Chapter 1: The Wedge
"If you know this story and watch the last MTV of "Duplicity" before Zhang Yusheng's accident, you will be deeply shocked by the miracle of creation, there is really something beyond life in the underworld, and a few geniuses of human beings have comprehended the breath of fate in advance.
That shot is like this: Yusheng stood with his back to the wall, and blood suddenly flowed from the top of the wall...... Then there was him lying on the soft grass with his face sideways, his short yellow hair fluttering gently in the breeze, Yusheng's face was serenely closed, and a fluffy little white cat brushed Yusheng's face with its fluff......
Next, we use a song "Fish Swimming All Day and Night" to mourn the well-known Taiwanese singer Zhang Yusheng who left us in the early hours of yesterday morning......"
Listening to the fresh and fluttering melody on the car radio with a bit of tender elements, Tian Wenjing shook her head with regret.
......... "My Future Is Not a Dream" and "The Sea", Tian Wenjian grew up listening to Zhang Yusheng's songs. If it weren't for what was said clearly on the radio, Tian Wenjian couldn't believe that Zhang Yusheng, who was only 31 years old, passed away like this.
The vibration on his waist brought Tian Wenjian back to reality, and on the narrow display screen of Ericsson's mobile phone, it was impressively displayed, "Dear Global Users, welcome to the historic city of Haiyuan." China Mobile Haiyuan Branch warmly reminds you that today is cloudy and overcast........."
"Parking! Sister Bai, stop now! ”
This is a highway, how can you park casually? Bai Huiru in the driver's seat, after glancing at Tian Wenjian from the rearview mirror, hurriedly slowed down and drove into the slow lane, and asked puzzledly: "Deputy Director Tian, what's wrong?" ”
The man in the co-pilot, who was carrying a camera and had mousse on his head, stared at Tian Wenjian puzzled, wondering what was going on.
"Brother Zhang, is the Southern Science and Technology Group you talking about in Longhua or Haiyuan?" Tian Wenjian leaned on the front seat of the van and asked very seriously.
It's better to watch it, and it's better to watch it than to be trick-or-treated! In Zhang Wuya's eyes, Tian Wenjian is the kind of master who doesn't do anything, and always likes to point fingers when he has nothing to do. But because the twenty-year-old guy in front of him was a minister sent by the society, he had to suppress the dissatisfaction in his heart.
"Deputy Director Tian, the three heavily polluted branches of Southern Science and Technology are in Longhua, but the headquarters is located in Haiyuan City, Province A. You can rest assured...... I communicated with them, as long as we can issue an official invoice from the company, then everything is not a problem. ”
Haiyuan City is a prefecture-level city in Province A, although Tian Wenjian's hometown is also in Province A, but he is very unfamiliar with Haiyuan City, and it is obvious that Zhang Wuya's behavior is suspected of crossing the line. Thinking that his boss, Vice President Yan, was fighting openly and secretly with Vice President Li for the position of president, Tian Wenjian became more and more cautious.
Mr. Zhang, who is in his early 40s, likes to call himself a journalist. When he was young, Lao Zhang had a "journalist dream", and he also wrote news at a glance according to the routine of a reporter, and also worked as a newspaper correspondent. But by mistake, he finally entered a state-owned enterprise in Province J to do propaganda work, and he worked hard for nearly 20 years.
Today, the once prominent state-owned enterprise has become a big problem in Province J. Lao Zhang, who was facing layoff, entered the advertising department of the J provincial branch of Huaxin News Service through a friend's introduction. With the issuance of the State Council's stipulation on separating government from enterprises, one newspaper and two magazines of the J Provincial Branch of the China News Agency were also closed one after another.
Change is always painful, and the Huaxin branch, which is the leading news department in J Province, is no exception. Not only did dozens of supernumeraries suddenly appear, but the branch also lost a few cash cows and became a unit that relied solely on finances to support it.
The old workers who have worked for the company for several years or even decades need to be supported, the family building that has already started construction cannot be stopped, the interview funds need to be solved, and the old presidents who have not returned to Beijing and have settled in J Province need to be taken care of even more............ Faced with the overstretched financial situation, Vice President Yan, who was in charge of the work of the branch and was ready to take over the position of president, did not hesitate to learn from the experience of the brother branch, and at the same time as issuing the "Examination News" in J Province, he also sandwiched a copy of the "Examination News J Province Edition" for income generation.
