Chapter 297: You call this a female star?

The leaders looked forward to it. How could Boss Lu not take the opportunity to take advantage?

Civil-military construction, creating a better future together, another unicorn prototype is about to be born.

The young director signaled to Lin Ying: "Teacher Lin, please switch to another CG animation, first show everyone the specific process."

In the simulated Olympic venue, a bird's nest-shaped lighting platform with a strong cultural atmosphere was built.

The screen shows that the key parts of the lighting platform are mainly nickel-based alloys that are resistant to high temperatures, and most of the rest of the base and base frame are stainless steel.

"This is... a drone?"

"Yes."

Leader Liu was the first to recognize the phoenix parts that were ready to go in the animation CG. Under the lighting and special effects technology, a lifelike phoenix image gradually took shape.

The phoenix's body is composed of multiple drones. The wings, tail, and other parts present a vivid effect through clever arrangement and lighting combinations. The colors are mainly gold and red, implying auspiciousness, prosperity, and vitality, which fits the spirit of the Olympic Games.

As the Olympic opening ceremony entered the countdown stage, the atmosphere at the scene gradually warmed up.

At the moment the countdown returned to zero, all the lights in the stadium went out, and only the bird's nest lighting platform in the center of the stadium emitted a faint light.

At this time, impassioned music came from the broadcast, opening the prelude to the lighting ceremony.

In order to be realistic, Boss Lu specially asked the special effects artists of Butian Butian Yinghua to simulate the cheering sound of the audience, just to make this plan make the leaders unable to stop.

There is demand, and then I can make requests.

Drones took off rapidly from every corner of the stadium and gathered in the air.

They followed the preset formation program, quickly forming a beautiful phoenix shape, their eyes flashing with bright light, and their wings slowly unfolding, as if accumulating strength.

The flashing parts are all LED light strips, which are important tools for phoenix modeling art processing.

With a crisp bird call, the phoenix began to slowly rise into the air, circling and flying around the stadium, interacting with the audience.

Then it was the handover between the torchbearer and the phoenix, flying with fire, circling the torch tower for a few seconds, and then slowly descending and gradually closing its body.

Another clear cry, whether it was a young phoenix or an old phoenix, the phoenix formation swept over the semi-open steel roof of the bird's nest and disappeared into the night, leaving only the holy fire burning.

The Wenjie team was the seventh plan today, and the teams in front of Boss Lu were also strong.

Especially the foreign monk—France's ECA2.

They are the behind-the-scenes team for the Eiffel Tower's millennium fireworks display, and also participated in the opening ceremony of the 1998 World Cup in France, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies of the Athens Paralympics.

The plans of others like Gehua and Chen Kaige's team seemed to be not enough to look at compared to Wenjie.

Cultural creativity is about the same, nothing more than the Four Great Inventions, bronze ware, Tai Chi, Silk Road, etc., but there are distinctions in the focus and order of exposition.

That's why there was Jiang Jiang Xiaoyu's question just now.

It's just that it's almost over, and this young director came up with such a god-like move, the Phoenix Returns to the Nest, which is simply too amazing.

Leader Liu couldn't help but think of the poet Du Fu's *Hearing the Official Army Recover Henan and Hebei* in the morning.

He felt that it would be inexplicably fitting as the background sound of this lighting plan: "Lu Kuan, the technical problem you just mentioned..."

Boss Lu looked at his watch, knowing that the animation had completely shocked everyone present, so he decided to hang their appetite first and communicate privately later.

There are many people and many mouths, so this matter only has Leader Liu who has the energy to report level by level to ask for technical support. There is no need to explain it in detail in front of so many people.

"The key technical problem of this performance just mentioned, I will report to the leaders separately later. Below, let's ask Ms. Lin Ying to report the technical plan of the aforementioned plan?"

Jiang Jiang Xiaoyu and Zhang Yuan Heping were both hesitant, but seeing Leader Liu smile and nod, they gave up.

It was Lin Ying's home court. This female architect who was famous overseas introduced the hydraulic technology of Tai Chi stage lifting, the spherical screen control used in the bronze ware program, and the steel cable suspension and track design in the acrobatics performance one by one from beginning to end.

The alarm clock set by the staff rang on time, and Lin Ying exceeded the time by about twenty seconds, thus finishing the report.

