Chapter 78 - Interview Show
“Inspirational Life” was a show hosted by a famous host in Chinese Television System, Zhao Qun. It specialized in finding real life, inspirational stories from the common folk.
The ratings weren’t spectacular, but it had a huge influence. The older generation loved it especially.
Yun Xiangxiang and Yang Qi arrived at the scene in military training clothes. The two sets of clothes Yang Qi tried out in the makeup room didn’t make him look as energetic as when he was wearing the green military clothes. That was what the program planner thought.
They decided to not apply any makeup; they only straightened the clothes and combed their hair. Both of them would go up there in their military training clothes.
“Don’t be nervous later,” Yun Xiangxiang noticed that Yang Qi was clenching his fists and breathed deeply. She calmed him down smilingly.
“Let’s give it up for our stars of today’s ‘Inspirational Life’,” Zhao Qun yelled after the opening credits rolled.
The stage door of where they stood yawned open. The applause from the live audience greeted them.
Yun Xiangxiang gripped Yang Qi’s wrist when she saw him freeze. He was almost dragged to the center of the stage by her.
“You might be called Yang Qi, but you have Xia Hong’s life,” Zhao Qun said with a genial laugh.
“Oh no, I have it much better than Xia Hong. I may live in a farming village, but it wasn’t deep in the mountains. My parents didn’t ignore my presence either. They already did their best to give me whatever they could. There were a lot of children in our village that graduated from junior high, but dropped out in senior high. Some had bad grades, some had family issues. I still have a sister. My parents are also nice to her,” Yang Qi elaborated, “I think I am really blessed.”
Folks had tears welled up in their eyes inexplicably when they saw Yang Qi’s silly grin.
“Why didn’t you work hard before this?” Zhao Qun suddenly asked a slightly biting question.
“I used to think that that was all us rural kids could amount to. Everyone seemed to be like that one way or another. It was nothing,” Yang Qi replied.
“You didn’t have a goal you would strive for? Won’t your teacher encourage you guys regularly?”