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

Chapter 315 Mother and daughter are safe, Wang Yifei (Seeking monthly votes)

On August 24, 1987, the 28th day of the seventh lunar month, Harbin was sunny and the temperature was a bit high.

"Drive faster, Lao Yuan, faster!"

On the way to the Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Institute of Technology, Wang Duoyu kept urging him on.

Yuan Zuliang, in the driver's seat, understood Wang Duoyu's feelings, but he couldn't drive too fast.

Because this is on campus, not off campus, and there are many researchers and students here, he can't go very fast.

In late August, the start of the school season is approaching.

The old campus serves as the teaching location for master's and doctoral students, as well as the office space for numerous projects and research units.

As is well known, every winter and summer vacation, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) collaborates with universities such as Peking University, Fudan University, and Tsinghua University. Students from many of these universities take advantage of the winter and summer vacations to come to HIT to participate in internships related to scientific research projects.

As a result, even in August, the old campus is still overcrowded.

After a long and agonizing wait, Wang Duoyu finally arrived at the affiliated hospital.

As soon as the car stopped, he ran out.

Yuan Zuliang and his group followed closely behind, catching up quickly.

Inside the hospital, Wang Duoyu quickly arrived at the entrance of the delivery room, but Liu Xiaoli had already been wheeled in; only Wang Meifeng and the others were waiting at the door.

"Eighth Sister, how is Xiaoli? How long has she been inside?"

"Don't worry, Lao Jiu, Xiaoli is fine."

Although his eighth sister was comforting him, Wang Duoyu was still very worried, fearing that Liu Xiaoli's delivery might encounter another accident.

Five days ago, Liu Xiaoli, who was close to her due date, was sent to the hospital to stay.

The concern is that something unexpected might happen, since Liu Xiaoli had complications during her two previous pregnancies.

So Wang Duoyu was extremely worried.

Wang Duoyu couldn't enter the delivery room. Even though he had studied medicine, he was only a half-baked doctor, and since it was an obstetrics and gynecology department, it wasn't suitable for male doctors to go in and out.

Most importantly, he is a family member, which makes it even more inappropriate for him to be in the delivery room.

In the hospital corridor, Wang Duoyu waited for less than half an hour before Liu Deben and Lü Gongliang followed closely behind.

"Duoyu, don't worry, Xiaoli and her daughter are definitely safe and sound!"

Liu Deben and the other man comforted them, saying that they had originally intended to say that the mother and child were safe, but then they remembered that Wang Duoyu and Liu Xiaoli had both wanted to have a daughter, so they changed their minds and said that the mother and daughter were safe.

"Thank you!" Wang Duoyu was in no mood to talk about anything else at the moment; his mind was full of worry about Liu Xiaoli's childbirth.

Seeing this, Liu Deben and Lü Gongliang stayed for a while before taking their leave.

After all, they have a lot of things to do and can't stay at the hospital forever.

As time passed, night fell and darkness enveloped the earth.

Wang Junhong, Li Rongrong, Lu Yuening, and the other kids were all sent back home, and they weren't allowed to stay at the hospital any longer.

The doctor in the delivery room came out a few times to report the situation to Wang Duoyu. Liu Xiaoli's water had broken, but the baby's position was not good and needed to be massaged to adjust its position.

Another issue is that the baby might be a bit too big, which could make delivery difficult.

At present, the preference is definitely for vaginal delivery rather than cesarean section.

Because current cesarean section techniques are not yet fully developed.

Although cesarean section techniques in China have matured since the 1970s, this is because foreign countries had already invented lower segment cesarean section techniques, which solved the problem of intraoperative bleeding.

However, cesarean section technology in China is still not mature enough.

Furthermore, Liu Xiaoli has already had so many natural births, so there is naturally no need for her to have a cesarean section.

Time continued to tick by, and it wasn't until after midnight that the doctor brought good news: after some adjustments, the patient was almost back to normal.

Around 4 a.m., Liu Xiaoli was exhausted, but she still had to pull herself together.