The field was silent for a few seconds, and Leader Liu took the lead, and suddenly there was a burst of warm applause.

Lu Kuan and Lin Ying both stood up with a smile and bowed slightly to thank them.

Leader Liu clearly gave this plan and the creators special courtesy, walked over and shook hands with them solemnly.

"Being able to rush out works of this level in a short time only shows that your previous work was very thorough and detailed."

"Comrade Lu Kuan, Ms. Lin Ying, on behalf of the Beiping Olympic Organizing Committee, I express my gratitude for your hard work over the past few months!"

Boss Lu said sternly: "The country and the nation are the cultural soil on which artists depend for survival. Leader, this is what we should do, and we dare not speak of thanks."

"Little Lu, ah, there are several other plan reports below. You wait for me in the meeting room next door for a while, and we will talk alone after it ends."

The young director nodded and greeted Lin Ying to pack up the materials and go out.

"Phew! Finally over!"

Lin Ying smiled and reached out to Boss Lu: "Happy cooperation, genius director!"

"Happy cooperation, genius architect!"

"Hahahahaha!"

The two passed the armed police soldiers on duty, verified their documents, and walked out of the conference center.

Lin Ying took out her mobile phone and looked at the time: "When is the second report roughly?"

"At least one month, the Olympic Organizing Committee will organize expert argumentation, and the recording of the report we just made will be taken out and repeatedly studied."

"Okay, then I have to go back to the United States. You notify me when the specific date comes out."

Boss Lu saw that she seemed a bit anxious: "So anxious? I was thinking about having a meal with the team tomorrow, to the courtyard house."

"Tomorrow is definitely not possible. I have a flight at 10:00 tonight and have to go back to Chicago to attend an academic conference."

"Chicago?"

Lin Ying wondered: "Yes, the World Conference on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, then I'll let A Fei send you back first, and I'll wait for Leader Liu here."

"Okay."

The security level and service environment of the Huang Gou Conference Center were excellent. Boss Lu, who was hungry, gobbled up some pastries in the side hall and dozed off on the sofa.

7:00 PM.

"Boss Lu? Boss Lu?"

Leader Liu's secretary, Xiao Wang, gently woke him up and

A secretary's speech and actions are naturally rigorous; when addressing a leader, they certainly use the highest official title.

In fact, this person's status is indeed extraordinary, and he is considered a rising star after the Olympics; for Boss Lu to be on good terms with him is a smart move.

"Lu Kuan, come and have a bite to eat; you must be hungry."

Although Boss Lu's attitude was respectful, his demeanor was not constrained: "I'm alright, I just had some pastries next door."

"I saw you were sleeping soundly, so I let Xiao Wang call you a bit later. Has work been too busy lately?"

"Yes, *Aftershock* is being released in December. I've been busy finishing the last bit of post-production recently, and while I'm at it, I'm contacting overseas film distributors. We want to push this film out."

The working meal of four dishes and one soup was refreshing and simple, and the two chatted while they ate.

Boss Lu was extremely hungry, and his bowl of rice was soon empty. His expression was slightly reserved: "Leader, I'm going to get some more; shall I fill a bowl for you too?"

"Haha, go ahead, go ahead. It's already quite something that I can finish this bowl."

Leader Liu, in the prime of his life, looked at Lu Kuan's casual and natural demeanor with no small amount of appreciation, and he thought back to the background investigation conducted on him after the Zhou Jun incident.

The film *Aftershock*, a disaster film that the Film Bureau had filed two years ago, and the efforts the inquiry realm had made in charity since the beginning of this year.

This included his speeches and stances while participating in various film festivals, academic conferences, and film forums during his time overseas.

Aside from promoting national culture, he sang praises for the motherland and never used self-deprecation or exposing flaws as a gimmick to curry favor with the West.

For a director and artist like him, who has achieved a certain level of success and international prestige, to be able to maintain such a pure heart is truly rare.

In fact, could Leader Liu not see the suspicious points in the Zhou Jun leak incident?

It was just that, sentimentally speaking, compared to a parasite like Zhou Jun, he appreciated a young talent like Lu Kuan, who possessed both virtue and ability, much more.

Rationally speaking, the Olympic project he was personally presiding over could not allow any unstable factors to exist.

Being able to produce a proposal that even he, a non-professional, found astonishing and deeply regrettable, Leader Liu had not the slightest hesitation in choosing between Lu and Zhou.

