Counterattack starts with controlling probability

As soon as Li Hao and Liu Xia arrived in Berkeley, California, they were completely infected by the atmosphere here.

The sun shines through the clouds onto the streets, the air is fresh, and the mountains and sea in the distance look particularly charming under the warm light.

The two had just come out of the airport and had not yet adjusted to the time difference. There was some fatigue in each other's eyes, but neither of them said it out loud.

"It's really comfortable here. It's not as busy as we imagined." Liu Xia looked up at the blue sky and couldn't help but say.

Li Hao touched his chin and said, "That's right. It's really a pleasure to be able to calm down."

They walked on the small streets of Berkeley, surrounded by various cafes and shops. Street artists were playing jazz. The atmosphere was relaxed, full of creativity and vitality.

"Look, that painter, what is he painting?" Liu Xia pointed to a small stall on the corner of the street.

Li Hao leaned over, took a closer look, and smiled: "Oh, that's 'graffiti art', do you understand it?"

"I don't think you understand." Liu Xia curled her lips. Although her tone was a little frivolous, there was a strong curiosity in her eyes.

She turned to look at Li Hao: "Aren't you going to give it a try?"

"Me?" Li Hao was a little stunned. "I don't feel like drawing randomly right now. I'd rather focus on academic research. If I draw, I'm afraid I'll make a fool of myself."

Liu Xia smiled and asked, "Are you an academic now, or the Li Hao I know?"

"Academics aren't that serious," Li Hao shrugged. "Besides, it doesn't matter whether we paint or not. We can all sit here and enjoy this leisure time."

They wandered around the streets for a long time.

Although they still haven't fully adapted to the pace here, both of them feel an unspoken sense of ease and relaxation in their hearts.

This city seems to be a buffer zone tailor-made for them, allowing them to temporarily escape from busy work and pressure and explore a new world.

In the evening, they came to a restaurant near Berkeley.

The restaurant has an elegant environment with a strong artistic atmosphere. There are several modern art paintings hanging on the wall, the lighting is soft, and the atmosphere is very relaxing.

"This is my favorite restaurant. The owner is French and the food he cooks is super delicious." Li Hao said with a smile.

Liu Xia looked down at the menu and raised an eyebrow: "How do you know so much? It seems you are not simple."

"You don't understand. Eating is what I'm best at." Li Hao said proudly, "You can't just eat in this restaurant casually." He looked confident, as if he was half the owner of this city.

Liu Xia glared at him and said, "You're really good at pretending. You clearly just arrived not long ago."

"Pretending?" Li Hao smiled innocently, "This isn't called pretending, this is called enjoying life."

They ordered a few dishes and talked about their future. Although these topics were a bit heavy, both of them were able to discuss them in a relaxed manner at this time. After all, this was a new starting point for them.

After dinner, the two walked out of the restaurant. The night outside grew darker. The street lights shone on them, soft and warm.

"We have several months here, and we should really make good use of this time." Li Hao looked at the street ahead and suddenly felt a little emotional.

Liu Xia nodded. "Yes, although I was extremely busy before, time actually went by very quickly. But after coming here, everything seems to have slowed down."

Li Hao smiled slightly: "Slow down, so that we have time to think about more things. We are no longer the same as before, and the future has infinite possibilities."

"But one thing is the same, we always have to face it." Liu Xia glanced at Li Hao with a smile on her lips.

Li Hao didn't say anything, but an unspoken sense of responsibility suddenly surged in his heart - it was time to truly begin to embrace their future.

They strolled through the streets of California with light steps, and everything in front of them seemed to remind them that their new life had just begun.

The weather in Berkeley was particularly pleasant with the sunshine over the weekend.

Li Hao and Liu Xia decided to put aside their academic affairs and experience a game of California-style mini golf.

Looking at the lush green course in the distance, Li Hao felt quite confident: "Isn't this just a little easier than playing golf? I've played it a few times in China before, so it's no problem."

Liu Xia curled her lips and couldn't help but tease, "Don't forget, your golf skills are nothing compared to your business and academics! Haha, don't let that happen and you won't even be able to hit the ball."

Li Hao smiled and waved his hand: "Don't worry, I have experience as a 'master'."

As he spoke, he made a confident gesture, as if he were already a champion mini golf player.

The two walked to the golf course and found that it was not as simple as Li Hao had imagined.

Unlike ordinary grass courts, this is a carefully designed miniature golf course with obstacles of various odd shapes: hills, rockery, fountains, and a small bridge hanging over the water.

These obstacles are more challenging than you might imagine.

Liu Xia looked at Li Hao and raised her eyebrows: "Okay, since you say you can do it, then come and show it!"

Li Hao raised his eyebrows and said, "It's just playing ball. It can't be difficult for me."

He picked up the club, got into position, and started the first round of challenge.

As a result, the ball flew far away, deviated from the target without any direction, and hit the rockery next to it, leaving people stunned.

"There's something wrong with this shot! No, this ball isn't right either!" Li Hao panted, a helpless expression on his face. "Why is it so difficult?"

Liu Xia couldn't help but laugh. "Didn't you say you were a 'golf expert'? How come you're not doing so well now?"

Li Hao scratched his head helplessly: "I'm just getting used to it. Wait, I'll definitely be able to hit it right next time."

But even so, the next few challenges were still unsatisfactory.

Whenever Li Hao swung the club, the ball always missed the target, hit an obstacle, or drew an arc in the air, and he always returned empty-handed.

