Chapter 19 Chapter One

After reporting to the newspaper office, I was notified to have a meeting in the conference room. This was the first training for the new journalists by the editor-in-chief of the newspaper office.I was walking in the hallway leading to the meeting room when suddenly someone slapped me in the back. I turned my head in surprise, and was surprised to see the director standing behind him—the director who watched me eat six bowls of noodles, the director who led me into a career as a reporter, the director who taught me unannounced interviews, and led me to The director who led me to the south...we hugged each other, tears in our eyes.

This time, he was also admitted, and he was one of ten people selected from more than 2,000 people. Later, he told me that after he and I parted, he worked as a reporter for a tabloid in a northern city. In a short period of time, relying on his own ability, he actually became the assistant to the editor-in-chief. When recruiting online, he submitted his resume without hesitation, took the exam, and was admitted smoothly.At the same time, the wife also participated in the recruitment of a multinational company in this city, and she got her wish.Now that they have all come here, they plan to settle here and live here for the rest of their lives.

The world is big, but the world is small, and the news circle with hundreds of thousands of people across the country is even smaller. The editor-in-chief had already been waiting in the conference room early, and when he saw each of us walking in, he stood up, nodded and smiled.There are several people around him, and they are all the leaders of the newspaper office. I had to introduce myself before the meeting, and from their introductions, I learned that I was the most junior person among the ten.Many of them are well-known journalists across the country. I have heard their names and seen their works for a long time, but I have never met them.Several of them have reached the editor-in-chief level, and I am just a publisher.

I suspect that the editor-in-chief greeted the personnel department before keeping me.So in this way, the editor-in-chief should value me very much, and will definitely treat me differently.When the editor-in-chief was speaking, I quietly told the director: "I had a long conversation with the editor-in-chief for an hour." My words were not without showing off. "I also talked to the editor-in-chief for an hour," said the director. I was stunned and asked him, "What time?" "The first day here. Everyone recruited this time had a private conversation with the editor-in-chief."

I feel very lost.Among these ten people, I have no capital to be proud of. I can only survive here if I work harder than them. The period of internship for our group of journalists is three months, and those who fail to pass the three months will be packed up and left. The ten of us have nothing to say, no clues, no subject matter, no one to rely on, no one to help you, not even a computer in the office, we can only wait until other reporters go out to interview , to use other people's idle computers.Everything can only rely on oneself, only oneself can save oneself.I think of Sparta in the age of iron and blood. Their children were placed in the deep mountains and old forests after they were born, accompanied by wolves, snakes and scorpions. The weak and sick were eliminated, and the strong and strong survived.And we, just like these Spartan children.

This newspaper is full of talents, and the competition is very cruel. The newspaper examines not only your writing ability, but also your spirit of unity and cooperation, your ability to deal with people, all aspects of you, your inside and outside.To survive in this newspaper, one must not only have outstanding talent, but also have excellent qualities. We are in the light, and the inspectors are in the dark, and our every move is within their sight.We didn't know it at the time, and I was only told after I passed my probationary period.I broke out in a cold sweat. During the probationary period, there is only 500 yuan for living expenses. If the manuscript is published, the manuscript fee will be discounted at 20%; if the manuscript is not published, it will only be the 500 yuan. It is almost impossible to live in an expensive big city with 500 yuan.

In the first month, two people left.One is the deputy editor-in-chief of a newspaper in the north. He thinks that he has already reached the level of editor-in-chief, and it is really not worthwhile to suffer such hardships.When he left, he jokingly said to us: "One day, if you want to leave here, you can come to the north to find me, and I will arrange a director for you." No one took his words seriously. As the editor-in-chief, he Everyone wants to be an ordinary reporter in this newspaper, so what is the attraction of the director of that newspaper? The second to leave was a girl, a pretty girl who said she couldn't stand the neglect.No one manages every day, no one answers, you don’t know what you are going to do today, what content you want to interview, you can come to work or not, you are like air in their eyes, no one cares about you, no one Say hello to you, no one talks and laughs with you, it's like you don't exist.Everyone stands in front of you, looking over your head, looking at a distant place, you are not their colleague, they do not regard you as a colleague.The proud girl was a top-notch chief reporter at her previous newspaper, which was also well-known in the industry, so she chose to return to her original newspaper.

It was a long time later that I realized that this was a slap in the face of everyone by the newspaper, with the purpose of killing the arrogance of us people.After all, these people were all well-known and held important positions.And to come here, you have to start from scratch, starting as a trainee reporter. I've always been low-key and humble, because I really have nothing to be proud of.Besides, coming to this newspaper office to work is something I have dreamed of ever since I started my career. Now that my wish has finally come true, how can I not cherish this great opportunity?I swear that I will take one step at a time and take every step of this newspaper in a down-to-earth manner.I have ridden a tricycle, worked as a security guard, and sold newspapers. I am used to seeing people's cold eyes. What is this neglect?

One night, I drank with the director, a bottle of Erguotou for a few yuan, fried cabbage, and clapped cucumbers. We were both a little drunk.I said, "I must stay at this newspaper, even if I take off a layer of skin. I have nowhere to go." The director said: "I must also stay. My wife has come here, and I want to make my home here. I have no way out." After drinking, we supported each other and walked along the sidewalk until we reached the riverside.The moon shines on the river, and the waves are rippling. On both sides of the river are towering skyscrapers and high-end residential areas. Standing by the river, we shouted the name of the city and said: "I love you." "I want to stay here," the building shouted.

That night two impoverished young people sat by the river until dawn. They both had dreams and longed to have their own place in this city. The child was born in this city, so that the child will no longer be displaced like himself in the future, and let the child become a person of this city. Many years later, recalling this night by the river, everything is vivid in my mind.