Seeing her sister-in-law like this, Liu Mei felt increasingly uneasy. Since her sister-in-law spoke up yesterday, she hadn't been so sarcastic. If her sister-in-law got angry, who knew what kind of trouble she would cause?
Without realizing it, she became increasingly afraid of her sister-in-law.
Su Yu didn't have time to care what Liu Mei was thinking right now. For her, submitting her article and getting published in the newspaper to make herself famous was the most important thing at the moment.
So after breakfast, Su Yu took advantage of her commute to work to send several of her articles to different newspapers. Casting a wide net makes it easier to catch fish, right? The content of the articles was largely the same.
She was quite confident in her drafts. At this point, her primary concern was whether the spirit expressed in the articles was positive, healthy, and aligned with communist ideology. As for the writing style, as long as it wasn't too bad, it was generally fine.
In order to write the article, Su Yu thoroughly reviewed all the central documents and speeches that Chairman Mao had mentioned, completely portraying herself as a fanatical and fervent fan of Chairman Mao. She thought that with so many of Chairman Mao's quotes in there, the newspaper would at least give it some consideration.
Thanks to the prestige of the great Chairman, there is a good chance that her article will be published.
The provincial capital post office is quite efficient at delivering mail. Internal mail is usually delivered within two days.
Secondly, several daily newspapers in the provincial capital received submissions from employees of the Dongjiang Textile Factory.
After reading the article, everyone started to have mixed feelings. The first thing that caught their eye was the handwriting; it was energetic and pleasing to the eye. However, the content wasn't as outstanding. While the writing style was decent and the central idea was substantial, it lacked a certain professional flair compared to the actual writers in the editorial department.
Judging solely from the professionalism of the writing, this manuscript isn't very competitive. However, it quotes many of Chairman Mao's original words. A sentence or two is fine, but the problem is that it's a large portion of the manuscript. Moreover, the source of these quotes is clearly indicated at the end, stating that they were directly from Chairman Mao's remarks in certain documents. This is perplexing. Not publishing it seems disrespectful to Chairman Mao's instructions, or that these people have some kind of grievance against him?
"Just publish it, give it a page, and that's it," the editor-in-chief of the provincial capital's daily newspaper decided directly.
The editor-in-chief of Xinhua Daily tapped on the table. "The National Day holiday is coming soon. It's a good opportunity to publish this article that praises the motherland, society, and the workplace. It's quite representative. Hmm, a small, inconspicuous page will suffice."
The editor-in-chief of the education newspaper also shared his opinion with his subordinates: "This is the real voice of our working-class brothers and sisters. It must be published so that more people understand how hard-won our current life is. Give it a good spot on the page. Make sure it's visible at a glance."
"..."
By the end of September, Su Yu's articles were being published one after another in major newspapers in the provincial capital.
At the same time, several newspapers published the same article, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Hey, Lao Zhang, look! Isn't this Comrade Su Yu, whom we know?" In the union office, Committee Member Hu, wearing reading glasses and holding a newspaper, tugged at Committee Member Zhang next to him in surprise.
Committee Member Zhang leaned over for a look. "Su Yu, a textile worker in Workshop 5 of the Production Department at Dongjiang Textile Factory... Yes, that's her. Wait, did she write this?"
Committee Member Hu nodded.
"And there's also Sakura on this newspaper," Officer Lin said, glancing at the headline on the second page of the Education Daily.
Committee Member Zhang quickly went over to take a look, then hurried back to his desk, picked up the newspaper he had just been reading, and flipped through it. Sure enough, he saw Su Yu's article in the lower right corner.
"How...how did she do that?"
“I’d like to know too,” said Committee Member Hu.
Yan Fang also helped flip through the newspapers and finally confirmed that four newspapers had published the article. Apart from one relatively large newspaper, the other three were not very big. She said with a proud look, "I already knew that Comrade Su Yu is very capable. I heard from the factory committee's cadre Gao that Comrade Su Yu studied very well in school and received high praise from the school."
Committee Member Hu and Committee Member Zhang exchanged a glance.
It seems that this Comrade Su Yu is indeed even more outstanding than they thought.
At the same time, other leaders at the Dongjiang Textile Factory also saw articles published by their factory's employees in their offices. While these articles lavishly praised the new China and society, and expressed respect for the great leader, they still included considerable space dedicated to the Dongjiang Textile Factory and its leaders.
In other words, their Dongjiang Textile Factory has finally gained public attention. The factory's leaders were all featured in the newspaper and praised.
Everyone was incredibly happy.
As an organization, such opportunities to gain exposure are rare.
"Su Yu, I heard you're in the newspaper."
Director Xu came to the workshop looking for Su Yu with a beaming smile.
Su Yu looked surprised upon hearing this, "How is that possible?"
"You didn't know? How could you not know? You submitted it yourself. I just saw it in the office. It's your name, in our company, our department, our workshop. It's your name."
Su Yu suddenly realized, "Oh, that's what it is... I didn't expect it to actually be published. I just wanted to express my feelings, so I tried submitting it, and I didn't expect it to actually be published."
"Yes, we've got several!" Director Xu said with a smug look on her face. Because Su Yu was one of her workers, her superiors even called her office to inquire and specifically praised her as their supervisor.
Su Yu was visibly excited. "Director, I really didn't expect this... I really didn't expect it! Everyone has been so kind and caring towards me." She had underestimated the powerful support for ideology and spirit in this era. It seems that ideological work still has a promising future!
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