This man knows how to hype

Chapter 685 US Stocks
"Traitor, Richemont Group is a traitor! They betrayed freedom and democracy and stood against the civilized world! They must be judged!"

“Damn it, how can they work with a company whose founders are openly anti-DI?”

Break defense.

This time the defense is really broken.

For overseas colleagues, it doesn’t matter how many brands in China connect to WEI-550A.

But Richemont is different. It is one of the three largest luxury groups in Europe, alongside LVMH and Kering.

How could you rebel?

Isn't this making Europe a laughing stock for the Chinese people?

Aren't you destroying European unity?

However, Richemont Group's executives do not think there is anything wrong with their actions.

What a bullshit European unity.

When has Europe ever been united?

Have you forgotten where World War I and World War II began?
The most important thing is that there is no business conflict between Richemont and Veyron at all, which can be seen from the well-known brands under its umbrella.

Such as Vacheron Constantin, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Montblanc and so on.

That is to say, Richemont Group's main business is concentrated on jewelry, watches and some other accessories.

Its fashion brands are not strong, not to mention its beauty and skincare brands, which are far behind those of LVMH and Kering.

In this case, what's wrong with taking advantage of the popularity and advertising yourself?
You know, China is the world's largest consumer of luxury goods.

Besides, no one would complain about making too much money. LVMH and Kering Group have made huge profits in fashion, beauty and skin care product lines in recent years. No one would believe Richemont if it said they were not jealous.

Therefore, seeing that the two groups have been "fighting" with Chinese brands and have not yet won, if they do not take action to steal a chicken, it would be a shame to the tradition of "flexibility and neutrality" of Switzerland.

And with the leadership of Richemont Group.

Some other luxury brands are also taking action.

Especially some light luxury brands.

The so-called light luxury refers to a brand whose price is lower than that of real luxury goods.

Although Weigu has low-priced products, in the eyes of the public and even its peers, it is positioned as top luxury, so there is no conflict at all.

"If that's the case, why should we join LVMH and Kering in boycotting Vegu? Why should we follow the example of clowns like Dolce & Gabbana in attacking Xu Xiyu and Hu Ningwei? We have no grudge against them."

"That makes sense. I think what you said makes sense."

Based on this logic, within half a month, one after another foreign light luxury and even independent luxury brands have officially announced that they will deploy WEI-550A.

To be honest, some brands are just talking and may not actually deploy.

But it is always right to start with advertising and build up the favorability of Chinese consumers.

Such an official announcement naturally boosted Wei Gu's popularity once again.

At this time, although Wei Gu no longer announced sales data.

But everyone knows that Weigu’s sales must have exploded, because under the products on the official website, there are a lot of [Insufficient Stock] prompts.

Moreover, Weigu’s eight directly-operated stores are bustling with people every day. The stores are so lively that they look more like a vegetable market than a high-end luxury store.

Anxious.

When colleagues saw this scene, they felt anxious and helpless.

However, also overseas, the core forces of the AI ​​industry, led by NVIDIA, are very happy.

“To be honest, we expect that the industries that will see the explosion of AI will be the Internet, high-tech manufacturing, medical care and even the financial industry.

But I never expected that the biggest hot topic about AI this year would actually come from the beauty and apparel industry." In the president's office of Nvidia, its president Johnson said in surprise and amusement.

After hearing his words, another man on the sofa opposite him, crossed his legs, and laughed, "This is a good thing, right? This proves that the whole society's demand for AI is increasing.

Even industries like beauty and apparel, which are traditionally considered unlikely to be linked to AI in the short term, are now experiencing a huge demand for AI, let alone other industries?"

After saying that, the man stood up and pointed at Johnson and continued, "This is an opportunity. The sudden rise of Weigu has once again intensified the market's hunger for computing power.

Only we can solve this hunger. Coincidentally, our third quarter financial report is about to be released, and our revenue, earnings per share, gross profit margin, and net profit are all far beyond market expectations..."

"Our stock price should indeed go up." Johnson took over the man's words, and a shrewd and greedy look flashed in his eyes behind the glasses.

Three days later...

Nvidia released its third-quarter financial report.

Its revenue reached US$350.8 billion, higher than the market expectation of US$332.5 billion; earnings per share were US$0.81, also higher than the market expectation of US$0.74.

In addition, there is data center revenue, which is as high as 308 billion US dollars; the gross profit margin reached 75%; and the net profit was 232.8 billion US dollars.

Such impressive data naturally triggered a response in the market.

At the same time, the market began to hype topics related to "scarcity of computing power".

Relevant officials of OpenAI, a leading American AI company, have repeatedly stated publicly that the most important resources in the future will be computing power and energy.

Moreover, he constantly emphasized that the key to training more powerful models lies in "exponentially growing computing power", or in layman's terms, "stacking computing power".

