Chapter 223

Chapter 223: This is the Legendary Zhang Ye?

New house .

New day .

New environment .

The sun shined its rays through the wide windows in the morning . The new house was very well lit; even with curtains closed, the room still did not appear dark . The place was fully furnished . After signing the contract last night, Zhang Ye had moved in . After covering the mattress with a bed sheet and used a blanket he bought, he slept till dawn .

It was time to wake up .

Zhang Ye enjoyed the sunlight with his eyes half-closed . He crawled up from his soft bed and brushed his teeth and woke up . After he came out of the bathroom in the living room, his cellphone rang .

“Hello, Teacher Zhang . ”

“Hello, may I know who is this?”

“I’m from Weiwo company’s Human Resources department . Has the matters of the plane been settled?”

“It has been settled . Sorry for delaying for a day . Can I go over now?”

“Alright . Let’s schedule a time . How about an hour later? I will wait in our company’s lobby for you . ”

“Alright . I will be there punctually in an hour . Let’s talk when we meet . ”

After straightening his hair with a comb, Zhang Ye looked in the mirror with satisfaction . Then, he got his bag and left the house . He hailed a taxi and headed in the company’s direction . It was very close by . It would take him 20 minutes to get there even if there was a jam .

……

Weiwo Company .

It was not on a main street but behind a shopping center .

The building was not very tall . It was about four to five storeys tall, but it covered a large area .

After alighting from the taxi, he saw the company’s headquarters . Zhang Ye had a rough idea of the company’s strength . It was not bad, but it definitely could not compete with the mega internet giant companies . However, if it were to be compared with similar WebTV websites, it was definitely one of the best . It had strong financial backing .

Lobby .

Zhang Ye went in but did not see anyone . He then went to the front desk to inquire .

However, someone in the lounge recognized him and stretched out his arm with a smile . He was a youth and was in his twenties . He was about the same age as Zhang Ye . He looked pretty average . “You must be Teacher Zhang, right? Hur Hur, we have previously talked on the phone . Hello and welcome . ”

Zhang Ye shook hands with him, “Nice to meet you . ”

“Let’s go upstairs . I’ll bring you around first,” the youth said .

“Sure, sorry for the trouble,” Zhang Ye followed him .

On the way, the youth gave him a general introduction to the locations of the various departments in the company, as well as their overall situation . Finally, he brought Zhang Ye to an office of a Leader .

He knocked on the door .

A woman’s voice from inside invited them in .

After the youth entered, he introduced, “President Feng, this is Teacher Zhang Ye . I’ve brought him here . ” After that he turned towards Zhang Ye and said, “This is our company’s vice president . She is also Director-in-charge of our WebTV department . ”

Feng Guiqin stretched out her hand, “I’ve been waiting for you for the past few days . Nice to meet you Little Zhang . ”

Zhang Ye quickly went forward and shook her hands with both hands, “Nice to meet you President Feng . I’m new here and this is the first time I’m interacting with WebTV . Please take care of me in the future . ” He knew that this woman would be his direct superior . She was the head of the WebTV department, so she had the final say in everything .

Feng Guiqin looked to be in her forties . She did not look very pretty, but she was very friendly . She looked like any ordinary mother in the neighborhood . “Little Sun, go to the Legal department and get Little Zhang’s contract . ”

The youth accepted the order and went out .

Feng Guiqin gestured, “Take a seat . ”

Zhang Ye did not stand on ceremony and after sitting down, he took out his resume . “This is my resume . ”

Feng Guiqin smiled, “There’s no need . Since our company invited you here, we already know very well about your qualifications and achievements . This time, we have hired a few internet hosts as well as people in program planning . They were decided on personally by President Wei as well as the company’s higher management . We have seen your programs too . I’m no stranger to your work . On the contrary, you do not know too much about our company . Then let me give you a brief introduction . Our company was in the earliest batch of companies that obtained the authorized certificate to be a WebTV company . The WebTV industry has been developing at a rapid pace these few years . There have been many WebTV websites who have obtained the certificate too . There are even some television stations who have set up websites as well as cable TV companies who are fighting for a slice of this pie . It is extremely competitive, and it could be said to reaching some extreme limits…”

Zhang Ye listened attentively .

“WebTV began late so this industry is still very young; however, it still has a lot of room for development . Although it may seem like we are merging several disparate entertainment programs into one, it is actually not that simple . The independent and overall outcome are different conceptually . In terms of resources, it is not as simple as one plus one equals two . Sometimes, it might even equal to three . And there are even the special grants and tax rebates given to us by the country…” Feng Guiqin was a very good speaker . From the important points to the general introduction, she introduced the WebTV industry in a very clear manner .

Zhang Ye was still listening attentively . Of course, he was just trying to get some understanding over it . He was in no way responsible or qualified to care about the general trends and strategy . The industry was complicated and highly competitive, but Zhang Ye did not mind . His motivation was not the industry itself, nor did he really care if he could increase the overall click rate on the company’s WebTV site . What he wanted to do was to do his segment well, and make it popular . Zhang Ye was not a person of this world . His thoughts were still lingering on the model of his world’s web entertainment . That was the territory he was familiar with . Although Feng Guiqin said that WebTV was different from independent videos, to Zhang Ye, they were actually the same .

