A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

Chapter 208 Public Relations Boyfriend

After lunch on Sunday, Fan Bingbing left Guangzhou and headed north, carrying with him the "ideological and political book" that he had read halfway through but found quite interesting upon closer examination.

She promised to come back as soon as possible, but Li Mu remained noncommittal.

We've known each other for almost half a year now, and her words are still worth less than a fart.

I'm used to it now.

Monday, a normal workday.

During the morning meeting, Zhou Long continued to encourage everyone to generate more revenue.

After the meeting, Li Mu didn't ask Sui Kuan anything like "What's your decision?"

No need.

He simply asked someone at his workplace about the magazines that were currently associated with the company, memorized some of the names he thought his girlfriend might be involved with, such as "Fashion," and then filled out an application form for subscribing to magazines within the Southern Metropolis Daily.

This can be considered a perk among those working in the media industry.

Generally speaking, to subscribe to newspapers and magazines, you need to go to the post office, fill out a form, and make a payment.

Furthermore, the magazine publisher only starts accepting subscriptions for the following year's magazine from September to December each year. If you miss this period, you will miss out on the discounts. In addition, if you haven't reached a cooperation agreement with the post office or if the cooperation agreement has expired and hasn't been renewed, you will have to contact the magazine publisher yourself to make a remittance in order to subscribe.

But Southern Media Group doesn't use it.

As an industry player, the group naturally exchanges information and references other magazines internally. Furthermore, employees receive special discounts on magazine subscriptions, making them significantly cheaper than outside subscriptions.

And the most convenient thing is that after subscribing to the magazine, you don't need to wait for the postman to deliver it.

The post office would deliver the magazines along with various necessary documents or newspaper pages every day.

It's incredibly convenient.

Therefore, Li Mu can handle all of this himself as long as he is at work.

After filling out all the forms and making the payment, Li Mu will be able to receive the journal content from various magazines starting next month.

When I told my girlfriend about it, her response was simply "I love you."

He smiled knowingly.

Then, on Monday afternoon, just before the end of the workday, two colleagues, both reporters, returned to the office with happy expressions.

"Just talked to a guy at a clothing store near the Thirteen Factories area, full-length, 8,000 yuan!"

Upon hearing this, Li Mu subconsciously looked up.

The so-called "full-width" refers to a horizontal area that runs across the entire page. This type of text is much longer than the special text category area in the Southern Metropolis Daily, but the height is the same, both limited to less than 2 cm.

In the text category, the GG section charges by word count, at ten yuan per word, with a minimum of fifty words.

This type of full-page advertisement doesn't have a word count requirement, but because it takes up a lot of space, it's much more expensive.

But compared to that Normandy clothing brand's GG ad, Zhao Wei's entire last page is still quite different. A last-page GG ad with a color photo costs around 150,000 yuan per appearance.

It depends on how you negotiate.

Zhou Long's three articles on GG last Friday, which garnered three million views, should be the total price for multiple publications.

Even so, eight percent of eight thousand yuan is still more than six hundred yuan.

Earning this money naturally brings a smile to one's face.

Li Mu remained silent, pretending not to hear.

At that moment, Bie Yan walked in.

Upon seeing Li Mu, he called out:

"Xiao Li, come here."

"They're here."

Li Mu responded and quickly walked out.

Bie Yan was waiting for him in the corridor.

"Where's Xiao Sui?"

"He and Brother Bin went out for an interview."

Hearing this, Bie Yan nodded:

"Then contact him later. Contact this person tomorrow at 9 a.m.."

After handing Li Mu a business card, Bie Yan continued:

"Chen Daoming and Yuan Li starred in a TV series called 'The Black Hole.' They'll be here tomorrow, so you can interview them. As for the process... it's not much different from 'Young Justice Bao.' You know what key points to emphasize, right?"

"I know, the story's theme and message. For the actors, it's mainly about discussing their views on the characters and interesting anecdotes from both on and off screen... Brother Bie, what kind of story is this?"

"It seems to be about anti-corruption and anti-gangsterism. The director and screenwriter will be here tomorrow, but I didn't ask for more details. Anyway, you and Sui Kuan will do some interviews tomorrow, and show me the draft after you've finished."

"it is good."

Li Mu readily agreed, glancing at the business card before saying:

"Is there an exclusive interview this time?"

"No, they're not a big production team. They got me through connections, but since Chen Daoming is in it, I agreed. But I can't go tomorrow, I have a meeting. You and Xiao Sui will go."

"OK."

"Um."

Without saying anything more, Bie Yan left.

Li Mu then dialed Sui Kuan's number:

"Hey, Fatty, there's a film crew interviewing you tomorrow at 9 a.m., remember to come early."

"Okay, I'll call you tomorrow morning. See you at the office entrance?"

"Um."

……

"Lycra?"

Fan Bingbing was somewhat curious:

"Is it a type of fabric?"

"right."

Inside the photography studio, Wei Xiaojun, a fashion designer from the design department of Yichun Apparel Co., Ltd., sitting opposite her, nodded:

"It's a spandex fabric. It's more elastic and provides better coverage than polyester."

"So it won't have the same problem as polyester, where it loses its elasticity when pulled forcefully?"

