The unparalleled talent of the country started from Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 311 Eat and look ugly
On the evening of February 15, 1987, in a small private room of the canteen at the Weizigou Campus of Harbin Institute of Technology.

At this moment, the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Qi Haimin had known Lü Yangui for a while, but the latter's humble attitude at this moment completely shattered his worldview.

Although Wang Duoyu has a great influence, whether in mathematics or other fields, he is an authority in his field.

But whether or not Harbin Institute of Technology should be split up is not something Wang Duoyu should concern himself with, right?
And most importantly, if Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) is split up, its influence will inevitably plummet. As a leader, especially the new boss of HIT, Qi Haimin should be the one who is most angry.

Now it seems that Wang Duoyu is even angrier.

Liu Deben and Lü Gongliang had received advance notice, but they hadn't had time to inform Wang Duoyu yet.

"Can't manage it?"

Wang Duoyu chuckled and said slowly:
"On August 3, 1979, under the leadership of Secretary Li Rui and President Liu Deben, our Harbin Institute of Technology established the Diaopai Electric Bicycle Project. At that time, I was still busy compiling the 'Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft and Missiles'."

"Over the years, Harbin Institute of Technology now boasts numerous companies, including Diaopai Company, Dolphin Group, Huaxin Company, Zhuoyue Technology, Huashun Company, Pacific Optical Cable, Beibingyang Machine Tool Factory, Guanghui Lithography Machine Factory, Pioneer Technology, Huaxing Chip Factory, Huayun Company, Huajiang Power, and Nebula Supercomputing Center."

"Almost every enterprise or project leader is a top manager selected through rigorous screening by Harbin Institute of Technology. They all transitioned from technical R&D personnel to administrative management positions."

"On the marketing front, we also have a very professional team. Why do you say that there are many things we can't manage?"

"Oh, by the way, I guess they might be asking about the company's overall direction? Is there anyone who can handle it?"

"Hehe, Director Fang, you used to be Harbin Institute of Technology's superior, so you must know who controls the development direction of all these enterprises at Harbin Institute of Technology, right?"

Fang Lihe nodded awkwardly upon hearing this.

Others may not know who determines the development direction of companies like Diaopai, but surely Fang Lihe knows?

In fact, the leaders in Beijing also knew about this, but they did not believe that Wang Duoyu was really a god who could control everything indefinitely.

Because a person's energy is ultimately limited.

Therefore, splitting up Harbin Institute of Technology was inevitable, and Fang Lihe also agreed with this point. Who could blame them when Harbin Institute of Technology is now so huge that it's frightening?

There used to be a saying that someone could be richer than a country. Now, Harbin Institute of Technology is indeed a school that is comparable to the combined wealth of the three cities of Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing.

That's too powerful, and too frightening.

Just like this time, Wang Duoyu actually wanted to secretly take out eight billion US dollars to 'gamble' without telling the people in Beijing.

If we don't impose some restrictions, it's really hard to say what will happen in the future.

Fang Lihe also strongly agreed with this point, especially since he had been specifically requested by his superiors to come and persuade Liu Deben, Lü Gongliang, and others.

But now it seems that Wang Duoyu's reaction is a bit unexpected.

It seems that the situation at Harbin Institute of Technology can only remain as it is, without any changes.

Moreover, even if a split is necessary, it should be decided based on the circumstances, through gradual negotiation and adjustment, rather than through a violent split.

"The claim that Harbin Institute of Technology cannot manage these companies is completely unfounded."

After a pause, Wang Duoyu continued:

"I'm putting this out there: if anyone brings up the idea of ​​splitting up Harbin Institute of Technology again, or separating companies like Pioneer Technology from it, then I'll resign immediately, and you'll all be finished."

"This is utterly absurd, a waste of my time, and completely ignores my contributions. It's an insult to me."

"I knew that the more money Harbin Institute of Technology makes each year, the more envious people will become, but I never expected anyone to be so short-sighted."

"Hmph, how utterly foolish. Does that mean someone else is also trying to take down the Want Want Group?"

Qi Haimin, Fang Lihe, and Lü Yangui shook their heads repeatedly.

Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) is an institution under the Ministry of Education, so the higher-ups can discuss the possibility of splitting HIT up.

But this didn't work for Want Want Group.

Because Want Want Group is a collective enterprise, local leaders in Harbin, such as Kang Yumin, Zhao Guobin, and Lin Runzhe, the newly appointed third-in-command, will do everything in their power to protect the company.