Around five o'clock, the child who had been through so much trouble was finally born.

"Doctor, is it a girl?"

Despite being extremely exhausted, Liu Xiaoli still weakly asked the question immediately.

The doctor understood her feelings and told her with a loud laugh that it was a girl.

Liu Xiaoli immediately smiled, and then quickly closed her eyes and fell asleep.

too tired!
Wow!
Outside the delivery room, Wang Duoyu heard the baby crying and immediately stood up.

Soon, the nurse came out and told him the latest news: mother and daughter are safe!

This is a good thing!

Finally, her wish came true, and she gave birth to a daughter.

Now that both mother and daughter were safe, Wang Duoyu was relieved.

The next day arrived early in the morning. Wang Meifeng and the others had also heard the news, and everyone was very happy.

Liu Xiaoli was still sleeping, because she had just woken up to feed her baby and then fell asleep again.

I'm so tired, I have to go to sleep.

Although it was said to have happened last night, the baby was actually born at 5 a.m. this morning, and Liu Xiaoli hadn't slept for more than a few hours.

And then she'll need to feed the baby, which will be very hard work.

"Ninth Brother, what's this child's name?"

This is a daughter. Although Wang Meifeng is a bit sexist, Wang Duoyu really likes his daughter. After all, his family already has three daughters.

As a result, Wang Meifeng also cared a lot about the daughter that Liu Xiaoli gave birth to.

"Let's name her Wang Yifei. Xiaoli also said it's a good name."

Wang Duoyu said with a smile.

The name was already chosen when Liu Xiaoli was pregnant with Wang Jun'an; it was just a backup name.

Liu Xiaoli really liked the name Wang Yifei at the time and fell in love with it at first sight.

Perhaps it was for this reason that she reluctantly decided to have another child.

"What a beautiful name! This child will definitely be a great beauty in the future," Wang Meifeng immediately praised.

The two sisters, Li Rongrong and Lu Yuening, also chirped and called out the name, and then Wang Yifei, who was only a few hours old and lying in the crib, burst into tears.

When Xixi started crying, the Li Rongrong sisters panicked, and Wang Duoyu rushed over and picked up the little one.

Despite being called "little one," Wang Yifei actually weighs a full eight pounds and two ounces, making her a chubby little girl.

Perhaps it was a mother-daughter connection, but as soon as Wang Yifei started crying, Liu Xiaoli immediately woke up.

"The child must be hungry, give him to me."

"it is good!"

Wang Duoyu placed the child in her arms. Seeing her exhausted face, Wang Duoyu felt sorry for her and said:
"How about I find a wet nurse for the child?"

"No!" Liu Xiaoli shook her head and said, "I still want to do it myself. I'm afraid that when the child grows up, he won't be close to me."

For new mothers, breastfeeding not only strengthens the bond between mother and child and increases the baby's sense of security, but also helps with postpartum recovery and disease prevention.

Liu Xiaoli is experiencing body image anxiety again, because Zhu Ling is watching her closely.

Zhu Ling's performance in Journey to the West was particularly outstanding.

Although Wang Duoyu doesn't watch TV very often, his family's little rascals, Wang Junhong, Li Rongrong, and Lu Yuening, love watching it, so much so that Wang Duoyu can often watch it while eating.

Because there aren't many entertainment options these days, it's perfectly normal to turn on the TV and watch a couple of minutes while eating.

Breastfeeding, with its mysterious power, regulates the hormone levels in the mother's body, weaving a protective net for the mammary glands and significantly reducing the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

Of course, breastfeeding is not all benefits; the drawbacks are also obvious.

One point that Wang Duoyu was worried about was that newborn babies have a very frequent need for breastfeeding, regardless of day or night, which directly disrupts Liu Xiaoli's biological clock.

Just like the two little guys Wang Jun'an and Wang Jun'kang before, Liu Xiaoli and Wang Duoyu's biological clocks were disrupted for the first three months of the two brothers' lives.

Between midnight and 7 a.m., the little guy wakes up seven or eight times.

