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His attitude towards Su Man was to let things take their natural course. He wouldn't pursue her or deliberately flirt with her. But if things really came to that point, he wouldn't refuse her.

Li Mu waved goodbye to Su Man and watched her walk into the residential building before driving away.

Chapter 222 Bars and Gaming Companies

The next day, negotiations with the bar's investor finally came to a conclusion. The investor had been holding on for so long and had long wanted to sell. After all, keeping it in their hands meant losing money every month; they could manage financially, but not mentally.

With the Muwu Sports Club having recovered so much money, Li Mu was now financially better off and no longer deliberately haggled or dragged things out like before.

The two parties quickly reached an agreement, with Li Mu taking over the bar entirely for a transfer price of 6.5 million.

Over the next week, after all the formalities were completed and the contract was signed, Muwu Culture Co., Ltd., under Li Mu's name, officially acquired the bar for a full price of 6.5 million yuan.

After acquiring the bar, Li Mu renamed it "Zero Degree." He then used the same tactics as with the club, personally overseeing the process and speaking with each member of the bar's management team to carry out a major overhaul.

At the same time, we will make sweeping adjustments to the existing management model and strengthen services and management.

Zero Degree Bar originally cost a whopping 30 million yuan to build, and with an area of ​​2,200 square meters, its facilities were top-notch in the city. After Li Mu's reorganization, whether the business was good or not was another matter, but it certainly gave people a refreshing feeling.

Next, they officially put four small crowd-gathering devices into use in the bar, restoring its popularity to normal levels. The effect was immediate; the previously deserted bar saw a rapid increase in customer traffic.

In just over a week, the number of customers has increased several times compared to before.

It's not exactly a hit, but its popularity is justified by the bar's facilities and investment.

According to Li Mu's private calculations, based on the current customer traffic and daily revenue, after deducting rent, operating costs, staff salaries, and taxes, the monthly net profit is approximately 700,000 to 800,000 yuan.

The entire cost can be recovered in eight or nine months.

……

After sorting out the bar's affairs and finding a professional manager through a headhunter, Li Mu gradually let go, as he didn't have that much energy to waste on it.

During this period, thanks to the influence of the small crowd-gathering device, customers continued to flock to Muwu Sports Club to open memberships.

So far, in just over five weeks of using the small crowd-gathering device, the club has already generated over 17 million in revenue.

After deducting the club's own operating costs, there was also the acquisition price of 6.5 million for Zero Degree Bar, leaving more than 8 million in cash on hand.

This is one of the benefits of clubs: they can use annual passes, quarterly passes, and various VIP cards to recover funds in advance, allowing the company to have more cash flow.

Even if it means overdrawing some of the future consumption potential, it's worth it.

With so much cash in the company's accounts, and with the added benefit of the small-scale popularity event in the coming weeks, a large amount of funds will be deposited into the accounts.

Since the company wouldn't lack cash flow in the short term, an idea suddenly popped into Li Mu's mind. Relying solely on small crowd-gathering devices to pick up scraps wasn't a long-term solution.

He has no shortage of money and no pressure now, so he can try more things.

For example, in the last century, he started a game company that imitated some games from the real world to test the market reaction and effect. He didn't make a lot of money, but he made a lot of small money.

This gave him the same idea: if games can be developed to mimic the real world in the film and television world, can some games in the real world be imitated?

Developing large-scale games is impossible; the investment is significantly higher, requiring hundreds of millions of dollars. The development cycle is also long; it would take two to three years to polish the game successfully.

His focus wasn't there; he was sticking to the same approach as in the previous world: developing low-cost mini-games. These didn't require advanced technology, had quick production cycles, and low investment costs. The losses wouldn't be significant, making them perfect for his current situation.

Having made up his mind, Li Mu acted swiftly, circling around Shangdu several times before selecting the Shangdu Science and Technology Innovation Park as his office location.

Not only can they enjoy various support policies, but they also have all sorts of preferential treatments.

Li Mu transferred two managers from the club to help, and they quickly completed the company registration procedures. He was too lazy to think of a name for the company, so he simply used the name "Zhongyou Technology".

They then rented an office space of over 700 square meters.

I had just confirmed the office location when, I don’t know if the information was leaked by the Science and Technology Park Management Office, all sorts of salespeople started coming to my door.

"Boss, we are a fast food restaurant near the park. Our food tastes good and the quality is excellent. We have delivery partnerships with many companies in the park. You don't need to go through a food delivery platform. Just follow our mini-program and the price is cheaper than ordering through the platform."

"Boss, we offer a complete set of office desks and furniture, free shipping, installation included, cheap prices, beautiful appearance, and guaranteed quality."

"Boss, our company provides online and offline recruitment services. You can leave it to us to find whatever kind of talent you need."

"Boss, we offer a variety of business vehicles and VIP vehicles for rent. Whatever your company's needs, we can provide them. Affordable prices, excellent service, and we guarantee your satisfaction."

……

As soon as the company was registered and the office location was determined, all sorts of salespeople came to the door one after another.

Li Mu did not refuse and accepted their business cards one by one, as some of them would actually come in handy during the company's preparations.

Since the office area was fully furnished, it saved Li Mu a lot of trouble. Next, he was busy purchasing desks, chairs, computers, and various equipment, and recruiting game developers.

He was very familiar with this kind of thing, and with the help of people transferred from the club, he was quite relaxed despite the complicated tasks.

In just half a month, a game development team of sixty or seventy people was assembled.

Having been an industry insider in the gaming world in the previous era, Li Mu racked his brains for a long time, comparing various games in the real world. Finally, he thought of two low-budget games that had performed well in the film and television world but didn't exist in the real world.

If it were redeveloped in the real world, it shouldn't have any major problems adapting. I don't expect to make a fortune, but earning a small amount should be no problem.

