I ask you to build tractors, but you build rockets?

"So it's not a technical issue, it's an economic issue, right?"

Serev muttered to himself that he had experienced this situation too much and could easily accept it.

In fact, he is also very clear about Xinyuan's financial situation. "Shanhai" controls all Xinyuan's secrets, and senior executives can check the true income and expenditure every year.

On the whole, Xinyuan Aerospace Power is actually in a situation where the income is barely acceptable. The research funds that other organizations account for the largest proportion do not cost the base much, but because of the need to integrate into society, various expenditures are still quite a lot. Moreover, the new Yuan has always been generous to suppliers.

The income from tourist flights is quite considerable and can almost maintain daily operations. However, there are relatively few satellite launch orders. Firstly, it is difficult to accept international orders due to various factors. Secondly, there is a lot of domestic competition.

The space agency now has recyclable rockets, and several private space companies also rely on buying and selling. Xinyuan's commercial launch contract for external satellites was intentionally given away.

The only direct income from the aerospace industry is tourist flights, selling some parts and patent licensing, and living a decent life.

The real large expenditures mainly rely on Xinan Automobile and Huanghe Semiconductor. The former's 2016 financial report has not yet been released, but after retaining the necessary funds for Xinan, there should be no problem in sending funds of less than 10 billion to the base.

Xin'an is currently in a period of rapid expansion and logically should not pay dividends, and only the base needs funds. Another major shareholder, Southern Motor, is still stable. They regard Xin'an more as a backup and a source of new technologies, and are not in a hurry to get it. Meaning of money.

Huanghe Semiconductor and the ternary technology it masters are still at a loss for the time being, but as long as the ternary ecosystem is established, it will definitely be a hugely profitable industry.

Coupled with the technological advantages mastered by the base, it is optimistically expected to receive 20 to 30 billion in funds every year in the future without affecting operations.

Even if not, there is still 10 billion in incentive research funds settled in 2016, so the disposable cash flow is still 20 billion.

However, the daily cost of maintaining a base with more than 8,000 people is astronomical. There are also various construction plans. It can only be said that it is still sufficient as there will be no new big moves this year.

The lunar space station with an investment of 5 billion can be completed in three to five months at Xin Yuan's speed, and no more than half a year at most. This is a great interference to the expenditure plan.

Lin Ju travels to the Aerospace Development Commission all day long, often thinking about how to expand the scale of the aerospace market and cultivate the market first before obtaining funds from it.

The popularity of space tourism is destined to slowly decrease as other players around the world put various spacecrafts into service. Rich people cannot spend millions of dollars every year just to go for a ride. This is different from buying luxury houses and luxury cars. It's real money, not investment, and you can't afford to spend it too frequently.

Cultivating the market is also equivalent to tapping the market. After the business is completed, these wealthy people who are willing to spend millions or tens of millions of dollars will become customers who can spend one million US dollars, hundreds of thousands of dollars, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Every time the funds are lowered by one level, the number of people will expand more than ten times or even dozens of times, so that profits can be maintained or even increased.

But there is a premise: the costs of the entire aerospace industry must be reduced first, otherwise it will destroy the market and become a public enemy of the industry.

Exporting technology and finished products is not for charity. Just like the various aids provided by developed countries to the third world, it is actually to first cultivate local consumption power and dump industrial products so as to achieve a monopoly position at the highest level and obtain maximum benefits.

The same is true when looking at the world. We cannot show that our peers can't even see the tail lights and are desperate to catch up. Instead, we must guide them to spend money desperately and marketize, first create demand, and then use this as a driving force to move forward.

If these inside stories are made public, I'm afraid the outside world will be able to understand the tremendous pressure that Xinyuan is under all the time, and will they be moved by Mr. Lin's ability to endure humiliation and bear the burden, right?

Lin Ju thought so shamelessly that he lost his mind for a moment, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

"Ahem, if we want to build a lunar space station, this requirement must be met. Our vision cannot stop at the moon, so the basic investment of 5 billion cannot be less.

But this year, unless we find a new source of income or get project funds from the state, we can't carry out the project. I have decided to focus on developing the robot project this year. This will require an investment of about 500 to 1 billion, and the system funds can solve half of it. However, We really can’t do big projects anymore. "

Ye Changsi: "So either don't build a lunar space station, or make a good one. If it doesn't work, just launch a simple space station of about 15 tons. Including the launch cost, it cannot cost more than 200 million."

Serev nodded solemnly. This year's budget has been planned, and it is indeed difficult to add other plans.

Wait, what about the family area outside the base...

But before he could think of what to say, Lin Ju solved the problem unintentionally.

