Parallel Lines of Rebirth

Chapter 913: The finale of the story of Zan Boyuan

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Lei Fang's feud with Wen Liang gave Gu Shitong, who had long harbored evil intentions, an opportunity to take advantage of. With the mediation of Zhuang Shaoxuan, he offered a high price to buy Lei Fang's shares in Bencao Ruolan. Lei Fang could not resist the temptation and pressure, and finally agreed. However, the company law stipulates that half of the shareholders must agree to sell the shares to a third party, but the shareholders who disagree must buy the shares by default. For this reason, Gu Shitong offered a premium of 0% higher than the market valuation of Bencao Ruolan, totaling 650 million yuan. If Wen Liang disagreed, he would have to buy it at the same price. He did not have such huge financial resources at this time, and could only watch Gu Shitong take over Bencao.

At the same time, Ning Xi suddenly came to Guanshan and brought three top accountants to check the accounts of Bencao Ruolan. As a result, they found that part of the funds were flowing to unknown destinations, so they intended to withdraw their investment. When the news reached Gu Shitong, he was overjoyed and also bought Ning Xi's shares at a high price, trying to control Bencao Ruolan as a major shareholder. Ning Xi was different from Lei Fang. She was not interested in cash and asked to exchange for 0% of Minghua Group's shares. Gu Shitong also wanted to use Ning Xi's power and readily agreed. Wen Liang saw that he was powerless to save the situation, so he had to sell his shares to Gu Shitong after some overt and covert negotiations. He was completely defeated and handed over Bencao Ruolan, which he had created.

Misfortunes never come singly. When Wen Liang said goodbye, he called a meeting of the five regional managers and middle-level leaders to take the team away, leaving Gu Shitong with an empty shell. However, Fan Bo, head of the team, openly betrayed them and threw everyone into Gu Shitong's arms. Only Miao Qingyan stood on Wen Liang's side. Gu Shitong also appeared at the meeting, and made eye contact with Wen Liang. Finally, he laughed triumphantly and watched his biggest enemy leave.

Gu Shitong's Minghua Group actually did not have so much money to acquire Bencao Ruolan. 500 million was self-raised, another 1 billion was signed through a bet agreement with overseas institution Morgan Stanley through McKinsey's Hua Zhitiao, and the remaining 500 million was granted to Ning Xi 0% of the shares of Minghua Group through equity conversion.

Minghua Group's momentum soared. After a long period of active preparation, it was successfully listed on Mingzhu in June 1998, just before Wen Liang's college entrance examination. In view of Bencao Ruolan's outstanding performance, the stock price soared. Ning Xi sold the Minghua shares she held at the highest point and cashed out a huge sum of 1.5 billion. Lei Fang regretted it after learning about it.

Behind the scenes of this drama, Wen Liang had already been secretly planning for a long time. After Ning Xi sold the Minghua shares she held, he pushed for the public disclosure of the death of Mr. Li Sanshun in Hangu County, Liucheng City, Xiangchu Province, and mobilized all of Phoenix Bird's resources in the media to conduct unprecedented coverage of the case in which Li Sanshun's family sued Sanshu Oral Liquid. For a time, the Chinese people were worried about the safety of the health care products industry, and relevant national departments also intervened in the investigation.

In the previous life, the death of Li Sanshun also led to a major reshuffle of the entire health care product industry, which remained sluggish for a full ten years.

Minghua’s stock price plummeted!

The gambling agreement stipulates that the annual growth rate of performance in the first year after listing must exceed 0%, which is obviously impossible to achieve. According to the terms of the agreement, Morgan Stanley holds a total of 40% of Minghua Group's shares.

When the market was in panic, Wen Liang established Qinghe International in the Cayman Islands, bought up Minghua's almost worthless shares at a bargain price, and then purchased another 40% from Morgan Stanley, becoming the undisputed major shareholder with a 60% stake. Just one year later, he not only avenged Bencao, but also completely trampled the once high-ranking Minghua Group under his feet.

After a fight, Gu Shitong's family was removed from Minghua Group, and Gu Shitong was imprisoned for insider trading and embezzlement of public funds. The sentence was more than ten years. After Mu Zechen escaped, he took revenge on Wen Liang in the early morning of a rainy night, but he shot Chang Cheng in the left rib and was stabbed in the throat by Chang Cheng's palm knife, killing him on the spot.

