In March 1993, when the temperature in Beijing was slightly lower, Song Yingjie walked into the CCTV building wrapped in a coat, feeling a little apprehensive. The 30-year-old will make his first weather forecast on television today, explaining the weather to a national audience.
Song Yingjie aspired to be a weather forecaster since he was a child. He remembers listening to the radio on the radio as a child, dreaming of one day being able to relay weather information to his listeners on the radio.
Now that this dream has finally come true, Song Yingjie took a deep breath and reminded himself to take it easy.
"3, 2, 1, start. The director's voice sounded in the headphones, and the moment the red light turned on, Song Yingjie began to explain fluently. This is his first shot, jerky and hardworking, but the lines are clearly expressed, and there is no gap in the whole process.
After the end, the staff came to high-five him to celebrate, and his first performance can be said to be quite successful.
However, it turns out that Song Yingjie's forecasts are often inaccurate. On one occasion, no rain was forecast for the next day, and the result was heavy rain; There was a forecast of a cold wave in the north, and the temperature was like spring that day.
Most of these mistakes were due to the limited level of meteorological technology at that time. Song Yingjie can only laugh at himself, if it weren't for the accurate forecast, he would be "the most unreliable man on CCTV".
30 years is not a long time, but it is not a short time. For Song Yingjie, the past 30 years have witnessed the progress and growth of China's meteorological technology. When he became his first forecaster in 1993, the Meteorological Observatory was still at a rudimentary level of technology, and it was difficult to make accurate predictions about the weather, so his forecasts were often wrong.
Now that time has passed, Song Yingjie is already a senior CCTV weather forecaster, and his hair has added a lot of gray hair. He recalled to his colleagues with a smile that when he first appeared on camera, he was so nervous that his palms were sweating, for fear that a word would be wrong and affect his perception.
Now he is already familiar with it and works harmoniously with the camera.
"I've learned a lot in these 30 years. Song Yingjie said. He learns to face the camera and adjust his speed and intonation; He learned to explain meteorological knowledge to the audience in plain language; He also learned the basic skills of being a good anchor.
Now Song Yingjie has already grown into a first-class meteorological commentator on CCTV and is deeply loved by the audience.
In the winter of 1999, Song Yingjie returned to his alma mater to participate in the anniversary celebration. At the meeting, he met a student who was 12 years younger than himself - Liu Heng. Liu Heng is a graduate student in the Department of Meteorology and is a senior host at the radio station.
The two hit it off at first sight and had a good conversation.
"The first time we met, she took the initiative to interview me. Song Yingjie recalled with a smile. Liu Heng, as the director, needs to conduct an exclusive interview with this well-known alumnus.
She asked many questions, and Song Yingjie patiently answered them one by one, and the two got in touch.
A year later, Liu Heng asked Song Yingjie to tutor him in a speech competition. Under the guidance of Song Yingjie, Liu Heng finally won the championship. Since then, the two have been in contact more and more frequently, and Song Yingjie has gradually been attracted to the lively and cheerful Liu Heng.
Finally, on a sunny weekend, Song Yingjie plucked up the courage to confess to Liu Heng and started the love story of the two.
In the first few years of marriage, Song Yingjie and his wife Liu Heng were busy in their careers and had no time to think about their children. In a blink of an eye, Song Yingjie was 49 years old, Liu Heng finally came to the door, and Song Yingjie was excited and nervous.
The ten months after his wife's pregnancy were Song Yingjie's hardest and least heartfelt days. He asked the doctor in detail about the precautions, and resolutely did not let his wife enter the kitchen, for fear that the fumes would affect the fetus.
At first, he was worried that his age would affect his fertility, but he was relieved that everything was normal.
In 2018, Song Yingjie shared an interesting story about his eldest son "Doubao" on Weibo, which caused netizens to discuss whether "Doubao" is a reincarnated spirit child. Song Yingjie explained with a smile that this is just a child's imagination, but his son's smart and clever nature is really a bit like being reborn and growing.
Talking about his eldest son, Song Yingjie's expression was full of love and pride.
In the blink of an eye, Song Yingjie has been working as a weather forecaster at CCTV for 30 years. In 1993, he tried the knife at the beginning, and now the children have grown up, and he laughed at himself that this is CCTV's longest-lived part-time job.
"Actually, I didn't expect it to last so long. Song Yingjie said with a smile. He started out as a technician in the meteorological system, and was temporarily transferred to this part-time job.
thought that the broadcast would end after a period of time, but the years flew by, and this job became his long-term fix.
In the past 30 years, Song Yingjie has never had the idea of slacking off. He has witnessed the development of meteorological technology in China and has grown into a reliable meteorological commentator. In his spare time, he also writes some meteorological science articles and even writes personal books.
Song Yingjie often said that meteorological knowledge should serve the public, which is his original intention.
Time flies, Song Yingjie is 58 years old, but his first job was as a chief expert in the meteorological system. is different from when he first entered the industry 30 years ago, today's Song Yingjie not only hosts weather programs on CCTV, but also has been invited to participate in many satellite TV variety shows and judge projects, which can be said to be "red through half the sky".
"I used to have a strong personality and often had disagreements with the choreographer. Song Yingjie told his wife with a smile. It is true that Song Yingjie, who is in his 30s, has a bad temper, but now he has learned to tolerate and mingle with young people.
Perhaps this is the maturity that comes with age and experience.
"You're so well maintained, 10 years younger than your actual age!" Friends ridiculed Song Yingjie like this. Indeed, at the age of 58, he is radiant, not at all like a person who is already in his prime.
Perhaps it was the insistence on the cause he loved that gave him eternal youthful vitality. Song Yingjie smiled and didn't refute, but was secretly relieved in his heart.