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

Chapter 313 Life and death are preordained, wealth and honor are determined by fate.
Highway projects have not only provided numerous jobs and supported a large number of people, but have also directly driven economic development.

On the other hand, once the highways are completed in the future, there will be no need to worry about a lack of cars, because companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology, Want Want Group, and others are developing and the number of cars on the road is constantly increasing.

Moreover, Want Want Group's acquisition negotiations with Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi have reached a critical stage, and acquiring one of them should not be a major problem.

Mercedes-Benz and its partners couldn't hold out for long because the Louvre Agreement caused the Mark to appreciate even more, increasing the cost of exporting cars.

Unless Daimler-Benz is willing to abandon its previously mentioned "integrated technology group" strategy and stop acquiring other companies, the company's shareholders may not be able to withstand the offer from Want Want Group and may actually sell Daimler-Benz.

Once Want Want Group successfully acquires a German car company, it will inevitably introduce the products directly to the Chinese market.

At that time, the domestic car production cost will drop significantly, and with the support of car loans, we can seize the domestic market first.

Of course, Mercedes-Benz is a luxury brand after all, and Wang Duoyu certainly wouldn't casually turn it into a low-end brand.

Harbin's economy has developed so rapidly in recent years that once the highway is completed, there will definitely be plenty of cars on the road.

After all, Harbin's GDP was already over 100 billion RMB last year, and it's bound to break 200 billion this year.

After entering the 1990s, it might soon break the trillion RMB mark.

With the economy growing so fast, Wang Duoyu wasn't worried at all that there wouldn't be any cars on the highways.

Wang Duoyu even worried that the economy of Harbin would develop too quickly, and that the construction of a second highway would begin before the 1990s had even started.

With the Songliao Canal project already underway, products from Harbin Institute of Technology-affiliated enterprises and Want Want Group will be transported to the Bohai and Yellow Seas via the Songliao Canal and then shipped worldwide.

In this way, the Northeast economic zone will be completely revitalized.

In conclusion, from any perspective, this highway is not a waste of money.

Seeing that Wang Duoyu had directly exposed his trick, Lü Yangui felt a little embarrassed.

But at this moment, Fang Lihe quickly tried to smooth things over, saying:
"Duyu, you're overthinking it. We didn't mean to blame you; we're just doing this for your own good. Don't misunderstand."

Wang Duoyu immediately laughed:
"Boss, if you really care about me, you should consider my situation. I'm currently researching a math project and don't want to be disturbed by anyone. So, isn't it a bit unfortunate that you've come at the wrong time?"

awkward!

Now, Fang Lihe didn't know what to say.

Neither Liu Deben nor Lü Gongliang uttered a word, because they dared not take sides.

"Professor Wang, are you still angry about the issue of splitting up Harbin Institute of Technology that we talked to you about last time?"

Qi Haimin suddenly spoke up and asked.

"To be honest, if the higher authorities really issue a document to split up Harbin Institute of Technology, I would be even happier!"

Wang Duoyu's answer surprised everyone in the room. Lu Yangui asked in surprise, "Why?"
Wang Duoyu simply shrugged and said:

"Because that way, I'll have a reason not to stay at Harbin Institute of Technology, and you won't be able to control me anymore. I won't have to worry about being busy with my own things and then suddenly being disturbed."

That resentment is overwhelming!

Fang Li and the others were embarrassed again. It was clear that Wang Duoyu was really angry; his temper was something else entirely.

But what can you do when Wang Duoyu's identity is what it is?
So all they could do was reassure Wang Duoyu, repeatedly assuring him that nothing else was wrong and that he was just overthinking things.

Whether Wang Duoyu was overthinking things or they had indeed gone too far, everyone knew the truth.

More than ten minutes later, at Wang Duoyu's insistence, Fang Li and the others finally explained their purpose.

That is, they want to know exactly how much money Want Want Group has made since the Plaza Accord.

They want to use this to decide whether or not to increase their bets in the US stock market.

And they wanted to know from Wang Duoyu whether it would be too late to raise the stakes now.
"Don't you all know about Want Want Group's revenue situation? Director Fu, aren't you working at the General Administration of Customs? You must know very well, why do you need to ask me?"

Wang Duoyu pretended to be stupid and said.

"Furthermore, as Director Yu, you are from the Foreign Exchange Department, so you must have the relevant information. I don't believe you don't know how much capital our Want Want Group currently has."