It's manageable if it's just pooping or peeing, but it's really troublesome if it's just breastfeeding.

In addition, improper feeding methods can easily lead to localized breast duct blockage in mothers, resulting in mastitis. Even when older infants are teething, nipple infections may occur.

Of course, breastfeeding is definitely more beneficial than harmful, and Liu Xiaoli is experienced and knows how to feed Wang Yifei.

"Okay, but you still need to get plenty of rest and not overwork yourself."

Wang Duoyu nodded, and Liu Xiaoli hummed in agreement. Then, with a gentle expression, she held the little one in her arms and softly comforted him.

When Wang Yifei was born, she was just a chubby little girl weighing a little over eight pounds. Her baby fat was very obvious, but she was very fair-skinned and looked a lot like her mother. She was very beautiful.

"Your nose looks like yours, your eyes look like mine."

After watching the little guy for a while, Liu Xiaoli smiled softly at Wang Duoyu.

"How did you know? She hasn't even fully grown yet." Wang Duoyu immediately laughed.

The little guy at this moment, although he is fair-skinned and clean, is completely different from those babies who look like little monkeys.

But she has a chubby, baby-faced look, just like the mischievous Nezha. How come she looks like her parents?
"I say it looks like it, so what's wrong with that?"

"No, absolutely no objection. Hmm, it really does look very similar."

puff!

After Wang Duoyu admitted defeat, Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but laugh when she saw him talking nonsense with a straight face.

This smile caused the little one in her arms to burst into tears.

It turned out that her mother was moving too much, which caused her to miss out on food.

After calming the little one down, Liu Xiaoli rolled her eyes at Wang Duoyu: "It's all your fault!"

Yes, yes, it's all my fault!

Wang Duoyu didn't bother arguing with her. At this moment, she was like a fierce mother tiger protecting her cubs; you couldn't touch her, provoke her, or say anything to her. You should always go along with her.

Moreover, his partner gave birth to a beautiful daughter, which made him genuinely happy.

Just then, a sound came from the doorway, and Liu Deben and the others quickly came into view of Wang Junhong and the other children.

The room was divided into partitions. Liu Xiaoli was breastfeeding her child, so she drew the curtains and chased Wang Junhong and the other kids out because they were too noisy.

Upon hearing the children's voices, Wang Duoyu went outside to greet Liu Deben and his guests.

"Congratulations, Duoyu! Your family finally has both a son and a daughter!"

Lu Gongliang and the others said with smiles.

In fact, this is the time when family planning is being implemented most thoroughly and strictly.

However, Liu Xiaoli and Wang Duoyu escaped a disaster because they didn't register their marriage.

Of course, Wang Duoyu paid the fine voluntarily to avoid making things difficult for the family planning office staff.

Although leaders like Kang Yumin, Zhao Guobin, and Lin Runzhe from Harbin will certainly instruct the family planning office staff to keep their eyes wide open when handling matters.

After all, Wang Duoyu is the God of Wealth of Harbin. If he is not properly worshipped, he could very well become the God of Wealth of other places such as Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing.

Yuan Youlan, Xia Huarong, Guan Chonggui, and others would certainly be very willing to bring Wang Duoyu to their city.

However, Wang Duoyu must be more sensible; in this era, having more children than allowed is definitely wrong.

Having both a son and a daughter is indeed an extreme luxury in this era.

For example, Lü Gongliang's children also happened to be born at that time, so they could only have one child.

It is said that the poorer you are, the more children you should have.

Throughout history, having many children has been a deeply ingrained obsession.

Take Wang Duoyu's previous life as an example. He was born into a rural family in southern China in the late 1980s. His parents had a total of four children. The first pregnancy resulted in twins, but both were his older sisters.

The second child is a son, which should be enough, as we now have both a son and a daughter.

However, Wang Duoyu was only two years younger than his brother, and his parents said at the time that they wanted to have more children.

After he was born, his mother was forced to go to the hospital to have an IUD inserted.

However, in Wang Duoyu's village and two nearby villages, there are a total of five households, each with at least five children.

