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

In April 2008, before the Qingming Festival had even arrived.

The weather in Harbin is still so cold, with temperatures in the single digits above zero, and sometimes even dropping below zero at night.

Winter has just passed, but the lingering cold snap is still present.

"I am back!"

As soon as the car came to a stop, Wang Yifei rushed towards the living room door.

Even from a distance, Wang Duoyu, sitting in the living room, could already hear Wang Yifei's voice.

However, there were guests at home at this time, leaders from Beijing, accompanied by Guan Xin's father, Guan Hongkun.

The reason the leader came to Wang Duoyu's house was simply to stop by, have a brief visit, and get acquainted with the place; that was all.

Oh, and by the way, thanks to Wang Duoyu for the donation.

A few months ago, just before the Spring Festival, there was a heavy snowstorm in the south that caused widespread snow disaster. After that, the leaders held a small meeting in the Wenjin Street compound in Beijing.

At the time, Wang Duoyu took the initiative to suggest a solution and also donated some technical products, including drones that he purchased directly from Wujiang Technology at a low price.

These devices did indeed play a significant role in the south.

In addition, there is the disaster prevention project proposed by Wang Duoyu, which includes funding for technological research and development projects related to earthquakes and other related issues.

The leaders came here to thank Wang Duoyu for his contributions.

"Sir, my opinion is that we should pay more attention to these natural disasters. If we can prevent them, that would be the best outcome, as this would minimize the losses."

Wang Duoyu briefly listed previous heavy snowstorms in the south and the major floods of 1998.

These are all natural disasters that everyone remembers vividly. As terrifying upright apes, humans are indeed the only overlords of the earth, but they are also helpless in the face of the power of nature.

The leaders, of course, understood this.

However, before the leader could speak, Wang Yifei had already rushed in.

"Big Fish Bro, I'm back! Are you surprised or not? I'm sorry to have a guest at home."

Before she could finish speaking, Wang Yifei's face turned bright red, because there were guests at home, and they seemed to be her boss.

The leader laughed heartily, "Xixi, long time no see! I heard you went to the astronaut training center, right? Are you settling in well there?"

Wang Yifei has met this leader before, and more than once; they are even quite familiar with each other.

With her cheeks flushed, Wang Yifei gave a few hesitant replies and fled back to her room as if escaping.

It's rare to see her so shy, and even Liu Xiaoli and Wang Duoyu were quite surprised.

However, her flustered and shy demeanor only made the leader laugh even louder.

"Duoyu, I remember your daughter Qianqian was born in 1987, right? She's twenty years old this year, isn't she?"

"Yes, I was born on August 25, 1987. I will be 21 years old in a little over four months."

Time flies! My eldest daughter is almost twenty-one years old, and my youngest daughter, Wang Sixin, will turn eight this June.

Wang Sixin was born on June 15, 2000. She and her brother Wang Junxian are twins, and the two siblings were Liu Xiaoli's last children.

When she and her brother were born, Wang Duoyu was already forty-four years old, and he is fifty-two this year.

Over fifty years old!
Fortunately, Wang Duoyu's temples were not gray; he was still very young with a full head of black hair, looking like he belonged to a different generation than the sixty-year-old leader next to him.

The leader is sixty years old this year, but his hair is completely white, his skin is loose, and he looks old.

"She doesn't seem to have a boyfriend yet, does she?"

Wang Duoyu was taken aback, but Liu Xiaoli's eyes lit up and she asked, "Boss, do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"

The leader in front of me works in the Wenjin Street compound, so the people around him must be quite impressive.

Although the Wang family is very powerful now, none of them work in the system; the only one is their daughter-in-law, Guan Xin.

But Guan Xin is, after all, just a woman, and she started from a very low point. Even with the support of the Wang family, she won't go very far.

She might be able to rise slightly above Dai Junzhu's mother, Han Suyin, but only to a limited extent.

However, if Wang Yifei can marry a wealthy young man with a government job, her future will be very secure.

Unfortunately, what she didn't know was that Wang Yifei had no intention of getting married ever since she learned how wealthy the Want Want Group was.

