The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 247 A broken home, a sensible girl, if I don't help her, who will?
At 8 p.m., a taxi stopped at the entrance of the Joyful Song residential complex.

Yang Muyi and Xu Hongdou got out of the car through the rear doors on both sides.

The appearance of handsome men and beautiful women is always easy to remember, let alone two people with such high looks.

The security guard at the gate of the residential area still remembered the two people. He only asked them a question and let them through without registering them.

That's why they say this is an era that values ​​appearance.

On the way, the two encountered Fan Shengmei, who had come downstairs to pick them up.

Xu Hongmi had just been discharged from the hospital and was still not very mobile, so Fan Shengmei volunteered to pick her up at the entrance of the community.

She was a few minutes late coming down, so she made a wasted trip.

Fan Shengmei was quite angry.

The security guards in this community are completely opportunistic and only treat people differently based on their status.

But it has to be said, money really does nourish people.

Yang Muyi's relaxed demeanor made it clear that he was no ordinary person.

Xu Hongdou turned around, looked at Yang Muye and said, "That's enough for now. Xiaomei and I are going upstairs. Bye-bye."

Just as Yang Muyi was about to wave goodbye to the two women, Fan Shengmei suddenly grabbed Xu Hongdou.

"Mr. Yang has already escorted you to the door, won't you invite him up for a seat?"

Xu Hongdou shook her head.

"No need, it's not like I didn't go up last night."

"meet tomorrow."

Yang Muye waved to Xu Hongdou and turned to leave.

A hint of regret flashed in Fan Shengmei's eyes. At the same time, she was also very curious about why Xu Hongdou and Yang Muye had only gone out for dinner and then returned.
"They played a ball game in the afternoon and had dinner together in the evening. I just went along to freeload," Xu Hongdou explained to Fan Shengmei as they entered the elevator.

Are there many people going?

"There are several tables, and one table is full of girls."

“Our Red Bean is definitely the prettiest one.”

"No, all three of the most beautiful girls from the University of Tokyo went, as well as a girl from the University of Tokyo's medical school. They all said I look a bit like them."

When the elevator arrived at the 22nd floor, Xu Hongmi was already waiting at the door of room 2202.

Seeing that only Xu Hongdou had returned, Xu Hongmi went straight to the point and asked if Yang Muyi was coming to pick her up for the airport tomorrow.

After all, she's my older sister; she guessed everything at a glance.

Fan Shengmei couldn't help but tease, "No wonder you didn't invite them up for a while, turns out you're going on another date tomorrow."

Back in the house, Xu Hongdou changed her shoes and took a shower. After drying her hair, she went into Xu Hongmi's room and sat cross-legged on the bed.

Xu Hongmi was busy with work and didn't have time to pay attention to Xu Hongdou.

The song "Go to Dali" was still playing on a loop on my computer.

Xu Hongdou felt a slight flush on her cheeks when she thought of the moment Yang Muye took off his clothes in front of her that afternoon.

To be honest, that guy's physique is really "tempting".

Just then, Xu Hongmi, who was working at her desk, spoke up.

"I saw Xia Qing posted photos of your get-together in the vegetable-collecting group. You know what, that medical student really does look a lot like you. Does she have a boyfriend?"

Xu Hongdou looked puzzled.

"Why do you ask?"

"Just out of curiosity. She was probably taken there by some guy, right?"

"Yang Muye wanted to film a web series about basketball. The director took a liking to that girl and wanted to invite her to play a role in it, so he invited her."

"A web series about basketball?"

Xu Hongmi stopped what she was doing and looked up.

"So, Yang Muye is going to have a role in it too?"

"Yes, he plays a genius player who is very accurate at shooting three-pointers."

He was just playing himself; no wonder.

Xu Hongmi nodded and continued, "So the director didn't want to cast you?"

"I was invited, but I declined."

Xu Hongdou answered casually.

Xu Hongmi frowned.

"why?"

Xu Hongdou shrugged.

"Didn't you and Mom and Dad both tell me not to get distracted by doing unrelated things and to focus on my studies?"

Xu Hongmi rolled her eyes speechlessly.

If only you were that obedient.

However, Xu Hongmi supported Xu Hongdou's decision to refuse the role.

If both parties in a relationship are too "clingy," it usually won't last long.

Maintaining appropriate distance is the best way to get along.