His perception was similar to that of Zou Zou Wenhuai, Han Han Shanping, Zhang Zhang Huijun, and others.

People who truly get things done will always be recognized by others who do the same.

Schemes and tricks are mere techniques; the grand momentum is the Dao.

Boss Lu returned with a full bowl of rice, and the leader opposite him teased: "It seems the standard for today's working meal isn't enough? Should I have the chef stir-fry two more dishes?"

"It's enough, it's enough. I'll be just about done once I finish this bowl."

Leader Liu set down his chopsticks and began discussing business with him: "Lu Kuan, tell me more about the technical support you mentioned earlier."

Although today was only the first day of the bid presentations, in all fairness, aside from the countdown and the variety show, this "Phoenix Returning to the Nest" lighting method was truly unique.

In his view, if there were no other stunning works in the lighting proposals tomorrow, this "Phoenix Returning to the Nest" would be the finishing touch to the Olympics he was presiding over.

"It's like this: regarding whether drones can achieve the lighting scene and process demonstrated today, there are currently three main areas of technical difficulty."

Lu Kuan recounted the situation of the teacher and student he had brought back from Xiangjiang, and then put forward new requirements based on Wang Tao's recent research results.

Leader Liu was very cautious and called for his secretary, Xiao Wang, to take notes.

"Currently, the main technical bottlenecks are signal transmission and the integration chips for the drones."

Boss Lu didn't know much about these things either, so he directly threw out the problems he had previously discussed with Wang Tao, not forgetting to beg precisely:

"Leader, our technical team actually has a clear research direction, but considering the actual effect three years from now, we still want to seek support from a national-level laboratory."

The young director probed: "Leader, the domestic institution with the deepest technical barriers is Northwestern Polytechnical University. They have a National Key Laboratory of Drone Special Technology for National Defense. I wonder if..."

As early as 1958, Northwestern Polytechnical University successfully test-flew China's first drone system and held a leading position domestically in key technical research such as drone aerodynamic layout, flight control, and navigation.

Leader Liu's expression was serious: "This involves weapons and equipment; it's not that easy, is it?"

"Then Beihang's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Design Institute, or Nanhang also has relevant laboratories. We aren't picky!"

"Hey! You kid!"

Leader Liu was drinking tea when he was amused by his feigned shrewdness.

Boss Lu was clearly prepared: "Leader, I have studied it carefully. In June of this year, the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense promulgated the *Measures for Weapons and Equipment*."

"But for the specific qualification requirements and entry thresholds, it would be more convenient if there were internal personnel to coordinate."

On June 15, 2005, the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense promulgated the *Measures for the Implementation of Licensing for Scientific Research and Production of Weapons and Equipment*, marking the beginning of the legalization and standardization of "civilian technology for military use" in China.

This policy document happened to contain the policy dividends that the inquiry realm version of DJI urgently needed—

The measures stipulated that the field of national defense science and technology industry would be opened to society, and some non-public enterprises that met the conditions could officially enter the field of national defense science and technology industry by the end of 2005.

Leader Liu kept a straight face: "Since you are an enterprise that meets the qualifications, just go directly to the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and file a report and application according to the procedures!"

"Leader, I just wanted to speed things up; who knows how long the line is over there."

"Furthermore, our drone technology currently has relatively little research and application nationwide, so I still want to cooperate specifically with the professional laboratories at Northwestern Polytechnical University, Nanhang, and Beihang."

Leader Liu pondered for two seconds and instructed his secretary: "Help me make an appointment with Director Zhang of the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense tomorrow."

"Leader! Thank you!"

Boss Lu had no psychological burden about flattering him; a leader of this level saying a word for him was worth more than him running around blindly for half a year.

This was not something that the reputation of a big tycoon or a big director could achieve.

Every trade has its own secrets, let alone an official unit involved in classified matters.

Of course, if Leader Liu could truly contribute to the advancement of this drone technology and the marriage of military and civilian sectors, perhaps he would also receive additional rewards.

For example, receiving more recognition for his work in organizing the Olympic Games.

Or perhaps the drones, which achieved a technical breakthrough earlier than in his previous life, could play a major role in the earthquake three years later; these would all become his achievements.

The further he went, the better it was for Boss Lu, of course.

