giants of the era

Chapter 310 Amazon Corporation

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the earth is like a furnace.

In a bookstore in Los Angeles, Li Zetian, Yu Jingqiu, and Dongfang Yuqin were reading and chatting while blowing the air conditioner.

Yu Jingqiu asked curiously: "Oh, dear, why did you suddenly think of buying a bookstore?"

"Hehe," Li Zetian smiled and replied, "Isn't it all for Youran and William? Buy a bookstore and let them read books often in the future."

Yu Jingqiu curled her lips, "Hmph, I don't believe it!"

"If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."

Li Zetian shrugged, turned his head to look at Dongfang Yuqin, and said, "Yuqin, let someone change the name of the bookstore to Amazon later!"

"OK, all right."

Li Zetian nodded, then picked up a book of "Tagore's Poems" and murmured, "Reading a book quietly in a bookstore while drinking coffee is really a great enjoyment in life! Sigh, why didn't I think of it before..."

Of course, no one would have thought of Li Zetian's intention to buy the bookstore, let alone the reason for changing the name to Amazon.

However, in the 21st century, the name of Amazon can be described as a thunderous name - the giant of global e-commerce!

Although it is 1986, it is too early to engage in e-commerce, but Li Zetian did not develop e-commerce immediately, but first developed a chain of bookstores, and then it will be easier to enter e-commerce. It can be said that it will come naturally!

During the development process of Amazon in the previous life, it still encountered many competitors. If it weren’t for the slow transformation of traditional bookstore giants, when would it be Amazon’s turn to become the leader of e-commerce in the United States?

Right now, the bookstore purchased by Li Zetian is an unknown small bookstore.In fact, Li Zetian didn't want to acquire a large bookstore chain, but planned to build a flagship store in dozens of major cities in the United States.

After reading the book all afternoon, Li Zetian's eyes were sore. After resting for a while, he went home with Yu Jingqiu and Dongfang Yuqin.

That night, Li Zetian made a development plan for Amazon, and then handed it to Dongfang Yuqin, and sent someone to implement it. The content was very simple, nothing more than setting up a flagship bookstore.However, unlike traditional bookstores, Amazon must use computerized management, develop a bookstore management system, and build a huge database to write every book in the bookstore into the database.

This approach is more efficient than traditional bookstores, and can reflect which book is popular, what age, which region, etc. at the fastest speed.

The important thing is that although we will not engage in e-commerce for the time being, when the time comes, as long as the website is developed, it will be launched immediately, providing customers with services of millions of titles.

Li Zetian raised his head, looked at Dongfang Yuqin, and said with a smile, "Amazon needs to recruit a group of computer talents. Jeff Bezos, who is about to graduate from Princeton University this year, is a talent. Arrange someone to recruit him to our company."

"Mr. Li, do you know him?" Dongfang Yuqin asked in astonishment.

Li Zetian smiled and said: "You know, I often log on to the BBS of famous universities in the United States, and I accidentally discovered Jeff Bezos. .I chatted with him on the Internet, and I think this person has good abilities and is a talent worth cultivating!" Li Zetian paused, then smiled, "I heard from him that both Intel and Bell Labs sent invitations to him. They were all rejected..."

The existence of BBS made it easier for Li Zetian to proactively search for talents. Many computer talents in universities like to visit BBS to exchange technology and experience.

Li Zetian is a god-level figure among them. He is well-known on the Internet, but no one else knows his true identity.

Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon. He is a very powerful figure. His achievements have made him the possibility of becoming the richest man in the world!
At this time, Dongfang Yuqin couldn't help but nodded after listening to Li Zetian's words. She knew that Li Zetian had always had a good eye for seeing people.

"Don't worry, Mr. Li, I will give him a very good treatment and let him work at Amazon!"

"Ah."

Amazon's small business has not attracted media attention.

People thought that Li Zetian was idle, so he bought a small bookstore.

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At the end of August, American universities were about to start. To Li Zetian's slight surprise, Li Zhengyu, the grandson of his uncle from Taiwan, came to the United States.

"Brother Zetian, hello!!!"

"It's been a long time. I didn't expect Xiao Zhengyu to grow up so big! By the way, did you come to America this time for tourism?"

"Brother Zetian, I have been admitted to Stanford University, and this time I am here to go to school."

"Not bad, it's really amazing that I got admitted to Stanford University!"