Every time he stood up, breathless, Liu Xia would add fuel to the fire: "You say you're so good, but look at you. You can't even play mini golf properly."

Li Hao laughed angrily: "I'm just getting used to it. Give me some more time."

Liu Xia watched Li Hao play poorly throughout the game and actually found it quite amusing.

She originally thought that Li Hao was so confident, but she didn't expect that this game of mini golf would actually make him suffer a loss.

Finally, it was her turn. She picked up the club and swung it easily, sending the ball rolling accurately into the hole.

She turned to look at Li Hao, with a hint of provocation in her eyes: "See, life is like this, not every shot can be successful."

Li Hao smiled awkwardly: "Okay, okay, no problem, next time, I will definitely overtake!" Although there was some self-deprecation in his words, it did not prevent him from continuing the challenge.

In the next few rounds, Li Hao still couldn't completely get rid of the trouble of "bad luck". The ball always flew strangely, sometimes passing by the pool, and sometimes stopping behind the rockery.

Whenever this happened, Liu Xia would laugh cheerfully, sometimes even commenting directly: "Are you trying to give the ball a 'tour'? Take in the scenery?"

Li Hao was obviously a little overwhelmed, and said with a bit of embarrassment on his face: "Alright, alright, stop laughing at me, I'm going to go all out later!"

However, every time Liu Xia heard his words like this, she felt happier.

She watched Li Hao spinning around on the course, hitting the rockery, stopping at the corner, and even once the ball almost flew into the pool. She couldn't help laughing and said, "Li Hao, is this what a 'golf master' is?"

Although Li Hao said he was still unconvinced, he was not in the mood to be angry when he saw Liu Xia smiling so happily.

He had no choice but to continue adjusting his mindset and keep trying.

After several rounds of struggle, Li Hao finally made some progress - he hit the ball into a hole. Although it was not the shortest path, he finally proved that he had not completely lost his "golf talent".

He looked at Liu Xia proudly: "Look, I finally got in!"

Liu Xia rolled her eyes. "Just this once, what's that? You've already scored twice as much as par!"

Li Hao looked helpless, but he also knew that he really didn't show any "expert" style in this mini golf game.

In the end, the two spent a relaxing and enjoyable afternoon on this seemingly simple but actually challenging course.

In the evening, they walked back with ice cream in their hands. The sun shone on the streets of California and the air was filled with a light sea breeze.

Li Hao and Liu Xia looked back on today's "challenge". They both felt that this was not just a fun time, but also an opportunity to understand each other and grow together.

"Next time we'll try a more difficult challenge," Li Hao said with a smile.

Liu Xia raised her eyebrows: "Okay, if you can beat me, I'll change one."

Li Hao showed no sign of weakness: "No problem, wait!"

They walked and played along the way, entering a more relaxed and happy weekend.

……

At the same time, far away in Daxia, Chen Kai and Xu Lei were also worried about their careers.

Both of them have become senior executives in the company and live another "high-end" life - at least on the surface.

However, as a member of a listed company, they have to face stock market fluctuations every day, especially in today's unpredictable capital market sentiment. The fluctuation of stock prices is like a huge rock that can fall at any time, making them breathless.

That day, Chen Kai was looking at real-time stock price data in his office with a frown on his face.

He is the chief investment expert of Nova Investment and a "specially invited researcher" of Noah Technology's R&D team.

Once the stock price fluctuates, it will not only affect the company's investment projects, but may also affect a series of decisions of the entire company.

But today, the stock market seems to be particularly "unfriendly", with stock prices fluctuating violently, and the market's expectations for the future of New Star Investment have been significantly lowered.

"This is trouble." He muttered to himself, wondering whether he should immediately call the team together to discuss countermeasures.

He picked up the phone and called Xu Lei: "Old Xu, I have to work overtime tonight. The stock price is fluctuating too much. This will not only affect investment, but also our company's future strategic deployment. Do you have any new plans?"

Xu Lei on the other end of the line was clearly anxious. "I'm busy here too. Every time the stock price fluctuates, we have to redo our data models and predictive analysis. Worst of all, some of our key projects have been interpreted by the market as risky assets, and the attitude from our investors is a bit unfavorable. We have to meet with several important investors tonight, and if we don't show some results, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain."

Chen Kai nodded. "Let's keep things stable for now. We'll also prepare some emergency plans. I'll emphasize our long-term investment direction at tonight's meeting, but if the stock price continues to fluctuate like this, we may have to consider adjusting our external investment information."

Both of them knew in their hearts that the stock market fluctuations were like a sword hanging over their heads, which could fall at any time.

All they can do is try to ease the immediate pressure and wait for market sentiment to stabilize.

However, just as they were trying to stabilize the situation, market sentiment took an unexpected turn.

Just when the stock price began to decline, an unforeseen event occurred. Suddenly, a piece of negative news about Xinxing Zhitou began to spread wildly in the capital circle, and investors' confidence collapsed instantly.

The stock price fell sharply again, and the pressure increased again in an instant.

"What should we do now?" Chen Kai's eyes were solemn. He knew very well that the complexity of this crisis was far more difficult than they had imagined.

Xu Lei took a deep breath and said, "It seems that this is not just a fluctuation in the stock market. There may be more hidden dangers."

The two looked at each other, and a question emerged in their minds: Who is manipulating all this behind the scenes?

At this moment, the phone suddenly rang...