money trouble

Chapter 758
Rosalind heard a touch of excitement from the boss's words, she took a step forward, glanced at the newspaper in front of the boss, and saw such a headline.

"Britain and France have regained their joint aircraft carrier plan, and Germany intends to join"

"Oh……"

Rosalind gave a soft cry, then walked aside and dialed the phone.

A few minutes later, she walked back to Wu Qian and said, "Boss, at three o'clock in the afternoon two days later, Mr. Mark has three and ten minutes at the Elysee Palace."

Busy, very busy, a person like Mr. Mark will have a full schedule for a long time in the future, and it is rare to be able to take 10 minutes out of his busy schedule.

But Wu Qian didn't care about the short time, because he believed that as long as the topic was attractive enough, Mr. Mark would have more time.

More than ten years ago, Britain and France launched a plan to jointly build an aircraft carrier. They planned to jointly build three aircraft carriers. The model was basically the same. However, this plan was eventually stranded due to some technical difficulties and financial problems.

After more than ten years, the two countries plan to restart the plan, and the most noteworthy thing is that another very powerful country in Europe also plans to participate in the plan. With the participation of heavy industry leaders, the whole plan will be more secure.

When Wu Qian came to Europe this trip, he originally planned to exchange the electromagnetic ejection technology. His original idea was to use the technology and funds to buy an aircraft carrier that was about to be decommissioned for Solan, such as the decommissioned Charles de Gaulle that had been decommissioned for more than ten years.

Kuretta can get a batch of idle carrier-based aircraft from the Maozi Kingdom, which is enough to consolidate the defense of the Solan coastline.

Unexpectedly, it just happened to catch up with Britain, France and Germany preparing to jointly build an aircraft carrier. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

There are many problems to be overcome in building an aircraft carrier. If Wu Qian only had the technology of electromagnetic catapult, he would really not have the confidence to discuss cooperation. But now he holds several key technologies in the construction of aircraft carriers, and already has the capital to participate .

Without waiting for the next day, Wu Qian set off on the same day. The smiling face A380 will still be in the Black Continent, but this does not hinder his travel, because the Manchester United just stops at Heathrow International Airport.

When he arrived in France, Wu Qian naturally didn't choose to stay in a hotel. He went straight to the village of Vaughan Romani in Burgundy.

Winter is a relatively quiet season for vineyards, and the vines need a period of rest to accumulate nutrients for the coming spring.

But this does not mean that the workers in the winery can have a holiday. After the grapes are picked, the leaves of the vines fall, and the vineyards begin winter pruning.

Romanée-Conti winery has its own set of methods for pruning.

When Wu Qian appeared in the village of Vaughan Romani, he happened to meet Fang Nanqi who had been busy all morning and returned to the village for lunch.

"Hey, Boss Wu, you actually have time to come to the village to play? It's rare."

Fang Nanqi wore a pair of plastic gloves and carried a small rattan tool basket. She looked exquisite and elegant, and she couldn't tell she was doing farm work.

Before Wu Qian could speak, Sheng Yihuan came out from the small manor and said in surprise, "Wu Qian, you didn't tell me in advance when you came here, you didn't have enough lunch..."

Wu Qian took the tool basket from Fang Nanqi, walked into the yard, and said, "It's quite enjoyable, someone cooks for you every day, tsk tsk, it's a comfortable life, and the food expenses for you two don't come from the winery. Let's go..."

Focus on the mountains and rivers, forget your worries and tenderness.

The next morning, Wu Qian set off from Dijon to Paris by car, had an authentic French pastoral lunch at a country restaurant on the way, and arrived at the Elysee Palace at [-]:[-] pm.

Mr. Mark didn't know what Wu Qian wanted to discuss with him, but for this young man, Mr. Mark still gave him a lot of face. After all, he helped him a lot. Another reason for accepting Wu Qian's meeting request was because...

During this period of time, Mr. Mark has learned about Wu Qian's affairs in other countries through various channels, especially Wu Qian's actions in the United States. He knows much more than ordinary people.

Many countries in the world are paying close attention to the U.S. election, and Mr. Mark is no exception.

