142 The Standard of a Good Support
Plane tickets to Sakura Island weren’t cheap, but Wang Heng was well-off now, so the cost wasn’t a problem. He didn’t even need to touch the 700,000 he had set aside for investment; the salary from Tan Meng’s investment department was enough.
The ticket was for tomorrow morning, and today’s sun hadn’t set yet.
Of course, more importantly, the flight accident was scheduled for next Friday, and it was only Thursday now. There was still a window of more than a week, so time was sufficient. So when packing, Wang Heng had already calmed down.
He packed the things he needed to bring to Sakura Island—a change of clothes, a laptop, and some portable electronic devices. He didn’t even fill a backpack, so there was no need for a suitcase.
Beside him, 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 to bring too many things on the plane. And this time… the most important thing is to move fast. With a backpack, I can leave at any time. If I bring too many things, it will be troublesome if I encounter any unexpected situations. As for socks and underwear, I can buy them when I get there.”
The hamster: “What about a toothbrush?”
Wang Heng: “The hotel will definitely have one.”
The hamster said leisurely, “I think after this trip to Sakura Island, your account will shrink a lot. You should also know that prices in Sakura Island are higher than here…”
Wang Heng thought for a moment, stopped what he was doing, looked at the little thing, and asked, “Do you really want to avoid the fate of cross-dressing?”
The hamster stomped its foot. “Does that even need to be asked!”
Wang Heng: “Then let’s make a deal. You must know what investment opportunities there are recently. Tell me, and I won’t force you to cross-dress.”
The hamster was dumbfounded.
After a long while, it lamented, “You’d be better off as a speculative merchant than a programmer. This idea of getting something for nothing is pretty good. And you were just discussing how to save people, now you’re talking about making money. You’re too talented.”
Wang Heng shrugged. “Can’t be helped. No matter how many people I save, there’s no reward, and there’s nowhere to reimburse the money spent in the process. Naturally, I can only trouble you.”
“So you won’t force me to cross-dress because you need something from me? You’re really pragmatic…” The hamster sighed with feigned vicissitudes. “Alright, since that’s the case, I’ll be your golden finger this once. Huatong Technology, keep an eye on this stock.”
Before its voice had faded, Wang Heng had already taken the laptop out of his backpack again, opened it, and quickly searched for information related to this stock.
“It’s currently suspended? Can’t buy it?”
The hamster craned its neck to glance at the screen and added, “On the first day after trading resumes, after a brief fluctuation, it will hit the daily limit up immediately, and it will be limit up every day after that. My suggestion is to buy as much as you can afford. If you miss this opportunity, it won’t come again.”
The domestic stock market had rules. A stock’s price fluctuation within a day could not exceed 10%. So if the opening price soared by 10% directly, it couldn’t rise any further that day. As long as the price didn’t fall throughout the trading day and stayed at the highest point, it would appear as a flat horizontal line on the K-line chart, the so-called ‘one-line limit up’.
Wang Heng carefully read the announcement issued by this company and murmured, “Trading resumes in half a month. If everything goes smoothly, I can totally handle the plane matter, return to the country, and then buy the stock before trading resumes.”
The hamster affirmed, “That’s right, you totally can.”
Keeping the date of trading resumption in mind, Wang Heng closed the stock market page and started downloading a special web browser.
At this moment, the hamster asked again, “You haven’t told me yet, how are you going to deal with that plane?”
Wang Heng: “If dangerous contraband, such as micro-bombs, is suddenly found on the plane, it definitely won’t be able to take off, right?”
“How do you plan to…” Halfway through, the hamster suddenly froze. “Wait, you want me to run errands again?”
Wang Heng smiled. “I’ll go on the dark web to buy it now and set the delivery directly in Edo. Then, from picking up the goods to bringing them onto the plane, that’s your job.”
The hamster was shocked on the spot. “Doesn’t that mean you’re leaving everything to me!”
Wang Heng: “Not really. I’m also responsible for reporting it. This is the final key link to ensure everyone’s safety.”
The hamster quickly protested, “You can’t exploit small animals like this! Saving girls is clearly your own business, and I’ve already told you about the stock that’s going to skyrocket. In the end, you have it the easiest. This isn’t appropriate!”
Wang Heng smiled. “Isn’t that what a good support does?”
**
The negotiations with SN Company began, on their home turf.
In the conference room, the people from Sakura Island appeared very polite and enthusiastic. It was hard to tell whether they were always like this, or because Penguin Company had 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 conference room, but Lu Qi didn’t listen carefully to what the translator said. Instead, she looked down at her phone. In her opinion, discussing those boring clause details back and forth was just too boring.
But this was a necessary part of business activities after all.
Glancing at the recent news, Lu Qi exited the browser and listened carefully to what the translator was saying.
“Regarding the subsequent development plan, we have to say that your sincerity is very rare, and we also attach great importance to our friendship with you… We will work hard to promote the communication of this plan and clearly express it to the higher levels of our company… We understand your wishes very well and respect them very much… In the initial negotiations, a reply that is too clear and leaves no room is not a responsible attitude…”
After listening for a while, Lu Qi understood completely. The other party’s meaning was simple: ‘We can’t make the decision on this matter for the time being. We need to ask for instructions from superiors.’
As for why they had to speak in such a roundabout way and use so many sentences to express it—weren’t business negotiators from Sakura Island all like this?
She wanted to complain a little, but perhaps because she was the youngest person in the entire conference room, including the translator, she didn’t know who to complain to. She wasn’t familiar with the business people in their thirties and forties around her. Although they were colleagues, they were just nodding acquaintances, and it was difficult to start a truly interesting topic. The only one she was relatively familiar with, the lead game designer, was busy wrangling with the other party, so naturally, he couldn’t chat.
Lu Qi looked down at her phone and subconsciously opened the text messages with Wang Heng.
Imagine if she had insisted on bringing this kid along, it wouldn’t be so boring now, would it?
And starting tomorrow, Lu Qi wouldn’t need to come to the negotiation site. She just needed to check the negotiation progress at any time and provide professional opinions as a technical director. So, she should be able to find time to soak in hot springs and visit scenic spots.
Thinking about it carefully, it seemed she needed a playmate even more…