After Qi Shu visited Gu Shitong, she buried Mu Zechen. There was no need to pursue who was right or wrong. She put aside worldly troubles and devoted herself to charity. Over the next twenty years, she saved countless lives, especially in the southwest. She was called Bodhisattva Mother and her reputation spread far and wide.

Wen Liang reorganized his industries and formally established Qinghe Group, which covers four major industrial chains: food, technology, water, and media. He replaced Gu Shitong and became Jiangdong's leading enterprise.

Zuo Yuxi was also transferred to the Provincial Education Commission and began to be responsible for the merger of colleges and universities. Wen Huaiming went to Linze City to be the mayor. After Chen Zongzhi's fall, Zuo Jing successfully became the secretary of the Guanshan Municipal Party Committee. Liu Tianlai was transferred to the chief of the Criminal Investigation Corps of the Public Security Department...

Then, the day of separation came!

Wen Liang and Ning Xiaoning stood on the platform, watching Xu Yao and Ji Su get on the train together. The train started slowly, and suddenly, the next moment, Xu Yao leaned out of the window and shouted to Ning Xiaoning: "Xiaoning, do you remember what I said that year? You are just too smart..."

Smart people will always suffer!

Wen Liang was surprised and asked, "What do you mean by smart or not?"

Ning Xiaoning was silent. It turned out that Xu Yao had always known what she was thinking!

Xu Yao pulled down the brim of her hat to cover half of her face, took out a walkman from her bag, and put on headphones. Jacky Cheung's deep but affectionate voice slowly filled her mind. It was a classic song called "Goodbye Kiss". No one could surpass it thirty years ago or thirty years later.

The past is gone

Disappearing in front of each other

Even said goodbye

I don't see you complaining.

Give me everything

You're just being perfunctory

The more innocent you smile

I will love you even more wildly

There is always some understanding in an instant

What I said will never come true

In the blink of an eye I saw your face

It's already strange and will never be the same as before

My world started snowing

It's so cold that I can't love for another day

So cold that even the hidden regrets

It's so obvious

These three years are the best time of my life. These three years are the memories that I would rather give up my life for. These three years, I am very happy to have you!

Wenliang, I love you, not like, but love!

Someone once asked, what is youth

I don't have an answer.

Someone once asked, what is love

I still don't have an answer.

But today, when I went north and you went south, I realized that the answer had already been in front of my eyes, in my palms, and in every trace of my life many years ago:

because,

My youth seems to begin because of loving you!

End of Volume 4!

Volume 5: The Prime of Life

I advise you not to cherish your golden clothes, but to cherish your youth.

Wen Liang entered the university with his luggage. On the first day of school, he met Liu Yan, who was admitted to Jiangdong University from a southwestern mountain city.

Looking at this face that seemed familiar yet unfamiliar, Wen Liang unknowingly shed tears for the first time since his rebirth.

Hi, classmate, I think we have met somewhere...

The story of the university will revolve around the fun and joy that happened on campus, and will be combined with the struggle with the Mingzhu Xiang Group in Guanshan, as well as the open and secret struggles between Wu Wenyue and Yin Qingquan. How Zuo Yuxi gradually rises in the education system, how Wen Huaiming first enters Linze, facing the powerful old forces, how to gain a foothold, how to break the game, and how to develop the economy, rectify public security, and improve people's livelihood. Yang Ru once again enters Wen Liang's life. What kind of intentions does she have? Trust and betrayal all end up driven by an indelible desire for revenge, once again witnessing the bitter life of the world.

The fifth volume ends.

Volume 6: Time Passes

Why not be like a commoner drunkard who doesn't let his life be at the mercy of the world

After graduating from university, Qinghe Group had grown to a very large scale, with four major industries flourishing everywhere, but it also faced various competitions. In the northwest, southeast, east China, and the hinterland of Zhongzhou, the huge inertia of the big consortium swept up wealth crazily. Zuo Yuxi was promoted to deputy director of the Personnel Department of the Ministry of Education, Wen Huaiming became the secretary of the Qingzhou Municipal Party Committee, Xu Fuyan became the secretary of the Lingyang Municipal Party Committee, Zuo Jing was promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Information Industry, and Liu Tianlai became the deputy director of the Public Security Department of Jiangdong Province. Yao Shang also rose from the level of deputy county magistrate to the mayor of a district in Wuzhou City...

