我的CCTV之四：节目死于播出前十分钟｜新闻调查｜CCTV｜高考舞弊｜长春｜王局拍案20230607

Summary

每年高考季来临，这次我分享一个关于高考的故事，讲述我在2013年央视《新闻调查》期间，调查和报道高考作弊的经历。一个家长举报了购买高考答案的现象，我潜入作弊群，收集证据并亲自录制作弊过程。然而，节目最终被上级审查未能播出。尽管如此，我与南方都市报记者合作，发布了一篇名为《答案飘在空中》的文章，但影响有限。这段经历展现了当时媒体在揭露教育弊端上的挑战和坚持。

Takeaways

• 📺 这是一篇关于2013年高考作弊事件的报道，作者曾在CCTV工作，后因种种原因离开中国。
• 🔍 作者在CCTV的“新闻调查”节目工作期间，通过微博收到线索，揭露了东北地区高考作弊的情况。
• 💬 一位来自山西的读者向作者透露，有老师在高考前向学生兜售答案卡，暗示作弊行为的存在。
• 🤔 作者意识到高考作弊问题的严重性，认为这关系到社会公平和底层人群的社会流动性。
• 💼 作者通过QQ群接触到了出售高考答案的作弊团伙，并以学生身份卧底，收集了大量证据。
• 🚔 作者和团队在东北的采访过程中，遭遇了当地政府和警察的严密监视和跟踪。
• 💸 为了获取作弊设备和答案，作者所在的节目组支付了超过10,000元给作弊团伙。
• 🎥 节目组记录了作弊团伙发送答案的全过程，并与标准答案进行了核对，证实了答案的准确性。
• 🚫 原定在CCTV的“东方时空”节目中播出的报道，因政治压力在播出前被取消。
• 📰 尽管电视报道未能播出，作者还是通过《南方都市报》的记者进行了接力调查，发表了文章。
• 🗑️ 尽管努力保存，但作者后来丢失了作为证据的作弊设备，且相关视频资料也未能找回。

Q & A

为什么作者在CCTV工作期间不能分享某些信息？

作者在CCTV工作期间不能分享某些信息是因为存在保密协议，不允许私自披露采访信息，特别是那些未经批准、可能对国家形象不利的信息。

作者在2013年为哪个节目工作？

作者在2013年为CCTV的《新闻调查》节目工作。

《新闻调查》是一个怎样的节目？

《新闻调查》是一个长达50分钟的深度报道节目。

作者如何得知高考作弊的信息？

作者是通过一位来自山西的读者通过私信提供的线索得知高考作弊的信息。

为什么这位读者认为高考不公平？

这位读者认为高考不公平是因为在考试前一两个月，老师在课堂上分发了一些宣传高考答案卡片，意味着只要花钱就能买到标准答案。

高考作弊对社会流动性有什么影响？

高考作弊对社会流动性有负面影响，因为高考是中国社会弱势群体向上流动的重要途径，如果这个门槛的公平性不能得到保障，可能会损害社会的底线。

作者如何证实高考作弊信息的真实性？

作者通过联系提供信息的读者的姐姐，并收到了她寄来的卡片，从而证实了高考作弊信息的真实性。

作者在调查过程中采取了哪些措施来避免被当地政府发现？

作者在调查过程中，为了避免被当地政府发现，他们选择在晚上到达小镇，住在县委员会的接待中心，并且在被询问时没有透露具体的报道目的。

作者在调查中支付了多少费用给作弊团伙？

作者在调查中支付了超过10,000元人民币给作弊团伙。

为什么作者认为即使拍摄到作弊过程也可能无法播出？

作者认为即使拍摄到作弊过程也可能无法播出，因为高考作弊是全国性的爆炸新闻，对当地政府来说是巨大的丑闻，他们可能会尽力阻止节目播出。

作者的节目最终为什么没有播出？

作者的节目最终没有播出，因为省级领导介入，要求停止播出，担心影响他们的政治前途。

作者如何确保调查结果能够公之于众？

作者通过与《南方都市报》的记者合作，将调查材料交给他们，希望即使自己的节目无法播出，记者也能继续调查并在报纸上发表文章。

作者在调查结束后保留了哪些证据？

作者在调查结束后保留了当时购买的作弊设备，以及拍摄的视频和照片，但后来在多次搬家过程中丢失了。

Outlines

00:00

😲 高考作弊节目背后的故事

视频讲述了作者在CCTV制作一档关于高考作弊的节目的经历。2013年，作者在CCTV《新闻调查》工作，通过微博收到线索，发现东北地区有老师在高考前向学生兜售答案。作者认为这关系到社会公平和底线，决定深入调查。通过与家长联系，了解到作弊已经采用高科技手段，如无线耳机接收答案。作者向部门提议调查此事，并加入了一个QQ群，该群有人出售高考答案。

