A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

Chapter 353 Everything is Ready

11 month 5 number.

Gym.

Compared to Sui Kuan, who was running like a dead dog on the treadmill, Li Mu and Han Xu were much more normal.

"Come on, let's do it again! Get up!"

"Holy crap! No, give it your all! Just a little bit, just a little bit! Ugh!!"

Sui Kuan, who had been doing cardio for half an hour on the treadmill, heard the noise and glanced at the equipment area. He saw Li Mu lying on the chair doing bench presses, with arm braces on his hands. As for the weight plates... he didn't know how many there were, but there were quite a lot.

He's only just started working out, so he can't calculate the weight just by looking at the weight plates.

I wonder what a bench press of 115KG, which is 1.5 times Li Mu's body weight, means to fitness enthusiasts.

But Li Mu knew perfectly well that after pushing three times, he felt dizzy and disoriented when he got up.

Exhilarating, exhilarating, pushing his limits... these emotions transformed into a surge of dopamine in his body, giving him a blissful, euphoric feeling.

With this feeling in mind, he looked down at Han Xu and stood in front of him.

"Slap! Slap!"

After giving Han Xu's equally muscular legs a couple of hard pats, the other person's face immediately turned red.

"Here it comes! It's getting exciting!"

"Come!"

Soon after Han Xu finished his extreme set, Li Mu took his water bottle and walked up to Sui Kuan. After glancing at the time on the treadmill, he said:

"Fifteen minutes left, hang in there."

"Huff... huff..."

Sui Kuan nodded vigorously and continued climbing the hill, his brow beaded with sweat.

He was risking his life for the wedding photos and for the next two hundred...

Just then, his cell phone rang in his pocket.

I took it out and looked at it, then immediately connected the call:

"Hey, Brother Bie."

"What are you doing?"

"I'm working out with Han Xu and Sui Kuan."

Hearing this, even Han Xu, who was resting in a chair, looked over.

But Bie Yan didn't say anything, instead he said:

"Is it a convenient time for you to talk now?"

"Well……"

Li Mu glanced around and went straight to the water dispenser with his water cup to get some water.

"Brother, you say it."

"I just finished having dinner with Dong Huaiming."

"...Is it serious?"

Upon hearing Li Mu's words, Bie Yan knew that Xiao Li had already guessed the reason for this meal.

So, skipping the formalities, they went straight to:

"Actually, it wasn't serious. According to Yu Huafeng, back when the former boss, Li Minying, was still in power, he took 100,000 yuan out of a 550,000 yuan GG fee. And this 100,000 yuan wasn't a GG fee, but a bonus from when the company first implemented the first version of the 'GG Regulations.' Yu Huafeng was the deputy general manager at the time..."

"...That must have happened a long time ago, right?"

"Yes, back in '98. It's been a while, but not exactly in the past. The regulations did mention this bonus, and I remember it very clearly. But the problem is... the nature of the money is wrong. If it were a normal bonus, the company would apply, the group would approve, and then the bonus would be distributed. That should be the process. But this GG bonus came directly from the GG department's private account. And it was distributed in cash. Do you understand?"

"I understand. So you mean even with the GG regulations in place, if the money comes from a private account, it's considered embezzlement?"

"Yes. That's the idea. But the problem is... this money really isn't much. I heard from Dong Huaiming that Li Minying's case involves more than three million. But our boss has only received this 100,000 yuan reward so far. And among the people being investigated now, his 100,000 yuan... isn't even enough to cross the threshold. It's not even embezzlement..."

"But it's still embezzlement, right? Brother, embezzlement is embezzlement, even if it's just one yuan, the nature of the offense is clear. What did you tell Brother Da Ming?"

"That's what I said too. He didn't say anything, but... the current situation is that the boss's time at the Beijing News is about to end. Although we won't take him away directly, it won't be too far away either."

For some reason, Li Mu sensed a hint of regret in Bie Ge's tone.

No need, my elder brother.

Why are you being so sentimental now?

He narrowed his eyes and asked:

"So, what are our plans?"

"...Ding Zheng, do you remember him?"

"I remember, Brother Ding, when we went to receive the National News Award, the group sent him with me."

"If nothing unexpected happens, it's him."

"Isn't that great? Aren't he and you, Brother Bie, particularly close?"

"Um."

Bie Yan responded with a sound of agreement, and then said directly:

"Xiao Li, the current situation is that *The Beijing News* absolutely has to get going, and we all need to work hard. Including the new media department, do you have any ideas yet?"

"Haha, don't worry, brother."

"...Okay, do a good job. We can't afford to slack off. Alright, let's leave it at that for now. You'll have to keep a close eye on this new media department. I'll go over in a few days, and we'll meet again and put in some effort to try and get off to a great start."

"clear!"

"Okay, I'm hanging up."

Doodle.

The phone hangs up.

Li Mu refilled his glass with water and walked back to the treadmill.

"What did Brother Bie say?"

Sui Kuan asked, panting heavily.

"It's something that happens in our department."

Upon hearing this, Sui Kuan nodded.

