Chapter 167: “Wishing We Last Forever” Turns Viral!
A few days later.
Zhang Ye made a call from his apartment.
“Hello, mom. Didn’t I borrow 50,000 from you and dad last time? I have the money now and I will transfer another 100,000 to you as well. Please use it as you wish. If you want to buy clothes, buy clothes. If you want jewelry, get jewelry. Don’t try to save; if you don’t have enough, let me know again.”
“Don’t worry. Mom doesn’t know much, but spending money is my specialty!”
“F**k, at least be more indirect about this.”
“Why do I need to be indirect with my own son? If I finish spending it all, I will just look for you. Oh, right. How did you get the money? Sold some copyright again? Or did you release another novel?”
“Sold a song to a popular Heavenly Queen.”
“What? My son even knows how to write songs? And even sold it off to a Heavenly Queen?”
“Yes, you know who I am. Let’s not talk about this, I need to go to work now. I’ve rested for quite a few days already.”
Zhang Ye had only just taught Wang Shuixin’s son a lesson a few days ago. To protect him, Hu Fei had given a few days off to let him stay home to wait until the matter had died down. But yesterday’s “Lecture Room” had already been broadcast up to the last recorded episode, so he had to go to the office to record a few more episodes.
Thinking about it, “Analysis of the Three Kingdoms” was almost done recording. Zhang Ye sometimes thought to himself, when the run of “Analysis of the Three Kingdoms” has ended, should he leave the television station as well? He might. Afterall, he had offended Wang Shuixin and his son greatly. Wang Shuixin would definitely not let the matter rest.
But from another point of view, Zhang Ye may not get sacked because the television station’s decisions did not lie entirely with Wang Shuixin alone. He was just a channel director and his son had, on multiple occasions, harassed the ladies in the television station. The first time, he got beaten up by Editor Wei. The second time, by Zhang Ye. This did not look good on Wang Shuixin. He would likely be questioned and affected greatly, too. It was his son, after all. He would be lucky if the television station did not discipline him as well.
If he dared to openly fire Zhang Ye, then it would be too obvious that he was getting revenge for his son. That would incite the masses’ anger, so it wasn’t likely that he would dare to do it. Zhang Ye’s “Analysis of the Three Kingdoms” was also the star segment of their local channel that broke 8% in ratings. Even if Wang Shuixin’s relationship with the Leader was good, the television station’s Leader would still have to consider it very carefully.
Anything was possible.
Zhang Ye did not think too much; he wasn’t afraid of anyone. Wang Shuixin wanted to wear small-sized shoes? Then, he will pick up those shoes and throw it at his face — This was Zhang Ye’s style!
At the most, he would quit. If this place could not keep a lord, there was definitely a place that could!
But then, what would come after the springboard that is the television station? Zhang Ye still did not know.
……
Morning.
Beijing Television Station.
When Zhang Ye arrived, there was a lot of commotion and discussion among the staff immediately.
“Hey, Zhang Ye is here.”
“It’s really him.”
“I thought that he had quit already.”
“He was standing up for someone. Why should he quit?”
“But the person he offended was Director Wang. He will have a difficult time in the future. The management will deal with him, sooner or later. Sigh. Just look at Uncle Wei as an example.”
“That’s true. Uncle Wei was such a good man, but Wang Shuixin still did not let him off.”
“But Teacher Zhang Ye’s program is one the station’s top programs, I don’t think anyone dares to touch him.”
“That’s not necessarily true. I think that we should observe the situation before saying anything.”
At this moment, no one greeted Zhang Ye. Everyone became friendly towards him because the news of him saving his fan’s life. But now, after the latest incident, many people did not dare to go near him, afraid that they would get into trouble if they stayed too close to him. They knew that Wang Shuixin was the one calling the shots at the Arts Channel. And even at the station level, he had a lot of influence because he was close to the station’s Leader. Of course, staying away from Zhang Ye was just surface behaviour. Everyone knew that Zhang Ye had beaten up Wang Shuixin’s son and they felt good about it. They were having better and better impressions of Zhang Ye in their hearts.
Zhang Ye was not bothered. He was used to being snubbed by others in the past. The label of a jinx was not for nothing. This was the norm to him, so he just walked on as usual.
On the way, there were some discussions that caught the his attention. They did not see Zhang Ye, and they were just having a conversation.
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