Chapter 49 The Last Creditor

  "What, two hundred push-ups!" He Mu's eyes were about to pop out, "Instructor, we used to do fifty every day before, how did it suddenly quadruple!"

  Officer Yang said expressionlessly, "In these times, what doesn't go up in price? Meat prices rise, housing prices rise, why can't push-ups rise? Please complete the training as required!" In fact, he didn't want to be a bad guy either, it was all the idea of that Lieutenant Colonel. Listening to them talk, that Lieutenant Colonel is currently serving in a secret special forces unit. It was under his leadership that our country won its first championship in the Erna Assault. Now he's even more highly valued by the higher-ups in this unit, with unlimited potential for the future.

  He Mu finished two hundred push-ups, only to find that he still had 100 pull-ups, ten obstacle course training sessions, and a 10-kilometer loaded cross-country run waiting for him. Almost every training project was strengthened by three or four times, or even more. For the entire day, the sound of He Mu's wails echoed through the empty training ground.

  In the late afternoon, He Mu lay on the ground like a lump of rotten meat. Instructor Yang said gently, "Little He, go back and rest well, we'll continue tomorrow."

  That night, He Mu almost crawled back to his bedroom. Now he didn't want to think about anything except two things: one was writing a diary, which had been persisted for so many years and couldn't be interrupted; the other was calling Zhang Zilin, an activity that had only lasted for two days and couldn't be stopped on the third day.

  "How about it, now that you have the money, are you going to pay me back?" Zhang Zilin asked happily as soon as she picked up He Mu's call. After dinner, she had been carrying her mobile phone with her all along, as if afraid of missing something.

  "Yesterday, the boss paid our wages, but I owed a girl some money, so I repaid her first." He Mu said weakly. After taking out the money yesterday, he first invited Shi Shi to have a Peking roast duck dinner and cleared his debt, of course, there was still a lot left, but he didn't plan to return it to Zhang Zilin immediately.

  "Ah, why don't you return it to me first?" Zhang Zilin said indignantly.

  He Mu explained: "There's a before and after, borrow from her first, return it to her first."

  "Have you borrowed money from many girls?" Zhang Zilin asked with a frown.

  "No, you're my last creditor." He Mu said very seriously.

  "Hmm, sounds good." Zhang Zilin finally relaxed her eyebrows, and in her heart, there was a strange feeling, especially when she heard the sentence "You are my last creditor", it inexplicably made her face turn red. At this time, she remembered what her sisters had said, could he really be pursuing her?

  Although she had no emotional experience, Zhang Zilin was not the kind of little girl who would easily become infatuated. She had a clear mind about her life plan and her views on choosing a partner. She did not deny that He Mu's appearance and demeanor made her heart flutter, but it would take more than that to win her heart.

  In Zhang Zilin's heart, her future partner should be an outstanding talent in the industry, even if not a dragon and phoenix among people. He must have qualities that make her admire him. Now it seems that He Mu is still some distance from this standard, and she doesn't know if she can lower her standards for He Mu.

  When Zhang Zilin was thinking about her marriage with a red face, He Mu had been silent all the time. "Hey, why don't you say anything?" Zhang Zilin asked.

  No one answered.

  "Hey!" Zhang Zilin raised his voice, and the person on the other end, He Mu, seemed to have just woken up from a dream, murmuring, "Who? What's wrong?"

  Looking at the phone in his hand, He Mu suddenly remembered that he was on a call with Zhang Zilin and hurriedly apologized: "Sorry, Zilin, I'm too tired today, I accidentally fell asleep, what were you saying?"

  "Nothing, just hang up since you're so tired." Zhang Zilin said in a not-so-friendly tone, and to accurately convey her dissatisfaction to He Mu at this moment, Zhang Zilin added a "Hmph!"

  And this "hmm" sounded so pleasant and charming to He Mu, with a hint of enchantment. Under the stimulation of this angry snort, He Mu stood up again, writing down today's training difficulties in his diary. To avoid such suffering again, he decided to strengthen his physical fitness. At this time, he first thought of the traditional body-strengthening exercises and Bajiquan that his grandfather had taught him, but he hadn't persisted because of his lack of interest before, nor did he ever think about becoming an action star. However, today's training gave him a profound lesson: an actor without a good physique would eventually be eliminated. This was exactly what happened to him; if it were another actor, they might have announced their withdrawal from the entertainment industry by the next day.

  Although He Mu's physical quality is absolutely stronger than that of ordinary people, it is still not enough, far from enough. In order to be a better actor and to be like his grandfather in the future, who was still vigorous in old age, He Mu solemnly wrote in his diary: Starting tomorrow, I will resume my martial arts training, and strive to be the best, unrivaled in all directions.

  This child is quite influenced by Jin Yong.

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  The next day, He Mu got up at six o'clock and made a loud noise in the room. After washing up, he rushed to Fengtai Film Base with some daily necessities. In recent days, he planned to stay there all the time, saving the time of going back and forth.

