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After Lu Wanfeng, general manager of Ruida Pharmaceutical Company, the next person to make a business report was Cao Yifei, general manager of Ruida Aerospace Company. He was busy with business and had no time to come to Beijing to attend the meeting, so he could only appear in the conference room through a holographic image.

"At present, the income of Ruida Aerospace mainly comes from two aspects. One is the satellite launch business undertaken by foreign companies. Domestic enterprises account for half of the customers, and other foreign countries account for the other half. The income in this aspect is basically fixed, about 30 million per month. The second is the space tourism project. At present, Ruida Aerospace operates six passenger space planes, and two are under construction. Judging from the operation status in the past few months, people are still very receptive to space tourism. Almost every space plane is full, and there are many wealthy people who choose to live in commercial space stations for a short time. With the increasing number of passenger space planes, the overall income of space tourism projects is increasing rapidly every month. Last month, the income from space tourism alone exceeded 200 million. It is really promising and has broad prospects. Next, we plan to build a lunar city in the JH area of ​​the moon to receive tourists. Then we will launch lunar tourism projects for high-end users. In this way, we can further tap the potential of space tourism and make the project unique in the world."

"In addition, in the past six months, we have relied on the space shuttle to travel back and forth between the Earth and the Moon, and have brought back about ten tons of helium-3 gas from the Moon. Now large-scale controlled fusion power stations are being built all over the country, and helium-3 is the most suitable fuel for fusion power stations. We can just sell this batch of helium-3 to China National Nuclear Corporation, which will bring in a lot of income. And this income is sustainable, at least until the country develops a cheap and reliable spacecraft or space shuttle to travel back and forth between the Earth and the Moon, this income will be there every year."

"In addition, we are developing a large spaceship. It is larger than the space shuttle, has stronger power, stronger transportation capacity, and longer range. We call it the Hercules transport ship. After the Hercules transport ship is successfully developed, we plan to send it to the asteroid belt to conduct space mining. If we really master the space mining technology, it will really open the door to wealth. If we drag an asteroid rich in gold or platinum from the asteroid belt and sell it after smelting, it will be worth at least hundreds of billions."

The asteroid belt is a densely populated region of asteroids between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in the solar system. There are a large number of asteroids in the asteroid belt, accounting for more than 90% of all observed asteroids. According to their spectral characteristics, they can be divided into three categories: carbonaceous, silicate, and metallic. There are about 1 million to 110 million asteroids with a diameter of more than 190 km, and it is estimated that there are millions of asteroids smaller than 1 km.

The asteroid belt is of great significance for studying the origin and evolution of the solar system. It is a "living fossil" of the evolution of the solar system. At the same time, some asteroids may contain rich resources and have potential economic value. For example, Psyche, the largest of the M-type asteroids, accounts for about 6/1000 of the total mass of the entire asteroid belt. It is composed of rare metals such as iron, nickel, gold, platinum, etc., and is extremely valuable.

Due to the existence of the Earth's gravity well, it costs a lot to transport any material from the Earth's surface to space. Before the invention of reusable rockets, it cost up to $5000 to transport one kilogram of materials to space using ordinary launch vehicles. After the invention of reusable rockets, the launch cost was greatly reduced. For example, the Suzaku series rockets used by Ruida Aerospace, which can recycle both the first and second stage rockets, can control the launch cost to about $1000 per kilogram. After the invention of the aerospace plane, this cost continued to decrease, even reaching about $200 per kilogram. However, this transportation cost is still very high. If you only build one or two large spacecraft or a medium-sized space station, it is barely affordable to transport materials from the Earth's surface to space. If it is in outer space, mass production of large space battleships, or construction of large space cities, requires a huge amount of raw materials. If all are transported from the Earth, not to mention the procurement cost, just the transportation cost, ordinary medium-sized countries cannot afford it, let alone private companies like Ruida Group.

