Chapter 81

"Xiaosun, you can read this document yourself." Director Yang Guang sighed and handed the document to Sun Yusheng. Sun Yusheng took it and saw that it read, "Recently, there have been doubts in society about Wang Hongcheng's water-to-oil technology. Given various reasons, the following decision has been made: all units must immediately stop producing programs that question the authenticity of Wang Hongcheng's water-to-oil technology. Programs can only be broadcast after the relevant national departments have verified the technology..."

"Director, what does this mean?" Sun Yusheng asked,不服地 (unwillingly) raising his head. "What do you think it means?" Director Yang Guang retorted, clearly annoyed. Sun Yusheng was now getting anxious: "But the document seems to say that we shouldn't produce programs questioning the authenticity, which appears to be a fair decision on the surface. However, in reality, it's a biased move! Right now, only we and Quality Mileage are exposing their fraud. This ban means our two programs can't be broadcast, but Wang Hongcheng can still produce promotional programs, which don't discuss the authenticity... Isn't this too unfair?"

"Orders from the organization are not for you to haggle over!" Yang Guang glared at Sun Yusheng and shouted, "You must follow orders whether you understand them or not. You should deepen your understanding while executing them. Don't you understand this? Do you think the entire broadcasting system is just for your play? Do you think you can do whatever you want?"

After scolding Sun Yusheng, Yang Guang glared at him for a long time before sighing and speaking softly, "Do you think I don't know this is a biased move? Do you think I didn't try to argue with the higher-ups when I received this document? Do you think you're the only one who can see through Wang Hongcheng's fraud? Huh? You don't even know the art of struggle! You just charge ahead recklessly! If you become the director, CCTV will fall apart in no time!"

Hearing the old leader's caring criticism, Sun Yusheng calmed down and asked with a frown, "What do you suggest we do? Should we really stop production as they say? I'm not convinced. 'Focus Talk' was directly instructed by high-level leaders. Weren't we told to boldly conduct public opinion supervision? Why can't I do it now when I'm just starting to follow their instructions?..."

"You!" Yang Guang was so frustrated that he wanted to take off his shoe and hit Sun Yusheng with it. "I must have been blind to see potential in you and promote you. What do you use your brain for? Just because the document says not to produce, you stop? Finish the production and hold it for now! Wait for the right moment, you fool! Didn't I tell you before? Time is tight, the task is heavy, bypass the Ministry of Truth! Have you forgotten all of that?"

"Director, what do you mean?" Sun Yusheng's eyes lit up, and he quickly put on a flattering smile. "Finish the production first, and I'll see if there's a way to work on it. If it works out, you can broadcast it directly. If it doesn't, we'll find a way to skirt the rules later."

When Sun Yusheng returned to the news commentary department, he held a meeting and relayed the director's message to the staff. After the meeting, he decided to call Jia Hongjian to inform him. No matter what, he had told Jia Hongjian that the program would likely air around National Day, and now it seemed unlikely to make the deadline. He felt he should at least give Jia Hongjian a heads-up.

That evening, Jia Hongjian, who was in his dorm room revising the article for Mr. Luo, received Sun Yusheng's call. Jia Hongjian, who had been in a good mood, turned as dark as Bao Gong after hearing Sun Yusheng's message.

"Hongjian, don't worry. Our director will work on it at the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television. The heads there are old leaders from CCTV, so it should be fine. Besides, Shui Junyi is also talking to his colleagues to reflect the situation. The program will just be delayed, not canceled..."

Although Sun Yusheng's words were comforting, could Jia Hongjian really believe them? He had said such comforting words many times in his past life! Such words always tried to make the situation sound better. Even if there was only a 50-50 chance, they would be presented as a 99% success.

Moreover, Jia Hongjian couldn't understand what was in the minds of certain mid-to-high-level officials in the central government. Had they all gone crazy practicing qigong in the 1980s? No wonder Jia Hongjian still saw online in the 21st century that national leaders had met with so-called "special ability" people in the late 1980s. It seemed they genuinely believed in these supernatural things.

What if the great scientist Qian Xuesen, who initiated the study of human science in his old age, had said the Earth was flat? Would these officials believe it as the truth? Hadn't they heard that even the great Newton, in his old age, had become interested in theology and other supernatural things? Scientists and old scientists are different species!

To be honest, if Jia Hongjian had a stronger inclination towards leaving, he would have thought about following Lin Yifu and swimming across the Taiwan Strait with a basketball—how could he tolerate such pig-headed teammates in the front row?

But Jia Hongjian truly loved the land that had given him life and raised him, so he didn't think about swimming across the Pacific. However, he did start to consider whether he should go to Jinggang Mountain and start a revolution to create his own country. Even in his anger, he began to understand Master Li of the Circle Power—facing such pig-headed central officials, even someone with only a fourth-grade education could cause such a stir. How could someone with a higher education and more intelligence live a normal 9-to-5 life?

It turned out that Master Li in China and Asahara Shoko, the leader of the Aum Shinrikyo cult in Japan, were both reborn! They had seen the incompetence of their respective governments and decided to take matters into their own hands to overthrow them, right?

