Chapter 75

"Not me?" Zhang Ye was the first to be stunned!

Jia Yan had just been about to applaud and congratulate Zhang Ye, but now his hand hung limply in mid-air.

The host Zhang Huo’s words left many of the audience in the dark, all of them looking at Zhang Huo in disbelief, thinking he must have made a mistake!

But Zhang Huo, looking at the award certificate in his hand, confirmed it again with utmost seriousness and read it once more, "The winner of this year’s Silver Microphone Award... Zhang Ye!"

His pronunciation was very clear!

It was the character 'Ye'! Not 'Ye' (as in Zhang Ye)!

Deputy Director Jia was speechless!

The Director’s face darkened!

The crowd from Beijing Radio Station was in an uproar!

Xiaofang, who was in the audience, almost jumped up. She grabbed Zhang Ye and shook him, "Heaven! It’s you! Teacher Zhang, it’s you!"

Zhang Ye was dazed, "Me?"

Aunt Sun opened her mouth wide, "How could it be Zhang Ye?"

"I don’t know either." Zhang Ye himself was confused.

"It’s you! They’ve read it twice!" Zhou Dajie was suddenly very happy and pushed Zhang Ye hard, "Ha! Don’t just stand there! Go up and receive the award!"

An old editor whispered, "No matter what, you should go up first!"

"Yes, get the award first. If they made a mistake, it will be too late to change it!" Zhou Dajie suggested.

Just as Zhang Ye was about to stand up, he was stopped.

A staff member suddenly ran onto the stage and had a brief conversation with the host, taking the award certificate from his hand.

Then Zhang Huo waved at Zhang Ye, "Teacher Zhang, please wait a moment. The jury has called a halt, it seems there’s a problem." He then said to everyone present, "I apologize, there’s a situation. We’ll wait for the jury to communicate."

The others didn’t know what was happening and started to watch the commotion.

The five judges had already started discussing, not just them, but many other staff members had also gathered.

Deputy Director Jia, seeing this, went up with the Director to ask what was going on. What was happening? It was clearly decided to be Zhang Ye, and they had seen Zhang Ye’s trophy. Why was Zhang Ye suddenly announced as the winner? This was ridiculous! There had never been a precedent for an additional nomination to win an award!

"Where’s the award certificate?"

"It’s here, look, it says Zhang Ye."

"But it wasn’t decided to be him, it was Beijing Radio Station’s Zhang Ye."

"Ah? Then why does the award certificate have this name? That’s not right. The trophy is here, and it also has Zhang Ye’s name engraved on it, no mistake."

"The trophy also says Zhang Ye?"

"Can someone tell me what’s going on?"

"Judges, this might be a mistake by my staff."

"Qu Ping, what do you mean?"

"Earlier backstage, a staff member spilled water, making the award certificate unusable, and the trophy was also damaged. So I had them get a spare from the manufacturer, but they might have heard the name wrong. Zhang Ye and Zhang Ye, the names sound very similar."

"What kind of situation is this?"

"How did it come to this?"

"Then how can we award the prize?"

"The name is written as Zhang Ye, do you think we should award it now?"

At this moment, the Director of Beijing Radio Station interrupted their conversation, "If it’s wrong, it should still be awarded to Zhang Ye. This was decided long ago, how can it change?"

An old judge looked at him, "It’s already been announced, how can we retract it?"

Deputy Director Jia knew that Zhang Ye had to get the Silver Microphone, as he was the only son of the Director’s old comrade, so he said, "It’s a mistake by the jury staff, we can’t let it affect the new talent of our station! This is unfair to Zhang Ye! We don’t do things like this!"

The old judge was unhappy with their tone. In terms of seniority, he was a veteran in the industry, a generation above the Director and Deputy Director Jia, "Isn’t Zhang Ye also from your radio station?"

Deputy Director Jia firmly stated, "Zhang Ye absolutely cannot! It must be Zhang Ye!"

One of the five judges, a younger one, looked at Deputy Director Jia, "Lower your voice, you’re scaring us. We’re discussing how to resolve this, do you have to be so dramatic? Both Zhang Ye and Zhang Ye are from your station. I remember Zhang Ye’s performance was much better than Zhang Ye’s. It doesn’t make much difference to your station."

The judge’s tone changed, suggesting they might go with the mistake.

Actually, Zhang Ye was chosen by them. Out of the five, four voted for Zhang Ye, one abstained. Under normal circumstances, the jury would respect the station’s opinion, but now it wasn’t a normal situation. The trophy and certificate were wrong, and the host had already announced it. They couldn’t handle it, especially since the live broadcast for the Golden Microphone was about to start. They didn’t have time to get a new trophy for Zhang Ye.

