American TV series: Starting with exploiting young Sheldon

Sheldon had previously discovered that the plasma weapons in the hands of Black people were far superior to all existing weapons on the market.

Just by looking at its cool appearance, it's incomparable to ordinary weapons.

"You mean this?" The man in black raised the large weapon in his hand and introduced it, "This is a handheld cannon, its full name is the 'Three-Barrel Plasma Cannon.' It was produced by the Black-Clad Weapons Department..."

After explaining for a while, the man in black, seeing that Sheldon was about to ask more questions, said in a low voice, "Why am I explaining all this to you? You'll all forget about this place in a little while anyway."

The man in black had only taken the time to chat with everyone after seeing that the mission had been completed successfully without any major incidents.

However, as the number of questions from the crowd increased, he began to grow impatient. After all, his colleagues were waiting for him outside to go back and complete the task together.

The man in black, no longer answering questions, took out a pair of sunglasses from his pocket, put them on, then raised the pen-shaped "memory eraser" in his hand, adjusted the time, and said, "Please look here, everyone~"

As a flash of blue light appeared, the people present seemed to be hypnotized, their faces showing a blank expression.

"Phew~" Seeing that everyone had quieted down, the man in black breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he put away the memory eraser and said, "Nothing happened before. There were no aliens or giant lizards. You just watched a regular private movie. After I leave, you can all go home..."

After fabricating a logical memory for everyone, the man in black hurriedly left the theater.

After the man in black left, everyone returned to "normal".

"Hey, that movie was really good!" Colin seemed to have forgotten the purpose of his trip. A moment later, he asked, puzzled, "Right, what movie did I just watch?"

The situation of everyone else present was similar to Colin's. After all, the man in black had only fabricated a fictitious memory for everyone, and naturally, he hadn't taken into account the details.

"Mike, what just happened? I feel like there's a gap in my memory." Young Sheldon, who possesses a visual memory technique, is very sensitive to matters of memory.

“It’s nothing, the ‘movie’ is over. We should go too.” Mike didn’t explain further.

Extraterrestrials are not something Sheldon should be dealing with right now.

Even Mike himself is not planning to delve into this matter at this stage.

"Could I have fallen asleep? That shouldn't be the case..." Young Sheldon, following behind Mike as they walked out, looked frustrated.

You see, he came here specifically because of the educational film. Now he only remembers watching the film, but he can't recall any of the content.

This discovery naturally caused Sheldon a great deal of distress.

Chapter 143 Learning Musical Instruments

“Hey, George. Wake up!” Mike knocked on the car window outside the private cinema.

"Huh? How did I fall asleep..." George groggily got up from the steering wheel, opened the car door and let Mike and the other man in.

“I remember I was so worried about you guys, how did I fall asleep?” George tried hard to recall what had happened.

Judging from his current state, he has most likely been "brainwashed" by the men in black. Otherwise, given the commotion in the theater just now, he would have a strong recollection of it.

"Never mind, it's good that you're all back safe and sound..." George didn't dwell on what he couldn't understand. Then, he turned to his youngest son and changed the subject to something lighter: "Shirley, how was the educational film?"

“Actually, I don’t remember seeing anything before,” Sheldon said with a shrug.

"Okay, you were probably too tired before, and you even fell asleep in the theater." George offered an excuse that even he didn't believe. Knowing his youngest son as he did, he knew it was impossible for him to fall asleep while watching an educational film.

The fact that both father and son experienced unexplained symptoms at the same time is quite bizarre.

Looking out the car window at the pitch-black night and hearing the occasional chirping of insects in the distance, Qiao Zhi felt a sense of eeriness about this place. So, feigning composure, he said, "Let's go back to the hotel and rest as soon as possible!"

The car was then started smoothly and drove towards the small hotel.

Upon arriving at the well-lit, bustling area, George's fear had largely dissipated. Calming down, he tentatively asked, "Mike, do you remember what movie we watched earlier?"

"Mars Exploration, a very ordinary educational film about aliens..." Mike briefly described the previous educational film. Of course, he omitted the part about the octopus aliens.

As George listened to Mike's story, his anxiety gradually subsided.