In any case, she would never let her child take her man's surname; her child must have the surname Wang for her to be qualified to become the heir to the Want Want Group.

As for the sons of government officials that her mother favored?
Haha, at the level of Want Want Group, they really look down on them.

Rely on others, not on yourself!

The leader smiled and nodded, saying:
"I won't try to play matchmaker. Duoyu, you've probably already made arrangements, haven't you?"

Wang Duoyu nodded slightly:
"Xiaoli helped with the eldest, second, and third children in the family, but the fourth child has her own ideas. She wants to date freely, and I agreed."

"However, I have a condition, and Sisi agreed, so I will not interfere in her marriage."

"Moreover, she is currently busy preparing for astronaut training, which has even delayed her own job, and her marriage will have to be put on hold for now."

Daughters and sons are ultimately different.

Just like the three brothers, Wang Junhong, they were all pressured to get married, and their so-called freedom of marriage was very limited.

The three brothers all got married around the age of twenty, but Wang Yifei is about to turn twenty-one, yet no one is urging her to get married.

Upon hearing this, the leader smiled and nodded, saying, "I see."

After sitting for a while longer, the leader took his leave.

In the past, he might have stayed and eaten at Wang Duoyu's house, but not now.

After watching the leaders and their entourage leave, Wang Duoyu turned and went back to the living room.

Although Guan Hongkun is his in-law, he certainly can't stay on this occasion.

Sure enough, on the way, the leader suddenly started chatting with Guan Hongkun.

The latter was extremely flattered. Since his daughter married Wang Junkang, his status in Harbin had risen dramatically. He would not normally be able to attend events like today's.

Now he not only appears, but also accompanies me throughout the entire process; this treatment is absolutely extraordinary.

While diligently dealing with his superiors, Guan Hongkun couldn't help but sigh inwardly, realizing that even marrying off a daughter requires a bit of luck.

Wang Duoyu, the "Emperor of Global Mathematics" and the leading figure in the domestic scientific community, held a status in the eyes of his superiors that exceeded Guan Hongkun's expectations. In the original timeline, a soybean expert surnamed Zhuang was robbed by two students on an ordinary night. Because he advised them to repent, Zhuang refused to give them money, leading to the students stabbing him and causing him to die from hemorrhagic shock.

This incident directly led to the stagnation of the city's economic development, and some people even used exaggerated terms like "affecting the fate of the nation" on the internet.

This demonstrates just how immense the influence of a top scientist can be.

Moreover, Zhuang is merely an expert in soybeans and other related fields, and his influence is far less significant than that of Wang Duoyu.

The highest award this expert had ever received was only the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award. But what about Wang Duoyu? The first prize of the National Natural Science Award was nothing more than the most insignificant award among them.

Those four gleaming Fields Medals are the real medals, but compared to Wang Duoyu's own contributions, the Fields Medals themselves seem less important.

"Hey Bai Doufu, can you check if the leaders have left yet?"

In her bedroom, Wang Yifei sent a message to her sister and quickly received a definite reply before leaving the bedroom.

"Big Fish Bro, why didn't you tell me we had guests? I was so embarrassed just now."

She had just opened her bedroom door when she saw her father and immediately began to complain.

"You didn't tell me you were coming back beforehand."

"Didn't you ask me? You're the one who told me to come back these past few days. Humph, it's all your fault anyway."

Wang Duoyu rolled his eyes, too lazy to bother arguing with the other party.

Wang Yifei quickly put the matter out of her mind and pulled her father to the study to chat.

"Big sister, what are you and Dad talking about? Why are you whispering in the study? Can't we listen in?"

Bai Doufu suddenly spoke up, which made Wang Yifei very angry: "What's it to you? Can't Big Fish and I have secrets? Why do I have to tell you?"

"Mom, look, my eldest sister is furious and embarrassed."

Judge Liu Xiaoli immediately sided with Bai Doufu, reminding him:
"Sissi, what secrets could you possibly have? We're all family, why can't we talk about it in the living room?"

"Why should I tell you? Xiaoli, you know your own mouth; you can't keep a secret at all. There are some things I can't tell you. If you could keep a secret, why wouldn't I tell you?"

