Chapter 17: The London Dialect
After having lunch in the company cafeteria at noon, Zhang Yang was dragged by Dennis to the radio group.
The BBC Television broadcast crew occupies two floors, the 19th and 20th floors, and the 'Voice of the Premier League' programme is set up in a small broadcast recording hall on the 20th floor.
The two arrived too early, and there were still three hours before the show began.
"Familiarize yourself with the material when you have time!" Denise assigned Zhang Yang a study task.
Zhang Yang was immediately distressed.
Dennis gave a material on the flow of the program, which is generally about what stage and what to say.
This is not a rule of the show, but she planned and prepared it herself.
From this point of view, Dennis is still very talented, and the pace of the show has long been planned.
The content of this material is very general, and it will still rely on temporary play at that time.
In fact, as a guest, it is generally compared to the words of the host, if you take traditional Chinese cross talk as an example, the guest is like a joker, and the host is a joker, so you need to grasp the rhythm.
Zhang Yang didn't have much to do with Denis, she really cared about this opportunity, and he could only bow down under the squeamish serious face.
Zhang Yang stayed idle for nearly two hours.
It was about an hour before the show started that someone came to the radio hall.
"This is Mr. Carl Ross, the head of the Premier League Voices program!" Denise hurriedly introduced.
Carl Ross is a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed like a professional salesman, he was very surprised by the young man who was flamboyant, but he still politely took the initiative to reach out, "Hello, you are 'flamboyant'?" ”
"Yes. Hello. My name is also Zhang Yang, just call me Zhang. ”
"Also? Show? Publicize? Zhang-Yang? Is it the same word? ”
Carl Ross was a little confused.
Zhang Yang explains, "In Chinese, Publicize and Zhang-Yang are the same word. ”
"I see." Carl Ross suddenly said, "Are you Chinese?" How old is this year? Sorry, it's presumptuous, but I'm interested in your age. ”
"Twenty-two."
Carl Ross sighed, "It's too young, I see that your Weibo followers exceed 100,000, which is more than the official accounts of some small media." If you look at the number of followers on Weibo, you're already the best journalist in the UK. ”
"Thank you."
Zhang Yang chatted with Carl Ross for a few words, and then two more people walked in, one was a brightly dressed woman, and the other was a staff member.
Zhang Yang looked at Denise.
This time, Denise didn't take the initiative to introduce, she only glanced at the woman, and warned Zhang Yang, "It's better to ignore her, a nasty person." ”
"Okay."
The woman didn't pay attention to Denise either, she saw Zhang Yang's eyes light up, chatted with Carl Ross for a few words, and walked straight to this side.
"My surname is Murray, you can call me Arabella."
"Publicity."
"Very strange name, you're Chinese, right? I love China, it's a mysterious country. Can you talk to me about your Weibo? Arabella's movements and words are intimate, as if the two were friends or lovers who had known each other for many years.
Zhang Yang was a little embarrassed, he didn't care about being intimate with a strange beauty, but a pair of annoyed eyes next to him were really frightening, but after barely coping with two sentences, Arabella seemed to lose interest and walked away.
"You'd better stay away from that woman, she's the best at playing with little white faces." Denise warned through gritted teeth.
"I'm a little white face? It's the first time I've heard someone say that. "The focus of the flamboyant is clearly different.
Denise glared at him hatefully.
The recording of the show is about to begin, and Denice and Zhang Yang have also begun to make final preparations. Zhang Yang posted a Weibo to promote the "Voice of the Premier League" column--
"#富勒姆VS切尔西#
Today I will be a guest on BBC TV's 'Voices of the Premier League', which will broadcast live commentary on the north London derby shouts, so everyone is welcome to listen to it! ”
The channel number is typed below.
After posting the Weibo message, Zhang Yang kept refreshing the news.
Now is the time to test the stickiness of your fans.
Zhang Yang confirmed that the Weibo post would bring a wave of advertising effects. His confidence comes from the composition of fans.
'Fan composition' does not purely refer to the amount of followers of fans, that is only one aspect, and it is also important to note that his Weibo followers are all personally added to follow.
For example, the official accounts of some media, many of which have a huge amount of attention only on Weibo's official push, and it is conceivable how low the stickiness of fans will be when they place advertising-style attention, but his Weibo is different, there has been no official push until now, and every fan pays attention because they want to follow.
Zhang Yang has broadcast two Chelsea games.
One was a match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, and the other was a match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, and it was the latter game that brought in more than 100,000 followers.
So a large part of the fans who follow the 'Personality Publicity' Weibo are Chelsea fans.
This is also a Chelsea game, and there must have been plenty of fans tuning in to the north London derby.
When the Weibo message was sent, there were hundreds of replies soon--
"Coming soon!"
"I happen to be driving out in a moment, and it's nice to hear your broadcast."
"BBC TV broadcasts?"
"What channel?"
"I wish time had passed a little faster."
“……”
Many fans are starting to look forward to the live broadcast, and many fans have said that they have adjusted their channels and are ready to listen to the radio.
Looking at these comments, Zhang Yang also has a sense of accomplishment.
On the other side, Denise and the staff tuned and auditioned, and Carl Ross made some suggestions and guidance on the content of the program.
Several people kept talking.
Both Denise and Carl Ross were visibly nervous, perhaps they were too concerned about the show.
Arabella is a special one.
She kept going around and around, not saying a word from beginning to end, as if she was just here to play.
From the mouth of a staff member who just walked in, Zhang Yang knew the reason, Arabella was also a reporter in the broadcast team, working under Carl Ross, and she hoped to strive to become an official program host.
Arabella worked in the radio team, but the last episode of the show hosted by Arabella was not very well listened to, and Denise got the opportunity.
"It turned out to be a competitor!"
Zhang Yang suddenly.
The time is finally approaching, and the show is about to begin.
'Voices of the Premier League' started after a song show, exactly five minutes before the first game of each Premier League round.
The north London derby between Chelsea and Fulham is also about to take place.
When the show was about to start, Zhang Yang sat in front of the tuner and brought a headset, looking very professional, and Denise was next to him.
With a minute to go, Denise took a sip of water, and she looked a little nervous, but when the show ended, her tone was very relaxed—
"Hello everyone, audience! This is BBC Radio's 'Voices of the Premier League' programme and I'm the host Denise. ”
"Today we have invited a special guest friend, who is the latest football commentator who is very hot on Weibo, 'Personality Publicity'!"
Finally, it was Zhang Yang's turn to speak.
"Hello everyone, I'm 'Personality', and I will cooperate with Dennis today to explain the north London derby for everyone, I hope you can enjoy it."
Zhang Yang just said a word, and Carl Rose, Arabella, and other staff outside the glass window were very surprised to hear it.
Zhang Yang usually speaks in very 'Chinese' English, but now he suddenly has a London accent.
How is this learned?
Even Denise was a little surprised, she couldn't help but look at Zhang Yang, Zhang Yang just smiled slightly.
This is the linguistic efficacy of the system.
He doesn't tell anyone else.