Space mining does not have this problem, because the collected asteroids are already in outer space, so it takes some energy and manpower to drag them back. Even if it is just an iron asteroid, it is a priceless resource in outer space. As Cao Yifei said, once the Ruida Group masters the space mining technology, it will open the door to wealth. Every year, it only needs to drag a few metal-rich asteroids back to the earth for smelting and purification, which can bring hundreds of billions or even trillions of wealth to the Ruida Group. This is much better than working hard to open a factory and sell products.

With the development of the times and the advancement of space technology, especially the fact that China has obtained a large amount of technical information from the Naga people from the Purple Moon alien spaceship, after digesting and absorbing it, it is bound to continue to exert its strength in outer space. Landing on the moon and Mars are just appetizers. Finding the entrance to the star stream, expeditions to other galaxies, and spreading the fire of mankind to other habitable planets are the highlights. The human body is too fragile to enter space physically like the Zerg, let alone cross billions of miles of the sea of ​​stars. To carry out these space activities, humans can only rely on large spaceships and warships. There is gravity on the surface of the earth, and it is impossible to build too large spaceships. Only in the gravity-free space is it an ideal place to build large spaceships and warships. Including the large spaceships of the Naga people, they are also built in the space dock. Once a large spaceship is built, it will inevitably require a large amount of metal materials. The cost of transporting from the earth to space is too high. Besides, it may not be possible to mine so many metal minerals on the earth. At that time, space mining, including lunar mining, Mars mining, and asteroid belt mining, will inevitably become a hot industry. A company like Ruida Aerospace, which has both large spacecraft construction technology and mature space mining technology, can organize a fleet for space mining while producing space mining spacecraft and selling them to other mining companies and teams. It would be a great way to kill two birds with one stone.

As for whether China has ambitions for outer space and outer galaxies, and whether it wants to colonize the stars, that is of course certain. This can be seen from the fact that China Aerospace has launched several deep space probes to the outer reaches of the solar system in recent days. On the surface, it is said that it is launching deep space probes to search for large celestial bodies in the Kuiper Belt, but in fact it is looking for the entrance to the star stream. According to the star maps and astronomical data left by the Naga people, there are three star stream channels in the solar system, leading to the Proxima Galaxy 4.22 light-years away from the sun, the Barnard Galaxy 5.96 light-years away from the sun, and the Sirius Galaxy 8.6 light-years away from the sun. The coordinates of the entrance to the star stream channel leading to the Proxima Galaxy are clearly recorded in the data. Although the position of the entrance coordinates will shift over time, the distance of movement will not be too far, and it will be easy to find it by sending a deep space probe. As for the entrance to the star stream channel leading to the Barnard Galaxy and the Sirius Galaxy, the Naga people only gave an estimated range, without accurate coordinates, so it is more troublesome to find them. After all, human beings’ interstellar exploration technology is too backward, and it takes a lot of time to digest the related technologies left behind by the Naga people. It cannot be improved in a short period of time.

In fact, it is not only the Chinese government that is looking for the entrance to the Star Stream Channel. The Ruida Group is also taking action. How could Qiao Ruida miss such an exciting thing as colonizing an alien planet? A new deep space probe that combines the detection technology of the Naga people and the detection technology of the earth's human beings is under development. With a large number of technical drawings and physical objects provided by Qiao Ruida as references, and a large amount of financial, human and material support, the research and development progress is very fast. It is estimated that results will be produced after the new year. Within three months, the first batch of deep space probes can be produced and launched to the outer solar system. Although the Ruida Group took action several months later than the official, their detector technology is much more advanced, with a wider detection range and faster flight speed. It is still unknown who will find the entrance to the Star Stream Channel first.

The last speaker was Shao Heping from Ruida Automobile. He also did not arrive at the venue in person, but spoke with the help of holographic images. Behind him, one could see flying cars densely parked in the warehouse.

