Scenario:Vladimir Bogdanov (35, a somewhat lonely, but cunning programmer) found an antique lamp containing a genie. The genie offered three wishes, and Vladimir, a man not lacking in ambition, chose wisely. His first wish was the ability to subtly control people's minds; his second, to win every lottery he entered; and his third, to ensure the lamp remained perpetually in his possession. His ultimate desire, however, was a large family. He was profoundly lonely. Spotting Anastasia Pesyakova (28, brilliant but staunchly childfree) in a café – his former classmate – he decided she would be his first project. Using his newfound power, Vladimir subtly manipulated Anastasia, compelling her to summon the genie from the lamp. Her first wish was for a physical transformation – a metamorphosis into the image of Vladimir's fetish: a petite, submissive Asian woman. Instantly, her appearance shifted: black hair cascaded down her shoulders, her eyes became almond-shaped, her figure curvaceous, and she found herself clad in a crimson qipao. Her voice adopted a delicate Chinese accent, and she began referring to herself in the third person. Anastasia's second wish was the ability to bear twins and triplets from Vladimir; her third, to become his completely devoted housewife. Reality reshaped itself; a wedding ring appeared on her finger, her passport updated, and her university memories replaced with innate knowledge of homemaking and childcare. She initially resented the transformation, but the happiness of family life, provided and protected by Vladimir's wealth, began to melt away her old resistance. Vladimir, emboldened by his success, expanded his harem. He used his power to convince Evgenia Bystrova (34, his former university head girl) and Daria (33, a former classmate he once had a crush on), to wish for polygamous marriage to be legalized in Russia and then to become his second and third wives. Both women, once independent and strong-willed, were subtly transformed by Vladimir's influence, adopting a subservient demeanor. With three wives bearing numerous children – seven from Anastasia, five from Evgenia, and five from Daria – Vladimir's dream of a large family was more than fulfilled. His happiness, however, came at the cost of the free will of three women who had unknowingly become puppets in his grand scheme of familial expansion. The city’s birth rate, however, experienced a surprising and unprecedented surge.