Despite the staggering circulation of the newspaper, the newspaper's positioning determined that it could not advertise unscrupulously like other tabloids. Moreover, the audience of the newspaper also determines that "Examination News" is not worthy of the attention of businesses, after all, compared with "Jiangcheng Evening News", "Jiangcheng Metropolis Daily" and other provincial newspapers, "Examination Reference News J Provincial Edition" is not a little competitive.
Just when Vice President Yan was disheartened and ready to give up, Zhang Wuya, who was extremely experienced in society, offered to contract the page at a price of three million per year.
What does he want to do? Vice President Yan, who has been rolling in officialdom for decades, can't understand. It is nothing more than going to the following cities and counties to make money under the guise of "public opinion supervision" and "image publicity".
In this era when economic construction is the center and everything is focused on money, Vice President Yan, who was overwhelmed by the problem of funding, resolutely agreed to his request after some weighing. However, in order to protect the reputation of Huaxin, Vice President Yan still asked Lao Zhang to register a media company with the Industrial and Commercial Bureau and contract the layout in the form of advertisements, in an attempt to evade legal liability in this way.
Zhang Wuya, who can be a propaganda cadre in a state-owned enterprise and has a net worth of millions, is not so easy to fool! The reason why he dared to invest heavily in contracting the layout was to use the tiger skin of Huaxin News Agency as a banner. There is no doubt that Vice President Yan's series of hard surname regulations do not meet his requirements.
Money is in people's pockets, and it is difficult to get benefits without paying a price!
After some haggling, Vice President Yan still made some compromises. Let the closed disciple of photojournalist Lao Wu have been mixed in the branch for more than two years, but Tian Wenjian, who is also not organized, is responsible for connecting with Lao Zhang.
First, you can provide Boss Zhang with documents and letters of introduction in a secret way; Second, Tian Wenjian has followed Lao Wu to all cities and counties in J Province in the past two years, and there are few leaders of the propaganda departments in various places who do not know Xiaotian, which can bring convenience to Boss Zhang's income-generating work;
The most important thing is that even if something goes wrong, you can push it off! After all, Tian Wenjian is only a personal photography disciple of Lao Wu, not a member of the J Provincial Branch of Huaxin Press.
Tian Wenjian, who had been on the scene for so long, also understood the risks, but he couldn't refuse Vice President Yan's arrangement. First of all, he was born in the countryside and studied photography, which is a money-burning major, and he needs money! And this work can allow him to get a lot of commissions.
Secondly, Tian Wenjianneng is all carried by Vice President Tian today. Without the acquiescence of Vice President Yan, Tian Wenjian, who is a student at Southern University, would not have had the opportunity to wear the vest of Huaxin News Agency and follow Mr. Wu into the room, becoming a well-known young photographer in the photography industry of J Province. I can't pay off my family's loan in two years and live this delicious life today.
There can't be an accident, especially at this critical moment when Vice President Yan is about to straighten things out! For Tian Wenjian, only when Vice President Yan succeeds in his position can he have the opportunity to become an official photojournalist!
"Brother Zhang, please show me the information of Southern Technology." The gray weather brought Tian Wenjian an ominous feeling. In order to ensure safety, Tian Wenjian uncharacteristically asked Zhang Wuya for relevant information.
What a milky guy! After Zhang Wuya scolded secretly, he took out a stack of materials from his briefcase and handed it over, and said with a smug smile: "The mass petition materials were reported by our Longhua Station, if it weren't for my quick action, I would have been recruited into J Province by the people in the news center." ”
Mrs. Zhang ------ Bai Huiru, who also considers herself a reporter of Huaxin Service, also interjected and said: "Vice President Liu of Southern Science and Technology stood up to the road, and after learning of our intention, he agreed to provide me with 80,000 yuan in sponsorship without hesitation. People are large groups and large companies, and they can't be accounted for without invoices in the company, otherwise we can Lao Tian, deputy director, your big driver? ”
Deputy Director Tian is the deputy director of the Photo Collection Center of the China News Agency. The picture collection center is Tian Wenjian's mentor Wu Bolan alone! And Tian Wenjian, the deputy director, is also the deputy director called by others, and there is no official appointment and authorization, but after a few years of calling, the branch of Huaxin News Agency J Province has become accustomed to such a title, and Tian Wenjian is too lazy to correct it as before.
