Chapter 126 - The New Segment is Going on Air! (1/2)

Monday.

Slightly cloudy.

Beijing Television Station. Zhang Ye came early to the unit once again. After he put down his stuff, he was prepared to do some cleaning.

“Eh?” He suddenly realised that someone else was in the office, “You are?”

It was a fifty-something-year-old middle-aged man, who was almost fully bald, and who looked older than others his age. Upon seeing Zhang Ye, the middle-aged man curled his lips. He was holding a broom behind the door and was sweeping the floor, “You are Teacher Zhang?” You can just call me Old Wei. Hur hur. I am an editor of the Arts Channel. Everyone calls me Editor Wei or Old Wei.”

Zhang Ye said, “Yo, then why are you doing the cleaning? Please leave it to me.”

“It’s fine.” Editor Wei replied, “The cleaner is on leave today and I wasn’t doing anything anyway.”

“That won’t do. I am younger; how can I let you do the work?” Zhang Ye tried to s.n.a.t.c.h the broom from him, “Besides, you are not from our team. You don’t need to.”

But Editor Wei did not let him take the broom. He just laughed and took out a small book, “Just help me by signing this. I am your fan and like your poems very much, especially that “Facing the Sea with Spring Blossoms” from the other day. My daughter had found it online and showed it to me. To be honest, I read it ten times and still can not recite it by heart. There aren’t many good works like these now in modern poetry.”

Zhang Ye was a little embarra.s.sed, “Then an autograph won’t suffice. Since you like it, then it’s my honor. I will write out this poem and sign it for you.”

Editor Wei was very happy, “That would be the best.. if it’s not too troublesome?”

“It’s not troublesome.” Zhang Ye quickly took a pen and paper. Since it was a modern poem, a pen would be good enough. There was no need for brush and ink.

The poem was written.

He signed on it.

Zhang Ye then gifted it to him.

Editor Wei shouted his praises, “Good poem, good poem!”

At this time, the twins Hou Ge and Hou Di arrived at work. When they entered the office, they saw Editor Wei. Hou Ge panicked and rushed over, “Uncle Wei, why are you doing the cleaning again?”

Hou Di also rushed over, “Give me, give me!”

Editor Wei couldn’t argue with them, so he just took the rubbish out from their office and went back.

When he left, Zhang Ye asked curiously, “Who is that Editor Wei?”

“You must have thought he’s a cleaner, right?” Hou Ge sighed, “When I first came, I also thought so, too. I always see him cleaning the place or clearing the trash in the various offices or changing the water cooler’s water. I heard from other colleagues from other departments that Uncle Wei even sponsors several students who can’t afford school. He’s a very kind uncle. Everyone respects him a lot. But apparently, he previously offended our Arts Channel’s boss, Director w.a.n.g Shuixin. Although his job t.i.tle is an Editor, he doesn’t get one bit of bonus. He doesn’t have any responsibilities and has been repressed all this while. Since he has no jobs to do usually, he would help clean the place and change the ink cartridges. Hai.”

Director w.a.n.g Shuixin?

Zhang Ye’s “This is also Everything” had previously also offended him, so he knew that he was not a magnanimous person.

Xiao Lu came into the office following that, in high spirits. Seeing Zhang Ye, she laughed, “Teacher Zhang, why aren’t you feeding the horses, splitting logs and traveling the world? I thought you wouldn’t come to work today and will be facing the sea, watching the flowers bloom in spring warmth.”

Hou Ge also recalled and gave a big thumbs up, “Yesterday, that poem on Weibo was amazing. Did you not see what happened on the web later? It was spread like mad!”

Xiao Lu laughed, “My own tagline has changed to the name of your poem. I wish only to face the sea, where flowers bloom in spring warmth? What grows on your brain? How can everything you write be so deep?”

Zhang Ye chuckled, “My brain doesn’t have anything growing. But at least there’s something underneath my feet.”

Dafei also arrived at the unit. Hearing that, he asked, “Underneath your feet? What’s there underneath your feet?”

Zhang Ye said, “I am standing on the shoulders of giants.”

At the door, Hu Fei strode in and happened to hear their conversation, “Haha. Amazing. What an amazing ‘standing on the shoulders of giants’. Little Zhang’s words are always pearls of wisdom!”

Xiao Lu and Hou Ge were also impressed.

The shoulders of giants? They had never heard of such a metaphor!

This expression was attributed to his world’s Newton; however, they would forever not understand what Zhang Ye really meant. The giants were not giants. Zhang Ye was not referring to the greats of this world, but the sages of his world. Of course, he would definitely not explain this. This was a secret of his. He would not tell a second person as long as he was alive, regardless of who it was.

After some chatting.

Hu Fei suddenly clapped his hands. “Alright, let’s get down to business. Stop standing and take a seat. Just listen to what I have to say, and ask if you have any question.” He sat at his own desk. His office was also there and had the same treatment as the rest. Hu Fei did not have a lone leader office for himself. It was just that he was usually busy, so he would be away at meetings and various other affairs. Sometimes he would have things outside of the office, so he was seldom around.

Zhang Ye and company waited for him to speak.

Hu Fei seemed to be in a good mood as he laughed, “Yesterday, I obtained a message that our segment will begin soon. The program at the same time slot has been decided by the station to be axed this Friday. So our segment will officially begin on Sat.u.r.day. If we are recording, it has to begin tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. We need to finish recording it at the latest on Friday, to make it in time for the Sat.u.r.day afternoon broadcast. So for these few days, we won’t be able to rest easy. It’s time to busy ourselves. I hope that no one grumbles when we work overtime. I will work overtime with everyone.”