A week had passed.
This afternoon, Zhang Ye was sitting at his desk eating.
His lunch was a bun, a bun and a bun. He was full after eating the bun.
After a few days of fumbling around, he had familiarized himself with the work, the equipment and the interpersonal relationships. Zhang Ye had learned most of it. Of course, it was self-taught. Tian Bin, who was assigned by the Leader to take care of him, did not care about him at all. After getting used to the working environment, Zhang Ye did his work as he waited for an opportunity. He had not even done a single episode of a program. Even if he had to share the workload with someone else, it would be good. However, the eight or nine radio hosts in the station were all in good health. He had not seen any of them get into a car accident or get electrocuted. Hai!
"Little Zhang." Someone beside him called out.
Zhang Ye glanced and said in a neutral tone, "What's the matter?" He still remembered how he felt when he first saw this person's face. He was really shocked. There was a moment when Zhang Ye's brain reflexively popped out a line of words — Aliens have finally invaded Earth!
Well, just tell me what he looks like!
This person was called Li Si. It was a very rustic name. Together with Zhang San and Xiaoming, they were the three most popular names in the country. The reason why Zhang Ye had such an attitude towards him was because the person who had bad-mouthed him behind Tian Bin and his wife was this telephone editor. He had even commented that Zhang Ye looked ugly. Zhang Ye found it funny just thinking about it. He thought to himself, "Why don't you look at yourself in the mirror? No matter how I look, I can only be described as average. But what about you?" No matter how I think about it, I can only use a poem to describe you!
You are like the clouds in the sky.
You are like the deep haze.
You are like the bright moon.
You are like the dust in the wind.
— Well, anyway, you don't look like a person.
Li Si put down a stack of A4 paper, "Brother Tian's program tonight will be starting a new story. The previous novel, 'Ghost at Midnight', finished recording yesterday. Today, we will be starting 'Recalling Spirits'. The novel's copyright was settled last week. We plan to record 50 episodes. These are the drafts for the first two episodes." The telephone editor's job was usually to filter the readers' calls during a live broadcast. However, most of the programs were recorded, so the telephone editor would also do text editing for some programs. Tian Bin's "Late-night Ghost Stories" had been edited by him, as well as annotated and reviewed.
Zhang Ye said, "What do you mean by giving it to me?"
Li Si looked at him. "Help Brother Tian to edit a few paragraphs. They are all slightly related to politics. The standards for publishing and broadcasting are different, so you have to edit them according to his requirements. Hmm, I still have to mark up new words and do other work. Tonight's program is a live broadcast, so there's not enough time. "
Zhang Ye had been assigned to Tian Bin by the Leader. He could not reject such a job, so he took it and made some changes.
It was almost time to knock off in the afternoon.
Zhang Ye made his edits and used this opportunity to read the first few chapters of the novel. He felt that it was very average and cliche. According to his understanding, "Recalling Spirits" was currently the most popular supernatural novel. The simplified Chinese version was selling like crazy. However, when Zhang Ye compared it to the supernatural grave robbing novels in his mind, there was still quite a gap. This world's supernatural novels were not as entertaining and suspenseful as grave robbing novels. However, when Zhang Ye went online to check, he found out that this world did not have any grave robbing novels. No one had written them before, and the environment of the novel was still in its infancy, so it was not that rich.
Suddenly, Tian Bin came to work. The night programs were all like this. If it was a live broadcast, the host would usually come to work in the afternoon or evening.
Zhang Ye gave him the edited script, "It's done." He no longer called him Brother Tian. This fellow was very vengeful.
"Li Si left it to you?" Tian Bin took it and read it, "Yes, it's done. Just edit it like this." He did not even say that it had been hard on him.
Li Si also came over at this moment and went through the script with Tian Bin.
Just as Zhang Ye was about to get off work, the work he had been looking forward to for a week finally arrived.
An assistant from the editing team bumped into Zhang Ye. Upon seeing him, the middle-aged man hurriedly called out to him, "Little Zhang, are you off work?"
Zhang Ye exclaimed, "Yeah."
The assistant said, "Wait a moment. There's something here."
"It's alright. Just let me know if you can use me." As a rookie, he naturally had to be more patient. Zhang Ye knew this very well.
