Manhattan Reborn 1978

a new day.

In the morning, the sun is shining.

It’s another sunny day in Miami.

Griselda Blanco sat in the car driven by her subordinates, feeling that her experience in the past two days and nights seemed like. .It's the same as in the movie plot. .Magic!

Do not!

Movies can't even show what she went through!

A group of soldiers appeared out of nowhere, raided her place of residence, killed all the men outside the villa and those who came for support, and tied her to an unknown location.

Blanco was in the basement, and before seeing the three Cohens, he was already worried about what he was about to face. .At the end of the game, I was fully mentally prepared.

Griselda Blanco, 35 years old, has eaten the most expensive delicious food in the world, drank the most expensive red wine, worn and worn the most beautiful clothes and the most expensive jewelry that can be bought in the world. ~

She has a husband, children, lover, subordinates, her own career, and a lot of money. .

All this happened when she was 35 years old, with career, money, children, and love. .

Ahem~ Love or something, Blanco said he doesn’t need it!

Lovers, Blanco thought of those of his own. .Lovers. .I couldn’t help but sigh ~

Time flies by.

She was taken to a room on the second floor by Cohen.

Blanco, who is wearing a hood, can only rely on hearing to obtain information that can be used and judged from the other party's tone and voice when talking to Cohen.

She didn't know the names of the three men in the room.

But her ears are not deaf and her nose is very sharp!

She understood that Cohen was not lying or deceiving her.

The three men in the room must have really planned to go into the jungle of Colombia and kill them all. .The drug lords are hiding there!

fxxx!

Griselda Blanco, whose hands were full of human life and stained with blood, relied on her unique sixth sense as a woman to know that if she said anything unreasonable and cruel to the man she was talking to, Words, nonsense. .

She will die in that room!

for sure!

4000 million dollars in bearer bonds or stocks!

Pablo and Rondono!

His xx!

Blanco met some veterans of the Vietnam War. .

However, the smell of blood and gunpowder smoke from these three people made her feel a little suffocated at that time!

No one wants to mess with these. .Veterans who have been fighting on the battlefield for several years and come back intact!

especially. .People like the three of them have psychological problems. .Mental illness~crazy veteran!

Damn it, the United States has been fighting the Vietnam War for 20 years!

The U.S. government has nothing to do with retired soldiers like them~

I can only pretend to turn a blind eye on the surface, and keep being gentle and comforting secretly. .

In addition, among these three men, it was obvious that there was one who brought these homeless veterans with psychological problems together and gave them a home. .boss? !

Only the devil knows these veterans with psychological problems. .How many people will come to avenge their comrades who were on the battlefield, back to back, side by side~!

Five is okay, but Blanco said he can accept more than ten or twenty. .

But what if. .What about one hundred and eighty?

What about hundreds or thousands?

His xx. .Can anyone tell Blanco one. .Approximate number?

God?Is he okay?

No!

With Blanco's strength and connections in Miami, it is still possible to find these three people and the soldiers around them~

But what about after you find it?

Kill them all?

Let your men face the hail of bullets composed of rocket launchers, grenades, and automatic rifles. .Rush forward?

No matter how many of her men die, she won't feel bad about it. What if some of them run away?

In case they contact the boss in advance, as long as they die in Miami ~ their boss will release Blanco. .Where's the fatwa?

hehe~

actually. .There is no need to issue any fatwa. .

As long as the boss behind it can mobilize some power of connections to expand and exaggerate Blanco's crimes and harm. .

It's so easy to attack without the boss having to do anything~

Countless people who secretly want Blanco to die will immediately jump out to add fuel to the flames and stab the matter directly. .To the point where everyone around the world knows it. .

Until then. .

Blanco may not even know when or how he will die~

I became a real unjust ghost~

amount. .

not right~

She died unjustly~

only. .Some are ignorant of current affairs!

later.

The plan told by the person who picked her up confirmed Blanco's guess in some respects!

In the eyes of some people, she is a pawn that can be exploited~

Someone has put her on the chessboard!

Life, death, freedom, and wealth, in a sense, no longer belong to her!

That. .She still holds the 4000 million-meter knife. .What is the use?

She still maintains it. .Pablo and Londono. .What is the use?

Drug lords cooperate with the law enforcement agencies of the United States to manage the Miami drug market, control the total amount of drug market flowing into the United States, control the continuous outflow rate of rice knives, control the overall security situation of the city, and control the number of gangs in the city. . .

Contribute to the future economic development of Miami and Florida. .

