Deep night had befallen the city!"Haah..." After two hours of streaming, a yawning Nicole removed her face mask and sipped warm water before turning off the lights to sleep.The following morning, the city's machinery whirred into motion anew.Subways, buses, and cars ferried human currents into a fresh day.As Nicole arrived at Amazon's headquarters, dense clusters of employees already toiled at their desks."Director!""Director!"Colleagues greeted her enroute, and she acknowledged them, entering her office."Knock, knock!""Director, there's a meeting you need to attend.""On my way."In the conference room, a stack of files lay on her chair: Amazon's complaint rates, returns, problematic sellers—recurring issues demanding attention once more.Nicole understood these challenges arose daily at Amazon, but this instance represented an eruption on a larger scale.Past occurrences garnered temporary resolutions without permanent remedies.Calls, suspended offending sellers—the meetin
Leaving his flabbergasted subordinates behind, Evan headed towards the post-production studio.Temu's promotional ads spanned around twenty five-minute segments—relatively straightforward to produce. Theoretically, Evan's skills could complete them within fifteen minutes. Yet this time, he invested a full half-hour, only stopping once fully satisfied.Upon finishing, Evan summoned Adam. "The ads are ready; negotiate with the networks now. Oh, didn't we offend all networks during 'National Talent Show'? Will they cause trouble this time? If they hinder our ad broadcasts, I'll teach you a trick to render refusal impossible—they'll actively court us instead!"Adam blinked, then grinned. "Hinder us? No way! As you said, Mr. Smith, there are no permanent enemies, only mutual interests. Though the networks gave us trouble after 'National Talent Show,' once we achieved overwhelming victory, they now curry favor, hoping for broadcast rights!""Ah, good. Then I won't share my method—it's rathe
Geoff Baysos narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly, "Since I started in e-commerce, the words 'retreat' and 'concession' have never existed in my life's dictionary. Now you're telling me to concede. Sorry, your words are extremely incompatible with Amazon's corporate culture. So, I'm asking you to leave!"The middle-aged man named Oliver Palmer sighed, shook his head, and walked out of the conference room. He was well aware that ever since Amazon started bringing in counterfeit and shoddy products, the Mr. Baysos who worked hard and sought truth from facts had disappeared!The entire Mr. Baysos now was a money-oriented, stubborn, and self-opinionated substitute!Could such a person lead Amazon to become better and better? Oliver Palmer shook his head, obviously not optimistic!After Oliver Palmer left, Geoff Baysos continued to ask the people below in an overbearing manner, "Does anyone else have any other opinions? Speak your mind!""Mr. Baysos, I think, according to Amazon's corporat
"No problem, no problem!" The executives snapped out of their daze and waved their hands."Alright, since there's no problem, I'll transfer the money to the company." Evan was about to raise his hand to transfer the funds, but Adam stopped him. Adam said tremblingly, "Mr. Smith, please don't transfer the money yet. The $150 billion you gave me last time hasn't been used much.""Please forgive me for having my eyes covered by poverty. Money may just be a bunch of numbers in your eyes now, but do you know what $150 billion means? It's an amount that makes me restless even holding it, fearing that one day I won't be able to control myself and run away with the money!""So, please don't transfer the money for now. Let us use this sum first. Otherwise, with too much money, I'm afraid!""Yes, yes, Mr. Johnson is right!" The other executives also empathized."Hmph, I've seen people being dissatisfied because they have too little money, but I haven't seen people like you who are afraid of wea
That afternoon, as Evan foresaw, Geoff and Jaimie arrived at Tiktok's Lumina City headquarters by air.Upon entering the office lobby, Adam approached to receive them. "Welcome, Geoff and Jaimie, to tour our Tiktok. Reputations pale before personal encounters - your eminent bearings are indeed striking!""You're the Tiktok boss? The one behind Temu?" Jaimie cast a disdainful glance around the austere chambers. "We've come regarding Temu. Find us a grander conference suite, or book a hotel if your offices prove insufficient."Adam's sidelong look admonished Jaimie with a derisive snort. "I am no master here. Mr. Smith, anticipating your arrival, awaits at the Wind and Cloud Golf Course!""So you're not the proprietor?" Geoff and Jaimie exchanged mocking smiles. "Then dispatch transport to convey us there. Our haste left us unaccompanied." "Tiktok remains a modest enterprise without conveyance. Summon taxis, if you wish to proceed." With that curt dismissal, Adam turned on his heel, st
"Is that so?" Evan sighed in feigned rue before snapping his fingers sharply.A thunderous rumbling heralded two hundred behemoth excavators lumbering forth, each outfitted with colossal buckets.Another snap, and the gargantuan scoops descended in eerie synchronicity. In an instantaneous torrent, the 5th hole disappeared beneath a verdant deluge of fluttering dollar bills."Amazon's market capitalization is $400 billion, eBay's a mere $30 billion - less than $500 billion combined," Evan stated dispassionately. "Yet here I possess half a trillion dollars in liquidity. I could bankrupt your conglomerates and scarcely tax my means. Do you truly envisage prevailing in this pricing conflict?"Beholding the verdant blizzard of fluttering bills, Geoff Baysos and Jaimie Ionnone gaped in stupefaction!This was wealth incarnate!Five hundred billion dollars borne by two hundred gargantuan excavators carpeted the 5th hole in a dense emerald tapestry.Moments earlier, they had fancied the upper
Moreover, in this price war, he really might not hesitate to sustain losses of $500 billion!No, that was not the right way to put it.It should be said that he would be willing to lose even more money to suppress Amazon and eBay!The days of Amazon and eBay were likely numbered!"Mr. Baysos, what should we do now?"Jaimie Ionnone watched Evan's receding figure, a trace of horror flashing through his eyes. He had already deeply sensed the terrifying nature of this young man. At the same time, he began to regret agreeing with Geoff Baysos' words earlier!But what he regretted even more was provoking Temu in the first place, instigating this young man to launch this price war against them!"Do you hate me?"Geoff Baysos' face was also deathly pale. He muttered, "Mr. Ionnone, don't hate me. Even if I hadn't said those things earlier, do you think this young man would have let us off? Don't forget, he had only one condition - for both Amazon and eBay to be merged under him!""Then what sh
Evan narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly."When have I ever done something that wasn't real? When I said I would save your Tiktoc, didn't Tiktoc become the largest live streaming platform in all of Elysia?"Later, when I said I would save Splendid Music, didn't Splendid Music become a top entertainment company in the industry?"Now I'm saying our Temu will also become the leader in e-commerce. Therefore, we will definitely acquire Amazon and eBay to become the top dog in e-commerce!"As soon as he finished speaking, Adam gasped. What Mr. Smith said was indeed true. He accomplished everything he said, every single time. This time, Temu was likely really going to replace Amazon and eBay as the leader!They, the employees of Tiktoc, were about to have net worths exceeding $100 billion each. Even the security guards at Tiktoc would ascend to the ranks of multimillionaires!Meanwhile, the other employees around them, upon hearing Evan's words, also widened their eyes and looked over. Ever