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

In the lobby of Hollywood's largest movie theater in Los Angeles, a grand movie premiere ceremony is underway.

February is not a good time to watch movies; not many people go to the movies during this season.

Too bland!

However, the movie being released this time is Marvel Studios' "Iron Man," which should be very interesting. The trailer that was released on the internet some time ago looks pretty good.

Who wouldn't want to own a flying mech?
That was so awesome!
Many people attended today's premiere, including almost all the big and small stars in Hollywood, because the two most powerful giants in Hollywood right now are Paramount and MGM.

The films produced by these two companies have consistently been top-grossing or second-best films in Hollywood.

So, since both of their companies were present, it's natural that the A-list and B-list Hollywood stars they collaborate with would come to show their support.

The star-studded premiere was a great success. Iron Man is a very well-made movie with stunning visuals, making it a great popcorn movie.

The only downside is that choosing February as the release date was really not a good idea.

After the premiere, "Iron Man" was released on a large scale. Although it was the off-season for movies, the advantage was that there was not much competition.

As a result, on its opening day, Iron Man secured 89% of the screenings across the United States, practically dominating most cinemas nationwide, with many theaters showing only this one movie.

The barrage of advertisements actually worked, and quite a few people were willing to go to the cinema.

When Iron Man became a huge hit, other Hollywood giants immediately regretted their decision.

On its opening day, Iron Man's box office was not high, only around 90 million US dollars. Although it successfully won the box office champion of the day, this result was still lower than expected compared to its investment and marketing scale.

However, the next day, because it was Friday, the box office exceeded 100 million, and it was 130 million US dollars.

A single-day box office of 130 million US dollars is truly amazing.

Almost all the Hollywood giants know that Marvel Studios' movie has become a blockbuster.

The new millennium began with a fantastic start to the Marvel Cinematic Universe film.

That's excellent.

The third day was a Saturday, which was not a workday, so it was predictable that the box office would be absolutely phenomenal.

Amidst much anticipation, Saturday's box office results have been released.

All major newspapers across the United States, regardless of whether they are entertainment newspapers, have made the box office performance of the movie "Iron Man" their headline news.

Because the daily box office exceeded 200 million US dollars, reaching 209 million US dollars.

Even with the support of counterfeit money from a massive US dollar factory, this figure is still quite alarming and has shocked the world.

Keep in mind that this is the off-season for movies, not the peak season.

How could a movie have such an incredibly high box office?
But that's the truth. Eighty percent of theaters across the United States are showing this movie, and many theaters are even full. The occupancy rate is indeed terrifying.

Therefore, this movie created a peak movie season, but everyone only watched this movie.

Many Hollywood movie giants have also realized that there is no such thing as a peak or off-peak season; as long as you are strong enough, the off-peak season can also be a peak season.

Marvel Studios is truly amazing!

The company also owns many film script copyrights, and many heroic figures can be filmed.

Besides Iron Man, there are Captain America, Black Widow, and many other heroes. These were once very popular comic book heroes and have now become Marvel Studios' best money-making tools.

At this very moment, as Iron Man was becoming a sensation across America and beginning its journey to global popularity, a group of senior executives at the CIA in Washington were looking very serious.

Because Federal Reserve Commissioner Dallas Nicholson had just received the latest news from the Federal Reserve that the counterfeit money syndicate had increased its shipments of counterfeit money.

"Fuck, those bastards should go see God."

Herodotus Murphy slammed his fist on the table and glared at him angrily.

This counterfeit money ring managed to release over 80 billion US dollars in counterfeit currency into the market in less than a week, demonstrating its formidable power.

Such a massive influx of counterfeit money would be a huge disaster for the United States.

Furthermore, this year coincides with the Clinton presidential election, and the United States is in considerable turmoil.

If the counterfeit money ring takes advantage of this situation, many unexpected things could easily happen.

Ugh!
What an eventful time!
"Stop thinking too much and get to work."

Dominic Strauss, the head of the intelligence department, said something that showed he was very assertive despite being a newly appointed head.

Burton Byron remained silent, simply watching the performance unfold.

Suddenly, a phone rang in the meeting room; it was Burton Byron's cell phone.

If you call him at this time, it must be something important.

Believe it or not, it was President Clinton who called him personally.

"Burton, the situation is very serious. I need your intelligence agency to act immediately and suppress this situation to curb the arrogance of the counterfeit money syndicate."

Burton Byron was taken aback; even President Clinton was speaking in this tone, instead of his previous extremely harsh and demanding manner.

It seems that the situation has changed dramatically.

In short, there have been unexpected events within the United States, and it is even highly likely that President Clinton will not be able to continue his re-election this year.

What exactly happened?
It's not even March yet, and there are still several months until the election. We won't know the final election results until at least November.

