Chapter 111: A Trip to the University of Hong Kong

Chapter 111: A Trip to the University of Hong Kong

Chapter 111: A Trip to the University of Hong Kong
"Of course you can. Anyone who can find a recovery method can get the ten thousand yuan." Yang Wendong said very formally.

If someone can really crack it in a short period of time, then paying money is a small matter. For such a great math genius, he would be willing to be paid.

But according to the development experience of the Rubik's Cube in the previous life, although a systematic recovery method came out two years after the Rubik's Cube was launched, the base was many mathematical experts around the world.

The possibility of someone in Hong Kong being able to crack the code in a short period of time is almost zero. In the field of mathematical research, the current Chinese community is still far behind Europe and the United States.

"Professor Yang, our rules apply to everyone, no matter who they are." Wei Zetao explained, "No matter how many people are working together, we will recognize the method you negotiated, as long as it can restore the original six-sided single-color state in any state of the Rubik's Cube."

After listening to this, Professor Yang began to have his own ideas in his mind, and then focused his attention on the Rubik's Cube in his hand. At this moment, it had six sides and six single colors.

I just noticed the bonus of 10,000 Hong Kong dollars. Now that I have come to my senses, my hands have been randomly spinning around for a dozen times. My head is suddenly dizzy and I don’t know how to recover.

He hadn't thought too much about it, but he could feel that this thing should be very complicated. After just a short while, he was a little confused.

"Professor Yang?" Wei Zetao saw that Professor Yang seemed to be immersed in thought and quickly reminded him that this was actually very normal and that they had sometimes fallen into this kind of thinking before.

"Oh, sorry." Professor Yang recovered immediately, his eyes and mind moved away from the Rubik's Cube in his hand, and said apologetically: "I lost my composure, everyone, there is no problem with this matter, I will come forward to inform the students about this matter, but after all, it involves the amount of the prize, which is so high, you have to leave some real evidence, this check, you can't give it to us, right?"

"Of course." Yang Wendong nodded, then took out a document with a simple explanation of the reward, and the official seal of Changxing Industrial and Zhang Weida Law Firm at the end.

When you come to school, you only need to send out the Rubik's Cube and it can be easily delivered to many college students. But if you want to arouse their motivation and desire to solve it, you need to pair it with bounty rewards.

It's just a rumor, but there's no evidence to support it. Who would believe you when you say the prize money is 10,000 Hong Kong dollars?

But if the school officially confirms that it is true, then there will naturally be no problem. Although the University of Hong Kong is not a top university, it is not so bad that it does not even have the credibility of a mere ten thousand dollars.

Naturally, the school will not trust someone you don’t know, so it would be much better if you have the seal of a law firm. This is also the main business of many lawyers around the world, acting as middlemen.

Of course, even so, Professor Yang in front of you has his own advantages, otherwise he would not help you.
Then, Professor Yang politely said goodbye and left. After waiting for about ten minutes, Professor Yang returned and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the school director has agreed to this matter. He said that he is very happy that his students can earn 10,000 yuan with their own intelligence."

"Very good, thank you Professor Yang." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "It's almost noon, Professor Yang, why don't you come with us and have a simple meal?"

"Well, you can, but I have classes in the afternoon." Professor Yang paused and said, "Don't drink too much."

"No problem." Yang Wendong agreed.

Many Chinese people of this era like to drink, and even the young people of this era like to drink when they get older.

To a certain extent, Yang Wendong also understands that, after all, such a society lacks fun, and alcohol is one of the few low-cost options. It is only because there are too many fun things in the future that young people do not like to drink.
Everyone left the teaching building and walked towards the main gate, passing by a small patch of grass on the way.

There were many tents on the grass, and a dense crowd of people, some sitting and some standing on the grass, both men and women, it was very lively.

Professor Yang saw the young boss looking at the grass and explained with a smile: "The temperature is just right this season. On weekends, many students go to the grass to enjoy the scenery, set up tents and eat fruit cakes."

"College life is really good." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

Thousands of young people of similar age in the shanty towns can barely find a job that requires them to work more than ten hours a day to ensure that they will not go hungry. Although this place is not a paradise on earth, it is a world of difference compared to the shanty towns.