After resting at the small hotel for one night, the three returned to the town of Deford on Sunday afternoon.

Seeing that her youngest son seemed to have resolved his inner conflict after going out, Mary also expressed her appreciation for her husband's efforts.

Meanwhile, after his trip to NASA in Houston, Mike's life returned to normal.

By tearing off the chameleon's tongue, Mike also gained a very useful skill: "Clever Tongue".

Two weeks passed just like that.

During this time, Mike also intentionally or unintentionally started paying attention to posts about aliens online.

Although he didn't intend to get involved, it wouldn't hurt to know more about such things.

Sure enough, many people appeared online who appeared to have participated in the "private cinema".

However, those who participated in the movie screenings seemed unable to articulate their experience in any meaningful way.

Clearly, the Men in Black have done a very good job of strictly controlling information about extraterrestrials.

However, the online situation also suggests that Francis is not the only one who wants to spread panic among the public.

"Earth seems quite unsafe. But I believe the Men in Black and other organizations can handle it..." Mike didn't let the news online disrupt his peaceful life.

Different positions naturally require different considerations. This is one of the life lessons Mike has learned.

Meanwhile, at school, Sheldon, who had learned high school math olympiad knowledge in a very short time, was already thinking about leaving the math olympiad team in order to find his new "interests".

His brilliant mind endowed him with exceptional learning abilities, which was both a gift and a burden.

People who find learning anything easy can easily fall into boredom once they lose their goals.

This is probably the situation for Sheldon Jr. right now.

At dinner time, when Mike and Grandma Connie arrived at Cooper's house, they could hear Sheldon playing the violin from afar.

Yes, Sheldon Jr. is ready to bring his "talent" to the music field.

“Sheldon, your violin playing sounds like sawing wood. It’s just noise…” George expressed strong dissatisfaction with Sheldon’s new hobby.

“I’m exploring…” Sheldon explained, “Einstein was a piano enthusiast, Stephen Hawking was a harmonica player, Charles Bolden was proficient in almost every instrument… So, research shows that intelligent people love music. I’m now trying to emulate those great people.”

"Dog*~" Little George was not impressed by his brother's words. He only knew that his brother's violin playing was annoying and seriously damaged his ears.

Upon seeing Mike arrive, George reacted as if he had seen a savior, retorting, "Mike is a smart man too, why didn't he learn a musical instrument?"

“He…” Young Sheldon wanted to say that Mike wasn’t as smart as him.

After spending a long time together, Sheldon realized that Mike was no match for him in terms of intelligence.

The other party's profound knowledge stems more from their rich accumulation of knowledge.

However, to this day, Sheldon Jr. has never once defeated Michael in a head-on intellectual contest.

Even in high school math competitions, the two were evenly matched.

Yes, Mike has now finished reviewing all the knowledge points of high school math olympiad. And thanks to his flawless answers, he even got a promise from Ms. Sharon that he wouldn't have to participate in the school's math olympiad team.

Therefore, under these circumstances, Sheldon Jr. couldn't definitively say that Mike wasn't a smart person.

“Mike, are you interested in the violin? I can teach you.” Young Sheldon changed his approach. Since he couldn’t prove Mike wasn’t smart, he would prove it the other way around: smart people all love music.

"Thank you, but I don't plan to learn any musical instruments at the moment," Mike politely declined Sheldon's offer.

Then, as he passed by Sheldon, he grabbed a large ball of light from him.

[Absolute pitch]: The ability to identify/produce the pitch of a musical instrument or the surrounding environment without a reference pitch.

God knows why Sheldon, who possesses perfect pitch, produces such a terrible violin sound.

Seeing Mike's refusal, little George got excited. He said smugly, "See? Mike doesn't like music."

He wanted to use this to prove that "intelligent people" don't necessarily like music.

Sheldon Jr. disagreed with George Jr.'s teasing.

“Mike only said he didn’t want to learn an instrument for the time being, he didn’t say he disliked music. You’re twisting the facts…” After a forced explanation, Sheldon picked up his violin again and, while playing, said, “Music is a bridge to the soul; it helps me maintain inner peace…”

Just as Sheldon was speaking eloquently, George poked half his body out of the kitchen and shouted, "Did you hear that? There's wood being sawed over there, and it's so loud!"