A transmigrator might flap his butterfly wings at a wild flower or a blade of grass by the road, and perhaps change nothing.

But the small impact caused on a figure of this level could bring about tremendous changes.

——

At 8:00 PM Beiping time, Boss Lu, having gained much, returned to the courtyard in a great mood to rest and lie flat.

On the other side of the globe, the beautiful graduate student in Chicago had just woken up.

Actually, it was only six in the morning, but Liu Liu Yifei, who had almost formed a habit over the past three or four years, found it hard to sleep, so she might as well get up and exercise.

The mother and daughter had already moved into a big house in Hyde Park, less than a fifteen-minute walk from the University of Chicago campus, which was very convenient.

Little Liu was wearing sportswear and originally wanted to run a few laps in the park, but suddenly saw the female bodyguard who had just moved in yesterday stretching in the yard.

"Mia, shall I practice with you for a while?"

The female bodyguard curled her lip, still quite resistant to the employer's requests outside of her job duties: "Crystal, I think it would be better for you to do yoga like Aniston or Halle Berry."

"This is a specialty of you Easterners, isn't it?"

Little Liu smiled without speaking, just warming up her whole body according to Grotowski, loosening the muscles that had been dormant for a night.

Mia, of course, didn't think this delicate little Eastern girl could keep up with her exercise rhythm, let alone her warm-up.

She was originally a member of the Navy SEALs Team 7 and, after retiring, was hired by Blackwater, which was founded in 1998.

Blackwater was the largest security consulting company in the world at the time, mainly providing professional bodyguards for dignitaries, facility defense, and other services, and also providing security services for tycoons.

Mia, who had a high daily salary, didn't expect that her employer would only ask her to protect a little girl from the East who had come to study, though she did also have the identity of an actress.

As far as it looked now, it was almost a job without the slightest challenge.

Liu Liu Yifei didn't mind her arrogance: "I see you brought protective gear; can you accompany me to practice boxing?"

Mia was surprised: "You know boxing?"

It seemed this eager little Eastern beauty wanted to test her professionalism?

Little Liu slightly assumed the starting stance of Baji Quan.

"I'm going to Canada next week to join a crew for an action movie, so I have to practice in advance."

"Alright, this job finally has some difficulty." Mia raised an eyebrow, naturally not taking her flowery punches seriously.

Liu Liu Yifei stood with her feet shoulder-width apart, hands naturally hanging down with palms inward, stepped forward with her left foot, and threw a swift right punch!

Mia felt the little girl's unexpected explosive power in advance, tightened her right hand that was receiving the punch, and then there was a muffled "pop" sound from the protective gear.

"Chinese kung fu?"

An expert knows if there is any skill as soon as they make a move; the muffled sound coming from the armor had its own way.

Mia had received comprehensive and systematic combat training in the military and security companies.

This kind of muffled boxing feedback meant that the fighter's force chain was very smooth, had strong penetration, and could cause greater impact inside the target organization.

For ordinary people and enthusiasts, if they used their full strength at this punching speed, what should come out would be a sharp, crisp sound.

"Is it okay?"

Liu Liu Yifei had learned these moves from Yuen Woo-ping when filming *The Forbidden Kingdom*. Although she hadn't learned them systematically, she had dabbled in the force-generating methods and core essentials.

Since then, she had practiced daily. To say she was proficient in Baji Quan would be an exaggeration, but ordinary moves like opening punches and leaning could all be performed quite decently.

Coupled with the powerful muscle control ability from her acting training, the punch just now was able to produce an explosive power that surprised even Mia.

"A bit interesting, come, continue."

Mia didn't mind having an employer who knew a little bit of boxing; at least it was much better than having no strength to truss a chicken.

She became slightly more serious, wearing the protective gear and actively responding to Liu Liu Yifei's punches, gradually increasing the intensity from the initial tentative counter-attacks.

"Hey! Ha!"

In Chicago, the capital of Illinois in America, inside Hyde Park next to the University of Chicago, a little Eastern beauty and a tough female bodyguard were getting more and more intense!

Mia dodged a straight punch and habitually threw an elbow strike.

She just wanted to pull it back abruptly, but didn't expect Liu Liu Yifei to quickly close in, her body bending like a bow, and suddenly using her back and shoulders as the point of force, she slammed into her.

"Are you okay? I didn't hold back my strength."

