Not long after Zhou Xing turned off the live video broadcast, Zhou Xiaozhi immediately reported to him: "Boss, you have a phone number. It belongs to Mr. Xu."
Hearing this, Zhou Xing was startled for a moment, and then a troubled expression appeared on his face.
"Boss, don't you want to answer this call? Do you want me to hang up for you?" Zhou Xiaozhi looked at Zhou Xing and asked curiously.
"Don't hang up, connect the video communication!" Zhou Xing waved his hand and ordered.
Since the establishment of the Shining Star Group, Mr. Xu has been providing full support. With the establishment of the Star Coin System, Sky City, and the Rock...the relationship with the Chinese government has begun to have rifts of interest.
"Okay, boss." Zhou Xiaozhi responded.
Immediately, a holographic screen appeared in front of Zhou Xing.
"Mr. Zhou, you're fine. I thought you didn't dare to answer my call!" As soon as the video call was connected, Xu Laopi looked at Zhou Xing with a smile.
Zhou Xing smiled and asked in surprise: "Mr. Xu, see what you said. I haven't done anything to apologize to you. Why don't I dare to answer the phone?"
"If you don't want others to know, you can't do anything except yourself. Don't you know what you did?" Mr. Xu gave Zhou Xing a blank look and asked.
What Zhou Xing did did not offend anyone. The two sides just had different stances. The development direction of Shining Star Group is to lead the scientific and technological civilization of all mankind, and it is destined to be unable to achieve a balance with national interests.
Mr. Xu was silent for a moment, looked at Zhou Xing and asked: "Xiao Xing, can Sky City be established within the territory? This will be conducive to the country's material supply to Sky City."
The city in the sky relies on the "Panshi" project. At the same time, it is also the first floating city in the human world. Its future prospects can be imagined.
The smile on Zhou Xing's face faded and he explained in detail: "Mr. Xu, the Sky City is related to the future of mankind and needs the whole world to join in. At the same time, the resources needed for the Sky City cannot be separated from the support of the whole world. , so a suitable location is needed to fully bring out all the advantages of Sky City.”
Hearing this, Mr. Xu's face immediately darkened.
Zhou Xing’s answer is not unreasonable. If Sky City implements an open strategy, it will definitely be able to attract a large number of top talents and be favored by countless capitals around the world. By then, the world’s attention will be focused on Sky City, resources will be pooled, and Sky City It will soon become the undisputed largest city in the world.
However, once the Shining Star Group focuses on the Sky City, it will be unacceptable to China to build the Sky City on the high seas.
Although they are afraid of the huge size of the Shining Star Group, China cannot do without it. Once the Shining Star Group breaks away from China and builds its own city in the sky, it will have a catastrophic impact on China's economy and international status. Therefore, in the face of In this case, China's top leaders would not agree to Zhou Xing's approach anyway.
Mr. Xu looked at Zhou Xing angrily and refuted: "Don't tell me these high-sounding words. The Sky City will not lose its advantages if it is built in China. On the contrary, it will develop more rapidly because of the support of the country." ."
Hearing this, Zhou Xing frowned and explained with a somewhat helpless expression: "Mr. Xu, you should know what kind of company Xingyao Group is. Its pursuit will never end, its pace will never stop, and it will Leading human civilization further and further, the general direction is consistent with the development of the country. Shining Star Group was born in China. I am also a patriot. However, mankind has entered the interstellar era, and many backward systems have seriously hindered the development of civilization. Processes, such as the nationality system, restrict the flow of talents, restrict the free flow of capital, and restrict the large-scale promotion of technology... "
After hearing Zhou Xing's words, Mr. Xu was speechless for a moment.
Yes! With the advent of the interstellar age, the organization "state" has increasingly hindered the rapid development of human science and technology.
The universe has unlimited resources, and wars for survival have become unnecessary. However, the organization of "nations" has not changed much around the world, and many protective policies have seriously hindered the progress of human civilization. pace.
However, allowing the Sky City to be built on the high seas overseas is almost equivalent to allowing the Shining Star Group to break away from China and become its own country. This is not fundamentally different from "independent splitting and splitting the soil". China's top leaders will never allow this. The incident happened, but Shining Star Group is no longer a company that one country can look at.
