A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

Reporters at a newspaper typically need to go through three steps, or in industry jargon, to get their written interview articles published.

From the moment the article is written, it goes through three stages.

The first step is to hand the article over to an editor or "mentor".

Reporters who can mentor interns are generally senior members of the newspaper, and some lucky ones or those with connections can even become apprentices of "senior reporters" under the guise of interns. The roles of these reporters and editors overlap somewhat in the review process. When an intern finishes writing an article and submits it to their mentor or editor, this is known as the "first review."

The first review mainly involves looking at the general outline of the article, identifying areas for structural adjustments, news verification, and text polishing, highlighting all flaws, and then having the interns revise it.

Once the revisions are made to the satisfaction of the person who reviewed them first, that stage is considered passed.

Next comes the second step: this article will be sent to the department head.

The leader focuses on the macro level, personally overseeing everything from news value to risks. Once they've confirmed the article is acceptable, they sign their name and send it to the layout editor.

This is the third level.

The layout editor will include this news in the next issue or one of the next few issues of the newspaper, arrange the layout, design it, and finally submit it to the editorial board with the final review authority.

Once the editorial board has finalized all the articles for this issue, those three stages will be considered complete, and the articles will be printed and released to the market.

Li Mu and Sui Kuan are currently passing the first hurdle. Ordinary reporters only need to get to this point; anything beyond that has nothing to do with reporters.

Fang Xiaofang naturally knew about the lottery news, but she really didn't expect that the two interns could actually dig up such news.

But her reaction was quick; she astutely grasped the key information:

"Exclusive? You two managed to interview that lucky winner of 50 million?"

Li Mu was speechless.

I thought to myself, "Isn't this right in front of you?"

Sui Kuan nodded and said excitedly:

"That's right, Sister Fang. And this lucky person has already confirmed they'll only be doing this one interview; they have no plans to do any more. That's why we said this is an exclusive!"

"..."

Fang Xiaofang looked at Sui Kuan in surprise, then lowered her head and her gaze fell on the two photos.

Upon seeing the photos, she was basically certain that the news was true.

These two really struck gold!

Although the quality of the article is still unclear, as long as there's an interviewer, it will definitely be published. In fact, considering the current topic, the quality requirements can be lowered somewhat.

As she pondered this, she began to read.

Li Mu and Sui Kuan stood quietly to the side, waiting.

A few seconds later, Fang Xiaofang used her red pen to draw two red lines under the text of the interview article, specifically the paragraph that read, "To be honest, I never thought of that before."

A few seconds later, a parenthesis was drawn around the phrase "Actually, I never..."

Just like that, a few minutes passed, and various symbols marked in red pen appeared in the article.

When Fang Xiaofang saw the last line of the article, "Life is more than just the present hardships," her eyes lit up.

Then I saw a beautiful flying white stroke that was completely different from the handwriting in the article.

The world is so big, I want to see it.

Without even thinking, she immediately added a "※" symbol in front of the question.

Important mark!

Then, she looked at what she had sketched again, and then looked up:

"Which of you came up with this title?"

"Li Mu".

Sui Kuan immediately said:

"He wrote the questions that followed."

Fang Xiaofang looked at Li Mu, whose eyes were calm.

When these interns arrived, the veteran employees gossiped about them behind their backs.

Their educational background and abilities weren't mentioned at all, but one thing was universally acknowledged: Li Mu was the most handsome guy among them.

And now, looking at it up close... it really is quite nice.

With sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and well-defined features... he certainly has a good face.

It implies a dashing and debonair manner.

He's still quite childish; I wonder how many girls will like him in a few years...

As she thought about it, she nodded to Li Mu:

"Xiao Li, your handwriting is good. The question is also excellent!"

"...Thank you, Sister Fang."

After Li Mu finished speaking, Fang Xiaofang put down the red pen and said to Sui Kuan:

"In this article, the double-underlined parts are grammatically incorrect and need to be corrected. The circled parts are meaningless modal particles and should be deleted..."

After explaining the meaning of all the symbols she had marked in her articles, she handed the articles to Li Mu:

"You two remember the meaning of these symbols, and use them as references from now on. No need to rewrite. Give me the revised article. Once it's completely revised, Li Mu, hand in a handwritten copy."

"Uh... okay, Sister Fang."

Under Sui Kuan's somewhat speechless gaze, Fang Xiaofang chuckled softly:

"Ha, you two need to get this revised draft to me as soon as possible, preferably before the end of the morning. That way, we can release it when it's trending the most. Hurry up!"

"Okay, Sister Fang, we'll go right away."

Watching the two figures walk away, Fang Xiaofang was filled with emotion.

If nothing unexpected happens, these two kids should be able to get permanent positions.

Wow, how lucky.

……

"I'll revise the article."

"Um."

Li Mu responded and returned to his workstation.

Ignoring the fat man who had started writing furiously, his eyes glazed over again.

Why didn't I dream?

Could it be... that those two dreams were just fleeting moments?

His brows gradually furrowed.

Before we knew it, an hour had passed.

Li Mu, who had just decided to sleep in his rented room tonight to confirm whether that room, which reeked of urine, was his "feng shui treasure land," was brought back to his senses by Sui Kuan.

"I've fixed it. Let's go!"

"……good."

Li Mu followed him somewhat absentmindedly, and they arrived at the editing room again.

This time, however, things went much more smoothly.

After carefully checking twice, Fang Xiaofang glanced at the time and said to Li Mu:

"Make a new copy of the article and give it to me quickly; there's still time this morning."

Li Mu checked the time: 10:37.

Nod:

"Okay, Sister Fang."

The two quickly returned to their workstations. He unfolded a piece of draft paper and picked up a pen.

His handwriting is indeed beautiful; everyone has to admit that.

The reason is quite simple: Old Li has three children, two older sisters, and he is the youngest.

Children who grew up in the countryside know that the youngest child wears the hand-me-downs of the older siblings, and their toys, comic books, and even school bags and stationery are the same.

His older sister, Li Li, had her parents called in once when she was in elementary school because her handwriting was so bad it looked like dog scratches. Her father bought her several calligraphy practice books at the market.

As a result, Li Li's handwriting was still very ugly even after she graduated from elementary school. However, as the youngest child, Li Mu could not get the comic books that his older sister had, and only received a few copies of "Jing Xiaopeng's Calligraphy Copybook".

He practiced for several years...

And so, he developed a standard Jing-style running script.

His brushstrokes are sharp as a knife, each stroke imbued with divine power.

Twenty minutes later, he finished copying a standard semi-cursive script manuscript and handed it to Fang Xiaofang.

Fang Xiaofang nodded after reading it:

"Okay, go back and wait for news."