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Chapter 162 Guangzhou's First Deepest Affection

Chapter 161 Guangzhou's Deepest Affection

"In the current TV drama sector, Zhao Wei can almost dominate across mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong."

Inside the office of the Qiaojiaren Publishing Company, Zhang Hua spoke eloquently.

"No one has more appeal than her. 'Princess Pearl,' 'Shaolin Soccer,' 'Romance in the Rain'..."

Guangzhou Qiaojiaren is a company primarily engaged in distribution business.

Deeply involved in the film and television drama sector.

As a pure industry insider, Zhang Hua's perspective is completely different from Chen Lixin's, whom he interviewed this morning.

The former focuses more on influence and trends, while Zhang Hua is entirely focused on the market.

Therefore, he directly placed Zhao Wei in the top tier.

Zhao Wei is first, Xu Jinglei is second, and Zhang Ziyi is somewhat too highbrow in his opinion. As a "Zhang Yimou girl," it's really difficult to get her to star in most films.

Therefore, Zhou Xun came in third place, and Li Bingbing came in fourth...

"Li Ji, Huayi Brothers is no small fry. Their CEO has a very good relationship with people like Zheng Xiaolong, Wang Shuo, and Feng Xiaogang. Li Bingbing is Huayi's top actress. Although she can't compare to others yet, I believe that with Huayi's capabilities, she'll become famous sooner or later. Oh, and Fan Bingbing is the same. Li Ji, trust me, Rong Xinda definitely can't beat Huayi..."

"And what about people like Mei Ting, Yuan Li, and Miao Pu, who are with General Manager Zhang..."

"Actors in serious dramas aren't getting much market response..."

This is Zhang Hua's opinion.

See, it's purely business-oriented.

Li Muxin said that this news reporting experience was truly enlightening.

It really is true that everyone has their own taste, and each person's experience is different.

Midway through, his phone vibrated.

It was a call from Li Xingping.

He pressed it down.

It was already past 4 p.m. when I left Zhang Hua's place.

He didn't go back to his workplace to clock in; instead, he went straight home.

"...Have you finished playing ball?"

"Well……"

Seeing his girlfriend still sitting in the chair playing games, Li Mu casually asked.

Fan Bingbing's eyes flashed strangely.

After flashing a few times, he responded with a hint of guilt:

"Um."

"Use my racket?"

"...No, I used the one the coach gave me."

"oh oh."

Li Mu didn't think much of it, but sat down on the sofa and dialed Li Xingping's number.

The call was connected very quickly this time:

"Hello, Mr. Li."

"Ping-ge, what are you busy with?"

Li Xingping was born in 79. After the investment, their relationship deepened. Since they both shared the surname Li, to distinguish between them, Li Mu called him Brother Ping, while Li Xingping continued to call him President Li.

"I'm... playing video games. Hehe~"

Li Xingping sounded somewhat embarrassed.

But inexplicably, Fan Bingbing showed a very strange expression upon hearing his words.

It's like finding a kindred spirit.

"Haha, okay. How's the company doing?"

"Has Mr. Li not used the website these past few days?"

"Hmm...what's wrong?"

"Haven't you noticed the response speed is faster? I optimized the code, and the two employees I hired also redesigned the page. Haven't you noticed? Finding the website is easier now, and the redirection speed after clicking is faster. Plus, it's more stable..."

Li Mu didn't really feel anything, but after hearing about his work results, he still asked:

"What about the access IP?"

"It averages around 4,500 per day. That's a bit more than before."

"That's good... Are you free tomorrow?"

"Uh...daytime or nighttime?"

Li Mu was stunned when Li Xingping said those words.

"Don't you sleep at night?"

"I play video games at night and sleep during the day."

"……what?"

"Well……"

"..."

Both of them fell silent under Fan Bingbing's strange gaze.

A few seconds later, realizing he had rambled on, Li Xingping tried to smooth things over:

"Mr. Li, I... I work the night shift. There are staff who maintain the servers during the day, and I'm responsible for server maintenance at night. So... I sleep during the day, it's not like I'm just playing games."

"..."

Li Muxin said, "Guess whether I believe you or not..."

But… he had already said it. Li Mu glanced at the time and suddenly said:

"Ping-ge, have you eaten yet?"

"Uh... I ate it."

"Have you eaten? Dinner?"

"Yes, I ate it around 3 pm."

Li Mu was completely speechless and simply said:

"Is this your breakfast?"

"……hey-hey."

"How about we meet for dinner? Perfect timing, Fan Bingbing's here too. We've been working on some ideas for a website lately, and we're also writing news articles to drive traffic, right? Let's chat about it?"

"How about... tomorrow?"

Li Muben thought he could talk about this while you were "awake" and extended an invitation, but unexpectedly Li Xingping refused.

