Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon - Vol 2 Chapter 578
Chapter 578 Interview with Ace Reporter
The increase in cotton production by 150,000 tons is a big achievement, and it is natural to report it wildly.
So the local reporters stationed by several major official media took action, went to the frontline to conduct interviews, and sent first-hand information back to the headquarters.
Some program groups even sent reporters to the northwest to do some in-depth reports.
Kong Zhenlong, the ace reporter of “Focus Talk”, is one of them.
The warehouse of the farm is full of packed seed cotton.
The head of the farm pointed at the pile of cotton and introduced to Kong Zhenlong who was beside him; “Reporter Kong, there are about two thousand tons of cotton stored in this warehouse.”
Kong Zhenlong stepped forward immediately and looked at the label outside. There was a batch number and a package number on it, and the gross weight was 228.5 kg.
Seed cotton is not so accurate when it is packaged, so it is often only marked with a gross weight. The cotton produced by the Construction Corps has a gross weight between 225 kg and 230 kg.
After completing the inspection, Kong Zhenlong asked, “Are the remaining warehouses all this kind of cotton?”
The head of the field nodded: “Yes, the packaged items will be stored in the warehouse for safekeeping. In addition, there are several warehouses that are not packaged. Now they are harvesting while packing.”
“How much cotton has not been harvested?” Kong Zhenlong asked again.
“About a quarter of our farm is left!” The head of the field replied.
“Can I go to the cotton harvest site to take a look?” Kong Zhenlong asked again.
“Of course there is no problem, Reporter Kong, wait a little longer, I will find a car to take you there.” The field director said.
It didn’t take long for Kong Zhenlong to come to the cotton field, and he personally got on a cotton harvester to try the fun of harvesting cotton.
A few days ago, the squad leader Niu, who was sitting on the cotton harvester and still in a mess, now turned into a teacher, teaching Kong Zhenlong to open the cotton harvester.
After a while, Kong Zhenlong walked out of the cockpit, and then looked at the cargo box containing cotton at the back.
“In a while, I have harvested so much cotton. The working efficiency of this cotton harvester is really high enough. I guess such a machine can be worth dozens of people!” Kong Zhenlong said. Said.
“Well, I think this machine can reach hundreds of people.” Squad leader Niu said, pointing to the cotton fields that have been harvested around him, and then said:
“Comrade reporter, look around here, tens of thousands of acres of cotton fields are harvested by our class. We have only a few people in a class! If this is picked by adults, our whole group will not be able to finish it!”
“So amazing!” Kong Zhenlong couldn’t help but exclaimed.
The elder of the Niu class blushed, scratched his head, and said: “Reporter Kong, you are embarrassed to praise our class!”
Kong Zhenlong grinned awkwardly: “Squad leader Niu, I boast about this cotton harvester!”
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The cotton picking season is coming to an end, and a large number of laborers have begun to leave the Northwest. With the wages earned over two months of hard work, they embarked on a journey back to their hometown.
On the east train, there was a taste of joy everywhere. The taste was instant noodles, eight-treasure porridge, ham sausage, and calcium-milk biscuits. The food that these low-level workers usually reluctantly eat. On the return train But it can be seen everywhere.
The cotton pickers who make money often choose to be extravagant, to eat a good meal on this train, to reward themselves, and to share their joy in their hearts.
For the workers, they have tasted the taste of the harvest, and for the pickpockets, it is also the harvest season.
These returning laborers make money by picking cotton, which is naturally the best target for pickpockets.
Although banks already have the function of remittance, deposits and withdrawals in different places are not a problem at all, but there are always people who are reluctant to pay for handling fees.
Of course, there are also some people who don’t trust the bank. They always feel that they have to carry the money close to their bodies, so that they can feel at ease. Depositing the money in the bank will be unsafe, for fear that the bank will embezzle the money.
This kind of psychology actually gives pickpockets or scammers an opportunity.
Pickpockets and scammers are all focusing on people with a lot of cash. Various methods and routines are emerging one after another. Even if they are always vigilant, they will inevitably be recruited and lose money.
After all, pickpockets and scammers are counting on these illegal means to eat. Once any skill rises to the job level, it is not something layman can challenge.
In fact, even now, many older people still cannot trust the bank, and even the four state-owned banks still do not believe it.
In many cities, when the day comes when retirees are paid, the grandparents will gather in a long line at the bank gate to take away the pension of this month. Some people simply carry a horse and do a good job. Time to prepare for battle.
Mothers and grandpas are not really short of money, but are worried that the retirement money will come down. If they don’t quickly take it out, they will be embezzled by the bank.
There are also some uncles and aunts who are at ease only when they see cash. After the retirement gold came down, I quickly took it out from the bank, counted it clearly and confirmed that it was not missing, and then deposited it in the bank. It was a tossing over and over again, just to make sure that the money was actually in the account.
Ace reporter Kong Zhenlong took this train too, and it was also a hard-seat area.
