Chapter 10: Appearance

Tuesday, September 1, 10:30 a.m.

Anzai TV Business Department Broadcasting Group Office.

Ding Yan, the leader of the broadcasting team, frowned tightly with a pair of thick black eyebrows and a helpless expression. He looked anxiously at Niu Yuehong, who was sitting opposite him and was restless, wondering how to deal with the thorny problem at hand.

Ding Yan had just walked into the office before going to work in the morning, when he received a call from the director Sun Weide calling him over. Based on past experience, Ding Yan deduced that there must be something important today, otherwise Director Sun would not have crossed the department director to arrange work.

Ding Yan, in his early 30s, has a medium-sized figure, smooth and delicate skin, good facial features, a righteous face, and a pair of sword-like eyebrows that are hard to forget. His parents were Beijingers who supported the frontier in the 50s, and he was born in Hexi Province. Ding Yan received a good education from an early age and was able to speak standard Mandarin with his parents. In 1978, he was admitted to the Performance Department of the China Theatre Academy with excellent results, and after graduation, he was assigned to the Hexi Provincial Repertory Troupe, and soon became a famous actor in the province.

In September 1985, Anxi TV was established and was in urgent need of broadcasting talents.

Sun Weide, the founder of the TV station, recognized the popular Xiaosheng Ding Yan. He used various means to open up various relationships between the province and the city, and he dug Ding Yan to Anxi TV.

Ding Yan walked to the door of Director Sun's office and knocked on the door, and walked in without waiting for an echo from inside.

Director Sun was sitting behind his desk.

On a chair by the window sat a delicate girl in her 20s. The girl had a ponytail hairstyle, slender eyebrows, a pair of delicate single eyelids, bright light in her eyes, a small nose, a small mouth, and a shrewd face. She was wearing a floral shirt on her upper body, light green polyester pants on her lower body, and a pair of white leather shoes with wedges, which looked very outdated and rustic.

Chief Sun cleared his throat, beckoned Ding Yan to sit down, and then said to Ding Yan solemnly: "Ding Yan, this is the newly transferred Comrade Niu Yuehong. The leaders above specially arranged for her to broadcast "Anxi News". You are an expert and the leader of the broadcasting team, so you have to take her well. ”

Ding Yan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Director Sun's words. He had heard that a newscaster was going to be transferred in the station, but he never expected it to be the inconspicuous girl in front of him. What's more, she hasn't had a trial broadcast yet, and she doesn't know if her image is on camera. Why did Secretary Sun arrange for her to broadcast a news program so rashly?

Ding Yan hesitated a little.

Seeing that Ding Yan's face was embarrassed, Sun Taichang said impatiently: "Ding Yan, you have to take care of the overall situation. What does our TV station not rely on from above? Now that the above has made this request to us, we can't drop the chain. ”

Ding Yan felt that the two pairs of eyes of Sun Taichang and Niu Yuehong were staring at him tightly, but he was a little uncomfortable. He smiled faintly, wanting to ease the atmosphere: "Director Sun, I didn't mean that. Don't worry, I'll go back and make good arrangements. ”

Director Sun nodded in satisfaction and motioned for them to go.

Ding Yan politely introduced Niu Yuehong to the TV station along the corridor, and led her to the announcer's office.

The office was empty. Because most news reporters go out to interview in the morning and return to Taiwan in the afternoon to produce programs, and the broadcasting and dubbing work is concentrated in the afternoon, according to the rules formulated by Ding Yan, announcers can come an hour late when they go to work in the morning. This initiative was well received by the announcers.

Ding Yan sat at his desk.

Niu Yuehong sat at a shabby desk by the window.

The office was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop on the floor.

Niu Yuehong looked at Ding Yan, who was frowning, and felt very awkward and uncomfortable. She wanted to speak to comfort Ding Yan, but she was afraid that if she didn't say it well, it would be self-defeating.

From the county radio station to the provincial capital TV station, not only the work unit has changed, but also the way of working has become a combination of sound and picture, for ordinary people, such a huge change must take a while to digest and adapt. However, Niu Yuehong is a particularly confident, "not afraid of things" and a particularly ambitious character. In the face of everything unfamiliar, there was almost no fear, fear and apprehension in her heart, but more of a strong proof of her thoughts and confidence, as well as the calmness and mind that a girl of her age rarely had.

Ding Yan's coldness aroused her strong personality. "Isn't it just to broadcast the news? Isn't it so hard to go up to heaven and earth?"

