The laboratory suddenly fell into silence. They were each thinking about their own things, thinking about the application of controllable nuclear fusion technology, the future direction of world politics, and how to create a suitable opportunity.
"Chief, Mr. Xu, I have a heartfelt request. I hope to gain your support." Zhou Xing suddenly broke the silence, looked at the three leaders, and asked for instructions.
Out of apology for compensating Zhou Xing for inventing controllable nuclear fusion and having to hide it, the chief nodded happily: "Oh? Just say whatever you want, and the country will try its best to meet your requirements."
"The success of controllable nuclear fusion means that the shackles on mankind's progress towards interstellar civilization no longer exist. Shining Star Group will set its sights beyond the earth in the future, so I want to get the support of the country." Zhou Xing explained with a smile.
With the financial resources of Shining Star Group and Zhou Xing's research and development capabilities, it is very simple to enter space even without the support of national policies. Zhou Xing must have other purposes for specifically raising this requirement at this time.
The chief looked at Zhou Xing, frowned, and asked in confusion: "Huh? What kind of support do you need?"
Zhou Xing smiled slightly and replied: "Full support."
After hearing Zhou Xing's words, the leader frowned, and the confusion in his eyes became even stronger.
Seeing this, Zhou Xing explained with a smile: "With the promotion of manufacturing application technologies such as photonic computers, biological 3D printers, robots, and new materials, the total productivity of society has increased hundreds or thousands of times, and industrial products have overcapacity and resources. Excessive waste has become the biggest problem in human society today."
The chief, Mr. Xu and Mr. Wen looked at each other and nodded.
The main reason for the increasingly fierce competition in global trade is the rapid development of manufacturing technology. However, the global market is so large that trade frictions between countries are increasingly intensifying.
Zhou Xing looked at the chief, Mr. Xu and the others, and introduced ambitiously: "Human society lacks a large-scale industry to guide the world's excess productivity. The aerospace field precisely meets this requirement. Therefore, I hope that the government can take charge of the overall situation and lead all countries to comprehensively Heading into space.”
Hearing this, the chief fell silent.
Zhou Xing’s idea is very good. It not only solves the problem of global overproduction, but is also very consistent with the future development of mankind.
However, it is not that difficult to lead the world to develop into the aerospace field. As for the global joint construction of a lunar base, seven or eight years have passed, but the project has not made any significant progress. The "profit" value of developing space has been far away. Far from reaching the trend, countries are fully committed to this field.
"Xiao Xing! Although the aerospace industry is related to the future of mankind, it is not the most important right now." Mr. Xu looked at Zhou Xing and advised.
It remains to be seen whether China has the influence to lead the world in investing in the aerospace field. Now the "confrontation" between China and the United States has diverted a lot of the country's "energy." At this time, Zhou Xing's proposal is obviously inappropriate.
"Yes! Xiaoxing, you have to eat your food one bite at a time. At present, the country does not have the ability to lead all countries in the world to support your plan." Wen Lao smiled bitterly and persuaded Zhou Xingdao together.
The chief looked at Zhou Xing apologetically. His opinion was the same as that of Mr. Xu and Mr. Wen. Although Zhou Xing's plan was very good, ambitious and had unlimited prospects, it was not suitable for the current international situation.
After hearing what Mr. Xu and Mr. Wen said, Zhou Xing smiled slightly and was not discouraged.
Zhou Xing said with a smile: "Actually, I can solve this problem, but it still depends on the support of the country."
Mr. Xu looked at Zhou Xing in surprise and blurted out: "Huh? What can you do?"
Zhou Xing looked at Mr. Xu with a smile on his face and introduced: "We will launch a special 'charging model' for life extension gene products, thus leading the global resources to be invested in the aerospace field."
Hearing this, the chief, Mr. Xu, and Mr. Wen looked at each other. They were confused by Zhou Xing for a moment and did not understand what he was thinking.
"Explain it in detail." The leader took a deep breath and looked at Zhou Xing and demanded.
Zhou Xing nodded with a smile and said with a smile: "The research on life extension gene technology is about to be successful. This is a technology that all mankind needs. If the Shining Star Group declares to the world, all the fees collected will be used for aerospace." The development of the cause will seek living space for the future of mankind, and in this way we will receive strong support from the general public!"
"Yes, if Xingyao Group can get the support of many people by doing this, how much will you charge?" Mr. Xu nodded, looked at Zhou Xing and asked curiously.
Zhou Xing smiled slightly and replied: "If the life-extending genetic medicine is successfully developed, these services will charge 20% of the personal wealth of all users."
