Chapter 27 About

About Jingye (1) "You are really dedicated." This is what I have heard most when I am a reporter since I was a reporter. At the beginning, others should speak from the heart.We look at ourselves and feel worthy of this sentence. The first time I visited the mainland was in 1997, when former US President Bill Clinton visited China.At that time, I had not long been a reporter, and it was also my first business trip, so I was actually a bit confused. As a result, in addition to the official arrangements for the daily interview content, my intuition told me that there should be many unofficial occasions, which should be reported by a media like ours.

I still remember that one of the activities was Clinton’s visit to Chongwenmen’s church. Upon hearing the news, the photographer and I rushed over there immediately.Fortunately, the road has not yet started to be closed, so we started looking for a way to enter the church.When we arrived at the door of the church, we found that other Hong Kong TV station colleagues had already arrived.Since there was no quota for Hong Kong journalists to enter the church to shoot, everyone stood at the door and refused to leave until finally, we finally got a quota to represent all Hong Kong media to enter the church to shoot, and then everyone shared these images.

This is the first time for me to deal with colleagues in Hong Kong in other places. This experience let me know that as a Hong Kong media, I cannot give up any opportunity.Maybe it took a lot of time and a lot of effort, but in the end there is nothing, but if you give up an opportunity easily, then it is very likely that an important news will be missed. The dedication of Hong Kong journalists is obvious to all.Every year during the two sessions in Beijing, the first to appear at the east gate of the Great Hall must be Hong Kong journalists.Before the delegates entered the Great Hall, reporters tracked down every single worthwhile target.

When traveling abroad with national leaders, as long as the leaders come in and out, no matter how early in the morning or late at night, you will always see Hong Kong journalists. Although many people praised the dedication of the reporters, they were always a little puzzled in their hearts. They didn't know why these young reporters were so serious.I have heard such an explanation. Some people think that Hong Kong journalists do this because if they are exclusive, the boss will reward them. Hearing such words, I was a little unhappy in my heart, because I felt that the other party belittled us.Although we work hard to keep our jobs and money, in addition to these, we also have a sense of responsibility and a sense of professional ethics.

As a TV reporter, it is actually very easy to be lazy. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. It is impossible for the boss sitting at the desk to know what is going on in front of him.The same news report, because of my own requirements, takes a completely different amount of time.Journalists who have high demands on themselves will not give up any opportunities and try their best before the report is broadcast. They may succeed or may not have anything. It is the same as the reports of those reporters who do not do this extra, but the problem is, can they I can't pass this level by myself.

Fortunately, up to now, I have not made any mistakes or omissions because I gave up my efforts.What's more, I spent time and energy, but I couldn't do anything, but I didn't regret it, because I felt worthy of my work and myself. This sense of responsibility and professional ethics exists in every industry in Hong Kong, because everyone thinks this is the minimum attitude towards work. But in the Mainland, this kind of thing that we are used to has suddenly become something that everyone pays attention to and is often praised.In fact, do we deserve to be praised? We just did what we should have done. When everyone starts to praise those things that should be done, is there something wrong with this society?

Many people wonder why my photographer and I decided to go to Baghdad when the war broke out.Many people have used many beautiful and noble words to praise us.So every time I need to explain to everyone that I just did what a reporter should do. It's as if, as a medical staff, their job is to save lives and heal the wounded. When SARS appeared, it was their duty to stay at their posts. It was their dereliction of duty to leave. When the society is constantly praising them, I have the same feeling as many of my doctor friends. Is it because too many people have not done their job well, so when someone has done a good job, they will become very special?

The lack of professionalism and professionalism is because the whole society no longer has an accurate value standard. I think this kind of society is a bit abnormal.If one day, everyone is no longer surprised that someone can do what they should do, this society will start to be normal. After listening to other people's praise for my professionalism for several years, I recently began to reflect on myself.In fact, everyone can do dedication, as long as they can stick to their posts and are willing to devote time and energy.But is it enough to be dedicated? The two sessions in Beijing in 2003 were no longer the scene of Hong Kong journalists waiting at the gate of the great hall. Many colleagues from the mainland appeared, and many of them arrived earlier than us.When the delegates arrive at the gate and prepare to enter, as long as a camera rushes towards a certain delegate, it will be found that other media immediately swarm on it.There will be piles of human balls in the whole square, and I feel like a bee, jumping from one corner to another.

After a scuffle, many colleagues would ask me who was the interviewee just now.Some people will understand why they want to interview the other party after hearing the name, and some people will keep asking after hearing the name, so what does he do and why he asks these questions.Sometimes I get impatient, and I will look at each other very rudely, are you a reporter? When you came to this square, didn't you do your homework? I feel that what these reporters lack is professionalism. Each industry needs to know different things, but the essence is the same, that is, to do well, you must have professional skills.

