On the highest floor of the office building of Xinmin Daily, in the editor-in-chief's office, Xu Chengyan was straight, half-sitting in his seat, and talking softly with the editor-in-chief Naohito Eguchi with a respectful attitude.

Since Eguchi Naohito knew about the relationship between Xu Chengyan and Yoshinoemon, he was particularly attentive to this Chinese young man, and today he specially called Xu Chengyan to his office, with an amiable attitude, which made Xu Chengyan a little unexpected.

And Eguchi Naohito knew that Xu Chengyan's Japanese level was extremely high, so he used Japanese to communicate throughout the whole process, but he was still taken aback, this young man spoke in a pure Kansai accent, and when he talked, he didn't feel the slightest disobedience, and he had a good impression of Xu Chengyan for a while.

At this time, Naohito Eguchi got up, took out a thick book from the shelf, walked closer, gently placed it in front of him, and introduced with a smile: "Chengyan-kun, this is my special collection, you can take it back and take a good look." ”

"What is this?"

Xu Chengyan hurriedly picked up the book with both hands, this is a Japanese book, and saw a few big characters written on the cover, "A Survey of the Northern Kingdom", and then saw the author's name below, and immediately looked at Naohito Eguchi in surprise.

"This is Yoshino-sensei's book!" Xu Chengyan looked surprised.

Naohito Eguchi smiled slightly, he knew that although Xu Chengyan was a student of Yoshinoemon, after all, he was Chinese, and he probably did not know the unknown side of Yoshinoemon, so he carefully introduced: "Yes, it is Mr. Yoshino's work, published in the ninth year of Showa, this book is Mr. Yoshino's spent a full twenty years, field research in China, collected extremely detailed information, and finally completed the masterpiece, almost half of his life's painstaking efforts, to further understand our northern China before the war, It has great reference value and military value, and it can be said that anyone who works in North China has read this book.

Because of its preciousness, it is only distributed in-house, and it is not visible to the general public, and I finally managed to get this book, so as a student of Mr. Yoshino, you should read it more. ”

When Xu Chengyan heard this, he quickly picked up the book and said gratefully: "That's really thankful, I must read it carefully, I'm really ashamed to say it, as a student of the teacher, I don't know much about the teacher's past experience, just through this book, I can learn about it carefully." ”

"yes, that's what I meant!" Naohito Eguchi nodded with satisfaction, "Chengyan-kun, I have already inquired about Mr. Yoshino's specific address through my friend in Beiping, and news will come back soon, and I also hope that your teachers and students will meet again as soon as possible, which can be regarded as a good story." ”

Xu Chengyan naturally knew about the unusual enthusiasm shown by Naohito Eguchi, and coupled with the "Overview of the Northern Kingdom" in front of him, he was almost certain that all this was to be able to further connect with Yoshino Emon, which once again determined that his Japanese teacher must be a character with different identities.

Xu Chengyan bowed and said respectfully: "Thank you for your kindness, being able to have the opportunity to reunite with the teacher is also what I look forward to the most, everything is going to trouble you." ”

Naohito Eguchi laughed, waved his hand again and again, and said, "It's all a gesture, not enough to worry about, but, Chengyan-kun, if you have the opportunity to go to Beiping to meet your teacher, please be sure to convey your respect to Mr. Yoshino for me." ”

"Definitely, definitely!"

Xu Chengyan naturally agreed, and then asked with some doubts: "Are you saying that Mr. Yoshino is in Peking now?" ”

"Yes, as far as I know, Mr. Yoshino is currently in Beiping, responsible for supervising the administrative work of the new government, and he has a great responsibility!"

Xu Chengyan was taken aback, although he had guessed that Yoshinoemon's identity was indeed unusual, it was estimated that he was only a famous scholar or something.

But if it is really as Eguchi Naohito said, in charge of supervising the administrative affairs of the puppet government in North China, this position can definitely be regarded as a high-level government.

Seeing Xu Chengyan's surprised expression, Naohito Eguchi was not surprised, and he went on to explain: "Chengyan-kun, you may not know Mr. Yoshino's status in our Japanese academic circles, Mr. Yoshino has worked hard for decades, and has made remarkable achievements, not only has a lofty position in the academic world, but also has a large following, even in the military, he has enough influence, so I ask you to read more of Mr. Yoshino's books, and about his early works, I will also collect them for you as soon as possible, you must read and understand them carefully, It's good for you. ”

Naohito Eguchi did not hide from Xu Chengyan, and directly said these situations, he knew that Xu Chengyan was also a smart person and should understand his intentions.

Xu Chengyan naturally understood, and hurriedly nodded and agreed: "Thank you for your guidance, I will go back and understand it seriously, if I can have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely repay you for your knowledge, please believe me!" ”

Seeing Xu Chengyan so sensible, Naohito Eguchi was extremely satisfied, and the two of them chatted a few more words, and Xu Chengyan said goodbye and left.

Out of the editor-in-chief's office, Xu Chengyan looked at the book "Overview of the Northern Kingdom" in his hand, and looked forward to it in his heart, and could see that with the help of his teacher-student relationship with Yoshino Emon, it would not be a problem for him to gain a firm foothold in Xinmin Daily, and he could even go further, and his future work would be much easier.

He was in a good mood and walked down the stairs quickly, just in time to see Ji Yun retreat from Tetsuo Takahashi's editor-in-chief's office.