"What?"
"Why do you charge so much?"
“Why charge using the ratio model?”
Hearing this, the leader, Mr. Xu, and Mr. Wen were all shocked. They looked at Zhou Xing with wide eyes and asked in silence.
20% of personal wealth. If the whole world buys the life-extending genetic medicine of the Shining Star Group, it is equivalent to the Shining Star Group controlling 20% of the wealth of all mankind with its life-extending gene technology. What a huge wealth this will be. !
Zhou Xing smiled, looked at Mr. Xu and the others, and asked: "Life is priceless. After using life-extending gene technology, humans can extend their lifespan several times. Isn't it reasonable to charge 20% of personal wealth?"
After hearing Zhou Xing's answer, Mr. Xu could not refute and sighed: "20% of personal wealth is a bearable expense for ordinary people, but for those billionaires and the world's richest people, this is What an astonishing figure!”
"Mr. Xu, life is priceless and should be treated equally. 1% of people control 50% of the world's wealth and are getting richer and richer. In fact, I should charge them a higher rate because life-extending gene technology will continue When they control resources, if they use this wealth to fully develop the aerospace field, they will create more jobs in the world and improve the income of the poor around the world, which is equivalent to a redistribution of wealth." Zhou Xing answered with a smile.
Hearing this, Xu Laowei was stunned for a moment, with a look of approval on his face, convinced by Zhou Xing's explanation.
Inequality between rich and poor has always been an unavoidable situation in human society. There are many reasons for the gap between rich and poor. There are many different factors. There are gaps between rich and poor in various countries and regions and between individuals. The gap between rich and poor is not always the same. There are unreasonable phenomena, and there are individuals and governments taking advantage of monopoly, opportunistic loopholes, and getting something for nothing... In all kinds of ways, inequality between rich and poor is an obstacle that cannot be eliminated in the development of human society.
According to authoritative surveys, in terms of wealth distribution in human society, the bottom 50% of the world’s wealth holders own less than 1% of the world’s total wealth. In comparison, the top 10% of the world's richest people hold 87% of the world's wealth, and the top 1% of the rich alone own 48.2% of the world's wealth. Inequality between rich and poor has seriously affected the harmony of human society.
Once the life-extending gene technology is developed, it will further exacerbate the long-term inequality of the world's rich and poor. Zhou Xing's approach is equivalent to plundering 20% of the wealth of the world's rich in one fell swoop and using it in the aerospace field. At the same time, it has benefited low-income people around the world.
"This method is good, but it may not be that easy to implement!" Mr. Xu frowned, feeling that Zhou Xing's idea was a bit whimsical.
"Yes! Let's not talk about whether this charging model will cause a huge backlash. Just counting personal wealth and charging it in proportion is something that cannot be accomplished with any technology." Mr. Wen nodded with a wry smile, not optimistic about the situation. explain.
Zhou Xing smiled and shook his head, and said confidently: "Since I can propose this charging model, if I can get the full support of the country, I will definitely be able to do it."
Hearing this, the chief fell silent again.
Since Zhou Xing dares to say such things, he must have a way to do it. However, this charging model will inevitably cause huge dissatisfaction around the world.
For the 1% of the population who control 50% of the world's wealth, Zhou Xing's approach is completely an "open and fair" "rob" of their wealth. If he is not careful, it will bring a huge threat to his life.
"This charging ratio is too high. Can it be lowered? 2% would be more secure." The chief looked at Zhou Xing and suggested.
Zhou Xing nodded and smiled, shouting out prices all over the place, and paid back the money on the spot. No one would be able to bear 20% all of a sudden.
"I understand, but 2% is a bit low. I believe many people are willing to pay a higher price for the effects of life-extending gene technology." Zhou Xing explained with a smile.
After listening to Zhou Xing's words, the chief had a headache. In order to extend his life, many people are willing to pay a huge price, but they will not sit back and watch this huge wealth fall into the pockets of the Shining Star Group. You know, another populous country in the world - India, and another continent, Africa, only account for 2% of the world's wealth!
For a moment, he couldn't think of an excuse to dissuade Zhou Xing, so the chief only advised procrastinatingly: "Well, you can do a detailed investigation on the specific charges! In vivo trials of life-extending gene technology have not yet been conducted, and it is still too early to say this now. "
Zhou Xing smiled and nodded: "Understood, I will definitely complete the breakthrough of the life extension gene project as soon as possible."
Hearing this, the chief was very worried. Controlled nuclear fusion was already a big trouble, and life-extending gene technology was another big trouble. It was necessary to solve two "big troubles" that caused earth-shaking changes in the world structure. The days to come were a little bit... Busy!
