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On the second day of the meeting, Terrass Corporation and FedEx Corporation jointly established Uber, holding 80% and 20% of the shares respectively, and then recruited programmers to secretly develop Uber taxi-hailing software and develop secretly.

Contrary to Uber's low profile, Cainiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. caused a sensation around the world when it was established. On August 1, 2008, Nicholas International E-commerce, Maersk Group, FedEx, Tesla, Taobao, and Williams Royal Investment Corporation jointly announced that the "Global Intelligent Logistics Backbone Network" project was officially launched. All parties involved The jointly established "Cainiao Network Technology Co., Ltd." was formally established. As soon as the company was founded, it was so powerful that it was impossible to not attract attention.

Many logistics companies still didn't understand Cainiao Network Technology Company at the beginning, so they felt like they were facing a big enemy.

An insider of UPS logistics company couldn't help but complain that Cainiao Network is a super giant logistics company! ! !

In fact, Cainiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. is not involved in logistics, but builds an open, shared, and socialized infrastructure platform on the basis of logistics. Through self-construction, co-construction, cooperation, transformation and other modes, An open network of social storage facilities is formed within the scope.

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At noon, the scorching sun was high, and in the Lucas Supermarket in New York University City, a fat man with a big belly and shirtless was sitting in his office watching HBO TV series boredly. At this time, the door rang a few times, and then, a young and tall lady with long hair in denim shorts and a white shirt walked in.

The fat man's gaze immediately looked over, and when he saw that a beautiful lady came in, he couldn't help but slapped his tongue, stared at her long white legs, and smiled: "Oh, it's the beautiful Miss Betty. , How about it, has the matter been considered clearly?"

"Yes, Mr. Richard Lucas!" The beauty named Betty nodded.

"Haha...So, you are willing to sell me the Betty supermarket that your father left for you!" The fat man sat up at this moment, picked up the Coca-Cola soda on the table and drank it. Then put the soda bottle on the table.

"Mr. Richard Lucas, I made a special trip to tell you that I have decided not to sell Betty Supermarket!" Betty unceremoniously found a chair and sat down.

Not for sale? !

Hearing this, the fat man was stunned, and he couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

"Miss Betty," he asked, "Betty's supermarket is not doing well, and it looks like it's about to close down. I can't figure out why you can't sell it for a good price now?"

"Because that is my father's legacy to me!!!" Betty finished this sentence firmly, then stood up and left the office directly.

Betty Supermarket and Lucas Supermarket are two major competitors in New York University. The financial crisis is coming, and the old Betty has suffered serious losses in the stock market, which has caused Betty Supermarket's capital chain to have problems. Lucas Supermarket took the opportunity to suppress Betty Supermarket and make Betty Supermarket. The situation worsened and was on the verge of bankruptcy. Old Betty was anxious, and in despair, she died. Old Betty’s daughter Jessica Betty inherited his inheritance. At this time, Richard Lucas came to the door and offered to buy Betty Supermarket.

Jessica Betty naturally does not want to sell Betty Supermarket, but it is very difficult to get Betty Supermarket out of its current predicament. At this moment, she saw a piece of news on TV: Cainiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. was established and sincerely invites various partners to work together to establish an open network of social storage facilities!

Betty suddenly had an inspiration, as if seeing hope, and murmured: "Betty Supermarket can cooperate with Cainiao Network and become a warehousing base! In this way, Betty Supermarket can not only get an extra income from Cainiao Network Technology Company, but also Can bring more traffic!!! Students want to mail things, you can come to the supermarket to do it. Students buy things online can be stored in Betty Supermarket for free, easy to pick up. In addition, Betty Supermarket can make some merchandise flyers and send them to various places. The dormitory may be directly attached to the package. If students are willing to shop at Betty Supermarket for more than $10, Betty Supermarket is willing to deliver free delivery to the door of the dormitory, and by the way carry their online shopping products. Usually, delivery to the door of the dormitory requires a partial fee, instead of In this way, students will definitely be more willing to spend money on Betty Supermarket merchandise! If this development continues, Betty Supermarket may be able to survive from death!!!"

