Colorful years

"Come on, Xiao Zhang, today I'll take you around to visit our department's senior colleagues and let you get familiar with the surroundings. This way, your work will go more smoothly in the future!" Teacher Guoliang said to Zhang Cong beside him with a smile.

"Alright, Mr. Guoliang, I'll have to rely on your guidance a lot in the future!" Zhang Cong nodded respectfully in response.

"However, I must remind you that those who can work in the propaganda department are either cadres with high political awareness and strong organizational skills, or people with outstanding writing ability and theoretical level. You must be humble and not be arrogant."

The two chatted casually as they strolled along, arriving at the door of a spacious and bright office. Teacher Guoliang gently knocked on the door, and a loud reply came from inside: "Come in!" Upon opening the door, they saw a middle-aged man with glasses and a refined demeanor busy at his desk.

"Come, come, Xiao Zhang, let me introduce you. This is Director Tian from our office. He's a renowned writer in our county's propaganda department! His writing is incredibly eloquent and skillful. If you ever have any questions about official document writing, feel free to ask him for advice," Teacher Guoliang said enthusiastically, pointing to Director Tian.

Zhang Cong quickly stepped forward, smiled, and extended his right hand, saying, "Hello, Director Tian. It's an honor to meet you. I hope you'll take good care of me in the future!"

Director Tian also stood up to greet him, shook Zhang Cong's hand, and said with a kind smile, "Haha, young man, welcome to our warm family of the Publicity Department!" After saying that, Director Tian reacted very quickly, picked up the teapot on the table, and was about to pour tea for Zhang Cong. His skillful movements and warm attitude were like a spring breeze.

However, at that moment, Teacher Guoliang quickly waved his hand to stop him, saying, "Oh, Director Tian, ​​you're too kind! Don't rush to do these things yet. I still need to take Xiao Zhang to meet the other colleagues later."

Upon hearing this, Director Tian put down the teapot in his hand and said with a smile, "Alright, then come and sit down again when you have time, and have a good chat."

So, Teacher Guoliang took Zhang Cong away from Director Tian's office and continued to other departments. Along the way, they met many colleagues, and Teacher Guoliang introduced them to Zhang Cong in detail.

The first to arrive was the propaganda team, where several experienced veterans sat. The oldest among them was Lao Shi, who had been engaged in propaganda work for many years and was well-versed in various propaganda strategies and techniques.

Teacher Guoliang pulled Zhang Cong in front of him and said to Lao Shi, "Lao Shi, this is the new Zhang Cong. I'll have to trouble you to teach him a lot in the future!"

Old Shi looked up and glanced at Zhang Cong, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes. He then laughed heartily and said, "No problem, as long as Xiao Zhang is willing to learn, I will definitely tell you everything I know!"

Next, Professor Guoliang led Zhang Cong to the theory group, where they met Lao Liu, who was engrossed in studying the documents, and the energetic Xiao Song. After a similar introduction, everyone exchanged pleasantries, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

After leaving the theory group, Teacher Guoliang took Zhang Cong to the cadre group to visit Lao Wu and complete the onboarding procedures.

Finally, Teacher Guoliang led Zhang Cong to pay respects to Vice Minister He and Minister Wu. Upon learning of Zhang Cong's arrival, both leaders showed great enthusiasm and expressed their high expectations for him, hoping that he could quickly adapt to the new work environment and contribute his efforts to the county's news and publicity work.

The news reporting team's office is about thirty square meters in size, and it looks quite spacious and bright. Two desks are neatly arranged by the window, bathed in sunlight, as if they are waiting for their owners to come and start a busy day of work.

On the east and west walls of the room, there was a large filing cabinet, which was filled with all kinds of documents and files. Despite this, there was still a relatively ample space to move around in the office.

After entering the familiar office, the master and apprentice quickly got to work and began to discuss relevant matters.

"Zhang Cong, come here, let me tell you about the glorious past of our news reporting team and the important mission we shouldered," Teacher Guoliang said with a smile in his usual humorous tone.

When Guoliang speaks, he always gesticulates wildly and his head shakes unconsciously, as if this helps him better express his inner thoughts.

He took a deep breath, then emphasized his words slightly, and said:

"Our publicity department's news group, its full name is the XX County Party Committee News and Communication Reporting Group, is a veritable deputy section-level internal agency!"

Originally, there were a full five staff members here, but in 1980, for various reasons, it was reduced to one group leader and one specialist. Furthermore, it used to be jointly managed by the County Party Committee Office and the Propaganda Department, but later it was placed solely under the jurisdiction of the Propaganda Department.

As for our important responsibilities, they mainly cover the following aspects: First, we must do our utmost to carry out news and publicity work throughout the county; second, we must be adept at discovering representative and significant advanced deeds, and conduct in-depth analysis and widespread promotion of them; in addition, cultivating backbone correspondents in urban and rural areas is also our inescapable responsibility!

Zhang Cong listened intently to his teacher's words, occasionally picking up his pen to quickly jot down key points. His focused expression seemed to shut out everything around him, with only the teacher's voice clearly echoing in his ears.

Occasionally, when he heard something worthy of further exploration, he would pause what he was doing, furrow his brow slightly, think for a moment, and then ask the teacher a question: