Chapter 1049: Sudden News
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Kim Hyun-tae had already finished his work. The company documents faxed by Joan were all given final comments by Kim Hyun-tae himself.
Generally speaking, all the companies that Kim Hyun-tae had set up made money.
Alipay and QQ online malls have been online for a while, and the public has gradually begun to accept and get used to them. According to the current increase in the user group, the Internet will definitely bring Kim Hyun-tae more lucrative returns in the near future.
However, not all things are good news.
In the document faxed by Joan, a little bad thing was mentioned.
For example, because of the online mall, Kim Hyun-tae's plan to get involved in the logistics industry had some troubles, and this trouble was not small.
Originally, Jin Xiantai planned to reach a strategic cooperation agreement with [FedEx] to invest in the logistics business, but he was rejected by [FedEx] during the contact process, so that after several months of contact, there was no progress on Qiao An's side.
In such a situation where the contact was fruitless, Jin Xiantai's idea of using [FedEx]'s national venues eventually turned into a bubble.
In fact, seeking cooperation with [FedEx] is not Jin Xiantai's only choice, but because if cooperation can be reached, then Jin Xiantai's online mall operation will become easier.
After all, [FedEx] has a mature transportation, storage, and diversion network in the United States, which can be used as it is, which is very convenient.
Otherwise, Jin Xiantai can only buy land by himself, and at the same time set up a fleet to operate a logistics network that belongs to him completely.
If you choose to build a logistics network by yourself, how much money it costs is easy to say, mainly because it takes too long, which is a matter that Jin Xiantai is very entangled with.
You know, a mature logistics network cannot be built overnight, and there are still many troublesome and trivial things to be solved, especially the laws of each state in the United States in the different time and space, and the rules of each town in the local state are very complicated.
Therefore, it is really troublesome to build an independent logistics network by yourself. It is really not as convenient as seeking cooperation with [FedEx].
In another time and space, [FedEx] is a "state-owned" enterprise,
which means that this enterprise is a business run by the US government.
In theory, it is not that difficult for Jin Xiantai to seek cooperation.
Jin Xiantai is willing to pay money, and there is also Old George to deal with it, but why did he still encounter such trouble in the end?
Jin Xiantai sat in the luxurious cabin living room with a dark face, his face was very bad, and he was thinking about this matter in his heart.
Qiao An still found out some of the reasons, and also informed Jin Xiantai in the fax.
[FedEx] in the different time and space is a little different. It is nominally a government-owned enterprise, but it has some private major shareholders, including the "Truck Drivers Union".
The ‘Truckers Union’ is controlled by the Mafia, so in fact, the ‘Truckers Union’ represents the interests of the Mafia.
The ‘Truckers Union’ in the other time and space is very powerful. Basically, to be a truck driver in the United States in this time and space, you must first join this union and pay a fee every month to obtain the qualification for freight.
Think about it, the entire space-time is ten times the area of a certain time and space, so the number of truck drivers in the transportation industry must be a very large group, right?
So the ‘Truckers Union’ in the other time and space is quite powerful.
There is no way, there are many members!
But why does the Mafia want to control such an incompatible union?
Money laundering!
The Mafia will not do anything without any benefits.
If it is not for money laundering, they will not control such a union that is incompatible with their own business.
But the problem is that even if the Mafia controls the ‘Truckers Union’, Kim Hyun-tae’s cooperation with [FedEx] will not affect their interests, right? So why is the ‘Truckers Union’ controlled by it the one with the biggest opposition?
This is quite puzzling.
Fortunately, after some investigation, Joan finally got the inside story and informed Jin Xiantai in a fax, which made Jin Xiantai understand it.
If Jin Xiantai wants to cooperate with [FedEx], he must invest in [FedEx] and become a director of the "Truck Drivers Union". The prerequisite for becoming a director of the "Truck Drivers Union" is also to put money into the union.
This is what the mafia does not want to see.
Because once Jin Xiantai becomes a director, he will have the right to know about finances.
Then, wouldn't Jin Xiantai know all the evidence of the mafia's money laundering!
No! No! No!
In order to avoid such a situation, the mafia must of course instruct the union's top leaders to strongly oppose cooperation, resulting in the team sent by Joan to contact without any effective progress.
This is the reason.
