Chapter 74

When Jia Hongjian and his team finished their work and returned to the hotel, they ran into Bai Yansong and his group who had just finished as well. "Little Brother~ Did you guys finish too?" Before Jia Hongjian could speak, Bai Yansong and his team greeted him enthusiastically. "Hey, from the looks of it, you guys had a good time, didn't you?" Jia Hongjian noticed the obvious smiles on Bai Yansong and his team's faces.

"Yes, thanks to Little Brother's plan. We pretended to be small newspaper reporters and went to interview them, but we were pushed out right away. After lunch, we changed... changed our clothes! When we went back, those big shots who were pointing fingers and scolding us earlier were suddenly all gone, even though their cars were still parked downstairs. You should have seen the face of the person who pushed us out and fobbed us off. Oh, he really didn't know how to save face..." Bai Yansong laughed heartily.

"Good job!" Jia Hongjian praised Bai Yansong and his team, but then he quietly said something that no one expected, "Don't rest when we get back. Pack up quickly, and let's get out of here!"

Bai Yansong and the others were taken aback for a moment. After two seconds, he asked Jia Hongjian hesitantly, "Little Brother, you mean they might...?"

"Not necessarily," Jia Hongjian saw that the group was getting a bit nervous, so he reassured them, "It's just a cautious guess. After all, we didn't just expose one person in Harbin; we've upset quite a few people—scammers, the military, the government, and private individuals. If any of them get a bit hot-headed and send some small-time thugs to snatch our video tapes, all our efforts over these few days will be in vain, and we won't be able to make up for it afterward."

Bai Yansong and the others thought about it and agreed, nodding solemnly. Although Jia Hongjian usually seemed impulsive and quick to act without thinking, he wasn't actually foolish. He always analyzed the risks and benefits before taking action. So, the group didn't chat much more, packed their bags, checked out of the hotel, and squeezed into the minivan they had rented for the day.

Jia Hongjian negotiated the price with the driver and they sped off to Liaoning Province. Once they reached Liaoning, they found a hotel to stay in and bought train tickets to Beijing the next day. When Jia Hongjian and his team emerged from Beijing Station, Sun Yusheng and Shui Junyi were there to greet them. "Hongjian, you've worked hard this time!" As soon as they met, Sun Yusheng patted Jia Hongjian on the shoulder, moved.

He had already heard from Bai Yansong about all the events in Harbin. "Thanks to your leadership, they wouldn't have completed the filming so easily. Just the part about going to the airport to participate in Wang Hongcheng's experiment, no one else would have had the guts to tamper with things on the spot!"

"No, no, I just played around a bit," Jia Hongjian smiled modestly. Hearing Jia Hongjian's modesty, Bai Yansong was a bit unhappy and quickly said, "What do you mean 'played around'? If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have thought to tamper with things. We were trained to ask questions and find loopholes in their statements, not to set traps."

Bai Yansong's words were quickly echoed by the two members of the camera crew. Seeing this, Sun Yusheng laughed and turned to Shui Junyi, saying, "See? I wasn't wrong to want to hire Hongjian as our news commentary advisor, right? Look at this kid, he's already won the hearts of the people in just a few days."

Shui Junyi also laughed and then said to Jia Hongjian, "Hongjian, if you weren't so young, Sun would have hired you as a full-time employee in our news commentary department long ago. Your skills at your age are better than many adults, and Sun really doesn't want to let you go. He's even cried into his pillow at night over this..."

Shui Junyi's joke made everyone laugh. Sun Yusheng didn't mind and, after everyone had finished laughing, he said to Jia Hongjian's parents, "Let's take the three of you to a hotel first. I'll treat you to dinner tonight to thank you for your hard work on this program. After that, do you want to stay in Beijing or go back to Shanghai? I'll help you book the train tickets."

"Let's go back to Shanghai," Jia Hongjian asked his parents for their opinion and, seeing their agreement, explained to Sun Yusheng, "To be honest, we have a business deal in Liaoning. We bought Ma Junren's formula, so we have to get back to handle the business..."

"Ma Junren's formula was bought by your family?" Sun Yusheng was surprised and looked at Bai Yansong and Shui Junyi, who seemed to have known about it all along. "You guys knew?"