Betty became more excited as she thought about it, and rekindled her fighting spirit. That day she couldn't help but find Richard Lucas, a fat man with a big belly, and rejected him fiercely!

Want to buy Betty Supermarket, no way! ! !

After Betty walked out of the Lucas supermarket, he immediately contacted Cainiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. to request cooperation. Cainiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. has just been established. At this moment, a large number of partners like Betty Supermarket are needed. Therefore, Cainiao Networks will certainly not refuse Betty's request.

After Betty Supermarket became a partner of Cainiao Networks, its performance immediately improved!

In addition to Betty Supermarket, there are many companies participating in the cooperation of Cainiao Network. The scale of Cainiao Network is getting bigger and bigger, and its development speed is beyond people's imagination. On average, 500 companies become a member of Cainiao Network every day.

Many large logistics companies have also cooperated with Cainiao Networks. Cainiao Networks subsequently introduced UPS package delivery company, Deutsche Post, Ryder System, Panalpina, British Express Logistics, TNT Express, and Gangjie International. Seven of the major logistics companies serve as strategic partners, and FedEx and Maersk are also among the top ten logistics companies. Among them, only Japan Express is excluded.

At this moment, the media were stunned.

"Fortune" magazine editor-in-chief Lena Micah said: "Cainiao Network will spread all over the world, and the future market value may be another Nicholas International E-commerce Group!!!"

"Reuters": "Cainiao Network is the brightest new business star under the global financial crisis!!!"

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To the outside world, the rookie network is so amazing, but to Henry, it is just a small test. At this time, the global financial crisis did not stop because of the rise of Cainiao. However, Citigroup, the United States second only to Williams Bank of America, was in danger!

From February 2007 to August 2008, Citibank suffered a loss for 18 months. Customers, creditors, investors, and rating agencies completely lost confidence in Citibank. Citibank’s wall was destroyed and may collapse at any time, even in the United States. In a short period of time since October last year, the government has rescued Citibank three times in a row and injected huge sums of money. However, it is still facing bankruptcy. Citibank’s stock price plummeted from its 2007 high of around US$35 to US$1.6. Its market value was even less than 5% of the US$280 billion at the end of 2006, or US$12 billion...

Henry let the Williams Royal Investment Company short the US stock market by one trillion US dollars. In order to save the market, the US government has been spending money to fill the hole, and it has reached the end of the mountain. Although Citibank has a huge economic position and influence in the United States, with tens of millions of users, if it goes bankrupt, the country will be in chaos. The United States is determined not to allow Citibank to fail, and wants to continue to pull Citibank. However, the global financial crisis triggered by the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States has worsened, and the Williams Royal Investment Corporation also specifically targeted Citibank. In this case, the US government simply cannot pull Citibank. In this life, Citibank will go bankrupt or go bankrupt, or it will be acquired by Henry! ! !

Seeing that Citibank was about to go bankrupt, the US government began to look for "receivers" again.

The U.S. government first asked JPMorgan Chase. JPMorgan Chase said that Citibank was too big to eat, and that it was about to "die". It hoped that the U.S. government would send some life-saving funds! The U.S. government went to the Bank of New York Mellon, Wachovia, American Express... However, they did not dare to touch the hot potato of Citibank.

Henry is very controversial. The U.S. government asks Williams Bank of America. If you ask, you are definitely willing to buy Citibank! As for other banks, who TM dared to buy Citibank, I let the Williams Royal Investment Company crazy short Citibank stocks, losing them! ! !

The U.S. government asked all the banks, big and small, and almost didn't ask Williams Bank of America. At the moment, Williams Bank of America dominates, seriously affecting the US economy. If it were to merge with Citibank, it would be fine! ! !

At this moment, the White House is holding a very important conference.

US Secretary of the Treasury Paulson looked anxious and was yelling hoarsely at the meeting. "Everyone, only Williams Bank of America has the ability to acquire Citibank. Therefore, in order to keep Citibank, we can only..."

