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

July 1999, Harbin, Weizigou Campus of Harbin Institute of Technology, Lake Island Villa.

Bang!
Liu Xiaoli flung open the door and stormed into the study of the villa. Her phoenix eyes blazed with anger as she scanned the room before her gaze quickly locked onto her target.

At this moment, Zheng Baoyin, Yabo Fein, Wang Meili, Xue Lisheng, and Qu Haiping, all senior executives of Want Want Group, were in the study villa, because they were having a meeting.

Logically speaking, since Wang Duoyu and the others were in a meeting, Yuan Zuliang would definitely not have allowed Liu Xiaoli to suddenly barge in.

But she just walked in like that.

How to do?
"Wang Duoyu, you come out here!" Liu Xiaoli roared, immediately startling everyone in the room.

Wang Duoyu frowned, looking at her expressionlessly, but didn't say anything.

Zheng Baoyin and his wife quickly got up and tactfully gave the couple some space.

But just as everyone was getting up, Wang Duoyu also stood up, waving his hand and saying:

"Please have a seat. I'm going out for a bit. Come with me!"

The following sentence was naturally addressed to Liu Xiaoli.

Bang!
The door was closed, and Zheng Baoyin and the others immediately started discussing, but before they could say two words, Wang Meili scolded them.

Talking about others behind their backs is not gentlemanly behavior.

Every family has its share of trivial matters.
On the other side, in the lounge, this is where Wang Duoyu usually rests.

Just as Wang Duoyu closed the door, he heard Liu Xiaoli demand:
"Wang Duoyu, you better explain yourself today! What exactly do you mean? We've been sleeping together for months, why haven't I gotten pregnant? Are you sabotaging this?"

She wanted a child, but Wang Duoyu had always opposed it. Although he eventually gave in and cooperated with her.

However, if Wang Duoyu continues to refuse to let her get pregnant, then he will inevitably resort to some means.

You have to understand that Wang Duoyu is the number one scientist in China. Liu Xiaoli would never believe that he didn't have the kind of unpredictable and effortless method to prevent pregnancy.

So, after trying to conceive for several months, Liu Xiaoli was naturally unwilling to give up.

So, after getting her period again today, Liu Xiaoli couldn't take it anymore and angrily went to confront Wang Duoyu.

"Me, causing trouble? Why would I cause trouble? You're not pregnant, so you should calm down and continue trying to conceive, instead of arguing with me. It's pointless!"

Wang Duoyu was so angry he laughed:
"I don't want to argue with you, so you better shut up, or I'll go into seclusion and stop helping you with your fertility preparations!"

Liu Xiaoli said urgently:

"you dare!!!"

"What do I have to be afraid of? Don't you even know how old you are? Do you still think you're eighteen? Getting pregnant isn't that easy. You can't get pregnant yourself, so you're accusing me of interfering. Hey, do you even have any sense of reason?"

"But we've been trying to conceive for months. When I had my baby, I got pregnant very quickly."

"Can you call that the same thing? Liu Xiaoli, stop being so unreasonable, okay? Just because you're seriously trying to conceive doesn't mean you'll definitely get pregnant. You need to relax."

Hearing him say that, Liu Xiaoli asked suspiciously:

"You really didn't cause any trouble?"

"Why would I cause trouble? If your identity really contains any drugs, a hospital can find out. Besides, if you're trying to conceive and I'm secretly giving you birth control pills, what if you actually get pregnant? The child might be mentally challenged. Doing that won't do me any good!"

After a pause, Wang Duoyu continued:

"Also, you can go to the hospital and ask around. Aren't there many older couples who find it very difficult to conceive? The hospital has detailed data; you can look it up yourself. Couples who conceive quickly are almost always young people under thirty."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoli finally believed what he said.

But then she frowned and said:
"You mean I'm very old now?"

Wang Duoyu rolled his eyes at her:
“Look in the mirror. Of course you don’t look old. When you stand next to Sisi, everyone will say you look like sisters. But your age is what it is, and pregnancy is a matter of probability. It has nothing to do with whether you are old or not!”

"Alright, I'll forgive your rudeness today. But if it happens again, hmph!"

After saying that, Wang Duoyu left without paying her any more attention.

After Liu Xiaoli left, Wang Duoyu returned to the meeting area where the meeting had been held and continued the meeting as if nothing had happened.

The Kosovo War is over; it ended last month.

The war resulted in a peace agreement under which the multinational force deployed to Kosovo would be established in accordance with the spirit of the UN Charter, the exact nature of Kosovo's future autonomous status would be determined by the UN Security Council, and arrangements for the return of refugees to their homes would be made under the supervision of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.

Yugoslavia withdrew its troops from Kosovo, NATO announced the end of its bombing of Yugoslavia, and the Kosovo War ended in defeat for the Serbs.

The war caused direct economic losses of up to $200 billion to the Kosovo region, resulting in the deaths of nearly 300,000 people and turning nearly 3 million into refugees.

There's a saying that goes, "One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand," and the Kosovo War perfectly illustrates this saying.

Wang Duoyu and the others sitting on the sofa in the reception area understood this very well. After all, they had witnessed the Gulf War and other events firsthand, and were used to the cruelty and devastation of war.