Niu Yuehong blamed indignantly in her heart.

Niu Yuehong made up her mind to face the difficulties. She mustered up her courage but deliberately asked softly in an aggrieved tone, "Teacher Ding, am I embarrassing you?"

Ding Yan heard Niu Yuehong's words and realized that he had lost his temper, and immediately replied pretending to be indifferent: "That's not it." Okay, here's a manuscript, you can read it first, and then read it to me. ”

Niu Yuehong took the manuscript handed to her by Ding Yan, quickly scanned the press release of about 300 words, and then put the manuscript on the table, and said to Ding Yan calmly: "Teacher Ding, can you start now?"

Ding Yan's gaze shifted from the newspaper on his desk to Niu Yuehong. He looked at Niu Yuehong suspiciously, unsure of how she planned to read the manuscript aloud.

Niu Yuehong stood up confidently, but there was no draft in her hand, raised her head slightly, and recited the press release very smoothly.

Ding Yan was suddenly shocked by Niu Yuehong's momentum, and even looked at her with admiration. Although Niu Yuehong's reading has an obvious Hedong accent, and the pronunciation of individual words is incorrect, with such a good memory, Ding Yan has really never met it before.

Niu Yuehong didn't know where her unforgettable skills came from. She has not been a child who reads at ease since she was a child, but she has a good memory. With a yearning for a bigger world and her recent obsession with broadcasting skills, she seems to have naturally acquired this magical ability. It was this magical ability that made her gain Ding Yan's initial recognition.

Niu Yuehong accurately felt Ding Yan's affirmation of herself in Ding Yan's surprised eyes. She had a little bottom in her heart, and then waited for Ding Yan's judgment with a modest expression and attitude.

"Ouch, Ding Yan, are you accepting female students again?" a crisp and loud voice with the charm of Peking Opera broke in coldly.

Ding Yan and Niu Yuehong turned their heads to see an elegant young and beautiful woman standing at the door of the office. She carried a black kun bag in her right hand and her left hand on her waist, with an exaggerated expression on her face.

Ding Yan laughed and waved his hand at the woman: "Chunyan, don't tease." This is the new Niu Yuehong in our group. Maverick, this is news anchor Chunyan. ”

Niu Yuehong greeted Chunyan without humility or arrogance: "Teacher Chunyan is good. ”

Chunyan ignored Niu Yuehong, shook her body and walked in, squeezed away Niu Yuehong who was standing next to her desk with her shoulders and arms, sat on the chair, and then looked Niu Yuehong up and down with scrutinizing eyes.

"How many years have you been broadcasting?" asked Chunyan in a tone of voice.

"6 years. ”

"In which area did you do it?"

"It's not a TV station. It is a Kanayama County radio station. ”

"Radio station? Hmph, no wonder. ”

Chunyan's eyes rolled quickly, and she said with a half-smile: "Ding Yan, I just want to go to the doctor this afternoon, so let this new Niu Yuehong make an image for me." ”

"Hey, don't mess around! The calf has just arrived, and the image is not appropriate. Ding Yan resolutely rejected Chunyan's suggestion.

"Why is it not appropriate? Aren't you yourself an image that comes out as soon as you enter the stage? When it's someone else's turn, why are you on another standard?" Chunyan challenged sharply.

"Where is this?" Ding Yan's tone of voice clearly felt that he was a little unreasonable.

"Teacher Ding, just let me try it. Niu Yuehong felt that Chunyan despised herself a little and deliberately embarrassed Ding Yan, and her competitiveness prompted her to take the initiative to ask Ding Yan for help.

Ding Yan looked at Chunyan and then at Niu Yuehong, caught between the two women.

He was silent for a while, and finally said worriedly, "Yes, yes." It just so happens that there is no important news today. However, I still have to ask Director Huang and Director Sun. ”

Regarding Ding Yan's request to try Niu Yuehong, Huang Wendao, director of the business department, categorically denied it, but Director Sun expressed his agreement. Faced with the contradictory statements of his superiors, Ding Yan thought in his heart, Director Sun is a big leader, of course I have to listen to him. Besides, the calf still has some talent, and it is known whether the mule is a horse and a horse for a walk.

Niu Yuehong used to be engaged in broadcasting, as long as she has a good voice, everything will be fine, no need to make up images, no need to change clothes, and no need to care about demeanor and image. It's not that simple for a TV announcer. In addition to a good voice, first of all, the image must be good, and the facial features must be upright; secondly, you must dress appropriately and not wear it at will; again, because the image is in strong light, you must wear proper makeup; and finally, you must have a sense of the camera, and you must broadcast to the camera, that is, the audience.

