"Incredible technology."
After stepping off the Mars space elevator, his boots stepped on the ground paved with alloy plates. Jason, who was wearing a spacesuit, reached out and fiddled with the buttons on his belt, looked at the pointer that was steadily fixed at 1G, and said Heartfelt admiration.
Even on low-gravity Mars, you can feel the same gravity as on Earth. Just remember to charge the gravity belt regularly, and you can walk and live normally like on earth.
Levitt, who followed Jason down the space elevator and stood on the vertical elevator, asked him.
"How does it feel?"
"It's very good. It feels like you can fly with a light jump." Jason moved his limbs and said with a smile, "What do you think would happen if anti-gravity technology was used in cars?"
Although Jason only said this in a joking tone, Levitt thought about it seriously before answering.
"Isn't there already a maglev car? If the anti-gravity module is designed to be large enough to support the entire car, the cost may not be too low. After all, the cost of a gravity belt may not be less than S$10,000."
"That's right." Jason smiled and said.
Jason Lodge, the last son of the Lodge family, is the CEO of Boston Steel Group. Standing next to him was the secretary arranged for him by his father, Old Rocky, who graduated from the Economics and Management Department of Columbia University and was about five years older than him.
The Boston Consortium's involvement in the steel industry is only recent, and even this steel group has only been registered not long ago. Now, apart from an office on Financial Avenue in Boston and more than 20 employees, including accountants, the entire Boston Steel Group only has a deposit of S$10 million on its books.
S$10 million.
As a start-up capital for starting a business, this amount of money is already quite substantial. However, for companies involved in heavy industry, especially space resource development projects, this start-up capital is still not enough. However, Rocky is not worried about money. After all, he has the backing of First Bank of Boston. As long as he can make the family see the prospect of profit, he can easily obtain a loan of hundreds of millions of Singapore dollars.
This is the difference between rich people starting a business and poor people starting a business. From the beginning, it is like a plug-in.
I got on the rail train and went directly to Tiangong City from the space elevator base station at the equator.
At this time, Tiangong City has doubled in size compared to half a year ago. Alloy plates made of steel were laid from the central colonial cabin to the edge of the city. The rebuilt concrete wall was taller and stronger than the previous shooting platform. A ferocious electromagnetic gun tube can be seen on the concrete wall, which is said to be prepared for devil bugs.
However, there have been very few devil bugs recently.
Infrasonic fences will keep them away from Tiangong City, and the reason why they choose to use steel plates for paving is simply because it is cheaper than cement paving. If you look closely, you will find that the buildings in Tiangong City are basically made of metal.
After leaving Tiangong City Station, Jason deliberately chose to walk instead of taking a bus.
Walking on the way to the central colony module, he carefully observed the Martian city. Perhaps in order to cope with the invasion of devil bugs, this city was designed with a fortress layout from the beginning. There is nothing aesthetic about this design. Judging from its appearance, most people living in it will not feel comfortable.
With this in mind, Jason walked into the central colony cabin, showed his business card to the receptionist at the front desk, and was led to the governor's office by the staff.
"Are you Mr. Hong Zewei?" Looking at the Chinese man standing in the office, Jason smiled and extended his right hand and greeted politely, "I often hear my father mention your name and praise you as an outstanding person. Manager. I was a little skeptical before, but now I am convinced.”
"Mr. Rocky?" Hong Zewei just smiled faintly at this invisible flattery and didn't take it too seriously. "He called me. I didn't expect you to come so quickly. Please sit down. There is nothing to entertain here, so I hope Mr. Lodge will bear with me."
"No, I'm honored that you could take time out of your busy schedule." Jason smiled and said humbly.
It can be seen that this young master of the Rocky family has a profound knowledge of Chinese culture and is not just a superficial learner of Chinese. From the moment he walked in, he communicated with Hong Zewei in Chinese, and his words were relatively modest, without any airs of being a wealthy person.
It is precisely because of this that Hong Zewei has a good impression of him. Compared with those upstarts waving banknotes and chatting with them as soon as they enter the door, it is obviously more comfortable to work with such people.
Nowadays, the development of space resources is the general trend, and Tiangong City has no shortage of investors' favor. What's more, Star Ring Trading is the number one power. As the governor of Star Ring Trading, Hong Zewei doesn't need to be polite to anyone.
"This is this?" Jason asked, looking at the burgundy cup of tea on the table.
"Losim tea, a fungus that grows in the mantle, is a companion strain of oxygen-producing fungi. After it is dried and used to make tea, it tastes surprisingly good. It is a very popular drink in Tiangong City." He picked up the tea cup. After taking a sip, Hong Zewei smiled and said in a funny tone, "It's not poisonous, don't worry."
Following Hong Zewei's example, Jason brought the tea cup to his lips and took a sip. Feeling the sweet coolness spreading along the tip of his throat, his eyes lit up.
“Good tea!”
"You can take some back with you," Hong Zewei said. "Next year we plan to ship a batch to Star Ring City for sale. It's still not for sale for the time being."
"Then I'm welcome." Jason said with a smile.
The two chatted for a while, and soon the conversation turned to the more serious matters. This time Jason is visiting on behalf of Boston Steel Group, and his purpose is self-evident. As for the entry of such large-scale international capital, Tiangong City, which is undergoing industrial structural transformation, naturally welcomes it with open arms.
"We are very optimistic about the development prospects here and plan to invest in setting up factories on Mars. The entire Boston Steel Group was established for this, and I am here for this." Jason said with a smile, "Of course, besides steel, , we are also very interested in other industries.”
"for example?"
"For example, real estate development."
"Oh? Has Mr. Jason seen the prospects of real estate development in Tiangong City?" Hong Zewei smiled.
"With the establishment of the Stellar Expressway and the second South American space elevator, a large number of immigrants and tourists from the Earth will soon come here. And I noticed that the buildings here are all carved from the same mold. Same, IMHO, certainly not much better in terms of comfort and aesthetics,” Jason said with a smile.
"Many people have complained to me about this problem." Hong Zewei took a sip of black tea and said with a smile, "After all, survival here was the first priority in the past."
"The citizens of Tiangong City will definitely be very wealthy in the future. After all, you are sitting on a treasure. I think it is necessary to improve the housing environment of Tiangong City. If you believe me, this can be left to us. Do I know With fewer talents in this field, they will definitely be able to design an apartment building for Tiangong City that is both beautiful and comfortable." Looking at Hong Zewei sitting opposite, Jason said eagerly.
Developing real estate on Mars requires a large amount of steel, which can be supplied by Boston Steel Group. By turning the steel produced directly into housing and selling it to immigrants who settle on Mars, or developing it into high-quality hotels, the Boston Steel Group will make a lot of money.
Not only that, Jason also saw something bigger.
Five years later, the Defense Alliance will lift Golovin's starship from under the ice cap of Europa, and will definitely find a place for refugees from extraterrestrial civilizations to resettle. This place cannot be on the earth, so the most likely place is Mars.
As long as the Boston Consortium develops well in the past five years, it will be a matter of course for it to take over this big business.
How can doing business with our own people be more effective than doing business with aliens
What's more, this is not just a matter of force.
From this business, Jason saw countless dollars.
Five years later, when people mention his name, he will no longer be the youngest son of the Lodge family of the Boston consortium, but a steel tycoon.