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

Time flies like an arrow, like stars rushing across a river.

The New Year has passed in the blink of an eye, and it's now March 2001.

Wang Junkang is about to leave school and go to the army.

On the morning of the day she saw Wang Junkang off, Liu Xiaoli cried her eyes out, her face full of reluctance.

"Alright, it's not like you're not coming back. Don't be sad and make the kids laugh at you," Wang Duoyu said, trying to comfort her.

Liu Xiaoli immediately vented her anger on him:

"Who dares to laugh at me? Humph, you're the most heartless one. If you hadn't agreed to let the third son join the army, why would I be crying now?"

"Yes, yes, it's my fault, okay? Stop crying, the train is about to leave." Wang Duoyu thought to himself, but didn't bother to argue with her.

When Wang Junkang wanted to join the army, Wang Duoyu naturally agreed, but Liu Xiaoli also agreed.

On the other hand, the couple didn't want to stop Wang Junkang from pursuing his dream. After all, their children had been under their watchful eyes from birth to university.

Other people's children are already boarding at school when they are in junior high school, or even in the fifth or sixth grade of elementary school.

But Wang Junkang and his classmates lived at home even when they went to university.

That's why Liu Xiaoli was so heartbroken.

Wang Yifei and Bai Doufu, who were standing nearby, were also moved by the atmosphere and shed tears.

Only the brothers Wang Junhong and Wang Junan didn't cry; in fact, they both thought it was a good thing.

"The third brother has fulfilled our dream!"

March passed and May arrived in the blink of an eye. After finishing his own work, Wang Duoyu had a new job for the next six months: training!
He plans to visit the moon next year or the year after, so he's training first to avoid any unforeseen accidents during his spaceship journey.

"Big Fish Bro, you're really heartless. I'm going to be a senior in high school in the second half of the year. Are you really not going to let me release an album?"

In the living room of a villa on the island in the lake at Harbin Institute of Technology, Wang Yifei pouted, looking unhappy.

"Isn't it good to let it settle?"

"But Brother Big Fish, summer vacation is almost here. Can't I release my first album during the summer? So many singers have released albums this year, but I haven't. And they all have so much exposure, singing, having scandals, and acting in movies and stuff."

Wang Yifei only said that she was the most pitiful, with no exposure whatsoever, as if she were a nobody in the entertainment industry.

Wang Duoyu, who was holding Wang Junxian and coaxing the little one to sleep, rolled her eyes at her eldest daughter:
"How old are you? I've said it before: before you graduate from university, singing can only be a side job. Studying is your main job. Do you understand this relationship between primary and secondary roles?"

"Big Fish Bro~~~" Wang Yifei said in a coquettish tone, which gave Bai Doufu, who was sitting on the sofa watching cartoons not far away, goosebumps.

Liu Xiaoli also came out of the kitchen with a spatula in her hand:
"Wang Yifei, speak normally! You're being so disrespectful!"

When the tigress at home appeared, Wang Yifei naturally wouldn't confront her. But when Liu Xiaoli returned to the kitchen, she immediately stuck out her tongue and then whispered to her father, continuing to act coquettishly, determined to get his approval no matter what.

"Anyway, no way. You'd better study hard and go to tutoring during the summer vacation. If you don't get into our school next year, hmph, you'll have to quit the entertainment industry, understand?"

Wang Yifei immediately raised her slender, snow-white neck and snorted lightly through her nostrils:
"Tch, Big Fish Bro, do you think I'm worried about not getting into Harbin Institute of Technology with my current grades?"

"Then you'll find out the average admission score for Harbin Institute of Technology this summer. Your third brother is the top scorer in the province, you can't possibly not even be the top scorer in the city, right? You'll be ashamed in front of your three older brothers. With your mentality, you still want to catch up with your second brother? Go to sleep!"

"Big Fish, your old-fashioned reverse psychology is outdated and doesn't work anymore, okay?"

"Alright, go back and study. Don't hang around in front of me. If you don't get the top score in the province, you'll blame it on me again."

"Impossible! How could I blame you? No, how could I possibly fail to become the top scorer in the province? Big Fish, you have to have faith in me! I'm your dearest daughter!"

