Chapter 277 - Li Tao’s Reputation Destroyed! (1/2)

After dinner.

The sun had set. The lights in the house were now on.

Dong Shanshan gathered the dishes, “I’m going to wash the dishes.”

“Let me.” Zhang Ye said, “It’s always you doing the was.h.i.+ng.”

Dong Shanshan slapped his hand away and smiled, “When I can afford to pay such expensive rent, you can be rest a.s.sured that I won’t be polite to you. You can do the dishes everyday then.”

Zhang Ye did not insist, “Alright then.”

Wearing a qipao and high heels, Dong Shanshan did not bother changing out of her getup. Hua la la, the running water could be heard.

Zhang Ye said loudly, “Oh yes, how’s your program going?”

“What do you mean how’s it going? It’s doing alright.” a female voice drifted out from the kitchen.

Zhang Ye said, “The second episode’s going to air tomorrow, right? Why did you come back so early today? Is the recording done? Or will you be doing the recording tomorrow? There won’t be enough time, right?”

“It’s already recorded.”

“Then that’s OK.”

“Hur Hur, you should be more worried about your own job.”

“What’s there to worry about? I will rest for a few more days first.”

“You’ve lost your status as a host, but you can still take on a guest role.”

“Guest? In this situation, I’ve offended Li Tao and the Shanghai SARFT, who would still dare to invite me on as a guest.”

“Eh, that’s true.”

The two of them chatted sporadically.

After a long while, Zhang Ye switched on his phone as he was afraid he would miss out on important matters. His phone had already been switched off for 2 days now, and when he switched it on, a phone call came in immediately.

Ring, ring, ring.

It was a call from his colleague host, w.a.n.g Bei. His relations.h.i.+p with her wasn’t too bad, but w.a.n.g Bei and Dong Shanshan were much closer than he was to w.a.n.g Bei. He spoke in the direction of the kitchen, “I’m going to answer a call, so don’t speak.” Saying that, he went into his room and closed the door before answering, “h.e.l.lo, Teacher w.a.n.g.” No one in the company knew that he and Dong Shanshan were living together. Even now that he had resigned, he had to keep it a secret. He might not be working anymore, but Dong Shanshan still had to go to the office. If anyone found out, it would affect his old cla.s.smate greatly.

w.a.n.g Bei’s voice came on, “Teacher Zhang, you finally turned on your phone!”

Zhang Ye laughed, “I wanted some peace and rest, so I switched it off. I’m sorry, yea, how’s the office? Is there a reason why you are looking for me?”

w.a.n.g Bei said, “I’m not looking for you. I’m actually looking for Shanshan. Her phone has been engaged all this time.”

“Ah?” Zhang Ye looked out towards his room door’s direction, “That can’t be?”

w.a.n.g Bei said helplessly, “She hasn’t been taking any calls since she knocked off. I’m looking for her, but I can’t reach her. You’re Shanshan’s old cla.s.smate, do you know where she went to?”

Zhang Ye said, “I contacted her a while ago. Why don’t I get her to call you back? Is it urgent?”

“Nothing urgent, but I want to comfort her a little. To meet up for a drink, hai.” w.a.n.g Bei sounded a little depressed.

Zhang Ye did not understand, “Why do you need to comfort her?”

w.a.n.g Bei was shocked, “Didn’t you just contact her? You don’t know?”

“I don’t know.” Zhang Ye was stunned, “What should I know? What happened?”

w.a.n.g Bei hesitated for a while and said, “It’s not convenient for me to say. If Shanshan wanted to tell you, she would have done so.”

Zhang Ye replied, “Teacher w.a.n.g, don’t leave me hanging like this. You’ve already said all these things, so finish it up? Quickly! What happened?”

w.a.n.g Bei hesitated for a long while before saying “Alright then, let me tell you. Even if I don’t tell you, you will still find out. Shanshan’s ‘Online Talents’ received a visit from Li Tao and his team. They were informed that the program has been indefinitely halted. The reason for the halt was because a performer in the first episode used his head to crush 20 bricks. Another performer could eat 250g of gla.s.s. Li Tao said that Shanshan’s program promoted negative influences and that if people copied what they saw, the consequences will be unimaginable. So they halted it based on this reason!”

Zhang Ye’s rage, which had already been suppressed, suddenly rushed into his head, “What? Isn’t he f**king finding issues out of nothing?”

w.a.n.g Bei said, “Everyone knows that Li Tao has something against us, but since the program halt instructions were already given, the company couldn’t do anything about it. Shanshan’s program would definitely be halted. The SARFT’s penalty directive has already been issued, they even want to fine our company. Right now, everyone’s job in our WebTV department is at risk!”

Zhang Ye took a deep breath, “It’s because of me right?”

“You can’t put it that way.” w.a.n.g Bei sighed.

Zhang Ye angrily said, “Haven’t I already resigned? I did it so that no one would be affected like this. What does that Li Tao want? Does he still respect the law? Is he trying to pull the wool over the public eye!?”