Dongjiang Province, the provincial capital of Qiantang City.

As one of the eight ancient capitals of China, Qiantang City is famous for its unique charm on the coast of the East China Sea, and many people will be impressed by the city's unique and quiet atmosphere.

In the midsummer evening, the breeze blowing from the ocean adds a touch of coolness to the heat, and gradually turns into a leisurely style after the busy day.

After more than two hours of driving, Chen Mingyuan finally arrived at his destination, feeling the long-lost but familiar cultural atmosphere, looking at the old-fashioned house in front of him, an indescribable nostalgia overflowed in his heart.

He has a soft spot for the city, and it can be said that the first few years spent in Qiantang City were the most comfortable years of his life, simple and fulfilling, although there are still many unforgettable regrets after the worst, and it does not affect his feelings for this livable city.

It's just that compared to the livable environment of the city, the old building in front of it is not very livable, and the remote location and dilapidated style interpret its 'long history'.

This is the dormitory building of Dongjiang Radio and Television University, and later the school site was relocated, and it was used as a staff dormitory by the nearby provincial satellite TV station, radio station and cable TV station and other radio and television units, because of the poor conditions, most of the people who live here are some out-of-town and single workers, and the position is relatively low, and the formal workers who are a little bit of grade basically live in the new building that was just completed the year before last.

Chen Mingyuan has no qualifications and no backstage, and after joining Dongjiang Cable Station, he was naturally assigned here.

Today is Sunday, but due to the 'year-round' nature of the radio and television unit, Chen Mingyuan was very deserted when he went in, and the heat was in full swing, so many people must have gone out to enjoy the cool at this time, but when he opened the dormitory door, he still found a big living person.

"You're finally back!"

In the almost rough dormitory, on the cement floor, a fat man was wearing a pair of big pants, lying on the tuyere of the windowsill on the straw mat, and when he saw the visitor, he raised his head and grinned: "How did you go home to visit relatives this time?" ”

Seeing this fat man, Chen Mingyuan was in a slight trance, and then smiled.

This is his roommate, Zhu Tianpeng, a colleague who also works in the advertising department of Dongjiang Cable Station.

Due to the similar age, in his previous life, Chen Mingyuan's relationship with him was okay, and he responded casually with a few words, then put his travel bag on the lower bunk of the wooden bed, then took out a bag of soft China, threw it over, took off his T-shirt again, and prepared to go to the water room to receive water.

"Yo! You are all smoking good cigarettes of this grade, you Zhonghai people are really rich! Zhu Tianpeng put the cigarette to his nostrils and sniffed, his face intoxicated.

He only knew that Chen Mingyuan was from Zhonghai, and he didn't know anything about the details of the Chen family, and since he knew him, he didn't realize that this roommate had a little bit of rich family, and he had been hiding in this 'slum' with him for a whole year, so he thought that he was just from an ordinary family, so he didn't feel too relieved about Chen Mingyuan's occasional 'show of wealth'.

After Chen Mingyuan came back from receiving water from outside, he wrung a towel to wipe the sweat stains and asked, "On a hot day, everyone else has run out, why are you still here?" ”

"Don't mention it, you've been gone for a week, and all the work in the department has weighed on me, and I'm as tired as a dog during the day, how can I have the strength to go out and hang out."

After Zhu Tianpeng lit a cigarette, he leaned on the wall with his legs crossed, and complained: "Look, it's only been a few days, and the oil and water on my body are almost dried, if you don't come back, I will have to stop cooking." ”

The advertising department, as the name suggests, is specifically responsible for sponsoring advertising in Taiwan, newcomers like Chen Mingyuan are destined to be the bitter ones on the front line, and the leaders of Taiwan can pick up and drop off in special cars every day, hide in the office and blow air conditioning, they can only run around under the scorching sun, and occasionally there is a lack of labor in the station, and they have to be hard-headed.

It can be aptly described in one sentence: get up earlier than the chicken, work more tired than the cow, and eat worse than the pig!

"There's a lot of business in the department this week?"

"If you have a lot of business, it's worth the hard work, but the problem is that you don't even catch a single leaf, and you're just busy."

Zhu Tianpeng looked interested, spread his hands and said: "Don't say that I don't have the ability, you don't know the current situation, most of the enterprise benefits are not very good, many state-owned units that cooperated with us before can't even pay their salaries, they are busy restructuring, transforming and laying off employees, where is there spare money for advertising." ”

"Besides, the cooperative units that are in a slightly better situation now are not all pinched by Xu Heigou, he can easily earn commissions by himself, how can he share his kindness with us, and let us run all over the street even if our conscience is discovered!"

Xu Heigou, whose real name is Xu Mo, is the section chief of the second business section of the advertising department of the cable station, two years older than Chen Mingyuan, and he has not even finished his education, but he can't stand the fact that he has an uncle who is the deputy director, and he is clever and clever, so he became their direct boss.

