The charity auction has begun.
A well-known domestic auctioneer was introducing the origin and price of the auction items on the stage.
Mainly some jewelry, or bags and clothes that a certain socialite likes, or antiques and paintings. The prices range from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands to millions, but the prices are always second to none. Everyone knows that the proceeds from the auction will be used for charity, which has different meanings.
For people in this circle, gaining reputation and network resources is much more important than this little money.
"The following is a charity auction item sponsored by Mr. Chen Mo, a diamond bracelet. Jewelry experts have identified 13 D-level flawless diamonds, each weighing 1.4 carats. You can tell from the numbers that it is of great significance. The starting price is 4 million."
"5.2 million."
"5.3 million."
“…”
"800w."
When everyone was fighting for the bracelet, a voice interrupted. Looking around, they saw Chen Mo who had just come out of the box.
Wang Qilin and Dai Houlong also came out with smiles on their faces, as if they had gained a lot. They returned to the main table and sat down, but their smiles concealed the unhappiness that could not be seen by others.
"Is this a success?"
"I don't know. Judging from the expressions of both parties, it seems that they have reached some cooperation."
The guests at the venue were all talking in low voices, guessing what kind of cooperation the two parties had discussed, but they couldn't guess the reason.
There were some big guys at the main table. It was hard to ask Chen Mo what was going on at this time. These matters were not their responsibility. They quietly watched the charity auction.
"Drink some tea."
Chen Mo sat down and Zhao Min handed him tea.
She didn't ask about the conversation inside. This was not the right time to ask, but she believed that Chen Mo would not suffer a loss.
Not long after he sat down, the hostess sent back the bracelet he had photographed.
After all, it was Chen Mo's thing. Chen Mo set a price, and no one else followed.
Put it up for auction, auction it back, and walk around.
This was his gift to Xiaoyu, but Xiaoyu was reluctant to sell it. Xiaoyu knew that tonight was a charity auction, so he just took it out for a process and treated it as a donation to charity.
The rest of the banquet time was spent chatting, drinking and auctioning. The big guys at the venue would talk to each other in their spare time during the auction, talking about investment and business.
But everyone did not touch on the topic that Chen Mo and Wang Qilin just talked about.
The party didn't end until ten o'clock in the evening.
"Mr. Chen, Mr. Zhao, I was abrupt tonight. I hope we can talk in detail next time." Dai Houlong and Wang Qilin shook hands with Chen Mo, smiled slightly, and turned to leave.
"What did you and them talk about today? They look very happy."
In the car, Zhao Min asked curiously.
It was inconvenient to ask more questions at the banquet just now, but now on the way back, they can talk about it freely.
"They are pretending that they want to cooperate with us on the outer sky resource development project, but no conditions have been reached." Chen Mo shook his head and smiled.
"What conditions did they give?"
"They want to buy out our mining technology."
"You really dare to speak, but you are also very wealthy."
Zhao Min was speechless.
They are all the most advanced technologies. How much does it cost to buy out the technology? It cannot be valued at all. But no matter how much money they spend, they are really not afraid. As long as they dare to make an offer, they can really afford it.
"I didn't agree to them, and then they wanted to invest in the Nuclear Energy Group and Flying Ant Aerospace, or give them the exclusive license to sell outer space resources, and they manage the market."
Chen Mo spelled out the conditions that the two of them had just discussed.
They want to invest in Feiyi Aerospace or Nuclear Energy Group, take meat from their bowl, and also want to manage the market side.
For any company, the market is the most critical place. If someone controls the market, it means that the lifeblood of the company is in the hands of others. No one who has a little understanding of the company's operations will agree to such conditions.
"Not a small appetite."
"Maybe they think that after we cooperated with the Nuclear Industry Group and the Academy of Sciences, it is natural for us to cooperate with them, so the conditions we proposed have become more greedy and overbearing."
Chen Mo shook his head and smiled.
"The benefits of developing outer space resources are too great."
The cake is too big and the money is very attractive.
It is normal for others to want a piece of the pie, not to mention the large-scale emergence of controlled nuclear fusion technology and helium-3 fuel, which has shaken the status of two barrels of oil as traditional fossil energy.
If both companies don't do something, they will face the risk of being eliminated.
"Could they be pawns sent here to test our intentions?" Zhao Min said.
After all, times are different, and Zhao Min is not sure what the opinions above are.
Feiyi Aerospace is a private company, and its strategic resources are in the hands of a private company. No matter how you look at it, others will find it a bit inappropriate.
"Probably not."
Chen Mo shook his head.
"In the previous cooperation between artificial intelligence technology and controlled nuclear fusion technology, it should be clear from above that we have a sense of proportion and we take the initiative to cooperate, which is the basis of cooperation.
We have a lot of strategic technologies at our disposal. They know about ion engines, aerospace planes, war robots, amethyst, etc. Which ones are not comparable to controlled nuclear fusion technology? But the two of them only chose nuclear fusion technology and outer space resources
We can think that at most two barrels of oil are facing market difficulties, and they just want to get benefits from us. After all, the performance there is related to their future. "
The two people have completely different styles from the people sent here.
Li Chengzhi was often asked to come to cooperate with him or seek help, but he was always polite to him, using a tone of discussion and inquiry, rather than proposing such overbearing conditions right away.
"The things involved here are too complicated and it's a bit of a headache." Zhao Min was worried.
"It's useless for us to think too much now."
…
Moon, anthole area.
It's daytime now, and on the lunar surface with a temperature of hundreds of degrees Celsius, the robots in this area are still busy.
Not far away is a fan-shaped clearing that has been cleaned of moon dust. The open space is like a funnel cut in the middle. The slope is not steep, it is paved with gravel, and there are ruts everywhere.
Where the ruts converged, a long tunnel appeared at some point.
The entrance of the tunnel is closed by a ceramic alloy door. The logos of the Marching Ant Group and Flying Ant Aerospace can be clearly seen on the door.
Entering the door at the entrance of the tunnel, the temperature dropped slightly. The tunnel with a diameter of five meters was not very bright, but it could be seen that the tunnel wall was smooth and had obviously been modified and reinforced.
The tunnel winds to the depths. Next to the parking room in the depths, on a branch tunnel, the mechanical door is tightly closed, and the door leads to the cave. A huge fortress-shaped building is embedded in the cave wall and sits inside.
The long passage extending from the fortress leads to other tunnels in the cave.
The lunar soil 3D printing robot is continuously pouring and printing the molten lunar rock and lunar soil. Insulation materials are also injected into the gaps between the walls. After all the materials have cooled, the entire wall is connected together and is very strong.
The other robots perform their respective duties and are busy without stopping.
The first phase of the lunar base project is nearing completion.
(End of chapter)