Counterattack starts with controlling probability

"Girl, your dad replied to the email so quickly. It seems that he cares about this matter very much." Liu Fei's tone was a little teasing.

"Dad, I'm worried that you'll feel uncomfortable if I don't urge you to get married." Liu Xia rolled her eyes helplessly. "Can you please let me work peacefully for a few days without being disturbed by things like this?"

Liu Fei chuckled. "Okay, work is important, but you also have to understand that you're your father's only precious daughter. Relationships can't just rely on fate; you have to take the initiative! High-quality stocks like Li Hao should be locked in early."

"Dad!" Liu Xia was at a loss for words. "Li Hao isn't a stock. Can you talk about something normal?"

"Then let's change to something normal." Liu Fei pretended to be serious. "Recently, your mother asked me to ask if you are accustomed to the food in the United States. Would you like to send some local specialties over, such as bacon, hot sauce, dried goods, etc.?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xia immediately chimed in: "Yes, yes, yes! Can you send more? Even though we have a lot of restaurants here, I still feel like I can't get the taste of home."

"Okay," Liu Fei said with a smile, "but you have to agree to one condition of mine."

"Again!" Liu Xia complained deliberately. "What are the conditions?"

"I promised to bring Li Hao back for dinner next time. Our chef has cooked up a few new dishes, and I need him to review them."

"Dad..." Liu Xia was embarrassed and angry, "Are you concerned about me or Li Hao?"

"I care!" Liu Fei laughed. "Stop wasting time and agree to it!"

Liu Xia had no choice but to nod: "Okay, okay, I'll try my best."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Xia felt both angry and amused, thinking that she couldn't always let her father have the upper hand.

So, she sent Liu Fei an email with the subject line: “Dad, can you please stop saying I’m ‘locking up my positions’?”

The content is:

"Dad, thank you for your concern! Please send the bacon and chili sauce over quickly so Li Hao and I can enjoy them to our heart's content. However, please don't worry too much about your relationship. I know my limits. Also, please don't use the stock market analogy anymore. I'm a professional, or I might treat you like a retail investor and try to profit from you!"

Less than ten minutes later, Liu Fei's reply came, with only one sentence: "As expected of my daughter. Fine, I admit defeat this time!"

Although the father and daughter bickered from time to time on the phone and in emails, this relaxed interaction made Liu Xia feel particularly warm in a foreign country.

Whether it was her father's urging to get married or teasing Li Hao, although these concerns were a bit "roundabout", they always made her feel the taste of home.

After a busy day of studying, Liu Xia lay in bed, recalling her father's teasing, and couldn't help but smile softly: "Li Hao, Li Hao, it seems my dad is looking forward to our relationship ending sooner than I am..."

Autumn in Berkeley always has a unique charm. The sun shines obliquely on the benches on campus, and the breeze blows across your cheeks with a faint fragrance of flowers.

Li Hao sat in the UCB library, with mountains of research materials at hand and the densely packed data models on the screen dazzling him.

He was busy with the first draft of his doctoral thesis, immersed in endless statistical models and algorithm optimization.

Not far away, Liu Xia was walking over with two cups of coffee.

"Brother Hao, you're still studying without eating or drinking today?" Liu Xia placed a cup of coffee in front of him and teased, "Is a doctoral dissertation really that attractive?"

Li Hao looked up at her with a tired smile on his face. "There's nothing I can do. If these models don't work out, the thesis won't move forward. PhD life is harder than I imagined."

Liu Xia pulled out a chair and sat down, chin in her hand as she looked at him. "Are you torturing yourself like this? Aren't you afraid of sudden death? No matter how brilliant your paper is, what will happen if no one reads it?"

Li Hao smiled and said, "The paper should be written for those who can understand it. If others can't understand it, it means that my level is high."

Liu Xia burst out laughing. "Okay, you're awesome. Would you like me to check it for grammatical errors or missing data?"

Although Liu Xia joked, her hand had already reached out to Li Hao's laptop.

Li Hao looked at her "good intentions but bad results" and couldn't help but remind her: "Be careful, if the formula here is changed incorrectly, I may have to rewrite it."

"Don't worry, do you think I can't understand?" Liu Xia said as she flipped through his document. Soon, she pointed to a spot and said, "There seems to be a punctuation problem here. Your entire paragraph is too logically connected. Wouldn't it be better to replace it with a comma?"

Li Hao was slightly stunned, then reached out and took a look: "Okay, you really found the problem."

He turned around, smiled at her, and said, "I didn't expect that you are not only an expert in marketing, but also have good academic ability."

"Of course, I'm a graduate of a prestigious university!" Liu Xia raised her chin proudly.

The two were too close to each other. When Li Hao lowered his head to read the document, his slightly tilted face was just close to Liu Xia's forehead.

Liu Xia didn't react in time, and when she turned her head, the tips of their noses almost touched.

The air suddenly became quiet.

Liu Xia blushed and quickly stood up: "Hey, I'm just here to help, don't think too much!"

Li Hao raised the corner of his mouth slightly, his eyes revealing a hint of amusement: "You came here on your own, and you blame me?"

