After reaching the third trimester of pregnancy, her physical strength was obviously too much, but Li Wei still insisted on going to work. She had to finish the work at hand.
That day, I followed Director Wang to the computer room to watch the samples. Within two minutes of watching, Li Wei felt dizzy and came out first. Director Wang came out after more than ten minutes.
"Judging from the samples, the effect is pretty good. It should be even better if we edit it later."
"Speaking of post-editing, the previous column was not well edited. The camera was very messy and a key section was cut out. Later, there was a large amount of controversial content on the Internet. This time the editing was not good. I’d better watch it, nothing else happens.”
Director Wang glanced at Li Wei and asked, "This is a physical job. You have to sit for one or two hours. Can your body handle it?"
"no problem."
Director Wang nodded and said: "Before you go on maternity leave, we have to do another episode of the program. The theme of this episode is sports. The producer said that it will be the year of the Olympics soon, and it is another grand event held at home, so Respond to the call and do a good job in promoting sports for all. Now that we have a theme, it’s up to you to decide which guests to invite and how to communicate.”
It has been more than a few months since Li Wei took over the planning of the column. Now that she is asked to take charge of this matter, it will be easy for her to do it. Having a topic means having a direction. How to create something interesting and how to attract the audience has become Li Wei's goal.
All procedures, including the recording of the program, must be completed within two weeks.
After Li Wei took over this project, he worked day and night. It gets dark very early in the capital in winter. When it's time to get off work, colleagues in the same department are already getting ready to get off work. Li Wei is still waiting in front of the printer to print a document.
"Li Wei, do you want to work overtime?"
"Yeah, it might take more than an hour to finish."
Kang Huai came over and said, "This is an extraordinary time for you. Why do you have to work overtime in the winter? I heard from the producer that you are about to take maternity leave?"
Li Wei said: "That's about it. I'll take a vacation after these two weeks."
"Then just wait and wait with peace of mind. Why do you work so hard?"
Li smiled, and the required documents had been printed. She took it and checked it over, and there were no typos or words. She had to let the leader sign it before he left.
The lights in Producer Lu's office were still on as usual, and Li Wei knocked on the door before entering.
"come in!"
After getting permission, Li Wei walked in. Producer Lu was sitting behind his desk and flipping through his phone. After Li Wei entered, he carefully handed over his plan.
Producer Lu took a look at it and nodded: "The plan is good, but wouldn't it be a pity to only do one episode of this kind of program?"
"Does the producer want to make it into a series?"
Producer Lu thought for a while and said: "To welcome the Olympics, we must cooperate with policy propaganda. The theme of this month is sports. The guest you invited is a popular one. You must learn to create topics. I think the next issue will be completely We can record another episode of outstanding athletes who have retired, starting from their private lives.”
Li Wei has done this kind of interview before, but at that time she was the host and was responsible for controlling the scene. Now that the identity has changed, we need to grasp the overall situation.
"But I... I'm afraid I won't be able to wait that long."
Producer Lu glanced at Li Wei's belly that had long been hidden under his thick clothes, and asked, "When is the due date?"
Li Wei replied: "About January 10th."
"When did you apply for leave to start?"
Li Wei said: "December 24th."
Producer Lu did not dare to ask Li Wei to work an extra week and take a vacation after New Year's Day. He did not dare to take the risk, but said in a very embarrassed tone: "It's the end of the year, and every column team is very busy. Can you always It’s not easy to persist until today, thank you very much.”
Li Wei said: "That's right. Everyone has taken good care of me since I got pregnant. I can no longer drag everyone down because of me."
Supervisor Lu added, "We all see your hard work and professional ability. When you return from your maternity leave, you should sign the contract formally. I will keep the position for you, and let everyone help you during this period. You don't have to worry about it. The position is a contractual one for now. If you want to be a regular employee, you will have to take the exam later."
Li Wei knows his situation well, and it is already good to find his place on the national channel.
She bowed slightly to the leader and said, "Thank you for your care."
"It's my job to take care of my subordinates. It's getting late. You got off work early and didn't drive here, right?"
"No."
"Then take a taxi back. It's not convenient for you to use public transportation now, and you won't get rich by saving those two dollars."
For a week in a row, Li Wei hardly got off work on time. She was busy coordinating and assigning tasks, and was busy contacting the invited guests. Unfortunately, the guest they planned to invite is currently training abroad and will not be able to return to China in the short term. Now they have to make other choices. As a result, the workload has increased again.
By the time this program was successfully recorded, it was already December 19th.
There are only a few days left for Li Wei to officially take leave, and she must insist on finishing the last day of work.
Seeing that Christmas is approaching again, her birthday is also approaching. She spent Christmas Eve working overtime, and it was already nine o'clock in the evening when she walked out of the office building.
Suddenly a fine snow fell in the sky, and Li Wei seemed a little excited. She reached out to catch it, and the tiny snow flakes turned into water as soon as they touched her palm.
On the evening of December 24, 2007, the capital finally received its first snow.
Li Wei put on a thick scarf and walked into the cold night.
The weather changed suddenly and it was difficult to get a taxi. Li Wei stood at the intersection and waited for a long time without getting a taxi. About twenty minutes passed, and a car stopped in front of her. The window was rolled down, and someone inside shouted to her: "Li Wei, get in the car quickly!"
Li Wei took a closer look and saw that the person in the car was Tang Shiyun. She was very surprised.
The air conditioner was on in the car, and it was indeed much warmer.
Tang Shiyun said distressedly: "Didn't you have someone come pick you up so late at night?"
Li Wei said: "No, I thought about taking a taxi and went back, but I didn't know it was not easy to take a taxi today. By the way, it snowed today, did you know?"
Tang Shiyun said with a smile: "I really didn't pay attention to this. Maybe it's because I've been indoors. Besides, it didn't snow very much. But this year's first snow seems to have come a little late."
Tang Shiyun was going to send Li Wei home, but she wanted to find a place to have dinner on the way.
Later, the car stopped outside a restaurant. After Tang Shiyun parked the car, he came over and gave Li Wei a hand.
Li Wei hurriedly said: "You don't have to help me, I can walk by myself."
The two entered the restaurant laughing and chatting. After they sat down, Tang Shiyun began to order. Before that, she asked Li Wei what he meant: "You must be hungry too. Can you eat with me?"
Li Wei had already had dinner at 5:30 in the afternoon, but now that her body was getting hungry quickly, she didn't mind a little midnight snack.
(End of chapter)