Chapter 255: Loss Aversion and the Golden Rule (First update of 4000 words!)
"I said, I don't know what PACFLT is, let alone what the Kamda Front is! I demand to see a lawyer! You, Foberle, have no right to stop me from seeing a lawyer!"
Aisha Qiu screamed hysterically at the dark shadow under the interrogation light with disheveled hair. She looked very angry but not very frightened.
She never expected that she would be taken away by several Fobers while she was having a great time at Poppy Nightclub in West Hollywood.
Until now, she is not even allowed to see her lawyer!
"Unfortunately, Mrs. Qiu, we have this right under the Patriot Act and the Military Commissions Act, and we have authorization from the Attorney General."
The interrogation light, as bright as a searchlight, made it difficult for Aisha Qiu to open her eyes. She kept muttering things like "I want to see a lawyer", "You can't do this to me", "I know Mr. President" and so on.
The shadow under the lamp ignored her reaction: "Now, we have enough evidence to prove that you illegally smuggled Xu Jiahao, Wu Bingrui, Li Kunze, and Lin Junxian from Yingzhou via Honolulu to Los Santos."
"While in Honolulu, these four individuals stole a large quantity of munitions from the PACFLT arsenal and, through you, transferred these munitions to the Kamda Front through unknown channels."
"The Kam'da Front was identified as an FTO in 3050. We found evidence of communication between the Kam'da Front and you in your computer."
Aisha Qiu was shocked and her face was full of horror.
FTO?
Since 9/11, which American doesn’t know this word?
Who dares to get involved with FTO? No wonder they dared to take her away directly.
But I really don't know what he said.
Found evidence on my computer? What evidence? There's nothing on my computer!
"Tell me, how did you steal this batch of arms, and how did you deliver it to the Kamda Front?"
"The relevant evidence and some of the untransferred arms have been recovered from Lin Shanming's residence. Madam Qiu, let me ask you again, how did you deliver the weapons to the Kamda Front?"
The figure in the dark under the lamp spoke in a cold tone.
No wonder those four people resisted arrest and attacked the police. It turns out they committed such a serious crime!
Lin Shanming! You've caused me so much pain!
"Those four people have nothing to do with me... It was all done by Lin Shanming. It really has nothing to do with me!"
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"That skewer is burnt. Burnt meat can cause cancer. Eat this one." Chen Shuyao handed Fang Yu a tendon.
Fang Yu opened his mouth, Chen Shuyao rolled his eyes at Fang Yu, and fed the skewers into Fang Yu's mouth.
Huang Xiang and Luo Ziming looked at each other enviously.
Look at my ass. I have been merciful enough. If you knew that I asked Black Widow to refine her essence into energy, wouldn’t you be mad to death?
Next time I will bring Da Mimi and Repa to have supper with you guys.
"Uncle Lu, stop sending WeChat messages. I've told you a long time ago that you can't handle that woman, right?" Luo Ziming patted Lu Xuechang, who had remained silent, and said casually.
Didn't get it done? Impossible? Fang Yu was a little surprised.
Didn't Lu Xuechang say that the effect of going to Faning Temple that day was quite good? It's only been less than a week, so why is it not working again?
"Lao Fang, what do you think Li Yinan means?" Lu Xuechang scratched his head in distress.
Lu Xuechang's life these days can be said to be bitter first, then sweet, and then bitter again.
Ever since he came back from Faning Temple last time, Li Yinan, the girl from the Faculty of Arts whom he had a crush on, had been indifferent to him. However, after he came back from Faning Temple, their relationship really progressed rapidly for a while. Li Yinan even bought him a shirt and two pairs of socks.
Less than a week later, Li Yinan suddenly became cold and hinted that the two of them were not suitable for each other.
As a result, Lu Xuechang couldn't stand it anymore, and hurried over to lick it, giving Li Yinan a pink kidney 6s. As a result, Li Yinan took it, but didn't spit it out, and still hung there in a lukewarm manner.
Fang Yu took Lu Xuechang's phone, took a few glances at their chat history, and understood what was going on.
Fang Yu thought to himself, you idiot, Chen Shuyao is here, what do you want me to say?
"Ahem, Shuyao, please go to the car and get me a bottle of wine. It's in the trunk, a green bottle of red wine." Fang Yu handed the car keys to Chen Shuyao.
Shen Shuyao's eyes flickered slightly, and she smiled: "Okay."
After saying that, she took the car keys, twisted her waist, turned around and left.
Fang Yu watched Chen Shuyao leave before speaking: "She was playing tricks on you, and you really fell for it. It's easy to make money from fools."
"What's your plan? Lao Fang, explain it clearly so that Grandpa Lu can die knowing the truth." Luo Ziming watched the fun with a chuckle.