Little Liu stuck out her tongue and reached out to Mia, who had been knocked down by her "Iron Mountain Lean."

Mia sat on the ground and exhaled. Of course, she had held back her strength to protect her employer just now; otherwise, it would have been impossible for her to fall into a disadvantage.

But even so, such striking intensity and explosive power were not what an ordinary actress should have.

"Crystal, do all you Chinese girls learn kung fu?"

Mia smiled and patted the dust off her body: "I also heard that your students receive military education from the age of fourteen or fifteen." "That's military training, not formal military education. I also learned martial arts because of filming." Little Liu covered her mouth and laughed.

Little Liu explained seriously: "Mia, can you teach me your boxing and combat techniques?"

Mia didn't know why her young employer was so interested in boxing.

Damn it, don't those Hollywood actresses study where to get a breast augmentation, an injection, or maintain their ovaries every day?

"Ordinary combat routines are fine, but those that are too lethal are not convenient."

"That's fine, I just want to exercise."

Liu Liu Yifei wiped the fine sweat from her forehead: "I had more than three years of actor training courses in the past. It's a bit uncomfortable to suddenly stop, so I have to find something else to replace it."

Mia nodded, simplified the combat tutorial she had from the Navy SEALs, and immediately began to practice with her employer, both of them panting.

The morning temperature in Chicago in October was around 10 degrees, the air was moist, and the breeze was warm.

Liu Liu Yifei practiced with all her might without any worries, not afraid of hurting her professional bodyguard sparring partner, but unfortunately, she was called to stop by her mother before seven o'clock.

"Time for breakfast, Sister Xixi. Mia, come along."

"Oh, thank you, Madam. May I have the honor of tasting your Chinese breakfast?"

Little Liu was sharp-tongued: "My mother used to be a dancer. Believe me, you won't be very interested in her cooking."

"Haha!"

The three of them walked into the house laughing, and Zhang Zhang Chunru had just set the table.

She was currently in a semi-retired state, and her main task was to do consulting work for the disaster film crew and Lu Kuan.

After this, she had another goal, which was to promote exchanges and understanding between Chinese and American cultures.

She wanted to continue to introduce China's history, culture, and social status to the American public through her works and activities, and enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples.

This was recorded in her posthumous manuscripts in later generations.

If cultural exchanges and identity could be enhanced, it would also be of great benefit for Westerners to face and become familiar with this period of history.

It was a very simple truth: one's empathy for strangers and friends could not be the same.

The four sat at the dining table, having a very conventional American breakfast: omelets, waffles, oatmeal, etc.

Liu Liu Xiaoli said awkwardly: "I'm sorry, Mia. We just moved in and the preparations today are not enough. I'll treat you to an authentic Chinese breakfast in a couple of days."

"Mom, I'll write you a list of ingredients. When you have time, go to the Xiangjiang Supermarket in Chinatown and buy them back, and I'll cook."

Zhang Zhang Chunru knew a little bit about Liu Liu Yifei's small hobbies, but Mia was shocked once again.

What kind of star was this?

She learned boxing, was good at cooking, and was studying business at Booth. She didn't go to parties after school every day, but just went home to read books and walk the dog.

Apart from acting, she seemed to do everything.

Domestically, Little Liu now had a nickname on the internet: "The Mudslide of the Entertainment Industry."

Now "wandering in North America," in the eyes of Mia, who had been a bodyguard for many Hollywood actresses, she was like a white jasmine in a pile of poppies.

It formed a sharp contrast with a bunch of flashy, cheap women.

For example, Lindsay Lohan, known as the "American Liu Liu Yifei," was one year older than Liu Liu Yifei. She became a hit at 12 years old with *The Parent Trap* and became a Hollywood A-lister after *Mean Girls*.

But after becoming famous at a young age, she indulged in pleasure, and didn't miss out on drugs, gambling, or reading.

Dating more than thirty Hollywood male stars, having a lesbian relationship with Paris Hilton, having a habit of stealing, and repeatedly entering rehab centers because of drug and alcohol abuse...

While Mia was in a daze, Little Liu patted her on the shoulder: "I'll make you a Chinese dish tomorrow, fish soup noodles!"

"Sister Xixi can also make fish soup noodles?" Zhang Zhang Chunru asked in surprise.

