The unparalleled talent of the country started from Harbin Institute of Technology

January 1, 1999, Harbin, Harbin Institute of Technology, Professor Wang's home on the lake island.

Wang Duoyu has returned from outside; he just got home yesterday.

Today is New Year's Day, which is considered a holiday, so my family slaughtered a chicken and had a big meal.

Liu Xiaoli took the white tofu with her to buy groceries in the morning.

The little guy is curious about everything now and just wants to play.

She was also very enthusiastic about going to the farmers' market because the vendors there really liked her and always praised her.

And she has a sweet tongue, greeting everyone with "Hello, Uncle" and "Auntie," which makes the vendors very happy.

Bai Doufu is fair-skinned and very cute, with rosy cheeks. Everyone likes her very much.

However, Wang Duoyu had never been to the vegetable market; he only found out about it when Liu Xiaoli came back and told him.

In the living room, Bai Doufu chattered on for a while before suddenly remembering something and saying:
"Dad, it seems like you haven't tested me in a long time. I can recite the multiplication tables now. Are you going to give me some questions?"

The little guy is really enthusiastic about learning.

Just then, Wang Yifei came out of the bathroom, smiling, and said:
"Wang Chuyue, you're so smart! You cling to your dad as soon as he gets home. Let me tell you, that's not right. Do you want to study? I'll help you. What is 88 times 99?"

"Dad, my sister bullied me, she's naughty!" Without saying a word, Bai Doufu immediately started tattling, tearfully recounting Wang Yifei's misdeeds.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yifei immediately panicked, but at that moment, Liu Xiaoli appeared at the kitchen doorway:

"Wang Qianqian, come here right now!"

The mischievous Wang Yifei was quickly called away by her mother, and the white tofu naturally calmed down.

Wang Duoyu sighed in admiration. He wondered where Bai Doufu had learned his acting skills. He could cry on cue, and the tears would come instantly. His expression and eyes were truly amazing.

He was completely fooled.

But it stopped just as quickly as it was supposed to; that speed is truly unmatched, and the acting is top-notch.

To be honest, if Wang Yifei had acting skills like Bai Tofu, why would she need to sing?

Of course, being an actor these days doesn't really earn as much as being a singer.

For example, Wang Yifei's album has been on the market for several months now, and the album has been downloaded ten million times on music platforms.

The price is 22 yuan per person, and she can get 8 yuan.

This means she can receive 80 million yuan.

The album sales in physical stores also exceeded five million copies, which would also generate tens of millions in revenue.

Therefore, her pre-tax income this year has exceeded 100 million.

However, personal taxes are indeed very high, reaching as high as 45%, so at most you'll only get 60 to 70 million yuan.

Even so, such an income would definitely make her a female tycoon in China.

Many listed companies don't even have as much profit as she does.

Therefore, in this era, singing is still the most profitable job; everything else is meaningless.

Even for international superstars, an actor who earns ten million dollars for a single film might only make a few million dollars at most after taxes.

To be honest, she really can't compare to Wang Yifei.

After all, filming a movie takes a long time, more than half a year has passed, plus the need to promote the movie with the team afterwards.

In short, it's really not as good as singing.

"time to eat!"

After a while, the living room was filled with a rich aroma of food, and Liu Xiaoli's voice rang out.

Bai Doufu immediately opened her arms to her father, saying, "Dad, carry me to wash my hands."

"okay!"

The father and daughter went to the bathroom to wash their hands, then returned to the dining table and sat down to eat.

During the meal, Wang Junkang suddenly mentioned something:
"Second brother, have you been paying attention to the New Concept Writing Competition lately?"

"Yes, this essay competition seems pretty good. A lot of people are paying attention to it, and I've seen a lot of discussion about it online."

The New Concept Writing Competition is a competition organized by Shanghai's "Mengya" magazine to "challenge Chinese language exam-oriented writing education".

This has attracted great attention across society, especially within the field of Chinese language education.

Ordinary junior and senior high school students are all discussing this.

The children born in the 1980s are now in middle school. Most of them were only children.

Especially those whose parents are both teachers or civil servants, and who are all only children.

Ironically, the generation of parents born in the 1980s was the peak of the birth rate at that time.

Most parents born in the 1980s were born between 1958 and 1968.

The peak period for infants and young children after the founding of the People's Republic of China was from 1962 to 1966.

Because 1962 was the second year after the end of the three-year natural disasters, the population experienced explosive growth, with more than 24 million births that year.

The peak was in 1963, when the total number of births almost exceeded 30 million.

Therefore, even with the birth control policy, the number of people born after 1980 is actually quite large.

From 1981 onwards, for the next ten years, the annual number of births never fell below 20 million.

This is an extremely alarming statistic.

In other words, the group of people under the age of 22 who are currently in high school, university, or working, together exceed 200 million people.

The concept of the New Concept Writing Competition is new thinking, namely creative and divergent thinking, breaking free from the constraints of old ideas and norms, breaking away from rigidity and conservatism, and advocating for freedom.

Second, new expressions, that is, not limited by subject matter or genre, using one's own unique language, opposing clichés, and opposing uniformity and unanimous speech.

