Courtyard House: My Time Travel is a Bit Too Strong

Haicheng is so congested that even the fastest sports cars can't go fast. I chose this car just for its convenience when getting in... Nine out of ten vehicles on the road automatically give way to half a lane.

Huaxing's headquarters is 17 kilometers away from Mingyang Building. It is the largest lithography machine factory in China and ranks among the top 15 in the world in terms of technology, but it is still two steps away from being a first-tier company.

Half an hour later, Lin Quan stopped outside the gate of Huaxing Group.

The security guard approached: "Hello, who are you looking for?"

"Mu Zhenguo".

"Do you know our chairman?"

"Let's talk business. One billion."

The security guard glanced at the car logo and immediately dialed the internal line.

Less than three minutes later, a middle-aged man in a gray suit strode out of the building.

Led by the other party, Lin Quan entered the reception room.

Mu Zhenguo sat upright in the main seat, his gaze calm: "President Lin, Qingshan Smelting, Mingyang Film and Television... it seems we have no business dealings."

Lin Quan pushed the tablet over, and a title appeared on the screen:

"Implementation Scheme of Core Architecture and Key Sub-modules of EUV Lithography System".

"I didn't do the technology," he said, "but I bought out all the rights."

"Extreme ultraviolet lithography machine? This is the first time I've heard of that name." Mu Zhenguo's finger stopped at the edge of the table, pausing for half a second.

Lin Quan didn't beat around the bush; he went straight to the principles, wavelength, resolution, overlay precision, light source power, and masking process. "The wavelength is much shorter than deep ultraviolet, and the linewidth can be reduced to below seven nanometers."

"Does such a thing really exist?" Mu Zhenguo stared at him, neither nodding nor shaking his head.

Lin Quan pushed the USB drive over: "The materials list, optical system parameters, vacuum cavity design, laser plasma source scheme... it's all in there. Chairman Mu can have someone review it."

"Okay, I'll arrange it." Mu Zhenguo accepted the USB drive.

Lin Quan handed over his business card, got up, and left.

Mu Zhenguo opened a webpage and searched for "Mingyang Film and Television Entertainment Company" and then "Qingshan Smelting Plant". One page popped up with information about variety shows, and the other was a public announcement of a new alloy patent applied for last year. He didn't look at it for long, made a phone call, and asked the chief process engineer to take three people into the secure room that afternoon.

Three days later, Lin Quan received a notification to enter the Huaxing Group headquarters building for the second time.

"We'll buy this technology," Mu Zhenguo said bluntly.

"Name your price," Lin Quan said.

"You decide."

"Five hundred billion."

"Huaxing is a state-owned enterprise, and it doesn't have that much cash on hand." Mu Zhenguo leaned back in his chair. "If we really want to raise the money, we'll have to go through special-purpose bonds, which is a very long process."

"The starting price for a foreign company would be 100 billion," Lin Quan said calmly. "But I won't sell."

"Installment payment?"

"No cash accepted. I'll take 10% of every mass-produced unit."

"Too high."

"This money will be donated entirely." Lin Quan looked up and said, "It will be donated to the National Semiconductor Talent Fund, earmarked for this purpose, and the entire audit process will be transparent."

Mu Zhenguo remained silent for five seconds before reaching out to sign the contract.

After the documents were handed over, Lin Quan twirled the car keys in his palm as he left.

Huaxing has a complete industrial support chain, including the Central Aircraft Industry Group, Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, Harbin Electric Corporation, Shanghai Microelectronics Equipment, Baowu Steel Group… Once the blueprints are issued, all the factories in the country that can operate start moving. For hundreds of thousands of parts, imported parts are purchased from imported parts, domestic parts are used to fill gaps, and bottlenecks are tackled collectively… It's not a solo effort, but a coordinated effort across the entire network. One year is enough for the first prototype to roll off the production line.

He stopped by Qingshan Smelting Plant on his way. He looked through three months' worth of delivery slips, asked six front-line team leaders, and watched three videos of alloy smelting.

"No problem." He left behind a heat treatment procedure for the titanium-aluminum-niobium-zirconium quaternary alloy and drove back to Haicheng.