Three of these families had six daughters in a row before finally having a son on their seventh pregnancy.

Why is this happening?

The deeply ingrained ideas of valuing sons over daughters and carrying on the family line are very difficult to change.

Wang Duoyu still remembers that in his previous life, when he was a child, he had a group fight with the neighboring village over the issue of watering the rice paddies.

Even with fellow villagers, there have been many conflicts over irrigation water issues.

Even later, when Wang Duoyu was already a PhD from Peking University, he returned to his rural hometown one year. At that time, the irrigation of rice paddies was already done by drawing lots in turn, but some people would still secretly irrigate their own fields in advance.

In times of water scarcity, the advantage of having an extra male member in a family would be very obvious.

In situations like fighting or allocating resources, they can gain an advantage.

In the 1980s and 90s, people were not well-off. Although they were not starving, they could only eat meat once every two weeks. It was impossible to see meat on ordinary days.

There's no way you'll see anything like fruits or snacks.

Even sweet potatoes and peanuts can only be eaten during the harvest season.

The second reason should be the low cost of raising children and the high expected returns. For example, in his previous life, Wang Duoyu started helping with chores at the age of four.

At the age of six, I was only slightly taller than the kitchen stove when I had to start cooking. Although I often burned the rice, I still had to cook because my parents, sister, and brother all had to do farm work.

Wang Duoyu remembers very clearly that he had a lot of chores to do when he was a child in his previous life, such as feeding pigs, chickens, ducks and geese. These few chores alone were not something that ordinary people could do.

Feeding pigs is the hardest part because it requires cutting pig feed and cooking pig food, and it's also very heavy. At its peak, the family raised three sows, twelve pigs weighing over 100 pounds each, and a dozen or twenty piglets.

Secondly, we need to feed the ducks and geese, because we need to drive them to the stream so they can eat grass or fish and shrimp there.

In the evening, we need to go to the stream to herd the ducks and geese back home, and we also need to collect duck and goose eggs regularly.

Because these ducks and geese are very likely to nest and lay their eggs by the stream, this is also a huge undertaking.

The simplest thing is feeding the chickens, because it's very easy.

All these pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, and water buffaloes are the family's source of income, and even its most important source of income.

Anyway, Wang Duoyu still remembers that when he was in junior high and high school, his tuition and living expenses were raised by his family after they sold pigs or water buffaloes.

Back then, high school tuition was 1,200 yuan per semester, which didn't seem like much, but the monthly living expenses were 400 yuan, so the tuition and living expenses for a semester would amount to two or three thousand yuan.

This is not a small expense for rural families.

"Thank you." Wang Duoyu thanked Liu Deben and the others and accepted the gifts they brought.

Although the ward was large, it felt crowded because so many people came.

So after staying for a while, Liu Deben and his group left on their own initiative.

Wang Duoyu didn't try to stop them, just exchanged a few polite words, and then watched them leave.

Even after his daughter was born, Wang Duoyu still had to keep busy.

Before they knew it, it was the 26th. Wang Duoyu had to get to work, and Liu Xiaoli complained that he was just getting in the way and was shameless.

It's outrageous to fight with a child for food!

Inside the administration building and the secretary's office at Harbin Institute of Technology's Weizigou campus.

Regarding what happened the day before yesterday, my advice is to stall!

Sitting on the sofa, Wang Duoyu said:

"In less than two months, the US stock market will experience its most terrifying stock market crash in half a century. At that time, they will definitely not be able to concentrate on anything else."

"Right now, all we need to do is weather this storm. Once they've recovered, we can then announce our collaborations with other Wall Street firms in a high-profile manner."

Liu Deben and Lü Gongliang frowned immediately, and Han Jue asked directly:

"Duoyu, if we cooperate with Wall Street, then who do we cooperate with?"

"We can set up a financial investment firm on Wall Street, and the actual holding company behind it can simply engage in multiple cross-shareholdings."

After a pause, Wang Duoyu continued, "Even more simply, like after this stock market crash, we could buy up shares of several Wall Street financial companies at rock-bottom prices, specifically targeting well-known firms."

