Return of the King, Chapter 910: 899: The First Audition

Chapter 910: Chapter 899: The First Audition

The person Song Yun relied on was actually quite simple, it was Shen Yan. As a top family in the dia industry, the Shen Family had connections or people in TV stations all over the country. Of course, the Shen Family was only formidable in the dia industry, while in other aspects, it was the Five Major Families of Beijing.

As the second son of the Shen Family, arranging for soone to get into CCTV was very straightforward for Shen Yan. Once Song Yun asked for the favor, Shen Yan personally went to CCTV to arrange it, which is how Lin Jia jumped directly from a local station to CCTV.

The director was a middle-aged woman nad Liao Liao, who seed rather kind. When she saw Lin Jia, she didn’t make things difficult for her, but instead gave her so small training, such as paying attention to the cara angles and whatnot. These were things Lin Jia was already familiar with during her ti at the provincial station, so it wasn’t difficult. Song Yun just stood on the side watching. Liao Liao didn’t know Song Yun, but since he was brought in by Lin Jia, and Lin Jia was personally arranged by the second young master of the Shen Family, Liao Liao wouldn’t be so tactless to drive Song Yun away. After all, live TV broadcast is just that; as long as no mistakes are made, it’s fine.

After more than an hour of simple training plus script morization, Lin Jia quickly beca natural in responding to Liao Liao’s questions. Liao Liao was quite satisfied with Lin Jia’s professional skills and said, “You’ll be partnering with a male anchor in the upcoming news. He has been here two years longer than you, so you can learn a lot from him. Be sure to pay attention!”

“Got it, thank you, Sister Liao!” Lin Jia wasn’t clueless about networking, and before long, she was calling her sister. Liao Liao wasn’t soone indifferent either, calling Lin Jia sister as well, as if they’d known each other for years to the unsuspecting observer!

Ti quickly ca to eleven o’clock, and the male anchor had arrived. His na was Chen Feng, he looked quite handso, wearing a neat suit, appeared to be just under thirty, and had a righteous smile on his face.

As he ca, Lin Jia had just changed into her live broadcast attire and was chatting with Song Yun. Led by Liao Liao, Chen Feng approached Lin Jia and Song Yun.

“Hello!” Chen Feng said with a smile, extending his hand to Lin Jia. Lin Jia also smiled, extending her hand, and they simply shook hands briefly.

“I heard you ca straight from a local station; that’s impressive!” Chen Feng said with a smile, “I’ve been here for years before I got to host this program!”

“Hehe, it’s the leadership’s appreciation!” Lin Jia responded modestly with a smile.

Chen Feng nodded, looked at Song Yun, and asked, “And who is this friend?”

“I’m Lin Jia’s friend.” Song Yun also shook hands with Chen Feng.

“Oh! Are you both Sunan people?” Chen Feng asked.

“Yes, we’re both from Sunan!” Song Yun replied.

“Sunan is a nice place, just a bit remote!” Chen Feng said, “I haven’t been there much, but I should visit soday. By the way, Lin Jia, have you reviewed your script? CCTV’s requirents are much higher than local stations. It’s your first day; be careful not to make a slip of the tongue!”

“I’ll pay attention!” Lin Jia said, “I’ve basically morized the script, and my eyesight is good, so I can read the prompter over there!”

“That works!” Chen Feng said, “If there’s anything you don’t understand, feel free to ask .”

“Thank you very much!” Lin Jia said gratefully.

Ti soon reached 11:20, and Lin Jia and Chen Feng both sat at the live broadcast desk. The two first went through the script briefly, then focused on the cara, ready for the live broadcast to start at any mont.

Soon, the director on-site began counting down, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, followed by a piece of music, and the show began.

Song Yun folded his arms, watching Lin Jia’s performance. The first news was presented by Chen Feng, which was about so leader visiting sowhere. After finishing talking, the screen switched to a corresponding video. After the video ended, it was Lin Jia’s turn for the second news. Lin Jia had a slight smile on her face, then skillfully and naturally read a piece of news, and the screen switched to another video as well.

After the scene cut from the live broadcast room, Lin Jia glanced at Song Yun with a slight smile, and Song Yun gave a thumbs-up with a nod. Lin Jia’s face lit up with a proud smile.

The news that followed was a mix of this and that, since it wasn’t noonti news, the broadcasts at this ti were generally more entertainnt-focused, apart from reporting so major events which had to be reported, the rest were promotional videos about soone or another doing excellently, or grassroots workers doing their jobs diligently, such as sanitation workers, or excrent disposal workers, all with a flattering tone.

Song Yun wasn’t really interested in this kind of grassroots coverage. Except for volunteers, Song Yun thought any other job isn’t worth noting. Take sanitation workers, for example: TV depicts the job as bitter and tiring, but why would they work without paynt? It’s labor in exchange for rewards. In fact, according to Song Yun, many city sanitation jobs now require internal connections and aren’t open for just anyone willing to bear hardships!

Likewise for mountain power station inspectors, if you don’t pay them, why would they work? Since these are employnt contract relationships, where I pay you to do a job, filming these grassroots news stories seems pointless. Why not film the hundreds of peasant workers sweating it out at construction sites?

Of course, Song Yun, already sowhat part of the upper society, understood the need for shooting such materials. The purpose is, after all, to encourage the masses to work diligently. Only if everyone behaves that way can the country develop peacefully, steadily, and healthily. That’s the role model effect. Every era needs role models, and stripping off the halo, you realize that the primary motive of the rulers in promoting role models is to control the populace.

The rationale here is deep and touches on broad areas, so no more on this for now.

Song Yun just stood there watching Lin Jia deliver the news. The half-hour passed quickly, and Lin Jia made no mistakes, perfectly concluding her debut on CCTV. Many ordinary people, during such an afternoon, saw a new face on CCTV’s Channel 2 for the first ti, a very exquisite face. Lin Jia’s life at CCTV was gradually unfolding.