Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 245 Refusing to Cooperate with Bill Gates

This is normal. Bill Gates was the former richest man on the planet and the godfather of technology, and that was thirty years ago.

As time goes by, Bill Gates is now like a wandering cloud and wild crane, in a semi-secluded state, and has almost disappeared from the mainstream media of the technology circle in the Beacon Country.

As mentioned earlier, the technology circle of the Beacon Country has always had a tradition of creating gods, such as first Bill Gates, then Steve Jobs, then Zach Polo, and now Aaron Malarkey.

The technological icons of each generation are extraordinary, influential, and admired by hundreds of millions of people.

However, no matter how powerful a technology idol is, there will come a time when he or she becomes out of fashion. At that time, he or she will basically be forgotten by the world, lose all his or her power, and his or her influence will eventually be reduced to zero.

Bill Gates is basically in this state now. Apart from certain forums in the technology circle and charity, he has basically no exposure.

Without status and influence, his importance in the Co-Prosperity Alliance would naturally not be that high.

In fact, Gass is in a very awkward situation, and he is even being excluded now.

So, the reason why Bill Gates wanted to do something was actually partly out of spite, a little bit.

Of course, Gus is a mature and calm man, and the main reason is that he wants to realize his own value.

In the past, Bill Gates believed that technology could indeed change human life, and he really worked hard for it.

Gates did it, and he brought Microsoft to the position of the world's most powerful technological leader.

Although Gates also relied on external forces, the invisible power of Washington Street, it was not easy, and there were too many excellent technology companies in the Beacon Country at that time.

Why did Washington Street focus on Microsoft?

It’s because Bill Gates is capable enough and works hard enough.

But after years of being out of the spotlight, Ghaith felt that this was not enough.

The Lighthouse Country did not continue to develop technology, and even completely terminated its plans to explore the universe.

The realization of the scenes in Hollywood science fiction blockbusters is still a long way off.

Bill Gass suddenly felt that the opportunity had come. He was still young, not in his seventies or eighties, and he still had a chance to prove himself.

Geiss wants to get into the space industry.

Of course, now Aaron Malak is doing this too, with SpaceX.

To be honest, Geiss acknowledged Malak's ability.

Malak is a man of imagination and talent.

More importantly, Malak has strong execution ability and can work hard in the company for the sake of his career.

In this day and age, there are not many entrepreneurs in the Beacon Country who can endure such hardships.

But Malak had a problem: he was so obsessed with making money and growing his company's market value that it overshadowed his other ambitions.

Gus has already seen that Malak's goal is to bring the market value of his company to the first in the world and make him the richest man in Blue Star, so he uses various methods to hype it up.

Malak's behavior is very exaggerated, but he will definitely succeed and become the richest man on Blue Star.

But Gates didn't think much of it. After all, he used to be the richest man on Blue Star, and he is still one of the richest bosses on Blue Star. It's nothing big.

Gus didn't like Malak and thought he was mentally ill and couldn't accomplish anything great.

Moreover, Geis is also competitive. He feels that he is no worse than Malak in every aspect, and is even stronger than him in many aspects. Therefore, Geis plans to invest heavily in the space industry and give it a good try.

The first step is to build a space launch site. With a launch site, subsequent things will naturally be easy to handle.

For example, satellites, rockets, spacecraft, and even space stations are what Bill Gates wants to do.

Of course, the first step must be taken first.

What Bill Gates told Hu Jiangshan was also true.

To accomplish this, it is important to choose the location for the launch site.

There are only two countries in the world that can carry out large-scale space launches. One is the Beacon Country and the other is China.

Originally, Geis wanted to choose a suitable place in the Lighthouse Country to build a space launch site, but after traveling around and visiting many important people, even including those squid bosses, he still failed to make this happen.

Why? Because there are indeed too many launch sites in the Lighthouse Country, and they belong to different organizations. The relationships are complicated and no one wants to give in.

