A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

Chapter 150 Heartbreak in Love, Success in Career

"Xiao Li, Xiao Sui, your task is to take good photos, especially of our province's athletes. Take lots of pictures!"

"clear."

They both nodded.

At this moment, everyone is gathered outside the opening ceremony venue – the Guangzhou Gymnasium.

Following Shang Xiaobin's instructions, Li Mu immediately checked the old Nikon film in his hand.

Then I joined the other journalists and started queuing to go through security.

Since 9/11, security checks around the world seem to have been upgraded, so the queues are very slow right now.

Almost all the reporters from the Culture and Sports Department of the Southern Metropolis Daily were mobilized to report on the Ninth National Games. Li Mu and Sui Kuan, as the reporters covering the Games, had their main task these days to take good photos and publish them in the newspaper.

There's no need to write an article.

These articles, which specifically report on the grand occasion of the event, are written by others.

All those people had to do was sit in their offices and wait for the reporters to bring back photos, quickly select them, and put them in the newspaper.

Today is the first day of the Ninth National Games. Li Mu and Sui Kuan were assigned to take photos of the diving and swimming events after attending the opening ceremony and taking news photos.

With time on their hands and a heavy workload, the two of them went through security and followed the signs to the media station.

And once all the reporters, including him, had arrived, security personnel immediately came over and began checking whether their cameras had security clearance stickers.

They left only after confirming that everything was correct.

Then, everyone waited patiently in the slightly hot weather.

The opening ceremony starts at 9:30.

At 9 o'clock, ticket holders began to enter the stands one after another.

"You two take a few photos of the audience that elicit positive feedback from the shots."

Hearing Shang Xiaobin's words, the two nodded and began to observe the audience, trying to find some people who were good at being photographed, or who were well-suited to appear in the newspaper.

After searching for a while and taking a few photos, Li Mu spotted a security team appearing near the podium.

Clearly, these people are part of the national security force.

These people weren't allowed to take photos, so Li Mu just watched without any intention of raising his camera. Then… suddenly he saw two unexpected people.

Sister Zhang, or rather, the mysterious woman whose real name is Zhang Yujing, and Sister Ding were also present.

It was in the seat right next to the podium.

These two must have just arrived. After they sat down, Sister Ding had a pair of binoculars in her hand.

Li Mu was stunned...

But instead of greeting him immediately, he took out his phone and sent a message to Bie Yan:

"Brother Bie, I saw Sister Zhang and Sister Ding."

"Where?"

"They were in the audience, right next to the main stage."

"Okay, I understand."

After Bie Yan finished replying, Li Mu noticed that Sister Zhang had raised her phone.

Then his eyes widened, and he looked towards the press area.

At this moment, Li Mu took the initiative to extend his hand and wave.

When Sister Zhang saw him, she smiled and waved as a greeting.

Li Mu quickly shifted his attention, after all, he was still working.

But not long after, his phone rang.

When I took it out, I was surprised to find that it was sent by Sister Zhang:

"Bingbing?"

Li Mu looked up, glanced at Sister Zhang who was waving her phone at him, and quickly replied:

"She went to Taiwan yesterday to record 'The Same Song'."

"Oh, you're coming back today?"

Upon seeing this message, Li Mu's eyes flickered, and he replied:

"It should be."

My girlfriend is indeed returning today, but not to Guangzhou; she's going to Beijing instead.

"Okay, I'll contact her directly."

Upon seeing the message from Sister Zhang, Li Mu replied:

"Okay, Sister Zhang, I'll get back to work now."

"You're busy, don't worry about us."

After receiving a reply, Li Mu did not give up. He glanced at her again and saw that Zhang Jie was holding her phone and pressing buttons instead of making a call. He then immediately dialed his girlfriend's number.

The phone rang for a while before being answered, but Li Mu didn't say much. After confirming the call was connected, he hung up immediately and quickly sent a message:

"Sister Zhang is looking for you; she's at the opening ceremony. You two chat, I'm working."

Fan Bingbing did not reply.

Time passed by, and finally, at 9:25, all the reporters' cameras and microphones were pointed at the podium.

The audience erupted in applause and cheers.

The opening ceremony officially began.

……

The opening ceremony follows a fixed procedure: the leaders announce the start, the athletes enter, the flag is raised, and so on.

During this period, Li Mu was extremely busy, and like his colleagues, he never let go of the camera shutter.

The process lasted for more than an hour before it ended, which was also the end of his morning work.

"You two give the roll of film to the people waiting outside, then go to the swimming pool area."

"OK."

Following Shang Xiaobin's instructions, Li Mu responded again, tidied up the equipment, and quickly walked out.

Only then did he have time to glance at his phone.

"Sister Zhang asked me if I was free tonight and invited me to play cards in Macau."

"Brother, don't go with me!"

"Never mind, you don't need to reply. I've already agreed. You go ahead and do your work, then contact me when you're done."

"I've already spoken to the company; I'll be going back two days later."

"Are you unable to take even a single day off this time?"

"Never mind, never mind, forget I asked. Hehe, I said I would support your work."

"Waaah, but I miss you so much..."

Li Mu thought for a moment and handed the film roll to Sui Kuan:

"You go first, I'll make a phone call."