If Xu Mo is really capable, it would be fine, but there are some villains in this guy who are ambitious, servile to the leaders, but extremely mean and arrogant to the people below, usually not only love to put on official power in front of Chen Mingyuan and others, but also the benefits that can be taken away by him, such as those powerful advertisers, basically in his personal hands, sometimes the salesmen under the hard work to find new customers, but in the blink of an eye, it fell into Xu Mo's hands!

In other departments, the leaders eat meat, and the people under them can still get a mouthful of soup to drink, but under Xu Mo's hands, they can't even mix the soup base, and over time, Xu Heigou's notoriety spreads in the mouths of Chen Mingyuan and others.

"Now the business volume has been declining, the big guys are about to drink the northwest wind, but this black dog is still calling us, I was busy outside for an afternoon the day before yesterday, so I took advantage of the gap to go back to drink saliva, and he saw it and immediately received training, you say evil is not disgusting!"

Zhu Tianpeng was angry, suddenly glanced at him, and said in a low voice: "By the way, he also talked about you......"

Chen Mingyuan raised his eyebrows and stopped moving, "What are you talking about me?" ”

He said that the business volume of the advertising department has been declining recently, and if this continues, in addition to layoffs, it may also send some idle guys to go out to pull customers, such as ......"

Speaking of this, Zhu Tianpeng was silent, but Chen Mingyuan had already understood.

Obviously, Xu Mo is trying to make an example of himself, reminding his salesmen to work hard so as not to lose their jobs!

At this time, although college students are not as straining as before, Chen Mingyuan is from a key university, it stands to reason how he can also mix an official and a half-job, but unfortunately he will inevitably have an impulsive and introverted personality when he just graduates, which makes him often hit a wall in the days of the advertising department, and his performance is mediocre, and Xu Mo is not pleasing to his eyes, he always likes to find fault and ridicule a few times, which seems to have a lot of fun from it.

It is true that he is a second-rate son who has not graduated from high school, and he can trample on the top talents of famous schools to the death, which is enough to make him proud!

Chen Mingyuan vaguely remembered that not long after returning from visiting relatives in his previous life, Xu Mo sent him away under the guise of going to other places to discover customers!

It was his first job, and he was not deterred by the hardships and dangers of his family and life, but he was driven away like a lost dog, which was tantamount to a great shame!

Thinking of Xu Mo's mean and sneering smile when the news was announced, as well as the pitiful eyes of Zhu Tianpeng and other colleagues, Chen Mingyuan's face gradually sank, and the undisguised oppression always made him remember it!

Thinking of this, Chen Mingyuan's hand holding the towel suddenly tightened a little, and the water that was wrung out kept dripping into the basin, causing layers of ripples, just like his state of mind at the moment.

Zhu Tianpeng noticed his abnormality, so he stood up and patted his arm, and persuaded: "Don't care, he is so stinky and virtuous, he likes to scare and scare people, even if he really wants to use a knife against you, then he has to agree with the department leader, and he is not the only one who has the final say." ”

But having said that, with Chen Mingyuan's dismal performance, if Xu Mo wants to kick people, there won't be much resistance.

"I'm fine, I'm in a difficult time now, it's normal to be said a few words, if I'm really unfortunate enough to be swept away, it's also a matter of my own ability, no one else."

Chen Mingyuan smiled heartily, and put these chaotic reveries behind him for the time being, this account has a chance to be settled!

Zhu Tianpeng didn't say more, now he can't protect himself, even if he has the heart to help, he can't do anything, perhaps, this is the sadness of these powerless and powerless little people!

"You haven't eaten yet, I'll put away my clothes first and go out together."

Zhu Tianpeng looked at the sunset that was gradually sinking in the west, and went out to the rooftop.

Chen Mingyuan wiped his face again, and was about to get dressed, when he suddenly heard the public phone ringing in the corridor, and seeing that no one had answered it for a long time, he had to go out and pick it up, put it to his ear, and there was a full burp in the earpiece, and then a man said drunkly: "Who are you?" ”

Chen Mingyuan's sword eyebrows gathered, and he could tell that this was Xu Mo's voice, and said lightly: "I'm Chen Mingyuan." ”

"Hey! It's you, boy! I thought you were gone. Xu Mo seemed to have drunk too much wine, and his tongue was a little knotted, but the mockery in his tone was fully revealed, obviously squeezing the other party and coming back cheekily.

Chen Mingyuan didn't squeak, his expression was calm.

"Forget it, I'm in a good mood today, I'm too lazy to bother with you."

Xu Mo burped again and said, "Let me ask you, which of you can drive...... Oh, I remembered, you have a driver's license, hurry up to the Minghu Hotel, there is a shortage of drivers here, and they can't wait! ”

As soon as he heard 'Director Guan', Chen Mingyuan's heart suddenly moved.