Chapter 102 I Want to Make a Big News
The first song to go viral was the one sung by Mr. Zhao Sanye. Enthusiastic netizens captured it separately and posted a pure video with the source indicated. Unexpectedly, it received 400,000 to 500,000 likes in just two days.
The reason why this video has so many likes is that there are many musicians in the comment section. First, a singer named Li Mingjian used his own account to ask the blogger if he could have the pure audio source. He also wanted to know whether Mr. Zhao Sanye was still alive and whether he could go there to collect folk songs.
Li Mingjian became famous quite early and has several extremely popular songs. He is the type of person who is famous for his songs rather than for himself. Two years ago, he participated in a music program and served as a mentor for two seasons. After the program became popular, his mentor position was taken away by someone else. This incident caused a lot of uproar and was considered big news in the entertainment industry.
Li Mingjian is a low-key person who has been doing charity work for many years. After being exposed by netizens, everyone stood up for him. As a result, Li Mingjian became popular again after many years. After opening a Kuaishou account, his fans increased sharply. Now that he is over 40, he has become more and more active, often indulging in online memes and communicating with fans...
From mom fans to young girl fans, Li Mingjian, as a middle-aged uncle, has a very wide range of fan base.
He surfs the 5G network and often uses Kuaishou. It was purely by chance that he came across the pure music posted by netizens.
I was about to scroll away subconsciously, but when I saw the title "Seventy-three-year-old wandering singer sings "Mother's Kiss"," I came back and listened to it patiently.
There was a ten-second long white noise at the beginning. Li Mingjian could hear that there were many people around. Since he was not using professional recording equipment, it sounded a bit distorted and noisy, which made it particularly real.
As the melody started, Li Mingjian frowned and looked carefully at the old man on the phone. As a musician, he had seen many musical instruments, but the one in the old man's hand looked familiar to him, but he couldn't match it with the other one.
The instrument is very special, it may be made by the old man. Many folk musicians can make their own instruments, especially the older generation, but these instruments are not popular and many of them have not been passed down.
What moved Li Mingjian more than the musical instruments was the old man's voice. His hoarse voice was not pleasant to the ear, but the emotion contained in that voice was that an old man in his seventies was singing affectionately for his mother.
His mother should be dead, right?
Maybe she left him very early.
But humans will never stop singing or missing their mothers because of their mother's death. This is human's original instinct.
Qingwen in Dream of the Red Chamber thought about her mother all night before she died.
People always have countless fantasies about their mothers. Rather than saying that mother is a person, it is better to say that mother is a symbol.
In just a few minutes, Li Mingjian thought a lot. He closed his eyes and thought of his mother. His mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer seven years ago. It took less than three months from the diagnosis to her death. It was impossible for people to be mentally prepared.
After his mother passed away, Li Mingjian couldn't accept it for a long time, even though everyone around him advised him that death was a matter of time for an elderly person like his mother.
Especially when he discovered that among the inheritance left to him by his mother, there was a card specifically for him, and the money in it was the living expenses that Li Mingjian had transferred to his mother since he started working.
After accumulating for ten or twenty years, it has become a considerable sum of money.
His mother means more to him than anything else.
Li Mingjian's debut was not smooth. After writing several popular songs, he could live a worry-free life. However, his lack of talent was more painful than being penniless. He was always afraid that he would not be able to write a song that satisfied him until he got old.
Over the years, his mother had noticed his anxiety, but she didn't ask any questions. She knew she couldn't help him solve his problems, so she could only silently plan for his future in her heart. That's why she left him so much money.
Li Mingjian became popular again in his middle age, not because he wrote any touching songs.
But now, as Li Mingjian listened to the old man's moving singing on his mobile phone, a flash of inspiration suddenly came to his mind. The inspiration was fleeting, but he knew what he wanted to do.
He wanted to write a hymn to his mother.
Unable to wait to know more about the old man, Li Mingjian directly commented below using his account with millions of followers.
Netizens who love to watch gossip quickly followed the clues and caught Li Mingjian's message. Most of Li Mingjian's fans like to listen to music, so they were naturally attracted by Zhao Siye's singing. The video became more and more popular, and more and more people went to Xia Wu's account.
Mr. Zhao Sanye's singing attracted singers in the entertainment industry, while the comments under Xia Wu's long video attracted the attention of another person.
Xiangfang, a reporter from Tongshi Express.
