A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

Chapter 183 Rumors of Transfer

"What does Mr. Ding want with her about?"

Despite having a lot of complaints in his mind, Li Mu still took the initiative to ask.

He knew that Ding Lei must have his reasons for asking this. After all, objectively speaking, he and Fan Bingbing weren't without a way to contact each other. Yet now Ding Lei was asking him this on his own initiative…

Based on his current understanding, he must have learned from Brother Wei or Brother Hai that he and his girlfriend were often seen together.

Therefore, by proactively asking such questions, a clear boundary can be drawn.

To avoid any misunderstanding.

This is his true thought.

And as it turned out, he was right.

Ding Lei smiled and said:

"Does Ms. Li know that we invited her to participate in the closed beta test a couple of days ago?"

"I know, the 'Westward Journey 2' game from TEST163."

Upon hearing Li Mu's words, Ding Lei showed no surprise, but instead nodded calmly.

"Yes, to be honest... the feedback on 'A Chinese Odyssey' over the past few months has actually been quite poor. The main issue is the game engine. We acquired an engine studio and built upon their engine. But it turns out this engine has significant flaws. However, based on user feedback, if we disregard these inherent weaknesses..."

Li Muxin said, "Isn't this tantamount to ignoring the facts?"

"...Our gameplay and content are generally well-received by users. So, after discovering the engine's inherent flaws, we began developing 'Westward Journey 2.' It's now quite complete, but this time we plan to conduct an in-depth test. From long-term gameplay to game hardware and even the improvement of monetization features, etc..."

"...Mr. Ding."

Li Mu had to interrupt him.

Why are you talking to me about this out of the blue... I don't even play these games.

"So, what do you want to see her about?"

"...?"

Ding Lei was taken aback.

Seeing his expression, Li Mu was immediately speechless.

What's this? Did you get so engrossed in your conversation that you forgot what you were going to say earlier?

A few seconds later... Ding Lei gave an awkward smile and quickly added:

"Oh right, Mr. Li, we would like to invite Teacher Fan to be our spokesperson."

"..."

That's it?

After all that fuss, this is all?

I thought you were going to make me the victim in the closet.

He was both amused and exasperated, and said:

"Why doesn't Mr. Ding just ask her directly?"

And it's clear that this is exactly what Ding Lei was waiting for:

"That works too. I figured Mr. Li's relationship with her is... a bit closer. In that case, let's talk to her directly."

"Okay, no problem. Well... Mr. Ding, shall I go now? I need to hurry back and finish my article."

"Okay, I'll see Mr. Li off..."

"No need, please wait..."

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Mu left the NetEase headquarters building and immediately sent a text message to his girlfriend.

However, Fan Bingbing did not reply.

It's the start of the new year for her too, and she has a lot of things to do.

And... according to her, the aftermath of being photographed by paparazzi with Hai Ge before the Lunar New Year has not yet subsided.

She was looking for an opportunity to face a lot of media and clarify the matter.

But it's only the beginning of the year, so these opportunities are quite rare. Since this isn't a big deal, holding a press conference to clarify would seem like making a mountain out of a molehill, creating an awkward situation.

It would be best to wait for an event that Li Mu considers newsworthy, and then arrange for a reporter to ask questions and clarify the situation.

Back at his workplace, he first sent the photos to be developed, then put on his headphones and began working on the article without stopping.

To ensure the article's timeliness, he even ate lunch quickly, and finally, around 3 p.m., he delivered the revised article to Bieyan.

"Brother Bie, take a look."

"Um."

In the office, Bie Yan looked at the article in front of him, titled "NetEase Successfully Resumes Trading on Nasdaq, Exclusive Interview with Ding Lei!", and began.

Even after seeing the page number of the article, he still had a red pen in his hand.

but……

He barely touched the paper with his red pen after reading the entire article.

There was even a hint of surprise in his eyes.

I was amazed by the high quality of this article.

For a moment, it was hard to tell whether it was the quality of Xiao Li's interview questions or Ding Lei's natural eloquence that made the article so exceptionally high.

The time is too short to tell.

but……

"Hmm, not bad."

After looking at the places he had changed, which were mostly punctuation marks and a few words, he thought for a moment and said directly:

"Take it to the editorial office and tell them I've already reviewed it. Have them submit it directly to their superiors. I just saw the news about NetEase's successful resumption of trading."

Pointing to his computer in his office, he said, shrugging at Li Mu:

"Now it depends on how the editorial board evaluates the value of your news article."

Li Mu was taken aback:

"Brother Bie, what do you mean...?"

"Submit it for review first."

"Okay, okay."

Li Mu quickly went outside, while Bie Yan pressed the space bar, and the computer screen lit up.

He opened a calendar folder and found the calendar for January 2002.