About Jingye (2) It takes a lot of hard work to be professional.For reporters, it is whether they have done their homework before each interview.I still remember my first major interview, which was at the World Bank Annual Meeting in 1997.At that time, I had just joined Phoenix for less than three months. Phoenix had only two reporters at the time, but I was the only one running finance and economics, so all the interview tasks fell on me, and there were eight minutes of news about the annual meeting every day. . I think I was dedicated at that time. I ran up and down the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center every day. I saw everyone who dared to ask questions. I also boldly asked for many interviews, and many of them were successful.It was only later that I reflected on myself and felt that although I had the drive that I had just debuted at that time, I was definitely not a professional and qualified reporter.Because I didn't prepare well.I can't even tell the exact difference between the IMF and the World Bank.

I wasted a lot of interview opportunities. I still remember that I was the only one who blocked the head of the IMF. gone. I can be regarded as a person who is good at self-reflection. Although the company is very satisfied with my overall work performance, I also think that for a newcomer, it is not bad to be able to survive without resource support and time preparation, but For myself, I will find that my problem lies in the lack of proper professional knowledge, including the understanding of the background of the topic to be interviewed, the background of the interviewee, the skills of asking questions, and what kind of questions should be asked. Questions to get the most important information and so on. From this time on, before each interview, I will force myself to prepare, consult others, and browse relevant information from the Internet. Of course, I cannot become an expert overnight, but at least I understand the most basic concepts. And about this matter, or where the recent news focus of this person is, so that you can have a bottom line in your mind when it comes to judging news points and how to ask questions. There are many such employees in many companies, they are very dedicated, the first one comes every day, and the last one leaves, but I never think that this is a very good employee, unless they can finish their work faster than others works, and rarely goes wrong. Many people lament that the work pressure is too great, but they never think about whether they are not professional enough.Dedication is easy to do, but professionalism requires continuous learning, self-improvement, and self-reflection. I especially admire the kind of people who lift weights lightly.When they work, they are very focused and will have a lot of results, but they still have time to live and do their own things.Working with these people, they will be very strict during the work process and cannot tolerate any mistakes caused by human factors. However, during the work, they are relaxed and relaxed. Such people. This is also the goal of my own efforts, but I know that to achieve such a state, sufficient self-confidence is needed, and this self-confidence comes from profound accumulation.This is not something that can be achieved in a short period of time. It needs a process. Looking at myself, I feel that I am also changing. Slowly, step by step, I am making progress. Many times in the Mainland, too much attention is paid to the external and the most substantive things are ignored. In many big cities in the mainland, you will find that there are always one or another small things in life that make your life troublesome. Because I am based in Beijing, I applied for broadband service at home. I always believe that the broadband service in mainland China is at the forefront of the world, whether it is broadband speed or ease of use.Just when I was boasting to people about how to enjoy this kind of value-added service, something happened that made me want to lose my temper on the phone. My broadband service is a quarterly payment, but a month has passed, and no one has come to me to collect a new quarterly user fee.This made me a little uneasy. First, I was afraid that he would cut off my service without knowing when, making me unable to work. I also felt that it was immoral to use other people's services for nothing. So I called the service center. The lady was very nice, but she didn't know anything. After explaining for a long time, I realized that I didn't pay the fee, so I agreed to collect it the next day. As a result, the toll lady came to collect the money the next day, but my broadband service was stopped.This made me very annoyed, so I called to inquire, and the other party said, because you didn't pay the money, I said I had a receipt in my hand, and the other party checked for a long time, and found that the charge lady was on holiday that day. I said, can't you just make a phone call to prove whether I have paid the fee? The other party kept saying sorry, and promised that the service will be restored after 24 hours. Waiting until the next day with hope and turning on the computer, the result still shows that the user is suspended.When I called, the lady with a sweet voice and kind attitude answered the phone and asked me to tell my story from the beginning again. The lady said, okay, check it out right away.As a result, it was another day. It is impossible for such a thing to happen in Hong Kong. In order to improve service quality, all calls between customers and employees must be recorded so that there are traces to follow when customer complaints occur.After making the phone call, even if the problem will not be solved immediately, at least you can know when it will be solved, so that everyone can make a budget for their busy life without affecting their normal work and life. There are too many such encounters in life in the Mainland. If we talk about the services in the Mainland, they have really changed a lot.Then every time we go to Russia and see the frosty flight attendants of those airlines, we will joke that it really looks like China in the 1980s. Now in the Mainland, people believe that the customer is God, but they still stay at the stage of smiling at God, but forget what God needs most. While advocating professionalism, don't forget how important professionalism is. This is the only way to really take your work seriously.