"Hey...scientific research costs money, but fortunately, there are also things that cost nothing. Last time I met Boss Xu in the capital, he gave me several villas in the city.

I'm going to ration other executives and senior technicians, and while those of us don't care about living conditions, normal people still need to be treated decently. "

After Lin Ju finished speaking, Ye Changsi had no objections. He was now interested in the starry sky and physics, but Serev's reaction was a little unnatural.

"Actually...I am also a normal person."

Lin Ju:?

…

"Let's go, let's go. It's not enough that you caused trouble once. You have turned the good working robots of Warrior 1 into steel soldiers. We still have to find a way to write a restriction program. Do you know how much work is involved?"

"No, don't limit it, we want this."

Major Yao, who was responsible for the defense work near the base, was pushed hard by Zhang Yu, the current director of the microelectronics department of the base, but his body still stood in place like the iron tower, leaving the latter helpless.

It was not entirely Major Yao's fault that he secretly added personal items to "Brave"'s learning library. At that time, Zhang Yu was also willing to collect movement data of outstanding soldiers, and the guards around the base were all members of the Secret Service, so the reliability was guaranteed. There is no limit to learning only motion data.

Therefore, after the military suddenly had a whim and secretly instilled various military knowledge into "Brave", Zhang Yu could not get angry, because cooperation was not considered a violation and...these data happened to be difficult to obtain by the base, and they were also very researched. Some interest.

The two sides just remained indifferent for a few minutes, and then moved to the main topic.

Yao Ke: "Although Warrior One's activity time is not yet ready for actual combat, we hope to allow it to undergo military training. If there is a breakthrough in battery technology in the future, it can be converted into combat effectiveness immediately."

During the air show, the military actually still had a wait-and-see attitude towards Warrior 1 and Brave AI. The capabilities demonstrated at that time were actually similar to the research being carried out by the military, except that they had some interest in learning AI.

But after the microelectronics department applied for a massive amount of data for learning, Brave's progress was astonishingly fast, reaching an unimaginable level.

According to the military's internal deduction, if a squad of 8 soldiers is equipped with one Warrior 1, the overall combat capability can be increased by more than 50%, and the casualty rate can be reduced by up to 80%.

Quite a few dangerous but restrictive tasks that must be completed by soldiers can be handed over to robots, and it will also be a heavy blow to the enemy's morale.

After all, no matter how expensive the robots are, they can be produced continuously as long as the factory is running. It will take at least twelve years for a boy scout. How many humans are willing to trade their lives for a ball of steel?

Zhang Yu: "I'm afraid this has to be reported to the senior management. In fact, if you had told me earlier, we could have divided 'brave' into two paths earlier."

Yao Ke: “But it was the Warrior 1 shot that allowed us to apply for up to 1 billion yuan in funding for this project, and we can add unlimited amounts.

The tactical and strategic value of Warrior One is beyond your imagination. It is not just as simple as replacing soldiers and dying. "

Zhang Yu: "Okay, you can just apply directly to the company. You can go first."

Yao Ke: "Let's go? But what I see is that what you are about to do is Warrior 1 walking and movement training. This is not a secret, right? Don't we usually do it together?"

Zhang Yu: "There is indeed no secret, but I still don't recommend you to watch."

Before he finished speaking, Yao Ke's eyes were attracted to Warrior One who had already started training, but this time the training venue was not a variety of obstacles, but a flat ground.

Warrior No. 1 walked to the center, then jumped slightly and stood astride his hips, with his head lowered, his upper body bent down and twisted in an extremely enchanting posture, and the joints surrounding his thighs were pushed up and back.

This is the opening move of Korean hot dance.

Yao Ke watched in amazement as Warrior One danced on the spot with all kinds of sultry moves that only appear in girl group MVs. His steel body of more than 200 kilograms flexibly twisted around, as if he was possessed by the members of the girl group. Same.

"Is this part of the training?"

Zhang Yu said expressionlessly: "The Forward space station has gravity, and the gravity environment will produce considerable physiological needs, which must be taken into consideration during months-long life or navigation.

Therefore, one development direction of "Brave" is to relieve loneliness, and we are verifying the feasibility of this. As for the food and health department, it is developing skin-like touch materials, which is a high-priority project for the base. "

Yao Ke opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing and walked out of the base silently with an indescribable expression on his face.

Just recalling the strong contrast between Warrior One's enchanting materials and its steel body in his mind, Yao Ke couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body.

He had seen nothing in the ten years he had been in the army, but using the most expensive intelligent machinery for human beings' most primitive desires was indeed beyond his imagination.