Chapter 42 Chapter Four

The world before Machiko's eyes has changed.The dormitory was still so messy, but her mood couldn't be better, and the dormitory that always felt aggrieved became spacious and bright. The same voice echoed in my ears: "Transfer, transfer to another newspaper, transfer to a national newspaper with a circulation of 8 million copies!" Machiko felt light.She walked to the kitchen flickeringly, opened the refrigerator, took out a can of beer, and gulped it down.The cold beer is refreshing and refreshing! "Our newspaper office needs you." Cao Bi said to her.This well-known newspaper office recognized the strength of the reporter of the local tabloid Machiko Mizushima.It has been seven years since she became a reporter for the "Minister Shimbun", and no one has evaluated her as a reporter. This time, the enemy "Toyo Shimbun" made a positive evaluation of her.

Transferring from a local tabloid to a national one is nothing new.It is a common method used by big newspapers to recruit experienced reporters from local tabloids to supplement themselves. "County Citizens News" has had this kind of thing before. As far as Machiko knows, three reporters from "County Citizens News" have been transferred to major national newspapers. However, those three reporters were all men, and the female reporter was the first.Machiko has not heard about the promotion of female reporters.Thinking of this, Machiko was even happier.As a female reporter, she has suffered too much sarcasm and discrimination, and this is the end of her life.

Cao Bi said that he hoped to hear an answer within two or three days, and if Machiko agreed, he would take her to see the leader.Machiko thought that there was no need to think about it for two or three days. At this moment, her heart had already flown to "Toyo Shimbun". The County News has nothing to miss.It was a mud boat.On the surface, it seems that it is still publishing in an orderly manner, even comparable to "Xianyou Times". In fact, "Xianyou Times" has a circulation of 400,000 copies, and "Xianmin News" is only half of others.A newspaper cannot survive if its circulation is less than 200,000.Advertising costs are also rapidly decreasing.After the bubble economy burst, many regular customers stopped advertising in "Xianmin News" and moved to "Xianyou Times". The "County Citizens News" panicked and hurriedly announced that the cost of advertising would be halved. Even so, it still couldn't change the difficult business situation.

In the context of difficult operations, "County News" was forced to downsize. "County People's Evening News" announced the suspension of publication, and the publishing department was also disbanded.But these moves are just a drop in the bucket.Machiko has been at the newspaper for seven years, and the president of the newspaper has changed three times. No one can make the newspaper flourish.The current new president used to be the founder of a home appliance store with more than 30 branches nationwide based in this prefecture.The new president tried to intervene in the information industry and extended his hand to the newspaper office, which now seems to be a big mistake.No matter from the perspective of information accumulation, information collection, or information network, the power of "County Citizens News" is very fragile.Just half a year after taking office, the new president complained at a gathering of people in the financial industry that he was carrying a big burden.It is not surprising that the new president resigns tomorrow.Who will take over in the future is a big question.Who would take over such a mess?

The biggest problem is that the deterioration of management has completely vulgarized the only and absolute commodity of "Xianmin Shimbun"-news. The heads of the editorial department have all turned into salesmen who can only nod and bow.As long as you put forward a different opinion, you will be scolded immediately: "Can you earn money for me!" The newspaper office mobilizes almost all people to engage in sales promotion, and reporters and editors will do almost any despicable thing in order to protect their identities. What is the purpose of such a newspaper!Get out of here as soon as possible!

Machiko took off her coat.Lying on the bed in a big shape, stretching his hands and feet to his heart's content. "I want to transfer to (Toyo Shimbun)." If you say this sentence, what kind of expression will everyone have?The careerist Dong Tian, ​​director of the reporter department, must be so jealous that he couldn't even say a word.Yazaki, should he bite his lip tightly and tremble like a defeated bull, or should he say a few disgusting words? And Shinto... On this bed, Shinto whispered in Machiko's ear: "You are such a good woman..." Shinto must have a sense of loss - Machiko is about to go to a wider world, and he is about to throw Shinto on this mudboat and fly away by himself.At that time, Machiko will not be turned into a "woman's woman" by Shindo, nor will she be a "chick reporter"...

It wasn't just one shindo who got rid of it, but also a lot of annoying personnel relations. Machiko closed her eyes, and in her alcohol-dizzy mind, images of the heads of the prefectural police station emerged, and they were also men.Or men in computer games made by men.Usami, the chief of the Criminal Police Department, the chief of the First Search Section, the chief of the Appraisal Section, the captain of the Anti-riot team... They are just like the men in the newspaper, everyone treats her like a chick.No matter how earnestly she interviewed her, they also taught her in the tone of a child: "Go home early. Don't worry your parents!" If they knew that Machiko had been transferred by a famous newspaper in the country, they would be surprised Open your mouth wide and change your view of Machiko from then on.

"The Toyo Shimbun is probably also responsible for reporting cases." Machiko suddenly thought of this question.Those transferred from local tabloids may initially be assigned to a reporter station in a remote place.It would be a strange land, and one by one I had to get acquainted with the local police in order to get first-hand information from them.May not even be able to rest on Sunday, interviewing day and night... It doesn't matter, the important thing is not the content of the job, the important thing is to be able to work where her Machiko is needed. "Toyo Shimbun" expects her to make achievements, and she can't live up to their expectations-this is what her Machiko pursues.It is also a newspaper office, maybe the grievances she has suffered so far in the "Xianmin Shimbun" will be suffered again in the "Toyo Shimbun", that's nothing, she can stand it!As long as you consciously love yourself, you will do a particularly good job!Machiko is still sure of herself.

Thinking of this, Machiko's excited mood calmed down a little bit, but another question flashed: "Why does "Toyo Shimbun" insist on transferring me Machiko? It doesn't transfer other people, but specifically transfers me Machiko. Why? "Is it because of my ability to cover cases? No, Higashida has published many more famous manuscripts than me. Even Yazaki, a junior, has better digging skills than Machiko. Then, it's because The content of the news report I wrote is good? Or is it because of my good manners in the interview? For example, the news report on the drowning accident of a young child that triggered the "Eagle War" was not once known as the "report that came out with two feet". ?

"It would be very gratifying if that was the case. However, this alone is not enough. In all honesty, I am not a good reporter worthy of the attention of other newspapers. Find out if you are not as good as other newspapers. It’s easy to be a reporter, but if you ask yourself what is better than other reporters, it’s hard to answer. There must be some special reason for Toyo Shimbun to find me Machiko, then, this special reason What should it be?" Machiko suddenly felt chills on her back, and sat up slowly. She thought of that special reason. A source of information—no other is possible.

Machiko remembered something that Shinto had said. A reporter from the "County News" who was older than Jinto was also poached by the "Toyo Shimbun".That reporter is very capable, especially in reporting on corruption and fraud cases, and he is very familiar with the second search department of the county police station.At the farewell party, Shinto, who was interviewing everywhere but couldn't find any material, asked the reporter to introduce the second search department, but he got nothing. "Toyo Shimbun" used to be very weak in reporting corruption and fraud cases, but after that reporter passed, it immediately became stronger. Machiko trembled with fright: "Could it be that "Toyo Shimbun" knew about the existence of 'her' and hoped to get information about 'her', so they thought of poaching me there?" "She" is Saeki Misae from the General Affairs Division of the District Court. Through Saeki Misae, it is possible to obtain special material, for example, the arrest warrant that is about to be issued.Obtaining the information of the arrest warrant is equivalent to obtaining the information of who the murderer is, and can rush to report the news of "who is the criminal" that readers are most concerned about...