He actually cared quite a bit about the new media department that Li Mu and Bie Ge went to.

But... what Brother Bie meant was also very simple.

Stay in the Culture and Sports Department for now, and get promoted from a regular reporter to a senior reporter before thinking about anything else.

What's more... the Arts and Sports Department is a perfect match for Feng Yuan's major, and this time the editor-in-chief of the Arts and Sports Department is Wu Jun, and the deputy editor-in-chief is Shang Xiaobin. The director is also Pan Zhiwei, who was in the same class as Bie Ge and has a very good relationship with him...

It can be said that the leadership of the Department of Culture and Sports is entirely composed of "our own people".

He must be thriving in the department.

Wu Jun won't last many more years; when he retires, Bin Ge will take his place. This veteran reporter will probably be able to become the deputy editor-in-chief in less than five years.

Although this sounds like nepotism, that's how things really are in the workplace.

His future is bright.

As long as the Beijing News does a good job, his influence in the arts and sports circles will gradually increase, and he can then give back to his fiancée.

If you insist on going to the new media department, it would be inappropriate.

At this moment, Han Xu walked over:

"What are we going to eat later?"

"Let's have some hot pot! Come on over..."

As Sui Kuan raised his fist, the three men childishly started playing rock-paper-scissors in the gym.

"Rock, paper, scissors! Tick!"

It was Fatty Sui's own suggestion that he would treat everyone if he lost, which wasn't unreasonable.

"Haha, thank you, Brother Kuan! You're so generous!"

Looking at Han Xu's obsequious manner, Sui Kuan shook his head speechlessly.

Bad luck!

Why is it always my treat?!

Damn it, I've lost for two days in a row!

……

In Sui Kuan's words, hot pot without sesame sauce is soulless.

Unfortunately, he was on a diet and could only watch enviously as the other two mixed sesame paste together, while he could only miserably dip his food in soy sauce.

While they were eating, Li Mu's phone rang again.

Caller: Guan Yue (WalloWallo WAP Web Technology)

Upon seeing the caller ID, Li Mu immediately answered the call:

"Hello, Teacher Guan."

"Hello, Mr. Li. I hope I haven't disturbed your work?"

"Haha, Professor Guan, you're too kind. I'm eating right now. Have you eaten yet, Professor Guan?"

"I've already eaten."

After Guan Yue responded, he continued:

"Li Ji, are you free tomorrow? Come to the company? We've finished the MMS delivery platform management system you requested."

"Oh?"

Li Mu's eyes lit up instantly.

Ding Lei introduced him to this person. He used to be one of the heads of the technology department at NetEase. After leaving the company, he founded a technology company called "Walo Walo," which specializes in providing systems for companies that need to outsource some WAP web page-related technologies.

In Ding Lei's words, "Guan Yue's technical skills are impeccable. Especially his understanding of the SMIL language; by my standards, he's at least in the top ten in China. Mobile WAP and the SMIL language are definitely the future trend. Li Ji, you should just cooperate with him. They'll be responsible for providing the technology, and then you can hire one or two technically savvy managers in your department to maintain it."

With Ding Lei's assurance, Li Mu asked for his phone number during his vacation and contacted him.

Ding Lei had given Guan Yue prior notice, so there were no communication barriers between them. Li Mu made a request, and Guan Yue agreed. He also mentioned that this MMS platform was very simple and could even be copied from the SP servers of China Mobile and China Unicom.

Because his friend was in charge of the technology, the framework was already in place, so there was no need to redesign it.

It will be ready soon for Li Mu.

"Okay, I'll go tomorrow. Professor Guan, what time is convenient for you?"

"Working hours are fine, around 9 o'clock."

"Okay. I'll go there at 9:30 tomorrow."

After agreeing on a time and hanging up the phone, Sui Kuan asked:

"What's wrong?"

"The MMS platform management system has been completed."

"So fast?"

"That's right, having connections in high places makes things easier. This person knows the people who designed this framework at China Mobile and China Unicom, so we can just take it and use it."

Hearing Li Mu's words, Sui Kuan, who didn't actually understand the technology, nodded and then asked curiously:

"By the way, how many people are you planning to have in this new media department?"

"Probably... maybe less than ten people will be enough."

"...So little?"

"Yes, there are two people responsible for technical maintenance. They mainly handle liaising with operators and processing the database. There will be about one or two editors, and one graphic designer should be enough. Finally, we'll hire two more operations staff, and that should be about right."

"...What about content moderation? Isn't there an editor-in-chief?"

Li Mu shrugged slightly:

"There's no editor-in-chief, but there are team leaders. I'll be in charge. As for the news content, we can just get it from other departments. And the news on the platform doesn't even need to go through the editorial board; I can make the decisions myself. It doesn't need to go through three rounds of approval; as long as it passes the editor-in-chief's approval, I can use the news. Each MMS message is about 100KB in size, and it needs a lot of news content to fill it; its news demand is extraordinary. I estimate you'll be very busy."

"I'm busy."

Sui Kuan casually shrugged.

They didn't take it seriously at all.

Looking at his behavior, Li Mu believed he would soon regret it!