Chapter 415 The TV Director's Visit
Today is also a weekend, and it's a rare sunny day. Huo Tingzhou went to the Zhuo family's house and the Children's Palace to pick up the two children.
Jiang Si took the bed sheets and duvet covers that she had changed out of to the yard, soaked them in warm water, and then began to wash and rinse them.
Huo Tingzhou usually washes the thick cotton-padded clothes and sweaters at home, leaving her only with some underwear.
To give the two children a sense of involvement, Jiang Si put their little socks that they had changed out of the night before aside.
Let them handle this themselves.
The sentry at the gate arrived at that time.
"Sister-in-law, there's a colleague from Beijing TV station at the door looking for you. His surname is Yang. He said he had an appointment with you beforehand."
Jiang Si was somewhat surprised to hear that it was someone from Beijing TV.
When the people from the Ministry of Construction came to deliver the invitation letter, they did mention it to her briefly.
Before the awards ceremony begins, there may be some promotional activities or interviews that require her cooperation.
This was also part of her job, so Jiang Si readily agreed when she found out.
She had always assumed it would be a newspaper interviewing her, but to her surprise, it was a television station.
After confirming that this was the case, the sentry post quickly allowed them to pass.
Before long, the sentry led in a neatly dressed middle-aged woman in her thirties.
The other person showed Jiang Si their work ID and then introduced themselves with a smile.
"Comrade Jiang, I am Yang Liqun, the editor of the 'Television News' program on Beijing TV."
"Hello, Director Yang, please come in." Jiang Si greeted her as she entered the living room and poured her a cup of hot tea.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Director Yang explained his purpose with a smile.
Their television station plans to produce a special news program around the National Outstanding Workers Commendation Conference, and plans to broadcast it simultaneously on Beijing Television during prime time on the night of the conference.
The main reason I came here was to coordinate the schedule with Jiang Si and arrange the subsequent filming content.
Jiang Si nodded after listening, "I can coordinate the timing. Just follow your arrangements."
Before he could finish speaking, Director Yang immediately asked, "Then how about this afternoon?"
"today?"
Perhaps because Jiang Si's expression of confusion was too obvious, Director Yang gave a special explanation.
It turns out that the cameras used by this TV station were all 35mm film cameras.
Once completed, the news report is essentially a short film, lasting ten minutes.
After the film is shot on the same day, it needs to be sent back to the TV station for developing and editing, which takes two days.
Next, the voice actors will dub the narration written by the print journalists, and add background music if necessary.
The videos will then be composited and submitted to the relevant departments for review.
On the last day, the content will be incorporated into the program based on its duration.
This series of operations will take at least five to six days.
Today is already the 2nd, and they only have six days left at most, so time is indeed quite tight.
Since things had come to this point, Jiang Si had no reason to refuse.
Just as she was about to agree, there was a noise outside the door.
A moment later, the courtyard gate creaked open, and Huo Tingzhou walked in, carrying Sui Sui and Zhao Zhao in each arm.
The brother and sister, one went to the Children's Palace and the other to the Zhuo family's house. They were currently leaning on their father's shoulder, sharing the interesting things that happened that morning.
I looked up and found a strange auntie had come to my house.
"You're back?" Jiang Si stood up and introduced them to each other succinctly, "This is Director Yang from Beijing TV Station."
Upon learning that the other party was from a television station, Huo Tingzhou nodded slightly to them.
The two little ones immediately slid off their father, stood up straight, and obediently greeted him, "Hello, Aunt Yang!"
Yang Liqun smiled and offered a few words of praise.
After exchanging greetings, the brother and sister turned to Jiang Si and asked, "Mom! Are you going to be on TV?"
Grandma has a lot of newspapers, so the two of them had seen Mom in the newspapers a long time ago, but this is the first time she has appeared on TV!
Seeing the two children staring wide-eyed at him with curiosity, Director Yang knew how to handle the situation.
She first took the initiative to introduce the program's broadcast time.
The news program isn't broadcast every day; it's only aired on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
If you miss it on the day, it's okay, it will usually be rebroadcast at 9 am the next day.
Finally, she added with a smile, "It's the weekend today. If you're free this afternoon, you can spend time with your mother."
"Really? We can go too?"
"Of course," Director Yang affirmed with a smile.
Generally, as long as it does not affect the filming schedule, the interviewee can bring several family members along.
Even after receiving a positive reply, the two little ones were still a bit uneasy and turned to look at their mother.
Jiang Si had previously promised to take them to see the Yihe Building, and since she had some free time today, she smiled and nodded.
"Then you must behave well when you go there and not disturb your uncles and aunts' work."
The two little ones nodded eagerly, "Yes, we'll definitely be good!"
“Go on, Mom and Aunt Yang are busy with work. You two go do what you need to do,” Huo Tingzhou said.
The living room fell silent the moment the two children left.
Director Yang quickly coordinated the subsequent procedures with Jiang Si.
There's no room for impromptu speaking here. Every word and action in the news, including the background or people appearing in the footage, must be communicated and planned in advance.
This also includes questions that may be asked during the interviews, which Director Yang has already prepared thoroughly for.
"Our tentative headline for this news story is: 'Jiang Si, a National Model Worker: Making Extraordinary Contributions in an Ordinary Position!'"
Director Yang took out an interview outline from his briefcase. "These are the questions we prepared in advance. Comrade Jiang, you can take a look beforehand so you have a general idea."
"As for the time, is it okay if I come to pick you up in two hours?"
Because there are several scenes to shoot and we need to move between locations, we need to allow plenty of time in the afternoon.
Jiang Si nodded, "Okay, no problem."
"Oh, right, Comrade Jiang," Director Yang added, "you'll need to prepare two or three sets of clothes here, one set of work clothes, and the rest can be dark-colored Lenin suits. No need for makeup..."
She originally wanted to say that she didn't need to wear makeup and should just maintain her simple and authentic image.
But when he looked up, he swallowed the rest of his words.
Comrade Jiang's lips are naturally red without lipstick, her eyebrows are naturally dark without makeup, and her skin is fair and delicate. Her natural beauty surpasses that of those who have applied elaborate makeup.
Well, Editor-in-Chief Yang thought to himself, when I get to the station later, I should ask a makeup artist to come with me so she can help me if necessary.
After finishing these arrangements, Editor-in-Chief Yang hurriedly got up to leave without even having a sip of tea.
Jiang Si and Huo Tingzhou escorted the person to the outside of the family compound.
After returning home, Huo Tingzhou went to the bedroom to help Jiang Si pack her clothes, while Jiang Si quickly reviewed the interview outline.
She usually categorizes her clothes by color (light or dark), making them easy to find.
Huo Tingzhou finished getting ready in just a few minutes, and even helped the two children change their clothes as well.
Back in the living room, Huo Tingzhou saw Jiang Si holding an outline, seemingly lost in thought, so he sat down next to her.
"What are you thinking about?" he asked in a low voice.
Jiang Si came to her senses and then voiced the doubts that had been on her mind.
She had appeared in newspapers quite a few times before; it could be said that she had been featured in almost all the mainstream newspapers in China.
My cousin personally wrote all the previous outlines, and his dedication goes without saying.
But this time, the news outline was more meticulously prepared than ever before, almost like making a personal documentary.
Huo Tingzhou pondered for a moment, "It might be related to that person."
"Who is it?" Jiang Si didn't react for a moment.
Huo Tingzhou gave a name.
Jiang Si was shocked when she heard this. It was him! Was it what she thought?
"Yes." Huo Tingzhou's words directly confirmed her guess. "The hotel he stayed at during his visit to China this time was the Yihe Hotel."
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