Chapter Thirty-One: The Ups and Downs of Getting in the Newspaper

  PS: Brother is asking for votes, crying and begging on his knees!

  Newspapers issued by the newspaper office, if they are daily newspapers and morning newspapers, generally have their content determined the night before, and all printing is completed before 3 am the next day. Then, no later than 4 am, they will be delivered to newsstands and newspaper booths on streets and alleys throughout the city, as well as to households that subscribe to the newspaper. This way, citizens can learn about the latest news and sensational events every morning.

  Unfortunately, Ge accepted an interview with Chongqing Evening News, otherwise you would have seen our praise now!

  Today, Xiao Shuai got up very early. After being "cheated" yesterday, he realized that if he wanted to hurry on the road, it was best to leave early. At this time, the sun is smaller, not as scorching hot as at noon and in the afternoon. Walking on the road is simply suffering.

  Then he packed up his things and checked out of the hotel after freshening up, although he felt that when he was checking out, the middle-aged landlady who had not yet changed shifts looked at him with a somewhat strange gaze, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

  "Two women went into the room together and stayed for almost two hours, this young man's firepower is really strong!" The boss's wife watched as Xiao Shuai rode away on that old second-hand bicycle, and couldn't help but mutter to herself with a complex expression: "But it seems like his taste is a bit heavy, that old woman looks ordinary, and that young one is simply ugly, who would have thought he could get his hands on her?" As she spoke, she also self-pityingly took a glance at the mirror, feeling a sense of loss: "Can't even compare to an ugly monster? He didn't even take a look at me?"

  "Ah-choo!" Just as Xiao Ge was riding his bike to find a place for breakfast, he suddenly let out a loud sneeze and almost rode into the railing. Had he caught a cold? He rubbed his nose in frustration, saw a baozi shop, and pushed his bike over, calling out: "Boss, bring me 5 big meat buns and a bowl of congee first, then quickly make three liang of mixed noodles!"

  Okay, someone who has already begun to transform into some kind of big-bellied creature never thought that his action of accepting an interview in the room last night would become a low-level, aesthetically distorted form of thrill-seeking.

  It's fortunate that someone doesn't know about the rumors of this fruit, otherwise he might have really vomited, because no matter how kind-hearted and pure a certain delicate-looking girl is, she can't be the type for Brother Xiao. As for Chang Hai Xin, this middle-aged woman with some remaining charm, don't even think about it, someone doesn't have an Oedipus complex.

  Alright, those are all boring things to make up the word count, let's talk about something else - the chief editor's office of Chongqing Evening News.

  "Is this the shocking entertainment report that Chang Daijie just sent back?"

  A middle-aged balding man with glasses, holding a freshly printed article with furrowed eyebrows, stood next to a young man also wearing glasses. The latter looked at his face and found it difficult, so he tentatively said: "This is what Sister Chang just sent back, saying that she hopes you will consider putting it on the front page of the entertainment section..."

  "This report is likely to cause a heated debate among readers." The bald editor pushed his glasses and thought with some difficulty: "But Zhang Dahu's 'The Deer and the Cauldron' is about to be finished, and 'The Legend of Shaolin Temple' is also highly anticipated... Wait, there are already enough TV drama news for us to write about. And on the movie side, 'Dragon Tiger Gate' has rumors of injuries among the lead actors, and many scandals, these things are already very crowded, I really don't know how to arrange them."

  "To be honest, if I may say so, we can completely remove Wang Fei's scandal and add this news instead." The young bespectacled man suggested.

  "Oh, then tell me the reason!" The editor was somewhat surprised, actually wanting to withdraw the romance scandal of the "Queen of Song"? Are you kidding? However, his face didn't reveal any such emotions, instead, he had an encouraging expression that said "go ahead and say it".

