Chapter 219 Stabilizing the People's Hearts
Zhong Lin told Zhou Yi on the phone that Director Xie asked them to go to Hongcheng TV Station to finish recording the program that was not completed last time.
But the situation this time is a little different, because it is neither a requirement of the Municipal Bureau nor a demand of the TV station, and there is no advertising sponsor.
Instead, it was an instruction from the city leaders above, requiring the municipal bureau and the TV station to cooperate in recording a program.
Although the city lockdown lasted less than a day, its impact was significant. For example, Lu Xiaoshuang's school was closed, and many primary and secondary schools even announced a one-day holiday. Armed police officers were stationed at every intersection, checking and questioning pedestrians. Vehicles and people entering and leaving Hongcheng were subject to the strictest scrutiny.
It would be a lie to say that it did not cause panic. It was only because the police solved the case in a timely manner that the panic was prevented from spreading further.
In this case, the best thing to do is to issue an announcement.
However, the public actually pays little attention to the news from local TV stations in small cities, not to mention that during prime time, everyone broadcasts the News Broadcast.
Therefore, the leaders felt that they could not use such a rigid method as news announcements. It should be more natural and more in line with the preferences of the people.
At the meeting, Xie Guoqiang immediately said, "Yes, we just happen to have such a program. It was filmed during the first incident of Qian Lailai's kidnapping. It hasn't been edited yet. We can use it as material right away!"
When the leader heard this, he immediately made a decision and asked them to hurry up and make a special edition of the "Questioning the Heart" column. Through this program, they could convey the concept of social stability and harmony to the people of Hongcheng, stabilize people's hearts, and deter crime.
The leader also said that it would be best if the program could be broadcast tonight, and then it should be replayed repeatedly for a period of time. At the same time, schools and state-owned units should organize viewing of the program to ensure that the public’s negative emotions towards the city lockdown are reduced.
Leaders never care about practical implementation issues, they just need to put forward requirements.
So the problem was thrown to the TV station. Finally, the TV station thought that what the leaders wanted was an amplified and people-friendly version of the "announcement" instead of an interesting program.
Then use the previously filmed footage to edit some parts, match it with a script, and then invite two leaders from the Municipal Bureau to come for an interview, and say something that sounds reasonable and in line with the wishes of the city leaders.
This matter was completed perfectly.
After all, what does a TV station director do? He has a very keen political sense.
It is clear that this program is made for leaders to watch, not for the general public.
So, Director Xie thought about it and said to Zhong Lin, "Let's go with Zhou Yi. He was the one who took the photo with the camera last time. He's the perfect person to go."
So, Zhou Yi, who was destined to be a hard-working person, just took a nap for a while after returning home and eating a bowl of noodle soup, and then he was pulled up to work again.
However, Zhong Lin was very direct on the phone. This time is different from the last time. There will be a script, so you should familiarize yourself with it in advance and just read it according to the script. The only thing you need to pay attention to is to act naturally.
As soon as Zhou Yi walked into the TV station, he saw a familiar person, who was Ni Jianrong.
Ni Jianrong also saw him, but did not react.
Zhou Yi had no choice but to walk over, because he was the leader after all.
"Hello, Captain Ni. Are you here to record the show too?" Zhou Yi walked over and asked.
"Yeah." Ni Jianrong nodded.
Zhou Yi looked at his watch. It was almost time, but he didn't see Zhong Lin or anyone else from the Propaganda Department.
The two of them stood there awkwardly. Zhou Yi was thinking about what to say when Ni Jianrong suddenly said, "Are you Wu Yongcheng's man?"
Zhou Yi answered without hesitation: "No."
"No?" Ni Jianrong turned his head and looked at him in surprise.
Zhou Yi said calmly: "I am a common people's man."
Ni Jianrong was stunned for a moment, but he couldn't find any fault with what he said, so he could only nod.
Zhou Yi thought to himself, this bitch is pretending to be me, it feels pretty good.
At this time, a person came out from the elevator, took a look and ran over hurriedly.
"Officer Zhou, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
"It's you?" Zhou Yi smiled, because the person who came was Ding Chunmei. "Are you running errands for the program team?"
Ding Chunmei smiled and said, "No, it's all thanks to Officer Zhou that I was transferred to the "Inner Conscience" team."
"Really? Congratulations." Zhou Yi was sincerely happy for the girl. After all, a reporter with a strong sense of justice like her should have a better and broader stage.
The two were chatting happily when Ni Jianrong, who was being ignored, coughed with a stern face.
Ding Chunmei finally reacted: "Officer Zhou, this is..."
Zhou Yi immediately introduced him solemnly, "This is Captain Ni Jianrong of our Municipal Bureau's Criminal Investigation Team. Captain Ni is a veteran detective with extensive criminal investigation experience, and he's also my boss's boss."
Ding Chunmei quickly bowed and apologized: "Hello, leader, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Ni Jianrong was about to speak when Zhou Yi spoke first, "How can our Ni detachment be on the same level as a little girl like you? Right, Commander?"
Ni Jianrong could only smile and politely said to Ding Chunmei, "Please lead the way, thank you for your help."
"This way, please."
Zhou Yi also made a gesture of invitation.
Ni Jianrong took a step forward calmly, muttering to himself, "Yes, it's Wu Yongcheng's people."
