Chapter 268 An Inadvertent
Miss Cheng Xuyuan originally thought that this trip to Hong Kong should be after the welcome party.
What Cheng Xuyuan didn't expect was that before the welcome party, he was notified to attend a few days of training, so he didn't have time to attend the history department's welcome party.
As for the lecture mentioned by Chen Jianxun, it was also delayed because of the trip to Hong Kong.
Although this was a cultural exchange and most of the participants were people with certain achievements and fame in the cultural field, on the day of the gathering, Cheng Xuyuan discovered that he did not know most of the people.
Oh, he should have heard of these people's names.
Because these people are all famous figures in later generations.
When he was attending the training, Cheng Xuyuan didn't realize it, but when everyone got together, Cheng Xuyuan discovered a problem, that is, he was too young.
There are no members of this exchange group who are over 30 years old, and there are only two or three people who are over 40 years old. People in their 50s are the main force of this exchange, and there are also people in their 60s...
Cheng Xuyuan, who is in his twenties, looked a little out of place among the people in the exchange group, and felt like a crane standing out among a flock of chickens.
Fortunately, there was someone in the exchange group that Cheng Xuyuan knew, and that was Manager Wang from the foreign trade company.
He joined this time just to take the opportunity to go to Hong Kong to discuss some things.
However, he now faces the same problem as Cheng Xuyuan, that is, he is not very familiar with the other members.
Cheng Xuyuan’s reason is purely because of age, while Manager Wang’s reason is because they are not in the same industry and therefore they have less communication.
When Cheng Xuyuan couldn't find anyone to talk to, Manager Wang, who also couldn't find a partner, got together with Cheng Xuyuan to chat.
"Xuyuan, what are you planning to buy when you arrive in Hong Kong this time?" Manager Wang asked with concern.
Cheng Xuyuan hesitated for a moment and said, "I have limited Hong Kong dollars, let's see what I can buy first."
For this exchange, each person will receive a subsidy of 10 Hong Kong dollars per day. It is estimated that for a week of exchange, the maximum amount each person will receive is 70 Hong Kong dollars.
If you put 70 Hong Kong dollars in Yanjing, it would be more than 20 yuan, which is definitely enough for a week.
But in Hong Kong, twenty dollars is really too little.
Manager Wang originally wanted to say that you earned a lot of Hong Kong dollars, but then he realized that they were all converted into overseas remittance vouchers.
However, there are restrictions when exchanging foreign currency at a bank.
He comforted Cheng Xuyuan, "It's okay. If the things over there are too expensive, we can just buy the same kind of things at the Friendship Store when we come back."
As he spoke, he waved to the staff on the plane, asked for a glass of wine and said, "Xuyuan, the Moutai here is free, have a glass too."
"I'm telling you, you can get a refill after you drink it!"
After listening to Manager Wang's words, Cheng Xuyuan realized that most of the people around him seemed to be holding a glass of wine in their hands and enjoying it leisurely.
Although Cheng Xuyuan was not too particular about drinking, he was unwilling to miss this opportunity.
After all, this kind of treatment will be cancelled when you take a plane in the future.
I ordered a glass of Moutai and chatted with Manager Wang while drinking it, seeming extremely comfortable.
However, because the plane landed in Hong Kong, everyone present just took a few symbolic sips and no one drank more.
As the plane landed at Kai Tak Airport, Cheng Xuyuan and his group walked out of the stairs.
What Cheng Xuyuan didn't expect was that as soon as they walked out of the airport, they were met with a lot of reporters swarming in.
From the reporters' introductions, Cheng Xuyuan knew that most of these reporters were from Ta Kung Pao and Wenhui Daily.
Someone came forward to respond to the interviews from these reporters, so Cheng Xuyuan stood leisurely in the back, watching the seniors being answered various questions.
A reporter who couldn't find anyone to ask questions somehow discovered Cheng Xuyuan.
He hesitated for a moment, then came to Cheng Xuyuan and said, "Hello, I'm Ma Jiahua, a reporter from Jinwanbao. Are you also a member of this exchange group?"
Tonight News? What a fate! Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Yes."
"What's your name?" Ma Jiahua was stunned when he heard that Cheng Xuyuan was a member of the exchange group. After all, this guy was too young.
He thought it was an accompanying staff, but he was not close to being a formal member, so he chose Cheng Xuyuan.
Regardless of whether you can get any essence from the interview, it is much better than being alone and awkward.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "My name is Cheng Xuyuan."
Cheng Xuyuan, Ma Jiahua’s mind raced, trying to confirm that he had never heard of it.
However, he still patiently asked, "What is your current job?"
"I am still a student now." Cheng Xuyuan gave the most correct answer.
It is true that he is a college student now.
Looking at the old gentlemen surrounded by their peers, Ma Jiahua immediately concluded that the man in front of him, judging from his attire, was quite decent and should be a follower brought by a senior.
