Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 454 The Middle Eastern bosses are coming to Hong Kong Island

After Wang Shiman left, Morik and Howard did not leave. They continued to drink coffee and talk about work in the conference room.

They say they are talking about work, but in fact it is just idle chat.

Howard said, "What if Hu Jiangshan doesn't let us go to the island?"

Morik smiled. “That’s easier. We can just send those people to investigate. They can always find a way to get to the island, and they can investigate more thoroughly than we can.”

"That's true, but those guys seem to be very busy right now."

The next day, at Hong Kong International Airport, a private plane landed on the designated apron.

This Gulfstream G550 is a heavy private jet, and this one is the high-end version. Its maximum range can reach kilometers, its cruising altitude is meters, it can carry to passengers, and its interior is quite luxurious.

Such an aircraft is not comparable to ordinary small and medium-sized private aircraft. It is very valuable. Unless you are a super rich person, you can't even afford a pair of wings.

At this time, the plane had just stopped and two extended Maybachs drove over.

A European and American woman got out of a Maybach.

This person was Ella Wood, who had flown to Hong Kong Island a day earlier and made arrangements in advance to welcome these important clients.

A moment later, the important client got off the plane.

As the saying goes, with a piece of cloth on my head, I am the richest person in the world.

Without exception, several important customers were Middle Eastern people wearing white robes, headscarves and gold jewelry.

Ahmed and Yalem, who had been in contact with Ella, were also among them, as well as several other people, including executives from Mayen Technology and personnel from the UAE Space Agency.

For example, Ali is a technical officer of the Space Agency. He understands technology and holds a management position, so his status is quite high.

Ella walked up to greet a few people, and then invited them to get into the Maybach.

In the car, Ella explained the situation to several important guests.

"We have confirmed with Jiangshan Group, and we can go to their headquarters for inspection at any time."

Ahmed asked, “We decide the time?”

"Yes, you can confirm the time, and then I will communicate with them."

Ahmed, Yalem, and Ali began to discuss in Middle Eastern.

Although Ali has a high position, because this is a matter of Mayne Technology Company, the final decision is mainly made by the other two. Ali only follows as a consultant to avoid being deceived by Hong Kong Island.

Of course, Mayen Technology also brought technical personnel, basically all foreign scientists, but Alibaba still has considerable say.

Ahmed said to Ella, "We think the sooner the better, preferably tomorrow."

Ella nodded: "I think it's okay, I will contact Jiangshan Group right away."

Ali said, "Ms. Wood, can we still go to the space launch site?"

"Of course, I know this is an important part, so I have already asked the people at Jiangshan Group, and they agreed."

"Okay, that's fine."

Ahmed and Yaram looked at each other, obviously satisfied with Ella's work.

After all, it is one of the best information consulting companies in Blue Star. The employees are reliable and rigorous in their work and there is nothing wrong with them.

Again, it’s not right if you don’t spend money.

Although the fees and remuneration for information consulting are high and a large sum of money has to be paid before and after, the services they provide are indeed worth the price.

In particular, Ella Wood's work was very thorough, with almost no communication costs, and Ella was able to do and prepare everything that needed to be done in advance.

The Maybach convoy drove elegantly and smoothly and soon arrived at the hotel entrance.

The hotels arranged for the wealthy people in the Middle East are of course the best, and the rooms are the most expensive in the hotel.

They are not short of money, so there is no need to save money for them. What they need is not necessarily the appearance, but the service.

After the entire team had completed the check-in procedures, everyone held a small meeting in the cafe on the first floor of the hotel to discuss follow-up matters.

Ahmed, Yaram and Ali had no complaints.

Many people think that Middle Eastern people are lazy and can make money by lying in the desert as long as they can sell oil. In fact, this is a serious stereotype.

The main reason is that some of the upper class people in the Middle East are really too rich. They spend their days just wandering around and spending money. They really have nothing else to do.

But if they do have a job, they will spare no effort to achieve it.

People who know them know that Middle Eastern people are not necessarily less efficient than Europeans and Americans, and most of the time they are even more efficient.

And we are going to visit Jiangshan Group tomorrow, so we must make everything clear in advance and prepare in advance, so as to avoid forgetting something and failing to get things done, then it would be a waste of time to come all the way here.

