Reborn in 2010, the AI ​​in my mind is too powerful.

After the Forbes list was released, the domestic media went into a frenzy that very day.

In fact, after Aurora Group was announced, many media outlets had already begun to mention Chen Yiran's astonishing net worth.

However, since it is not a listed company, domestic media are not very willing to draw conclusions about the specific amount.

Now even the authoritative Forbes has spoken up, and they've started releasing articles they've been holding back for a month in a frenzy.

On Weibo's trending topics list, six out of the top ten are related to Chen Yiran.

The topic "Chen Yiran is third in the world" garnered over 500 million views and more than 3 million comments within two hours. Following closely behind were topics such as "Aurora Group valued at 100 billion," "Third in the world at 20," "Shougang Group's offspring," "China's first person to be in the global top ten," and "Chen Yiran's parents."

All major news portals featured this news as their top story. Sina's homepage headline was "From Shougang to World's Third: Chen Yiran's Twentieth Year." Tencent News created a long infographic detailing Chen Yiran's timeline from his entrepreneurial beginnings in 2010 to the present. NetEase's headline was even more direct: "He's Richer Than Buffett."

CCTV News Channel aired a special report that evening, in which the host, in a restrained but excited tone, introduced Chen Yiran's basic information.

The report specifically emphasized that Chen Yiran is the first citizen of mainland China to enter the top ten of the global rich list. Previously, the highest-ranking Chinese person was Li Ka-shing of Hong Kong, ranked ninth with US$255 billion.

Chen Yiran jumped directly to third place in the world, with a valuation of $510 billion, not far from second-place Bill Gates.

This number will still be insane in twenty years, and its impact is even stronger now.

Traditional print media were also active, with the People's Daily publishing a front-page article the following day titled "Chinese Tech Entrepreneurs Enter Top Three of Global Rich List for the First Time."

Xinhua News Agency's press release was more cautious in its wording, stating that Chen Yiran represents the international recognition of the technological innovation capabilities of China's new generation of youth.

The official attitude towards Chen Yiran is somewhat complicated. On the one hand, Chen Yiran comes from a very good family background, with her parents working for state-owned enterprises and her maternal grandparents being street-level officials.

However, on the other hand, Chen Yiran was indeed not outstanding when she was in China.

The fact that all the achievements were made after going abroad has made the central government seriously question whether China's education system is not conducive to the growth of geniuses.

Fortunately, from all aspects, although Chen Yiran didn't seem to have any intention of helping the country catch up technologically, he seemed to value his own factory and was a sentimental person.

In short, the united front value has been maximized. The authorities have begun to use various subtle means to curry favor with Chen Yiran.

The government has many considerations, while the public's reaction is not so subtle.

Various forums and websites began discussing Chen Yiran like crazy.

A question has appeared on Zhihu: "How would you evaluate Chen Yiran's ranking third on the global rich list with a net worth of $510 billion?"

Within twelve hours, it received over nine thousand replies. The most upvoted reply read: "How can I see this? Should I kneel down and look at it? I'm twenty-two now, and I'm already having a headache finding a job after graduating from university. The difference between people is greater than the difference between people and dogs."

What's particularly poignant is a highly-rated comment: "Actually, we can't even compare to Chen Yiran's dog. Pidan's living expenses are an unimaginable figure for us!"

Some have raised questions, with one economist posting a lengthy article on Weibo discussing whether it is reasonable for a twenty-year-old to control such a vast technological empire.

The article cites the example of the Gilded Age in the United States, arguing that the emergence of technological oligarchs is often accompanied by the monopolization of the entire industry. The comments section saw both support and criticism, with some calling the author sour grapes.

Some consider him a genius who achieved success through his own wisdom, while others call him a technological dictator.

Of course, all the discussions eventually come back to the same topic: at the age of twenty, the future is truly promising.

According to mainstream media, barring any major changes this year, Chen Yiran could potentially become the world's richest person next year. After all, while some telecommunications giants in Mexico and Brazil occasionally top the rich list, their fortunes typically fluctuate significantly.

Chen Yiran's Aurora Group, from any perspective, has even more room for growth.

Various domestic media outlets have also begun to use various means to try to contact Chen Yiran for interviews.

However, Chen Yiran has never had any contact with domestic media, and the security of his various companies is even more outrageous, making it impossible for anyone to sneak in.

Unable to find the person in question, the reporters began frantically digging into his family background.

Mr. and Mrs. Chen are doing well. Mrs. Chen retired last year, so reporters couldn't catch her.

Mr. Chen was already treated like a treasure by Shougang. After Shougang learned that Mr. Chen did not want to be interviewed, they directly sent security guards to send all the reporters away.

The reporters dared not speak out. Although Shougang had declined, it was still a traditional large factory. Thirty years ago, it had 40,000 militiamen. In 2001, it transferred the last batch of security forces to the Fifth Division of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Most of the unassuming security guards at Shougang who maintain order have been on field training exercises and have fired real guns and cannons.

A few middle-aged security guards, who looked rather shady, scared the reporter away with just a few casual glances.

Moreover, the security at Diaoyutai No. 7 Courtyard, where the couple currently resides, is ridiculously strong, and with the Diaoyutai Hotel right next door, it's even more difficult for reporters to cause trouble.

However, the two uncles were not so lucky. They were exposed the next day and then a group of reporters besieged their door.

My uncle, Liu Zhi, is a physics teacher at a middle school. A reporter even sneaked into the school, pretending to be a parent and loitering in the corridor, but was kicked out by the head of the teaching department. The phones in all the school offices kept ringing, and the principal had no choice but to grant him temporary leave to go home and hide for two days.

My second uncle, Liu Cai, works as an electrical engineering training instructor at Shougang Technical School, and his situation is similar.

Although vocational schools don't attract as much attention as high schools, reporters still managed to sneak over. During Liu Cai's afternoon practical training class, three or four people with cameras stood outside the classroom.

Grandma and Grandpa weren't spared either. Heishitou Village in Wulituo, Shijingshan District, is usually a quiet little place, but that afternoon several cars arrived, and reporters carried their equipment around the village asking people for directions.

Fortunately, the authorities responded quickly, and a number of police officers arrived nearby that same day to disperse the group.

Leaders at all levels came to my home and offered their condolences, assuring me that they would ensure the people's lives would not be affected and that a new police station would be built in the village soon.

The maternal grandparents immediately called the children, and the whole family returned to Black Stone Village. They had a video conference with Chen Yiran, which was quite formal, to discuss what to do with the family in the future.