A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

Chapter 159 Making Money

The filming, which my girlfriend described as ending quickly, actually wrapped up on December 10th, with her scenes already completed.

Li Mu found this year's weather rather strange. He remembered that in previous years, the temperature in December was only around 20 degrees Celsius, which was the most comfortable time of the year. But this year, perhaps due to a cold wave moving south, it was indeed quite cold at the beginning of December, but after a few days, the temperature suddenly jumped to over 25 degrees Celsius.

It leaves one feeling somewhat lost.

Many people in the workplace even caught colds because of the hot and cold weather.

Li Mu is the same; his nose has been a little uncomfortable these past few days.

But what was even more unbearable than his nose was that the 10th was a Monday, and he had been squatting in the archives all day, while Fan Bingbing arrived in the afternoon.

Fan Bingbing knew her boyfriend was involved in this news story; after all, their daily phone calls were a must. So, being considerate, she didn't let Li Mu answer the phone, but waited until she arrived at her boyfriend's house before contacting him and sending him a message saying:

"I'm here! Where did you put the keys?"

After Li Mu told her the location of the key he had left for her, the other party quickly replied:

"OK, I'm coming in. I'm going to take a break for a bit. You can continue with your work, don't worry about me."

"it is good."

After clocking in a little after five o'clock, he rushed home in a hurry.

I still need to cook.

His girlfriend is a celebrity, so eating out is very inconvenient for her. Therefore, he bought the ingredients she wanted to eat yesterday.

And along this journey...

Ok.

One could say that his mentality is somewhat like Ximen Qing's... or maybe not.

He didn't know why he had this strange metaphorical idea in his mind, but it was true that although the character setting was not quite right, the meaning was similar.

After arriving home in a flurry, he quickly opened the door and immediately saw his girlfriend sitting in front of his computer.

The young lady, noticing his return, stood up with a smile and opened her arms to him.

He rushed over... but just as he grabbed her, he realized she was playing a game on her computer.

Judging from the visuals, it's still A Chinese Odyssey.

Is she still playing?

Li Mu was somewhat surprised because the game kept crashing and crashing, and he had only reached level five before giving up completely.

But at this point, there's no time to worry about that anymore.

Whether to eat her first or eat the rest of the meal first, I had already figured that out before I even came back.

He swept her up in his arms, and amidst her gasp that turned into a coquettish laugh, he headed straight for the bedroom.

Hehehe~

Only a burst of giggles remained in the living room.

However, less than half a minute after the two entered the bedroom, Fan Bingbing, her face completely flushed, rushed out, shouting as she ran:

"Right away, right away, I'm heading back to the city first."

After quickly operating the computer, she ran into the bedroom.

Being apart for a week was agonizing for both of them.

Now that he could finally relieve his longing, Li Mu was anxious... and she was anxious too.

And this time, she also closed the bedroom door.

They won't let us watch it anymore.

Tsk.

……

"Here, take your medicine."

"What is this?"

"Isatis root, antiviral oral liquid."

The big star, wearing a mask, hurried back, quickly rinsed the medicine with boiling water, and brought it to Li Mu, who was cooking in the kitchen.

The isatis root was too hot, so he quickly drank the antiviral oral liquid first, and then said:

"Did they start fighting when you went downstairs?"

"They're fighting right now. There look like seven or eight people."

The two were talking about tennis.

"So, are you going to call later?"

"Let's not play for now, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

As Fan Bingbing watched her boyfriend's skillful chopping of vegetables, she said:

"I'm going to play games now."

"Hmm...you've been playing the whole time?"

"Yeah, just killing time. But leveling up is so hard, it's been so long and I'm only level 16. The main problem is that I've been trying to catch a decent pet for the past couple of days, but I just can't seem to find one, it's so frustrating!"

As Fan Bingbing spoke, she left the kitchen doorway and sat back down in front of the computer.

Li Mu ignored it and instead methodically put the Provençal fish soup, which was perfect for the weather, into the oven to simmer slowly. Then he turned to work on the next dish.

He was busy until almost 8 o'clock before he came out of the kitchen and said to his girlfriend:

"Dinner will be served in ten minutes."

"Uh-huh."

Fan Bingbing responded, and just as Li Mu walked up behind her, the game collapsed at just the right moment...

"Tsk."

Li Mu shook his head:

"That's why I stopped playing."

But Fan Bingbing seemed used to it, and said:

"You'll get used to it, as long as you don't roll back."

"...You like to play?"