Want Want Group has many subsidiaries, but they are all concentrated in apparel and sportswear brands. Walsin Technology and Facebook, these two "high-tech" companies, are nothing more than pseudo-high-tech companies.

Walsin Technology specializes in the production and sales of low-end computer products.

Facebook operates a portal website, and now it has at most added a music player software, nothing more.

They are all small businesses, very insignificant within the Want Want Group.

Even the toy factory, Moto, is doing a better job than Facebook.

Regardless, besides Facebook, the General Administration of Customs and the Foreign Exchange Department must have a lot of information about other companies such as Pandora.

"Duoyu, what we want to ask about is the investment profits of Maple Leaf Holdings, a financial company, over the past year and a half, not anything else!"

Lü Yangui corrected him.

"Maple Leaf Holdings, as you probably know, didn't make much money. Want Want Group's revenue figures weren't great before. The funds we ultimately invested were only a little over 500 million US dollars, and so far, we've only made 1.7 to 1.8 billion US dollars."

After a pause, Wang Duoyu continued:

"This funding has already been invested in companies such as Pandora, Yuma Apparel, and Facebook. For example, we've collaborated with several Hollywood giants on films and acquired numerous book copyrights."

"Less than 1.8 billion US dollars is simply not enough!"

Seeing that Wang Duoyu was blatantly lying, Lü Yangui had no choice but to say helplessly:

"Duoyu, have you forgotten that when you invested in that highway, your Want Want Group put up 2.5 billion RMB, and will continue to invest, totaling at least 5 billion RMB?"

"If you didn't earn much money, would you be so willing to spend it?"

Wang Duoyu immediately laughed:
"Look at what the leader is saying. Has our Want Want Group never invested in other projects before?"

"Want Want Group has raised wages for so many workers. The average salary in Harbin is only three or four hundred RMB now, but Want Want Group's minimum wage is already four hundred RMB. If you add overtime pay, holiday overtime, etc., many workers can earn five or six hundred RMB a month."

"If it weren't for the saying 'the nail that sticks out gets hammered down,' I would have already asked Want Want Group to set a minimum wage of 600 yuan for all its workers!"

"Besides salary, aren't the various benefits offered by Want Want Group already quite generous?"

"So, boss, you're saying that Want Want Group is reluctant to part with it? I really don't know where you got that idea from. How could we be reluctant to part with it?"

Saying he's reluctant to part with it? How dare he say that? Doesn't he know the meaning of "face-slapping"?

Lü Yangui, Qi Haimin, Fang Lihe, Fu Dong, and Yu Chunshun were speechless: They wanted to increase wages again? The minimum wage was 600 RMB?

Liu Deben and Lü Gongliang were secretly delighted, thinking to themselves, "Why did you have to provoke him?"

You must be terrified of being slapped in the face today, right?
After a moment of silence, Fang Lihe finally spoke:

"Duoyu, I know you're still angry with us, whether it's about splitting up Harbin Institute of Technology or about investment shares. You say it's okay, but you definitely don't really feel that way."

"But you also have to understand us. That's eight billion US dollars, not eight dollars. That's so much money. If we really lose it, no one can afford the responsibility."

Wang Duoyu remained silent, letting the other party continue to misunderstand.

Only after Fang Lihe finished speaking did Wang Duoyu speak:

"First of all, let me clarify that I'm not angry. It's just that you guys have been bothering me, and to be honest, you've driven away all my inspiration. I'm really annoyed!"

Lu Yangui was about to apologize, but Wang Duoyu stopped him by raising his hand.

"Secondly, regarding the plan to invest in US stocks, I have already explained it very clearly before. You don't need to ask me. Since you are going to take over the financial investment business of Lotte Group and Harbin Institute of Technology, then you can handle it yourselves. I don't care."

"Whether you make a profit or a loss, it's up to you to decide. I've already said before that you don't need to ask me about this anymore. I'm not involved."

"Finally, I want to reiterate that I am not angry. If I were to get angry over such a trivial matter, wouldn't I be driven mad with anger?"

"I'm still young, and I want to live to be a hundred, so I have a great attitude. You can do whatever you want; I don't need to worry about you, which is even better!"

Everyone: "."

Their coming here today is tantamount to admitting that their previous decision was wrong; it's already a form of apology.

