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

Having lived for almost twenty years, they never dared to dream of such a thing.

"Boss...boss..."

Wang Min was the first to find her voice, her tongue still a little tied, "I...did I hear that right? You just said...an airplane?"

Gu Ming withdrew his gaze from their blank faces and calmly sat back down at the boss's table.

"You heard me right."

A whiteboard has been added to the office.

The top of the screen had flowcharts they couldn't understand, next to it were storyboard drafts, and below it were a bunch of budget sheets.

The project title was written on the top of the whiteboard: "Seeing the Earth in 100 Million Pixels".

The three sisters stood to the side, not daring to breathe.

They watched as Gu Ming sat in front of the computer and calmly began to operate it.

His fingers moved rapidly between the keyboard and mouse, and English websites and professional software appeared on the screen.

This involves the real transfer of funds.

Wang Min mustered her courage and peeked at the screen.

The payment page has a company header, with the payee being "BJ Tianyu Aviation Services Co., Ltd." and the item listed as "Gulfstream G650 business jet route reservation deposit".

She didn't recognize Gulfstream, but she recognized the long string of zeros after the amount.

One million.

Next, Gu Ming opened another page. The payee was "Shanghai Jingjie Professional Equipment Rental". He selected a camera kit called "Phase One XF IQ4" and a lens set, and paid a rental deposit of 300,000 yuan.

These were equipment models they had never even heard of, and the huge sums of money that could buy a house in Hegang were being spent, making the three sisters pale with fright.

There was a hint of awe in their eyes when they looked at Gu Ming.

"From today onwards, the three of you will be production assistants for the '100 Million Pixels View of Earth' project."

"Boss... what... what can we do?"

Liu Liu asked in a low voice, "We've never even heard of these things before."

"If you don't understand, then learn it."

"I need you to be able to get things done."

He stood up and began assigning tasks.

"Wang Min".

"arrive!"

"Your task is to be in charge of the pre-launch promotion on all social media platforms."

Gu Ming picked up a pen and circled the word "promotion" on the whiteboard. "Remember, our goal is seduction."

"seduce?"

"Yes. Don't just say what we're going to do. Starting today, post a picture every day with a vague caption."

For example, if we send you the flight route map we booked today, the caption would be:

"A crazy plan, starting with a line."

Tomorrow, I'll post close-up shots of Phase One cameras, and the caption will read:

"The boss might really have gone mad. Does anyone recognize this thing?"

The day after tomorrow, post a satellite map of HG City, circle the urban area, and write the following caption:

"Next stop, back to where the story began."

Gu Ming looked at Wang Min.

"Your task is to use these bits of information to pique everyone's interest, spark speculation and discussion, and make everyone think we're about to do something big. Understand?"

Wang Min seemed to understand, but still nodded vigorously.

"Liu Liu, Zhang Hong."

"exist!"

"You two are in charge of scouting locations on the ground."

Gu Ming pointed to the map, "I don't care what methods you use, I need to know which building is the tallest in HG city, what the view from the top is like, the security situation, and the light pollution index from 8 pm to midnight within one day."

"I need you to use your phones to take photos and videos of the night view from every angle on the top floor of the tallest building, compile them into a location scouting report, and hand it to me tomorrow morning. We need to find the best shooting location for the ground-based cameras."

These professional instructions put immense pressure on the three sisters, but also filled them with excitement.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city, at the home of teacher Zhao Na.

She stared intently at her phone screen.

On the screen is the first promotional post from the "Spiritual Little Sister" account—a flight route map from Beijing to Hegang.

She couldn't understand what it was, but there were already quite a few comments in the comment section.

"Holy crap! What's this? A flight route map? Where are they going by plane?"

"Wow, this is going to be a big production!"

"What exactly is Star Media up to? I'm getting more and more curious!"

Every comment stung her.

She switched back to her own account; the video of her swirling a wine glass in a Western restaurant had only a handful of likes, and the only comment was a sarcastic one:

"Teacher, wake up, stop dreaming."

On what grounds?

Why is it that whatever they do gets praised, but whatever I do is wrong?

She blamed all the reasons for her failure on Gu Ming—"He looked down on me!"

He deliberately made things difficult for me!

An idea popped into my head.

She was going to find him, confront him directly, and expose this liar's true colors.

Zhao Na grabbed her car keys and stormed out of the house in a huff.

Half an hour later, at the entrance of Star Media.

Zhao Na spotted Gu Ming standing at the door making a phone call immediately.

He straightened his clothes, preparing to step forward and confront him.

Just then, she clearly heard what Gu Ming was saying on the phone.

"...Yes, I know that route approval for the Gulfstream G650 takes time. That's alright, let the crew prepare first, and we'll proceed simultaneously..."

"...As for the Phase One lens set, I need the widest angle, yes, the Rodenstock one, with the largest aperture. What? You want more money? Money is no problem."

"...Budget? I'll have Ms. Shen's assistant, Lin Feng, handle the budget directly with your company's finance department. I don't need to worry about that. I'm only concerned about whether the items will arrive on time."

Gulfstream?

Feisi?

Rodenstock?

Zhao Na couldn't understand a single word.

In her opinion, Gu Ming was deliberately putting on airs and saying things that others couldn't understand in order to elevate himself.

As soon as Gu Ming hung up the phone, she rushed forward and stood in front of him.

"Gu Ming!"

"Stop pretending!"

Gu Ming frowned slightly as he looked at the woman in front of him, whose face was full of anger.

"What's with all this talk about Phase One and Gulfstream? Do you think you're so great just because you spout nonsense that nobody understands?"

Zhao Na put her hands on her hips, striking a pose as if she was about to expose the scam.

"Let me tell you, I've seen through you! You're nothing but a fraud! You're using these fancy terms to fool that naive girl surnamed Shen, and those other illiterate young women!"

She became more and more agitated as she spoke.

"Do you dare show me all that stuff you've said? You can't, can you? Because you made it all up! You're a liar!"

Faced with her questioning, Gu Ming remained surprisingly calm.

He wasn't angry; he simply shook his head gently.

"Teacher Zhao."

"I finally understand why we couldn't work together in the first place."

"Because your imagination can't even comprehend that what we're talking about is real."

Gu Ming added the last sentence.

"We are not in the same world, nor are we playing the same game."

After saying that, he didn't look at her again.

He pushed open the office door and went inside.

The door was closed gently.

A "click" sound.

Outside the door, Zhao Na stood frozen in place.