Chapter 6 First Interview
Director Chen introduced, "Yes, everyone, let me introduce you. This is our new reporter, Jiang Ningyue."
After hearing this, more than a dozen people in the office stood up, some with expressionless faces, while others smiled and nodded at Jiang Ningyue.
Director Chen pointed at Old Tian and introduced him, "This guy is called Tian Jun. He's a veteran reporter at our station. You can learn more from him in the future."
Jiang Ningyue nodded: "Hello, Teacher Tian."
"No, don't call me teacher. I don't have time to teach you."
Tian Jun obviously didn't want to pay attention to Jiang Ningyue. He sat down on the chair without looking up. "Director Chen, I don't have time to train new people. Please let someone else take care of them."
Director Chen was helpless. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Jiang Ningyue say, "Teacher Tian, I won't hold you back."
Tian Jun tilted his head and looked at Jiang Ningyue, "Have you worked at another station?"
"No."
"Then what are you talking about?" Tian Jun sneered.
Jiang Ningyue was not angry and continued, "Teacher Tian, please give me some face and at least test me before you decide."
Everyone thought Tian Jun would ignore Jiang Ningyue when they heard this, but unexpectedly, Tian Jun looked convinced and slowly stood up. "Okay, I'll give you a chance. I want to report on the park street lights not working. Tell me how to do it and who to ask to solve it."
Jiang Ningyue smiled and responded, "There are two situations where park streetlights aren't working: one is that the infrastructure is damaged, and the other is that there are no streetlights at all. Which one are you referring to?"
Tian Jun's expression eased a little, "There are no street lights."
"If there are no streetlights, it depends on who owns the park. Generally, parks should be under the responsibility of the gardening department under the Urban Management Committee. You can ask them if they have plans to install streetlights."
"Hey."
Tian Jun touched his big head and grinned, revealing a bit of naivety. He said to his colleagues around him, "She really understands."
The colleagues at the scene all burst into laughter. A middle-aged woman laughed and sneered, "It's over, Jun brother. You look down on me."
"I was wrong. I was wrong."
Tian Jun smiled and nodded in acknowledgment, "Okay, then come with me."
"Okay, Teacher Tian." There was no obvious joy on Jiang Ningyue's face, and she still had a faint smile on her face.
"No need to call me Teacher Tian."
Tian Jun waved his hand and said, "Just call me Brother Jun, but I still say the same thing, I don't have the patience to teach you. If you don't know something, don't ask me, just look it up in the book yourself."
"good."
Jiang Ningyue nodded, then looked at Director Chen, "Director, I'll go do the interview first."
"Go ahead." Director Chen nodded. "If Old Tian dares to scold you, come back and tell me, and I'll scold him!"
"Okay, Director."
Jiang Ningyue smiled and nodded.
At this moment, Tian Jun was already standing at the elevator door with a microphone and camera. He shouted, "Hurry up! What are you waiting for!"
"Here I come."
Jiang Ningyue took a few quick steps and stood next to Tian Jun. At this time, the elevator came up and three other new employees walked out.
It seems that the three of them had agreed to come to the office at this time. When they saw Jiang Ningyue, they asked in confusion:
"Xiaoyue, where are you going?"
"I'm going to interview with Brother Jun." Jiang Ningyue replied.
"Huh? I want to go too." said a girl.
Tian Jun glanced at her and asked, "Where are you going? Who asked you to go?"
These two sentences choked the girl so much that she dared not speak. She stood there weakly, looking aggrieved.
Jiang Ningyue smiled awkwardly, entered the elevator, and teased, "Brother Jun, you are so fierce."
Tian Jun's face was expressionless. "My voice is just that loud. There's nothing I can do about it."
“Tsk.”
Jiang Ningyue sighed, saying nothing as she followed Tian Jun silently. Tian Jun, also silent, led Jiang Ningyue to a domestically produced car. It was clearly a private car, with signs on the side reading, "I am a veteran. Feel free to stop me if you need anything." and "If there is a war, I will return if called."