Mr. Xu twitched the corner of his mouth, looked at Zhou Xing and said without doubt: "The 'City in the Sky' must not be built outside China. This is a non-negotiable condition."
"Mr. Xu, the state's support can no longer meet the needs of the 'City in the Sky' and subsequent 'Panshi' projects." Zhou Xing's expression remained unchanged and he looked at Mr. Xu with a smile.
In the more than 20 years since its establishment, Shining Star Group has created extremely brilliant achievements, eliminating terminal diseases in humans, extending human lifespan five times, intelligent robots have flooded the world, and changed the way people travel, including nanomaterials, photonic computers, biological 3D printers, various advanced production technologies, have greatly increased the productivity of all mankind... Dominate the global industrial chain of Star Glory, the layout of star coins in the virtual game "Civilization and War", plus the just-announced "Sky" City" project, to this day, the Shining Star Group can no longer be treated as a company. Similarly, Zhou Xing, who controls the Shining Star Group, cannot be treated as an ordinary entrepreneur.
Mr. Xu's face changed slightly, he looked at Zhou Xing and asked with some sternness, "What do you want?"
Zhou Xing smiled slightly and reminded: "Mr. Xu, the City in the Sky is a city that can fly. The specific location of it is actually an insignificant matter. If you really want to change it, you should change the political stance of each country. , and the development strategies of each country.”
Hearing this, Mr. Xu opened his mouth and was speechless. The issue Zhou Xing pointed out had actually become the most controversial issue long ago.
The Shining Star Group has created large-scale applications of high-tech technology, and the development of human society has entered a new level. In the early days of interstellar civilization, monsters like "countries" have seriously hindered the development of human society. The fences between countries cannot satisfy global capital. The desire for "freedom".
With the emergence of the Dark Zerg, mankind has just entered interstellar civilization, and the threat of alien civilization has never left a lingering shadow in people's minds. People urgently hope that the world's science and technology will develop faster and invent more advanced technology. , invent more powerful weapons and prepare to resist the invasion of alien civilization.
In the virtual network or in the real world, there are already a large number of people with lofty ideals who promote the theory of human federation and the theory of one earth in public. They cite various examples of countries. This backward social relationship has limited human development. develop.
As humans apply various high-tech technologies, the global village has become a real global village. The social relationship of the state restricts all mankind from concentrating resources to develop the universe and build large-scale universe-level projects. Shining Star Group has established its scientific and technological leadership in the hearts of people around the world. Wars between countries competing for survival resources no longer exist. The military equipment of various countries is not adapted to interstellar warfare, resulting in a huge waste of resources.
In the past, the main conflicts between countries were. Countries are now gradually turning into conflicts with the Shining Star Group. If the governments of various countries do not unite to establish a human federation, then the political power of each country will be abandoned by people. The vast majority of people are willing to follow the footsteps of the Shining Star Group and move into the space universe. .
A trace of helplessness flashed across Mr. Xu's face, and his attitude softened and he asked: "What do you want us to do?"
"Mr. Xu, it's actually very simple. The development of Xingyao Group cannot be separated from the strong support of all countries. However, this support is too scattered. Humanity is about to enter the interstellar era. We should have a common government agency to undertake the construction of space projects. Or a unified organization responsible for dealing with extraterrestrial civilizations." Zhou Xing looked at Mr. Xu and explained with a smile.
Mr. Xu looked at Zhou Xing with a genuine expression on his face and asked, "Are you ready to get involved in politics?"
"Mr. Xu, after so many years of our friendship, you should know me very well. I have no choice but to be tainted by the global political system." Zhou Xing looked at Mr. Xu and explained, and then continued: "The future city in the sky will be a city facing the world. A city open to the world, this city will carry the hope of all mankind to march into space, and will inevitably bring together the best talents of all mankind, as well as the vast majority of the world's resources."
Hearing this, Mr. Xu's face became very ugly. It seemed that it would be very difficult for Zhou Xing to change the policy of "Sky City". He had already planned it.
Mr. Xu frowned at Zhou Xing and said in consultation: "This plan cannot be realized in the short term. This issue involves the strategic adjustment of national political policies... It must not be rushed."
