Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 417 Receiving Rivals
"That's okay, no problem."

Li Changxi said casually, motioning to the bodyguard beside him to hand him the phone, and then dialed a number.

This is exactly Hu Jiangshan’s mobile phone number.

Although Li Changxi and Hu Jiangshan do not get along well, and it can even be said that they are sworn enemies now, and there is a lot of tension every time they meet, they still have each other's contact information, but they don't use it at all in normal times.

Li Changxi didn't expect that he would use Hu Jiangshan's contact information today, and in this situation.

To be honest, Li Changxi is still very embarrassed now, but he has to do this.

It would be even more embarrassing if we didn't contact Hu Jiangshan and turned the boat around and left.

Besides, we haven't finished what we were supposed to do today yet. We have to find out whether the rocket prototype has arrived. How can we go back now?

Li Changxi took the initiative to call Hu Jiangshan. If the other party had a little emotional intelligence, he would not refuse and would definitely let them in.

Of course, if Hu Jiangshan doesn’t answer the phone, there will be nothing that can be done. Regardless of whether the other party does it intentionally or unintentionally, Li Changxi may really lose face here and have to go back in shame.

Fortunately, Hu Jiangshan answered the phone. Maybe the other party was also surprised that Li Changxi took the initiative to call him. He wanted to hear what Li Changxi had to say.

Li Changxi is indeed a person who can take it or leave it, and he is absolutely decisive when it comes to lowering his posture and asking for help.

Li Changxi said, "Hey, Mr. Hu, long time no see. Are you in Tenglong Island now?"

"Yes, Mr. Hu, although we had a meal together not long ago, we haven't had a good exchange yet. Today I just happened to have some time, so I happened to be at Tenglong Island. However, your treasured land is a restricted area, and the water police won't let me in."

"Okay, okay, thank you very much, Mr. Hu. We are just curious and want to visit Tenglong Island. We will stay for a while and then leave."

"Okay, no problem. I'll tell them. See you later, Boss Hu."

After hanging up the phone, Li Changxi said to the officer on the patrol boat: "Madum, Hu Jiangshan has agreed to let us in. If you don't believe me, you can ask them."

A moment later, the water police officer waved his hand and allowed the yacht to pass.

Li Changxi signaled the first mate to start the boat and enter Tenglong Bay.

"Ms. Gass, we will know the truth in a moment."

Catherine nodded, but in fact she felt very complicated.

Psychologically, Catherine was indeed a little biased towards Hu Jiangshan, but from the perspective of the interests of the Gass family, the better the situation on Hu Jiangshan's side, the greater the competitive pressure faced by her family.

As mentioned earlier, Catherine's father Bill has a very high opinion of Hu Jiangshan and believes that Hu Jiangshan will become a strong rival in the future.

Of course, Catherine has the technical support of Spacex, and the strength of the Gass family is also extraordinary.

The technical team formed by the Gass family consists of top aerospace talents, and the core personnel have participated in major aerospace projects.

The Gass family and Spacex are a powerful combination, one plus one equals two. Such a team will not be afraid of any opponent.

But Hu Jiangshan has the first-mover advantage after all, as the space launch site has already been built.

That is to say, if everything goes normally, Hu Jiangshan will receive the order first. If the order can be completed smoothly, a good reputation can be established. Then, if you want to shake Hu Jiangshan's launch site in the future, it will cost a lot of manpower, material resources, and energy, and it will be a tough battle.

As for Li Changxi, he is now full of confidence. He still believes in his judgment that the prototype of Starry Sky Glory's rocket has not yet been transported.

Either they were delayed due to avoiding the storm, or there was a shipping accident.

At this moment, the yacht had sailed into Tenglong Bay, and the scene in front of them was even more stunning. It was not known whether it was the impact of the storm or the better ecological environment. Catherine even thought that the water in Tenglong Bay was more stunning than before.

Luan was really dumbfounded and started shouting and yelling here, being extremely noisy.

"Wang Defa! What is this place? Is this the realm of God?"

"Look, Catherine, look down! You can see the bottom of the ocean. It's so beautiful!"

"Catherine, aren't you surprised? There is such a beautiful place! It feels more beautiful than the Great Barrier Reef in South Australia! Tell me this is an illusion! This can't be real!"

