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

August 31, 2001, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weizigou Campus, Lakeside Study Villa.

Wang Duoyu fell into deep thought upon seeing the message before him.

If he remembered correctly, in the original timeline's history, a shocking global news story would happen next month.

He had only asked the Nuwa AI system to keep a close eye on the Middle East and North America, but he didn't expect it to actually discover some unexpected information.

"Forget it, it has nothing to do with me. I just need to prepare in advance, and that's all."

After muttering to himself, Wang Duoyu casually tossed the message aside and ignored it.

Then he started looking at other information, including a financial report from the Super Dollar Factory. He opened it and immediately smiled.

July and August were a period of great activity and diverse content in Hollywood, with box office numbers reaching unprecedented levels, making it arguably the hottest summer season ever.

Hollywood blockbusters such as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Mummy Returns, Jurassic World, Thor, and Shrek were released one after another.

The five films mentioned above are undoubtedly the highest-grossing films of this summer, but the film with the highest return on investment is not one of these five, but a horror film called "Paranormal Activity".

The film "Paranormal Activity" is an ultra-low-budget horror film shot by Olen Perry using home video cameras, with a production cost of only $15,000.

O'Ren Perry handed the film over to Paramount for distribution, and it became an instant hit across the United States, grossing $150 million in just one week.

The second week was even more terrifying, with the box office increasing several times over, directly taking the top spot on the weekly box office chart that week.

Although that week didn't have the opening weekend of blockbusters like "Jurassic World," even in the second week, the dominance of these blockbusters was terrifying.

But the fact is, in its second week, Paranormal Activity took the top spot at the box office with more than $5 million more than the second-place film.

Despite a 42 percent drop in box office revenue in its third week, "Paranormal Activity" still grossed over $750 million in North America after four weeks of release.

The box office in other parts of the world has now reached $890 million. It is unlikely that the global box office will break $2 billion, but there is still a great chance that it will break $1.8 billion.

A movie that cost only $15,000 to make grossed over $1.6 billion worldwide is practically a horror movie in itself.

Besides "Paranormal Activity," other blockbusters such as "Jurassic World," "Thor," and "Shrek" have each grossed over two billion or three billion US dollars worldwide.

In short, Hollywood blockbusters have absolutely taken the summer by storm.

The five blockbusters grossed a total of over 15 billion US dollars. If we include the box office of "Paranormal Activity", it won't be far from 20 billion US dollars.

In July and August alone, Hollywood blockbusters raked in over 20 billion US dollars at the global box office.

In addition, there are several pretty good blockbusters from mainland China that have also achieved very good box office results in the global market.

Hong Kong films are also quite good, but they are clearly on a downward trend.

Wang Duoyu has never interfered with the Hong Kong film market, and he has hardly ever been to Hong Kong in his life. Of course, he has no sense of belonging there and doesn't care much about the ups and downs of the Hong Kong film market.

Today is the last day of August. The financial report Wang Duoyu received shows that this past summer, Super Dollar Factory attracted the attention of agencies such as the CIA by showcasing the spectacular scenes of Hollywood blockbusters sweeping the globe.

Behind the scenes, however, the Super Dollar Factory was releasing counterfeit money on a large scale through various other channels.

In just two months, the amount of counterfeit US dollars in circulation has increased by more than 250 billion US dollars, which is terrifying.

Although Hollywood movies have earned over 20 billion US dollars at the box office, it's not even in the same league as counterfeit money.

That's why Wang Duoyu was so happy after seeing the financial report.

Although it may be possible to make a lot of money in the short term, printing so much counterfeit money will naturally harm the global economy. There's no way around it; the US dollar is the world's reserve currency, and its nature of reaping global wealth cannot be changed.

Even if the super-powerful money factory stops printing counterfeit money, the Federal Reserve itself will still print a lot of it and will not stop at all.

In the original timeline's history, the Federal Reserve printed a lot of counterfeit money.

That evening, at the dinner table, Wang Yifei suddenly spoke up:

"Big Fish Bro, summer vacation is over, and school starts tomorrow. I'll be taking the college entrance exam next year. After I take the exam, you have to prepare songs for three albums for me. You can't go back on your word, or I'll never talk to you again."

Tomorrow is September 1st, and she will be a senior in high school after the fall semester starts.