"I know, but if the governments of various countries can work together and quickly carry out the project, 'City in the Sky' can be completed one day earlier!" Zhou Xing smiled slightly and continued to explain without any haughtiness.
Mr. Xu took a deep breath, unable to speak due to Zhou Xing's words.
The purpose of Shining Star Group's decision to build the Sky City in the outer sea is very clear. It is simply to attract a large number of top talents from around the world and a large amount of capital from around the world to enter this field...
Mr. Xu sighed helplessly, looked at Zhou Xing's reply, and said: "This is a prerequisite that Xingyao Group cannot leave China. We can discuss the other things later."
Hearing this, Zhou Xing frowned and looked at Mr. Xu who confirmed and introduced: "As long as China can lead the global government to establish the human federation, and at the same time formulate the 'laws and regulations' for the early stages of human interstellar civilization, I can guarantee you that Xingyao will The group will never leave China."
"Okay! Let's chat when you have time. Can you come to my office tomorrow?" Mr. Xu perked up and looked at Zhou Xing with bright eyes.
Zhou Xing pondered for a moment, nodded towards the holographic screen and said: "Okay, we will discuss the specific situation of Sky City when we meet."
"Okay!" Mr. Xu nodded happily, very happy.
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Time flies like water, just half a year flies by.
In a production base in Jiangcheng, a huge exposed production square, a nuclear fusion energy station was successfully ignited and spewed out a steady stream of energy, and the floating device was activated. A metal plate with a thickness of more than three meters and an area of nearly 10,000 square meters Carrying the nuclear fusion energy station floating in the air half a meter high, nearly a thousand intelligent engineering robots gathered around the metal plate to splice metal components, increase the thickness of the metal plate, and set up various metal circuits, photonic instruments, sensors, etc. inside and other equipment.
With the crazy processing of engineering robots, the area of the metal plate is getting larger and larger, and its height begins to slowly rise. The intelligent engineering robots carry the metal components and fly into the sky. They are like a bunch of flying ants, surrounding the core. The fusion energy station continuously uses local materials to process the metal plates surrounding the energy station. This scene takes place in nearly a hundred smart production factories under the Shining Star Group, producing and assembling all parts of the "City in the Sky".
Huge metal plates floated in the sky one after another. Their huge figures were quickly known to people. People looked up and watched, or spread the videos on the Internet.
A magnificent scene appeared in the eyes of the world, and the world was dumbfounded. In addition to being amazed, they could only marvel. There were no words to describe what they saw.
"It's so shocking. The main body of the Sky City is about to take off!"
"It's so huge! It would be a disaster if it fell!"
"How could it fall! Those metal base plates are fusion ion suspension engines. Even if they support a giant city, they are still enough to withstand."
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The audience who witnessed this scene was excited and extremely excited. People from all over the world were excited for the Sky City of the Shining Star Group. However, the huge size of the Shining Star Group was like a giant whale, and there was no way to effectively resist it. As a result, governments can only allow it to develop.
The foundation of Xingyao Group's Sky City project was laid in one fell swoop. Nearly a hundred metal plates covering an area of more than 200,000 square meters carried a nuclear fusion energy station, and an army of intelligent engineering robots soared into the sky, one metal plate following another. Floating near the Kinmen Sea of Xianghua Kingdom, the metal plates are gathered together and separated from each other according to a certain proportion of space.
The smart factories under the Shining Star Group have cooperative companies with the Shining Star Group. Factories all over the world are frantically producing a variety of metal components, finished materials, pipes and wires, construction of refining furnaces, engineering tools, etc. All kinds of construction consumables are filled one after another on cargo ships of more than 100,000 tons. Shipping from all over the world is continuously delivering various construction consumables to this location.
The Shining Star Group makes money at an unparalleled speed, and spends money at the same speed. The huge wealth it just earned quickly flows to the world.
The eyes of the companies that cooperated with the Shining Star Group were red, and they were vying to surround it. The world's economy exploded and grew like a rocket. The elderly who had been injected with longevity gene medicines became the most experienced people one after another. of workers.
The Shining Star Group is consuming huge amounts of money every day. The Sky City project is leading the rapid growth of all mankind. The entire human society is running wildly as the Shining Star Group continues to dream of the "Interstellar Era".