A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

"Brother Bie! Over here!"

"Well……"

Seeing Fan Bingbing waving at him, Bie Yan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed.

"Ha, um."

He walked along the ornately decorated corridor of the courtyard house to the door of the side room, where Xiao Fan opened his arms wide:

"Hey hey, long time no see!"

"..."

Bie Yan was a little speechless at the intimate hug, so he politely patted Xiao Fan on the back and smiled:

"I heard you got scolded when you got home last night?"

"Yeah, bro, we'll stand up for him. He's gotten so arrogant, he's bullying me!"

"Okay, no problem."

Upon hearing his sister-in-law's complaints, Bie Yan readily agreed:

"I'm going to beat him up in a bit."

"Hehehe~ I knew Brother Bie was the best to me. Teacher Gu, let me introduce you. This is my brother, Bie Yan, the editor-in-chief of the Beijing News."

Gu Hong, as the former deputy editor-in-chief of the magazine "Ruili", naturally knows the value of "The Beijing News".

Although she had never interacted with this Editor-in-Chief Bie, the difference in their status was quite obvious.

Rayli and The Beijing News are incomparable.

So, being very polite, I extended my hand:

"Hello, Editor-in-Chief Bie, I'm Gu Hong, the person in charge of VANampL magazine. It's an honor to meet you."

"Ha, hello, hello."

Bie Yan was very approachable. After the two shook hands, the waiter opened the door to the private room.

This is the room where Li Mu previously treated Liu Qiangdong and Li Yanhong to dinner.

The food was quite good, and the place was quiet, so Li Mu recommended it to his wife as the venue for their dinner party today.

Enter the room and take a seat.

"Brother, this is for you."

Xiao Fan handed over several gift boxes.

"These two boxes are for Yiyi. They're for your summer and autumn new arrivals... The men's version of Fanli is still in the planning stages. You're the model, so give me feedback when you're done writing them down."

Bie Yan took the boxes directly and asked:

"Are you planning to make men's styles?"

"Yes, we're planning on that. There are more male yoga instructors in Europe and America now, and market research we've done in the last two years shows that 45% of women over 35 prefer male instructors. So we're making plans for that. The outfit I brought you includes sportswear for our men's market, a design consisting of yoga pants and shorts. It's inspired by surfers' bodysuits. Li Mu wore it and felt it was pretty good; you should try it too. Li Mu said you recently started running…"

"Haha, that works."

Bie Yan accepted the boxes directly.

Yiyi really likes Fanli's yoga pants, even though she's still a student and wouldn't wear them out. But the pants are very comfortable to wear at home.

Girls are at an age where they love to look good, and the Fanli yoga pants are versatile, comfortable, and come in beautiful colors.

She liked it very much.

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See, that's one of Xiao Fan's clever points.

Is Brother Bie missing anything?

There's absolutely no shortage.

Moreover... she put herself in the shoes of a man from her husband's perspective and found that men's casualness about "clothing" was really... how to put it.

random.

That was quite casual.

As long as it's wearable, it's fine.

Unless they are people who like to wear designer brands or have such preferences, they can usually only wear a few outfits throughout the year.

That's really impressive.

So if you're simply saying goodbye to your brother, not giving a gift doesn't express your feelings.

But it's different when you give it to your children.

What's more, she gives gifts every year. Today's gifts may seem like presents, but they're actually more like a way of saying, "Brother, could you please give these new styles to Yiyi as well?"

Whether it is valuable or not, we will not discuss it.

It's all about the sentiment.

After Bie Yan accepted the shopping bags, Xiao Fan said:

"Okay, Brother Li, you accept it. Now I'll make my request!"

"Haha~ Is it really that realistic?"

"Of course... If you don't agree to let us publish it as a supplementary magazine, then you should give it back to me. How can you take the gift and not do the job?"

"Hahaha~"

Don't say you're laughing even more happily.

"Okay, okay, I have to do it, alright? Just for these few pieces of clothing of yours, I'll take care of it for you."

"Hehe, then it's a deal!"

You see, from the moment they arrived until they sat down, it only took a few minutes.

Everything is agreed upon.

Gu Hong was stunned by their conversation.

She had prepared a whole bunch of arguments, such as "the importance of the women's market," "health concepts," and "the complementary relationship between newspapers and magazines," etc.

None of them are needed anymore.

The speech I spent several days preparing couldn't withstand the boss's sweet talk.

Wow... impressive.

……

Li Mu didn't worry about what Xiao Fan and Bie Ge were talking about. Magazines are essentially a mutually beneficial arrangement, nothing unusual in the industry.

He has other things to do today.

"Is everything packed?"

