The next day.
9 AM.
Zhang Ye went to Media College again. Today was the second day of the exams.
"Professor Zhang, you're here?"
"Ai, Teacher Xue."
"Good morning, Professor Little Zhang."
"Good morning, Professor Wang."
"We'll be colleagues from now on."
"Alright, I'll still have to thank all of you for taking care of me."
When he arrived at the exam venue, the examiners greeted Zhang Ye. Yesterday, they might have addressed him casually as Little Zhang or Teacher Little Zhang, but today, everyone addressed Zhang Ye as Professor. Zhang Ye's appointment had been officially confirmed and announced by Media College last night. One of the school officials had even accepted an interview with the media, so a lot of the examiners had changed their way of addressing him.
Of course, when Su Hongyan arrived, she still addressed him as Little Zhang. Even if Teacher Su addressed him as Professor Zhang, Zhang Ye would probably not dare to accept it. After all, she was his teacher.
Then, the interviews began.
It took a full three hours. It was another busy morning.
...
Noon.
The work was over.
Su Hongyan did not say goodbye and left the exam venue early.
Zhang Ye was organizing the examinees' information when he looked up again. He had wanted to have lunch with Teacher Su, but who could have expected that she would move so quickly? "Eh, where's Teacher Su?"
A female teacher said, "I think she went out?"
Another examiner said, "I saw her answering a phone call and heading downstairs."
Zhang Ye also stood up and went downstairs. He looked around curiously and immediately spotted Su Hongyan not too far away. There was another person sitting opposite Teacher Su. It was a rather young man who was about the same age as Zhang Ye. Although he could not make out his features clearly, he could tell from his silhouette that he was quite good looking. Furthermore, he looked a little familiar?
This is?
He subconsciously walked over.
He could only hear Teacher Su talking to the other party.
"Alright, I'll help you ask."
That person: "Thank you. I've troubled you again."
Teacher Su: "Haven't you caused enough trouble for me?"
That person laughed dryly.
"But I can't guarantee that you'll succeed. Although it's been a year, if that side still doesn't let you go, it'll be very difficult for you to survive in the industry."
The man said, "I understand. Let's take it one step at a time. I came back this time to settle this matter first."
Teacher Su smiled and said, "Actually, your old classmate's reputation in the circle is much higher than mine. You should also ask him about this matter and communicate with him. After all, that kid has caused more trouble than you and offended more people than you. In this aspect, he is more experienced than you. In these two years, he is the one who has really gone through all kinds of situations."
The man shook his head and said, "Don't tell him."
Suddenly, Zhang Ye's laughter could be heard. "Don't tell anyone?"
Su laoshi and Liu shi were taken aback.
Zhang Ye looked at that person, and that person also looked at Zhang Ye. They looked at each other for two seconds.
Zhang Ye laughed. "I was wondering why you looked so familiar. Isn't that Classmate Wang He? What's the matter? You didn't even greet me when you came to the capital? Not even a phone call? If Shanshan hadn't told me yesterday, I wouldn't have known that you were back. What's the meaning of this? Hiding from me? "
Wang He also laughed. "Do I need to hide from you? Do we have such a good relationship? "
Zhang Ye thought about it and nodded happily. "That's true, I don't really know you that well."
Wang He glanced at him. "You're still the same. You haven't changed at all."
"You've changed." Zhang Ye said sarcastically, "I heard that you offended someone and ran back to your hometown?"
Wang He's eyebrows twitched. He put on a fake smile and said, "That wasn't running away. That was a strategic retreat and defense."
Zhang Ye curled his lips and said, "Alright, stop bragging. If you ran away, then you ran away. What strategic retreat? You're just saying nice things! "
Wang He retorted sarcastically, "Don't talk about me. Didn't you get taken down by the SARFT too?! You were number one on the SARFT's blacklist and last year's banned artist of the year! "
Zhang Ye rolled his eyes. "But you still didn't beat me to the ground! What about you? "
Wang He glanced at him. "Aren't I back now?"
The two of them bickered back and forth. This was the first time they met after not seeing each other for two years, and it started with a quarrel. This scene reminded them of their university days a few years ago. At that time, the two of them were also quarreling like this, teasing and coughing at each other every day.
Su Hongyan did not forget it. Listening to the two of them bicker, she felt like she had returned to those days. "The two of you!" She laughed.
Suddenly, Zhang Ye looked at Wang He and opened his arms.
