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"We don't need franchisees or agents. For the foreseeable future, our products will only be sold online. We will also establish directly operated stores under the company's name in the future."

"Without the profit sharing of agents and franchisees at all levels, Shangpin can achieve a price of one-half or even one-third of other brands with the same materials, quality and performance."

"If there were a domestic brand with top-notch craftsmanship and quality, and the price was only one-half to one-third of other brands, or even lower, many people who only care about the brand might still not buy it, but a large number of people who value craftsmanship and quality would be tempted to buy it because of the more affordable price."

"Our next target is this group of users."

Tao Xingzhi's eyes lit up. Although he didn't know how likely this would be to succeed, it was indeed a way to penetrate the mid-to-high-end market and let quality speak for itself.

……

The meeting ended quickly. Under Li Mu's remote command, both companies have been developing rapidly recently, especially the R&D and design departments, where samples have even been produced.

That day, Li Mu was scrolling through his phone when he suddenly received a text message. He looked at it and saw that it was from Sun Xiaoli: "Li Mu, I'm about to lose my job."

The two often chatted online. Li Mu said, "Weren't you doing just fine? How come you're about to lose your job?"

Sun Xiaoli said, "The company's financial situation is not good, and they said they would lay off employees, but not many! I'm so unlucky that I was chosen."

Li Mu laughed and said, "You're really lucky. There are so few layoffs, yet you still managed to get one. You should hurry up and buy a few lottery tickets; you might just win the grand prize."

Sun Xiaoli said unhappily, "You're the lucky one! If I were lucky, I wouldn't have been laid off. I'm so angry."

Li Mu said, "Would you like me to introduce you to a job?"

Sun Xiaoli said, "Great! Boss Li, you've started your own company now, I'm going to have to latch onto your coattails."

Li Mu laughed and said, "Sure! You should know that Sister Man works here now. Contact her later and ask her to make arrangements for you."

Sun Xiaoli said, "Really? Thank you, Boss Li! Mwah!"

……

After ending the chat, Li Mu called Su Man again.

"Sister Man, have you heard that your old company is going to lay off employees?"

Su Man asked, "I've heard people say that the business isn't doing well. What's wrong?"

Li Mu said, "Sun Xiaoli will probably lose her job this time. You know her abilities. Although she can't handle big situations, she is very practical and capable of being a junior leader."

Su Man said, "Boss, you mean..."

Li Mu said, "After all, we've been colleagues and have a good relationship. You can arrange for her to go to Muwu Group or Shangpin Apparel to be a junior manager. Let her choose one."

Su Man said, "Okay, I'll contact Sun Xiaoli later. Thank you for remembering our old friendship."

Chapter 461 High Temperature Apocalypse

A few days later, DeepBlue Technology and Shangpin Apparel were on the right track. On this day, the system appeared, and a new task came.

System mission: "Survive for three years in a high-temperature apocalypse."

Li Mu was stunned for a moment. This mission even mentioned the apocalypse, and it was something like a "high-temperature apocalypse".

After consulting the system, I learned that the high-temperature apocalypse is just an ordinary world without any supernatural powers, but it will encounter cruel and extremely hot weather.

Li Mu's mission was to survive for three years in this extremely hot weather.

He wasn't given much time to think, and there was no such experience to draw upon in the real world. After the one-hour countdown ended, a flash of white light appeared, and Li Mu had vanished.

Yuncheng is a new second-tier city in Xia Kingdom, located on a vast plain. When Li Mu opened his eyes, he was in a rented room in a village within Yuncheng.

Quietly close your eyes and recall your body's memories.

He's still called Li Mu, and his appearance hasn't changed. He's twenty-five years old this year, graduated from the photography department of a second-rate art college, and is now a down-on-his-luck, wandering photographer with decent skills.

Since my alma mater is in Yun City, I wandered here two months ago and settled down temporarily.

After checking the mission again, I found that further mission requirements had emerged after entering the high-temperature apocalypse world.

Mission requirements: "You need to complete a three-year survival mission in a high-temperature apocalypse within your current city."

Li Mu was stunned for a moment. He had been thinking that since it was a high-temperature apocalypse, he might be able to escape the high temperature by going to the low-temperature permafrost regions of Siberia or even the North and South Poles. But he didn't expect that he couldn't.

In that case, we need to prepare properly.

Fortunately, according to some information provided by the system, extreme weather will not arrive all at once, but will gradually change and arrive slowly step by step.

This gives him a considerable amount of time to prepare.

Further recalling the memories in his mind, Li Mu was born an orphan and grew up in an orphanage. His family had no stable property. In the years since graduating, he had worked for some companies, but he felt constrained and could not stay in any of them for long.

He started wandering around more than a year ago. Because of his good skills, he could earn a decent income, but he would stay in one place for a while, make some money, and then continue wandering, which meant he never had any savings.

The few tens of thousands of yuan I have left in my account now were saved up during the two months I spent in Yun City, to prepare for my next period of homelessness.

However, it seems that this is no longer necessary, as he will be settling in Yun City for the next few years.

Having clarified his own situation, Li Mu then sorted out the information about this world. It seemed that there were already signs of extreme heat, especially this summer, which was the hottest in recent years.

