Chapter 33 (2/2)
point was the pin yin underscored underneath the Chinese characters… Sai Wu.
Since it was written on his own
name card, Se Cai was of course in the right on the second account.
“Third, there’s no reason for us
to suppress this news. There were many people at the actual scene, if we didn’t
release an official news, it would lead to rumors and speculation. Then, you
would have a real terrorist scare on your hands!”
Se Cai rephrased what Manager
Wei had said the day before. The purpose of the news was to calm the public and
validate the truth.
It was the responsibility of the
media to do so.
“You…”
Chairman Zhao was startled by Se
Cai’s brilliant defense. He refuted every single point that he had brought up.
Not only that Se Cai had done it with great eloquence!
Se Cai cheered inwardly when he
saw Chairman Zhao’s fl.u.s.tered demeanor.
The so-called mistakes were
riddled with flaws, but Chairman Zhao a.s.sumed they were enough to bully a reporter
as inexperienced as Se Cai, and he would be right if not for Se Cai’s
mind-reading cheat.
Furthermore, Se Cai had pulled
out another important piece of information from Chairman Zhao’s mind.
He was indeed here on the behest
of w.a.n.g Run Fa. His intention was to punish Se Cai for sniffing around Blue Sky
Rehab. Se Cai went to the school on the request on a mysterious tip, he didn’t
know it would lead to so many ensuing troubles. They had bribed the hospital,
kidnapped an anchor and now conducted administrative bullying. How tyrannical
this w.a.n.g Run Fa can be?
“You… are you insinuating the PR
Department of putting the blame on you unjustly?”
Chairman Zhao was s.h.i.+vering with
anger. He was used to people bowing to him referentially so he made livid by Se
Cai’s reaction. He stared threateningly at Se Cai, adding, “It’s not you nor
the tv station who decide whether a news is threatening to public order and
whether it should be suppressed or not, only the PR Department can do that!”
Chairman Zhao was obviously very
angry because he had uttered such shameless arguments.
“And as a representative from
the PR Department, my sentence is that you… are guilty as charged! You’ll be
suspended from now on!”
He slammed his notebook on the
table loudly, resonating the finality of his statement.
Xu Jing Song added fuel to the fire, he
pointed his finger at Se Cai, berating, “Se Cai, how dare you oppose Chairman
Zhao? Suspension is too light a punishment for you, you’re fired!”
Se Cai knew he was in the right
but this was a lost cause. He was just a lowly reporter, what can he do?
“Director Bai, thank you for
your kindness and mentors.h.i.+p.”
Se Cai sighed and left his
reporter ID on the table. Now where would he go to earn his News Point?
With such an administration, no
wonder County S Tv Station had stagnated in its growth.
“Xiao Se!”
Director Bai’s eyes were red. He
opened his mouth to say something but ultimately swallowed it.
He dared to argue with the
station manager but this was the chairman was the PR Department. Unlike Se Cai,
he was not in his twenties anymore, he no longer had the drive and the
recklessness to quarrel with his superior.
Suddenly, the door of the
conference room opened with a bang.
“Station Manager Wei?”
Se Cai said in surprise.
“Chairman Zhao, sorry I’m late,
I was held up by the people from the Province station.”
Manager Wei uttered in between
breaths. It looked like he ran there.
“Of course, I understand that
Manager Wei must be busy with everyday workings of the station. I wouldn’t want
to disturb unless truly necessary…”
Chairman Zhao stood up and said.
Station Manager of the County
Station was slightly higher in ranking than Chairman Zhao. At the end of the
day, he was only a right-hand man for the Department Head.
“I couldn’t help but overheard
Se Cai was getting suspended. Could you tell me what is his lapse?”
Manager Wei said as he walked to
the conference table.
“Manager Wei, your reporter here
violated departmental rules, openly defied his superior’s orders, and worst of
all, his suicide bombing piece will cause general panic and undermine public
order!”
Chairman Zhao continued in a
serious tone, “I believe this kind of rogue reporter should definitely be
suspended and even blacklisted in the journalism world.”
“Is that so?”
Before Manager Wei could reply,
a female voice came from outside the open door.
The voice clicked in Se Cai’s
mind, it was one he had heard before!
[My release rate will probably slow down in these few days in preparation for migration to webnovel.com as fan translation. Still unpaid but the formatting should be easier on the eyes.]
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