During the past summer vacation, she basically had no rest and was in class almost every day.

Of course, in mid-to-late July, she still went to northern Xinjiang for a two-week trip, but that two-week period was not entirely relaxing; she still needed to read and study more.

Before August even arrived, she was called back to Harbin Institute of Technology to begin her senior year review journey.

In just one month, she followed her teacher and went through all the knowledge in her high school textbooks.

"Don't worry, I've basically done everything I promised you, and you've pretty much done everything you promised me too. So there's no need for us, father and daughter, to say things that are detrimental to our relationship. We can trust each other!"

As soon as Wang Duoyu finished speaking, his daughter rolled her eyes:
"Hmph, you have the nerve to say that, Big Fish Bro! You promised me you'd release an album during high school, but now you've gone back on your word! Humph!"

Does he eat salt?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Liu Xiaoli is the real salt.

After all, it is common knowledge that salt is a white substance.

"Wang Yifei, eat your food properly and stop causing trouble." Liu Xiaoli spoke up, suppressing Wang Yifei and not giving her a chance to continue.

"School starts tomorrow, so you need to focus on your studies. We can talk about next year next year."

"And if you don't get into Harbin Institute of Technology, hmph, your father might make you repeat a year!"

Bai Doufu suddenly said with an exaggerated expression:

"Sis, you're not really going to fail to get into Harbin Institute of Technology, are you?"

"Eat your food. This is an adult matter, so don't interfere, you're just a kid."

Wang Yifei was so angry that she picked up a large piece of fatty meat and stuffed it into Bai Doufu's mouth.

Just then, the evening news was broadcasting an international news report about Hollywood's summer movie box office breaking records.

Upon seeing this news, Wang Yifei's eyes lit up immediately:
"Brother Big Fish, look how high the box office is for Hollywood movies. If I could act in Hollywood blockbusters in the future, wouldn't I be able to earn more money?"

However, her second brother chuckled and retorted:
"For an ordinary actor like you to become a top star in Hollywood is incredibly difficult. Even if you do reach that level, your salary will only be around ten or twenty million US dollars at most. Do you expect to get a share of the box office revenue?"

"Why can't I take it?" Wang Yifei snorted and retorted.

Before her second brother could speak, she continued:

"Moreover, I can not only participate in performances, but also in investments. Just like the movie 'Paranormal Activity,' isn't it a prime example of achieving big results with small investments?"

Liu Xiaoli immediately scoffed:
“Wang Yifei, although I’m a housewife, I know that your idea of ​​investing in Hollywood movies is pure fantasy. Movies like *Paranormal Activity* are extremely rare, and you don’t actually believe that the success of this film is solely due to the filmmakers and actors, do you?” Wang Duoyu chimed in.
“I agree with what your mother said. Movies like Paranormal Activity are extremely rare. You didn’t seize the opportunity with The Blair Witch Project the year before last, and before the release of Paranormal Activity this year, many people were also pessimistic about it!”

"And Sisi, let me tell you, the filmmakers of 'Paranormal Activity' sold the rights to Paramount Pictures for one million dollars, which led to the so-called box office phenomenon, but Paramount invested eighty million dollars in the film's marketing."

"So don't be fooled by the numbers reported in the news. The fact is that Paramount made a lot of money, but the company also invested a lot of money, not just the $15,000 production cost reported in the newspapers."

Putting aside the reality, it would have been impossible for Wang Yifei to make a name for herself in Hollywood on her own.

Even in China, it's impossible to eat alone.

This world operates on the principle of the survival of the fittest; it's a naked jungle law.

The relationship between countries is based solely on interests, with no other sentiments whatsoever.

Take Want Want Group as an example. If Wang Duoyu hadn't used his connections to bring together executives like Yabo Fein, Martinez, and Tong Zhigang, Want Want Group wouldn't have reached its current scale.

Furthermore, there are numerous "white glove" families within the Want Want Group. These families maintain their relationships based on mutual interests, rather than simply on personal feelings or other forms of control.

The four words "coercion" and "enticement" are always intertwined; they can never exist in isolation.

There is only one "Paranormal Activity" film, and it's not possible to make one in a year.

Even if it were possible, it's not necessarily a coincidence that Wang Yifei was able to invest in this movie.