It's not just because Want Want Group brings in a lot of tax revenue every year, but also because the company was founded by Wang Duoyu.

No one would have any ideas about Want Want Group, nor would they dare to.

Besides, compared to the companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology, the separation is perfectly legitimate.

And these companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology are incredibly large, with their annual revenue figures exceeding expectations.

But if it's Want Want Group, it's not legitimate and will be criticized. Besides, it would take ten Want Want Groups to be comparable to the companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology, so why bother?

Seeing them shake their heads, Wang Duoyu continued:

"Harbin Institute of Technology cannot be split up. The current Harbin Institute of Technology is just fine. Even if 'she' is a fat person, she is a flexible fat person. Besides, where is she fat?"

"In short, if anyone continues to mess things up, I will resign. Then you can go your way and I'll go mine, and we'll have nothing to do with each other!"

He did not consider himself insignificant; on the contrary, he was very aware of his own importance.

If Want Want Group wants to catch up with these companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology, it only needs to put in more effort in the financial sector, and it will surely succeed.

Although this is not a long-term solution, it is a way to obtain more funds in the short term.

Then he can start poaching people.

In short, don't provoke him, or the consequences will be severe.

Hearing Wang Duoyu's anger, Fang Lihe, Qi Haimin, and Lü Yangui were at a loss for words.

There's simply no way to discuss this in detail.

She's completely impervious to reason!
What else can be done?

The group stopped discussing the matter in detail and changed the subject by drinking.

However, once this matter was brought up, the atmosphere of the conversation became less relaxed.

Wang Duoyu only stayed a few minutes longer before making an excuse about a stomachache and leaving.

I didn't enjoy the meal tonight.

After returning to their residence, Qi Haimin and the other two reviewed the incident and reflected on whether their behavior was too unseemly.

Harbin Institute of Technology's current affiliated institutions are indeed too large.

There are already more than five national-level large-scale laboratories, while Peking University and Tsinghua University each have only one, and both are still under construction.

The same applies to the faculty; Harbin Institute of Technology is far ahead of top universities like Tsinghua, Peking University, and Fudan University.

The two sides are not on the same level at all.

Resources are overly concentrated at Harbin Institute of Technology, resulting in an uneven distribution.

Furthermore, the city of Harbin has experienced a rapid increase in population, and now the average wage in the city far exceeds the national average, thanks to Harbin Institute of Technology and Want Want Group.

The national average wage for workers is around 60 or 70, but in Harbin it's already close to 400, and it's still rising every year.

Why is the average wage level so high in Harbin?
First, the RMB depreciated while the USD appreciated against the RMB.

Under these circumstances, companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology and Want Want Group had to raise workers' wages, since they all knew that exports could generate revenue.

They're earning foreign exchange, so there's no reason why their wages should be so low.

Even if the basic salary is very low, it's normal for the various bonuses and overtime pay to exceed 400 RMB.

Three or four years ago, the wages of Want Want Group workers were already barely 200 RMB, so it's normal for them to have soared to 400 RMB now.

Secondly, many top-notch technical engineers work within companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology, which has raised the average wage level.

The "workers" at the Glorious Lithography Machine Factory must have at least a bachelor's degree from Harbin Institute of Technology; anyone with less than that degree cannot get in.

The same applies to Huaxing Chip Factory.

Even the security personnel at the factory warehouse entrance are at least veterans; an old man simply cannot hold such a position.

Therefore, the wage level has naturally increased significantly.

This is how the wages of other workers in the city of Harbin were inflated.

The Want Want Group and other companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology are willing to raise salaries for their employees, which has led to faster economic development in Harbin.

Even the tourism industry in Harbin has seen a significant boost as a result.

Taking China Northern Airlines as an example, most of its passengers are from companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology and Want Want Group, while a small number are employees of foreign companies in Harbin.

With highly concentrated resources and such high salaries, it's incredibly attractive to talent from all over the country.

Therefore, Harbin is attracting more and more young people, and this positive cycle is good, but it is not so fair to other cities.

It seems like we're still in the 1950s, with the whole country supporting the industrial base in Northeast China.

But in fact, that's not the case.

The authorities don't care about any of this; all they need to do now is split up Harbin Institute of Technology, and all the problems will be solved.