It’s not that Kong Zhenlong can’t buy sleeper tickets. As the ace reporter of the “Focus Talk” program, a sleeper ticket is not easy to get. Moreover, with CCTV’s financial resources, Kong Zhenlong can reimburse the plane ticket even if he takes a plane.
Kong Zhenlong simply wants to be with the workers of the cotton picking army, and by the way, he also knows the real situation of the cotton picking army.
The coverage of the “Focus Talk” program has always been very in-depth. Kong Zhenlong is one of the ace reporters. The focus of the selected report is naturally different from others.
Other media are reporting on the increase in cotton production, Kong Zhenlong thought of another level of problem, that is, cotton harvesting opportunities will not squeeze the space for the cotton harvesting army to make money.
As squad leader Niu said, there are 100 people on top of a cotton harvester, which means that the purchase of a cotton harvester in the countryside will reduce the employment of 100 cotton pickers.
If cotton harvesters become more and more popular in the future, the cotton pickers will lose their value. Will the cotton pickers disappear?
You must know that hundreds of thousands of people go to the Northwest to pick cotton every year, and many people even count on making money in these two months. If there is no need for a cotton picking army in the future, what should the livelihoods of these hundreds of thousands of people do?
Thinking of these issues, Kong Zhenlong absolutely focused on this and made a deep-seated dominance.
So instead of taking a faster plane or a more comfortable sleeper, he chose a hard-seat car and sat with the returning cotton picking army.
After all, Kong Zhenlong is a top-level first-line reporter. He is very good at being close to others, and also very good at talking from others. It didn’t take long before he got acquainted with the people around him, and inadvertently learned a lot about cotton picking from them. The real life situation of the army.
The three people sitting across from Kong Zhenlong are all from the same village, one in his forties, one in his thirties, and one teenager.
The two adults each bought a bottle of cheap liquor, then pooled the money to buy a bag of peanuts, and started drinking with the bag of peanuts in front of the wine bottle. It is estimated that a peanut can drink up to half a tael of wine.
And the young man was holding a piece of ham, eating with relish.
“Gener, is the ham good?” Kong Zhenlong asked with a smile.
“It’s delicious! When I make money in the future, I will eat ham every day! There are also instant noodles to eat.” The boy said.
Kong Zhenlong smiled helplessly. For this rural teenager, ham sausage and instant noodles are the most delicious food.
Next to the teenager, the man in his thirties said, “Gener, save some food. The ham and instant noodles sold on this train are much more expensive than ours. When I go back, I will take you to town. , The ham and instant noodles are cheaper there.”
“I see, I will have to buy some ham and instant noodles for my family to take home, so that my mother and my brother will taste it, as well as my neighbor’s florets!” the boy said.
“Hahaha, Gen’er, you are only sixteen this year, and you start to worry about the little flower next door to you. Are you thinking about marrying a wife?” Another man in his forties opened his mouth and laughed.
“It turns out that Xiao Hua is not a dog! It is a girl. But the dogs in the countryside should be reluctant to feed the ham, because I wanted to get it wrong from the beginning!” Kong Zhenlong secretly said in his heart.
When mentioned “marrying a wife”, the boy lowered his head shyly.
The man in his thirties said, “Gen’er, if you want to take the florets next door, not just this year, but next year and the next year will have to come to pick cotton, or else you won’t be able to pay the gift money! If your baby marries a daughter-in-law, it means peeling off a layer of skin. I married your aunt back then. That was really bankrupt!”
“I understand this. After I go back, I will give the money I earned this time to my mother, let him save with me, and later marry a wife.” The boy said.
The forty-year-old man said, “Don’t listen to your Uncle Lin, he married his wife more than ten years ago! He hadn’t met his wife before he got married, right? Now young people , They all pay attention to free love, so what kind of gift is needed!”
“Second brother, you and your own sons, of course you don’t want to receive the bride price, you go and ask the daughters at home if you want the bride price!” the man in his 30s said.
As soon as the bridegroom was mentioned, the whole carriage also began to lively. Those who had a boy at home began to complain about the girl’s heart and asked for money, while those with a girl at home began to say that the man was stingy to give the bridegroom.
Those who have children and daughters are probably in a complex mood, not only wanting their daughters to earn more gifts and returning home, but also hoping that their sons can go home with a piece of Chinese cabbage for nothing.
However, in this lively atmosphere, no one noticed that a man was secretly looking at the young man.
After a while, the man got up, walked in the direction of the toilet, and then stopped at the junction of the carriage.
“Big brother, I found a fat sheep. It’s a sixteen-year-old baby, at such a young age, without an ID card, the bank will definitely not give you a passbook. It is estimated that the money will stay with you.” The man said.
“Okay, you go back and watch, let’s do it tonight!” The eldest brother said.
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After nightfall, the noise in the carriage was much smaller, replaced by the sound of snoring one after another.
The sound of the railroad tracks mixed with snoring and the sound of the harp made it difficult for Kong Zhenlong to fall asleep. More importantly, at night, the car gradually enveloped an irritating smell.
