Zha Liguo took it and was about to flip through a few pages when there was a knock on the door of the office.
"Come in." He put down the things in his hands and said.
Feng Meilin naturally turned her head and looked at the door.
The door was pushed open.
Jiang Yao walked in and glanced at Feng Meilin lightly.
"Why did you get in? Get out quickly! This is a newspaper office. All cats and dogs are jumping in. Bei Gu, who has no rules, do you think this is your inland countryside?!"
After seeing who it was, the expression on Feng Meilin's face suddenly froze. When she realized what she was doing, she stood up from her seat with a fierce look in her eyes.
"Why are you so anxious, Editor Feng?" Jiang Yao's red lips curled slightly, admiring the other person's angry look, and she was even more sure that there was something fishy about the rejection.
She looked calmly at the man behind the desk and handed over the reply letter from the newspaper:
"Hello, Editor-in-Chief Cha, my name is Jiang Yao. The novel manuscript I submitted to your company some time ago was adopted. I came here today to sign a contract. However, when I met Editor-in-Chief Feng, he not only ignored me for nearly two hours, but also refused to acknowledge this. He sent me a reply letter, criticized my novel as worthless, and refused to sign a contract with me."
"So I came in just to confirm, is your company's work style so sloppy? You just randomly send people a contract reply letter without reviewing the manuscript clearly, and then deny it. The most important thing in doing news is to be objective and rigorous. Your company is so sloppy." What's the difference between this careless style and those gossip newspapers that casually make up nonsense?"
When Ming Pao was founded, the word "rigor" was engraved in its bones, and it wanted to be a professional and objective newspaper, different from those unpopular gossip weeklies.
These are what Zha Guoli said in an interview with reporters.
Jiang Yao happened to see these contents in Ming Pao's commemorative weekly just now, so she said this deliberately to test whether the editor-in-chief's behavior was consistent with what she said.
Sure enough, when Zha Guoli heard these words, his expression darkened.
After carefully reading the content of the reply letter, he found that Jiang Yao was the novel author of his choice, but just now Feng Meilin made it clear that she disliked the low price offered by the newspaper and wanted to change her subscription to Xiangjiang Daily.
Zha Guoli moved his eyes to Feng Meilin who was directly opposite him, and said sharply and directly: "What's going on? Editor Feng, please explain."
"This..." Feng Meilin felt weak and her eyes were wandering.
But at that time, no one heard what he said to Jiang Yao alone in the reception room. Who knows the right and wrong? As long as he insists that it's all Jiang Yao's fault, what can the other party do?
Thinking like this, Feng Meilin suddenly felt confident:
"Editor-in-Chief, I'm sorry. She obviously disliked the low price we offered for 70 per thousand words. She said that Xiangjiang Daily could offer 100 per thousand words. If we couldn't offer the same price, she wouldn't sign."
"The price has been approved by you. How can I raise the price at will? What's more, if this gap is opened, other contracted authors will threaten me to raise the price. Can our newspaper still operate normally?!"
After saying that, she turned around and glared at Jiang Yao fiercely, "Huh, bitch, you want to fight with her?" There are no doors!
Jiang Yao had long expected that the other party would not admit his fault: "Oh, Editor Feng is indeed a journalist. He always lies. Do you dare to swear to God about what you just said? If there is even half a lie, I will tell you tomorrow." They used a page in Mingpao to apologize to me!"
Feng Meilin has seen all kinds of storms in the past few years as a news reporter. She was sure that Jiang Yao couldn't produce evidence and was not afraid at all: "Okay! I will swear it! I, Feng Meilin, if what I just said is even half a lie, , I published an apology letter in Ming Pao for three consecutive days to apologize to you! And there is one page every day!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a burst of discussion floated in from outside the door:
"Wow, is the bet so big?"
"Editor Feng, are you worried?"
"Hey, do you trust Editor Feng or that pretty girl?"
"..."
When Jiang Yao entered the door just now, she deliberately did not close the door tightly, leaving a gap one person wide.
Curiosity is a reporter's nature, not to mention that after Azhong outside deliberately guided him, everyone gathered around the editor's office to listen.
At this time, she heard the chatter from outside, and Feng Meilin was shocked to realize that her colleagues outside had already watched the excitement. She loves face the most, and she didn't want to be watched at all at this moment. Her face suddenly darkened, and she felt even more resentful towards Jiang. Yao.
But then I thought about it, if Jiang Yao couldn't provide evidence for this matter, and it wasn't herself who was embarrassed in the end, what would she be afraid of? !
"Okay, now that I have finished my oath, what other tricks does Miss Jiang want to play? I advise you to leave on your own. Don't wait for me to find someone to attack you. When the time comes, it will be in the newspapers and your husband will lose face. You It’s hard to explain when you go home.”
Feng Meilin crossed her arms and looked at Jiang Yao proudly.
Jiang Yao remained calm and composed: "Why are you so anxious, Chief Editor Feng? The show is yet to come. Since everyone wants to watch the fun, let's just watch it together."
She raised her hand to fully open the office door, and then walked to the door:
"Everyone has heard what Editor Feng swore just now. Please help me bear witness."
After saying that, she took out a voice recorder from her coat pocket and pressed the switch button.
Feng Meilin's familiar voice instantly rang in everyone's ears:
"The editor below made a mistake and sent you a reply. Today, several of our chief editors met and all agreed that your novel's writing style is poor and the story is old-fashioned, which makes people have no desire to read it."
"Ms. Jiang, with all due respect, you are not writing a novel, you are just creating literary garbage."
"I don't want to see you sending garbage to our newspaper next time."
"I am the editor-in-chief and I have the final say. The pile of rubbish you wrote is simply an insult to the readers' eyes!"
"..."