In addition to the issues mentioned above, there are other problems such as leaks of confidential information.

Of course, we must take this seriously!
But Wang Duoyu is not willing, what should we do?

Wang Duoyu didn't know what Fang Li and the others were going to do, but he was firmly against it.

He believes the current model is excellent; he only needs to steer the overall direction and doesn't need to waste much of his time.

Moreover, the Mach 5 fighter jet project has now entered a very critical stage, and he doesn't want to cause any trouble and have the project shelved.

Since February of last year, he has established the overall framework of this building for the strong solution of the Navier-Stokes equations.

Although it's only one step away from being completed, it's not finished yet.

However, for the Mach 5 fighter jet project, the development speed has been greatly accelerated with the 'Wang Duoyu analytical solution'.

Whether an aircraft can take off smoothly depends not only on the engine, but also on the overall aerodynamic design of the aircraft.

In particular, aircraft with flight speeds of up to Mach 5 or even higher face even more technical challenges.

Wang Duoyu is confident that the mathematical tools he derived, such as the hybrid finite element method, discontinuous finite element method, adaptive finite difference method, and dual time step finite volume method, will be of great help to the Mach 5 fighter jet project.

As can be seen from the exchanges over the past year, the overall project development speed is more than twice that of before.

Therefore, he did not want the project to be shelved because of other things.

Over the next few days, Wang Duoyu publicly announced that he was "in seclusion" and would no longer concern himself with worldly affairs.

Meanwhile, Zheng Baoyin, Hela O'Brien, Wang Jianchao, and others who gathered in Los Angeles, USA, were taking stock of their respective family fortunes.

why?
Because after the Louvre Agreement, the devaluation of the US dollar against currencies such as the Japanese yen and the German mark had almost ended, and Zheng Baoyin and his team had already reaped their profits.

Regarding this matter, Wang Duoyu had already mentioned it last year: everyone can privately invest money to join, but all actions must be carried out according to orders, and no reckless or chaotic behavior is allowed.

"So, how much money did everyone make this time?"

Zheng Baoyin spoke first, his face beaming with smiles. He had clearly made a lot of money; otherwise, he wouldn't be smiling so happily.

You know, if you don't earn much and fall behind Wang Jianchao and his team, you definitely won't be laughing.

"Bao Yin, you're getting a little cocky. Did you make a lot of money this time?"

Wang Jianchao immediately asked out of curiosity, but Zheng Baoyin didn't answer. Instead, he looked at Hela O'Brien and the others, letting them speak first.

Hela O'Brien, Yu Kexue, Qiao Hanliang, Tong Zhigang, and a few others joined the group later, especially Yu Kexue and his friends, who joined even later.

However, O'Brien has a significant advantage because he is already on Wall Street and is more familiar with its rules.

Yu Kexue, Qiao Hanliang, and Tong Zhigang entrusted their funds to O'Brien for investment. None of the three had much of their own capital, only around ten thousand US dollars each.

So this time, I didn't make much money.

At the end of 1985, the USD/JPY exchange rate was 168, and it rose to 160 in 1986.

However, as the year drew to a close in 1986, the USD/JPY exchange rate fell to 171, which was one of the reasons for the Louvre Agreement.

Because without human intervention, the devaluation of the dollar was inevitable, simply because Reagan and his ilk did not issue any policies to cooperate with Takeshita Noboru and Miyazawa Kiichi's actions of selling off dollar assets and US Treasury bonds.

Simply put, it means they have an unseemly way of eating.

Since the exchange rate of USD/JPY remained above 171 at the end of 1986 and even before the beginning of January 1987, this gave Zheng Baoyin and his team a great opportunity.

In mid-to-late January, as news of a possible Louvre conference spread, the USD/JPY exchange rate began to rise, quickly breaking the 170 mark and reaching 168.

It's mid-February now, and the exchange rate has risen to 140. This is only because Zheng Baoyin and his group sold off their shares, which caused the exchange rate to fall back to 140 from 135.

Even though the profit was roughly 36 yen from the 171 to 135 range, Yu Kexue and his team still didn't make much money.

Skipping over the others, Hela O'Brien announced his own profits: $13.42 million.

clap clap!

When everyone heard this number, they were all astonished; it was truly a high number.

Hela O'Brien didn't have much personal capital, yet she was able to make so much profit. It seems she also made short-term investments, otherwise she wouldn't have made such a high profit.

