The cafeteria at the TV station is very good. They have both meat and vegetables, and there are many dishes.
According to Zhao Rui, the cafeteria at the TV station has standards. Whether it's in terms of cleanliness or the use of oil and ingredients, it's much better than small restaurants outside. It's clean and reliable.
The prices are also very cheap, at cost price.
Vegetables cost 3 yuan, small meat dishes cost 6 yuan, and large meat dishes cost 10 yuan.
The cafeteria doesn't accept cash, only the work card. The work card at the station is an all-in-one card for the chest badge, access control, attendance, and the cafeteria.
Ye Guang had already obtained his work card in the morning. He topped up 300 yuan while getting his lunch. In the end, they only spent 36 yuan for a meal of four dishes and a soup.
Ye Guang smiled and told Zhao Rui that it was the first time he had treated someone to a meal and spent so little money but ate so well.
After the meal, Ye Guang and Zhao Rui became closer. After eating, Zhao Rui pulled him aside and whispered, "Xiao Ye, I feel a connection with you. Let me give you some honest advice. Just listen to me and keep it to yourself. Don't tell others that it was me who said it."
Ye Guang hurriedly nodded and said, "Zhao Jie, don't worry. You can tell me anything. I promise not to tell anyone."
Zhao Rui lowered her voice and said, "Xiao Ye, you may not know this since you just arrived, but things at the TV station can get complicated. Although our radio station is not the best department compared to the TV station, there is still hidden competition and fierce competition. Take the soon-to-retire Lao Liu for example. He used to have a bad reputation, being from an older generation, and there was a generation gap between him and us. Not many people wanted to interact with him, but now that he's about to retire, do you know how many people are trying to get close to him during this period? What are they after?"
Ye Guang nodded slightly, pondering over her words.
Zhao Rui continued, "Xiao Ye, you have a connection with Li Tai, right?"
Ye Guang didn't hide it and nodded, "My father and Uncle Li are war buddies."
"Mhmm." Zhao Rui nodded, "Xiao Ye, you have to be careful at the radio station in the future. It's not a problem with the others since Li Tai has your back, they won't dare to make trouble for you. But there's one person you have to be extra careful with. His name is Xu Rui, and he's currently working as an editor. Recently, he's been particularly active in getting close to Lao Liu. Lao Liu works the night shift, but Xu Rui is so determined that he stays late at work, just to be around Lao Liu more. He's trying to create a favorable impression. This person is very scheming, and I've heard that he has a relationship with one of the leaders in the station. Although Li Tai wants you to learn from Lao Liu, on the surface, he may not dare to do anything, but I'm afraid he already resents you in his heart. Be careful not to let him trip you up."
After Zhao Rui finished speaking, Ye Guang suddenly remembered the young man with the resentment in his eyes wearing glasses that he saw in the morning. If he guessed correctly, that person should be Xu Rui.
"Thank you, Zhao Jie. I understand. I will be careful," Ye Guang sincerely thanked Zhao Rui.
"Yeah, just be careful. And please don't repeat what I told you to anyone else, or I won't be able to survive in the company," Zhao Rui said seriously.
Ye Guang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Zhao Jie. I will keep everything you said to myself, even if someone has a gun to my head."
After lunch, Ye Guang and Zhao Rui returned to the radio station's office area. Ye Guang's workspace had been arranged next to Liu Bayi, sitting side by side. Originally, someone else occupied this position, but Li Delong arranged for the person who was in this position to move to the opposite vacant spot in order for Ye Guang to quickly familiarize himself with the work.
In the afternoon, Liu Bayi was no longer around. He worked the late-night shift, and he was only at the company in the morning due to some retirement procedures. Ye Guang's work schedule was arranged to work with Liu Bayi from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.
In the afternoon, it wasn't technically Ye Guang's working hours, and he could have gone home. However, it was already 2 p.m., and his home was far away. Going back and forth would take a long time and be quite tiring. So he decided not to go back.
Ye Guang took out his domestic-made orange phone and called his mom to explain the situation. His mom asked a lot of questions and chatted with him for ten minutes, reminding him that there were no buses after work and it would be costly to take a taxi, so his dad would come to pick him up after work.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Guang sighed. No matter how upset you are with your mom, she still cares about you.
In the afternoon, Ye Guang was bored. He didn't know what to do.
