Chapter 50 Part III Current Situation - 13

i'm going to be on tv God, he is going to pay me for the manuscript! Of course, he should mean that, how could there be other meanings? "Okay," I heard myself reply, "No problem. Just... I'll give you the account number right now!" £400! I was thinking wildly as I rummaged through my checkbook.So much money! I can't believe it. "Great," Eric Foreman said, writing down the account number, "I'll ask the finance department to wire the money into your account." He paused, then said, "Tell me, would you like to Writing some special report or something to make some extra money? Something that gets people’s attention.”

Am I willing to make some extra money? Is he kidding me? "Of course I would." I tried not to sound too excited, "Actually... I like this kind of articles more than financial articles." "Okay," he said, "I'll keep an eye out for relevant information for you. As I said, your style of writing suits our taste." "That's great," I said, "Thank you." When I put the phone down, there was a huge smile on my face.The style of my articles is just the taste of the "Daily World" newspaper! Haha! I finally found something that suits me!

The phone rang again, and I picked up the receiver, wondering if Eric Foreman had found more work for me. "Hi, I'm Rebecca Bloomwood," I said methodically. "Rebecca!" came Luke Brandon's succinct voice on the phone-my heart fell into an ice cellar. "Can you tell me what's going on here?" damn! Damn it! He sounded really pissed off.For a moment I was stunned, my throat was dry, and my palms were sweaty.God, what should I say? What should I say to him? But after thinking about it, I didn't do anything wrong at all. "I don't know what you mean." I tried to delay the time, telling myself to be calm and calm.

"That vulgar article you wrote in the Daily World," he said coldly, "that article, full of prejudice and one-sidedness, is nothing short of libelous." For a moment, I was too shocked to speak.vulgar? slanderous? "That article was not vulgar!" I said incoherently at last. "It was a good article, and it was certainly not libelous. I can attest to everything I wrote." "But I suppose you don't want to listen to the other side of the story, which will get you in trouble." He interrupted me. Their opinion on this matter. You would rather write an article like that under the sway of prejudice than face the facts squarely!"

"I'm trying to hear your explanation for this!" I yelled angrily, "I called your stupid PR firm yesterday and told them I was going to write this article!" There was a silence. "Who did you talk to on the phone?" Luke asked. "Alicia," I replied, "I asked her very specifically about Flagsteve Insurance's policy on transferring funds, and she said she would hear back. I told her I was short on time .” Luke sighed impatiently. "Why are you talking to Alicia? Flag Steve Insurance is my client, not hers." "I know! I told her! But she said you are a busy person, you can just ask her if you need anything."

"Did you tell her you wrote for The Daily World?" "No." I felt my face was a little hot, "I didn't specify where I was writing for. But she didn't ask me, otherwise I would tell her. She didn't bother to ask! She didn't ask me at all. Seriously." Although I tried to control myself, my voice rose involuntarily. "However, she was wrong, and you were all wrong! Maybe now you realize that you can't just respect those who you think are important, but respect everyone." I paused to catch my breath, there was silence on the other end of the phone, and he seemed a little taken aback.

"Rebecca," he finally said after a long time, "if all this is caused by what happened between us that day, if this is some small revenge you gave me..." God, now I really can't help but explode. "How dare you insult me ​​like that!" I yelled, "Don't take all this on personal grievances! The two have nothing to do with each other at all! You can only blame the incompetence of your company's employees! In this matter, I completely It's business. I gave you ample time to make your case, and if you don't take it seriously, you can't blame me."

Then, before he could answer, I hung up the phone with a snap. When I walked back to the kitchen, I was still shaking badly.Come to think of it, how could I like a guy like Luke Brandon, greet him in a restaurant, ask him to lend me £20.And he's just an arrogant, self-righteous machismo— "Phone!" Mom said, "Shall I answer it?" God, it must be him calling again, trying to apologize.I will not be so easily impressed by him! Everything I say counts, and I must tell him so.In fact, I'm going to tell him... "It's for you, Becky," said Mom. "Here we come," I said calmly and walked slowly to the phone.I won't be flustered and nervous, I'm calm now.

"Hello?" I said. "Rebecca? This is Eric Foreman." "Oh!" I said in surprise, "Hello!" "I have some news about your article." "Really?" I tried to sound calm, but I couldn't help but feel nervous inside.What if Luke Brandon has already spoken to him? What if I do get something wrong? Shut up! It’s not like I haven’t checked all the facts, I’m afraid what? "I just got off the phone with 'Morning Coffee,'" he said. "You know that TV show, right? Rory and Emma host it, and they're interested in your coverage."

"What?" I was a little dumbfounded. "They're doing a series about finance called 'How to manage your money.' Every week they invite a financial expert to tell the audience how to manage your money." Eric Foreman lowered his voice and said, "Say Let's be honest, they've run out of topics to talk about now, risky mortgages, bonds, pensions, etc., they've all been done..." "That's right." I tried to sound all-knowing.But when I recalled the meaning of his words, I couldn't help feeling a little dizzy.Did Rory and Emma read my article too? Did Rory and Emma read it too? Suddenly this scene flashed before me: They were sitting together with a newspaper, picking out the brilliant insights.

But of course, that would be silly, wouldn't it? They must have a newspaper. "So anyway, they want you to be on tomorrow morning," said Eric Foreman. "Talk about the flag-steve insurance payout, and remind the audience to be careful. You're right about that." Are you interested in something like that? If not, I can tell them you're busy." "No!" I said quickly, "No. Tell them, just say I..." I swallowed and said, "Just say I'm interested." When I hung up the phone, I felt like I was going to pass out.I can't believe I'm going to be on TV!