05:01

🕵️‍♂️ 暗访揭露高考作弊

作者和团队为了调查高考作弊，前往东北的双阳县，并选择在当地县委的接待中心住宿。不料，第二天一早，县委宣传部长就联系了作者的同事，显示出当地政府的高度警觉。为了避免被监视，团队决定转移到长春，并在那里安排了与举报家长的会面，了解了作弊卡的发放过程。同时，作者支付了8000元给作弊组织，记录了整个过程，并让一名摄影师伪装成家长与作弊组织接触，购买设备。

10:01

🎥 拍摄高考作弊过程的挑战

作者描述了他们如何准备拍摄高考作弊过程，以及面临的挑战。由于高考作弊是一个敏感话题，如果直接拍摄可能会遭到当地政府的阻挠，导致节目无法播出。为了避免这种情况，作者的导演同事留在北京，而作者带着两名摄影师和一名录音师前往东北。他们计划先在CCTV新闻频道播出7-8分钟的短片，然后再进行深入调查。在高考当天，他们记录了家长和警察的对话，以及使用作弊设备接收答案的过程。

15:03

🚔 警察的监视与节目被取消

在拍摄过程中，作者发现他们被警察监视，这在他们之前的采访中是前所未有的。尽管如此，他们还是成功记录了作弊过程，并计划在《东方时空》节目中播出。然而，在节目即将播出前，由于吉林省委书记的干预，节目被取消，理由是该节目不能播出。作者的同事在送审后偶然遇到了新闻评论部的负责人，被告知节目不能播出。

20:04

📰 媒体接力揭露高考作弊

尽管电视节目被取消，作者并未放弃揭露高考作弊的努力。他联系了《南方都市报》的记者，提供了所有调查资料，并请求如果节目无法播出，报纸能够继续报道。记者接受了请求，并在节目被取消后立即前往东北进行接力调查。几天后，《南方都市报》发表了题为《空中的答案》的文章，但由于未能在网上发布，文章并未产生全国性的影响。作者对此表示遗憾，并认为如果电视节目能够播出，将会在全国范围内引起轰动。

25:07

🗑️ 丢失的证据与未完的故事

视频最后，作者提到了多年后他仍然保留着当时购买的作弊设备，但后来在多次搬家中丢失了。他还尝试找回当时拍摄的视频，但由于忘记了手机密码和iCloud Drive中的视频也消失了，导致无法找回。尽管如此，作者表示那些视频仍然保存在他之前的手机中，暗示这个故事尚未结束。

Keywords

💡高考

高考是中国的全国性大学入学考试，对于社会流动和个人命运具有重大影响。在视频中，高考被提到是因为它涉及到了作弊问题，这不仅关系到教育公平，也触及了社会正义。例如，视频中提到了'Gaokao'是至关重要的，如果高考的公平性得不到保障，可能会动摇社会的底线。

💡作弊

作弊是指在考试或比赛中通过不正当手段获取优势的行为。视频中详细描述了高考中的作弊行为，包括使用高科技设备进行答案传递。例如，提到了通过购买答案钥匙、使用无线耳机接收答案等作弊手段。

💡CCTV

CCTV是中国中央电视台的缩写，是中国最大的国家级电视媒体。视频中提到了作者曾在CCTV的“新闻调查”节目工作，通过这个平台揭露了高考作弊的问题。

💡新闻调查

“新闻调查”是CCTV的一个深度报道节目，时长50分钟，专注于深入挖掘和报道重大新闻事件。视频中的作者参与了这个节目，调查并报道了高考作弊的情况。

💡信息保密协议

信息保密协议是一种法律文件，要求签署者不得泄露某些敏感或保密信息。视频中提到，由于作者与CCTV签订了保密协议，不能在中国披露某些信息，但离开中国后可以谈论。

💡社会流动性

社会流动性指的是个人或群体在社会各阶层之间的流动能力。高考在中国被视为实现社会流动性的重要途径。视频中提到，如果高考的公平性无法保证，可能会影响社会最底层人群的社会流动性。

