Chapter 363 It doesn’t matter if you know, I’m just so awesome
In this era, computers and the Internet developed very rapidly because of Li Zetian's promotion.
Sprint, a company under Li Zetian's name, has been doing its best to lay optical cable lines, and it also acquires other telecommunications companies from time to time, allowing the Internet to cover most parts of the United States! Telecom companies such as MCI and AT\u0026T have also increased their Internet services and built many Internet backbone networks.
In addition, the early emergence of the Battle.net platform, "Counter-Strike", email, Netscape browser, Yahoo website, and Amazon website made the entire Internet more colorful and more attractive.
In the United States, a personal computer generally only costs a few hundred dollars, and the monthly income of an average American family usually exceeds $3,000. Therefore, the penetration rate of personal computers is very high. Before the 1990s, the development of the Internet was relatively slow. The main reason was that the Internet at that time was of little use to ordinary families.
Just ask, what can you do with the Internet at that time?
But things are different now. Once you are connected to the Internet, you can play online games, browse websites, chat and communicate, etc. Not to mention what adults will choose, if there are children at home, they will definitely beg their parents to connect to the Internet, especially "Counter-Strike", which is extremely popular. Which child who likes to play games does not like this game?
The Yahoo website, Netscape browser, and Amazon website have all been developing for a year or two, attracting countless Internet users.
At present, the number of Internet users in the United States alone has exceeded 10 million, and the development speed will be even faster in the future!
The TripAdvisor website was established in this era, which is not too early. 10 million users is also a huge market, not to mention, Li Zetian values the future development potential. TripAdvisor travel website is an unusual Internet company, and offline development is particularly important!
If you want to attract users, you must have “big data” and cooperative enterprises.
The first priority for TripAdvisor in the early stage is to do a good job in “big data”!
Li Zetian purchased hotels near Classic Hotel precisely for the development of TripAdvisor.
Hilton Hotel Group takes "service with a smile" as its concept and aims to create a "home away from home" luxurious and comfortable experience. It has nearly 2,000 hotels in dozens of countries and regions, including Hilton Hotels, Waldorf Astoria Hotels, Conrad Hotels, and Hilton Hotels. DoubleTree and Hilton Garden Inn and many other big brands.
There is nothing that money can't buy, especially in a capital country like the United States.
In a previous life, Blackstone Group acquired Hilton Group.
Due to the oil crisis, the Gulf War, and certain reasons in the United States itself, the U.S. economy has been in recession in the 1980s and 1990s, and American companies have been suppressed by RB companies, which is terrible. The tourism industry has naturally been greatly affected.
Li Zetian sent people to acquire Hilton Hotel Group at this time. In fact, it was still a little late. It happened to be a turning point in the U.S. economy. If he waited any longer, he would have to pay a greater price. Because of the explosion of information technology, the United States will gradually complete industrial upgrading, undergo major changes in its economic structure, and begin to achieve rapid growth!
The acquisition of Hilton Hotels is part of the plan to develop the tourism industry. In addition to Hilton Hotels, there are also Four Seasons Hotels, Holiday Inns, Super 8 Hotels, etc. At the same time, Li Zetian also wants to acquire airlines.
Airlines not only transport people but also cargo, which is also of great benefit to the development of e-commerce.
Therefore, Li Zetian really wanted to own his own airline. In the future, he would have a place to put his own special plane, and he would also have privileges and convenient travel. He could take off whenever he wanted.
"United Airlines and Continental Airlines mainly operate domestic route networks in the Midwest and West Coast of the United States, spanning the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and other intercontinental routes, while TripAdvisor's business also starts from the Midwest and West Coast, so..." Li Zetian closed the documents and read Xiang Dongfang Yuqin said, "I decided to acquire United Airlines and Continental Airlines. These two companies are now the third and fourth largest airlines in the United States respectively. Once merged, they will be number one!"
Dongfang Yuqin nodded and recorded Li Zetian's decision in his notebook.
"Yuqin, how much does it cost to acquire these two companies?" Li Zetian asked casually.
"The two companies combined are probably less than 8 billion US dollars!"
"So cheap?!" Li Zetian was stunned.
Dongfang Yuqin smiled bitterly and said: "Eight billion US dollars is already a huge amount of money, but you are too rich, so you think 8 billion US dollars is too little. In addition, the competition in the US aviation business is huge, air tickets are very cheap, and profits are not high. , many airlines in the United States have gone bankrupt."
"Uh," Li Zetian laughed dryly, "I see." His trip has been arranged by someone, so he doesn't know the situation of air tickets in the United States.
"If that's the case, then buy more airlines."
"I'm afraid that the U.S. judicial department will intervene and say that we want to monopolize the market." Dongfang Yuqin said with a smile.
"We will stop when they tell us to stop!" Li Zetian smiled calmly.
"Um."
There were piles of information on the desk. Li Zetian yawned and poured himself a cup of coffee.
"Take a rest!" Dongfang Yuqin said gently, walked behind Li Zetian, pressed a pair of catkins on his shoulders, and then gently massaged them.
