Weird Apocalypse: Rebirth Starts with Trillions of Ghost Money

Chapter 1488 1 It Must Be True

Chen Mu nodded in satisfaction. With the editor-in-chief's help, things would be much easier for him in the tasks to come.

Chen Mu didn't hide his interest in the raw materials of the newspaper.

So Chen Mu lowered his voice and said to the editor-in-chief, "Editor-in-chief, how about I take some gifts and visit those printing staff to see if I can take a look at the paper raw materials..."

The editor-in-chief, upon hearing this strangely, thought for a moment and then answered honestly:

"Mr. Chen, my personal advice is that you'd better not go."

Those printing workers have a deep connection with the mysterious BOSS and can be considered his confidants.

To be honest, we all work at the Underworld Post Office, so we definitely know you, Mr. Chen.

As everyone knows, given your formidable reputation, and knowing that after you cleared the game, everyone enjoys acquiring eerie scenes.

At this point, the editor-in-chief reacted quickly and strangely, immediately showing loyalty to Chen Mubiao:

"Of course, as a non-core employee, I would definitely prefer you to acquire me. I pretended not to know you just now to avoid the big boss thinking I was biased, which would cause you trouble."

But the attitude of those few printing workers' cronies was a different story. Their attitude was very much in line with that of the big boss.

If the big boss doesn't want you to make the acquisition, then if you go to the printer now, you'll likely be scolded or even deliberately made things difficult.

The eerie boss might not even know you're here yet. You can use this opportunity to quickly clear the level.

Going to find the printer only serves to remind the boss and cause more trouble.

This is just my personal, albeit somewhat superficial, suggestion. Ultimately, the decision is entirely up to you, Mr. Chen, and I will support your decision.

Chen Mu nodded slightly, accepting the editor-in-chief's strange suggestion.

After all, Chen Mu was an outsider and didn't know much about the situation within the Underworld Post Office.

With a seasoned "insider" like the editor-in-chief, Chen Mu could avoid many detours and pitfalls.

People kindly reminded him, and Chen Mu wasn't one to ignore advice, so of course he wouldn't take their kindness for granted.

"Thanks for the reminder. Let's talk about it later. Let's continue with the procedures," Chen Mu said.

Seeing how readily Mr. Chen accepted good advice, the editor-in-chief's impression of Chen Mu improved even further.

The editor-in-chief has met many mysterious and important figures.

Those enigmatic figures were all incredibly arrogant. They disregarded and even looked down on the advice of others.

During one interview, the editor-in-chief kindly offered a suggestion, but it was not only ignored but he was also kicked out.

The reason is: What status do you have that you're not qualified to teach me?

Since that incident, the editor-in-chief has been left with a psychological trauma.

This kind reminder was also due to Mr. Chen's excellent reputation. The addition of two packs of high-end cigarettes further endeared it to Mr. Chen.

However, due to the psychological trauma, after finishing his sentence, he specifically added, "How to do it specifically is entirely up to you, Mr. Chen."

To its surprise, after listening to it, Mr. Chen adopted its suggestion immediately without any hesitation.

Boss Chen's status was higher than that of any of the important figures it had ever met.

Surprisingly, even at the pinnacle of his career, Mr. Chen remains incredibly humble.

Having a boss like that and working under him must be a very happy thing.

What moved the editor-in-chief even more was Mr. Chen's unwavering acceptance of his suggestion, demonstrating his trust in him!

Boss Chen trusts me so much, if I were to cheat him, would I even deserve to be called a swindler?

The editor-in-chief made a bizarre decision: in the following guidance, he would reveal everything that was "optional" to Mr. Chen, because he could not betray Mr. Chen's trust!

"Mr. Chen, as you can see, these printed newspapers will be distributed to the editors."

Much of the content in newspapers follows a fixed template. The editor's job is to build the content's framework according to the template.

For example, in an interview report, the first paragraph is filled with stock phrases, describing the weather, location, and so on. Then the second paragraph introduces the interviewee...

These all have well-established templates that can be written in advance.

Ninety percent of the content in the eerie newspaper is just empty rhetoric, which is completed by the editors and we call the first draft.

The remaining 10% contains the most crucial core information!

There is no template for this information; you need to fill it in based on your actual situation.

Let's take an interview transcript as an example again. You can't just fill in whatever the interviewee says; that would be fabricating fake news.

In the eerie newspaper, it is strictly forbidden to write false information.

The information must be completely true. It has to be what the interviewee said before it can be written in the newspaper.

This part of the work is the most difficult, the most dangerous, and also the most crucial. The employees responsible for this part are called "interviewers" by our Underworld Post Office.

As you can see, those small rooms that resemble bedrooms are where the interviewers work and live.

The interviewer will receive the first draft of the newspaper from the editor. Afterwards, the interviewer needs to travel to conduct on-site interviews to obtain the actual words spoken by the interviewees, and then fill them into the first draft.

In this way, the entire content of the newspaper is completed.

Interviewers returning from business trips will bring their completed newspapers to our second floor for the final step.

At this point, the editor-in-chief bent over strangely and made a "please" gesture, indicating that Chen Mu and the other person should follow.

Previously, when the editor-in-chief brought Chen Mu along, he would approach Chen Mu on his own, friendly but not this respectful.

Chen Mu's two packs of cigarettes directly bent the editor-in-chief's strangely straight back.

The group walked through a dense network of "small rooms," and at the other end, there was a hidden spiral staircase.

As Chen Mu walked up the spiral staircase, he smelled a burning odor.

Upon arriving on the second floor, we found it to be much smaller than the first floor, with only two small open-air courtyards.

The sound of machinery could be heard coming from the small courtyard on the left.

The editor-in-chief said eerily, "This is where newspapers are copied in bulk. The eerie BOSS will also allocate a portion of the raw materials to this machine."

The newspapers completed by the interviewers are sometimes photocopied into many copies and sold to different readers, earning money from multiple copies.

The employees here are also the big boss's confidants, so it's advisable not to provoke them, lest you alert the big boss.

Back when the Underworld Post Office was doing well, a single completed newspaper could be photocopied into hundreds or even thousands of copies for sale. Those were the days when they really made money.

However, there are fewer customers now, and their tastes have become more discerning, with many requiring custom orders. Therefore, when photocopying newspapers, sometimes only two or three copies are printed.

As the editor-in-chief said, the noise from the machines in this courtyard is much quieter than the noise from the printing of blank newspapers downstairs.

This shows that photocopying newspapers is indeed much less work than printing them.