Chapter 60

The trip to Mount Kongtong Island organized by the Haicheng Daily was actually divided into three batches to ensure the normal operation of the entire newspaper office.

The Haicheng Daily and the Haicheng Evening News are actually the same entity. The Daily is a party newspaper, focusing on promoting civilization and new trends, singing praises and extolling virtues. The Evening News is a popular newspaper, covering major and minor events in Haicheng, as well as some domestic and international news. Of course, the most important aspect is generating revenue through advertisements.

In today's society, the economy is the top priority. The state of the economy directly affects the lifeline of a newspaper. Although it is a public institution, it is self-financing.

However, in an era where everyone values advertisements, the newspaper business is particularly thriving. What to do with the money earned? Besides distributing bonuses, a fixed portion of the funds is allocated for employee benefits; otherwise, the employees would complain. However, since it is self-financing, the newspaper cannot organize trips to Southeast Asia or allow employees to bring their families. With nearly a thousand employees, the number would double if families were included, and the cost of two or three ten thousand yuan per person would be a matter of life and death for the editor-in-chief Hu Wenxuan!

However, organizing a nearby sea trip is within Hu Wenxuan's capabilities. It doesn't cost much and can enhance team cohesion, demonstrating leadership. Even if families are included, doubling the number of people, it still shows the newspaper's humanistic care for all employees.

"Xiao Yu, is this your boyfriend?" Hu Wenxuan asked Yu Qingying with a smile.

Yu Qingying nodded somewhat shyly, "Hello, Editor-in-Chief Hu."

"Hehe, when did Xiao Yu get a boyfriend?"

"Well, we are classmates." Yu Qingying, out of shyness, did not directly answer Hu Wenxuan. Of course, she wouldn't just make up an answer, as Hu Wenxuan is the editor-in-chief and her superior.

"Hello, I am Hu Wenxuan." Hu Wenxuan extended his hand to Tang Zhendong.

"Hello, Tang Zhendong."

Tang Zhendong's composed attitude made Hu Wenxuan uneasy. Perhaps others didn't know Yu Qingying's identity, but he did. Yu Qingying's father is Yu Zhenhua, the mayor of Haicheng, the second most powerful person in the city. Finding a partner for Yu Zhenhua's daughter is no small matter. In ancient times, this would be like a noble lady choosing a prince.

Given Yu Zhenhua's status, his son-in-law would not be an ordinary person. However, Hu Wenxuan, who deals with party and government propaganda, knows the city's Standing Committee members and top leaders very well. He hasn't heard of any of them surnamed Tang.

However, there is a vice governor in the province surnamed Tang. Could it be that Mayor Yu is connecting with provincial leaders for a political marriage?

This thought immediately galloped through Hu Wenxuan's mind. His head was filled with the idea of Yu Zhenhua's rise to power.

Thinking about this, Hu Wenxuan's attitude became even more amiable. He stepped forward and said to Tang Zhendong, "Xiao Tang, Xiao Yu is our newspaper's beauty. You should cherish this opportunity!"

A friendly person doesn't hit back. With Hu Wenxuan's amiable attitude, Tang Zhendong naturally didn't put on airs. Although his personality had become colder during his eight years in prison, he still smiled at the smiling Hu Wenxuan. "Thank you, Editor-in-Chief Hu."

Although Tang Zhendong smiled, there was a hint of coldness in his smile. This coldness, noticed by Hu Wenxuan, made Tang Zhendong seem proud and calm despite his young age. The pride was likely due to his identity, which Hu Wenxuan felt was normal. The son of a provincial leader should be aloof, or he wouldn't deserve the title of a young master.

Moreover, Tang Zhendong's calmness, as seen by Hu Wenxuan, was a quality cultivated by a well-established family. Even when meeting the editor-in-chief, he showed no flattery, not treating the editor-in-chief, whom others respected, with any particular regard.

In Hu Wenxuan's eyes, Tang Zhendong was naturally held in high regard.

In reality, Tang Zhendong was just a rural boy, or at least from the outskirts of Haicheng. He had never seen a prominent family. However, despite his young age, Tang Zhendong had many experiences, all learned during his eight years in prison. What is prison? It is the dirtiest, bloodiest, and most unjust place in the world. It is a concentration of all kinds of criminals—robbers, murderers, fraudsters, embezzlers, violent offenders, and economic criminals. The Lai County Prison where Tang Zhendong served his sentence was a maximum-security prison for the surrounding cities, housing all those sentenced to more than eight years.

In prison, Tang Zhendong had seen arrogant gang leaders, cold-blooded killers, and highly skilled bandits. This dark society taught him many things and exposed him to countless people and events. His calmness in the face of situations might have been a habit formed during that time. He had seen gang leaders leading hundreds of people and billionaires, bank presidents, and others. Life is unpredictable, and Tang Zhendong had experienced many of life's ups and downs in this small society of prison.

Hu Wenxuan was just an editor-in-chief. Although Tang Zhendong knew he might never reach such a position, he didn't take an editor-in-chief seriously.

After a few casual words with Yu Qingying and Hu Wenxuan, they parted ways.

However, Hu Wenxuan's friendly demeanor caught the attention of many observant people in the newspaper office. Everyone was speculating about the young man who had won the heart of the newspaper's beauty and could make the stern editor-in-chief smile.

"Our editor-in-chief is just being silly, don't mind him." Yu Qingying seemed to be still thinking about the editor-in-chief's comment about her boyfriend.

"Haha, I don't mind at all. I actually welcome it, as long as you don't mind."

Yu Qingying, of course, didn't mind. She felt a faint joy that she couldn't share with others, even liking the idea of being called a boyfriend.

"Your editor-in-chief is quite amiable!" Tang Zhendong said to Yu Qingying.

"Amiable? He is usually very strict, both in work and with people. I don't understand why the stern editor-in-chief is so different today. Maybe he's just tired of always being serious and is relaxing a bit on this trip."

"You're right. If someone is always serious, they might not even be able to smile."

"Actually, the editor-in-chief has been quite nice to me. Ever since I started working here after the interview, Editor-in-Chief Hu has been very supportive."

"It seems that beauty is always welcome wherever she goes."

"Can I take that as a compliment?"

"You can also take it as jealousy, but to be honest, you do look very beautiful when you smile." Tang Zhendong sincerely praised her.

"Can I take that to mean you think I'm not beautiful when I don't smile?" Yu Qingying's two fingers lightly pinched the tender flesh on the inside of Tang Zhendong's arm and gave it a gentle twist.

"Ah!" Tang Zhendong cooperated with a loud cry.

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