The Uncrowned King of the Peninsula

Chapter 45 News Collection
Hangang Sports News, Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
November is deep autumn. At around eight o'clock in the morning, although the sun has been shining for a long time, you can still feel the chill on the streets.

Pei Yongjun parked his car in the parking lot diagonally across the street, got out, crossed the road, and walked into the gate of the newspaper office.

There was still more than half an hour before work started at nine o'clock, and there were only a few people scattered around the building.

"Good morning." Pei Yongjun greeted people along the way.

"Good morning, Editor-in-Chief, thank you for your hard work and coming so early."

"Editor-in-Chief Pei, good morning."

His colleagues also became more respectful towards him. Those who greeted him along the way bowed deeply and spoke in a very enthusiastic tone.

In just two days, everything that happened in the conference room that night was spread throughout the newspaper office and was vividly described.

There were many people in the newspaper who saw that Bae Yong-jun was going to be ostracized by the veterans including Zhao Dongxu and Park Ji-cheol, but what no one expected was that it was Park Ji-cheol, not him, who was kicked out in the end.

Decisive, ruthless and merciless, coupled with the favor of Lim Byung-hun, everyone not only severely criticized Park Ji-cheol's traitorous behavior, but also looked at Bae Young-jun in a different light.

He is no ordinary editor-in-chief now, but an editor who controls the publishing rights of a quarter of the pages of Hanjiang Sports and can give priority to drawing personnel from various news groups.

To say that he is not the editor-in-chief is just a difference in name.

Editor-in-chief Zhao Dongxu had to stay out of the spotlight and smoothly hand over various powers to Bae Yongjun due to Park Ji-cheol's betrayal.

Looking at Pei Yongjun striding down the corridor, the people behind him sighed softly.

"Look, look, he's walking with the wind."

"Oh, if I were him, I would not only carry the wind, but I would probably fly away. Haven't you heard? President Lin rewarded him with a large sum of money, including promotion and wealth." The person next to him was full of envy in his tone.

"Stop daydreaming. What I want most right now is to be transferred to Group 2. That would be the best. Editor-in-Chief Pei is a respectable man. Everyone gets a share of the bonus. Even that young man Jin Zhicheng got a big envelope."

"How could I not know? Why else do you think I came so early?"

"Mo? You too..."

The two looked at each other, chuckled twice, and then looked at Pei Yongjun's back in the distance, full of envy.

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"Good morning, Team Leader!"

As Pei Yongjun opened the door of the social news section, he heard a crisp sound.

Kwon Eun-bi, who was wiping the table, stood up and looked at Bae Yong-jun who walked in with a happy smile.

"Good morning, Eunbi." Pei Yongjun nodded at her and glanced at her wet hands. "You don't have to wipe it every day from now on."

"Team leader, it's okay. I used to clean it every day. It's quite warm in the office. It will be dry in a while and won't affect anyone." Quan Enfei shook her head, shook the rag in her hand, and smiled.

"Don't wipe it, dry your hands." Pei Yongjun said lightly and walked into the office.

"Oh, okay." Kwon Eun-bi suddenly stopped smiling, nodded honestly, wiped her hands, sat down in her seat at the door, and looked at the door of Pei Yongjun's office with some trepidation.

Quan Enfei was just an intern. The editorial team had completed the handover procedures early the next morning, and she came to the Social News Group 2 carrying a small cardboard box.

Jin Zhicheng moved the fax machine to the printer table in front, leaving a table for her, right at the door of Pei Yongjun's office.

And Quan Enfei is also very diligent. She comes early every morning to clean the office area of Group 2 carefully, and then does various chores without complaint.

"What are you reading?" Pei Yongjun took a notebook from his desk and walked out, meeting her eyes as she peeked in.

"No, nothing." Queen Eun-bi was startled and quickly sat up straight.

"Take this," Pei Yongjun placed the notebook on the seat in front of her, "This is a compilation of daily news. You will do this from now on."

"News compilation?" Quan Enfei looked bewildered. "Every morning, I compile the news from the day after get off work until now. What time do you come to the newspaper office?"

"About a dozen or so," she answered timidly.

"Dong-A Ilbo starts publishing morning reviews at 8 o'clock. Start with these. North Korea, Central China, East Korea, and Kyunghyang. Read these first and find the most important news, as well as news related to the entertainment industry, and organize them."

Pei Yongjun picked up a pen and wrote briefly on the first page of the notebook.

"KBS morning news is at 9:, and the first wave of news from D Agency is at :. We sort them out one by one, and have a team meeting at : every morning."

"You have five minutes to tell me the news."

"I..." Quan Enfei looked down at the long string of abbreviations on the notebook, then looked up at Pei Yongjun, her tone revealing lack of confidence, "I, can I do it?"

"You're here to be an editor, not to clean tables." Pei Yongjun looked at her, "If you can't do it, go back."

Concubine Quan Eun-fei stared at him in a daze, her heart suddenly shocked.

"Ok?"

"Yes! Okay! I will do it well!" She took a deep breath and nodded in agreement.

"Start today," Pei Yongjun pointed at the computer in front of her, "right now."

"Ah? Okay!" Queen Eun-bi immediately began to work busily.

Pei Yongjun stood up, looked at her who finally showed some positive spirit, and nodded.

He wanted her to come because he wanted to be her editor, not because he felt sorry for her.

"Is the shirt new?" He looked at her outfit.

She was still wearing the same suit he had given her, but she had changed the shirt underneath into a new one. The style was much more fitted than her original one, but the curve of her chest was more obvious, hanging precariously on the table.

"Yes, I bought it last night." Kwon Eun-bi raised her head and became nervous again.

The intern's salary had not been paid yet, and she had to pay rent and practice fees. Fortunately, she had the red envelope from Pei Yongjun, which helped her get by this month. However, the remaining money was not enough to buy a suit, so she only bought a better shirt.

Facing Pei Yongjun's gaze, she was afraid that he would ask her why she didn't buy a suit.

For some reason, she didn't want Pei Yongjun to know that she was living in poverty.

"Not bad, it looks nice." He turned and walked into the office.

It just doesn't let any light in.

Pei Yongjun struggled with his original thoughts and began to prepare for today's work.

Behind her, Concubine Quan Enfei blushed but also breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Chengzhu and others arrived one after another. When it was half past nine, Pei Yongjun called them to a morning meeting.

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"...The above is the news from last night until now. That's about it."

"Anything else? Is that all the news?" Pei Yongjun looked at Quan Enfei, who swallowed nervously.

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