Is this what a drug lord should do?

Is this something a drug lord should consider?

shxx!

When Blanco heard this fantasy-like plan, he almost couldn't help but jump up and curse. .

However, this kind of plan can make Blanco jump on his feet and curse. .She could only choose to accept it. .

Without it, if you don’t accept it, you will die!

People will take the initiative only when they have seen through everything and have no hope or sustenance in their hearts. .Seeking death!

Miami's most arrogant and ruthless female drug lord, Griselda Blanco. .Don't want to die!

She still has many unfulfilled wishes and many things she wants to do. .There are sons and lovers. .

cough~

There are still countless dollars that have not been spent. .I haven't enjoyed enough of this wonderful life. .

Therefore, she didn't want to die, so she chose to bow her head and accept it!

As for escaping Miami?

Blanco thought about this!

But she. .Not willing to give in!

She also couldn't let go of the sweet pie that the man had planned for him - to monopolize the drug market in Miami and become the only one here. .Big player!

. . .

In fact, Blanco had some speculations about the identities and origins of these three soldiers.

The incident that Gustavo came to talk to her about some time ago happened in New York.

Cali Group Londono is mainly responsible for the drug shipment channels in New York.

All the clues add up to one target, New York.

These soldiers are from New York!

The boss behind them is also in New York!

Thinking of New York, Blanc felt a headache, because now she still carried a wanted warrant from the New York police.

But the first thing she needs to do now is to get the $4000 million in bearer bonds and stocks.

But in the entire United States, only Los Angeles and New York can obtain such a large amount of bearer bonds and stocks in a short period of time.

Perhaps, you can send a person to New York to inquire about the information, and get these bonds and stocks back at the same time. It is also a good idea at present.

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new York.

Morgan Stanley fourth floor.

Before David came here today, he made a special trip to the Wildfire Bar and prepared several large bottles of juice and homemade ginger ale for himself. .Refreshing!

Last night, he, Laura, and Lilith went to the restaurant in Queens and tried the legendary Mexican food. .

Emm. .

how to say~

David feels that he may not take the initiative to try Mexican food again~

Although many of the dishes there have been carefully modified to cater to American tastes. .

But ~ the classic dishes of any country, after they come to the United States, they choose to improve them in order to survive. .

Its own regional flavor has completely changed. . !

Just like Black Mike had never been to Brother Biao's restaurant in Chinatown before, and before eating authentic Chinese cuisine, he ordered takeout that was euphemistically called Chinese cuisine. .

General Tso's Chicken wrapped in thick sweet and sour sauce~; made from celery, mushrooms, chicken offal and other ingredients. .Stir-fried dishes; prawns stuffed with cheese and bell peppers. .Fried dumplings~; any fillings can be added to them. .Fried spring rolls and more~

David sat in the conference room, drinking fresh and sweet juice, and couldn't help but shudder. .

Quickly get rid of all these messy things in your mind~

His eyes looked at what he had just noticed. .A new folder was just sent to me today~

There was a note left on them.

David picked it up and read it. The note was left by Grace.

These newly delivered documents are information from several domestic transportation and logistics companies and enterprises that Grace helped collect.

David put down the note and opened the last folder first, it seemed.

FedEx from the United States!

hmm~

David didn't expect that in the first folder, he saw the U.S. Federal Parcel Service (UPS) Company, one of the biggest competitors in the future!

On the first page of this thick document consisting of various reports, newspaper clippings, magazine inserts, etc., Grace carefully listed a handwritten catalog for David's convenience. .

I have to say that the person who collected and prepared this material must have spent a lot of energy and patience!

David looked up and glanced at Giovanni, who was here with him today, smiled, took off his coat, took off his tie, rolled up his sleeves, and started working~!

FedEx was founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1971.

Its founder is a very famous man on Wall Street, Fred Smith!

Fred Smith, the father of FedEx, was born in Mississippi in 1944 into a wealthy family.

In 1962, 18-year-old Fred Smith was admitted to Yale University to study economics and political science.

His academic performance was not outstanding, but he was more interested in social life. He once served as the announcer of a campus record program.

In 1965, under the guidance of his own whimsical ideas and mentors, Fred produced an economics report of less than 15 pages. Later, this report became the guidance document of FedEx!

During his several years of study at the university, with his potential business qualities and unique intuition, he foresaw the third wave of development of American industry, which would be sustained by computers, microprocessors, electronic equipment, and semiconductors.

