Giant of the times - Chapter 536

c527 Come out, unmanned supermarket! ! !

After Li Zetian’s Weibo update was completed, it immediately aroused heated discussion.

With so many workers laid off, the U.S. economy has been severely impacted. People originally pinned their hopes on Li Zetian, after all, so many workers were his employees before. But Li Zetian ignored this matter, which made the American people feel a little bit disappointed, as if Li Zetian had given up on them.

As we all know, without jobs, people will have no money for consumption. Without consumption, it will be difficult for companies to survive. If companies cannot survive, they will go bankrupt. When companies go bankrupt, more people will be unemployed. In a vicious circle, the economic situation in the United States will be getting worse.

The most obvious reflection right now is that the U.S. stock market has plummeted, and many listed companies are on the verge of bankruptcy.

Moreover, overseas investors have also withdrawn their capital from the United States.

An American netizen said: “Oh, damn, Chronos Li laid off so many American workers, causing another economic crisis in the United States. Fortunately, I voted against him! Huh, it’s ridiculous that he, a Chinese, wants to be the president of the United States. ! I believe President Gal will definitely solve the employment problem of so many laid-off workers!”

“Yes, we have to believe President Gal. The employment problem of workers will be solved soon. The White House is actively looking for solutions.”

“Find a way? There are many people in the United States who are unemployed, but the government has not seen them solve the employment problem. Now there are hundreds of thousands more people. How do you think the U.S. government can solve it? Let me say, Chronos Li is better than the U.S. The government has more ideas! With so many companies under his name, he can easily solve the employment problems of millions of people!”

“If Chronos Li becomes president, will employment still be a problem? Because too many idiots did not support him as president, and people are now focusing their investment abroad. No wonder he wants to lay off people on a large scale!”

“Chronos Li must be extremely disappointed with the United States. He has made unparalleled contributions to the U.S. economy, technology, education, medical care, charity, and employment, but the result? Americans still don’t recognize him. This kind of thing Whoever you put it on will feel uncomfortable!”

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White House.

Since Li Zetian did not intend to help the US government solve these unemployed workers, President Gal had to contact other consortiums.

However, these consortiums cannot handle so many workers. In addition, at this time, the American consortium was suppressed by Li Zetian, and it was no longer possible to protect itself. The power of many consortiums was taken over by Li Zetian.

To solve the employment problem of American workers, it is just a matter of Li Zetian’s words.

It’s a pity that Li Zetian refused to agree, and he went even harder. He wanted to make more Americans unemployed.

…

The construction of the artificial intelligence robot factory is completed.

A large number of low-end robots have begun to be produced. The main material used for the bodies of these low-end robots is steel, so the cost is very different from Eve’s, which is less than 5,000 US dollars.

And artificial intelligence programs cost almost zero.

The produced artificial intelligence robots were quickly transported to the factory to participate in the work.

These robots may be a little unfamiliar with their jobs at first, but they have strong learning abilities and will soon become competent at their jobs, and their production speeds are getting faster and faster. At the same time, Chronos Industry has more data support, which is conducive to improving and perfecting artificial intelligence robots.

The unmanned factory under the name of Li Zetian has always attracted much attention. When the video of the unmanned factory broke out on the Internet, the whole world couldn’t help but be shocked! People thought they were walking into a science fiction movie!

“No wonder there are layoffs. It turns out that artificial intelligence robots are used to replace workers’ jobs. How awesome!”

“Damn it, it’s so shocking to see so many robots!!!”

After watching the video, a factory owner’s eyes lit up: “If my factory also uses robots, it can greatly reduce labor costs and improve production efficiency!”

For a time, major factories around the world consulted Chronos Industries with the intention of purchasing robots.

It is not difficult to imagine that more and more unmanned factories will appear in the future.

…

While everyone was still surprised by the “unmanned factory”, Li Zetian had already begun planning an unmanned supermarket.

“Unmanned supermarket???”

Dongfang Yuqin had a look of astonishment on her face when she heard Li Zetian mention the unmanned supermarket.

Li Zetian smiled lightly: “Yes, it is a supermarket without people! There is no need for cashiers in the supermarket. Customers can leave the supermarket directly after selecting the items, completing a shopping happily and quickly.”

Dongfang Yuqin thought for a while and asked, “Then how will they pay?”

“This is simple,” Li Zetian said with a smile, “Swipe your face to pay!”

Dongfang Yuqin was even more shocked and asked: “How do I pay for facial recognition?”