Unknowingly, Li Zetian fell asleep.
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At the end of March, Hilton Hotel Group was acquired!
On April 5, Four Seasons Hotel was acquired!
On April 11, InterContinental Hotel was acquired!
On April 18th, Super 8 Hotel was acquired!
On April 29, The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong was acquired!
May……
Shock!
Extremely shocked!
The whole world couldn't help but be shocked by it, and countless people were talking about it.
"Oh, God, who is Global International Hotel Investment Management Company? It's so awesome. It has acquired so many hotel groups, and it has cost at least 50 billion US dollars!"
"What a fraud. I'm so fucking shocked that I can't even speak. Global International Hotel Investment Management Company is so shocking!"
“The most awesome hotel group is born!”
"..."
The media covered it.
"In addition to the common well-known hotels, Global International Hotel Investment Management Company has also acquired many unknown hotels. The number is terrifying and unimaginable! 》
"The most terrifying and mysterious hotel company in the world!" 》
Some insiders of "unknown" hotels have posted online.
"The Western Hotel was purchased and that's where I worked!"
"The Red Rose Hotel has also been acquired, and I am an employee there!"
"No, so many hotels have been acquired! As far as I know, my hotel seems to have been acquired too!"
"Damn it, the hotel company I work for was also acquired!"
Global International Hotel Investment Management Company has aroused public discussion. Seeing so many hotels being acquired, a large number of netizens were shocked and expressed online that the hotels they knew were also acquired. A wave of hotel acquisitions swept the entire Internet. . Many hotel owners couldn't help but laugh when they saw netizens saying that their hotels had also been acquired. My hotel has obviously not been acquired yet! !
"Who is the boss behind Global International Hotel Investment Management Company?" ? ? 》
Many media outlets expressed doubts.
In the end, the target points to Li Zetian!
In the whole world, the only person who can be so awesome is Li Zetian!
In Beverly Hills, reporters were crowded outside the door of Li's mansion, all wanting to interview Li Zetian, shouting at the top of their lungs.
"Chronos Li, is Global International Hotel Investment Management Company your company? Are you the boss behind it?"
“Please accept our interview, even if it’s just to answer a question!”
“If you don’t accept an interview, it’s a default!”
"Apart from you, I really can't think of anyone else or any company that has such strength!"
"Chronos Li, don't hide. Come out. We want to know the answer! If you don't come out, we won't leave!"
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"Next door to Mala, these reporters are so damn annoying!" Li Zetian said depressedly, "I just want to buy more hotels. Do I have to block the door like this every day? I haven't created a damn hotel monopoly yet!!"
Yu Jingqiu smiled and said: "If they want to know, just tell them, so as not to annoy them! It's not a problem to do this every day!"
"Okay, then I'll tell them!" Li Zetian nodded helplessly.
At this time, the phone rang.
Li Zetian answered the phone and immediately heard a familiar voice.
"Chronos, you are the boss behind Global International Hotel Investment Management Company, right?" Bill Gates suppressed his excitement and asked curiously.
"Well, I even called you, okay. I'll tell you everything. Yes, I am indeed the boss behind the scenes."
"You are so crazy, you have already caused a sensation all over the world!"
"Isn't this all for the purpose of developing the TripAdvisor travel website?" Li Zetian smiled and said, "With the support of these hotels, our TripAdvisor will be online soon!"
"..." Bill Gates was speechless. Of course he knew that what Li Zetian said was right, but the acquisition of such a company was certainly not all for TripAdvisor. Hotels are very profitable. Bill Gates felt that Li Zetian was obviously optimistic about the tourism industry. Only then did we acquire hotels on a large scale, and if TripAdvisor develops, these hotels will be able to help its publicity power and grab countless online users.
So shrewd!
How shrewd! ! !
Bill Gates was very sad, but he could only be envious because he didn’t have that much money.
Of course, Bill Gates is still very happy, after all, this is conducive to the development of the TripAdvisor travel website. At this moment, he suddenly felt that cooperating with Li Zetian was indeed the most correct decision. This Nima website has not even been developed yet, but it already has a huge number of hotel partners.
Li Zetian had just finished talking to Bill Gates when Buffett suddenly called again. Apparently he was also very concerned about this matter. Just like Bill Gates, Buffett was shocked, excited and happy when he learned that the boss behind the mysterious offshore company that caused global media madness was Li Zetian.
"Mr. Li, you really brought me a huge surprise! It seems that it is absolutely right to cooperate with you! I am looking forward to the moment when the TripAdvisor travel website is officially launched!"
"Haha, I'm looking forward to it too!" Li Zetian smiled.
After ending the call, Li Zetian walked outside the house. Since everyone wants to know, why not let you know? I am so awesome! ! !
In fact, Li Zetian himself knows very well that the wealthy businessmen and powerful people in the upper class and even the US government should know who is the boss behind the Global International Hotel Investment and Management Company.
The world is so big, it is impossible for a monkey to suddenly pop out of the stone!
