"To build a brand-new online financial system with digital currency, defeat the payment monopoly of Western Wild Horse Wallet, and become the new king of future payment, allowing us to print money while lying down in the future!" Madam Versailles carefully examined a development plan outline, which wasn't too thick, only about a dozen pages and tens of thousands of words.
Bezos watched Madam Versailles with a sense of tension. This was akin to an exam for him; he didn't know what to do if he failed.
What felt strange to Bezos was that Madam Versailles remained expressionless throughout her review of his plan, leaving Bezos completely unaware of whether his proposal could impress her.
"Yes!" After finishing the entire plan, Madam Versailles nodded and said, "You can go first. I need to think about your plan more carefully. You've given me more than I expected."
"Alright!" Although Bezos desperately wanted an immediate reply, he knew this was not a decision that could be made quickly. So, he nodded and left. What Bezos didn't know was that a few minutes later, the detailed text of the plan fell into Huang He's hands.
"Bezos is Bezos indeed; his vision is sharp. He saw the future of BtB at a glance!" Boss Huang also read Bezos's plan very seriously and then whistled, "It would have been even better if he hadn't described in detail how to defeat our Western Wild Horse Wallet in the plan!"
Well, if Bezos knew that the real reviewer of his plan was the chairman of Jiangnan Group, his expression would surely be very amusing.
"Boss, why did you specifically ask Bezos to be the president? He was our former opponent!" asked Hu Jing, who had returned to her secretarial position.
"Because this person is truly capable, and it's a very troublesome thing to have him as an opponent. It's better to make him my teammate! Besides, turning a former enemy into a subordinate and making him willing to work for you is more satisfying than killing him!" Boss Huang said with a smile. If Bezos heard this, he would probably want to fight Boss Huang in person.
"Moreover, the good times for our Jiangnan Group in the United States may not last much longer!" Huang He's expression changed slightly, a hint of melancholy appearing on his face. "The United States will soon realize that a formidable competitor is about to emerge, and then they will do everything they can to suppress and persecute this competitor and everything related to it. I estimate that within a few years, our Jiangnan Group's business in the United States will face an insurmountable crisis."
"No way, with our current strength in the United States, even the President has a very good relationship with us, almost like our pawn. We will still encounter such a huge crisis in the United States?" Hu Jing found this unbelievable.
"What does the President matter? He's just a fig leaf pushed to the forefront. Unless his name is Roosevelt, he can only be controlled by those behind him. True, we can greatly influence him now, but he is not a stupid fool who obeys orders. He will soon be influenced by others and understand how to protect his position. After all, he definitely wants to defeat you again."
"At that time, he might be the first one to want to get rid of us, because only by doing so can he present a satisfactory '投名状' (nomination letter) to the financial groups behind him and continue for another four years!" Boss Huang said expressionlessly. "In the worst-case scenario, we might be prohibited from all business activities and face a nationwide, even global, blockade. Our assets and companies in the United States might even be directly frozen."
"That ruthless!" Hu Jing was startled. Jiangnan Group's performance in the United States accounted for at least half of its revenue. If such a thing happened, Jiangnan Group would face its biggest super crisis ever.
"That's why I need to prepare early and leave some pawns in the United States!" Huang He pulled Hu Jing into his arms, playing with her little face as he smiled. "Atari Communications will be listed soon, and our other companies in the United States will also be listed one after another. Once listed, the shares can be converted into cash. If they want to blockade later, let them blockade. Anyway, it's their American stocks that will fall, not mine!"
"Of course, there are still some assets that cannot be cashed out and must be firmly controlled by me. Then these assets will be handed over to America First. This is a purely American enterprise, and it is led by our well-known enemy Bezos as president and the American saint Madam Versailles as chairman. Who would dare to touch such a company!"
Huang Boss's words made Hu Jing feel excited. Her man was truly incredibly capable. She had reviewed some information and knew that the pawn America First was placed around 2003, six years ago, and Madam Versailles's persona also began to be built around that time. It turned out her man had anticipated all this six years ago and had made thorough preparations.
