Chapter 573

The morning sunshine in Los Angeles was a little dazzling. Abel put on sportswear, put on headphones, and started jogging on the treadmill in the gym of the villa that opened to the outdoor garden while listening to music.

Sunshine, breeze, and birdsong made Abel feel very comfortable and relaxed, and his mood was extremely comfortable. This kind of life is life, not just simple survival.

After he was almost done running, he waved his hand and motioned for Allen, who had been waiting next to him, to come forward.

The chief think tank of Smith Intelligence Company took the initiative to step forward with a document.

"I want to know what I asked you to prepare last night, Alan."

"Okay, BOSS." Allen looked like a professional elite. He didn't even open the file in his hand, so he just said:

"Last night, you asked me to collect information about current communication operators in the US market. Do you want to hear it now?"

"Tell me about it."

"Okay." Allen coughed lightly and began to report relevant information to Abel.

"According to your request, in fact, there are only three companies that are more suitable for our targets. They are the three major wireless communication operators in the United States, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. They occupy the vast majority of the US mobile communication market share."

"In the wireless communications market, they compete fiercely and constantly launch new services and products to attract consumers. The differences between them are mainly reflected in network coverage, service quality, pricing strategies and launched products and services. For example , AT&T and Verizon have wide network coverage and high service quality, but their prices are higher; T-Mobile's prices are relatively low, but their network coverage and service quality may not be as good as the first two."

"About 48% of AT&T's shares are held by members of the consortium, and its headquarters is also in Dallas, Texas. As long as you want, you can actually influence the big picture of this company. Part of the decision-making."

"As for Verizon, the East Coast conglomerates have more influence on it. T-Mobile is the opposite of Verizon, it belongs to the West Coast."

After listening to the chief think tank's report, Abel pondered for a moment and said, "Does this mean that apart from AT&T, the other two companies are more difficult to get started with?"

As long as a company related to the consortium is involved, no matter how small it is, as long as the consortium is willing, it will be difficult for outsiders to reach out.

What's more, these two communication companies are not small at all, but are huge in scale.

Allen nodded and said that was what he meant.

Abel stopped talking and began to think while slowly moving forward on the treadmill.

Last night, I watched Apple's briefing.

Abel finally made up his mind and planned to push forward the era of mobile Internet and smartphones.

As we all know, the most important thing in the smartphone era is not the smartphones themselves.

What's more important is actually the network, which is faster, has more bandwidth and is not too expensive!

With high-quality wireless networks, powerful smartphones are possible.

Otherwise, it would not be called a smartphone, but a game console or a multimedia player.

Smartphones Smartphones, first of all, intelligence is not the most important thing. Being able to connect to the communication network as a functional end is the most important thing.

Fortunately, in this era, 3g network has appeared. Major telecommunications companies in the United States began laying out 3G networks as early as the end of the year before last. Last year, many places in the United States became able to use this latest wireless communication protocol.

By this year, 3G networks can basically be found in the core areas of major urban agglomerations in the United States.

Mobile phone giants such as Nokia, Ericsson and Xingxingxing have also launched mobile phones that can use 3G network signals this year.

But these mobile phones basically have nothing to do with the word "smart".

Compared with previous mobile phones, they have been upgraded in terms of the network they use, and their functions have not improved much.

However, Nokia took the lead, and all the major mobile phone giants and communication giants participated in the development of the Symbian system. At this time, the v7.x4 version was released.

Starting from V7.0, the Symbian system can fully support 3G networks.

Compared with the previous black and white machine era, the Symbian system at this time was barely a little bit "smart".

Due to the limitations of technology and the times, the concept of smartphones in future generations is basically non-existent.

Well, Abel wants to bring the smartphone era ahead of schedule, and he knows that the best way is to promote faster and better network penetration.

Therefore, he plans to start with several communication operators such as AT&T, and at the same time cooperate with new products from Apple and Google, so that the era he is familiar with can appear on this planet in advance.

As for the client, that is the smartphone itself. As long as you have a complete and easy-to-use wireless network. Coupled with Apple's cross-generation iPhone, which was several years ahead of schedule, the upstream and downstream of the industry chain will naturally know the direction of efforts.

Soon, corresponding products or accessories will appear in advance.

It would be better if these people were really that retarded.

From then on, Abel used Apple in his left hand, Google in his right hand, Android in one hand and IOS in the other to let the world know what smartphones and mobile Internet are!

"Contact those people internally and tell them that I want AT&T... This doesn't seem to work. Those guys will definitely interfere with me in the name of antitrust. I can't directly hold shares in the communications provider, or let them continue to hold it. . But tell them what I want AT&T to do."