He was very optimistic about Jordan at the beginning, thinking that even if Jordan could not win the general election, it would be no problem to defeat other competitors in the democratic faction, but the debate in Orlando would surprise Mr. Mark, and Jordan's performance was a mess.

And another black lady who had been tepid for a long time before became a blockbuster!
There must be a reason for things that are abnormal.

Mr. Mark traced backwards, intending to find out the reason for Jordan's failure. Among the intertwined clues, he found a key person, that is, a person who appeared in many incidents, Wu Qian!
Wu Qian appeared in Kansas City, Wu Qian ran away from Bloomberg at the technology exhibition, Wu Qian "meeted" with Kama Harrison for the first time in Miami, Kama Harrison made a stunning appearance at the sailing ceremony, and won the championship in one fell swoop Florida votes support.

A series of seemingly unrelated things, in Mr. Mark's view, do not exist independently. There is a transparent but extremely tough thread that connects all the pieces together. Things are far from being as simple as the general public sees.

It's just because Mr. Mark knows the specific situation of Wu Qian, and he will never do meaningless things if he knows Wu Qian.

From this, Mr. Mark began to investigate all the things Wu Qian did in the United States, trying to find out what he was doing. Then, he found out that Wu Qian had acquired Devon Energy and Universal Music in the United States.

The acquisition of these two companies may not be worth noting, but what happened at the same time as the acquisition is worth watching.

When Wu Qian bought Devon Energy, it was the time when Mao Ziguo and Baipao collapsed, and the King of Saudi Arabia launched a price war. After Wu Qian bought Devon Energy, he announced a high-profile increase in production, which gave WTI oil prices a heavy blow. one strike.

The acquisition of Universal Music, Mr. Mark combined with the Miami cruise port, also found an unusual taste, there are many things full of weird coincidences, including the support of Harrison by a group of stars, it is logical that there is a pair of Big hands are pushing.

Everything is premeditated!
Only why Wu Qian bought so many companies and laboratories that research artificial intelligence robots, Mr. Mark has never figured it out. On the surface, it really seems to be fighting against Bloomberg, but he believes that the real situation will not So simple.

In the end, regardless of the acquisition of technology companies, Mr. Mark deduced a very frightening conclusion based on a series of other investigation results.

Before meeting Wu this time, due to time constraints, of course it would not be in the restaurant, and the meeting place was chosen in a luxurious living room in the Elysee Palace.

Crystal chandeliers, enamel tea sets, mahogany furniture, the decoration of the living room is both elegant and warm.

"Mr. Mark, I am very grateful to Mrs. Mark for her educational assistance to Solan. She provided a strong help to Solan, who was short of teachers, and solved the basic education problem of hundreds of children."

In the first sentence of the meeting, Wu Qian first thanked Mrs. Mark. He believed that this was more friendly than simply saying hello.

Sure enough, Mr. Mark smiled very happily, far from the kind of smile he had when socializing, but when he remembered the things Wu Qian did in the United States, the smile seemed a little unnatural again.

"As Mr. Wu said, it is a joyful thing for my wife to send greetings to Solan on behalf of France. I don't know why Mr. Wu is here today?"

Mr. Mark asked.

Wu Qian reached out and touched the bridge of his nose, and continued: "A few days ago, I read a piece of news in the newspaper, which said that your country has a plan to jointly build an aircraft carrier with Britain and Germany. I don't know how true this news is. ?”

Mr. Mark smiled and said, "So it's this matter, Mr. Wu. The content in the newspaper is true news."

Mr. Mark only said half of what he said. This news is indeed not fake, but this plan has been launched for a month, but he did not tell Wu Qian, because he did not think it was necessary, and he did not understand why Wu Qian will care about this.

After getting an affirmative answer, Wu Qian pondered for a while, and after organizing his words, he said: "The news says that your country, Britain and Germany plan to jointly build four aircraft carriers, two of which belong to the UK and the other two belong to your country. with Germany."

"That's right, Mr. Mark, I intend to provide several technologies and funds in exchange for participating in the plan to build an aircraft carrier for Solan."

After Wu Qian finished speaking, Mr. Mark almost lost his composure. Fortunately, his concentration is strong, otherwise he really couldn't control his facial expressions.

