Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 1213 - 605 205_3

Chapter 1213: Chapter 605 205_3

Next, he recounted to me once more exactly how the farmers worried about their trees with strong growth, but poor apple harvests. At the end, he concluded, "This is a conscientious entrepreneur; shouldn’t we give him some coverage?"

The editor-in-chief, who had been smiling, suddenly became pensive. After a while, he said with deep meaning, "Comrade Xiao Zhang, your enthusiasm for your work is commendable, but as journalists, we must also maintain a certain level of political awareness! I won’t explain this matter to you; think about it yourself. When you’ve figured it out, come and report back to me, okay?"

Zhang Kun immediately felt like he had been doused with cold water in the depths of winter.

Most people might not understand this, but he, after all, wasn’t new to being a journalist and was aware of the seriousness of the editor’s words.

Those who know get it, and those who don’t won’t understand no matter how much you explain. In short, as a media worker, if you’re said to lack that awareness, then be prepared to be a legwork journalist for life!

It wasn’t until he left work and was on his way home that Zhang Kun kept thinking about the issue—he had to understand! If he really left the impression of low awareness with the editor-in-chief, not only could he forget about the deputy position, but even a assignment in some remote gully might already be beckoning to him.

Thinking and thinking, deep into the night, he suddenly sat up and exclaimed, "I’ve got it!"

No wonder he had felt something was off right from the start when Yan Fei’s cousin spoke about it! The reason was right there.

Think about it, how were those apple trees planted? Although it was a poverty alleviation policy by the county, before doing this, the county had surely reported to higher-ups, who had approved, and then the implementation followed.

Now that the apple trees have become a problem for the people, an entrepreneur steps in to help recoup some of the losses for everyone. Is that a good thing? Definitely.

But can this be freely publicized?

Definitely... not!

If the roles in the incident were reversed, then there would be no problem—imagine an entrepreneur initiating a poverty project to give back to his hometown, but due to lack of thorough consideration, there are oversights, and the project fails, turning into a mess. Then local leaders step in to help the people resolve their troubles, actively helping everyone recoup losses...

Such a story should be reported, in fact, it deserves a special feature.

But facts are facts, they won’t suddenly change to fit that hypothetical scenario, and so... it’s not suitable for major promotion.

Yes, originally planting the apple trees was well-intentioned, but failing to achieve a good outcome still equates to failure. People will only see the result, not your intention, right?

If this were published as is, while others are appreciating this entrepreneur as a person with a conscience, if they catch on to the cause of planting those apples trees, that wouldn’t be very good, would it?

Realizing this, Zhang Kun, frustrated, slapped his head repeatedly: serves you right for not thinking things through, for speaking without using your brain. What’s the point of having a brain?

He didn’t blame Lin Haihu, who provided him with the news, since after all, that was just a country kid who definitely wouldn’t understand these things. But he himself had been merely basking in excitement the entire way and had failed to reconsider matters—that was his own fault.

Realizing he had also spent two hundred and fifty yuan today made him curse himself silently: what an idiot!

At this moment, Lin Haihu was in his dreams, clutching his two hundred and fifty yuan tightly, shouting at the circle of smiling people around him, "Don’t come any closer, this is my own hard-earned pocket money, I’m not turning it over..."

Ah, the shadows from childhood of having to turn over New Year’s money!