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Chapter 1311 Symphony of Fate

As Wang Fangzhi listened to the sounds coming from the plane, he looked out the window, as if trying to see the entire Pingyang.

Wang Fangzhi was invited to Pingyang by a headhunting company, and his destination was Pingyang and Dongling High-Tech.

He majored in mathematics, graduating from the Department of Mathematics at Yenching University and then pursuing further studies in the United States. However, Wang Fangzhi did not continue to pursue academic research in the mathematics industry, but instead switched to Wall Street.

A math major switching to Wall Street might sound like a fantasy. In the public's perception, these are two completely unrelated industries: one is a highly academic field, and the other is a business that deals with money.

However, these two industries, which seem to be less auspicious than those of cattle and horses, are actually much more closely related than outsiders imagine.

Whether it's stock analysis, or futures, options, or foreign exchange, mathematical calculations are required.

These businesses require extreme sensitivity to numbers. Any fluctuation in a number must be detected, because a slight change in the decimal point could mean a gain or loss of tens of millions of dollars!

Wall Street institutions have always had a huge demand for top-notch mathematics talent. True mathematical geniuses, as long as they can maintain a calm mindset, can definitely find a high-paying job at a Wall Street institution.

Wang Fangzhi transitioned from the academic world of mathematics to Wall Street, and became one of the best trading analysts at his institution!

But Wang Fangzhi joined a Wall Street firm not just to make money, but also to put his mathematics expertise into practice and see what the skills he had learned were actually useful.

During his time at Wall Street, Wang Fangzhi earned double degrees in financial management and law. He also studied the internet, programming, and various trendy and emerging industries.

The title of genius belongs to Wang Fangzhi. After leaving Wall Street institutions, Wang Fangzhi successively entered Wall Street institutions, Bell Labs, Sun Microsystems and other companies and institutions.

Last year, after leaving his previous venture capital firm, Wang Fangzhi went on vacation, and many Silicon Valley and Wall Street institutions were interested in poaching him.

He has Wall Street experience, management skills, has dealt with giant companies, and investment experience. Such a person is in demand for many companies.

However, the invitation from the mainland company still took Wang Fangzhi by surprise.

The fact that Dongling Hi-Tech was a dark horse company in particular piqued Wang Fangzhi's curiosity. He wondered why Li Dongling had invited him.

Wang Fangzhi is indeed a talented person, but his career doesn't seem to align well with Dongling High-Tech's current main business. Everyone has their own expertise, and Wang Fangzhi is not an expert in the field of electronic technology. He is aware of his strengths and weaknesses.

Of course, given Wang Fangzhi's past experience, he can still make a career change, but while making a change is easy, achieving success is not so easy!

However, Wang Fangzhi was still full of curiosity about this trip to Pingyang. He majored in mathematics and always had a very rigorous style of doing things.

However, after reviewing Dongling High-Tech's materials, Wang Fangzhi began to doubt his own professional competence.

Dongling High-Tech's development over the years has been so rapid that even Wang Fangzhi's mathematical models could not simulate the speed of its development.

Looking back at Dongling High-Tech's decisions at crucial moments, they are often unexpected, but in hindsight, they seem to be incredibly subtle. In particular, the decisions on several new product developments and the sale of Xiaolingtong phones allow Wang Fangzhi to appreciate their brilliance even just by looking at the data!

"Mr. Wang, please!"

From the airport, all the way to the global headquarters of Dongling Hi-Tech, as soon as Wang Fangzhi got out of the car, he saw Du Qishan, dressed in a women's business suit, personally welcoming him.

Wang Fangzhi was recruited by Du Qishan through a headhunting company, and she was well aware of how much Li Dongling valued Wang Fangzhi.

If things go well, Du Qishan feels that today's meeting between Wang Fangzhi and Li Dashan will likely witness the birth of another powerful figure at Dongling High-Tech.

Wang Fangzhi followed Du Qishan into Li Dongling's office. The office was modern in style, with an LCD TV, a dartboard, and other equipment. Li Dongling was working on documents at the time.

Hearing the noise, Li Dongling looked up at Wang Fangzhi and carefully examined the thirty-four-year-old Wang Fangzhi in front of him.

The person chosen this time is likely to be a crucial matter concerning the future of Dongling High-Tech after Li Dashanren's retirement, and Li Dongling cannot afford to be careless.

"Please sit down!"

"It's a pleasure to have Mr. Wang here!" Li Dongling gestured for Wang Fangzhi to sit down and said to him.

Wang Fangzhi shook his head and said, "I can't imagine anyone refusing President Li's invitation."

Hearing Wang Fangzhi's words, Li Dongling chuckled. This one sentence proved that Wang Fangzhi was not the kind of pedantic scholar who was buried in academics. However, if he were a pedantic scholar, he would not have had the experience that Wang Fangzhi has had over the years.

"I am very grateful for Dongling High-Tech's invitation, but, if I may be frank, Dongling High-Tech seems... not to need me much!"