Of course, the losses in Kosovo have little to do with the Want Want Group.

However, out of humanitarian considerations, Wang Duoyu still had the Want Want Group's foundation donate money to Kosovo, doing his part in the effort.

Because Want Want Group earned nearly $80 billion from the Kosovo War, not even counting the premium profits from oil.

During the war from March to June, Want Want Group acquired more than $50 billion worth of crude oil.

At the current international market price of $17 per barrel for Brent crude oil, $50 billion would amount to more than 2.9 billion barrels of crude oil.

Of course, this is just a contract, not a statement that so much crude oil has actually been transported back to the mainland.

A small portion of the crude oil has already been transported back to Want Want Group's crude oil warehouses around the world, while a large portion remains in the form of contracts and has not yet begun to be transshipped.

A crude oil price of $1.7 billion per barrel would certainly result in a loss for Want Want Group.

But in the long run, it's definitely a profitable trade.

Since Want Want Group is so poor that all it has left is money, what would it need so much cash for?
Instead, they should be using resources; that's what Want Want Group should be doing.

In addition to summarizing the revenue situation in the first half of the year, Wang Duoyu and his team also needed to confirm the current status of the CIA's investigation into the Super Dollar Factory.

In April, the CIA received an executive order from President Clinton, which required the CIA to complete the crackdown on the counterfeit money syndicate within three months.

Three months have passed, and the CIA has accomplished little beyond sealing off a few abandoned "fake factories" that were part of a massive dollar-producing operation.

Back in April, Martinez and his team had already ordered all sales outside the Super Dollar factory to be shut down as planned.

These people did not appear in the outside world, and not a single word of them spread.

No salesperson dared to be high-profile at this time, so there were no unexpected incidents at the Super Dollar Factory.

Meanwhile, the hidden super-counterfeit money factory continued to produce counterfeit money in an orderly manner every day until all the raw materials in its inventory were exhausted.

Therefore, it would be strange if the CIA could find the true location of the super-powerful US dollar factory.

The confrontation between Want Want Group and the CIA was naturally very thrilling and exciting. However, with intelligence support from Wang Duoyu's side and the intelligence transmission from the CIA, no matter how encrypted it was, it would be quickly deciphered by Nuwa AI.

Therefore, Want Want Group has done a perfect job in terms of intelligence and information.

Therefore, Want Want Group is always able to make arrangements in advance, one step ahead of the other party, to avoid losses.

"The CIA is having a meeting right now, let's ignore that for now and wait for them to make arrangements."

After a pause, Wang Duoyu continued:

"The super-powerful counterfeit money factory has already amassed two hundred billion US dollars in counterfeit currency. This is the work for the second half of the year; we must find a way to spend all of this money and turn it into real resources."

"Martin, you need to make the arrangements. Bao Yin, you keep a close eye on this matter; there can't be any mistakes."

"Alright, that concludes the meeting. If there's nothing else, we're dismissed." After saying this, Wang Duoyu glanced at everyone to make sure they all had no problems before getting up and leaving.

Back at the villa across the street, Wang Yifei rushed over.

"Dad, Dad, my album has been successfully released! It's already been downloaded over 300,000 times online, hehe."

Wang Yifei was overjoyed, her face beaming with smiles. Although her eyes are usually large, they narrowed into slits when she laughed, showing just how happy she was.

Her album was released this morning, after nearly two weeks of promotion prior to the release.

To put it simply, the promotional and chart-topping campaign for her album officially began the day after her summer vacation started.

After completing this series of tasks, the album was finally released; otherwise, the outside world would not have known that such an album existed.

The song that will be featured on the charts is definitely not the title track "Invisible Wings," but rather something I'll sing whenever I feel like it.

Wang Yifei's second album naturally has many good songs. In addition to the two mentioned above, there are also songs such as "One Like Summer, One Like Autumn", "Sour and Sweet Is Me", "A Million Possibilities", "The Wind Rises" and "Going Down the Mountain".

An album usually contains ten songs, but Wang Yifei knows her own shortcomings, and she is also a young person, so her albums are very powerful, with twelve songs.

With her father backing her up, her second album was mostly filled with great songs.

Okay, there are also some catchy pop songs, but even songs like "Going Down the Mountain" are very popular and have a catchy, addictive quality that makes them easy to become popular.

After the song "Sing If You Want" entered the charts, it quickly rose to number one.

Wang Yifei didn't reach the top because of her singing skills; it was all thanks to one word: youthful invincibility!
There's no other reason than that Wang Yifei, at thirteen or fourteen, although still having baby fat on her face, was absolutely youthful and invincible.

She has become an idol for many teenagers and a trendsetter of the times.

In the previous album, some people smeared Wang Yifei for profit, saying that her singing skills were not good, that she was too young, and that she was not good enough to release an album.

Although Wang Yifei is a young woman, and there are very few young singers in this field, 1999 was a year of great success for Hong Kong and Taiwan singers. There were simply too many Hong Kong and Taiwan bands of her generation.