Mingzhu Xiang's company completely withdrew its investment from the mainland. Wen Liang and Xiang Ziyu were not destined to be together. They were both friends and rivals. In this business war, they went from confusion to determination, from sadness to letting go, from mutual appreciation to never seeing each other again. In the end, they were forced to leave because of a mistake. The Ning family also regained their foothold in the past five years. Hengsha Mining, controlled by Ning Xi, became a Fortune 500 company, and acquired mines in Australia, Africa and other places, becoming an extremely important part of the national strategic layout. Ning Xi was also praised by foreign media for her outstanding appearance, elegant conversation, wise style of doing things, and sharp and amazing business methods. If it were not for the restriction of her red identity, she might have become the darling of major famous talk shows.

Walking on the road to heaven, there is always killing and blood. There is no room for buffer between Yan Qixiu and Zhuang Shaoxuan. Both sides use all their means and strategies, and use all the power they can. Among the seven phoenixes under Yan Qixiu, only Yan Huangyan survived, but his spine was injured and he became a disabled person who could not leave the wheelchair for life. Although Yan Qixiu had no other intentions, Yan Huangyan still resigned on the grounds of disability and resigned to the mountains. With the help of Wen Liang, through the power of Mingzhu City controlled by Cat Girl, he escaped Zhuang Shaoxuan's pursuit and successfully arrived somewhere abroad. But Wen Liang was also passively caught in this unprecedented storm.

As the two sides were in a stalemate, Zhuang Maoxun made another step forward, Zhuang Shaoxuan finally got his father's help, but Yan Qixiu was frozen out by the family, and the power comparison took a sharp turn for the worse. Yan Qixiu chose to give in, but he was safe. However, Wen Liang did not receive such good treatment, and became a thorn in Zhuang Shaoxuan's side.

In order to avoid family and friends being implicated and long-term planning, after careful consideration, Wen Liang transferred all his properties to Ning Xi. On the surface, they were naturally taken away by force. Then he chose to leave the country and settled down on an island in the Caribbean that he had secretly bought long ago. He also brought the disabled Yan Huangyan to this small island of more than 70 square kilometers and arranged for someone to take care of her daily life.

During the ten years on the island, Wen Liang, with the help of Yan Huangyan and Hua Zhitiao who was poached from McKinsey, Qinghe International made equity stock and bond investments around the world, and invested in global well-known companies such as Apple, Cisco, Oracle, Google, and Facebook. Qinghe International manages more than 20 funds and directly or indirectly holds shares in more than 100 companies, with funds that can be mobilized as high as 150 billion US dollars. Through complex, scientific and rigorous cross-holdings and other means, Qinghe International has been hidden under the names of various companies on the surface, unknown to the general public.

It was also at this time that Wen Liang understood the true meaning of the couplet that Li Qingniu gave him: "The Son of Heaven is noble in the world, and the fifth-rank princes are respected outside the gate."

It turns out that the key to solving the mystery lies not in these two sentences, but in the last two sentences of the poem: "Why not be like a commoner and a drunkard, who does not let his life belong to the world?". Lu Dongbin's poems are not widely circulated, so Wen Liang did not know about them at first. When he lived on the island, he was bored, so he asked his personal assistant Liu Yan to buy various rare and incomplete books. When he was looking through them, he saw the complete poem.

The emperor is as noble as the nine heavens, and the princes are as respected as the emperor outside the palace, but it is better for them to withdraw from this small world and control their destiny in their own hands!

It was because he gave up everything in the country that he was able to enjoy the freedom he has today!

Wen Liang ordered people to build a pavilion at the highest point of the island. Beside the pavilion stood a blue bull and a slovenly Taoist priest lying on the side of the bull. Looking closely, he looked a bit like Li Qingniu. On the third, fifth and seventh days of every month, he would sit quietly in this pavilion for one or two hours. Even if the Dow, Standard & Poor's and Nikkei fell to the bottom at the same time, he would not be disturbed.