The maintenance of these equipment relies on the supply of low-volume and expensive components and parts, as well as related letters, packages, bulk cargo lists, etc., which also need to be available to people in the shortest possible time. .

Fred believes that establishing an overnight delivery service company is very necessary and very profitable!

So Fred wrote these ideas into a paper and gave it to the professor for review.

After reading it, the professor believed that although many of the ideas in the paper had merits, they were insufficient. .From the professor's point of view, Fred's idea and plan were impossible. .successful!

First, federal regulations on air routes will limit and impede this overnight delivery service.

In addition, competition among established airlines that already use passenger routes to deliver packages will prevent such services from being successful. .

And, provide this service. .The amount of capital required is so huge that any newly founded company cannot afford it!

Fred was listening to the professor's suggestions. .After facing a seemingly unsolvable problem, I went back and thought about it for a long time, burying this plan deeply in my heart.

In 1966, after graduating from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in economics, he joined the army, was appointed a lieutenant by the Marine Corps, and served in the Vietnam battlefield for three years.

In 1969, after Fred retired, he started his first business venture in the commercial field based on his hobby of airplanes!

With all his own funds, Freddy first found an aircraft maintenance company called Arkansas Airways, negotiated a price, purchased it, and turned it into an exchange center for acquiring and selling old aircraft. He made a profit within two years. 25 meters.

However, Fred Smith was not satisfied with such success. The idea of ​​overnight delivery of small packages he proposed in college has always been hidden in his heart and he has never forgotten it.

He first commissioned a consulting company to conduct research and investigation on the form and prospects of the transportation market. Based on the current postal situation in the United States provided by the consulting company, Freddy further proved his idea that this field has huge potential in the future. Development potential.

In 1971, 27-year-old Fred Smith founded the "Overnight Express" company in Little Rock, Arkansas, which could adapt to the development trend of the high-tech era.

FedEx is officially established!

After the establishment of the company, Freddy actively and diligently sought out his first major customer, seeking to sign a service contract with the U.S. Federal Reserve System. For this business, he worked hard, spent countless nights, and worked all night long. To conduct research, I traveled back and forth countless times between New York and Washington, spending hundreds of hours explaining, communicating, and coordinating with those officials.

In Fred's view, the overnight delivery he provided could save the other party a lot of manpower, money and time costs, and the benefits were obvious.

The other party should have no reason to refuse this kind of service!

He firmly believed that this business was very likely to be done, and even named the company "FedEx Corporation."

While he was negotiating and coordinating with the Federal Reserve System, Freddy confidently purchased two Dassault Eagle aircraft equipped with turbofan engines from Pan Am Airways.

He believes in the words of the philosopher Plato: "If wealth is used wisely, it will bring endless blessings to mankind."

Fred Smith personally invested 35 yuan, and the family trust fund guaranteed a bank loan of 360 million yuan, and converted the purchased passenger aircraft into a cargo aircraft suitable for transporting packages.

However, Fred Smith never dreamed that a few weeks later he would get the news that the Federal Reserve System refused to accept the "overnight express" service.

The Federal Reserve Board, which oversees the Federal Reserve System, officially notified FedEx of its rejection of its application to provide "overnight express" services to the Federal Reserve System.

The reason was that individual regional banks under the Federal Reserve System did not agree with Fred Smith's suggestion.

For a long time, within the Federal Reserve Bank system, banks in various regions have stood on their own, and they have formed their own spheres of influence through years of painstaking operations.

Although using airplanes to express bank notes overnight can save time and money for the system, it blocks too many people's financial resources. Many people rely on the original work process to survive. If new methods are used to deliver notes, these people's vested interests will be lost. What to do with interests?

David looked at the handwritten information in his hand. In the lower right corner, there was Fred Smith's signature. .

His xx. .

Fred wrote down all his experiences, circulated them widely, and complained to the authorities. .Reach out into the world upon which so many people depend for their lives. .In the system!

hehe~

Turn to the next page ~ keep reading!

Fred failed!

The two planes he specially purchased were idle in the hangar, and the newly established FedEx Company and Fred Smith, who was only 27 years old, faced the heavy blow of losing the first battle.

David was looking through the information and saw a clipping from the New York Times newspaper.

In this report, Fred Smith was described as follows: "Fred Smith showed an indomitable fighting spirit, outstanding leadership skills and extraordinary wisdom in the face of any difficult and dangerous environment."

