Li Xue and Zhang Hao left Yan Ke's office silently, with heavy clouds hanging on their faces.
They came to a secluded corner of the TV station. It was a small garden with few people coming and going, with only a few old locust trees swaying gently in the breeze.
"What should we do next?" Zhang Hao's voice was low and his brows were furrowed: "Are we going to give up?"
"We can't just give up." Li Xue's eyes were firm, and his voice was full of undoubted power. "If these videos are not exposed, Brother Song Ye and their rights will not be protected, and those lawless people will They will go unpunished, and Zhou’s Fishing Company will bully other fishermen in the future.”
"I also know that this is important, but..." Zhang Hao hesitated for a moment. He looked at Li Xue with a trace of struggle in his eyes: "I have a family to support, parents, a wife and children. If I lose my job... I really don’t know how to live anymore…”
"I understand your concerns, Brother Zhang Hao." Li Xue's tone softened.
She understood Zhang Hao's situation and continued: "But if we don't even defend the most basic justice, then what's the point of being journalists? Our silence will only make Zhou's Fishing Company more unscrupulous. Isn't this right?" Is this really the result we want?”
Zhang Hao was silent. He knew what Li Xue said was right, but his heart was still full of contradictions.
He thought of his wife and children, and of his elderly parents, who all needed a steady income to maintain their lives.
"We can find other ways." Li Xue seemed to see through Zhang Hao's thoughts and said softly: "We can publish anonymously or find other media to cooperate. There will always be a way, but I really need your help. Okay, I can’t do these things with my own strength.”
"Do you really think this will work?" A glimmer of hope flashed in Zhang Hao's eyes.
"At least we have to try." Li Xue nodded, with determination shining in his eyes: "We cannot let our conscience be condemned."
The two stared at each other for a while.
Zhang Hao sighed. The inner struggle finally found an answer. He nodded and said, "Okay, Li Xue, I'll work with you. At worst, I'll risk my life. We can't let those lawless behaviors be covered up like this."
"good."
A smile appeared on Li Xue's face.
She knew it was not easy to convince Zhang Hao, but the power of justice was powerful after all.
"Thank you, Brother Zhang Hao." She thanked Zhang Hao.
"No need to say thank you." Zhang Hao already had a general idea: "We shot these videos and reported them in detail. Even if we show them to other media, the leaders will know that it was us who did this. of."
After finishing speaking, he paused and continued: "Since we have decided to do this, we might as well not stop doing it and we will broadcast it on Lianjiang County TV Station."
"Ah?" Li Xue looked surprised: "But the leader won't let us broadcast this news."
Zhang Hao gritted his teeth, his heart trembled, and said: "We can broadcast it secretly, just go to the broadcast room of the TV station and connect the memory card."
Li Xue fell silent. This was indeed a good idea, but it was so sneaky. She didn't know if it would work.
Without hesitating for too long, Li Xue came back to her senses and said, "Brother Zhang Hao, we will do as you say. At the moment, it seems that your method is the best."
"Okay, then let's wait until seven o'clock in the evening, when everyone is watching the news broadcast, and then play the captured news materials."
Zhang Hao is a person who makes a decision and no longer hesitates: "As for Xiao Chen in the broadcast room, I will convince him, just don't worry."
"Okay." Li Xue nodded heavily.
Evening, six fifty.
As night fell, the lights in the corridor of Lianjiang County TV station were dim. Li Xue and Zhang Hao walked quickly through it, their heartbeats speeding up with the upcoming action.
It was now the break between shifts in the broadcast room, and they decided to seize this opportunity to broadcast the captured news footage.
The door of the playroom was slightly open, revealing a ray of light.
Zhang Hao pushed the door open directly and entered.
In the playback room, Xiao Chen was sitting in front of the monitoring screen, adjusting the equipment attentively.
He was a young technician who was passionate about his work but not involved in the inner circle of news production.
"We are here." Zhang Hao walked over with Li Xue, his voice was calm and firm.
Xiao Chen turned around and was not surprised to see Li Xue and Zhang Hao coming.
Because Zhang Hao had a private conversation with him during the day and made it clear about the news material that was going to be broadcast.
Xiao Chen is a person full of positive energy and has righteousness in his heart. In addition, he and Zhang Hao are old friends.
After all, Zhang Hao is a cameraman for a TV station and often comes to the broadcast room to provide materials. We meet frequently and become very familiar with each other after going back and forth.
When he heard that the crimes of Zhou's Fishing Company were to be exposed, Xiao Chen was initially hesitant, but after some consideration, he finally agreed.
He hates people who use their power to do evil and bully vulnerable people. If this kind of power is not eliminated, there will be endless troubles.
Moreover, Xiao Chen's job was not a high-paying job in the first place. It was dispensable and it could serve justice, so he naturally agreed.
He said a little anxiously: "You are finally here, otherwise it would not be easy for other reporters to come to the broadcast room and play the news materials you shot."
"There is no way. There are many people outside. We are afraid of being seen by the leaders, so we can only sneak in when no one is around."
Zhang Hao patted Xiao Chen's shoulder gratefully and said, "Thank you, Xiao Chen. We will act carefully and try not to let this matter affect you."
"It doesn't matter." Xiao Chen said, "In the worst case, I will quit my job and find another job. As long as I can bring justice to the people."
"Yes." Li Xue and Zhang Hao both nodded heavily, agreeing with what Xiao Chen said.
In the playback room, the roar of the machine gradually subsided. Zhang Hao sat in front of the playback machine. His fingers danced briskly on the keyboard and he inserted the memory card into the card reader.
On the screen, scenes from yesterday's sea gradually emerged. Zhang Hao's eyes were firm, knowing the importance of this moment.
Li Xue stood aside, her eyes locked on the screen, silently praying that everything would go well.
Xiao Chen stood aside. Although he felt a little uneasy in his heart, he knew that he had made the right choice.
When the news material officially started playing, Zhang Hao turned his head, looked at Li Xue and Xiao Chen, smiled slightly, and said, "It's done."