Simply put, it's about paying money to buy a shell company, using someone else's power to intimidate others.

This will deter financial giants like Goldman Sachs from taking action.

In the animal kingdom, even animals like foxes know to follow behind tigers, and after the tiger urinates and leaves, they immediately roll around in that spot.

After getting their bodies covered in tiger urine, foxes can roam freely in the mountains.

Therefore, the strategy of "borrowing the tiger's power" is not difficult.

As for how to install it, Liu Deben and his team are no ordinary people; they're sure they can do it well.

"Do you think a stock market crash in the US is definitely going to happen next month? Or will it just happen in a few days?"

Lü Gongliang said worriedly:

"Our Harbin Institute of Technology invested $2.5 billion to short US stocks. Although we made some money shorting Sony in May, we've already lost it all."

Currently, US stocks are all rising, so the paper losses are definitely not paper profits.

Seeing this trend, they are naturally very worried.

"I can't pinpoint the exact date, but a stock market crash is inevitable. This false prosperity can't last long."

Wang Duoyu shook his head and said.

He did not give any very accurate predictions, nor did he want to make any.

Because by this time of year in August, the US stock market had already experienced several periods of volatility.

This situation will become even more pronounced in September.

As for whether Black Monday in this timeline will happen on October 19th, just like in the original timeline, Wang Duoyu couldn't be sure.

Logically speaking, the emergence of companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology and Want Want Group is a variable in this time and space, which should have brought the stock market crash forward.

However, Maple Leaf Holdings has invested over 20 billion US dollars in shorting US stocks, and companies such as Yuexiu Property, Shanghai Chengtou, and CITIC Securities have also invested large sums of money through various channels to short US stocks, which may delay the process.

The most important direct cause of the stock market crash was the rise in interest rates, which led to higher interest rates on treasury bills and other bonds. This caused investors to shift funds from the stock market to bonds, resulting in a sharp drop in stock prices.

However, Maple Leaf Holdings and related companies have transferred more than 30 billion US dollars to the US stock market, whether for shorting or going long, it's all within the US stock market.

Even Wall Street has a lot of capital eyeing Maple Leaf Holdings, planning to release more positive news to drive up the stock price and cause short sellers of Maple Leaf Holdings to be liquidated.

As for the specifics, Wang Duoyu isn't God, so he certainly can't predict what others will do.

This is similar to the chaos theory model in mathematics, which is very difficult to simulate or predict the outcome. For example, weather simulation can only ever provide a forecast, and it is impossible to accurately predict the result.

The reason is that there are too many variables.

Half an hour later, the meeting ended, and Wang Duoyu walked out of the secretary's office and headed straight for the affiliated hospital.

Liu Xiaoli had a natural birth this time, and in principle she could have been discharged and gone home, but Wang Duoyu didn't allow it and instead asked her to stay in the hospital for two more days of observation.

"Dad, Mom wants to go home. Shall we go home?"

Not long after arriving at the hospital, while Wang Duoyu was still in the room looking after his daughter, Wang Jun'an pulled him outside and whispered something in his ear.

"Did your mother tell you to say that to me?"

Seeing the little guy's mysterious look, Wang Duoyu couldn't help but laugh, and then he imitated the little guy's tone and asked in a low voice.

The little one nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Mom misses home. She said she's very uncomfortable in the hospital."

How could I feel uncomfortable?
The room Liu Xiaoli stayed in had a private bathroom and shower, as well as a small balcony, just like her own home. It couldn't be better.

However, since Liu Xiaoli has said so, Wang Duoyu will definitely respect her opinion.

After chatting with the little guy for a while, Wang Duoyu returned inside to discuss the matter with Liu Xiaoli.

Sure enough, she really wanted to go home.

Since that was the case, Wang Duoyu took her pulse himself, then called the doctor. After a while, Wang Duoyu nodded after the doctor confirmed that she could be discharged.

