My Mr.Mermaid

Chapter 11: There are ideals and pursuits

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Yun Duo wrote two articles about what he saw and heard in the Sports University. The first article was a report on the experience exchange meeting of sports workers, and the second article was an introduction to Tang Yibai. The second article is… 3 times as long as the first.

She wrote this news with a fair and objective attitude, but the effect was like a compliment from a brainless fan to an idol. Yun Duo is also a little helpless. Tang Yibai is not a perfect person. For example, "molesting a reporter" is quite frustrating, but she can't write about it.

She positioned Tang Yibai as "a scholar among athletes". Although the term "swimming" has been removed from the limited field, Tang Yibai is also a well-deserved academic tyrant when looking at the entire professional sports circle, and there is no controversy.

An athlete who doesn't skip classes, doesn't fail a course, is excellent in all aspects, and at the same time ensures that his main business is not affected. How fresh and inspirational!

After writing the manuscript, Yun Duo read it twice narcissistically. She decided to send a newspaper to Tang Yibai after the manuscript was published.

Teacher Sun went out for an interview, and Yun Duo had to go to lunch with her colleague Cheng Mei. Cheng Mei graduated from the Chinese Department. Like Yun Duo, they are fresh graduates. The two of them are also the only two girls among the new recruits admitted by the editorial center this year. The newspaper set a unified deadline for all fresh graduates to report. Yun Duo came to work on that deadline after playing frantically before graduation, while Cheng Mei came to report more than two months in advance.

In short, she fights more than Yun Duo.

Therefore, as a newcomer, Cheng Mei has been in Sports Weekly for more than half a year, more senior than Yun Duo. Her job is as an editor, and the manuscripts written by reporters must be edited by the editor. For example, the two articles written by Yun Duo must first be sent to the editorial department to let the editor write the reason for recommendation, and then the meeting will be held to select the manuscript. After the press release is selected, the editor will also revise the manuscript according to the quality and layout needs of the manuscript.

Today, when the print media is doomed to decline, the work of news gathering and editing has not been streamlined at all. If there is any change, it is: fewer and fewer people are willing to work in newspapers...

Neither Yun Duo nor Cheng Mei planned to eat in the newspaper cafeteria. Girls are picky about their tastes. The two walked out of the office building of the newspaper and walked through two alleys to a street with many restaurants. Yun Duo was holding Cheng Mei's arm, and the two chatted while walking. Cheng Mei told Yun Duo that she highly praised Tang Yibai's manuscript when she wrote the recommendation, and it is estimated that it will be published in the newspaper next time. Yun Duo was very happy and said that he must invite Cheng Mei to dinner.

She doesn't care about the manuscript fee, she just hopes that this manuscript can be published, and she doesn't need to pay the manuscript fee.

Yun Duo was discussing what to eat with Cheng Mei. When passing a western restaurant, she turned her head inadvertently and saw a person through the bright floor-to-ceiling glass window.

This person is pale, with trimmed eyebrows and eyes, and has a beautiful profile. At the moment, he is sitting in front of the window, casually flipping through the menu, with a waiter standing beside him. The noon sun shone on him, and he looked lazy and comfortable.

Hey, isn't this Lin Zi!

Yun Duo has a good memory, and Lin Zi left a deep impression on her. She still remembered the situation of this cool and handsome guy sitting in a small street restaurant eating mutton steamed buns, and he was completely different from the current style of painting.

Seeing Yun Duo stop, Cheng Mei pushed her and smiled, "Seeing that the handsome guy can't walk?"

"No, no." Yun Duo said, raised her hand and knocked on the window glass, and when she saw Lin Zi turned her head to look at her, she grinned.

Lin Zi also clearly recognized her and motioned them to come in.

In this way, Yun Duo turned Cheng Mei into the western restaurant.

The two girls sat opposite Lin Zi. After sitting down, they made an introduction. Then Yun Duo asked Lin Zi, "You don't work around here, do you?"