  For He Mu to still be able to stand upright and attend training, Instructor Yang was still very pleased, but he didn't show any mercy at all, continuing to supervise He Mu as he carried out the training tasks that were also considered excessive for them.

  He Mu's fatigue was decreasing day by day. Although the foundation he had built up since childhood couldn't be restored in just a few days or weeks, his grandfather's stretching technique to relieve fatigue was still very effective and greatly benefited his training. In just over two weeks of super-high-intensity training, He Mu felt that his combat effectiveness had increased by more than double, his muscle density and strength had also improved significantly, and even more remarkable was the improvement in his skin tone and mental outlook.

  In two days, He Mu will officially enter the crew of "Soldier Assault". When leaving the training ground, He Mu solemnly asked Instructor Yang why the intensity of his later training was so different from the early stage. Who was behind the scenes? He didn't believe that Instructor Yang would deal with him without reason, nor did he believe it was Xiao Fang's intention to do so.

  Think about it, Lian Chang didn't ask him to keep it a secret, and Instructor Yang privately hinted at a few sentences: "Little He, have you offended someone? Your training plan was changed by a senior lieutenant, that senior lieutenant looks a bit like you, not as tall as you, but more robust and darker than you, think carefully."

  He Mu thought for a moment and knew who it was. "Thanks, Instructor Yang! When you're free, come find me to hang out, I'll treat you to dinner."

  You dare to bully me? Just you wait... I'll go tell mom on you! Hmph!

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  That day, He Mu was taken by Li Wen Hua to see the new book sample. Because of the large number of words, over 500,000, Li Wen Hua divided the book titled "Step by Step Heart" into two volumes and published them separately. Due to the success of "Flight Attendant", Li Wen Hua earned a lot for Chongqing University Press, so this time the press was very proactive and determined the book number and publication date in just a few days.

  With the success of his first book, Li gained more experience and confidence. He rented a warehouse in the suburbs for a long time and decided to print 100,000 copies of "The Heart of the Dragon" Volume I. The number of prints for Volume II would depend on the market performance of Volume I.

  He Mu picked up the new book with a faint scent of ink, the cover was beautiful and exquisite, with a hint of ancient charm. At the bottom of the cover was a red logo with the words "Tian Di Xuan Huang" (Heavenly Secrets) printed on it, next to which was a symbol indicating that it was a work of literature.

  Li Wen Hua explained: "Although 'Step by Step Fear' is not as widely spread online as 'Flight Attendant', it is a rare masterpiece in the eyes of female online readers. The book's first release website was **Literature Network, and its performance has always been ranked first on the site. **Literature wants to expand its influence, while we need to convert those online readers into buyers of physical books. Therefore, this time our company formed a strategic alliance with **, mutually advertising and recommending each other, taking what we need."

  He Mu flipped through two pages of the main content, and the writing was not as bad or frivolous as he thought. After reading for two minutes, he found it quite attractive, and maybe Li Wen Hua would make a big profit again this time.

  Seeing He Mu's serious look, Li Wen Hua continued: "The author of this book, Tong Hua, is a talented woman from Beida, just like my sister, who graduated from the Guanghua Management Department. She now lives in the United States with her husband. In order to obtain the publishing rights for this book, I almost flew to the US to negotiate, but fortunately she was on business in Shenzhen, so I went south and had an afternoon coffee with her, which is how we finalized the deal."

  Mentioning Chen Xuehe, He Mu asked: "You still don't agree with Sister Xuehe joining the company?"

  "We're still at an impasse," said Li Wen Hua.

  A month ago, Li Wen Hua's cousin Chen Xue He found out that he had started a company and strongly requested to join the company as Li Wen Hua's deputy. However, he firmly disagreed, not because he was afraid that his highly educated older sister would usurp power, but because he didn't want to hinder his cousin's future prospects. With her abilities, she could still choose from among the world's top 500 companies, and Li Wen Hua didn't want her to be stuck in such a small company, wasting her talents.

  But Chen Xuehe was very persistent, her family condition was difficult at the beginning, it was her uncle who provided her tuition and living expenses, and supported her until she finished her graduate studies. She always felt guilty about not being able to help her uncle with anything, so she hoped to be able to help her brother, let him play his strengths, and also make her uncle feel comforted.

  "Don't be so stubborn," He Mu persuaded, "Your forte is discovering the best-selling potential of a book, management and finance are not your expertise, and will also distract you. Maybe Snow River's addition can make Tian Di Xuan Huang even better."

  Li Wen shook his head in conflict, then nodded: "Let me think about it."

  Farewell Li Wen Hua, He Mu went to a sentimental and elegant western restaurant, sitting in the seat facing the entrance.

  "Excuse me, sir, what can I get for you?"

  "Wait a minute, I'm waiting for someone." He Mu looked at the time pointing to 7 o'clock in the evening, it should have arrived, he looked towards the door and saw a pair of long legs swaggering in...

  (PS: Thanks to Feng Xing Yue Ming for the reward, thanks everyone for letting Da Wan rush to eighth place on the list, next week is our last week on the list, I will update with all my might and hope to have a beautiful ending ~ seeking support!!!)

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