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Wang Duoyu almost vomited up the tea he had just drunk.

My eldest son really has a way of saying things that are sure to shock people; he dares to say anything outrageous.

"What are you thinking? How old are your mother and me?"

But Wang Junhong just chuckled:

"Dad, Bai Doufu is only four or five years old. Since Mom has nothing to do and is bored, let's find her something to do."

"I remember my mother was born in 1959, and she's not even forty yet. She can get pregnant this year and give birth next year without any problem."

Before Wang Junhong could finish speaking, Wang Duoyu had already raised his hand:
"You little brat, if you say that again, I'm going to beat you up! You dare to pressure me to have children? Let me tell you, you're going to be busy from now on. If you don't find a partner through blind dates this year, I'll pressure you too!"

"Dad, if you force me, then I'll move out!"

"Hmph, try it if you dare!"

Wang Junhong certainly didn't dare to move out. From childhood to adulthood, he had almost never left his parents' sight.

Even when his biological mother, Zhu Ling, occasionally called him out, it was only for a few days, and he would always report to Liu Xiaoli.

He's not even married yet, what kind of nonsense is it for him to move out?
It's not like he needs to live on campus or anything like that, since his growth and work have always been within the Harbin Institute of Technology campus.

To Wang Duoyu's utter surprise, that very night, while Liu Xiaoli was sleeping, she took the initiative to talk to him about having children.

This made Wang Duoyu both amused and annoyed, and he was also very troubled by her 'intelligence'.

"Did the boss send you to tell me this?"

Liu Xiaoli vehemently denied it, saying she didn't have the face to do so.

Before dinner, Wang Junhong found her and had a two-hour 'negotiation' with her.

Surprisingly, the clever Wang Junhong managed to persuade his mother, and the two sides reached a temporary cooperation agreement.

Because Wang Junhong took the initiative to explain to her why she had become 'suspicious', it was not only because of menopause, but also because she had a lot of free time and contributed little to the family.

On the other hand, and most importantly, the disparity in their social standing is too great.

This made her feel insecure.

After analyzing the reasons, Wang Junhong offered a solution: he suggested that she have another child with her father, a younger brother or sister.

This is called deep binding!

"Besides, Dad really loves kids. Look how much he spoils Xixi and Bai Doufu! Mom, if you had another daughter, I bet Dad would be ecstatic."

And so, Liu Xiaoli was completely fooled by her eldest son.

However, she still said that she would continue to arrange blind dates for him, let them date first, and then get married in two years.

In any case, Wang Junhong absolutely cannot marry later than his father.

However, Wang Junhong merely brushed it off and didn't take it to heart at all.

But Liu Xiaoli herself took it to heart, because she really had nothing to do and was prone to overthinking.

So before going to bed that night, I talked to Wang Duoyu about this.

"Fine, it's fine if you don't admit it." Seeing her stubbornness, Wang Duoyu said helplessly.

"Let me tell you, you can't have any more children now. You're forty years old. Do you think you're still in your early twenties? We have five children in our family now, and you've had four yourself. That's enough. You should be content, understand?"

"You can't just wait until the kids are grown up, then have some free time, and then have another baby, can you?"

Liu Xiaoli shook her head and said:

"Of course not. This is the last child. By the time I raise this child, my eldest and second eldest sons will be getting married."

Wang Duoyu: “.”

Makes sense!

For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

However, he did not give her a definite answer. As for her wanting to have a baby, well, if he didn't cooperate, Liu Xiaoli would only have the thought of it.

As for whether she would be foolish enough to cheat on him, well, Liu Xiaoli is just idle, but she's not stupid, and she's certainly not going to dig her own grave.

Besides, she needs to have the opportunity first.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and Wang Duoyu left Harbin by plane.

Just as he arrived in the Somali peninsula, Wang Yifei had already begun recording her first song. Meanwhile, far away on Wall Street, several financial giants were eyeing Hollywood giants: Paramount and MGM.

Because recently, the movie "The Bourne Identity" has caused a huge viewing frenzy around the world.

Even Hollywood giants have launched numerous film projects, all of which share a common characteristic: they are spy movies set against the backdrop of the Cold War.

Two days ago, the Bourne Identity film surpassed Titanic at the global box office, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time worldwide.

And the film's box office continues to soar, constantly breaking box office records.

Such impressive box office performance naturally attracted the attention of Wall Street financial giants.

No one expected that this spy movie would be so amazing, with its box office soaring far beyond expectations.

"Brown, have you really thought this through?"

On the top floor of a skyscraper on Wall Street, in a high-end café, Ike O'Connor, sitting by the window, glanced at the view outside and then looked at the young man across from him and asked.

What considerations are needed for this?

Brown pursed his lips:
“Paramount has made enough money already. I just want to earn some pocket money. If they're not willing to give up a share, then don't blame me for ruining their reputation.”

Ike O'Connor shook his head:
"Brown, you're still too young. Even though you're surnamed Rockefeller, how could the financial backers behind Paramount let you succeed so easily?"

