Chapter 338: Matrix Revolution This kind of big-picture strategy took Liu Hongmin a lot of time. And the more he learned about this world, the more he felt his own shortcomings. Fortunately, he has money and can recruit talents who are smarter than him. He also has a backer, the whole country is his backing. The benefits Liu Hongmin has gained over the years have helped so many people. There was once a saying circulating in Beijing: Mr. Qian is worth five divisions, and Liu Hongmin is worth ten multinational groups. Although this statement has never been confirmed, it has spread and is recognized by many people. Liu Hongmin has seven large companies in the mainland, namely Pengcheng Toy Factory, Jinpeng Construction Company, Intangible Cultural Heritage Operation Company, Sanyuan Animation Company, Golden Shield Security Company, Dexing Tianxia Book Operation Company, and Guangying Cinema Line. There are 32 factories and 6 research institutes that are not visible. There are five large companies in Hong Kong: Tomorrow Film Company, Tomorrow Film Special Effects Company, Lida Investment Company, Hong Kong Reda Toy Company, and Tomorrow Cinema Line. There are as many as 13 other small companies, all of which serve Liu Hongmin personally. Overseas, Liu Hongmin owns three large companies: Transformers, MGM, and Ruipu Investments. Ruipu Investments has invested in 38 high-tech companies.
The total assets of these companies are almost as much as, if not as much as, ten multinational corporations. And even if we can’t compare now, once these companies grow up, there will definitely be more than ten multinational groups. Liu Hongmin returned to Beijing to celebrate the New Year, but a few days after the New Year, he returned to Hong Kong again. He was still needed to take charge of the operation to hollow out the Japanese. Zou Shifang was experienced and capable, so the matter of taking the factory away from the Japanese was handed over to him. Liu Hongmin would only step in if there was a problem that Zou Shifang could not solve. Liu Hongmin returned to Hong Kong to shorten the communication time. Although Liu Hongmin had a mobile phone that could make international calls, the call quality was very poor and he needed email to communicate effectively. If he returns to Hong Kong, things will be much better. At least when Zou Shifang wants to find Liu Hongmin, he can directly call the landline. Liu Hongmin basically never left the Clearwater Bay Villa in order to wait for news. He couldn't just sit there, so he wrote the third part of The Matrix, The Matrix Revolutions. "The Matrix Revolutions" is the final chapter of "The Matrix", in which Liu Hongmin wrote about the solution to the artificial intelligence crisis. Humans created artificial intelligence, and it is because of artificial intelligence that we have a wonderful life. The reason why artificial intelligence wants to control humans is that human desires are too strong. Over-exploitation of resources has almost driven humans to extinction. In order to protect humans, artificial intelligence must control humans until artificial intelligence restores the ecology of the earth. If artificial intelligence wants to survive, it cannot do without humans. Their servers need to be maintained by humans. Although the mechanical bodies of artificial intelligence are easy to use, they still have limitations. They can only check according to fixed procedures and cannot jump out of fixed thinking and make decisions in a short time like humans. Moreover, they do not have the creativity of humans and cannot upgrade the code of artificial intelligence programs. Therefore, humans and artificial intelligence can only survive by cooperating, and both sides cannot live without each other. After adding this core idea, the core idea of "The Matrix Revolutions" has become much higher. It tells people that no matter how well technology develops, it cannot be at the expense of the environment. Because humans are too small for the earth. Any action of it can cause countless people to lose their homes or even their lives. Moreover, the Earth is the only home that humans can live in. If we don’t protect the Earth, how can humans survive? In the current world, there are too few people who know this truth, and most of those who know it don't take it to heart. They only think about how to make more money and control the fate of more people. For them, what does it matter if there are disasters on the earth? It has no effect on them. Even if the crisis comes to them, they can solve it with money. If the resources on the earth are really too few to feed the world's population, then they will eliminate some people, as long as they are alive. In their eyes, many people are not worthy of living in this world. Liu Hongmin wants to use this book to show the world the harm of not caring for the environment and to promote environmental protection. Of course, it is not like those environmental protection organizations in the West shouting slogans, but to take real action. We have done the best in this regard. Whether it is the Loess Plateau or the desert, they have all turned into green mountains and clear waters. The forest coverage area of the whole world is decreasing, only ours is increasing. In the past 20 to 30 years, our forest coverage area has almost doubled, and this was achieved while we consumed a lot of wood. So, we are the best at forest management. As early as 2,000 to 3,000 years ago, we had officials who specialized in forest management. The officials who managed mountain forests were called Shan Yu, and the officials who managed plain forests were called Lin Heng. Because we knew at that time that we must protect the environment and not cut down trees indiscriminately. Otherwise, it would cause soil erosion and other hazards, and threaten the stability of the country.
While Liu Hongmin was writing The Matrix Revolutions, Wrath of the Lich King was launched on Pacific Books. Half a month later, on April 4, Wrath of the Lich King was released in major bookstores. After a month of sales, 1 million copies were sold online and 1032 million copies were sold offline. Together with the copies of the books in other countries, a total of more than 741 million copies were sold. Compared with the same period of Twilight Detective, this data has improved a lot. Twilight Detective's sales data for one and a half months was just over 2000 million, and it finally sold more than 3200 million copies. If we follow the data of Twilight Detective, Wrath of the Lich King should eventually sell more than 3500 million copies. Of course, this is just inferred data. How much will be sold in the end depends on actual sales. The data will not be available until this time next year. However, this does not affect Liu Hongmin's enjoyment of the future. Wrath of the Lich King includes the beloved Arthas, and reveals many foreshadowings from the previous games. This is a benefit for old readers of the World of Warcraft series. Even if you haven't bought the three series of Silver Hand, Windrunner, and Hour of Twilight, as long as you have bought the Frozen Throne trilogy, you will basically buy Wrath of the Lich King to witness Arthas' ending. Arthas is the most successfully created character in the World of Warcraft series. He has the most personal fans, and many people are willing to pay for him. Many people have guessed Arthas's fate, but they still feel sad about his death. However, no one sent razor blades to Liu Hongmin to ask him to change the ending. Arthas could no longer turn back, and death was a relief for him. (End of this chapter)