💡微博

微博是中国的一个社交媒体平台，类似于Twitter。视频中提到作者因为在微博上的影响力，很多节目的选题都来源于微博上的线索，这显示了社交媒体在信息传播和新闻采集中的作用。

💡QQ群

QQ群是中国腾讯公司开发的即时通讯软件QQ中的一个功能，允许用户创建或加入群组进行交流。视频中提到了作者通过加入高考作弊的QQ群，获取了作弊者的信息和证据。

💡新闻审查

新闻审查是指政府或其他权力机构对新闻内容进行审查和控制的行为。视频中提到了作者的节目因为涉及高考作弊问题而被取消播出，这反映了新闻审查对媒体自由的限制。

💡直播

直播是指通过电子设备实时传输视频和音频内容的一种传播方式。视频中提到了作者原计划在节目中进行直播，以增加节目的实时性和互动性，但由于节目被取消，这一计划未能实现。

💡南方都市报

南方都市报是一份在中国具有较大影响力的报纸。视频中提到，作者在CCTV的节目被取消后，与南方都市报的记者合作，通过报纸发表了关于高考作弊的调查报道，尽管该报道未能在网上发表，但仍体现了传统媒体在新闻传播中的作用。

Highlights

作者曾制作一档关于高考作弊程序的节目，但因种种原因仅制作了两三集。

在CCTV工作期间，作者因保密协议无法在中国分享许多有价值的信息。

2013年，作者在CCTV“新闻调查”节目工作，收到关于高考作弊的线索。

山西一位读者揭露了高考前老师向学生兜售答案卡片的情况。

高考作弊对教育公平和社会底线构成了严重威胁。

作者通过QQ群接触到出售高考答案的作弊团伙。

CCTV批准了关于高考作弊的调查节目，作者注册了QQ账号深入调查。

调查团队在东北的调查中遭遇当地政府的严密监控。

作者和团队在长春进行了关于作弊设备的深入采访和购买。

支付给作弊团伙的金额高达8000元，且没有发票。

高考当天，作者团队记录了作弊团伙发送答案的全过程。

作弊设备在考试中发出答案，证实了作弊团伙的可信度。

原定在“东方时空”节目中播出的高考作弊调查被临时取消。

节目取消是因为吉林省委书记的干预。

作者与《南方都市报》记者合作，试图通过报纸发表调查结果。

尽管报纸发表了文章，但未能在网上发布，影响力有限。

作者对未能播出的节目深感遗憾，认为这将是一个全国性的爆炸性新闻。

作者保留了当时的作弊设备，但后来在搬家过程中遗失。

尽管尝试，作者未能找回当年拍摄的相关视频资料。

Transcripts

In a flash, it's annual college entrance exam season once more

Today, I'll share a story about the entrance exam

It's the backstory of a cheating program I produced

years ago on CCTV

For "My CCTV series" program

I stopped after producing only two or three episodes

I'll resume it when I have time in the future to talk about

things happened inside CCTV

as well as the stories behind my interviews

Actually, during my time working at CCTV

There was a lot of valuable information I gained

both from CCTV and the stories behind my interviews

Due to confidentiality agreements

I couldn't share them in China

No private disclosure of interview information allowed

But it doesn't matter now because I have left the country

And about that information at that time

Why weren't we allowed to talk about it

Because the unapproved information couldn't be aired

Due to potentially unfavorable information

gathered during the interview

so they won't let you talk about it

But it doesn't matter now, I can talk about it.

Of course, if one day I am captured and brought back to China

charged with leaking state secrets

then there's nothing I can do

I can only hope for everyone's appeal and efforts

to secure my release as much as possible

The story I'm sharing today happened in 2013

In 2013, I was working for CCTV's “News Investigation” program

As you may know

“News Investigation” is a 50-minute long, deep reporting program

I was already a popular Weibo influencer by then

So many of my programs were based on Weibo tips

Back then it was like my current situation on Twitter

Every day I received a lot of tips through private messages

One day, a reader from Shanxi messaged me privately

He said, 'Mr. Wang

My niece/nephew will take Gaokao in Northeast China this year

He thought it was not fair

Why did he think that?