Knocking on the invoice of the special financial seal of the branch, it was in Tian Wenjian's bag. But Tian Wenjian didn't dare to hand it over to Zhang Wuya easily, because it was a bit outrageous that the matter went smoothly. In addition, the stationmaster of Longhua Station, who provided the materials for the mass petition, is the person of Vice President Li of the branch, and if this is a trap, not only will Vice President Yan, who is in charge of the "Examination and Reference News J Provincial Edition", be in trouble, but even he may face prison.
Thinking of a "fake reporter" case that had just been discovered in a neighboring province, in which three criminal suspects held press cards issued by tabloids and used the means of exposing themselves in the news media to blackmail others and demand 20,000 yuan, constituting the crime of extortion, and were sentenced to three years in prison and one year in prison respectively, Tian Wenjian could not help but break out in a cold sweat.
"Chen Gong, I'm Xiaotian of Huaxin Agency, right...... Right...... Yes, we had dinner together last time. Tian Wenjian quickly dialed the phone number of Chen Gong of the J Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau, and asked in a gentle voice: "Chen Gong, I have a question for you, is there any pollution from the large cloud of white smoke coming out of the chimney of the citric acid plant?" If so, is the pollution serious? ”
Seeing that Zhang Wuya and Bai Huiru were about to ask questions, Tian Wenjian immediately raised his right hand and motioned for them to ask again later.
"What? It's all pure white water vapor? Don't have any pollution? Chen Gong's professional answer made Tian Wenjian realize the seriousness of the problem, and after a few polite words of thanks, he quickly hung up the phone, and while taking out the invoice from the briefcase and lighting it with a lighter, he said in a loud voice: "Brother Zhang, Sister Bai, we are in trouble!" ”
Zhang Wuya was completely dumbfounded, looked at the mass petition materials in his hand, and muttered to himself: "Impossible! If there is no pollution, can the masses go to petition? ”
Bai Huiru hurriedly parked the van with the words "Huaxin News Service News Interview Car" to the emergency parking strip on the side of the highway, and asked eagerly: "Lao Zhang, then are we going to the Southern Science and Technology Headquarters?" ”
Without waiting for Zhang Wuya to speak, Tian Wenjian pointed to the white Santana that slowly stopped five hundred meters behind the car, and said coldly: "It's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, let's go wherever we should go." ”
Zhang Wuya then remembered that before leaving, he talked to Vice President Liu of Southern Science and Technology on the phone, and told people the driving route without any hindrance. Zhang Wuya understands better than anyone how big the risk of engaging in "public opinion supervision" is. It's nothing if you don't go online, but once people are more serious, it is not impossible to be sentenced to three or five years.
If it's in Province J, then none of this is a problem. But now it's in Province A, where I don't know the place of life, if I fall into the trap, I have to peel off my skin if I don't go to prison!
"The car in the back isn't necessarily coming for us, wife...... Don't panic, let's get off at the exit in front and take the national highway back to the provincial capital. ”
Although Bai Huiru was reluctant to get the 80,000 yuan that was about to arrive, she nodded heavily for the sake of safety first, started the van and turned into the slow lane.
From the day Vice President Yan took over the job, Tian Wenjian was prepared for the worst, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.
Since people set up a game to deceive themselves to Province A, they will not let themselves get out! Seeing the Santana behind him, Tian Wenjian shook his head helplessly.
Tian Wenjian didn't expect Vice President Yan more than 100 kilometers away to save him, after all, this matter was strange from beginning to end, maybe Zhang Wuya and his wife were taken down when they went to the branch of Southern Science and Technology Group last time, and now it is just a trap for people to invite you into the urn, and they want to attack Vice President Yan through their own self-throwing net.
Confess leniently, sit through the bottom of the prison! Even if he Tian Wenjian shakes out everything, he can't solve any problems. Instead of offending a person with a deep background, it is better to take the initiative to carry it down and leave a way back for yourself.
