giants of the era

Chapter 364 Let's engage in the low-price market
Suddenly, a bronze door opened slowly, and the reporters guarding the door were startled.

"It's Chronos Li, he's out!" someone shouted.

Immediately, everyone looked this way.

After a while, it was crowded outside the gate.

Seeing such a large group of people, Li Zetian smiled wryly in his heart.

But when he thought about what he was going to do here, Li Zetian immediately shuddered, and said in a deep voice, "Hello, all media reporters!"

"Chronos Li, hello, is Global International Hotel Investment Management Company related to you? Are you the big boss behind the scenes?"

"Recently there have been frequent reports of hotels being acquired. May I ask how many hotels Chronos Li, the global international hotel investment management company has acquired so far? When will it stop?"

"As far as we know, the global international hotel investment management company has even acquired many powerful hotel groups such as Intercontinental Hotel, Hilton Hotel, Four Seasons Hotel, Peninsula Hotel, Super [-] Hotel, etc., with tens of billions of dollars in funds! Except In addition, many small and medium hotels have also been acquired..."

Li Zetian pressed his hand, signaling for everyone to be quiet.

The reporters immediately shut up and watched Li Zetian quietly.

Li Zetian looked around at everyone, and said in a calm tone: "That's right, the boss behind Global International Hotel Investment Management Company is indeed me!"

As soon as the voice fell, there was an uproar at the scene!
Guessing is guessing after all, and everyone couldn't help but feel excited and shocked when Li Zetian admitted it himself!

The reporters asked questions one after another, wanting to ask more information.

Li Zetian shook his head, and said, "It's time for you to know, I've already told you, as for other things... are commercial secrets!"

After speaking, Li Zetian walked into the gate.

In the end, a bodyguard in black was left behind and said coldly to the crowd: "Everyone, please go back, if you block the door like this again, we will call the police!!!"

Hearing that the other party wanted to call the police, the reporters shook their heads regretting that they could not get more news, and left one after another.

However, Li Zetian was able to admit his identity, but it was shocking enough!

The reporters immediately rushed back to write the press release.

That night, as soon as the news came out, it shook the world!

United States.

"My God, the boss of Global International Hotel Investment Management Company is indeed Chronos Li, awesome!!"

"Tsk tsk, doesn't the Hilton Hotel now belong to Chronos Li? Damn, it's amazing, it became a hotel giant in a blink of an eye!"

"rich!"

……

United Kingdom.

"Uh... The InterContinental Hotel was also acquired by Chronos Li?! Damn, Chronos Li is so domineering! The InterContinental Hotels Group is our old hotel in the UK. It was established in 1777 and owns InterContinental Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn. Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn Express, Hotel Indigo and other big brands operate two to three thousand hotels around the world!"

"The number one tycoon in the hotel industry must belong to Chronos Li!"

"..."

In Hong Kong, The Peninsula Hotel was acquired, causing heated discussions.

"The Peninsula Hotel is the oldest existing hotel in Hong Kong, and it is also one of the most luxurious and famous hotels in Hong Kong and even in the world! I never thought it would be acquired, and it was bought by Chronos Li! Originally, Chronos Li was in Hong Kong is already very influential, and now it has acquired the Peninsula Hotel, which is too damn awesome!"

"The Peninsula Hotel was originally owned and operated by the British-Jewish Kadoorie family. The business is booming, and new Peninsula hotels have been built around the world. Obviously, the Peninsula Hotel is the main business of the Kadoorie family, and they handed it over to them! "

"Maybe Chronos Li gave a lot of money, which moved the Kadoorie family..."

Sai Kung, the largest and most luxurious villa in Hong Kong.

Xiao Zhixuan watched the TV news, and suddenly said in surprise: "Look, the news said that our son bought the Peninsula Hotel! I heard that the most luxurious hotel in Hong Kong is the Peninsula Hotel. Let's take a look someday .”

"Uh, good good."

……

Beverly Hills, USA.

Li Zetian was contemplating that buying so many hotels by himself was actually not too many. The world is so big, and there are still many places that need hotels.

It is now 1993, and the scale of the Hilton Hotel, InterContinental Hotel, Four Seasons Hotel, and Peninsula Hotel is far inferior to that when Li Zetian crossed over. Even in 2016, these hotels did not stop, but were still expanding rapidly. ! !