"Squeak...squeak..." Young Sheldon was questioned again, and his violin playing stopped. Then, annoyed, he put the violin aside.

“The soul…bridge…” When George saw Sheldon give up his musical “dream,” he laughed and made sarcastic remarks as if he had won a great victory.

"You'll never understand my pursuit of art," Sheldon said defiantly, then ignored George.

In the kitchen, Mary glared at her husband and asked, as if dissatisfied, "Why did you say that about Shirley?"

“Isn’t that what you think too?” George replied meaningfully.

In fact, Sheldon Jr. had been playing the violin for several days.

Mary, who had been listening to the noise for several days in a row, was also about to lose her temper.

If George hadn't stopped Sheldon from playing the violin, Mary might very well have taken action as well.

Who can blame them? Young Sheldon's violin playing is just awful.

Upon hearing her husband's reply, Mary smiled knowingly and didn't continue the topic that would embarrass her youngest son.

Chapter 144 Theatrical Performance

After his musical dreams were shattered, young Sheldon quickly turned his attention to the school's drama club.

He won the praise of his drama teacher, Mr. Randy, with a deeply emotional monologue from King Lear.

“Sheldon, I’ve never seen such a talented young actor as you…” Randy excitedly stood up in the rehearsal room and invited, “Welcome to our team.”

"Hmm~" Little Sheldon tilted his head slightly, a smug look on his face, after receiving the praise.

Regardless, "drama" is also a form of art. Although Sheldon gave up his musical dreams, he has not given up his pursuit of art.

"So, Mr. Sheldon, would you be willing to participate in our next performance as the 'leading actor'?" Mr. Randy asked with interest.

The drama club has a large-scale stage performance every month, and now there are less than three weeks until the next performance.

It has never happened before that a newcomer has been put in such a short period of time to take on the leading role.

It can be said that Mr. Randy really had high hopes for Sheldon's talent in theater.

“Of course, if you need.” Being valued gave Sheldon a great sense of accomplishment. Finally, he asked, “What’s our next show?”

“Anne…”

……

Three weeks passed quickly, and before we knew it, it was time for the drama club's public performance.

"Why do I have to come to school on Saturday?" George complained as he walked into the school.

Yes, the drama club's performances are on weekends, and the venue is the school's large conference room.

Most of the audience members were local theater enthusiasts, while the rest were parents who came to support their children's performances.

The Cooper family belonged to the second category, and Connie's grandmother and Mike were also forcibly invited to watch young Sheldon's first theatrical performance.

Watching this play performance was also a small family activity for the Cooper family.

"Mike, do you think Sheldon might be playing a tree today?" Missy asked Mike excitedly.

Missy didn't really care what Sheldon was playing. Being able to spend the weekend with Mike was enough to make the little girl happy.

It's worth noting that Mike's weekends are usually mostly occupied by girls like Katie.

“It shouldn’t be that bad,” Mike said, taking a rare break. “I heard that Sheldon’s role this time is very important.”

Before Missy could speak again, Connie's grandmother, who was with her, said with a smile, "Actually, I have exclusive news. Shelly will be taking the stage as the main character this time."

It's no wonder that young Sheldon is so close to his grandmother Connie; during this time, in order to hone his acting skills, he has consulted his grandmother about acting on many occasions.

Connie's grandmother also learned some inside information about the performance from her little grandson.

Grandma Connie, who knew some of the chaotic state of the entertainment industry, was very skeptical of young Sheldon joining the drama club.

However, seeing how hard her grandson was working for the performance, Connie's grandmother still showed her support.

“Sheldon is going to play the lead role? How is that possible…” George Jr. questioned after hearing the inside information.

It's important to know that people who can play leading roles on the stage generally need a long period of honing their acting skills.

……

"Alright, that's enough. We're here." Reaching the entrance to the school's main conference room, Mary stopped her eldest son's nagging and said, "Anyway, we'll know the truth in a little while."

The school's large conference room, which can seat over 500 people, was now about half full. The Cooper family easily found excellent viewing spots in the front row.