Qin Hao and Zhao Yuying arrived on the second floor, and Qin Hao said to her, "Ying, wait a mont for , I'm going to take a shower."
He quickly showered and soon ca out to find Zhao Yuying sitting on a lounge chair on the balcony.
Qin Hao sat next to her and asked, "What's the matter, Ying?"
Zhao Yuying spoke with so embarrassnt, "Xiao Hao, I'm thinking about acquiring a physical cinema company, what do you think?"
Qin Hao: "That's fine, since we're going to make movies in the future, having our own offline cinemas is definitely a good thing. How big is the cinema company?"
Zhao Yuying: "The physical cinemas amount to approximately two hundred and seventy movie theaters. The company is called Zhongxing Cinema, they are facing financial issues, so they're looking to sell. Quite a few people have already contacted them, and I want to buy it too."
"How much?" Qin Hao asked.
Zhao Yuying: "It will probably need between one and one and a half billion."
"I'll transfer the money to you, Ying. You go and negotiate with them. I'm a bit busy these days." After saying this, Qin Hao transferred one and a half billion.
He still had one billion one hundred and fifty million left. In a few days, after he concluded the talks with the people from the Northern Federation, he would receive another large sum.
"Xiao Hao, do you still have enough money? If not, then forget about it." Zhao Yuying was sowhat concerned that it might affect the operation of Qin Hao's company.
Qin Hao: "It's fine, Ying, don't worry about the money."
Zhao Yuying nodded, "Xiao Hao, do you think there will really be an earthquake in Beihai Country tonight?"
Qin Hao: "The seismograph should not make a mistake. Beihai Country's officials will pay a heavy price for their arrogance."
...
Around two o'clock in the morning.
Many people on Xuan Country's online forum, Wei Yan, hadn't gone to sleep yet.
"Waiting for the earthquake."
"It's almost ti, truth will out."
In Beihai Country's Gong County, people had already fallen into deep sleep, the earth was tranquil, with only the sounds of insects breaking the silence.
Gong County had roughly two million six hundred thousand inhabitants. From the sky, the county was pitch-dark, with occasional flickers of light.
Even Taixian City, the capital of Gong County, had quieted down, with only dim lights on, making it look like a deserted city.
The ti was now two o'clock and two minutes in the morning.
Inside Xinghai Company's earthquake monitoring room, Han Le'an and others were not asleep, they were staring at the screen, waiting.
Soone beside him reminded, "Mr. Han, it's already two o' three."
Ti ticked away, and when the clock reached two o' five, Han Le'an and others looked at the earthquake monitoring screen.
There were no disturbances in the Pacific Ocean east of Beihai Country.
Did the seismograph err?
Han Le'an frowned; the data from these past days had been consistently cross-checked with other Earthquake Bureaus, and none had been wrong. How could it be wrong this ti?
They had made a statent online declaring that if an earthquake didn't happen, they would lose credibility and no one would believe them anymore, which would be a huge blow to their reputation.
Xinghai Company would be implicated as well, and even though the impact might not be significant, it was not what Han Le'an wanted to see.
This was of great importance. If the earthquake in Beihai Country truly occurred, it would prove that the seismograph had no problems, and any future earthquakes in Xuan Country could completely avoid casualties.
Now, Han Le'an really hoped for an earthquake in Beihai Country. He hoped the seismograph wouldn't have any errors.
As long as the earthquake didn't occur in Xuan Country, he didn't care.
...
Two o'clock five minutes and fifty-eight seconds in the morning.
An earthquake monitoring screen suddenly began to flash, signaling the occurrence of an earthquake.
Han Le'an and others hurried to look, and the location was 30 sea miles east of Gong County in Beihai Country, with the earthquake magnitude still being calculated.
At this mont, the closest counties to the epicenter, Gong, Yan, and Fu, were shaking violently.
Taixian City, being the closest, experienced very strong tremors. Many tall buildings could not withstand even ten seconds before collapsing instantly.
Countless people woke up from their sleep in shock, and before they could react, high-rise residential buildings collapsed with a thunderous crash.
Within half a minute, Taixian City turned into ruins, with nearly every building collapsed.
All over Beihai Country, people felt the tremors and were thrown into panic, running out of their hos to open spaces.
Around 2:10 a.m.
The earthquake departnt of Xuan Country issued a notice: A strong earthquake occurred in Beihai Country at approximately 2:05:58 a.m., with the epicenter located about 30 sea miles east of Gong County in Beihai Country, and the earthquake magnitude is still being assessed.
The Earthquake Bureau of the Federation announced: At 2:05:58 a.m., a strong earthquake occurred 30 sea miles east of Gong County in Beihai Country, with a preliminary estimated magnitude of 9!!!
The Earthquake Bureau of Beihai Country announced: At 2:05:58 a.m., a major earthquake occurred 30 sea miles east of Gong County in Beihai Country, rated at 8.9 magnitude.
The Earthquake Bureau of Beidou Country also released an earthquake notice for Beihai Country, and the cities of Beidou Country felt a slight tremor as well.
Earthquake monitoring departnts in various countries of the West Continent detected the quake and issued their statents.
After hearing the news, the head officials of Beihai Country hurriedly got out of bed. An 8.9 magnitude earthquake had caused severe damage to Gong, Yan, and Fu counties!
What worried these people the most was the tsunami that followed; it was the most terrifying, with a destructive power even greater than the earthquake.
About twenty minutes later, before the governnt of Beihai Country could decide on their next steps, a nearly thirty-ter-high tsunami sward in.
Most of Gong and Fu counties were subrged by the sea, countless people drowned or were washed away!!
...
By this ti, Qin Hao had already entered into the world of dreams; he didn't wait until 2 a.m. because there was no need, as the seismoter was a high-tech product that was almost impossible to err.
The next morning, Qin Hao learned about the great earthquake in Beihai Country from the news.
World charity organizations had already entered Beihai Country to help with rescue and disaster relief.
Because it happened at 2 a.m., when almost everyone was asleep, the extent of the damage from the earthquake was difficult to asure and was huge.
This also had a huge impact on the economy of Beihai Country.
Not only the networks of Xuan Country but also those of Beihai Country, Beidou Country, and the Federation were all boiling with activity.
One reason was that they were discussing the great earthquake in Beihai Country, and the other was that they were reviewing the earthquake statent by Han Le'an published a few days ago.
The seismoter from Xinghai High-tech Company had actually predicted this, could their device be that advanced?
"I told you Mr. Qin's invention wouldn't be wrong, look, there really was a huge earthquake, haha."
"This is a great invention, truly a beneficial creation for all of humanity."
"A rit for the state, a benefit for eternity, Mr. Qin is bound to leave his na in history. He's amazing."
"Now we don't have to worry about being killed by a sudden earthquake anymore, haha, I can sleep peacefully."
"Mr. Qin, you're incredible, thank you for inventing such a wonderful thing."
"Mr. Qin surely didn't disappoint us, the leading figure of the new era is none other than Mr. Qin himself."
"People from all over the country are sending letters of thanks."
"Those skeptics didn't believe it, did they? I really want to see if their faces are swollen now."
[Fifth update, it's 12:30 a.m., I'm still typing at this late hour, give a vote please.]
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