After sorting out his thoughts, Abel began to explain, while Allen took out the notebook he had prepared and quickly recorded the boss's thoughts.

"And Verizon, inform Bloomberg and Buffett of my ideas. If they are unwilling, then I will find someone else. But just wait a few years so they don't regret it."

"As for T-Mobile, forget it for now."

His idea and thinking is very simple, that is, by influencing the two mobile communication giants AT&T and Verizon, they will be more active in laying out 3G networks and adjusting tariffs.

With these preparations, more advanced smartphones can have a complete experience.

But these actually take time to prepare for.

Whether it is the laying and popularization of 3G networks or the development of smartphones, it is an arduous process that takes years.

Being able to use the first generation of smartphones and corresponding network packages in 2005, Abel felt that he was very successful.

Because in parallel time and space, the same thing did not appear until the end of 2007, and it was not taken seriously by the market at the beginning.

At that time, ordinary people and many investors thought that the so-called smartphone plus 3G network was just a luxury enjoyed by some electronic geeks, just like SLR cameras and various high-end DIY PC assembly.

It's expensive, a bit professional, and not that easy to use.

The main reason is that in the concept of this era, a mobile phone is a mobile phone.

Who would have thought that just a dozen years later, the mobile phone would become a super suture that integrates telephones, cameras, camcorders, micro mobile computers, and even cosmetic mirrors, microscopes, compasses and other weird functions.

It can only be said that the times are changing too fast, especially when it is profitable and capital is strongly pushing behind it.

In the morning, Abel did not leave 9555 Heather Road, Beverly Hills. He was here with Anne, who was about to give birth, and Jessica, who was about to give birth at about the same time.

In the garden, I watched the world's richest man holding a pregnant woman's hand, followed by two cheerful puppies, looking like a good husband and a good family.

Yinwa Green, who got up just after ten o'clock, felt a little confused after seeing this scene.

Because of his innocent appearance, it is really hard to imagine how he acted so violently on himself and the other two women last night.

Naturally, Abel didn't care about the idea of ​​a woman who functioned as his own crown inlay.

This is just like the ancient Chinese emperors who might consider the thoughts of the queen or one or two imperial concubines.

But the emperors would never care about the idea of ​​a Jieyu in the palace, or a young envoy, a beauty, or a promise.

Even if they may be more beautiful than the queen sometimes.

At noon, Pierre Eugene Dupont came with several people as promised.

Speaking of which, if there is such a thing as good being rewarded with good and evil being rewarded with evil in this world, the current DuPont family can probably be regarded as a proof of this concept...

I think back then, when the DuPont family was at its peak.

The first generation of the DuPont family, Pierre Dupont and his son Eugene Dupont, loved to send their rivals and their families on a plane.

Hugh ~ BOOM, the kind where the whole family goes to heaven.

In the Gilded Age, the United States was the first to use various physical means of elimination against competitors, and DuPont was one of the leaders at the time.

Throwing explosive packets into rival factories, poisoning the wells of rival workers, etc., etc., should not be too high back then.

Well, more than 100 years later. Compared with other companies of the same era, DuPont today is simply miserable.

Not to mention families like Morgan and Rockefeller, whose status is now higher.

Just say Mellon.

Although Mellon has lost its past glory, the Mellon family has become flourishing through decentralization and independent development, with hundreds of Mellons across the United States. Once there is something involving Mellon, the power of their unity is also very powerful.

The Mellon Group is still called this name, and they still retain some authority within it. After all, they are the descendants of the founder.

As for DuPont, apart from the fact that the company is also called DuPont, other aspects have long been penetrated and eroded. Morgan's voice in it is not even inferior to that of DuPont.

That's all. After all, it can still be maintained, and it is actually a little stronger than Mellon, who only has one name left.

In contrast, what is actually worse for the DuPont family is that due to hundreds of years of incest marriage, the quality of DuPont's descendants has seriously declined.

Deformities, cerebral palsy, substandard intelligence, etc. are very common among Dupont's descendants.

So much so that they had to hide behind the scenes to avoid being discovered by the public and then being exploited by other consortiums to become a laughing stock.

Therefore, those who are interested can find that Mellon, Rockefeller and the like are often in the news. Even the richest family in the past like the Vanderbilt family can occasionally be in the news because of scandals.

But news about the DuPont family, and even DuPont Company, rarely appears in public, whether good or bad.

It's because of Dupont's descendants and because of genetic problems caused by incest, too many things went wrong.

It was only twenty or thirty years ago that they finally discovered something was wrong, stopped pursuing death, and no longer insisted on incest marriage, and the situation in this regard improved a lot.

Otherwise, if it continues until now, I don't know if there will be a new generation of healthy DuPont.

The current head of the DuPont family, Pierre-Eugene Dupont, is named after the first and second generations of the family.