Fang Yu took another skewer and said nonchalantly, "It's nothing more than trying to exploit the human psychology of 'delayed loss'."
"Delayed loss? What does this have to do with loss aversion? It's not like investing in stocks." Huang Xiang couldn't help but interrupt.
For their finance students, the concept of loss aversion is not uncommon. The "Prospect Theory" proposed by Daniel Kahneman focuses on the irrational decision-making caused by the "loss aversion" psychology in investment activities.
Fang Yu glanced at Huang Xiang. This idiot was now completely controlled by Zhou Siqiao. Even the chat interface on his mobile phone was filled with Zhou Siqiao's photos.
Once, Zhou Siqiao ignored him for two days, which made this idiot so anxious that he got blisters on his mouth. Finally, he asked him the reason, and it turned out that he didn't follow Zhou Siqiao to change his love profile picture.
In fact, Zhou Siqiao doesn’t care what avatar he uses. This is an obedience test and discipline.
As a result, this guy was quite happy, thinking that Zhou Siqiao cared about him.
However, Zhou Siqiao was very decisive. Seeing that there was no chance of seducing Fang Yu, he put all his energy into disciplining Huang Xiang, just like training a dog.
Regardless of family background, character, or personal financial resources, Huang Xiang is the top-level bootlicker that Zhou Siqiao can currently come into contact with.
What should I do if I want to keep a bootlicker?
不是给舔狗吃好的喝好的，而是牵根绳，没事还得揍一顿，越这样，舔狗就越舔。
But since he was enjoying it anyway, Fang Yu didn't bother to care about it to avoid getting into trouble.
Let’s wait until this guy is completely screwed before we say anything.
"Dating is like investing. There's no difference. The theory is the same." Fang Yu took a sip of beer. "Some people use ten dollars to make a hundred dollars, while others use ten dollars to go into debt. It's the same with love. Some people just give a look and the lickspittle automatically comes over, while others lick for a long time, give everything they have, and in the end they are called trash."
"Old Fang, you are so shameless when you brag." Huang Xiang said with admiration.
Luo Ziming seemed to be thinking: "Old Huang, why do I feel that Lao Fang is not bragging, but scolding you?"
You have a really good feeling.
"Stop the fucking thing! I haven't finished asking questions yet!" Lu Xuechang glared and kicked Luo Ziming and Huang Xiang, who were about to start a fight. "Old Fang, ignore them and continue talking."
Fang Yu glanced at Luo Ziming and Huang Xiang with disdain, then asked Lu Xuechang, "When Li Yinan told you she liked you and even bought you a shirt, did you think you had it all figured out? Did you think she was already yours?"
Lu Xuechang nodded and said blankly: "Of course, I searched a lot of explanations on the Internet, and they all said that if you meet a girl like this, you should cherish her."
Fang Yu curled her lips and said, "Bullshit, don't believe those WeChat public account articles in the future, especially the one called Mi Meng. Things like 'a girl like this is worth cherishing your whole life' and 'tolerance is a man's greatest charm'. I tell you, this is all bullshit."
"Li Yinan's trick is to make you treat her as your own first, and then hint to you that you two are not suitable and she wants to run away. At this time, out of the mentality of 'delaying loss', you will unconsciously start to lick her to avoid her becoming your 'loss'. Do you understand?"
"Remember what Daniel Kahneman said about 'loss aversion' in his prospect theory?"
“People tend to react more strongly to losses than to equivalent gains, and are typically willing to pay 2-2.5 times the expected loss to avoid it.”
"Of course, in relationships, this calculation method may not be so accurate, but when someone expresses their affection for you and then withdraws their affection, you will unconsciously want to invest more affection in order to save the relationship."
"Furthermore, if money is also the expected loss you want to avoid, then after you invest money, the money you invested will become your 'loss aversion', and you will then be more willing to invest in order to avoid losses."
"Look, nothing happened yet, and you already gave me a 6s plus worth 7788. The more money and feelings you invested, the more you don't want to lose. Do you feel even more obsessed with Li Yinan after giving it away?"
Lu Xuechang slapped his thigh.
Lao Fang is awesome!
Huang Xiang rubbed his thigh and grinned, "Why don't you pat your own thigh?"
"Then, Lao Fang, what should I do next?" Lu Xuechang almost had the word "humility" written on his face.
Fang Yu looked at Chen Shuyao who was walking back with the wine in the distance: "Simple, if she treats you well, you treat her well. If she suddenly treats you badly, you stop treating her well. If she treats you well again, you treat her well again. Do you understand?"
Lu Xuechang was dumbfounded: "Is it that simple?"
Luo Ziming was suspicious: "Old Fang, are you hiding something?"