"Yeah. At first, I was just trying to learn more about it, but then... hehe, I really like this kind of game where you fight monsters with your baby. It's simple, you don't have to think too much, you just keep grinding... it's really fun."

As she spoke, she skillfully logged back into her account and then controlled the male character in white on the screen to continue running in a certain direction. After running a few steps, the scene instantly changed, and she and her tiger cub encountered a group of bandits.

"Speaking of which, how much money do you have right now?"

"?"

Upon hearing her boyfriend's words, Fan Bingbing instinctively turned her head.

She was looking at her boyfriend.

But it's Brother Li again.

"What's wrong?"

"I think there's something profitable going on with NetEase. What do you think?"

"Well……"

Fan Bingbing thought for a moment, then turned around and quickly drove away the bandits before choosing to return to the city.

Anyway, it's almost time to eat, so I'll stop playing for now.

"Let me think about it. After investing 100,000 in you last time, I just signed this film contract recently... Currently, I should have less than one million in my account."

She has indeed spent a lot of money this year. After saving up for several years, she went all in on real estate after meeting Brother Li, who was not yet her boyfriend.

Currently, his income consists only of his salary from the film "Give Me a Mom" ​​and the little savings he has left.

"However... the contract states that payment will be made after filming is completed. My fee for this film is one million, but it won't be paid until the film is returned and the investment company confirms there are no problems. I estimate... it will be at least January or February."

"So, that means $100,000?"

"Pretty much, I also need to keep some for my own use."

"Spend my money~"

Li Mu said it subconsciously.

But Fan Bingbing didn't respond.

Although the two of them hadn't talked about these things, she understood her boyfriend's struggles to earn money.

My boyfriend's money certainly didn't come from thin air.

Even for both of us, the wind was blowing quite hard.

After thinking for a moment, she pressed on with the question:

How much are you planning to invest?

"I'm quite interested in stocks and plan to give it a try. I chatted with Brother Wei a few times these past few days and asked him about it. He said that if NetEase can successfully resume trading, he would invest around one million. I also asked Brother Hai, who wasn't sure about it, so he asked me if I would invest. After I said I was very interested, he said he would consider it, but if he really invested, it would only be two or three million."

Fan Bingbing wasn't stupid; she naturally knew that the amount of money her boyfriend was referring to wasn't in the same currency unit.

"and you?"

"I'll... one million."

Recalling what the frowning guy said, and considering the remaining 30 million in his pocket, he felt that giving away one-third was an acceptable thing.

Furthermore, he'll actually spend this money very quickly, because Fatty Brother has an Apple stock and a Google stock waiting for him.

We're a little short on money.

As he was thinking, he didn't notice the furrowed brows on Fan Bingbing's face.

He frowned, pondered, and continued to ask:

"Are you confident?"

"Um."

Li Mu nodded again:

"I don't think they'll collapse. After all, their massive SMS business is supporting them with cash flow. As long as they can resume trading, and we help them get through this difficult time, the returns will definitely be substantial. The future belongs to the internet age, doesn't it?"

"this……"

Fan Bingbing thought for a moment and said:

"You need to prepare this money in advance, right?"

"Definitely. According to Wei Ge, NetEase's stock price is already very dangerous. If it can't be made tradable again, it may face delisting in just two or three months. So, if you want to buy, the most cost-effective thing to do is to buy it as soon as trading resumes."

"Well... I need to think about it."

"What are you thinking about?"

"I'm wondering whether I should come with you, and... if I do, how will I make money? I'm talking to a few guys right now, but I don't know if I'll be able to close any deals. And it's almost the end of the year, so a lot of jobs are for next year. Hmm... I need to figure out how to make some money."

Actually, the two of them just started chatting casually.

So upon hearing this, Li Mu didn't think much of it and said:

"I suggest you invest with me; it really is an opportunity."

"...Hmm, I'll think about it."

"Okay, go wash your hands, get ready to eat."

Soon, accompanied by the sounds of flipping and frying in the pan, a dinner that wasn't particularly extravagant but was certainly delicious began.

The newlyweds were still sitting opposite each other. After pouring some red wine, Fan Bingbing, amidst Li Mu's puzzled question, pointed to the chessboard on the coffee table:

"My hands are itching, drink less, I want to play chess with you."

"I haven't downloaded it recently, I've been busy, I simply haven't had the time."

"Me too...hehe, it's okay, we're both terrible at chess, so don't try to improve behind my back, and I won't try to improve behind yours. Let's just stay at this level, I think it's fine~"

"ha."

Li Mu smiled and nodded, raising his glass high:

"Cheers."