Therefore, in the short term, it plans to purchase hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA H100 GPUs to alleviate the shortage of computing power.

However, considering that Nvidia's production capacity has not been effectively improved, over-reliance may lead to unnecessary risks.

Therefore, they will also consider cooperating with Broadcom to develop their own AI chips. At the same time, they will seek cooperation with TSMC and prepare to invest $7 trillion to build 36 chip factories and data centers.

It is worth mentioning that TSMC’s response to this is very interesting, two words - ridiculous.

But whether it is ridiculous or not is not important.

What’s important is that when the market looks at these contents, all it sees are four words: “shortage of computing power.”

As the undisputed leader in computing chips, Nvidia's stock price has taken off under such a one-sided crushing supply and demand relationship.

The valuations and stock prices of many American AI-related companies, such as OpenAI, also rose in response.

Things are far from over here.

In November, Trudeau, who had dealt with Xu Xiyu several times, won the election with a strong victory.

He delivered many speeches after his victory, two of which attracted public attention.

First, Tru said that he would eliminate DI and its related organizations, and emphasized that there are only two genders in this world, either male or female.

Second, he will continue the "semiconductor policy" of the previous administration, strengthen "chip export controls" on China, and limit the models and quantities of exports.

Especially the second one, he not only restricted US exports, but also required countries such as the Netherlands and Japan to respond to his policies.

Good guy.

This combination of measures has once again cast a shadow over China's AI industry and even all industries with demand for high-end chips.

The stock prices of some related industries in the United States have once again seen a sharp rise.

Why do you say it is part?

Because not all companies can enjoy this wave of dividends.

China is the world's largest semiconductor consumer market, bar none. Many companies in the semiconductor industry chain rely on the Chinese market for revenue.

Now that they are regulated, their production capacity cannot be absorbed internally. The final result can only be a decline in revenue, and some even go bankrupt.

In short, chip controls on China actually do more harm than good to the Western-controlled semiconductor industry.

This is the Seven Injury Fist, which hurts both others and yourself. It depends on who can't withstand it first. Whoever can't withstand it will be doomed.

However, the crazy growth of several giant companies such as Nvidia has made the relevant U.S. stock indexes seem to be soaring.

The impressive data masks these problems, so no one cares about the struggling companies. Americans don’t care, Europeans don’t care.

But for some Chinese people, even if they saw it, they would just pretend they didn't see it.

Because their energy has been focused on mocking domestic companies and Weigu, which has been in the limelight recently. [Dance, keep dancing, a beauty company is making itself look like a leading company in the AI ​​industry. This is the first time I have seen such shamelessness.]

[I'm not surprised, because people who can get along with Danchu are like this. They don't do anything well, but they shout louder than anyone else.]

[Nvidia’s production capacity is limited, OpenAI plans to purchase hundreds of thousands of chips, and the chips are banned from sale. I don’t know how Weigu’s rubbish AI will run in the future, and there are no chips to use]

[To be honest, I think our way out is to actively seek cooperation with the United States. It is not shameful to embrace civilization. It is truly shameful to make the people suffer for the sake of face.]

[How did you say "surrender and kneel down" so freshly and elegantly, and "embrace civilization"? Is your mother's last name Wen Ming?

If your mother is called civilization, then I am willing to embrace civilization. Not only embrace it, I want to enter civilization! 】

[Is the defense broken already? ]

[Don't worry, it's useless to worry. I only know that the US stock market has gone crazy. Nvidia's market value has exceeded 3 trillion US dollars and is moving towards the goal of 3.5 trillion.
On the other hand, isn't this enough to prove which country's people live better? 】

[If the stock market boom can represent the living conditions of a country's citizens, then the happiest people in the world should be Argentines, whose stock market has risen by 170% and bonds have risen by 90%]

"It's 172.5%." Seeing this, Nancy, who was lying on the bed, muttered boredly.

At her side, Xu Xiyu's puzzled voice came from the speaker of a satellite phone: "What 172.5%?"

"Argentina's MERV index (similar to the CSI 300) has risen."

“You’re still paying attention to Argentina?”

"I made a lot of money in the Argentine stock market," Nancy said with a laugh.

The collar of her bathrobe opened a little as she laughed, revealing her soft and tender beauty. Unfortunately, Xu Xiyu on the other end of the phone couldn't see it.

"I've lost some weight," Nancy added.

"As long as you don't lose too much weight, it's actually a good thing. Being too fat or too thin is not healthy."

"However, my figure is still as proud as before." Nancy did not respond to Xu Xiyu's "health topic" at all, but said something on her own.

Without waiting for Xu Xiyu's reply, she continued, "But, I hope you won't be as unsympathetic as before. I came across the ocean to see you this time..."

