Chapter 12 Water Leakage
Jiang Ningyue was originally drinking tea and chatting with a group of colleagues, but who would have thought that a notification suddenly came in the original training group.
All new colleagues, please gather in the conference room on the 21st floor at 2:00 PM.
At 2 p.m., Jiang Ningyue and others arrived at the conference room, and a colleague from the Human Resources Department said:
"I know everyone's busy right after starting, so I'll just get straight to the point. There are two things I need to ask. The first is, who in the news editing department has a passing certificate for the journalist qualification exam?"
Jiang Ningyue raised her hand, along with three other people. The vast majority of people did not take the exam.
Putting aside other things, her 'ex' had taken all the necessary exams, which saved Jiang Ningyue a lot of trouble.
"Okay, I'll send the requirements to the group later. I need a graduation certificate, degree certificate, ID card, status form, and certificate of qualification..."
After discussing the application for press credentials, the HR department said, "The second thing we'd like to ask Director Xue from the Arts Channel to explain."
Everyone turned to look at the middle-aged man sitting at the door. He had long hair and a beard, and was wearing a white T-shirt and slim-fitting suit pants. Jiang Ningyue had noticed him the moment she entered the room, but there were all kinds of people at the TV station, and Jiang Ningyue had gotten used to it these days.
Xue Tao stood up with a smile on her face, her voice slightly soft.
"Hello everyone, my name is Xue Tao, you can call me Teacher Jimmy. I called you all here to celebrate the upcoming Journalists' Day. Do you know when it is?"
"November 8th."
"right."
Xue Tao nodded in satisfaction, as if coaxing a child. "The station leaders said during the meeting that for this Journalists' Day, you new kids will be on stage performing the opening dance."
"ah?"
Everyone was stunned.
"We can't dance either."
"Yes, Director Xue, please talk to the leader."
For a time, the crowd was outraged.
Xue Tao smiled and waved his hand, "Don't worry, I will follow you throughout the whole process and teach you step by step."
A colleague from the HR department said, "Director Xue's dance design is very strong. Celebrities in the entertainment industry are lining up to ask Teacher Xue to choreograph for them."
Xue Tao smiled modestly, "Although you're performing in front of the entire station this time, the station leaders won't be too harsh on you. Journalists' Day is a holiday for everyone to have fun together, and the people performing on stage are all my colleagues, so don't worry."
Seeing that no one objected, Xue Tao continued, "In order not to delay everyone's work, we will rehearse from 12:30 to 1:30 every day. There are not many days left until Journalists' Day, so I hope everyone can take it seriously and strive to come every day."
Everyone left with a sigh. The newcomers already had a lot of messy work to do, and now there was another one: dancing. It was really excruciating.
Nothing new happened in the next few days. Jiang Ningyue went to work on time every day, went to the 4th floor to dance at noon, got off work on time in the afternoon, and occasionally went out to watch movies and eat with Nian Sisi in the evening. Nian Sisi also signed Jiang Ningyue up for a yoga class and took her to do yoga together on Saturdays and Sundays.
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As soon as she got to work in the morning, Tian Jun's loud voice exploded in Jiang Ningyue's ears, "Xiaoyue, do you have anything to do today?"
Jiang Ningyue covered her dazed ears and shook her head, "It's okay, Brother Jun."
"Come with me. A resident I interviewed earlier has raised another issue with me."
"What's the problem? The tap water in the hallway is leaking."
"Then call the water company."
"The water company said it wasn't their responsibility."
"What about the property?"
“There are no properties.”
“Wow.”
Jiang Ningyue nodded, feeling that things were getting a bit tricky. "Then we can only find a street."
"Let's go there and see."
Tian Jun walked into the elevator and said, "The street office doesn't want to take care of it. If they did, would the water last a week?"
"It's been a week?"
Jiang Ningyue was shocked.
The two got in the car and drove around until they arrived next to Xingfu Community, which was near Jiang Ningyue's rented house.
Jiang Ningyue has been dancing and working lately, and is often dragged out by Nian Sisi at night. She has never been around, so even though she is nearby, she has no idea what is going on.
The two arrived at the building's entrance and discovered a leak before even entering. This was an old residential complex, with only six floors, each housing two households. The water was coming from a shaft on the fourth floor and had already flooded the stairs.
As soon as the residents at the scene saw Jiang Ningyue and the others, they immediately surrounded them and started talking about what had happened.
The two went to the 4th floor to check the situation and found that there was a sand hole in the water pipe on the 4th floor, which had changed from dripping to leaking.
Because the water has been leaking for a week, not only is the corridor flooded, but even residents' homes have been affected to varying degrees. Residents are currently using buckets to collect the water, but the flow is getting stronger and stronger, and residents are worried that if they don't do anything about it for a long time, the pipes will break.
"I'm worried about going to work now because I'm afraid the water pipe will explode."
A resident said to Jiang Ningyue.
"It's been seven days, and no one from the government cares!"
The other lady was also very angry.
Jiang Ningyue asked, "Have you contacted the water supply company?"
"We did! We called the water company right away."
"What they say."
"Ah, they came to take a look, said it wasn't our responsibility, and left. Then we contacted the neighborhood committee, and they said it was the developer's responsibility. Our neighborhood is 40 or 50 years old, and the developer went bankrupt a long time ago, and no one is responsible anymore."
Jiang Ningyue nodded, roughly understanding the situation. "Auntie, and everyone else, as far as I know, according to regulations, the water behind the meter is the responsibility of the residents themselves, while the water in the corridor, that is, before the meter, is the responsibility of the property management or the developer. You don't have a property management or a developer right now. So, if the water company is unwilling to help, can you accept that the residents pay a fee and the street pay a fee for the repairs? If you can accept this bottom line, we will help you coordinate."
"I can accept that."
A man in his thirties said, "I called a plumber the day before yesterday, and he asked for 5,000 yuan. How could I agree to that? My idea is, can we let the water company fix it for us, and then we'll pay for the labor and parts? That would be cheaper!"
"OK."
Jiang Ningyue nodded, "Since you said so, I'll call."
On the way here, Jiang Ningyue had asked a colleague for the phone number of the person in charge of the water company, and Jiang Ningyue also called him.
"Hello, I'm a reporter for the provincial TV station's Minsheng 30 Minutes program. My name is Jiang Ningyue."
"Oh, hello, Mr. Jiang."
Mr. Jiang?
What is this name.
Jiang Ningyue complained inwardly and continued, "Boss Wang, I want to report a problem to you. There's a water pipe leak in Building 55 of the Hehuali Community in the old city. Could you send someone over to take a look?"
"No need to send anyone over."
Mr. Wang said decisively, "We've been there several times. It's not our responsibility, it's the property management or the developer's responsibility."
"I know, but this community is quite special. It has no property management and the developer is bankrupt."
Jiang Ningyue thought for a moment and said, "How about this? Can we have a repairman come over and fix the problem first? The residents just said they will cover the cost of the repairs."
"no."
Mr. Wang refused without hesitation, "Engineer Jiang, this is a matter of principle. We can't intervene if it's not our responsibility, otherwise people will come to us if there's a water leak in the future. Moreover, the first time we went there, a group of residents surrounded our workers and demanded compensation for their losses. This is simply nonsense, so we won't intervene in this matter."
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