"Well, it's time to watch and we all watched. That's it for today!" The chief nodded to Zhou Xing and said goodbye. He no longer wanted to stay.
Zhou Xing was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "Okay, I'll see you off!"
The leader nodded, turned around and left quickly. He was deeply afraid that Zhou Xing would cause some trouble again if he stayed here.
Soon, with the gift from Zhou Xing, the leader, Mr. Xu, Mr. Wen and others sat on the Night Dancer and flew low-key away from the headquarters building of the Shining Star Group.
Seeing the convoy turning into black spots and disappearing in the sky, Yang Minghua looked at Zhou Xing with a puzzled look on his face: "Mr. Zhou, why did the leader and the others leave in such a hurry? I carefully prepared a speech..."
"The chief has a lot to do, maybe there are more important things to deal with!" A happy smile appeared on Zhou Xing's face.
Both controllable nuclear fusion and life-extending gene technologies have been submitted to the chief minister. Next, as long as we are ready to announce the life-extending gene technology and create a "suitable" time, then these two technologies can be unveiled publicly.
"Oh!" Yang Minghua nodded disappointedly.
Zhou Xing smiled slightly, looked at Yang Minghua, and Lin Wei ordered: "Let's have a meeting! Call Chen Fan, Li Wu, and Zhou Bin over."
"Okay!" Yang Minghua was stunned for a moment, then happily accepted the order.
Soon, the people named by Zhou Xing gathered in the conference room on the top floor of the headquarters.
A meeting related to the development of human civilization began under the chairmanship of Zhou Xing.
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Time flies, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye.
Advanced photonic computers, convenient biological 3D printers, fast-speeding flying cars, all-round helper-like intelligent robots... As time goes by, human society is becoming more and more adaptable to the changes brought about by these advanced technological products.
The flying cars in the sky were flying rapidly one after another. There were only pedestrians and bicycles on the spacious streets, and four-wheeled vehicles became rare.
In the secluded park, the "workers" who tended the flowers and plants, and the dog walkers all turned into robots. The aunts who used to dance in the square, and the young people who played ball and ran disappeared. There were only two or three kittens in the entire park.
"Good morning, Uncle Chen!" A young man walking his dog greeted an old man who was over sixty years old.
"Good morning, Xiao Liu, you're walking your dog again! Young people like you are rare these days!" Uncle Chen said with emotion as he looked at the sparsely populated park.
"Haha! Walking the dog by yourself will make your relationship feel better. Uncle Chen, why don't you go into the hibernation cabin! Isn't the Xingyao Group researching life-extending gene technology?" Xiao Liu touched the head of his pet dog and asked in confusion.
"Forget it! It goes against common sense to use technology to extend life. This kind of technology is impossible to succeed. Instead of hiding in an 'iron coffin' and being a 'living dead', I might as well enjoy a little more 'twilight years'." Chen Bo smiled and shook his head, looking down on life and death.
"The advantage of having fewer people is that the air is much clearer now and the environment is cleaner." Uncle Chen took a deep breath greedily and said with great enjoyment.
"Haha, this is the result of the development of science and technology! There are sanitation robots to clean up the sanitation. The air has become better because there is no car exhaust." Xiao Liu explained with a smile.
"Yes! Your generation is so lucky! Technology has advanced so fast these years. I really want to see what kind of life humans will live in the future!" Uncle Chen looked at Xiao Liu with envy.
"Uncle Chen, there is a column on the official website of Shining Star Group, which seems to be a public opinion survey questionnaire related to life-extension gene technology. Life-extension gene technology seems to be really interesting!" Xiao Liu thought of something and looked at Chen Bo and said.
"Huh? What kind of questionnaire?" Uncle Chen was stunned for a moment. If life-extending gene technology is really possible, who would be willing to die!
"I'll look for it for you." Xiao Liu clicked on the light screen of his watch, and immediately entered the official website of Xingyao Group to browse.
Soon, Xiao Liu looked up at Uncle Chen with a strange look on his face and asked, "Uncle Chen, if life extension gene technology is realized, how much are you willing to spend to purchase this technology?"
Uncle Chen rolled his eyes, looked at Xiao Liu and said, "You think I'm stupid! Of course I'm willing to do whatever it takes! People are dead, why keep the money?"
Xiao Liu looked at Uncle Chen solemnly, nodded and said, "Uncle Chen, congratulations."
"What do you mean?" Uncle Chen was dumbfounded.