Middle Eastern people do not have unlimited time and need to cherish it.

Hong Kong Island is not a tourist destination. There is no particularly beautiful scenery to see. The only value is shopping. These Middle Eastern bigwigs used to come here often, but they are tired of it. If there is no important matter, they will never come to join in the fun.

Of course, this meeting would not last too long. Ella would just briefly explain the inspection process, and if there were no objections, it would pass.

After half an hour, the topic was almost over.

Ella said, "By the way, the local government officials may invite you to a dinner party in the next few days. Should that be okay with you?"

After hearing this, everyone remained calm and had no objections.

In fact, this situation is very common.

Although they flew here in the name of a private company, Myen Technology still has an official background and is not a purely private enterprise. In addition, official experts like Alibaba also came with them. The government of Hong Kong Island could not ignore this and must make some gesture of reception.

Ahmed and Yalem both looked at Ali. If it was an official matter, let Ali make the decision. This was something that everyone understood tacitly before they came over, and it was also in line with common sense.

Ali said, "No problem, but we need to complete the investigation first before we do those things."

Ella nodded, recorded it on her tablet, and prepared to communicate with the Hong Kong government to ask them to arrange the time later by one or two days.

Ali asked, "Ms. Wood, is there anything else? If not, let's go to rest first."

Although we were riding on a heavy private jet, which was relatively comfortable and much more comfortable than a first-class cabin, we still felt tired from the journey. Besides, although the distance was not that far, we still had a little bit of jet lag.

Ella suddenly thought of something and said, "By the way, someone from the Hong Kong government told me something."

"whats the matter?"

"Someone from the Lighthouse Country Consulate found them and said they wanted to go with you to inspect Jiangshan Group. Do you think it's convenient?"

"...Lighthouse Country."

Ali was stunned and wondered why there was such a thing as the Lighthouse Country?
Ahmed, Yalem and others were also very surprised. "Why does the Lighthouse Country want to join us in the survey?"

"I don't know about that. It seems that Jiangshan Group is a high-tech company and may not accept inspections frequently. If you want to inspect, it is best to go together, so that it will be more convenient for the other party to receive you."

Ali, Ahmed, Yalem and others looked at each other in silence.

When official people from the Lighthouse Country got involved, I intuitively felt that something was not right.

It’s not that they feel inconvenient, but the main reason is that the other party is from the Lighthouse Country, which makes people think more.

Especially Myen Technology, which was previously discussing cooperation with SpaceX, but recently proposed to postpone the signing of the contract. The people from SpaceX were very unhappy and angry, and even turned their backs on Myen's people, almost cursing at them.

SpaceX is a purely private enterprise in the Lighthouse Country. It has official support behind it, and it is supported by more than just one department. In addition to the Lighthouse Country Space Agency providing talents and technology, the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Science and Technology are also involved.

In other words, SpaceX can be said to be an extension of the Lighthouse Country Space Agency.

The matter of Space X can be said to be the official matter of the Lighthouse Country.

Because of what happened, one cannot help but suspect that there was some unspeakable purpose behind the request by the people from the Lighthouse Consulate in Hong Kong Island to go along.

Yalem couldn't help but say in Middle Eastern: "This feels very strange, are they here to warn us?"

Ahmed shook his head. "That's impossible. They wouldn't do such a thing for a cooperation project. Our order is not that important."

In fact, this order from Myen Technology is really small. No matter how high the price is asked for or how evil-minded SpaceX is, it cannot get a sky-high price.

Theoretically, there is no need for the Lighthouse Country to go to war for such an order.

Yarum disagreed: "My God, is there anything they can't do? I don't think they would find anything strange. That's just their nature. They will never admit failure."

Ahmed chatted with Yalem for a while, then looked at Ali. Ali had to make the decision on this matter. After all, the employees of the consulate were official personnel, and it was not convenient for them, executives of private companies, to express their opinions.

Ali thought about it and said, "Since they have proposed it, we might as well agree to it, otherwise it will seem like we have something to hide."

Ahmed and Yaram nodded in agreement.