Today is the time for Ji Yun to come to Xinmin Daily to apply for a job, in order to cover up his relationship with Xu Chengyan, Ji Yun deliberately postponed it for two days, but looking at Ji Yun's expression at this time, I am afraid that this application will not go well.

Ji Yun also saw Xu Chengyan, but at this time, there were other staff members coming and going in the corridor, and it was inconvenient for the two of them to talk, so Ji Yun had to nod slightly with Xu Chengyan, and then the two passed by.

Xu Chengyan came to the door of Tetsuo Takahashi's office, knocked on the door gently, and after getting a response, pushed the door in, and said with a slight bow: "Sir! ”

"Oh, honestly, you're here!" Tetsuo Takahashi raised his eyes and saw that it was Xu Chengyan who came in, so he got up and walked out from behind the desk, and made a gesture of please, motioning for him to sit down on the sofa next to him.

The two of them sat opposite each other, looking at the book Xu Chengyan was holding in his hand, Tetsuo Takahashi nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "This is given to you by the editor-in-chief of Eguchi?" ”

"Yes, it's all your support, the editor-in-chief took care of me very much, and specially gave me this book, which is Yoshino-sensei's book, and I'm ashamed that this student doesn't know anything!"

Looking at Xu Chengyan's sincerity, Tetsuo Takahashi smiled, took the book in Xu Chengyan's hand and looked at it, he has always admired Yoshino Emon, naturally he had already read this book, put the book back on the table, nodded and said: "This is also the editor-in-chief's kindness, honestly, it is estimated that the editor-in-chief of Eguchi has also revealed some information to you, at present, Senior Yoshino's status in the new government is transcendent, if you can get his care, the future is limitless, as your friend and teacher, we are willing to help you." ”

"Of course I understand!" Xu Chengyan hurriedly said, "As long as Chengyan can see the teacher, he will definitely convey his respect to you, but if you are driven, you will obey your fate!" ”

"Haha, it's serious, it's serious!" Tetsuo Takahashi's face was full of smiles, and the drum didn't need a heavy hammer, this young man understood everything.

Moreover, he was extremely satisfied with Xu Chengyan's special move to report to him about Naohito Eguchi's gift of books, which clearly showed that in Xu Chengyan's mind, his status and Naohito Eguchi's status were different, and he did not hide himself, and the relationship was obviously on a higher level.

Although he has always had a good relationship with Naohito Eguchi, otherwise he would not have told Xu Chengyan that he was a student of Yoshinoemon, but Xu Chengyan's approach still made him feel very comfortable, and secretly said that he was not wrong.

Thinking of this, he continued: "Honestly, I am optimistic about your talents, but the job of a journalist is not only based on writing and knowledge, but more importantly, on practice, it is based on your communication skills in communication with people, how to deal with people and things you encounter, and you still need more experience in this regard."

Now I have a very important job on my hands, you might as well give it a try. ”

"Please do what you command!" Xu Chengyan was naturally full of promises.

"That's right!" Tetsuo Takahashi coughed lightly and cleared his throat, "At present, Nikko Kaisha is organizing an important large-scale event with the aim of mobilizing powerful Chinese to take the initiative to donate food to alleviate the increasingly tight food supply ahead of us.

Consultant Nakamura also attaches great importance to this, and asks our Xinmin Newspaper to focus on publicity, follow up and report the whole process, and make the momentum of this event bigger.

The editor-in-chief and I have discussed that we are going to open a column on this event to publicize this food donation campaign, and in the past, such important work was taken care of by Watanabe-kun, and now I think you can also get involved, and let Watanabe-kun take you with you to familiarize yourself with this kind of work as soon as possible.

During this period, you can call on the personnel of the Ministry of Current Affairs and the Ministry of Social Affairs at will, and report the progress at any time, and if you have any difficulties, you can speak to me and the editor-in-chief of Eguchi. ”

Food donation campaign?

This suddenly made Xu Chengyan secretly happy in his heart, he had just accepted the task of sabotaging the food donation movement, and he was still worrying about how to start, but now the opportunity was delivered in front of him, and he could participate in it justifiably, which was of great help to complete the task.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated, and immediately nodded and agreed: "Please rest assured, although I am inexperienced, I will do my best, and I will never let you down!" ”

"Okay, face the difficulties, courage is commendable, I believe in your ability!" Tetsuo Takahashi stroked his palm and smiled.

So he picked up the phone and told the chief reporter, Kyosuke Watanabe, to come to his office.

After a while, Kyosuke Watanabe knocked on the door and entered, and when he saw Xu Chengyan also there, he couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Tetsuo Takahashi introduced with a smile: "Watanabe-kun, this is Xu Chengyan, who has just joined the Ministry of Current Affairs, and he will be your assistant in the report of this grain donation campaign, you have rich experience, you should teach more Chengyan-kun and familiarize him with the work as soon as possible." ”

Kyosuke Watanabe had seen Xu Chengyan before, and he also knew that in the important department of the Ministry of Affairs, such a Chinese suddenly appeared, which was definitely abnormal, although there was some speculation about Xu Chengyan's origin, but as soon as he joined, he let himself personally bring it, which was still too unexpected.

At this time, Xu Chengyan had already gotten up and bowed to Watanabe: "Please also take care of Watanabe-kun!" ”

Although Kyosuke Watanabe was reluctant, he didn't dare to slack off on Tetsuo Takahashi's instructions, so he nodded and agreed: "No problem, Chengyan-kun is young and talented, and I'm very happy to work with you!" ”