Since Zhuji Radio and Television had very few reporters around 1978, did not conduct interviews in place, and often missed a lot of important news, the station had no choice but to consider recruiting reporters from outside. In order to recruit reporters, they had to select from the people, and there were very few non-governmental contributors who could get their hands on it at that time, so Zhuji Daily and Radio and Television jointly held a recruitment press conference and broadcast a notice to the whole county.

Han Erjiang used his plum blossom radio every night to listen to Zhuji radio programs. I remember that this plum blossom brand radio was bought for 45 yuan, and the pork at that time was only 7 cents and 2 cents a catty, and you can buy more than 60 catties of pork, and you can buy a big TV now. It took him more than a year to save enough money! When he bought it, his heart hurt terribly, but for the sake of his beloved, he gritted his teeth and bought it back.

On this day, he turned on the radio and tuned to the channel of Zhuji Radio Station, and a female announcer on the radio said like a silver bell: "Now is the time for radio insertion, insert an important announcement, from tomorrow, Zhuji Radio and Television Station will announce to the whole county of Zhuji County, Zhuji County Radio and Television Station will recruit several reporters, and it will be held at the door of Zhuji Radio and Television. Please invite the vast number of aspiring young people and literature and art lovers to participate enthusiastically, as long as you are good at writing, you can become a reporter of our Zhuji Radio and Television Station, hurry up and participate!

Han Erjiang laughed when he heard this, and said to himself: "I can't get into college, I don't believe I can't get into the reporter's exam, I think my manuscript is good, and I can be sure of what I say about the reporter! Let's try it tomorrow and try our luck! We don't want to be a bricklayer anymore, not to mention that we are tired, and we still work under the scorching sun! Although I make a lot of money, I don't have much work to do, and besides, I am not a civil servant, and it is not honorable, if Mu Chunfeng's girl comes back and sees that I am still a bricklayer, I am embarrassed to say that I am a bricklayer!" Thinking of this, he smiled and scolded: "Han Erjiang, Han Erjiang, what are you thinking? You are a college student, you are not worthy!

Han Erjiang drooped his head and turned to think: If I had been admitted to the reporter examination and had an iron job bowl, would I have, alas? Would I have taken a fancy to me! Even if Mu Chunfeng didn't look down on me at that time, I was also an authentic reporter with a decent job, and I was still favored by other girls! Come on, Han Erjiang, you will definitely be admitted to the reporter! Come on! Han Erjiang cheered himself up in his heart.

The next day, as soon as dawn, Han Erjiang secretly left, he didn't dare to tell his brother Han Dajiang, for fear that Dajiang would laugh at him, if he was not admitted, wouldn't he be even more faceless. Coming out of the work place, walking for more than two hours, I came to the highway, and at this time the earliest bus departed from Zhuji County. He was just catching up, all the way to the passenger station, got off the bus, didn't care about breakfast, so he called a pedal tricycle, the tricycle had a shading roof, at that time it was a rich person to sit, and no money sat on a pedal tricycle without a shed.

The coachman looked at Han Erjiang's clothes, and he looked like an old peasant, coarse cloth and broken shoes, and couldn't help but say: "Comrade, this shed car costs two yuan for a circle in the city, and the starting price is one piece, can you take it?"

Han Erjiang looked at the coachman and said, "Comrade, look at what you said, isn't it just one or two quick money, won't it be too much to give you?"

The coachman thought to himself: This guy can't be a good look, he can actually take out so many red tractors, so he smiled and replied: "Enough, enough! Master, you come up and sit down! Master, where are you going?"

"Go to the gate of the radio and television station, quick!" Han Erjiang shouted, he was too lazy to talk to a coachman he didn't know. waved his hand and told him to hurry up, anxious.

The coachman turned his head to look at Han Erjiang, and when he saw his anxious appearance, he said, "Master, the radio station, it's not a few miles from here, don't worry, it's only eight o'clock, and the radio station doesn't open until half past eight! Are you going to take the reporter exam?"