Wang Yifei's rebuttal left Liu Xiaoli speechless.

Taking advantage of the moment, the former immediately pulled her father to the study villa across the street.

As soon as she entered the study, Wang Yifei asked impatiently:
"Big Fish Bro, tell me quickly, how much return have I made on my previous investment?"

"Not much. It's not time to reap the rewards yet. If you sell everything now, you'll only get a few hundred million yuan at most. Do you want to sell everything?"

"Is it really true that you have hundreds of millions of yuan in revenue?"

In an instant, Wang Yifei was overjoyed.

If I really had that much income, I would be overjoyed!

"Yes, there are indeed a lot of unrealized profits right now, but they are not real gains. They may continue to rise, or they may fall back down."

Wang Duoyu told the truth and did not lie.

In fact, he had the Want Want Group make preparations a year in advance to cope with this economic crisis.

The year-end summary meeting a few months ago was merely the last mobilization before the battle against this financial crisis.

The Want Want Group has so many traders; letting them make trades is the real mastermind behind reaping profits.

After putting on so many layers of white gloves, there must be some results by now, otherwise, it would be a waste of all the manpower and resources he has invested.

On the other hand, the income generated during the financial crisis is only one aspect.

There are also numerous other initiatives underway at other levels, such as the super dollar factory.

Furthermore, this real estate financial crisis, which started on Wall Street and then swept across the globe, will plunge the global economy into an unprecedented slump.

In the original timeline, the global financial crisis that erupted in 2008 was initially triggered by the US subprime mortgage crisis and quickly spread globally as a systemic economic crisis.

The direct consequences of this crisis were very serious. One was that the global economic growth rate fell to 3.7% in 2008, and developed countries as a whole fell into negative growth.

Major global stock markets plummeted, with the S&P 500 falling 38%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 34%, and the Nikkei 225 down 39.7%.

The credit market was frozen, interbank lending rates soared, and liquidity dried up.

Furthermore, international oil prices plummeted from a record high of $147 per barrel in July 2008 to $33.87 per barrel in December, a drop of 77%.

It's almost fair to say that the destructive impact of this economic crisis on the global economy is terrifying.

According to the original timeline of history, this would absolutely be a feast for the senses.

Moreover, this timeline has undergone tremendous changes compared to the original timeline, but the US subprime mortgage crisis remains unchanged.

why?
There are multiple reasons why the subprime mortgage crisis occurred in the United States.

From a macro perspective, that's due to the influence of the US's own interest rate policy. In order to cope with the economic bubble that emerged after the millennium and the economic downturn caused by the 900s and 900s incident, the government adopted low interest rates to stimulate the economy.

Subsequently, the loose monetary policy led to relatively severe inflation.

The long-term loose monetary policy environment, along with the overall American culture of "overspending and lack of savings," and inappropriate real estate financial policies, collectively fueled this crisis.

Moreover, the subprime crisis had already begun to show signs as early as 2006.

In 2007, New Century Financial Corporation filed for bankruptcy protection, thus triggering the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis.

If it weren't for this point, Wang Duoyu wouldn't be able to be 100% certain whether the subprime crisis would repeat itself like history in the original timeline.

Now that this was confirmed, and in October 2007, Merrill Lynch, Nomura Securities, UBS and other banks successively announced that breakfast was suffering losses due to the subprime mortgage crisis.

Therefore, Wang Duoyu was 100% certain that the crisis would inevitably erupt just like in the original timeline.

The subprime crisis was inevitable, and once the global financial crisis arrived, oil prices would inevitably plummet.

Therefore, even if the secret of the small sun device had not been discovered by the outside world, Wang Duoyu would not have allowed Want Want Group to continue holding so much crude oil.

They started clearing out their stock a few years ago, and the quantity has gradually decreased.

As profits gradually returned, they transformed into resources and funds that were more beneficial to the Want Want Group.

For example, money. That's absolutely bastardly. Wang Duoyu will not allow Want Want Group to hold too much cash. He would rather spend it than keep it on hand.

The reason the previous artificial intelligence system project was established was actually for this reason; after all, it involves spending money. (End of Chapter)