C17
I need your advice.
"Director Liu, you're too kind. I still need your advice. My main focus is on studying …" I said modestly.
"Jiang Feng, don't be modest, being in a newspaper is different from sitting in an office at an organ unit to play with people. Newspapers rely on their own business, as to whether or not they have the ability to be a journalist, it's obvious in a month. If they can't write good manuscripts and can't write good ones, they would reveal themselves," Liu Fei laughed, "The main purpose of an agency is to play with people, but as a reporter, we don't have to know how to play with people, we also have to play with words …" "I can see that you have great potential …"
I couldn't help but laugh. I don't know much about organs, etc., and I felt that the newspaper office was a government agency, even though it was an institution.
"Because the boss arranged this script himself, the boss specifically asked me to review it. I gave it to Director Mei this morning, and she said to wait for the boss to come back and show it to him," Liu Fei added: "Your script has an important political mission for the boss, hur hur …"
Leader satisfaction is the biggest political thing. This was mentioned to me many times during the time Liu Yue was with me. I remember the most clearly one time when Liu Yue had finished reviewing my manuscript, she signed it and said to me, "Jiang Feng, let's be Party Newspaper Reporter. We must talk about politics. What is politics?
Liu Yue's words often echoed in my ears, and now that Liu Fei had said it, I increasingly understood the rationality and importance of his words.
At the thought of my boss going through my manuscript himself, I suddenly felt a great deal of pressure.
After more than half an hour of restlessness, the office's internal phone rang. Liu Fei picked it up and said to me, "Jiang Feng, Secretary Ma is back. He's in the office reading your script. Director Mei called and told you to come to Secretary Ma's office."
I suddenly became nervous. The boss summoned me to meet him. I didn't know if he was satisfied with the script, and I didn't know if it was the murderer or the enemy. The two of them went to the secretary's office on the second floor.
I came from a poor family, the son of a farmer, three generations of poor peasants, and even before I started working, I had not seen many high ranking officials. The only one I had seen was the deputy head of the village family planning department, who had brought his family planning unit with him to the village to capture women of childbearing age. After participating in the job, he would constantly see all kinds of County level and cadres. He would even be able to touch their hands frequently, and did not need to look up to see them again. I have often lamented this great change in my heart, and I have the feeling that I am the master of a serf.
Even so, Secretary Ma's personal summons made me nervous. I kept swallowing my saliva as I walked down the stairs.
When I got to Secretary Ma's office on the second floor, Mei Ling was waiting for me at the door.
Mei Ling smiled when she saw me. Her smile was very flirtatious and alluring. That charming look in her eyes made my heart skip a beat.
Fuck, this woman's eyes are too alluring! I said to myself.
"Secretary Ma is waiting for you, come on." Mei Ling approached me and patted my back naturally. She looked warm and intimate, and her tone was very gentle. She didn't have the pride I had when I first met her.
I could smell a musky smell coming from Mei Ling's body, like the fabled aphrodisiac.
I didn't have time to savor Mei Ling's taste, because at this moment, the tension in my heart had already overtaken my affluence. Besides, I didn't want to savor Mei Ling's taste, I didn't want to cause trouble, so I firmly remembered Liu Yue's warning to me.
Mei Ling pushed open the door to Secretary Ma's office. Secretary Ma was sitting in a big black leather swivel chair. In front of him was an old table the size of a ping pong table.
When Secretary Ma saw me enter, he raised his head and looked at me expressionlessly.
"Secretary Ma!" After I entered, I stood obediently in front of Secretary Ma and respectfully called out to him. I was intimidated by Secretary Ma's majesty. I no longer felt the way I did when I was eating with Secretary Ma a few days ago.
Secretary Ma nodded at me, but didn't say anything.
"Jiang Feng, come, sit!" Mei Ling didn't go out. She pointed to a chair opposite Secretary Ma and indicated for me to sit down.
I sat down and looked at Secretary Ma, waiting for him to speak.
Secretary Ma then looked down at the manuscript, no longer looking at me as if I didn't exist.
I sat in my chair, silent and awkward, my body straight, my expression humble and restrained, my heart tense, feeling the majesty of power and the insignificance of myself.
Mei Ling walked over with light steps. Her white high heels made a crisp sound on the floor. Her round, pure white calves were exposed from under her skirt, making her look very sexy.
Mei Ling first picked up the cup on Secretary Ma's table and gave him a new cup of tea. Then, she poured a cup of tea with a disposable cup of water and placed it in front of me. She smiled at me with a sweet smile.
I looked at Mei Ling gratefully and felt a little more relaxed.
Then Mei Ling sat down on the sofa at the back and read the newspaper, not saying a word.
The room was very quiet. The only sound that could be heard was the swinging of the grandfather clock.
Secretary Ma was reading the manuscript I wrote with great concentration, with a pen in his hand.
