An Eye for News

Chapter 20: Race against time

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"Everyone, leaders, have been waiting for a long time. I hope I didn't waste too much time."

Nie Cai panted slightly and handed the mobile hard drive to the editor.

"What a good boy, your hands are so fast, and the film was completed so quickly. I remember that I used a thread knitting machine for two or three hours to finish it."

Seeing Nie Cai move so quickly, Wei Jianguo's face showed a rare look of approval.

Originally, he had some objections to Nie Cai being directly promoted to a full-time employee, but after seeing Nie Cai's writing skills and the speed of editing news, his impression of Nie Cai completely changed.

There are reporters like this who are not only brave and hard-working when shooting news, but also flawless when writing articles. In addition, speed is the most important thing in the news industry. Where can I find such employees

If S County hadn't acted like the chief reporter, I'm afraid Nie Cai would really be a candidate for this position.

"Let's get started. The other films have been reviewed. Let's just watch the news about jumping off a building!"

Wei Jianguo coughed lightly, with a serious expression on his face.

He had been waiting here for a long time. Not only him, but also the heads of the entire news center stood in a row behind him. As soon as the news was delivered, they immediately began to review it.

An extra pair of eyes reduces the chance of making mistakes, and it’s never a bad thing to have a few more people reviewing.

"This lens is a little out of focus, so I need to replace it with another lens!"

"This live sound can be shortened a bit, and the rhythm should not be too draggy."

Although Wei Jianguo had assumed the position of director several years ago, his business had not been reduced at all, and he quickly put forward many film review opinions.

The editor on duty was surnamed Xiao. She was a pregnant woman with a big belly. She was originally a reporter, but due to her pregnancy, she was transferred to an editorial position six months ago. Pregnant women were originally the target of preferential treatment, but today she was unlucky. I am so busy that I wish I could grow eight hands like an octopus so that I can do more things at the same time.

Nie Cai looked up at the clock in his office and found that it was already five forty-five.

The "Focus Tonight" column is broadcast at six o'clock, which means that there are only fifteen minutes left before the news is broadcast.

Fortunately, all the columns of S County TV Station are recorded and broadcast, and the host's spoken words are filmed in advance, otherwise there would be no time to broadcast them now.

"Xiao Xiao, thank you for your hard work, but you have to change it if you don't make it in time. Do you know how many people are watching the TV tonight just to watch this news?"

However, Wei Jianguo shook his head firmly and said: "We are a news department and a public opinion propaganda agency. We must guide the correct direction of public opinion. There have been many versions of rumors on the Internet about today's jumping off the building, and there are even rumors that there are This is the version where terrorists bombed the building. We tell the people the truth about the news, eliminate their panic, and maintain social security and stability. This is our responsibility!"

As expected of the director of the station, his speaking skills are very high and he speaks clearly and logically.

However, he changed the topic and said: "Of course, we are running out of time. We also need to change the method and use tape broadcast directly. This can save some time."

S County TV station has two broadcast systems. One is a digital broadcast system that was updated last year. The digital broadcast system is stable and easy to manage. You only need to upload the finished news clips to the server hard drive of the broadcast system. The other system is the tape broadcast system that has been used in the past few years. It uses video tapes. The disadvantage is that the video tapes are unstable and may be damaged or jammed. Nowadays, it has been used as a backup broadcast method.

However, the tape broadcast system is not without its merits. The tape broadcast system can be broadcast directly using video tapes, which is much more direct than the digital broadcast system. Once the video tape of the program is inserted, it can be broadcast directly to the TV of the people in S County. .

Time is urgent now, and it takes too long to upload programs through the digital broadcast system. The only way is to directly insert the video tape into the broadcast system.

"Xie Nan? Is this pronunciation correct?"

Seeing that the news was already halfway through review, deputy director Yu Jinsong suddenly heard the dubbing mentioning Xie Bin's name, and quickly asked the editor to pause and go back to the transcript to listen to it again.

Yu Jinsong is a veteran of S County TV station and Yu Ran's father. He is usually in charge of the advertising department. If Yu Ran hadn't written this article today, he wouldn't have appeared here at all.

When Yu Jinsong put forward his opinion, Zhang Xinyu on the side quickly spoke: "Director Yu, I checked the dictionary and there is indeed such a pronunciation."

When the S County TV station is reviewing the film, according to the requirements, the announcer should also be on hand to assist in the review so that it is easier to put forward suggestions for revision.

"This... shouldn't it be pronounced sai? It's also pronounced xie in the market."

Yu Jinsong frowned, but he was too embarrassed to get angry at Zhang Xinyu.

"I asked her to read it this way."

Seeing this situation, Nie Cai quickly stood up and said.

He asked Zhang Xinyu to read it. Of course he had to stand up and explain. It was impossible for a woman to withstand the pressure of the leader in front of him.

"What the hell, you read the word as sai, Xiao Nie, didn't I ask you to listen to Xiao Zhang's dubbing again? Why did you make such an obvious mistake? Are you trying to kill our TV station? Go and dub again Change it again!”

Seeing Nie Cai stand up, Yu Jinsong snorted coldly, but his tone was not as polite as he was to Zhang Xinyu.

