90: Editor-in-Chief: Machine tools are so amazing, why would they charge a publication fee?!

“A few years ago, I participated in an interview with them. I remember their faces so clearly; there’s no way I could be mistaken!”

Looking at the figures at the entrance, the female reporter was incredibly surprised.

She never expected such important figures to appear at this Steel Factory!

Listening to these words,

the cameraman was deeply shocked, and even his breathing became heavy.

The customer service lady’s pupils instantly dilated, and she immediately raised a hand to cover her mouth, just barely suppressing a gasp.

Lieutenant General, Academician.

These are people only seen in newspapers, and now they were appearing right in front of them!

Both of them couldn't help but get excited.

“Why would such important figures appear at this Steel Factory?”

The cameraman was the first to react, asking in confusion.

Looking at the figures at the factory entrance, the customer service lady also showed a puzzled expression.

The female reporter shook her head and speculated, “I don’t know either. But for these two figures to personally come, I suppose this Mr. Li is no ordinary person!”

“Then… should we tell the chief editor about this?”

The customer service lady whispered.

The female reporter nodded, “Yes, this must be told to the chief editor. Doesn’t he often say we don’t have enough backing? If our National Daily can build a good relationship with this Mr. Li, perhaps the position of the nation’s top newspaper will be ours!”

“Then I’ll go make the call.”

Saying that,

the customer service lady walked towards the outside of the factory building.

Upon reaching the factory entrance, she shyly asked Li Mubai in a low voice, “Mr. Li, do you have a restroom here?”

Seeing her embarrassed expression, Li Mubai immediately pointed out the way for her.

“Thank you!”

The female customer service staff expressed her gratitude and quickly left with small steps.

As soon as she reached the restroom,

she pulled out a small button-operated mobile phone, then scrolled through her contacts, and finally dialed the chief editor’s number.

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National Daily Building.

Xie Yanwen was sitting at his desk, processing various documents on his computer.

Being a chief editor is not a job just anyone can do.

Although he sat in his office, the amount of hard work was no less than doing manual labor outside.

After all, any unfinished work at the company, he still had to bring home to deal with.

Furthermore,

he always had to be prepared not to sleep through the night.

Once there was any stir in society, he had to immediately send people to the scene to get firsthand interviews.

Only in this way,

could the newspaper survive.

Otherwise, how could the National Daily become the second-largest newspaper in the country?

Looking at the seemingly endless documents on his computer, Xie Yanwen couldn't help but raise a hand to rub his temples, feeling a slight relief from his fatigue.

Just then,

the phone on his desk suddenly rang incessantly.

He reached for the phone, checked the caller ID, and then answered the call: “Hello, Xiao Ning, is there a result from the negotiation? Is the other party willing to pay the two hundred thousand publication fee?”

“Chief editor, we just finished the interview and photos, we haven’t started discussing prices yet.”

Xie Yanwen frowned slightly: “You haven’t started discussing? Then why are you calling? Did you encounter any difficulties?”

“No difficulties, Chief editor.”

“Then why are you calling? Is there something important?”

“It’s like this…”

The events during the interview about the processed parts quickly reached Xie Yanwen’s ears.

He shot up from his chair: “What did you say? The Numerical Control Machine Tool they developed really has that level of precision!”

“It’s true, Chief editor, we saw it with our own eyes and took photos.”

Hearing that,

Xie Yanwen’s expression changed drastically.

He never expected that what the other party said was actually true!

Initially, he didn't believe it, only thinking that the other party was exaggerating to attract attention.

Now, hearing the female customer service staff’s words, he was extremely shocked.

What did a machine tool with this precision mean?

Even those countries abroad that prided themselves on being developed had a highest precision that was far inferior to 0.001!

If their National Daily could be the first to report this news,

wouldn’t their newspaper sales skyrocket, taking the top spot from second place?

Just thinking about it, Xie Yanwen was incredibly excited!

At this moment,

the female customer service staff’s voice came from the phone again:

“Chief editor, the other party wasn’t lying about the precision, so should we still insist on the 200,000 publication fee later?”

Publication fee?

Xie Yanwen was stunned, then immediately cautioned repeatedly: “What publication fee are you talking about? This news from the other party is the best publication fee! You absolutely must not mention any publication fee to them! If they ask, just say that our National Daily is also a patriotic media, and such inspiring news doesn’t require a publication fee!”

For this news to be published by their National Daily, frankly, they were the ones getting a good deal.

It was already good enough that the other party didn’t demand any benefits from them; how could they still ask for a publication fee!

“Ah? Oh, oh… I understand, don’t worry, Chief editor, I will definitely complete the mission perfectly!”

After waiting for a while longer,

seeing that the call hadn't been hung up, Xie Yanwen couldn't help but wonder: “Do you still have something else?”

“It’s like this, Chief editor, there’s another very important matter I haven’t told you.”

“What is it?”

Xie Yanwen frowned.

What could be more important than a High-Precision CNC Machine Tool?

“Chief editor, two important figures have come to this factory, and Sister Pei said I must tell you.”

Hearing this,

Xie Yanwen couldn't help but feel embarrassed: “Important figures? What important figures could a small factory have? You guys know about this, you don’t need to tell me.”

Saying that,

he was about to reach out and hang up the phone.

The female customer service staff quickly stopped him: “Chief editor, wait a moment, let me finish!”

“Then speak.”

Hearing her strong objection, Xie Yanwen shrugged, feeling a bit helpless.

“These two people, one is named Chu Yunze, Lieutenant General, and the other is Hu Guoyong, Academician.”

Upon hearing this,

Xie Yanwen couldn't help but shake his head with a smile: “Where are these important figures from? Aren’t they just…”

Mid-sentence, Xie Yanwen’s voice suddenly stopped.

Immediately, his tone became urgent: “What did you just say? Repeat those two names again.”

The female customer service staff’s voice rang out again.

“One person is named Chu Yunze, Lieutenant General, and the other is Hu Guoyong, Academician. Sister Pei said that these two people are a Lieutenant General and an Academician of the National Academy of Sciences.”

Boom!

Upon confirmation,

Xie Yanwen felt as if his mind had been hit by a cannonball, exploding, leaving his mind blank, unable to recall anything.

“Chief editor… Chief editor?”

He stood there stunned for quite a while.

He was only awakened by the female customer service staff’s voice.

Coming back to his senses,

Xie Yanwen’s entire body trembled slightly.

He suppressed the wild joy in his heart:

“Girl, listen to me!”

“When your interview is over, you directly tell that boss that our National Daily is willing to pay 200,000. No! 500,000!”

“Our National Daily is willing to pay 500,000 to buy the interview rights, so that he doesn’t give the interview rights for the High-Precision CNC Machine Tool to other newspapers for thirty days, do you understand?!”

The other end of the phone was stunned for a moment before agreeing.

Hanging up the phone,

Xie Yanwen paced excitedly in his office, his face showing unconcealed joy.

The reason he did this

was entirely because of Chu Yunze, Lieutenant General and Hu Guoyong, Academician.

When the news comes out, with the endorsement of these two big figures, their National Daily’s weekly issue is sure to sell like hotcakes!

Vaguely,

he seemed to see the National Daily becoming the largest newspaper in the country!

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