“O’Connor, what are you thinking?” Brown rolled his eyes.

"I only want to target that Chinese shareholder, not Paramount's major shareholder."

Although Brown Rockefeller considered himself superior, he wouldn't actually go looking for trouble with Paramount.

Paramount has a minority shareholder named Liang Shengzhi, who is of Chinese descent and is also the CEO of Muscle Shark. He is said to have assets of over 100 million.

But so what?
Brown Rockefeller is no ordinary man, so why can't he force Liang Shengzhi to sell his Paramount shares?
"Alright, since you've made up your mind, I won't try to persuade you anymore. I wish you all the best."

Eck O'Connor raised his coffee to the other person.

Whether it will be successful, who knows?
Besides Brown Rockefeller, many others also contacted Liang Shengzhi, wanting to acquire his 1.8% stake.

With the current success of "The Bourne Identity," Paramount's market capitalization has broken through again, reaching a total of $28 billion.

Moreover, the offer given by Brown, Rockefeller, and others was actually more than 30% higher than the market value.

It has to be said, this is a very generous investment.

Even so, Liang Shengzhi politely declined these investors.

After being rejected, Liang Shengzhi soon ran into trouble.

He brought up the matter in the internal chat group of Want Want Group's senior executives to discuss it.

After learning about this, Zheng Baoyin, Wang Jianchao, Yabo Fein, and others immediately offered their advice.

Brown, Rockefeller, and others have actually set their sights on Paramount.

So, could we turn the tables on them?
Just as they were having a heated discussion, Wang Duoyu suddenly appeared in the chat group and offered a solution.

"Let's slip away like a cicada shedding its shell. Lao Liang, you sell off your shares and let the Lord of the Rings Bank take over."

"I suppose you've already realized that war is just around the corner, so stop focusing on Hollywood movies. Finance and war are the real issues!"

Wang Duoyu's words made everyone fall into a solemn silence.

Today is March 15th, and the Kosovo War is not far off.

Previously, some clues could already be gleaned from the information available from the Pentagon.

Even earlier, of course, came the news from Wall Street.

Following the successful launch of the euro after New Year's Day, the status of the US dollar as a major international payment currency has faced a severe challenge.

Therefore, the Americans are bound to take action.

Wall Street was at the forefront, but everything was done quietly.

Because the euro is a new currency, its exchange rate is based on the exchange rates of the European economy and the currencies of various European countries. Overall, the euro is worth significantly more than the US dollar.

In addition, many investment groups are bullish on the euro, or rather, they all want to profit from this surge. After all, everyone knows that the dollar has been most affected since the euro's inception, and the US will certainly take action.

This is a common understanding in the investment community, so naturally they know how to solve the problem next.

"Professor, please rest assured, we know what to do!"

Yabo Fein quickly pledged his loyalty.

Wang Duoyu remained noncommittal, chatted with the group for a while longer, and then ended the call.

In the underground laboratory of the Hideb Project on the Somali Peninsula, Wang Duoyu stared at the small sun device in front of him with a serious expression and remained silent for a long time.

These were the results of the Hideb Lab over the past few years. After reading them, he didn't know what to say.

The Little Sun project involves the future, but despite investing so much money and effort over the years, the project's progress has not met his expectations.

There was definitely some disappointment.

But he also knew that this was not the fault of the project leader and the technical team; it was simply that the current materials, technology, and other conditions were not yet mature.

We still need to keep working hard.

So, Wang Duoyu personally participated in the project from then on.

He wasn't as dedicated to domestic projects like the Nantianmen Project, but he was truly devoted to this Little Sun Project.

Time flies, and it's already late March.

The day was uneventful, but NATO Secretary General Havel Solana announced in Brussels that an air campaign codenamed "Allied Forces" would be launched against Yugoslavia.

The first phase lasted from the 24th to the 27th, during which a total of four rounds of bombing were carried out.

The main targets were Yugoslavia’s defense system, command and control centers, military factories, and Serb forces in Kosovo.

The battle shocked the world.

Many major international newspapers reported on this event, and internet companies such as Facebook even live-streamed the entire process.

Drone cameras were set up in various locations in Kosovo to broadcast the entire event live on the internet.

Want Want Group did not directly stop the US's 'allied' operations, nor will it do so.

However, Facebook's news division was tasked with providing comprehensive coverage.

Even the causes of the war and the origins of the conflicts in Kosovo were reported.

In fact, the Yugoslav government forces had already clashed with the Kosovo Liberation Army in February of last year.

Furthermore, negotiations on conflict resolution and mediation were held in January, February, and March of this year, but ultimately the Albanians in Kosovo insisted on moving westward to independence and were unwilling to disarm.

Unable to reach an agreement, NATO issued an ultimatum to Yugoslavia on March 19.

Then war broke out.

The whole story has been reported on Facebook's news page.

However, the war footage still made many people uncomfortable.

