Chapter 106: Press Conference Next
"We support each other and learn from each other, and in this positive team atmosphere, everyone is making rapid progress and there is less and less that I need to correct. It's a great feeling to work together to do something well, and it's fair to say that without everyone working together, we wouldn't have been able to translate a biography of more than 500,000 words in a month. It's collaboration that makes miracles happen! Yang Guo said magnificently.
Yang Guo's sincere statement made some reporters in the audience applaud.
The next few questions were all very formulaic Q&A, and a few people on the stage also answered very relaxedly, and Yang Guo also encountered a few questions that asked him, and he easily solved them. However, it is obvious that not all reporters are here to cheer for Dongxin Publishing House, and some newspapers are dissatisfied with this kind of harmonious scene between guests and hosts, and prefer to deduct some exciting news highlights from it!
For example, the one who just stood up, he stood up and asked with a serious look: "Mr. Yang Guo, you are indeed very handsome." But you're the youngest to be the leader of a four-person translation team, isn't there something inside here? According to the Internet, you have a very unusual relationship with this young beautiful deputy editor-in-chief, Ms. Zheng Yujie, I don't know if it's because of this? ”
This reporter is likely to be in the same group as the one who was kicked out just now, but this one is very cunning, and every thing he says is to leave himself clean, as if he is just to help netizens ask questions, and some of the more ugly words like "unspoken rules" and so on, let him replace them with more vague words such as "insider". And his serious appearance makes it difficult for people to classify him as a troublemaker.
Even though he knew what this was all about, he couldn't find a suitable excuse, and Pang Yue couldn't make another move. At this time, it depends on Zheng Yujie and Yang Guo's adaptability!
Zheng Yujie grabbed Yang Guo, who was about to respond, under the table, she turned the microphone in front of her, and said with a smile on her face: "I can answer you this question, the inside story you said does not exist at all, rumors are just rumors." Our translator selection session was held in conjunction with Yiyan.com, and a notary public was invited to supervise each session, and Chen from Yiyan.com was always available to testify for us. ”
"That's right!" Chen Fuzong, the president of Yiyan.com, bowed his head slightly and said into the microphone.
"Thank you," Zheng Yujie said, "After layers of selection, we selected Yang Guo, Guan Yanyan and other four people, among them, Yang Guo's strength is the strongest!" Even the professors invited by Dongxin Publishing House to help as judges felt that Yang Guo's translation level far exceeded that of ordinary translations, and it could be said that he was not on the same level as the other three. So after discussion, we decided to ask Yang Guo to be the leader of the four-person translation team. And before this, I had never known Yang Guo, I was alone with him in the capital and alone in Yangcheng, separated by 108,000 miles, and there were such ridiculous rumors, it was really outrageous. ”
Zheng Yujie said that she was a little excited later, but she quickly calmed down her agitated emotions and continued: "It turns out that Yang Guo is very qualified for the position of team leader, not only is the quantity and quality of his own translations far higher than that of other team members, but he can also spare a lot of time to help other team members answer questions and guide them to do better. What surprised us even more was that the translation that had been preliminarily reviewed by him had almost reached perfection, and the review team of more than 10 people we organized was not as efficient as him, and the colleagues in the review team were worried that if Yang Guo was recruited by us, they would have to lose their jobs! ”
The audience burst into laughter, and several reporters applauded.
But the reporter who smashed the scene did not give up, and he continued to aim at Yang Guo: "Mr. Yang Guo, since you are so good, why didn't you choose to continue your graduate studies?" Your major is still English, so it stands to reason that you have no problem going to graduate school! But at present, among the four people in the translation team, you have the lowest education. ”
This question was asked very sharply, and Yang Guo also held his breath, not knowing how to answer for a while. Because at that time in school, he was not as smart as he is now, and it was impossible for him to obtain a graduate school at that time, so he did not take a big risk to give up his job and go to graduate school.
Yang Guo hesitated for a moment and replied: "At that time, I really didn't have the idea of going to graduate school, and I found a job at that time and went to do it." ”
"Do you mean that it is not difficult to get into graduate school as long as you want to?" The reporter asked, his eyes twinkling. He had long pinched Yang Guo's transcript for that year, which he got from the system through a related person in the Academic Affairs Office of Dongshan University, as long as Yang Guo gave a positive answer, he could use the headline of "Second-rate translators are not ashamed to speak out, dare to say that the postgraduate entrance examination is a piece of cake" to do news.