Her ancestral home was in Jiangsu Province. She returned to the mainland in the 1990s to visit survivors and had tasted this local specialty.

"I can make many more; I'll make them for you when I have time!"

Liu Liu Xiaoli just watched her daughter with a smile, gratified that she had changed her environment and regained the liveliness and cheerfulness of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl.

It was just that in every aspect of her life and work, she seemed unable to get around that knot in her heart, unable to get rid of that person's shadow.

Fish soup noodles—weren't they learned from Master Qiao in the Ice Cellar Wang Fu?

No matter what the final result was, I hope she can make peace with herself.

——

Hyde Park, where Little Liu lived, was beautiful. She walked on the road from her school district housing to the Booth School of Business with her bag slung over her shoulder.

The trees on both sides of the street looked like a palette overturned by nature, with maple leaves fiery red and ginkgo leaves golden yellow.

She thought that since she was coming back early today, she could set up an easel here and satisfy her creative desire a little bit.

"Hi, Crystal."

"Nice day!"

Along the way, they were all neighbors she had just met recently. She and her mother, Liu Liu Xiaoli, had visited everyone and sent them Chinese tea and other specialties.

"Woof woof woof!"

"Sunny! Calm down!"

Little Liu watched with amusement as Uncle Ao pulled the dog leash, while a Portuguese Water Dog with bangs covering its eyes tried its best to break free from his restraint.

"Uncle Ao, good morning."

"Oh, Crystal, you are always so liked by small animals; this makes me jealous."

Liu Liu Yifei spread her hands in a very American way: "Senator, you are always so popular with the public; this is also your strength."

The black uncle couldn't help but smile, having a good impression of this little Chinese girl who had just moved in.

"Crystal, I'm about to move away. It's a pity I can't be your neighbor for too long."

"I will miss your family's authentic Chinese food."

After graduating in 1990, Uncle Ao worked in a law firm in downtown Chicago and entered politics in 1996 by running for the Illinois State Senate.

He was elected as a federal senator last year, so he resigned as a lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School, preparing to devote himself to his American Dream.

If history hadn't changed, this old residence in Hyde Park would soon become a celebrity's former residence in the near future.

Little Liu was full of youthful sincerity: "I also like Mrs. Michelle's oatmeal raisin cookies and pumpkin pie."

"You are welcome to come over for a meal before you leave. Perhaps you can discuss your works in the University of Chicago Poetry Society with Iris again."

Uncle Ao grinned: "Okay, Crystal, see you later!"

The two chatted for a few sentences and then passed each other, no different from the community greetings in a Western cultural context.

It was just that if Boss Lu were hiding under a ginkgo tree with rustling falling leaves and peeking now, perhaps his pupils would shake.

He was painstakingly making friends with high-ranking officials in China, while Little Liu on the other side of the ocean had already encountered the Black Dragon who listens to the waves.

Familiar with the road, she arrived at the classroom and Liu Liu Yifei took out her books to read. Today was Xi Xi Kaiyuan's Efficient Leadership and Development course.

People arrived in the classroom one after another. There were only eleven students in Xi Xi Kaiyuan's group, and after a few classes, everyone was almost familiar with each other.

Besides getting a degree, the biggest demand for those studying for a master's degree here was to mix with connections.

In a university of the University of Chicago's level, it was not only about mixing with classmates' connections, but more importantly, mixing with the mentors' connections.

When McKinsey taught at the University of Chicago in the 1930s, most of his students went into his consulting firm after graduation; his teaching was equivalent to pre-job training.

Here, any of your business teachers could become a future Minister of Finance, Director of the American Institute of Economic Research, or a Nobel Prize winner.

"Crystal, is your female bodyguard not here today?"

Liu Liu Yifei glanced indifferently at the flippant white man, having no interest in paying any attention to him.

The person trying to strike up a conversation was Gibson, who worked for JPMorgan Chase, engaged in liquidity solutions, and had also attended the University of Chicago for his undergraduate studies.

He was also a part-time stockbroker, profiting by selling some so-called inside information.

This was also a guy who fancied himself a Wolf of Huaerjie, and he was very interested in the fair-skinned, tender Chinese girl in front of him.

Unfortunately, it was one-sided.

The Jewish white man didn't have a particularly superior family background. Since the last time he tried to pat her on the shoulder from behind and was captured by that tough female bodyguard, his words and actions had converged slightly.