End of Volume 6

Volume 7: Flying Together

The red flower on my fingertips is a gift, I promise you this life

Over the private island named Yinian Island, a Harbor 550 top-level long-range jet swooped down from the clouds and slowly landed along a runway on the left side of the island.

A group of women walked down from the plane, Ning Xi was in the front, followed by Zuo Yuxi, Si Yajing, Ye Yuting, Xu Yao, Ji Su, and Xie Yan. The women were either noble, elegant, bright, charming, gentle, graceful, or soft. Each of them had her own strengths. It was as if a spring breeze had come overnight, bringing all the beauties in the Fragrance Kingdom to the One Thought Island.

Time seems to have left no traces of the years on any of them. Both Zuo Yuxi and Xu Yao are as beautiful as they were many years ago. Perhaps some strange system that transcends time and space has changed them, allowing these elf-like girls to remain forever young.

Liu Yan, who had been waiting at the airport, greeted them with a smile and said, "You are finally here. If you were any later, that old man would have called Pierce."

Pierce is the president of a certain country. Because he offended Ning Xi during a cross-border merger and acquisition, he was severely punished by Wen Liang and almost lost his presidency. However, he became friends with Wen Liang afterwards. However, once Wen Liang got angry, he would be blackmailed for many precious things every time he called. It is said that he now has telephone ringing syndrome.

Everyone knew this anecdote, and they all burst into laughter upon hearing it. Ning Xi walked over and took Liu Yan's hand, sneering, "How dare he? We flew all the way here, and he didn't even come to pick us up. How dare he lose his temper?"

Xu Yao poked her head out from behind. Although she had become a well-known surgeon in the country, there was still no trace of time on her smooth face. She said, "That's right, the brat is getting more and more arrogant now. He doesn't even take us sisters seriously!"

Liu Yan pursed her lips and smiled, "I dare not say that. It's only been a short time this year, and he has already deducted my salary three times. If I anger him again, I'm afraid I won't even be able to pay for the plane fare back home at the end of the year. When that time comes, Sister Xi, Xiaoyao, will you come to rescue me?"

Xu Yao laughed and said, "Sister Yan, I'll take care of this. If it doesn't work out, just quit your job. What's the point of serving that brat all day? You might as well come to our hospital and I'll let you be the dean!"

Now Xu Fuyan is already the deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, and holds a high position of power, but it is still impossible for him to run the office of the director of a tertiary hospital easily. However, with Wen Liang's help, all problems will no longer be a problem!

"Okay, go tell him later, I'm looking forward to becoming your boss and calling you to my office every day to scold you!"

Zuo Yuxi flicked Xu Yao's head and said with a smile, "That's great. You've got yourself into trouble, haven't you?"

Xu Yao pouted, sighed, and said, "I knew that Sister Yan would become a bad boy sooner or later if she hangs out with the bad boy all day. Susu, Yanyan, what do you think, isn't it?"

Ji Sudan smiled but said nothing, but Xie Yan said softly: "No, Yanzi is the best, she won't learn bad things!"

"Okay, Yanyan, whose side are you on..."

Si Yajing and Ye Yuting, who were walking at the end, watched them play with a smile and chatted in a low voice: "I heard that your latest photography work was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize? Congratulations in advance!"

"It's just a nomination... Also, you don't know how hateful he is. I've told him many times not to interfere with my photography, but my assistant still saw him having dinner with the president of Columbia University at Per Se restaurant on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan..."

“President of Columbia University?”

"Well, it's one of the sixteen members of the Pulitzer Prize Selection Committee. It just so happens that they have their meal before the nominations are announced..."

"Ha, he really is..." Si Yajing smiled and joked, "But you, don't be ungrateful for what you have. I'm in charge of Qinghe's global chain of restaurants. How many days a year do I spend on land? But he never cares or asks about it, and he's not afraid that I'll squander all his money..."

Ye Yuting reached out to tickle Si Yajing. They had been together for so long and had shared the same bed more than once or twice, so everyone knew clearly who had weaknesses. Sure enough, Si Yajing begged for mercy and almost collapsed on Ye Yuting.

"Huh, you still have something to say? Everyone knows that he loves Tutu the most. This fortune is obviously going to be given to Tutu in the future. You, as a mother, are just managing it on behalf of her. If you dare to squander it all, will your daughter forgive you?"

