In the second week, Zhong Shan decided to change this work situation and went down to interview a social news article himself.

When he was a reporter at the TV station, Zhong Shan noticed that there was a naturally formed market for old goods in the bridge cave under the Jiefang Bridge in Qingshan City, and many of the vendors sold labor protection supplies, not only selling labor protection supplies such as work clothes, leather gloves, big-toed shoes, and safety helmets, but also selling welding rods, welding guns, knives, pipe wrenches, and even electric motors and other enterprise production tools. He once asked a vendor where he got all these things, and the other party said angrily: "You little brother is so nosy, you can buy it or not, why do you ask so much?" ”

Once having dinner with Liang Jiazhu, Zhong Shan mentioned this matter again, Liang Jiazhu said: "Don't ask, it's not a good way, some are bought from ghosts in the enterprise, and some sellers are thieves themselves." When I used to work in a hardware factory, when I was short of money, I also did this thing, and now I think that if I lack morality, it is equivalent to a child stealing his own things and selling them to outsiders at a low price, in exchange for some pocket money to buy candy to eat. These things are stolen from the enterprise, or received at a low price, and then sold to the enterprise at a high price, which is a typical loss of public and private interests. ”

Zhong Shan asked: "Anyway, you don't work in the company now, can you tell me in detail about this chain of interests as material for my news reports?" ”

Liang Jiazhu patted his chest and said, "No problem! It's time to expose these thieves and black-hearted traders! You said that the workers stole the factory and hollowed it out, and didn't they end it themselves? Traders make such ill-gotten gains, are they not disadvantaged?! ”

On Monday morning, instead of going to the newspaper office, Zhong Shan rode his bicycle directly to the Jiefangqiao Qiaodong Antique Market. Taking advantage of the stall owner's inattention, he took out his camera and took pictures of all kinds of large production tools in the market. He quietly wrote down the names and quantities of the items he saw in a small notebook. Many of them coincide with what Liang Jiazhu said.

He came to an older stall owner at the head of the market and asked, "Do you want a batch of motors in my hand?" ”

The stall owner asked, "What are the models?" ”

Zhong Shan made up a few models according to what Liang Jiazhu told him.

The stall owner said, "If you want, you will only buy it at 30% of the selling price in the store." ”

Zhong Shan came to another stall at the end of the market and asked if these models of motors were sold? The other party replied that as long as you want to buy, you can pre-order, and you will be notified when the goods will arrive, and the price will be 20% cheaper than in the store.

Zhong Shan calculated that if it was an electric motor with an original price of 100 yuan, the hawker would buy it from the ghost in the enterprise for 30 yuan and sell it to the company at a price of 80 yuan. Here, the inner ghost earned 30 yuan, the hawker earned 50 yuan, and the loss of 80 yuan was all paid by the enterprise.

When he left the market, the sun had already risen high, and Zhong Shan looked back at this old goods market that stretched for tens of meters, as if it was a dark and ugly black hole under the sun. So, such a title flashed through his mind - "Black Hole in the Sun".

Back at the newspaper office, Zhong Shan hurriedly ate a bite of food in the cafeteria, and began to write. Director Liu went down with Xue Manni, a reporter from the Commercial Bureau, and he was the only one left in the ministry, so he was very focused on his work, and because he had already finished the draft on the way back by bicycle, the manuscript was written very smoothly. From the current situation of the market as I saw it with my own eyes, I wrote about the conversation with the two stall owners, I wrote about the mystery that Mr. Liang said, and I wrote about the account I calculated.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Director Mei of the editor-in-chief's office pushed the door in and asked, "Xiao Zhong, are you the only one?" What about Lao Liu? ”

Zhong Shan said that Director Liu went down to interview with reporters.

Lao Mei asked again: "Xiao Zhong, do you have any important manuscripts in your hands?" Mr. Meng is supervising the battle in the editor-in-chief's office, and tomorrow there is a lack of a front-page headline, and the city leaders emphasize that newspaper news criticism and positive publicity should be opened in three or seven, and the seven are good to complete, and this three will be difficult. ”

Zhong Shan said: "I have a manuscript here that reflects the chaos in the second-hand goods market, and I don't know if it is suitable or not. ”

Lao Mei took the crisp and refreshing manuscript handed over by Zhong Shan, flipped through it, and patted her thigh: "That's it!" ”

The next day, the in-depth report "Black Hole in the Sun" was published on the front page of "Qingshan Daily", and Lao Mei also personally accompanied a short commentary "Cutting off the Black Hand of Crime", calling on all parties to intensify the crackdown on corporate thieves and illegal traders and cut off this black chain of interests. Editor-in-chief Meng Fanye dipped a brush in red ink in the blank space next to the manuscript and commented: This is a rare in-depth report of this newspaper recently, which shows the depth of the reporter's interview and writing skills, and I hope that the reporters will learn from the newcomer Comrade Zhong Shan, be diligent in thinking and conducting in-depth interviews, and write more good news.

In the afternoon, Lao Mei drank a little wine outside, pushed open the door of the Ministry of Finance and Trade while picking her teeth, and saw that Zhong Shan and Liu Quanquan were there, so she said proudly: "How about Xiao Zhong, today's topic is okay!" ”

Director Liu hurriedly smiled and said, "Where is it, but it's too good!" As soon as you put it on the topic, the weight immediately seems heavy, and your short review is even more deserving of the finishing touch. He said to Zhong Shan on the side: "Xiao Zhong, you have to ask Director Mei to do activities." You can contact Li Xiangqian of the Finance Bureau and ask Director Mei to dance with him tonight. ”

After Lao Mei left, Director Liu whispered to Zhong Shan: "You newcomers, you must have a good relationship with the director of the editor-in-chief's office and even the editor, otherwise your manuscript may be pressed in the editing file box and never come out." How can Mr. Meng have so much energy to read every manuscript carefully. ”

That night, it was another big drink and a wild dance. When Zhongshan arrived home, it was already midnight, and Meihui and the child were already asleep.