Because of the massive explosions of war, it was ordinary civilians who suffered the most heavy losses.

In contrast to the bloody scenes of the Kosovo War, countless people have fallen on the unseen battlefield, where smoke filled the air.

With the outbreak of war, Europe was instantly plunged into internal strife.

A lot of capital began to flee abroad, and Wall Street launched an attack, causing the euro to fall against the dollar.

At this time, a large amount of European capital chose to flee Europe and head to the United States.

After all, the chaos in Europe has caused great concern among many international investors, so they have no choice but to flee to the United States.

However, some of the capital actually fled to a major country in the Far East.

This amount of capital is not small. Before the end of March, nearly 30 billion US dollars had already come to Hong Kong Island and entered the mainland through Hong Kong Island.

Meanwhile, a large number of oil tankers docked in the Persian Gulf and other places near the Arabian Peninsula. After loading crude oil, they left the harbor and headed to the vast Indian Ocean.

The outside world is not paying attention to this matter; instead, because of the war, crude oil prices have begun to rise slowly.

Since Kosovo is not in the Middle East, the increase in international crude oil prices was not significant.

The current price of crude oil is $14.50, and it will continue to rise.

During the Gulf War, international crude oil prices rose dramatically because the war involved oil-producing countries such as Iraq and Kuwait.

Moreover, the Gulf region is located in the Arab world, which is home to many oil-producing countries.

"Ninth Brother, with crude oil prices rising, we should stop selling oil, so why are we increasing our purchases instead?"

In the office of Hideb in the Somali Peninsula, Wang Meili looked at her ninth brother with her brows furrowed.

Across from her, Wang Duoyu sat flipping through documents and said:
"Because this war hasn't had a significant impact on oil prices, in fact, we can increase our purchases because of it. After all, many companies have already reduced their purchases, and this is our opportunity."

"Uncle, do you think international crude oil prices will continue to rise?" Zheng Baoyin couldn't help but ask.

Wang Duoyu did not answer, but looked at the others instead.

At this moment, the office was filled with senior executives from the Want Want Group.

Since it was a rare occasion for him to visit the Somali Peninsula, the senior management team all chose to come here to meet with Wang Duoyu.

Even if it's just a casual chat, it's a good thing for the executives.

Yabo Fein, Martinez, Hela O'Brien, Lee Evra, and others all shared their opinions.

Some people agreed with Wang Duoyu's viewpoint, while others disagreed, arguing that international oil prices fluctuate, which is a natural trend.

However, Want Want Group is now wealthy and doesn't really need to rely on profiting from the price difference in crude oil.

On the contrary, stockpiling more crude oil is more beneficial to the group's future development strategy.

It's important to understand that oil is a non-renewable resource, so there's absolutely no problem in stockpiling it while you have the money.

Moreover, given the current size of the Want Want Group, its capital has become merely a numerical symbol, lacking significant meaning.

On the contrary, at this time, the company should focus on acquiring more resources, especially crude oil, minerals, and grains. These are the things that Want Want Group should be concerned about.

Rather than the temporary fluctuations in crude oil prices.

"You're all absolutely right, so I won't waste any more words."

After they had all finished speaking, Wang Duoyu concluded:
"The Kosovo War, in essence, just gave us a more reasonable reason to get a few more large procurement contracts."

"Whether oil prices rise or fall is not something we need to pay too much attention to."

"Moreover, oil prices are bound to rise in the future. Our stockpiling of more crude oil in advance is undoubtedly to reduce costs in the future, nothing more."

"Besides, the crude oil is stored in warehouses. Compared to the management costs, the rise in oil prices can not only offset them, but also generate a large profit."

"In short, don't worry about it too much. There's no problem at all in purchasing more crude oil."

After a pause, Wang Duoyu then turned his attention to the recent euro exchange rate war.

Want Want Group has invested $200 billion, and its current unrealized profits are not much, but they are not small either.

Wall Street must have already sensed something, after all, a sum of two hundred billion US dollars is a huge amount.

After Li Efra reported the results, Wang Duoyu nodded in approval.

"Then you'd better be careful to keep it hidden. I told you to create a lot of password accounts, especially one-time accounts, now they'll come in handy."

"Wall Street is just a paper tiger. There's no need to worry too much, but we can't underestimate them either, or you'll pay a heavy price!"

"Okay, that's enough about that. Do you have anything else to say?"

Reinhard Monroe suddenly said:
"Professor, Paramount's head, Levin Burns, proposed a plan: could we use the Kosovo War as publicity for the Bourne movie?"

Wang Duoyu stared wide-eyed, not understanding what the other person meant.

As the head of quantum technology, Rheinhard Monroe's position among the senior executives of Want Want Group is not very high; he is only in the middle to lower ranks.

So when he saw Wang Duoyu's expression, he felt uneasy.

After all, the Kosovo War is ongoing. While large-scale publicity might benefit the film's box office, there could be other unforeseen circumstances.

It might even be a losing proposition. (End of Chapter)