Wang Fangzhi got straight to the point without the slightest arrogance. He didn't think the whole world needed him, just as no one in the mathematics world would be so arrogant as to think they could solve all academic problems. Anyone who thinks that way is crazy!

“Dongling High-Tech does need Mr. Wang!” Li Dongling said, “but what Mr. Wang needs to do is something else entirely.”

Wang Fangzhi cast a curious glance at Li Dongling, wondering why Li Dongling had said those words.

"Dongling High-Tech is reorganizing its advisory committee!"

"The new advisory committee may well become a compass or pioneer guiding the development direction of Dongling High-Tech, as well as in the fields of product and technology research and development!"

Li Dongling explained his idea of ​​forming a new advisory committee to Wang Fangzhi. When Wang Fangzhi heard Li Dongling use large models, big data, and information collection to find direction for Dongling High-Tech's future, his eyes lit up.

It was an absolutely bold move, even quite daring. Wang Fangzhi felt that this concept was full of risk.

Upon closer reflection, however, it seems that if the new advisory committee can be established, then the probability of Tungling High-Tech deciding its development direction based on product and technology trends analyzed by the new advisory committee using data is much more reasonable than making decisions on a whim.

"I hope that Mr. Wang will serve as the first person in charge of the new advisory committee of the restructured Dongling High-Tech."

"Turning the impossible into the possible, finding a way in the darkness—that's what the advisory committee needs to do!" Li Dongling said, looking at Wang Fangzhi.

Wang Fangzhi did not readily agree, but kept thinking about the various possibilities proposed by Li Dongling.

"I cannot guarantee that the advisory committee will achieve results!"

This matter concerns the future development direction of Dongling High-Tech, an emerging giant, the future fate of Dongke Group companies, and even the livelihoods of the millions of workers on the Dongling High-Tech ship.

Wang Fangzhi felt immense pressure. Even the most carefree person wouldn't dare make a decision lightly, because a single wrong decision could truly lead to death.

"If someone could do that so easily, Dongling High-Tech wouldn't have invited you, Fang Zhi!"

Even though Wang Fangzhi knew it was just flattery, Li Dongling's words still made him feel a surge of excitement.

"It's all about human effort. I believe in your abilities, Fang Zhi!"

"The new advisory committee is to find a new path for Dongling High-Tech."

"The new advisory committee needs to establish a complete information collection system to keep abreast of the movements of major global technology companies and academic institutions."

By establishing large-scale models and data centers, we can make fundamental judgments about the future development of science and technology and academia. Sometimes, numbers are more accurate than reports.

As Wang Fangzhi listened to Li Dashan mention big data centers and large models, he couldn't help but ponder these words for a moment. The more he thought about them, the more his heart was drawn to them.

"As long as Fang Zhi is willing to take over the new advisory committee, you can decide on the necessary funding, manpower, equipment, etc. I also have the Dongling High-Tech headquarters to support you unconditionally!"

Li Dongling offered his final bargaining chip: trust those you employ and don't employ those you don't trust. Since he had already decided to let Wang Fangzhi form the advisory committee, Li Dongling wouldn't resort to any underhanded tactics.

Welcome to Dongling Hi-Tech!

Faced with Li Dongling's outstretched hand, Wang Fangzhi remained silent for a moment before shaking hands with Li Dongling and making his decision.

Wang Fangzhi is a decisive person. After deciding to join Dongling High-Tech, he immediately began to draft a list, which included well-known Wall Street analysts, academics, and tech industry leaders. Wang Fangzhi intended to poach them all.

As for the funding that Wang Fangzhi needed, Li Dongling basically accepted it all without interfering with Wang Fangzhi's operations. If he didn't recruit top talent, Li Dongling would doubt whether Wang Fangzhi could shoulder the responsibility of the new advisory committee.

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After handing the new advisory committee over to Wang Fangzhi, Li Dongling stopped interfering. This department would likely take several years to demonstrate its effectiveness, and Li Dongling gave the new advisory committee enough time to accomplish all of this!
The formation of a new advisory committee is an internal matter for Dongling Hi-Tech, but the launch of the Feiyan 2nd generation MP3 player is something that has attracted extraordinary attention from the entire electronics industry.

Not only domestic counterparts, but also companies that have already started developing MP3 players, such as Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Sharp, and Diamond, a company in America, are paying close attention to this press conference.

This includes Steve Jobs of Apple, who has already decided to enter the MP3 industry, as well as companies like Sony, which sees MP3 as its biggest rival.

Besides the electronics industry, there was another person who was paying attention to Feiyan MP3, and he even felt that this press conference might determine the future of his career.

And this person is none other than Michael Fuchs, the president of Warner Music, whose every word has been circulating widely!

　Sorry for the late update. My cousin's younger sister got married, and everyone in the family went to help out, so I couldn't get away.

　　I need to take a day off tomorrow. I will make up for it by updating more chapters after I finish these busy days. I am really sorry everyone, please forgive me.

　　
　
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