He said his niece/nephew is a good student

But just one or two months before the exam

the teacher handed out cards to students in the classroom

What kind of cards did the teacher hand out during class

The cards were actually promoting answer keys for Gaokao

In other words, you only needed to spend money

to buy the standard answers

Hard studying can't match buying answer keys for thousands of Yuan

So he was very angry

and told me this information

Upon hearing it, I realized that it was a very good topic

Imagine the attention the entrance exam receives annually

Gaokao is vital for social mobility of disadvantaged students in China

In my opinion, if fairness of this threshold is not ensured

society's bottom line may be compromised

Cheating in the entrance exam is a topic of great concern to us

"Focus Interview" extensively covered cheating in the entrance exam back then

They captured cheat sheets being passed during Gaokao on camera

Later on, I asked him to

give me his sister's contact information

and I called her

She said it's true and she even sent me the card

She noted that cheating in the entrance exam has evolved

It's no longer just passing notes as it used to be

It's done using a sophisticated form of electronic technology

Wearing wireless earphones and carrying a receiver

After a certain time, they recite the answers to you

Just follow the audio in the earpiece and write down the answers

As soon as I looked at the card, I realized it was true

If this can be done

it would be a new form of technological cheating in Gaokao

Thinking it was a great idea, I proposed it to my department

While gathering online information on Gaokao cheating

I received a message from someone

saying that that someone was selling answers in a QQ group

They offered to sell you the standard answers pre-exam

When I heard this, I felt like there was another cheating method

But this is also a very bad thing

You can easily retrieve the answers before the exam

and bring example paper out

Upon seeing it, it was indeed in the Northeast

specifically in Changchun, the same place I was investigating

The information was then reported to CCTV

and the topic was approved

At that time, I specifically registered a QQ account

And then I joined the cheating QQ group for Gaokao

The group was full of students who were about to take Gaokao soon

I pretended to be a student who was about to take the exam

and said "What should we do?"

"The exam is coming soon."

"I haven't reviewed yet."

"I feel like there is no hope to perform well"

Then the group leader consoled us every day

and he said that as long as we paid the money by the due date

we will receive the answer sheet a day before the exam

After our topic was approved

my colleagues and I went to the Northeast in June 2013

We went straight to Shuangyang County below Changchun

I recall arriving in Shuangyang County around 11 pm at night

When we come to these small towns for interviews

we always choose the best hotel in this county

But this hotel is usually the county committee's reception center

We stayed at their county committee's reception center

I still remember 9 o'clock the next morning

my phone rang

It was my colleague - the director of our program- calling me

He said, “Are you awake? I'll come over and tell you something”

I said, “Sure, come over”

After he came over, he told me

at around 8:30 am

the County Committee Propaganda Department Minister called him

He said, "Are you guys from CCTV?"

"Welcome!"

"Can you tell us what you are here to report?"

My colleague was startled

Just think, we didn't even inform them beforehand

This minister of propaganda had a keen sense.

We arrived at 11 o'clock the night before

They called our room phone the next morning at 8:30 AM

Think about this efficiency

So we both guessed

It must be that we brought this photographic equipment last night

such as camera, tripod, and went to the front desk to check in

After the staff saw it, they immediately reported it to the minister

So the Minister of Propaganda is very responsible

The next morning, he called to welcome us

And he would come later to meet my colleague

We were talking when the waiter knocked on the door

Upon opening the door, a plate of fresh fruit arrived

There were not only cherries but also peaches and other fruits

It looked expensive

My colleague and I exchanged smiles

Look, the county propaganda department is already active

We both agreed that we couldn't stay there

Staying would result in close monitoring by the local government

How would you film if they watch you

How would you contact the parent

So we decided to leave Shuangyang to Changchun

My colleague called a friend in Changchun

whom he met when he was doing his interview in the past

My colleague said "Can you send two cars to come pick us up?"'

There were five of us on that business trip

I was a on-camera reporter and the other was a director

There were also two cameramen and one sound recorder

Since we were a big group

they sent two cars to pick us up

After we were picked up, we drove to Changchun

That night, we dined at a renowned fish restaurant

That friend talked to us during dinner

He said 'We know'

"Usually you guys' business trips don't bring good things"

"Let's agree on it"

"First, we don't ask why you're here"

"Second, you guys don't need to say anything either"

"Because we're also employees of the system"

"However, we can provide car service 24/7 for you guys"

"Let's grab a meal together after the interview"

"Let's have a good time chatting together"

"That's it"

