I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

“Your questions are very sharp and representative, but they are all learned from the Internet and books.

Indeed, we can see in many books and news reports that in some countries, some capitalists have a significant influence on specific markets, and the authorities do not seem to take immediate and strong intervention measures. But this does not mean that these countries or societies are completely laissez-faire, nor does it mean that all Western countries do nothing when facing capital monopoly.

First of all, it should be made clear that different countries and regions have their own unique political, economic and cultural backgrounds, which together affect the degree and method of official intervention in the market. In the West, although the emphasis is on market economy and free competition, it does not mean unlimited indulgence of capital. In fact, many Western countries have established a relatively complete legal system and regulatory mechanism to constrain capital behavior and prevent market monopoly and unfair competition. For example, the Anti-Monopoly Law and the Fair Competition Law are all aimed at protecting consumer rights and maintaining market order.

As for why it seems that the authorities do not actively intervene in some cases, this is often related to a variety of factors. On the one hand, the authorities’ ability to intervene is indeed limited, especially when facing large multinational companies or highly concentrated industries, the difficulty of supervision and enforcement will increase significantly. In addition, the official decision-making process may also be influenced by various interest groups, including capitalists, consortiums, etc., which may delay or affect the introduction of intervention measures to a certain extent.

The phenomenon of elections being controlled by capitalists and financial groups does exist in some Western countries, and this is also a major challenge facing the democratic system. But it is worth noting that more and more countries and people are beginning to realize this problem and are working hard to reduce this influence by reforming the electoral system, strengthening civic education, and promoting transparency.

As for whether they will intervene in the end, it usually depends on the severity of the monopoly behavior, the impact on the public interest and the reaction of the people. When monopoly behavior seriously undermines market competition, harms consumer interests, and even threatens national economic security, the authorities will often take necessary legal measures to intervene. For example, in recent years, some Western countries have conducted antitrust investigations and penalties on technology giants and financial giants, which reflects the government's determination to maintain fair competition in the market.

Therefore, my point is not to defend any particular country, but to try to understand this phenomenon from a more macro and comprehensive perspective. Every country is trying to find a balance point that can maintain the vitality of the market economy while effectively preventing the disorderly expansion and monopoly of capital. In this process, the role of the government is crucial, but it also requires the joint participation and supervision of all sectors of society.

Let me give you a real example from Australia.

In the 90s, the Australian carton production industry was a huge market, and almost all consumer products needed cardboard boxes. In this market, a carton production company called Zacpac was founded by packaging businessman Ed Zac. At first, it was just a small family workshop with a small amount of production equipment. However, with the development of the industry, Zacpac and other small carton manufacturers faced huge competitive pressure.

Between 2000 and 2005, two carton manufacturers, Visy and Amcor, colluded with each other to occupy more than 90% of the entire Australian carton market. This highly concentrated market share severely squeezed the living space of other carton manufacturers, making it difficult for small manufacturers to gain a foothold in the market.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) noticed the monopolistic behavior of Visy and Amcor and took action. In 2005, the ACCC fined Visy A$3600 million for price manipulation, which was one of the largest corporate fines in Australian history at the time. This action was aimed at maintaining fair competition in the market and the rights of consumers.

The monopolistic behavior of Visy and Amcor not only affects the survival of other cardboard box manufacturers, but also leads to uneven distribution of wealth. The owners of these large companies have accumulated huge wealth, while small producers and workers face the risk of unemployment and reduced income. In addition, such monopolistic behavior may also lead to higher prices and unfair trading conditions for consumers..."

The teacher's words made many students frown.

Most young people have fantasized about growing a business to a certain level one day, and have also thought about monopolizing an industry and becoming the dominant force.

Asian students, in particular, always naively believe that they can do whatever they want if they achieve top-level business in Western countries.

However, all these fantasies were shattered after the teacher finished speaking.

Chen Xi touched his chin and smiled.

There is one thing the teacher didn't mention, which is that monopolies still exist now, but they are the strength possessed by century-old families in other countries. It is really unrealistic for ordinary people to achieve all of this.