Xu Hongmi's only worry now is that Yang Muyi is moving too fast.

If one day Xu Hongdou finds that no matter how hard she tries, she can't keep up with the other person's pace, she'll probably be very sad.

"Sister, will you have time after the New Year?" Xu Hongdou suddenly asked.

Xu Hongmi saw through Xu Hongdou's thoughts at a glance.

"Want to go to Dali?"

Xu Hongdou nodded.

She just wanted to see the place where Yang Muye grew up.

And they went secretly, without telling Yang Muye.

"We'll see when the time comes," Xu Hongmi replied.

There's usually a lot going on at the beginning of the year, and Xu Hongmi wasn't sure if she'd be able to find the time.

“If you don’t have time, I’ll ask Nan Nan to go with me,” Xu Hongdou insisted.

Xu Hongmi looked up at Xu Hongdou and said irritably:

"Okay, I'll take a day off and go with you, is that alright?"

I really want to pull out the chat screenshots from this afternoon to see whose message it was about not going to Dali.

At ten o'clock the next morning, Xu Hongdou, Xia Qing, and Yu Tu boarded a plane back to Yanjing.

Yang Muyi received a call from Jiang Nansun as soon as he came out of the airport.

"My aunt returned to China last night and would like to invite you over for lunch."

"Go to your house?" Yang Muye stopped and asked.

"There were only three of us at the restaurant: me, my mom, and my aunt."

really.

Daisy has always looked down on Jiang Pengfei, and there's no way she would ever visit the Jiang family.

"Didn't you invite Mr. Ye along?"

"Do you think the CEO of Jingyan Group is like you, spending his free time playing ball and having meals together?"

Although he didn't know what had gotten into the young lady today, it didn't stop Yang Muye from laughing and retorting.

"Don't you think I've become the kind of person Mr. Ye envies the most? I have money and free time, and I'm doing what I love. Isn't that a good life?"

Jiang Nansun originally wanted to retort that eating, drinking, and having fun were not life pursuits.

But I held back the words that were on the tip of my tongue.

Many people strive their entire lives but still cannot achieve what Yang Muye is currently pursuing, so what right do I have to comment?
"Don't flatter yourself. My aunt asked you to meet her not because of work. It seems that the thing you asked her to inquire about in Italy last time has made some progress."

"So fast?"

"Isn't my aunt amazing?" Jiang Nansun said with a hint of pride.

"You could have saved those words for dinner, in front of your aunt. That would have been more effective."

Yang Muye offered his advice very seriously.

They actually laughed at me!
Jiang Nansun was so angry that he hung up the phone on the spot without saying a word.

Despite her sulking, she still sent Yang Muye the location for lunch via text message.

This is a high-end Western restaurant located on the Bund.

Yang Muye arrived first. After giving Daisy's name, the waiter led him to his seat.

I sat down and played on my phone for a while when a series of footsteps approached from afar.

Yang Muye looked up and saw Jiang Nansun affectionately holding Daisy's arm, with Jiang's mother, Dai Yin, carrying a Louis Vuitton bag, beside them.

The three of them, led by a waiter, were walking this way.

Out of politeness, Yang Muye stood up from his seat.

On the other hand, Daisy also displayed remarkable composure.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

On the one hand, Jiang Nansun greatly admired her aunt's elegant words and deeds, but on the other hand, she felt secretly resentful.

They arrived on time; it was clearly Yang Muyi who arrived early.

After exchanging greetings, the host and guests took their seats.

Daisy had booked a long table, where they sat in pairs. Daisy and Daiyin sat on one side, so Jiang Nansun had no choice but to sit with Yang Muye.

After the steaks were served, Daisy and Yang Muye started talking about the information they had gathered during their trip to Italy.

“I learned from a friend that there is a very famous family in Lombardy. The current patriarch has a very long name, which we will call Mr. Polo for short. His grandfather’s brother came to China to serve in the army in the early 20th century. After being wounded on the battlefield, he sent back a farewell letter and was never heard from again.”

"Mr. Polo's grandfather also came to China later, wanting to find his brother's whereabouts. The last time he contacted the family, he was preparing to travel north along the Grand Canal to search along the way. An accident happened halfway there, and he eventually disappeared as well."

No sooner had Daisy finished speaking than Jiang Nansun eagerly interjected:
"Auntie, do you mean that Ma Siyi is very likely a descendant of Mr. Polo's grandfather or his grandfather's brother?"