That’s right, Nancy is coming to China.

We had agreed before that we would go to China to celebrate Christmas.

There is still more than a month to Christmas, but Nancy is getting a little impatient staying in the United States.

There are personal reasons and also reasons related to the overall environment.

Tru won, she and Tru were not in the same camp.

Thinking of this, she continued: “Perhaps, after we meet, you can just push me down on the bed and fiercely declare your ownership of me.

After all, we haven't seen each other for a long time, and you should confirm whether my love for you is still there."

Such a bold statement made Xu Xiyu suddenly quiet down.

After a while, he smiled softly and said, "I don't know magic, so I can't extend my hand across the Pacific Ocean to touch you and feel your warmth all the time.

Even though we are separated by distance, spiritual resonance is the basis for the long-lasting love compared to physical pleasure.

Therefore, I will not push you down on the bed roughly, I will just hold you and tell you in your ear that I really miss you, really miss you."

Speaking of which, Nancy and Xu Xiyu have known each other for such a long time, and she has teased Xu Xiyu thousands of times. Every time, Xu Xiyu responded with vague answers.

Today, he gave a positive response for the first time.

This positive response stunned Nancy.

Countless people have admired her beauty, and countless people have expressed their desire to have sex with her, but there has never been anyone like Xu Xiyu.

But the more this happened, the angrier Nancy became.

I wonder why I didn’t see you come to see me!

You damn bastard.

Always using sweet words to fool me!

"Shit!" Nancy cursed and sat up.

Then she bit her red lips and said viciously: "I know you are eloquent and I can't beat you, but you can't be the same as before.

I will leave tomorrow and arrive the day after tomorrow. I hope you can take out the time you spend studying the U.S. stock market to study the beautiful buttocks of an American girl like me. My U.S. stock market is much more beautiful than the U.S. stock market!"

Xu Xiyu:?

Xu Xiyu: ! !
"Hahahahahahahahaha... Nancy, your Chinese is getting better and better. The jingle about U.S. stocks actually refers to the beautiful buttocks of American girls? Hahahahahaha..."

Xu Xiyu couldn't take it anymore. He was really about to be laughed to death by Nancy.

Nancy heard Xu Xiyu's laughter getting more and more unbridled, and shouted angrily: "I'm going to pack my things. I won't talk to you anymore, you damn bastard!"

"Hey, wait, wait, how long will you stay this time?"

"How long do you want it to be?"

"Of course, the longer the better."

"I don't believe it. Maybe you will ignore me after three days."

"Impossible. Have you ever celebrated Chinese New Year in China? Stay here to celebrate this year."

"I..." Nancy was a little moved, but she still said firmly, "Let's talk about it later. I have to go pack my things."

After saying that, she hung up the phone and threw it aside. The phone hit the bed with a muffled "puff" sound.

And with this muffled sound, Nancy's angry expression slowly began to change.

In her mind, Xu Xiyu's love words just now kept echoing.

"I don't know magic, so I can't extend my hand across the Pacific Ocean to touch you and feel your warmth all the time."

"I will just hold you and tell you in your ear that I really miss you."

Every time these words of love echoed in Nancy's heart and face, she felt sweeter.

It was so sweet at the end that she lay down on the bed with her arms and legs spread out, staring at the ceiling in a daze again.

She was just there, not knowing what was going on in her mind, when she suddenly covered her face with her hands, kicked her legs, and rolled over on the bed, howling.

It turns out that even a girl as open-minded as Nancy has her moments of shyness.

On the other side, Xu Xiyu stared at the phone for a long time after hanging up. His mind was constantly echoing with his past with Nancy.

He was absolutely certain that Nancy only started to have strange feelings towards him after the shooting.

And the same goes for myself.

But this is just the beginning. What really makes Xu Xiyu willing to respond to Nancy is that this girl looks romantic and passionate, but in fact, she is inexplicably "stubborn".

Weird, but rare.

Thinking of this, Xu Xiyu took a deep breath, put down the phone, estimated the time Nancy would land, and planned to arrange accommodation first.

But before I could do anything, the phone suddenly rang.

I picked it up and saw that it was Gao Wen calling.

As soon as the call was connected, Gao Wen said excitedly, "Old Xu, MOSS-550B has been trained, and the eight models with different functions based on 550B have also been trained."

"Really?" Xu Xiyu stood up from the sofa instantly.

"How could this be false?" Gao Wen suppressed his excitement, "Get ready to invest in the US stock market and stir things up. If you have time, come to Hangzhou directly. I won't talk about it for now."

After saying that, Gao Wen hung up the phone.

Some things are really inconvenient to talk about over the phone.

However, after Xu Xiyu heard the words "get ready to invest in the U.S. stock market and stir it up", other scenes inexplicably emerged in his mind.

(End of this chapter)