This idea really resonates with young people, giving them an outlet for their emotions.

Naturally, attention surged.

Wang Duoyu laughed and said:
"You all want to participate?"

“Yes, Dad, are you letting us participate?” Wang Junkang chuckled.

“You’re all grown up now, so if you want to participate, just do it. It’s good to experience more things.”

"Dad, what about me? Can I participate?" Wang Yifei also joined in the fun.

Liu Xiaoli immediately laughed:
"You want to participate too? Do you have the time?"

"Who says I don't have time? It's just a writing competition; it doesn't take much time. Anyway, I can always find the time to participate."

She wanted to participate, and Wang Duoyu naturally had no objection.

As long as she can balance her own time, that's fine.

The second and third siblings, along with Wang Yifei, are all preparing to sign up for the competition. Now, only Wang Junhong and Bai Doufu are missing.

However, Bai Doufu was still too young. She wanted to join in the fun, but was rejected and even cried.

"If you all go and participate, it would be best if you could bring back an award."

Wang Duoyu laughed:
"Our family now consists of me and your eldest brother, both of us are engaged in science and engineering research. It would be wonderful if a great writer could emerge from our family."

"Duoyu, have you not forgotten your identity as a writer?" Liu Xiaoli immediately retorted.

Did he forget?

Of course he hasn't forgotten, but how many years has it been since his so-called identity as a writer?
Anyway, he didn't join the Writers' Association, and so much time has passed since he wrote those novels; I doubt many people remember them anymore.

Most importantly, the identity of a writer is insignificant and has no shining points in Wang Duoyu's mind.

“Yes, Dad, I read your book ‘The Rise of Great Powers’ last month,” Wang Jun’an chimed in.

"Our country has risen in the past few years just like the books say. Dad, you're amazing! You not only published books to provide guidance, but you also personally took charge."

Hearing this, the whole family laughed.

The book "The Rise of Great Powers" provides a detailed account of the rise of several major European and American powers, as well as countries like Japan.

It also provided general guidance on how our own country can rise rapidly.

In essence, it's about developing industry and the economy, much like the plan that listed computers, semiconductors, automation, and radio as the four core areas back then.

And the Want Want Group, which Wang Duoyu casually founded, is precisely about developing these kinds of industries.

Today, some of the world's computer and mobile phone giants have companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology or Want Want Group, and these companies are all related to Wang Duoyu.

Therefore, what Wang Jun'an said makes a lot of sense. Wang Duoyu happily remarked:
"Don't try to flatter me, I don't fall for that."

"If you want to participate in the essay competition, then you should register yourself. Whether you win an award or not depends entirely on your own efforts."

After he finished speaking, Wang Yifei put down her chopsticks, came over, hugged his arm, and said coquettishly:
"Then Dad, can you tutor me? I know that when Dad comes, he's as good as two people."

She had already figured out how to do it even before she signed up.

Although she is young, she has already released an album, which sold very well. There is no need to worry too much about her studies; she can just follow the steps.

Therefore, she naturally wanted to join in the fun of such an interesting essay competition.

Young people, aren't they just keen on doing new things?

Her father is so capable that even his seemingly insignificant identity as a writer is quite remarkable on its own.

If her father could help her with some intensive training, she might actually stand out in the first New Concept Writing Competition.

The Wang brothers, Jun'an and Jun'kang, immediately brightened up and offered to tutor him.

"Haha, you guys!" Wang Duoyu laughed heartily, patted his eldest daughter's head, and said to them:
"What do you call this? This is called cramming for help at the last minute."

"And do you really think you can make a significant improvement in a short period of time?"

Writing requires a lot of talent, and this time it's the New Concept Writing Competition, so the concepts are all very clearly stated.

Therefore, the articles you write must be original, rather than the kind of fixed articles.

"Dad, my teachers are all pretty average; I doubt they can teach me." Wang Yifei stated bluntly.

"But Dad, you're different. Our whole family knows you're amazing and good at creating miracles. Dad, please say yes, okay?"

Wang Duoyu sighed helplessly and chuckled:
"Alright, stop shaking me, okay? I promise you."

yeah!
The little one cheered immediately, then got up and kissed her father's cheek. Liu Xiaoli, unable to contain her jealousy, scolded him:

"Wang Yifei, how old are you? Don't you know the principle of a daughter avoiding her father as she grows up?"

"Mom, you're jealous, but I still want to kiss you!" Wang Yifei is still teetering on the edge of self-destruction.

The next moment, her mother picked up a clothes hanger and started hitting her.

For a time, the house was in complete chaos, with chickens and dogs running rampant.

New Year's Day passed just like that. The next day was still a holiday. Wang Yifei and her two siblings followed their father to the study villa next door to receive his writing guidance.

Wang Duoyu, sitting at his desk, rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

After thinking for a moment, he said to the three siblings:
"You've all written quite a few essays, and I know your general level. If you want to participate in the competition, you definitely need a certain level of skill."

"I'm not too worried about the preliminary rounds; you'll most likely pass."

"Most importantly, the essay topic for the final round will definitely be determined on short notice, to prevent cheating."

