In the morning of the next day, Xu Chengyan changed into a light-colored old suit, dressed up slightly, according to the previous arrangement, he was going to Xinmin Newspaper this morning to apply for a job, and Ji Yun was going to go with him for two days, everything was packed up, and he went out at the usual time.

However, after going out today, he didn't find any trace of Tao Sibao, and even made two tentative moves, but still didn't find anyone following, and secretly guessed in his heart that the news that Liu Monkey was dead had already spread, causing Tao Sibao to give up tracking.

This is also a good thing, otherwise there is always a tail behind him, even if it is an unqualified tail, it will also make him get in the way of doing things, at this time he is relaxed, raised his hand to beckon a rickshaw, and commanded: "Xinmin Newspaper!" ”

The coachman glanced at Xu Chengyan in some surprise, obviously knowing very well what the Xinmin Newspaper Office was, but quickly nodded in agreement, pulled up the rickshaw, and rushed all the way to the Xinmin Newspaper Office.

Xinmin Newspaper is located in the bustling place in the center of Taiyuan, in the west of Guanghua Street, in the east of West Honganji, and in the south is the Education Bureau of the Taiyuan government.

The rickshaw trotted all the way to the door of the Xinmin Newspaper and stopped, Xu Chengyan got out of the car, took out the change and sent the driver away, turned around and looked up, Xinmin Newspaper is a four-story Western-style building, which is rare in Taiyuan City, which is dominated by Chinese-style buildings.

There is a constant flow of people at the gate of the newspaper, and the newspaper staff in and out are in suits and leather shoes, and the steps of the newspaper are in a hurry.

Xu Chengyan took out his pocket watch, looked at the time, and then stepped into the newspaper, because of his image and gentle temperament, people can see at a glance that he is the appearance of an intellectual, so he walked all the way into the gate of the newspaper, although there were guards, no one stepped forward to ask him.

Xu Chengyan had to take the initiative to inquire about it, and a staff member heard that he was here to apply, so he pointed out the path for him.

According to the guide, Xu Chengyan came to the door of an office on the third floor of the office building, looked up at the door number, and the words "editor-in-chief's room" were written on it.

"Come in!" A clear voice came from inside.

Xu Chengyan pushed the door in, only to see that in the spacious office, the furnishings were high-end and atmospheric, near the window, there was a desk, and a middle-aged man with glasses was sitting behind him, looking up at Xu Chengyan.

"Hello, is it Takahashi's editor-in-chief? Xu Chengyan, Xu Chengyan, saw your company's recruitment notice from the newspaper, and specially came to apply for a job. ”

After speaking, Xu Chengyan took a step forward, put a Xinmin newspaper in his hand on the table, and then took two steps back and stood aside respectfully.

Tetsuo Takahashi, one of the editors-in-chief of Xinmin Newspaper, is in charge of recruitment, at this time glanced at the newspaper on the table, looked Xu Chengyan up and down, nodded slightly, and then said in fluent Chinese: "Mr. Xu, our newspaper does need to recruit some people, but do you know the situation of Xinmin Daily?" Will there be any concerns? ”

Xu Chengyan naturally knew the meaning of Takahashi Tetsuo's words, nodded quickly, and said with an urgent face: "I don't have any worries at all, please rest assured, the contemptible people know the situation of the newspaper, and I myself support all the political ideas of the new government, and I hope that Mr. Takahashi will give me a chance." ”

As soon as these words came out, Tetsuo Takahashi suddenly showed a smile, he has rich experience and unique vision, since Xu Chengyan entered the house, he only had an eye, and he probably had a number in his heart.

Although the person in front of him is polite and has a good temperament, he is dressed in a light-white old suit, and although the leather shoes are shiny, the upper is worn badly, and he must have been wearing it for a long time.

"It seems that Mr. Xu is an understanding person, so I don't need to say more, but there are many people looking for jobs now, and you know our conditions, because of some special circumstances, we need people with a certain level of Japanese, about this, I don't know if you are prepared?"

Xu Chengyan smiled slightly, seemed confident, and said calmly: "The contemptible Japanese level is not bad, I think I can meet the requirements of your company!" ”

Looking at Xu Chengyan's confident look, Tetsuo Takahashi couldn't help but be interested.

Since the opening of Xinmin Newspaper in Taiyuan, the problem of manpower has always been a major problem for them.

First of all, because behind the Xinmin Newspaper is the Xinmin Association supported by the Japanese puppet government, and the content published is all for the Japanese puppet government, so the newspaper personnel in Taiyuan are extremely resistant, unwilling to enter the Xinmin Newspaper, and do things for the Japanese with no conscience.

Another very important reason is that the organizational structure of Xinmin Newspaper is the same as that of Xinmin Society, and the high-level and main cadres are all Japanese, and even some of the pages published are for Japanese nationals, and the whole article is written in Japanese.