This is called professionalism!
Soon after, it was Qu Haiping's, Wei Ruolai's, and Liang Shengzhi's turn. They earned 19 million, 15.8 million, and 22.6 million US dollars respectively.

The profits are also very high, much higher than their salaries and year-end bonuses.

Next up were Wang Jianchao and Zheng Baoyin. Both of them owned their own investment companies and were based on Wall Street.

Therefore, their profits were much higher: Zheng Baoyin's was US$36.72 million, and Wang Jianchao's was US$39.67 million.

The two men's profits were indeed very high, making Yu Kexue and his ilk exclaim "Damn it!"

There's simply no comparison!

However, they couldn't be jealous, not only because Zheng Baoyin and his companion were relatives of Wang Duoyu, but also because they had started their businesses under Wang Duoyu's guidance a long time ago.

It can be said that Zheng Baoyin and Wang Jianchao have made significant contributions to the Want Want Group's current scale.

After the briefing, Zheng Baoyin and his team began discussing the 'opportunities' for the second half of the year.

Wang Duoyu had already discussed this matter with them during the Spring Festival.

Maple Leaf Holdings will gradually sell off the US stocks it previously invested in, keeping the cash on hand so it can buy at the bottom later.

In addition, other funds are used for short selling, and these funds also need to be sufficiently concealed and dispersed.

Wall Street is big enough, and the market attracts so much international speculative capital, so shorting US stocks is indeed very easy.

The larger the company, the easier it is to short sell.

Black Monday in 1987 was the biggest financial crash in half a century, wiping out more than $500 billion in just six and a half hours, which shows just how terrifying this financial crisis was.

Even large corporations like IBM, AT&T, ExxonMobil, DuPont, and General Electric were no match for this unprecedented stock market crash.

Two hours later, after Zheng Baoyin and his team had finalized their strategy, the meeting concluded.

Afterwards, Zheng Baoyin and Wang Jianchao went to a private room at a high-end restaurant near the company for dinner and talked about the purpose of the money.

How much do you plan to donate?

The two asked in unison, as if in perfect sync, and then both laughed.

They both made a lot of money this time, and it's definitely not appropriate for them to just pocket such a sum.

Even if their ninth uncle (maternal uncle) didn't say it, as the younger generation, they certainly had to be sensible.

Previously, Wang Duoyu had taken a lot of money from their wallets, and then he took out more than 70% of the funds himself to start a highway project from Harbin to Dahonggou Village.

This is a two-way, three-lane asphalt highway, which is extremely difficult to construct, and greenery needs to be planted on both sides and in the middle of the road.

This caused the project's expenses to keep rising rapidly.

"Let's donate five million, just to show our appreciation..."

You mean RMB?

"Damn, Jianchao, do you have any humanity left? Only five million RMB? That's definitely not enough. You have to donate five million US dollars, which is 18.5 million RMB."

"Tsk, do you think Lao Qu and the others will donate?" Zheng Baoyin frowned when Wang Jianchao asked about Qu Haiping and the others.
"How would I know? But even if they were to donate money, it certainly wouldn't be a lot..."

"Furthermore, there will be other opportunities in the second half of the year, and they need to save money, so even if they have the money, they won't donate too much..."

"But none of that matters. I think my uncle will continue to donate money after this year ends, just like the reservoir project he mentioned at the end of last year..."

When the reservoir project was mentioned, Wang Jianchao nodded.

This project is not so simple, because his Uncle Nine most likely wants to use this reservoir to raise sturgeon.

Ever since his ninth uncle fell in love with fishing, he has enjoyed collecting nutritious and delicious fish to raise in the lake.

Although it's baffling, this whole thing seems pretty good.

The highway, reservoir, and livestock breeding projects were all personally promoted by his ninth uncle.

After these projects were promoted, it seems that the towns and counties along the route from Shuanghe County to Bingcheng have undergone tremendous changes.

Even before a highway is completed and opened to traffic, the areas along its route have already benefited.

Inside an office in a compound on Wenjin Street in Beijing.

"What a proud young man. Well then, let's leave it at that and not touch Harbin Institute of Technology..."

"However, the Songliao Canal should indeed be included in this project, but the construction is very difficult, so we need to hold a meeting to discuss it further..."

Once the matter was settled in Beijing, Kang Yumin immediately set off with leaders from Changchun and Shenyang, along with a team of experts, to Beijing to discuss the specifics of the Songliao Canal.