"it is good."

Sui Kuan responded and quickly left with the film roll, while Li Mu dialed his girlfriend's number:

"Beep beep... Hey, are you done with your work?"

"Um."

"It's already noon, remember to eat on time."

"We're planning to go eat there... What did you all say?"

"She didn't say much. Sister Zhang just asked if we needed someone to play cards tonight and asked me to go. I agreed."

"I can't go this time. Today is the first day of the opening ceremony, and my task is to film the entire water sports event..."

"Oh? Won't that be very tiring?"

"It's alright, it's just taking pictures."

"Oh well……"

You could tell from her voice that she was a little disappointed.

Logically speaking, Macau is actually very close to Guangzhou, but one person wants to go to Macau to play cards all night, while the other wants to work.

They are very close, yet they are like parallel lines that can never intersect.

This can be quite detrimental to couples in the throes of new love.

But... there's nothing I can do.

Work is work.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Li Mu hung up the phone when his girlfriend was about to pack her clothes to head straight to Macau.

After leaving the venue, Sui Kuan finished his work, and the two of them drove Li Mu's Santana straight to the swimming pool.

In the passenger seat, Sui Kuan looked at the race schedule with excitement:

"One-meter platform, three-meter platform! Haha!"

"...Why are you so excited?"

"Guo Jingrui! The most beautiful woman in the diving world, don't you like her?"

"..."

Li Mu shook his head speechlessly.

He actually doesn't like watching diving. If he could... he would rather watch tennis matches and see how the top players in the country play.

Unfortunately, I didn't get one.

Although that was what he was thinking, when he saw the "number one beauty in the diving world" described by Sui Kuan dive into the water with such a small splash that it was negligible, a hint of amazement flashed in his eyes that afternoon.

I must say, it's actually quite good.

She's beautiful, and her skills are exceptional.

Although it was only the preliminary round, judging from the score that ranked first, this beauty's skill level is really quite high.

While he was pondering this, he had already pressed the shutter repeatedly, capturing every moment of this top beauty in the diving world, from her preparation before the dive to her entry into the water.

Then, realizing that the film roll was full, he skillfully replaced it with a brand new one.

The Ninth National Games are in full swing.

……

"Bingbing, your next film is starting soon, right?"

"Yes, I estimate it will be about ten days. I just went to Hong Kong a couple of days ago to finish my makeup and styling, and I'm just waiting to join the crew."

Night falls at the Lisboa Casino in Macau.

As Fan Bingbing answered, he printed out a 30,000.

There weren't many people in the private room today, just four: her, Sister Zhang, Sister Ding, and that Sister Lin.

Four women and one mahjong table.

"Thirty thousand..."

"bump!"

As soon as she played the 30,000, Sister Zhang immediately ponged the tile, and then said triumphantly:

"Be careful, everyone. Don't let anyone win. I have a really strong hand this round."

Fan Bingbing's face fell. Looking at the pairs of 10,000 and 70,000 next to Sister Zhang's 30,000, she said:

"Sister Zhang, it can't be all one suit...please stop!"

"Hahaha, guess what? If I catch your cannon, you're in big trouble!"

"Don't scare me... I still have one useless card left to play."

"Haha, then you'd better be careful. If you don't have enough money, you'll have to ask Little Li to come and rescue you!"

Looking at the cards in her hand, Sister Zhang became even more excited.

Meanwhile, Sister Ding calmly played a nine of coins and laughed:

"Xiao Li is too busy. The Ninth National Games just started, and he's busy doing interviews everywhere... Hey, didn't you say you were going back to Yanjing soon? Doesn't that mean you two won't be able to see each other for ten days to two weeks?"

It would have been better if she hadn't brought it up; once she did, Fan Bingbing was even more speechless.

A pained look appeared on her face:

"Yes... I'd like to spend more time with him, or have him spend time with me, but that's just how my job is... he can't get away from it either."

As she spoke, ignoring the card Lin Jie played, she threw out her last useless card, the five of wan that was originally meant to be a "three-five-wan" combination that had been blocked:

"fifty thousand!"

"Hahaha! Hu!"

"oops!"

"Hahaha, a perfect hand! Bingbing, what's going on? I told you to be careful! Hahahaha..."

Seeing Fan Bingbing's already huddled up expression, Sister Zhang laughed even more heartily.

"……well."

Fan Bingbing had no choice but to obediently hand over a chip worth five thousand.

One thousand per round, all four of a kind, she lost four thousand in one hand.

He muttered something under his breath:

"People say that if you're unlucky in love, you're lucky at gambling... how come we're both unlucky!"

After Sister Zhang happily gave her a thousand chips, upon hearing her words, Sister Zhang, in high spirits, waved her hand:

"It's okay, what's the big deal? I'll take you to Hong Kong in a couple of days and introduce you to some people in your industry. They all film in Hong Kong, so you can just travel back and forth. Anyway, Hong Kong is closer to Guangzhou than Beijing, hahaha~ It'll be more convenient for us to play cards since you're closer."

"Well……"

Fan Bingbing was taken aback.

Then he laughed and said:

"Hehe, okay, I want to be closer to him now. Sis, next time you play Hu, remember to give me a wink beforehand."

"Hahaha……"