mtl008 Chapter 1486: 4 Steps
Chapter 1486: 4 Steps
Chen Mu didn't mince words. He tentatively asked, "Is this a newspaper office? Is it the same kind of eerie setting as the post office and postman outside? The Underworld Post Office, is it a combination of a post office and a newspaper office?"
The editor-in-chief listened with a strange expression and then laughed, "You're very observant, you noticed our signboard?"
You guessed right, the Underworld Post Office does indeed have post office and newspaper services.
However, these two businesses do not exist simultaneously.
The editor-in-chief, Wei Yi, didn't hide anything and continued, briefly introducing the origins of the Underworld Post Office to Chen Mu.
“A long time ago, when the Underworld Post Office was first established, it was actually called the Underworld Post Office.”
At that time, our main business was mailing goods and letters; we were doing post office business.
The postman you two just experienced is from our Underworld Post Office, a very ancient profession, which can be considered our way of coming from.
All new employees undergo a mail carrier experience, which is part of our unique culture. However, our new employees only experience the life of a mail carrier, and it's nothing compared to the difficulty of the "Death Mail Carrier" experience.
You two are really skilled to have managed to beat the "Death Postman" challenge; I've never seen anyone else do it.
We've gone off on a tangent again. To get back to the point, the post office business lasted quite a while, but then something happened that caused it to lose a certain capability.
After that, we had to change careers, give up the post office business, and focus on running a newspaper.
We also changed our name from the post office to the current Underworld Post Office, focusing on our newspaper business.
Newspaper delivery is much simpler now than it used to be, much simpler than the postmen's method.
A completed newspaper can simply be burned to reach the reader's hands.
However, don't be careless. Working at a newspaper is no simpler than being a postman, and may even be more dangerous and deadly.
The most critical challenge is not how to get the newspaper into the hands of the readers.
Rather, it's about how to obtain accurate information to fill the newspaper's content.
This is a terrifying problem; the slightest mistake could lead to death!
At this point, a hint of apprehension crept into the editor's voice.
It's clear that even an experienced editor-in-chief would have to be extremely careful in this situation.
Chen Mu became curious: why was obtaining real information such a terrifying problem?
Is it because they're afraid of being killed by the indigenous people? The process of obtaining information is a dangerous one.
That makes sense, but the editor-in-chief emphasized "real information," which suggests there must be something else going on.
Before Chen Mu could even ask a question, the editor-in-chief strangely changed the subject, saying:
"You two are new here and not familiar with the newspaper office yet, right?"
So, before you start your internship, I'll give you both a tour of our newspaper's production process.
"Please follow me, both of you. Stay close so you don't get lost."
After the editor finished speaking in a strange tone, he waved to the two of them, signaling them to follow.
As we passed by these "little houses," the editor-in-chief casually explained, "This is where our interviewers work. You can think of it as their workstation."
However, many of them have already gone on business trips, or never returned.
Over the years, we've had almost no new employees; we've relied entirely on our long-term staff.
The attrition rate among veteran employees is also increasing, and many workstations are now empty.
Chen Mu remembered the room he and Xiao Ye had just searched.
The room was empty; the long-time employees inside must have already passed away.
The editor-in-chief didn't say much; as they walked, he introduced them to the two of them:
"Our Underworld Post Office's workflow, to put it simply, is to gather information and then sell newspapers."
Specifically, it is divided into four steps:
Blank newspapers are printed, the first draft is edited, interviewers collect information to fill in the content, and the newspapers are distributed to readers.
Our new employees all start as the most dangerous interviewers.
After successfully conducting 100 interviews, you can be promoted to editor, and then to editor-in-chief.
As for printing and distribution, these were all done by the retired editor-in-chief, which was the easiest and least dangerous task.
Of course, you two don't need to go through all that trouble. I'll guide you both through a trial interview, letting you understand the interviewer's workflow.
Then we have an interview that you two need to do. If you succeed, then you've completed your internship.
Remember, don't make things up! It's extremely dangerous and potentially fatal!
At the Underworld Post Office, the information you gather must be truthful. Fabricating stories will bring death upon both of you.
At this point, the editor-in-chief added a reminder.
It seems that the Hades Post Office places great importance on the requirement of "true information".
Why emphasize accurate information? The bizarre mission is setting traps; surely they wouldn't just manipulate the word "accurate"?
Chen Mu silently prepared himself.
At this moment, the editor-in-chief, leading the two, had already passed through dozens of small room "workstations" and arrived at a door at the very back.
Just as he reached for his keys, the door opened from the inside.
Another female ghost, dressed in a uniform and looking like an editor-in-chief, walked out from inside.
When she saw Chen Mu and the other person, a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes. "Are you training newcomers? It's been so long since any newcomers have come."
The editor-in-chief gave a strange smile and greeted her. Without much small talk, he led Chen Mu and the other person through the door.
Upon entering the room, one is greeted by a roaring sound and the sound of writing.
Inside the door was a large office, with individual workstations separated by partitions.
At each workstation sat a strange figure, all engrossed in writing furiously.
There were probably twenty or thirty editors in the huge office.
At the very back of the office, there was another door, behind which came the roar of machinery.
Every now and then, an editor would mysteriously walk in, only to emerge a moment later with a blank sheet of paper.
The office was filled with the roar of machinery. But everyone was focused on their work, looking very busy.
This is exactly what Chen Mu had envisioned – a newspaper office.
The editor-in-chief explained in a strange tone, "At its peak, this place had several thousand editors. But now, the Underworld Post Office has declined, and only twenty or thirty editors are left, which is enough."
"Come with me, both of you. I'll show you how newspapers are produced."
The editor-in-chief led Chen Mu and the other man to the deepest part of the office, to the place where the machines were roaring.
Chen Mu looked inside and saw a large courtyard.
Four or five very old, eerie figures were busily working around a machine in the center of the courtyard.
The machine, shrouded in a black dome, was working with a roar.
It takes about five minutes for a blank sheet of paper, about the size of a newspaper, to be ejected from the black machine.
This blank sheet of paper will soon be taken away by an editor.
The editor took it back to his workstation, glanced at it in his notebook, and then began to write furiously with his head down.