The phone rang for quite a while before it was answered. Mia Ginger asked, "What are you doing? Took so long?"
"Sorting things out." Camden River smiled lightly, "My hands are dirty. I had to wash them before answering. What’s up?"
"Oh, I’ve got a few news leads. Can you help me with some advice?"
"You started working?"
"Sunshining Network. I went there yesterday, and our boss seems to have a grudge against me."
Camden River was taken aback, "What happened?"
"Listen to these three leads first and tell me which one I should pursue." Mia Ginger couldn’t be bothered to talk about Reagon Chapman and shifted the topic.
Camden River acknowledged with a hum.
Mia Ginger briefly explained over the phone.
Camden River smiled and said, "Go for the third one."
"You think so too?" Mia Ginger asked back, then sighed with relief, "I’ve contacted the three individuals involved on Twitter. The second one seems unreliable, the first one is a bit sensitive, and I don’t have a journalist’s certificate, so it’s hard to dig deep. But the third one is quite positive and interesting."
"Yeah." After she finished, Camden River added, "There are issues with the photos in the second lead. They’re not credible. We’re planning on covering the first lead here, linking it with the recent incident in Brightsun City where taxi drivers refused to pick up tourists from H Country. The news will be developed into a series with in-depth coverage. You can go after the third lead, explore how foreign tourists perceive Cloud Capital or approach it from the angle of life perseverance. There are several aspects you can delve into."
After he finished speaking, Mia Ginger was taken aback, "Have you started working already?"
"Yep, with the first channel in social news."
"Nice." Mia Ginger couldn’t help but laugh, "I wanted to pursue the third lead because I’m worried the first two will be a waste of effort. There’s already a buzz on Twitter, and there will surely be a ton of reporters chasing those two leads tomorrow. It’ll be a free-for-all again."
"That’s how hot topics are." Camden River paused, "It’s only your third day and you’re already doing solo interviews?"
"I don’t know." Mia Ginger sighed, feeling helpless, "I’m in a bit of a tricky situation. I can’t chase too hot of news. Didn’t I just say? Our boss has a grudge against me. If my focus lands on a hot lead, so will everyone else’s. Once someone else mentions it, I can’t talk about it anymore. This way, it’s like I have no leads. I can only carve out my own path and be ready for her to have nothing to say."
"Haha." Camden River rarely laughed and agreed, "You have an advantage. Not many people can chase that lead."
Mainly—
The mother and son are not Asian, so the language barrier gives the interview its challenges.
There are probably quite a few journalists in the country with foreign language skills, but not many can communicate with international friends without any hurdles.
Many can pass written exams, but their spoken skills are usually lacking since they aren’t immersed in that language environment.
Mia Ginger just returned to the country, so this isn’t a problem for her.
Especially—
Camden River thought she was quite exceptional in this area.
The two of them attended the same school abroad for two years. Mia Ginger didn’t match him in other areas, but her ability to learn various languages left him a bit awestruck.
He studied with a sense of purpose and only mastered English, which he used with ease.
Mia Ginger, however, spent a large amount of time mastering four languages and was known among Johnson University students for having many friends. Why? Just to learn how they spoke, including dialects and slang. Isn’t that extraordinary? He thought it was pretty extraordinary.
Of course, Camden River didn’t know she did it to keep up with Koa Jackson. Every time he thought of this, it made him want to chuckle a little.
After all—