, he asked, "Teacher Zhang, you are already a second-tier artist in the latest rating. Congratulations first."

Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Thank you."

An Ge said: "Many people are talking now, saying that you are the star with the fastest rise in popularity in recent years. It only took you more than a year to go from being unknown to a second-tier artist. It seems that other public figures have achieved this in a lifetime." You can walk the long way in the blink of an eye."

"Blink?" Zhang Ye muttered to himself.

A reporter from East China Daily jumped in and said, "I don't know if you've seen it. Many netizens on the Internet left comments after the zero o'clock news was released. In addition to congratulating you, there are also voices of doubt. They think that based on your personal conditions and niche Style, it is a miracle that you have made it this far. I have seen some people in your industry commenting on you in the same way. Everyone recognizes your talent, but they also think that you may have more luck than talent. It’s bigger, what do you think?”

There are indeed a lot of these voices online now.

If you browse through forums and blogs, you will find that Zhang Ye's promotion to the second tier is being discussed in many places. This is considered a big deal in the entertainment industry.

“What a miracle”

"Zhang Ye is very lucky. If he had a little bit of bad luck, he wouldn't be where he is today."

"Zhang Ye is average-looking. He can become a star? He's already a second-tier star? I can do it too. I'm at least a little more handsome than Zhang Ye."

"Zhang Ye's success is indeed due to accidental factors."

"How great it would be if I had Zhang Ye's luck and talent."

"Zhang Ye is a newcomer who hasn't made a few movies or sang. He just relies on doing a few local network TV programs and a few poems and speeches to become as popular as he is today. This makes those Old people in the entertainment industry, why are they so embarrassed? They are all on the second line. If Zhang Ye really one day officially enters the film industry or the singing industry, these two major categories of the entertainment industry, then with national signals such as satellite TV channels If he does a few variety shows in a covered area, wouldn't his popularity be astonishing?"

"It's not against the sky, it's like breaking out of the earth."

"This guy has opened up an alternative path to the entertainment industry."

"Famous celebrities have been working hard for so many years and it's not necessarily the case. Zhang Ye has only made his debut a little over a year ago. It's really not fair to compare like this."

"Well, many colleagues are dissatisfied with him."

"Yes, the level of mathematics and literature do not belong to the serious entertainment category. Relying on these to increase their popularity makes those stars in the entertainment industry really helpless."

There are a lot of these comments.

It is also a normal phenomenon for people to be famous for both right and wrong.

Facing the reporters' questions, Zhang Ye was silent for a moment.

Xiaoxue held up the recording pen and said: "Teacher Zhang, what do you think of the evaluation of you by a small number of people and colleagues in the entertainment industry?"

unfair?

Rely on luck?

Taking the wrong path in non-traditional entertainment?

Seeing all the reporters waiting for his answer without blinking, Zhang Ye smiled. He was not angry at all because of these questions. Instead, he said very talkatively: "I have said before that any person or art form is It’s impossible for everyone to like and accept me. There are people who like me, and there are people who don’t like me. I can accept any evaluation of me by the common people, but for the evaluation given by some colleagues.” After a while, Zhang Ye suddenly became interested, "I have a poem here, a short poem."

When everyone heard this, they were all pumped up like chicken blood.

"What poem?"

"Teacher Zhang, please speak"

"Wait, wait, wait. My recorder is broken. I'll replace it. I'll replace it."

"Squat down for those in front. I can't take a picture of the people inside. Please squat down a little bit."

Anyone who knows a little bit about Zhang Ye's growth history will know that Zhang Ye's most famous thing is not his mathematical talent, his cross talk jokes, or his hosting skills, but his poetry.

Zhang Ye said softly:

""The Flower of Success"."

"People are only amazed by his current beauty."

"But it was his Ya'er."

"Soaked in the tears of struggle."

"Sprinkled with the blood of sacrifice"

The poem is finished.

Fountain of tears?

Rain of blood?

sacrifice?

At this time, an old neighbor of Zhang Ye's house spoke. He saw the reporters and had been listening here. Now he couldn't listen anymore. "Xiao Ye, don't listen to the sarcastic words of those colleagues. You are ours." We all know how much you have sacrificed after watching you grow up. You are recording programs every day without sleeping, and you are always busy working at your own risk for work. Who among them has seen it? "

Zhang Ye cupped his fists and said with a smile: "Aunt Cui, thank you."