We felt really good about it at the time

Really very loyal like a brothers

We did two things the next day

The first thing

we arranged the parent of the child who gave us the information

to travel from Shuangyang to Changchun for the meet-up

It was still that friend who found us a residential area in Changchun

owned by one of his acquaintances

That residential area turned out to be a villa complex

Those villas are usually unoccupied

We conducted the interview in that room, which was very quiet

And there was no one else there

So we arranged to meet there

And we drove to that neighborhood

to meet that parent

We had an interview there for over an hour

Of course, that parent didn't dare to appear on camera

So I just filmed a silhouette

He stated that his daughter studies at that school

How did the teacher distribute the cards to their class

Some students already paid for the cards

What was the procedure for the entire process

Then, on the other hand

we paid the scammer who was the person help students cheating

in the QQ group

We transferred 8,000 Yuan to him at the bank

The whole process of sending 8,000 Yuan

were recorded by the camera

Then we asked the parent

how to buy the equipment

Later, we asked for one of our cameraman

to pretend as the parent

and made contact with group members

that were cheating for the college entrance exam

and expressed the willingness to buy the wireless device

We were willing to pay him 8,000 Yuan

Then he said on top of this foundation fee

you have to pay extra money per subject

I can't remember it's 3,000 Yuan or 5,000 Yuan

We said we'll buy two subjects first

If the first two subjects go well, we would buy more subjects

We paid over 10,000 Yuan in total as far as I remember today

Back then, it was quite a large sum of money

That's why I said that the period working for “News Investigation”

was when I had a relatively high degree of freedom

during my entire time working at CCTV

He specifically approved funding

to pay the cheating group

Think about it. Giving the money to the cheating group

You know what, they won't even give us an invoice

'We need the producer to approve it

under a special financial policy before we submitted the payment

So, we spared no expense to produce this episode

We're getting ready to head back to Beijing

There's only one month left for Kaokao

when it was still held in July instead of June now

After returning to Beijing

my colleague needed to sort out the footage we'd shot earlier

He told me that this was the first time

when the most people came to ask information

since he worked for CCTV

A lot of people came up to him and asked

"What did you guys film in the Northeast"

or something like that

He didn't disclose anything

Not even a single word

A lot of people talked to him saying

"If you guys quit this program, somebody can pay for that"

Most of them are actually the colleagues at CCTV

He said at least 20 people came to ask him about this episode

which made him feel very strange at the time

He asked what was wrong with this episode

We conduct undercover investigations every day

Why are so many people trying to influence this episode

In a blink of an eye, it would soon be July

Then, my director and I

discussed how to film this program

Because the way to film this program

was different from our regular program “News Investigation”

Undercover investigations were rare in “News Investigation”

i.e. using the hidden cameras for filming

In my entire “News Investigation” career

this was the only hidden camera episode I filmed

Secondly, it's difficult to make an episode of "News Investigation"

if you only filmed the process of cheating during the exam

since an episode should be 50 minutes long

We usually have to interview around 10-20 people

If you only captured the cheating process of Gaokao

this is just a news at best

How can we dig deeper into this? It's difficult

Not to mention obtaining evidence of exam cheating

If you were to pick up a big machine at this time

to interview the relevant local authorities

this would bring up a problem:

they would immediately go to CCTV to kill the program

You won't be able to air it

For Gaokao cheating

it's an explosive news throughout the country

For the local government, it's a huge scandal

Maybe the local county party secretary and county mayor

as well as a group of education bureau chiefs got arrested

so they would try their best to kill the program

So even if we can film the entire process

there may also be a huge broadcasting risk

to make this “News Investigation” episode

The program would be killed before it had a chance to broadcast

So I discussed this with my colleagues

to have a plan to handle this

When we film the exam cheating process in July

He will stay in Beijing instead of going to the Northeast

The advantage of this is that if he stays in Beijing

and then no one would suspect he went to Northeast filming

Because for filming a program,

the core is the director

His absence indicated that the program hadn't started

I brought two cameramen and a recorder

to film ithe entire cheating process in Northeast

After finishing filming

we planned to send the entire cheating process back to Beijing

He would edit in Beijing

to make a seven to eight minutes film

The plan was to broadcast it first on our CCTV News Channel

Once broadcast, the news went viral and couldn't be stopped

Then he flew to Northeast China to meet us

and started conducting in-depth interviews and investigations

to turn it into an episode of “News Investigation”