But striking up a conversation like today was still common.

"Hey, Crystal, I left a comment under your MyTube. If you have time, perhaps you can follow me back."

"I often post some workout photos from the gym. You can see my strong muscles that far exceed those of Asian men."

"Or there are some things I've seen at my banker uncle's place; perhaps you'd be interested?"

"By the way, what is the content of your next video? I admit that I also want to learn more about your country's culture now..."

Noisy, noisy, still noisy.

Little Liu really wanted to kick this shameless white man over with a heart-wrenching kick, but according to legal expert Uncle Ao, this would be sentenced to less than one year in prison in the United States.

"Can you shut up first? Perhaps your long-winded speech can be saved for fawning over the mentor."

Gibson didn't mind: "Oh! Alright, then can I sit next to you?"

Liu Liu Yifei picked up the coffee at hand, splashed it on the chair beside her, gave him a cold look, and stopped talking.

By now, the students had basically all arrived, and the scene was slightly awkward.

Xi Xi Kaiyuan walked into the room wearing a trench coat that never changed, and knew what had happened just by looking at everyone's state; after all, it wasn't the first time.

"Gibson, stop harassing our Miss Blue Moon, otherwise be careful that you will become the villain in her *The Forbidden Kingdom 2* and suffer the punishment of Eastern kung fu."

Hahahaha!

The classroom burst into laughter, and Xi Xi Kaiyuan pointed to the seat beside him to help Liu Liu Yifei out of the siege: "Crystal, sit here. Today's topic is related to you."

"Me?"

Little Liu was stunned for half a second, then got up immediately. It was always pleasant to be able to stay away from this noisy fly.

Xi Xi Kaiyuan clapped his hands: "Alright, ladies and gentlemen, in this class, we will continue to elaborate on and study efficient leadership and development."

"Still using business operations as examples, the topic I'm giving you today is..."

He turned and wrote a few keywords on the blackboard.

MyTube's corporate development and operational difficulties.

Liu Liu Yifei's eyes lit up!

"Everyone knows the hottest MT website in North America and even the world now. Our Blue Moon is one of the bloggers with over a million fans."

"But based on well-known copyright, review, and other issues, a lot of news about MT seeking to be sold has recently come out in the internet field."

Xi Xi Kaiyuan leaned leisurely against the desk, with the casualness of an American professor: "Merlin, tell me what you've heard. Which companies are interested in MyTube?"

Merlin was a management consultant for a hedge fund on Huaerjie, and he also had a few products in medicine and the internet, so he was naturally no stranger to the chaotic battle in the video track that had been rampant recently.

"Currently, the ones related to MyTube are mainly Google, News Corporation, AOL, Yahoo, Viacom, and the most recent one is Microsoft."

"But the only ones that have actually given quotes are Google, News Corporation, and Yahoo, which are 1.8 billion, 1.5 billion, and 1.3 billion US dollars respectively."

Liu Liu Yifei raised her eyebrows as she listened from the audience.

That dog thing is going to make so much money again. I don't know who will fall into the pit this time.

The heartbroken girl, who was still in a state of "recovering from a breakup," now had a slightly torn perception of someone.

Occasionally thinking of his bright spots, such as his efforts in the disaster film, etc., it wouldn't hurt to miss him a little bit.

But most of the time, remembering that night that made her heart ache, she had to curse a few times with great resentment to vent her anger.

Or gently slap the head of the dog she had just adopted.

That was a substitute.

Xi Xi Kaiyuan nodded with satisfaction. Almost everyone present was an elite from the business, political, and academic circles, which made his teaching very smooth.

"The so-called leadership of an entrepreneur, one very important aspect of it, is that the leader needs to collect and analyze a large amount of information in a complex market environment, identify potential opportunities and threats, and then decisively make decisions."

"Today, we will analyze this topic from several aspects."

Xi Xi Kaiyuan's teaching style was relatively Westernized, but his blackboard writing had the rigor of a domestic scholar: "First is the research on MyTube's development history."

"This part is no longer a secret to countless analysts on Huaerjie and internet peers. Which student will give us an explanation?"

Shameless Gibson was like a peacock opening its tail, wanting to flirt with the little Eastern beauty at all times: "I suggest Blue Moon talk about it. She is a very popular blogger on MT, perhaps she has some inside information."