Obviously, tourism has been booming.

"At the moment, the tourism industry in many countries has not been developed, and countless scenic spots have not yet been developed. Naturally, there are no hotels there that can be directly purchased, so you need to build hotels yourself! As a service industry, hotels have good service. One, this requires a large number of service-related talents, such as waiters, chefs, housekeepers, maids, etc..." Li Zetian murmured.

At this time, Li Zetian had a flash of inspiration. RB's service industry can be described as world-class. For example, RB's women are gentle and docile, which is especially suitable for working in the service industry.

Hotel waiters and maids are generally women. If a training institution for hotel practitioners is established in RB, and then RB women are sent to all over the world, firstly, it can increase the hotel’s manpower and improve service quality; secondly, RB women will work abroad. Living, marrying local people and having children is equivalent to reducing the population of RB.

Li Zetian is full of malice towards RB.

In business, RB Enterprise is his competitor.

Emotionally, Li Zetian has a grudge against RB's invasion of China.

Therefore, it is not surprising why Li Zetian often suppresses RB companies.

Turned on the computer, typed quickly with "pa pa pa pa", after a while, Li Zetian wrote a proposal, and then printed out a copy.

At this time, Dongfang Yuqin just walked in from the outside, and Li Zetian shouted: "Yuqin, come here, I have a plan here, you can tell it later!"

Dongfang Yuqin took a look at the plan and couldn't help laughing.

"Mr. Li, you are going to take away a lot of RB women!"

"Well." Li Zetian nodded, "RB has such a large population, and we don't care about it! What's more, we established a service industry training institution in RB to help RB women get jobs. Since the stock market crash broke out in RB in 1990, the economy has not been as good as before. Yes, there is a lot of employment pressure there!"

Dongfang Yuqin smiled and said, "It makes sense, but what does the brainwashing mentioned in the plan mean?"

Li Zetian smiled and said: "We are not doing this to prevent RB female spies. For example, when some distinguished guests come to the hotel, the most contact with them is of course the waitresses or maids. If they deliberately go close to the guests and inquire about information, what do you say?" not easy?"

"Cough cough!!"

After a pause, Li Zetian coughed twice with a dry smile, and said, "If they can be used by me, they will become my eyeliner and collect information for me!"

"That's true." Dongfang Yuqin nodded and said, "However, the age of recruiting students should not be too old, otherwise the success rate of brainwashing will be very low."

"It's natural."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements now. By the way, what's the name of the training institution?"

"Uh, whatever, think about it," Li Zetian said.

"OK, all right."

Seeing Dongfang Yuqin leave, the matter is settled.Of course, in addition to recruiting RB women in the service industry, Li Zetian will also provide some positions for orphans taken in by the LY Orphanage, and then recruit some local employees locally.

……

After April, the global international hotel investment management company restrained itself and did not continue to acquire other hotels.

Li Zetian ordered all his hotels to cooperate with TripAdvisor, upload information, such as hotel photos, prices, locations, surrounding attractions, etc., and sign a cooperation agreement.

Therefore, the TripAdvisor travel website only needs to conquer other hotels, reducing a lot of tasks.

If the website is online now, it is also possible.

However, Li Zetian still thinks that things should be done to perfection. Once TripAdvisor is released, it has to be a sensation all over the world!

Right now, the hotel has been basically settled, and Li Zetian is planning to acquire the airline company.

Dongfang Yuqin has registered an offshore company in the Cayman Islands for Li Zetian, which is called Chronos Airlines.

No matter how low-key it is, others can guess it. As the old saying goes, do it directly! ! !
So, on May 5th, under clear skies, Li Zetian asked people to officially initiate the acquisition of United and Continental Airlines!
As soon as the news came out, it caused a sensation in the United States again.

"I can't even believe this shit. You have acquired so many powerful hotels in the front foot, and you are going to acquire such airlines that rank third and fourth in the United States!"

"Damn, how rich is Chronos Li, and donated 100 billion US dollars a while ago!"

"I'm convinced, my mother is completely convinced, I kneel down to the rich!"

"Chronos Li is really not ordinary rich, but super super rich!"

"..."

People talk about it.

The media rushed to report.

