Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

October 1983, Beijiang City.

When Yang Kangsheng and the others heard Zhao Mancang's question, they all said that they were very concerned about this issue and had come up with several solutions, but so far the results were not very good.

After hearing their solution, Zhao Mancang shook his head and said:

"It's definitely not as simple as just increasing their wages; increased income doesn't necessarily mean increased consumption."

"Product quality and other aspects of promotion are also crucial factors."

It is well known that Chinese people are famous for their love of saving money.

There are simply too many outsiders in the entire city of Beijiang; we need to start from this aspect.

For example, regarding school district housing, they need to settle down in Beijiang City in the future, so having a house would be great.

However, the houses allocated by the factory are not in school districts. If it's for elementary school, the existing public schools in Beijiang City can be improved.

If we manage these public schools well and then adjust the corresponding strategies, we won't have to worry about them not spending money.

Many factory workers may not earn much, but they have many brothers and sisters behind them.

These people are still living a hard life in their hometowns, so how could they possibly be willing to spend money?
Therefore, it is necessary to resolve their concerns in order to stimulate consumer spending.

Management is never a small issue.

As the saying goes, governing a large country is like cooking a small fish; there are just too many things to be careful about.

Zhao Mancang has been thinking about this issue for the past few years.

He was even more thoughtful and more willing to read than usual.

Lu Shengwen, Yang Kangsheng, and the others nodded thoughtfully, occasionally taking notes.

The consumption problem in Beijiang City seems to have been resolved, but it still needs time to be verified and to see if the subsequent series of measures can be successfully and effectively validated.

Furthermore, this concerns the overall national strategy, so it's certainly not that simple.

"Dad, we went to the museum yesterday and saw so many amazing antiques!"

When Zhao Mancang got home that day, he overheard Zhao Yuechan talking to him about museums, and he suddenly remembered his own private museum.

In Beijiang City, there is a private museum that houses many antiques.

However, he then thought of the antiques he had brought back from museums in London, Tokyo, and other places. It seemed that museums in other cities, such as New York, still had many such Chinese antiques.

So he had to find a way to bring these antiques back.

Thinking about this, he couldn't wait any longer.

Because the internet hasn't taken off yet, and museums' anti-theft technology isn't very advanced, it's relatively easy for him to go to the museum and bring back those Chinese antiques.

The next day, Zhao Mancang set off for New York.

There are very few antiques left in Tokyo and London, but there are still many castles in Europe, and many antiques are still stored in those castles.

When the Eight-Nation Alliance came to cause trouble for Li Hongzhang and his men, they took away quite a few precious antiques.

Take the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) for example; a large number of antiques inside were taken away by them.

And after taking it back, it remained in their castle.

get mouldy!

This is absolutely outrageous!
However, Zhao Mancang needs to go to New York first to take the antiques away.

New York City has many museums, among which the most famous are the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum, and the American Museum of Natural History.

The latter goes without saying, as it is known for its dinosaur fossils and Earth history exhibitions.

Zhao Mancang is going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and of course he will also visit the Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Modern Art.

He would take any antique that was available.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, at its main entrance.

In the early hours of the morning, the city was deserted, everyone was fast asleep, and the whole city had become very quiet.

Just as Zhao Mancang was about to enter the museum, he suddenly stopped.

Surprisingly, there were other people like him who came to the museum at this time.

"Whoa, is this a petty thief?"

Zhao Mancang quickly hid back in the shadows and, through his night vision goggles, soon made out the three figures.

His furtive manner made it obvious he was a thief.

Seeing this, Zhao Mancang couldn't help but laugh.

Although Zhao Mancang himself was also there to collect something, he wasn't as blatant as these people.

"Fuck, am I seeing things? I just saw a ghost!"

York suddenly said something, his expression showing some fear.

The next moment, however, he was tapped on the forehead by their gang leader, Finnis:
"Shut up! You must be seeing things. If you keep making such a fuss and attract the security guards, I'll kill you."

"Phineas, let's hurry up and get in; it's already 2:30 in the morning."

There was another thief nearby named Thomson, who offered the same advice.

Finnis glared at York before quickly walking into the museum.

York and Thomson quickly approached and filed in.

On the other side, Zhao Mancang saw this scene, smiled slightly, and then followed the three of them quickly inside.

Since someone else is helping him open the door, he doesn't need to go through the trouble.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is very large and divided into many different galleries, so it takes time to figure everything out.

However, it was too easy for Zhao Mancang.

Because they're taking everything with them.

Anyway, his system space is now very large, more than enough to hold an antique from a museum.

So he began the great purge.

More than three million precious artifacts, all of which are antiques.

Artworks from Egypt, Europe, and Asia were quickly cleared out.

The antiques that York, Thomson, and Finnis were looking for were still in the European Hall.

Because the European room has a very nice antique, which is quite valuable and is said to be able to fetch several million US dollars at auction.

An employer has commissioned them to steal this antique, paying them $500,000.

Since that's the case, Thomson and his two companions arrived.

Then, when they emerged from the maze of exhibition halls and arrived at the European hall, they were utterly dumbfounded. "Fuck, no, God, where are all these treasures?"

The empty exhibition hall left Finnis and his two companions speechless.

How is this possible?
But the scene before my eyes was very real.