"You said both of these scenarios are possible."

Daisy glanced at Yang Muye, who was intently cutting his steak across from her.

"There is another matter. This Mr. Polo is quite wealthy in the area, but both of his children died young, and now he is old and has no heirs."

The implication is that if Ma Siyi successfully reunites with her relatives, she will be able to inherit a large sum of money in the future.

Jiang Nansun turned his head and looked at Yang Muye, who was still eating his steak by himself.

"Such important news, why don't you call and tell Siyi right away?"

Yang Muye put down his knife and fork and turned to look at Jiang Nansun.

"What did I tell her? That she had a wealthy relative in Italy, and that she should go and meet him so she could inherit a large fortune?"

Looking at the stunned Jiang Nansun, Yang Muye's voice continued:
"Do you know what this is called in the country? It's not about acknowledging one's ancestors, it's about exploiting someone who has no descendants!"

Jiang Nansun frowned, displeased.

A perfectly normal family reunion was described as so "vulgar" by Yang Muye.

What's most infuriating is that I can't even refute myself.

At that moment, Daisy's voice rang out.

“There’s really no need to rush. At the moment, we don’t know Mr. Polo’s attitude toward finding his relatives, nor can we be sure that Ma Siyi and Mr. Polo are really related by blood. What if it’s just a coincidence?”

"No matter what, Siyi should have the right to know, right?" Jiang Nansun's words were not a rebuttal to Dai Xi, but rather a response to Yang Muyi's earlier remarks.

Daisy was also curious about how Yang Muye planned to handle this matter.

Yang Muye forked a piece of steak, put it in his mouth, and answered calmly:

"The first step is to play the victim!"

Jiang Nansun, Dai Xi, and Dai Yin, who were standing next to them, were all stunned.

Yang Muye looked at the three of them and asked in a matter-of-fact tone:
"What, do you think Ma Siyi's background isn't tragic enough?"

A father who died young, a mother who leeches off her children, a broken home, and a sensible girl.

If I don’t help her, who will?
Jiang Nansun initially agreed with Yang Muye's viewpoint.

But when he heard that Yang Muyi was planning to use Ma Siyi's tragic background as a gimmick to help Ma Siyi start an online influencer, he immediately showed a look of disdain in his eyes.

Daisy, on the other hand, had a thoughtful look in her eyes.

Yang Muyi's behavior, at first glance, does indeed seem like rubbing salt into a wound.

But in reality, it was paving the way for Ma Siyi to find her relatives abroad.

After all, Ma Siyi's initiative to go abroad to find her relatives is completely different from Mr. Polo's initiative to come to China to recognize his relatives.

The former, as Yang Muyi just said, gives the impression that it's after Mr. Polo's fortune, trying to take advantage of someone who has no one left.

The latter, however, has the initiative in Mr. Polo's hands; if the other party is willing to acknowledge kinship, he can gain a good reputation.

Based on Daisy's experience living abroad for many years, for elderly people like Mr. Polo who have no children or descendants, wealth is fleeting, but a good reputation can last for generations.

Yang Muye's actions were less about pandering to people's preferences and more about having a firm grasp on human nature.

However, if we want this plan to be implemented smoothly, it is not advisable to tell Ma Siyi about Mr. Polo's matter immediately.

The effect is actually better when the parties involved are kept in the dark.

Jiang Nansun couldn't understand why something so simple had to be made so complicated.

"Because of profit!"

Yang Muye revealed the truth in a single sentence.

In the adult world, there is no right or wrong, only advantages and disadvantages.

Yang Muye's approach was to maximize the interests of all parties involved in the matter.

Ma Siyi has become the heir to overseas assets.

Mr. Polo gained a good reputation.

As for Yang Muye—

"I plan to find a live streaming website to collaborate with and record Ma Siyi's entire process of searching for her relatives abroad."

Even a fabricated "wandering Leonardo da Vinci" can become a viral hit on video websites.

Ma Siyi's search for relatives abroad might just create a dark horse for a live streaming website.

After having lunch with Jiang Nansun's family, Yang Muye returned to Love Apartment.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the residential area, I was stopped by a "stranger".

To be precise, the man tried to approach Yang Muye, but was stopped by Xu Sanduo.