"Hey, Big Fish, can't I even dream? Do you have to wake me up?" Wang Yifei pouted in dissatisfaction.

The whole family was delighted.

The next day, all the children went back to school, leaving only the two little babies, Wang Duoyu, Liu Xiaoli, Wang Junxian, and Wang Sixin, at home.

Wang Junhong is not at home; he went to Beijing and has been there for almost half a month, and has not yet returned.

He and Huang Huiru got married in May of this year, but she still hasn't gotten pregnant.

The main reason is that after Wang Junhong and his wife got married, they still lived separately and didn't spend much time together.

Wang Duoyu didn't care when they decided to have children, nor did he care.

Because their wedding was very low-key, they only invited family, friends and colleagues, and only set up twenty tables in total. Not many guests came.

If we were to open up the venue, it's hard to say how many tables we could have, but we could definitely have a hundred tables.

However, Wang Junhong was used to keeping a low profile, so Wang Duoyu followed suit.

Just a few days into September, on the 11th, a major incident occurred in North America.

The news was reported by major media outlets around the world, both in print and online.

The World Trade Center and the Twin Towers in New York were bombed by planes.

Flames shot into the sky, and thick smoke billowed everywhere.

The television repeatedly played this scene, as if it were a heart-wrenching war movie.

That evening, while Wang Duoyu and his family were having dinner, the news broadcast also reported on this news brief.

When they saw the news footage, Wang Yifei and the others were all stunned, their mouths agape, their faces filled with disbelief.

Liu Xiaoli, who was having a video call with Wang Junkang, also became dazed.

"What happened?"

Wang Duoyu declined to comment, simply continuing to read the news.

"Big Fish, you should know what happened, right? Isn't North America a superpower? They're so powerful, how could they be attacked by terrorists?"

Just then, Wang Yifei suddenly asked a question.

Like her three older brothers, she hadn't traveled abroad much, not even to the United States.

My understanding of the United States comes mainly from the internet, or from word of mouth from relatives like Wang Jianchao, Zheng Baoyin, and Wang Meili.

Therefore, these are mostly stereotypes and not true.

But the television news in front of us reported the most authentic scene.

"According to reports, the death toll is currently close to 3000, with direct economic losses exceeding 20 billion US dollars."

After glancing at the news, Wang Duoyu said expressionlessly:

"Sissi, this isn't the truth you want to know. But you're not a real child, Bai Doufu. What I'm about to say is for you to keep to yourself. You can say it at home, but you're absolutely not allowed to say it outside, and you absolutely cannot reveal it on the internet, understand?"

know!

Bai Doufu immediately stopped eating and stared intently at her father. All she wanted to do now was watch the drama unfold and see what kind of conspiracy was behind it all.

However, to Wang Yifei and the others' disappointment, Wang Duoyu did not reveal any specific details about these matters.

He simply stated what he knew.

First, the World Trade Center building was leased for $32 billion before the attack, and the new tenant immediately insured the building for $36 million.

The insurance policy explicitly includes 'terrorist attacks'.

Furthermore, in the two weeks leading up to the attack, some people purchased large amounts of American Airlines put options, betting on a sharp drop in American Airlines' stock price.

The outcome is self-evident: American Airlines' stock price has plummeted, and those who profited will undoubtedly reap substantial profits.

Secondly, the day before the attack, the mayor of San Francisco received a call from National Security Advisor Rice, who advised him not to take his scheduled flight.

Third, the physical phenomena at the scene are highly suspicious. The official explanation is that the aircraft impact caused the fireproof layer of the steel structure to fall off, and the burning aviation fuel generated a sufficiently high temperature that softened the steel beams, ultimately leading to the collapse of the building.

However, Wang Duoyu told Wang Yifei and the others: "The melting point of the steel beams is as high as 1500 degrees Celsius, while the maximum combustion temperature of aviation fuel is only 800 degrees Celsius. It is far less effective than the steel structure itself in failing."

In fact, the collapse of the World Trade Center Twin Towers was so 'perfect' that it was almost a meticulously planned demolition site.

Because the subsequent explosions sounded like a 'controlled explosion'.

"The whole affair is fraught with suspicion, and many people have profited from it. We shouldn't concern ourselves with the specific conspiracies behind it. This matter involves many vested interests in the United States, and it's enough that we know it." (End of Chapter)