Diao Yiwen was wearing a light blue dress and walked towards her swaying body. Her long black hair was straightened and spread down her back, shining as if she had just come out of the bath. She had never worn high heels before, and this time her feet were also wearing high heels.

Wearing a pair of silver chunky Mary Jane heels, her whole demeanor seemed to have changed dramatically, making Song Yinglian look straight at her.

Guo Ranran smiled and said: "Xiao Diao is so beautiful today. Putting this outfit on, others might think she is a female host who wants to present awards to the contestants!"

Song Yinglian glanced at Guo Ranran, who was speaking freely, and said calmly: "Xiao Diao is not here to award the award, she is here to receive the award."

Diao Yiwen smiled slightly and said, "I still dare not say that I will definitely receive the award."

Because she was dressed well, even her temperament seemed different from before, as if she was particularly cold.

Song Yinglian said: "Have you already entered the final round? As long as you can enter the final round, you will win a prize."

Guo Ranran asked: "How are the awards distributed? Are there any bonuses?"

Diao Yiwen nodded: "Yes, but not much."

Song Yinglian raised his eyebrows: "As expected of Miss Diao, the total bonus is 200,000!"

Guo Ranran didn't expect there to be so many, and became greedy: "So many? How much does the first place cost?"

"The first place is 100,000, the second is 50,000, the third is 30,000, the fourth and fifth are 10,000, and the rest are none. A total of 200,000."

Guo Ranran clapped his hands and stared blankly: "Ah, there are so many. If I had known, I would have gone to participate."

Song Yinglian smiled and said: "If you participate, you won't get a cent of the bonus, and you will have to pay for the electricity bill and printing fees."

"Hey, you look down on me!"

Diao Yiwen looked at the two friends quarreling with a gentle smile. It was like looking at two innocent children.

She is determined to be among the top 5 in this competition, not just for the prize money.

If we talk about money, she still remembers her father's reception to Yanzishan vividly. Although her father did not disclose the specific cost, she was there to drink with him at every meal. Yanzishan likes seafood, so dragon, shark's fin, abalone...these

Expensive ingredients were spent on the ground, for fear that he would not be happy with the meal. The wine he drank was also all kinds, from XO to Bordeaux, at least one box of wines with names that could not be named was used. The catering expenses for the past few days alone were

It is worth the prize for second place in the essay competition.

Not to mention that after the meal, they also had entertainment activities, such as bathing, pedicure, and sightseeing. Diao Yiwen was not with her on the way, but she expected to spend a lot of money. But every time when she came home, her father was still in high spirits. He did these regardless of the cost.

As long as the purpose can be achieved, the money spent will not be wasted.

Diao Yiwen had no doubt that she could get the essay ranking. Of course, she had not thought about the first place. Yan Zishan emphasized this to her - he was limited to modifying Diao Yiwen's original framework, but he did not change the entire

framework, so I can only get second place at most, but not first place.

The implication is that Diao Yiwen's manuscript will only get second place no matter how much it is revised. If you want to get first place, you have to give up rewriting.

Yan Zishan spoke categorically, and was as confident in predicting the results as if the literary club was run by his own family. But through these few days of contact, Diao Yiwen has become convinced of the experience and skills of this literary giant, and he has his own set of value judgments

System. He said that he can only get second place at most, but he probably won’t get first place in nine out of ten cases.

Although she is not convinced that her article was belittled, it doesn't matter if she is not convinced. And she is very satisfied with being able to get second place.

Zhang Cannian came from the side with a smile, looked at Diao Yiwen up and down, and said: "Xiao Diao, are you ready to win the award? She dressed up so beautifully in advance, she will definitely be very photogenic when the news comes."

Diao Yiwen flipped her hair and said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone: "I'm not dressing up just to receive the award. After all, I'm already in the top ten. My father told me to dress more formally because I might have to meet with the boss."

Song Yinglian helped her speak: "It's a pity that Xiao Diao's daily life style is too hard and simple. It would be great if he could wear something so good every day."

A strong gust of wind blew. Everyone looked back and saw a high-power electric fan set up at the reception point of the government office next door. The tail of the strong wind swept towards them.

Guo Ranran envied: "It would be great if our unit also had such an electric fan."

Zhang Cannian smiled: "Only strong units can receive such treatment. Our unit is not good enough."

Xu Shichao's voice came from behind everyone: "If Xiao Diao enters the top five this time, then our unit will also gain face. After all..."

At this point, he lowered his voice: "...I heard that no one from the government office entered the top ten this time."

Everyone gathered around and asked in a low voice: "How come there is no one in the top ten in the government office?"

Xu Shichao said: "In order to avoid suspicion, no one from Director Mei's office participated. As a result, the results of several people who participated were not very satisfactory."

Zhang Cangnian waved his hand to signal him to keep quiet, and lowered his voice and said, "Keep your voice down, don't let others hear it. Our unit can't afford to offend the government!"

Xu Shichao smiled and put his index finger on his lips, made a "whisper" gesture, and whispered: "Believe it or not, they are also talking about us now, maybe they are talking about Xiao Diao."

Zhang Cangnian said: "Xiao Diao, you are now considered the signature of our unit. You will sit at our service point for a while longer today, so that everyone who comes and goes can see it, and it will bring face to our unit."

Guo Ranran felt proud and puffed up his chest: "It's a beautiful sign."

At this moment, Xu Shichao suddenly stood up straight and strode through the crowd to meet a black car parked on the roadside. Everyone soon understood why he was so active - the car door opened and Director Gou stepped out of the car.