In the cafeteria, upon hearing Li Mu's words, Sui Kuan nodded:

"Hmm. You know what... this is the first time in so many years that I have my own office."

"Ha, that's just a small office for you. Work hard, and you'll be sitting in a bigger one in the future."

"...Give me chicken soup? How about we switch places? Let me sit here for a few days first."

"think."

Li Mu rolled his eyes, put down his chopsticks, and started drinking the soup.

Today is the day Sui Kuan will be reporting.

The position is Deputy Director of Operations in the Marketing Department.

Furthermore, under Li Mu's guidance, he also joined the project department of "Happy Farm" and served as one of the liaisons for market operations.

JD.com's financing announcement will be made on June 1st. He will be the person in charge of negotiating and signing contracts with them regarding coupons and other promotional activities.

This can be considered the first achievement presented to me by my buddy.

It wouldn't be right for a newly appointed deputy director of operations to not have anything to offer.

It is difficult to convince the public.

Ultimately, the fat man is a former journalist with a lot of connections. Given time, he will definitely succeed.

Not to mention he has many friends from all walks of life.

"What are your plans for the next step?"

As he sipped his soup, Li Mu asked.

"Let's find out what they need first. Then we can discuss the rest... I don't know anything about technology, but I can handle the interpersonal relationships."

Li Mu definitely believed that.

After all these years, as an arts and sports reporter, he had dealt with people from all walks of life. He had long since honed his skills.

"I've finished talking to Chen Tao and Xu Lizheng, especially Xu Lizheng, your direct supervisor. He's a genuine long-time employee who came from Baidu. You two should work together more; you should get along quite well."

"Don't worry, I understand."

Sui Kuan nodded again.

Actually, while the two were talking, many people eating in the cafeteria noticed them.

On his very first day here, the newly arrived deputy director of operations sat down at a table with General Manager Li and chatted happily.

The signal is actually quite obvious.

This person is one of Mr. Li's men.

We'll see how capable he is later, but at least after today's meal, no one will dare to look down on Sui Kuan.

"By the way, when is payday? Will I get paid this month?"

"What a load of crap."

Li Mu rolled his eyes:

"Do you think you earn that 18,000 yuan salary so easily? You've only been working here a few days and you're already getting over 10,000?"

"Hehe, I was just asking casually. When do we get paid?"

Number 10.

"So early?"

"Um."

Fatty Sui nodded, said no more, and hurriedly started eating.

A salary of 18,000 is actually not bad.

He actually earns over 10,000 yuan a month at his workplace now.

Although the fixed salary isn't as high as here, if there's a film crew that needs promotion, the interview fee plus the writing fee can easily bring in 30,000 to 40,000 yuan a month.

On Weibo, if we look at the "Deputy Director" position alone, it's already considered a senior management position within the company.

At Baidu, people at this level start with a monthly salary of over 30,000 yuan.

The guaranteed annual income is around $60,000.

Weibo is a subsidiary, so it certainly can't reach that level at this stage.

Furthermore, the fat man's income here is tied to Weibo's revenue.

No one will ask him to write articles anymore, nor will they need to conduct interviews.

An income of 18,000 yuan seems like a lot at first glance, but in reality, it's not comparable to what a unit can earn.

But in terms of prospects, this side is definitely higher.

Because the higher the revenue their marketing department generates, the higher their salaries and year-end bonuses will be.

It's a gamble on the future.

After finishing their meal, the two put their plates at the food collection area, and Sui Kuan proactively said:

"So, if I want to leave, can I leave anytime?"

"...Where are you going?"

"This afternoon, I'm going to contact a few companies. I studied the precision targeting model for a while this morning, and I also looked at the Google Ads model. It's too simplistic, and I asked them, and they said it could focus on regional P, right? I'm going to contact a few liquor sellers. You guys... no, our current Google Ads structure, I think it's so right. Taobao has taken away too much of the market; you're underestimating physical stores. Especially liquor sellers... liquor factories have money. I had drinks with the general agent of Wuliangye and Yanjing liquor before, and he said he's researching how to connect to the internet."

"...Oh?"

Li Mu was greatly surprised:

"Wuliangye? The general distributor? You know them?"

"Duh. I just did some advertising for them last year... Alright, don't worry about it. It's just about getting guys and increasing income. Don't worry, leave it to me."

Fatty Sui looked completely calm and patted his belly, which was a mixture of muscle and fat.

"They say a new broom sweeps clean, so I'd better start with one. I can't let people think I'm just coasting along, can I?"

"……ha."

Upon hearing this, Li Mu chuckled softly.

"come on."

"All done."

Fatty Sui waved his hand.

Like a hippopotamus that has just entered an unfamiliar environment, yet is as nimble as a fish.