Chapter 400 A Backhand Slap
Xing Baohua does good deeds anonymously.
The "Descendants of Satan" is just a variant of the worm virus. The guy who created this thing probably never imagined it would cause such great harm.
Xing Baohua simply added a few small things to the core of the worm virus.
As for the effect, he didn't know, but he guessed it would be like Satan, making people tremble.
The day after Xing Baohua's appeal was released, good news came from the New York State Court: during the second trial, without any delay, the appeal was rejected and the original judgment was upheld.
The group of people who made the bet lost the case, but what's even more ironic is that the case was settled in the morning, and in the afternoon, the stock market index broke through the 1,000-point and 500-point levels in accordance with the betting agreement.
The downward trend continues.
Once the performance-based agreement took effect, the funds held in a third-party bank were immediately transferred to Xing Baohua's account.
So quickly, leaving those involved in the betting agreement completely unprepared.
Lehman Brothers' stock plummeted in the stock market.
This was adding insult to injury; the stock market lost over 10 billion yuan. Lehman Brothers was, in effect, teetering on the brink of collapse.
In fact, this bank already has serious debts. If another run on the bank occurs, it probably won't have the money to pay its customers.
The loans that have been issued cannot be recovered in a short period of time, and there are estimated to be about 40% bad debts. So, although it looks very glamorous on the outside, it has actually been hollowed out inside.
These things have nothing to do with Xing Baohua, since he's not going to acquire Lehman Brothers anyway.
He may not be able to acquire the companies he wants; so far, he has acquired less than 4% of Happy Water.
As for Columbia Pictures, Sony has already emerged as a competitor.
With competitors, prices are higher.
Will Sony also buy shares in the soda company?
There's Baron Ba, who's not short of money, plus Sony, who's not short of money, and Xing Baohua, who's even more so.
The stock price of "happy water" is about to soar.
How can we deliver a blow to Sony?
For the past two years, Dami Technology's products have been directly competing with Sony's products in the market, and Dami Technology hasn't gained much of an advantage. Dami's products only have a slight advantage in innovation and multi-functionality; otherwise, they're really lacking.
This is related to the quality control of the product.
Their rice is indeed well-regarded for its quality; the workmanship, materials, and appearance are several levels above other rice varieties.
That's undeniable. But taking down this behemoth is incredibly difficult, not to mention they're loaded!
Even if the Japanese economy is in a bad state, Sony will only suffer losses in foreign exchange and labor costs.
They still sell their goods all over the world, still amass wealth, and even have so much money they don't know what to do with it, buying this and that in America.
Although others also suffered losses, he not only made up for them from other sources but also made a huge profit. Where can you find justice in that?
Rice can only wait for the right opportunity to go head-to-head with this giant. To confront it now would be somewhat disadvantageous.
Xing Baohua got his bail back, his passport was back in his hands, and more importantly, the profits from the bet had been credited to his account.
How to spend it?
It was a tacit understanding; he could spend freely within the federal government, but when it came to transferring funds, Xing Baohua felt he wouldn't have another chance.
Therefore, Xing Baohua can spend money freely in the league.
Spending money is an art; there probably aren't many people who struggle with it, right?
Let's just keep playing with his high-tech stuff!
After persistent lobbying efforts, IBM and its hardware suppliers finally granted access to the website and forum he had built.
However, there are very strict regulations. Basically, you can't violate this rule, and you can't violate that rule.
Basically, they're deliberately trying to make you uncomfortable.
It's called freedom, but actually... it varies from person to person.
The moon is indeed very round overseas, but if you zoom in, it's full of craters!
After the project was approved, IBM began to build an independent computer room and an 8M dedicated fiber optic cable.
This line alone cost more than 200 million US dollars to build.
With an 8M network speed, theoretically, it can support 30,000 people browsing online simultaneously.
Theory is one thing, but in reality it's impossible to reach 30,000 people online at the same time; 10,000 is the maximum.
Why did Xing Baohua insist on using expensive fiber optic cables? Because upgrades are too rapid in the future. The advantage of using fiber optic cables is that you don't need to upgrade the lines for over a decade; you can improve network speed simply by upgrading the equipment.
It may seem like a lot of money is spent at the beginning, but you will save money later.
IBM gave them a six-month timeframe for the project, with a dedicated server room, which Xing Baohua placed in the basement of the newly purchased building.
The area is sufficient, but the temperature control is a bit lacking. Air conditioning and a large compressor will be used alternately to achieve the desired cooling effect in the future.
Xing Baohua is building the server room, but the internet outside is already in chaos.
This guy hasn't been online for days and hasn't paid attention to his "Satan's Arrival" message.
Many organizations and websites were forced to shut down.
There's nothing I can do; that virus is too powerful. Even reinstalling the system can't get rid of it. The only way to use it is to completely format the hard drive, repartition it, and reinstall the system.
However, any software used under the virus, including floppy disks and CDs, will be infected. Even if you reinstall the system and reformat the hard drive, the floppy disks or CDs you used before will still be infected when you insert them again.
Only by formatting all hard drives, floppy disks, and CDs can the system be considered safe.
But then the computer would be a blank slate! All the software on the floppy disks would be gone, how would you use the programs?
This means that you have to spend money to buy new software, and even if you buy new software, it's still unknown whether it contains computer viruses.
Computers, designed to assist humans in their work, are like a useless tool placed before people.
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