"I picked you up from a trash can, you're not my biological child."

"Ahhh~ Ugh~"

Wang Yifei broke down. The moment she uttered that high-decibel note, her father covered her mouth. The next moment, little Wang Junxian opened his mouth and cried.

"Look at you! Every time you come, your brother is guaranteed to cry!"

"Big Fish Bro, don't you like me anymore?"

"Make sure your brother is appeased, or you won't be going back to your room to do your homework today."

After saying that, Wang Duoyu threw Lao Liu to Wang Yifei and turned to leave.

Wang Yifei instinctively caught her younger brother, but it wasn't until her father left the living room that she realized what had happened, and then she was completely stunned.

Her younger brother was still wailing, but it was just dry crying; there were no tears.

After all, they were frightened.

As June approaches, construction of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway will begin. This is the world's highest-altitude railway trunk line, and it is expected to be fully operational in 2006.

Wang Duoyu paid attention to this matter, but didn't ask any further questions because it wasn't really his concern.

Although Harbin Institute of Technology's laboratories are located in the ALD area, the Ali camp already has an airport that is operating well, so whether there is a train line or not is not a big deal.

After the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is completed and more experience in building high-altitude railways is accumulated, it will not be too late to slowly build a railway to the Ali camp.

Besides the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, another news story in June shocked the world.

That was the Nepalese royal massacre.

King Birendra and several other members of the royal family were assassinated by Crown Prince Dipendra, who then attempted suicide but failed.

The next day, Dipendra succeeded to the throne, but he succumbed to his injuries, and on the fourth day, his uncle Gyanendra succeeded him.

The whole thing seems very simple—an accident caused by the crown prince losing control after drinking—but it was actually a meticulously planned palace coup.

Wang Duoyu also saw the news, but forgot about it after reading it.

Nepal is not far from the ALD area, about the same distance as going to LS.

Even so, the unrest in Nepal has nothing to do with Ali Camp and has no impact on this side.

Currently, China has the Longxiao stealth fighter jet, which can provide support at any time and has top-notch speed.

Foreign media have long known about the existence of the Longxiao stealth fighter jet; it's no secret, but they haven't yet captured fully detailed photos. Because the Longxiao stealth fighter jet has a very high level of secrecy, although it has been in service for several years, not just anyone can photograph it.

This fighter jet also appeared during the National Day military parade two years ago, but the CCTV camera didn't get very close. You could make out the general outline, but the rest wasn't very clear.

The most known information about this fighter jet is its speed of Mach 5. What missiles it carries and what radar systems it has are unknown.

Besides the Longxiao stealth fighter jet, there are many other powerful weapons in China. Moreover, Wang Duoyu himself owns the Want Want Group and his Nuwa artificial intelligence system, which he has kept secret. These are definitely powerful weapons.

So no matter what happens in Nepal, it has nothing to do with Ali Camp.

June has passed, and summer vacation has arrived.

This summer, Super Dollar Factory is going to stir things up again.

Needless to say, Hollywood will also be releasing a lot of movies this summer, and they'll all be big-budget films.

The film being released on June 28th is "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," which was primarily invested in by Paramount!
This film is a prequel to the previous Lord of the Rings film series. The two works are connected in terms of plot, and their timelines, character relationships, and worldviews are closely related.

In 1994, the first Lord of the Rings movie was released, and the two sequels were released within the next two years.

After several years, The Hobbit, the prequel to Lord of the Rings, has finally been re-released.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey broke box office records upon its release.

Because of the Lord of the Rings movie from a few years ago, which already generated a lot of anticipation among movie fans, and the fact that film shooting technology is now more realistic, and that The Hobbit movie has more than 60% of its budget allocated to special effects.

As a result, the special effects are more realistic, making the viewing experience better, and movie fans have given it very high praise.

Although you can watch a movie on DVD after it's finished showing in theaters, it's nowhere near as enjoyable as watching it in a movie theater.

So on July 1st, newspapers such as The New York Times reported on their front pages that The Hobbit had grossed over $800 million at the North American box office.

