Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

"Third, it was precisely because I saw the interview with Yi Zhonghai and the other three that I decided not to put them in the same report. That would be a waste of material."

"We can definitely write their stories into a series, reporting on one person a day."

"During this time, you can also collect more information about these people. I believe there are more stories to be uncovered about them."

Hearing this, Jiang Yueyao praised sincerely, "Editor-in-chief, it has to be you. Why didn't I think of that?"

"No wonder you can be the editor-in-chief, you are so amazing, my admiration for you is like a surging river, it is endless..."

Editor-in-Chief Chen interrupted with a smile: "Okay, stop flattering me and go do the interview!"

Jiang Yueyao smiled awkwardly, turned around and left the office.

The next day.

He Yuzhu came to the office as usual, drinking tea and reading the newspaper.

He Yuzhu picked up the newspaper and looked for content that interested him. Suddenly, a headline attracted him deeply.

"Living in the Quagmire, with a Heart toward Light - He Yuzhu"

"I was actually in the newspaper?"

He Yuzhu was shocked and couldn't wait to read it.

After reading the report, He Yuzhu's face was gloomy. The newspaper described how he went through hardships, overcame difficulties, defeated himself, and finally became the director of the steel mill canteen.

The author even compared him to a modern-day Pavel Korchagin and called on everyone to learn from Comrade He Yuzhu.

Note: Pavel Korchagin is the protagonist of the novel How the Steel Was Tempered.

After reading this report, He Yuzhu would be lying if he said he wasn't excited, but he was also deeply worried. With him in the newspaper, his attention would skyrocket, and his every word and action in the future would be noticed by others.

Although "xx Daily" is a regional newspaper, this region is Beijing, the capital of Dragon Country, with a population of tens of millions.

The thought that he would be stared at by countless eyes in the future made him feel scared.

"Damn Jiang Yueyao, she didn't even get my consent, so what right did she have to report me?"

"Also, how did this woman know about my experience? I only answered three of her questions and never mentioned my past at all."

He Yuzhu picked up the newspaper and continued reading. The newspaper also reported on the steel mill's model worker commendation meeting.

This report only briefly mentioned the Model Worker Commendation Conference and focused on praising his creation "The Chinese".

The author even praised "Chinese" as the best patriotic song in the past decade, and also attached the lyrics and music of "Chinese".

He Yuzhu sighed, thinking that it would be difficult for him not to become famous this time.

He Yuzhu's guess was absolutely correct. In that era, there was a lack of entertainment, there were few songs, and classic songs were even rarer.

"Chinese" has a passionate melody and sincere and touching lyrics, expressing a strong sense of patriotism and national pride.

Therefore, as soon as this song was released, everyone was amazed. All government and enterprise units would sing this song when holding activities, and major music colleges even included this song in their textbooks.

With the popularity of "Chinese", He Yuzhu's fame has grown.

Of course, these are all for later.

"Dong dong!"

"Please come in..."

Ma Guangfu pushed the door open and said with a big smile on his face: "Zhu Zi, congratulations, you are famous now."

He Yuzhu said calmly: "Thank you for the blessing, old leader!"

Ma Guangfu frowned and said, "Zhu Zi, you don't seem very happy?"

He Yuzhu laughed dryly, "I am happy, but I am also very scared. As the saying goes, people are afraid of being famous just like pigs are afraid of being fat. I have a lot of bad habits, and being famous is not a good thing."

"Then you should change all your bad habits."

The sudden sound startled He Yuzhu and Ma Guangfu.

The two turned their heads and saw that the person coming was Li Huaide.

"Director!" x2

Li Huaide nodded slightly and smiled at He Yuzhu:

"Zhu Zi, you have matured. You are no longer complacent because you were in the newspaper. You also know that people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being fat."

"Your worries are not without reason. When you become famous, more people will pay attention to you, and your shortcomings will be infinitely magnified, so you must change those bad habits you had before."

He Yuzhu smiled bitterly and said, “Director, once you get used to this habit, it will be difficult to change it.”

Li Huaide said sternly: "No matter how hard it is for you to change, you must change it for me, because you have now become a banner of our steel mill."

He Yuzhu was horrified and said, "Director, please don't scare me. My little arms and legs can't carry this flag."

Li Huaide glared and said, "Who scared you? Just now, no less than ten leaders have called me to inquire about your situation, and some leaders have invited you to perform in their units."

He Yuzhu showed a smile that was uglier than crying: "Director, can I not go?"

"Why not go? This is such a good opportunity to show yourself?" Li Huaide asked puzzledly.

He Yuzhu said with a bit of embarrassment: "Director, I have a bad temper and foul mouth. If I am not careful, I will make trouble. Then it will only bring shame to our steel mill."

At this moment, Xiao Zhenggang and Yang Xinmin came together.

"Secretary Xiao, Director Yang!" x3

After the greetings, Xiao Zhenggang patted He Yuzhu on the shoulder and said peacefully:

"Comrade He Yuzhu, you are great and have brought honor to our steel mill. Now many leaders know that our steel mill has produced a talent named He Yuzhu."

He Yuzhu said modestly: "I am not a talented person. I am just a poor cook."

Yang Xinmin said with a smile: "Zhu Zi, excessive modesty is pride!"

"Secretary Xiao and I heard your conversation with Deputy Director Li just now. Don't feel any psychological burden, and don't back down. Go ahead and perform boldly. If anything goes wrong, we will take the blame for you."

He Yuzhu said seriously: "Thank you for your support, but I am not a musician after all. I still want to focus on my job."

Xiao Zhenggang nodded slightly: "Comrade He Yuzhu, I am very pleased that you have such awareness, but there are some invitations that I can't refuse."

"Well, I'll try to refuse what I can, but if I can't, I'll just have to trouble you to work harder."

He Yuzhu said reluctantly: "Okay then!"

Li Huaide laughed and scolded: "Zhu Zi, this is an opportunity that others would love to have, why do you act like you are going to be executed?"

He Yuzhu said helplessly: "I am afraid of trouble and don't like to be in the limelight."

Yang Xinmin half-jokingly said: "Zhu Zi, you have a wrong understanding. This is not about showing off, but enriching the spare time of workers and peasants and contributing to socialist construction."

"You are such a good bullshitter. You just sang a song, but you even brought it up with socialist construction."

Although He Yuzhu cursed in his heart, he said sincerely:

"The factory director taught me that my ideological awareness is not high enough and I need to learn more."