Chapter 431: New Iridium Project
Before Li Zetian could discuss how much compensation to give to those victims, the news that Morgan Stari was acquired by Li Zetian suddenly came out, causing a sensation for a while.
A Wall Street investor lamented: "In the 911 incident, Morgan Staley lost the most, alas, the final tragic fate turned out to be reduced to Chronos· Li's prey!"
"yes, this is Morgan Staley, the pride of Wall Street!!"
An old man with gray hair said with grief and indignation: "Chronos· Li's barbarism has trampled on the dignity of Wall Street!!"
Trample your sister!
Isn't it just the acquisition of Morgan Staley, what's the big deal?!
Li Zetian didn't know that the Wall Street gang was very dissatisfied with him, and if he knew, he would definitely disdain him.
He is not just trampling, he is simply trying to dominate Wall Street!!
It was said that Morgan Staley was a man, and if he had the opportunity, he would even J. K JPMorgan Chase dares to annex it!
At this time, in addition to owning Wells Fargo and Morgan Staley in the United States, Li Zetian was also one of the major shareholders of Citigroup.
In the early years, well, around 1986, Jamie Dimon and Sandy Weir left the American Express Group, and Li Zetianhui had the insight to hire the two to join his company, and in 1993 he acquired The Travelers Corporation, which was later renamed Travelers Group. In 1997, Travelers Group acquired Salomon Brothers, the fifth largest investment bank in the United States. In 1998, Travelers Group merged with Citigroup, and the merger formed a new company called "Citigroup", whose trademark was the red umbrella of Traveler Group and the blue word mark of Citigroup, which meant that Li Zetian deepened his penetration into the power of American conglomerates and influence on Wall Street.
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Back at the hotel, Li Zetian began to think about the compensation.
"Compensation for the Victims, Compensation for the Victims, Compensation for the Rescuers, ......"
"In addition to personal compensation, there are also losses from New York businesses...... If these all add up, how much will I have to lose?" Li Zetian picked up a compensation slip and glanced at it, the corners of his mouth twitched, "Hat, more than 40 billion US dollars?!!
"Wait...... I shouldn't have to bear all this money, it's the terrorists, there is the US government and insurance companies!!"
Thinking of the huge amount of compensation, Li Zetian immediately decided, Lao Tzu didn't pretend to be forced, why should he contribute money for the US government! Lao Tzu donated at most some money, and it was OK to do charity......
"Selena, let the umbrella company donate $200 million and show your heart!" Li Zetian said.
"Yes!"
"Well, alright, you go back to your room and rest. ”
Li Zetian called Selena away, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the night scene of New York City with dim lights, snorted coldly, and said: "Some people may say that you Chronos· Li is a trillion-dollar billionaire, how can you donate only 200 million dollars? Damn, 200 million dollars is not too much, Lao Tzu asked, how many people in the world have donated, who said that it is less, then you can do it, I want to see how much money you can donate!!
"The 911 incident was all caused by the U.S. government, and if you say that you don't make trouble for others, will people fight with you? Therefore, this responsibility must be borne by the U.S. government, and I, Li Zetian, don't want to wipe your ass for the U.S. government!"
As the night deepened, Li Zetian returned to the bathroom to take a shower, and then fell asleep on the bed.
The next day, Li Zetian set off for Los Angeles.
In the aftermath of 911, the United States began to buy weapons on a large scale in retaliation against terrorists.
After resting at home for a day, Li Zetian went to the Chronos Industrial Company to have a look and learn about the research and development of weapons.
Because Chronos Industries has not been established for a long time, it is still slightly inferior to the American arms giants in terms of weapons development.
Fighter jets, tanks, missiles, tanks, radars, electronic systems, and so on are still in the catch-up stage.
After Dr. Blake, CEO of Chronos Industries, introduced, Li Zetian couldn't help but regret: "Alas, it's a bit of a pity. After the 911 incident, there was a huge increase in global arms, and for the time being, there may not be too many arms orders belonging to Chronos Industries......"
“Mr· Li, according to my analysis, the 911 incident has a very great impact, and for a long time to come, all countries in the world will increase their military forces, and advanced weapons will inevitably become sought-after goods! Although the Chronos industry started relatively late, we have a lot of R&D personnel and funds, Space-X and Robot-X are both industry leaders, and aerospace and robotics technology are leading the world. But I am determined that in the future arms market, there must be a foothold for Chronos Industries!" Dr. Black said with confidence.
"Well, that's just as well!"
When Li Zetian heard this, he was overjoyed, yes, the technology of Chronos Industry is so powerful, why can't he become an arms giant?
“Mr· Li, this afternoon, a new Space-X factory in Nevada was just completed in the other day, would you like to visit it? This new factory mainly produces satellites and rockets. Dr. Black then invited.
Well, there's another new plant on the horizon, and the previous Space-X aircraft plant hasn't been seen yet.
Li Zetian nodded and said, "Okay, then we'll leave together at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning! By the way, I also want to visit the Space-X aircraft factory." ”
"Okay, no problem, Mr. Li, it just so happens that the two factories are not very far apart......"
The next day, Li Zetian, Dr. Blake and others came to Nevada. Nevada is a state in the western United States, bordered by Oregon and Idaho to the north, Utah to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and California to the southwest.