Yalem said, "Mr. Ali, I am mainly worried that they are behind this and ruin the deal."

Ali shook his head. "That's not the case. It's still uncertain whether Jiangshan Group can do it. If it doesn't meet our requirements, then your best choice is still SpaceX. You still have to continue to discuss cooperation with SpaceX, so you can't tear your face with the Lighthouse people now."

Ahmed said: "Yes, we just have one more option. There is really no need to hide it. Besides, they are just people from the consulate, not Spacex. They should not tell us what to do."

Yarram said: "What if they make excessive demands on us? Should we refuse?"

Ali smiled slightly: "If Jiangshan Group is really impeccable and fully meets our needs, I think they will be embarrassed to make any requests. Even if they do, we have reasons to refuse. So now it depends on the quality of Jiangshan Group."

Yalem nodded. He had to admit that what Ali said did make sense.

Ginger is still spicy with age, this is the wisdom of wise men.

Ali followed and played a big role.

After everything was said and done, Ella asked the guests to rest early and then left the hotel.

Several Middle Eastern bosses did not return to their rooms immediately. There was still coffee in their cups, and they chatted while drinking.

Yalem asked worriedly, "Dear colleagues, do you think Jiangshan Group can meet the requirements?"

Ahmed said: "Looking at the resume they sent me, it's a company that was established not long ago. Although I hope they can succeed, rationality tells me not to hold out too much hope."

Yaram was silent.

Among the executives of Myne Technology, Yalem was the one who disliked SpaceX the most, and he was also the toughest in the negotiations.

Yarum had several arguments with SpaceX negotiators, and once they almost came to blows.

It's not that Yalem was too irritable, it's that Space X's attitude was too arrogant. Yalem couldn't stand it anymore and asked them to be more careful.

Therefore, the one who most hopes that Jiangshan Group can rise is Yalem.

But Ahmed is right, don't get your hopes up too much.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. This truth applies to the whole world.

Ahmed asked Ali, "Mr. Ali, have you ever heard of Jiangshan Group before?"

Ali shook his head. "I've never heard of it before. I asked my friends in China's science and technology department, and they were also surprised. They didn't know there was a space launch site in Hong Kong Island. But they said that the construction and operation of a space launch site in China requires approval from relevant departments. If Jiangshan Group has all the necessary procedures, then it means that its overall strength is not a big problem."

At this point, Ali glanced at the others and said, "But this only refers to the qualifications for space launches. It has nothing to do with satellite technology."

After hearing what Ali said, everyone's eyes dimmed a little.

Yarum, in particular, took a sip of coffee and sighed.

Ali smiled and said, "Let's not think too much about it. We will know tomorrow whether Jiangshan Group can succeed or not."

Ahmed nodded: "That's right, let's prepare for tomorrow's inspection and do our own work."

They discussed some details, finished their coffee, and went back to their rooms to rest.

The next day, after everyone had breakfast and waited in the lobby for a while, a minibus came to pick them up.

This is a Mercedes-Benz minibus, and it is a special edition with a very luxurious interior, specially used to receive VIPs.

The Middle Eastern bosses got on the minibus one after another and drove towards Jiangshan Group.

The first stop is Jiangshan Group’s office in the urban area of ​​Hong Kong Island.

After a night of rest, the Middle Eastern bosses looked much better and all their fatigue was gone.

Yaram and Ahmed sat together.

Yalem asked in a low voice: "Where is the office of Jiangshan Group in Hong Kong Island?"

Ahmed replied: "It's in Central, Hong Kong Island."

Yarum raised an eyebrow, "Well, it's a great place."

At the same time, on Tenglong Island, Hu Jiangshan arrived at the island by boat early in the morning to prepare to welcome the Middle Eastern guests.

Just now, Hu Jiangshan received a call from Zhou Yuezhu and listened to her report.

The Middle Eastern tycoon will soon visit the office in Central, Hong Kong Island.

In fact, there is nothing interesting in the office. It is mostly just a formality. The real highlight is still on Tenglong Island, so it is enough to let Zhou Yuezhu be solely responsible for it.

Hu Jiangshan came to the island with an important thing to do.

The resort has been completed and he is coming to inspect it.

(End of this chapter)