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Chapter 679: I know someone in senior management!

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

Night.

It was nearly 9 PM.

As the broadcast time for The Voice was nearing, the comments from the outside world and on the internet towards Central TV Department 1's new program increased. The majority of voices still inclined to the previous opinion. Looking at the number of votes on the topic in a Weibo poll, the netizens were still negative on The Voice. Most of the people still maintained the same attitude towards the program as per a few days ago, with the majority of them being pessimistic.

Interested: 27%

Uninterested: 71%

......

On the Line 10 in the subway.

In a train compartment, some colleagues who had just left their night shift were chatting.

"What day is today?"

"It's Thursday."

"Oh, it's already Thursday? The Voice of China is going to start broadcasting soon?"

"Heh, it really is. Let me check the time. Oh, it's going to start in less than ten minutes!"

"I have to hurry home and catch it. I think I can still make it in time."

"You're going to watch a talent show? But it's not interesting at all."

"Not many people feel too optimistic about The Voice. It will certainly be more or less the same as those that came before."

"I know, but Zhang Ye's programs are usually full of surprises. I have been following since Lecture Room was broadcast and hope that this time he can produce another miracle. I also saw many comments listing The Voice's various flaws and reasons for failure. Those were very reasonable and explained logically. However, since when we can use logical reasoning on a person like Zhang Ye? Judging from past experiences, sometimes the more others think that Zhang Ye can't do well in certain things, the more likely Zhang Ye will do them well. That's why I still have some expectation for his new program. Hopefully he can succeed like the previous times and not disappoint his fans!"

"I think you're just deifying him."

"In the past, Zhang Ye's programs were pretty enjoyable to watch, but don't forget, they were mostly pioneering works, such as a lecture program, a never before seen talk show idea, or a mass market variety show like Do You Remember. They have achieved success as original ideas and relied mainly on subverting the current trends. All of these worked to Zhang Ye's advantage. But this time, The Voice is entering an already oversaturated talent show industry. I've never doubted Zhang Ye's ability and always think that he has the capability of producing a good show. But I don't know what he's thinking, because instead of choosing another path that he could excel in, he chose to cross a bridge full of countless other singing shows. This program's viewership ratings shouldn't be that low—after all, it has Zhang Ye's reputation on it and the names of Zhang Yuanqi, Zhang Xia, and the others holding it together—but the viewership ratings definitely won't be too good either. The market is already too saturated. If they can even get a 0.7% viewership, they should be thanking the gods!"

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At a certain home.

A family of three was sitting in front of the television.

"Dad, switch the channel to Central TV Department 1."

"What for? I'm watching soccer now."

"The Voice of China is beginning soon."