He's a journalist, one who often has to write articles for publication in official media outlets. In other words, he has a job, and with a job comes a mission, and with a mission comes finding material and topics...
Articles written in official newspapers must contain positive energy and be inspiring.
After completing his daily tasks, Xiangfang sat in the office bored. With print media gradually disappearing, his work was very easy. With half an hour left before getting off work, Xiangfang took out his mobile phone and planned to play a game of Candy Crush.
"Xiao Fang, what's wrong with your report?"
Sister Hong, a veteran office employee, suddenly came over. Xiangfang quickly put down his phone and sat down. "Sister Hong, what's wrong? Is there a problem with the report?"
Sister Hong is 43 years old this year and has worked in the unit for more than 20 years. She has witnessed the decline of print media and the shrinking of the unit, especially in recent years, with the rapid development of the Internet and self-media. It is estimated that in a few years, their unit will not recruit new people.
But since they are paid by the company, they have to do their best to fulfill their responsibilities.
Sister Hong felt a little helpless and handed the newspaper to Xiangfang. "Look, the leader was just reading the newspaper. After reading it, he told me that these reports are getting boring and formulaic, just to get by. You need to come up with more new ideas! You're a young person, so you have more ideas than us old guys..."
Here they come again! Young people aren't gods. Xiangfang muttered to himself, what a headache! If their company hadn't been required to print newspapers, relying solely on market demand, they would have gone bankrupt eight hundred years ago. Don't you think how many people still have the habit of reading newspapers these days? Especially a newspaper like this, full of official jargon. Aside from the occasional glance from the leaders, no one reads it!
Even Xiangfang himself would not even glance at it except to check for typos.
How many people have you seen looking back at their own shit and reminiscing about it?
But he didn't dare tell Sister Hong these words, so he could only grit his teeth and bear it.
Xiangfang sighed: "Sister, what did the leader say? If there's anything you're not satisfied with, I'll make some changes."
"Look, the traffic police rescued a kitten from traffic. This is the second report you've written about it. The firefighters helped someone retrieve their keys/phone from the sewer. This is the third time. Why are they always these trivial matters? Our city is so big, isn't there a lot of good people and good deeds going on?"
Xiangfang scratched his head. "Sister Hong, doesn't this just prove that our country is peaceful and the people are safe? It's a good thing!"
Sister Hong disagreed, saying, "The leader knew you'd say that. He told me that young people should go to the grassroots more often and see for themselves. They can't be blinded by superficial things. Just because you're doing well, you think everyone else is doing well. That's idealism!"
Xiangfang sincerely admitted his mistake, "I understand, Sister Hong. I will change it. Tomorrow I will go out more, look for news, and try to write something that satisfies the leader."
Sister Hong was satisfied. "Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow. It just so happens that you and I are going to the countryside to do an interview on agriculture, rural areas and farmers."
Sister Hong left, and Xiangfang was the only one left in the office. Seeing that there were only a few minutes left before getting off work, he didn't have the heart to open Candy Crush anymore. He just opened Kuaishou to watch some short videos.
Soon, he saw the video of Mr. Zhao Sanye singing in his recommended list.
That’s right, Xiangfang is still a fan of Li Mingjian.
Thinking back... when he was in junior high school, he listened to music on his MP3 player, and his favorite was "Winter" by Li Mingjian. Li Mingjian's resurgence caused a lot of buzz, and he also stood up for the veterans in the music industry. He rarely paid attention to people in the entertainment industry, and only followed one singer, Li Mingjian, on Kuaishou.
Xiangfang was also attracted by the old man's singing. He listened to it repeatedly and clicked on the comment section. Once he clicked on it, he was a little confused. He followed the comments below and found Xia Xia's account. Then he spent an hour watching the video without fast forwarding.
When he looked up from the long video, it had been more than an hour since he got off work and no one came to call him.
That's great. Xiangfang was deeply attracted by the beautiful atmosphere in the video. Like many netizens, he was infected and moved. Then he went deep into the comment section and posted many comments. Then, he used the reporter's unique ability to unravel the mystery and infiltrate Xia Wu's fan group.
And there is a veteran who has been added to the group. According to this person, he has been to Yanggou Village three times and is a die-hard fan and supporter of Xia Xia. Newcomers can ask him if they have any questions.
Xiangfang did not reveal his identity. He said that he was a fan attracted by the video and wanted to know whether Yanggou Village treated the elderly well.