Before he finished speaking, someone stood up and interrupted: "Henry Williams has penetrated into every corner of the United States. Among them, Williams Bank of America is his industry. If you let Williams Bank of America take the opportunity to do Great, I don’t know, who is in charge of the American economy, do you think it’s you? Paulson US Secretary of the Treasury?!"

The chaos in the conference room is no different from the vegetable market, no, it is even more fierce than the vegetable market, because the Minister of Finance Paulson has already fought with the brawlers!

"Stop it!!!" US President Bush yelled, you are paralyzed, is it dead to be the President of the United States? There was a fight in front of me. If it wasn't for the image, I would roll up my sleeves and beat you up!

Paulson was separated. He had just received a punch in the face and there was a trace of blood on the corner of his mouth.

Henry would laugh from ear to ear if he knew what happened just now.

Bush's face was stern, and he sternly reprimanded: "Is it glorious to fight in the U.S. Congress? Paulson and Richards, you two shouldn't come back to your seats soon!!!"

Bush's speech still worked, and the two sat down in their seats honestly, but when they looked at each other, they were still angry.

"Well, after listening to what you have said, let me express my opinion." Bush touched his nose and thought for a while, then said, "I think Citibank must be saved to temporarily let Williams Bank of America acquired Citibank, and when the financial crisis was over, we would say that Williams Bank of America was too large and suspected of monopolizing the market, and asked it to split up!"

"Your Excellency, the U.S. government has backtracked. I'm afraid it will be implemented and criticized!"

"There is no need for the U.S. government to guarantee this acquisition. Citibank can contact Williams Bank of America on its own!"

"If so, I think it's feasible!"

"I second!"

"I also agree!"

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On August 10th, Williams Bank of America invested a total of US$12 billion to acquire Citibank, and the world was in an uproar. On the same day, Citibank’s stock price rebounded.

Just as the external media was raging and discussing, Henry ordered the merger of Williams Bank of America and Citibank. The new bank after the merger was called Citibank. Currently, the central bank of the Williams Empire is called Williams Bank, and Henry hopes that the names of other banks will be distinguished from Williams Bank.

Subsequently, Henry then ordered the sale of Citibank’s overseas business to Standard Chartered Bank and Standard Bank at low prices. At the same time, he cut off the new Citibank’s junk business and overlapping businesses in the United States, streamlining its administration and reducing its scale.

From now on, Citibank is responsible for the United States, Standard Chartered Bank is responsible for Asia, Standard Bank is responsible for Africa, and Royal Bank of Scotland is responsible for Europe... Although these banks have different names, they can form alliances. Just like China UnionPay, Henry can get them. A "Williams Bank Union" with Williams Bank as the core, and also welcomes other banks to join the Union.

As for why Henry carried out the reorganization so quickly, it was because he had bought out members of the US Congress, and he knew very well what the wishful thinking of US President Bush was. Therefore, without waiting for the United States to act, Henry took advantage of the financial crisis to sell Williams Bank of America and Citibank to other banks under his own name~www.readwn.com~ and what he did in this special period, For example, layoffs, sales of subsidiaries at low prices, etc. are all reasonable, and the US government has nothing to say. As for Citibank, which has been thinner, is still the largest bank in the United States. It has reduced a lot of expenses, but it has high-quality assets and users in the United States, and its profitability is higher. If the U.S. government still wants to request Citibank to split, it will go to court directly. What is there to be afraid of!

Henry plans to mainly promote Williams UnionPay cards after the establishment of the Williams Banking Union, and also launch "black cards" and "extreme black cards." Black cards do not accept applications, only banks actively invite customers to join. Only a very small number, or even less than 0.1% of top customers in the world will be invited.

Black cards have unlimited overdrafts, and cardholders can obtain services covering almost all areas, providing them with the most meticulous needs, such as daily airliner private and first-class upgrade services, hotel suite upgrade services, private travel advisory services, heavyweights Tickets for performances, 24-hour private banking, VIP seats at various events around the world, and exclusive privileges in top private clubs in major cities around the world. As long as the cardholder has a request, we will do it wholeheartedly for him.

The "Extreme Black Card" can only be owned by Henry and Williams royal family members! (Two in one)

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