Do you, Wang Duoyu, expect us to apologize in person?
Besides, I've been getting slapped in the face by you, Wang Duoyu, that's enough already, why are you still going on and on?

Fang Lihe gave Liu Deben a look, hoping the latter could lend a hand and offer some encouragement.

Liu Deben was helpless. He didn't want to deal with this matter, but he was a subordinate and the other party was a leader, so there was nothing he could do.

Liu Deben coughed once and said:
"Duoyu, the leaders are overly concerned about the safety of funds. They now know that Want Want Group has indeed made a lot of money, and given the current state of the US stock market..."

"The leaders also want to increase investment and would like to know your thoughts: is it still a good time to enter the market?"

Wang Duoyu remained unmoved and simply replied with the same statement, telling them to look at the previous investment plan.

After he finished speaking, he picked up his water glass and took a sip.

The meaning of serving tea to see the guest off couldn't be clearer.

However, Fang Li and the others seemed to be collectively blind, completely ignoring this scene, and remained rooted to the spot, refusing to move.

Half an hour later, it will be lunchtime.

Fang Li and his friends shamelessly dragged Wang Duoyu along to a private room in the Harbin Institute of Technology cafeteria for a meal.

The relationship has grown distant!

They need to be more diligent now and get closer to each other.

An investment of eight billion US dollars and an investment of twenty-five billion US dollars are completely different concepts.

Now they really want to know how much money Maple Leaf Holdings, a subsidiary of Want Want Group, has invested in the US stock market.

Unfortunately, even after he had eaten and drunk his fill, Wang Duoyu still showed no intention of speaking.

Over the next few days, Fang Li and the others would come over to have lunch or dinner with Wang Duoyu.

They didn't mention any investments, they just ate.

Although Wang Duoyu knew their purpose, he simply refused to budge.

Even when they ate together at home, Wang Duoyu would only chat with them about everyday things, but he would never mention the investment.

Anyway, Fang Li and the others wanted to take over the investment, but Wang Duoyu had already said that he would no longer get involved.

A man's word is his bond; what he says, he means. This is not to be changed!
A week later, Fang Li and his group had no choice but to evacuate.

June arrived in the blink of an eye.

Summer vacation is fast approaching, and at this time, technology companies in the United States, Japan, and other countries are keeping a close eye on the reports from Nielsen Business Research.

In Schoenberg, Illinois, at the headquarters of Nielsen Business Research, the office was unusually tense and brightly lit, even though it was the weekend.

The employees are all busy with one thing: compiling sales data for Excellence Technology Company.

"The data from Paris has arrived. A total of 136,200 units have been sold."

"The data from Hong Kong has arrived too. Wow, they've sold 98,620 units!"

"Huh? How come they even have them in Moscow? When did Excellence Technology start selling MP3 players in Moscow? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Inside the office, a group of people were exchanging information and compiling their respective data.

As a business research firm, their most pressing task right now is to obtain sales data for the Excellence Technology MP3 product, especially the sales data for the first month, which is of utmost importance.

Companies like Apple, IBM, Sony, and Motorola are all paying attention to this.

Sony is the company with the most authority to say how big the Walkman market is.

As one of the top ten companies by market capitalization on the New York Stock Exchange, Sony's largest revenue segment in its first-quarter financial report this year was the Walkman.

Since Walkmans are so important, they must be taken seriously.

Unfortunately, the sudden emergence of MP3 players completely disrupted Sony's plans.

This has also attracted strong attention from many powerful companies such as Apple, which is certainly not a good thing.

After two days of intense work, Nielsen Business Research has finally compiled sales and revenue data for MP3 players and Powerbook personal laptops from Excellence Technology for May.

MP3 sales in the US market totaled 9.83 million units. Although it didn't break 1,000, this figure is still astonishing.

Logically, if the number of units reached 5.02 million in the first ten days, then the number should not have increased by more than 4 million in the next twenty days.

However, it's important to know that some of those 5.02 million units were pre-sale orders.

So, while 9.83 million units may seem like a single month's sales, it actually represents more than a month's sales, and its sales will decrease over time.

As the world's second-largest economy, Japan's monthly sales exceeded five million units, with total sales reaching six million six hundred and seventy thousand units.

