Guide to Galactic Dominance

Bai Zhongqi's expression did not change. He knew exactly what the image and reputation of the major telecommunications service providers were in the country. These powerful monopolies have millions of employees in total, and when coupled with the people in the surrounding industry chains, the scale is quite large. The most powerful telecom operators make hundreds of millions of profits every day, and several other companies do the same. It has been criticized for covering a large number of users, poor service, and low quality. There have always been free marketers who have focused on this point and called for strengthening private competition, but the core of it is still huge profits.

Xantian.com's technology is subversive and even destructive. It directly destroys the existing telecommunications service form, which is a doomsday apocalypse for the industry.

But for these monopolies, Xantian.com also presents a huge temptation for them. Construction costs, development costs, and maintenance costs have almost all dropped to zero. These companies retain necessary components such as marketing teams and customer service teams. Even if support rates fall, they are still making money.

In Xiang Fei's office, Sui Rong, a general manager from a monopoly telecommunications service provider, sat there with a helpless expression on his face, as if he had been greatly wronged.

"Director Xiang, it's not that we are against the country's introduction of such excellent technology. This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Our company also agrees with both hands and is more willing to provide users with better services. But this transformation and transition issue is quite serious. It's tricky. Our company has 570,000 employees and millions of related people. Other companies are not as big as ours, but they are definitely not small. If you rashly join Xantian.com, millions of people will be laid off. What a huge impact this has on the country.”

Xiang Fei was relatively calm. He drank tea, sat behind his desk and looked at the general manager responsible for transformation and transition, and said: "That's why the country has established a special office specifically for planning and carrying out transformation and transition. I came to see you because I want to hear what plans your company has."

Sui Rong immediately leaned over and handed the document to Xiang Fei, saying, "Yes, yes, I'm sorry to bother Director Xiang and all the leaders. This is the preliminary plan proposed by the company."

Xiang Fei took a general look, frowned tightly, and said: "The free access to Xantian.com has become a paid access. The business you originally provided has basically been renamed, and you also plan to provide Xantian." Is the network slowing down?”

Sui Rong immediately explained: "We have conducted research on speed reduction. In fact, ordinary people cannot use the speed of 100Tbps. Even if it provides a basic speed of 2Gbps, it is enough to meet the needs of most users, and the user experience is not as good as before. network can be compared. As for higher speeds, they can be provided to enterprises and academic institutions in need. Different tariffs will be charged according to different services."

Xiang Fei retorted: "Research? You are conducting research based on current and previous experience. We are going to take a new path. Previous experience is not of high reference value."

He paused, pointed to the numbers on the plan, and said: "With your tariff standards, the monthly cost for ordinary users is not much lower than before, and the cost for advanced services is even more than before."

Sui Rong added: "Director Xiang, there are hundreds of thousands of people in our company, as well as related industry personnel, so many people have to eat. What's more, the company is also a major profit and tax owner of the country. If one-size-fits-all approach is too great, , this industry has shrunk seriously, which has a huge negative impact on the country's economic strategy and finance. We are also considering the laws of the market economy and acting in accordance with the principles of economic development."

Xiang Fei frowned and asked, "Your employees need to eat? Then why does this plan include layoffs of up to 100,000 people?"

Sui Rong said: "This is normal, Director Xiang. The Sky Survey Network is a revolutionary technology. It can achieve nationwide coverage only through the space-based communication facilities provided by Iridium. We do not need to build any more base stations. There is no need for an engineering construction team, and some other related positions have become unnecessary. The country is also now focusing on streamlining its troops and streamlining its administration to improve administrative efficiency, so it cannot support idle people, right? But our company will not ignore these employees. No need to ask, we will provide very generous treatment, and hope that the country will allow us to invest in subsidiaries in other industries to accommodate such a large number of employees. Of course, it is difficult for the company to accommodate such a large number of laid-off employees with its own strength. , this is indispensable without the support of the country.”

Xiang Fei's face turned completely cold and he said: "Manager Sui, your company is really well-calculated. As soon as Xuntian.com came out, you cut at least half of the costs, and then laid off employees to save labor costs. In this way, Not only did your company have no losses, but it also made a lot of money. After ruining this mess, it was all left to the country and the government to solve it for you. In the end, you took all the benefits, right?"

Sui Rong was not afraid of Xiang Fei's questioning. He also said aggrievedly: "My Director Xiang, what you said is that our company is a state-owned enterprise, and it only follows orders and politics. But if the enterprise wants to develop and the industry needs to progress, then We have to act according to the laws of the market, right? When the company makes a profit, it is also a profit for the country and society. What advantage can we people take? I am a mid- to high-level cadre in the head office, and my monthly salary is just over 30,000 yuan. I can work in any private company. Why are management salaries so low? Everyone is dedicated to the country and has absolutely no selfish motives."

Xiang Fei would never believe Sui Rong's lies. Maybe on the surface, the middle and senior management of companies like Sui Rong don't have much income, but these monopoly companies are themselves interest groups, and they can generate benefits just by having a position within the company. , this kind of benefit is not necessarily economic, but it can never exclude the economic aspect.

Xiang Fei was not willing to waste more time with Sui Rong, but the proposals he subsequently met with people from other companies were basically the same. Xiang Fei also sneered. These companies are used to dominating the industry, and they are public goods that the country cannot lack and people cannot live without, so their bargaining power is also particularly strong.

No one wants to have their flesh cut off at this time. Instead, they all look at the pie falling from the sky and think about how to share it. What is the real need of the country, what is the need of society, and how to benefit people? Maybe there are people in these monopolies who are concerned about the country and the people, but the power of interest groups is so strong that they will naturally oppose anything that endangers their interests.

Xiang Fei is also very troubled. Country C has basically reached an agreement with the Iridium United Empire in terms of space development and star alliance government. What is stuck in the process is the transformation and transition. This is not just the case in the telecommunications industry. Basically every powerful industry has similar problems, but to varying degrees.

In terms of electricity, Starlink proposes to completely eliminate fossil fuel combustion, first abolishing coal, and then abolishing oil and natural gas. Unified uses nuclear fusion as an energy source, and at the same time comprehensively changes the power transmission mode to remote wireless power transmission and transformation with technology provided by Iridium. From infrastructure to operation, the transformation and transition of the power system is also full of obstacles.

The situation of Three Barrel Oil is slightly better. A large amount of fuel is still needed during the transition period. The newer refining equipment provided by Starlink will expand the refining and product lines of Three Barrel Oil. In a short period of time, Three Barrel Oil will usher in a new era. period of rapid growth. In the future, it is expected that Three Barrel Oil will still develop oil and natural gas, but its products will change to providing carbon and other products to Iridium and Country C.

The steel and smelting industries are almost all in the cold winter. The neuron production line will turn a small steelmaking plant with perhaps a hundred people into an annual production of hundreds of millions of tons of steel. All the equipment and technology in the original smelting industry will be eliminated, and a large number of Workers need a way out, too.

Xiang Fei became particularly troubled when he thought of this. Joining the UN means a major opportunity for country C, but the challenge is also huge. If the issue of transformation and transition is not properly handled, country C's long-term construction achievements may be ruined. Country C is even less likely to back down from joining the UN and can only move forward bravely.