The relationship between Li Zhengyu and Li Zetian was not bad. Back then, he was one of Li Zetian's little book fans. Whenever he had time, he would always ask whether he would write a book or not.

"By the way, Zhengyu, what is your major?"

"computer!"

"Well, this major is very good, and the future is very promising! I think there are still a few days before I leave school. You might as well stay at my house these days, and then have fun in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Zetian!"

Li Zetian looked at Li Zhengyu, and couldn't help but sighed slightly. In a blink of an eye, time passed so quickly, and the little boy who had a runny nose back then had grown up.

"Am I starting to get old?" Li Zetian suddenly thought that he was already 30 years old, and in his [-]s, he became an uncle from a young boy.

People who are richer or more powerful are more afraid of death.

This is the case with Qin Shihuang in ancient times.

Li Zetian was very afraid of old age and death.

After many years, seeing Li Zhengyu suddenly today, Li Zetian sighed.

Looking back suddenly, people are old.

"I don't know if genetic technology can change human life span?"

For Li Zetian now, money is just a bunch of numbers, and life is very important.

If he can spend money to buy time and youth, he will definitely not be stingy.

At this time, Li Zetian suddenly thought of Dongfang Yuqin's mother who died of illness. The helplessness and despair of human beings in the face of serious diseases are very painful.

"I'm already 30 years old, and the development speed of the genetic technology company may not be fast enough!!!" Li Zetian secretly said.

In the afternoon, Li Zetian sat alone in the study in a daze.

After thinking for a long time, it was decided to focus on the development of gene technology companies.

If you have money, who doesn't want to live a few more years, who doesn't want to stay young forever?
The current Internet layout is sufficient, and it will be enough to let it develop normally in the future. Only relying on personal strength to forcibly promote the Internet and lay optical fiber circuits will cost a lot of money and the return on investment is low.

In the Internet age, computers, network equipment, websites and software are the most valuable, as long as you grasp these, it is enough.

Originally, Li Zetian planned to use most of the funds of the umbrella company to continue laying optical fiber lines, but at this moment, he decided to use it to develop a gene technology company and promote the progress of global medical technology!In addition to medicines, the derivative products found in the development process, such as shampoo, skin care, hair care, cosmetics, beverages, shower gel, toothpaste, milk powder, health care products, etc. are very profitable products, and should not be underestimated. .

The derivative products of Gene Technology Company can create a second Procter & Gamble Company!
For the next week or so, Li Zetian has been investigating the global pharmaceutical company. After the gene technology company has been silent for a long time, it is time to expand!

"Mr. Li, do you have a goal?" Dongfang Yuqin asked.

Li Zetian said lightly: "Pfizer!"

Dongfang Yuqin opened her mouth halfway, and said in surprise, "This is the second largest pharmaceutical company in the world after Gene Technology."

"That's right, it is it! The company has great potential for development in a wide range of chemical drugs, biological agents, vaccines, health drugs, etc., and its excellent R&D and production capabilities are in a leading position in the world! If a gene technology company swallows this company , will definitely greatly enhance the strength of Gene Technology Company!"

Johnson & Johnson, Roche, Pfizer, Amgen, Gene Nike and many other pharmaceutical companies are combined together, and Gene Technology is simply unmatched! ! !
Li Zetian said, holding Dongfang Yuqin in his arms, and said softly: "If Gene Technology Company can develop a drug to treat cancer, Auntie may not die."

Dongfang Yuqin's eyes turned red when she heard this.

Li Zetian caressed Dongfang Yuqin's face, and said affectionately: "I will not let the tragedy happen again, and I will not let one of you leave me alone!"

"Zetian~~~" Dongfang Yuqin hugged Li Zetian tightly, her eyes full of love.

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On September 9, Genentech formally launched an acquisition from Pfizer.

Two days ago, Jeff Bezos officially joined Amazon.As the saying goes, a great army is easy to get, but a general is hard to find. The addition of Jeff Bezos made Li Zetian happy for a long time.

"Mr. Li, the national media is making a sensation now!" Dongfang Yuqin smiled.

"I know. Pfizer is not a small company after all, and such a large-scale merger and acquisition project is very rare!" Li Zetian smiled lightly, remaining calm.Acquiring companies worth tens of billions of dollars seems to him as easy as drinking saliva.

"What is the attitude of Pfizer's board of directors?"