The performance in Europe was equally impressive. Many Japanese products, such as cars, cannot enter this market, but MP3 players have swept across Europe, with monthly sales still not exceeding 10 million units, and total sales reaching 8.99 million units.

These three markets alone have drawn global attention.

MP3 players, despite their small size, 256MB of memory, and decent sound quality, are experiencing alarmingly high sales volumes.
Aside from the US, Europe, and Japan, total sales in other markets only reached five million units, which is truly incomparable.

Of course, this is just the sales figure for May alone; it spread like a virus, incredibly fast.

Therefore, the total global sales of MP3 players were 30.49 million units. Based on a unit price of $399, the total revenue for that month would be $12.17 billion.

Horror!
Executives from numerous companies, including IBM, Apple, Sony, Motorola, and Panasonic, immediately held a meeting that night, with the lights on all night.

Back in April, when Excellence Technology held its new product launch event, executives from companies like Apple didn't pay much attention to it.

It wasn't until the details of the MP3 product were revealed that these executives realized they had been fooled.

MP3 players are absolutely groundbreaking technological products, and they are excellent products for consumers all over the world.

With monthly sales exceeding 30 million units, such figures are unprecedented. Whether there will be any successors remains to be seen, but based on current data, it has already surpassed a host of technology companies.

So powerful!

The global market is constantly changing.

Faced with the surging MP3 market, many Wall Street giants were drooling with envy, but alas, they couldn't reach it.

While everyone's attention was focused on Excellence Technology, Walsin Technology's assembled computer quietly went on sale in the United States, Japan, Europe and other regions.

The alien-themed computer has similar configurations to mainstream computers on the market, but it costs only $399, which is very cheap.

As is widely known, the entry-level Powerbook laptop from Excellence is priced at $1985, while the Plus version is priced at $2499.

Therefore, when Walsin Technology's Alienware computer was priced at $399, it immediately ignited the entire market.

Many consumers were confused. Aren't computers high-end products? How come the price has dropped below four figures and is being sold for $499? How can they even recoup their costs?
Regardless of whether we can recoup the cost, as long as the computer works, we'll buy it first.

As a result, the staff at Walsin Technology were extremely busy in just a few days.

The price of $399 was so low that many internet cafe owners immediately contacted Huaxin Technology to purchase the product.

With the advent of MP3 players, coupled with the launch of numerous websites by companies such as Facebook and Excellence Technology, internet cafes suddenly became overcrowded.

Even though it costs $1.20 an hour to surf the internet, it doesn't dampen people's enthusiasm.

Therefore, the low price of Alienware computers presented a business opportunity for internet cafe owners. In Tokyo, Japan, for example, over a thousand new internet cafes opened in just one month.

It seems that internet cafes have sprung up everywhere in Tokyo all of a sudden.

Many internet cafes only have a dozen or twenty computers, and some even have only five or six computers.

Even so, there are countless people who want to go online.

Especially young people in their teens and twenties, they are definitely the group most likely to follow the latest trends.

New York, Want Want Group headquarters, executive meeting room.

"Huh? Hasn't Lao Yu arrived yet?"

It was time for the monthly gathering again. Wang Jianchao, Zheng Baoyin, Qu Haiping, and the others were chatting together, but this time, Yu Kexue was late.

"He's been very busy lately. He only arrived in New York a little over an hour ago. He just called to say there's a lot of traffic and he'll probably be about half an hour late."

Wang Jianchao smiled and explained, "Alright, let's not wait for him, let's start the meeting."

Everyone nodded.

It's already the end of June, and July isn't far away.

Last month, at the end of May, they all went back to Harbin because Wang Duoyu had something to say.

At the end of May, Wang Duoyu held a meeting with them, mainly to adjust the investment strategy.

At the same time, it is also necessary to invest all the profits from the first quarter and the revenue from April and May into US stocks.

Judging from the market reaction in May, this potential US stock market disaster may have come sooner than expected.

The reason may be closely related to the companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology and the large amount of investment from Want Want Group.

In addition to the more than 20 billion US dollars invested by Want Want Group and the 2.5 billion US dollars invested by Harbin Institute of Technology, companies such as Yuexiu Property, Shanghai Chengtou, and CITIC Securities have also invested a lot.

Although Wang Duoyu's US stock investment plan, formulated in February of this year, was highly confidential, it could not be kept secret from Guan Chonggui, Yuan Youlan, Pan Hongxu, and others.

