Next, he recounted to me once more exactly how the farmers worried about their trees with strong growth, but poor apple harvests. At the end, he concluded, "This is a conscientious entrepreneur; shouldn't we give him some coverage?"
The editor-in-chief, who had been smiling, suddenly became pensive. After a while, he said with deep meaning, "Comrade Xiao Zhang, your enthusiasm for your work is commendable, but as journalists, we must also maintain a certain level of political awareness! I won't explain this matter to you; think about it yourself. When you've figured it out, come and report back to me, okay?"
Zhang Kun immediately felt like he had been doused with cold water in the depths of winter.
Most people might not understand this, but he, after all, wasn't new to being a journalist and was aware of the seriousness of the editor's words.