Now that it's October, the temperature is still in the 30s Celsius, with no signs of a significant drop in temperature.

The rainy season has just ended, and some areas in the northwest have already experienced drought.

All of this can be understood as a normal cycle of extreme temperatures, or it can be seen as a sign of an impending apocalypse of high temperatures.

Even online, there are many posts and articles on this topic, and even quite a few predictions of the apocalypse, with netizens discussing them seriously…

However, while the discussion is ongoing, it's mostly just a bunch of people making a fuss. Despite their flowery language and the seemingly apocalyptic claims, few people actually believe these apocalyptic theories; they're just joining in the fun.

Li Mu originally wanted to post some warnings, but then thought better of it. These kinds of comments are everywhere online, and no one would believe them anyway.

If the situation escalates further in the future, we will try to issue a warning to the outside world.

I got up, washed my face, took out my phone to check the time, and it was already 2 PM. Fortunately, I didn't have any work these past two days, so I could take a break.

I opened the door and went outside for a walk. The conditions in this urban village were not bad, and there was a small park about a kilometer away.

Li Mu strolled around for a while, then stretched his legs on the island in the middle of the lake in the small park. He casually boarded a bus and wandered around for more than an hour before returning to the urban village.

After finding a nice little restaurant and having dinner, Li Mu returned to his rented room, took a deep breath, and prepared to make some money.

It's the apocalypse! We need supplies and safe places to stay, and both require money.

Li Mu turned on his computer to learn more about the world and see if there was anything he could do to take advantage of the situation.

There aren't many. This world is quite different from the real world, and some opportunities in the real world are useless here.

However, it's not impossible; at least the computer operating system here is still Windows.

Looks like I'll have to go back to my old ways!

Having gone through so much time, Li Mu is a top expert in the fields of computers and security. He pays close attention to this area and is basically familiar with every publicly disclosed operating system vulnerability in the world. He also observes every patch that Microsoft releases.

Having experienced so much of the world, no one knows more about the vulnerabilities of Microsoft's operating system than him.

Moreover, every world has its own unique characteristics, and the Windows operating system is no exception. Vulnerabilities exposed in one world may not have been discovered in another; vulnerabilities made public in another world may still be unknown in this world.

Next, Li Mu spent two days studying the Windows operating system of this world. His hard work paid off, and he found three common vulnerabilities and more than a dozen minor ones.

Small vulnerabilities are not worth much; they can be kept for their own purposes. The most valuable vulnerabilities are general-purpose vulnerabilities, which can easily fetch millions of US dollars each.

Don't underestimate this; it's a strategic weapon in the online world.

He didn't sell many; Li Mu listed two on the dark web. The rarity of general-purpose vulnerabilities goes without saying, and each one sold reduces the pool.

Keep one; it can be used for other purposes in the future.

This common vulnerability was so popular that within just three days, two of them were successfully exploited, earning $70,000 million.

He didn't rest during those three days either; he used those minor vulnerabilities to start editing a small program.

This mini-program isn't exactly a virus, as Li Mu didn't embed any malicious code into it, but it can't be called safe either. Li Mu incorporated five or six minor operating system vulnerabilities into the program.

It will spread rapidly through computer networks via these vulnerabilities. However, since Li Mu did not add any attack programs, it does not pose a significant threat.

At most, it will only affect network speed a little, and many users may not even notice its existence.

However, ordinary users may not notice, but internet companies, security companies, including Microsoft, will definitely take notice and cause quite a stir.

This was also Li Mu's goal. Seven million US dollars wasn't a lot, and there were few opportunities to make money in this world, so he had to create them himself.

Fortunately, the apocalypse is just around the corner, so there are fewer things to worry about. Even if some methods are used, they are unlikely to attract attention.

Over the next two days, Li Mu worked on improving the mini-program while looking for suitable targets.

This is an overseas cybersecurity company that once enjoyed great success, with a market value of nearly 10 billion US dollars. However, it has declined in recent years, with its market value falling to 500-600 million US dollars.

However, even a fallen camel is bigger than a horse; Micro still has a certain reputation and foundation in the security field, which meets Li Mu's requirements.

In just two or three days, seven million US dollars, after being leveraged, became Micro Company stock worth twenty million US dollars.

Meanwhile, he also quietly uploaded that mini-program to the servers of major overseas websites, especially those less reputable but high-traffic websites and servers.

Three days later, the mini-program unsurprisingly exploded. Major overseas cybersecurity companies issued warnings, as did some large technology companies. Even Microsoft had to hold a press conference to publicly address the issue and face public scrutiny and questions about data security.

Overseas computer users also learned about this through the news and began to use computer security software to check their computers. Many found that their computers were infected. Some users who did not have security software installed also began to download and install it to check their computers.

The widespread computer infection, though causing no significant damage, still became a hot news topic.

Even more tragically, while the security software from major global cybersecurity companies can detect the existence of mini-programs, it is difficult to create targeted removal tools in a short period of time because these mini-programs are developed to target five or six undiscovered minor operating system vulnerabilities.

After many netizens detected that they had been infected, they tried to use security software to scan and remove the mini-program, but found that it could not be removed at all, causing an even bigger uproar.

Many computer users and netizens have started searching online for security software that can remove this small program.