These people are leaders from different cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou, and Tianjin. Although their cities cannot catch up with Harbin, getting second place is still the goal of many cities.

Shanghai's goal is to catch up with Harbin, while preventing other cities like Beijing from catching up.

A month has passed since the end of May, and Wang Jianchao and his team need to reconcile the information.

Half an hour later, Yu Kexue, covered in sweat, finally arrived.

"I'm sorry I'm late, I've kept you waiting."

Zheng Baoyin and the others smiled and said it was alright, and told him to take his time and not to rush.

A moment later, Yu Kexue took the initiative to report on the sales of Alienware computers from their Huaxin Technology.

In less than a month since its launch, Alienware computers have sold over ten million units worldwide. Although this is not comparable to the sales of MP3 players, the moment this data was announced, Zheng Baoyin and the others were all dumbfounded, and Qu Haiping and the others were so shocked that they stood up.

"What did you say? Global sales have already surpassed ten million units? Lao Yu, you're not kidding, are you? Is it really that exaggerated?"

"Yeah, Lao Yu, we all know you love to brag, but you can't brag about this. Tell us quickly, what's going on?"

"By the Jade Emperor, this is truly unbelievable! The professor's strategy is brilliant!"

Hela O'Brien's pupils dilated in shock; her admiration for Wang Duoyu surged like a mighty river, endless and boundless.

Since being promoted to head of Maple Capital, Hela O'Brien has gained more access to the Want Want Group's secretive affairs.

Although he had previously suspected that Wang Duoyu was the actual controller of Want Want Group.

But after becoming a senior executive, O'Brien realized that Zheng Baoyin and the other managers were just executors, and the Want Want Group was entirely supported by Wang Duoyu alone.

From planning investments in the foreign exchange market to plotting a second round of dollar devaluation after the Louvre Agreement, to shorting Sony, and now the sales figures for Alienware computers, all of these actions demonstrate Wang Duoyu's far-sighted strategy and wisdom.

Strategizing within the command tent, securing victory a thousand miles away!
At this moment, this sentence became concrete.

In the past, Hela O'Brien would have just laughed at Chinese idioms such as "strategizing and planning", "deceiving the heavens and crossing the sea", "creating something out of nothing", and "stealing beams and replacing pillars".

However, it seems that in the long history of Chinese civilization, spanning five thousand years, there are probably quite a few people who possess the ability to strategize and plan.

However, most people are too ordinary to ever meet someone like that.

Hela O'Brien was just an ordinary person before, but she was loyal. It was just a matter of chance that she met him.

After the initial surprise, Yu Kexue explained:

"Yes, I know you don't believe me. In fact, I'm still quite confused myself because I've been very busy lately."

"However, the data compiled by my colleagues is definitely accurate. I've also called the General Administration of Customs and the domestic headquarters to confirm that more than 13 million computers have indeed been shipped."

An Alienware computer costs $399 and is going crazy overseas!

Last year, the median annual salary in North America was $20,000, with a monthly salary of around $1,600.

A computer costs only $399, which is no burden for people like this.

Even though MP3 players had already cost many Americans $399 in May, the $399 Alienware computer was still a real steal.

Zheng Baoyin and his colleagues were immediately filled with envy, because with sales of ten million units, Want Want Group had become the company with the highest revenue this year, without exception.

Huaxin Technology can even compete with the top-ranked companies from the Harbin Institute of Technology group.

Of course, with its MP3 product, the Harbin Institute of Technology-affiliated Zhuoyue Technology is very likely to take the top spot, and Dolphin Group is even stronger than before, definitely a large enterprise with tens of billions of US dollars in revenue.

"Old Yu, I remember your alien computer cost 850 RMB to produce, right?"

Suddenly, Wang Jianchao asked a question.

He's trying to calculate Walsin Technology's profits.

"Yes, the previous cost was indeed 850 RMB," Yu Kexue nodded and smiled.

"However, we've already sold over ten million units. Based on the current situation, we expect to sell between twenty and twenty-five million computers this year. If we sell twenty million units, then the cost can be reduced by another hundred yuan."

"Therefore, the exact cost cannot be determined yet, but it is estimated to be around 700 RMB."