Ding Chunmei led the two upstairs and first came to the dressing room where Zhou Yi had been last time.
When Director Jiang saw his old acquaintance, he immediately came up to Zhou Yi and shook his hand enthusiastically, and exchanged pleasantries.
Seeing that Ni Jianrong was a little embarrassed, Zhou Yi tried to smooth things over, praised him, and said that he was just a small supporting role today, helping Captain Ni.
Director Jiang was not stupid either. When he heard that it was the leader of the Municipal Bureau, he started to flatter him. Finally, Ni Jianrong's expression looked a little better.
After a while, Zhong Lin from the Publicity Department of the Municipal Bureau and the host Yu Rong arrived.
Yu Rong came up and shook hands with Ni Jianrong first, smiling gracefully and saying, "Captain Ni, long time no see."
Then he greeted Zhou Yi: "Officer Zhou is truly a young talent with unlimited prospects. You've solved such a big case. I really admire you."
Yu Rong was still as elegant and generous as ever, with an exquisite smile on her face.
But her words made Zhou Yi's heart tremble. Although it was a recording program, the TV station would definitely know the case, but they would not know it in such detail.
This woman is indeed not simple.
Zhou Yi smiled faintly and said, "Teacher Yu, you're joking. This is the credit of every Hongcheng police officer."
Yu Rong smiled and didn't say anything else.
Then everyone went to a conference room to align the script for today's recording. The footage that Ding Chunmei filmed last time had already been decided by Zhong Lin and Yu Rong before the editing, and they just synchronized it with them.
As the leader of the Municipal Bureau, Ni Jianrong came forward and was responsible for speaking some grand and beautiful clichés.
Zhou Yi was sitting next to him. He glanced at his script and instantly understood why he was the one recording the show today instead of Director Xie and Captain Wu.
Because these high-sounding words are totally not Director Xie's style, nor are they Captain Wu's style.
Zhou Yi's script is much more practical, mainly telling about the hard work and selfless dedication of the police officers in the process of solving the case, and always putting the protection of people's lives and property safety first, which makes it appear much more amiable.
Zhou Yi didn't know who wrote this script, but he knew it must have been approved by Director Xie, and he suddenly felt grateful.
Yu Rong said that all the people involved in the case will use pseudonyms, so there is no need to worry about leaking the information of Qian Hongxing and Qian Lailai, and the content of the case has also been simplified. After all, this is not the purpose of the program itself.
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As soon as Lu Xiaoshuang returned to the dormitory, she heard Youyou say that the counselor had come to inform everyone that they had to go to the lecture hall to watch TV programs at 8 o'clock tonight.
"What kind of show is this? Why are we forced to watch it?" someone in the dormitory complained.
"That's right, you treat us like elementary school students."
"Watch TV?" Lu Xiaoshuang immediately remembered what Zhou Yi said. It couldn't be related to him.
At around seven o'clock in the evening, everyone set off for the classroom. Youyou pulled Lu Xiaoshuang and said that if it was too late there would be no good seats.
Lu Xiaoshuang picked up two professional books and stuffed them into her small, ragged bag. She wanted to take advantage of this time to read some more professional books.
Soon the lecture hall was full of people and noisy. It was the same in places with many students, whether it was an elementary school or a university.
It is said that in addition to the lecture hall, the auditorium is also full of people, and basically all places with televisions are occupied.
"Do you think it has something to do with the school gate being closed yesterday? I heard that the entire Hongcheng was closed yesterday and all the roads out of the city were blocked." Youyou said.
"Oh." Lu Xiaoshuang was concentrating on doing the questions and answered casually.
At this time, the counselor came in and asked everyone to be quiet, then turned on the TV hanging in the corner of the classroom and turned up the volume.
Lu Xiaoshuang was glad that she sat in the back, because the TV volume was really loud and the students sitting in the front row would probably be deaf.
At eight o'clock sharp, the show started, but most people didn't care much.
After all, they were not primary school students, and they all knew that this was definitely a political task. However, they still maintained the necessary discipline. Many classmates, like Lu Xiaoshuang, were studying with their heads down. Anyway, everyone dispersed after the task was completed.
However, many people were gradually attracted by the content on TV, because the program was about a vicious kidnapping case that had just occurred in Hongcheng. This kind of program is the easiest to attract attention, not to mention that it happened next to them.
Suddenly, Youyou pushed Lu Xiaoshuang's arm frantically.
"What?" Lu Xiaoshuang asked in a low voice.
"Watch TV."
At this time, the scene cut back to the studio. Yu Rong, Ni Jianrong and Zhou Yi were sitting in front of the camera, and Yu Rong was introducing Ni Jianrong.
After the introduction, he smiled at the camera and said, "I'm sure everyone is familiar with this young police officer. He is Officer Zhou Yi, who bravely rescued hostages and reformed juvenile offenders in the food court not long ago. He is also affectionately called our Hongcheng City Hero."
The camera gave a close-up of Zhou Yi in police uniform. Zhou Yi stood up and saluted the camera with an upright posture.
"Xiaoshuang, isn't that your neighbor brother?" Youyou said in surprise, staring at Zhou Yi on TV.
Suddenly, everyone in the room turned around and looked at Lu Xiaoshuang.
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