"Yes. The biggest advantage of spandex is its excellent resilience and breathability. The leggings you often wear are usually made of polyester, or a blend of spandex and nylon. While those pants do have elasticity, they don't have enough resilience. And they're very poorly breathable. Don't you also feel particularly stuffy and uncomfortable once you sweat?"

"Yes, they are not very breathable, so I usually buy several pairs. If I feel uncomfortable with this brand, I will change to another one, or if they no longer provide support, I will discard them."

As she spoke, Fan Bingbing asked with considerable curiosity:

"So, according to you, that fabric called Lycra wouldn't work?"

"Yes, its breathability and resilience are quite good..."

As Wei Xiaojun spoke, she asked with a mixture of curiosity and puzzlement:

"Is Professor Fan interested in fashion design?"

"That's not quite it. It's just... how should I put it?"

What can she say right now?

Can you say that your boyfriend really likes what you wear, and that he thought the style of wearing stirrup pants with slouch socks that day was quite nice and surprising?

That's definitely not a good thing to say, especially since the two of them have only just met and aren't familiar with each other.

"It's just a little hobby; sometimes strange and unusual ideas pop into my head."

"I see... If you need anything, Ms. Fan, please let me know and I'll design something for you. Our clothing design team at Yichun is quite strong, and we also trust Ms. Fan's taste. If we have a really outstanding design, we can even create a complete sub-category just for you."

"Haha, okay."

Fan Bingbing didn't really take those words seriously.

After all, it was just casual conversation during breaks from work.

Soon, the photo studio was set up.

"Teacher Fan, we can begin."

"They're here."

Fan Bingbing stood up abruptly, wearing a new summer outfit from Yichun, and stood next to Lu Yi.

Just then, she caught a glimpse of Wang Jinghua walking into the photography studio out of the corner of her eye.

But instead of greeting him, she put her hand on Lu Yi's shoulder, and the two of them posed for the camera.

Yes, they are both handsome men and beautiful women.

After a burst of flashes, the two changed their poses again.

Immediately after the shoot, Fan Bingbing, along with Yichun's costume assistant and Wei Xiaojun, entered the temporary dressing room that was enclosed by cloth.

When they came out again, they had changed into a completely new set of clothes.

Then, she stood in front of the camera again.

And so it went, one set after another, one set after another.

It was past six o'clock when the filming was finally over for the day.

After thanking Lu Yi and the other staff members for their hard work, Fan Bingbing walked up to Wang Jinghua, who had been waiting for her for a long time.

"Sister Hua, what brings you here?"

"I came to see you."

Wang Jinghua smiled and handed over a bottle of water with a straw inserted, the purpose of which was to prevent the artist's lipstick from smudging.

"Thank you, Sister Hua. Shall we have dinner together tonight?"

"I can't eat it."

Wang Jinghua shook her head:

"My flight is in a little while, to Guangzhou."

"...?"

Fan Bingbing paused in her drinking motion.

"Sister Hua is going to Guangzhou? Is something wrong?"

"Yes, Daoming, let's go together. We're going to Guangzhou tomorrow to promote the TV series 'The Black Hole.' We've arranged to do promotional interviews with several media outlets, including the Southern Metropolis Daily..."

At this point, Wang Jinghua paused and asked:

"Bingbing, do you remember me? The reporter who did your exclusive interview last time?"

"..."

Fan Bingbing froze again as she drank water.

Fortunately, she kept the straw in her mouth the whole time, so her movements weren't very noticeable.

"Um, reporter Li Mu, what's wrong?"

"Have you... been in contact with him recently?"

"..."

Fan Bingbing said, "How am I supposed to answer that?"

I just left yesterday?

Before he left, he treated me like a nut, something he had just tightened?

I feel completely refreshed and relaxed right now.

How am I supposed to answer you, Sister Hua?

She was thinking to herself, but her answer was:

"Keep in touch."

"Oh? Really!?"

Instantly, Wang Jinghua's eyes lit up:

"You two have a connection? What's your relationship like?"

Does a negative number count as a relationship?

Her eyes grew increasingly strange, but she still nodded and said:

"Very good, good friend."

"Ha, that's great! How about you arrange a time with him later? I'd like to invite him to dinner."

Now, Fan Bingbing understood.

"Sister Hua, did you go to Guangzhou specifically for him?"

"No, it should be said that it was specially made for the two of you."

"I?"

"Yes, you and Li Bingbing."

Wang Jinghua sighed softly:

"You saw the article about the 'Four Little Actresses' when it came out, right? Zhao Wei and Zhou Xun are practically the representatives of the new generation. So, for the sake of the two of you, I discussed it with the company and we're planning to do some public relations. Putting everything else aside, if your names can be included in the next selection, it will be worth any cost."

"..."

Fan Bingbing was speechless for a moment.

Let's leave aside the question of when the next one will be held...

What she was mainly concerned about was the "public relations" that Sister Hua mentioned.

As an artist within Huayi Brothers, putting everything else aside, just looking at this business alone...

Ok.

for example.

To put it another way, what Sister Hua said is:

"Bingbing, the company is planning to take your boyfriend out for drinks, gambling, and prostitution."

Ah this...