The world was in an uproar!
On June 28th, 29th and 30th, in just three days of release, the total box office reached 800 million US dollars?

This is terrifying!!!
Keep in mind that this is US dollars, not Vietnamese dong!

Almost everyone found it hard to believe, but the facts were undeniable.

CIA Director Burton Baron was furious and summoned all senior executives, demanding that the counterfeit money ring's sales be located as soon as possible, and that they work together with the IRS.

After all, this is comparable to the crazy box office performance during the Christmas season last year, which was half a year ago!
If the IRS wants to collect all the taxes, it has to work hard and keep a close eye on the Hollywood giants.

In the White House office, George W. Bush's Herbert also looked ashen-faced.

The box office performance of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is so phenomenal that it's obvious to anyone with a discerning eye that this is not normal.

Although the occupancy rates of many cinemas and random checks of screening rooms at different times seem to indicate that everything is normal.

However, in just three days, the box office exceeded 800 million US dollars, averaging more than 200 million US dollars per day. Based on an average ticket price of eight dollars, at least 20 to 30 million people went to the cinema to watch movies in the past three days.

Is that even possible?

Keep in mind that an average ticket price of eight yuan is no small sum.

Every day, one in ten people in the United States goes to the movies. It's terrifying to think about.

And with so many people going to the cinema every day for three consecutive days, is "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" really that good?
Tickets for IMAX and 3D theaters are indeed more expensive, reaching ten or twenty dollars per ticket, but regular 2D tickets also cost six or seven dollars each. Prices vary depending on the region and economic level.

Even so, it is still very strange.

So there's definitely something fishy about the total box office exceeding $800 million in three days.

After all, there are other movies playing in theaters across the United States.

While Bush Jr. and Herbert were furious, they could only wait for the results of Burton Byron's investigation.

More than ten years have passed, and the counterfeit money ring still hasn't been uncovered. It's become a malignant tumor in North America!
However, one problem after another arose!
As July arrived, Warner Bros.' "The Mummy Returns" made a stunning debut in early July, and this time it was truly breathtaking.

Because on its opening day, The Mummy Returns grossed $180 million, shocking the entire Hollywood industry.

As is well known, apart from the three giants MGM, Paramount, and Marvel Studios, the box office performance of other Hollywood film companies is generally mediocre.

It was only the phenomenal box office season during last year's Christmas season that made things a little easier for Warner Bros. and other Hollywood film studios.

Unexpectedly, it seems they can rise again now.

Three days later, the total box office of "The Mummy Returns" has soared to $650 million.

Following the news reports, Hollywood was in an uproar, and the global entertainment industry was equally shocked.

From Tokyo to Hong Kong Island, from Taipei to Singapore, from London to Paris, the film "The Mummy Returns" has garnered significant attention in almost every region of the world.

Many movie fans are going crazy over this movie. Is it really that good?
Although "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," which is still showing in theaters, has already grossed more than two billion US dollars worldwide, it is only one step away from three billion US dollars.

But is The Mummy Returns trying to catch up with The Hobbit?

Of course, we still need to look at the global box office. If the box office performance in other parts of the world is poor, then all our efforts will have been in vain.

But the CIA agents were so frustrated they wanted to die, because this was driving them crazy.

One "Hobbit" movie isn't enough; is this one going to ignite the entire summer movie season?

What movies are coming out next?
MGM's "Jurassic World", Marvel Studios' "Thor", and Disney's "Shrek"!
These movies are all blockbusters, and hugely invested ones at that, making them absolute box office jackpot machines.

Counterfeit money rings would inevitably target these movies, since it's incredibly easy to tamper with them.

Ugh!
The CIA agents have become numb and don't know exactly how to respond.

The counterfeit money syndicate members are like... well, you know. They always manage to evade CIA agents with remarkable precision. No matter what methods the agents use, the counterfeit money syndicate's salesmen always receive advance notice and escape unscathed.

Whether there were any internal traitors or not, they've already been purged many times over, so how could there still be any?
It's almost certain that the global film market will be incredibly lively during the upcoming summer season in July and August.

But Wang Duoyu received a message.

P.S.: Happy New Year everyone! (End of Chapter)