Film and Television World Life Record

Jiang Xiaoguo realized what was happening and quickly introduced them: "Oh, let me introduce you... These are my roommates, Duan Jiabao and Luo Yan."

Duan Jiabao immediately greeted them, "Hello, my friends usually call me Da Bao, you can call me that too."

Luo Yan said, "I am Luo Yan, but everyone usually calls me Shitou (Stone)."

Li Mu looked at the chubby Duan Jiabao and Luo Yan, who was dressed like a tomboy, and smiled slightly: "Dabao, Shitou, hello."

He glanced at his watch and said, "It's getting late. How about we grab lunch together? It's on me."

Duan Jiabao immediately agreed, "Great! Great! I know a nice shop nearby, let's go there."

Jiang Xiaoguo hesitated; she was still thinking about the lavish meal the other party had promised! Was this the end of it?

Li Mu seemed to read her mind: "Don't worry, I won't forget your feast. This time it's on me, treating Shi Tou and Da Bao."

Jiang Xiaoguo blushed slightly: "Who wants a big meal? I don't care!"

The four of them went to a nearby restaurant, and the dishes were served quickly.

Duan Jiabao and Luo Yan, one a fangirl and the other an internet addict, along with the clever Jiang Xiaoguo, quickly became friends.

Halfway through the meal, Jiang Xiaoguo hesitated for a moment and asked, "Have you made up your mind whether you're starting your own business or looking for a job?"

Li Mu said, "Start your own business. You haven't received your diploma yet, and your academic qualifications aren't good. Unlike your South China University of Finance and Economics, which is a local school in Shenzhen and has good value in Shenzhen, most companies will give you a chance."

"In my situation, it's difficult to find a good job. Starting a business is more suitable; you don't have to look at anything else, you just rely on your own abilities."

Jiang Xiaoguo asked worriedly, "Is starting a business very risky?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "It all depends on human effort!"

Duan Jiabao asked curiously, "You want to start a business? What kind of company?"

Li Mu asked, "What suggestions do you have?"

Duan Jiabao said with a serious expression, "I think you could start an entertainment company, cultivate some internet celebrities, and enter the entertainment industry."

Luo Yan chimed in, "I think it would be good to start a game company and make games."

Jiang Xiaoguo rolled her eyes at the two of them: "You two, one of you is a fan of celebrities all day long, and the other is a gamer all day long. What a great idea! It's all based on what you're interested in."

Then she turned to look at Li Mu and said, "Don't listen to their nonsense. Starting a business is very difficult. You need to think it over yourself."

Li Mu smiled and said, "What they said makes some sense. The gaming and entertainment industries are indeed popular industries."

"Actually, my company is currently being registered and will probably be a game company. If it develops well in the future, I may try to expand into the direction of self-media influencers."

"It's already registered." Jiang Xiaoguo was dumbfounded.

Li Mu smiled and said, "Yes, I've already registered."

After chatting about starting a business for a while, Duan Jiabao's phone suddenly rang.

She answered the phone and talked for a while with "uh-huh" sounds before hanging up.

Luo Yan said, "Da Bao, who is it? It's not that Xiao Bing asking you out again, is it?"

Duan Jiabao said, "That's right! Xiao Bing invited me to go to karaoke this evening."

Luo Yan said, "Is it you treating again?"

Duan Jiabao said, "Yes! It doesn't cost much, but she said she'll treat next time!"

Luo Yan pouted: "How many times has this happened? She's never treated you once. She's obviously trying to scam you. Next time, next time, it's always next time?"

Jiang Xiaoguo interjected, "Dabao, how many times have I told you not to let others take advantage of you?"

Duan Jiabao said embarrassedly, "Xiao Bing, you can't be serious. We're all fans of Lili, and we had a lot of fun."

Li Mu asked, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Xiaoguo said, "Dabao is a fan of celebrities! He met a fan of a certain Lili a while ago, and the other person often asks Dabao to go out, and Dabao always pays."

As she spoke, Jiang Xiaoguo remembered something and asked, "Dabao, you and Xiaobing went to a concert in Hong Kong a couple of days ago. Who bought the tickets?"

Duan Jiabao said guiltily, "I bought it."

Jiang Xiaoguo: "What about the travel expenses? What about the cost of going to Hong Kong!"

Duan Jiabao felt even more guilty and whispered, "It was my money that was spent."

Jiang Xiaoguo was exasperated: "Dabao, can't you be more careful? She's treating you like a cash cow, like an ATM."

Duan Jiabao was a little flustered: "Xiaoguo, Shitou, I..."

Li Mu chimed in, "I don't think we can blame Da Bao for this."

Jiang Xiaoguo turned her head and looked over, angrily saying, "She was completely fooled. She knew they were using her as a wallet, yet she still agreed to go to karaoke tonight."

Li Mu explained, "Actually, it can't be said that Da Bao did anything wrong; it's just that you're looking at things from different perspectives."

Facing the questioning gazes of the group, Li Mu continued, "Xiao Guo, from your perspective, if you were to spend a thousand or eight hundred yuan to entertain or treat strangers to meals, you would absolutely be heartbroken, and you wouldn't do it."

"But Da Bao is a rich second generation. From her perspective, spending a thousand or eight hundred yuan is about the same as you spending a few yuan."

"Due to differences in wealth, people also have different levels of sensitivity to money. Xiaoguo, if you spend a few yuan to treat someone to a meal, and that person flatters you the whole time, agrees with you, treats your hobbies as their own, and makes you happy, would you be willing to spend those few yuan?"