Although Wang Duoyu received news of these matters, he did not inquire about them.

Since he is in 'seclusion', he must act like one.

Moreover, now that his family has moved to the lakeside villa on the Weizigou campus, it would be even easier for them to go into seclusion.

May 1st arrived in the blink of an eye, the day the MP3 product was launched.

Two weeks ago, on April 15th, Zhuoyue Technology held a new product launch conference at its headquarters in Harbin.

This press conference, which invited numerous well-known media reporters and industry peers from around the world, was unlike any other press conference.

Although not many people attended, the impact of the press conference was significant.

It's simply because MP3 players are such an amazing product.

It's not just because of its small size, but also because of its functionality, which truly blows Sony's CD Walkman out of the water.

With a battery life of over ten hours and 256MB of memory, it can download around one hundred songs. The MP3 player is so small that it can be easily slipped into your pocket; it's lightweight, stylish, and beautiful.

Which young person wouldn't want to own an MP3 player like this?
So, how much would such a portable music player cost?

Three hundred and ninety-nine dollars!
A globally unified price, eliminating middlemen and their markups.

The emergence of an MP3 player could definitely accelerate the pace of global interconnection.

While Excellence Technology was holding its new product launch event, Facebook also announced the launch of a Facebook music player, the world's first music player application.

You can download the music app simply by visiting Facebook's website.

In other words, internet connectivity is essential.

All the music on this music app is available for paid download. Once downloaded, the user has permanent rights to use the song, but cannot use it for commercial purposes.

Copyright protection in this area is very strict abroad.

Facebook is a very typical 'American company,' so it also needs to adhere to this 'culture.'

Besides Facebook, the official website of Excellence Technology also provides this music playback software and allows users to download songs.

Simply put, Excellence Technology and Facebook have become competitors.

Fortunately, this is healthy competition, and even if Zhuoyue Technology doesn't do this now, it will definitely do it later.

After MP3 music players appeared on the global market, Sony's stock price immediately plummeted by 5.2%.

And on April 30th, when Excellence Technology announced that its MP3 pre-orders reached 3.8 million units in the US market alone, Sony's stock price plummeted by 2.6%.

The 30th is a Thursday, and May 1st is a Friday. It is almost certain that Sony's stock price will plummet on Friday.

As a result, Sony executives have been having trouble sleeping for the past two weeks.

As a technology company, Sony never imagined that one day they would be subjected to a devastating attack from other companies, and that they would be powerless to retaliate.

While Sony executives collectively cursed that Excellence Technology's MP3 players would not be delivered or that there would be other accidents such as a warehouse explosion, cheers erupted from a small, dark room at Maple Capital's headquarters in New York.

Because Maple Tree Capital had already started shorting Sony two months ago.

Sony Corporation went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1970, becoming the first Japanese company to be listed in the United States.

Therefore, shorting this company was far too easy for Maple Tree Capital.

The emergence of MP3 was indeed a devastating blow to Sony, as CD Walkman was the most important component of Sony's annual revenue.

Nowadays, CDWalkman's biggest competitor is MP3 players.

Even so, we should be thankful that the MP3 player was priced at $399; otherwise, the CD Walkman would have faced an even more terrifying sales slump.

"Very good, you all did a great job. I'll give you bonuses after I report to the big boss."

Hela O'Brien immediately announced this, and the pack of wolf cubs became even more excited.

Maple Capital's bonuses are substantial for almost every operation, which everyone appreciates.

Moreover, they don't need to use their brains at all, because the specific execution of orders is entirely done by O'Brien.

When to buy and when to sell are all orders issued by O'Brien.

Maple Capital made a profit of $280 million in a short period by shorting Sony, which is simply incredible.

By 1986, Sony's business already encompassed four major sectors: semiconductors, video games, financial services, and entertainment.

Among semiconductor electronic products, such as radios and CD Walkmans, these are major revenue streams for Sony and are the foundation of the company's success.

Due to the decline in MP3 sales, the sales of CD Walkman are inevitable, and their upcoming new generation of Walkman players has also failed as a result.

For example, Sony is developing a MiniDisc magneto-optical disk storage medium, which is a mini optical disc.

However, now that MP3 players have emerged, Sony can abandon this project.

It's clear from the market performance that MP3 players hold an unshakeable position in the portable music player market.

