Infinite Life: Trapped in a lifetime

At the beginning of 2016,

Mo Dao received responses to the resumes he submitted, and many newspapers and media sent him interview notices.

Mo Dao chose among them and chose to participate in the interview with Huaguo News Agency first.

There were other interviewees who participated in the interview with Huaguo News Agency on the same day.

There are more than 20 people in total, and there are only two positions competing for them.

Those who came to participate in the interview were all those who had passed the resume screening and were basically from some 958,211 prestigious schools, including some of the top ones.

The competition is huge.

But it's also normal. For those who want to work in traditional news media,

Huaguo News Agency and a second-rate newspaper are obviously the best choices.

However, compared to the nervousness and hesitation of other interviewees, Mo Dao, who was ranked first for the interview, was very calm.

After all, he actually had many choices. He wanted to be a reporter or a war correspondent, but he just wanted to be, not a necessity.

The success or failure of this interview has nothing to do with him. It was just an experience in his long life.

"Please bring in the first interviewer."

The door of the conference room specially used for interviews opened, and a staff member of the news agency said to the outside.

Mo Dao stepped in.

Without haste or delay, Mo Dao walked into the interview room.

I saw three interviewers, in addition to the editor-in-chief of the international newsroom, there was also a leader of the personnel bureau and a senior news editor.

At this moment, the eyes of the three interviewers fell on Mo Dao.

In fact, the first moment Mo Dao stepped into the room, almost all three of them's eyes lit up.

Mo Dao's calmness left a good first impression on the three interviewers.

In this kind of interview,

Being first in line is a very risky thing.

It may be that because it is your first interview, the interviewer has lower requirements for you and gives you a higher interview score.

But it could also be the other way around...

"This student who is interviewing, please introduce yourself."

The editor-in-chief sitting among them leaned forward and raised his hand to signal to Mo Dao.

The interview officially begins.

"Hello, interviewers..."

After completing the self-introduction,

The three interviewers asked Mo Dao a professional question one after another.

For Mo Dao, who had already prepared to join the news agency in advance, it was naturally not difficult.

The expressions on the faces of the three interviewers gradually became gentler, with warm smiles.

Listening to Mo Dao's answers, he smiled and nodded from time to time, obviously very satisfied with Mo Dao as the interviewer.

The main reason is that Mo Dao, who is calm and unhurried, cannot find any flaws in his language expression skills and required professional abilities.

"Student Mo Dao, let me ask one last question."

The editor-in-chief smiled, then picked up a form and looked at it. It seemed to be Mo Dao's resume.

"I saw on your resume that you majored in law at the National People's Congress. I saw that your grade points during school were also very good. Your tutor also wrote a letter of recommendation for you, and he praised you a lot in the letter. But I am very I have a question, why don’t you continue your major in college and consider working in a news agency?”

"Maybe I want to be a journalist who pursues the truth."

Mo Dao gave a very simple answer.

When the editor heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then seemed to think of something, and then burst into laughter.

Finally stood up and stretched out his hand towards Mo Dao,

"Then you have come to the right place. Mo Dao, you are welcome to work in our news agency and the international newsroom."

Mo Dao was not asked to go back and wait for notification.

The editor-in-chief announced the hiring decision directly to Mo Dao.

"Thank you, editor-in-chief, and thank you all interviewers."

"You're welcome. It's your ability that makes us really reluctant to let you go. When can you come to work?"

"Any time."

"Then next Monday, come to the editorial office to report."

"good."

After shaking hands with the three interviewers, Mo Dao stepped out of the conference room.

After watching Mo Dao leave, the three interviewers were still a little emotional.

"The young people today are quite powerful."

"It's from the National People's Congress, I guess. When the school recruits next year, maybe I should give more thought to the people who are graduating from the National People's Congress."

And on the other side,

After Mo Dao stepped out of the interview room, in the corridor,

The other interviewers waiting for the interview all glanced at Mo Dao, and an interviewer who was closer could not help but ask,

"Man...how was the interview? Was it difficult?"

"good."

Mo Dao smiled and responded.

Some people breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Mo Dao was still so relaxed after the interview.

There are also those who think clearly but are still nervous... After all, just because one person thinks it's okay doesn't mean that others feel the same.

Then, sure enough,

After Mo Dao left, the second interviewer went in.

Then I went through a torturous interview,

It can be seen with the naked eye that the interviewer is dissatisfied with the subsequent interviewees.

There was no way... Mo Dao, the first interviewer, suddenly raised the expectations of the three interviewers.

As a result, I saw that the interviewer’s performance was mediocre, so I couldn’t hide my disappointment.

In the end, I could only reluctantly choose one more reasonable candidate from the remaining interviewees.

…

"Brother Mo, are you serious?"

"Brother Mo, are you really going to be a reporter?"

That night, Mo Dao invited the two people who lived in the same dormitory to have dinner.

During the dinner, they both felt a little confused when they heard that Mo Dao was going to work at the Huaguo News Agency.

Although Mo Dao has already mentioned that although Huaguo News Agency can be said to be the best group of units,

But the two of them were still in a daze.

"Um."

"I thought you were joking, Brother Mo. Then I wish you a bright future, Brother Mo, and you will soon become a big reporter, a big editor...and the president of China News Service."

"Then I also wish Brother Mo a bright future..."

Pang Mo and Yan Mingzheng congratulated Mo Dao one after another.

"Thanks."

Mo Dao smiled and responded,

But as the president of Huaxin News Agency, he might as well not consider it for the time being.

Huaguo News Agency is a ministry-level unit, and the president has already been appointed to the post. In this life, he has no idea of ​​becoming an official yet.

"Dry!"

"Brother Mo, when you are interviewed by a reporter and appear on TV, remember to send us a message. We will definitely watch it."

"OK."

Finished the meal.

In the next two days, Mo Dao also started to pack his things and go through some procedures.

In fact, there is nothing to clean up.

When the time came, Mo Dao simply took some necessary items and left the school. He also moved out of the school dormitory where he had lived for more than three years.

…

In this way, Mo Dao joined the Huaguo News Agency,

This life has officially begun.

For a period of time after joining the news agency, Mo Dao basically did some adaptation work.

Even if the editor-in-chief of the editorial department is optimistic about him, it is impossible for him to directly start important work. He will only do some review work in the editorial department.

It was also during this time that Mo Dao participated in the press card examination organized within the news agency.

Got a press pass from the news agency.

With this certificate, it means that Mo Dao has the qualifications for news gathering and editing.

It means that there is only the last step left to reach the goal of this life, and it is already close at hand.

Then,

In September of the same year,

Mo Dao had a chance.

In the news agency's branch in a small country called Afica, a reporter was about to be transferred back to the main office because of his age and health reasons.

This also means that a new reporter needs to be sent to that branch to be responsible for local news gathering and editing work.

But obviously, this job is not a good job.

Apart from the need to go abroad, the most critical issue is,

There is a war going on in that place...

"You're going to the Kelner branch?"

In the editor's office, the editor asked Mo Dao in surprise.