An old man said: "Xiao Ye, Hao Yu, we all support you."

A woman said: "Yes, don't listen to their nonsense."

The poem was very small, with only four lines, but the weight of the poem made the reporters present feel their hearts sink. Yes, everyone only saw Zhang Ye's success, but his efforts and sacrifices, How many more people saw it? How many people know?

Xiaoxue glanced at Zhang Ye. It was her first time interviewing Zhang Ye. After face-to-face contact, she suddenly felt that she understood this person somewhat.

In the original plane hijacking incident, people talked about it in the news that Zhang Ye was lucky enough to land the plane, but how many people thought that Zhang Ye almost crashed the plane and killed everyone? Everyone has seen Zhang Ye kill everyone in the cross talk competition, but who has ever cared that Zhang Ye was banned and killed by the radio and television and almost lost his luck in the entertainment industry for the rest of his life? lucky? accidental? Zhang Ye did not rely on these to get through this journey. It can be said that he fought his way through strong winds and waves time and time again.

Suppression from leaders

The siege of peers

life and death moment

The choice of whether to compromise or not

No matter when or where Zhang Ye is, he dares to pat his chest and say: The path he took was not a shortcut, nor was it smooth sailing. He chose a path that was more difficult than anyone else's.

"The Flower of Success".

——This is the work of the famous essayist Bing Xin. Bing Xin is most famous for her prose, but this poem is a rare fine poem by Bing Xin. Faced with the questions from reporters and some doubts from colleagues, Zhang Ye felt that this The poem best represented his thoughts at the moment. He also loved this poem very much on the previous earth. What he liked most was probably the word "sacrifice", so when he talked about this poem, Zhang Ye's expression was not complaining. He was not crying miserably, nor was he trying to say how difficult it was for him. He was more of a smile and proud emotion, because the word "sacrifice" in the poem did not mean anything to Zhang Ye. Pain and suffering, on the contrary, are his backbone and the capital that allows him to hold his head high, because that is not the sacrifice of unfair fate, it is the price and sacrifice earned by his never-compromise.

same day.

This poem appeared in some media and newspapers across the country

"Success and Sacrifice"

Zhang Ye's voice"

"A Successful Flower"

Zhang Ye: A flower blooming with blood"

As soon as the poem was published, it immediately aroused heated discussion on the Internet.

"Teacher Zhang, you are the best"

"Don't care what others say, we all know how much you have paid, we all know"

"Fuck, what's wrong with the crooked ways? What's wrong with taking the wrong path? Let's just say that your mother doesn't follow the ordinary path. Let's still torture them one by one, and one by one, and one by one."

"Support Zhang Ye"

"Teacher Zhang Ye's second-tier rating is well deserved."

"Those who don't know anything should take a look at Mr. Zhang's resume before talking."

"Successful Flower" does not have the excitement of Zhang Ye's previous modern poems, nor is it as stunning as them, but it has a heavy weight that makes people feel heavy after reading it. The line "soaked in the tears of struggle" "Sprinkled with the blood of sacrifice", many people who had expressed jealousy and doubts about Zhang Ye before fell silent. Thinking about Zhang Ye's journey, they stopped talking.

Disaster?

There was a third-tier movie star who broke his bone once while filming. He posted on Weibo and cried miserably for a month. Fans said it was too hard and too difficult for him.

A Korean singer had a few pimples on his face. Fans cried and shouted, lamenting the unfair fate and lamenting that Korean stars have suffered too many disasters.

Is this difficult?

Compared with Zhang Ye, they may really be nothing.

He went to the police station twice, Beijing Radio forced him to resign, Beijing Satellite TV fired him, Peking University suspended him, he almost died in a plane hijacking, he experienced a blockade by Shanghai Radio and Television, and he also experienced the Radio and Television General Administration. No. 43, the most stringent ban in the history of the bureau, even now he is a big shot at the level of a second-tier star. Zhang Ye has not yet been invited by a new company, and he is still unemployed at home. In the morning, he can only "leisurely" "Everyone in the entertainment industry has come out to run. If we compare ourselves to each other, who would dare to say that he is more difficult than Zhang Ye?"

No one dares

No one has it difficult for him

And even so, even so, Zhang Ye is still standing on the level of a second-tier star despite swords, guns and swordfish. What kind of concept is this?

Heaven and earth.

Who can reach it?