It was quite late.
The time on his cell phone was 20 minutes past 9 PM.
After Zhang Ye signed autographs for his fans in the recording studio, a few staff members brought the remaining audience members away. Zhang Ye had gotten Hu Fei, Xiao Lu, Hou Ge and company to go home early, while he stayed behind to do his hosting work. After finishing up the tape and removing the scene, he tidied up his work documents before getting ready to knock off.
He pressed the elevator button.
Ding, the door opened.
"Eh, Uncle Wei?" Zhang Ye saw the person in the elevator.
Editor Wei was stunned, "Teacher Little Zhang, why did you knock off so late?"
Zhang Ye said, "I had to work overtime for the recording today. I just finished. Why didn't you leave?"
Editor Wei smiled, "I went to have a meal with a few reporters from the newspaper companies." The reporters he was talking about were obviously the people who had come to interview Wang Shuixin in the afternoon. "After sending them off, there was an emergency at the unit. A few of the children had lost a script, so the Director punished everyone to work overtime. I saw that the children were busy and it was quite late, so I let them go home. Actually, they couldn't help much even if they were here. It's not as fast as me working alone. Hur Hur."
Zhang Ye said, "It's almost 9: 30."
"I'm not in a hurry. I'll leave after I'm done." Editor Wei smiled.
Zhang Ye volunteered, "You are already so old. You can't always think for the young. Besides, that Wang guy is making you work overtime every day? This is against the rules and labor laws. You can go through the legal process! " This Wang Shuixin was going overboard. Zhang Ye could no longer tolerate it, "Besides, how can your body take it? Why don't we do it this way? I have nothing to do at home. I'll help you with it. "
Editor Wei waved his hands, "There's no need for you. I can do it myself. In the future, it will be the world of you young people. I'll do all the trivial things that I can. If I can't do it, I'll look for you."
Zhang Ye said with concern, "Then go back early."
"Alright, I know." Editor Wei was about to leave when he suddenly stopped in his tracks. He turned around and called out to him, "Teacher Little Zhang, can I ask you for a painting some other day? Any modern poem will do."
Zhang Ye hurriedly said, "Don't say it's a request. If you want it, I'll write one for you tomorrow. However, my words are only average. It's not worthy of being called a painting."
Editor Wei was very happy. "Then I'll thank you first."
"Don't be so polite. It's just a small matter." Zhang Ye knew that he especially liked his poems.
…
When he got home, Zhang Ye went to bed.
The next morning, Zhang Ye did not plan to go to work so early. After recording the program yesterday, he had a lot of free time these few days. He was planning to rest a bit before going to work in the afternoon.
But a phone call woke Zhang Ye up!
It was Xiao Lu's number. Zhang Ye picked it up in a daze, "Phew, Xiao Lu, what's the matter? Why don't we talk about it in the afternoon? I'll sleep a little longer. "
Xiao Lu's voice was very hurried and even had a sobbing tone, "Teacher Zhang! Something's wrong! "
Zhang Ye immediately sobered up and sat up in bed, "What happened? Don't worry, speak slowly! "
After hanging up, Zhang Ye's expression changed drastically. Without even bothering to brush his teeth, he put on his clothes and went downstairs to drive!
…
At the television station.
On the floor of the Arts Channel.
When Zhang Ye arrived, he heard crying in the corridor.
"It's all my fault! It's all my fault! "
"If I stay here to work overtime! Uncle Wei would not have gotten into trouble! "
"Even if he had a heart attack, even if one of us was working overtime, we could have helped take care of him. But now … Why would I leave!? Why would I leave!? "
A youth cried as he raised his hand and slapped himself hard in the face. After two slaps, the right side of his face swelled up. It was obvious how hard he had slapped himself!
"Little Jun, don't be like that! Don't be like that! "Someone beside him hurriedly pulled him back.
A girl also fell to the ground in a daze. She sobbed, "Uncle Wei was afraid that the few of us would work too hard! He made us leave no matter what! All the work was left to him! We … We really deserve to die! Why did we have to leave!? Why did we lose the script!? "
"It's not your fault. Don't blame yourselves!"
"It's our fault!"
"Even if you did not lose the script, Uncle Wei would definitely have worked overtime!"
This was the crux of the matter. Yes, it was true that the few of them did not do anything wrong yesterday, but with Wang Shuixin's attitude towards Editor Wei, he did not treat him as a human. He would definitely not let Editor Wei idle. He would find a reason to make Editor Wei work overtime, deliberately tormenting him! Hence, it did not have much to do with the few of them. Or it could be said that it was because Wang Shuixin had squeezed Editor Wei's labor every day that led to today's outcome!
"Teacher Zhang!" Xiao Lu rushed up with red eyes. Clearly, she had been crying.
Zhang Ye's face was also pale, "What happened!? Why did he suddenly disappear!? Why did he disappear just like that!? We even talked to each other yesterday! Uncle Wei even asked for my calligraphy! "
When Xiao Lu heard this, she cried even harder.
