Zhang Yameng works for an Internet company in Shanghai as chief content review officer.
Their company operates a newly popular product that focuses on socializing with strangers - "Soul Mate".
Zhang Yameng, who has just turned 27, leads a content screening team of nearly 200 people.
Her main job is to lead this team to manually screen all videos, audios, texts, pictures and other content sent by users in the "Soul Mate" app.
The system's intelligent algorithm will filter out some obvious harassment and pornographic information, but there are always some smarter users who have ways to bypass the programmed automatic interception system.
Zhang Yameng’s immediate boss and company boss Lin Jie described the work of Zhang Yameng’s team this way:
"It is precisely because of the hard work of you content review engineers that our social software can grasp the pain points of users and fight out of the red ocean.
You have maintained this pure land and are like guardian angels, protecting our users from harassment."
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Zhang Yameng has always felt that although the chicken soup the boss poured out was a little bit weird, the word "Patron Saint" was really cool.
Zhang Yameng and her team privately have another name for this "content review engineer": "Internet Porn Inspector".
Their work is more complicated than that of pornographic appraisers. In addition to facing some very large-scale pornographic videos, voices, and pictures, they also need to identify provocative text content.
Doing this kind of work all year round can easily make people become distorted.
Zhang Yameng's team has a very high turnover rate. It has been more than four years since she joined the company as a co-founder after graduating and the app gradually became popular.
The colleagues who work with her have changed one after another, and she has gradually changed from a girl who likes to wear a fisherman hat, white T-shirt, jeans, and canvas shoes to a girl with a plain face.
A charming office lady with a golden collar wearing exquisite makeup, long wavy black hair, and an expensive and elegant long dress in the style of a big-name designer.
In the eyes of her colleagues and subordinates, she always faces various situations that arise at work with ease.
As the number of users increases and the intensity of work increases, Zhang Yameng can always come up with ways to successfully solve various difficult problems that others cannot solve.
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But in fact, Zhang Yameng knew that she was just good at hiding her emotions.
She knows this very well. As the leader of the team, if she shows her cowardly side when facing difficulties, it will only increase the negative emotions of the team and will not help solve the problem at all.
So she would rather go home and cry secretly under the quilt, but she must also show a glorious image in front of everyone.
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Today is Saturday. Among Internet companies that now generally implement the 996 policy, the company she works for is undoubtedly more affectionate. She can go home from get off work after five o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
Today, Zhang Yameng still looks delicate and elegant in the eyes of her colleagues in the company, but she actually feels a little uncomfortable in her heart.
Today, two more employees who have been with her for almost three years submitted their resignation reports. They are both girls whom she is very optimistic about.
"It's better to leave as soon as possible. In the future, you won't have to face some unsightly pictures of human body organs all day long, and you won't have to subconsciously read a text with "hard", "itchy" and "wet" because of occupational diseases.
I frowned and wanted to use my mouse to ban the user who sent that text."
Zhang Yameng could only comfort herself in this way.
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When she got home, she first cooked herself two local dishes, had a nice candlelight dinner with half a glass of red wine, then took a bath and applied a facial mask on herself - these were all she used to relieve her stress.
The unique secret of energy.
Of course, there are two more secrets: follow whispers and follow variety shows.
Last Saturday she discovered a new treasure - "Star Language Silk Road", a new concept variety show that is said to be operated entirely with Internet thinking.
Zhang Yameng initially paid attention to this show because the guest list of female artists included Wang Wanxi, a singer she admired.
After watching the first episode, although Yan Qing bowed three times in return and took Wang Wanxi away in a wave of accidental injuries in the Magpie Bridge passage, she was also become a fan of this show.
She also paid attention to Wang Wanxi's new whisper yesterday, telling fans that she had obtained the copyright authorization for the cover of "The Beginning of Autumn" sung by Yan Qing in the show, and that the song would be included in the album released next month.
Zhang Yameng is quite looking forward to hearing "The Beginning of Autumn" sung by Wang Wanxi.
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Finally, at eight o'clock, the second episode of "Star Language Silk Road" began to be broadcast live.
Zhang Yameng pulled off the mask of the time, held the red wine glass, and followed the program seriously.
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After the host Yang Guang finished talking about his daily dinner conversation, he said to the camera:
"The four male artists who are on stage today have to work hard. If each episode can only form a pair of partners, then the team partnership part of the first season will have to be broadcast for five full episodes to make up the five sub-columns.