All he needed was a fixed time slot . Zhang Ye would do the program, publish it and attract an audience .

It was not that complicated and was actually very simple . Be it an internet video series or a television program broadcast, they shared the same basics .

The contract arrived .

“Take a look first . ” Feng Guiqin said .

Zhang Ye flipped it and found no problems with it . It was a conventional contract .

Feng Guiqin smiled and said, “Our salary is decided on by our employees . That is for the basic salary . As for bonuses and other benefits, they are standardized . ”

Zhang Ye blinked, “Really? I decide on it?”

Victoria had indeed mentioned this to him when she invited him on the phone .

However, Zhang Ye knew that this was just something that was completely true . There had to be some restrictions . You couldn’t just say a monthly salary of 100,000 (US$15,000), right? It would be weird if they didn’t kick you out the windows, so Zhang Ye did not make unreasonable demands, “My ideal salary is approximately… 20,000 (US$3,000) a month?”

Feng Guiqin gave it a thought and nodded, “Sure . ”

Zhang Ye was after all not very famous in the hosting industry . He was just a normal host of a star program of a local TV channel, so it was not right for him to ask for too much .

With everything agreed upon, Zhang Ye began signing the contract .

Feng Guiqin said, “Take these few days to familiarize yourself with the environment and to get to know your work . More preparation may quicken the speed in doing work . We only do the program after you are familiarized . Our WebTV segments are given relatively more freedom . You can plan it yourself or also discuss it with the department’s professional program planners . Of course, even though there is freedom, your program will eventually be vetted by a few Leaders . Only when they approve it, will a time slot be allocated on WebTV . The quality must definitely pass . ”

Zhang Ye was done signing, “Sure . ”

“Alright, then let me welcome you here . ” Feng Guiqin said, “You can begin today . You can directly report to the WebTV department . ” She made a call and got someone to bring Zhang Ye there .

The person, who came, was Wang Xiong, a middle-aged man . He was one of the Deputy Directors of the WebTV department . He was also a Leader . He seemed to be very interested in Zhang Ye . The moment he came over, he sized him up . He must definitely have heard of the hijacking news, so he wanted to know what sort of person Zhang Ye was . However, be it his looks or build, Zhang Ye looked like any other ordinary person . Other than his eyes having some brilliance and his voice sounding somewhat magnetic and charming, he was too normal in every other aspect . It felt like anyone taken off the streets would be better than him .

“Director Wang,” Zhang Ye said politely .

Wang Xiong patted him on the shoulder, “Alright, let’s go . ” The two of them went downstairs . He said, “The WebTV office is on one level itself . The recording studio is also at one level by itself . It is our company’s biggest department . All the program teams are relatively independent, but if there’s something, you can always look for the others . My office is also on the same level as yours . ”

Around the corner at the staircase .

Along the narrow corridor were transparent glass partitions . The office desks were crammed inside . Just a look revealed about 140-150 people in the department . The exterior was filled with customer service . More than ten operators were busy picking up phone calls . There were more than ten regions with a sign suspended from the ceiling . The program names were written on it . Clearly, it was the region for each program team . Other than the leadership’s office and meeting rooms, there was no sealed off area in this office . All the office desks were linked to one another . Everything could be seen at a glance .

The environment was good!

The scale was not much worse than a television station!

Zhang Ye silently observed and followed Wang Xiong in .

Bba Bba . Wang Xiong clapped his hands, “Everyone, stop your work for half a minute . Let me introduce to you a new colleague . ” He held Zhang Ye’s shoulders, “Zhang Ye, former famous host of the Beijing Arts Channel . From today onwards, he will be a member of our WebTV department . Let’s give him a welcoming applause?”

Everyone gave a round of applause, but it was not very loud .

“Famous host?”

“To dare call him famous? Is his ratings very high?”

“Hey, why is the name Zhang Ye so familiar?”

“Holy sh*t! I remember! Beijing Arts Channel host? Zhang Ye? Isn’t that the anti-hijacking hero on the news? The one who flew a plane!”

“Ah? It’s really him?”

“What the f**k! Why did he come to our place?”

“He doesn’t look like one . How can he be a host with such average looks?”

A few people spoke . Everyone knew who this person was and a flurry of discussion erupted!

These two days, they had heard this name more than once on the news and internet . In other units, people might not pay that much attention, but Zhang Ye was previously a television host . He was considered in the same line as them . For a counterpart of theirs to safely fly and land a large passenger plane, this naturally attracted a lot of discussion . As such, they were very curious about Zhang Ye .

However, many people were disappointed seeing him .

Wang Xiong ignored it and pointed to a spot inside . “Little Zhang, your desk will be over there . There are many empty spots, so choose whichever you prefer . ”

“Alright . ” Zhang Ye went over with his things .

Wang Xiong did not speak much . After he asked an old employee about the situation with the programs today, he left the office and returned to his office .

Everyone were still looking in Zhang Ye’s direction .

The legendary Zhang Ye?

The legendary man of God?

He looked way too ordinary!