Dafei was relatively calmer. He said angrily, "Yesterday, Uncle Wei worked overtime again. Maybe it was because he was too tired, or maybe it was because he stayed up late all year, he suddenly had a heart attack. But at that time, there was no one on duty in the Arts Channel. There was only Editor Wei. In the end … In the end, when we came to work this morning, we realized that the office doors were not locked. Then we saw Uncle Wei collapsed in the corridor.
Zhang Ye said, "Where is he?"
Hou Ge also came over, "The hospital has already taken him away!"
He could not even see him for the last time? Zhang Ye was in a terrible mood. His chest felt stifled!
Everyone was standing in the corridor. They were all standing at the spot where Editor Wei had collapsed. A good person had left just like that. A good person who would rather scavenge for the sake of providing for the children to go to school had left. A good person who would rather work more overtime than let the young and children suffer had left. No one present was not sad! Editor Wei had worked more than anyone in the television station all these years, but he earned less than anyone else. Yet, he had no regrets as he continued to stick to his job. He had never complained of hardship or tiredness!
Why?
Why do good people never live long?
At this moment, Wang Shuixin's secretary came over. He waved his hand, "Disperse! Disperse! Go back to work first! Don't delay your work! "
Work?
You still want us to work at this time?
Uncle Wei had just left. One of our colleagues and elders had just left. You did not even say a word of concern or condolences, and you want us to go back to work? Many people stared angrily at Wang Shuixin's secretary. Has your conscience been eaten by a dog? However, no one dared to say a word. They still had scruples about the Leader's secretary. They did not dare to contradict him!
But there was one person present who was an exception!
There was one person who did not care about this — Zhang Ye!
Zhang Ye had nowhere to vent his anger. He stared at Wang Shuixin's secretary, "Work, your f * * king grandpa! Get the f * * k out of here! "
Wang Shuixin's secretary was dumbfounded from being scolded. He pointed at Zhang Ye, "You are scolding me?"
Zhang Ye took a step forward, "I'm f * * king scolding you! Try pointing at me again! "
Xiao Lu hurriedly pulled at Zhang Ye, "Teacher Little Zhang!"
"Good! Good! " Wang Shuixin's secretary was enraged, but he still put his hand down. He did not point at Zhang Ye's nose, "Do you think you can be so arrogant just because your viewership ratings are high? Do you still have any discipline? Fine! Just wait for the station's punishment! " Saying that, he saw Zhang Ye take another step towards him. Wang Shuixin's secretary jumped in fright and quickly ran away. He did not dare to say another word in front of Zhang Ye.
There was no other way. He was the Leader's secretary. He was not afraid of anyone in the entire department, except for two people. One was Wang Shuixin. Needless to say, Wang Shuixin was a Leader and a Leader. He definitely had to maintain a respectful attitude towards him. However, the second person he was afraid of was Zhang Ye. This person was a bastard who even dared to beat Wang Shuixin's son! He was a hooligan who dared to scold his Leader and unit at the Silver Microphone Awards! At the Beijing Couplet Competition! Zhang Ye had also used couplets to scold people from the Writers' Association! Even those wicked internet scoldings that were circulating on the internet, five out of ten of them were Zhang Ye's originals!
He was a damn hooligan!
There was nothing to gain from picking a fight with him!
Hence, Wang Shuixin's secretary quickly ran away. He was really afraid that Zhang Ye would make a move on him. If he were to be beaten up, would he still be able to survive? Hmph! A wise man does not fight when the odds are against him! Just you wait!
On the other side, Hu Fei also came out from the office with a sad face. He had also heard Zhang Ye's scolding, but this time, Hu Fei surprisingly did not criticize Zhang Ye. He did not even say a word.
The other people from the Arts Channel also felt relieved. Well scolded! It was a great scolding! At the critical moment, it all depended on Teacher Zhang Ye! This kind of bastard had to be scolded in this way!
A female colleague said angrily, "None of them are good!"
A youth also gritted his teeth, "Uncle Wei is gone! He was forced to his death by them! Out of the 365 days in a year, he has to work overtime for 200 days! And they don't give him bonuses! They don't give him a raise! Is this something a human can do? Uncle Wei was ordered around by them to death! He died of exhaustion! "
"I want to resign! I can't stay in this crappy department for another day! The Leader doesn't even treat us as humans! They only know how to make themselves famous! They let them go on the newspapers and television to earn their reputation! Uncle Wei was such a good person! But he was … "
"I don't want to do it either. It's so boring!"
"Don't say such angry words. What can we do if we don't want to do it? We still have to endure it! Hai! "
"Endure it? Uncle Wei has endured it all his life! He worked hard without complaint! But what happened in the end? What was the outcome? What happened to him in the end? The Leader did not even show his face! He sent a secretary to let us continue working! How can you endure it! I can't endure it anymore! "
"But what can we do?"
"He's already gone. It's too late to say anything!"
Everyone might have had conflicts with each other in the past, or had their own schemes. There were good and bad relationships, but with Editor Wei's death, nearly everyone was united against a common enemy!
Zhang Ye could no longer endure it. He had to expose Wang Shuixin's ugly face and let everyone see it! Let the whole world see it!
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