In his previous life, there was a guy who made rockets and trams. He spent money to help a certain businessman from Da Piaoliang to run for election. One of the reasons for this was that some of Da Piaoliang’s policies restricted his development, and he wanted to change the status quo by supporting others to come to power.

"I saw that some students were disappointed after listening to my words. I just want to say that sometimes being too outstanding is not a good thing. In a country's economic development, if a threatening bomb appears, even if the bomb will not explode at present, the authorities will choose to dismantle it at a reasonable time. This is what decision-makers in every country will do. Instead of monopolizing an industry in one country, it is better to spread resources around the world. I think this is a wise move."

The teacher smiled and wrote a line on the blackboard: Spread your wings, not your shadow.
He wrote this to show that one should not just limit oneself to expanding influence in a certain place or field, but should seek broader space for development.

Before they knew it, it was time to end the get out of class. Li Yuqing couldn't sit still any longer. When the teacher left, she started to speak, "What he said was all bullshit. I think he was just speaking for his own people. He said a lot of nonsense but didn't speak for us Asians. If I were the teacher, I would say a few words to defend the injustice and win the favor of the Asian students."

"Favor? He is a teacher, and he still wants to win your favor? You are so funny! When you fail the exam, I think you will try to win his favor." Shi Tao made a sarcastic face on the side.

"I'm a HD mother, why do I have to beg for mercy?"

"How was your trip back home this time?" Just as the two were bickering, Sun Cheng looked at Chen Xi and asked.

"Okay."

"I saw you took people to see Xu Song's concert. Where did you get the tickets?"

"My friend! Hehe, he gave it to me." Chen Xi said, leaning back in his chair.

"I've never heard of this singer. Do many people see him? Help me get some tickets next time so I can sell them... and give them to friends." Li Yuqing had seen the welfare notice in the group before, but had something going on at home, and she had never heard of Xu Song, so she didn't go.

Now that Sun Cheng asked about this, she suddenly became interested again.

"It's OK... Being a scalper is not a good idea."

"I'm just asking..."

Li Yuqing, who was crazy about money, said with a pout.

A few people packed up and walked out of the classroom, standing on the steps on the third floor and looking down.

Gou Zi was sitting on the sofa in the lobby on the first floor, chatting and laughing with a few international students.

"Gouzi is very popular recently. I see many new international students are flocking around him."

"That's right. His business is doing well now. Chinese people like to curry favor with him."

"Isn't that Ouyang Ming? Why is he chatting here instead of attending class?"

Sun Cheng and others stood upstairs watching all this and discussing with each other.

At this moment, Ouyang Ming was like an old man, lying on the small sofa in the school with his legs crossed, and there was a can of drink on the table next to him.

Among the friends that Chen Xi knew, Ouyang Ming's dressing style was quite unique. He liked to wear leather shoes barefoot, and for a while he also liked to wear moccasins with tight pants. In his previous life, he was what people often called a "spirited young man." Fortunately, at this time, his dressing style was still quite trendy, mainly because he was handsome and tall, and could completely pull off this outfit.

Seeing Ouyang Ming's smug look, coupled with Gou Zi's incessant chatter, and the foreign students in front of them nodding their heads from time to time, Chen Xi guessed that these people must be discussing some "big business" again.

That’s good. Once you go out and try it alone, you’ll realize how difficult it is.

With the addition of Brother Ou, this Wolong, Gouzi’s business cannot be bad.

Chen Xi smiled inwardly and walked straight towards the parking lot.

"Chen Xi, don't you want to go and see what's going on? Ouyang Ming didn't even go to class." Sun Cheng asked behind him.

"Do you even need to ask? Look, Brother Ou can't help but smile. What can make him so happy? It must be business. I have something else to do, so I'll go back first." Chen Xi waved his hand and said goodbye to everyone.

City, Carsales headquarters.

"Norbert, you did a great job this time. Although I was not satisfied with what you did before, I want to praise you today." Jin Junsu sat in the boss chair, turning a pen in his hand.

It can be seen that he is in a very good mood today.

