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 blowing air conditioners inside, reading books and chatting.

Yu Jingqiu asked with some curiosity: "Oh, dear, why did you suddenly think of buying the next 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 pursed her lips, "Hmph, I don't believe it!"

"If you don't believe me, I can't help it. ”

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

"Well, okay. ”

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

Of course, at present, no one would have thought of Li Zetian's intention to buy the bookstore, let alone what the name was changed to Amazon.

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

Although it is now 1986, it is too early to engage in e-commerce, but Li Zetian did not develop e-commerce immediately, but first developed the bookstore chain, and then it was easier to enter e-commerce, which can be said to be a matter of course!

In the past life, Amazon still encountered many competitors in the process of development, if it were not for the slow transformation of the traditional bookstore giant, which would be Amazon's turn to become the leader of e-commerce in the United States?

At the moment, the bookstore that Li Zetian bought is a small and unknown bookstore. In fact, Li Zetian did not want to buy a large chain of bookstores, but planned to build a flagship store in each of dozens of major cities in the United States.

After reading a book for an afternoon, Li Zetian's eyes were sour, and 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, it was nothing more than to establish a bookstore flagship store. However, unlike traditional bookstores, Amazon had to use computerized management, develop a bookstore management system, and build a huge database to which every book in the bookstore was written.

This approach is more efficient than traditional bookstores, and can reflect which book is popular, what age, which region, and so on can be reflected as quickly as possible.

Importantly, although we will not engage in e-commerce for the time being, as soon as the time comes, as soon as we develop a website, we will be able to go online immediately and provide customers with millions of titles.

Li Zetian tilted his head, looked at Dongfang Yuqin, and said with a smile: "Amazon needs to recruit a group of computer talents. I heard that Jeff Bezos, who is graduating from Princeton University this year, is a talented person, and I arranged for someone to recruit him to our company. ”

“Mr· Li, do you know him?" Dongfang Yuqin asked in amazement.

Li Zetian smiled and said, "You know, I often log on to the BBS of major universities in the United States, and I accidentally found Jeff Bezos, who is a prominent figure at Princeton University and a member of the American Association of Outstanding Students. I chatted with him on the Internet, and I felt that this person's ability is good, he is a talent, and it is worth cultivating!" Li Zetian paused and said with a smile, "I heard him say that both Intel and Bell Labs sent him invitations, but they were both rejected......"

The existence of BBS makes it more convenient for Li Zetian to actively look for talents, and many computer talents in universities like to visit BBS to exchange technology and experience.

Li Zetian is a god-level figure who is mixed in, and he is very well-known on the Internet, but others don't know his true identity.

Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon, a very awesome person, and his achievements have made him the possibility of becoming the richest man in the world!

At this time, Dongfang Yuqin couldn't help but nod after listening to Li Zetian's words, she knew that Li Zetian's eyes on people had always been very accurate.

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

"Hmm. ”

Amazon's petty fight did not attract media attention.

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

……

……

At the end of August, when the American university was about to open, Li Zetian was slightly surprised that Li Zhengyu, the grandson of his Taiwanese uncle, came to the United States.

"Brother Zetian, hello !!"

"It's been a long time, I can't imagine that Xiao Zhengyu has grown so big! By the way, are you here to travel to the United States this time?"

"Brother Zetian, I was admitted to Stanford University, and this time I came to school. ”

"Yes, I was admitted to Stanford University, it's amazing!"

The relationship between Li Zhengyu and Li Zetian is okay, he was still one of Li Zetian's little book fans, and whenever he had time, he always chased after him and asked if he could write a book.

"By the way, Jung-woo, what is your major?"

"Computer!"

"Well, it's a great major, and the future is very promising! I think I'm a few days away from school, so I might as well stay at my house these days and have fun in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. ”

"Okay, thank you Brother Zetian!"

Li Zetian looked at Li Zhengyu, couldn't help sighing slightly, in a blink of an eye, time flies so fast, the child who was still snotty back then has grown up.

"Am I already getting old?" Li Zetian suddenly thought that he was already thirty years old, and when he reached the age of standing, he had changed from a little white face to an uncle.

The richer or more powerful the person, the more afraid of death.

This was the case with Qin Shi Huang in ancient times.

Li Zetian is very afraid of old age and death.

After many years, when he suddenly saw Li Zhengyu today, Li Zetian sighed.

It's really a sudden look back, people are old.

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

For the current Li Zetian, 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, and the helplessness and despair of human beings in the face of illness were very painful.

"I'm 30 years old, and the speed of development of gene technology companies may not be fast enough!! Li Zetian said darkly.

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

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

Is there money, who doesn't want to live a few more years, who doesn't want to stay young forever?

The current layout of the Internet is sufficient, and then let it develop normally, and only rely on the strength of individuals to forcibly promote the Internet, laying fiber optic circuits, which costs a lot of money and has a low return on investment.

In the age of the Internet, computers, network equipment, websites, and software are the most valuable, as long as you grasp these are 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 gene technology companies and promote the progress of global medical technology! In addition to medicines, the derivative products discovered in the development process, such as shampoo, skin care, hair care, cosmetics, beverages, shower gel, toothpaste, milk powder, health care products, and so on, are all very profitable products, which should not be underestimated.