Half an hour later, after all the trouble, Liu Xiaoli finally returned to her home on the island in the middle of the lake.

"It's so good to be home!"

Looking at everything familiar in front of her, Liu Xiaoli felt much more relaxed.

No matter how much you make a hospital room resemble home, it's still not home; it's a hospital.

Moreover, Liu Xiaoli has a habit of being unable to sleep in a particular bed. If it weren't for breastfeeding her child recently, she would be exhausted and fall asleep as soon as she hits the bed, but she would still be on high alert because she needs to breastfeed her child.

Actually, she didn't need to be wary at all, because Wang Yifei cries very loudly.

After arriving home, Wang Duoyu began to adjust his work schedule, trying to stay home as much as possible instead of going out.

Looks like I won't be going out this year!

After the work plan was adjusted, Wang Duoyu couldn't help but smile.

He hasn't left Harbin since October of last year, and now that his daughter has been born, it's even less likely that he'll leave.

Wang Yifei is still too young; even after her mother has finished her postpartum confinement, she cannot travel around.

Fortunately, Wang Duoyu hasn't had anything else going on lately, and besides, he can use fishing as a form of entertainment.

"Dad, Dad, my cousins ​​are back, and so are my aunts."

Just then, Wang Junhong and Wang Junan rushed in from outside, shouting and making announcements.

Soon, Zheng Baoyin, Wang Jianchao, and Wang Meili came into Wang Duoyu's sight.

"Uncle Jiu, I heard that Aunt Xiaoli gave birth to a daughter? Where is the baby? Can we see her?"

"Xiaoli, it's me. I'm back from Tokyo. May I come into the room?"

"Uncle, we're back."

Old Wang has so many relatives; the living room was instantly packed with them when they came back.

Even so, there are still quite a few people in the courtyard who haven't come in yet.

There's a saying that goes, "Those beyond five degrees of kinship are no longer relatives." If we wait a few decades, the grandson of Wang Duoyu's elder brother might still be considered a relative, but the next generation after that, they wouldn't be.

Of course, even now, Wang Yongxia, the great-grandson of Wang Duoyu's elder brother and the grandson of his nephew Wang Xiangqian, is not very close to Wang Duoyu's family.

Because they rarely see each other and can't get together, even at family gatherings, Wang Yongxia can't greet Wang Duoyu because there are too many relatives.

Even if he had greeted them, Wang Duoyu wouldn't have paid any attention.

Who could blame him when his elder brother, Wang Shoucheng, had eight children?

Having too many relatives can also be a problem.

A lot of people came to the house, and the living room instantly became noisy.

Wang Meili, Wang Meihe, and the other women all ran into Liu Xiaoli's room.

On the contrary, Wang Duoyu led Zheng Baoyin and the others to the study villa.

After all, Zheng Baoyin and his team came back not just to see Wang Yifei, but to report on important work.

Want Want Group's overseas business is growing, especially after Walsin Technology's Alienware computer was launched in June this year, which dropped a bombshell on the computer market.

Within a month of its launch, global sales exceeded 10 million units, and revenue surpassed 5 billion US dollars—a truly astonishing achievement!
Secondly, Maple Leaf Holdings invested over 20 billion US dollars, so Wang Duoyu was naturally extremely cautious.

In the past few years, Wang Duoyu had a hands-off approach to the executives of Want Want Group, trusting them completely.

But this year is different. The amount of funds is getting bigger and bigger, and Wang Duoyu is getting more and more worried, so he has to keep a close eye on it.

Although Wang Duoyu doesn't care much about the 20 billion US dollars, he wouldn't be overly sad if he lost it.

Just like his casual demeanor when discussing the plan to short US stocks with Liu Deben and others, he truly embodies a carefree attitude of "if I gain it, I'm lucky; if I lose it, it's my fate."

However, this is still more than 20 billion US dollars, not just 200 dollars.

On the other hand, the events that happened on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau last year also gave Wang Duoyu a sense of crisis that his life was in danger, which is why he stayed in Harbin almost the entire time after October last year and didn't go anywhere else.