"Then, Boss, what do you think of this plan? Is this the plan you wanted?" Hu Jing asked again curiously.
"Somewhat, or rather, far beyond my expectations!" Boss Huang chuckled. "My original idea was just to use this BtB to reserve a large amount of funds, and it could be used to disrupt the market at critical moments. But I didn't expect him to think deeper than me. He directly wants to use this thing to create an entirely new online payment system, thereby completely crushing our Western Wild Horse Wallet. This idea is too brilliant; I myself didn't think so deeply. He's truly a talent; I like him immensely!"
"Do you really want to see him crush the wallet payment system that we've worked so hard to build?" Hu Jing said with a hint of annoyance.
"It won't be crushed. Not everyone in this world is foolish. How can they truly believe that a currency without a credit backing can replace real fiat currency? Moreover, if my predictions are correct, the Western Wild Horse Wallet will eventually be transferred to America First Group for operation. Then they will be one family; families don't fight families!" Huang He said with a chuckle.
"Most importantly, this thing is a demon, a demon that, once unleashed, can cause catastrophic financial disasters. And the magnitude of the impact this demon can cause depends on how a country responds."
"If you are greedy and do not take precautions, then it's likely the beginning of a new great depression."
"So, we should support Bezos's plan and let him go all out!" Boss Huang declared with a wave of his hand. A few days later, Bezos met Madam Versailles again, and she said straightforwardly, "I believe your plan is feasible. You can proceed with this plan!"
"Yes!" Bezos nodded, not overly excited deep down but rather cautiously asking Madam Versailles, "Madam, if we are to operate this, we will need 5 to 10 years of preparation. After all, it's impossible to push up a currency with no foundation out of thin air. We need to spend a lot of time laying the groundwork, accumulating resources, and building the underlying users and corresponding usage logic for this currency. All of this requires a significant amount of time!"
"Yes, we can wait!" Madam Versailles replied.
"Yes..." After saying this, Bezos should have left, but after hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "Madam, why do you want to operate something like this? Frankly, the risks of such a thing are quite high, and I'm afraid..."
"Because we need to help more poor people!" Madam Versailles sighed. "The funds I can mobilize are still too limited. If this plan is truly successful, I can have more money to help more unfortunate people."
"Magnificent!" The word "magnificent" popped into Bezos's mind, and he went straight to execute the plan.
The first step after Bezos's plan began was to gain control of the entire currency. At this time, the newly born BtB was very imperfect, full of various bugs, and lacked a large amount of supporting software and services.
So, Bezos ordered his technical staff to pose as an old forum user with the user ID "He Cong." For more than ten days, they posted comments and discussions in relevant threads.
Because the community was very small at this time, with fewer than a hundred people genuinely interested in such a bizarre thing, He Cong became familiar with everyone within about ten days.
Moreover, because he was a technical expert, he often shared profound insights on technical matters, thus quickly impressing these freelance tech enthusiasts and gradually becoming a leading figure in this small circle.
Then, this leading figure suddenly posted a thread one day, pointing out the various problems and bugs that had appeared in the current system, as well as the many troubles that could arise in the future, sparking heated discussions among people in the circle.
Because these technical issues were indeed real, they quickly caused concern among everyone, who began to ponder how to resolve these technical problems.
Thus, He Cong further presented a solution: he had developed a new calculation software and a new set of formulas.
As the result of the collaborative efforts of dozens of professional technicians, this software and formula were far more perfect than the original BtB.
Furthermore, since BtB was truly worthless at this time, and the people in the circle were not interested in BtB itself but rather the technical concepts behind it, BtB was irrelevant.
Not to mention that by obtaining the new equipment and formulas, everyone could still get a large amount of new electronic currency. Therefore, at He Cong's suggestion, everyone readily accepted the faction switch and joined this new digital currency system proposed by He Cong. As for the original BtB, no one paid any attention to it.
Moreover, everyone also gave this digital currency a nice name: "Wisdom Coin."
Thus, Bezos quietly replaced BtB with Wisdom Coin and, at the same time, quietly gained control of the entire Wisdom Coin technical system, holding this terrifying key.