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Chapter 360 Setting Sail

Chapter 359 Setting Sail (Bonus Chapter!)

On my way to the gym at noon.

"Did you see that MMS message?"

"I've seen it."

"Woolen cloth?"

"I've seen it too."

"So... what suggestions do you have?"

Hearing this, Han Xu shrugged:

"Do you want my opinion on this, or on the title?"

"It's mainly the title... Director Lü, did it say anything?"

"No. I didn't see him this morning... but a few of us in the office talked about it. The opinion was quite bold, and the deputy director was there too. When everyone was talking about this, his exact words were: 'This is the same Li who reported 9/11 and dared to risk his life.'"

"...What kind of attitude is this?"

"It's a bit bold on the surface, but if you do it well, at least... we in the office won't have any objections. After all, you said that Brother Bie was only called in by the editor-in-chief, not by someone in administration. The main problem is your headline; at first glance, it's too misleading. If you nitpick the words, but analyze it carefully, if you can interpret it in a negative way... it just makes this person seem too dirty-minded."

Hearing Han Xu's words, Li Mu understood what was going on.

As long as Guangming Daily tacitly approves, there will be no problem.

After all, with the establishment of a new newspaper, what people need is not a general to defend the city, but someone to expand the territory.

Without taking some risks, how can one survive in the media jungle of Yanjing, where powerful clans abound?

only……

"We can't fail."

He muttered to himself.

But Han Xu shrugged again:

"You're not afraid of failure? The National Press Award, plus those reports from the first half of the year... that's enough to keep you invincible."

"ha."

Li Mu chuckled softly and said nothing more.

Invincible?

I'd rather go to sea and work in the sea.

Isn't the point of some things to keep pushing things to the next level?

If it's like rowing against the current, where you either move forward or fall behind, what's the point?

"Let's go, I'm in a bad mood today, let's push the extreme group."

"Holy crap..."

The two chatted and laughed as they walked into the gym.

……

11 month 13 number.

10: am.

The second MMS message was sent.

And that article...

Historians record history truthfully, without altering a single word!

So, Bie Yan was called over again.

But this time he didn't call out to Li Mu, and Li Mu didn't ask what had happened.

As long as the administration doesn't object, everything will remain the same!

So, on the 14th, it was another MMS message.

This time, Bie Yan sat in the office all morning.

No one is calling him anymore.

……

The 14th, afternoon.

The Beijing News was bustling with activity.

The official issue will be released tomorrow. The feedback from the trial issue on a small scale has been quite good these past few days. Tomorrow is the first battle since the launch of the magazine, and everyone is actually quite nervous.

Including Li Mu.

Putting everything else aside, he drank three boxes of Huiyuan juice that afternoon alone.

Moreover, other people's workstations were also filled with all sorts of juices.

They were all gifts from Huiyuan.

The Beijing News and Huiyuan have reached a cooperation agreement. Starting tomorrow, for two months, buy the Beijing News and get a free case of Huiyuan juice. Subscribe to the Beijing News and get a free case of Huiyuan juice.

And most importantly... The Beijing News got a very low price for the juice; they only needed to put a "GG" on Huiyuan Juice. At the same time, Huiyuan also got a very cheap "GG" position on the Southern Metropolis Daily.

See, this is the benefit of having connections in high places.

For a long time to come, these will likely be the drinks people have with their meals in the cafeteria.

But these things have nothing to do with Li Mu. To be honest, GG doesn't deserve to be in their new media department.

There's simply no space left for them.

Haven't you noticed that Xiao Sun has started losing hair these past few days?

They're the kind you can grab a handful of.

She even secretly gave Team Leader Li a nickname: "The Stingy God".

They're really targeting me and squeezing me dry!

"Little Sun, squeeze and pry a little more."

These past few days, she's been dreaming about this phrase.

Having grown up studying this terrible design major, she never fucking imagined that one day she would be so obsessed with squeezing every last bit of space, scrutinizing every 0.1KB!

what! ! ! !

"Little Sun, did you manage to pry it out?"

Just as she was becoming agitated, Team Leader Li walked over.

Sun Hanyue made a face that looked worse than crying, and nodded:

"Team leader, please take a look."

She clicked on a news article on Toutiao (a Chinese news aggregator), which had passed three rounds of review and was confirmed to be published in the newspaper tomorrow. The article contained a photo that was... reasonably legible.

"Yes, very good."

Li Mu nodded in satisfaction.

I also checked the MMS title again.

[The first online edition of the Beijing News! All the world's news, all in one place, free download!]

This is the MMS title that Xue Xingnan came up with.

not bad.

As for the contents... at this critical juncture of 4:30, he had already reviewed them again and again.

