Courtyard House: A System Connecting Two Worlds, Resources for the Nation

"Alright, that concludes the antique and contact assessment for now."

Director Lin changed the subject, his expression becoming serious again, even carrying an unprecedented solemnity.

"Regarding Zhou Feng's situation 'on the other side,' the technical team's latest analysis report is out, and we can discuss it."

The atmosphere in the meeting room instantly became tense.

After receiving his signal, the main screen in the center of the large screen switched again, becoming two split screens, one above the other.

The view shown is clearly from a mobile phone camera, and the person taking the photo appears to be moving around or observing.

The video playing on the screen was very shaky, making it a little dizzying to watch, but the content was still barely visible.

Above is Zhou Feng's modern apartment. The video has now stabilized and is facing the pure white ceiling.

Below is the edited video, which first shows a typical old courtyard house in Beiping.

Blue bricks and gray tiles, a narrow courtyard, mottled walls, and clothes hanging to dry.

Several figures dressed in clothing from the 1960s and 70s walked past the camera and spoke.

The image quality is average, but the faces, expressions, and movements of the characters are clearly discernible.

"Watch the video below!"

Following Director Lin's order, the technicians began to play another video clip simultaneously onto the screen. These clips were taken from different angles and at different points in time.

Several key characters appear repeatedly: a stylish young woman who clearly has a good relationship with Zhou Feng; a tall, honest-looking young man with a stubborn streak; a pretty widow in a floral cotton-padded jacket, but with a sorrowful look in her eyes; a middle-aged teacher with glasses and a calculating expression; a slick-haired projectionist with shifty eyes; and an old man with a cane and a dignified demeanor...

"Based on the environmental footage recorded during the period we began monitoring Comrade Zhou Feng's mobile phone camera, combined with our database and conjectures, we conducted a multi-dimensional comparative analysis..."

The technicians' voices were filled with barely suppressed excitement and disbelief: "We are now 99.9% certain that the characters, scenes, and even some event fragments of the 'other side' that Comrade Zhou Feng was able to reach are from a TV series called 'Full House of Love'!"

"And the woman he had the most contact with was from a TV series called 'Glorious Times'!"

"TV series?"

Everyone present was stunned.

Their original assumption was that Zhou Feng had entered a certain point in history or a parallel world, but no one expected it to be a movie world!

The difference between these two is completely different!

The reason Zhou Feng traveled to a parallel world could also be because a quantum event occurred, causing the universe to split into parallel universes, and through a chance event, he was able to travel there via a wormhole.

But if you travel to a movie or TV series, isn't that a purely fictional world?

Even that world is just a vehicle for cultural expression; how could it possibly give rise to an actual world?

"Are you sure this is a world derived from a TV series, and not some parallel universe?"

"This is like traveling into two TV dramas, in fact! It's a bit too absurd!"

Hearing the questions coming from inside the conference room, the technicians gave a wry smile and then began switching the screen.

At this moment, what appears on the screen is a screenshot of the TV series playback interface and a zoomed-in screenshot of the face in Zhou Feng's mobile phone video, both using similar poses.

"As you can see, after facial recognition and skeletal structure comparison, the similarity is almost 100%!"

"Furthermore, we also sent comrades to conduct on-site investigations and communicated with the actors of the TV series. We can confirm that it has nothing to do with them."

"In other words, the people captured by Zhou Feng's phone camera are completely independent and real individuals!"

"They are Bai Ling, Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu, Yan Bugui, Xu Damao, Yi Zhonghai... they are living, breathing people from that world."

The conference room was silent except for the slight hum of the equipment.

Everyone stared intently at the side-by-side images on the big screen, while others used their phones to look at the actors' information sent by the technicians and compare it with what was on the screen.

The TV series features actors with superb acting skills, but the photos Zhou Feng took with his phone are of real people with their own lives, living in another time and space!

This is even more shocking and more... unbelievable than simply recycling antiques and trading goods!

Zhou Ming's pupils also contracted slightly. He was the youngest among the group, but he still found it hard to accept that such a thing was happening right in front of him.

Director Lin slowly leaned back in his chair and took a deep breath.

"In other words... Zhou Feng is likely heading to a parallel world that is 'evolved,' 'reflected,' or even 'fused' with a certain work of art from our world? Or perhaps, a real spacetime that uses that TV series as its 'background'?"

"Currently... this seems to be the most reasonable speculation."

Professor Zhao adjusted his glasses, his voice slightly hoarse: "Zhou Feng has indeed gone to a world where 'stories' have come true. The course of history and the fates of the characters there—whether his deviation from the plot will cause butterfly effects—there are too many things to study!"

Director Lin remained silent for a long time; the room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Finally, he spoke in a deep voice: "Establish a special analysis team for the 'Courtyard World,' codenamed 'Old Eaves.' Gather experts from multiple fields, including history, society, literature, film and television, and physics, to analyze and model all the acquired images, audio, and environmental data under the highest level of confidentiality, attempting to deduce the basic rules, historical context, and possible development direction of that world."

"Strengthen comprehensive protection and monitoring of Comrade Zhou Feng, but be extra cautious to avoid any behavior that might alert or make him uncomfortable. His existence is the only known bridge connecting the two worlds."

"Based on the intelligence we have now, I believe we need to elevate the level of importance we attach to Comrade Zhou Feng to a strategic level!"

After hearing this, everyone present was stunned for a few seconds, but Director Lin did not wait for their reply and stood up directly.

"No one can be certain that Zhou Feng can only enter this one world. We must be absolutely certain that he might enter other dangerous worlds! Our technicians must monitor his phone 24/7. Report immediately if he goes to another world!"

"yes!"

"As for Comrade Zhou Ming," Director Lin looked at Zhou Ming, "your task of contacting Zhou Feng remains unchanged, but its importance is doubled. The seed supply must be handled well, and at the same time, without specific orders, you are forbidden from mentioning any information about that 'courtyard house'..."

"clear!"

"You can continue the meeting; I need to go and report to my superior now."