Simply download it, and you can copy it to your MP3 player to listen to music anytime.

Following April 15th, companies such as Panasonic, Amway, Philips, Apple, and IBM successively announced their entry into the MP3 market.

Nobody's a fool; everyone can see that MP3 players are destined to dominate this market.

Walkmans and other portable music players using cassette tapes and CDs will eventually disappear from the scene. Even if these products survive for a few more years, in reality, they won't last long.

The Internet age has arrived, and the virtual world composed of MP3 players, personal computers, and network cables will have an unparalleled impact on humanity.

Sony, being at the forefront of technology, couldn't possibly be unaware of this. Even if they truly couldn't, the reactions of other companies like Apple, IBM, and Panasonic already speak volumes.

Moreover, after Sony's stock price fell, it never recovered.

This is also the choice of the market.

"Wow, that was a really hard fall?"

Zheng Baoyin and his colleagues must have been speechless when they saw Sony's estimate.

Even if MP3 players are amazing, it doesn't have to be like this, does it?
Over the next few days, on Monday, May 4th, Sony's stock price continued to fall, although not by much, it was still a decline and did not rise.

It seems Sony isn't planning on bailing out the market.

The following week arrived quickly, May 13th, a Wednesday. Nielsen, a US business research company, announced that Excellence Technology's total MP3 sales in the US reached 5.02 million units (including pre-orders) in the ten days of May.

Following the release of this report, Sony's stock price plummeted once again.

Many shareholders lamented, "Why isn't Excellence Technology listed in the United States?"
If Excellence Technology goes public, they will definitely buy up all the shares of this company.

With 5.02 million units sold, at a unit price of $399, in other words, in just ten days, Excellence Technology's revenue from MP3 players alone reached $2.03 billion.

This does not include revenue from markets outside the United States, nor does it include revenue from Powerbook personal laptops.

Interestingly, while Sony's stock price plummeted, the stock prices of companies like Apple, which announced their entry into the MP3 market, rose.

Although the increase wasn't large, it was still an increase.

The impact of this MP3 music player is truly remarkable.

Just as the US stock market was booming and experiencing a period of great prosperity, the editorial office of the *Harbin Institute of Technology Mathematics Journal*, far away in Harbin, received another paper submission.

It would be one thing if it were someone else's paper submission, but this was a paper that Su Zhenghuai brought over personally.

There is only one author listed on this paper: Wang Duoyu!
Therefore, the editor-in-chief, Burghane, immediately took it seriously and personally reviewed the manuscript.

Upon hearing the news, Shing-Tung Yau and others rushed to the editorial office immediately.

This time, Wang Duoyu is going to publish a paper on the Banach hyperplane problem.

From last year's Kauraz conjecture to the current Banach hyperplane problem, it's clear that Wang Duoyu is playing a long game.

"Professor Wang is deceiving us. He has clearly abandoned his research on the Langlands Program, yet he insists on lying and saying he hasn't."

When John Milnor saw the title of the paper, he immediately muttered to himself.

"Surely not? Professor Wang is a man of his word; he doesn't seem to have lied to us before. Maybe these are papers he's been accumulating over the years..."

Shing-Tung Yau spoke a fair word.

The office fell silent immediately after he said that.

Everyone exchanged glances and suddenly realized that what Qiu Chengtong said made a lot of sense, because that was exactly Wang Duoyu's style.

How to do?
If this paper is the result of Wang Duoyu's previous research, then what kind of research has he been doing in seclusion recently?

Since the Spring Festival, Wang Duoyu has been in seclusion, only occasionally venturing out for a breath of fresh air.

Activities such as monthly math sharing sessions.

But Wang Duoyu was too cunning; he always shared his findings discreetly, never revealing any significant research results.

It seems they were keeping it secretly.

After all, he is Wang Duoyu, the globally recognized math emperor, whose mathematical talent is outstanding.

Logically speaking, no matter what kind of math problem it is, even if it is really difficult, it shouldn't be that difficult.

It seems there really isn't a problem he hasn't solved after a year of research. If there is, he must have already figured it out, but just hasn't announced it to the public.

"Let's go to Professor Wang's house for a visit!"

Charles Feifman made this suggestion, which was immediately met with unanimous approval.

So a group of people arrived at Wang Duoyu's house on the island in the middle of the lake.

Although it wasn't their first time here, they had a different feeling each time they came.