Catherine didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Luan, don't make a fuss, this is real, it's not your hallucination, calm down, okay?"

How could Luan be calm? He even wanted to take off his clothes and jump into the sea for a swim.

"Catherine, I tell you, I can't wait to go swimming now. This place is perfect for swimming!"

Li Changxi was at a loss when seeing this situation, worried that Luan would really jump down.

It wouldn't be a big deal if Luan just went swimming, but I'm afraid he would do something dangerous, like diving.

Although the water here is crystal clear, its depth is unknown and there must be undercurrents. If something happens to Luan, he will not be able to bear the consequences.

Fortunately, Catherine persuaded Luan to stay.

"Luan, let me tell you, there are sharks here. If you jump down, they will soon come over and they will tear you into pieces to fill their stomachs."

"Shark, can I fish for sharks then?"

"No! It's illegal here! Luan, you better behave yourself, or I'll let your daddy beat your ass."

Luan managed to suppress his excitement, but he was still very excited. He couldn't help jumping up and down, pointing at the seabed, commenting on the turtles, and shouting at the dolphins.

Luan was a wealthy young man who had seen the world, but when he saw the scenery of Tenglong Bay, he couldn't help but get so excited that he wanted to jump into the water and swim immediately.

In fact, it is very normal. Few people can withstand such scenery. It seems that this is not the first time they have come here, and they are still fascinated by it. Even Li Changxi feels secretly regretful.

Such a nice place, why isn’t it Li Changxi’s own property?

By now they had reached the central area of ​​Tenglong Bay, and Catherine and Li Changxi looked up at the same time.

A large ship was parked at the berth at the dock, which was particularly conspicuous.

Catherine said, "Lee, it seems that your judgment was wrong. The ship has arrived after all."

Li Changxi had already felt very disappointed. He had never expected that things would go so smoothly for Hu Jiangshan. Even such a strong storm could not stop the transportation of the rocket prototype.

By the way, what about the rocket prototype?
Li Changxi took a closer look and found that there was indeed a huge thing placed in the container area of ​​the ship, covered by thick protective cloth.

Seeing this scene, Li Changxi's mood became even worse.

No need to guess, that thing must be a rocket prototype.

But Li Changxi thought again and decided that there was no need to be so pessimistic.

Even if the rocket prototype has experienced a storm, it does not necessarily mean that nothing will happen. If key equipment is soaked in water, it will be unusable, and at the very least the launch schedule will be delayed.

This possibility is very high.

Just then, several people appeared on the dock. Li Changxi recognized them at a glance. One of them was Hu Jiangshan.

Hu Jiangshan received a call from Li Changxi, saying that he wanted to come over here to take a look, so he naturally had to receive him and do his best to be a good host. Li Changxi was originally not interested and was discouraged. He wanted the first mate to sail away, but Catherine and Luan were here, and they definitely didn't want to go back now.

Hu Jiangshan ran out again, so they had no choice but to ask the first mate to dock the boat.

To be honest, Li Changxi once again felt like he was slapped in the face. He originally wanted to see Hu Jiangshan make a fool of himself, but he didn't expect to become the joke himself.

Why is Hu Jiangshan so lucky? Even the storm is on his side.

The other outlying islands were in chaos, with houses falling down, but Tenglong Island seemed to be peaceful and completely unscathed. The buildings on the pier had been bathed in the storm and were so clean that they looked reflective.

Soon, the yacht docked at the pier, and the automatic locking device worked, locking the yacht very securely.

Li Changxi, Catherine and Luan got off the boat.

Lu An was not at ease. He looked around and wanted to walk around the island a few times.

Hu Jiangshan was very surprised that Catherine was also on Li Changxi's boat. Li Changxi had not mentioned this at all just now.

Hu Jiangshan quickly greeted Catherine.

Catherine smiled slightly: "Boss Hu, I'm curious, what is on that big ship? Is it a rocket prototype?"

Li Changxi didn't expect that Catherine would ask so directly.

Hu Jiangshan showed no surprise and said, "Yes, that is the prototype of the Starry Sky Glory rocket. We were lucky enough to arrive at the port before the storm."

Catherine asked again: "Isn't that thing taken off yet?"

