Chapter 1293: Chapter 1292: You Need to Broaden Your Horizons
When Momo called Lynch, he happened to have the time.
The two arranged to meet at Lynch’s villa.
The young maid opened the door for Momo. She knew the maid’s relationship with Lynch, and from her perspective, Lynch’s private life wasn’t as chaotic as she had imagined.
As a well-known host, she knew many secrets unknown to ordinary people in society.
Some people not only slept around but also cared little about gender, and were even obsessed with cross-racial fluid exchanges.
Compared to these people, Lynch’s private life couldn’t really be called "chaotic."
Upon seeing Lynch, Momo didn’t hold back and directly stated her purpose.
While interacting with Lynch, she discovered that she absolutely wasn’t a match for him in terms of intelligence, which doomed her attempts at playing mind games with him.
Instead of being particularly awful and hypocritical, it was better to maintain honesty from the start, which is also an expression and attitude.
"I’ve encountered some troubles..." Momo said dejectedly, "If you have the time, I can explain in detail."
Lynch nodded, "I’ve got nothing but time..."
Then, a girl’s diary of growth flowed slowly from Momo’s mouth, with the whole process like a river filled with various stories from the past.
She wasn’t from Bupen, and in the eyes of Bupen’s people, she was just a country girl.
She came to Bupen for some dreams, and in a short period, she signed with a modeling agency, joining as a trainee with a one-year contract.
She’s very smart, there’s no doubt about it because she chose modeling as the starting point of her career.
Locals love asking those from out of town a question—why did you come to Bupen.
This can be seen as a unique arrogance of Bupen’s people. In some ways, they learned from Gafura’s ways by finding a sense of superiority in those outsiders.
Most of the outsiders who came here would tell them that they came to pursue their dreams.
That answer holds positive value, as the pursuit of dreams has always been the mainstream value the Federation directed.
But in the city of Bupen, this answer is actually the most worthless, the cheapest thing, worth not even a penny!
When someone answers the locals like that, the locals will use their unique hypocrisy to feign kindness, patting the responder’s shoulder, "Wish you success!"
As soon as he walks a little further, the locals laugh and say to those nearby or themselves, "This is the most naive idea I’ve ever heard."
Yes, in Bupen, that’s the most naive idea.
Dreams are worthless here!
Leaving aside how cruel reality is, just the contradictory internal and external relationships are enough to seriously hurt outsiders.
Locals don’t welcome outsiders coming to steal job opportunities, and they are very repulsive to them. They repel those ordinary people, the poor, the dream pursuers, but not the rich.
Once locals know that an employee, colleague, or otherwise, is an outsider, they will specifically isolate them.
Can you endure it?
No worries, more trouble awaits, and almost every outsider can feel the pervasive malice here.
People are very dissatisfied with those who snatch job opportunities, but their acceptance is high for those who can provide joy.
These outsiders don’t rob locals of job opportunities... highly unlikely, because jobs like models and actors often represent special work.
People have heard of factories being full and not hiring anymore.
But no one’s ever heard of modeling companies or talent agencies refusing to hire.
Local girls are largely unwilling to do this business, even if they are, they won’t do it locally.
So in this industry, it’s basically all outsider girls.
With her cleverness, Momo quickly integrated into Bupen’s life, receiving regular training daily.
Sometimes she was also invited to participate in some decent modeling shows. During her year in Bupen, she met many people.
As long as a woman can let go, she can always make plenty of friends.
A year later, she didn’t renew her contract with the company, but instead joined the TV station as a small assistant.
This struggle lasted for nearly half of her youth, until two years ago, when a newly launched and very popular current affairs program faced suspension because the host’s uncle was murdered, and the host took a long leave due to the unstable mental state.
That program was frankly quite foolish, as it relied heavily on the political background of the female host.
But after the host left, it was evident that no one with a deep political background could be found to fill in a short time, leaving the program facing shutdown.
The TV station executives didn’t want a show that just started being popular to end abruptly. As they were unsure what to do, Momo entered the meeting room with her proposal.
After more than two hours of persuasion, she began to take over the program, leveraging her connections and influence, finally becoming a renowned current affairs program host within the Federation.
It’s not an easy task to accomplish, and even Lynch thought she was remarkable.
"But now I’m facing trouble!"
As a replaceable host, coupled with the show’s unappealing style and high salary, the TV station and sponsors were somewhat dissatisfied, thus, she encountered problems.
In fact, the TV station allowed her to mess around to see if she had exploitable potential. If she could fund the program herself, it would prove her value.
The TV station would still give her chances.
But if she couldn’t find investors... a dispensable woman meant nothing to the TV station.
"So you came to me for investment?" Lynch listened for a long time before hearing her express her intent.
Momo placed her hand on Lynch’s thigh in a particular spot, whether intentional or accidental was uncertain.
But it was likely intentional.
While many women felt that the society was unfair to them, some women have mastered the art of turning themselves into weapons, conquering any fortress.
If there’s a fortress they can’t conquer, it only means their "sharpness" isn’t enough, or the conditions aren’t right.
Lynch pondered for a moment without giving a definitive answer, "How much do you need?"
Momo mentioned the minimum amount, "Six hundred thousand is enough..."
After stating the number, she awkwardly looked at Lynch. Is six hundred thousand a lot?
For many people, that’s a lifetime, even a family’s three generations might never accumulate such wealth.
Like those ordinary folks on the street earning just over three hundred a month, they might only earn a lifetime of ten to twenty thousand.
After deducting living expenses, they might not save much throughout their lives, two or three thousand at most.
For someone like Momo, a Middle Class, her annual income totals five to six thousand, but her expenses are high too.
By the year-end, saving a thousand would hint at her exceptional financial management.
Sixty thousand would be a lifetime’s savings for her, and her life’s journey is just halfway done, with less than ten thousand in her bank account.
She could hardly afford this expense, selling her house wouldn’t suffice!
She looked at Lynch, moving a little closer, "You can take a look at my proposal..."
Lynch thought for a while and shook his head, "It doesn’t matter whether I look at your proposal or not; I don’t think it’s a good idea."
Momo felt a bit disheartened because if she couldn’t manage or attract investment, she would soon be ousted from this quickly evolving circle.
A host only needs to leave viewers’ sight for a month or two to be forgotten by them.
"Is... it?" she sighed, "Sorry for disturbing your rest..."
Lynch’s refusal just made her a bit uncomfortable, which she thought wasn’t too excessive, or rather normal.
Not everyone is worth six hundred thousand. She thought she might be worth that, but it’s a buyer’s market; if Lynch thought she wasn’t, then she wasn’t worth it!
Momo planned to leave. Since she couldn’t persuade Lynch, she’d try others.
If it didn’t work, she’d seek opportunities in smaller cities’ TV stations, considering her current fame might grant her some chances.
Just as she was about to stand up, Lynch held her arm, "Do you know what perspective means?"
Momo was stunned for a moment, then her heart started pounding. She wasn’t sure what Lynch meant by that question, but she faintly sensed an opportunity.
She shook her head, "I don’t know."
"To many people, six hundred thousand is a distant, unreachable number, but to me, I can earn it in a short while."
"Just now, I sensed some sentimentality in your memories of the past. Perhaps when we first face this unfair world, we must tuck away our dreams."
"But when our wings grow strong, why don’t we soar for our dreams?"
Lynch smiled brightly, "Six hundred thousand is too little, and your perspective is too small."
"You should look at things from my viewpoint. You shouldn’t ask whether I have six hundred thousand or am willing to invest six hundred thousand."
"Instead, you should ask if I’m interested in a TV station, a magazine company, or a media company!"
