Chapter 56: Lifestyle Issues
Xu Jie handed today's work plan to the director, and after getting approval, he called Zhang Mingliang and prepared to leave.
"Xu Jie, wait!"
When Zhou Miner saw Xu Jie was about to leave, she immediately chased after him.
"What's the matter?" Xu Jie asked as he put on his down jacket. The weather forecast said that the highest temperature today would be 1 degree, with northwest winds at level 4 to 5. In such cold and windy weather, it would be difficult to go out for an interview without wearing more clothes.
"Have you thought about the Winter Solstice special program? It's been several days." Zhou Min'er asked anxiously.
Although there are still more than ten days, time flies and a year has passed so quickly. Are more than ten days too many?
She did pick out a few delicacies, but she always felt that they had nothing to do with the theme of the Winter Solstice, and it would be awkward to force them together, so she urgently needed Xu Jie's advice.
"Think it over, let's take pictures of the dumplings." Xu Jie said.
"Dumplings?" Zhou Min'er was a little surprised. She had said it as a joke before, but she didn't expect the other party to actually film it. The question is, what's so good about dumplings? Making dumplings, cooking dumplings, eating dumplings, and then thanking you for watching?
"Just take pictures of the dumplings? Are you sure?" Zhou Min'er asked.
"Of course I'm not sure." Xu Jie said, "You are the person in charge, I am just your deputy. You have to make the final decision on what to shoot. I am just expressing my thoughts. What do you think?"
"I...no, I just want to ask, what's there to photograph about dumplings?" Zhou Miner asked curiously.
Eating dumplings during the winter solstice is a custom and there is nothing wrong with that, but how and what to shoot are big issues. After all, the program lasts for an hour and you can’t just shoot eating dumplings.
“There are too many to film. Every dumpling in a restaurant has its own taste. How to make good dumplings is a science. Besides, it’s amazing to make something meaningful out of something that everyone thinks is nothing.” Xu Jie said seriously.
"Ah?" Zhou Min'er tilted her head. Are you not going to teach people how to make dumplings?
Xu Jie turned around and looked around. There were quite a few people in the office. No one had gone out for interviews yet. In order to avoid being overheard, he leaned forward and whispered, "Brother Liang's girlfriend's family runs a dumpling restaurant, the one I exposed on Weibo."
After saying that, he winked at Zhou Miner.
Zhou Miner was slightly stunned, but soon understood what Xu Jie meant.
advertise?
Advertise for the dumpling restaurant owned by Zhang Mingliang’s girlfriend?
Isn't this abusing public power for personal gain?
"Is this Zhang Mingliang's idea?" Zhou Miner asked after calming down.
You, Zhang Mingliang, are so bold that you want to use your position to pick up girls for your own personal gain.
"How could Brother Liang come up with such a good idea?" Xu Jie pointed at himself. "It was my idea. It's a good idea to keep things within the family. Besides, the dumplings at Brother Liang's girlfriend's house are really delicious. If you don't believe me, you can go and try them."
Zhou Miner frowned slightly and said seriously, "This is not a question of whether the dumplings are delicious or not, but what would everyone think if the audience knew about it? Is it a sting?"
"We're shooting dumplings, not a store, why are you worrying about this?"
“There has never been a precedent like this before!”
"If we take the film, won't it set a precedent? Colleagues can help each other, and maybe future generations will thank us." Xu Jie said with a smile.
Zhou Miner hesitated for a moment, but still shook her head, "We are making a program, so the content should be rigorous."
Xu Jie was amused. "It's a food show, as long as it tastes good, why should it be rigorous? This is not a show about science. Are the dumplings from Liang Ge's girlfriend's family not authentic or proper?"
Zhou Min'er couldn't make up her mind.
Public is public, private is private, and they cannot be confused.
Seeing that Zhou Min'er didn't say anything, Xu Jie said, "Anyway, I want to shoot dumplings. If you don't agree, you can think about it slowly. Tell me when you have decided on a theme. Brother Liang is waiting for me downstairs. Bye." Then he hurriedly left the program crew.
"Why……"
Zhou Miner wanted to call for help, but the person had disappeared.
This is how to do?
If I shoot it, I will be abusing my power for personal gain; if I don’t shoot it, I will offend Zhang Mingliang.
Zhou Min'er looked embarrassed.
Why did you leave this difficult problem to me?
Shi Fei looked at the scene with jealousy, his eyes seemed to be on fire.
You are so good, Xu Jie, you are just waiting for the pot to come.
He got up and left the office, hiding in the security passage at one end of the corridor. When he saw that there was no one there, he immediately took out his cell phone and dialed a number.
"Hello?"
"Mr. Wu, it's me, Shi Fei, and I have something to report to you." Shi Fei said in a low voice.
"What's going on?" Wu Hao paused the TV series he was watching.
"Just now, Xu Jie and Min'er were whispering together. I don't know what they were talking about." Shi Fei said gritting his teeth. He felt so angry when he thought of the scene just now.
"Who is Min'er?" Wu Hao asked on the phone.
"The female host of our column."
"Have they ever been like this before?"
"Yes, quite often."
"What's there to talk about?" Wu Hao asked in confusion. Isn't it normal for colleagues to talk about work?
"Xu Jie is already married, but he's still flirting with other women all day long. This is a problem with his lifestyle!" Shi Fei asked angrily.
Well……
Wu Hao was speechless.
He asked the other party to help keep an eye on reporter Xu because he wanted to find out whether reporter Xu knowingly violated the Weibo issue, not because he wanted the other party to keep an eye on reporter Xu's lifestyle.
"Okay, I get it. Just keep watching." Wu Hao hung up the phone impatiently, took a tissue and continued watching the drama.
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Zhang Mingliang stopped his car on the side of the road, and Xu Jie opened the door and got out.
The program team received a hotline call from the public, reporting that the heating temperature in their homes did not meet the standard. This problem occurs every year during the heating season, but the temperature has dropped significantly recently, so there are more hotline calls reporting on heating problems.
This is an old community built in the 1990s. The pipelines are aging and the surface of the water pumps exposed outside is covered with a thick layer of rust.
As soon as Xu Jie showed up, he was immediately surrounded by the elderly men and women who were waiting downstairs.
"Reporter, you are finally here. Please come to my house. I filled a basin of water in the bathroom last night, but it was frozen this morning."
"It's colder inside than outside. I'm shivering all over. I'm still chattering even when I'm wearing a down jacket at home."
"Do you know why all of us old men and women are standing outside? Because it's sunny outside and warmer than in the house."
Before Xu Jie could start talking, he was pulled directly into a house on the first floor. The radiator was ice cold, not warm at all. He looked at the thermometer hanging on the wall, which was 5 degrees.
Xu Jie's face was icy cold. Because it was on the first floor, it felt eerie and especially cold.
He took out his cell phone and called the heating company, but it rang for a long time and no one answered. He then called the heating office, but still no one answered.
He remembered that he had encountered this and had gone to the heating company to find the relevant person in charge and left a phone number. Thinking of this, he immediately took out his mobile phone and searched through the contacts. He soon saw a contact named "Manager Zhao of the Heating Company."
The number was dialed and this time the call was connected quickly.
"Hello?"
"Manager Zhao, I'm a reporter from the Beijing TV station's Life Channel's "Serving the People". I'm here on behalf of the residents of Hongfang Community to report the substandard heating. You'd better send someone to take a look..."
Xu Jie recounted to Manager Zhao what he had just seen.
As soon as they heard that reporters were coming, the corridor was suddenly filled with people. In their eyes, reporters represented hope.
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