“That companion picture of the ‘Happy’ character was really nice.”
“He even targeted our Weiwo Video? That Li is asking to be cursed at!”
“Let’s see how the matter is settled today. With people from headquarters investigating it, please don’t make it start off with a bang, but ending with a whimper, where no punishment is dealt to Li Tao.”
“It definitely won’t happen. It’s just a matter of how severe the punishment will be.”
“And the crux of the matter was if our few programs would be restored. That is crucial.”
As Zhang Ye greeted everyone, he began chatting with them, before slowly walking to his previous seat. He realized it was still empty. Clearly it had been left intact for Zhang Ye’s return.
Dong Shanshan smiled with her eyes forming a line, “You’ve come?”
“Yup. When will the official statement be released?” Zhang Ye asked with concern.
Dong Shanshan lifted her sleeve and looked at her watch, “They said it would be announced at 9:30. Just in a little bit.” As she breathed out, she closed her eyes and knitted her eyebrows. She was also waiting. At this moment in time, it was unlikely that Dong Shanshan had the mood to work. Of course, after having her program halted, she did not have any work to do either.
The appointed time was approaching.
The entire office eagerly looked forward to the news.
At the same time, it was likely that many industry insiders from conventional and online television stations were waiting for the outcome of the investigations. After all, this matter was huge in their industry and was unprecedented, hence, everyone wanted to know what SARFT headquarters would choose to do. They were extremely concerned with how the SARFT would deal with Zhang Ye. Although Zhang Ye was the most wronged person in this entire process, with evidence proving that Li Tao had halted “Zhang Ye’s Talk Show”, despite knowing that there were no problems, and ignoring the pirated Talk Show programs, putting Zhang Ye on the advantageous side of reason, his messing up the live broadcast at the SARFT press conference, and had even attacked and mocked the SARFT to the point of even cursing their actions made the matter a bit more complicated.
Suddenly, voices sounded in the office!
“It’s out!”
“Hey, it’s here!”
“The punishment has been meted out. Hurry and take a look!”
Wang Xiong had also come out from his office and into the general office area. He monitored the development of this matter with everyone else!
Zhang Ye also switched on his computer and saw the punishment notice posted by the SARFT: ‘After a complete investigation, the SARFT Headquarters and the Shanghai SARFT had identified malfeasance in Li Tao’s actions. He had received bribes amounting to 250,000 Yuan (US$37,500), as well as had an extramarital affair!’
Li Tao was doomed!
And according to the amount of bribery he received, he would face criminal prosecution!
“F**k!”
“The punishment is heavy enough?”
“He deserves it!”
“Man, he even had lifestyle problems?”
“I wonder how the headquarters managed to discover that. They are too empowering!”
With Li Tao taken down and facing jail time, this was a result Zhang Ye was very satisfied with. The colleagues in the office also applauded!
At that moment, a second notice was posted by the SARFT.
‘Regarding Dong Shanshan’s “Online Talents”, Zhang Ye’s “Zhang Ye’s Talk Show”, Teacher Chen’s children program, as well as the six other programs that were previously halted at the press conference, the SARFT approved them for rebroadcasting, effective immediately. There were still two other programs, which have been found to be truly problematic, and the original punishments still stand. They are not to be restored, such as “Web Bikini Show”, because it had really broken the restrictions. After a round of investigations, the SARFT also added on a few other programs to the penalty list. Three of them had plagiarized “Zhang Ye’s Talk Show” without paying any royalties and are now included on this list. Their broadcasts were halted, and the few conventional and online television stations are to be fined 200,000 to 1,000,000, as well as criticized!’
There was great joy in reading the punishments that were to be doled out!
Li Tao was taken down, and the programs were all restored. It was perfect!
Of course, perfection was before the last notice was posted by the SARFT. In the end, the notice mentioned Zhang Ye. Regarding the host of Weiwo Online Television Station’s “Zhang Ye’s Talk Show”, Zhang Ye, the original penalty of revoking his broadcasting host qualifications was changed to a fifteen day suspension!
The public statements ended here!
The colleagues in the office all looked at each other before they looked at Zhang Ye spontaneously!
Zhang Ye nearly cursed. Damn it, revoking the penalty of my broadcasting host would do, why did you f**king temporarily suspend me for half a month?
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