Why was President Clinton so pessimistic? Would simply curbing the rampant activities of counterfeit money rings have sufficed?

It’s unreasonable, so unreasonable!
His mind worked very quickly, but Burton Byron's reaction speed was no less impressive.

He immediately indicated that there was no problem.

After hanging up the phone, he then gave orders to Domenikolov, Dominique Strauss, Herodotus Murphy, and others to begin the operation.

While the CIA was on the move, Iron Man's box office performance steadily increased.

Following Saturday's box office explosion, Sunday's box office still reached $190 million, not far from breaking $200 million.

This isn't an anomaly in box office figures; it's simply that a significant number of people actually went to the cinema to watch movies.

In conclusion, given the current situation in movie theaters, it would be extremely difficult for the CIA to investigate thoroughly.

With so many movie theaters across the United States, it's impossible for CIA agents to keep watch at every single one.

Even if it could be done, it might not be able to hold on.

Counterfeit money rings have long since changed their sales model.

In its second week of release, Iron Man's box office plummeted as expected due to the weekdays, but it still grossed over $100 million.

It's hard to believe that a single day's box office exceeded 100 million US dollars, especially on a weekday.

Unfortunately, the CIA still couldn't find anything.

With Iron Man's total box office surpassing $800 million, the entire United States was stunned into silence.

The dollar exchange rate plummeted, the inflation rate in the United States rose, and movie ticket prices also rose in tandem. However, the movie "Iron Man" still managed to gross over $800 million at the box office in the United States.

And this was achieved in the second week of the film's release.

Even though it grossed $610 million in its opening week, oh my god!
The Hollywood moguls have gone mad; these numbers are simply unreasonable.

The CIA has gone mad; counterfeit money is still rampant, and places like movie theaters and casinos have become sources of crime.

According to statistics from major cinema giants, during this period, the box office of other older films also increased significantly, purely because the Iron Man craze brought everyone to the cinema.

In addition, popcorn, soft drinks, milk tea, and other similar products experienced a surge in popularity, comparable to the peak season for summer movies.

This completely stunned everyone.

That's the situation. In retrospect, the phenomenal success of "Iron Man" is truly unexpected.

In Harbin, at the Weizigou campus of Harbin Institute of Technology, Wang Yifei finally had time to go online on this weekend.

Since the Spring Festival, starting from the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, she has been required to devote herself to intensive review and is not allowed to have much contact with the outside world. She can only listen to the news broadcast during dinner time every night.

If she were to take the civil service exam, given her childhood exposure to CCTV's news broadcasts, she would likely pass it very quickly.

Having grown up surrounded by such an environment, if she were to switch gears, she would speak in a deliberate and methodical manner.

"Dad, my album sold so many copies!"

Since Wang Yifei has internet access, she naturally wanted to check how well her third album was selling, as this was crucial for her chances of beating her second brother this year.

Once online, she learned that the number of downloads had reached 17.8 million, and global physical album sales had exceeded 8 million copies.

This figure was achieved in just over two months, which is truly impressive.

"Yes, you've already seen it, haven't you?" Wang Duoyu said with a smile as he sat on the sofa.

"Big Fish Bro, I love you to death, mua~"

She hugged her father's arm and kissed him on the cheek, but her father was disgusted, saying that it made his face covered in saliva and smelled bad.

"Ugh~~~ I hate you, Big Fish Bro! I brushed my teeth, okay? Where do they smell?"

"They're stinking without even realizing it; how pathetic, pitiful, and lamentable!"

Wang Yifei broke down!

She shouldn't have kissed her father so passionately; now she can't calm herself down.

After his eldest daughter stormed back into her room, Wang Duoyu turned to Liu Xiaoli and said:

"Are you satisfied now?"

"I'm satisfied, so I'll reward you with a kiss."

"Get out of here, you haven't brushed your teeth either."

"Wang Duoyu!!! Are you trying to drive me crazy? Try leaving here and see what happens!"

Suddenly, Liu Xiaoli pulled out a toy gun and pointed it at her own stomach, using her child to threaten her man—only she would do something like that.

Ever since she did it last time, Liu Xiaoli has been doing it with great enthusiasm. Whenever Wang Duoyu does something that doesn't suit her, she immediately threatens him with a gun.

I'm completely addicted to it now.

Wang Duoyu, looking utterly shameless, had no choice but to play along and appease the pregnant woman.

The three children standing next to them, Wang Junhong, Wang Junan, and Bai Doufu, covered their mouths and chuckled.

The third son, Wang Junkang, is about to take the college entrance examination, so he is also making the most of every minute and will not waste time on trivial matters.

The college entrance examination a few years ago was very different from the college entrance examination now.

As time goes by, the difficulty level of the college entrance examination naturally increases.

Moreover, this is Harbin, the largest city in the country, the richest city in the country, and also the city with the largest population in the country.