Probably someone dragged their shoes before going to bed, and based on Kong Zhenlong’s experience, there was definitely more than one person taking off their shoes.
Kong Zhenlong had to lean his head against the window and use the gap in the window to breathe some fresh air, otherwise he would not have to fall asleep, he would be fainted directly.
Suddenly, Kong Zhenlong felt as if someone was shaking in front of him. He turned his head and saw, only to find a strange man standing in the aisle beside him. One of his hands had been inserted into the arms of the boy.
Kong Zhenlong was very knowledgeable, and he immediately realized that he had encountered a pickpocket.
“What are you doing!” Kong Zhenlong stood up fiercely, and kicked the boy sitting opposite with his foot.
The young man woke up in a daze, and then saw the strange man, and then showed a panic expression.
You obviously have never seen such a situation.
“Don’t be nosy!” The pickpocket snorted coldly, since he took out a bright fruit knife from his arms.
The teenager was so scared that it did not happen.
Kong Zhenlong subconsciously wanted to find something to defend himself, but for a while, was there any guy who took advantage of it.
In the next second, Kong Zhenzhu was anxious to become wise, and he used his feet to target the other two people who were opposite, that is, the man in his forties and the man in his thirties, both of whom were teenagers from the same village.
Kong Zhenlong pondered, adding the two adults, he should be able to deal with a pickpocket.
However, when Kong Zhenlong did not expect that, after the two were kicked by Kong Zhenlong, instead of waking up, they reclaimed their feet.
Kong Zhenlong immediately realized that the two of them were actually awake, but they were afraid of the pickpocket and did not dare to help.
Anyway, the other party didn’t steal him, so he just pretended to be asleep. When looking back, he could say that he was asleep and didn’t know what happened, so he pushed the blame away.
“These two grandsons are really unjust!” Kong Zhenlong cursed secretly.
“I told you to stop meddling!” Another voice sounded from the side, and Kong Zhenlong turned his head to look around. This time it was another unfamiliar brawny man who was staring at him with his hands in his arms. As if carrying a guy.
“Pickpockets and accomplices!” Kong Zhenlong was shocked, and he didn’t dare to make a mistake. He estimated that he could not beat this strong man, not to mention that there might be guys in the opponent’s hand.
Fortunately, if you don’t suffer from the immediate loss, let’s bear it!
Although Kong Zhenlong endured it in his heart, he was not idle in his hands. His pocket camera had already been quietly turned on, and then he pointed at two pickpockets.
The brawny man quickly noticed Kong Zhenlong’s black bag that contained the camera. Seeing that Kong Zhenlong was holding it so tightly, he thought it was full of cash, so he threatened: “Bring that bag!”
Of course, Kong Zhenlong can’t hand over the camera. If the gangster knows that they have recorded their faces, then he is in danger.
However, the more Kong Zhenlong refused to pay, the more the gangster thought that there was money in it, and the brawny man directly reached out and robbed it.
Kong Zhenlong is not the opponent of the strong man, and the strong man snatches the pocket camera in twos or twos.
I saw the strong man opened the bag and took a look, took out the camera, and then turned around and asked, “Boss, what is this?”
“So there is a third accomplice!” Kong Zhenlong cried out in my heart.
“This is a camera, and this person is a reporter!” The boss instantly understood Kong Zhenlong’s identity, and his tone became flustered.
After all, reporters are the uncrowned king, unlike ordinary cotton-picking farmers who are full of carriages. If this is exposed by the reporter, the matter will be serious.
At this moment, a few people suddenly rushed out of the seat not far away. They rushed directly to the culprits, and immediately subdued the three of them.
“Zheng Lao San, we have been in ambush for so long, and we finally caught you this time!” One of them pressed the “boss” under him, then took out a bright bracelet and handcuffed it to the boss’s wrist.
Seeing this scene, Kong Zhenlong let out a sigh of relief. He knew that he was saved. Those who rushed out were the police who had already been ambushing here.
One of the police officers handed the pocket camera to Kong Zhenlong: “This is a comrade reporter! This is your camera, see if it is broken.”
Kong Zhenlong took a look, and the camera was still running.
“It’s not broken yet, it’s shooting now!” Kong Zhenlong said.
The police officer was overjoyed when he heard that he was still filming. He stood at attention abruptly, and then said: “Comrade reporter, I am Liu Yong, deputy head of the criminal police detachment of the XX Public Security Bureau. We are carrying out the task of arresting the pickpocket group. The pickpocket group, we have been searching for a long time, and finally determined their location…”
Captain Liu directly reported the capture process to the camera, for fear that Kong Zhenlong had no material to report.
However, when he left, Captain Liu added another sentence: “Comrade reporters, we often have some arrests in plain clothes, so it’s best not to expose our appearance to criminals. Please tell us when you are reporting. Make a code on your face!”
“Make a code?” Kong Zhenlong grinned, and said in his heart: “Since you want to code, why were you still chatting in front of the camera just now, for fear that others might not recognize you?”
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