An eerie silence fell suddenly inside and outside the semi-office.
Everyone looked at Feng Meilin in shock.
Just now she categorically swore that she didn't sign because the other party wanted a high price. Now...
Oh my God! It turns out that Editor Feng was really lying.
You actually want to drive away the author who was chosen by Editor-in-Chief Cha himself? !
It seems that Deputy Editor Feng has a lot of opinions on Editor Cha!
Various speculations were running through everyone's minds, but Zha Guoli was very clear about Feng Meilin's motives.
He looked down at the manuscript in his hand. Is this what Feng Meilin wanted? Get rid of the people he wants to sign so he can bring in the people he recommends!
Zha Guoli had a dark face, glanced at Feng Meilin coldly, and raised the manuscript in his hand toward her——
The manuscript paper flew down like snowflakes and hit Feng Meilin in the face.
"Look at the good things you've done! Do you still look like a chief editor?!" Zha Guoli scolded angrily.
Feng Meilin patted the manuscript paper floating on her body and said with a panicked expression: "Editor-in-Chief, please listen to my explanation..."
Zha Guoli raised his hand to interrupt her: "Don't explain to me, just think about how to apologize to Miss Jiang!"
"Ms. Jiang," Zha Guoli walked up to Jiang Yao and said apologetically, "I'm sorry for letting you read our newspaper's jokes. Editor Feng's behavior does not represent our entire team. The reply is still valid. Your work is very attractive. I appreciate your strength and innovation. If you are still willing to sign a contract with us, we can chat alone."
Jiang Yao said: "We can talk about the signing, but -"
She turned to look at Feng Meilin, "We have to wait until we see Deputy Editor Feng apologize to me in the newspaper before we can talk."
When she thought of her previous vow to apologize in the newspaper, the strings of reason and decency in Feng Meilin's mind suddenly broke, and she rushed towards Jiang Yao like a shrew:
"You bitch! Don't be shameless! With your elementary school composition skills, who would believe that you wrote the novel yourself? I won't let you sign the contract because I don't want the newspaper and the readers to be deceived by you!"
She specially called people to the reception room at that time, just to avoid being overheard by other colleagues. She never expected that Jiang Yao, a bitch, secretly recorded the conversation!
With such despicable methods, no wonder my sister Feng Meizhu can't fight against her!
"Deputy Editor Feng," Jiang Yao stepped sideways to avoid her entanglement, and raised the recorder in her hand with a sneer, "You have to use evidence to speak. If you feel free to accuse me, I can go to court and sue you."
"You are the editor-in-chief of the newspaper now, and your words and deeds represent Mingpao's attitude towards journalism. If this matter goes to court, the credibility of your newspaper's news will be greatly reduced, which will affect the sales of the newspaper. Which company would be willing to Place an advertisement in your newspaper?"
The biggest profit of traditional newspapers comes from advertising. If this profit chain is affected, the income of the entire newspaper will be greatly reduced.
"Bitch, you dare to threaten me?" Feng Meilin gritted her teeth and clenched her hands tightly.
Jiang Yao chuckled: "I've done it, but you still ask me if I dare."
The colleagues next to me couldn’t stand it anymore, and they all stood up and accused:
"Editor Feng, if you do something wrong, you must learn to take responsibility. Don't affect the reputation of our entire newspaper because of your personal behavior!"
"Yes, when you swore to heaven just now, we all heard it."
Feng Meilin is usually unpopular in the newspaper office, not only because she came in through the back door and lacks ability, but also because she likes to take credit from others.
It was obviously news that other reporters had been following for a long time, but she always intervened at the last moment and picked up the fruits of others' victory. The final report was published, and she enjoyed all the honors gained.
However, everyone usually dares to be angry and dare not speak out, because Feng Meilin's boyfriend is a shareholder of the company where the newspaper is located.
Although the editor-in-chief Zha Guoli was not afraid of Feng Meilin, he still had to give some favor to the shareholders, so as long as she didn't make the trouble impossible to end, he would turn a blind eye.
But today's matter really touched Zha Guoli's bottom line.
Ming Pao has finally managed to cultivate a group of loyal readers through high-quality novels, and its news pages are also well recognized by readers. Today, Feng Meilin privately rejected high-quality authors and instead wanted to promote a mediocre person who only chews words and piles up writing. Undoubtedly, It’s to smash the newspaper’s sign!
Zha Guoli cannot tolerate this!
"Editor Feng, I will report this matter to the board of directors truthfully. Please suspend the work you are doing until the company's handling results come out. However, as for your promise to Ms. Jiang to publish an apology in the newspaper, I will leave enough for you tomorrow. layout.”
These words are tantamount to expressing Zha Guoli's attitude.
Feng Meilin didn't expect that Zha Guoli would not give her face and would actually side with Jiang Yao:
"Zha Guoli! How dare you do this to me? Your position as editor-in-chief will definitely end!"
She had a ferocious expression and raised her finger to point at Zha Guoli. Her eyes were full of threats, completely lacking the temperament of the refined intellectuals in the past.
Jiang Yao didn't want to watch the subsequent conflicts within the newspaper office. She only cared about the outcome of this matter:
"Deputy Editor Feng, I will go to the newsstand on time tomorrow to buy newspapers. If you don't see the apology statement, then don't blame this recording for appearing in a place it shouldn't appear."
Before Feng Meizhu could turn around and go crazy against her, Jiang Yao had successfully left the newspaper office under the protection of Azhong.
Repulse Bay Villa.
After returning home, Azhong naturally reported everything that happened today to Chen Yanbei.
"Oh, the Feng family, it really doesn't hurt?"
Chen Yanbei's lips curled up with a cold arc, he raised his hand, grabbed the phone on the desk, and dialed a number.