Since he's staying at home, accompanying Liu Xiaoli during her pregnancy and childbirth while also completing some research work, he can also keep an eye on shorting US stocks.

Don't miss this opportunity again!
Inside the study of the villa, Wang Jianchao poured tea and water, while Zheng Baoyin began his report.

Yuma Apparel's overseas sales have been lackluster, with slow growth.

Given the lack of new markets and the international backdrop of a depreciating US dollar, it is quite remarkable that Yuma Apparel has been able to maintain growth rather than decline.

After Zheng Baoyin finished his report, Wang Duoyu asked:

"Have you finalized your marketing plans for October and beyond?"

"Uncle, we have already made the necessary plans."

Zheng Baoyin's expression turned serious, and he immediately responded in detail.

Because a stock market crash is imminent, this crash will definitely sweep the globe, and the United States will be the hardest hit area.

After the stock market crash, the world will fall into a state of utter desolation, there will be many poor people, and everyone will cut back on spending.

At this point, Yuma Apparel's low-price marketing slogan should be able to attract some people.

Of course, Japan is an exception.

While stock market crashes are unavoidable and are the main culprit for global economic problems, Japan has a bubble economy, and its economy will certainly recover quickly after the crash.

Even things like real estate won't change much.

Therefore, Yuma Apparel's marketing plans should differ in different regions such as the United States, Europe, and Japan, with different focuses.

After Zheng Baoyin finished speaking, Wang Duoyu nodded and said:

"Okay, these marketing plans are excellent. When you meet with the management team, make sure to emphasize this clearly. During implementation, be sure to be flexible and adaptable, and don't rigidly adhere to these plans."

"Yes, Uncle, I've got it."

Zheng Baoyin quickly and respectfully replied.

No matter how successful he was overseas, many business giants wanted to curry favor with him and do business with him.

However, he dared not be proud in front of Wang Duoyu.

"Jianchao, it's your turn." Wang Duoyu hummed in agreement, then looked at his nephew, Wang Jianchao.

Pandora's situation is different from Yuma Apparel's. Their marketing plan was implemented a long time ago, and Pandora's performance during this year's Christmas shopping festival is likely to be lackluster.

After all, the middle class suffers the most from a stock market crash.

It is well known that the middle class is very wealthy, but they often invest their money in the stock market.

Even in capitalist countries in Europe and America, an economic crisis occurs every few years, resulting in most of the middle class being exploited by the wealthy.

Those middle-class individuals who escaped exploitation were a tiny minority.

Moreover, this stock market crash is unprecedented, hundreds of times more terrifying than the economic crisis triggered by the oil crisis in the early 1980s.

Therefore, Pandora's revenue will definitely plummet after the stock market crash.

There's nothing that can be done about it. No matter how brilliant the marketing plan is, it's useless if the customer doesn't have money in their pocket.

After Wang Jianchao, Wei Ruolai, Qu Haiping and others had finished speaking, Wang Duoyu looked at Yu Kexue.

As the head of Huaxin Technology, Yu Kexue was even more respectful when reporting on his work.

"Professor, our Alienware computers from Walsin Technology have now sold over 16.28 million units worldwide."

"Sales were booming in June, but growth has been very slow in July and this month."

Upon hearing this, Wang Duoyu nodded from time to time, indicating that he was listening.

In June alone, ten million units were sold, but in July and August, which are almost over, only a little over six million units were sold in total.

This data is clearly abnormal, but that's the fact.

why?
Firstly, given the impending stock market crash, if Walsin Technology doesn't quickly sell its Alienware computers, it will be very difficult to sell them later.

After all, while the price of $399 seems low, it is actually not something that the average person can afford.

Secondly, Walsin Technology had already begun large-scale promotion in late May to prepare for the Alienware computer's launch in June.

With a price tag of $399, it has attracted global attention.

This is a computer, not an MP3 player.

Apple computers, IBM computers, Atari computers, etc. are priced between one thousand and two thousand.