"If they are tempted by the purchase price, of course they are willing to sell Pfizer. At present, Gene Technology has started formal contact with Pfizer." Dongfang Yuqin laughed.

"Well, good." Li Zetian murmured, "There are still 60 billion US dollars in the account of Umbrella Company, and 80 billion US dollars in the account of Gene Technology Company. If you want to acquire Pfizer, it will take about 400 billion US dollars. aspect……"

Li Zetian thought for a while, and suddenly an inspiration flashed in his mind. He suddenly thought that in 1987, a huge stock market crash broke out in the United States. The global stock market plummeted under the lead of the Dow Jones Industrial Average in New York, causing panic in the financial market.Pfizer's stock is bound to plummet, making it easier to buy.

"The acquisition of Pfizer must be a protracted negotiation..." Li Zetian smiled slightly, with a trace of certainty flashing across his face.

"Yuqin, tell me to go down and let Gene Technology Company negotiate with Pfizer slowly and lower the conditions for the acquisition!"

"Ok!"

……

At this moment, the outside media are paying attention to Gene Technology's annexation of Pfizer.

Li Zetian chuckled. At this time, he arranged for Dongfang Yuqin to discuss domain name reseller matters with the United States.

Right now, the United States and companies don't pay much attention to domain names, so it's easy for domain name resellers to negotiate.

In less than a week, a company named "Global Domain Name Agency" was quietly established. The annual agency fee is only 20 US dollars, which is cheap as hell, and the agency period is as long as 15 years.

Afterwards, Li Zetian began to ask his companies to apply for website domain names.Since the domain name agency is its own company, applying for a domain name can be done quietly.This way, it is not easy for others to find out that they have registered a domain name; secondly, when other people register a domain name, Li Zetian can check it at any time to understand the situation.Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles.

Coca-Cola, IBM, HP and other companies can thank Li Zetian for being a kind and honest person and not robbing their domain names, otherwise, they will cry to death in the future.Li Zetian just applied for all the domain names he needed.Needless to say, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple and other domain names, how could your own company not apply for a domain name?In addition, Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, JD.com, 360, Google, YouTube, Facebook and other unestablished companies have also applied for domain names.

Of course, if any company annoys Li Zetian, he may apply for the other party's domain name.

……

In the study, Li Zetian was communicating with the Hong Kong Telephone Company.

"What about the Internet?"

"The Hong Kong Science and Technology Park has been able to connect to the US network, and there are currently 125 connected to the network! In addition, some prosperous areas such as Central, Mong Kok, and Tsim Sha Tsui can also be connected to the Internet."

Li Zetian asked in a deep voice, "Have you discussed the root domain name server with the Hong Kong government?"

"I've talked about it. According to what you said, Hong Kong needs a root domain name server in order to increase the speed of Internet access. The Hong Kong government has expressed support for this. I think that within a month, the Hong Kong government will submit to the US government Apply."

Hearing this, Li Zetian raised the corners of his mouth, showing a hint of a smile.

"Very good, continue to pay close attention to this matter, and must promote Hong Kong to win a root domain name server!"

"Yes!!!"

After finishing the phone call, Li Zetian lowered his head and began to think.

It is obviously inappropriate to apply for a root domain name server in the name of an enterprise.Therefore, it is best for the Hong Kong government to come forward, but I don't know if it will succeed?

"You can't completely rely on the Hong Kong government, I have to mobilize my power on the US government's side..."

"Mr. Li,"

At this moment, Dongfang Yuqin came in from outside the house.

"What's the matter?" Li Zetian asked.

"Gene Technology's acquisition of Pfizer is unlikely to succeed!"

Li Zetian frowned and said, "Why?"

"Because the U.S. Department of Justice stepped in to stop it!" Dongfang Yuqin replied.

Hold! ! !This dog~~ Japan's US judiciary is so meddling!

Li Zetian took a deep breath and said, "If that's the case, let's give up the acquisition, let's spend huge sums of money to poach corners!!!"

Li Zetian thought bitterly, if you don't buy it, you don't buy it. Isn't it okay for me to poach people?

"Oh, by the way, let gene technology companies establish drug research and development centers in China, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Switzerland, Canada and other countries. Doesn't the United States like to prevent the development of gene technology companies? Well, we will vigorously develop in other countries Development, create tax revenue for these countries!"

"Hmm~!" Dongfang Yuqin responded and left the study.

(End of this chapter)