"In addition, there are other costs such as transportation and marketing. If you spread them out, the cost is probably around 800 RMB per unit."

hiss!
Zheng Baoyin and the others all gasped in shock. Wang Jianchao, Hela O'Brien, Wei Ruola, and a few others even took out calculators and started calculating.

Based on a cost of 800 RMB, and with the current USD/RMB exchange rate at 3.7, the cost of an Alienware computer would be 216 USD.

With a selling price of $399 and a cost of $216, the profit is $183.

If sales reach 20 million units, then the profit will be US$3.66 billion.

How terrifying!

"Damn, you have to run a high-tech company, that's how you make money!" Wang Jianchao immediately cursed.

"You guys keep saying Pandora is making a killing, now look at what true exorbitant profits are: $3.66 billion in profit! Holy crap!!!"

"My ninth uncle is a true god, he's amazing! He just came up with a random idea, selling assembled computers, and he can make so much money from it."

Pandora is a high-end clothing brand, and now it can even be called a luxury brand; it's definitely a highly profitable industry.

But compared to Huaxin Technology, it's nothing.

Although Pandora has a high profit margin, its sales volume cannot be very high because the market ceiling is fixed and cannot be increased further.

Zheng Baoyin and others: "."

After a moment of silence, everyone started flattering him. Although Wang Duoyu couldn't hear it, no one dared to be out of place.

Besides, everyone present was a senior executive of Want Want Group, and they had all received favors from Wang Duoyu, so they naturally admired him from the bottom of their hearts.

After a while, Yu Kexue had finished his report, and the next step was to discuss the US stock investment plan.

This is Want Want Group's most important business this year, bar none.

Yu Kexue, Zheng Baoyin, Wang Jianchao, and others all need to cooperate with Maple Leaf Holdings to complete this plan to short US stocks.

"We've already invested over 20 billion US dollars, all of it shorting US stocks, with short positions in companies like Sony, IBM, ExxonMobil, AT&T, and Motorola accounting for as much as 32% of that."

Currently, the top-ranked companies in the United States include IBM, ExxonMobil, AT&T, General Electric, General Motors, Shell Oil Company, Sprint Corporation, and Verizon Communications.

The oil giants are ExxonMobil and Shell, the computer giant is IBM, and the telecommunications giants are AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon Communications.

This is where things differ from the original timeline: Sprint and Verizon, two telecommunications giants, have also entered the top ten companies by market capitalization.

Due to the influence of PHS (Personal Handyphone System), Motorola, and Nokia phones, the revenue and profits of telecommunications giants skyrocketed.

In particular, Huaxin's PHS mobile phones and cordless phones had a significant impact on the three telecommunications giants, including AT&T.

A few years ago, the marketing strategy of giving away cordless phones with top-up credit directly led the telecommunications giant to the peak of revenue and profit.

It’s so profitable.

The top ten companies by market capitalization in the United States now have a combined value exceeding four hundred billion US dollars.

Given Maple Leaf Holdings' short-selling ratio of up to 32% against these top-ranked giants, these giants would likely be plundered in the event of a financial disaster.

Hela and O'Brien are all following Wang Duoyu's strategy, and they are sure to make a fortune by shorting US stocks this time.

While Zheng Baoyin and others were having a gathering in New York, at Yanjiagang Airport in Harbin.

The plane from Kunming has landed safely at the airport. Looking at the increasingly busy airport, Qi Xingbang couldn't help but sigh.

He visited Harbin last January. He came by train, but returned by plane.

In just over a year, Yanjiagang Airport has become even busier.

Looking at the number of planes parked at the airport, there are quite a few more, and several of them are flights operated by international airlines. It seems that more and more international airlines are opening flights to Harbin.

That makes sense, though. Harbin's GDP exceeded 100 billion RMB last year, and many international companies and capital have moved into Harbin, so it's normal that there are more international airlines operating there.

He came to Harbin this time hoping to hitch a ride, but he didn't know if he would be able to get on the bus smoothly.

When Qi Xingbang arrived at the Weizigou Campus of Harbin Institute of Technology after leaving the airport, he happened to see Qiu Xianzhang from Xiamen and Kang Zhiping from WLMQ.

"Wow, Lao Qi, you're here so early? It takes several hours to fly all the way from Kunming, and you're already here?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Qiu Xianzhang immediately chuckled and joked.

In reality, their relationship wasn't that close. After all, they were all from different parts of the country and rarely saw each other, so their relationship naturally wasn't very good.

