Chapter 265 - During the Live Broadcast! (2/2)

The SARFT had arranged everyone’s seats. Zhang Ye and company sat in their respective seats.

Five minutes later.

Little Zheng from SARFT sat at the podium and announced, “Next, the press conference will officially commence. Let us invite Chief Li Tao to announce the outcome of the recent investigations on programs that violated regulations.”

Li Tao strode up the stage high-spiritedly, “h.e.l.lo dear reporters and friends.”

Then, he announced each program that had been halted. “Web Bikini Show”, “Zhang Ye’s Talk Show”…

The cameras were already rolling and the live broadcast had already begun. Many of the audience, who were paying attention to this ma.s.sive crackdown on TV programs, were waiting in front of their TV sets. Those who could not receive the signal of the Shanghai’s small provincial station watched it online. The broadcast online was synchronized and at most had about 10 seconds of delay.

Under the stage.

w.a.n.g Xiong leaned his head, “Have you decided on what to say?”

“Yes, I’ve already thought of it.” Zhang Ye nodded while replying.

w.a.n.g Xiong patted him, “It has been hard on you, but…there’s no other way.”

SARFT—In their eyes was a machete hanging above all their heads. With the directive coming to slash down on them, they did not dare disobey it.

The announcement finished.

Li Tao did not carry on staying on stage as he stepped off stage and sat in the first row, while hugging his shoulders to spectate.

Little Zheng took over the microphone and began the next item on the itinerary, which was to let reporters question as well as the reflections of the relevant staff that had failed to meet regulations.

The first person up was Teacher Zhou Hao and a middle-aged man. The person who spoke was the middle-aged man. He was the Executive Producer of the program that was halted, “As a public television media, we have the obligation to….” After saying a long piece, he finally ended, “Here, I want to represent my program team and my online television station to apologize to the public.”

Li Tao smiled and gave a satisfied nod of approval.

The second person up was Teacher Chen and a few people from his program team.

However, just as Teacher Chen was about to speak, Little Zheng, who was in charge of moderation, said to the reporters, “Everyone can feel free to ask questions.”

The reporters’ mouths were all rabid. The moment they heard this, they began bombarding!

“Teacher Chen, why did you do such a children’s program that violates regulations!”

“Children’s programs are extremely important in a child’s education. Spreading unhealthy information can cause great psychological impact to children, and might even cause mental scars to them. What do you have to say?”

More than ten questions came!

Teacher Chen’s face turned increasingly ugly and was nearly going mad from the questions. However, with his program colleagues reminding him, he still endured it, “I want to express my sincerest apologies. Sorry.” Saying that, he gave a slight bow, but his eyes were filled with humiliation and anger! He only had a normal children’s program. Just because Little Rabbit’s elder sister had been eaten by a bear, they were labeled to be spreading unhealthy information? Teacher Chen had worked for decades and had never been so wronged before. Furthermore, he had to bow to everyone to admit his mistakes! He had to admit to mistakes that weren’t mistakes!

Why?

Just because he was up against the SARFT!

Teacher Chen and the other broadcasting hosts did not dare to say or word, nor was it their place to say anything. All they could do was follow what Li Tao had for them. There was no room for discussion. If they blurted something out, it might not be their program getting banned, but being banned in the entire Shanghai entertainment industry from then on. Even if you left Shanghai to work elsewhere to dodge Shanghai’s SARFT, as long as Li Tao sat on the seat of power, you would not have a pleasant life. The SARFT from other regions were in cahoots with each other. Did Li Tao lack this bit of connections?

Next was the female host going up on stage. She did not look that much older than Zhang Ye. She was probably a recently graduated college graduate. After she apologized, aggrieved tears began falling when she saw the reporters taking her pictures and Li Tao’s smirk on the corners of his mouth!

She cried!

She could not handle it!

w.a.n.g Xiong turned his head to avoid the scene. His fists were clenched. The other hosts who shared the same enemy gritted their teeth. This bunch of people from the SARFT were too much a bully!

When the reporters saw the female host crying, they looked at each other momentarily. They wiped all sorts of expressions from their faces and sighed in their hearts. To speak the truth, all of them knew that that many of the programs these hosts did had no major problems. There were many other programs that had bigger problems in the Shanghai region, but they were fine, while these bunch of hosts were used to set an example!

Was there any other way?

This was the entertainment industry!

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