He shook his head, "I heard the foie gras here is very authentic, so come and try it."

It's tasting again... The soul-stirring cloud when she ate mutton and steamed buns was still fresh in her memory. She covered her mouth and coughed lightly, looking at Cheng Mei, "How about we try it too?"

Cheng Mei was a little hesitant. Foie gras was very expensive, and both of them received the minimum wage. This meal was enjoyable, but for the rest of the rest of the month, should we eat steamed buns every day with mustard

Hearing this, Lin Zi motioned for the waiter to fetch two more menus. Cheng Mei was a little dizzy looking at the prices on the menu, and Yun Duo was not too strong. … do you have fried chicken livers?”

The corner of the waiter's mouth twitched, "No."

Cheng Mei flipped through the menu silently, really wanting to pretend that she didn't know this product.

Lin Zi smiled lightly, his smile was very shallow, and there was a feeling that the breeze was blowing without leaving any traces. He said, "I'll treat you to eat at ease."

... what an attractive man! Yun Duo glanced at him gratefully, and was a little embarrassed again, "Not so good?" There was a feeling of eating others for nothing.

"It's nothing, you helped me get Qi Ruifeng's autograph, I haven't thanked you yet."

Is Qi Ruifeng's signature so valuable? If I knew I was not a journalist, I would have a bright future as a signature dealer!

While flipping through the menu, Lin Zi said a lot to the waiter as he reported the name of the dish. At the end, he was a little surprised, "You also have truffles here?"

"Yes, sir."

"place of origin?"

“Authentic French black truffles.”

"Well," Lin Zi nodded, "add some when frying foie gras."

"OK."

Lin Zi closed the menu and returned it to the waiter, then looked at Yun Duo and Cheng Mei, "What do you want?"

"Uh..." Cheng Mei looked at him in surprise, "Didn't you order the three of us just now?"

"Ha..." Yun Duo couldn't help laughing.

Lin Zi was calm, "I can eat it by myself."

Cheng Mei was a little embarrassed, and her face was slightly hot.

Yun Duo knew that Lin Zi was rich, so she didn't care, and ordered a chocolate apple cake, a creamy mushroom soup, a pan-fried foie gras, a small portion of orange duck breast, a mango shrimp salad, A glass of mulberry juice. After ordering, she looked at Lin Zi, "Can I also add truffles to the foie gras?"

"You can add as much as you want. You can also add some to the cream of mushroom soup."

Yun Duo sucked in his saliva, "Local tyrants, let's be friends!"

"it is good."

He answered so solemnly and succinctly that Yun Duo was stunned for a moment, and then gave his trademark smirk. She giggled when she had nothing to say.

After the three finished ordering, Lin Zi picked up a newspaper from the seat next to him and read it. Yun Duo saw the big words "Sports Weekly" on the front page at a glance.

"Do you like reading our paper?" she was delighted.

"Well," Lin Zi nodded lightly, then glanced at Yun Duo suspiciously, "You don't have many manuscripts, they are all in inconspicuous places, and there are no recent issues at all."

"Cough," Yun Duo was exposed to her shortcomings, she wanted to save some face, "the next issue will be there!"

He didn't take it seriously, and said lightly, "Really? You're very confident."

What do you mean, it's like she's bragging. Yun Duo explained to him, "I met Tang Yibai at the Sports University yesterday. Do you remember Tang Yibai?"

"Of course I remember him," Lin Zi put away the newspaper, "but I'm not interested in him."

Yun Duo is still trying to sell Tang Yibai to him, "You are not interested in him, maybe your sister is interested in him? He is handsome and has a good figure. By the way, does your sister need Tang Yibai's autograph? "Signatures can be exchanged for meals, this cognition has been deeply imprinted in Yun Duo's mind.

He shook his head, "Thanks, but my sister isn't interested in him either."

Cloud was a little disappointed.