The assistant looked at the document in his hand, "Tonight, other than the first episode of 'Late-night Ghost Stories', there will be another live broadcast. It's a prime-time interview segment. They have invited guests, so they requested for a temporary host to be their assistant to liven up the atmosphere. The Literature Channel only has you as a substitute host. Oh, I just don't know if you can do it. After all, you have only been here for a week, so you lack experience in this area. If it's a recorded program, it would be fine. If there were any mistakes, they could still make up for it. They could even re-record and edit it.
Zhang Ye immediately guaranteed, "I'm fine. I'm already familiar with the work. Don't worry!" He had been waiting for this!
The assistant of the editing team acknowledged slightly and asked Tian Bin, "Teacher Tian, Little Zhang was brought up by you? Do you think he's up to it? If he doesn't have any problems, let him try. The program over there is also pressing us. We have to hurry up and prepare for the live broadcast. "
Zhang Ye looked at Tian Bin.
Zhang Ye had applied to be a broadcasting host. There would be a day when he would appear on a program. Now that he had this opportunity, no one would usually cut him off and say something along the lines of it.
However, Tian Bin's reaction exceeded many people's expectations. After a few seconds of silence, he frowned, "He just came here, so he's not familiar with the work. Forget it."
Forget it?
The assistant of the editing team was also stunned and acknowledged.
Zhang Ye was annoyed when he heard this, "I'm from the broadcasting department. I've learned practical classes before, so I'm already very familiar. I even know how to use the equipment …"
Tian Bin interrupted him as if he was experienced, "Little Zhang, I know you are from a professional class and have a solid foundation. However, a live broadcast is different. It tests your ability to adapt to the situation. You are still lacking. I'm only telling you this because I'm responsible for you. Slowly accumulate your broadcasting experience." His casual words had ruined Zhang Ye's chance of appearing on the program. As for the reason, Tian Bin had noticed the change in Zhang Ye's attitude towards him. He did not even address him as Brother Tian. Tian Bin sneered in his heart. Naturally, he wanted to use this opportunity to knock him down a peg.
The assistant of the editing team helplessly put away the program proposal and said, "Alright then. Our station's Teacher Chen doesn't have a program today, right? I'll call Teacher Chen back to make a guest appearance. "
With the opportunity gone, Zhang Ye immediately turned hostile, "Teacher Tian, I didn't do anything to you, right? You did not give me any pointers at work, imparting me with your experience. When I had questions, you did not answer them. Now, you don't even know what abilities I have, and you say I can't do it? You even want to wipe away the chance of being a temporary assistant host? You even dare to gossip behind my back? Did I kill your father or your mother? Is there a need to be so extreme? "
Tian Bin did not expect Zhang Ye to speak to him in such a manner. He said angrily, "Say that again!"
Li Si also rushed forward, "You are a newcomer. How can you speak to Brother Tian in such a manner? Are you rebelling? "
Everyone in the office was watching the commotion. Everyone stared at each other, but no one tried to mediate.
Tian Bin pointed at Zhang Ye, "Kid, you still don't appreciate it! I didn't let you go up because I was protecting you! I was letting you nurture your experience! You still dare to yell at me? You even said I was gossiping behind your back? Are you slandering me? "
Zhang Ye said coldly, "You and Li Si know clearly what you said back then!"
The two of them quarreled. No one was willing to be outdone. Finally, a few of the office's old comrades came forward to stop them. Actually, everyone knew that Tian Bin had a bad habit of gossiping behind someone's back. They knew that Zhang Ye would not say such things without reason. Besides, Zhang Ye had been hired to be a substitute host. Not only did Tian Bin not guide the newcomer, he even ordered the newcomer to do all the work for him. After the newcomer finished all the work for him, he still did not let the newcomer go up on the program? This was indeed a little unreasonable. Anyone would be anxious if they were in his shoes!
Tian Bin and Li Si walked out angrily.
Zhang Ye stared at their backs and snorted. He knew the principle of keeping one's tail between one's legs. However, if someone bullied him, he would not be polite. That Tian Bin had gone too far! Beat him? Then just wait to be fired. Scold him? That would probably be the same outcome. This was a job that Zhang Ye had worked so hard to get. He definitely could not lose it. He still needed to use the radio station to take the first step to fame!
Wait!
That Unlucky Sticker!
Zhang Ye suddenly remembered the new item that he had obtained from the Lottery last week. He did not know what the effects of this item were. He did not plan on using it, but since that was the case, he might as well use it to test it out! The game ring was what he would rely on in the future. He definitely had to figure out the usage and effects of the items inside. How could he not test it out when someone had bumped into him? He really did not know what kind of bad luck this was!
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