She was eager to make a mark, naturally anxious, and as a result, spent quite a long time in the office every day.
In fact—
She had become accustomed to being busy and working overtime over the years.
Reagon Chapman gritted her teeth, closed the webpage, shut down the computer, and packed her things with a gloomy expression.
Meanwhile—
Mia Ginger had already gone downstairs and encountered someone in the parking lot.
Jay Lee was about to get in his car when he saw her from afar, surprised, and smiled as he asked, "Why so late?"
Normally, without any sensational news, most journalists could leave work around five.
Interns hardly needed to stay late.
Without a reporter ID, one is naturally restricted, and now the country pays more attention to online news. It is difficult for intern reporters to go out alone for interviews. They usually accompany others, return, and finish their articles by three or four o’clock, hardly needing overtime.
Staying until past seven is quite rare.
Jay Lee was different from Reagon Chapman; men value efficiency and prefer efforts that achieve more with less.
Therefore—
Before Mia could answer, Jay continued, "Don’t pressure yourself too much at the beginning. Rest well, otherwise your body won’t take it after a few days."
In the journalism field, interviews and writing consume mental energy, and the back-and-forth drains physical strength. Maintaining a full mental state is very important; one can’t just dive into high-pressure work from the start; you need to take it step by step.
Mia was a bit driven, Jay could see that and naturally thought she was being too hard on herself.
Mia knew he misunderstood but didn’t explain; she simply smiled and said, "Thanks for your concern, I understand."
The two exchanged a few simple words and got into their respective cars.
Mia made a call to Koa Jackson, asked for the address, and backed her car out of the parking spot.
Checked Twitter, found three more direct messages, all related to leads she valued earlier. One, a tourist in Beijing complained on Twitter about the difficulty of finding taxis, refusal to drive being very severe, had an altercation with a driver of a certain license plate, and was even bumped a bit; two, a citizen at a chain restaurant had found several maggots in her tray, felt nauseous and vomited, she posted a photo right away; three, a citizen captured a quite moving scene at a famous scenic spot, an old man carrying his elderly white-haired mother up the steps to enjoy the view. Apparently, his mother was already ninety-one years old, and this was their seventh year of traveling the world, the eleventh country they’ve reached.
At present, the first two have already sparked broad discussion on Twitter, the first hotspot naturally being driver quality issues, with heavy complaints, the second hotspot focusing on food safety, making the restaurant a target of criticism, the third has moderate heat, not yet forming a trend, the reason quite straightforward, the old man and his mother weren’t from Asia, how they travel felt a bit distant from the general public.
Based on public concern, the second news item should be the hottest, followed by the first, and then the third.
Mia replied to the messages in turn, hoping to have more accessible contact with the three bloggers.
After responding, she drove out of the parking lot.
On the way, she passed an electronics mall, went in to buy herself another phone, and got a SIM card for work.
During the drive, she sent the phone number via direct message to the three parties involved on Twitter.
She continued towards the dinner party destination.
While driving, her mind never really stopped.
She went over the three leads several more times, put on her earphones, and dialed Camden River’s number.