Among them, Conmastar International, known for its low prices, launched the groundbreaking Conmastar C64 in 1982, which sold over 22 million units at a price of $595.

The Conmao C64 is a product from five years ago. Its features include a sound tape for storage, 20KB of read-only memory, and 64KB of random access memory.

The Alienware computer far surpasses the Corning C64 in terms of configuration, and is only slightly inferior to the Powerbook laptop from Excellence Technology, but its price is only $399.

The two differ by two hundred US dollars.

This isn't just a price difference between Apple and Excellence Technology's computers; it's because their prices were already very low.

Computers are inherently luxury items, and are quite expensive.

Based on the Alienware computer's price of $399, at an exchange rate of 3.7 USD/CNY, it is equivalent to a price of 1,476 RMB.

In China, even in Harbin, the city with the highest GDP in the country, many people only earn four or five hundred RMB a month. It would take them three or four months to afford an Alienware computer.

But the situation is different in the United States, where many people earn more than $300 a month, and the median salary is over $1,600.

So the price of $399 is very low, the same as the price of an MP3 player.

Low selling price also means low profit, after all, the costs are there.

June sales exceeded 10 million units, but July and August combined only reached a little over 6 million units. This seems very unreasonable, but that's the market.

Walsin Technology had already taken the lead in June, siphoning off a large portion of the market.

This is all thanks to the emergence of the MP3 player, a revolutionary product that has attracted many young consumers to purchase it.

These marketing plans are interconnected.

MP3 players are not necessities, but they are a must-have trendy luxury item among young people, and a passport to social interaction.

This is similar to the pet egg game consoles of a few years ago; although not necessities like rice, they were an indispensable fashion trend.

After Yu Kexue finished speaking, enthusiastic applause rang out in the reception room of the study.

Walsin Technology has become a rising technology giant within the Want Want Group, receiving special attention and favor from everyone.

Wei Ruolai and the others couldn't help but envy them, because those who could serve as heads of such technology companies were not ordinary people.

This is a technical administration position, requiring the person in charge of Huaxin Technology to have excellent professional and technical skills, and that's just the bare minimum.

Compared to Walsin Technology, neither Pandora, the previous revenue giant, nor Hongxing Steel Plant, which ranks first in patents, can compare.

Just as Zheng Baoyin, Wei Ruolai, Wang Jianchao and others were having second thoughts, Wang Duoyu had already asked Hela O'Brien and others to report on their work.

As the head of Maple Tree Capital, Hela O'Brien said very respectfully:

"Professor, Maple Capital has already invested all the funds we have on hand. Half of it is our own capital, and the other part is leveraged."

Shorting US stocks with leverage is like dancing on a knife's edge.

If a Wall Street giant gets greedy and sells Maple Tree Capital's investment information to a partner institution, and then the two sides work together to destroy Maple Tree Capital, then it will be disastrous.

How to bury it?
It's too simple. For example, Maple Tree Capital shorted Apple by using five times leverage and providing sufficient margin.

However, if Company A, the institution that accepted Maple Tree Capital's short selling, joins forces with Company B to approach Apple, and the three parties collaborate to get the media to release more positive news.

Simply raise the stock price, and you can sit back and wait for Maple Tree Capital to go bankrupt.

However, how could Company A possibly know how much capital Maple Capital still has?
After all, the premise of a margin call is that Maple Tree Capital no longer has the money to pay the margin.

Moreover, Maple Capital leveraged its short selling to target large companies such as IBM and ExxonMobil, which share a common characteristic: they are massive in size and have high stock prices.

In other words, without an exceptionally positive piece of news, it would be impossible for the stock price to surge and cause Maple Capital to suffer a margin call.

The combined market capitalization of the top ten companies in the current US stock market has exceeded $300 billion.

But after the stock market crash, $500 billion evaporated in just six and a half hours.

It is conceivable that even if Maple Capital has leveraged its investments, the risks are still manageable.

Just as Wang Duoyu and his group were in a meeting, shouts came from the doorway from Wang Junhong and his group:

"Dad, my sister has a fever."

(End of this chapter)