I’m Really a Superstar

The UK.

At the home of international superstar Lilian.

Lillian praised with a sigh, “Oh my awesome fellow smoker.”

Her father pointed at the television and asked, “Is this that friend of yours from China?”

“Haha, that’s right,” Lillian said.

Her father said, “He’s really quite different from most other people.”

Lillian smiled and said, “In my opinion, it won’t be long before he chases up to me.”

Her father was taken aback. “You’re an international A-lister. Do you really think that highly of him?”

Lillian acknowledged him and said, “In the past, his development was limited to just within China, so his works also tended to be aimed at only the Chinese audience. That made it difficult for him to achieve anything internationally. But it’s different this time. Coming back after three years, he has finally decided to make an appearance on the international stage. Even I don’t know how far he can go. You’re right, Dad, this smoking buddy of mine is indeed unlike most other celebrities.”

…

On the Web.

“This is a Chinese show?”

“Oh my god!”

“Amazing! The host is so impressive!”

“Why does this Chinese man know everything!”

“Moreover, he can even identify everything! He actually knows about the local vegetation as well?”

“Watching this gives me goosebumps all over!”

“Yeah, my eyes never left the screen the entire time!”

“Is it really that fun to watch?”

“Go and watch it to find out. There might be a rerun, or maybe a video will be uploaded!”

“I really can’t believe that this show was made by a Chinese guy! It’s so unbelievable!”

“So this guy is Zhang Ye? I’ve heard of his name, but this is the first time I’ve seen his work!”

…

In China.

On Weibo.

“Face-smacking Zhang, 666!”

“It was crazy fun to watch!”

“Where’s the second episode? When’s it showing?”

“I knew Zhang Ye would pull it off!”

“Hahahaha, Face-smacking Zhang might really be able to defy the heavens this time!”

“A Chinese show is finally going to make it out there on the international stage!”

“I wonder what the viewership ratings abroad are going to be like!”

“Yeah, I’m not worried about the viewership ratings in China. It’s mainly how it performs overseas!”

“We should find out tonight!”

…

At home.

The entire family was dumbfounded.

Sisi screamed in fright the entire episode.

After the broadcast finished, Zhang Ye’s mother looked at him in shock. “This is your new show? How did you come up with an idea like this?”

Zhang Ye smiled and said, “I just thought of it.”

Wu Zeqing said, “It’s a bit dangerous.”

Zhang Ye explained, “Actually, it was really nothing. The danger that you guys felt was just from the effect of my editing. I purposely landed in the jungle, and everything was under my control the entire time. I knew exactly what I was doing. For the bear, the film crew was also equipped with a tranquilizer gun. If there were any signs of danger, they would immediately tranquilize it. With two shots of that, even a bear that large would drop to the ground. Besides, I’m sure you all know how skilled I am. It was really nothing much.”

Sisi yelled out, “Daddy is awesome!”

Zhang Ye gave his daughter a kiss. “Thanks for the compliments, my dear.”

His father slapped his thigh and exclaimed, “This show is going to be on fire!”

His mother also said, “It was really good, but I wonder if the foreigners will accept it.”

At this moment, the calls started arriving one by one.

His mother-in-law, Li Qinqin, was the first to call.

“Little Ye.”

“Mom.”

“That was such a good show. I loved it!”

“Haha, thanks, Mom.”

“When does the second episode broadcast?”

“I haven’t filmed it yet, but I’ll be getting to it tomorrow.”

“You must take care of yourself, alright?”

“Alright, Mom.”

Then Ning Lan called.

“Zhang’er, I’ve watched the show.”

“Was it OK?”

“It was way too OK! I think it’s gonna be on fire!”

“Hopefully.”

“Believe me, this show is definitely going to be very popular!”

Then Dong Shanshan called.

“It’s indeed a show done by you. It was amazing.”

“Thanks, Shanshan.”

“I bet the entire world didn’t expect you to make a show like this.”

“All they know is how to stab me in the back.”

“This time, I feel like you’re gonna end up smacking their faces again.”

“Haha, who knows?”

Call after call.

Countless family and friends phoned him.

The feedback from everyone was almost unanimous praise. They all felt that the show was very refreshing, because no one in the world had ever made something like it before. Wilderness? Survival? Absolutely no one had such an idea for a show, and no one thought that there would be anyone who would watch something like that. Therefore, after watching Man vs. Wild, a lot of people were dumbfounded.

It could even be done this way?

There was even such a thing?

Choosing to do Man vs. Wild and using this particular episode for the premiere broadcast was a decision that Zhang Ye made after having considered it for a very long time. He had filmed the first episode with a relatively conservative attitude, and there were not too many shocking scenes in it. He did this mainly because he wanted to use it to open up the global television market and pull in the viewers first. In the past, the shows that he made were generally limited to a certain type of audience. For example, the performances on the music shows mainly covered pop songs, which made a lot of the older viewers not want to watch it. Or the Lecture Room series, which most younger people did not have the patience for. And even a show like A Bite of China, which attracted viewers of all demographics, was still limited by the cultural differences of overseas viewers. However, Man vs. Wild wasn’t the same. Be it man or woman, young or old, be it the nationality of the viewers, there were no clear limitations. This was also why Zhang Ye placed great importance on this show and was the least worried about it.

On the same night.

At the studio.

Zhang Ye drove back here.

Ha Qiqi looked very excited. “Director Zhang!”

“Whoa, you guys haven’t knocked off yet?” Zhang Ye smiled and looked at everyone in the studio. Almost all of the staff were still around and no one was rushing to knock off yet.

Zhang Zuo said anxiously, “Why would we want to knock off so early? Everyone is waiting for the viewership ratings to come out!”

Zhang Ye asked, “So are they out yet?”

Little Wang said, “They’ll come out soon.”

Zhang Ye said, “How about the stats from the overseas market?”

Ha Qiqi said, “The overseas viewership ratings will be gradually made known. The other countries use different calculation methods. Some are based on the viewership ratings, and some are based on the viewer numbers. We’re just waiting for Central TV to draw up a summary of the results before they call and update us.”

Half an hour.

An hour.

In fact, it wasn’t just them.

All of China was also waiting.

The entire world’s media outlets were also waiting.

People around the globe were also waiting.

Everyone wanted to know what kind of answer Zhang Ye could come up with!

Finally, under everyone’s attention, the answer was revealed. When they saw the results, the entire world had a look of horror just like the one they had when they saw Zhang Ye’s International Hosting Qualifications Examination score. To say nothing of them, even Zhang Ye and his studio’s staff were all dumbfounded as well!

Man vs. Wild’s global viewership ratings (or viewer numbers) ranking for the day.

China: #1

The UK: #4

America: #6

France: #5

Japan: #3

Korea: #4

India: #9

Canada: #7

Pakistan: #2

An international channel had actually made it into the top ten of the viewership ratings or viewer numbers rankings of so many different countries. It had to be known that all of these countries had their own television shows, as well as many television channels on their own country’s networks. Among the dozens of channels and hundreds of television shows showing in those countries, the performance of Central TV International’s Man vs. Wild was too shocking for the rest of the countries to handle!