Today is January 29th, the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

Tomorrow is the seventh day of the Lunar New Year...

The seventh day of the lunar month is the "human" day, said to be the day when Nuwa created humans, a birthday belonging to all mankind.

Under normal circumstances... Bie Yan recalled news from previous years.

These are basically local customs for celebrating this "human day".

Unlike the importance of welcoming the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the sixth and seventh days are relatively uneventful. It's not until the day after tomorrow, the eighth day, when businesses reopen, that the headlines are almost always about the reopening of businesses after the New Year.

He stared at it for a while, compared it in his mind, and nodded slightly.

Ok……

……

"Oh, I just saw it."

"Isn't Zhou Xingchi their spokesperson?"

"Why are you looking for me?"

"Get back to me when you're done."

Looking at these messages, Li Mu, who had just finished submitting them for review, leaned back in his chair at his workstation and quickly replied:

"Zhou Xingchi is the spokesperson for 'A Chinese Odyssey Part 1,' what does that have to do with 'A Chinese Odyssey Part 2'?"

"What about 'A Chinese Odyssey Part One'?"

"Are you stupid? If it were as good as he says, who would bother playing game 1?"

"What will happen to the account I worked so hard to level up?"

"...You're asking me? My advice is to delete it. Keep playing around all day; sooner or later you'll make your boyfriend run off with someone else!"

"Hehe, sorry~ I just play for a little while when I'm free~"

"You handle it yourself. I'm going to rest for a bit. I just finished a draft and I'm tired."

"it is good."

He tossed his phone onto the table, leaned back in his chair, and let out a long sigh of relief.

He slowly moved his wrists, considering whether he should bring his laptop to work in the future... but after thinking about it, it seemed a bit too high-profile, so he had to give up.

Compared to using a keyboard, writing with a pen... especially for long drafts, is indeed quite inconvenient.

Just as I was pondering this, a voice suddenly rang out in the office:

"Hey, I just heard something."

Li Mu subconsciously opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound.

Reporter from the Department of Culture and Sports – Ji Jingjing.

She was the one speaking.

Li Mu hadn't really interacted with this older sister, Sui Kuan. Firstly, there were dozens of reporters in the Arts and Sports Department, and Li Mu and Sui Kuan, who had just joined, only had nodding acquaintances with some of the older reporters. After all, they weren't mentored, and there wasn't any direct relationship between them. So they were just ordinary colleagues.

Secondly... sometimes, the signs of cliques in the office are quite obvious.

For example, Shang Xiaobin and Wu Jun are basically inseparable.

This woman often hung out with several other reporters.

Li Mu's relationship with her was limited to "Sister Ji, Little Li".

At that moment, Ji Jingjing was looking on with a gossipy expression. Although she was chatting with a few reporters she knew well, her voice was neither too loud nor too soft; anyone in the office who paid attention could hear her.

"Our boss might be transferred!"

"!"

"what?"

"???"

At this, the reporters who were still at their workstations all subconsciously looked up.

Someone asked instinctively:

"Huh? Boss?...Editor-in-Chief?"

As soon as he said that, Ji Jingjing rolled her eyes:

"It's our director."

"...Director Zhang?"

Not to mention others, Li Mu also subconsciously widened his eyes.

Is Zhang Zhengwen being transferred?

"right."

Ji Jingjing nodded again:

"Don't ask me how I got the specifics, but... I heard the boss is being transferred, and a new director will be sent from above!"

"Why?"

"Isn't the boss doing just fine?"

Are you sure?

Amidst the barrage of questions, Ji Jingjing shook her head:

"This news isn't guaranteed to be true, but I have indeed heard about it."

"???"

Li Mu was truly confused now.

Actually, he had a really good impression of Zhang Zhengwen, both in terms of his reputation among colleagues and his approach to people and things... He was a very good leader.

Furthermore, in his mind, Brother Bie was already the deputy director, so if Zhang Zhengwen was to be transferred, wouldn't it be Brother Bie who would take the position?

But then I thought about how Brother Bie had only recently taken office as deputy director...

It seems unrealistic to go straight to the director's position... Hmm?

and many more.

Suddenly, he remembered something that Fatty had said.

He went to The New York Times because he was unhappy at his workplace due to some changes!

However, when Li Mu heard the news, he was somewhat distracted, partly because 9/11 had just happened, and partly because he was more curious about Fatty's personal experience. After all, it seemed that "resigning" was already a consensus among him and the other brothers.

So he didn't pay attention to such details, and the fat guy quickly started talking about Apple and Google...

But now...

Could this be the "change of workplace" that Fatty was talking about?

His brows furrowed instantly.

After thinking for a moment, his gaze fell on the phone on the table.

Does Brother Bie know about this?

Should I take the initiative to ask?

Is it appropriate...?

He was lost in thought.