"In the past year, our Ruida Automobile Company has completed all mainstream models, including A0-class entry-level sedans, family sedans, business sedans, SUVs, off-road vehicles, MPVs, sports cars, convertible sports cars, etc. The number of cars sold annually has ranked first in the country, with annual sales reaching 8321.12 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 42.04%. The total sales volume for the whole year reached 4272145 units, of which passenger car sales were 4250370 units, a year-on-year increase of 41.1%, and overseas sales were 1417204 units, a year-on-year increase of 71.9%. Of course, this sales achievement is inseparable from the technical support provided by the head office and the publicity support of brother companies."

"In the new year, we at Ruida Automobile plan to continue to increase automobile sales from two aspects. First, we will equip several mid-to-high-end models with nuclear fusion batteries and launch top-end models that do not require charging for life, so as to continue to tap the potential of high-end customers. Second, we will vigorously promote flying cars, so that more people will accept the existence of flying cars, and some wealthy people will use flying cars to contribute to alleviating traffic congestion in major cities. At the same time, we will provide top customers with a new, high-speed and convenient way of travel. I believe that with the flying car as a flagship product, Ruida Automobile's sales performance will still maintain the current trend and continue to grow rapidly in the next few years."

In fact, as early as a few months ago, the flying car test model produced by Ruida Automobile Factory was tested on the prairie. It was filmed by some tourists traveling to the prairie and widely circulated on online video platforms. Later, when Qiao Ruida and Du Qingqing got married, they dispatched a wedding car team composed entirely of flying cars, which appeared openly over Decheng City and swaggered through the streets, causing a huge sensation. According to the research and development progress of Ruida Automobile, flying cars should have been mass-produced and put on the market. But now, several months have passed, and the flying cars that appear in the public eye are still only a small number of police cars, fire trucks and ambulances. The civilian version of the flying car has not been put on the market for sale. This problem is certainly not with Ruida Automobile Company, but with the national traffic management department, which is too slow to update traffic rules, and the old traffic rules are simply not applicable to flying cars, a new means of transportation. It was not until last month that the interim plan for flying car traffic management was introduced, which paved the way for the listing of flying cars.

Qiao Ruida nodded approvingly and said, "Manager Shao, you have done a good job. You have made a great contribution to the development of Ruida Automobile Company to its current level."

"Thank you, President Qiao, for your praise. This is my job. Decheng Automobile Factory is where I was born and raised. It carries all my childhood laughter and is my home. At the beginning, Decheng Automobile Factory failed in its restructuring, suffered losses year after year, and was on the verge of bankruptcy. If it were not for President Qiao who lent a hand at the critical moment, bought out Decheng Automobile Factory in full and reorganized it into the current Ruida Automobile Factory, injecting a lot of capital and technology, our factory would have gone bankrupt long ago. Tens of thousands of workers and their families would have lost their jobs and economic sources and lived a miserable life with no security. After all, I should be the one thanking President Qiao." Shao Heping expressed his true feelings, and his words were particularly touching.

Qiao Ruida was very kind to Shao Heping. When Qiao Ruida bought Decheng Automobile Factory, Shao Heping was just a chief engineer in the factory. He might have some technical skills, but he never showed any management ability. He worked hard all year, but his salary was only tens of thousands of yuan, and he might not get it. Qiao Ruida overcame all the opposition and promoted Shao Heping to be the director of Ruida Automobile Factory, and concurrently served as the general manager of Ruida Automobile Company, with an annual salary of hundreds of thousands of yuan, and even more than three million yuan including bonuses. For Shao Heping, this was not only a favor of knowing and meeting, but also a rebirth. He transformed from a slightly outstanding technician to the head of the company, gaining both fame and fortune, and achieving a gorgeous counterattack in life. Of course, Shao Heping's performance was worthy of Qiao Ruida's trust. Under his leadership, Ruida Automobile Factory turned losses into profits in just one year, and continued to work hard and develop rapidly in the following years. By this year, it even defeated a number of state-owned enterprises and joint ventures and won the top spot in domestic automobile sales. This achievement is truly brilliant. Ruida Automobile’s success is of course inseparable from the financial and technical support provided by the head office, or Qiao Ruida, but it is also absolutely inseparable from the efforts made by the factory director Shao Heping. (End of this chapter)