"Director Yu, I'm not mistaken, that's the pronunciation."

Nie Cai frowned. Yu Jinsong's attitude was too obvious. He didn't dare to get angry at Zhang Xinyu, but he did it at himself.

Even Zhang Xinyu finally listened to his own opinion and pronounced it sai. Yu Jinsong still held on to it, which was a bit too serious.

Yu Jinsong didn't expect that Nie Cai, a young reporter, would dare to talk back. He couldn't help but snorted and said: "I have seen the news about Xie Bin on the local TV station. They all read xie. Why do you say it is sai? You can take responsibility. Really? This is a manuscript for CCTV. If you make a mistake, our entire S County TV station will be criticized because of you!"

This big hat was pulled down indiscriminately, making Nie Cai feel angry.

Getting the leader's name wrong is a big or small matter. If it is broadcast on the county station, if you get it wrong, you can quickly check it with the Propaganda Department. But if you get it wrong on CCTV... then the problem will be bigger. This scapegoat It was not something that a temporary worker like Nie Cai could afford.

Isn't it just stealing your son's limelight? As for beating me like this

"How about making a call and asking?"

Seeing the smell of gunpowder filling the place, Bai Haidong tried to smooth things over and persuaded.

"I'm afraid it's too late. This is what his driver said to me personally. I guarantee that the pronunciation is correct. If there is any problem, I will take the responsibility!"

Nie Cai glanced at the time and saw that there were only twelve minutes left before the broadcast. At this time, it was too late to call for confirmation. If we continue to discuss this issue, the broadcast would be delayed.

"Okay, this is what you said!"

Yu Jinsong glared at Nie Cai fiercely and sat back on the chair.

"Then, should this be changed or not?"

The editor said to the station director with a grimace.

"If you don't change it, let's make it into a film."

Suddenly, the station director Wei Jianguo, who had been sitting upright, spoke up and said leisurely: "Speaking of this Jie surname... I remembered something. When I was young, I remembered that there was an old leader who was temporarily employed in the province. My surname is Jie. One time during a chat, he told me that his name should be pronounced as sai, but people always read it as xie. They were forced to get used to it. I remember that this old leader has now gone to the ministry. If this Xie Bin is really a relative of the old leader... then this Xie Bin’s background is really not simple!"

When Wei Jianguo opened his mouth, the tone was immediately set.

After all, Yu Jinsong was also the second in command. Wei Jianguo couldn't refute him in front of so many people, but everyone understood the meaning of his words once they thought about it.

Xie Bin's background is not important. What is important is that Wei Jianguo knows that there is such a thing. Since he talks about it, it means that the quarrel is over.

Editor Xiao Xiao also breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, if it were changed again, it would be really fatal.

The ancient linear editing machine made a creaking sound, and it only took ten minutes to record the finished film of the program into the editing machine, which was nothing at all in normal times.

However, now a group of people are watching eagerly as the progress bar of the non-editing editing software on the editing machine jumps from frame to frame, not even daring to take a breath.

"Hurry up, hurry up! No cassettes!"

Nie Cai's heart was lifted up, and his face was full of nervousness.

Just a few minutes, but he felt as if a lifetime had passed. This kind of waiting was really torturous.

Finally, when the time jumped to 5:59, there was only a crunching sound, and the editing machine finally spit out the video tape.

"It's finally done. Hurry, send the tape to the broadcast control department!" Bai Haidong said quickly.

Without any instructions, Nie Cai quickly took off the video tape and rushed to the broadcast control department upstairs.

The leader would naturally not do such a thing, and the editor was a pregnant woman with a big belly, so he was the only one capable of doing such a thing.

With only the last minute left, Nie Cai rushed up the stairs at a speed of almost 100 meters and ran to the broadcast control department panting.

"The tape is finally here? Hurry up! The city leaders will definitely stay in front of the TV tonight. If there is an accident broadcast, we will all have to walk around without food."

Someone had been waiting at the iron gate of the broadcast control department for a long time, and they were also very anxious.

Nie Cai remembered that this person seemed to be the director of the Broadcasting and Control Department, a middle-aged old man named Huang. Because of the radiation from the Broadcasting and Control Department, his black hair turned into the Mediterranean Sea in just a few years.

No one cares more about safe broadcasting than the people in the broadcasting control department. After all, if there is a broadcasting accident, the broadcasting control people will also have their bonuses deducted.

Director Huang took the videotape, rushed into the broadcast control center, and snapped the videotape to the machine!

The time jumped to six o'clock, the opening song of "Today's Attention" came as scheduled, and the image of host Zhang Xinyu appeared on the monitor of the broadcast control department...

"Hello, viewers, welcome to this issue of "Today's Attention" column. The main content of this issue is..."

Hearing this familiar voice, Nie Cai finally breathed a long sigh of relief, and the big stone in his heart fell to the ground.

Bang bang...

Someone in the broadcasting and control department burst into applause first. As if infected by this emotion, the applause became more and more enthusiastic, and the entire broadcasting and control department burst into cheers!

Involuntarily, Nie Cai also clapped, and an indescribable feeling surged in his heart.

This emotion includes happiness and satisfaction, but more importantly, it is a feeling of pride!