Jiang Xiaoguo opened her mouth: "I...maybe! But, Da Bao, this isn't just a few dollars, it's thousands."

Li Mu said, “Although the amounts are different, they hold roughly the same place in your hearts. When you buy a piece of clothing that costs a few hundred yuan, you will think about it for a long time, spend half a day choosing online, and compare prices, not letting any discount slip by.”

“Da Bao can buy a bag worth tens of thousands of yuan without a second thought, it’s easier than you buying an outfit for a few hundred yuan.”

"Depending on your wealth, you are also sensitive to money differently. You might think that spending thousands to treat a stranger to a meal is a waste of money. But for Da Bao, spending a little money to treat someone to a meal, with someone flattering her, agreeing with her, playing with her, and making her happy, might not make her feel like she's losing out."

"Just like those rich people and tycoons, they often spend a lot of money. You might think they're being ripped off, but they think it's worth it. What they're buying is the pleasure of spending money."

"For the poor, happiness is cheap and money is scarce; for the rich, money is plentiful but happiness is scarce. They are willing to spend money that you consider a rip-off to buy that happiness."

"Just like Dabao, spending thousands of yuan is no different from spending a few yuan, but you gain happiness and joy that you can't buy with a few yuan."

Jiang Xiaoguo was stunned by Li Mu's words: "Dabao, is that so?"

Duan Jiabao stammered, "I don't know either. I just think that we're all fans of Lili, and it's nice to spend some money on food and drinks."

Jiang Xiaoguo and Luo Yan exchanged a glance, speechless.

"So, it was Shi Tou and I who were wrong; we shouldn't have tried to persuade Da Bao."

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Li Mu said, "You're not wrong. As good friends, it's only right that you remind Da Bao to be careful and avoid being taken advantage of."

"The key question is whether the other party is just trying to freeload and treating Da Bao like an ATM, or whether they are simply fans who, while suspected of freeloading, have also spent time and effort to make Da Bao happy. Whether it was a mutually agreeable arrangement where both parties got what they wanted. If so, it's really hard to say who is right and who is wrong."

"It depends on how Da Bao thinks about this. Is he aware that the other person is freeloading, but he's happy because he has someone to play with and someone to flatter him, so he's willing to spend the money? Or is he clueless and doesn't realize that the other person is freeloading, and he's being used as a wallet, tricked and coaxed into spending money to treat others?"

"If it's the first situation, everyone is willing, so it's hard to say who's right or wrong, and there's nothing wrong with it; if it's the second situation, then what the other party did was inappropriate, clearly treating Da Bao like a sucker or an ATM."

"The key to this matter is how Da Bao sees it."

Jiang Xiaoguo and Luo Yan turned their gaze to Duan Jiabao: "Dabao, what's your opinion?"

Duan Jiabao was stumped by the question, blushing as she stammered, "I don't know either. Everyone here is a fan of Lili. When we go out to eat and have fun with them, we don't pay attention to these things."

"Tell me, did I get scammed? Did they take advantage of me?"

Jiang Xiaoguo and Luo Yan exchanged a glance and shook their heads.

"Da Bao, you should think about this yourself. Think it over carefully and then talk about it. We'll stand up for you."

Duan Jiabao opened his mouth: "I..."

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After chatting for a while longer and finishing lunch, Li Mu paid the bill and then took his leave.

The company will be registered in the next couple of days, and Li Mu will be busy preparing for the company's affairs and recruiting people in the next few days.

Meanwhile, after discussing Da Bao's matter, the group returned to their dormitory and closed the door. Jiang Xiaoguo's face hardened as she stared at Luo Yan and Duan Jiabao, saying, "Shitou, Da Bao, don't you have anything to say about what happened at the supermarket today? Are you still good friends?"

Duan Jiabao and Luo Yan immediately smiled apologetically, "Xiao Guo, it's not that we didn't want to help you back then, but Wang Wei made too much of a scene. Didn't Zhao Dachuan come later?"

Jiang Xiaoguo said, "What if Zhao Dachuan hadn't come? Would you have just dragged me away without daring to say a single harsh word to Wang Wei?"

Duan Jiabao said urgently, "Xiao Guo, no."

“Weren’t we scared? Wang Wei sounded so pitiful back then, and we had a huge argument with her over three hundred yuan.”

"At the time, I thought, we're in adjacent dorm rooms, and we still have a year to go! We'll see each other all the time, and if I make myself look bad, it'll be awkward when we meet again!"

Jiang Xiaoguo said with a straight face, "It's because I'm scared, it's because I'm embarrassed, that you all watch me get bullied. Not only do you not stand up for me, you even dragged me away."

Luo Yan and Duan Jiabao quickly shook their heads and said, "Xiao Guo, no, we didn't mean that."

"At the time, so many people were watching and sympathizing with Wang Wei. We were also afraid that you might be hurt and that people would say bad things about you without knowing the full story, so we thought it was better to avoid trouble."

"Xiaoguo, we were wrong. We shouldn't have pulled you away. We should have stood firmly by your side and supported you wholeheartedly. Please forgive us."

Jiang Xiaoguo snorted, and after a long while said, "Alright, I'll let it go this time. I forgive you, but there can't be a next time."

Luo Yan and Duan Jiabao said happily, "Don't worry, Xiao Guo, you're so kind."

"I knew my Xiaoguo was so magnanimous, she wouldn't hold a grudge."

The girls instantly recovered.