Gene Tech's spin-off products can create a second Procter & Gamble!

For more than a week to come, Li Zetian has been investigating global pharmaceutical companies, and after a long silence for gene technology companies, it's time to expand!

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

Li Zetian said lightly: "Pfizer!"

Dongfang Yuqin half-opened her mouth and said in surprise: "This is the second largest pharmaceutical company in the world after gene technology companies. ”

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 capacity is in the leading position in the world! If the gene technology company swallows up this company, it will greatly enhance the strength of the gene technology company!"

Johnson & Johnson, Roche, Pfizer, Amgen, Gene Nike, and many other pharmaceutical companies combined, and Gene Technology is simply unmatched!!

Li Zetian said, hugged Dongfang Yuqin, and said softly: "If the gene technology company can develop a drug to treat cancer, my aunt may not die." ”

When Dongfang Yuqin heard this, her eyes turned red.

Li Zetian stroked Dongfang Yuqin's face and said affectionately: "I won't let the tragedy continue to happen, and I won't let one of you leave me again!"

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

……

On September 10, Gene Technology officially launched an acquisition of Pfizer.

And two days ago, Jeff Bezos officially joined Amazon. As the saying goes, a thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find, and the addition of Jeff Bezos made Li Zetian happy for a while.

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

"I know. Pfizer is not a small company after all, and large-scale mergers and acquisitions like this are very rare!" Li Zetian smiled indifferently, not surprised. Buying a company worth tens of billions of dollars seemed to him as easy as drinking saliva.

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

"If the price appeals to them, they're willing to sell Pfizer. At present, gene technology companies have begun to formally contact Pfizer. Dongfang Yuqin said with a smile.

"Well, that's good. Li Zetian muttered, "There are still $6 billion in the account of the umbrella company, and there is still $8 billion in the account of the gene technology company." If you want to buy Pfizer as a wholly owned company, you will need about $40 billion, and the financial side is ......"

Li Zetian thought for a while, and an inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly thought that in 1987, a huge stock market crash broke out in the United States, and the global stock market fell across the board under the lead of the Dow Jones Industrial Average in New York, triggering panic in the financial market. Pfizer's stock price is bound to plummet, and when the time comes, it will be easier to buy it.

"The acquisition of Pfizer must be a protracted negotiation......," Li Zetian smiled slightly, and a trace of certainty flashed on his face.

"Yuqin, tell me to go down and let the gene technology company talk slowly with Pfizer and lower the acquisition conditions!"

"Okay!"

……

At this moment, the outside media is focusing on the acquisition of Pfizer by a gene technology company.

Li Zetian smiled, at this time, he arranged for Dongfang Yuqin to talk to the United States about the domain name agency.

Right now, the U.S. and companies don't value domain names, and it's easy for domain name agents to talk about it.

In less than a week, a company called "Global Domain Name Agency" was quietly established, and the annual agency fee was only 200,000 US dollars, which was cheap to death, and the agency time limit was as long as 15 years.

Subsequently, Li Zetian began to let his company apply for a website domain name. Since the domain name agent is its own company, you can apply for a domain name quietly and quietly. This way, it is not easy for others to find out that they have registered a domain name; second, when others register a domain name, Li Zetian can check it at any time to understand the situation. Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles.

Coca-Cola, IBM, HP and other companies can thank Li Zetian for being a kind and honest person, and did not rob their domain name, otherwise, they would have to cry to death in the future. Li Zetian just applied for all the domain names he needed. In addition, Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, JD.com, 360, Google, YouTube, Facebook, and other companies that have not yet been established 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.

"How's the network?"

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

Li Zetian asked in a deep voice: "Have you talked to the Hong Kong government about the root domain name server?"

"I've talked about it, and according to you, in order to improve the speed of network access, Hong Kong needs a root name server. The Hong Kong government supports this. I think it won't take more than a month for the Hong Kong government to apply to the U.S. government. ”

When Li Zetian heard this, the corners of his mouth rose, revealing a hint of a smile.

"Very good, continue to pay close attention to this matter, and be sure to push Hong Kong to take down a root nameserver!"

"Yes!!"

After ending the call, Li Zetian lowered his head and pondered.

It is obviously not appropriate to apply for a root nameserver in the name of an enterprise. Therefore, it is best for the Hong Kong government to intervene, but I don't know if it can succeed?

"I can't completely rely on the Hong Kong government, I have to mobilize my forces on the side of the U.S. government......"

“Mr· Li，”

Dongfang Yuqin walked in from outside the house.

"What's the matter?"

"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!" replied Dongfang Yuqin.

Fuck !! this shitty day of the U.S. Justice Department, so nosy!

Li Zetian took a deep breath and said, "Since this is the case, then give up the acquisition, let's spend a lot of money to dig up the corner!!"

Li Zetian thought hatefully, if you don't buy it, you won't buy it, can't Lao Tzu poach people?

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

"Hmm~!" Dongfang Yuqin answered and left the study. [.]