After lunch.
Zhang Ye went straight to Central TV Department 1's Deputy Director's office. When he arrived, Jiang Yuan was not there. He had probably gone to eat as well. After waiting for about 10 minutes, Jiang Yuan took the elevator back.
"Eh, Little Zhang?" Jiang Yuan saw him the moment he stepped out of the elevator.
Zhang Ye was sitting on the sofa near the elevator entrance. "Director Jiang."
"What are you doing here? Is something the matter? "Jiang Yuan asked.
Zhang Ye nodded and said, "There's something. Shall we talk in your office?"
Jiang Yuan walked in front of him. "Sure, come on in."
When the two of them entered, Zhang Ye got straight to the point. "Director Jiang, I have something that I need to apply for a long leave from the station." Seeing Jiang Yuan startled, he said, "Just now, the Beijing college entrance examination's question setting team contacted me. Something cropped up over there and they need my help."
Jiang Yuan was stunned. "The college entrance examination's question setting team?"
Zhang Ye nodded. "They were quite anxious and just informed me, so I wasn't prepared for it."
Jiang Yuan was silent for a moment. "I heard that the college entrance examination's question setters are not allowed to go home or even contact the outside world after they set the questions, right? The college entrance examination will only start at the end of the month. If The Voice's program team doesn't have you as the executive director overseeing it, what will happen to your work there? Your new program has just started and has only aired two episodes. Although the viewership ratings are gratifying and it's currently ranked first in the country, you still can't let your guard down. "
Zhang Ye said, "I know that. During the recording a few days ago, we had already recorded three episodes in a row. Next Thursday and the Thursday after that have already been recorded in advance. I also personally supervised the post-production yesterday, so there shouldn't be any conflicts in terms of time. Once the exams are over, I will come back and quickly start producing the fifth episode of The Voice's blind audition. Don't worry, it won't affect the program's recording."
Jiang Yuan nodded. "That's fine then."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "That's why I'm here to ask for instructions."
"Hai, I shouldn't have approved your leave in the first place." Jiang Yuan said, "You should also understand that The Voice's program team is shouldered by you alone. Other than you, no one else can take on this responsibility. If something unexpected were to happen, I'm afraid that the rest of the program team wouldn't be able to handle it. If you're not around, I won't be able to rest easy over there." Pausing for a moment, he continued, "But being the person who sets the questions for the college entrance examination is a very high honor in itself. It's also a rare opportunity. If I don't let you go, it wouldn't be appropriate. Hmm, try to see if you can communicate with the college entrance examination team. At least, you can contact them on the phone at any time."
Zhang Ye said, "Sure, I'll give it a try."
Jiang Yuan said, "OK, then inform your program team's people in a while to handle the work that needs to be handled and hand over the handover."
"Alright." Zhang Ye bade farewell and left.
…
Downstairs.
The Voice's program team office.
The moment Zhang Ye came back, he clapped his hands to gather everyone. "Stop whatever you're doing. I have something to say."
Everyone turned to look at him.
"Hmm?"
"Director Zhang, please speak."
"Do you have any instructions for us?"
In the end, Zhang Ye said something surprising. "For the next half a month, I will be taking a long leave. I'll leave all the work here to you guys!"
When everyone heard this, there was a commotion.
"Ah?"
"You're taking a leave?"
"Half a month? More than ten days? "
"If you're gone, who's going to be in charge here!"
"Fuck, Director Zhang, can you stop messing around? Without you around, we'll be in the dark!"
From the planning of The Voice to the solicitation of investors to the preliminary auditions to the production, everything had always been handled by Executive Director Zhang Ye alone. When they heard that he was going to step down from his responsibilities, everyone was really not used to it.
Zhang Ye said, "It's only a little more than ten days. Haven't the next episode and the one after that been recorded already? When the time comes, we can just hand them over to the higher-ups. You guys don't have to worry about the signal and other work either. There's basically nothing to worry about. At most, you'll just have to follow my instructions and do some publicity work, clarify the rumors, control the public opinion, and create some topics to talk about. Do you still need me to do something like that? I'll refine the rest of the work in a while. If you have any questions, you can ask me. We'll discuss and solve them now. After that, I'll be leaving the office at 2 PM. I'll be back at the end of the month. "
Little Wang gasped and said, "Then, then if there's an emergency, we'll give you a call?"