"As one FedEx employee said: In the first three or four years after FedEx was founded, it would have gone bankrupt five or six times, but Fred Smith wouldn't give up. He was such a relentless guy. With boundless confidence in his future and full courage, he created miracles."

From 1972 to early 1973, Fred Smith invested 75000 yuan to form a senior advisory group composed of experts, pilots, technicians, advertising agencies, etc., to conduct in-depth market research again.

Through a more in-depth feasibility analysis of market potential, they clearly found that with the rise of emerging technologies, the traditional industrial towns in the United States are declining, while those little-known small places are rapidly rising to become emerging industrial and commercial centers.

In the past, the old freight tradition of transporting hundreds or thousands of kilograms at a time from one industrial area to another is quietly and slowly changing.

The checked items are small packages, but they are more timely than before.

People consign things as small as a switch, a rubber tube or a blueprint.

Fred re-formulated the business development plan based on the market conditions he surveyed again.

But this plan proved the point made by his university teacher in his paper: "The huge capital required to provide this kind of service is difficult for any new company to afford."

The new business plan is much more complex than the original plan and requires a large amount of capital investment. First of all, it must have a certain number of transportation vehicles-airplanes and cars, and it must also establish a service network and open multiple aviation lines across the country.

After careful consideration, Fred made the biggest gamble in his life and decided to invest all of his fortune of 850 million dollars in FedEx.

After that, he tried his best to lobby the big bankers and investors on Wall Street.

Fred Smith's incisive and original analysis of the express company market, as well as his efforts, his self-confidence, and his extraordinary leadership ability, especially his courage and adventurous spirit to invest all his wealth in FedEx, gave him a great reputation. These private investors were extremely impressed.

Several large companies, including Wanchang Insurance Company and Citibank Venture Capital, have invested in FedEx.

Soon, he raised $9600 million in venture capital, setting a record for the highest amount of venture capital invested in a single project in the history of American business.

It was Fred Smith's extraordinary entrepreneurial feat that impressed venture capitalists. The injection of 9600 million yuan in venture capital made Smith more likely to move towards his goals.

When David saw this, he started to have toothache. .

The family of Fred Smith of his xx. .only. .An ordinary wealthy family?

What kind of family can allow him to spend more than 27 million yuan on 28 or 800? .Starting a business?

fxxx!

He looked back and forth at the information in his hand, not knowing this. .Did Frege Smith find someone to write it specifically for him. .Touting material in the media?

this information. .It is completely written in the form of an autobiography of entrepreneurial experience, and is full of praise and admiration. .Cool article and good review~

Turning to the next page, David became interested in the passages above.

Most entrepreneurs do not have enough funds to start a new company, so they must seek external funds, often borrowing from relatives and friends first, and then looking for loans from industrial and commercial associations, banks, and other institutions.

For most high-tech entrepreneurs, due to the high risk and lack of collateral that can be secured, traditional lending institutions will not provide funds unless the new company's performance or orders show signs of success.

Therefore, most of the next people entrepreneurs look for are venture capitalists.

Entrepreneurs usually propose business plans to one or more venture capital companies through friends or associations.

If a business plan seems to be very feasible, the venture capital firm will interview the entrepreneurial team and at the same time inquire about the entrepreneur and innovation through informal intelligence networks.

"Hush~huh~"

This passage made David understand. .It feels very transparent ~

When he was in DA nightclub, if David could combine these words with his own memories and thoughts, and use them to fool Giles and Pine. .It will definitely work better!

hehe~

Turn to the next page~

In July 1973, Fred went to Chicago to raise funds in an attempt to secure a much-needed additional investment from General Motors, but was turned down.

Disillusioned, Fred returned to Memphis.

While he was waiting in frustration, he saw a plane flying from Chicago to Memphis, and he impulsively boarded the plane to Las Vegas. . .

He wanted to try his luck there. . .

Fred Smith, who carried several hundred dollars with him, played blackjack at the gambling table and won 21 dollars!

This is one of his dramatic personal venture capital investments. He invested a few hundred yuan and got back 2.7 yuan. This shows that entrepreneurs are still so short of funds that he used the money he won from gambling to pay workers. salary.

In order to pay off the company's debts, he sold his private jet and even forged a lawyer's signature to withdraw money from the family trust fund that belonged to his two sisters.

His two sisters were furious when they found out, and in January 1975, he was prosecuted and taken to court.

It was his second dramatic personal venture, one involving the danger of his own trial and imprisonment.

