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From CCTV celebrity to suddenly "hidden"
Zhao Pu was once a smash hit male host on CCTV.
In 2006, he participated in the host competition " Charming New Partner " organized by China Central Television and entered the top 30 in the country. After the game, he was hired by CCTV news channel to host the program " Chaowen Tianxia ", which was deeply loved by the audience.
It can be said that Zhao Pu’s ability to become the host of CCTV depends on his strength and luck.
They all say that CCTV is in trouble, but when it came to being the host, Zhao Pu did rely on his own strength to get in.
Zhao Pu’s family background is very ordinary. He was born in 1971 in an ordinary working-class family in Chizhou, Anhui. His father is a technical engineer and his mother is a doctor. Zhao Pu joined the army after graduating from junior high school. He was only 16 years old at the time and had just reached the age to join the army.
After retiring, Zhao Pu was assigned to work as a clerk in the Anhui Provincial Sports Bureau. Soon after, he was laid off. He had no background and became the target of being laid off.
After being laid off, Zhao Pu started a small business in the clothing market while teaching himself broadcasting and hosting. He also found a part-time job as a weather forecast announcer on a local TV station, which started his career as a host.
In 1995, 24-year-old Zhao Pu applied for the Beijing Broadcasting Institute, later Communication University of China, and studied in the Department of Broadcasting.
After graduating from university, he was assigned to Beijing TV station as an anchor, where he accumulated more hosting experience.
It was not until 2006 that he participated in the CCTV host competition, and then he stood out and got the opportunity to enter CCTV.
Along the way, Zhao Pu’s own strength is very crucial, but luck is also very important. There are so many excellent hosts in China, and it can be said that there are many who are more professional than Zhao Pu, but there are only a few who can sit in the position of CCTV host.
During the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake , Zhao Pu could not control his emotions and burst into tears during the live broadcast. This was a mistake for a professional host, but audiences across the country remembered this flesh-and-blood, sincere and kind young man.
Since then, Zhao Pu's career in CCTV has been on the rise. He has hosted "Morning News" and CCTV-1's " Evening News " and became a CCTV celebrity.
But after 2012, Zhao Pu was suddenly "hidden".
Later we found out that the cause was all because Zhao Pu posted an Weibo post about " old yogurt" in April 2012. ", he said: "A text message from an investigative reporter: Don't eat old yogurt and jelly anymore, the inside story is terrible, I won't go into details." Although he quickly deleted this paragraph, the Weibo post was forwarded 130,000 times by enthusiastic netizens and had a lot of subsequent impact.
After that, Zhao Pu suddenly stopped appearing on the "Evening News" program.
In December 2012, Zhao Pu accepted an interview with " Southern People Weekly " and talked about the Weibo incident for the first time. He pointed out that CCTV was not trying to punish him. CCTV had already explained its intention to him: "First, avoid the limelight and postpone the appearance of the camera. In order to protect Zhao Pu who was "shot while standing."
Although Zhao Pu returned to the camera a few months later, his upright character could no longer continue to develop at CCTV, so he chose to resign in 2016.
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Now renting a house, living a clear life
After leaving CCTV, Zhao Pu worked for Anhui Satellite TV and Shenzhen Satellite TV . He also started his own business and established an original handicraft e-commerce platform and founded the first "Chinese Craftsmen Conference". In short, his life at CCTV is more colorful and he can do many things he likes.
However, Zhao Pu still caused a lot of "trouble" on the Internet because of his upright character.
In November 2022, Zhao Pu spoke out online to express his dissatisfaction with the local epidemic prevention policy: "After the three-year epidemic in Zhengzhou, the voices calling for cheers have become less and less. The people really can no longer shout... 1 On the 24th day of my silence on January 5, I was already silently blocked, and the unblocking date is still far away.”
Zhao Pu said that at first he thought the epidemic problem would be solved in one week, but the result was “3 days of coaxing, 7 days of coaxing, and 14 days of continuous coaxing.”
is even more fierce. He also said: "The Internet used by people in Zhengzhou is actually a 'local area network'. Only people in Zhengzhou can see it. All the sounds we make are for our own entertainment. Is this the so-called media? In many communities that have not been unblocked, pots and pots are banged and pots are banged at night, and the lights are brightly lit across the street." There were countless shouts in the building, and the sounds were like diving. People were roaring like animals in a cage. Think about how suppressed this person must be to do this!"
These remarks made people worry about him, and of course they also applauded him. As an influential public figure, you should stand up and speak out at critical moments.
Recently, he has made controversial remarks again.
On December 28, Zhao Pu shot a short video. In the video, he said that he is still renting a house and does not have a stable place to live.
As a "successful person" in our impression, Zhao Pu has not bought a house yet. He bluntly said that buying a house is not that important, not to mention that he has to pay huge interest on the mortgage. This money is enough to buy a five-star hotel for everyone.
He also said: "Even if you live at No. 1 Xiaoyun Road in Beijing or Tomson Yipin in Shanghai, you may not sleep as well as I do."
Such transparent values come from Zhao Pu's mouth, and he does not feel at all like "making chicken soup" for show, because he is practicing his own ideas.
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We need more good comrades like Zhao Pu
After reading Zhao Pu’s words and deeds over the years, I found that he is really a good comrade, and in today’s society, we also need more good comrades like Zhao Pu.
First of all, as a "successful person" who entered the system, Zhao Pu's integrity is rare and valuable. The original "Weibo Incident" may have been due to "youth and frivolity", for which he paid a heavy price. After ordinary people experience such a "blow", it stands to reason that they should either become more extreme or become more cautious.
But Zhao Pu did not take either of these paths. Instead, he chose to run his own career in a down-to-earth manner and did not rely on his former "CCTV title" to earn a living. And when someone really needs to speak out, he can stand up.
You must know that Zhao Pu is taking a huge risk by saying these things. After all, he is still working in front of the camera and is still starting a business. If these words accidentally make some people or some interest groups unhappy, it would be easy to at least cause some trouble for Zhao Pu and make his life unhappy.
Some people may not understand. Zhao Pu’s words about the epidemic are indeed risky, but buying a house shouldn’t be a big deal, right?
This is a view that does not understand policy and public opinion.
Now that the state has begun to support real estate again, didn’t some experts jump out a few days ago and say that there may be “retaliatory” house purchases next year?
Real estate has been the backbone of China's economy for many years. It has been miserable in the past two years, causing the economy of some places that relied heavily on real estate in the past to also suffer from depression. Coupled with the epidemic, the economy of many places has been miserable. We can only continue to pull out real estate to rescue it to see if it can stimulate it to some extent.
At this time, Zhao Pu came out to "sing the opposite tune", saying that buying a house is unnecessary, and admonishing everyone that there is no need to bear a heavy mortgage loan to buy a house. As a "veteran" who has been in the public opinion field for a long time, can he not know the impact of saying this at this time?
He is no longer "young and frivolous", but after careful consideration, he still wants to speak his mind, just to stick to what he thinks is right. Isn’t this the kind of good comrade our society needs very much right now?