Si Yajing was at a disadvantage physically, but she did not lose out verbally. She said, "Tutu is so disobedient now, isn't it because you crazy women spoiled her? I don't know where she is going crazy in Europe right now, and she even dragged Siqing with her. Really... She said she was going out to study during the summer vacation, but I think she is just going on a trip..."

As they were talking, everyone came to several high-end bulletproof sightseeing cars that were custom-made from Mercedes-Benz. Twenty men in black equipped with the most advanced security equipment were scattered around in a tactical team. After everyone got on the car, they maintained their formation and drove along the long road towards the central area.

In the air, there was also a small helicopter hovering over the convoy!

Although the island's defenses are as solid as a solid wall, top killers still found loopholes and broke in three times in the past ten years. It took eleven elites to ensure Wen Liang's safety. Since then, the security on the island has been many times more stringent than that of the presidents of some small countries.

Along the way, we saw the beautiful scenery of the island. The pavilions and towers in the distance were looming, and the paths were connected in the near distance. There were rocks and streams. From time to time, we passed by the gurgling water. A few unknown animals drank water by the stream. When they saw the car coming, they immediately ran. It was really a picturesque landscape, beautiful beyond words. Ji Su praised: "Sister Yan, you are amazing. Almost every time I come here, I find something different here. It seems to be getting more beautiful each time."

Liu Yan sat in the front passenger seat, turned around and smiled softly, "In fact, the overall planning and design was done a long time ago, but it took too long. After ten years, only three-fifths of it has been completed. The remaining two-fifths of the area is relatively remote, and the construction is very difficult. Even now, Mr. Qu Rong is still having a headache."

Xu Yao was sitting next to Ji Su. Hearing this, she was surprised: "Qu Rong? He is the man with all his hair gone. Isn't his Jinlong Group engaged in real estate development? It is said that there are Jinlong buildings in every place with people in the country. How come he is now doing a project?"

"Golden Dragon Construction is a subsidiary of the Golden Dragon Group. It's where Mr. Qu made his fortune. It's also a well-known construction company now. It has done many projects with extremely high difficulty coefficients. On the one hand, we hired him for peace of mind, and on the other hand, hey, guess what that person said?"

Xu Yao touched her chin with her hand, squinted her eyes, and imitated the gentle look and demeanor when speaking, and said: "We are one family, so I'll give you 20% off!"

There was a burst of laughter in the car, especially Xie Yanxiao, whose stomach ached. Liu Yan smiled and snapped her fingers, saying, "Bingo! You guessed it right!"

The convoy passed a lush rain forest and suddenly the view in front of us opened up. A huge palace-like building rose from the ground. Just looking from the outside, it seemed like a palace in heaven!

In front of this building, which would look extremely luxurious anywhere in the world, there were rows of long and exquisite dining tables covered with classical velvet tablecloths. There was a dazzling array of Western and Chinese delicacies. A dozen top chefs from all over the world were busy preparing the dishes. Thirty beautiful girls from Venezuela, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Ukraine and other countries, wearing hand-embroidered cheongsams, stood respectfully on both sides. Their tall figures were comparable to those of supermodels. When the girls arrived, they suddenly bowed and shouted loudly in fluent Chinese: "Hello, ladies!"

As the girls looked at each other, they heard a gentle voice: "You are here!"

The girls looked towards the sound with surprise.

That person was standing not far away, wearing white clothes as white as snow and standing tall and graceful!

Today is Wenliang’s birthday!

They spent an unforgettable day together, and when night fell, they thought the scenery on the island was even more beautiful, so they moved to the beach and played in their bikinis in the balcony swimming pool of an open-air villa on the cliff by the sea. When they were tired of playing, the eight girls lined up and lay on the lounge chairs, each talking about their experiences or observations since they last saw each other.

After all, everyone has their own careers, and there are too few days each year when we want to get together!

"I wonder what Xiao Ning is doing now?" Ji Su suddenly said, looking at the starry sky.

Xu Yao rested her soft arms behind her head and said faintly, "Who knows? She just wouldn't listen to advice and insisted on joining some secret unit. She wants to go abroad from time to time. I heard from Sister Xi that she seemed to have been to the war zone several times..."

Ji Su was silent for a moment and said nothing more.

