Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 462 What are the Lighthouse People planning?
Then again, even if there is a great deal of confidence, even if there is a 90% chance of a launch success, isn't it a bit too arrogant for Hu Jiangshan to give such a guarantee?

Even if Hu Jiangshan is really rich, he can't pay compensation like this.

Howard curled his lips and whispered, "Wang Defa, this guy is too arrogant. He will have to take off his underwear when the time comes."

Morik and William remained silent. Although they did not say it out loud, they felt that the boss Hu Jiangshan was too young and ignorant of the cruelty of society.

Morik said, “Forget it. Let them be. It has nothing to do with us. We just need to report the truth to our superiors.”

Howard shrugged, took a sip of juice, and looked at the scenery outside the window again: "To be honest, this is a great place. I don't mind coming here for vacation."

Morik said, “Forget it. This is a private island. We can’t enter unless the owner allows us to.”

"Can't come in? Not now, maybe not in the future."

Having said that, Howard glanced at William with a meaningful expression.

Howard was very familiar with the intelligence department. William's rank was not low. If he was sent over, there would most likely be follow-up actions.

Generally speaking, if you are targeted by people like William, there will be almost no good ending, no matter if you are a Lighthouse Countryman or a foreigner.

Of course, the Chinese are no exception.

Compared with the Lighthouse Country, the people of Myen Technology have a very high level of trust in Hu Jiangshan. Even if there are still some doubts, they are not strong.

After all, Hu Jiangshan made an exaggeratedly sincere promise, and they seemed to have no reason to refuse.

In fact, Alibaba has a big say in this. He seems to be very good to Hu Jiangshan and admires his professional ability very much. Therefore, he believes that Hu Jiangshan will not lie and will only offer so many good conditions if he is absolutely sure.

Just like that, everyone at Myne Technology regained their relaxed expressions. At least now they didn't have to worry about those messy things.

As for whether Hu Jiangshan can really fulfill his promise, we can do a technical evaluation later.

After the meal, Hu Jiangshan sent the people from Mayen Technology to the commuter boat and watched them leave.

Several people from the Lighthouse Country also boarded the sailboat and left the dock of Tenglong Island.

Hu Jiangshan did not return to Hong Kong Island immediately. Instead, he went to the big villa and lay next to the swimming pool, drinking beer and basking in the sun.

Everything went smoothly today, which made Hu Jiangshan in a good mood.

The cooperation with Myen Technology has basically been negotiated, and all that’s left is signing a formal contract.

This is the second order for Tenglong Island Space Launch Center.

You should know that the service fee for space launches is quite high. For example, the launch of Star Glory's experimental rocket starts at a basic fee of five million. If you add up all the other miscellaneous costs, it would cost at least six or seven million.

This fee is still very reasonable, after all, the unit is Chinese Yuan. If it is operated by a launch site in the Lighthouse Country, such as the single launch cost of SpaceX, the front number will remain unchanged, but the unit will be changed to Lighthouse Yuan.

After this conversion, the price difference is seven times.

No wonder Mayen Technology is frantically looking for alternative partners to SpaceX. If there is any way, it will not cooperate with SpaceX.

Of course, as mentioned before, for the Middle Eastern bosses, price is always just one of the reference factors, but not the most important one. The key is that they spent a lot of money, but SpaceX could not provide matching services, and even basic respect was hard to come by.

Hu Jiangshan should also be able to take advantage of the subsequent satellite launches of Myen Technology.

If these orders are handled well and a good reputation is established, subsequent orders will follow. After all, there are only a few commercial space launch sites on the entire blue planet that are capable of launching rockets.

If competitors charge higher fees, Jiangshan Group will have a huge advantage.

By the way, Hu Jiangshan almost forgot that Space X and the Gass family also invested in a space launch site in Hong Kong Island.

It is said that the progress is very fast now. If completed, it may be a strong competitor of Jiangshan Group.

However, Hu Jiangshan is not worried about these things. When it comes to real strength, he is really afraid of no one. Not to mention the huge cost advantage, technology is an insurmountable barrier and no one can be Hu Jiangshan's opponent.

Hu Jiangshan plans to find some time to talk to Xing Rongyao about cooperating in launching satellites.

Of course, he was talking about the satellite of Myen Technology. Hu Jiangshan was not joking and he really planned to use the Star Glory experimental rocket to launch it into orbit.

