A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

Early Monday morning, Li Mu was woken up by his alarm clock on time.

I slept without any dreams.

But for some reason, he felt quite calm.

Perhaps those two dreams were just fleeting moments, but the thought of the 40 million yuan lying in his bank account gave him an unparalleled sense of security.

I need to go to the bank today.

After calming down for "a week," the sudden wealth he had been experiencing was replaced by a sense of calm as the dream faded and his fear of his past self returned. As he pondered this, he went downstairs, grabbed a quick breakfast, and took a taxi to work.

When he arrived at work, he sat down at his desk and began to check the interview draft he had written the night before, until Sui Kuan arrived.

"Good morning, have you finished writing the manuscript?"

"Um."

Li Mu responded, then suddenly paused, looking at the fat man's flashy new clothes, and asked in confusion:

"Did you go shopping for clothes?"

"Hehe, Dad approved the loan. After finding out I published the exclusive news, he gave me some living expenses. Here you go~"

As Fatty Sui spoke, he spread his arms, revealing a watch with a metal chain on his wrist.

"A Rado watch, 1300!"

"..."

Li Mu was somewhat speechless, but still nodded and offered a flattering remark:

"sharp."

"Hey, let me see your manuscript, this is mine."

After receiving the notebook from the other party, Li Mu handed over his interview transcript.

After the two looked at each other, Sui Kuan rubbed his chin and said:

"Does your interview transcript contain too many questions biased towards Fan Bingbing? Do you like her?"

Li Mu shook his head:

"Didn't Brother Bie say that we need to be more specific about Fan Bingbing's side?"

"That's what I said, but I think it's a bit inappropriate for you to step outside the interview framework of 'Young Justice Bao.' The bias is a bit too obvious."

Hearing his words, Li Mu smiled slightly and lowered his voice to tease him:

"That's not what you said when you accepted their red envelopes."

Sui Kuan shrugged, not dwelling on it, but criticizing Li Mu's attitude:

"You really do get things done if I pay you!"

"Ha~"

As the two were chatting, Li Mu's phone suddenly rang.

Upon seeing the caller ID, he quickly answered the call:

"Hey, Brother Bie."

"Have you and Xiao Sui arrived at work yet?"

"We've arrived. I'm in the office."

"Then come out directly, bring your interview transcript, and collect three fieldwork forms."

"OK."

A moment later, the two arrived in front of the Santana.

Bie Yan waved from inside the car, and the two of them got in.

In the car, Sui Kuan asked:

"Brother Bie, is there an interview assignment?"

But the other person's answer was irrelevant:

"Have you two had breakfast yet?"

"Uh... not yet."

Hearing Sui Kuan's words, Bie Yan nodded and started the car immediately.

"Then I'll take you two out for dim sum."

"..."

Li Mu's lips twitched:

"Brother Bie, you haven't checked in yet."

"Need not."

With slightly bloodshot eyes, Bie Yan waved casually.

"You two can come with me, so don't worry about attendance. Being late or waking up late is fine. Even if you're tired and want to rest, just tell me. As long as there are attendance records, everything will be fine."

His words carried an inexplicable confidence, leaving the two newbies momentarily speechless.

Then, the car window rolled down, and the older man, who had been lighting a cigarette, yawned.

His tired appearance suggested he hadn't slept well the night before.

"How's your driving practice going?"

Sui Kuan, in the passenger seat, instinctively turned his head, and Li Mu, noticing this, spoke first:

"I've already passed the written test (theory test). When I was practicing driving this weekend, my instructor thought I did quite well, so he put me in the class for the driving test (the second part) this Wednesday."

"Oh? So fast?"

Bie Yan was somewhat surprised, but still nodded:

"I passed the second part of the driving test, and I should be able to schedule the third part right away. I estimate I'll get my driver's license next week."

"Okay, I'll do it as soon as possible."

After asking Li Mu, Bie Yan didn't ask Sui Kuan, but instead turned the car directly onto Tiyu East Road.

Li Mu glanced out the window at his "home" and wondered where he was going.

As a result, Bie Yan stopped his car in front of a teahouse next to Mingya Garden.

"Let's go."

……

Inside the bustling tea restaurant, Bie Yan put down Sui Kuan's notebook and picked up Li Mu's notebook to start reading.

The two newbies, who were visiting for the first time, could only hold their tea and wait for the "expert" to give them a lecture.

Only after the shrimp dumplings were served did Bie Yan put down her notebook and say to the two of them:

"We'll go do the interviews tomorrow morning. For the interviews with the film crew, Xiao Sui, yours is more in line with the publicity requirements. But for the interview with Fan Bingbing, Xiao Li, you do it."

Li Mu wasn't surprised. After reading Sui Kuan's interview transcript in the morning, he found that Sui Kuan's attention was indeed focused on "Young Justice Bao".

The interview with Fan Bingbing also revolved around this drama.

It is indeed more detailed than what I did myself.

But... how should I put it?

As the saying goes, you have to listen to the underlying meaning. He always felt that in the phone calls Brother Bie made to him, "Young Justice Bao" wasn't as important as Fan Bingbing.

The only person he can think of right now is President Chen Jinli.

It's a classic case of taking someone's money and then doing their bidding.

So he didn't ask, but Sui Kuan asked with a curious look:

"Brother Bie, I've read Li Mu's interview transcript. The interview with Fan Bingbing... it's quite long. Are we going to give it two pages? One for 'Young Justice Bao,' and one for the 'Fan Bingbing' interview?"

"Um."

Bie Yan nodded:

"One article was published in the newspaper, while Fan Bingbing's was published in the weekly magazine."

The "weekly" that Bie Yan mentioned is actually called "Southern Metropolis Entertainment Weekly." (Note 1)

It is released once a week, every Wednesday.

It is the premier entertainment publication under the Southern Metropolis Daily.

Although it is not a professional academic journal, it is considered to be at the forefront of entertainment publications currently established in China.

After hearing Bie Yan's explanation, Li Mu nodded:

"Understood, Brother Bie."

"Okay, stop standing there and eat."

Bie Yan picked up her chopsticks, and only then did the two newbies dare to start eating.

After finishing their morning tea, it was already ten o'clock.

The food at this tea restaurant is actually quite delicious. After Li Mu silently marked it as his "canteen," he saw Bie Yan yawn widely, lazily holding his car keys and saying:

"I'm going back to sleep. Remember to dress neatly tomorrow and wait for my call at work in the morning."

Hearing his words, Li Mu thought for a moment and said:

"Then I'll hurry up and go practice driving, bro, is that okay?"

"Go ahead."

Don't just wave your hand dismissively:

"I've already told you, with me, attendance won't be a problem at all."

After saying that, he got into the car on his own and left amidst the farewells of the two newbies.

After the Santana had driven far away, Li Mu said to Sui Kuan:

"I'm leaving too."

"Okay, I'm going back to work to study."

The two parted ways.

After Sui Kuan boarded the bus and drove away, Li Mu hailed a taxi and gave the address:

"Master, Guangzhou branch of Guangfa Bank."

(Note 1: The Southern Metropolis Entertainment Weekly was actually founded in 2006, but I've brought it up here. Don't take it too seriously.)