  "Because we're too trendy, which family's newspaper isn't reporting on this news nationwide?" The young man was "encouraged" by the editor-in-chief and suddenly came to life. He confidently said: "I just used my computer to read the entire content of this report. Honestly, my first feeling is that I don't believe it, because it's too unbelievable. A nameless wandering singer can actually attract thousands of people to watch? At least a second-tier star should be able to do that! So, I dare bet that if this article titled 'Wandering Singer Performs on the Streets of Dafu, Attracting Thousands of Fans to Collectively Go Wild' is released, it will definitely receive more attention than those tired scandals."

  "Really?" The editor's face still had an uncertain expression, but his heart was moved. Because the young man in front of him was a new talent who had just graduated from university and joined the newspaper company, his views represented at least one kind of mindset and feeling among young people. To be honest, he was tired of reviewing manuscripts about scandals every day. Who is more foolish than whom? Are there really celebrity scandals to report on every day? Isn't it all just for publicity and page views?

  "Yes, I think it should be able to pique everyone's curiosity." The young man insisted on his own opinion. At this time, his old mobile phone rang. So he hurriedly exited the editor-in-chief's office and ran out to answer the phone, leaving only the editor-in-chief still hesitating, whether or not to take a gamble.

  "Never mind, the scandal of the Queen of Heaven is more attractive than a wandering singer's, no matter how clichéd it is!" The editor quickly made up his mind and decided to go ahead with the pre-arranged layout for printing.

  Just then, his door was knocked and the bald editor shouted "come in". He looked up to see the young man who had just run out to answer the phone coming back, with a beaming smile on his face, shouting: "Liu Editor, it's sensational! The internet is really abuzz..."

  Editor Liu frowned and scolded, "What's all the commotion about? Why are you shouting so loudly?"

  "Ah? This..." The young man was suddenly at a loss for words, he had just received the news and was so overjoyed that he almost forgot where he was, in the editor-in-chief's office. He hastily apologized: "Liu Editor-in-Chief, I'm sorry, I got too excited, please forgive me this time..."

  "Alright, be more careful next time. As a journalist, you must have a broader mind and not get agitated so easily. You won't even know who you've offended in the future." Editor Liu waved his hand to interrupt his apology and lectured him before saying: "Now tell me what's got you so excited!"

  The young man let out a sigh of relief in his heart, and now he didn't dare to be too open. He quickly organized his language and said softly: "Specifically, you can take a look at the potato video website. Just now, one of my classmates called me and told me that it was the street singer interviewed by Chang Da Jie last night. The content of his performance on Dazu Pedestrian Street was recorded by someone with a DV camera and put on the website for everyone to click and watch. In less than 7 hours, there are already over 200,000 clicks, and there are hundreds of comments...

  "Is this real?" Editor Liu was also surprised, in just a few hours the video's clicks had reached tens of thousands, what kind of news is this? As for whether this young man deceived himself? Don't be ridiculous, if he wants to continue working at the newspaper, he absolutely wouldn't be so stupid.

  He didn't even look at the video, slapped the table and shouted: "You immediately call the printing factory and tell them to wait a bit before starting to print. Then you personally run an errand, hand this manuscript directly to Old Xu, and ask him to report it all out without missing a single word. And on the front page, put the name of this report in bold black font. If there's not enough space, then remove some unfounded rumors. Hmm, take my car, tell Zhang Wu to drive slowly!"

  "Alright, I'm going!" The young man had never received such an "important task" before and was actually sitting in the editor-in-chief's "throne", suddenly feeling a sense of "finally getting recognized". He grabbed the printed manuscript that had already been reviewed by the editor-in-chief from the desk and hastily left the room, even forgetting to close the office door.

  "What's wrong with young people these days! They're all so reckless." Editor Liu shook his head, got up to close the door, and sat back in his large chair. With a practiced motion, he opened a webpage and immediately entered the Potato Video website. As it turned out, on the homepage, he saw a video of a young man holding a guitar and singing, with an exceptionally bold title - "A Performance Like God's, Regret Not Watching for a Lifetime".

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