"So if I'm going to train you now, I need to find a different approach."

"Here's what we'll do: for the next period of time, I'll give you a writing prompt every day, and you'll write an essay of about 800 words each day."

"How about I do another writing analysis for you after dinner tonight?"

Wang Yifei and her two siblings naturally had no objections.

Writing still requires practical experience; otherwise, no matter how many grand principles their father preached, it wouldn't be of any use.

This New Concept Writing Competition has no connection with Want Want Group, which is why the three siblings are worried about being directly "guaranteed" into the semi-finals.

They all wanted to rely on their own genuine talents and skills, rather than cheating.

"Dad, what kind of questions are you going to give us?" Wang Yifei asked eagerly.

Wang Duoyu heard this and said with a smile:
"I tend to be quite casual when it comes to setting topics. Here, this is the topic, you guys write your answers."

He picked up an A4 sheet of paper from the table, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it into a clear glass next to him.

This topic is based on the one that was specifically given to that simpleton in the original New Concept Writing Competition. At that time, the simpleton wrote an article on the spot about peeking at people through a cup.

His writing style is indeed quite sharp, and his thinking is also very quick.

Although Wang Duoyu didn't quite believe that Wang Yifei and her two siblings would encounter such an essay topic, he figured it was better to be prepared and decided to go with this approach for now.

In addition, the preliminary round of the New Concept Writing Competition will be held on March 27, and the semi-finals will be held on August 1.

In short, there is still a long time to go, and Wang Yifei and her two siblings may all win awards.

Of course, even if they don't win an award, if they want to publish a novel, as long as the novel they write is barely acceptable, Wang Duoyu can help push it forward.

But there's no need, since the family isn't short of that royalties.

Because Wang Duoyu values ​​the abilities of Wang Yifei and her two siblings more than anything else.

"Huh? What kind of question is this?"

Wang Yifei was dumbfounded, Wang Jun'an seemed thoughtful, but after thinking for a while, Wang Junkang went to the table next to him, picked up a pen and began to create.

It's just an essay; it's not like I've never written one before. But how exactly to write it requires some thought.

Evening arrived in the blink of an eye. After dinner, Wang Duoyu took out the essays written by his three siblings, looked at them one by one, and then explained and analyzed them with them.

Even Bai Doufu listened very attentively. Although she didn't understand, she nestled in her father's arms, listening with her eyes wide open, and didn't fall asleep.

After speaking for a while, Wang Duoyu suddenly took out five sheets of A4 paper from his briefcase and handed them to Wang Jun'an and his two siblings:

"Here, these are five articles I wrote casually today in my spare time. You can take a look."

Wang Yifei and the others were immediately overjoyed, each taking a piece of paper and quickly reading it.

Liu Xiaoli and Wang Junhong also curiously took a look.

The topic was something Wang Duoyu came up with randomly this morning. Although he may have thought about it for a long time, he still wrote five articles.

"I don't really understand, but I can tell that your article is better than the ones written by the second brother and the others."

After watching it, Liu Xiaoli gave a fair evaluation.

Meanwhile, Wang Yifei and the others had also finished watching, their expressions complicated.

Although they knew from the beginning that their father was very capable, he was still able to write five essays on the same topic.

Furthermore, the quality of the article is very high, much better than theirs.

"Dad, how did you do that?"

Wang Yifei put down the paper and asked.

"What do you think?" Wang Duoyu smiled: "Write more, read more, and practice more."

He paused, then pointed to the words on the paper and said:
"My article doesn't pile up fancy words all over the place, nor is it entirely based on quotations, but after reading it, don't you feel like you've gained some knowledge?"

"Actually, this means you need to study more and read more books. Otherwise, you might find these things unfamiliar, let alone quoting them, and you certainly won't understand their meaning."

"So if you want to participate in a writing competition, it's not enough to just sign up; you also need to read and practice a lot."

That's all the big truths I've ever said. Wang Duoyu used to say them all the time, but Wang Yifei and her siblings always managed to let them go in one ear and out the other.

But now that something's happened, of course they're willing to listen.

Wang Jun'an and his two siblings nodded thoughtfully, their minds filled with many thoughts.

Over the next few days, Wang Duoyu would give them a new essay topic every day and explain it to them every night.

I will also write five additional essays for them to refer to.

He spent more time with his children, so naturally he spent less time with Liu Xiaoli.

So a week later, Liu Xiaoli got jealous.

Because only when she went back to her room to sleep did Wang Duoyu belong to her alone.

The rest of the time, Wang Duoyu spends either at work or with his children.

Even though Wang Duoyu kept hovering around her and didn't go outside, she was still jealous.

That very evening, as Wang Duoyu was giving Bai Doufu a quiz to test the little guy's multiplication recitation skills, Liu Xiaoli came over and kissed him.

As a result, the white tofu got jealous.

"Mom, you can't kiss Dad. This is my dad. You can't kiss him."

The little guy pushed Liu Xiaoli really hard, his little face full of dissatisfaction.

Then the air seemed to freeze, and then Wang Duoyu burst into laughter. (End of Chapter)