Han Erjiang nodded and replied, "Yes, yes, yes, let's go, I still have to buy a bowl of porridge to drink in the past!"

"Okay, sit down!" the driver stepped up and pedaled the tricycle around.

Within ten minutes, I arrived at the door of the radio and television station, got out of the car and gave the driver a dollar, and the driver turned the car around and left with a happy face.

Han Erjiang took a closer look at the radio and television building, six stories high, one floor higher than other floors, and the scale was much larger than other buildings, and there was a metal sign erected in front of the door, with big black characters written on it, Zhuji County People's Radio and Television Station. There is also a red sign in front of the gate, which reads: Due to the expansion of the radio and television station's business, it is necessary to recruit a number of reporters, and it is required to have solid writing skills, be between 20 and 35 years old, male or female, and the recruitment time is half a month, and the best will be admitted!

Han Erjiang went to buy a bowl of porridge not far from the front, and just finished drinking it, at this time, in front of the radio and television building, a lot of applicants came.

He hurriedly ran over and saw the recruiter in charge of radio and television come out, and a total of three people, two men and one woman, came out, and smiled at everyone, and one of the women said: "Everyone is here to apply for reporters, right? Our station has a rule that anyone who does not have writing skills is not allowed to talk! Don't waste your precious time!"

As soon as he said this, everyone dispersed one after another, and few people were willing to stay, because they didn't know what writing skills were, and no one could tell.

Han Erjiang was a little unsure of what he said, and he touched the back of his head and asked: "Comrade, what you just said, we don't quite understand, what is written skills, we don't have a foundation! We all left inexplicably! Can we still recruit people like this?"

The other three men and two women who stayed behind also echoed: "Yes, we don't know, what kind of writing skills do you refer to?"

At this time, a male person in charge replied with a smile: "Writing skills are not only as simple as writing a few articles, but also knowing how to write couplets, composing poems and lyrics, and other basic knowledge of literature." ”

"Comrade, aren't you recruiting reporters, are you recruiting Li Bai or Du Fu?

At this moment, an old man walked out, looked at a few people, and said: "Little comrade, I'm sorry, just now these three comrades misunderstood the meaning of the stage, let me explain, the writing skills are not for you to compose poems and fill in the lyrics, but you have to understand the poems written by others! You can also write manuscripts, you don't need to fight a few buckets, as long as you understand, if you have these conditions, come with me, and those who meet the conditions will be admitted! You have no opinion on this, right?"

"No, no ······" Everyone shook their heads.

"If not, come with me!" The old man seemed to be the director here, and amiably led everyone into the radio and television station, came to a spacious office, asked everyone to sit down, and ordered the people in the station to pour tea, and when everyone drank tea, he said: "Everyone wait first, I'll go get some poetry papers, test you, and if you can answer, you will be admitted." After a while, he took a handful of examination papers, handed them out to each person, and gave each person a pen, and said, "Start now! It will be over in 90 minutes, please answer the question! Please!" After saying that, he walked out.

Han Erjiang looked at these poems, remembered that he had read them in high school, and the meaning was not very deep, so he picked up the pen and filled it in, and it only took him sixty minutes to fill it out. I pulled the bell and said that I was going to hand in the papers.

When the old man saw that someone had handed in the papers, he walked in with a smile, took Han Erjiang's examination papers and looked at them, and answered them all correctly, and then looked at his name and shouted: "Han Erjiang, yes, all the answers have been answered, you are the Han Erjiang at the entrance of the store, not long ago you reported to us an article on the May 1st Commune, the title of the article is "A Good Example of the May 1st Commune" and the province knows about it, and you are really amazing if you find the May 1st Commune! Now the May 1st Commune has become our Zhuji's sweetheart, and Li Kaiyang, secretary of the county party committee, went to the May 1st Commune to learn the scriptures! The provincial party committee also issued bonuses and certificates of merit to the May 1st Commune. Yes, yes, you have been admitted, you can come to work in Taiwan tomorrow, first as a reporter, and then? You are still young, you have a chance to be an editor!" he patted Han Erjiang on the shoulder and smiled even more happily.