"You..." Liu Xia's face turned even redder, and she wished she could find a hole to crawl into. "Just focus on your thesis!"

……

A few days later, Li Hao finally completed the first draft of the paper.

He stood in front of the printer and printed out dozens of pages of the paper, with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Finally done!" He breathed a sigh of relief and put the paper on the table.

"It's all good as long as it's finished. What's there to be proud of?" Liu Xia happened to pass by and curled her lips. "Don't forget, I was half the proofreader of your paper."

Li Hao looked at her and raised his eyebrows: "Then take a look at what I added to the preface of my paper."

Liu Xia picked up the paper suspiciously and flipped through it. She soon came across a passage in the preface: "I would like to express my special thanks to my friend Liu Xia, who provided many constructive suggestions during the revision process and urged me to complete the paper on time."

She was stunned for a moment, then chuckled: "Oh, is this considered a public praise for me?"

"Of course." Li Hao said calmly, "After all, you helped me so much, and half of the credit for completing the thesis belongs to you."

Liu Xia smiled, but a warm feeling grew inside her. She looked at Li Hao's profile and couldn't help but jokingly asked, "Do you have to treat me to a meal to celebrate, too?"

Li Hao's eyes lit up. "That's what you said. Let's go to a fancy restaurant tonight. It's a celebration of my completion of the first draft of my thesis, and also a celebration of your hard work and contribution."

"Okay, I'll accept your invitation reluctantly." Liu Xia raised the corner of her mouth, and there was a hint of tenderness in her eyes.

A few days later, Li Hao's paper was selected as a key case for the college discussion, and he was invited to share his research results at the academic seminar.

Liu Xia accompanied him and sat in the audience, watching him quietly on the stage, her eyes full of pride.

Li Hao stood on the podium and explained his research model in fluent English.

His speech was not fast but clear and powerful. Every data analysis and logical deduction was flawless. The professors and students in the audience nodded in approval from time to time.

At the end of the speech, someone asked, "Dr. Li, the virtual fund pool design mentioned in your paper is very cutting-edge. Why did you think of using this method to deal with the crisis?"

Li Hao smiled faintly. "Actually, all of this stems from our real-world practice. Market panic and chaos are essentially a psychological warfare, and the countermeasure to psychological warfare isn't to control people, but to control the signals. Simply put, 'use their methods to counter them.'"

He paused, glanced at Liu Xia in the audience, and smiled slightly. "Of course, I have to thank my partner for the completion of this paper. She made me understand that science, like practice, requires multi-angle thinking."

Liu Xia in the audience felt her face flushed as she listened, and she secretly lowered her head, but she couldn't hide the smile on her lips.

After the meeting, Liu Xia and Li Hao walked together in the Berkeley night, the dim lights on the street shining on them.

Liu Xia said softly, "Brother Hao, I've discovered that you're not only academically proficient, but you're also incredibly charming on the podium."

Li Hao looked at her, his lips curled up: "Really? Then should I consider standing on the stage more often in the future and showing you more often?"

"Stop being so conceited!" Liu Xia pretended to be disgusted, but couldn't help laughing.

At this moment, Li Hao suddenly stopped and reached out to touch her head: "Thank you. I feel a lot more relaxed with you around during this period."

Liu Xia was slightly stunned, a faint blush spreading across her ears. The night breeze blew gently, and she raised her head and whispered, "From now on, whether it's academics or life, I'll be with you. Don't overwork yourself."

The two looked at each other for a moment, with a faint smile on their lips.

In the wind, the intimacy and tacit understanding quietly sublimated and turned into an indescribable gentle emotion.

At present, not only is the relationship between Li Hao and Liu Xia developing rapidly, but technological innovation is also advancing even faster.

Li Hao discovered that the breakthroughs in the new generation of AI also had a significant impact on his doctoral research.

His mentor, Professor Hall, immediately purchased the latest AI research tools and integrated them into statistical and quantitative investment models.

"Li Hao, your research is exactly where AI models can be put to good use."

Professor Hall said this during a laboratory discussion one day.

"Especially for your research topics in market games, AI can help you deduce the possibilities of more extreme situations, which will greatly enhance the depth of your research."

Li Hao nodded. "Indeed, the new AI's multi-dimensional analytical capabilities can calculate results for a large number of complex scenarios in a very short time. If these results can be combined with market psychology, it may even open up a whole new field of research."

Professor Hall smiled slightly. "This is a promising area. Didn't you know you've also been interested in exploring AI-assisted investment methods? By using AI as a research engine, I believe your doctoral thesis will set a new benchmark."

With the rapid rise of AI, the pace of society as a whole seems to have been accelerated.

In his daily study and research, Li Hao increasingly discovered that AI is not just a tool, but more like a "partner" that is constantly learning and evolving, helping him to be at ease in both academic and practical work.

"Brother Hao, do you think that in a few years, AI will become smarter and leave humans behind?" Liu Xia suddenly asked one night.

Li Hao looked up at her, his lips curled up slightly. "That depends on who's using it. For people like us, AI is a tool; but if someone tries to let AI take control of everything, that's the real danger."

Liu Xia nodded and smiled thoughtfully: "Well, then I hope that humans can make good use of this double-edged sword."