Just as I was thinking about it, a piercing ringtone suddenly sounded in the office.
Yu Mengni walked over, feeling a chill run through her body. She took a deep breath and forced a smile: "Hello, this is the second editorial department of the Kyoto Newspaper. I'm Yu Mengni..."
"Yu Mengni, come over here right now," the director's impatient voice came from the other end before she could finish speaking.
This was the first time she had ever heard the director speak to her in such a tone. She responded softly, and the other end of the line had already hung up.
Yu Mengni paced back and forth in her office for a few moments before going out to ask her subordinates what they had heard and where they had heard it from.
However, they ignored her completely, as if they didn't have ears.
Yu Mengni gritted her teeth in hatred, but had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the director's office. Along the way, she received many applications from people who were contemptuous and gloating.
She knocked on the door, and the director called out "Come in," then continued working without paying her any attention.
Many people come and go in the director's office, but everyone acts as if they don't see her.
After finishing the last bit of work at the end of the workday, the director sighed deeply and asked, "Yu Mengni, what are you thinking?"
Yu Mengni clenched her hands tightly. "Director, what exactly happened?"
The director leaned back in his chair, rubbing his aching neck, and sneered, "What happened? You're the person involved, shouldn't you know better than anyone else?"
"As expected, people with poor character don't have good interpersonal relationships either. The Kyoto Daily is a place that gathers news from all over the country; it's a sacred place, not a place for you to chase fame and fortune."
What happened to those foreign language manuscripts and tapes?
Yu Mengni pursed her lips tightly. "At the time, the organization was promoting the idea of increasing the publicity for foreign language learning. I saw that you were anxious about this, and since I happened to have a suitable one on hand, I gave it to you."
"I got it by chance. I didn't mean to show off. I just filled in my name to make up the number because I needed to sign my name when I published the article. I never expected that article and the tape would cause such a sensation."
"Later, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and keep pretending."
The director laughed angrily: "You heard and saw it yourself, don't you have any self-awareness? If you need a signature, you can easily make up a name and write your own name on it."
"Alright, there's no room for you here. Go back and pack your things. Don't come back tomorrow."
“You can’t do this,” Yu Mengni said anxiously. “I’m a full-time employee, you have no right to fire me! Besides, I came to the company without hesitation when they hired me, even though I haven’t finished university.”
"That's none of my business. A leader from above has asked about it, so I have to show my attitude. If everyone thinks they can act recklessly just because they're a permanent employee, wouldn't that be chaos? Stop dawdling here and hurry back to pack your things, lest you get thrown out tomorrow."
The director stood up and said, "Let's go, I should lock up and go home too."
"By the way, the accountant is still working overtime today. Go and collect your salary for this month, so that no one will say we're embezzling your little bit of money."
The weather was starting to warm up in April, but Yu Mengni felt as cold as the dead of winter, and her hands and feet wouldn't obey her commands.
How could such a thing happen?
She was doing just fine before. She has worked hard for almost three years and has come this far step by step. How many people in the entire Kyoto newspaper are like her, achieving so much at such a young age?
She didn't believe that Ke Meiyu's manuscript and tape had such power. At most, she would get attention. Could that attention replace her usual hard work?
Who hasn't made mistakes? They fired her without even asking her, and this kind of dismissal will be recorded in her personnel file. How will she find a job or get married in the future?
Yu Mengni walked downstairs in a daze and finally heard the familiar voice from the loudspeaker.
She paused, staring blankly at the loudspeaker hanging on the cement pole.
"That's all for today's program. See you again tomorrow at the same time for Xiao Ke's Foreign Language Tea Party..."
Xiao Ke? Ke Meiyu?
"Oh my, I knew as soon as I heard him that Comrade Xiao Ke was a talented person. He can write such beautiful articles and speak such fluent and interesting foreign languages. How could he be buried?"
"Isn't this a case of clearing one's name and exonerating one's innocent?"
“Our deputy director Yu in the newspaper office is so arrogant. I never imagined she would use other people’s achievements to show off. Doesn’t she feel ashamed?”
"What Deputy Director Yu? She's no longer in that position. Xiao Zhang from the finance department said that the director gave prior notice, letting that Yu Mengni collect her salary and leave..."
Yu Mengni gave a bitter laugh. Why did the world harbor such malice towards her?
Her first love, her studies, her job—all were ruined by Ke Meiyu!
Ke Meiyu is very busy every day, shuttling between school, radio station, television station, and home.
She recruited all her seniors, classmates, and juniors to work on television programs, and she also selected several outstanding students who went abroad as exchange students.
The country has now passed through its most difficult period, and resources are becoming increasingly abundant.
The development of the television industry, which is of great importance to the country, has received full support from all sides.
Ke Meiyu submitted a program proposal, requesting several cameras and photographers/directors to film the stories of exchange students. The program would cover the hardships and struggles of Xia Hua students abroad, the novelty and various difficulties faced by foreign students coming to Xia Hua, and how cultural clashes are something particularly worthy of deep reflection and study.
The plan was quickly approved, and without her having to worry, Director Pang specially assigned several senior staff members to lead the newcomers in two groups to film the scene. Each group then filmed three individuals.
The filming period is one year, and the footage will be edited and shown using various techniques.
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