There was no mistreatment or making new colleagues do odd jobs like in other units. After all, everyone knew that Comrade Ye Guang had a connection with the station director. Who would be foolish enough to bring trouble upon themselves by asking him to pour water or do paperwork?
Taking advantage of the free time, Ye Guang turned on the computer on his desk and registered for a host exam online. The registration process was simple - just fill in some information and submit it. On the day of the exam, he would go directly to the exam venue to take the test.
Then Ye Guang searched for some training materials about hosting and started studying them.
When it comes to being a host, the most important factors are eloquence, stage control, psychological control, and some knowledge and personality traits.
Leaving aside knowledge and personality traits for now, Ye Guang's speaking skills have always been good, and with systematic training in speaking and eloquence, he has great confidence in this aspect.
In terms of stage control, Ye Guang believes that he should be capable as well. Having been a teacher for a few months, he has learned to manage the rhythm of the class every day, so this can also count as a form of stage control ability.
As for psychological control, Ye Guang has always believed that he is bold enough and wouldn't be affected by stage fright. Besides, when teaching, he faces many students, and hosting is just a matter of using a microphone.
For the whole afternoon, Ye Guang searched various training materials for hosts online and studied them carefully. Unknowingly, it was already past 5 p.m., so Ye Guang went to the cafeteria quickly and had a quick meal.
When he returned, he saw that Lao Liu had already arrived and was calmly sitting in his seat reading the newspaper.
People of Lao Liu's age often have the habit of reading newspapers. In contrast, young people nowadays rarely read newspapers.
When Lao Liu saw Ye Guang arrive, he glanced up at him.
"You're here."
"Yes, hello, Teacher Liu. Please take care of me in the future," Ye Guang greeted Lao Liu politely with a smile.
Lao Liu continued reading the newspaper without much emotion and said, "Taking care of you is not necessary. I have never taken on an apprentice before, so I don't know how to teach. Just follow me and learn while observing. How much you can learn depends on your own ability."
Ye Guang was taken aback. This attitude seemed a bit off. Did he offend him somehow?
Ye Guang wasn't familiar with Lao Liu and didn't know how to respond. He smiled awkwardly, said, "Thank you, Teacher Liu," and then sat at his seat to continue looking at the training materials for hosts.
After a while, Lao Liu seemed to have lost interest. He put down the newspaper, turned his head to look at Ye Guang, and found that Ye Guang was looking at training materials for hosts on the computer. He occasionally took notes in his notebook.
"Just reading these materials is not enough," Lao Liu said.
Ye Guang was a little surprised and turned to look at Lao Liu.
"To be a host, it's not enough to just read. What's more important is to be able to speak and read. Here, read this passage out loud for me," Lao Liu handed the newspaper to Ye Guang.
Ye Guang took the newspaper, looked at it briefly, and saw that it was the People's Daily, with the headline on the front page: "Moving Towards Modern Education with Chinese Characteristics and World Standards."
Ye Guang looked at it for about 20-30 seconds, then put down the newspaper and looked at Lao Liu. He confidently said, "The overall development level of our country's education has reached the upper middle level in the world. The rate of preschool enrollment across the country has reached the average level of middle and high-income countries. The enrollment rate for compulsory education exceeds the average level of high-income countries. The gross enrollment rates for high school education and higher education are both higher than the average level of middle and high-income countries.
"Education equity has made significant progress. By the end of 2016, out of the 708 county-level units in remote and impoverished areas, 684 had implemented policies for allowances for rural teachers' living expenses, with a coverage rate of 97%. The 'free teacher training program' attracts 34,000 college graduates to teach in rural primary and secondary schools each year, and the 'special teachers' program covers more than 30,000 rural schools in the central and western regions, with over 640,000 rural teachers receiving training from the 'national training plan'. At the same time, over 36 million students benefit from the 'improved nutrition program for rural compulsory education students.' Among students at all levels nationwide, two-thirds have had their miscellaneous fees waived, and two-thirds receive various forms of financial assistance."
Ye Guang enunciated each word clearly and pronounced them precisely. His tone was steady and smooth, as it was news, there was no need for much emotional input. Ye Guang simply recited the content from the newspaper.
It was another demonstration of his extraordinary photographic memory. Ye Guang glanced through the newspaper at first glance and remembered every word on the entire page clearly. He only spent 20-30 seconds because he didn't want to seem too astonishing.