The entire city of Harbin is located on a plain, on the Songnen Plain, so expanding outwards is not a problem at all.

The large population has led to fierce competition in all aspects of life in Harbin.

Especially in high school, those taking the college entrance exam now are mostly children from the early 1980s, a significant portion of whom are only children.

Since they are only children, their parents must provide a lot of support, plus the support from their grandparents, so it's like six people raising one child.

The population born in our country in 1982 exceeded 23 million, which is several hundred thousand more than the original 22.6 million.

This has a lot to do with Wang Duoyu.

This year, the number of people registering for the college entrance examination in Harbin alone exceeded 300,000.

However, the total population of Harbin is about 31.2 million. Ten years ago, the city's population was only a little over 10 million. It is conceivable how many new people have been added in the past ten years.

With such intense competition, the difficulty level of the Harbin independent enrollment exam is naturally hellish.

Although Wang Junkang is intelligent, his older brothers have already set a good example, so it would be difficult for him to be like them or even surpass them.

However, anything is possible with human effort.

In comparison, Wang Yifei, who is one year younger than Wang Junkang, has only just taken the high school entrance exam and has fallen behind her third brother.

Even though she is already a rising star in the domestic pop music scene, the gap between her and her third brother cannot be ignored.

Moreover, the Wang family values ​​academic or scientific achievements more, and pursuing artistic endeavors is ultimately considered a lower priority.

March is the season when grass grows and orioles fly, and the weather in Harbin gradually begins to warm up, although there are still occasional cold snaps.

That afternoon, taking advantage of the clear weather and cloudless skies over Harbin, Wang Duoyu took Liu Xiaoli and the children on a spring outing.

Liu Xiaoli's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and her due date is not far away. She should give birth around June.

But these are twins, so there's a high chance they'll be born prematurely.

While Wang Duoyu was leisurely enjoying a spring outing with his wife and children on a sunny day, in the United States, the movie "Iron Man" had already surpassed $1.2 billion at the box office in North America alone.

The film has already grossed over $800 million at the box office overseas and is still expanding its reach.

Meanwhile, in the Far East, negotiations for the import of "Iron Man" have concluded, and the film will be released in mainland cinemas in April.

A movie that hasn't even been released in mainland China yet has already grossed two billion US dollars worldwide—that's truly terrifying.

A few years ago, the movie "Titanic" grossed around 2 billion US dollars, a record that has now been broken by "The Bourne Identity" which grossed over 3 billion US dollars.

Currently, the phenomenal film "Iron Man" has already grossed over 2 billion yuan in just over a month since its release, and it has a good chance of breaking the box office record of "The Bourne Identity".

However, the box office potential in North America has been almost exhausted, and now it all depends on the global box office, especially in mainland China, to see if a box office miracle can occur.

A CIA agent was stationed in an inconspicuous cinema in London, Britain, silently observing the flow of people in the theater.

The box office data for the movie "Iron Man" is abnormal. It has not been detected in North America, and it is probably even more difficult to detect overseas.

So the agent was just going through the motions; he didn't feel he could gain anything from this place.

Soon, as time passed, the agent finished his day's work and waited for tomorrow's movie box office results.

The next day he received the box office data, and the results were almost exactly the same as his rough calculations.

"Fuck, how is this possible? Does this movie really have no problem with its box office performance?"

The detective was stunned, his face filled with disbelief. He had been very confident that the movie theater's box office would definitely be in trouble, but the data in front of him shattered his preconceived notions.

It wasn't just him; in other parts of the world, wherever there were abnormal box office figures, CIA agents conducted random sampling investigations.

According to reports, the movie "Iron Man" has achieved phenomenal box office success in many countries around the world, and indeed, many residents of some countries have gone to see the movie, and even watched it two or three times.

Even many CIA agents have watched it several times, and some even watched it with great interest while conducting investigations, forgetting about their own investigations.

Therefore, the box office figures for some countries and regions should be very accurate and not involve money laundering activities.

However, it is precisely because of this that many CIA agents are able to break down.

Because it wasn't just the Washington headquarters that thought Iron Man's box office was unusual; many agents, reporters, and even ordinary netizens felt it was too unusual.

Most importantly, Iron Man has yet to steal box office revenue from other movies.

Faced with the facts, everyone has no choice but to accept them.

Meanwhile, a French media outlet suddenly broke the news that Iron Man had its box office revenue stolen.

Then, like dominoes, similar box office fraud scandals broke out in many other countries and regions, including Australia, Japan, Brazil, Germany, and Singapore.

It seems some people don't want the Iron Man movie to break records.

Logically, it's unlikely, considering that the producers behind "Iron Man" are two Hollywood giants, Paramount and MGM.

So what is the truth? (End of Chapter)