Chapter 119 Interview with a Beautiful College Student
Yang Wendong also knew that he was invited here for this reason, so he smiled and said: "Miss Bai, the inventor of this Rubik's Cube doesn't want to show up, but what do you want? You can ask me.”
It’s not that Yang Wendong likes to keep a low profile, but that he is not suitable to be the inventor of this Rubik’s Cube, let alone the cracker.
He can confidently tell others that I invented sticky notes, mouse pads, or other small inventions that can provide convenience to life in the future. Even if others find it incredible, they will not be absolutely convinced. I don’t believe it, because some people are talented in certain aspects, and it makes sense;
But there are complex mathematical logic formulas inside the Rubik’s Cube. Many people may know its basic conditions in the future, but it is obviously impossible. Inventing such a thing as the Rubik's Cube, let alone being able to discover the mathematical formula to restore its original color.
Anyway, in the future, with his status, it won't matter who invented the Rubik's Cube.
"Why don't you show up?" Bai Yujie asked in confusion: "Such an invention is very interesting?"
Yang Wendong shrugged and said: "This is what others ask for, and I need it too. Respect others, right? ”
"Okay." Bai Yujie thought for a moment and then asked: "So, even you don't know how to restore the Rubik's Cube?"
"Yes." Yang Wendong said with a smile: "But it's the same It cannot be said that this is a trade secret of our company.”
The promotion of the Rubik's Cube is his first step into the toy business. When he has the resources in the future, he will offer rewards around the world to indirectly promote the popularity of the Rubik's Cube. At this time, he will not tell anyone how to restore the Rubik's Cube.
“Is that also the restoration method invented by the one who invented the Rubik’s Cube?” Bai Yujie asked again.
Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "That's right."
In history, the Hungarian professor who invented the Rubik's Cube seemed to have the ability to restore the Rubik's Cube in the early stages, but it was difficult to verify.
Bai Yujie felt a little pity and said: "Yang Sheng, there are a group of people who like the Rubik's Cube very much on the campus of the University of Hong Kong. I guess they all want to know who is so powerful."
"Are there many people like this?" Yang Wendong thought for a while and asked again.
Although he also had general information about the purchasers within the school, he didn't know whether these people would play with it for a long time or throw it away after playing for a while.
This is very important. Although people who bought it will never buy it again whether they like it or not, as long as there are more of the former, when they often take it out to play in the future, they can further invisibly promote the Rubik's Cube. This is beneficial.
Just like selling a car, even if the people who have bought it will not buy it again in the next ten years, if it receives rave reviews or even is introduced by the car owner, it will inevitably affect the subsequent purchase intention of other potential customers.
Bai Yujie replied: "Not many, but some of the better science students seem to be addicted to it and often study when they have nothing to do.
Most people may just want to try to see if they can get the 10,000 bonus. ”
“That’s normal. Yang Wendong nodded and said.
The Rubik's Cube is not a toy for playing with, but for testing people. Its own characteristics can only make a small number of people like it.
Even if It was so popular in the previous life, mainly because parents wanted their children to be successful and wanted to use it to train their children, and it was also a means of competition among people.
These two points will be the main route for magic promotion in the future. .
Bai Yujie added: "It's just that now many people doubt that this Rubik's Cube can't be restored at all. More and more people doubt it and think that it is impossible for anyone to get the 10,000 bonus."
Yang Wendong thought for a while and said: "The Rubik's Cube originally had 6 faces and 6 colors, and then it was tinkered with into a completely different color layout.
But looking at it this way, theoretically speaking, as long as you remember Is it possible to recover by holding each step and then turning back?"
After hearing this, Bai Yujie also felt that it made sense, and then asked: "But there are so many different colors. Position...?"
Yang Wendong took out a Rubik's Cube from his bag and said while rotating it: "Even if there are hundreds of millions of different positions, they all start from the initial 6-sided 6
In other words, any different position can be reversed back. "
"Well..., having said that. Bai Yujie also hesitated a little and said, "But what can be done in theory may not be possible."
Perhaps in one state, continuous rotation may be able to restore the original state of six sides and six colors, but if it can be restored no matter what state, I feel that this is impossible. ”
Although I am not very proficient in mathematics, I still know a little bit about the basic exponential function. A Rubik’s Cube has 9 small square faces, 54 of 6 faces, and 6 to the 54th power. This number is too big to imagine. .
Of course, because there are only 9 of each color, and the Rubik's Cube structure may have some limitations, it is not simply 6 to the 54th power. It must be much smaller, but for ordinary people, it is still an infinite number. .
Yang Wendong smiled and said: "Then you watch, now I will recover."
As he spoke, his hands moved quickly, and the Rubik's Cube kept changing positions in his hands.
Bai Yujie stared at the Rubik's Cube. In her incredible eyes, one side of the Rubik's Cube soon turned yellow.
"You...so quickly?" Bai Yujie couldn't believe it. The speed was too fast, less than half a minute!
