A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

Chapter 326 Ambition

"Didn't Brother Bie agree right away?"

Faced with his girlfriend's surprised gaze, Li Mu remained calm:

"Of course, Brother Bie isn't my puppet. He definitely has to think about himself too."

"But your plan is clearly excellent, and considering your relationship..."

"But Brother Bie is Brother Bie, and I am me. Besides, setting up a new department does require careful consideration, even if the department may not be large at first... But you have to understand, as long as it's a department, it's equivalent to having its own office within the organization, with its own administrative functions. So it definitely needs to be considered... But I'm not worried, because Brother Bie understands the competitive pressure in Yanjing better than I do. He will definitely bring up this idea with the leadership."

"Then how can you guarantee that you'll be the second-in-command?"

"I can't guarantee that."

Li Mu shook his head:

"But at least I'm trying."

"this……"

For a moment, Fan Bingbing didn't know how to answer.

What good is hard work all day?

She became increasingly speechless.

He even stopped playing games, turned them off, and sat down on the sofa.

Are you unhappy?

"?"

Li Mu looked puzzled:

Why am I unhappy?

"because……"

"I know what you're going to say."

He waved his hand, looked into his girlfriend's eyes, and said with a smile:

"Man proposes, God disposes. As long as no one else reaps the rewards, and as long as Brother Bie becomes the director of the new media department, everything will be fine. That's the main premise. And Brother Bie said today that he's going there for Yiyi's sake. Don't forget that he can't overwork himself, and after the new newspaper is established, there will definitely be much more work than a regular newspaper. Whether it's for Yiyi or for himself, he won't be too tired. And if we choose to establish a new department, then I can take over all his work and share the burden with him. So... I think he will definitely become the director of the new media department. And as long as he's the director, then I... won't be too bad. Don't worry."

Even though he spoke with such certainty, for some reason, Fan Bingbing still felt uncertain.

I couldn't help but say:

"Why don't you just quit your job... and we can start our own little newspaper?"

After saying that, she realized her words were somewhat absurd, and added:

"Or you could focus on managing Fanli, or even get into film and television investment. Don't suffer like this; after all that, the salary is only a few thousand yuan. What's the point..."

"Pursue your dreams."

Li Mu was very frank:

"I just want to see how far I can go in my life, and whether I can attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People."

This was his ambition.

Money is no longer a problem in his life.

To be frank, if you really wanted to make money, you could have bought Google and Apple stocks last year, sold NetEase stocks, done some investing... Just dream a few times, figure out the future direction, add some effort, and you'd have everything, right?

But it still comes down to the same thing.

That's someone else's life, not his.

Life lessons can be learned.

But plagiarism is not allowed!

What's the point of copying someone else's life?

But he couldn't say these things to his girlfriend.

There's no point in saying anything.

As I said before, that's someone else's life.

Now, he just wants to follow his interests and walk his own path!

"Okay, don't worry about me. When I came back just now, there were people playing ball in the neighborhood. You keep playing, I'm going to exercise."

"……good."

Fan Bingbing also understood that once her boyfriend had made up his mind, it wouldn't matter what others said.

Well... that's settled then.

Anyway, he chose this path, and there's not much I can do but support him!

……

Fan Bingbing stayed in Guangzhou for five days, and on the 18th, she boarded a plane to the United States.

After filming "Cellphone," she deliberately kept a low profile and took a vacation of about one or two months. This period coincided with summer, the best season for outdoor yoga, and she and Li Li were going to continue expanding their business in North America.

Li Mu naturally understood, especially since the two of them were already used to this long-distance relationship and separation.

I really do want to think about it, and I really do miss it.

But neither of these two people, with such unwavering dreams, had any reason to stop the other from pursuing their dreams.

All we can do is offer our support.

On the 23rd, Li Mu received a message from Dong Huaiming:

"Xiao Li, remember to come to the baby's one-month celebration next month. The baby has been born, a boy, weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces. Mother and baby are both safe and sound."

Upon seeing the message, Li Mu immediately replied:

"Congratulations, Brother Ming! Haha, I'll prepare a big red envelope!"

"Let's drink together after the full moon."

Dong Huaiming replied.

Then, Li Mu went directly to Brother Bie's office, knocked on the door, and saw his older brother holding a phone with a big smile on his face.

Upon seeing Li Mu, he spoke into the phone:

"Xiao Li, just in time, it's your sister Weiwei on the phone. The baby's born, a boy!"

