Chapter 179: Choosing a New Newspaper Name

The next day, when Xia Yu arrived at Jiuding Media Company, Yan Wenhan informed him that a cleaning lady had arrived with his business card and that Yan Wenhan had taken the liberty of arranging a job for her.

"Yes, it was me who asked her to come. You did well!" Xia Yu said with a smile, acknowledging Yan Wenhan's actions.

Xia Yu then briefly explained the cleaning lady's situation to Yan Wenhan, asking him to inform the employees not to make things difficult for her. Yan Wenhan nodded, indicating that he understood.

"By the way, where is she now?" Xia Yu asked.

"Boss, she should be cleaning the stairs right now. I couldn't stop her; she said she wanted to wait for you, but she kept cleaning non-stop. She's very enthusiastic," Yan Wenhan replied with some helplessness.

Xia Yu chuckled and said, "Haha, I'll go take a look. You can continue with your work."

With that, Xia Yu headed towards the stairs and soon saw the slightly hunched figure of Mrs. Zhou, Li Qiuhua, in the stairwell on the third floor.

"Aunt Li, good morning!" Xia Yu greeted her with a smile.

Hearing the familiar voice, Li Qiuhua immediately looked up. Upon seeing Xia Yu, she displayed a humble and grateful smile and said, "Young Master, good morning! Thank you!"

"Aunt Li, please don't call me 'Young Master'; it's not appropriate. I'm the owner of this company. You can call me 'Boss' like everyone else."

Xia Yu quickly responded. Being called "Young Master" in the company was indeed inappropriate.

Of course, he also didn't make a show of asking her to call him by his name, as that would be equally inappropriate, and Li Qiuhua would surely not dare to address him by his name directly.

Upon hearing Xia Yu's words, Li Qiuhua was taken aback, realizing her mistake. She had thought that the person who hired her was the boss, not realizing that the real owner of this large company was Xia Yu. Since Xia Yu hadn't explained this to her the previous day, she had completely overlooked it.

At this moment, her gratitude towards Xia Yu deepened. She bowed deeply to Xia Yu and said, "Thank you, Boss, for helping me. Thank you!"

As she spoke, she thought about her many years of being dismissed from various jobs, contrasting her current situation. She felt a mix of emotions and silently resolved to work diligently to repay Xia Yu.

"It's nothing, Aunt. I'm not really helping you. The company just happened to need an employee, and since I couldn't find one before, your arrival is actually a help to me. It saved me the trouble of searching," Xia Yu said, waving his hand, trying to ease her burden.

"Aunt Li, please take care of yourself. The company isn't very dirty; cleaning once in the morning and once in the evening is enough. There's no need to clean continuously."

"I have other matters to attend to, so I'll get going now!"

"By the way, Minmin doesn't need to be locked at home all the time during her break. You can bring her to the company; you'll feel more at ease, and everyone will surely like her."

Before leaving, Xia Yu gave Li Qiuhua these suggestions.

After saying this, Xia Yu headed towards his office on the third floor.

Seeing Xia Yu's departing figure, Li Qiuhua felt deeply moved. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she murmured to herself, "Heaven truly has opened its eyes. I've really met a kind-hearted person."

Then, Li Qiuhua wiped away her tears and continued cleaning with even more diligence. She knew that her only way to repay Xia Yu was to work hard and maintain cleanliness.

Entering the third floor, Xia Yu noticed that many employees were already moving around. Among them, he saw Zhao Cheng directing his subordinates.

Since Xia Yu assigned the task of building Jiuding News Agency, the third and fourth floors had been put into use, and various office supplies were already in place.

Xia Yu walked in directly and was seen by Zhao Cheng.

Zhao Cheng quickly put down his work and approached respectfully, saying, "Boss, you're here!"

"Hmm, it looks like the construction of the news agency headquarters is almost done," Xia Yu said with a light nod, surveying the area and smiling.

"Yes, Boss. The headquarters is nearly completed. We're currently helping the staff adapt, while the construction of the external offices is still ongoing. Li Bin is in charge of that, and I'm primarily responsible for this part," Zhao Cheng answered respectfully.

Under Yan Wenhan's coordination, Zhao Cheng, Sun Xin, and Li Bin's duties were redefined. Following the structure of other international news agencies, although Jiuding News Agency was directly managed, it was still divided into three main departments, each handled by one of them. Their roles had changed significantly compared to before, so the staff needed some time to adjust.

Zhao Cheng, who had previously been the head of the editorial department, stayed at the headquarters because tasks related to the "Jiuding Daily" and the "Economics" magazine required his expertise.

Li Bin, the former head of the Liaison Department, was more familiar with external communications and thus took charge of the construction of the external branch offices. As for Sun Xin, the head of the News Department, he was mostly working on the first and second floors due to the responsibilities of news writing.

This division of labor made Xia Yu quite satisfied. It ensured that Jiuding Media Company's normal operations would not be delayed while not hindering the construction of the news agency.

After a tour of the third floor, Xia Yu was pleased with what he saw. Before leaving, he patted Zhao Cheng on the shoulder and said, "You're doing well. Keep up the good work. Once our news agency is up and running, it will be used for the new newspaper immediately. The quality of the new newspaper will heavily rely on the international news materials, which can only be provided by the news agency. Don't let me down!"

"Rest assured, Boss. I won't disappoint you!" Zhao Cheng assured seriously.

"Alright, you continue with your work!"

Xia Yu nodded lightly, then sent Zhao Cheng off and headed back to his office, thinking about the reports he had received.

He recalled that in the past few days, Sun Xin and others had gradually submitted their proposals for the new newspaper. However, Xia Yu had been too busy to review them, and with the news agency still under construction, the new newspaper couldn't be published.

As a result, he had simply put the proposals into his drawer without rushing to read them.

Now that he had some time, he decided to review them. Xia Yu was curious to see what names they had suggested for the new newspaper.

In his office, Xia Yu opened the drawer and took out a stack of A4 papers filled with suggestions. Looking at each page covered with dense text, he smiled faintly and began reading the first page.

"'Global Daily'? This is Yan Wenhan's suggestion. The name is quite good, and the suggestion is well-made. No wonder he has traveled abroad; he's seen more. However, this name is just one character different from the 'Global Times' of my previous life."

"'Storm Daily'? This is Sun Xin's suggestion, with an explanation: 'See the world's changes without leaving home.' As expected from someone who writes news reports regularly, this name is grand and fitting for the newspaper's positioning."

"'International Daily'? This is Zhao Cheng's suggestion. It's indeed concise and clear. Not bad…"