"Hahaha … Feng, let's go for a drink!"
Feng Yu heard Kirilenko's voice and knew it was Kirilenko. Kirilenko's voice was loud and clear, and he spoke in Mandarin.
"Brother Ki, why are you so happy?" Feng Yu was surprised.
Although Kirilenko and Kirilenko had made a lot of money from shorting crude oil futures, they might not be so happy if they had expected it.
But no matter what it is, Feng Yu does not want to go for a drink with Kirilenko. In Feng Yu's eyes, Kirilenko is the God of Wine.
It wasn't the kind that wouldn't get drunk after a thousand cups, but the kind that could continue drinking even after getting drunk!
"Wei Zai had gone to book a table, and He Laosan is also here. Why do you think they are here?"
"Did you all make a lot of money from gambling?"
Feng Yu felt it's not possible. Although gambling is profitable, they might lose money if there are any dark horses. Even if Kirilenko and Kirilenko can make money, it should not be a lot.
Furthermore, the three of them are working together, and even if they split the money equally, how much can they make? Also, the He Family is the main shareholder, and Kirilenko's shares should not be more than 30%.
The Olympic Games are not over yet, and what's there to celebrate? If there are any dark horses, they might lose all their profits.
"We did not make a lot of money at first. Although we had advertised some dark horses on the media, this tactic is not effective. Many people are willing to make less money to buy those popular horses. "
"But there will be changes in the rankings every Olympic Games. That's why this time, we will only start to cash in our winnings after the closing ceremony."
"There are too many people betting on the US team's most popular athletes. For example, the athlete who was stripped of his gold medal two days ago, the athlete who failed the drug test, and many famous athletes from England and Australia. All of them had failed. "
"Forget about winning the championship, it's impossible for them to even get a medal. The money that those people bet on them will all fall into our pockets!"
"Do you think this is a good thing? Do you think this is worth celebrating?"
Feng Yu was stunned. They had investigated those athletes who used performance-enhancing drugs and even helped Kirilenko and the rest?
But thinking about it, that was indeed the case. No matter how you advertised the unpopular athletes, the popular athletes would definitely attract a lot of bets.
For example, in a table tennis match, if you didn't bet on Hua Xia to win the championship and instead bet on an American athlete, even if the odds were 1: 10,000, it was no different from throwing money away.
Many athletes had been at their peak for the past few years. They had no injuries, and they had been in good shape for the big games last year or the year before. Everyone definitely thought that they could win the championship.
At the very least, they would bet on such athletes to win medals. No matter how low the odds were, they would still make money. Even if the compensation was 1: 0.1 and he bought 10,000 yuan, he could still earn 1,000 yuan, right?
Since they knew that Hua Xia was going to use a new technology for drug testing, and they knew which people were going to be monitored, Kirilenko adjusted the odds slightly the day before.
They increased the odds of the first seeded contestants in those events and focused on promoting the second and third seeded contestants, making it seem as if they were trying to trick people into betting on the second and third seeded contestants. As a result, more people bet on the original first seeded contestants.
When the results of the drug testing were out, the first seeded athlete would immediately withdraw from the competition. Those who thought they could make more money will end up in Kirilenko's pocket.
Anyway, Feng Yu had nothing else to do and went with Kirilenko. But he used the excuse that he still needs to look at the data analysis report at night and can only drink some beer.
Kirilenko quickly agreed. He also does not want Feng Yu to drink too much and affect their profits. Kirilenko was still waiting for this investment to make him the World's Second Richest Man.
Last year, Bill Gates was overtaken by Warren Buffett and a Mexican Telecom tycoon. Why can't he overtake Bill Gates this year? Feng Yu had said that when Lenovo Kingsoft's new operating system and Microsoft's 7th generation PC operating system were launched, they will overtake Microsoft.
After that, Bill Gates will not have the chance to overtake them.
This was because Feng Yu had tested it himself. XOS 2.0 was better than Win7 in his previous life. Even if Win7 was upgraded in this life, it was still about the same.
In Feng Yu's previous life, Win7 was very cheap. The personal version was less than 100 USD. In this life, it will not be very expensive, and Microsoft will not be able to make huge profits.
Feng Yu was confident that Win7's retail prices will not be too different from his previous life was because of the current economic environment.
After the financial crisis, people's income had dropped, and their purchasing power had dropped. Also, Microsoft's previous VISTA operating system did not have a good reputation, but its retail prices were very high. They need to change their reputation and their image of making huge profits.
Also, in this life, Lenovo Kingsoft had appeared. XOS 2.0 was selling much better than VISTA. Although the number of users was still not as high as XP, XOS 2.0 might be selling better than XIN7.
That's why Feng Yu felt XIN7's retail prices will not be higher than in his previous life. It will either be about the same or slightly lower than in his previous life.
But considering Microsoft's high development fees and claims to be the best software company in the world, the retail prices should not be too low. It might be about the same as in Feng Yu's previous life.
Lenovo Kingsoft wanted to do the opposite. Microsoft wants to lower their prices? Lenovo Kingsoft's XOS 2.0 will be more expensive than the previous generation.
The reason was simple. Why can't it be more expensive?
Also, Lenovo Kingsoft's brand had become more famous, and their brand value should increase. Also, Lenovo Kingsoft's employees' salaries were increasing, and Hua Xia's prices were also increasing. Shouldn't they be selling their products more expensive?
Microsoft had been using Lenovo Kingsoft's retail prices as an excuse to admit that they were not as good as Microsoft. At that time, XOS was not famous and did not have a user base. That's why they had to use their pricing advantage to compete for the market share. Another reason was that Lenovo Kingsoft's software engineers were not paid well, and their cost was low.
But from now on, Lenovo Kingsoft will be on par with Microsoft. Within 3 to 5 years, Lenovo Kingsoft will overtake Microsoft, and Lenovo Kingsoft will be the number one company!
"Feng, have you heard? Microsoft had announced that they will be developing Winphone operating system and will be launching it next year." Kirilenko said after a glass of wine.
"Yes. Why? You think Lenovo Kingsoft's HOS will lose?" Feng Yu asked.
"I have absolute confidence in HOS. What I want to ask is if Microsoft and Bill Gates will be embarrassed if the sales of this Winphone operating system is not as good as Apple's iPhone? Ah? Hahahaha … … "
Feng Yu also laughed. This might really happen. In Feng Yu's previous life, Microsoft's smartphone sales were average, and they decided to be like Apple. They will focus on software and hardware, and they acquired Motorola.
But in the end, Microsoft sold Motorola to Lenovo Group, and Lenovo Group expanded their market share.
"Oh, I have good news for you all. Fannie and Freddie will be taken over by the US government!"
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