Zhang Ye said, "My matters over the next few days are a little more complicated, so I might not be able to get through to you on the phone. In any case, just try your best to solve it on your own. Besides, there shouldn't be any emergencies anyway." He had already considered all the problems. It was precisely because there wouldn't be any accidents that he dared to leave for more than ten days.
The recording of the program was done.
The proposal was already finalized.
If there were any more accidents, they could all just forget about it. That would be too much of a waste of time.
…
An hour later.
Just before 2 PM.
Zhang Ye took the elevator downstairs and gave Pan Yang a call. "Hello, Dean Pan. I've settled everything here and applied for leave. Where are you guys at right now?"
Pan Yang said: "You're at Central TV Tower?"
Zhang Ye said: "Yes."
Pan Yang said: "Then I'll get a car to pick you up."
Zhang Ye said: "I can drive over too."
Pan Yang said: "This location is confidential, so I'll get someone to pick you up."
Zhang Ye said: "Is that so? Alright then, I'll let the security guard know in a while. Get him to use the staff entrance and tell him to look for me when he arrives. I'll be waiting in the smoking area on the first floor."
Pan Yang said: "OK, I'll make the arrangements."
Zhang Ye went downstairs and informed the security guard before returning to the lobby of the television tower. He found a sofa and sat down. After some thought, he called home.
Du du. The call connected.
"Hello." It was a childish voice on the other end.
Zhang Ye smiled and said: "It's me."
On the other end, Chenchen nodded.
Zhang Ye said: "Are my parents around?"
Chenchen said: "They're both here."
Zhang Ye said: "Then get them to pick me up."
"Grandma, it's Zhang Ye." Chenchen went over to get him.
A while later, his mother answered and said: "Hello, son, what's the matter? Your dad and I are making dumplings. Our hands are full of flour. If you have something to say, say it quickly."
Zhang Ye said succinctly: "I won't be going home for the next few days, so I might not be able to get through to them. I'm just telling you guys first. Aren't the two of you not going to work often anymore? Help me take care of Chenchen for now. It's going to be summer break soon, so don't let her go out and run around. "
His mother said: "Where are you going?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said: "Something good. The Beijing college entrance exam has come to me to set the questions."
When his mother heard this, she immediately said in surprise: "Really? It's been confirmed? "
"Yes, it's already been confirmed." Zhang Ye said: "It's sealed off over there, so I might not be able to get through to them."
His mother immediately said: "It's fine. Go and do what you need to do. Your dad and I will take care of Chenchen, so you don't have to worry at all. Work hard, son. I have high hopes for you."
Zhang Ye said: "Alright."
After hanging up, Zhang Ye was just about to inform Wu Zeqing when a call suddenly came in. When he looked at the caller ID, he saw that it was Peking University's Chinese Department Dean, Chang Kaige.
Zhang Ye was slightly taken aback and answered: "Dean Chang."
Chang Kaige said: "Teacher Zhang, is it convenient to speak?"
"Yes," Zhang Ye said.
Chang Kaige said: "I have something urgent to attend to over here. I don't know if you're interested, but it should be something good for you. Something happened to the Beijing college entrance exam this year, so the Chinese Literature exam …"
Zhang Ye interrupted: "They want me to set the questions?"
Chang Kaige said in surprise: "You're really quick on the uptake."
Zhang Ye gave a wry smile: "It's not that I'm quick on the uptake, but Dean Pan from Peking University's School of Mathematical Sciences also called me this afternoon to ask me to join the Mathematics question setting team."
When Chang Kaige heard this, he also laughed: "That's great. Since the question setting teams are all in a sealed off area, since you're done with the Mathematics team, why don't you go over to the Chinese Literature team to help out? I don't think it'll cause any delay."
Zhang Ye said: "You're also part of the question setting team?"
Chang Kaige said: "I'm not around. It was one of the people in charge of the question setting team who contacted me. We're old friends and wanted me to help recommend a few people, so I recommended you. You have a high standard in literature and are more flexible in your thinking. Since the Beijing college entrance exam is trying to change and innovate this year, you're naturally the most suitable candidate. So it's settled then. I'll let them know and you can contact the person in charge when you get there."
Zhang Ye said: "Sure."
20 minutes later.
The car to pick him up had arrived.
Zhang Ye got into the car and headed straight for his destination in the suburbs of Beijing.
The Chinese Literature question setters were also working as the Mathematics question setters? Zhang Ye pondered for a moment. Not to mention the history of the college entrance exam in Beijing, even in the history of all the provinces and autonomous regions in the country, such a thing had never happened before!
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