There are really many things that you are born with and you have them, and if you don’t have them, you don’t have them.

If Yang Wendong did not have many memories of his past life in his mind, even if he was very capable, being able to get out of the shack and get a slightly better job or start a business with some small profits would basically be the limit of success for an ordinary shack owner.

Professor Yang naturally didn't know what others were thinking, so he continued, "UK college students generally like camping, so this habit has gradually developed in Hong Kong as well."

"Yeah." Yang Wendong didn't say anything else, but just looked at the students living in the ivory tower again.

I have to say that there are still some beauties, but they don’t dress as ostentatiously as in later generations. Even though the temperature is still good now and it’s not too cold to wear short sleeves, some female college students still wear clothes that cover their whole bodies.

Not to mention the legs, I can't even see the arms.
During this era, Hong Kong still followed the laws of the Qing Dynasty. Although there was a lot more freedom, women were still very conservative and would not wear clothes that were too revealing.

Of course, the Qing Dynasty law also allowed men to have three wives and four concubines, or monogamy with multiple concubines. Yang Wendong had come into contact with many people over the past year, especially capable ones, who all had several wives.

After arriving at a hotel outside the school, everyone had a simple meal with Professor Yang.

In the afternoon, Professor Yang brought the Rubik's Cube to his classroom as requested. Yang Wendong and Su Yiyi were also there, but they were there as students attending the class.

Their ages are pretty much the same as the students in school.

"You are not from our class, are you?" A young female student heard the voice behind her, turned around and saw Yang Wendong and Su Yiyi, and asked uncertainly.

Yang Wendong replied: "We are here to listen to Professor Yang's lectures, not to be his students."

At this moment, he could only see half of the girl's face in front of him, but he could tell that she was definitely very beautiful and had good skin. Although there were many beautiful women in Hong Kong, he was a little surprised to meet her just by finding a random position.

"Oh." The female student in front was a little surprised and said, "I see, Professor Yang's math class is really good."

Then she turned around and listened carefully.

Yang Wendong also took good notes. It was his first time attending a university course of this era.

However, he still overestimated himself. He was completely confused by the advanced mathematics and almost fell asleep.

Half an hour later, when the professional course was finished, Professor Yang on the stage said with a smile: "Dear students, I brought you a toy."

"Toy?"

The students in the classroom were all stunned, and then asked each other, but no one knew what was going on. Even the female student in front of Yang Wendong, after asking around without success, turned around and looked at Yang Wendong and asked, "Do you know what's going on?" "I know, I'm giving you a benefit," Yang Wendong said with a smile.

Professor Yang on the stage said again: "Okay, be quiet, Mr. Yang, Miss Su, please."

After saying that, Yang Wendong and Su Yiyi stood up and gave everyone a Rubik's Cube.

"What is this?" The students were a little confused after getting the Rubik's Cube, and some of them found that the thing in their hands could rotate.

After handing out the Rubik's Cubes, Yang Wendong and Su Yiyi returned to their seats. In a classroom like this, let alone now, even decades later, they could not take over the professor's territory, as this was the professor's home turf.

"Who are you?" the female student sitting in the front asked curiously. At this moment, there were many people who were curious about the two of them.

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Let's listen to what Professor Yang has to say first."

At this moment, because the girl in front of him turned back, he could see her entire face, which was indeed very beautiful.

Seeing that Yang Wendong refused to say anything, the female students did not ask any more questions. It was not appropriate for them to make loud noises in this kind of class.

Professor Yang continued to talk about the Rubik's Cube, saying: "This thing is called the Rubik's Cube. It is a toy that can be rotated. Originally, one side of it was single-colored, with a total of 6 colors.

The way to play with this toy is that after we mess up its direction, we have to find a way to restore it to its previous state. "

After saying that, a Rubik's Cube that originally had a single solid color on one side suddenly became a Rubik's Cube with different colors on each side in the professor's hands.

After listening to this, all the students started to spin the Rubik's Cube in their hands, but after spinning it a few times, they were no longer able to return to their previous shape.

My deskmate and the students in front and behind him immediately started discussing with each other, and everyone was whispering to each other.