But there is still good news today, hidden in the last Easter egg link, so please remember to stay tuned."
Yang Guang's words seemed to inspire the male guests who appeared in this issue, and the final result was much more ideal than the first issue.
The performances prepared by the four male artists on stage in the (Langtaosha) section were all very exciting.
Although Chen Pohao, a new top traffic star who appeared first, and Qin Chen, a young pianist who appeared third, were unfortunately eliminated because their prepared business plan was not recognized by any female artist.
But Yue Che, the well-known Chinese comedian who appeared second, won the favor of Yu Zhiwei with a business plan for a rant-type talk show theater. After a wonderful and sharp exchange of rants, the two successfully formed a partnership in the Magpie Bridge Channel.
Even Zhang Yameng, who is accustomed to wearing a calm and calm mask, was amused by the two's funny performances and was left giggling alone on the sofa.
Jiang Tang, the little king of Chinese hip-hop who appeared fourth, ignited the enthusiasm of the audience in his (Langtaosha) segment with his song "Will Enter the Wine", which skyrocketed to the top hit charts at the end of July and won the championship.
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He brought a hip-hop music restaurant and bar program management plan. The highlight of the plan is that Jiang Tang designed a battle arena in the restaurant. Amateurs who come to the restaurant can challenge Jiang Tang and the guests he invites to be flying guests by going to the arena.
Hip-hop musician.
If the performance on the ring receives cheers from other spectators that reaches or exceeds 90 decibels through the noise decibel detector, amateurs will receive free treatment.
Because this business plan has a good hook, Jiang Tang easily gained the appreciation of two replacement female guests, the Chinese punk diva singer Fu Ruolei and the supermodel Guo Yan.
In the end, Yang Guang announced that Jiang Tangmo's choice for the poppy part was Fu Ruochei, and the two succeeded in forming a partnership in advance.
The four male artists have finished their appearances, and the time has passed 9:45 pm. The second episode of "Star Silk Road" has come to an end.
The easter egg link that Yang Guang mentioned many times in this program finally started to play.
Zhang Yameng, like thousands of other viewers, was intrigued by Yang Guang. They all focused on the video that was released:
The scene at the beginning of the video is an empty shot, a walled yard with an independent two-story building in the yard.
Zhang Yameng saw two red electric motorcycles of the same model appearing on the TV screen. The two electric motorcycles drove into the yard slowly.
The camera also cuts to a clear close-up of the person on the electric car behind:
A man wearing a black woolen hat, a white printed bottoming tee, a black leather bomber jacket, and off-white wide-leg sweatpants.
The man in the close-up is calm and composed, with a somewhat thin face and clear and deep eyes.
Zhang Yameng recognized it at a glance. This man was Yan Qing who appeared in the last issue.
The lens is everything again, switching to a long shot:
Next to a nanny car that had just stopped, a woman wearing a hat got out of the car.
The camera slowly moved forward, revealing a tall woman wearing a thin long windbreaker that covered her knees. Under the gray windbreaker was a light-colored bottoming shirt tucked into nine-point pencil pants, slung over her shoulders.
Wearing a mini presbyopic pochette metis messenger bag, with his hands in his coat pockets.
The camera moved up, revealing the woman's cold and elegant face, with a slight sense of cold alienation.
Zhang Yameng, who was vaguely shocked, reacted immediately:
"This is Weng Huaijing. Have they started recording their show? With such a fast speed, it is indeed a variety show with the spirit of the Internet."
The camera followed Yan Qing and Weng Huaijing as they visited the upper and lower floors of the small building. The voice of Liu Mingren, who was off-screen, telling the two about the renovation and construction plan of the small building and the subtitles added later made the audience understand that this place was settled.
Construction and renovation of the site where Yan Qing and Weng Huaijing operate the project have begun.
The camera reproduced to the audience the anxious scene when the preparation team came up with the name of the show.
In the later stage, the candidate names that had appeared were added to the screen one by one, and then crossed out one by one. Soon the screen was almost full, and the camera finally focused on Miao Miao and Weng Huaijing, who were obsessed with each other.
The subtitles added later describe it like this:
The partners Yan Qing and Weng Huaijing had a huge conflict on the first day they met to prepare for the program...
Suddenly the picture turned black, and a magnetic and gentle voice came from Zhang Yameng's TV speakers:
"Then let's take a short break and sing "Talent Co., Ltd." to everyone."