After completing the design proposals for the two games, Li Mu divided the team into two groups of over thirty people each, with each group responsible for the development of one game.

Afterward, Li Mu stayed at the company for several days to oversee the development of the two games and get them on track. He then began to delegate authority, officially handing over the game development rights to the team.

This was merely an experiment for him to earn some pocket money; he had no intention of getting himself into a complicated job.

In the real world, his current role is as a place for leisure and relaxation, where he can be free and unrestrained, without many things to do or tasks to complete.

After finishing all that, Li Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He would no longer be short of money in the real world and could finally relax and enjoy his retirement.

(I haven't decided which series to write about next yet; I'm currently binge-watching. The current series are so long; if I don't do anything else, I can spend two days watching one...)

Chapter 223 The Silent Truth

For the next period of time, Li Mu had complete leisure time. He would go to a coffee shop every day to drink coffee and read books, or go to a club to practice martial arts, swim, and do some free fighting, archery, fencing, bowling...

They lived a leisurely and comfortable life.

After some time, the system and tasks came one after another. This time, the drama I was to travel to was The Silent Truth.

This is hailed as the pinnacle of domestic suspense dramas; it is extremely tragic and a rare tearjerker.

In this drama, a prosecutor presses the button on a retractable clothes hanger, overcomes his survival instinct, and strangles himself to death with his willpower.

A lawyer, dragging a suitcase containing a body, rushed into the subway station, shouting, "Don't come any closer, there's a bomb in the suitcase!"

A policeman, disguised as a homeless man, infiltrates a factory owned by a conglomerate and orchestrates a mass panic.

……

Spanning ten years and three timelines, they gave everything, ruined their futures, and sacrificed their lives, all in pursuit of justice and to clear their names. Like moths to a flame, they followed one after another, willing to do anything.

The series is short, only twelve episodes, but the content and pacing are excellent, full of details, with almost no unnecessary shots and no superfluous dialogue.

Li Mu spent most of the day watching the entire series, and was filled with many emotions. Suddenly, a sentence came to mind.

"In the long night, some live in the gutter, some live a life of luxury and debauchery, some are looking forward to the dawn, and some can endure the cold night and loneliness."

This is a rare case where he wanted to enter a drama and change the fate of the characters.

In particular, the tragic and heroic fates of Jiang Yang and Hou Guiping, which were like shooting stars.

The tragedy began when Hou Guiping, a graduate student at the University of Political Science and Law, went to Pingkang County to teach.

Hou Guiping, a cheerful and optimistic man with a pure heart, came to Miaogao Township in Pingkang County to teach. However, his student, Weng Meixiang, was forcibly taken to the county town by Yue Jun, a local thug who impersonated her cousin, right under Hou Guiping's nose. There, she was defiled and taken advantage of by certain people.

Early the next morning, someone found Weng Meixiang, who had committed suicide by drinking pesticide, at the entrance of her dormitory. By the time she was taken to the hospital, she was already dead.

Hou Guiping always felt something was amiss. After repeated questioning, a student revealed to him that Huang Mao Yue Jun was not Weng Meixiang's cousin, but a local thug who must have taken Weng Meixiang to the county town to bully her.

Hou Guiping was overwhelmed with disbelief and remorse. He returned to the school to examine Weng Meixiang's belongings and found her diary. He then realized that she had been targeted by a notorious thug outside the school for some time, and although she had escaped before, she hadn't this time.

This led to the tragedy.

Hou Guiping took his diary and rode a truck to the Pingkang County Public Security Bureau to report the case, requesting an autopsy on Weng Meixiang and accusing Huang Mao of sexual assault.

The autopsy revealed that Weng Meixiang's hymen was ruptured, and semen was extracted from her body. Faced with this bloody truth, Hou Guiping nearly collapsed.

Fortunately, after the police accepted the case, they arrested Huang Mao Yue Jun. Just as everyone was preparing to wait for the sentencing result, Huang Mao was released after being detained for less than a week. He found Hou Guiping, beat him up, and made all sorts of threats.

Hou Guiping was naturally unwilling to accept this, so he went to the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate to seek an explanation and to report the matter. But it was like throwing a stone into the ocean; no one cared or asked any questions.

Huang Mao continues to evade the law and commit crimes.

Hou Guiping was unwilling to give up. Through his investigation, he discovered that the victims were not only Weng Meixiang, but also others. Moreover, during the period after Weng Meixiang's incident, two of his students were forcibly taken to the county town by Huang Mao, and what they suffered is self-evident.

As a graduate student at a university of political science and law, Hou Guiping is filled with passion and a pure heart, determined to seek justice for his students and prevent such incidents from happening again.

Then, during the investigation, they inadvertently discovered the powerful figure behind Huang Mao, who was the source of all evil, and he was immediately silenced.

They even accused him of sexually assaulting a woman and then committing suicide out of fear of punishment.

When news of Hou Guiping's crime reached his hometown, the village's first college graduate and the pride of the entire village, who had been so highly praised, was now being brutally trampled upon. Hou Guiping's father couldn't bear the shock and died, and his mother went insane. After several years of erratic behavior, she disappeared.

I don't know if they got lost or passed away.

A college student full of justice and a pure heart met such a tragic end.

Two years later, Hou Guiping's classmate, Jiang Yang, who graduated with a master's degree from the University of Political Science and Law, took the exam to become a prosecutor in Pingkang County for his girlfriend, Wu Aike, who was a prosecutor in Pingkang County.

Moreover, he became the head of the inspection department of the procuratorate in just over a year, which can be described as a bright future.

Hou Guiping's girlfriend, Li Jing, doesn't believe Hou Guiping is that kind of person and has been trying to find out the truth for years.