"But..." the Director’s face was grim.

The old judge said, "We will consider it. Unrelated personnel, please return to your seats."

The Director couldn’t say more, so Deputy Director Jia bluntly said, "Zhang Ye has character issues, that’s why our station didn’t recommend him. He absolutely doesn’t deserve this award!"

Because they were speaking loudly, and Zhang Ye was in the front row, he could hear Deputy Director Jia clearly!

Character issues?

Not deserving the trophy?

Zhang Ye laughed in anger, never expecting that these so-called leaders would not only unjustly suppress and exclude him but now also slander him!

The old judge glanced at Zhang Yuanqi, who was still smiling and chatting with the host on stage, and looked at Deputy Director Jia, "Character issues? Zhang Ye’s nomination was a special case by our jury. Are you questioning our jury’s ability or our basic judgment?" Seeing they were about to speak, he waved his hand to stop them, "I said, unrelated personnel, leave!"

...

On this side.

Zhou Dajie strained to listen, "What are they saying?"

A young editor from the cultural frequency said, "It seems the trophy was dropped and the name was written wrong, that’s all I heard."

Zhang Ye, with his naturally good hearing, heard more than they did, especially the words of the two directors, which he heard clearly and completely!

"The trophy was dropped?"

"No wonder, it was written wrong?"

"Hey, that makes sense, Zhang Ye and Zhang Ye have similar names!"

Everyone finally understood, it was a mix-up!

A mix-up? Zhang Ye also realized what had happened. He initially thought the lucky bread was ineffective, but it wasn’t that it didn’t work; it just didn’t happen right in front of him. He was sure that the broken trophy, the damaged certificate, and the wrong name were all due to the lucky bread’s effect within those five minutes. Otherwise, how could such a coincidence happen?

All these errors happening at once?

This coincidence is too exaggerated!

Zhang Ye secretly touched the game ring, this time you really helped me a lot!

Wang Xiaomei looked at Zhang Ye, who was sitting two seats away, "Teacher Zhang, I’ve always wondered what magic you used? This is possible?"

Wang Xiaomei voiced everyone’s thoughts!

Yes! This is possible? This can turn the tide for you?

During his time at the station, Zhang Ye had faced many obstacles. He was looked down upon and ignored from the start, then he offended the leadership and was suppressed. It was a series of setbacks. But what left everyone speechless was that despite all these challenges, Zhang Ye never suffered a loss. Each difficulty and conflict was reversed, turning danger into safety, it was almost miraculous!

This time, they thought Zhang Ye would definitely stumble, but unexpectedly, such an unbelievable situation occurred, and he was announced as the winner!

Zhou Dajie laughed, "Our little Zhang has great fortune!"

In the back row, Tian Bin and his wife heard this and thought, "What great fortune? He’s more like a jinx. Anyone who gets close to him will have bad luck." They still remembered the bizarre events in the office, which were just as coincidental and speechless as this!

However, it was still too early to say that Zhang Ye had won the Silver Microphone, as the jury’s decision was still pending. No one could predict the outcome!

Zhang Ye’s face was tense, and Jia Yan was talking to him.

The Director and Deputy Director Jia were also forced to return, sitting silently, their eyes fixed on the jury. This wasn’t just about whether Zhang Ye would win the award; it was also about the face of Beijing Radio Station. Although Zhang Ye was from their station, he wasn’t their nominee. If a new talent they had discarded won the Silver Microphone, none of the station’s leaders could afford to lose face!

This wasn’t just a slap in the face!

It was a stomp on the face! A stomp with a foot!

They were all waiting for the jury’s decision, and the jury was still in urgent discussion, without a clear conclusion.

However, after a few minutes, the other guests and audience members grew impatient. They didn’t understand the situation and didn’t care about the problem. They didn’t care who won or didn’t win!

"What’s going on?"

"Are you still awarding the prize?"

"Hurry up! Sister Zhang has been waiting for so long!"

The judges and staff stopped their discussion and seemed to have reached a decision.

A staff member immediately ran to the main stage and whispered to the host Zhang Huo.

Zhang Huo nodded slightly, his lips moved, and then he picked up the microphone and said, "Thank you for your patience. I will now re-announce the award."

Zhang Ye took a deep breath!

Zhang Ye’s face showed anticipation!

Zhou Dajie and Aunt Sun clenched their fists!

The Director and Deputy Director Jia’s faces were grim!

This result touched many hearts. After a brief pause, Zhang Huo announced, "The winner of this year’s Silver Microphone Award is... Beijing Radio Station... Zhang Ye!"