Time flew by during this chat, and most of the people in the company had left. Only the office where the direction was was still brightly lit.
After the chat, Xiangfang was a little excited and felt that he had found a good topic that his leader wanted!
Donghua Town, right? Yanggou Village, right?
I searched the direction online. It would have been fine if I hadn't searched, but I found out that Donghua Town is a very poor place. It has been the township with the largest loss of young people in Tong City for several consecutive years, and its economy is ranked last.
Wow, looking at it this way, a young woman who returned to her hometown to start a business, a village secretary who cares about the development of the village, and some left-behind elderly people who are treated well and are grateful...
With these elements alone, I have already completed a draft in my mind!
He suddenly became as excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood. After working in the company for so many years, he wrote about the small good deeds and praised them every day, and he almost forgot that he was a talented man who graduated from the Chinese Department!
It's time to let the unit leaders see his true strength!
The next day, after completing the interview in the countryside with Sister Hong, Xiangfang immediately proposed to be sent out for two days to conduct an investigation in the township below.
Leaders often say that they cannot work in isolation, but must integrate into the grassroots, visit and investigate. Without investigation, they have no right to speak.
When the leader learned that Xiangfang was going to the countryside to find materials, he was very satisfied. So on the fourth day after the video went viral, a young man with a camera and a press card came to Yanggou Village.
"Xiao Wu! Something bad has happened! Someone is coming from the city!"
Yang Guofeng rushed to Yang's house to look for Xia Wu, but found her empty-handed. He then learned that she was harvesting honey in the mountains, so he quickly ran back up the mountain.
Xia Wu was wearing a thick protective suit. Just as she took out the honey, she saw Yang Guofeng running towards her anxiously. She didn't dare to get close for fear of being stung by the bees.
After removing the protective suit, Xia Wu's hair was soaked with sweat, and strands of it stuck to her cheeks. She casually wiped the sweat that was about to flow into her eyes, "Uncle Guofeng, what's wrong? Is there something urgent?"
"Come down the mountain with me! A young man from the city came and said he was a reporter. He saw your video online and took a taxi to come here to do an interview!"
Yang Guofeng was also sweating anxiously. He had seen Xiangfang's press card. He was a legitimate official reporter! He might be in the newspapers and on TV!
He had never seen such a scene in all his years. He just answered whatever Xiangfang asked and didn't even know what he was saying. Xiangfang wanted to interview Xia Wu, so he hurried to find him.
Xia Wu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that it was a reporter from the city who came to interview him. He said with a smile, "Uncle, calm down. It's not like they're reporters from Beijing. At most, it'll be reported in our city's newspapers. Maybe there's nothing to worry about."
She comforted Yang Guofeng and her calm demeanor calmed him down. Yes, maybe the interview would not be published at all, so he got excited too early.
Yang Guofeng rubbed his hands, "I was thinking that if more people saw our village, they might want to invest in its development, and our village would flourish."
No matter what, Xia Wu decided to go down the mountain first to take a look. She left the job of collecting honey to her brother and followed Yang Guofeng down the mountain.
When they were about to approach the village committee, Xia Wu began to doze off. It was also the first time she was interviewed by a reporter. It was truly a rare sight.
I don’t know what people will ask.
Xia Wu had just acted as if she didn't care in front of Yang Guofeng, and she didn't dare to express her thoughts, for fear that Yang Guofeng would laugh to death.
Who knew that when the two people rushed to the village committee, the person they were looking for was not there.
Yang Guofeng called Yang Mingkai (the village clerk): "Mingkai, where are the reporters from the city?"
"They said they wanted to interview the villagers, so I was brought out. Now I'm on my way to Uncle Zhao's house."
"You fool, Uncle Zhao is on Yantou Mountain. What can you find at his house?"
"Ouch! I just remembered!"
Xia Wu quickly said, "Then you guys go to the courtyard with the well. We'll go too. We'll meet you on the mountain later."
After hanging up the phone, the two of them rushed back.
When they arrived, Xiangfang had already interviewed three elderly people.
After he interviewed the village secretary, accountant, and these elderly people, he could basically confirm one thing: what netizens said was true!
Yanggou Village can make big news!
And it’s the big news that leaders dream of!
If this report is well written, perhaps his future will be brighter.
Xiangfang was increasingly looking forward to meeting Xia Wu, the young man who had returned home as the villagers had been talking about.
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