Wang He also chuckled and walked over with his arms open.
The two of them gave each other a bear hug!
Zhang Ye sighed and said, "It's been two years. I've really missed you!"
Wang He laughed and said, "Without you around, no one has quarreled with me for the past two years. It was so boring!"
Zhang Ye said, "It's good that you're back."
Wang He said, "Yeah, I'm back."
Su Hongyan smiled and said, "Are you done catching up?"
Wang He laughed and said, "Yes."
"Let's go. Let's find a restaurant and sit down to chat," Su Hongyan said.
...
There was a small restaurant at the back entrance of Media College. It was a little old and there weren't many people around.
The three of them sat down and casually ordered a few dishes. Then they got down to business.
Zhang Ye took a sip of hot tea and said, "When you were talking just now, I overheard a little of it. Dong Shanshan also told me a little about it. Wang He, just who did you offend?"
Wang He still did not want to talk about it. "Let's eat first."
But Zhang Ye said, "If I didn't know, it would have been fine. But since I know, there's no need to hide it anymore. Hurry up and tell me. Let's think of a solution together."
Su Hongyan also said, "Tell me, Little Wang."
Wang He pondered for a moment before saying, "It was something that happened when I just graduated. At that time, a lot of television and radio stations were already trying to recruit students before they even graduated. In our batch of broadcasting majors, my results were pretty good and I was ranked first or second in my class, about the same as Dong Shanshan's. That was why before we even got our diplomas, we had already decided on a place to go. In the end, I went to Hebei Television. Of course, it wasn't a very powerful organization. Although my results were pretty good, they weren't the best in the department. Since we weren't related, it was already pretty good if I could become an intern host at a television station after graduation. A lot of Media College graduates don't even have hosting internships. Most of them just do odd jobs and won't be able to get on screen for a year or two. So I was quite proud of myself at that time."
Zhang Ye harrumphed, "Get to the point. Stop bragging. I was one of those graduates that you said couldn't even do odd jobs."
Wang He said, "Alright, the point is that after I started working, I went to Hebei Television's headquarters for three months as an intern. At that time, the leaders thought very highly of me and felt that I was quite good in all aspects, so they sent me back to Beijing's production department. A few of Hebei Television's programs that had good viewership ratings were all recorded at the Beijing branch. Many of the television stations also have recording stations in Beijing since it's more convenient and has more resources."
Zhang Ye asked, "Who did you offend?"
Wang He said, "The person in charge of Hebei Television's production department in Beijing is called Guan Yunhai. He's also a station leader at Hebei Television. His rank is one rank lower than the deputy station head, but he receives the salary of a deputy station head. You can say that he's one of the top people in the industry."
Zhang Ye frowned. About the rank of a deputy station head?
Su Hongyan added, "I've also met Guan Yunhai once before. He's a very experienced person and used to work at Central TV and Anhui Television. Later on, he came to Hebei Television and became the head of the Beijing production department. If anyone in the industry mentions him, they should know him."
Zhang Ye nodded. He seemed to have heard of him before as well.
Su Hongyan said, "Back then, I also asked someone to speak up for Wang He. But in the end, I didn't manage to get anything done and just let it go."
Zhang Ye asked, "So what was the reason? Did you cheat on her? "The last sentence was spoken in a Beijing dialect, which roughly meant — Did you steal her woman?
Su Hongyan understood what he meant and rolled her eyes. "You're already an associate professor, what are you talking about?"
Wang He gave a wry smile and said, "Now that you mention it, it does have something to do with that, but I didn't snatch it away. His paramour (lover) is one of my leaders, who was in charge of our department. She was also a former host. Although she has retired to the B-list, she is still quite pretty. When I first came to the office, I did not know anything at all and did not even know the ins and outs of the organization. I just thought that I would do whatever the leader instructed me to do. After all, I was just an intern host and not an official one, so I definitely had to do my best to help the leader. Later on, after interacting with her for a long time, that female leader started to trust me quite a bit. Sometimes, she would even bring me along for a drinking session and I would just be there to drive her around. Later on, she got a little drunk and gave me an address in a daze. It was not her house but somewhere else, so I sent her there. Ever since then, she trusted me even more and asked me to pick her up so that I could send her to that address at night. She even told me not to tell anyone. Actually, it was only later that I found out that it was not Guan Yunhai's place, but the home of another paramour."
Zhang Ye said in a speechless manner, "Why is it so messy?"
