Reborn in 2014: A One-Man Tycoon

Meng Chuan and his colleagues walked through the elegant campus of Peking University and arrived at the main venue of the Political Economy Annual Conference.

The main venue is a magnificent modern-style building.

It has both a modern and fashionable feel, and a sense of historical weight.

Upon entering the venue, one is greeted by a spacious area with thousands of seats neatly arranged.

By this time, many guests had already taken their seats.

The sounds of everyone talking mingled together, creating a lively atmosphere.

A huge stage stands in front of the venue.

The stage is equipped with advanced multimedia equipment.

This annual meeting will be broadcast on Beijing TV in a pre-recorded format.

On the large screen in the center, the theme of the annual meeting and highlights from previous years were continuously played.

It showcases the glorious history of the economics field.

Multiple exhibition areas were set up around the venue.

It showcases cutting-edge research findings and classic case analyses in the field of political economy in recent years.

This attracted many attendees to stop and watch, engaging in lively discussions.

Many people attended this grand annual meeting.

It includes economics professors from top universities in China, who are the backbone of the academic community.

The largest group consists of economics students from various universities.

Most of them are graduate students and doctoral students; undergraduates like Meng Chuan are quite rare.

In addition, there were executives from well-known companies.

Even some officially recognized economic think tanks are among them.

They bear the important responsibility of advising on national economic policies.

"Don't wander off, I need to go and talk to the organizers."

After Professor Zuo Silan led Meng Chuan and the others into the venue, she spoke hurriedly.

She was originally the main speaker, but now the main speaker has changed to Meng Chuan.

Although we had communicated with the organizers in advance, there are still many details that need to be further communicated and confirmed.

Just as Meng Chuan and Jiang Zhenyu were looking around the venue.

A familiar voice came from behind Meng Chuan:

"Meng Chuan? It really is you! Long time no see!"

Meng Chuan turned around and saw Wu Xiaobo walking towards him with a big smile on his face.

"Teacher Wu, what a coincidence, it's been a long time."

Meng Chuan responded with a smile.

Wu Xiaobo warmly grasped Meng Chuan's hand and said:

"Of course! I didn't expect to run into you here. I've been keeping up with your news ever since the exchange meeting in Beijing. How's your studies and life at Shanghai University?"

Meng Chuan clearly sensed that Wu Xiaobo was exceptionally enthusiastic towards him.

This is not surprising; it just shows how outstanding Meng Chuan is.

When Wu Xiaobo last interviewed Meng Chuan, Meng Chuan was just a mysterious outsider in the international crude oil market.

At the time, Wu Xiaobo still harbored prejudice against the bet between Meng Chuan and Ge Wei.

Meng Chuan invested 5 billion yuan in Pinduoduo, a company that Ge Wei did not favor, just to get an apology from Ge Wei in major financial media outlets.

In Wu Xiaobo's view, this was far too extravagant.

At that time, Wu Xiaobo was also not optimistic about Pinduoduo's so-called "social e-commerce" model.

But as it turns out, Pinduoduo's model was a great success.

In just two or three months, it surpassed many established e-commerce platforms.

There are still two months until Singles' Day.

Wu Xiaobo is eagerly anticipating whether Pinduoduo can achieve a turnover of over 30 billion yuan on Singles' Day.

If possible, Meng Chuan wins, and Ge Wei has to publicly apologize to Meng Chuan.

If not, Ge Wei wins, and Meng Chuan has to pay Ge Wei 10 billion yuan.

Based on Pinduoduo's success alone, Meng Chuan deserves Wu Xiaobo's respect.

"Everything went smoothly."

In response to Wu Xiaobo's polite remarks, Meng Chuan also gave a polite reply.

Wu Xiaobo nodded approvingly:

"I knew you were no ordinary young man. You can even create miracles like getting a perfect score on the college entrance exam. I believe you won't lose to Ge Wei."

At this point, Wu Xiaobo leaned closer and lowered his voice, saying:

“Ge Wei also attended this annual meeting. He is a senior executive of the central company and an alumnus of Beijing University, so he was invited to attend as a special guest.”

Meng Chuan was slightly taken aback, then a faint smile appeared on his lips:

"Oh? What a coincidence."

He scanned the entire large hall.

Unfortunately, with over two thousand people in the venue, it wasn't easy to find Ge Wei accurately.

The two chatted for a few more minutes before parting ways, since they were attending the conference in different capacities and their seats were not together.

"Is that Wu Xiaobo? He's a TV host; I've seen his shows. How do you know him?"

After Wu Xiaobo left, Jiang Zhenyu asked Meng Chuan in surprise.

"By chance."

Meng Chuan did not provide a detailed explanation.

This made Jiang Zhenyu admire Meng even more.

Soon, the meeting began.

Meng Chuan found their spot, in the first row, closest to the entrance and exit.

This was also to make it easier for Meng Chuan to give the main speech.

The annual meeting had a tight and comprehensive schedule.

The event began with a simple opening ceremony, featuring a speech by a leading authority in the field of economics in China.

This paper reviews the achievements in the field of political economy over the past year and looks forward to future research directions.

At this moment, Professor Zuo Silan hurried over and said to Meng Chuan:

"Meng Chuan, get ready, it's almost your turn to go on stage."

Meng Chuan took a deep breath and straightened his clothes.

Following behind Professor Zuo Silan, they walked towards the stage.

"Dear leaders, colleagues, and students, I am Zuo Silan."

After Professor Zuo Silan took the stage, she first gave a brief self-introduction.

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.

In the economics field, almost everyone knows the name of Professor Zuo Silan.

"Thank you for your applause. I am honored to be the speaker today. However, one of my students has a paper with unique insights that may very well solve one of the three major problems in economics: the root cause of the rise and fall of nations."

Professor Zuo Silan explained:

"Therefore, I am giving him this valuable opportunity to speak. He is more suitable to speak today than I am."

As Professor Zuo Silan began her introduction, the audience erupted in a clamor.

"What? The speaker has been changed? Is the person recommended by Professor Zuo up to the task?"

"The root causes of a nation's rise and fall? That's a century-old problem, can a student solve it? Are you kidding me?"

"Is he bragging? This is too exaggerated."

Questions and criticisms arose one after another.

"Please be patient, everyone. I'm sure you all have a lot of questions, but I believe that after listening to his explanation, all your questions will be answered."

Professor Zuo Silan paused, deliberately prolonging her tone slightly:

"And this student is none other than Meng Chuan. I think many of us here have heard of him. He is... Meng Chuan, please come in."

As Professor Zuo Silan finished speaking, the audience was initially silent, but then erupted into a clamor.

Especially among students, almost everyone knows Meng Chuan.

"Holy crap, it really is Meng Xue Shen! Isn't he just a freshman in college?"

"A freshman as the main speaker? That's unbelievable! Is he really that good?"

"I really don't understand the world of geniuses, but since Meng Chuan got a perfect score on the college entrance exam, he might actually have some skills."

Meng Chuan steadily walked onto the stage.

A speech that will shake the world is about to begin.