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Finding Their Anchors

When Li Qiyue, a TV anchor, participated in a competition for anchors in 2011, she invited postman Cao Zhengfu to the studio for a five-minute interview as part of the competition event. The interview bombed badly. Though Li asked Cao several questions to make him tell his story to the audience, he was an introvert and said little. The interview ended on an embarrassing note as both of them were flustered.

Last year, Li learned that the China Media Group (CMG), an

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