Extracting skills from movies

This is the day at Tiananmen Square in the capital.

Red flags were waving, and crowds of people were everywhere.

The grand celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China was marked by the deafening sound of gongs and drums and the crackling of firecrackers.

The grand military parade was exhilarating to watch.

On the viewing platform, Du Sheng, dressed in a sharp suit, stood beside business tycoons such as Ma Yun and Ma Huateng, each with a proud and radiant expression on their faces.

As the performance reached its climax, Ma Yun turned her head and asked, half-jokingly and half-seriously:
"Mr. Du, would you be interested in a share swap?"

Du Sheng, his eyes still fixed on the imposing formation, casually asked:
"Share swap?"

"Ali Baba, how about we switch to your Miracle Network Technology?"

Ma Yunyun smiled broadly.

Du Sheng waved his hand and said cheerfully:
"Mr. Ma, let's talk about this later. Let's watch the show first."

His mind wasn't on the stock swap at all.

At this moment, his "Interstellar Media" and "Miracle Group" are still gaining momentum, so how could they possibly be interested in the fledgling Ali Baba?

By 2014, he had even earned the affectionate nickname "Du Qianyi" from netizens.

That was truly a "miracle" achieved step by step.

Rewind to the glorious beginning:

2009:
In this year of national celebration, Du Sheng's "Miracle Network Technology" stirred up the gaming industry with its phenomenal online games "Dou Zhan Shen" and "Zhu Xian Online", making monthly revenue of over 100 million yuan a piece of cake.

In the same year, Miracle Cinemas, a newly integrated subsidiary of Interstellar Media, quietly expanded to thousands of screens across the country through acquisitions and self-construction, becoming the second largest cinema chain.

Meanwhile, "Wolverine," invested in by Miracle Pictures, was released during the summer and became a critical and commercial success, raking in $6 million worldwide.

Du Sheng officially became a member of the $2000 million club, leaving Hollywood stunned.

In addition, Miracle Pictures, led by the Hearst sisters and Li Yixin, snatched the film adaptation rights to The Avengers from Marvel.

The news sent comic book and movie fans around the world into a frenzy.

2010:
The YY platform has become an essential tool for media attention, fan check-ins, gaming, and daily chatting, leaving many traditional industries bewildered.

Renren.com has also become a social hub for college students and white-collar workers, who enjoy playing games like stealing vegetables and competing for parking spaces.

Interstellar Network Technology launched "Myth Online," bringing Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen into the interstellar battlefield, which has been a global phenomenon for ten years.

Du Sheng has a keen eye for investment; the stocks he heavily invested in early on, such as Apple, Amazon, Google, Domino's, and Facebook, have seen their prices soar, turning them into veritable "cash cows."

He also had a keen eye for investment, taking a stake in what was then called "Steam platform," a game distribution upstart that later proved to be a brilliant move.

At the end of the year, the "Miracle Phone 2nd Generation" smartphone "MC2" was released. With its excellent configuration and down-to-earth price, it directly shed the title of "King of Counterfeit Phones" and its sales soared to the top three in the country.

2011:
Agent 4: Ice achieves another great success, with its global box office surpassing $6.5 million!
What drove movie fans even crazier was that Du Sheng's self-directed and self-acted film, "The Wolverine 2," grossed nearly $7 million worldwide.

On the day it was exclusively launched on two major streaming media platforms, the number of people online simultaneously worldwide exceeded 100 million, and the servers were so laggy that netizens on Lighthouse were collectively cursing.

What's even more amazing is their "interactive drama" model, where viewers can decide the direction of the plot. There are 28 different endings, which has driven die-hard fans to watch it seven or eight times, pushing the number of views to 30 billion.

That year, the total box office of films starring Du Sheng officially surpassed the $50 billion mark, making him the first person in Chinese and even Asian film history to achieve this feat.

TVING and Lianzhong Video, two major streaming media platforms, have also begun to exert their efforts, investing heavily in purchasing exclusive copyrights and original content.

At the same time, they bought the copyrights to idol dramas from China, South Korea, Europe and the United States, spent a lot of money to produce their own variety shows, and even forced the technology department to develop an "intelligent recommendation" algorithm.

Miracle Cinemas has become one of the largest chain cinemas in the country. The "Miracle IMAX Dome Theater" in Beijing allows you to watch movies while lying down, and tickets are being resold for as much as 300 yuan and are still hard to come by.

Agile Property went even further, building 20 "film and television towns" across the country. The secret base in the movie "The Spy" has become a popular tourist attraction, earning 8 million yuan a year just from ticket sales.

2012:
A major earthquake has struck the gaming industry.

"StarNet Technology" spent a fortune to complete the acquisition of the long-established gaming giant "Blizzard Entertainment".

With renowned titles like "World of Warcraft," "StarCraft," and "Diablo" all under Du Sheng's control, his gaming empire instantly expanded to become one of the world's top gaming empires.

Miracle Records was also busy, signing several phenomenal talent show champions and online singers, producing hit songs one after another, and making a fortune from ringtone downloads.