Of course, cults were just a thought that crossed Jia Hongjian's mind in his anger. He wouldn't play with such high-risk things. However, not resorting to extreme measures didn't mean he wouldn't do something!

He still had the article Mr. Luo had commissioned. If he replaced it with a highly critical manifesto, what would happen? After some thought, Jia Hongjian got to work. In half an hour, he produced a manifesto as scathing as Kong Heshang's (Note).

In this article, Jia Hongjian used every curse word he could think of, except those related to reproductive organs, to equate the intelligence of certain high-ranking officials to that of kindergarteners.

After finishing the article, Jia Hongjian checked for typos and prepared to submit it along with the article for Mr. Luo. He knew Mr. Luo would think he was too impulsive and outspoken and would likely reject the manuscript.

But Jia Hongjian wasn't afraid! Not only was he not afraid, but he was confident he wouldn't suffer any consequences. Why? Because the extremely shrewd Jia Hongjian had observed a pattern from the behavior of Kong Heshang and Kato Kiyohito.

The pattern was that certain high-ranking officials or leaders, and even ordinary people, had a psychological bias! This bias was the belief that anyone who dared to defy social norms must be a great talent. According to common logic, if someone without talent defied the norms, they would have been eliminated long ago, or, to put it bluntly, if someone was so ugly-tempered, they would either be the best in their field or unable to find a job.

If such a person was an "opposition" scholar rather than a political figure, even high-level officials would not maliciously deal with them. Sometimes, they would even smile and follow behind them.

Was this just Jia Hongjian's imagination? No! Kato Kiyohito, a Japanese student in China, often used this tactic. He would meet provincial and ministerial-level officials and discuss China's ethnic policies, suggesting that the best method was to remove the ethnic category from ID cards.

At this point, the officials would say it was impractical and not allowed for now. If a scholar agreed, they would be looked down upon by the officials—because it showed submission to power! Kato Kiyohito, who was not typically Japanese, would not agree but would stand up and walk out, turning his back on the officials.

This disrespectful behavior would shock the officials into standing up to retain him. If Kato Kiyohito still refused to stay, the officials would be even more eager to schedule a follow-up meeting. This was a real case in the 21st century! This was the psychological bias, the confusion between "only great talents dare to be temperamental" and "those who dare to be temperamental are great talents."

Moreover, with the scholar's background of no vested interests, provincial and ministerial-level officials would not see them as enemies but would even revere them as great talents.

This was what Jia Hongjian was going to do! Since his shrewd mind told him that being temperamental would not harm him, why should he hold back and pretend to be mature? Pretending to be mature would only make him seem like a tail-wagging dog!

"Jia Hongjian, phone call!" At that moment, a voice called from the corridor.

"Who is it?" Jia Hongjian answered the phone, his tone a bit sharp. "I'm looking for Jia Hongjian," a slightly distorted but familiar female voice said.

"It's me, who are you?" Jia Hongjian asked, not in a good mood. "Hongjian? It's Xiaofang! Guess who it is?" The voice on the other end made Jia Hongjian's forehead turn black.

"It's you, Ye Jing, hahahaha, your joke is funny." Jia Hongjian laughed, but his voice lacked any real amusement. "What's wrong? You sound reluctant to talk to me..."

"The tape we made to expose Wang Hongcheng's experiment can't be broadcast. A friend at CCTV just called me and said the higher-ups issued a biased document, telling us to stop fighting but not stopping Wang Hongcheng from fighting us..." Jia Hongjian repeated Sun Yusheng's words, clearly upset.

"How dare they?" Ye Jing on the other side of the ocean was almost fuming. "I just called my parents and relatives, telling them to watch me on TV and to record it. Now they dare to stop it? This is deliberately embarrassing me! Bastards! Whoever embarrasses me, I'll make them suffer for life! Hongjian, don't worry, I'll handle it!"

Wow, Ye Jing's words were quite bold, "Whoever embarrasses me, I'll make them suffer for life." Could she be a super princeling? Did Jia Hongjian accidentally involve a super princeling in his debunking process?

But at that moment, Jia Hongjian heard someone behind him ask, "Hey, where is Room 313? Do you know Jia Hongjian?" He turned around and saw three police officers in light green summer uniforms...

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Kong Heshang is Kong Qingdong, a professor at Peking University known for his straightforward temper and love for cursing. He has cursed Koreans, journalists, people in Hong Kong who view mainlanders as locusts, and those who oppose the events in Chongqing.

Additionally, Ye Jing is not a random character. In that social circle, a girl at this age would indeed be rebellious. Her family decided to send her abroad to study because, if she stayed in China, she would be protected everywhere and grow up to be a tyrannical second-generation. On her first night at the all-girls boarding school in North America, she called her mother and threatened, "You dare to abandon me, I'll make Dad divorce you!"

And this girl, who was very innocent, almost fell for a Hong Kong triad member's deception in her first love... But don't ask or search for her real name, or someone might reveal it, and it would be difficult for me...

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