The next day, everyone in China received a news alert on their phones.
[Brilliant scientist Li Wei bursts onto the scene, ushering in a new era for China!]
[Li Wei: The origins of a brilliant scientist!]
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Every kind of news story, every platform's top headline, featured just one name.
For those who didn't follow the news, messages were sent under the Central Publicity Department's name. They made sure the message reached every phone, and it contained that same name.
Li Wei.
People across China were baffled. Who the hell was this guy?
You're such a big deal—do your parents know?
They knew this Li Wei was supposed to be incredible, but what had he actually done?
They had no idea!
Of course, the news soon began to explain.
He was given titles like "the father of artificial intelligence."
It wasn't as if Li Wei had brainwashed Elder Li and the others.
Ahem. He had used Telepathy, but he hadn't forcibly controlled anyone. Some people had simply been hostile toward him.
Li Wei wasn't about to put up with that, so he made a small adjustment to their memories.
And just like that, their hostility vanished!
Now Li Wei understood how staggering a population of over a billion people really was...
His Reputation Points shot up by several hundred million in one go and were still climbing fast. At this rate, they would probably hit a billion soon.
He had originally wanted to buy a few things, but after seeing how quickly the number was rising...
Perhaps the Superman Serum from Megamind wasn't out of reach after all!
Unfortunately, he couldn't promote himself worldwide.
But Li Wei had no regrets. He was Chinese, so of course he would look after China.
Worst case, he could visit a few more worlds.