The music variety show became a hit on major TV stations and "Lianzhong Video", sparking a nationwide craze.

Du Sheng seized the opportunity and launched the "Kung Fu School" sportswear brand, which became a hit both online and offline, becoming a new favorite among young people.

In addition, the Kung Fu fighting variety show, which was reorganized after acquiring K1, premiered, bringing together Bajiquan, Sanda, Muay Thai, and Jiu-Jitsu to compete in the ring, making fighting a national sport.

Even the square-dancing grandmas have switched to practicing Crane Fist, saying it "can keep them healthy and also keep them away from thieves."

2013:
With the backing of Du Sheng Capital, Agile Property has been aggressively acquiring land in prime locations in first- and second-tier cities, with high-end residential and commercial complex projects springing up everywhere.

TVING and Lianzhong Video have seen their paid subscriber numbers skyrocket, surpassing Netflix, thanks to their exclusive Korean dramas, American dramas, popular domestic dramas, and phenomenal self-produced variety shows (such as "Miracle Trainees").
In other countries, entertainment platforms like YouTube have also been left behind, becoming the "Eastern Twin Stars" of the streaming media field.

Zhong Zhen's "Miracle Auto" launched its first hybrid family sedan, "Qiming," which became an instant hit upon its release thanks to its high cost-performance ratio, and its sales quickly rose to number one in the country.

Ye Jingzhi's flagship "Miracle Phone" MC3 Pro has become a sensation, outperforming others in photography, performance, and design, firmly securing its position as the top-selling phone in China.

2014: The Forbes Global Billionaires List was released, and Du Sheng's net worth officially exceeded the $100 billion mark.

He is affectionately known as "Du Qianyi" by netizens and frequently makes international financial and entertainment headlines.

Meanwhile, the first Avengers movie, in which Miracle Pictures invested, grossed $8 million worldwide.

Although Renren and YY have not yet surpassed WeChat, they are thriving in their respective vertical markets.

Renren.com's campus knowledge base has become a powerful tool for the college entrance examination, helping 300 million students improve their scores every year;

YY Live's "Kung Fu Anchor" section even attracted boxing champion Mike Tyson to try and ride the wave of popularity.

2015:
Du Sheng starred in "Avengers: Age of Ultron," and his personal box office earnings have exceeded 2 billion US dollars.

He also became the first actor in history to gross over $10 billion at the box office.

There was an interesting incident during this time: in order to film "Agent 6", he personally jumped off the Burj Khalifa while suspended by wires, which scared the insurance company so much that they immediately blacklisted him.

Needless to say, the Wolverine series, with its scenes of Wolverine fighting against Chinese martial arts masters, prompted North American audiences to catch up on "The Grandmaster" overnight, leading to a threefold increase in sales of kung fu costumes.

The stocks that Du Sheng invested in early in his career have become his personal ATMs. For example, the Apple and Amazon shares he bought have yielded enough dividends each year for an average person to live on for ten lifetimes.

The most amazing ones are Domino's and Kungfu. Du Sheng suggested that they develop "drone delivery + Kungfu-themed stores", which resulted in them becoming a popular dating spot for young people, and their stock price increased 20 times in ten years.

2016:
Du Sheng's "miracle ecology" has reached a state of perfection.

In the gaming sector, "StarCraft Network Technology" firmly holds its position among the top three global gaming giants. Expansion packs for "StarCraft Journey 2" and "Kung Fu Panda Online" continue to be wildly popular, Blizzard's classic IPs are being revitalized, and the Steam platform has become the world's largest PC game distribution channel.

Technology and Manufacturing: The "Miracle Phone" high-end series has gained a foothold, while the mid-to-low-end series has swept the market.

"Miracle Auto" new energy vehicles continue to sell well, and the charging network is being deployed at an accelerated pace.

The "BBK Group" (which has been integrated) has a deep foundation in the consumer electronics field.

Entertainment and Media: "Miracle Pictures" holds the Marvel trump card and is unparalleled in its popularity; "Miracle Cinemas" has the most screens in the world.

TVING and Lianzhong Video have a combined subscriber base exceeding 1.5 million, firmly establishing themselves as one of the world's leading streaming media platforms (surpassing YouTube's entertainment section).

The "Miracle Records" digital music copyright library is priceless.

Internet and Real Estate: Renren and YY remain important traffic entry points.
Agile Property has entered the top ten real estate companies in China; "Kungfu Pai" apparel has become a national sports brand.

Investment Empire: Stocks of giants such as Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Tencent, Alibaba, and Domino's continue to appreciate, making the wealth snowball bigger and bigger.

2017-2020: Du Sheng gradually stepped back from the forefront and became the strategist.

Its subsidiaries continue to expand:

Star Media has acquired one of the world’s largest independent film distribution companies.

Miracle Cinemas has completed its acquisition of one of Europe’s largest cinema chains, solidifying its global dominance.

TVING and Lianzhong Video have merged and reorganized into Interstellar Streaming Group, launching a global service to directly compete with Netflix and Disney+.

"Interstellar Network Technology" launched its self-developed next-generation game engine "Starsea", shocking the industry.

