<h4>Chapter 689: An Unexpected Visitor</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>_Min_ <strong>Editor: </strong>Caron_


    It wasn’t until three dayster that Nn gave Jiang Chen a reply.


    “I made my decision! Jonathan and I both felt the novel is spectacr, and he’s already begun adapting the script. It’s incredible that an unknown author could actually write such an amazing piece!”


    Jonathan was Christopher’s younger brother, but he also a well-known Hollywood screenwriter. The movie “Momento” directed by Christopher was based on the short story “Memento Mori,” written by Jonathan. In 2002, Jonathan also won the 74th Academy Awards best original screenwriter due to the movie. The adaptations of the script and his brother’s film had amon denominator.


    Dark themes!


    Incredibly dark and depressing themes!


    Whether it was Dark Knight or Interster, dark themes ran through the films. It was because of the impact on viewers’ minds that drew viewers into the world they created.


    While Jiang Chen was surprised by the contrasting attitude Nn had for Time Curtain, he didn’t probe further. Time Curtain was on his shortlist to begin with, and the fact that it was a Han work also made him pleased.


    At the same time, Virtual Image began to create VR scenes for Kepler 22b, Bordends, and Aliens. Filming would be done in a VR environment and not the traditional “green screen” film set in which actors had to use their imaginations.


    Hans Zimmer was responsible for the soundtrack. He was the film scoreposer behind the masterpiece soundtracks of Pirates of the Caribbean, Inception, and other well-known masterpieces. It would be his sixth coboration with Nn.


    While the cast hadn’t been determined, the screenwriter, director, and soundtrack would use the original team from Interster.


    ording to the contract signed between Warner Brothers and Future Technology, the film would be co-funded by both parties. It was expected that the adaptation of the script would bepleted in mid-December, while filming would begin after Christmas.


    In the face of journalists and fanatical fans, Nn made an announcement in front of the camera.


    “You probably haven’t heard of the novel Time Curtain, but that’s not relevant. You must’ve heard about me and my brother’s names. Believe me, I won’t let you down. I can’t disclose the details of the film, but one thing I can tell you is that Virtual Image Company will create a universe for our movie!”


    The cheers of the crowd disyed the people’s enthusiasm.


    For a joint investment blockbuster with Warner Brothers, Jiang Chen himself was full of expectations!


    …


    Facts proved that entertainment news would always have more market than serious news.


    Before Christmas, the inte hotly debated which movie stars would star in Time Curtain. It got to the point that news of Future Heavy Industrial world’s first supeputer graphene chip outperforming Intel, and Quam and other well-known international chip makers was ignored by the public.


    Perhaps the media and public were already ustomed to incredible oues from Future Group so it was no surprise they were leading the graphene chip race. Production quietly started, with the first batch of 100 thousand ultra-chips fitted onto the shipping vessel headed for the port of Wanghai.


    It wasn’t until then that the Western media finally realized.


    The chip embargo that the UA imposed on Hua was thus silently broken.


    However, this infuriated Intel. When the UA Department of Commerce announced the embargo, Kozic expressed doubts that the embargo was simply meaningless; a unteral embargo would only force Hua to independently develop ultra-chips as well as force Intel to lose Hua Supeputer Center orders.


    And his concerns had be a reality.


    The Dragon Cavalry X1 ultra-chip not only broke the UA embargo but also ended the country’s long-term dependence on the UA ultra-chip. At the same time, Future Heavy Industrial providing Godson Technology with the lix architecture would alsopletely change the bipr pattern of the processor market dominated by x86, ARM architecture.


    In addition, ording to rumors, after the Supeputer Center in Guangzhou announced the operation efficiency of Tianhe No.2 after the “change core,” the Dragon Calgary X1 immediately drew the attention of Switzend. Currently, Future Heavy Industrial was negotiating with the Swiss National Supeputer Center (CSCS) to provide orders for its creation of the fastest supeputer center in Europe.


    Future Heavy Industrial had begun to seize Intel’s market share in Europe!


    Kozic, who just received the graphene technology patent license, began to feel uneasy again. If Intel didn’t work hard, it was likely to face the same oue as Kodak.


    A strong sense of urgency had given birth to newer technologies. In mid-December, Intel held a press conference announcing the first graphene chips based on X86-derived architecture would be used in PCs, smartphones, tablets, and other areas. Thepany also promised to investors that it would invest at least 1.5 billion USD in research and development of graphene chips by 2018.


    On the third day after Intel held its press conference, Quam, AMD, NVIDIA, and otherpanies also held press conferences to publicize their research achievements on graphene chips.


    Newsmenters joked that these press briefings were simply unannounced shareholder meetings; they weren’t meant to promote the product but to save the shaky prices.


    And that was indeed true.


    When investors saw thepanies they invested in weren’t letting research go down the drain, their mood began to stabilize as they stopped dumping stocks. Future Heavy Industrial’s silence allowed investment expectations to rise and rising stock prices finally made the semiconductor chip makers relieved.


    Thank God, at least they could enjoy Christmas happily.


    Christmas wasing, and Coro Ind was filled with the holiday spirit.


    Christmas trees stood in front of shops, and rattans and ribbons hung around houses as decorations. There were girls in short skirts everywhere on the streets.


    Because of its history as a British colony, Christmas was an important holiday only second to the Lunar New Year on this ind. It was one of the statutory holidays for Xin.


    However, due to the weather, it was impossible to see an authentic Santa us on the ind. If someone was wearing a big red jacket, he would certainly get heat stroke.


    On Coro Ind, where every season is summer, snow was just an unrealistic fantasy.


    Right now, at the mansion on the southernmost tip of the ind, it was filled with the same festive spirit. With the help of drones, Ayesha, wearing just a short Christmas skirt, was busy decorating every corner of the house.


    Compared to the holiday itself, she enjoyed “dressing up” the house more. Jiang Chen’s joy was watching her change into the short skirt and tank top.


    “No… Uh, wait till I finish decorating the house?”


    Ayesha held onto thedder while she buried her red face into the soft decorations hung on the Christmas tree. She gently bit her lips while she begged with a quiet voice.


    But she didn’t realize her gentle voice didn’t sound sincere at all.


    At least in Jiang Chen’s eyes.


    “I’ll help you in a bit.”


    “No...”


    Ayesha put the decorations on the top of thedder and closed her eyes. Her long eyshes trembled with her heartbeat. Looking at her timid expression, Jiang Chen began to make his move with a smirk.


    But just as he was about to –


    Dingdong.


    The sound of a bell came from the living room.


    “Someone’s here.”


    Ayesha blushed, jumped off thedder, and ran to the bedroom.


    She’d would rather kill herself than allow Natasha or Xia Shiyu to see her clothes.


    Seeing as there was a guest, Jiang Chen had to stop and walk downstairs.


    But just as he was passing by the window, he saw someone he didn’t expect through the window.


    Hermione… Emma Watson?