This was the broadcast road map

for our well-crafted program at that time

So, in early July

He stayed in Beijing

while I went ahead with two cameramen and a recorder

We didn't go to Shuangyang this time

and stayed in Changchun instead

We drove and parked outside the exam site first

I still remembered that day very clearly

There were parents everywhere outside the exam site

Many local police officers were present to maintain order

A police car was parked outside the school gate

Then the police were talking to the parents there

They were chatting among themselves

saying "The college entrance exam is a big deal"

"To be honest, it's not right if you can cheat but choose not"

"Because if you cheat"

"you are actually competing with students of other counties"

"It's advantageous for our local children"

They were just talking such things recklessly there

We recorded all this

Then, of course, the parents were very anxious and worried

I just used my phone to shoot in those parent groups

While filming, police officers nearby were also recording me

I later found out that I was recorded by the police officers

Quickly they sent my photo back to CCTV

and check who is the guy in the photo

Because our trip was a secret

no one knew

We started hiding in the car

after the college entrance exam began

We rented a car

We brought out that cheating device of that small plastic box

with an earphone in it. Put the earphone inside your ear

And then the cameraman slowly started to shoot and waited

They told us at that time

They will give the answers 40 minutes after the exam started

No sound after 40 minutes

Still no luck after 50 minutes

At 55 minutes, the headphones suddenly began to beep

And then they started reading the answers

such as A, B, E and etc.

Upon investigation, we discovered the cheating gang's credibility

So quickly we used a camera

to record the entire process

And we also copied down all the answers

What will we do with the copied text

We would compare with the correct answers released next day

If someone gives you false information

you can't prove their affiliation with a criminal organization

Only if it must match the standard answer

that just shows he's part of a cheating gang

The whole process was recorded

But I have one more piece of information to add here

For the other channel in the QQ group

we were originally going to shoot

He promised to give us the standard answer one day earlier

But he suddenly disappeared one day before the exam

Many people in that QQ group were deeply saddened

saying "Now I've encountered a swindler which is really bad"

"Monetary loss is just one aspect of it"

"The worst thing is that I didn't review at all"

So, in effect, the two channels became one

After filming, we had a meal at a restaurant

We didn't go to eat around there

We drove out of that county town

to find a desolate roadside restaurant

which is about seven or eight kilometers out of the town

As soon as our car started

the police car behind us started moving and followed us

There's one in front of us and one behind us

Not too far, not too close, just a few hundred meters away

Later, when I was having a meal there

A police car is around 300 to 500 meters away on one side

There is another police car is on the other side

This ensures that no matter which direction we drove

there would be one police car to follow us

The police have a tough job too

They waited in the car while we ate, without eating anything

When we passed by, they even smiled to us

This phenomenon was common during our interviews in China

We decided while we were eating at that time to send someone

delivering the footage we shot this morning to Changchun

and then sent the footage back to Beijing

My colleague would swiftly edit it to broadcast that night

After it was broadcast

the news would outbreak, right

The rest continued filming in the afternoon

In the afternoon, our colleague got the footage we shot

He started editing the footage including

the footage from a month ago of the interview of the parents

as well as the cards and other evidences

All these together with the cheating process in the exam

the whole information chain will be complete

Once completion, I submitted it for review by the news center director

The director said, "The college entrance exam is still ongoing"

"A post-broadcast issue could create a sensation"

"Wait until the exam is over and broadcast it tomorrow"

We agreed thinking we could check the answers right or not

We could actually check the answers that evening

The next day, my colleague went to our supervisor again

to have the film reviewed, and it was approved

It was decided to air it on the "Oriental Horizon" program that evening

"Oriental Horizon" airs every evening at 8 o'clock

right after "News Broadcast" and "Focus Interview"

We planned to have the studio host connect with me

in the process of the program

I witnessed more information on the site

which was not captured or some information

that was filmed but not edited due to time limit

I planned to narrate the whole process in live broadcast

So the first 7-8 minutes of the entire process are footage

followed by another 7-8 minutes of my talking to make it15 minutes

It's definitely a sensational news

I know the producer of "Oriental Horizon" very well

I gave him a call

I said, "Bro, today's program is very important"

"You must put our content at the forefront, the earlier the better"

Why is that

It's extremely urgent. Many people want to remove this program

He said, "Zhi'an, don't worry"

"You're scheduled for a broadcast at 8:25, right after Hu Jintao"

"You know, nobody can reschedule the political program."

