Science Newspaper editorial department, editor-in-chief's office.
Editor-in-chief Cai was sitting at his desk and drinking tea. He was meticulously reviewing the manuscript in his hand.
Even though the influence of traditional paper media was slightly inferior in the era of the Internet, Science Daily still had a certain amount of influence in the domestic academic circle.
After all, they were a public institution directly under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Even though not all researchers in the system would read their newspaper, most research institutions in the system would subscribe to it.
Because of this influence, Editor-in-chief Cai was extremely cautious when reviewing manuscripts. Especially when it came to comments on popular people and science and technology news, he would strictly check them.
After all, if there was a mistake in the report, he would be responsible.
However, the quality of today's manuscripts was pretty good. He flipped through a few copies and was quite satisfied. When he flipped to an interview with a well-known scholar, Professor Wang Haifeng, his eyebrows suddenly furrowed.
Editor-in-chief Cai's face gradually became gloomy. He slammed the interview manuscript on the table and looked at his secretary.
"Call Li Xuesong here."
"Okay."
Secretary Zhou saw that Editor-in-chief Cai's expression was a bit off. He quickly nodded and quickly walked out of the office.
There was only one person left in the office. Editor-in-chief Cai tried to calm down.
However, when he saw the interview manuscript on the table, he was furious.
During the meeting, he emphasized more than once that as a journalist in the government, he had to have a political sense and follow the trend. However, it was obvious that Editor-in-chief Cai didn't listen to him at all.
If he was careless and didn't cut off the interview draft, he would be summoned by his superiors on the day the newspaper came out.
When he thought of this, he was filled with anger.
On the other side, Secretary Zhou came to the big office outside, found the person named Li Xuesong, and said with a straight face.
"Editor-in-chief, he's looking for you. Go there now."
Li Xuesong saw that Secretary Zhou's expression was strange, and he suddenly spoke nervously.
"Brother Zhou, Director Cai … Why is he looking for me?"
I don't remember offending anyone recently.
"I don't know." Secretary Zhou frowned and said sternly, "Also, this is an office, don't call me brother or sister."
Like an ant on a hot pan, Li Xuesong nodded with sweat all over his forehead. "Yes, it's my fault. I accept the organization's criticism."
"Go ahead," Secretary Zhou said with a straight face.
Although he was dumbfounded, Li Xuesong did not dare to say a word. He lowered his head and jogged in the direction of the editor-in-chief's office.
The people in the office looked in the direction of Xiao Li's departure and whispered to each other about what had happened.
Li Xuesong wanted to know the answer to this question the most. However, until he knocked on the door of the chief editor's office, he still couldn't figure out how he had offended Chief Editor Cai.
After knocking on the door, he heard a cold "come in" from behind the door. He shivered all over and pushed the door open with trepidation.
Seeing that Chief Editor Cai was staring at him, Li Xuesong felt his hair stand on end.
"Chief Cai, you were looking for me?"
Chief Editor Cai looked at Xiao Li standing in front of his desk and didn't say anything. His face was gloomy as he pointed at the interview draft on the table.
"Did you write this?"
After Li Xuesong saw the draft, he was stunned at first, but he immediately understood what was going on.
Thinking quickly, he thought that the leader was probably not satisfied with his interview, so he tried to explain.
"Director Cai, I know that such a report might cause controversy, but what does it have to do with us? We are just standing in a neutral position and objectively reporting on the interview with Professor Wang. The controversy lies with Professor Wang. Moreover, this is the only way to create a headline … "
"F * ck you!" Chief Editor Cai threw the press release at this idiot's head and said with disappointment, "Do I need your two gimmicks? If you know so much about news, why don't you quit your job and become a self-media company? "
While Li Xuesong was trembling with fear after being scolded so harshly, he was complaining incessantly in his heart.
He was just an ordinary reporter and editor. He would naturally write whatever the person interviewed said. How could he control what others said?
However, if one were to talk about responsibility, he was, of course, somewhat responsible.
After all, the reason why he interviewed Wang Haifeng was because he heard that Wang Haifeng didn't get along with Lu Zhou.
Only when there was a debate would there be news.
Compared to a serious report, everyone would definitely prefer to watch the drama unfold and watch the drama unfold.
Li Xuesong shut his mouth and stopped talking. He stood there and obediently received the scolding.
After he finished scolding, Chief Editor Cai picked up the vacuum flask and drank some water to moisten his throat. He then waved his index finger as if he was swatting a fly.
"F * ck off, change it!"
Li Xuesong quickly asked, "Change everything? Including the interview … "
Chief Editor Cai could not help but scold, "Bullsh * t, are you stupid? This is the biggest problem! "
"But Professor Wang …" Li Xuesong was a little hesitant.
Changjiang Scholar is not easy to offend. Isn't it too much to change the original words of others?
"Don't worry about it." Chief Editor Cai said with a straight face, "If I tell you to go back and change it, then go back and change it. When the interview is published, he will only thank us."
"Okay …" Li Xuesong nodded and walked away with the interview draft.
After some editing, the final report was finally published.
However, Professor Wang's previous words had been completely changed.
The phrase "difficult to take on important tasks" became "talented", and the phrase "lack of big picture scientific research talent" was changed to "daring scientific research talent" …
In short, all of the negative comments and the content that Professor Wang said were changed by Li Xuesong in the opposite direction.
Complaints?
None at all.
There was no way.
Just like Editor-in-Chief Cai said, after reading this report, Professor Wang Haifeng wasn't angry at all. Instead, he sighed in relief, as if a heavy burden had finally been lifted off his chest.
Back then, he really thought that Professor Stanley's caged carbon molecules really solved the lithium-sulfur battery cathode material problem. Who would've thought that the industry didn't adopt Professor Stanley's plan. Instead, Lu Zhou was the one who caught up to them.
This wasn't the end of it. The Hoffer Medal made his face turn purple.
This was a critical time for a high-level visit to Germany. This medal, which did not have any political significance, became politically charged. Perhaps the official media would use it as a model of friendship.
Wouldn't he be looking for trouble if he bumped into the muzzle at this time?
He had long wanted to call the leaders of Science News and ask them to cancel his interview, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.
However, Wang Haifeng still didn't feel good when he read the report.
However, there was nothing he could do apart from feeling sour at the side.
After all, his results weren't qualified to be awarded the Hoffer Medal.
"Possible Nobel Prize?" Wang Haifeng looked at the comments on Science Daily and sneered. He then tore the newspaper in half and threw it into the wastepaper basket.
As if this wasn't enough, after a long while, another sour remark came out of his mouth.
"A toad wants to eat swan meat? In your f * cking dreams."
The PhD student sitting at the desk next door, who was reading literature, suddenly shivered.
He couldn't comment on his supervisor.
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