"Well……"

Li Mu paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded:

"Da Ming also sent me a message."

Their first child was a boy.

Although this sounds a bit like favoring boys over girls, it's clear that boys are of extraordinary significance to Dong Huaiming's family.

There's also a saying: "A mother's status rises with her son's..."

As for the others, they shouldn't be too far away, right?

Looking at Brother Bie, who was still holding the phone and chatting with Sister Weiwei, Li Muxin said.

……

On June 28th, Li Mu received a call from Liu Baoteng.

"Haha, Mr. Li, great news! 'Pink Lady' has been approved for broadcast on satellite TV! Director Zhou just called personally, offering 2.7 million! He wants us to sign the contract next Monday!"

"Oh? You're coming to Guangzhou?"

"Yes! Haha~"

Liu Baoteng was clearly very happy.

The reason is quite simple... Filming for "Pink Lady" was completed last December, and editing was finished in early March of this year.

This film doesn't have any grand scenes, and the sets are very simple. It was all completed by the end of March.

Next, Kyushu Asia found the Shanghai TV drama channel and premiered the show.

It premiered on April 30th and had very good ratings.

Now everyone felt more at ease.

The revenue of a TV series is actually a long-term process. For example, if a TV series is produced with an investment of 10 million, it will usually not be broadcast on national cable TV stations unless it is a big production with a large cast and crew.

Instead, they would test-broadcast the shows on local TV stations, and only if the response was good would they be sold to satellite TV stations.

Therefore, the price for the first broadcast on local TV stations was not high; "Pink Lady" only sold for 1.5 million yuan in Shanghai.

However, during the same time slot, it achieved a high viewership rating of 11.4% in Shanghai.

This immediately revealed the potential of the hit show to the people at Kyushu Asia-Pacific, so they quickly contacted Hubei Provincial Economic Channel and Tianjin Channel 3, paying 1 million yuan to have the two local stations broadcast the show on a loop. The ratings were also impressive, so Li Mu, having received the news, introduced Zhou Jian to the people at Kyushu Asia-Pacific.

As the director of the TV drama center, Zhou Jian's influence is self-evident.

And the price was very reasonable.

Two million seven hundred thousand, plus the previous two million five hundred thousand.

"Pink Lady" has already broken even!

Once the satellite TV channel gains popularity, other local TV stations will broadcast the show in its second and third runs, generating a steady stream of revenue!

Liu Baoteng was naturally very happy.

Actually, when the ratings for "Pink Lady" broke 10 on local TV stations, he called Li Mu. But at that time, it was a special period, and Li Mu was under a lot of pressure every day, so he didn't care about the one million investment at all.

Now, after doing the math and realizing that this TV series could potentially bring him over ten million in returns in the next few years... Li Mu finally understood why Brother Frowning was so obsessed with this show.

A golden hen that lays eggs!

"Manager Liu, let me know when you need any promotion."

"We'll sign the contract next Monday and start advertising immediately!"

"Then I'll reserve an exclusive interview for you."

"Okay, please, Li Ji!"

"Hey, we're family, no need for formalities."

"Hahaha……"

Finally, amidst Liu Baoteng's excited laughter, Li Mu hung up the phone.

After thinking about it, I decided to reserve this interview for Sui Kuan.

He was afraid that Zhou Long would make things difficult for him.

During those special times, he dared not. But now... it's hard to say.

With this idea in mind, after telling Fatty Sui who came to work, Sui Kuan nodded:

"Okay, no problem. Leave it to me!"

"Um."

Li Mu responded.

Then I started to focus on my own things.

He accepted Ding Lei's invitation to attend the Internet Information Forum held in Shenzhen as an invited guest.

Although what he does has nothing to do with the internet gossip, and moreover, this time he's not a reporter but a guest, it's quite strange, to say the least.

However, since they've invited me, I definitely have to go.

In the invitation email from Shenzhen, looking at the "Guest Information" section, Li Mu thought for a moment and filled in a line:

"Co-founder of hao123"

That's all the titles he has related to the internet.

Then, early in the morning of July 4th, he received a call from Ding Lei:

"Li Ji, shall we set off?"

"Okay, I'll be right there. See you at the company entrance?"

"Um."

The two of them went together this time.

One of them is the former richest man on the internet and the founder of NetEase.

One is the founder of hao123.

Ok……