On the way, something came to mind: the Rose Group has six members plus him, that's seven people, and a five-seater car can't fit them all.

He went into the car market and looked at each car dealership.

"Back row knees touching the front seat." ...Eliminated.

"Sufficient space, loose chassis, drifts at high speeds." ... Eliminated.

I wandered around until evening, but still didn't find anything I liked.

He dialed Mu Zhenguo's number: "I want to order an extended seven-seater SUV, 6.8 meters long and 2.1 meters high, with the interior made to military standards."

Without hesitation, the other end replied, "Okay, Dongfeng just received our special vehicle order, so let them prioritize production."

That evening, Lin Quan sent over the complete lithography machine technology package that Xinghai had prepared. The Dongfeng Automotive Group's Technology Center worked through the night to unpack it. Upon seeing the engine combustion chamber simulation model and the 8AT transmission gear profile optimization algorithm, the director called immediately: "Can we sell these engine drawings?"

Lin Quan replied, "The blueprints are free, but there's only one condition... the car, make it exactly as I say, no exceptions."

The account balance is 320 million.

He opened the source material for the "Wolf Warrior" trilogy and meticulously recorded the staging, movement, explosion rhythm, and dialogue emphasis frame by frame.

Two days later, he appeared at the Hengdian World Studios, Area B.

Metal Storm has 34 shows left on their tour, while Rose is recording demos for their new song in the rehearsal room. Lin Quan submitted 30 Korean demos, and Park Hye-yeon said after listening to them for the first time, "This tune sounds like the wind blowing from the Busan docks."

The casting process is stalled on the second male lead. All the foreign actors have been signed, and over twenty domestic actors have auditioned, but none have won Lin Quan's approval.

"Your eyes are too soft," he told the assistant director. "You need to be the kind of person whose sword isn't drawn, but whose sheath is rusted with blood."

Lin Quan suddenly had an idea and dialed Mu Zhenguo's number.

Mu Zhenguo didn't ask any questions and directly arranged for him to enter a training base in the Northwest.

"Director Lin, we've read the script, no problem, we'll cooperate fully." The middle-aged man stretched out his hand, his palm thick and his knuckles distinct.

"Director Chen, thank you." Lin Quan nodded and handed over a neatly printed contract.

Chen Jingsong flipped through a couple of pages, then looked up: "This percentage... is 40% of the net profit?"

"When collaborating on a film, the effort required must be genuine," Lin Quan said in a flat, unwavering tone.

For every penny that comes into Mingyang Company's account, the military takes 40%.

In less than three days, the lead actors, supporting actors, and special trainees for Wolf Warrior were all finalized.

"You used to be in a reconnaissance battalion, so you can't lose your feel for guns." Lin Quan stood by the shooting range, unloading magazines, pushing in new magazines, and loading them with one hand... With a crisp click, his movements were fluid and without any unnecessary gestures.

What he got when he opened the blind box was "Firepower Mastery - Pinnacle".

"That reload speed...did he really train for ten years?"

"He pulls the trigger steadily and controls the recoil perfectly; he's even more accurate than our instructors."

While filming Wolf Warrior, Lin Quan had his overseas team simultaneously rent venues, arrange equipment, and transport supplies.

His idea was very practical: all three films would use the same main creative team, the same group of extras, and the same set of core props, with even costume renovations rotated periodically. A seamless production, without any disassembly or rework.

"Director Lin can drift?"

"How come he's even more familiar with close-quarters combat techniques than a special operations instructor?"

"I didn't see him give any commands, but every movement landed precisely on the optimal power line."

Filming for Wolf Warrior 1, 2, and 3 wrapped up in 23 days. Total budget: 98 million yuan, including taxes.

After returning to Mingyang Building, Lin Quan handed the finished film to Xinghai for editing and color grading, and simultaneously did sound mixing and master packaging.

"If the money for one film is used to produce three finished films, gossip is bound to follow."

"The titles are simply 'Wolf Warrior Part 1,' 'Wolf Warrior Part 2,' and 'Wolf Warrior Part 3'... The literal meaning is clear, and no one can find fault with it."