Wang He said, "Isn't that so? One day, coincidentally, we were caught red-handed by Guan Yunhai. Me, that woman, that second paramour, and Guan Yunhai all gathered together and started fighting. It was then that I realized that Guan Yunhai was also her paramour. Wasn't it just my bad luck that I got caught in the crossfire? What did that have to do with me? In the end, Guan Yunhai hated me because I was always the one who sent my female leader to that person's house. Moreover, it was always related to such private matters, so Guan Yunhai did not make it public and just fired me. He even spread the word in the industry that my character and ability were bad and that whoever dared to hire me would be going against them! "
Su Hongyan shook her head. "It's a foul atmosphere."
Wang He gave a helpless laugh. "Teacher Su, you've always been a teacher at Media College, so the atmosphere here is definitely different. But other places are just like that. It's too messy and the relationships are too complicated."
Zhang Ye was speechless. "And that's how you ended up?"
"That's right." Wang He threw up his hands. "Later on, I tried to recruit at a few other television stations, but without exception, they rejected me."
Su Hongyan said, "When a host with previous work experience changes jobs, the new employer will usually ask the previous employer's leader to find out more about that person's situation. Guan Yunhai was adamant about it, so no one dared to hire Wang He anymore. He's not a famous host either, so no one wanted to take the risk."
After listening for a long time, he roughly understood what had happened.
Zhang Ye said, "You were really wronged in this matter."
"Isn't that so?" Wang He kept shaking his head. "But how am I supposed to reason with them?"
Suddenly, a call came in.
Wang He looked at it. "It's from Shanshan."
He answered.
Dong Shanshan's voice drifted over. "Wang He, I've asked them for you."
Wang He said, "Thanks, how was it?"
Dong Shanshan sighed. "I spoke to Brother Hu and also spoke to one of the department heads at Beijing Television. At the beginning, they agreed to give you a chance for an interview. But later on, they told me to forget about it. They said that your resume is not good and that Hebei Television's evaluation of you is not very good."
Wang He was silent for a moment. "Alright, I understand. Thanks, Shanshan. I'll treat you to a meal another day."
Dong Shanshan said, "There's no need. I didn't help much anyway."
"You still have to treat me." Wang He said, "I appreciate your kindness."
Dong Shanshan said, "I feel that you should speak to Zhang Ye first. He has much more influence than I do, so get him to help you think of a solution. If it doesn't work out, I'll speak to him on your behalf. I spoke to Zhang Ye on the phone yesterday. Regarding your matter, Zhang Ye is quite concerned about it. Even though he doesn't say it out loud, he must be thinking about it."
When Zhang Ye heard that, he laughed and said, "Shanshan, are you making fun of me again?"
Dong Shanshan was taken aback. "Yo, where are you?"
Wang He laughed and said, "I was at Media College when I bumped into him."
Dong Shanshan smiled and said, "Alright, then I can rest assured. Go ahead and ask him. I'm hanging up."
The call ended.
Su Hongyan asked, "Beijing Television won't do?"
Wang He nodded and said, "Shanshan helped me ask, but it won't do."
"It's already been more than a year, yet they're still holding on to it?" Su Hongyan frowned.
Wang He laughed helplessly. "They're trying to kill me with a single blow, but it's fine. I've already prepared myself for this kind of situation."
Hearing that, Zhang Ye said, "Alright, isn't it just a small matter? I'll help you resolve it."
Wang He looked at him. "Can you do it?"
"Heh, what's with that tone of voice? I really can't listen to this. See if I can do it or not. "Zhang Ye rolled his eyes and took out his cell phone to call Department 14's Director Yan Tianfei.
Du du.
The call connected.
Yan Tianfei said: "Hello? Little Zhang, haha, I just saw the news about you. What's the matter? You're an associate professor at Media College again? Remember to treat us when you come back for the new year. "
"That's for sure," Zhang Ye said.
Yan Tianfei asked: "What's the matter?"
Zhang Ye acknowledged: "I have an old classmate who's also studying at Media College. He's recently been looking for a job as a host. Can you help him get in touch with one? I can guarantee that he will definitely be able to do it. "
Yan Tianfei did not hesitate. "This isn't a difficult matter. Sure, send me his information. Our Documentary Channel doesn't have a host available, so I'll help you ask around at the other departments of Central TV."
Zhang Ye said: "Sure, thank you very much then."
Zhang Ye also thought that the matter could be resolved, but the actual situation exceeded his expectations!
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