During the black screen time, Zhang Yameng also heard a short melodious whistle, a guitar melody and two African tambourines.
Then the screen lights up again:
The anxious scene of fierce conflict disappeared, and a large group of people surrounded Yan Qing, who was holding a slightly small guitar with a round waistline.
Yan Qing opened his mouth softly and sang a song that Zhang Yameng had never heard before along with his own accompaniment.
"We are from Talent Co., Ltd.
You must be on time when clocking in and out every day
Boss promises salary increase and promotion at the end of the year
Several colleagues have resigned again.”
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Naturally, Zhang Yameng thought of the two girls who had resigned today, who had been working with her for almost three years, and who had always worked hard. Her eyes turned red.
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"Perhaps I'm overthinking it. Who doesn't have grand and lofty ideals?"
Reality is not complicated. It convinces you to bow your head and stop being stupid.
Admit it, I am stupid enough to waste my small life on my life.
Wait until your youth has disappeared and everything is gone before you say how great it would be if the nonsense you said at that time can be fulfilled."
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When Zhang Yameng heard this paragraph, she couldn't help but think of the paragraph she saw in the resignation report today:
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"Lao Zhang, what the boss said at the beginning was that our job is to protect the saints and maintain the last pure land of soul mates.
So no matter how ugly or unbearable pornographic content is, I can convince myself that there is a sacred sense of mission that makes me feel that my sacrifice is worth it.
Until recently, as the software became more and more popular, the boss gradually forgot what he said at that time, and some provocative and marginal text content was left alone.
I think this is wrong. If we do this, how can we keep this place clean?
I couldn't pass the test in my own mind, so I chose to resign."
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Yan Qing's singing brought back many hidden memories in Zhang Yameng's heart
She recalled the time when she didn't swear, didn't smoke, and occasionally blushed when she heard dirty jokes.
I think of myself who usually wears a fisherman's hat, a white T-shirt, jeans, and canvas shoes.
I also remembered my original intention when I joined the company:
"I, Zhang Yameng, am cool enough to do this kind of job."
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After Yan Qing finished singing, subtitles and flower-sprinkling special effects were added to the letters on the Easter egg video, and the name of Yan Qing & Weng Huaijing's business project was officially determined: "Talent Co., Ltd."
After deciding on the title of the show, the ending part of the Easter egg also showed the scene where everyone gathered around Yan Qing’s mobile phone.
Zhang Yameng suddenly felt that the man on TV, who was being watched by everyone and still had an awkward but polite smile on his face, had an indescribable temperament.
As an Easter egg, the program team aired a small black room interview with three behind-the-scenes staff who couldn't stop crying after listening to it.
Hearing these young people who are also social animals talk about their past dreams and the pressure that life puts on them now, a real sense of resonance is conveyed to the hearts of Zhang Yameng and the millions of viewers in front of the TV and the whispering video.
The second episode of the Star Talk Silk Road program finally ended with two sets of subtitles and the screen was blank for a few seconds. Zhang Yameng saw the two sets of subtitles with tears in her eyes and read:
"The official Whispering Blue V account of "Talents Co., Ltd." co-operated by Yan Qingweng and Huaijing has been officially launched on the Whispering platform. Everyone is welcome to submit their cherished feelings or stories to the Blue V account in the form of private messages."
"The official studio digital version of Yan Qing's "Talent Co., Ltd." high-definition audio source has been officially launched exclusively on the Whisper Music platform from now on."
Zhang Yameng immediately picked up the mobile phone on the coffee table, followed the account "Talent Co., Ltd.", then clicked on the Whisper Music channel, found the song hanging on the homepage of the software, clicked, paid, downloaded, and played.
Zhang Yameng played this song on an endless loop with hazy tears.
She didn't know how many times she heard Yan Qing sing this line:
"Reality
Not complicated
The icing on the cake of who is best to play?
Admit it”
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"No, I don't admit it."
Zhang Yameng murmured as she picked up her phone and sent a WeChat message to the two girls who were about to resign:
"Soulmate has changed, but it's also popular. But the icing on the cake is too low. Lao Zhang's life can't be so uncool."
After Zhang Yameng finished sending the message, she threw the phone away from her. She smiled innocently without makeup.
ps: I would like to make a humble birthday wish, hoping that my book results will be better.