Zhong Zhen's "Miracle Car" has made groundbreaking progress in the field of autonomous driving.

Continue to increase holdings and deeply participate in the development of the technology giants (such as Tesla) in which it invests.

2021:
Miracle Pictures' "Avengers: Endgame" became the highest-grossing film of all time worldwide (later surpassed by other films from the same studio).

Du Sheng, as a major investor and actor, has once again become the focus of international attention.

Zhong Zhen's Miracle Cars launched an autonomous driving model, and a few years later, they even created a flying "flying car".

When there's a traffic jam in Beijing, you can see hundreds of cars lined up in the sky, like geese.

This move made Miracle Motors the number one seller for 10 consecutive years, and even Mercedes-Benz and BMW came to seek cooperation.

Yeh Ching-Chih's Miracle Foldable Screen Phone can be rolled up into a bracelet to wear on the wrist, and unfolded into a 10-inch tablet.

The most amazing feature is the "brain-computer interface" function, which allows you to play games without using your hands; you can unleash skills simply by thinking. Players around the world are going crazy for it, and the black market price has soared to 10 yuan per unit.

2022:
"Star Streaming Group" has surpassed 3 million users, and its self-produced dramas have won numerous Emmy and Golden Globe Awards, with its influence spanning the globe.

Du Sheng's investment in SpaceX has reached a major milestone.

2023:
Agile Property has successfully transformed, focusing on smart cities and green buildings.

The "Kungfu School" brand has acquired a well-known international sports brand, achieving a global expansion.

2024:
"Interstellar Network Technology" has launched the public beta of "Interstellar World," the world's first ultra-large-scale immersive metaverse platform, which integrates games, social networking, entertainment, and virtual economy and is regarded as the next-generation Internet portal.

Du Sheng became the most popular virtual idol in the metaverse (based on his appearance at age 20) and the biggest "landlord".

2025:
The VR game "Kung Fu World" developed by him has made foreigners collectively obsessed with Tai Chi, and even Musk posted his virtual character on Twitter.

He even pressured Gabe Newell to create a "China-specific version," adding Shaolin martial arts to Elden Ring and opening a dumpling restaurant in Night City in Cyberpunk 2077.

According to the Forbes Billionaires List, Du Sheng topped the list of the world's richest people with $5890 billion, $2000 billion more than the second-place person.

During this period, he spent a huge sum of money to buy an island in Southeast Asia and turn it into a new first-tier city in Asia, as a secret family settlement to house his 88 children and grandchildren who were still minors.

But he no longer cared about these things, leaving the company to his descendants.

Whether it was due to his cheat-like ability that his overall rating broke through to A, he mastered the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, the Nine Yang Divine Skill, and the Longevity Technique to their peak. This allowed Du Sheng to not only remain youthful and as fierce as a superman, but also to be untouched by the passage of time. He was a prodigy, and living to be a hundred years old was just the beginning.

Therefore, he had to leave the life under the camera and start playing with life.

He takes a group of women, including Chung Chen, Yeh Ching-chih, Girls' Generation, Fan Bingbing, Cheung Pak-chih, Chow Wai-man, Chia Ching-wen, Gao Yuanyuan, Liu Tao, Zheng Ziyan, Tong Liya, Dilraba Dilmurat, Gulnazar, Hani, G.E.M., Yukawa Sakurako, Kitagawa Keiko, Fukada Kyoko, the Hearst sisters, Li Yixin, Im Yoon-ah, Kim Ji-soo, Taylor Swift, Blake Lively, Elizabeth Olsen, Jennifer Lawrence, Anya Taylor, Margot Robbie, Li Yitong, Chen Duling, and Tian Xiwei, on a round-the-world trip, while also doing some charity work.

These girls probably benefited from Du Sheng's guidance and complementary skills, as they still look stunning and charming.

Moreover, thanks to the purple pills he refined, his martial arts skills gradually reached their peak.

In addition, the 1000 "Kung Fu Schools" he donated and built allow children all over the world to practice Bajiquan and speak fluent Mandarin.

The "Interstellar Migration Project" invested in will actually send the first group of people to Mars in 2045.

The movie theater in the Mars base is showing "The Spy Who Loved Me," the restaurant sells Domino's, and even the Wi-Fi is provided by Interstellar Network Technology—it's a microcosm of the "Du Family Empire."

That day, Du Sheng was sitting at home flipping through old newspapers.

The front page featured the 2009 National Day military parade, where he was laughing heartily in the crowd.

My phone suddenly vibrated; it was a live stream from Mars sent by my grandson.

The people there are watching the first "Agent" movie, eating "Kung Fu" (a type of fast food), and browsing news from Interstellar Media on their Miracle Phones.

He suddenly remembered what he had said to his teenage years:
"We're not doing business; we're making the world remember the name of the Chinese people."

Fireworks burst outside the window, illuminating the night sky and the business legend built by one man over half a century.

Perhaps years from now, when extraterrestrial civilizations study Earth's history, they will discover that in 21st-century human civilization, there is always a name that shines like a star.
—Du Sheng

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