"Eh? Don't you need the company car?"
"It's not far, just drive yourself."
Tian Jun opened the car door and got in, explaining, "It's very troublesome to call a taxi nowadays. If the distance is less than ten kilometers, even if they send you a car, it will be shared by several people."
"Oh." Jiang Ningyue nodded after hearing this and didn't say much.
The vehicle drove out of the TV station and drove for about an hour before arriving at an old town area on the outskirts of Haining.
This park is located in the middle of four old residential areas and covers a relatively small area. The outer circle is a cobblestone trail, and in the middle is a small square. Behind the small square is a dense forest.
Judging from the density of the trees alone, this park must be more than 20 years old.
Jiang Ningyue looked around and found that there were indeed no street lights in the park. Tian Jun handed the microphone to Jiang Ningyue, lit a cigarette, and then called the person who made the report. However, no one answered after he called three or four times.
"Fuck, why aren't you answering the phone?"
Tian Jun's face flushed with anger, and he was clearly very dissatisfied with the whistleblower's behavior. Jiang Ningyue was very calm, "There are so many uncles and aunts here, why not just pick anyone?"
"Then go ahead." Tian Jun took a deep puff of his cigarette, extinguished it and stuffed it into the cigarette extinguisher in the trash can.
Obviously, Tian Jun was not optimistic about Jiang Ningyue's first interview.
Jiang Ningyue put on a kind smile and walked into the middle of a group of elderly people. "Grandpas and aunties, I have a question for you. Didn't this park have street lights before?"
When the old men and women saw a pretty little girl coming over, they were happy to talk to her.
“There are no streetlights.”
“When this park was built in the 1980s, there were no streetlights.”
Jiang Ningyue smiled and nodded, "Wouldn't it be inconvenient for us to take a walk at night without street lights?"
"It's inconvenient! I always fall down."
"Yes, Old Man Li also fell down a few days ago."
"You're really saying it. What do those officials do every day? They don't care about anything..."
Seeing the strong reaction from the crowd, Jiang Ningyue smiled and said, "Well, uncle and aunt, I'm a reporter from Haizhou TV. Can I interview you for a few minutes?"
Jiang Ningyue originally thought that everything would go smoothly, but who would have thought that the old man and the old woman would change their expressions so suddenly.
"No, no, no."
“It doesn’t matter.”
"Hasn't it been like this for so many years?"
"Ask someone else."
Jiang Ningyue was speechless. She tried to persuade the old man and woman, but not only did they not give in, they just left.
Jiang Ningyue, frustrated, returned to Tian Jun's side. Tian Jun smiled and said, "You've learned the lesson, right? When doing street interviews for negative news, don't go after groups of elderly people. If one person in the group doesn't say anything, then no one will say anything. If you have to interview someone, go after a single person. They're more likely to say something."
Jiang Ningyue nodded. A young woman with a child happened to pass by, and Jiang Ningyue immediately greeted her. "Hello, I'm a reporter from Haizhou TV's Minsheng 30 Minutes program. A citizen has told us that this park has no streetlights. Do you think it's convenient to visit at night?"
"It's inconvenient. I don't dare bring my children here to play at night, for fear that they might fall. Besides, it's so dark at night, if a snake comes out, I won't be able to see it..."
The first interview was successfully completed, and Jiang Ningyue tried to find another one, but she couldn't find one. Even the elderly man and woman who were alone in front of the camera said it didn't bother them, which made Jiang Ningyue very confused.
At this time, an old man sitting on the side of the road answered Jiang Ningyue's doubts.
"Don't take pictures of me! I'm telling you, every night in this little square, a group of old men and women dance ballroom dancing, and then they end up in the woods. If you installed streetlights for them, how would they get to the woods?"
Jiang Ningyue: "Ah?"
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