"After the political program, the top headline will be yours"

I said "Okay"

As soon as it hit 8 o'clock, I was still in Changchun

Then, the studio called me

He said, "Zhi'an, just hold the phone and wait here"

"As soon as the news ends, we'll start the live broadcast"

The opening music of "East Time Space" played on my phone

So I just kept holding onto my phone

Then at 8:15, suddenly my colleague called and said

"The program has been cancelled and won't be aired"

Why

It's very coincidental that after my colleague

sent the footage to "Oriental Horizon" broadcast studio

he was free and just walked around

Coincidentally, he bumped into our director, who asked him

"What are you doing here?"

Because he was the head of our news commentary department

My colleague replied, "I'm airing a news on "Oriental Horizon"

The head asked, "What are you airing? You aren't investigating?"

My colleague said "Gaokao cheating incident in Northeast China"

Our head said, " Stop airing it immediately."

"That provincial governor and Communist Party secretary came to us"

"They kept telling us that this program cannot be aired"

As a result, it was censored and could not be aired

The general secretary of the Jilin Province was Sun Zhengcai

He was eager to become a leader of CCP and the country

When we went to Liaoning for an interview at that time

The locals quickly reported our content upwards

It was said that Sun Zhengcai saw our “News Investigation”

he even used a brush pen to make annotations saying

"We must investigate what these people were doing in Northeast"

"As a result, a very large police force was deployed locally"

Our entire activities in Northeast were monitored and recorded

and we only found out afterwards

For example, when returned to Shuangyang from Changchun

We secretly checked into a hotel

thinking we were quite concealed

Little did we know that which hotel and room we were staying in

and our every move was closely monitored by the police

Every time we left the hotel

a police car would follow us without our knowledge

Didn't we interview the parent who reported it later?

We met with the parent in that community

We were driving and a police car followed us

The police car couldn't enter the community we drove into

because the police were undercover

Later, they presented their police ID to enter the property room

and retrieved the surveillance video for the community

to see which room we entered and then

they called the driver who gave us a ride the entire time

At that time, my colleague's friend was called over

and was asked, "What were they all doing"

Did you remember the dialogue with my colleague's friend

We didn't tell them anything and they didn't ask

He said "I really don't know."

"We don't know what they are doing. They just borrowed our car"

The level of surveillance by the police on us throughout

was unprecedented in all my interview career

So it's really unfortunate when I think back on this program

Only 10 minutes away

If my colleague hadn't wandered around outside the studio

and not been seen by our director

we would make it to broadcast the program

Once aired, it would definitely become a nationwide explosive news

The media had not previously reported on this method that

was used to cheat on the college entrance exams at the time

But I also kept an ace up my sleeve at that time

When I set off again for the Northeast to conduct interviews

I called a journalist from Southern Metropolis Daily and said

"Hey buddy, I've got some great material at hand"

“Because I knew there was a high chance”

“this program wouldn't air”

“Would you like to work with me”

“There is a prerequisite for this ”

“If we can make the air happen”

“Can you air it after our broadcasting”

“If our program gets shut down”

“please carry on our work of investigation and interviews”

He agreed

So he rushed to the northeast on the night

when my program was canceled on "Oriental Horizon"

I gave him all the information we had at the time

Later, he conducted a relay investigation in that area

Days later, they published an article in the Southern Metropolis Daily

The article was titled as "The Answer Floating in the Air"

After his article was published

hee sent me a message saying, "Sorry, Mr. Wang"

"Although the article was published"

"Our supervisor didn't allow it to be published online"

Offline, it was challenging to gain significant influence back then

Although Southern Metropolis Daily had a significant influence

it was still just a regional newspaper in Southwestern (Correction: Southern)

Although his article was published

it did not have a nationwide impact

But if our "Eastern Time and Space" program were to air

that would create a nationwide sensation

It was a great pity for me that this episode wasn't aired

After many years, I still kept the cheating device

which costed us 8,000 Yuan at that time

a small plastic box

I lost it during the process of multiple moves later on

Today, for the purpose of this program

I even tried to find the footage by my phone at the time

But because I had two phones

I couldn't remember the password for my phone

So I couldn't retrieve it

I also checked my cloud drive

Regrettably, it's vanished from my iCloud drive as well

Actually, those videos are still stored on my previous phone

including the videos that I took in front of that school gate

as well as the cheating device pictures

That's all for today. Thank you everyone

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