Living in a county town, starting as a stock market maker...

The Spring Festival is approaching.

After boarding the train, Gu Ming weaved through the crowded throng and finally arrived at the soft sleeper section.

After finding his place, he put down his bags and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Before the train started moving, Gu Ming went to the smoking area, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled one out, lit it with a lighter, and took a satisfying drag.

The smoke was thick, and the busy figures outside the car window became blurred.

With the Lunar New Year approaching, many people are returning home, and train tickets are hard to come by. He had to resort to scalpers and pay a hefty price to finally snag this sleeper ticket.

In the past, he would never have been so wasteful, but now, everything is different.

Gu Ming graduated from a 985 university. After graduation, he chose to stay in the south to work hard and joined a well-known media company. He worked hard for three years and was promoted to manager with outstanding performance. His base salary reached 15,000 yuan, making him one of the best among his peers.

Based on his previous life's trajectory, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he should be able to save up for a down payment on a house in about ten years.

Then he chose to settle down in this first-tier city, emptying the savings of two generations and taking on hundreds of thousands of yuan in mortgage debt, becoming a mortgage slave.

From then on, I no longer had the luxury of being willful. I had to do all the dirty and tiring work assigned by the company, just to keep my job.

This kind of predictable life is not what Gu Ming wants.

He resolutely chose to resign and return to his hometown, a small county town, to develop his career.

Many of his colleagues advised him to reconsider, since the salaries and benefits in big cities are better and there is more room for advancement, but he insisted on his own opinion and submitted his resignation.

Because it is now 2016.

He was reborn.

Having memories of his past life, he looked down on jobs with monthly salaries of tens of thousands.

Instead of working yourself to the bone for someone else, why not be your own boss?

As a veteran in the media industry with over a decade of experience, he knows exactly how to operate, hype, create a persona, and generate conflict.

Moreover, with memories spanning the next decade or so as a reference, no one has more experience than him in how to package a major internet celebrity.

Gu Ming has already made up his mind: return to his small county town, open an MCN company, cultivate several internet celebrities with millions of followers, and become a billionaire boss.

This is Gu Ming's simple and unpretentious pursuit.

Jingle Bell!

Just then, a phone rang, interrupting Gu Ming's reverie.

Gu Ming answered the phone and said with a smile, "Mom, I'm already on the train, I'll be home tomorrow."

On the other end of the phone came my mother's voice: "Son, your Aunt Wang introduced a girl to you. She's a teacher. I saw her picture, and she's very beautiful. I heard she also does some kind of self-media and can earn tens of thousands a month. Such an outstanding girl, you must go and meet her when you get back."

"Mom, I'm still young, I'm not in a rush to find a partner..."

However, before he could finish speaking, his mother hung up the phone.

Putting down his phone, Gu Ming felt somewhat helpless.

He's only 25 years old this year, the prime of his life for striving for success. Dating and such would only affect his career.

Moreover, he is destined to be a boss. What if those female anchors under him insist on challenging his weaknesses? Should he take them on or not?

This is a real headache.

Gu Mingmei finished her cigarette, returned to her seat, took out a bag of Panpan bread from her backpack, and started eating.

The journey home is very long, requiring more than 30 hours by train. I can't survive without bringing some snacks.

Things on the train are so expensive, he didn't want to be ripped off.

Just as he was eating his bread, three brightly colored young women with flamboyant hairstyles walked into the carriage.

There are four beds in one carriage, so these three must be my temporary roommates.

Gu Ming felt somewhat relieved. Luckily, it wasn't a burly man picking his toes; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to stand the pungent smell once the shoes were off and the carriage door was closed.

The red-haired girl who was leading the group acted as if she belonged there. She walked straight up to Gu Ming and said pleadingly, "Brother, I haven't eaten all day. Could you give me something to eat?"

These days, asking for money might get you nowhere.

But if someone wants something to eat, who can refuse them?

Gu Ming reluctantly took out a loaf of bread from his backpack. Turning his head, he saw two other young women staring longingly at the bread in his hand. He hesitated for a moment, then took out two more loaves of bread and handed them over.

The red-haired girl who was leading the group took the bread, tore open the packaging, took a bite, and then said to Gu Ming with great emotion, "Brother, thank you, you are such a good person."

Hearing this, Gu Ming was both amused and exasperated.

So they've given him a "friend zone" card?

As the purple-haired girl behind him took the bread, she couldn't resist a few flattering words: "Brother, judging by your demeanor, you must be a big boss."

Another blonde girl chimed in, "Brother, it's a bit embarrassing to eat your food for free, so let me dance for you."

Gu Ming shook his head with amusement: "No need, you guys eat quickly."

It has to be said that these young women provided a lot of emotional value with just three bags of bread.

Once everyone had arrived and the door was closed, the carriage immediately became much warmer.

The three young women took off their coats, revealing their attractive figures.

These young women have a lot of problems, but they are really young!

Gu Ming felt a little emotional, but didn't think too much about it. Meeting on the train was fate. Giving him some food was nothing, but since they were strangers, it was not appropriate to say anything too intimate. He was very tactful.

So Gu Ming just watched them eat their bread with a smile, and perhaps it was this gentle attitude that won the favor of the three spirited young women.

After finishing the bread, the red-haired girl came over and introduced herself: "Brother, my name is Wang Min."

Then, pointing to the purple-haired girl, he said, "Her name is Liu Liu."

After saying that, he pointed to the blonde girl and said, "Her name is Zhang Hong."

Gu Ming smiled and nodded at them: "Hello."

Wang Min asked curiously, "Brother, where are you getting off?"

"Hegang".

Liu Liu said excitedly, "What a coincidence, we're also from Hegang."

Gu Ming wasn't too surprised. Passengers going to the same destination would most likely be assigned to the same carriage, so this wasn't a coincidence, but rather a matter of probability.

"Brother, you don't know, it's really tough working in an electronics factory these days."

Wang Min seemed to regard Gu Ming as one of her own, and she opened up completely: "The pay is low, the work is heavy, and you have to work night shifts. If we weren't really broke, even a dog wouldn't go to the factory."

"Especially that fat pig team leader, who tried to grope me under the guise of giving me guidance. I just wouldn't let him get away with it, so I slapped that fat pig across the face with a big slap, and then the three of us ran away without even asking for our wages."

"Well, after buying the train tickets, we really didn't have any money left for food. We were starving all day, and we're so grateful that you helped us out."

Hearing how miserable they were, Gu Ming felt a little sorry for them and offered up his snacks: "Take whichever you want to eat."

"Brother, thank you so much."

The three energetic young women thanked them profusely, but they didn't hold back at all, devouring most of the snacks on the table in no time.

After eating and drinking her fill, Wang Min took out her phone and pleaded:

"Hey bro, could you help us film a dance video?"