Si Yajing talked about business with Liu Yan. As Wen Liang's personal assistant, Liu Yan needed to control the operation of the entire Qinghe, so she could talk about the part that Si Yajing was responsible for. In addition, she was very nice and could talk to all the sisters. It was not that there was anything between the other sisters, but Ning Xi and Zuo Yuxi were mostly in the officialdom, Ye Yuting was obsessed with art, Si Yajing was busy in the business world, Xu Yao and Ji Su were doctors who saved the dying and healed the wounded, and Xie Yan was now focusing on charity. Every donation from Qinghe was sent to the people in need through her, so sometimes there was nothing to talk about between them. Only Liu Yan could be open to everyone!

Zuo Yuxi is now the vice minister of the Ministry of Education and a strong woman in the political arena who is known for being single. Ning Xi is even more internationally renowned. The two of them are closer than other sisters, and they put their heads together and talk in low voices.

“Zhuang Maoxun’s downfall this time was all thanks to Uncle Ning’s support, otherwise…” Zuo Yuxi was still in shock, thinking of the turmoil in the capital a few months ago.

"When a wall falls, everyone pushes it. There will always be a day of reckoning. Zhuang Shaoxuan fled abroad and has been caught. He will be escorted back soon. Yan Qixiu has been lying in wait for so many years. I think she will definitely not let Zhuang Shaoxuan have the opportunity to set foot on domestic soil again."

Zuo Yuxi thought of the humiliation everyone had endured in the past ten years, and said coldly: "I hope Yan Qixiu won't end this too soon..."

At this moment, Wen Liang, who had just slipped away, reappeared in front of everyone, picking a bunch of violets from somewhere in his hand. He gave a bunch to each person, starting with Xie Yan, and then slowly knelt down on one knee in the stunned expressions of the girls.

"Xiaoyi, Yuxi, Yuting, Yajing, Yanzi, Xiaoyao, Susu, Yanyan, in the past ten years, I have been on this isolated island overseas. Sometimes I wonder what life is for. Is it to strive for wealth and status with all my strength and by any means, so that one day I can hold the power of the world and sleep on the lap of a beautiful woman? Or is it to live an ordinary life like an ordinary person, busy with the daily necessities of life? I thought about it for a long time, but there was no answer. Until one day, I was sitting on this beach, looking at the starry night unique to the Caribbean Sea, and suddenly I remembered the scenes of the past. Xiaoyi, you drove past me in your sports car, splashing mud all over your body. Yuxi, you came over from the podium and awarded me a trophy for the Communist Youth League. Yuting, on the first day of school, you pushed open the door of the classroom and caught my eye. Yajing, you hurried out of the hair salon, just when I was holding Tutu, but the little guy lied to you and said that I asked her to call you daddy. Yanzi, you looked at me standing in front of you on the first day of school with tears streaming down my face, but you didn’t ask me anything and handed me a clean white handkerchief. And Xiaoyao, you lost the fight but insisted on asking me for ten ice creams…”

Xu Yao looked at Wen Liang infatuatedly, tears already glistening in her beautiful eyes, and said, "You little bastard, you've been thinking about these ten ice creams for twenty years..."

Wen Liang smiled gently at her and continued, "Su Su stood on the rooftop, hung with thousands of paper cranes, and gave me a copy of "Pursuit of Excellence" that she had worked so hard to buy. Yan Yan, you ran out of the Qinghe Soy Milk Shop in No. 19 Middle School and knocked me to the ground. I can still feel the pain in my tailbone now..."

"In the past ten years, I have forgotten many things and many people, but every scene with you flashes in my mind as clearly as the first time. I finally understand that the meaning of life in this world is to stand by your side and give you the greatest happiness in the world!"

Wen Liang held the last bunch of violets. Countless yachts suddenly appeared on the endless sea behind him, forming four big words in the dark night with their soft lights:

marry me!

"marry me!"

The girls stood in front of Wen Liang in tears, forming a semicircle. They placed the violets in their hands together and said in unison, "I do!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Countless fireworks rise above the sea, blooming as brightly as stars!

The red flower on my fingertips is a gift, I promise it to you in this life!

Violet represents eternal love.

This life, this life, this life.

Love or be loved,

Until forever!

———The book is finished! (To be continued)

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