Chapter 28 - An Amazing Unscripted Performance! (1/2)

There was a knock at the door.

“Come in,” Zhao Guozhou looked towards the exterior door.

There was a woman who had came from outside. On the other side of the gla.s.s, Zhang Ye saw her, too. He cleared his throat. He had seen this woman before and she had cursed him behind his back. She was Tian Bin’s wife. He met on the first day of work. The woman was holding a contract in her hand. Clearly, she was one of the staff in the station. Either she was in charge of advertis.e.m.e.nt matters, or she was in charge of contractual laws. He had previously thought that Tian Bin’s wife had come to meet Tian Bin to get off work together. So his wife was also a member of the radio station.

“Director Zhao, the contract.” The woman took out a bunch of A4 paper.

Zhao Guozhou took it over and acknowledged, “Just leave it here. We’ll speak later.”

“Alright.” The woman leaned her head to the side to look around. Seeing Tian Bin waving towards her, she walked to the last row and sat with her husband.

“Sister-in-law.”

“Sis, you came?”

People in the Literature Channel knew of the duo’s relation, as everyone knew each other.

After sitting down, Tian Bin’s wife did not hide her disdain for Zhang Ye as she whispered, “Why hasn’t it started? What are we waiting for?” How could her tone be good, when her husband was replaced by Zhang Ye?

A Literature Channel staff member said, “It began a while ago, but it seems like Teacher Zhang’s throat isn’t good, so it was stopped.”

Tian Bin laughed quietly, “It’s not his throat isn’t good. He can’t produce anything. If you don’t believe me, just watch. His advertising sponsors.h.i.+p will definitely be blown off today!”

“That can’t be?” another colleague said.

Tian Bin seethed, “Haven’t you already noticed? Zhang Ye is already a spent force. He has nothing left sustaining him. How do you explain it?”

Tian Bin’s wife laughed, “I think so, too. A rookie can’t have good luck all his life. He has to pay the price of being young. How can being a host be so easy? Only after a few years of grinding and being beat down would one gain acceptance. A moment of impressiveness is just short-lived. In the end, what matters is experience and background!”

When Xiaofang heard this, she was very unhappy, but she did not dare to show it. After all, she was a rookie, so she could only say, “Teacher Zhang will be fine!”

Tian Bin lost his smile, “Does his performance look like he is fine? Then let’s have a bet? Let’s see if he can pa.s.s this ordeal!”

Xiaofang remained silent. She was afraid, too. Teacher Zhang, you must not make any mistakes!

What they said could not be heard in front, as there was a distance of seven meters separating them.

“Little Zhang! Have you rested your throat?” Zhao Guozhou could no longer drag it out any longer. Seeing so much time pa.s.s, he could only ask with a frown.

Zhang Ye adjusted his bearings as he drank some water. He immediately said, “Leader, I can do it.”

“Alright, then let’s carry on.” Zhao Guozhou waved at him to begin, while his eyes seemed unsure.

Tian Bin was thinking in his mind, “What do you mean, ‘you can do it’. Today, I’m just waiting for you to make a fool of yourself. When you fail, the segment ‘Late-night Ghost Stories’ will be mine again!”

Tian Bin’s wife also laughed in silence. She, too, was waiting for Zhang Ye to make a fool of himself!

Zhang Ye paused for two seconds before he began recording, “h.e.l.lo, everybody. Welcome to today’s “Late-night Ghost Stories” segment… This piece of jade was given to his father by a chief in the northwestern army. Years ago, this chief had led his troops to destroy a gang of bandits. This piece of jade was worn closely by the bandit leader. Although it was a piece of jade, its shape did not look anything like it. Its shape was strange…” Zhang Ye was no longer like the stammering Zhang Ye from before. His words were b.u.t.tery smooth!

Tian Bin was surprised a little. What the heck? How could he now narrate again? Oh, he must have used the break time to organize his thoughts. However, what could that little bit of time amount to? He will end up full of mistakes later!

Ten minutes!

Half an hour!

Time pa.s.sed.

Tian Bin was looking forward to seeing Zhang Ye make a mistake. The married couple were waiting to see a show.

However, Zhang Ye’s performance made their faces turn green. Not only did Zhang Ye not make a single mistake, the plot and words used were excellent. It had returned to the high quality standard of the first few episodes. It was even better than the first few episodes. There was not a single re-recording of a pa.s.sage. It was as if he had G.o.d’s help, as he chattered on!

“According to Eiko, the Savages Ditch by Hei Feng Kou was actually previously called Corpses Ditch. Further into the past, it was actually called Moon Holding Ditch…”

One episode was done!

Two episodes were done!

From 2 P.M. in the afternoon to 5 P.M. in the afternoon, Zhang Ye recorded three full episodes. There was no break in between. He did not even take a mouthful of water. He had recorded it all in one go!

The Tian Bin couple were terrified!

Zhao Guozhou and Xiaofang were stunned with their mouths agape!

The five-member advertising sponsors.h.i.+p team was also dumbfounded!