"You know shit!" Fang Yu glared. "Do you understand the saying 'the great truth is simple'? You've forgotten the golden rule of game theory that we learned last semester? What did Robert Axelrod say? Tit for Tat is the golden rule of game theory."
Axelrod had already verified in his book "The Evolution of Cooperation" 32 years ago that tit-for-tat is a very effective strategy, especially in repeated games.
Dating is a very typical repeated game.
The rules of the "Tit for Tat" strategy are very simple: cooperate the first time, and then repeat the opponent's previous behavior each time.
If the other party cooperates, continue to cooperate; if the other party betrays, retaliate.
This strategy encourages mutually beneficial cooperation and is effective in avoiding protracted conflict.
Even when facing an adversary that is not entirely trustworthy, a tit-for-tat strategy can still produce a stable cooperative relationship.
Lu Xuechang was enlightened. If he hadn't seen Chen Shuyao coming back, he would have definitely bowed down to her and called her his adoptive father.
"Dong Dong" Lu Xuechang's WeChat rang.
Lu Xuechang picked it up and took a look. A surprised expression appeared on his face. "Lao Fang, do you think too badly of Li Yinan? I just felt that schoolmate Yinan wouldn't have so many tricks. Look, Yinan asked me to go to the movies tomorrow."
Li Yinan, Yinan’s junior, Yinan, you change your name three times in one sentence, your face changes so quickly.
Fang Yu took Lu Xuechang's phone, took a look at the chat history, and was stunned.
This shouldn't be the case. Could it be that Li Yinnan is also a master?
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Li Yinan lay on the bed and rolled around happily with the pink ip6sp he just got.
As a college freshman, although her parents gave her a computer and a mobile phone at the beginning of the school year, it was obviously impossible for an ordinary working-class family in a third-tier city to buy her a whole bucket of fruit.
Haha, this trick really works. Not to mention that Lu Xuechang is quite generous. As expected, men need to be kept hanging. Fortunately, I woke up, otherwise I would have fallen into the trap.
"Dong~Dongdong~Dongdongdongdongdong~Dongdongdongdongdong"
The sound of marimba suddenly rang out from the new IP in Li Yinan's hand.
The ringtone of the new phone is just nice.
Li Yinan happily answered the phone: "Hello, Senior Sister Shu Yao."
"Yeah, that's right. Fortunately you reminded me, otherwise I would have been fooled."
"Hehehe, Senior Sister Shu Yao is so nice, unlike Senior Sister Jia Yan who always has a cold face."
"Ah? Didn't you say before..."
"Hmmmm...why didn't I think of that...Yeah, Senior is right, yeah! I'll contact him now!"
"Thank you, Senior!"
Li Yinan hung up the phone, unlocked it again, and while sending WeChat messages, he muttered, "This Chen Shuyao really has so many tricks up her sleeve. No wonder so many boys are so attracted to her. Men are really fools. They just like this kind of green tea."
"Luckily, I knew the situation and built a good relationship with her as soon as I joined the student union. Otherwise, I would have been killed by her and I wouldn't even know how I died."
"It's said that she was the Propaganda Director of the School of Economics in the first half of the semester. Now, in the second half of her sophomore year, she's already been promoted to Director of the school's Propaganda Department. Her methods are truly remarkable."
"But why would she help me?"
Shen Shuyao hung up the phone with a sly smile on her face.
I am yours, but that doesn't mean I lose, dear, let's start another game.
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"What were you talking about just now?" Chen Shuyao put the wine on the table with a smile on her face.
"Nothing to talk about, nothing to talk about." Lu Xuechang quickly put away his phone and exchanged glances with Huang Xiang and Luo Ziming.
Really bad acting.
Fang Yu curled his lips and said, "Grandpa Lu has fallen in love. The girl on the other side is a bit high-level. I guess Grandpa Lu will have to suffer a little in love."
Huh? Why is there a hint of pride in Shu Yao's eyes?
Fang Yu asked the waiter for a bottle opener. There was no decanter at the barbecue restaurant. Since they were all drinking together, there was no need to be so particular, so he poured a glass for everyone.
"Dongdong~"
The screen of Chen Shuyao's mobile phone on the table lit up. Fang Yu glanced at it subconsciously, but saw Chen Shuyao quickly turned off the screen.
What's going on? Is Chen Shuyao cheating on me?
Impossible, how can I, half the God of Desire, not see that she is cheating?
I didn’t see clearly what the WeChat name was on the notification bar, it seemed to be a name at the beginning and end.
At first glance, she's the kind of girl who's a little scheming but not very smart.
Huh?
Is this the name of Li Yinan that just appeared on Grandpa Lu’s phone?
It's not that I want to write the abbreviation, but I have no choice but to do it to save my life.
As expected, when I don’t feel like it, I have to write about picking up girls. Once I write about picking up girls, I feel it.
(End of this chapter)
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