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Front row.
Tang Qing took his seat with a sense of entitlement, and nobody else found it inappropriate. The conference, also known as the ’Capitalist Club’, catered to those as wealthy as Tang Qing, and sitting at the front was not out of place.
Moreover.
Bill Gates and the Chairman of ERV were also seated in the front row.
No one dared to question their qualifications; one was a veteran guest of the forum and had long occupied the throne as the richest person, while the other was rising rapidly and had the potential to overthrow the established order to become the world’s richest person from a nouveau riche consortium.
Both were extremely influential figures.
Many people looked at Tang Qing and then at the Chairman of ERV and couldn’t help but anticipate what kind of fierce battle for the throne of the world’s richest person would unfold between the two in the future.
This was not out of a perverse curiosity.
But a reality.
Because the conflicts of interest between the two were indeed real.
Mobile phones.
Big data.
Cloud Computing.
Video.
Entertainment.
E-Commerce.
...
Most of the sectors Tang Qing’s companies were involved in were also directly or indirectly entered by ERV. Had Tang Qing behaved like Baidu and Penguin, lying low within the domestic market of Huaxia, it wouldn’t have been much of an issue.
However.
Tang Qing was not one to stay idle.
Sky Eye.
Xiao Xiao.
Comet Group.
Qingyuan Technology.
Or even Ali, of which he was the Major Shareholder.
Each one was penetrating into the global market. As the saying goes, ’Two tigers cannot share one mountain.’ With two companies having the same goal globally, to say they could coexist peacefully would be unrealistic.
Therefore.
In the foreseeable future.
The two would definitely become ’enemies’. Without going far, take ERV’s mobile phone business, which is currently competing with ’Epoch’ for the global market, engaging in tit-for-tat battles, quite the spectacle.
In addition.
ERV Entertainment has started dabbling in films, focusing on science fiction movies just like Comet Film Company, and it’s rumored that their first work is soon to debut, aiming straight for Comet Group’s Civilization 4.
They predict.
That in at most one to two years.
The two sides will no longer be able to maintain their current ’peaceful’ relationship. As to who will win and who will lose in the end, they, of course, favored ERV, since in terms of property, ERV’s current net worth is nearly ten times that of Tang Qing’s.
Even if Tang Qing’s three companies go public.
It would still be impossible to surpass.
Capital.
Represents everything.
Especially ERV’s evolution into a consortium, an even more terrifying entity. How could Tang Qing’s industries possibly stand against the full might of ERV’s consortium? It would be nothing but humiliating.
It is for this reason.
That looking at Tang Qing.
Some people’s eyes are filled with envy.
While the eyes of others... express pity.
...
Seated in his chair.
Tang Qing gently closed his eyes; with his keen awareness, he had overheard plenty of ’interesting’ speculations. To these, he could only secretly offer a ’you’re going to be disappointed’ playful smile.
When the time comes.
We’ll see who is to pity whom.
Ever since Comet Video launched the Civilization series.
Western film companies have been constantly thinking of making a comeback, overturning the situation, to dethrone Civilization. For this, numerous works were released years ahead of schedule, yet none could shake the status of Civilization.
Seeing this.
Tang Qing found them rather pitiful.
So.
He let ERV join the fray.
On one hand.
To boost the recognition of ERV in the Western world. With Tang Qing’s net worth surpassing Bill Gates, the fragile hearts of Westerners needed protection, and ERV was their ’protective pill’. 𝘯𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
To chase.
But not to surpass.
These people will always support ERV, its industry, its status, and ensure it firmly secures its position within the new consortium because this is the last source of their ’self-respect’.
On the other hand.
Just like the ’Pond Fish Plan’ with mobile phones, by creating conflicts and suppressing other competitors, big and small, the aim is to swallow most of the profits within the industry.
Therefore.
Not to mention one or two years from now.
This year.
He will engage in a ’fierce battle’ with ERV, utilizing the ’Pond Fish Plan’ as a foundation to solidify ERV’s position, carve out its territory, and try to push other competitors to the second tier as much as possible.
At the same time.
Tang Qing’s ’external shock’.
It could also help ERV strengthen control within its alliance. Under the guise of ’mutual defense against an external enemy’, there are too many opportunities to manipulate, to achieve thorough internal integration. A healthier ERV will set sail once more.
...
Soon after.
The conference hall was filled with people.
As time arrived, the conference host, an elderly man with white hair, stepped onto the stage, and the audience quieted down of their own accord. This elder had already hosted eight sessions and held great respect in Switzerland.
"Ladies and gentlemen, good morning to you all. I am honored to stand on this stage once again and extend a heartfelt welcome to those who have traveled from afar."
"This is the thirty-seventh session. We provide a platform that brings together global business elites, political figures, scholars, media, etc., to jointly explore some global issues."
"Hoping to find solutions that will benefit people around the world. That is our goal, and our expectation. At last year’s annual meeting, we established the theme for this conference."
"’The Power of Cooperation and Innovation.’ Amidst global financial turmoil and economic uncertainty, it’s possible through this conference for various economies to find their own suitable paths."
"..."
On the stage.
The old man spoke passionately.
Beneath the stage.
Many, however, were feeling sleepy. The Davos meetings every year have grand-sounding topics, either concerning all of humanity or solving regional instability; countries exchange opinions here.
But relatively speaking.
It’s a bit more focused on economics.
Things like global warming, world economic risks, resource utilization, energy situations, food safety, food shortages, eradicating poverty, creating jobs, protecting the environment, ocean ecology, trade protection...
Each one.
Cannot be solved by just one company.
Even not by one country alone.
It requires the collective effort of everyone, but it’s not so simple to act as one. However, they acknowledge that such forums are necessary and should not be neglected simply because they cannot be resolved in the short term.
Otherwise, issues would remain truly unresolved.
Exactly because it’s so high-end, ordinary tycoons wouldn’t care, nor have the capacity to care, so Davos raises the entry threshold to the level of billionaires and above, only then qualifying to attend as independent guests.
"In the past year, we have seen many innovations. For example, ’Epoch’ is a classic business case of seeking innovation through cooperation: resource integration, which has changed the way people live..."
"..."
Beneath the stage.
Tang Qing listened quietly.
Very seriously.
To this kind of conference.
And also to the Huaxia Entrepreneur Annual Meeting.
He is willing to participate not only for networking but also for another important reason: the topics discussed at this kind of meeting are very ’upright’
Here.
There are only pure analyses of the current global economic situation and future outlooks and aspirations, discussing from a height above business to devise solutions that could benefit more people and classes.
Especially here.
No one talks about making money.
No one talks about games.
No one talks about movies.
No one talks about instant messaging software.
Instead, the focus lies on global issues that affect everyone, like food safety, poverty alleviation, job creation, and on global warming, climate anomalies, environmental protection, resolving regional conflicts, and more.
They’re utterly ’out of touch’.
But it’s precisely these ’non-profit-making’ topics that are out of touch.
That give the forum value.
What it provides.
Is a direction, a common goal pointing towards the future.
Tang Qing glanced at Ma Yun beside him.
Thinking that he had been coming here for ’enlightenment’ for seven consecutive years, he understood why some people said Ma Yun tends to talk about ’space, and often uses words like ’humanity’ and ’world’.
Indeed.
If one undergoes such ’ideological baptism’ year after year and still only focuses on money, then there’s no hope for them.