There is another well-known reason. The situation in each state of the Beacon Country is different, especially in sparsely populated states, where the lawmakers are the most difficult to deal with.

Even if some states allow Geiss to build a space launch site, he will need a lot of money to donate to local legislators.

If he spends money like this, no matter how much money he has, it will not be enough and Ghaith will be drained out.

More importantly, even if you go through all the trouble and effort to build a space launch site, you may not receive orders for rocket launches.

Why? Because apart from the launch needs of private aerospace companies, such as Malak's Tianlian satellite system, all other launch orders are issued by the Lighthouse Nation Nasa.

In other words, which launch site can take on the launch mission and which launch site the aerospace company will cooperate with are all decided by Nasa.

Moreover, several larger aerospace companies in the Lighthouse Country, such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Sonic, all have their own proprietary launch sites. Some companies even have more than one, so there is no need to find a third-party launch site to launch rockets.

If we can't even operate the launch site, then there will be no future, and the possibility of success is too low.

This is Gass’s philosophy, which is to proceed step by step, which is very close to the Oriental way of thinking.

So, after several months of research, Gates found that he didn't have many options, and it seemed that only China was the best place to start a second business.

Of course, the current international environment is not good, and it is very risky for Gais to discuss cooperation with China.

Geis never fights an unprepared battle, and he finally reached an agreement with a leader of the Co-Prosperity Alliance, saying that his investment in China was just to make money, and would not help the development of China's space industry, and that he would not build a launch site in the mainland.

The other party expressed understanding and basically agreed.

Of course, some details still need to be discussed, and important decisions still need to be made known to the other party.

Those were all small things, and Ghaith was confident he could convince him.

Gass didn't like the big guys of the Common Prosperity League, and even felt that he was not the same kind of person as them and couldn't fit in. Being with these people was basically just pretending to be nice and going against them.

But there is no way, after all, Gus is still a member of this circle, he must surrender and obey, otherwise he will die miserably.

This "died miserably" means exactly what it says, and it is not an exaggeration at all.

These people have the ability to do everything, and they will do it very secretly. Their ideas can never be ignored.

Now it depends on whether Hu Jiangshan agrees?
If he could carve out a piece of land on Tenglong Island to build a space launch site, Gais was confident that he could establish a cooperative relationship with China's private aerospace companies, or even cooperate with national aerospace companies to receive national launch orders. After all, Gais still had some influence and connections in China.

China also supports foreign entrepreneurs to set up high-tech physical enterprises in China. The Tesla Gigafactory in Shanghai is a good example.

With this in mind, Gus made a phone call to his foundation agent, a man named Paul.

Currently, there is no new company established under Gus' name, and all affairs and personal assets are managed by Paul.

Paul is someone that Gus trusts very much, and is equivalent to his closest confidant.

Gates asked Paul to send the construction information related to the space launch site to Hu Jiangshan's email address.

Paul agreed and went to do it. Early the next morning, Hu Jiangshan got up from bed.

The sun was shining brightly at this time, and the soft and warm sea breeze blew in through the window, making Hu Jiangshan feel very comfortable.

What's the word for it?

Like a spring breeze.

It is this feeling.

Last night, Hu Jiangshan slept in the villa on Tenglong Island. He had a dreamless night and felt really comfortable.

Of course, Tenglong Island is really too quiet.

There was no movement except the sound of the waves.

When Hu Jiangshan was sitting on the terrace drinking last night, he was thinking that he should install some lighting equipment on the beach.

Once night falls, you can't see anything. It's so creepy.

By installing a light source, there can be an early warning of anything that happens.

Tenglong Island is very important. It has important semiconductor facilities that must not be lost.

Hu Jiangshan came to the terrace, looked outside, and was immediately dumbfounded.

Rows of construction vehicles are working very agilely and efficiently. It looks like a video with the accelerator pressed, which is extremely exaggerated.

Hu Jiangshan felt strange.

Yesterday I didn’t realize that these construction vehicles moved so fast and smoothly.