This satellite is not a low-orbit satellite, but a medium-orbit satellite, but it is still not difficult for Hu Jiangshan.

Just then, Hu Jiangshan's cell phone rang.

It was Zhou Yuezhu who called.

"Hey, boss, I want to report something to you."

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

Zhou Yuezhu said: "Just now, the technicians found something suspicious in the office building of the launch site."

Hu Jiangshan's mind was moved: "Something suspicious? Is it from outside?"

"Yes, there definitely wasn't one before. After testing, it was probably some kind of signal generator. It's very small, only the size of a fingernail."

Hu Jiangshan asked: "Are you working now?"

"I heard from the technicians that it is not working and is now in dormant mode. It may require some conditions to be triggered."

“How many of these have been found?”

"We have now discovered six of them, distributed in different locations."

Well, let's have the technician check it again. Is there anything else? Make sure nothing is missing.

OK. Got it, boss.

Hu Jiangshan fell into deep thought.

Zhou Yuezhu asked again: "Boss, how do we deal with these things?"

Hu Jiangshan said, "Leave it where it is and don't move it. Ask the technicians to monitor it more closely while I think about how to use it next."

"Okay, boss, I understand. I'll ask the technical department to do it now."

"Well, when you're done, you can come over for a few drinks and relax."

Zhou Yuezhu responded.

After hanging up the phone, Hu Jiangshan fell into deep thought.

When Hu Jiangshan heard the news, he was somewhat surprised, yet also felt it was reasonable.

Who placed those so-called signal generators? The answer is self-evident and there is no need to think about it. Hu Jiangshan even dares to guarantee 100% that it must have been placed by those lighthouse people.

Especially that guy named William. Regardless of what he does, you can tell at first glance that he is a very thoughtful person, so it is normal for him to do anything.

As for what those signal generating devices were used for? Hu Jiangshan couldn't come to a conclusion yet. Anyway, they couldn't be used for anything good, otherwise they wouldn't be hidden and placed in secret places.

The problem now is that Hu Jiangshan doesn't know who the other party is, what organization he belongs to, whether it is official or private.

There is another more important question, which is what does the other party know? Or does he only suspect Hu Jiangshan?

Hu Jiangshan was not afraid of other things, but he was mainly worried about the semiconductor production line being exposed. That was a very serious matter, and if it really happened, it would probably cause unrest.

However, Hu Jiangshan changed his mind and realized that the other party placed those signal generating devices in the office building of the space launch site, which meant that the other party was only targeting the space facilities.

Semiconductor production lines should still be safe.

Thinking of this, Hu Jiangshan felt more at ease.

But what does the other party want to do? Simply steal confidential information, or something else?

No, if they want to steal confidential information, wouldn't it be enough to place a bug? Why place a signal generator?

Are they planning a long-range strike or a covert infiltration?
Although it's a bit outrageous, it's still possible.

Now that he had thought of this, Hu Jiangshan felt it necessary to make some defensive arrangements.

Hu Jiangshan was not afraid of these things. In his previous life, several projects led by Hu Jiangshan had more or less connection with the military, so he was very experienced.

A moment later, Zhou Yuezhu came over and briefly reported the work situation to Hu Jiangshan.

Hu Jiangshan opened a bottle of high-end red wine. The two drank and chatted on the terrace, and then went swimming downstairs.

Zhou Yuezhu left early the next morning.

Hu Jiangshan slept for a while before he managed to get up from the bed.

Hu Jiangshan played too hard last night and once again felt back pain and leg cramps.

Fortunately, Hu Jiangshan's body is very strong and his recovery efficiency is amazing, so there will not be any adverse effects.

But you can't do this often, it's too extreme.

After washing up, Hu Jiangshan went to the Laohuya Sea View Restaurant for dinner.

It is less than half a month away from the Chinese New Year, but the company has not officially closed for holiday yet, so there are quite a lot of employees on the island, and nearly half of them are eating breakfast even in the morning.

In fact, this is quite abnormal. Most companies don’t have much work at this time. Some employees will take annual leave in advance, either to travel or go back to their hometown to rest. However, there is no such phenomenon in Tenglong Island.

Restaurants now use automatic ordering systems, which are as convenient and fast as ordering by scanning a QR code.

