The introduction of my host company (Phoenix and PCNE)

Phoenix Satellite Group

Phoenix Chinese TV Group has huge influence among Chinese people globally as it provides the best sources of international news available in Chinese. It has been rated as one of China’s 500 most valuable brands, announced by the World Brand Laboratory, one of the world’s leading brand evaluation organizations, in the world Brand summit since 2000. 

Phoenix Chinese News & Entertainment Channel (PCNE)

Based in London, PCNE is a channel which belongs to Phoenix Chinese TV Group and targets to Chinese audience in European.   As a bridge connecting Europe with the greater China Region, Phoenix Chinese News & Entertainment Channel (PCNE) brings to its European audience an uninterrupted stream of political and business information and a variety of entertainment programs through a wide distribution network. The channel broadcasts its Chinese programmes 24/7 via satellite transponder Eurobird D9S to 60 countries and regions in Europe.Phoenix CNE is also dedicated to promote closer economic partnerships and cultural exchanges between China and Europe, creates waves for Chinese enterprises and provinces in their efforts to open up new trade and investment opportunities in Europe.Apart from serving the needs of the European Chinese communities, Phoenix CNE also offers a window of opportunity for investors to target the most affluent and educated European Chinese as well as for European companies to generate publicity as they charge into the China market.

For myself, I started to watch Phoenix TV news since its inception in 1996. Although I was only 7 years old at that time, the comprehensive and professional global coverage of Phoenix attracted me. Since that time I have wanted to be a journalist in Phoenix and was inspired to develop an interest in international affairs at that early age. It is a dream that comes true for me to get the internship opportunity at Phoenix CNE.

Things I learnt in first week

From this week, I start to work at Phoenix TV station. I work two days per week, from 10 am to 6pm. In the first week, the previous intern, Mengyi, told me all routine work: making the cover of TV programmes, editing video, uploading video, doing timetable of TV programme, posting new articles and news on Facebook and Sina weibo, etc. Because Mengyi will leave her work next week, I have to bear all things in mind. During two days working, I learnt something I think is very important I think for my work and study.

Things I learnt in first week:

1.     Efficiency is No.1

I have many work every day, if I cannot finish my tasks, I have to do it at home. Furthermore, I am working in a team, doing things slowing will influence other people’s efficiency.

2.     Never be late

Working in an office, There is no excuse for being late. It takes me half past an hour by train to the working place，therefore I have to get up before 7.30 am on working days.

3.     Be patient and careful

Many works are routine and basic. It is not very difficult but I have to be very patient and careful. For example, every time before I editing a new clip, I have to set the video size at full size. If I forget this, the video exported will be in a wrong size. If I made spelling mistakes on programme name, the video will not show on the website. 

Videos  I  edited and uploaded 

                                                            Photo with Mengyi

Mengyi has worked as full-time intern in marketing department at Phoenix for more than one month, she  will leave next week.  Mengyi taught me everything about my work.

 My desk in the office

After the third interview at PCNE,I finally got the internship position

After two interviews and more than one month waiting, there is still no reply from Phoenix CNE. I wrote an e-mail to Miss Wan again to ask the internship position. Miss Wan replied me instantly. Unfortunately, both the manager of marketing department and news department can recall the memory of my interview. Therefore, Miss Wan asked me to attend  interview at both department as soon as possible again.

My interview was on Friday. I got to the TV station early and waited for 40 minutes. As I have attended their interview before, when I came to the TV station, the manager of marketing department recognised me. This time the manager  did not ask me many questions. She just asked my software skills of photoshop and final cut pro.  After a short talk，she offered me the internship position，but the first two weeks are a trail. 

I finally got the marketing department internship at Phoenix. From next week, I will work two days per week-----Wednesday and Friday. Hope everything will goes well!