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Hardship is the backbone of life

Hardship is the backbone of life

By Ruban SaundersPublished 2 years ago 4 min read
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He was already a mainstay of the newspaper in his hometown when he wanted to move to Shanghai. I thought I would spend my whole life in that city, doing my favorite job and spending my life with my wife and daughter.

Unexpectedly, at the age of 33, the course of life changed.

The story started with a youth newspaper in Beijing looking for an editorial director. When he saw the advertisement by accident, he simply felt that the position was set for him, age, education, and ability, the key is that he has several years of practical experience as the director of the editorial department.

Registration, document review, written examination, everything went smoothly. He and a college classmate Zhang won first and second place in the written examination respectively.

When they are complacent, and get the news of an accident, however, the DIRECTOR OF THIS editorial DEPARTMENT is decided already inside so AND HAD gone to WORK, RECRUITMENT is nothing more than going through the motions. They were blindsided.

Go back, the leader already knows he has an "outside heart", don't go back, where to go?

In a hurry, a newspaper in Shanghai a notice caught their eye, but this recruitment is the editor.

He was torn between being an editorial director and an editor.

Zhang said that Shanghai is a big place, the development space is also big, go first and then slowly look for development opportunities. With hesitation, they signed up.

Two days later, he unexpectedly received a phone call from the general manager of the Shanghai Newspaper Office, saying that the newspaper needed talents like him, and asked him to go to see him as soon as possible. The news was a blessing to him.

Soon, both he and Zhang came to work for the Shanghai newspaper. However, have not had time to carefully feel the difference in the new unit, the original boss was transferred. Because OF THEIR transfer formalities have not been done, between one night, he and Zhang became the newspaper's black door, without wages, without a post. The office conveyed the new manager Li's words and said to observe for a year.

Back to the humble rental house, he and Zhang like frost dozen eggplant, half a day slow but a breath. Zhang angrily went to Li, and he persuaded him.

'Then let's get out of here,' said Zhang. He thought about it, but he was still not reconciled. He told Zhang that if he wanted to leave, he had to make some achievements before he left. It was humiliating for him to leave like this.

Everything starts from scratch. I can write my articles instead of being an editor. If a newspaper wants to survive, good sources will not refuse it.

Since then, he and Zhang have worked hard to run news, write news, and contribute. The traffic, the high rent, the disdain of the locals, the precarious availability of three meals.

That was the worst part of his life. One side is the hardships of struggling alone, the other side is far from the family's loneliness. If it were not for the bone that unyielding blood support, he wants to fall at night and has been sleeping.

That day, as usual, he went for a walk alone after dinner. Somehow, he ended up in the newsroom of the newspaper. The editorial office was on the first floor down the street, and when he saw that the light was on the inside, he walked in.

The editorial director was there to review the last proofreading of the next day's paper. Unintentionally, his eyes wandered to the newspaper. At a glance, he found a commonsense error in the newspaper. He pointed out at once.

The editorial director said, Who are you? Why are you talking nonsense here? I'm the chief. When I say it's right, it's right.

He was conscious of his imprudence, but with the professionalism of a journalist, he argued. 'It doesn't matter who I am,' he said. 'I want what's best for you. It's simply common sense.

The DIRECTOR OF THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT LISTENED TO THIS WORDS, BECOME ANGRY FROM EMBARRASSMENT, LOUDLY SAY, I LOSE MY JOB IS MY THING, YOU WHAT A THING, DESERVE TO TEACH ME HERE!

"Just do what this man says." Before the director finished speaking, a female voice rang out of the door.

He didn't know who it was, but the problem was solved, and he turned and left.

The next day, things took a 180-degree turn. Originally, the person who spoke last night, is he always wanted to see but can not see Li.

I asked him why he was so insistent last night. He said: I don't think anything else, but I feel uncomfortable as a journalist if I don't speak out.

I smiled and nodded, saying: I admire you, because you are the most despised by people, still adhering to the professional ethics of a journalist.

Two weeks later, both his and Zhang's transfers came through, and he was promoted directly to editorial director and Zhang to advertising director.

Even if you're in the dark, even if no one hears you, hold the line that you should hold. The support in the adversity, the stick in the hardship, is the backbone of life.

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