Haha, you even praise me!
Who do you think you are!
Norbert sat on the sofa and sneered in his heart, but because of his business, he still smiled and said, "Now that Real-Car has been investigated and the external threats have been eliminated, shouldn't we focus on listing? We have already submitted applications and prospectuses and other relevant documents to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and the Australian Securities and Futures Commission (ASIC)... Because of the impact of the Guru Cult incident, the relevant departments did not have a good opinion of us..."

"I understand. As long as the money is in place, none of what you said will be a problem. Carsales' current profit, current assets, and operating funds barely meet the requirements, and there is definitely nothing to complain about its business performance..." Jin Junsu waved his hand indifferently.

"The listing in Australia is a little different from that in your country. The equity structure is very important, and the auditing requirements are also relatively strict. After the listing, some things of the company become more transparent. Do you think some things should be changed?"

"Oh? How do you want to change?" Jin Junsu raised his eyebrows when he heard that.

"Let's talk about other things first. Carsales has finalized its listing plan and needs to form a team that complies with Australian and Turkish regulations, including lawyers, accountants, and corporate consultants, and conduct due diligence and issue corresponding reports. Ahem, you suggested arranging Koreans as team members before, and I have no objection, but Australians are still needed in the legal field. What do you think?"

"Yeah, that makes sense. That's fine." Kim Junsu was in a good mood today. If he had heard Norbert making a request under normal circumstances, he would have made things difficult for him. But now he agreed readily.

"Yeah, the accounting aspect must be handled by Australia..." Norbert continued, and Kim Junsu frowned more and more as he listened.

After leaving school, Chen Xi did not go home, but was driving towards the city.

Mo Da.

"Why do you want me to find some programmers? Do you want Real-Car to develop new features to fight back against Carsales?" Lin Yu and Yuan Shuai asked while standing at the door of the study room on campus.

"Yes and no. New functions need to be developed, but they are not to deal with the current crisis because the program development cycle is too long. What we are doing now is preparing for new projects in the future." Chen Xi sat on the lawn and stretched.

"New project? We are not working on the automotive platform anymore?" Lin Yu was slightly stunned.

If Real-Car stops being a platform, he won’t know what to do after graduation. Should he find a company to work for?
He doesn't want to work in an industry that has nothing to do with computers.

"Yes, but now is a special period. Use your brains to think about it. Aren't our businesses similar to Carsales? If we continue like this, we will just be undercutting each other on the price of financial services. In the end, no one will make any money, so we need to expand new businesses."

"So what exactly do we do?"

"Since the popularity of smartphones, people have gradually begun to give up other usable products. In the future, mobile phones will include most functions in life. Look at what this is?" Chen Xi took out a device from his coat pocket.

"Isn't this TOMTOM's navigation? Are we going to make navigation? Put the navigation on the mobile phone?" Lin Yu reacted quickly.

"No, no!" Chen Xi lay on the grass and shook his head.

"Are you Bao Bu Tong? You keep saying no and no. What do you want to do?" Yuan Shuai couldn't help but kicking his leg.

"The automobile platform, financial business, advertising business, and auto parts business all revolve around one business, which is to sell cars. However, not everyone has the money to buy a car. Some people even think that buying a car is useless and they would rather take other means of transportation. If you want them to willingly pay for a car, you must make consumers excited. What can make them excited? Making money is definitely one of them..." Chen Xi said slowly.

"Lin Yu, Yuan Shuai, why did you two call us here?" At this time, several boys wearing glasses came over, and each of them had heavy dark circles under their eyes.

"Of course I have good news to say. We are about to graduate, and I will help you guys get rich." Yuan Shuai said arrogantly.

"Ah? Get rich? How much money can I get?"

"I've already received an offer from a company. How much do you want to pay to poach me?"

"Are you going to make games or something? These days, making software or games is the quickest way to make money."

As soon as Yuan Shuai finished speaking, several boys started asking about the price.

"This...you ask him." Yuan Shuai pointed at Chen Xi next to him.

"Dear young talents from Melbourne University, I'm from Real-Car..." Chen Xi patted the grass on his butt and began to introduce himself. (End of this chapter)