“I feel a little giddy. Let me lie down to watch.” Zhang Ye said by acting before obtaining approval.
The face he saw while lying down looked at him and said helplessly, “Lie down then.”
With him drunk, while lying on a beauty’s lap, Zhang Ye found it extremely comfortable. He was enjoying it like a lord. After adjusting his body, he even raised a leg and crossed it over the other on the sofa. All of his face pressed against the flesh on Dong Shanshan’s thighs. The qipao’s fabric was very thin and very smooth, so there was no need to mention how comfortable lying on it was. There was also the fragrance of the school belle’s perfume. Today, she had put on a faint perfume, and the faintly discernible scent went well with the classic qipao.
“Eh?” She said.
Zhang Ye asked, “What’s the matter?”
She gestured with her chin towards the television, “Are you watching? I think it’s about you.”
“Let’s watch it. Who’s talking about me again?” Zhang Ye turned his head towards the television.
The volume was very low. Dong Shanshan adjusted the volume with the remote control as the sound became louder bit by bit.
This was a Shanghai provincial channel. Its signal covered the nearby regions. On the screen, there was a caption of “Television Station Deputy Director” under a middle-aged man being interviewed. He said , “This matter’s effect is quite terrible. As a member of this industry, I strongly condemn Zhang Ye’s unethical behavior. If everyone disobeys the instructions from superiors, then won’t the entertainment industry be in chaos?”
It seemed like a discussion program.
Another guest added, “I agree with Director Qian’s view. A person like Zhang Ye should be forced out of the entertainment industry as soon as possible. I’ve seen his ‘Zhang Ye’s Talk Show’ before. It’s full of nonsense. It is indeed a very bad influence. The investigation team of the the Shanghai SARFT’s Chief Li did not make any mistakes. Such a program should be axed as soon as possible to prevent undue influence. Also, I want to urge those industry insiders and netizens who joined in Zhang Ye’s revolt. Do you know what you are doing? Do you all still know how to tell right from wrong?”
A few guests castigated Zhang Ye, and scolded him in all sorts of ways!
Only one guest proposed a different view. The guest was a middle-aged woman. She had a common face, and looked like a mass media reporter. “Whether ‘Zhang Ye’s Talk Show’ violates regulations, I will first not talk about it. Actually, the reason why this matter caused such a huge controversy has to do with a few pirated WebTV programs that plagiarized ‘Zhang Ye’s Talk Show’ without being halted. They were not even punished. Everyone’s content was more or less the same. Some of the joke segments from a few talk show programs were even copied directly from Zhang Ye, but ‘Zhang Ye’s Talk Show’ was halted. Zhang Ye was used as a classic example, and then forced to apologize and reflect, while those programs that plagiarized his program did not pay a single cent in copyright fees, and still remained fine. I believe this is the reason behind Zhang Ye’s rage. It is also the reason why some people in the industry are speaking for Zhang Ye, and also the reason why the netizens are mad. All of this resulted in the Shanghai SARFT’s website’s denial of service.”
The middle-aged guest from before looked coldly at him, “Just because he was angry, he could speak gibberish on a live broadcast to incite the crowd? Because of anger, the netizens can disrupt a website belonging to the nation?”
The middle aged woman frowned, “You are taking my words out of context! My main point is….Why weren’t those copy-cat programs not halted?”
The youth guest said, “I heard that Chief Li’s team is currently investigating those programs, the problem at hand will be resolved very soon.”
The middle-aged woman shook her head, “Since a press conference was held, then it means this round of investigations has come to an end. Why didn’t they stop the pirated programs from the beginning? Instead they investigate after the press conference? And the investigation results have not been revealed and there are no updates on it.”
The middle-aged guest said coldly, “The officials definitely have their plans as to how to handle the issue!”
The middle-aged woman looked at him and said, “Then I would like to ask, is a pirated and plagiarized program’s influence more dangerous, or an original program’s influence that someone produced with their heart and soul more dangerous?”
The middle-aged man laughed, “Do you still need to ask? Of course it’s the original program’s influence! Just like ‘Zhang Ye’s Talk Show’. With that many views, its bad influence is the most widespread! That is why the investigations started with Zhang Ye first!”
The middle-aged woman fell silent before she said, “I have nothing else to say. Some people’s views really make me speechless!”
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The program ended.