Everyone hurriedly pretended to be serious and neat, and stood guard under the pergola with their backs straightened. Director Gou walked over with his hands behind his back, glanced at everyone and said:

"Comrades have worked hard. The weather is too hot and the conditions are limited. Let's overcome it."

Xu Shichao hurriedly said: "Comrades all have no complaints and stick to their posts."

"Comrade Shichao can go buy some iced watermelon, drinks and the like, and come over to reward the comrades. Our funds are there, and they have to be spent. We can't fill the square with air conditioners. We can still relieve the comrades from the heat.

of."

The comrades praised the leadership in unison, and some were made to laugh by the leader. The atmosphere was particularly relaxed and lively for a while.

Gou Yingbiao looked at Diao Yiwen, who was dressed up, with some approval in his eyes, and said: "Xiao Diao is really good. You have entered the top ten. I mentioned you to the leaders of several other units. Sure enough, I saw it right. You are young and promising.

He is talented but also humble.”

After that, he clasped his hands behind his back and sighed, and said: "It's fortunate that you came to our unit this year. If young comrades like you hadn't come, then we would only have one Wang Zixu left to participate in the competition this year, and he would still be shortlisted.

Yes, don’t you think it’s embarrassing?”

In response to the occasional suppression from their leaders, Zhang Cangnian and Xu Shichao cautiously kept their mouths shut and did not answer. Guo Ranran was very excited after hearing this, but she didn't know how to answer.

Director Gou turned his head and said, "Where is Wang Zixu? Isn't he here yet?"

Xu Shichao whispered: "Maybe he won't come today."

"Huh, this Wang Zixu."

Gou Yingbiao looked very unhappy. He put his hands behind his back and said, "Where is his leave note? Go back and take a look. In my impression, he only asked for leave until yesterday. Today should be considered as enough for him."

Xu Shichao murmured and nodded. Gou Yingbiao walked to the chair in the middle of the pergola and sat down, grabbing the folding fan on the table and shaking it for himself.

With the leader sitting in charge, everyone felt a little embarrassed, just like the students in a self-study class with the head teacher in the hall.

But soon, everyone understood why Director Gou was willing to brave the heat, because not far away, a group of oppressive leaders in suits patrolled from the other side of the square and soon arrived in front of their pergola.

The leader is none other than Mei Rucheng.

This group of people is composed of leaders from multiple units. They are responsible for supervising the voluntary services of each unit during the cultural conference to prevent the phenomenon of inactivity and neglect of the masses. Director Gou obviously received the gossip and knew that they were coming to inspect the site, so

I drove here in advance to show off my hard work.

Mei Rucheng walked to the pergola and said loudly: "What, Director Gou, are you going to take command personally?"

"Director Mei!" Gou Yingbiao stood up happily and put his hands in front of him, as if he was respectfully listening to the holy teachings.

Director Mei pointed at Diao Yiwen and said to the people in other units behind him: "This little Diao has entered the top ten this time."

There was a burst of admiration from everyone, and someone said: "Throughout this journey, the top ten are basically from the Cultural Association, or there are submissions from the public, and there are very few from our administrative units."

"Yes, you are a good young talent. You are so talented at a young age. It would be even better if you can get into the top five. I'm afraid the Literary and Art Association will come to invite you to join the association."

Diao Yiwen quickly humbled herself: "What talent do I have? It's all because Director Gou has trained me well."

Someone said: "Director Gou must be a very discerning young man. He is a very good young man. Director Gou will train him well. Maybe he can take over from you in the future."

Director Gou was elated with the praise. After a brief period of praise, he sent the leaders away.

Mei Rucheng always had a cold face, showing neither happiness nor displeasure. But Gou Yingbiao was secretly proud because Director Mei didn't mention Wang Zixu.

In his opinion, the relationship between the two was so harmonious, and Director Mei seemed to be Wang Zixu's supporter. It was impossible for him not to mention it. Since he didn't mention it, it was obviously because Wang Zixu, who was unable to support him, had disappointed him so much that he didn't even mention it.

Sorry to mention it.

When Director Mei's team was completely gone, Gou Yingbiao turned around and said: "A few young comrades have performed well and can go to the cultural meeting to have some fun. Here we let several comrades from the unit change guard. Xiao Diao, you can go to the books and periodicals more

Pavilion, check out the bookstore stalls. There are many people from the literary association there."

Diao Yiwen originally wanted to emphasize her determination to stick to her position, but then she thought that it would be more beneficial for her to travel to other places to expand her reputation, so she nodded lightly.

Director Gou was about to leave when a red Audi made a sharp turn and parked on the side of the road next to his black car.

The car door opened, and a figure wearing sunglasses and a white T-shirt got out of the car, put his hands in his pockets, closed the door, looked around, and then walked towards their pergola.

Seeing this person, Gou Yingbiao's face immediately darkened, looking very ugly.

Diao Yiwen, Song Yinglian and others raised their eyebrows slightly when they saw this person, as if they didn't believe that he would appear here.

Guo Ranran's eyes widened immediately and she stared at him.

Zhang Cannian closed his eyes regretfully, sighing in his heart that he was still here.

And it came at the worst possible time.

Even if it's a little later, it's better to wait until Director Gou leaves. But he's here now.

The person striding towards this side is none other than Wang Zixu, whom everyone has been away from for a long time.

Contrary to everyone's impression, there was no trace of disappointment or shame on his face after being shortlisted and defeated. Even the good-natured side of him that was easy to bully in the workplace seemed to have changed.
To be continued...