Thomson stepped forward, ready to examine the empty display cases to see if there were truly no antiques left.

The next moment, the museum's alarm suddenly went off.

In such a quiet museum, the sudden alarm sounded particularly jarring.

The three men, including Finnis, paled and immediately fled in panic.

At this point, they couldn't care less about anything else; the antiques were gone, and their mission was out of the question.

But just as they ran out of the European Hall and passed through another exhibition hall next door, they came from the same route they had taken.

Then Thomson noticed that the exhibition hall, which was full of antiques when they came, was now empty, just like the European hall.

Damn it!
The three of them felt a chill run down their spines, sensing that something unclean was watching them from behind.

Compared to the security personnel at those museums, they are now more afraid of the ominous things in the museums.

so horrible!

Having lived for decades, they had never seen anything so crazy.

However, they couldn't escape because they were met by more than a dozen security personnel who came to arrest them.

The security personnel were also in a panic; they had noticed that all the antiques in the exhibition hall were gone.

It's easy to imagine that the owners behind these antiques would be furious and overwhelm them.

How to do?
What else can be done?

First, arrest those three petty thieves, Thomson and his gang. They must be the ones who stole the museum's antique treasures.

Even if it wasn't them, it had to be them. It couldn't be the security personnel who stole from their own posts, could it?
"Fuck, it wasn't us, don't arrest us!"

Thompson, York, and Finnis, who were being chased by more than ten security personnel, were furious and wanted to explain themselves.

Needless to say, it was all in vain.

Even though they hadn't touched the antiques, these treasures disappeared in a very short time.

It should be noted that the security personnel had patrolled the area just over two hours earlier, and all those antique treasures were still there.

Now it has vanished without a trace.

What a hell!
The news that more than three million treasures from the Metropolitan Museum of Art had vanished overnight made the front page of major newspapers early the next morning.

Newspapers under the Mayflower Media Group, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and Silicon Valley Tech News, all reported on these news stories.

In addition, Mayflower TV and other media outlets also reported on the event live.

The entire Sam was in an uproar.

More than three million treasures, vanished overnight?
How is this possible?
"What the hell? It's not April Fool's Day, why is there such outrageous news?"

"Unbelievable! Three petty thieves broke into a museum and actually emptied the entire place?"

"My God, I haven't even been to the Metropolitan Museum of Art yet, how could it be gone?"

After seeing this news, ordinary people across North America were all discussing it extensively.

Paramount, however, was overjoyed.

Because they had already filmed a movie called Night at the Museum six months ago.

The film is almost finished with post-production.

Originally scheduled for release during the Christmas season in December, it seems that, hey, taking advantage of this nationwide buzz, they can release it directly and even save a lot on advertising costs.

The theft at the Metropolitan Museum of Art was not just the theft of a single treasure, but the disappearance of more than three million treasures overnight.

Even if God came, it would be difficult to do this, right?

So, no matter what, the consequences of this matter are far too serious.

Many people are speculating whether there is some kind of conspiracy involved.
Or perhaps those theft gangs used some kind of advanced technology.

Or perhaps they colluded with the museum's security personnel to take all the museum's treasures away.

It's a topic of almost universal discussion.

For Paramount, such explosive news was the perfect publicity stunt.

So, just four days after the theft, Paramount launched the promotional campaign for "Night at the Museum," with a release scheduled for three days later.

"Fuck, could Paramount be behind this? Otherwise, why would they release this movie at this time?"

"How could that be? Paramount wouldn't dare. And are you all idiots? Don't you even look at the treasures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art? Many of them are enormous pieces; it's impossible to move them overnight without alerting anyone."

"Those who say museum security personnel stole from their premises are truly foolish; they know nothing but spout nonsense."

"Night at the Museum was filmed six months ago. It's a fantastic adventure about a museum and has nothing to do with reality."

"Then let's go see this movie. I remember they filmed scenes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, so going to see it is like taking a visit to the museum."

In reality, many people think it's crazy after seeing Paramount's movie promotions.

This world is insane; it's really rubbing everyone's intelligence into the ground.

But everyone knows what kind of situation museums are in. Even if Paramount had a hundred times the courage, they couldn't possibly have planned such a theft themselves.

If that's really the case, then the cost would be too high.

Most importantly, Paramount is in Los Angeles, while the Metropolitan Museum of Art is in New York, so the two are naturally at odds.

Regardless, Paramount would never do that.

Paramount doesn't care what others speculate; they just focus on promoting the film and actively guiding public opinion.

There is no need to defend oneself, nor is it necessary to prove one's innocence.

In many people's eyes, everyone can understand one thing: more than three million treasures disappeared overnight, only God could do that.

The New York Police Department has already dispatched many experts to interrogate the three thieves.

But they didn't get any results from the interrogation at all.

Fingerprint comparison is utter nonsense. It's not that fingerprint comparison technology is not mature enough, but more importantly, the glass frames at the museum site did not collect a single fingerprint.

Whether it's a large or small treasure, it's the same.

What should I do?
Continuing the interrogation will certainly yield no results, but it is still necessary.

Paramount continued its film promotion, with "Night at the Museum" about to be released, while Zhao Mancang had already set his sights on the Guggenheim Museum. (End of Chapter)