Smith Wisdom Company's evaluation of this individual, translated into Chinese, is roughly "above average".

No matter how great it is, no matter how bad it is, it won't be the same.

And he is already the best among the DuPonts of the 1950s and 1960s.

At the lunch table, Abel brought up old things again. Let Pierre Eugene Dupont be given a copy of what was shown to the people of Cleveland last night.

Pierre Eugene Dupont seemed to have been mentally prepared. He took it silently and read it carefully.

"...A very bold, very risky proposal." After reading it roughly, Pierre Eugene Dupont raised his head and looked at Abel. He had long lost interest in eating and looked at Abel instead:

"Mr. Smith, I understand what you mean. Frankly speaking, many people came to me last night and this morning. I think you understand why they came to me. Their purpose is the same as yours."

In response, Abel smiled and shrugged: "But my conditions are more suitable, aren't they? In every sense, I think we are more suitable."

"First of all, the Texas United Consortium currently does not have any members in the chemical industry. Before this, we have been cooperating with DuPont."

As one of the military-industrial complexes in the United States, the California consortium and the Texas consortium have always cooperated with DuPont.

"Secondly, now people in Cleveland are also interested in joining us. Once they and DuPont are all willing to join, then their steel, your chemical industry, and Texas' military industry will become a very complete industrial chain. . This can allow us all to increase our voice in the United States at the same time!"

Listening to Abel's encouraging words, Pierre Eugene Dupont was quite moved.

Because to a certain extent, it's really like what Abel said. DuPont, which focuses on chemicals, and the Cleveland Consortium, which focuses on steel and rubber, plus Texas in the military, industrial and energy fields, are indeed very complementary.

And now there is the monster Abel, and the financial core of the three major consortiums, which were originally weak, now also has one.

If they can really unite, they can suddenly be compared with the combination of Morgan and Rockefeller, and surpass those consortiums in Boston, California, and Chicago.

The premise is that the alliance can really succeed and there will be no major internal problems after the alliance.

"I want to know what the people in Cleveland really mean, and this kind of thing must be considered in the long term. Also, as far as I know, Mr. Smith, even though you are a Texan, it took almost two years for you to unite with the Texans." Pierre Eugene Dupont said softly after he felt that he had thought clearly.

"Hahaha--"

Abel laughed, and then immediately said: "That's true. It does take a certain amount of time for the three of us to trust each other. And even if we all agree now, the preparation and integration of related aspects will still take a couple of days. Years of time. So I'm not in a hurry, and I believe David and John Cleese are actually more anxious about this situation than we are."

A joint consortium that may be stronger than itself and have greater influence in all aspects of the empire.

How could Morgan, Rockefeller, and even several other established financial groups remain indifferent to this?

Abel knew very well, since he went to find the Cleveland people in person last night.

The seemingly peaceful American conglomerates have actually caused waves and shocks on their own initiative.

At this time, those old guys were probably cursing.

Scold yourself.

But Abel didn't really care because things were different now. Now he is not afraid to confront anyone, especially when he himself is a financial bomb.

Then he is even less afraid of the Morgan and Rockefeller conglomerates who mainly use financial weapons to show off their power.

Speaking of Morgan and Rockefeller, and even First Citigroup, Chicago, and Boston, they really gritted their teeth towards Abel but were helpless at the same time.

The biggest and most dangerous thing about these old empire consortiums is that they have financial power that other consortiums do not have.

It was through their financial strength that they were able to invade consortiums such as Cleveland and DuPont.

Then...and now, although Abel does not seem to be as powerful as them in terms of power, his combat effectiveness is actually stronger than them.

Their most powerful weapon did not dare to be used casually when facing Abel.

Without the deterrence of this greatest weapon, the measures they could take against Abel were very limited.

As for Abel, he only started to do things like this after he had a solid foundation. Instead of taking the lead from the beginning and avoiding the possibility of being killed as a novice, he had the capital to stir up trouble among the imperial plutocrats today.

Pierre-Eugène Dupont did not stay long and left in a hurry after lunch.

This is also the norm for the plutocratic giants who gather in Los Angeles for the regular meetings of the Federal Reserve these days.

They originally thought it would be a relaxing regular meeting, coming over for a vacation to get together with the same kind of people.

Now, because of Abel's sudden attack, they couldn't relax even if they wanted to.

The Federal Reserve's regular meeting two days later is definitely not going to be a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere.

Perhaps the atmosphere was more tense than the last meeting in Washington.

After all, that time only involved voting rights. This time... it may even involve alliances and annexations between consortiums!

If this kind of thing is not done well, big trouble may really happen. It is estimated that the situation in Washington must have become complicated because of this.