Chapter 1619 This World Is Too Crazy

"Mars Port, the place where the Star River Dream started... What is it? What kind of fancy tricks are the people in the city hall doing?"

Gong Tianwen, who was sitting at the desk, muttered something in a low voice, slid his index finger across the holographic screen in front of him, and swept the latest issue of "Tiangong Daily" into the trash can, but the contents of the newspaper made him feel uncomfortable for a long time. Can't get over it.

The place where the galaxy dream begins...

I have to say, for a native Martian, this sentence is quite fascinating.

In this report, in view of the breakthrough of superluminal technology and the completion of the first phase of the space elevator project, the demand for shipping on Mars is increasing day by day, and the old space facilities are no longer enough to meet people's needs. Therefore, the city hall has issued a plan. About the new development plan of Mars Port.

The plan was announced by the new mayor Xiao Hong. The city hall authority will spend 100 billion credits to build a larger space port on the orbit of Mars.

This port will no longer only serve as a shipping transfer station, but will also serve as an orbital residence integrating production and living.

As a Martian who loves his hometown deeply, no one wants it to be more prosperous than ever.

Even though most people would say that, compared to the pleasant scenery on Earth, the environment on Mars is a bit harsh, but that is outside the dome of Tiangong City.

For the world inside the dome, this is a paradise that the vast majority of earthlings who have never been to space can never imagine.

Unlike Guanghan City, which has been forgotten for half a century, due to the transfer of light and heavy industries and mining industries, the colony on Mars has been developed by generations of colonists, and it has long been different from the original scientific research station with only a dozen people. Not the same.

Because of the needs of real survival, the people living here are constantly improving the life-support facilities of the colony to expand the living space, so that every brick and tile here is the crystallization of science and technology. It is no exaggeration to say that even if a floor tile is removed from the ground, it contains the top wisdom of the entire human civilization.

Gong Tianwen is a native of Mars. Although he heard that there are vast forests and seas and countless ancient wonders on the upper reaches of the earth, he does not yearn for it.

As a descendant of the first generation of colonists, as a "old Tiangong citizen", he has always been extremely proud of his identity.

They are descendants of explorers

And his enterprise is a spaceship parts factory that produces parts for explorers.

In addition to the pride of being a Martian, the Mars port described in this news made him see huge business opportunities.

The only thing that worried him was that the mayor's style of speaking and doing things didn't seem very reliable.

Can this Martian port really be built within his tenure?

Gong Tianwen was somewhat skeptical.

As usual, after watching the morning news, he turned on the holographic smart office system on his desk, and began to deal with today's work with the assistance of business AI.

Just when he was about to sign a document, his AI assistant floated out of his desk.

"Boss, there is a visitor outside who wishes to visit you."

visitor?

Who will it be this early in the morning?

With such thoughts in mind, Gong Tianwen said casually.

"Let him in."

The holographic image hovering over the desk disappeared, and the office door opened quickly.

Not long after, a man in a suit and leather shoes walked in from the outside with steady steps.

"Hello, Dear Chairman Gong, I am the manager of the Nanmen II Colonial Exploration Foundation, and here is my business card."

South Gate II Colonial Exploration Foundation?

The moment Gong Tianwen heard the name, he couldn't help but frowned, and his first impression of the person in front of him was a bit off.

the reason is simple.

In his view, these funds targeting extrasolar galaxies are simply a large-scale Ponzi scheme, through an exquisite land certificate card and a beautiful and unrealistic lie and empty check, from the hands of ordinary people Scam credit points.

Of course, the most hateful thing is not this.

These demagogic liars are usually misers who are used to empty hands and white wolves. They love to talk big when talking about business, and they talk about him when it comes to signing contracts.

Gong Tianwen has seen many people who run similar fund companies, hoping to reach a "strategic cooperation" with his factory by exchanging equity or "waste paper", and even threw out the bait to help him go public on the earth.

However, he has always sneered at these ridiculous proposals.

If you want to buy his factory or the parts he produces, you can, but please show real money that can be seen. As for the others, he didn't want to say a single extra word except for a rolling word.

"Mr Gladstone?"

Glancing at the business card holographic card in his hand, Gong Tianwen dragged it into the address book, and then cast a sizing look at the man in front of him, "Welcome to our company... I heard from my secretary that you have Are you going to talk to me about business? Can you tell me what kind of business it is?"

When he said these words, he unconsciously shifted his gaze to the clock in the corner of his field of vision.

He had already made up his mind to drive him out of his office in the shortest possible time the moment this guy showed the same intention as those liars.

However, the first sentence that Mr. Gladstone spoke was beyond Gong Tianwen's expectation.

"I want to build a boat."

"Shipbuilding?" Gong Tianwen frowned slightly after staring at the man in suit and leather shoes in front of him for a moment, and continued, "Did you come to the wrong place? We don't produce starships, we only produce—"

"Are the parts of the starship correct?" Taking out a black card from his pocket, the man in a suit and leather shoes gently handed it to Gong Tianwen, "Usually, we would contact the shipyard directly, but Our needs are quite special... Do you think this thing can be made?"

"Let me see."

After receiving the pitch-black memory card, Gong Tianwen showed a serious look on his face, stretched out his finger and clicked on it.

Soon, a light blue holographic image was projected in front of him.

The moment he saw the parameters on the blueprint, his brows twitched violently, and he couldn't help but speak in a sarcasm tone.

"A five-kilometer keel... Are you planning to build an aerospace carrier?"

Although he is not a professional engineer, he has worked in this industry for so many years. Even if he doesn't cook a dish, he has seen what pork looks like.

It was also the first time he had heard of which civilian-class starship could use such a long keel.

Gladstone smiled slightly, and continued in a very soft voice.

"You just need to answer whether it can be made. If yes, I will place an order now. If not, I will look elsewhere."

Hearing this sentence, Gong Tianwen raised his chin slightly, with a proud expression on his face.

"As long as there are blueprints and materials, there is nothing we can't make! But this kind of thing is a bit big, and the storage and labor costs are not cheap, and if you default on the contract, we can only sell it as scrap iron... …so it might be a bit more expensive in terms of deposit, you might have to pay 50% of the total price.”

"no problem."

Contrary to Gong Tianwen's expectation, this foreigner with a hooked nose didn't even intend to bargain, but he agreed so readily.

"Where is the contract? As long as you ensure that the order can be completed within the specified time, I can pay the deposit now."

Looking at him blankly, Gong Tianwen swallowed, stretched out his trembling index finger and tapped lightly on the desk.

"The contract will be ready soon...You, please wait a moment."

After taking over the electronic contract, the gringo just glanced at it briefly, then signed his name, and paid a deposit of 5 billion credits at the same time.

It's as if this is not a business worth tens of billions, but I went to the supermarket downstairs to buy a pack of cigarettes.

Looking at the order worth tens of billions of credits in his hand, Gong Tianwen felt his hands tremble a little, and his whole body was full of unreal feeling.

It wasn't until he pinched himself to confirm that it wasn't a dream that he recovered from the dull expression.

"Crazy..."

Seeing that the door of the office had been closed in front of him, he swallowed, and it took him a while to suppress his beating heart.

The order of 10 billion has just arrived...

The world is too crazy.