According to Joan, the Mafia built the Las Vegas casino and earned hundreds of billions of dollars in illegal black income every year, but all of this income is not visible to the public, so they controlled the "Team Drivers Union" and the pension funds held by the union, and then invested these black money in the stock market or the real estate market through the union funds to launder.
Of course, the mafia financial personnel's operation methods cannot be so rough, but the general routine is like this. Joan does not need to explain it so clearly and in detail, anyway, just let Jin Xiantai understand it.
And Jin Xiantai, who knows the inside story, is also a bit troubled by this.
Because according to this information, it is very difficult for him to seek cooperation with [FedEx], after all, he can't get through the mafia.
Although Jin Xiantai can find someone to talk to the mafia and tell them that even if he becomes a director, he can pretend to know nothing.
But doing so will make the mafia think that he is easy to bully and a soft-footed shrimp. It would not be good if the mafia aroused any greed.
You know, he is a rich man. For the greedy mafia, he is definitely a big fat piece of meat. Jin Xiantai doesn't want to get into trouble instead of being late for the fish.
Besides, it's not good to let others know that he is in the same guild with the mafia.
Therefore, Jin Xiantai thought about it and finally decided to give up the cooperation with [FedEx] and prepare to invest in a national logistics company and go it alone!
However, the trouble brought to him by the mafia this time also made Jin Xiantai silently remember it in his heart. If there is a chance in the future, Jin Xiantai doesn't mind doing some small tricks behind his back to retaliate.
Thinking of this, Jin Xiantai picked up the ballpoint pen on the coffee table in front of him, took out a piece of manuscript paper from the folder, and then leaned over to write seriously.
As Jin Xiantai's pen kept moving, a detailed logistics construction plan was freshly baked.
The LCD TV not far away was playing news.
Whenever he turned on the TV, Jin Xiantai would usually tune into the net international news channel. He was much more interested in news than watching soap operas, which was very different from his daughter Coco.
Coco's favorite thing is to watch soap operas and cartoons, and she never gets tired of watching them, especially the most melodramatic dramas. The more melodramatic the dramas are, the more she likes them.
I have to say that her taste is really hard to agree with.
The male and female hosts of the net news station in the picture are reporting the military situation in Vietnam.
The South Vietnamese authorities have changed three waves of governments at this stage, and it is really a revolving door. The audience is overwhelmed.
Maybe in their eyes, this is nothing, anyway, there is the US army in front, and they can play around at will.
God knows how much the Americans cursed in their hearts, and those who are trying to stage a coup in the South Vietnamese authorities really don't understand the current situation.
But no matter how much they curse, the Americans still have to fight North Vietnam in Vietnam to support the South Vietnamese authorities.
So this is so tragic.
The male host in the picture suddenly looked serious, and said quickly to the camera: "The latest news is that Howard # Stark, the president of Stark Industries, was held hostage by the Soviet-backed government # troops in Afghanistan three hours ago..."
Hearing this temporary report, Jin Xiantai stopped with a look of surprise, and then raised his head and focused his eyes on the LCD TV screen.
At the same time, Jin Xiantai was very confused. What was Howard # Stark doing in Afghanistan? How did he end up in the hands of the Afghan troops supported by the Soviets!
The liquid TV screen switched, and Howard # Stark appeared on the TV screen with a bruised face. It can be seen that he was beaten. The people who captured him must have "warmly" entertained him.
Howard # Stark in the TV screen no longer looked elegant, but looked uneasy and terrified. Obviously, he was very scared now.
In the picture, he did not speak, only a few Afghan # government soldiers with their faces covered behind him said a lot in Afghan.
Then something terrifying happened.
Even Kim Hyun-tae felt very horrified, because it was so unexpected.
Howard # Stark was beheaded in front of the camera, and his head was cut off alive. Anyone who was a little timid would probably faint from fear, because such a scene was too bloody.
The scene was cut off and then turned back to the studio.
The male and female hosts of the net news in front of the camera also had very bad expressions. Obviously, they were also very uncomfortable with the scene just now.
"Sorry, everyone, because the previous live broadcast was too bloody, we had to cut off the signal."
The male host continued to host the news with a trembling voice.
The female host next to him seemed a little dazed, and had not fully recovered from what happened just now.
On the other hand, Kim Hyun-tae trembled, so he sat on the sofa and said to himself, "Howard # Stark is dead, so will Iron Man still exist? Tony # Stark has become a lawyer..."