“Facial recognition scanning machines are installed at the entrance and exit of the supermarket. When the customer enters the unmanned supermarket for the first time, the facial recognition scanning machine will scan the customer once. If the customer’s face data is not changed in the database, Face ID, then the face recognition scanning machine will make a sound prompting the user to scan the QR code on the machine, and bind the customer’s Face ID to payment software such as PayPal or Alipay.”

“When a customer leaves the supermarket, the facial recognition scanning machine at the exit will also scan and verify the customer to complete the payment function. Of course, there is also a machine specifically for scanning merchandise at the exit…”

After Li Zetian finished speaking, Dongfang Yuqin felt a little incredible, but after thinking about it carefully, Li Zetian’s unmanned supermarket plan was very feasible.

“Is facial recognition technology reliable? What if the swipe is wrong?” Dongfang Yuqin asked worriedly.

“The facial recognition scanning machine installed in unmanned supermarkets is a large, relatively sophisticated and advanced instrument. The accuracy of recognition at close range can reach over 99.9%.”

“The items sold in supermarkets are not expensive. Even if the swipe is wrong, we can make compensation and urge us to improve the technology. At the same time, we can also collect customers’ Face ID data on a large scale through unmanned supermarkets. With these Face IDs, we can also cooperate with governments around the world, such as surveillance…”

Dongfang Yuqin couldn’t help but nod at this time. The concept of unmanned supermarket is very gimmick and will definitely attract many people to come and experience shopping. And because supermarket cashiers are eliminated, supermarket costs will be significantly reduced. It is expected that supermarket tally clerks will also be replaced by robots, which can also reduce costs.

Dongfang Yuqin thought for a while and said: “Right now, the U.S. economy is in recession, coupled with the impact of e-commerce, many U.S. supermarkets are not doing well. We can take the opportunity to acquire them.”

“Well, that’s right, but it’s best not to expose that we are the ones behind the scenes.” Li Zetian paused, and then said, “Firstly, it will not cause supermarket giants such as Wal-Mart to be on guard; secondly, we will have to remain silent and become a blockbuster.” !”

“Okay, I know, then I’ll make arrangements now!”

“Well, you are responsible for acquiring the supermarket, then I will be responsible for the technical aspects!”

After the two of them finished talking, they each performed their duties.

…

Soon, a month passed, and the employment problem of workers was not solved well. Many American citizens could not help but begin to complain and question President Gal’s ability.

“It’s been so long, but the jobs of the unemployed have still not been solved. What on earth are President Gal and the US government doing!”

“According to statistics from relevant agencies, the number of unemployed people in the United States is still increasing day by day!”

“Wall Street Journal”: “Since last month, the Dow Jones Index has fallen by more than 1,100 points. The situation in the U.S. stock market is not optimistic!”

Li Zetian learned from the news that due to the economic downturn in the United States, many companies have laid off employees, and the number of unemployed people in the United States has increased by more than 750,000.

So many people are unemployed again, great! ! !

Li Zetian felt very happy in his heart. Although it would also cause losses to him, Li Zetian no longer looked at the money. Li Zetian focuses on the global market, and the losses in the US market alone are actually nothing. In fact, his companies are making profits, just not as much as before.

So far, Li Zetian’s net worth has far exceeded other people’s imagination, ten trillion US dollars? NO, it has already exceeded 20 trillion US dollars, and 30 trillion US dollars is not far away!

The richer you are, the faster you make money.

There is a huge difference between investing 100 million yuan and investing 10,000 yuan.

Li Zetian’s accumulated wealth will become more and more terrifying in the future! ! !

Oriental Yuqin acted very quickly in acquiring supermarkets. In this month, it acquired five medium and large supermarket groups with a total of more than 3,200 stores, some of which are not in the United States. But it doesn’t matter, unmanned supermarkets will have to enter overseas markets sooner or later.

Next, the supermarket has to acquire it.

Wal-Mart has 8,500 stores distributed in 15 countries around the world. As the world’s richest man, Li Zetian only has more than 3,500 stores, which shows that he is awesome.

Soon, another month passed.

At this time, Oriental Yuqin has acquired nearly 10,000 stores, of which nearly 3,500 are located in the United States.

3,500 stores across the United States are obviously enough.

So starting from the end of March 2011, many supermarket stores in the United States have been undergoing renovations.

Since the supermarket is going to be renovated, it will naturally not be open for business in a short period of time.

so what……

That’s right, there are going to be layoffs again! ! !