"Mr. Yang, hello. I am Tang Ruo, CEO of Zou Zhe Qiao website. We just contacted each other yesterday through an intermediary."

Tang Ruo had a very familiar face, but that was all in her past life.

Yang Muye looked at the other person carefully for a moment, and then took the business card that Tang Ruo handed over from Xu Sanduo.

CEO of Qiaohao Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Is this the new company name for Tang Ruo?

It sounds just like the phrase "we'll see."

Seeing that Xu Sanduo was no longer stopping her, Tang Ruo stepped forward and introduced, "Watch the live stream, we'll show you something interesting! This is our website's slogan and mission: to present exciting and interesting stories of life through live streaming."

Yang Muyi put away his business card: "Mr. Tang, didn't we agree to meet in Yanjing next weekend? Are you here in Shanghai on a business trip and just passing by?"

Tang Ruo was taken aback for a moment, then explained with a wry smile, "I came here specifically to see President Yang."

"Is it urgent?" Yang Muye asked.

Tang Ruo nodded, thinking to himself:

It's not urgent for you, but it's extremely urgent for us.

Yesterday, Tang Ruo, Gao Bo, and Li Shiqia discussed it for a long time.

In the live streaming website arena, the odds of winning against ICC are even lower than when we were competing with ICC for venture capital back then.

Rather than sit back and wait for death, it is better to take the initiative.

If I really wait a week to meet Yang Muye, it might be too late.

So, Tang Ruo flew over early this morning and came to the entrance of the Love Apartment complex to wait for people without even having lunch.

Fortunately, he actually managed to corner him.

Since the person had already arrived, Yang Muye couldn't very well turn them away.

Back in 3602, Yang Muye asked Liu Wenjing to make Tang Ruo a bowl of noodles first.

Tang was really hungry.

He devoured a bowl of scallion oil noodles in no time.

He even choked on his food and had to drink half a bottle of mineral water in one go to calm it down.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Tang Ruo smiled awkwardly at Yang Muye.

"Mr. Yang, I'm so sorry, you must have found this amusing."

Yang Muye shrugged.

“It’s alright. I’m also curious about what’s going on that made Mr. Tang come to me with such a big matter, even though he didn’t have time to eat.”

Tang Ruo quickly organized her thoughts.

"Mr. Yang, you must know about our previous startup website, 'Let's See.' Besides the painful lessons learned, it also made us discover a new field: live streaming!"

"I know that live streaming is nothing new. Many video websites have similar projects, but all of these websites' live streaming content is game-related. No website has ever live streamed daily life."

“We once made a documentary about ‘Leonardo da Vinci’, which was full of his daily life. It was very well received after it aired. The documentary deserves at least half the credit for the popularity of ‘Leonardo da Vinci’.”

"In other words, if we can find the next 'wandering Leonardo da Vinci' and record his life through live streaming, I believe this method can definitely bring considerable traffic to the website."

At this point, Tang Ruo licked her slightly dry lips.

Just as he was about to continue, Yang Muye's voice suddenly rang out.

"So you want the influencers under Starry Sea to do live streams on your website and record their daily lives?"

Tang Ruo's eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously:

"That's right. I've seen many users in the comment sections of posts from accounts like Old Boys, Plastic Brothers, and Sisters Who Make Waves who are very interested in their daily campus life. If we do a live stream, we can interact with these users, respond to their concerns, and get closer to our fans."

"But distance can also create beauty."

Seeing Tang Ruo's stunned expression, Yang Muye continued, "If the interaction between internet celebrities and fans is too frequent, it can easily cause fans to lose their charm. This is the same reason why celebrities are unwilling to expose their private lives."

It hits the nail on the head, pointing out the biggest drawback of internet celebrities doing casual live streams.

For a moment, Tang Ruo didn't know how to refute her.

Yang Muye bluntly told Tang Ruo that the internet celebrities under Xingchen Dahai would definitely start live streaming in the future.

However, unlike what Tang Ruo envisioned, she wouldn't present her true self in a live broadcast like a documentary.

Instead, it takes the form of fan meetings or online concerts.

As for the documentary-style live broadcast that Tang Ruo mentioned, Yang Muye did not completely deny it.

Yang Muye plans to use this live-streaming format for Ma Siyi's search for her relatives overseas.

　I'm taking half a day off, so there will only be one update today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)