Chapter 1532: 1532
On the same day .
In the afternoon .
In the shade on the beach .
Zhang Ye and Tian Weiwei were playing a game of Go . A group of China Qiyuan's newcomers had surrounded them and were watching the game, fixated . Even though Zhang Ye had given Little Tian a two-stone handicap, it was still very hard to distinguish who had the upper hand . The newcomers were watching this game with dropped jaws and gasps . Master Tian was the current world number one Go player, the person who was regarded as the most highly skilled of the active professional players . Who here had ever seen Tian Weiwei receive a handicap when playing against others? And it was even a handicap of two stones? And he still got pushed around? Only then did they understand the level of skill that Zhang Ye possessed!
A game was completed .
After accounting for compensation, Zhang Ye won by two and a half points .
Tian Weiwei had lost convincingly . "I've never been able to beat you since last time . I thought that my skill had improved by a lot in these few years and had really looked forward to playing against you after you were released . It looks like I've thought too highly of myself . At the level you're at, I won't be able to win against you no matter how many years have passed . We're at completely different levels . "
Chen Qiqi shouted, "Lord Zhang is almighty . You're still as good as ever!"
Zhang Ye said in amusement, "Didn't you say that I was already a thing of the past?"
Chen Qiqi played dumb . "Ah? Did I ever say that?"
A newcomer exposed her . "Yes, you said that before . "
Chen Niannian added, "You said it when we were traveling here on the bus . "
Chen Qiqi raised her hand to hit them . "Do you all want to die!"
Everyone laughed . "Hahahaha . "
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "But you were right . The Go world and the entertainment circle are two entirely different places . After all, this bro hasn't shown his face in too long, so how many people still remember me? And how many people still like me? I don't even have an idea of that . The entertainment circle isn't as simple as the Go world . "
Tian Weiwei said with a sigh, "Too much has changed in recent years . "
Zhang Ye asked, "How's Old Yao doing?"
Chen Qiqi said, "You mean Yao Jiancai?"
Zhang Ye said, "Yes . "
Chen Qiqi said, "I don't think there's a lot of news about him . "
Chen Niannian said, "What do you mean by not a lot of news about him? He's still acting . But it's just that he's always been playing the antagonists these days and doesn't have any particularly well-known shows that he's in, so his popularity has dropped as a result . "
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "That fellow, has he not been doing any crosstalks?"
Tian Weiwei said, "Without you partnering with him, Teacher Yao isn't able to do it . "
Zhang Ye asked further, "How has Shanshan been doing?"
Tian Weiwei replied, "That old classmate of yours?"
Zhang Ye said, "Yes . "
"Teacher Shanshan is still very popular . In the past two years, she went to study the performing arts . Now, she rarely takes on host roles and is usually acting . "
Zhang Ye exclaimed, "Wow, she's turned to acting now?"
Chen Qiqi giggled, "Teacher Shanshan's acting pay is very high too, so most productions are unable to afford bringing her on board . "
Tian Weiwei said, "But compared to those popular young studs, her salary is still way off from theirs . "
Chen Niannian said, "That's right . "
Zhang Ye said, "Has Old Zhang really retired?"
Tian Weiwei answered, "Yeah, she's retired from the entertainment circle . "
Zhang Ye said, "What about Sister Lan?"
"You mean Heavenly Queen Xu Meilan?"
Zhang Ye said, "Is she still a Heavenly Queen?"
Tian Weiwei: "Yes, she is . But I think she's only hanging on because of her past status . The rise of the young studs has had a really big impact on your generation of celebrities . Heavenly Queen Xu's popularity in recent years has dropped by quite a bit . If it goes on like that, she probably won't be able to keep her status as a domestic S-lister for much longer . "
Zhang Ye laughed and said, "Even Old Xu can't fend them off?"
Tian Weiwei gave a wry laugh . "All of the veteran celebrities from back then have been hit . You still remember Jiang Hanwei, right? The martial arts superstar who was an A-lister? I heard that he even had a few disagreements with you in the past? Jiang Hanwei has now become a C-list artist in China . When that scandal broke, his popularity took a big hit and he plummeted down the rankings . "
Zhang Ye continued asking, "How is Spring Garden doing?"
A teenage girl blinked and said, "Who is Spring Garden?"
Zhang Ye exclaimed, "You don't even know Spring Garden?"
Tian Weiwei explained, "She's young and wouldn't have paid attention to such matters at that time . For us, we haven't heard the name of Spring Garden in a long time . They disbanded a few years ago . "
Zhang Ye said in disbelief, "Disbanded?"
Tian Weiwei scratched his head, "I think it had something to do with the talent agency? They didn't disband of their own accord, but they went solo afterwards . With the group disbanded, their popularity would of course not be as high as before . "
Zhang Ye asked, "What about Grandma Zhang Xia?"
Tian Weiwei shook his head . "We haven't heard much from her these few years, nor do we see her appearing on the Spring Festival Gala anymore . I suppose she has also retired from the scene? It's really difficult for the older generation of artists to make a living . There's hardly any events for them to take, and many of the older artists that I like have retired, which is quite a pity . The feeling that we get from the entertainment industry these days is that there is an ongoing generational change . The only thing that no one expected is how this generational change is happening so quickly . "
Old Zhang had retired?
Old Yao had been left in the dust?
Spring Garden was disbanded?
Old Xu was unable to hang on for much longer?
After asking all those questions for a long time, Zhang Ye's expression was one of lament .
He said, "Then who's popular now?"
Chen Qiqi said, "Lord Zhang, you wouldn't know even if we told you . "
Chen Niannian giggled, "You definitely wouldn't know any them . "
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