Chapter 19 - Someone Wants to Commit Suicide During a Live Broadcast! (1/2)

At night.

“Talk About the World”’s broadcast studio.

Ten minutes before the broadcast began, Zhang Ye, who was the guest, came inside. w.a.n.g Xiaomei was already here, head bowed and busy with her preparations. She did not bother to look at Zhang Ye. Her phone call editor was also in the room, a youth whose face had many moles. Compared to w.a.n.g Xiaomei, he was much nicer.

“Teacher Zhang, you have come? Please, take a seat here.”

“Okay. This is my earpiece?”

“Yes, please put it on and test it. I will adjust it for you.”

“Yes, it sounds just nice; the mic is fine, too.”

“Then, the live broadcast is nine minutes away. I will go to the other side.”

The phone call editor went into the soundproof room. With every minute that pa.s.sed, he gave a gesture to signal.

In the last thirty seconds, w.a.n.g Xiaomei suddenly said, “I’ll repeat it; do not speak without thought and follow my views and rhythm.”

Zhang Ye replied indifferently, “Alright.” She was, after all, more experienced than him. Regardless of results or experience, Zhang Ye could not compete. Moreover, he was here with hopes of promoting his program. Therefore, he did not take her att.i.tude to heart.

Three, two, one. The broadcast began!

w.a.n.g Xiaomei fiddled with her equipment. She said, smilingly, “I hope everyone is well. Welcome to ‘Talk About the World’. I am your DJ, w.a.n.g Xiaomei. Some of you might know that today’s live broadcast topic is about the matters of the heart. We are fortunate to have a guest with us today. He’s our very own channel’s “Late-night Ghost Stories” host, also known as the author of ‘Ghost Blows Out the Light’, Teacher Zhang Ye. Please say a few words to our listeners.”

Zhang Ye immediately spoke into his attached mic, “h.e.l.lo, listeners and friends. I am Zhang Ye. I’m very honoured to be here today with Teacher w.a.n.g to listen and try to solve everyone’s matters of the heart.”

w.a.n.g Xiaomei followed up, “The hotlines are already open. If you have met with any love issues, please feel free to call in.”

On the broadcast platform, there was a computer shown, which displayed the listeners’ and website’s real time comments. Just as expected of the Literature Channel’s top program, the discussion atmosphere was very strong.

User3577: Love topic program? Haha, this is great. Let’s see Teacher w.a.n.g take on love issues!

User1041: Teacher Zhang Ye is here, too? My wife and I are listening to “Ghost Blows Out the Light” every night these days!

User5502: “Ghost Blows Out the Light”? It’s a ghost story, right? There aren’t any good ghost stories these days. I’ve been let down by supernatural novels long ago!

User2890: Friend above, that’s where you are wrong, I guarantee you that “Ghost Blows Out the Light” is different from any supernatural novels you have listened to before; it’s a cla.s.sic amongst cla.s.sics!

User5502: Is that so? Then, I will go give it a listen tonight.

User0019: Just the t.i.tle alone sounds good. I will listen to it tonight, too.

A star program’s promotional effect is really good. Zhang Ye knew that tonight’s broadcast rating should be able to go up a little more.

On the other side, the phone call editor signalled; the call screening was done. Of course, such calls have to be screened. After all, it was a live broadcast and there would be troublemakers. As such, a professional phone call editor had to judge and pick, filtering for the correct topics and the reliable callers.

w.a.n.g Xiaomei nodded, “Okay, our first caller has connected.”

“h.e.l.lo? Is it me?” It was a female listener, excited, “Is it really me?”

w.a.n.g Xiaomei said softly, “Haha, yes. How can I help you?”

The female listener quickly answered, “Teacher w.a.n.g, Teacher w.a.n.g, you are my idol. My boyfriend and I both like you very much….” Upon saying that, her tone became a sigh, “But my boyfriend has been ignoring me recently. In the past, he wouldn’t get angry with me and now, he’s been throwing his temper at me every day. He even goes to the internet to chat with other girls and flirts with them. I peeked at his messages and they all say “Are you awake?”, “Have you slept?”, “Good night.”, and “Remember to eat on time.” He has never been this concerned towards me before! Teacher. please tell me… What should I do?”

w.a.n.g Xiaomei frowned, “Lady, towards these kind of men who don’t care about you, my suggestion has always been to break up. Such kinds of messages of concern might not seem like a big deal. It could be concern for ordinary friends. But let me tell you, this is actually a big issue. If it goes on, it could get dangerous. It also shows that his heart is not with you. If you mention an intention to break up, you are also sending him a message of where your limits are. If you bear with it, he will only be more encouraged and get further and further away from you. If that is so, why not just break up now? See if he is willing to change; if he does, you can consider being with him. If not, then it goes to show that he really does not care about you. It’s better to end it early in that case.”

The female listener replied, “Is that really so?”

w.a.n.g Xiaomei looked at Zhang Ye, “What do you think, Teacher Zhang?”

Zhang Ye blinked, “I feel it’s better to communicate first. A relations.h.i.+p is basically between two people. It might be because you have him too tight on a leash, leading him to feel like running away.” Noticing w.a.n.g Xiaomei’s stern eyes, Zhang Ye added, “If communicating doesn’t work, Teacher w.a.n.g’s suggestion could be a way out, too.”

On the computer display, the listeners had big reactions.