After Hu Jiangshan placed his order, a robot automatically delivered the food to him in less than five minutes. The efficiency was incredible.

Hu Jiangshan was eating, drinking coffee and admiring the beautiful scenery of Tenglong Bay. His ears were also busy listening to the whispers and discussions of the employees around him.

Hu Jiangshan has good hearing and can hear clearly within a radius of seven or eight meters.

Although eavesdropping is not good, as a boss you should also understand what your employees are thinking. After all, Jiangshan Group is now a company of some scale with hundreds of employees.

Hu Jiangshan pays attention to the grassroots, but he cannot be separated from the masses.

"There's still a week until the holiday, what are your plans?"

"What else can I plan? I'll just go home during the holidays and wait for the New Year."

"It's really boring to think about it. I might as well work in a company."

"Ah? Xiaohui, I didn't expect you to be so ambitious. Don't you even want to take a vacation?"

"If it were any other company, I would still think we should take a holiday, but it's different here. The scenery is so beautiful! Although I still have to work on the island, the scenery is so beautiful. Just looking at it makes me feel relaxed and relieved. I don't have that much mental pressure."

"That's true. The key is that the food in the company is good. We have everything you want to eat, and it's very authentic. I never get tired of it even after eating it for so long."

"That's right. To be honest, it would be no problem for me to live in the company. It would also save me from spending so much time commuting."

Hearing this, Hu Jiangshan smiled slightly. It seemed that the employees were very satisfied with the company's working environment, which also made Hu Jiangshan feel quite fulfilled.

At this time, one of the employees said, "By the way, do you think our company can make a profit?"

"What do you mean? Why can't it be profitable?"

"Think about it, there are no tourism projects on Tenglong Island for the time being. How does the boss make money?"

"Haven't you heard? The resort on the east corner of the island has been built and there will be travel programs soon."

"What's a tourism project? It's so low-brow. Don't you see what it is?"

"Launch pad? Does rocket launch make money? I heard from a relative that this kind of project is definitely not profitable. It burns a lot of money and the income is not enough to cover the expenses. He also said that our company will definitely not last long and will go bankrupt soon."

"My God, what kind of relative is this? You have no common sense at all. The initial investment in a rocket launch site is indeed huge, but after it goes into operation, it is a project that makes money quickly. I heard that it costs millions for one launch."

"So much? No, that's not right. Do the math. If we launch once a month, even if the profit is a few million per launch, that's not much money a year. I think the investment in a rocket launch site would be huge, at least several hundred million. How long will it take to recover the cost?"

"Several hundred million? Ten billion or two billion is not enough. This is on an island, so the construction cost is very high."

"According to what you said, our company won't really lose money, right? I'm really worried that we might go bankrupt."

"Okay, stop worrying about this to the boss and just have a good meal."

Hu Jiangshan smiled and thought it was hard for these employees to think so deeply.

In fact, their judgment is not unreasonable. The initial investment in a space launch site is indeed very large. Even if Hu Jiangshan has something as amazing as the "Technology Engine App", it still cost hundreds of millions.

If the revenue from a single launch is several million, but if the orders are too small, it will take several years to recover the cost. This input-output ratio is not a good project.

However, space projects themselves cannot make money by revenue.

For example, most of SpaceX’s launch orders are for Spacelink satellites, which are its own projects. It is unknown when it will be able to make a profit from satellite network fees. Now it is just losing money.

The success of SpaceX can raise Malak's value, at least Tesla's market value will continue to rise.

Malak does have the ideal of colonizing Mars, and SpaceX is an extremely important part of it.

Hu Jiangshan is not doing this just to make money. Some things must be done now to seize the opportunity.

What's more, the Tenglong Island Space Launch Site is not just about launching rockets, future projects will be even more explosive.

Just then, Hu Jiangshan's cell phone rang. It was Li Shuning calling.

It seems that Li Shuning's plan has been finalized.

Hu Jiangshan answered the phone and said hello to Li Shuning.

Li Shuning said, "Boss Hu, are you free tonight? Let's meet."

Hu Jiangshan said: "If I have time, it's no problem today. Sister Ning, are you in Hong Kong Island?"

"Yes, I'm in Hong Kong Island. I'll send you the address later. Let's meet and talk."

Hu Jiangshan agreed.

(End of this chapter)