Everyone understood what Gibson meant. Including local blogs in the United States, the top content providers for major internet products almost all had cooperative relationships with the company; otherwise, where would the traffic and promotion come from?

Especially considering Liu Liu Yifei's identity as an actress, it was not surprising at all that her agency would participate in such entertainment operations; this was one of the work contents of many Hollywood stars.

This time, Xi Xi Kaiyuan did not object: "Crystal, are you familiar with MyTube's management staff?"

"Please talk about your views on why MyTube was able to stand out in the video track."

Little Liu got up with an expressionless face: "Not familiar, not familiar at all."

Immediately after, she began to share her views generously.

It was a group discussion, after all; everyone had to expand their thinking in areas they were good at and areas they were not good at.

"I am a blogger on the MyTube platform. From my perspective as a content provider and viewer, I think its rise is mainly due to the following reasons."

"First is the innovative platform positioning and functional design. It is an open video sharing platform similar to Flickr, where users can freely upload and share various videos, greatly broadening the diversity of content and user participation."

"Secondly, it is the enterprise leader's keen insight into market trends. The popularization of broadband internet and digital cameras with video recording functions made video sharing an important future development direction for the internet."

"There is also user experience and community construction..."

Xi Xi Kaiyuan looked at this Chinese girl who had switched to this field halfway with satisfaction. When he first met her, she was still relatively immature, quite similar to many Hollywood stars he had seen who came to gild themselves.

But after nearly a month, she had made great progress. Her thinking was very coherent, and she could usually see the logic behind the development of things. This point was even stronger than many older students present.

How could he know that Liu Liu Yifei had been "specially trained" by the MyTube boss she was studying.

After all, as a witness who watched someone rise in just three or four years, Liu Liu Yifei was actually no stranger to these business skills and topics.

When it came to theory, Boss Lu was full of nonsense.

But having been a boss for decades in two lifetimes, when it came to practice, she always had some insights.

For example, regarding the leadership and personal charm of entrepreneurs that Xi Xi Kaiyuan talked about, she could be inspired by how Lu Kuan handled An Yugang and Gao Jun regarding the use of the cinema as a wedding venue;

She could be inspired by how she followed Lu Kuan on that winter night and how he persuaded Liu Liu Qiangdong to join the trap at the dinner table.

Regarding the role changes and interpersonal relationship handling in business dealings that Xi Xi Kaiyuan talked about, she could draw conclusions from Lu Kuan's experience in how he coordinated and united with various roles such as Emperor Group, China Film, Xiangtai, Yanda Huayi, etc.

Including the *The Forbidden Kingdom* crew incident she personally experienced.

How Harvey Weinstein, who was notorious in Hollywood, and the Jewish An Lushan, who was famous for harming German and Chinese investors, were contained and utilized to the extreme in his hands.

Facing Disney's swallowing, he turned Harvey, a core figure, against them and used his grudge with Eisner to stir up internal conflicts among business competitors.

In the end, he kept the dominant power of *The Forbidden Kingdom* and also ate a sum of Disney's advance funds for nothing. Harvey also honestly became his wingman in Hollywood from then on.

Even if she had some doubts about Lu Kuan's familiarity with certain information, the means and ideas of doing things were there.

Practice is always more shocking than theory.

Xi Xi Kaiyuan continued to guide the students to ask questions and think, and put forward the next stage of the problem: "Should MyTube be sold?"

There were different opinions on this topic, and there were both positive and negative views among the students present.

Of course, when it was Liu Liu Yifei's turn to speak, this question was almost an open-book exam.

She stood up gracefully, with maturity and confidence beyond her age.

"The question of whether MyTube should be sold is actually a question of corporate strategy and tactics."

"Is this internet product, MyTube, the future strategic direction of the enterprise, or just a tactical tool?"

Little Liu was determined to give them a shock from an Eastern great man:

"There was a military strategist in China who encountered such a problem in a battle..."

"Facing the questioning, he put forward a sentence..."

"It is not that I am destroying the revolution, but that the revolutionary weapon is destroying the revolution!"

"By the same token, if MyTube is just a tactical tool, facing the copyright costs that are too big to fail and the increasingly severe review situation, it should be sold off without hesitation!"

Facing such extreme dialectical thinking, the foreign devils in the audience were shocked into silence.

Shameless Gibson: What kind of actress is this?

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