Although Suolan has received a large amount of funds recently and has developed in a decent way, it is too exaggerated to say that he has an aircraft carrier. From the perspective of demand, it is not necessary. From the perspective of follow-up maintenance It is said that the cost is extremely high, and it is not a defense project that should be considered at this stage.

Mr. Mark believed that Wu Qian would be able to spend the funds to build an aircraft carrier. From the purchases made by the other party in the United States, it can be seen that one Universal Records is enough to build six Charles de Gaulle, but the technology mentioned by the other party made him a little bit impressed. curious.

"Mr. Wu, I don't know what technology you are talking about?"

Mr. Mark asked.

Wu Qian waved to Rosalind who was standing beside her. Rosalind was instructed to step forward and put the folder she had been carrying on Mr. Mark's desk.

Mr. Mark is very curious. He is very familiar with the situation of the various industries under Wu Qian’s name. According to his understanding, ThyssenKrupp does have several advanced technologies in materials, but they are far from the level of monopoly. , What technology makes the other party so mysterious.

Picking up the folder and opening it, he took out a small stack of documents, Mr. Mark flipped through them with his thumb, and found that they were bound into three copies, probably three technical documents.

He opened the first one, and as expected, it said that ThyssenKrupp can currently smelt a kind of ultra-high-strength steel, which can fully meet the requirements for aircraft take-off and landing on the aircraft carrier deck. It is resistant to high temperatures, does not deform, and has excellent performance.

This technology is indeed good, but it is not enough to say how attractive it is, because some companies in France and Germany can currently do it, and it is not irreplaceable.

After putting down the first document, Mr. Mark opened the second document, which attracted him as soon as he opened it.

This information is about welding technology, which is also a technology of ThyssenKrupp Group, but it is just a technology of its subsidiary. The welding of steel plates together is a kind of submerged arc welding, but it is far beyond the level of ordinary submerged arc welding.

No matter how good the steel is, an aircraft carrier with such a huge volume cannot be integrally formed. The process of building an aircraft carrier is a segmented construction, which requires the use of industrial sewing machines and welding, and the requirements for welding technology are very, very high.

The United States used 100 tons of special thick steel to build the Reagan, and more than 1000 million different parts were spliced ​​together. A total of 30.00 to [-] million welding hours were spent. The welding work accounted for more than [-]% of the entire aircraft carrier construction work.

It is not difficult to see the importance of welding technology for the construction of aircraft carriers.

If ultra-high-strength steel is only [-] points attractive to Mr. Mark, then this welding technology, which has never been seen in the world, has [-] points of attraction to him, reaching the passing line.

The expression on Mr. Mark's face changed slightly. When he read the first document, he was calm. When he read the second document, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if there was a little turmoil in his heart.

When he opened the third document and saw clearly what was said in the introduction, his eyes widened a little.

The last one is of course the supercapacitor electromagnetic ejection technology developed by Wu Qian's laboratory.

"Oh! Electromagnetic ejection?"

Mr. Mark muttered in disbelief, and looked up at Wu Qian who was drinking tea.

Wu Qian put down his teacup and nodded, motioning for Mr. Mark to continue watching.

Mr. Mark is well aware of the importance of electromagnetic catapults for an aircraft carrier. Without this technology, the aircraft carrier is just a large flat boat floating on the sea. The steam catapult used by the Charles de Gaulle is what they bought from the United States at a very high price. When I came back from the purchase, I was satisfied with my face.

It took Mr. Mark 10 minutes to read the first two materials, and the first one only took 3 minutes, but he spent a full 15 minutes reading the materials related to electromagnetic ejection. In fact, the content is not very rich, but he read it back and forth three times.

The attraction of this technology to him has reached [-] points, full marks, and he is not afraid of the other party's pride. He believes that any country that intends to build an aircraft carrier will be extremely greedy for this technology.

It was agreed to chat for 10 minutes, but before the chat started, there was only 1 minute left, but it doesn’t matter, Mr. Mark pressed the office phone and told his assistant to help him cancel the subsequent activities, because he had more important things to deal with .

(End of this chapter)