This includes the content of Li Xiaomu's article.

After ensuring that every news article was written word for word, he said to Wang Youzhi:

"If you have ambition, then set a time."

Wang Youzhi nodded and set the automatic sending time to 9:55.

With a 5-minute buffer period, by 10:00 AM, everyone in Yanjing City who has activated MMS will be able to receive this free MMS message.

The timing was also very clever.

On the one hand... they avoided the early morning hours of print publications.

On the other hand, Li Mu also had his own ulterior motives.

Over the years, he discovered that for office workers, 9 a.m. is actually the busiest time. Or to be more precise, from waking up around 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. when they go to work, this period is very busy. And once they arrive at the office, whether it's cleaning up the last bit, doing some preparatory work, or attending meetings, it's all over by 10 a.m.

And the leisure time at the end mostly happens during this time.

The Beijing News then published a short message at that time.

This allows people to receive and download MMS messages while maintaining a clear mind, thus cultivating their newspaper reading habits.

Especially for many people, the habit of "checking the message as soon as it's received" helps them open the message...

At first glance, it looks like just a timer function.

But in reality, it's all clever ideas.

Then, filled with anticipation and restlessness, Li Mu drove away after get off work hours.

When I returned to Modern City in the evening, the house was already filled with the aroma of food.

But unusually, Li Mu had little appetite.

As for Fan Tao and Zhang Chuanmei, it's understandable. After all, tomorrow is the launch date of the Beijing News.

They were originally going to subscribe and support Xiao Li.

But Li Mu felt it was unnecessary; he just wanted the two of them to remember to check the MMS at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

Call it selfishness or self-interest, MMS users are the most important thing nowadays.

The circulation of print newspapers and periodicals is a matter for other departments to worry about.

After dinner, he watched TV with Fan Chengcheng for a while, and then around 7:30, he said to his future brother-in-law:

"Okay, turn off the TV, we need to do our homework."

"Hmm~!"

Fan Chengcheng obediently turned off the TV, carried her small stool, and came to a Japanese-imported study desk that Li Mu didn't know when his fiancée had bought.

He took out his Pinyin notebook.

Ever since Zhang Chuanmei discovered that teaching her son to write and draw lowers blood pressure, Li Mu took over the job.

This also led the couple to discover another of Xiao Li's strengths.

He is truly patient...

Even though his son couldn't write well at first, he still patiently taught him again and again.

That kind of patience...the two of them were both impressed.

At the same time, I felt more at ease.

This patience... will definitely carry over when you have children.

After finishing her number practice book in half an hour, Fan Chengcheng, amidst her brother's repeated praise of "Chengcheng is great," happily took the book to show her parents.

And Fan Bingbing's call came right on time.

The very first sentence is:

"I finish filming on the 21st, and I can go back that day."

"Um."

Li Mu responded, but said somewhat absentmindedly:

"it is good."

His mind is entirely focused on tomorrow.

There's no time to worry about anything else right now.

……

Silent all night.

The 15th, early morning.

After driving out of Modern City, Li Mu temporarily parked the car on the side of the road.

Arriving at the newsstand, he handed over a coin:

"Boss, do you have the Beijing News?"

Yes, here you go.

Along with a bottle of Huiyuan juice, the boss handed over an A8-sized newspaper.

Li Mu glanced at the headline: [The inaugural issue of the Beijing News! Officially launched today!]

He didn't want the juice.

I've had enough to drink these past few days.

This stuff looks all-natural, but it's actually super sugary. My fiancée is coming back on the 20th, so I need to watch my sugar intake these few days.

I need to make a perfect impression on her.

Holding the newspaper, he returned to his car.

He tossed the newspaper, which he had already read yesterday and knew by heart, directly into the passenger seat.

This one dollar is a contribution to the newspaper.

At 8:50, he arrived at his workplace.

After parking the car, I went straight to the new media department.

Everyone has arrived.

And... he seemed to detect a hint of tension in the others.

After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said:

"What's there to be nervous about? We're offering it for free for five days, until the 19th. Just relax. Those who need to prepare news should prepare news, those who need to plan should plan... Oh right, Hanyue, remember, the usual..."

"Squeeze..."

Sun Hanyue, who was holding a water glass, blurted out something without thinking.

Then his eyes lost their sparkle.

Li Mu found it amusing and laughed:

"Ha, just hang in there. Once it works well, I'll expand the team and find help to share the workload!"

"real?"

The young graphic designer's eyes lit up.

"Um."

Li Mu nodded, then said to Wang Youzhi:

"Youzhi, is the data connection complete?"

Wang Youzhi nodded:

"It's all done, team leader."