Cheng Mei leaned to Yunduo's side and said softly, "Yunduo, you are very much like a pyramid scheme right now."

"Hehe, hehehe..." Yun Duo scratched his head and smirked.

"But I'm very interested in one thing." Lin Zi said, opened the newspaper again, and locked a piece of text for them to read.

This is a job posting. Sports Weekly is currently recruiting several text editors, several website video editors, and several reporters.

"So? What does this have to do with you?" Yun Duo was a little puzzled.

Cheng Mei didn't know much about Lin Zi's situation, so she saw the key from the correct idea, "Do you want to apply for our newspaper?"

"Yes." He looked relaxed, and snapped his fingers as he spoke, looking in a good mood.

Yun Duo said in amazement, "Are you... joking?" It must be a joke. He is a financial genius, and the only connection he can have with sports newspapers is probably advertising and investment promotion. Suddenly want to work in a newspaper office, what kind of evil wind blows this? Isn't it good to be a local tyrant quietly? !

Cheng Mei was calmer than Yun Duo, mainly because she didn't know Lin Zi's true identity. If she knew, she might eat the stainless steel fork in front of her to calm down. She asked Lin Zi, "Which position do you want to apply for?"

"reporter."

Yun Duo was still looking at Lin Zi with a sleepwalking look, "Why do you want to be a reporter?"

"The stock market is bad." That was his answer.

What the hell is this reason? Do you go to work as a reporter when the stock market is down? The two are fundamentally incompatible with each other, okay? Even if you eat, drink and have fun every day, you are better than being a reporter. Anyway, you have a lot of money and you can't eat too much! How much money can a reporter make

Yun Duo didn't know how to complain about him anymore. She took a few deep breaths and said earnestly, "Trust me, it's not that easy to be a reporter. Your monthly basic salary is not enough for this meal."

Lin Zi glanced at her, "Do you think I'm a reporter to make money?"

"Um... That's right, no one will be a reporter just to make money, because there's no way to make money..." Why did the mother feel sad when she said this...

He folded his arms, leaned back in the chair lazily, and raised his eyebrows at them. The posture is simple and casual, but it makes people unable to ignore his existence, which is probably the aura. He said, "So, I became a reporter because I wanted to be a reporter. Anyway, I'm not short of money, so of course I can do whatever I want."

Holding the dining fork, Yun Duo poked heavily into the white porcelain plate, and said angrily, "Handsome guy, you are very hateful when you talk like that, you know?!"

Lin Zi has a skill, that is, he can block any emotions that anyone sends to him. He didn't move like a mountain at the moment, ignoring the two girls' eyes, "So I need your help to help me pass the interview to become a reporter."

Yun Duo wanted to roll his eyes again, "Is your resume prettier than our editor-in-chief? Do you still need the help of our two ants?"

"A resume that is too compelling reduces the interviewer's trust in me."

What a stupid reason...

"So," Lin Zi looked at her with a very sincere expression, "Please help me, Yun Duo."

"Helps a financial genius to change his job to become a casual reporter is such a shameful thing to hear... So I will never do it!" At this moment, Yun Duo decided to defend his integrity and not go crazy with him.

Lin Zi: "Aren't we friends?"

Yun Duo: "Let's break up!"

Lin Zi: "..."

He touched his chin and put on a sugar-coated cannonball strategy, "I'll treat you to a big dinner after this is done."

Yun Duo sneered, "Hehe, is my sister the kind of person who can buy a meal?"

He frowned, "This is really difficult."

Cheng Mei on the side raised her hand quietly, "Excuse me, I'm someone who can buy a meal!"

Yun Duo looked at her embarrassedly, "Where's the morality?!"

"ate."

"… "

Later, Lin Zi added a few more chips. When he increased the number of large meals to "5", Yun Duo's defense line collapsed and promised to help him.

Yun Duo asked him if he was going to be a reporter for Qi Ruifeng, Lin Zi was silent for a while, then shook his head and said, "No."