However, they have essentially joined a small group, which is why they address each other in this way to show their closeness.

"We're still not as fast as you guys. It seems you've already met Professor Wang?" Qi Xingbang said with a wry smile.

"Ha, you're mistaken. None of us have seen Professor Wang, but Lao Qi, you can try your luck!"

After a pause, Kang Zhiping said with a smile:

"Professor Wang visited Kunming several times a few years ago and even invested in quite a few businesses there. Maybe if you knock on his door, he'll come out to see you."

Upon hearing this, Qi Xingbang's heart skipped a beat. What was going on?
Why didn't Professor Wang see you?

"You do not know?"

Qiu Xianzhang and Kang Zhiping were immediately surprised, after all, Qi Xingbang and Wang Duoyu should have a very good relationship.

"I'm so far away in Kunming, how would I know?"

After confirming that Qi Xingbang was indeed unaware of the matter, Qiu Xianzhang and the other man told him what they knew, which immediately left Qi Xingbang speechless.

Wang Duoyu is indeed unwilling to interact with the outside world now, and has been using the pretext of seclusion. Apart from the mathematicians at the Institute for Advanced Study and his students, he is the least willing to meet people, especially Fang Li and his leaders.

Half an hour later, on the island in the middle of the lake, at the entrance of the study villa, Qi Xingbang, Qiu Xianzhang, and Kang Zhiping waited for a while before finally meeting Wang Duoyu.

The three were very excited, but after exchanging pleasantries, they tactfully informed each other of their purpose.

When communicating with Wang Duoyu, you should be direct and straightforward, and not beat around the bush.

After learning the purpose of their visit, Wang Duoyu smiled and said:
"It seems you're all quite wealthy. I remember Secretary Liu telling me that you seemed to have known about the US stock investment plan back in February, right? I don't believe you didn't invest."

At this moment, Qi Xingbang and the others wanted to increase their investment, but they were also worried. After all, that money was hard-earned, and they would feel very bad if they lost it.

Upon hearing this, Qi Xingbang and the other two were immediately embarrassed and remained silent for a long time.

Seeing this, Wang Duoyu continued:

"Whether you want to increase your holdings or liquidate your positions is your own decision; I'm not involved in this matter anymore."

"If you have time, go back and take a look at the investment plan I wrote before. The answer is already there."

Just then, Kang Zhiping suddenly said:

"Professor Wang, I know I shouldn't ask, but I still really want to ask, has Want Want Group shorted US stocks?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Xianzhang and Qi Xingbang immediately fixed their gazes on Wang Duoyu, watching for any changes in his expression.

Wang Duoyu shook his head and said:

"If I say no, you definitely won't believe me; if I say yes, you'll definitely keep asking, so why bother? Let's eat and not talk about these things."

As the saying goes, life and death are preordained, and wealth and honor are determined by fate!
He can help Harbin Institute of Technology and Want Want Group, but he can't help others indefinitely.

Wang Duoyu wouldn't mind helping once or twice, but now that Qi Xingbang and the others are starting to rely on him, he has no choice but to distance himself.

So now he can only forcefully change the subject and stop talking to them about investment.

Upon hearing this, Qi Xingbang and the others were immediately filled with helplessness.

They had obviously read the investment plan to death, but they still couldn't make up their minds. Otherwise, they wouldn't have traveled all the way to Harbin Institute of Technology to ask for advice.

However, it seems that Wang Duoyu is very confident in his investment plan.

So, just like before, you can place your bet directly.

"By the way, Professor Wang, I wonder if Secretary Yuan and his colleagues from Guangzhou have come to see you?"

Suddenly, Qi Xingbang asked a question, and Wang Duoyu shook his head to indicate no.

Upon hearing this, Qi Xingbang paused for a moment, already understanding the situation.

At the end of the year before last, Yuexiu Company made a profit of US$2.16 billion in the foreign exchange market because Yuan Youlan and his group trusted Wang Duoyu very much.

This time, Yuan Youlan and the others didn't even come to Harbin Institute of Technology to look for Wang Duoyu.

The result is obvious: they must trust Wang Duoyu a lot and will definitely bet everything on him.

In that case, Kunming should also forge ahead without hesitation this time.

"Thank you, Professor Wang. I'd like to propose a toast to you!"

(End of this chapter)