Therefore, Ding Yan spent a whole day tirelessly correcting Niu Yuehong's pronunciation, tutoring her intonation, and guiding her to modify her appearance and correct her posture.

Ding Yan saw Chunyan and several other announcers squeezing his eyebrows in his busyness, and he was very disapproving. He didn't understand why they were so disgusted or even malicious towards a new person. Is it simply a run on newcomers or hostility to Niu Yuehong's unknown background? He didn't want to think about it too much, and only thought about successfully recording today's program.

At 6 p.m., it was time for the newscast.

Niu Yuehong followed Ding Yan into the studio that made her feel extremely mysterious and sacred.

The next morning, Niu Yuehong came to work at the TV station with confidence.

Anthy TV was like a pot that had exploded. The workers gathered together in twos and threes, chattering and whispering something, their expressions excited and angry. When Niu Yuehong appeared, they immediately stopped talking and looked at her with a strange look.

Niu Yuehong thought in her heart that a newcomer suddenly came to the TV station and became a news anchor all of a sudden, and everyone would inevitably have to criticize. Let them go, and go my own way.

Niu Yuehong walked to the door of the announcer's office and found that the empty office at this time was actually full of people: Chunyan stood slim in the middle, and the other announcers sat around her, listening to her impassioned speech: "I have seen ridiculous things, but I have never seen such absurd things! We are a provincial capital TV station here, please note that it is a provincial capital TV station, not a village radio station! I admire the courage of the Taiwan leaders so much. ”

Du Juan, who looks ordinary and dubs the feature film full-time, covered her mouth and smiled: "Niu Yuehong? Giggle......"

The gloomy news anchor Yalan shook his head, then sighed and said, "Alas, her business level is really not good. ”

Dongfang, the male news anchor, also echoed and said: "Anyway, I have to train for a while." It's not that there is no one in the broadcasting team, why are you so anxious? Ding Yan, I think you are also bold, right?"

Ding Yan explained helplessly: "I also have difficulties. The main thing is to actually take a look at her business potential and see what her business potential is. ”

Chunyan said reluctantly: "Is there such an investigation by you? This is ruining the jobs of our entire broadcast team." I don't think she can read a text as well as a middle school student. Alas, it's not that I don't understand, it's that this world is so absurd. ”

Xiaoyue, the anchor of the social education column, happened to see Niu Yuehong standing at the door awkwardly, and hurriedly reminded: "Hey, Sister Chunyan, pay attention when you speak." ”

Chunyan's thin eyebrows quickly raised upward, and said excitedly: "I don't pay attention to the price drop of the TV station to this extent, what else should I pay attention to? It's just that the front and back nasal sounds are not distinguished, and there is a rustic Hedong accent! What a big joke!"

Chunyan had actually seen Niu Yuehong, and she deliberately told her about it.

Niu Yuehong's enthusiasm, which was still full of ambition just now, was suddenly extinguished by this cold wind and cold rain. She was angry, hateful and ashamed, she didn't go in, she didn't want to quit, she couldn't wait to find a hole in the ground and simply get in.

Niu Yuehong endured the heart-to-heart humiliation, pretended not to hear anything, lowered her head and walked to the shabby table by the window in the corner of the wall and sat down, staring directly out of the window, expressionless, and did not say a word.

Ding Yan quietly waved his hand to let everyone disperse quickly and do their own work.

Ding Yan glanced at Niu Yuehong's back worriedly, thinking about how this turmoil should end.

At this time, a man in his 30s came into the office.

The person who came was Wu Shifei, the director of the office. Wu Shifei is a demobilized soldier, who works hard, obeys the leader, and is very discerning in his work, and is a very competent housekeeper in the eyes of the leader. Anzai TV has only been on the air for two years, and because the organization is not yet perfect, many businesses are co-located. Wu is not in charge of the office, in charge of vehicles, personnel, finance, and has a lot of power.

Wu Shifei walked to Niu Yuehong's side with the standard steps of a soldier, shook the form he was holding in his hand, and said in a low voice: "Little Niu, there is a problem with your resume. I'd like to ask you about it. ”

Although Wu Shifei didn't speak loudly, everyone in the office heard it. Everyone turned their heads curiously, and their eyes shot at Niu Yuehong and Wu Shifei.