First, Dr. Black took Li Zetian to the Space-X aircraft factory. The plant is very large, covering an area of 50 hectares (10,000 square meters per hectare) and a total area of 750 hectares. In fact, the plant combines production, research and development, and is developing larger and faster large passenger aircraft.
Li Zetian walked into a factory and couldn't help but be amazed.
It's too big here, the space is empty, and a huge Space-X2000 super-large passenger plane is placed in the middle, with a variety of robotic arms and busy staff.
"Oh, that's spectacular!!That's how the Space-X2000 was assembled!" Li Zetian exclaimed.
Dr. Black smiled slightly: "Each Space-X2000 has at least 50 people responsible for assembling it to build such a giant, and the X aircraft factory has twelve such production workshops, which can guarantee the production of 12 Space-X2000s per month." ”
"Well, very good!" Li Zetian calculated, this aircraft factory can produce 144 Space-2000s in a year, and the production capacity is strong!
"It's just that," Dr. Black sighed, "after the 911 incident, many American airlines canceled orders, and orders from abroad also decreased significantly. ”
Li Zetian frowned and pondered, American Airlines is at a low ebb, and this is not an opportunity, an opportunity for Chronos Airlines and Space-X2000 large passenger aircraft to rise!
"Don't worry, Dr. Black. The more sluggish the aviation market is, the more opportunities we have to become bigger and stronger! Who said that it is not possible to develop against the trend?" Li Zetian's eyes flashed with a crazy light, "The depression in the US aviation industry is only temporary, and it will definitely recover in the future." I'll let Chronos Airlines take advantage of the situation to merge these airlines, and then replace them with Space-X2000 large airliners for low-cost operation!!"
"Oh, by the way, Saudi Arabia is very rich, this user is worth our development, and an aircraft like the Space-X2000 must be very popular with them!"
Li Zetian paused and continued: "I will also consider acquiring some airlines in Europe, Asia, and South America, so the production of Space-X2000 does not have to stop. ”
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The Space-X aircraft plant is very large, and Li Zetian visited it for more than half an hour. Then he went to the Space-X factory, which produces rockets and satellites, which is also very large, and has a satellite launch center.
After Li Zetian visited the new factory, an idea suddenly popped into his mind. He said to Dr. Black, "Dr. Black, do you know about the Iridium program?"
Dr. Black nodded, "Of course, it was Barry Berteaug, an engineer at Motorola, who came up with the idea, and the idea came from his wife's complaint when she was on vacation in the Caribbean, saying that she couldn't reach her customers on her mobile phone, so she came up with an Iridium solution - a constellation of 77 near-Earth satellites that allows users to make calls from anywhere in the world! ”
Speaking of which, Dr. Black vaguely knew what Li Zetian wanted to do.
However, the Iridium system began its test launch in 1996 and is scheduled to become operational in 1998 with a total investment of $3.4 billion. Motorola finally put the Iridium system into service on November 1, 1998, but on March 17, 1999, Iridium officially declared bankruptcy.
It took less than half a year from the official announcement of its entry into service to its termination, and in the end, it had to "take out of orbit" the 66 satellites it operated, causing them to be incinerated when they entered the earth's atmosphere. It would take one to two years to burn the satellites completely, and the cost of burning the satellites would cost between $30 million and $50 million.
“Mr· Li, it turns out that the Iridium program is not suitable for the market!" Dr. Black said, euphemistically persuading.
Hearing this, Li Zetian smiled, "Dr. Black, I still know a lot about the Iridium Project. Compared with the terrestrial mobile phone system, the Iridium system itself also had many shortcomings, and the mobile phone was bulky, unstable, and expensive, so it failed in the end. However, the times are evolving, and we must be brave enough to try. That's right, I'm going to continue the Iridium program, but not 66 satellites, but hundreds of satellites!"
When Dr. Black heard this, he couldn't help but be startled, and just wanted to speak to dissuade Li Zetian, but was interrupted.
"Oh, Dr. Black, don't worry. I'm not saying that satellites are going to be launched now. First of all, I ask you to develop a cheap, smaller satellite than the average satellite, preferably to reduce the cost of manufacturing the satellite to a few million dollars. The second is to develop rockets that can be recycled and carried out a second or even more launch, so as to minimize the cost of rocket launches. Once I've done that, I'm going to build the world's largest satellite communications network to provide cheap Internet access to people on the ground!"
Regarding this "new Iridium plan", Li Zetian still thought about it in his heart, and did not say anything.
Now Apple is developing the iPhone, and it is estimated that it will produce results in a few years, and then the smartphone will inevitably become popular all over the world, and the mobile phone Internet service will increase dramatically! The satellite communication network can not only provide network access services for computers, but also provide network traffic for mobile phones. You may lose money at first, but after a long time, you can earn it back. Besides, even if it is a loss, in terms of Li Zetian's worth, a loss of billions of dollars is not a big deal.
The point is that it has come to pass, and it will definitely promote the development of the global mobile Internet.
Lost mulberry elm, harvested east.
The money Li Zetian lost in launching satellites can be made up for in other ways, and it may be a big profit!
PS:I'm busy today.,Tomorrow I'll give you more outbreaks.,5 more?6 more?7 more?8 more?I'm working hard.,Last time, it seemed like a day to update 8 more.。