"Don't worry. The people from Starry Sky Glory haven't come yet. Wait until they come before getting off the boat. Otherwise, if something really happens, I won't be able to explain it clearly."

Li Changxi got excited when he heard this: "You haven't checked it, have you? If it's soaked in water, it would be very troublesome, right?"

Hu Jiangshan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Li. Starry Glory had made plans and preparations when loading the ship. The important things are stored separately and will not get wet. Even if there are any problems, they may only occur when we disembark."

Li Changxi was in an even worse mood, but he couldn't show it at this time. He felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.

Hu Jiangshan saw Lu An, a foreign guy, and asked, "Who is this..."

Catherine introduced Luan and asked Luan to greet Hu Jiangshan and be polite.

Lu An was more serious at this time and greeted Hu Jiangshan in Chinese.

Hu Jiangshan was quite surprised that Lu An's Mandarin was so good. He just had a slight accent, but his choice of words was basically accurate.

Catherine said: "He goes to school on Hong Kong Island, so of course it's good to say that."

"So that's how it is. Ladies and gentlemen, it's quite sunny here, let's go inside and chat. You can have a drink and take a rest."

Lu An immediately said, "Boss Hu, can we take a tour around the island?"

"Of course, everyone, take a break and I can show you around the island."

Lu An was very excited: "Great! It's really great! Boss Hu, your place is really great, it's like heaven."

Hu Jiangshan said: "I'll take this as a compliment. If you and Miss Gass think this place is great, you can come over anytime."

Lu An's eyes lit up: "Really? Boss Hu, you are kidding, right?"

"Of course I'm not kidding, I'm serious. You can come anytime you want. Just contact me in advance and I'll arrange for someone to receive you."

"Nonono, I don't need you to receive me. I can do it myself."

Luan and Hu Jiangshan were chatting very enthusiastically, and Catherine felt a little helpless.

Luan is a chatterbox who dares to say anything, even to strangers. He has a very outgoing personality and sometimes offends others.

Hu Jiangshan didn't seem to mind. He answered all of Lu An's questions and was quite enthusiastic.

Li Changxi couldn't get a word in at all and just hung behind the three men like a marginal person.

At this time, Li Changxi realized why Hu Jiangshan was not humble when facing Catherine, and was even more natural than Li Changxi.

Such a gap almost broke Li Changxi's defense.

This guy Hu Jiangshan is becoming more and more arrogant!
A moment later, Hu Jiangshan brought several people to the dock command center.

Luan yelled again, it couldn't be said that he had never seen the world or was startled, mainly because such a good dock command center was indeed rare.

The facility has all the equipment you would expect, even things that shouldn’t be there. It’s too luxurious and too rich!

In particular, there are a full range of food and drink options here, the air conditioning is fully turned on, and even a fresh air system is installed.

Lu An said: "Boss Hu, this place is so comfortable. I want to take a nap here."

Hu Jiangshan said: "There are dormitories here. You can rest here."

"No, no, I still want to play on the island for a while. We can't waste such a good time, right, Catherine?"

Catherine didn't have the time to respond to boring questions. She just looked at the layout of the command center and said, "Boss Hu, I remember it wasn't this spacious last time I came here. Has it been expanded?"

"Yes, it was recently expanded."

"Boss Hu is really amazing. He runs this place so comfortably. He is much better than my dad."

Hu Jiangshan quickly said, "How can I compare with Mr. Gass?"

Li Changxi snorted coldly, but no one cared.

Half an hour later, Luan could no longer sit still and clamored to go out for a tour.

In fact, Catherine was also very curious about the changes in Tenglong Island.

Of course, Hu Jiangshan would not hide anything. Except for the semiconductor production line, he allowed them to see everything.

Hu Jiangshan personally drove the battery commuter car and asked, "Where do you want to go?"

Li Changxi said calmly: "We want to go to the space launch site, I wonder if we can see it?"

"Okay, let's go now."

As he spoke, Hu Jiangshan started the engine and drove towards West Island.

Li Changxi was very surprised. He didn't expect Hu Jiangshan to agree so readily. Isn't he afraid that his competitors would know about the situation on his side?
Li Changxi never thought that Hu Jiangshan’s space launch site would be very good. A large project built in just a few months would definitely be very simple.

(End of this chapter)