Chapter 36 - The Legendary Jinx! (1/2)

Afternoon.

The air-conditioning in the office had broken down.

“This c.r.a.ppy air-con, why can’t it start?”

“Teacher Wu, is the power line properly plugged in?”

“It’s still connected. It just can’t be switched on. Phew, it’s so hot!”

In the morning, a veteran broadcaster, Wu Datao, had tinkered with it all day without fixing it. He could not handle the heat well, so after fussing with it until his body was covered he sweat, he eventually gave up. He turned his head to look at the people in the office. The clerk was not around. Everyone else was busy with their work. All of them were broadcasting hosts. As such, he looked towards Zhang Ye, “Little Zhang, the air-con is spoilt. Go downstairs to the front desk and get them to contact Maintenance.”

Zhang Ye looked back, “Don’t we just need to make a phone call?”

Wu Datao said, “We don’t have Maintenance’s telephone number here. Also, we need to fill in a maintenance request form at the front desk to tell them which air-con it is.”

Zhang Ye was unwilling to do so, “I’m still busy. I’ll get to it in a while.”

Wu Datao no longer called Zhang Ye ‘Teacher Little Zhang’. Back then, he could chat with Zhang Ye. He had also complimented him when Zhang Ye’s segment became popular. However, now, his att.i.tude had completely changed. He ordered him around like a normal clerk. According to what Zhang Ye heard, he had good personal ties with Zhao Guozhou and was a close a.s.sociate of Director Zhao. There was even talk that said that he was related to Director Zhao’s wife.

Li Si came back over there. He was holding onto a basket of letters. It was as if they had all discussed this beforehand, as he came to Zhang Ye and said, “Little Zhang, the letters from the listeners are here. Find yours and then give the rest to everyone.”

Zhang Ye retorted, “Giving them out? Me?”

Li Si said, “I still have other things to do.”

After putting down the basket, he left. A few days back, Li Si had already took a softer stance with Zhang Ye. He had taken the initiative to greet Zhang Ye. After all, the power was in the victor. But now, with Zhang Ye offending the Leader, not only was Zhao Guozhou provoked, he had even offended the station’s Leader. Li Si’s att.i.tude had reverted back to that of the past.

Tian Bin also chimed in, as he pointed towards the water fountain beside Zhang Ye, “Little Zhang, we are running out of water soon. In a while, go change it since you don’t have any work to do now.”

Everybody is. .h.i.tting a man while he is down!

Zhang Ye let out a sneer!

It was as if the entire office’s att.i.tude towards Zhang Ye had changed immediately. Other than three other people, w.a.n.g Xiaomei, Teacher Feng and Xiaofang, the rest had all begun bossing him around. If they did not do that, they would ignore him. They did not say anything or greet Zhang Ye when they saw him. It was as if he did not exist. They were all experienced employees. So how could they not be aware of what was happening? The station was intending to strike down Zhang Ye. They did not fire him, despite removing him from his hosting program. This was to teach him a lesson, so as to let him obediently hand the copyright to “Ghost Blows Out the Light” over to the station. However, those who had come into contact with Zhang Ye over the past few days knew that with Zhang Ye’s stubborn temper, he would never agree to it.

Hence, in everyone’s opinion, Zhang Ye’s career as a broadcaster had come to an end. No one could save him. So why would they need to establish good relations.h.i.+ps with him? Firstly, it was not necessarily. Secondly, they had to do so. They were completely different from w.a.n.g Xiaomei and Teacher Feng. Teacher Xiaomei was a pillar of support for the station. The station’s management attached great importance to her, so no one would dare touch her. Teacher Feng was about to retire in a few days. He was also an old comrade that had worked in the station for decades. So everyone had to give him face. Besides, he was about to retire, so what could you do? The other people were different. They still had to carry on working under Deputy Station Head Jia and Director Zhao for a long time to come. Since the Leader had ordered a “gag order”, would they mingle with Zhang Ye in a friendly manner? Do you think they felt they had lived too long?

In an afternoon, Zhang Ye could be said to have been bossed around everywhere.

Xiaofang, who had just returned after finis.h.i.+ng her work, saw how Zhang Ye was treated the moment she entered the office. Her eyes turned red with anger!

“Little Zhang, what’s the matter with you?”

“Didn’t I get you to change the water jug?”

“Since you don’t have any work now, why are you putting on airs?”

Wu Datao and Tian Bin began echoing each other. Even Li Si, who was a small a.s.sistant, looked down on Zhang Ye. Zhang Ye had been completely marginalized!

Teacher Feng could not take it any longer, “Aren’t all of you also very free? If you have the energy to boss others around, why don’t you make the phone call to solve it yourself?”

“Teacher Feng, you are still speaking up for him?” Wu Datao was also annoyed by Zhang Ye. “Look at him; does he even look like he is giving the respect a rookie should give to an elder?”

Xiaofang was also bursting with anger, “All of you are just taking advantage of your seniority to bully others!”

Tian Bin had also endured Xiaofang for a long time, “Do you think a lowly clerk like you has the right to speak?”

After being shouted at, Xiaofang nearly teared up. She felt wronged!

Zhang Ye’s temper also began boiling. This was the first time he opened his mouth, “What are you shouting for!? Just because your voice is loud!? If you have anything to say, say it right at me! Why are you oppressing a young lady!? Say it at me! Come!” Zhang Ye slammed the table. He turned the atmosphere tense. Immediately, there was silence!

“You…” Tian Bin did not shout back at Zhang Ye. He was mentally scarred after the war of words last night. He knew he could not win against Zhang Ye in a battle of words.

The sound of footsteps could be heard as Zhao Guozhou came out from his office, “I could hear all of you shouting from outside! What are you doing? Do you think this is a house that belongs to all of you!? This is an office! It is where you work!”

Although he had used the words “all of you”, Zhang Ye knew that he was saying it to him. Heh, I ignored all of you, and to think all of you thought there was no end to it? Any Tom, d.i.c.k and Harry wants to step on me? Did I provoke all of you!? Zhang Ye did not shout back at Zhao Guozhou. In that second, he recalled the item that he had obtained from the Lottery a few days ago. It was the one-time consumable item he had obtained while recording in front of the sponsors, the “Unlucky Halo”. Actually, Zhang Ye did not understand the use of such an item. He had not planned on using it. However, he wanted to try using it today. As such, he opened his game ring’s interface and took out the black angel-like halo from his inventory. He followed the instructions to wear it on his head. The halo began spinning, as an invisible wave spread out into the surroundings, forming a large domain!

Ding!

[ Unlucky Halo in Effect! ]

[ Effective for 5 minutes. Countdown begins! ]