He simply put away the notebook in his hand and said with a smile: "Let's just chat casually, it can also be regarded as killing time."
Having said that, his eyes still fell on several respected old gentlemen.
Seeing his performance, Cheng Xuyuan smiled and chatted casually with Ma Jiahua.
The interview at the airport was completed quickly. After all, everyone was tired from traveling and needed a break.
Although Ma Jiahua had been keeping an eye on them, he did not get to interview the person he liked, and could only watch Cheng Xuyuan and his group leave in the car with a little frustration.
"Wah Zai, how was the interview?"
On the way out of the airport, Chen Taihong, a colleague who is also a newspaper reporter, asked Ma Jiahua.
Ma Jiahua sighed and said, "Brother, we are still not famous enough. We cannot compete with Ta Kung Pao and Wen Hui Bao for interviews."
Chen Taihong smiled and said, "Isn't this normal?"
"But according to the trend of our newspaper, even if we can't catch up with them in the future, we will get better and better."
At this point, he suddenly clasped his hands together and prayed repeatedly: "I hope you can write more about "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty", so that our hope will be greater!"
Ma Jiahua did not laugh at Chen Taihong's action.
My colleagues at the Evening News basically share this idea.
After all, "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" single-handedly saved the "Today Evening News" by turning the tide and supporting the building from collapse! "By the way, what's the name of the person you interviewed? Let me see if I have any impression of him!" Chen Taihong asked casually.
Ma Jiahua thought for a moment and said, "He said his name is Cheng Xuyuan."
"I don't have any impression of this name, and according to his age, he should be..."
Before Ma Jiahua finished speaking, Chen Taihong's expression changed.
He grabbed Ma Jiahua's hand and asked, "What did you say? What's his name?"
Looking at Chen Taihong's expression, Ma Jiahua was deeply surprised. He said casually, "He said his name is Cheng Xuyuan. What's wrong? Have you heard of this person?"
"Cheng Xuyuan, he is Cheng Xuyuan!"
"Oh, this... this is really great."
"We actually saw him just now!" Chen Taihong was so excited that he was incoherent.
Ma Jiahua was getting more and more puzzled and asked, "Is he... famous? Why haven't I heard of him?"
"How could you not have heard of him?" Chen Taihong said, "You may not be familiar with his name, but you must know his pen name."
"He has a pen name, Dangnian Mingyue."
Hearing these four words, Ma Jiahua was stunned.
Of course he knew what this name meant to their newspaper.
"He...he is really Dangnian Mingyue?" Ma Jiahua couldn't believe it.
"Of course, I've read his information." Chen Taihong said anxiously, "Tell me what questions you asked him."
"I tell you, the fact that you interviewed him is enough for us to write a substantial report."
Ma Jiahua looked at his empty interview notebook and regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.
He was just casually chatting with Cheng Xuyuan.
As for the interview questions, he didn't ask any!
"Brother, I...I thought he was just a student who followed the teacher in, so I didn't care at all."
Facing Ma Jiahua who looked annoyed, Chen Taihong said: "Forget it, there's no need to worry about this!"
"Now that he's here, we can't let go of this opportunity."
Ma Jiahua said, "Should we go to the hotel again and find an opportunity to interview him?"
Chen Taihong thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. Let's go back to the newspaper office first and tell the editor-in-chief that he is here too."
"Let's see the editor-in-chief's attitude first."
Although Ma Jiahua was extremely unwilling, he could only helplessly say: "Okay! Then let's go back as soon as possible."
Cheng Xuyuan didn't know that he just gave his real name, which made Ma Jiahua upset for a long time.
He and the members of the exchange group took a special car to the hotel that had been booked in advance, and then checked in to rest.
Since Cheng Xuyuan and Manager Wang were most familiar with each other, the two of them were assigned to a double room in the hotel.
After simply packing his luggage, Cheng Xuyuan saw Manager Wang turning a page of paper.
"What's this?"
"This is our next schedule." Manager Wang said, "There will be a welcome dinner tonight."
"It was hosted by Mr. Huo."
Cheng Xuyuan naturally knew who Mr. Huo Manager Wang was talking about. He did not expect that he and his friends would receive such a high-level welcome just after they arrived.
After receiving the itinerary from Manager Wang, Cheng Xuyuan found out that he would be attending seminars at several famous universities in Hong Kong tomorrow, which was quite normal.
In addition to these, there are also visits...
Just as Cheng Xuyuan was reading the itinerary, Manager Wang suddenly picked up a newspaper and said, "Xuyuan, take a look at this."
Cheng Xuyuan took the newspaper and found it was Ta Kung Pao.
In addition to some local news, the latest thing that caught his eye was a review titled: "The Ming Dynasty that Attracted Attention..."
(End of this chapter)
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