"Mr. Li, the main issue is the new technology we've been using these past few days, and there are still some bugs. Especially now that peak hours are approaching, I usually have to sit in front of the computer monitoring the backend data from 6 PM to 10 PM. Otherwise, if the website crashes, it'll be a real problem if we don't address it in time. How about tomorrow?"

Hearing that it was serious business, Li Mu thought it made sense, but just then, his girlfriend suddenly spoke up:

"Then let's buy some food and eat at the company."

She lowered her voice as she spoke:

"I haven't been there yet."

Li Mu glanced at her subconsciously, thought for a moment, and nodded:

"Then I'll buy some food, and we'll meet at the company. It just so happens that neither Fan Bingbing nor I have been to the company before, so we can familiarize ourselves with the place."

"Well...that works too, but the company is a bit chaotic."

"Haha, it's okay, just send us the address, we'll buy food and head over."

"Okay, Mr. Li, see you in a bit."

After hanging up the phone, Li Mu checked the time and said to her:

"Shall we go? Something simple to eat tonight?"

"OK."

She's already eaten two meals cooked by her boyfriend. Although her cooking skills aren't great, it's clear that cooking is actually a very tiring task.

If they are a normal couple, they can definitely go out for a nice meal.

But... her identity is sensitive.

Although we haven't discussed these things proactively, you can tell from my boyfriend's attitude that he's actively avoiding contact with the outside world to avoid getting into trouble.

So I didn't feel that tonight's working lunch was perfunctory at all; on the contrary, I was quite happy.

That's just how it is in the entertainment industry; she can only be "single" at this stage.

They must also be single.

Thankfully, my boyfriend understood.

Long live understanding.

……

"Actually, it's just GG."

On the bus, Li Mu explained his ideas about HAO123's profit model.

"For example, you have a newly launched website with no traffic and you want to attract visitors. What do you do? Give me money, and I'll put a link to your website."

"……I see."

In an instant, Fan Bingbing understood her boyfriend's plan.

"Doesn't that allow you to link to multiple websites?"

"Yes, for example, a link costs 5,000 yuan a month, and it only takes up a few words on the website. But those few words cost 5,000 yuan a month, and 50,000 yuan in ten months. And what if there are many of these 'words'? Then..."

"Got it. Hehe, you're so smart!"

After offering lavish praise, she leaned back in her chair and said proactively:

"I plan to go back the day after tomorrow."

"..."

Li Mu was taken aback and asked:

"Go back where?"

"Yanjing. Meet with Sister Hua and see if there are any quick and easy business opportunities lately. Let's make some more money so we can invest in NetEase together."

Hearing this, was Li Mu willing?

of course not.

but……

"it is good."

He agreed immediately:

"Then get some rest today and tomorrow, and return to work with full enthusiasm."

"...You're not angry with me?"

"Why blame you? That's your business."

"..."

Fan Bingbing remained silent.

His gaze lingered on the neon lights streaming in through the car window.

A few seconds later, she took Li Mu's hand.

……

Li Xingping said the company was a bit messy, but Li Mu thought it was just that documents were scattered everywhere and there was a lot of clutter.

But when he saw that there was a bed in this small office of several dozen square meters, and several cardboard boxes under the bed containing some clothes, he finally understood what the other person meant by "mess".

"You're staying here?"

"Yes... so it's a bit messy."

Li Xingping felt a little embarrassed, even though the bed had just been made.

But... this office, which has no partitions and is just a square workspace, has a... feeling of a men's dormitory.

Fan Bingbing seemed a little speechless, but still took the initiative to put the packed dishes on the table.

Ignoring Li Xingping's furtive glances, he said:

"Shall we eat?"

"Hey Ping, let's go eat. We can talk about profit models, I have an idea..."

The moment Li Mu finished speaking, Li Xingping's eyes lit up.

And so, the dinner began.

Li Mu didn't hold back and explained his business idea, which originated from the wheelchair-bound man. Li Xingping's eyes immediately lit up:

"That works! Yeah! Why didn't I think of that! Add their domain, get paid... it's that simple! And the price..."

"Prices can be determined based on market feedback."

Li Mu smiled slightly:

"But right now, the most important thing is to let more people know about our website, so I plan to write the press release about your startup in the next couple of days. Any questions?"

"No!"

Li Xingping was in high spirits after suddenly finding a profitable business model that he liked and started making money, so he agreed to it immediately.

Then he began to wolf down his food.

She said she wasn't hungry just now, but now she's eating more heartily than anyone else.

Even their eating manners were a bit... how should I put it.

In Fan Bingbing's eyes, the most prominent feature is "rashness".

Watching Li Xingping eat, she glanced at him twice and then couldn't help but look at her boyfriend again.

Her boyfriend's expression was incredibly calm.

"Hey."

For some inexplicable reason, she gave a very strange smile.

The emotions were quite complex, a mix of sweetness and pride.

Very strange.

Li Xingping naturally saw that soft laugh.

His expression froze...