Save oneself! All you can do now is save yourself!
Tian Wenjian, who had made up his mind, quickly sent a few text messages to Vice President Yan under the seat of the car. Then he asked Zhang Wuya, who was looking at Santana behind him through the rearview mirror, and asked casually: "Brother Zhang, if we really can't leave, do you know what to say?" ”
Zhang Wuya, who had all his net worth, was in a hurry, and immediately took out a blue-covered press card from his pocket, and said confidently: "I am a reporter from the J Provincial Branch of Huaxin News Agency, what can they do to me?" ”
Tian Wenjian shook his head and said lightly: "Brother Zhang, the press card in your hand is fake. It's okay if it doesn't show up, but once it does, it will only add to the crime. ”
"Oda! What do you mean by that? ”
"See? This seal was reported lost in the company two years ago. Tian Wenjian pointed to his briefcase and continued: "And those letters of introduction in your bag, all of them are fake. ”
Zhang Wuya realized that he had become Vice President Yan, and his old face suddenly turned red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "The surname is Tian, you already know?" ”
Tian Wenjian's perception of Zhang Wuya has always been very poor! Especially after he took out three million contracts at once. Even when chatting with An Xiaobin, a full-fledged reporter who had just been assigned to the club, he called Zhang Wuya Zhang shameless! Because the homonym of "cliff" is "tooth", and "toothless" is "toothless", and the homonym of "toothless" is "shameless"!
"Brother Zhang, what is the point of saying this?" Tian Wenjian lit a cigarette and said with a wry smile: "Actually, I am no different from you, I have no establishment, no position, and even no labor contract, and I am an outcast who can give up at any time." ”
"Squeak!" With the screeching sound of brakes, Bai Huiru parked the van to the side of the highway again, and quickly turned around and asked impatiently, "Xiao Tian, you're not joking, are you?" If you don't have a position, then what are we? ”
As Bai Huiru said, Tian Wenjian, who has been working in the branch office of Province J for more than three years, has become a genuine reporter in people's minds. Because he not only often wears the vest of Huaxin to participate in the news reports of provincial meetings, but also the secretaries and mayors of all prefecture-level cities in J Province treat him as a guest. Even when the state leaders came to inspect Province J, Tian Wenjian could be seen taking pictures with a camera on his back.
Those who have wings are not necessarily angels, and those who work in journalism are not necessarily journalists!
There are reporters in the media, and there are many people who do not have the legal status of journalists. If you have to figure it out, you will find that more than one-third of the country's full-time media personnel are "fake reporters"!
Taking CCTV's news giant as an example, the proportion of its huge editorial team with formal personnel is very small, and most of them are reporters hired by the Taiwan Recruitment Department. But those "fake reporters" who have no legal identity are the main body of CCTV.
"Jiangcheng Evening News" and "Jiangcheng Metropolis Daily" have more "fake reporters" in the more market-oriented media; On the contrary, a legal newspaper that is famous for receiving red envelopes inside and outside the industry, including those engaged in advertising and distribution, has a press card signed by each person.
There is no doubt that Tian Wenjian is one of the "fake reporters" in the regular unit. It's a pity that no matter how hard he tries, he still can't get a blueprint for the whole country. Now that this incident has happened, it will inevitably leave a stain on Tian Wenjian's personal record, which means that he will no longer be able to continue to engage in this industry in the future.
"Sister Bai, what you see with your own eyes may not be true!" Tian Wenjian shook his head with a wry smile, and then said: "It's too late to say anything. Let's find a way to bless ourselves. ”
Those who know the times are Junjie! The old and cunning Zhang Wuya didn't care about settling accounts with Tian Wenjian. After asking his wife to drive immediately, he hurriedly began to burn the people's petition materials, press cards, and letters of introduction.
Seeing pieces of ash floating out of the van, from the high-speed toll booth at the junction of the two provinces, the Santana sedan that followed them suddenly sounded the siren.
“…… There is a bank card in the second drawer of my sister's desk, and the password is my sister's birth, which should be enough for your father to dredge up the relationship. Brother-in-law, I'm counting on you now! Seeing the Santana sedan chasing after him, Tian Wenjian finally hung up the phone.