For example, if you come here now, it's May, and the temperature in Harbin has already risen a lot. Although it doesn't feel like early summer yet, it's definitely springtime.

The path leading to the island in the lake is lined with beautiful flowers and plants, which are quite different from those in February.

Everyone knows that Wang Duoyu likes flowers and plants, which is of course because he is not short of money. Otherwise, he would not be willing to spend money to have people change these flowers and plants regularly.

Qiu Chengtong and his group are considered wealthy, but compared to Wang Duoyu, they are far inferior.

Besides, it's hard for them to spend so much money to replace these plants all the time.

Of course, if it's just spending a few dollars a month to buy some flowers, it's not a big burden for them.

Inside the villa, Wang Duoyu was having dinner with Liu Xiaoli and the others, while his mischievous eldest son, Wang Junhong, was being punished by standing—eating while standing.

Actually, this kid was quite stubborn this morning and didn't want to eat breakfast; he was trying to hold a grudge.

As a result, I did not eat breakfast, but I was so hungry at noon that I couldn't stand it anymore.

A six-and-a-half-year-old child is at a crucial stage of growth. If he doesn't eat his meals, it's because he's eaten too many snacks.

Otherwise, you'll definitely get hungry when it's time.

So even though the little guy is eating standing up at lunchtime, he eats with great relish.

"Wow, you're here! Welcome, welcome! Let's eat. I'll get you your bowls and chopsticks."

Wang Duoyu was a little surprised to see Qiu Chengtong and his group arrive, and then said politely.

As it turned out, Charles Fefman and his companions didn't stand on ceremony and started eating right away.

There was really no other way, so Wang Duoyu could only ask Liu Xiaoli to make a phone call and ask the cafeteria to send some food over.

After eating and drinking their fill, everyone moved to Wang Duoyu's 'study'.

So they didn't leave again that afternoon.

The island in the middle of the lake is a very quiet place, and it's really nice for Wang Duoyu to stay here.

Occasionally, I would wander around the island a couple of times, just like taking an after-dinner stroll.

After having dinner at Wang Duoyu's house as night fell, Qiu Chengtong and his group returned to the study and stayed until 10 p.m. before leaving.

After the second day, they stopped bothering Wang Duoyu.

However, Liu Deben and his group still went to the villa on the island in the middle of the lake and talked to Wang Duoyu about MP3s.

In the study's reception room, Wang Duoyu sat down face-to-face with Liu Deben and the others for a casual chat.

When Wang Duoyu learned that MP3s were selling exceptionally well in the United States, his expression remained largely unchanged.

Because he knew that MP3, such a 'groundbreaking' product, truly met the entertainment needs of the present era.

The world has long suffered from expensive and inconvenient entertainment products such as cassette tapes.

The emergence of MP3 players will break the deadlock.

Facebook and Excellence Technology launched their music player software simultaneously, but Excellence Technology profited the most.

After all, Excellence Technology deals with both software and hardware, so of course they make a fortune.

To download songs, you first need a computer, right? And the Powerbook laptop from Excellence Technology is a must-have for all consumers.

What's more, this is a bundled sale.

Of course, you can also choose Facebook's music player instead of Excellence Technology.

Secondly, it needs to be connected to the internet; otherwise, it definitely won't work.

However, the sales volume of 5.02 million MP3 players in ten days is truly astonishing.

However, when Wang Duoyu saw that the computer sales of competitors such as IBM and Apple had also increased, he was furious.

While the emergence of MP3s will inevitably accelerate the development of the internet, it actually helped boost the sales of competitors' computers, which is certainly unacceptable.

Walsin Technology's low-cost computers need to be rapidly popularized, and marketing and promotion need to be intensified.

Otherwise, the market would be taken over by companies like Apple.

As for the Powerbook from Excellence Technology, it's a high-end computer product, so of course the price can't be lowered casually.

After briefly discussing these matters, Liu Deben suddenly spoke up:
"Duoyu, we've now discovered some information about the US stock market. Over the past few months, we've specifically investigated the relevant companies."

Based on the data collected by Professor Shang Zhongmin and his team in the United States, it can be basically confirmed that the US stock market is indeed in a state of false prosperity.

However, it remains unclear whether the stock market will experience significant volatility.

Therefore, Liu Deben and the others were still somewhat worried about whether Wang Duoyu's judgment had been flawed.

(End of this chapter)