Such a language trap Pang Yue understood as soon as he heard it, who was she, and how sinister she had never seen it? She took the microphone and said, "Okay, this reporter, you've already asked two or three questions, you can take a break and leave this opportunity to ask others, okay?" Although it is meant to be discussed, it is categorical and indisputable.
The reporter sat down unwillingly, but Yang Guo didn't intend to fool the question. He first nodded to Pang Yue, who relieved him, to express his gratitude, then looked back at the reporter and said solemnly: "The postgraduate entrance examination is not a simple matter, I have never thought so. It's just that I've always had confidence in myself, and I think that as long as I do my best to prepare, whether it's me or other candidates, I can get the results I want! ”
Even if he didn't know what the reporter was bored with, how could Yang Guo, who also made a living by making words, not hear the trap in this question, he naturally wouldn't show an arrogant look. He said this paragraph very cleverly, saying that his self-confidence was an encouragement to all the candidates, and there was no excuse for the other party to hype.
It's just that this question really caused Yang Guo to think, whether he worked in a foreign trade company before or now as a translator, he feels the importance of academic qualifications! The matter of going to graduate school and going to graduate school is really no pressure on Yang Guo now! In that case, why not take a little free time to take down this "seniority" that may become a question for others?
In Yang Guo's impression, it seems that the registration for the graduate examination will not be closed until the end of October, and there are still a few days! Can you still catch the last train of this year's graduate school entrance examination? Yang Guo was single-minded and thought with some joy. Only Yang Guo dared and had the ability to use it twice on such an occasion.
I don't know if Dongxin Publishing House has done some treatment, except for the two uncooperative reporters, other reporters have intentionally or unintentionally avoided the new focus of public opinion on the Internet Zheng Yujie, Yang Guo, who looks very handsome and has a very knowledgeable appearance, has gradually become the focus of attention of the reporters in the audience. New problems followed.
"Mr. Yang Guo, there are rumors on the Internet that your previous grades were not very top-notch, but Xinda Company, as the largest company in the translation industry in Guangdong Province, commented that you are their best translator. We're all curious, how did you get to where you are now? Can you tell us about that? A reporter asked.
In fact, the rumor on the Internet is that Yang Guo's previous grades were very bad (but there is no evidence), but for reporters, right or wrong depends on one mouth. This reporter, who received the benefits of Dongxin Publishing House, just changed a few words, and the effect of saying it was much milder and better.
Yang Guo said with a smile: "My previous grades were really not very good, mainly when I was in school, I was still more playful, and I fell behind a lot of homework." His words are also half-truths, after all, he can't say that he didn't know what to eat after graduation and suddenly became a genius!
"The main change is this year, I have my own child, a cute little fairy." Yang Guo said with a smile, when it came to Qiqi, his face was filled with happiness, "As a father, you can't fool around with life anymore." ”
The audience was a little uproar when they heard that he had a child at a young age, but at this time, everyone saw his happy appearance, and their hearts were faintly moved.
"I started to think about making more money, because in this way, I could give her better quality milk powder, I could buy her softer and more comfortable clothes, and I could let her live in a better environment. However, in order to spend more time with her, I quit my foreign trade job, which required me to travel everywhere, and had to go back to my professional job as a translator. ”
"Translation is not a very lucrative job, for example, they charge the least commission, but if you want to earn more, you have to be better!" Yang Guo said with a little nostalgia.
"So for the sake of my little fairy, I began to nibble on the word books and translation theory books that I used to want to sleep, and no matter how difficult it was, I had to force myself to work hard to do better. Luckily, I have a good memory, and I'm really dedicated to my studies, so I'm progressing much faster than I thought! ”
"After a period of study, I found that English is no longer a problem for me, and I can easily read books in English, just like reading books in Chinese without barriers." So I tried to do some translation tasks, and at the same time continued to learn other people's translation cases and theories to enrich myself. ”
"Mr. Yao of Xinda Company may have a little too high an evaluation of me, but I have indeed changed dramatically compared to before, and I will continue to work hard to live up to Mr. Yao's expectations of me." Yang Guo smiled, "But this also shows a truth, as long as everyone is willing to devote themselves to one thing, then you will definitely do well, even beyond your imagination!" ”
"Never underestimate yourself, you are far better than you think!"
(This chapter is still purely personal, don't think that it was copied and pasted somewhere, and don't think that it is a true translation theory, insiders please laugh it off.) )