During the trial, he admitted that he forged a lawyer's signature to obtain a bank loan, and defended himself by saying: "At that time, I felt that I was Smith Enterprises. This is obvious. And I felt that the same was true for my two sisters. thought."

Smith was acquitted in December 1975.

"Tsk~tsk~"

"An ordinary wealthy family~huh?"

"Trust fund~huh?"

"What the fuck...how much water is mixed in it?"

David didn't know what was wrong with his emotions. .Just feel the material in my hand. .It seemed to be filled with Atlantic water. .

Make him feel uncomfortable without vomiting!

Turn to the next page~

In order to improve the business situation, Fred tried his best to win over customers and expand the market. In order to obtain the contract from the US Administration, FedEx opened 6 routes in the west. In the competition with other companies, he kept the price very low. , which makes people doubt whether there is any profit.

But Fred focused on longer-term interests. He believed that although this business was not very profitable, it could be used as the face of the company.

The company can use this business to say to the outside world: "Look, we can even get the contract from the Postal Service. Why don't we have confidence in FedEx's services? This will not only reassure investors, but also win more." User."

"Tsk~ This pie... can be painted!" David curled his lips and said.

Perhaps due to luck, FedEx, which was struggling in difficult situations, encountered unexpected good luck.

The first is that the government has lifted restrictions on the air transport industry, which has greatly increased the transportation volume of the freight industry.

Due to the sudden surge in demand for commercial transportation, major domestic freight agencies are overwhelmed with business in big cities and simply do not have the strength to meet the requirements of small cities. This provides FedEx with a major market gap and reduces its business volume. Increased quickly.

Another piece of good luck was that in 1974, a long strike by United Parcel Service (UPS) employees finally bankrupted Rail Express.

Both events provide FedEx with good opportunities to grow its business and improve its condition.

In 1975, the company's operating conditions began to improve. July was FedEx's first profitable month. The company made a profit of 7 yuan, and the operating income that year reached 5.5 million yuan.

At this time, FedEx already had 3.1 regular customers.

FedEx delivers parts, plasma, transplants, pharmaceuticals and everything else that needs to be delivered quickly to customers across the country.

FedEx Express provides overnight express services in 130 cities and 75 airports.

FedEx's purple planes carry countless packages on routes to all parts of the country every night.

In 1976, FedEx made a net profit of 350 million yuan!

In 1977, the annual operating income exceeded 1 million yuan, and the net profit was 820 million yuan.

FedEx finally got out of the woods and worked wonders.

In 1977, Fred Smith was selected as one of the top ten outstanding entrepreneurs in the country by a New York magazine and praised, "In just 5 years, his innovative marketing system and successful public image promoted him from nothing to everything." He is a large entrepreneur with a turnover of 1.1 million yuan and a net profit of 820 million yuan. "

In August 1978, the "Knight" published an article that he still stood firm in the face of difficulties, relying on his indomitable will and fighting power to resist any obstacles that blocked the way forward. His outstanding performance is not only a role model for entrepreneurs, but also a model for us. Everyone should follow suit.

The article pointed out: "The venture capitalists who invested in Fred Smith valued his indomitable spirit."

"Fred also proved with his actions and achievements that FedEx is one of the great entrepreneurial legends in the second half of the 20th century and a miracle in venture capital cases!"

"Fred Smith's overnight delivery service launched a corporate revolution around the world. It changed the way the world did business. From then on, businesses could live far away from the city center!"

This year, the company's stock went public, and FedEx became the number one air cargo company in the world.

Venture capitalists who hold shares have begun to calculate their profits, and profits are constantly changing and increasing in value as stock prices rise.

After seeing the information in hand, what is left behind is a series of company listing information collected by Morgan Stanley about FedEx Corporation, which was provided to the New York Stock Exchange when it was preparing to go public.

David carefully found the page about the company's equity allocation, looked at it for a while, thought about it, and smiled bitterly. .

really!

That $9600 million in venture capital funds. .It must have given Fred a huge headache~

Hehe~!

After FedEx turned a profit the year before last, it had to seek public financing in such a short period of time. This would have been impossible without venture capital investors behind the scenes!

As a company that has begun to make profits, it can only maximize the interests of venture capital investors by choosing to go public and raise large amounts of financing!

This is also one of the biggest reasons in David's memory that future Internet, IT and other money-burning companies are desperately trying to go public and raise funds as soon as possible!

The bigger the pie, the higher the future expectations, the deeper the pit, and the more investment!

As for the rate of return~

this. .Only the benevolent see benevolence and the wise see wisdom!