Rebirth: Super Banking System

Chapter 1665: Chapter 1497: The Mining Federation’s ‘Mall’ (Seeking Subscription!)

Think about being Tang Qing’s opponent.

Ma Yun shivered.

Penguin.

Now frantically pushing their mobile social software--FeiXun.

Since the end of December last year.

Once Tang Qing released WeChat, Penguin’s engineers went crazy, launching FeiXun within a month, with functionality quite similar to WeChat.

No, wait.

Actually, it’s a bit more.

For example, levels, membership, many functionalities of QQ were migrated over, otherwise, if it were truly the same as WeChat, it would be outright plagiarism. Plagiarizing a small company would be one thing.

But plagiarizing Tang Qing’s software.

Ha.

The masses are all seeing it.

This reputation is not good.

Because of the success of ’Epoch’, WeChat’s base on mobile terminals has maintained its lead all the way. Although FeiXun, relying on QQ, has a considerable number of downloads, it still can’t compare to WeChat.

Frustrating.

Ma Yun can imagine their frustration.

He feels a bit sympathetic for them.

Since its release, WeChat has hardly done anything, even updates have been merely a few, yet being such a ’sleeper’, it still leads, FeiXun keeps catching up but just can’t shake it.

He’s used both software, FeiXun has better functionality.

But.

In terms of user experience.

WeChat captures the heart more.

Simple.

This word.

WeChat has achieved it to the extreme. Everything unnecessary is absent, and the interface is a comfort to look at. On the other hand, FeiXun even included Penguin’s theme functionality, making the background rather flashy.

Anyway, he doesn’t like it much.

Tang Qing hasn’t moved for a long time.

Ma Yun doesn’t think he won’t move. He has a premonition that when Tang Qing moves again, FeiXun might be utterly defeated. He really wants to ask Tang Qing what big move he’s planning next.

Furthermore.

More worrying events for FeiXun keep happening.

Due to the simplicity of creation.

In the last three months, over a dozen similar mobile social software have gone public, competing for users’ screens. FeiXun has to catch up with WeChat while also guarding against those running the same path.

Truly hard for them.

Penguin Empire.

Wondering how far it can go.

In the mobile internet era, not knowing what other disruptive products might debut.

...

Beijing.

Evening.

Chai Ren hurriedly arrived at his father’s house.

"What’s going on?"

Chai Guoqiang asked in confusion, what could be the matter that he’d come in person.

"Something about the Mining Federation," Chai Ren said solemnly. After agreeing to join a few days ago, it’s been quiet, but just now, a website was sent under the federation’s name.

Quite mysterious, similar to ’Tongtian’ back then.

The difference is, this is a ’Mall’. Inside, the products are diverse: metals, gemstones, even mining fields are up for sale. However, currently, mining fields only have categories, while the former has finished products.

After watching for a while.

He dialed the phone.

"This mall is mainly to provide transaction services for members of the Mining Federation, through anonymous or non-anonymous methods, buying and selling each other’s commodity categories, while keeping confidentiality," he was told.

After hearing.

The word ’Black Market’ surfaced.

But.

This is an online black market.

He’s not surprised; in the dark web, such black markets are plenty. Generally, they deal in illegal items, but this federation’s ’black market’ is only for internal members trading ores and metals.

It was originally a minor issue.

He didn’t have to come to his father’s house. noveldrama

But.

"Take a look."

Chai Ren logged onto the website.

The computer was turned to his father.

"What?"

Upon looking.

Chai Guoqiang was stunned.

In the refined metal section, someone anonymously listed refined gold. If it were a normal quantity, he wouldn’t be so shocked, but the number suggests--one hundred and ninety-one tons.

That’s correct.

Tons.

Not kilograms.

Even he couldn’t help but be amazed; is this a system test or was it marked wrong?

"Is it real?" Chai Guoqiang asked in shock.

Nearly two hundred tons.

Converted to RMB value, that’s over forty billion. Based on the situation, although not from a single anonymous seller but a total sum, having so much gold sold here is quite extraordinary.

"I don’t know either," Chai Ren said wryly.

Whoa.

Almost one-sixth of Huaxia’s gold reserves, and this is on top of Huaxia monthly importing gold from Myanmar since last year. The federation hasn’t been open long, yet there’s such a large gold sale.

Where did it come from?

"Should we ask?"

Chai Guoqiang asked gravely.

Such large-scale international gold transactions must be taken seriously by Huaxia.

"Okay."

After speaking.

Chai Ren dialed again.

"Chairman Chai, what’s the matter?"

A familiar voice came through.

"I wanted to ask about the gold transaction listed online. Are you sure the unit isn’t marked wrong, and the gold conforms to international standard delivery specifications?" Chai Ren asked; this specification is 12.5 kilograms per block.

"Gold unit? Let me check."

A moment later.

"That’s right, one hundred ninety-one tons. No, wait."

Upon hearing ’no wait’.

Chai Ren and his father exhaled in relief; it’s indeed incorrect, a unit error.

"It’s one hundred ninety-five tons, just now someone added four more tons," the voice continued.

"What."

Chai Ren almost couldn’t catch his breath, refreshed the webpage, sure enough, it added four tons again, also anonymous. Just as expected, every country has restrictions on bulk gold export.

"One hundred and ninety-five," Chai Guoqiang murmured.

At this moment.

He’s really curious about the members who are casually selling gold by the ton.

Can’t be fake.

However, considering its past credit.

Not possible.

"Can we confirm if this gold can be purchased?"

Chai Ren asked.

"Of course, all gold listed has been on-site confirmed, some have already entered the federation’s sub-storage, all anonymous transactions of precious goods are transported by the federation, charging one percent transportation fee."

"Is our company’s gold also listed on it?"

Chai Ren asked about the African United Mining Group’s subsidiary gold mines.

"Of course not, you’re a shareholder. Without your consent, we wouldn’t decide privately, and as per agreement, the group’s gold has distribution channels hence doesn’t need to go through this."

"Why wasn’t I informed earlier?" Chai Ren asked.

"This type of mall mainly serves federation members who have products but lack channels or have incomplete channels. How could your affiliated company have no channel?"

After hearing.

Chai Ren somewhat understood.

These items might not sell well locally, exploited or lack sales channels, thus the federation provides such a platform, akin to rural products leveraging e-commerce.

"Where do these goods come from..."

This is what Chai Ren is most concerned about.

"This question exceeds your current authority, unless sellers agree, we won’t provide their information to any buyer, and vice versa. We’re merely an intermediary platform."

"I can only tell you, we wouldn’t accept any problematic goods into storage."

"..."

This remark.

Just short of saying: You don’t have the right to ask.