Chapter 142: Standard’s Great Support
The airplane ticket to Sakura Island was not cheap, but now Wang Heng had plenty of money on hand, so the ticket price was no issue at all. He didn’t even need to touch the seven hundred thousand he had prepared for investment; the salary from Qin Meng’s investment department was enough.
The airplane ticket was for departure tomorrow morning, and today’s sun hadn’t set yet.
Of course, more importantly, that flight accident was scheduled for next Friday, while it was only Thursday now, leaving more than a week’s action window, so time was still sufficient. Thus, while packing his things, Wang Heng had already calmed down.
He packed the things needed for Sakura Island—a change of clothes, laptop computer, and some portable electronic devices. He didn’t even fill a schoolbag, so things like a suitcase were even less necessary.
Nearby, the hamster squatting on the table suddenly asked, “Just one pair of socks and one pair of underwear, is that enough?”
Wang Heng: “I don’t like bringing too many things on the airplane, and this time it was originally… The most important thing is to act quickly; with a bag, I can leave anytime. If I bring too many things and encounter some sudden accident, it would be trouble instead. As for socks, underwear, and such, I can just buy them there.”
Hamster: “What about the toothbrush?”
Wang Heng: “The hotel definitely has them.”
The hamster said leisurely, “I think after this trip to Sakura Island, your account balance is going to shrink quite a bit. You should know that prices on Sakura Island are higher than here…”
Wang Heng pondered slightly, stopped his movements, looked at the little thing, and asked, “Do you really want to avoid the fate of cross-dressing?”
The hamster stomped its feet: “Do I even need to answer that!”
Wang Heng: “Then let’s make a deal. You definitely know about recent investment opportunities; tell me, and I won’t force you to cross-dress.”
The hamster was dumbfounded.
After a long while, it sighed emotionally, “You’re better off being a speculative merchant than a programmer. This empty-handed white wolf train of thought is pretty good. And you were just discussing how to save people, now you’re talking about earning money—you’re too talented.”
Wang Heng shrugged: “No choice; saving ever so many people gives no rewards, and there’s nowhere to reimburse the money spent in between, so I can only trouble you.”
“You’re not forcing me to cross-dress just because you need my help? You’re so realistic…” The hamster sighed pretentiously with vicissitude, “Okay, since that’s the case, I’ll be your golden finger this once. Pay attention to this stock.”
Before it finished speaking, Wang Heng had already taken the notebook out of the schoolbag again, opened it, and quickly searched for information on this stock.
“It’s currently suspended from trading? Can’t buy it?”
The hamster stretched its neck to glance at the screen and said, “On the first day after reopening, after a brief fluctuation, it will go straight to limit up, and afterward, it will be one-word limit up every day. My suggestion is to buy as much as you can afford; once this village passes, there’s no next store.”
The domestic stock market has rules: a stock’s intraday increase or decrease cannot exceed 10%, so if the opening price surges directly by 10%, it can’t rise further that day. As long as the price doesn’t fall on a trading day and stays at the highest level, it appears as a straight horizontal line on the K-line chart, the so-called ‘one-word limit up’.
Wang Heng carefully read the announcement from this company and murmured, “The resumption of trading is in half a month. If everything goes smoothly, I can completely handle the airplane matter before resumption, return to the country, and then buy the stock.”
The hamster affirmed, “That’s right, you absolutely can.”
Memorizing the date for the stock’s resumption of trading, Wang Heng closed the stock market page and started downloading a special web browser.
At this time, the hamster asked again, “You haven’t told me yet—how are you going to handle that airplane?”
Wang Heng: “If dangerous contraband is suddenly discovered on the airplane, like a micro bomb or something, it definitely won’t be able to take off, right?”
“How do you plan to get it…” Halfway through, the hamster suddenly paused, “Wait, you’re making me do the legwork again?”
Wang Heng smiled: “I’ll go on the dark web to buy it now, with delivery directly in Edo. Then, from picking it up to getting it on the airplane, that’s your job.”
The hamster was shocked on the spot: “You’re leaving everything to me!”
Wang Heng: “Not at all; I still have to handle the report—that’s the final key step to ensure everyone’s safety.”
The hamster hurriedly protested: “You can’t exploit small animals like this! Saving the girl is clearly your own matter, and I’ve already told you about the stock that’s going to surge, yet you’re the one with the easiest job—this isn’t fair!”
Wang Heng smiled: “Isn’t that what a good support is like?”
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Negotiations with Penguin Company began, at their home turf.
In the meeting room, those Sakura Island people seemed very polite and enthusiastic, making it hard to tell if they were always like this or because Penguin Company had now become a top player in the internet industry.
But in any case, this had little to do with Lu Qi.
A translator was arranged in the meeting room, but Lu Qi didn’t listen carefully to the translator and instead looked down at her mobile phone. Going back and forth over those boring contractual details was, in her view, extremely dull.
But this was, after all, a necessary part of commercial activities.
Glancing at recent news, Lu Qi exited the browser and listened carefully to what the translator was saying.
“Regarding the follow-up development plan, we have to say that your sincerity is very rare, and we also value our friendship with you greatly… We will strive to promote the communication of this plan, clearly conveying it to our company’s upper levels… We fully understand your intentions and respect them greatly… In initial negotiations, giving overly clear answers without room for maneuver is not a responsible attitude…”
After listening for a short while, Lu Qi completely understood. The other side’s meaning was simple: ‘We can’t decide on this for now; we need to consult superiors.’
As for why they said it in such a roundabout way, using so many phrases—weren’t Sakura Island business negotiators all like this?
She wanted to complain a bit, but perhaps because she was the youngest in the entire meeting room including the translator, she didn’t even know who to complain to. The several thirty- or forty-something business people around her weren’t familiar; though colleagues, they were just nodding acquaintances, hard to start a truly interesting conversation with. The only one she was somewhat familiar with, the lead planner for the game, was busy haggling with the other side, so idle chat was impossible.
Lu Qi looked down at her mobile phone and subconsciously opened the short messages with Wang Heng.
Imagine if she had insisted on bringing that guy along; it wouldn’t be so boring now, right?
Moreover, starting tomorrow, Lu Qi wouldn’t need to come to the negotiation site; she just needed to check the negotiation progress anytime and provide professional opinions as technical director. So, she should have time to soak in a hot spring and visit some sights.
Thinking carefully, she seemed to need a playmate even more…
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The author slaps the table again to emphasize: All people, events, and objects appearing in this book have no connection whatsoever to the real world; they are described solely to advance the plot. Any similarities are pure coincidence; any strange associations by readers are not the author’s fault!