For example, Mayday, who debuted last year, as well as female singers such as Zhou Hui, Xu Huaiyu, and Jolin Tsai, are all in the same league as Wang Yifei.

She won a place, which means everyone else lost a place; the difference between champion and runner-up is also very large.

Where there are interests, there are bound to be conflicts.

Wang Yifei's songs topped the charts, sold so many albums, and took away a large share of the market, which naturally made many people very dissatisfied.

Therefore, some people want to smear Wang Yifei.

However, there is very little information about her on the market. Even if the companies behind those singers arrange for people to inquire, it is difficult to find out specific information. All that is known is that Wang Yifei is from Harbin.

I don't know any more details.

After all, not everyone knows that she lives at Harbin Institute of Technology.

So last year, those people could only criticize her singing skills, and they didn't know how else to criticize her.

Since her singing skills are lacking, she responded with a song called "Sing If You Want" in her second album this year.

Didn't they say she can't sing?
Hey, she insisted on singing, just to annoy the other person.

Aside from this popularity, there's nothing else.

Even so, it didn't stop Wang Yifei's album from selling well. In such a short time, the album's downloads on the internet have exceeded 300,000.

After hearing this, Wang Duoyu showed a surprised expression:
"Sisi, you're amazing! Well done!"

"Thank you, Dad!" Wang Yifei chuckled, then hugged her father's arm and leaned closer, saying sweetly:
"Dad, didn't you say I'd get a reward if I did well? Look, my second album has already been released, and it's sure to do well. So, shouldn't I get a reward for my third album?"

Before she could finish speaking, Wang Duoyu flicked her forehead.

She cried out in pain, covering her smooth forehead with her small hands, and looked at her father with a pitiful expression.

"Dad, why did you hit me?"

"Why would I hit you? Don't you know the answer yourself?"

Wang Duoyu rolled his eyes at her, clearly annoyed.
"You really think you're a professional singer, huh? Releasing one album a year is already pretty good, you want to release two a year?"

"I told you long ago, don't be so greedy. Don't be like your mother, wanting this and that all at once."

After scolding his eldest daughter, Bai Doufu, who had been following behind Wang Yifei, backed away, afraid that her father would also give her a flick on the forehead.

But she was clearly walking too slowly, and her father picked her up in one go.

"Giggle, Daddy, it tickles, no~"

The little one immediately started squirming in her father's arms, laughing and trying to dodge, but unfortunately, her father was not only strong enough to hold her firmly in his arms, but he could also tickle her.

Just a gentle touch under her armpit is enough to make her laugh.

Wang Yifei was immediately dissatisfied upon seeing this scene.

She used to be the sole favorite of her father, but that's no longer the case, and she's even being disciplined by him.

After playing around for a while, Liu Xiaoli called out "Dinner's ready!" at the kitchen door, and the whole family immediately got busy preparing the meal.

Before long, Wang Junhong and his two brothers came out of the bedroom and sat down at the dining table to eat.

The background music was still the evening news, but there was clearly no special news today, and Wang Duoyu didn't pay much attention to it.

However, there was a section about the rural economy that caught his attention and made him take a second look.

To be honest, the program about rural economy was quite interesting.

However, the development of China's agricultural economy is slow, and once there is a profitable industry, everyone will flock to try and make money in it.

If the market supply exceeds demand, prices will drop, resulting in farmers not making money.

It's important to know that in Dahonggou Village, farmers generally have established sales channels and don't worry at all about not having a place to sell their poultry and livestock, such as chickens, ducks, and pigs.

However, agricultural models featured on rural economic programs, such as rice-fish farming and mushroom cultivation, are problematic.

These are industries that can be quickly copied and pasted locally.

I'm afraid the market will soon be in complete chaos due to the local situation.

After watching for a while, Wang Duoyu stopped paying attention to the matter, but he remembered it and planned to talk to Wang Jianchao and the others about it later.

At this moment, Wang Yifei was still talking about her album.

Her album should sell very well, and her idea is to take this opportunity to get her father to keep his promise and turn the reward into songs for her next album, so she can practice the songs in advance.

When she releases her third album next year, she can make a name for herself.

"A meteoric rise to fame, my foot! I had you learn Peking Opera singing techniques, how's that going?"

In response, Wang Duoyu reprimanded him irritably:
"This is such a good song, 'Going Down the Mountain,' listen to it yourself. You call it cute? How can you be so shameless?"

"If you had sung properly and solidified your fundamentals, you wouldn't be in this situation. You're always so eager for quick success, and what's the result? I gave you two albums of great songs; you should have sung them properly then."

"When people online say your singing isn't good, it's not slander; it's just that your basic skills are indeed a bit lacking. If you were truly that perfect, the audience wouldn't be stupid; they would naturally defend you. But you..."

After the reprimand, Wang Duoyu gave her a choice: the song couldn't be given in advance, but she could exchange it for other rewards, such as a ten-point exemption from the final exam.

Her final exam score now needs to be more than just first in the entire grade; it needs to be five or ten points higher than before.

Therefore, if she cannot do that, then the next album release will be cancelled, and there will be a one-year gap before she can release another album.

"Dad, can I choose them all?" (End of Chapter)