However, Japanese reporters are really hard to find, although there are many Japanese expatriates in Taiyuan at this time, but most of these people are low-level civilians who have no life in China, obeying the government's call, leaving their homeland and crossing the ocean to China to make a living, such people have a relatively low level of knowledge, even so, they are more willing to do business on their own, and there are not many who can serve as reporters.

More importantly, reporters do not only sit in their offices, but also need to conduct interviews and collect information from the outside world, which is really difficult for Japanese expatriates who do not understand Chinese and are unfamiliar with the people.

At present, most of the reporters in Xinmin Newspaper are Chinese reporters, and most of them are transferred from Xinmin Newspaper in the Pingjin area, and not many of them can speak Japanese, and even fewer are proficient in Japanese.

The situation is the same for a small number of Japanese reporters, there are not many who know Chinese, and there are only a few who are proficient in Chinese, and they all hold important positions, Tetsuo Takahashi is one of them, so the manpower of Xinmin Daily has always been insufficient.

This recruitment notice has been published these days, but there are not many applicants, and even if there are, they are all unsatisfactory, so Tetsuo Takahashi is still very willing to keep Xu Chengyan.

"Well, I've got a press release here, and you can translate it into Japanese." Tetsuo Takahashi took a freshly written press release from the desk and handed it over.

Xu Chengyan hurriedly stepped forward and took it, glanced at it slightly, and immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give it a try!" ”

"You may be seated!"

Tetsuo Takahashi got up and let Xu Chengyan on the desk on the side, took the manuscript paper for him, put it in front of his eyes, and continued to say gently: "Don't worry, you can think about it slowly, the main thing is that there is no problem with the wording, and you can not make requirements in writing." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Takahashi, I will do my best!" Xu Chengyan bowed slightly, saluted respectfully, and then sat down, took out the pen he carried from his jacket pocket, compared it with the draft, and began to write.

The content of this press release is not much, mainly to report on some achievements made by the Taiyuan City Government in the expansion of the urban area with the strong support of the Japanese side.

Xu Chengyan had been prepared for this for a long time, and he wrote like a fly, writing smoothly, and almost without too much consideration, he quickly completed the translation of this press release, which made Tetsuo Takahashi, who was watching from the sidelines, quite surprised.

Seeing that Xu Chengyan dropped the last stroke, he got up and handed over the manuscript paper with both hands.

Tetsuo Takahashi nodded slightly, only looking at Xu Chengyan's demeanor and respectful attitude, which made him feel a little more good in his heart.

Stretched out his hand to take the manuscript paper, took it in front of him, and was a little surprised, Tetsuo Takahashi himself is proficient in Chinese, and his writing is also quite outstanding, but when he saw the report in front of him, he was completely unexpected.

He looked up at Xu Chengyan and asked again, "Which newspaper did Mr. Xu work in before?" ”

Xu Chengyan shook his head and explained: "I haven't worked in the newspaper industry before, so I am only shallow in my studies, and if there is something I can't do, please bear with me!" ”

"Oh!" Tetsuo Takahashi nodded slightly, didn't say anything more, but continued to look down, and after a while, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Xu Chengyan observed his words and looks, and he was sure in his heart, he was extremely confident in his Japanese level, and he had made enough preparations before, and now it seems that everything is going well.

"Very good! Mr. Xu, I didn't expect that you not only translated accurately and the wording was in place, but also your writing was outstanding, and I am very satisfied! Tetsuo Takahashi put the manuscript paper in his hand on the table and couldn't help laughing.

From this translation paper alone, Tetsuo Takahashi can see that Xu Chengyan's writing skills are excellent, but just good writing is not enough to show that he can write a good press release.

The format of a press release is different from that of a general manuscript, first of all, the introduction or headline should be attractive, and it should also briefly describe the overall outline of the news, so that people can get an overview of the content of the news at a glance.

The next content is time, place, people, events, comments, etc., although the content and structure are simple, but it is not easy to be organized and clear, and the length is too long, and it is easy for readers to lose interest in reading in the long article.

Therefore, the concise and accurate writing language is an important element of writing a press release, that is, a good writing does not mean that the press release is also good.

However, the press release in my hand did not feel a little astringent and unfamiliar at all, and the whole article was written in concise and popular Japanese from beginning to end, explaining the ins and outs of the matter clearly, the words were expressed accurately, and the words were clean and neat, even the most picky veterans could not find the slightest flaw, and it can be said that the translation was much better than the original manuscript.

Tetsuo Takahashi's face was full of spring breeze, and he enthusiastically stretched out his hand to shake Xu Chengyan, and said in Japanese: "Mr. Xu, congratulations on joining Xinmin Daily!" ”