After about 10 minutes, Professor Yang looked at all the students discussing, and then he glanced at his watch. It was almost time, so he said, "Okay, everyone, be quiet for a moment."

The students below immediately fell silent after hearing this, and only Professor Yang said, "This Rubik's Cube toy was invented by a toy company in Hong Kong. They are now asking anyone in the University of Hong Kong for a method to restore the original Rubik's Cube.

However, this consultation is also paid. This is the price they offered. Can you guess how much it is?"

After saying that, Professor Yang raised a finger.

"100?" Most students immediately expressed their guesses.

Because 1 yuan or 10 yuan is not likely to be enough, it is too little. Although they have not thought about it seriously, they also feel that the thing in their hands should not be that simple.

"Nope." Professor Yang said something in English. This is very common in schools in Hong Kong. Many people like to use short English.

"Could it be 1000?" All the students were shocked.

Although their families are generally not poor, except for a very small number of wealthy families, no one dares to say that 1000 yuan is a small amount. Besides, even if they are from wealthy families, no student would mind having an extra 1000 yuan in cash.

Professor Yang knew that the students below would not be able to guess the number, so he said loudly, "It's 1 Hong Kong dollars."

"1?" The students below were shocked like thunder, and many of them almost screamed.

Yang Wendong was at the end of the class, watching everyone's intense reactions with a smile. Ten thousand Hong Kong dollars in this era, calculated by inflation, might not be as much as one million US dollars in the 21st century, but it was much better than one million RMB or one million Hong Kong dollars.

"Professor Yang, are you sure it's 10,000 Hong Kong dollars?" asked a student who looked like the class monitor.

Professor Yang said, "Of course, in a couple of days this will spread throughout the school, and you will all know about it. As for the method of restoring the Rubik's Cube, no matter who it is or how many people work together, as long as they figure it out, they will receive 10,000 Hong Kong dollars. As for how to divide it, that's up to you."

"Wow~~~" There was a noisy sound from the bottom of the classroom.

After a while, Professor Yang said again: "Students, you are the first group to know about this, and you are also the only group who can get the Rubik's Cube toys for free. I hope you can seize this opportunity;

Once you start working, you will understand the value of this 10,000 Hong Kong dollars.”

The students below naturally understood the reason. A few of them came from wealthy families, while most of them could not be said to be poor, but they also did not dare to say that they did not care about 10,000 Hong Kong dollars.
After class, Yang Wendong and Su Yiyi walked on the school path.

"Brother Dong, why do you only give Rubik's Cubes for free to Professor Yang's students and not to other students?" Su Yiyi asked curiously.

Yang Wendong said with a smile: "The cost of the Rubik's Cube is not that much. It's not that I don't want to give it away, but I also want to see how many people will buy it at the price of 2.5."

The price he gave the school was the factory price he would set for the future, which could be considered a discount for the first batch of customers.

Su Yiyi nodded and said, "So that's how it is."

"Although I think this price is nothing for rich people." Yang Wendong added: "But for this kind of thing, no one dares to say that they are 100% sure. Families with some financial strength in Hong Kong may be similar to ordinary families in Europe and the United States.

From the enthusiasm of these people to buy, I can also roughly judge the future market space of the Rubik's Cube, as well as how much publicity efforts to invest, or what kind of distributors to find."

For any product, sales data in the first market is very important, because overseas distributors refer to the sales data in the first market when deciding whether to purchase goods or discussing prices and profit distribution in the initial stage.

In fact, it is very difficult to position a product. In the Internet era, there is abundant big data and very professional marketing teams; but mobile phone companies and automobile companies still often make mistakes when setting prices.

Of course, times are different. The advantage of the old era is that information is not transparent. Even if the initial pricing is wrong, it can be controlled by raising or lowering prices in the later stage. Unlike the Internet era, price reductions are complained by old customers and price increases are abandoned by potential customers.
"Let's go back first." Yang Wendong added, "Although the promotion efficiency of this school is relatively high, the results will not come out this afternoon."

"Okay." Su Yiyi nodded. Suddenly, she found an acquaintance walking in front of her. She was surprised and said, "Brother Dong, is that girl the college student who just walked in front of us?"

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