What happened today? Did you get too excited?
However, Hu Jiangshan could guess the answer after careful consideration.

These construction machines are controlled by the facility's artificial intelligence system.

True artificial intelligence is essentially a neural network that has the ability to learn. It requires learning in the early stages and a process of becoming proficient at work.

The machine was just started yesterday, and I need to run in and try out what I am doing.

It seems that we have officially entered the state today.

Although only one day of work was done, many roads have already taken basic shape. The progress is truly amazing.

However, the construction period is only 28 days. Without this speed, such a huge project will definitely not be completed.

The cabs are completely empty. These driverless engineering vehicles are truly terrifying.

Fortunately, the construction is on a private island. If it was on the mainland, these unmanned construction vehicles would scare other people.

No one can stand the continuous calls to the police.

At this moment, Hu Jiangshan received a message on his mobile phone, which was actually from Bill Gates.

Wow, have we established long-term connections?
[Boss Hu, please take some time to check your email.]

Hu Jiangshan replied with an “OK”.

Hu Jiangshan didn't expect that Bill Gates, the big boss, was so efficient and sent an email so quickly.

I guess what was sent over was also the construction information of the rocket launch site.

Hu Jiangshan used his laptop to download the email attachment, which contained quite rich content.

There are PPTs, document introductions, and even video materials.

Hu Jiangshan first browsed the PPT and basically understood the four ways to build a rocket launch site.

No, it should be a space launch site. The name sounds very advanced.

It can be seen from the design that the specifications of the launch site are very high.

Although the area is not large, it has high integration, expandability and applicability, and can launch medium and large rockets.

It seems that Bill Gates has a big appetite. He not only wants to take orders for launching satellites, but also considers future spacecraft launch missions.

In his previous life, Hu Jiangshan personally visited the space center built by Aaron Malak.

The area is also very large, and the huge starship standing next to the launch pad is also spectacular, but the entire launch site is very simple.

The ground had only been simply hardened, and there wasn't even a qualified guide trough under the launch pad.

This is also normal. After all, Malak is a master at controlling costs. He only needs enough and never wastes anything. This is an anomaly in the Lighthouse Country.

Bill Gates's space launch site design is different and very formal.

Correspondingly, the amount of capital invested will certainly be very high.

But there is nothing wrong with Gass's idea. After all, his space launch site is not for his own use, but to accept launch missions from other aerospace companies.

The exterior must naturally be made better and cannot be a simple unfinished building, otherwise it will be difficult to receive large launch missions.

Hu Jiangshan saw the construction period again.

【Construction period: about two years】

The space launch site is scheduled to be completed in two years.

Calculating the time, it's just right.

Several private aerospace companies in China have only been established for a few years and are still in the research and development stage. Rocket technology, especially engine technology, is not yet mature.

In two years, it will be the intensive launch period, and it will be just the right time to complete it.

But then again, it’s not like private space companies don’t have a need for launches now, it’s just that the launch sites are very full right now, and after submitting an application, it will take at least half a year to launch.

So if it is not an experimental mission that must be launched, then just save it for now.

After Hu Jiangshan roughly read the information, he felt that Bill Gates was indeed very creative and that in the future he certainly wanted to do more than just build a launch site and receive launch orders. Gates would most likely establish a space company and eventually carry out rocket launches himself.

This is a bit sensitive. After all, this is still China's territory, and we can't just trust a rich man from the Beacon Country.

Even though the other party was Bill Gates.

What's more, there is a semiconductor production line on Tenglong Island, and with Gais's people coming in and out, it is difficult for them not to notice something.

Hu Jiangshan didn't hesitate too much and decided to refuse.

Hu Jiangshan wrote a special email to Bill Gates, expressing his emotional feelings and stating that he had no intention of cooperating with him.

He also said that Tenglong Island had other special uses and asked him to find other partners.

After completing this task, Hu Jiangshan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that his interaction with Bill Gates would end here.

(End of this chapter)