"Chronos·Li has meddled in the hotel industry, but also meddling in aviation, what is his intention?" "

"According to expert analysis, the purpose of Chronos Li's acquisition of the airline is related to the space exploration company, because the space exploration company is developing a civilian airliner!" "

"America's major airlines will face the most severe competition in history! "

"United Airlines and Continental Airlines will surpass American Airlines and become the largest airline in the United States once they merge into one!" "

At this time, Bill Gates and Buffett were so happy.

"Hahaha, Chronos is going to acquire airlines again, TripAdvisor will make it easier to book air tickets in the future, and book directly from the Internet."

In the Starbucks coffee shop, Bill Gates and Buffett talked and laughed while drinking coffee.

Buffett took a deep breath and said with emotion: "I didn't have confidence in TripAdvisor before. After all, I was not very optimistic about Internet technology companies, but now that Chronos Li is acquiring hotels and airlines, I immediately feel confident. Perfect!"

Bill Gates said with a smile: "He and I are college classmates, and I know a little more about him than you. Chronos is a genius that ordinary people can't even imagine. Even in Harvard University, where there are many talents, no one can match him." Bi! Over the years, I have given him a careful analysis, as long as it is something he wants to do, he will definitely succeed!"

After finishing speaking, Bill Gates sighed slightly: "I was born in the same era as him, and I am destined to be bleak!"

Buffett drank a cup of strong coffee with a hint of bitterness. He also felt the same way about Bill Gates' thoughts. Berkshire Hathaway is so awesome, from a small company with hundreds of thousands of dollars , A company that has grown to tens of billions of dollars is undoubtedly creating a legend, but it is hardly worth mentioning in front of Li Zetian's achievements.Moreover, even one of the major shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway is Li Zetian.

……

Time passed day by day, and the news every day was reporting Li Zetian's shocking actions.

A month later, both United Airlines and Continental Airlines were fully acquired by Cronos Airlines, with a total purchase price of only US$85 billion.The main reason for the low purchase price is that in the 90s, the U.S. aviation market was sluggish and there was a lot of competition.

At this moment, Li Zetian came to the headquarters of the former United Airlines.

meeting room.

Li Zetian sat at the first place, looking around at everyone. In addition to the main management of United Airlines, the management of Continental Airlines is also here.

After a while, Li Zetian said, "From now on, United Airlines and Continental Airlines will become one, integrate resources, and work together to build the world's top airline. The name of the new company will be called Cronos Airlines from now on!"

clap clap clap! ! !
After Li Zetian, the big boss, finished speaking, everyone immediately applauded wildly.

The boss said well!
The boss is awesome!

Li Zetian took a sip of water, put down his glass, and continued: "Nowadays, the aviation market is in a downturn. I think the main reason is the high fares. Therefore, the fares of Chronos Airlines will be reduced in the future!"

"Mr. Li!" At this time, a middle-aged man sitting on the right side of Li Zetian said, "The air ticket is already very low. If it drops further, the company may not be able to make money!"

Others also joined in.

"Yes, Mr. Li, if the price is lowered, there will be no profit!"

"We should think of other ways..."

"..."

When Li Zetian heard this, he thought about it. After all, these people are professionals and know better than him.It's just that in his memory, he felt that American Airlines was following a low-price strategy.

Long-distance air tickets are expensive.

Short distances, cheap air tickets.

The low price is obviously related to the range.

In an instant, Li Zetian's brain suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"Everyone, please listen to me!!" Li Zetian said loudly, "What you say is very reasonable. If the price of air tickets for long-distance or international flights is lowered, you really won't make much money. Then, let's attack the low-price market!"

"Low-price market?" Everyone couldn't help showing doubts when they heard the words, why did they say it back?
Li Zetian explained with a smile: "Hehe, instead of confronting the major airlines in the United States, it is better to directly occupy the low-cost market with huge potential! We only open short- and medium-distance point-to-point routes, and there are no long-distance flights, let alone international flights. Short hours and frequent shifts.”

"Under normal circumstances, if a passenger misses a flight of an airline company, he or she can take the next flight of the company an hour later. The high frequency of flights is not only convenient for those who travel through major cities in the United States every day. Passengers, and more importantly, the reduction of unit cost on this basis is the market positioning that our airlines are pursuing. Through information sharing with airlines, we can provide better interline services!!"

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up, and their performance was very shocking. Looking back, I'll go, are you an aviation professional, or are we aviation professionals? Such a good idea, why didn't we think of it?
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