"Of course, Sun, haven't you been following the news these past few days?" Shui Junyi asked in surprise, "Other channels have been buzzing about who signed the contract with Ma Junren. They're even trying to find out his identity through the police. I recognized Jia from the news photos..."

Bai Yansong chimed in, "Exactly, Sun, you weren't there. When Hongjian walked into the room, he settled things with Ma Junren in just 20 minutes. Amazing!"

"Hey! Hongjian... Hongjian, you... Oh! Do you have to make us adults feel so incompetent? Can't you slow down a bit?" Sun Yusheng laughed and said half-jokingly.

Indeed, Sun Yusheng had become the head of the news commentary department at CCTV at the age of 33, and he was likely to become a deputy director by 40. He had always thought of himself as a standout, at least among his peers. But seeing Jia Hongjian, who had gained fame through exposing fraud and quickly helped his family buy Ma Junren's secret formula, made Sun Yusheng realize that Jia's achievements were even more impressive. Buying the secret formula of the Ma family, who were at the peak of their success in the sports world, was a significant move. Sun Yusheng understood what this meant—another rise like that of the Eastern Magic Water!

This way, a 15-year-old boy could become a frequent TV personality, a champion for justice, and a successful businessman. Compared to this, Sun Yusheng's achievements seemed insignificant. By the time he became a deputy director at CCTV, Jia Hongjian might already be a billionaire. There was an 18-year age gap between them, and Sun Yusheng felt a sense of being overshadowed and even a bit envious.

"Time waits for no one," Jia Hongjian smiled and sighed, "We're in a great era. If we don't work hard now, we'll regret it later, and there won't be a place to regret it."

When Jia Hongjian and his team rested at the hotel, Sun Yusheng returned to the station to review the footage. It didn't take long for him to finish watching it. Although it was just raw footage, not yet edited into a critical segment, he knew it was a powerful exposé!

The footage captured various high-ranking officials and influential people, and if such a segment were aired, these people would be thoroughly discredited. Was Sun Yusheng worried? A bit. Was he afraid? No! If he were afraid, he wouldn't have used Jia Hongjian's phrase "Fight the monster named reality" as the department's motto. This wasn't just a slogan; it was a shared belief between Jia Hongjian and Sun Yusheng. And since the central leadership had given him the opportunity to host a public opinion supervision program, wasn't it to do exactly this kind of work?

Holding the raw footage, Sun Yusheng suddenly felt a surge of inspiration. He wanted to edit the footage immediately and even planned to air the first episode of "Focus Talk" within the week. He called home to say he would be working late and spent the night in the editing room.

The next day, Sun Yusheng brought the train tickets for the next day's trip to Shanghai to Jia Hongjian's room, along with the video camera and tapes. "Hongjian, come, come, come. The footage is edited. Take a look." Sun Yusheng handed the tickets to Jia Gang and then enthusiastically pulled Jia Hongjian to the TV.

Seeing the bloodshot eyes of Sun Yusheng, Jia Hongjian asked, "You worked on it all night?" "Not 'we,' but 'I.' When I finished work yesterday, I couldn't bear to leave the footage alone, so I got excited and edited it... Ha ha." Sun Yusheng laughed as he connected the camera to the TV.

Seeing Sun Yusheng's passion and dedication, Jia Hongjian couldn't let him down. "Alright, let's see what Sun Brother has done." When the footage appeared on the TV, Jia Hongjian and his family watched Sun Yusheng's work. Jia Hongjian found that Sun Yusheng's editing was quite good. Although there were no fancy techniques, the footage was practical and concise, leaving only the essential parts to create a fast-paced news segment. With a proper opening and closing, and a host's introduction and narration, it was ready for TV.

"Great job!" Jia Hongjian praised, "That's professional work, absolutely great!" "Ha ha, I trained in the 'News Broadcast' program back in the day!" Sun Yusheng laughed heartily. Suddenly, he had an idea, looked at Jia Hongjian, and asked, "By the way, Hongjian, you're smart. How about helping us come up with an opening for 'Focus Talk'?"

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