On June 12, 2024, the midday sun at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai was like a red-hot iron, baking the metal shell of the container to the point where it could boil an egg. Kasha Bao was wearing 5-centimeter stiletto sandals, and the hem of her skirt was stuck to her calves by the hot wind. The tablet in her hand was still popping up real-time data from the Global Speed Group - Hermès Birkin in the London warehouse was in critical condition, La Mer face cream in the New York warehouse was complained by customers due to delayed customs clearance, and anime figures in the Tokyo warehouse had just completed 3,000 pre-sales.