Many supermarkets under Li Zetian’s name have begun large-scale layoffs, with as many as 600,000 employees!

600,000 is actually not the total number of employees in the supermarkets owned by Li Zetian. Wal-Mart has 2.2 million employees. The supermarkets owned by Li Zetian have more stores than Wal-Mart, so the number of employees is naturally larger, up to 2.6 million. The 600,000 people laid off are basically supermarket employees in the United States!

600,000 is not a small number, and this layoff immediately caused a huge sensation in the United States.

“Oh, God, why are so many supermarkets suddenly laying off employees?”

“Oh my God, another 600,000 workers are unemployed!!”

“I read the news reports, and it seems that these supermarkets are undergoing renovations and will not be open for business for a short time, so they are laying off employees. As long as the supermarkets reopen, they should recruit new employees!”

The White House of the United States.

President Gal put down the document and looked extremely ugly: “What’s going on? How come so many companies are renovating at almost the same time?”

“Your Excellency, if it were the previous supermarkets, they would never have had such financial resources! In the past month or two, supermarket mergers and acquisitions in the United States have occurred frequently, which is very strange now that I think about it. I speculate that behind these supermarket mergers and acquisitions, Chronos… Li is related.” At this time, a middle-aged woman standing in front of President Gal said immediately. She is Bryce, President Gall’s assistant.

After hearing this, President Gal set the table and said loudly: “It’s not that it should be, it’s him! Who else in the world can have such financial resources besides him!!!”

Bryce thought for a while and said: “Your Excellency, you don’t have to worry too much. After these supermarkets are renovated, if they want to open for business, they will definitely recruit people…”

President Gal felt a little better after hearing this. He also felt that the supermarket would definitely recruit people after it was renovated.

However, now that so many people are unemployed, it is really a headache for the government.

“Bryce, please contact other supermarkets, such as Wal-Mart and Costco, and try to recommend these people to their supermarkets!”

“Okay, Mr. President, I understand, I will contact you right away!”

…

Walmart, in the conference room.

A middle-aged man with a big belly asked doubtfully: “Are these supermarkets crazy? They just renovated and laid off so many employees. If they want to recruit people again, it will not be easy!”

“Yeah, I really don’t know what they think!”

“Everyone, this matter should not be underestimated!” At this time, the CEO of Wal-Mart frowned: “According to our intelligence data analysis, the boss behind these supermarkets is most likely the world’s richest man, Chronos Li. He acquired so many in one go. Supermarkets are obviously coming in a big way, and we have to guard against them!”

“Haha, doesn’t Chronos·Li think that e-commerce is better than physical stores, and he actually started a supermarket!” Someone curled his lips and laughed.

The CEO of Wal-Mart said in a deep voice: “Well, no matter what, this is very detrimental to us! Oh, by the way, Assistant to the President of the United States Bryce just called and said that these 600,000 unemployed supermarket employees , I hope our Walmart can help solve some problems…”

“You want us to help again? No, absolutely not, this will greatly increase the labor cost!” The middle-aged man with a big belly shook his head.

The CEO of Wal-Mart said: “I think we can consider it. This group of unemployed people are all supermarket employees with rich work experience, and we can recruit the best of them into the company. In addition, for employees with poor performance within the company, we have just the right We can take this opportunity to drive them out and bring in a new batch of fresh blood!”

After finishing speaking, everyone couldn’t help but nod their heads.

“It really kills two birds with one stone. It can not only meet the requirements of the White House, but also make the company undergo a major overhaul!”

Other supermarkets have similar ideas to Wal-Mart, so Gal expects these supermarkets to absorb 600,000 employees, which is obviously impossible.

In times of economic downturn, companies generally lay off employees. Where will they recruit more employees?

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The decoration of unmanned supermarkets is different from traditional supermarkets. Unmanned supermarkets are smart supermarkets and a type of new retail. They will rely on the Internet and use advanced technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence to upgrade and transform the production, circulation and sales processes of goods, thereby reshaping the business format. structure and ecosystem, and deeply integrate online services, offline experience and modern logistics. The merchandise display in the store will pay more attention to the classification of goods and the display of information to facilitate robot tallying and system management.

In mid-May, most of the unmanned supermarkets across the United States have been renovated, so the unmanned supermarkets will start to open.

Li Zetian had a smile on his lips, looked into the distance, and said lightly:

“Come out, Tmall Supermarket!!!”