Even if it were given to her sister, the six-sided Rubik's Cube that was a mess of colors just now would still take a long time to recover, and it would still be full of uncertainty. Yang Wendong smiled again and said: "Do it again, you have to watch."
His hand moved again, first disrupting the colors of the Rubik's Cube, then he paused and motioned for Bai Yujie to take a look.
After that, the Rubik's Cube kept turning in his hand. Bai Yujie felt incredible. How could he have such dexterous hands and move so fast...
Five Minutes later, the Rubik's Cube successfully transformed into its original state with 6 sides and 6 colors.
"Is this...really possible?" Bai Yujie looked at the Rubik's Cube in front of her, her eyes widened, and she didn't know what to say.
Yang Wendong naturally took the initiative to break the silence and said modestly: "I haven't practiced for a long time, and my hands are a little loose."
"Can you be faster?" Bai Yujie asked.
"Of course." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
The Rubik's Cube is a huge problem in this era, but in previous lives, many people knew about it.
Professional masters can restore the Rubik's Cube in any state to its original state within tens of seconds; again, with regular practice, it can generally be controlled in about two minutes.
Yang Wendong also practiced specially in his previous life, and then went to tease girls. He was not very skilled, but he also remembered the recovery method.
So now after traveling through time and having some money, he built the Rubik's Cube. Otherwise, if he didn't have a way to restore it himself, it would probably be very difficult to convince others that this thing can be restored.
Historically, the Rubik's Cube became so popular because a large number of people tried to challenge it in the early days and failed. Later, after the restored mathematical formula was created, many people bought it. In the later period, many people bought it. After knowing how to play the Rubik's Cube, some competitions began to be held. Various reasons made the Rubik's Cube eventually become a household name.
Therefore, it is also possible to lure many highly educated people to challenge it in the early stage, and then popularize the formula when it is almost done, which is Yang Wendong's method of promoting the Rubik's Cube, or it may be cracked by powerful people in the 1960s.
"Then..." Bai Yujie thought for a while and asked: "So you are offering a reward of 10,000 Hong Kong dollars, not to solve the problem, but to promote products?"
"The summary is very good. I am worthy of being a student of the University of Hong Kong." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
If you don’t magnify the problem, the Rubik’s Cube will not be sold at all. Only if many people fail in the challenge will it arouse the interest of another group of people. Otherwise, if the answer is announced now, it may not be fun at all. .
Just like being in love, you may be excited for a while if you succeed, but you will soon get used to it. It doesn’t matter if you lose it, but if you don’t get it, you will be full of passion; of course, this is just There has to be a time limit, not too long.
Bai Yujie nodded and said: "I understand, but there is just one problem.
Although I saw you restore the Rubik's Cube with my own eyes, I can't prove that you restored the Rubik's Cube. If I published what happened today in the school newspaper, I’m afraid not many people would believe it.”
"Yes, but that's the fact." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "You can't let me go on live TV, right? Not many people know about our Rubik's Cube now."
"Now at the University of Hong Kong, The Rubik's Cube has become very famous, including There are also some at the Chinese University." Bai Yujie paused and said, "Your goal has been achieved. Then, the next step is to promote it to the whole of Hong Kong."
"You ask this. What?" Yang Wendong asked.
"Curious." Bai Yujie smiled cunningly.
Yang Wendong shook his head and said: "I can't tell you this. I came to see you also to ask you to write a report and promote the Rubik's Cube in the university.
But I can’t tell you the company’s secrets. "
After listening, Bai Yujie said: "Yes, I'm sorry, I really shouldn't ask this kind of question. Maybe it's because I want to be a reporter for the school newspaper, and then I want to ask more things that can attract readers' interest. . "
"It's okay, you are still young after all. Yang Wendong smiled and said: "There is still a lot to learn in the future." "
After hearing this, Bai Yujie thought seriously, but Yang Wendong continued to eat the food in the Hong Kong University cafeteria. Not to mention, it tasted really good~
After a while, Bai Yujie also After taking two bites of rice, he said, "Yang Sheng, have you really never gone to college? I think you know a lot. ”
Yang Wendong smiled and said: "We are about the same age. If I went to college, wouldn't it be earlier than your sister?
In fact, society is a better school. You will know it later. , in school, it is actually just a small internship place for you rich children before entering the society.”
PS: Let me ask, many book friends have reported that the name Bai Yujie is easy to confuse. Daydream, how about changing the name?
What to change? The word "白玉" remains unchanged. Please give me some suggestions later. Since there are not many plots now, it will be convenient for me to change it
Old readers of the previous book know that I am not very good at writing about female characters and relationships. The daily writing is embarrassing. I will write a little bit in the early stages of this book. If everyone thinks it is okay, I will write a little bit (not a lot). If everyone thinks it is bad, then I will just write it off in one stroke in the future. .
Ashamed, ashamed~
(End of this chapter)