Liu Yue told me before that Secretary Ma was transferred from the Municipal committees and he is currently also the Municipal committees, Deputy Minister. He is very talented in literature, and his writing skills are also very good.
Thinking of this, I lost my confidence. I didn't know how Secretary Ma would release my manuscript.
After a while, Secretary Ma raised his head, looked at me, and started talking. In a low and gentle voice, he said, "Jiang Feng, you wrote this yourself?"
"Yes, Secretary Ma!" I wrote it myself! " I answered quickly.
"Did Liu Fei help you change it?"
"No, Director Liu said he didn't change a word."
"Mm …" Secretary Ma lit up a cigarette and leaned back in his chair. He blew out a mouthful of smoke and spat out two words, "Sure!"
F * * k, I finally expressed my opinion! I was relieved, but I didn't say anything.
Mei Ling stood up and said to Secretary Ma, "I can tell that Jiang Feng is a very capable young lad. He has only been here for a month, but he already got your approval when he wrote the script. It's not easy …"
Secretary Ma's mouth curled into a smile. He picked up the script and weighed it in his hand. He looked at me and said, "It looks like you didn't follow Liu Yue for nothing after a month. The language and thinking of this essay is quite Liu Yue's style …"
Secretary Ma's mention of Liu Yue made me very excited, even happier than Secretary Ma praising me. I hurriedly said: "I followed Director Liu, Director Liu is a hands-on teacher. Director Liu personally changed my script and gave me directions on how to write essays..."
"Hehe …" "It's fine if Liu Yue leads the troops. She's the most capable director and the most dedicated reporter in the newspaper department …" Secretary Ma added: "Alas …"
I was very happy that Secretary Ma praised Liu Yue. I was very excited, but I didn't understand what Secretary Ma meant by 'pity'.
Then I glanced at Mei Ling and saw that her face had turned cold and her eyes were filled with jealousy.
My heart sank.
Secretary Ma acknowledged my script and praised Liu Yue's month of leading. I felt very comfortable and even a little flattered. Even though Mei Ling's face didn't look good, I couldn't care less.
Secretary Ma signed the contract and handed the contract over to me: "Give it to Liu Fei directly and let him send it to master assembly room."
According to the newspaper's writing process, it was clearly unreasonable for Secretary Ma to sign and send the paper directly, but it seemed like no one in the newspaper would object.
I remember Liu Yue telling me before that the newspaper office has three main County level positions: Secretary, President and Total Edits. Because the newspaper office is directly subordinate to the Municipal committees and does not belong to the government, the secretary of the Party Committee is the first in command, Ma Xiaotian is the secretary and president of the Party Committee, and also the Ministry of Propaganda's Deputy Minister, is naturally the head of the newspaper office. The paper's name was Zhang Wenyuan, a refined and amiable old newspaper man of about 50 years old. He was the second in command.
I took the manuscript in both hands, stood up, respectfully said goodbye to Secretary Ma, and left the secretary's office. Of course, before leaving, he did not forget to give his thanks to Mei Ling.
Mei Ling looked at me admiringly and gave me a slight wink full of teasing.
My heart skipped a beat as I hurriedly lowered my head and left.
When I got the manuscript back, I realized that I hadn't signed the author's name on the title, so I wrote exactly on the author's column: REPORTER Liu Fei Jiang Feng.
I know, this is the rules of the newspaper. No matter if the script was written by him or not, as long as the leader goes with you, you have to sign the name of the leader and put it in front of you. Of course, when I go out with Liu Yue, every script she writes will have my name on it, but every time I write a script, Liu Yue would delete her own name after revising it, leaving only my own name behind. However, Liu Fei isn't Liu Yue after all. I think it's better to be safe. So I wrote down the author's name before handing the manuscript to Liu Fei.
Liu Fei took the script and looked at it, then suddenly smiled at me. He picked up the pen, drew out his name and placed it behind my name, saying, "Jiang Feng, you wrote the script, so your name should be placed in the front. I can't take advantage of you, haha … This is the result of your hard work... "
I also laughed. "Heh heh …" "Director Liu is really modest …"
I really didn't know what to say. I felt that Liu Fei was doing the right thing, and that my name should be ahead of my hard work, but there were too many unreasonable things in this world, so I couldn't just say that he was doing the right thing.
When the directors of the newspapers carry the reporters or editors down to interview, they will always write a draft for the army. When the directors drink and receive gifts, they will have to sign their names in front of the army when they return, but, there is no such rule in Department of Public Information. Liu Fei said to me, "However, when Director Liu and the bosses went out, they always signed the boss's name in front of the script. That's a rule too, hehe …"
I feel that Liu Fei's words are very truthful, very practical, everything is in reality, regardless of right or wrong, existence is reasonable. I was also very pleased in my heart. Although Liu Yue had left, there were traces of Liu Yue in every corner of Department of Public Information, and Liu Yue's figure could be seen everywhere. In my heart, I never forgot Liu Yue's teachings.