There was a loud "buzz" in Niu Yuehong's head, and her thinking suddenly went blank. She looked at Wu Shifei's mouth, half bewildered, half begging.

Wu Shifei held the resume in his left hand, pointed to the numbers on it with his right hand, and said unhurriedly: "Look, you were born in 1964, right? In 1973, he was 9 years old and entered the first grade of primary school, and he started working in 81. So you only went to school for 8 years, 5 years in elementary school, and 3 years in junior high school, right? Education and age do not match. Is there something wrong?"

No one had ever asked her this question before. Niu Yuehong was immediately stunned. She hadn't yet struggled out of the shame just now, and when she encountered this difficult question again, her heart panicked for a while.

"Hmph!hmph!" a piercing sneer burst out of Chunyan's nose.

Niu Yuehong heard Chunyan's sneer as if she had been splashed with a scoop of cold water in the face of someone else, and immediately sobered up. She secretly glanced at Chunyan and said apologetically to Wu Shifei, "Oh, yes? Director Wu, let me check it carefully." ”

Wu Shifei put the resume in his hand on the table and instructed seriously: "Okay." Before you leave work in the afternoon, you hand in your resume to my office. ”

After Wu Shifei finished speaking, he walked out of the office with the standard steps of a soldier.

Niu Yuehong lowered her head and stared at the resume with her eyes, her heart was a mess again, and her eyes couldn't see what was written on it at all.

"Teacher Ding," Suddenly, a rich and pleasant mezzo-soprano came from the door.

The person who came was Yang Li, the choreographer of the Ministry of Literature and Art.

Yang Li, who is also in her 20s, has thick eyebrows and big eyes, is dignified and atmospheric, and has a bit of a female leader's posture. "I just passed by Director Sun's office and saw the Propaganda Minister reprimanding him. ”

"Ah, Director Yang, why?" Ding Yan had an ominous premonition.

Yang Li first glanced at Niu Yuehong, and then imitated the tone of the Propaganda Minister and said: "Comrade Sun Weide, you have no party spirit and principles, you don't pay attention to work discipline, and you don't ask for instructions or report to the Propaganda Department in advance, so you just find someone to broadcast current political news, which makes a storm in the city. Secretary Liu of the municipal party committee was very angry and slapped the table for me for the first time. Your TV leadership team is going to do a deep inspection, you know?"

Chunyan immediately picked up the conversation: "Look, it's really a mouse that harmed a pot of soup." ”

Ding Yan felt that the matter was indeed a big problem, and he should bear the main responsibility. He stood up and said, "You can't blame Director Sun for this. I'll go to the minister and make it clear. ”

Yang Li sneered and said word by word: "Team Leader Ding, are you clear?"

Chunyan followed and coaxed: "Ding Yan, don't take everything into your arms." A good man is a good man. It's a matter of accountability. ”

Xiaoyue was an understanding person, and kindly persuaded Ding Yan: "Team leader, you better wait for a while before going." Now the leaders are on fire, and if they go, they will add to the chaos. ”

Ding Yan felt that Xiaoyue made sense, so he had to sit down again.

Niu Yuehong has always felt very blocked in her heart, she has no appetite, and she didn't go to the cafeteria to eat at noon, sitting alone in the office, looking at the wilting Yueyuehong on the windowsill and stunned: What's wrong with me? Why did it become a stinky hydrangea that everyone hates?

In the afternoon, the unfortunate news kept coming to the broadcast team.

First, the television station submitted a written inspection to the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee.

Article 2: The latest regulations of the television station stipulate that if a new person comes to a unit in the future, he or she must not sign within one year if he is a reporter or videographer, and if he is an announcer, he must not publish an image within one year, but only with a voiceover, and when to publish an image must be decided after examination and approval by the Propaganda Department.

Third, the broadcasting group should be comprehensively rectified. Ding Yan did a deep inspection in the department. Huang Wendao, director of the business department, did not manage well and made a profound inspection at a meeting of cadres in Taiwan.

Faced with a series of bad news, Niu Yuehong couldn't imagine that she would cause such a big disaster, and she would affect so many people. Isn't it just an announcer, and I haven't turned the earth upside down!

When she was about to get off work, Niu Yuehong deliberately went to the sanitation to fill a cup of tap water and sprinkled drops of nectar rain on the pot of stinky hydrangea - Yueyuehong.

She found that she was like this poor moon red tree at this moment, her grandmother didn't hurt, and her uncle didn't love it.