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Chapter 561 The first moon base will be born in their hands [Second update]

At [-] o'clock in the evening, Xu Ping'an arrived at the Sky Restaurant on time. After reporting his name at the door, a special person led Xu Ping'an up the stairs until he reached the third floor.

After going upstairs, Xu Pingan froze for a moment, and saw an acquaintance, Hughes, chairman of GM Group, sitting at a table with a middle-aged man.

Why is he here? When Xu Ping'an was in a daze, Hughes also saw Xu Ping'an.

"Xu, this way" Hughes yelled, and Xu Ping'an walked over with a smile on his face.

"I didn't expect to see you here." Xu Pingan shook hands with Hughes and said.

"Johnson and I are old friends. I passed by here to see him, and then I realized that he has an appointment with you tonight, so I took the liberty to come here."

"Let me introduce you. This is the mayor, Johnson." Hughes introduced them politely.

Xu Ping'an and Johnson shook hands with a smile, and the three sat down. The waiter next to him came over with three glasses of water and took away the original glasses.

After talking and joking, he started to order food, and then started to talk about things. Johnson asked directly, "Xu, I want to ask, do you have any plans to expand the renewable resources company this year?"

"Mayor, you know why we don't expand. Unless the other side changes their minds, we can't expand." Xu Pingan said the truth, and Johnson nodded.

"Xu, as far as I know, some European countries are currently discussing tax collection for renewable resource companies. Even if the tax collection fails, the subsidy must be reduced." Johnson looked at Xu Ping'an meaningfully and said.

"This is their idea, and I can't influence it. I'm just a businessman. What I do must comply with local laws. If the profit is not suitable, I will stop production at the right time," Xu Pingan said with a smile.

Hughes laughed directly from the side. Xu Ping'an's rogue nature is really American, and Johnson also smiled.

"Xu, don't worry, I support you"

"There are so many profitable companies in this world. You can't just look at them with jealousy and want to rob them. My question just now is what the person above meant. I think I know how to recover," Johnson said directly.

"Thank you, I have always pursued win-win cooperation." Xu Pingan smiled and raised the water glass, and Johnson also raised it. When they touched Xu Pingan, they both took a sip.

Then the three of them started talking about other things. After finishing the business, they were relatively relaxed. After a short time, the food was delivered, and the three of them began to eat dinner.

After a short time, Johnson answered a phone call and left first. Only Xu Pingan and Hughes were left, neither of them cared about Johnson's departure.

Xu Ping'an knew in his heart that when Hughes came, he must have something to discuss with him, and the way Johnson came forward, the things he talked about must be serious.

"Xu, why don't you come to my manor?" Hughes issued an invitation.

"It's my honor," Xu Ping'an said directly.

Hughes nodded, the two stood up, and left the restaurant directly. After getting into the car outside, Xu Ping'an's motorcade followed Hughes' motorcade.

The convoy actually crossed the river directly, and after passing the river, they reached the suburbs. Xu Pingan frowned in the car and thought about what Hughes wanted for him. It seemed that the matter was not small.

Such caution is definitely not an ordinary thing.

The motorcade quickly turned into a small road and entered a manor. After the vehicle was parked, Xu Ping'an and Hughes came to the villa, and the two went straight to the study on the second floor.

"Xu, what would you like to drink?" Hughes asked.

"The champagne is ready," Xu Pingan said with a smile.

After two glasses of wine, Hughes brought them over, and the two began to chat. The topic was shifted to space by Hughes' guide. Xu Ping'an secretly guessed that it was about space.

"Xu, the world is developing, technology is developing, and human resources are beginning to concentrate on space projects. In the future, space technology will definitely show explosive growth."

"General Motors also has space projects. I think we can become strategic partners and jointly enter space," Hughes said, looking at Xu Ping'an.

Xu Ping'an thought for a while and asked, "Hughes, you definitely won't just say that to me, who else?"

"I talked to Leonardo of Qualcomm about it. You are the second person. All three of our companies have projects in space. We can be a small group that supports each other."

"As far as I know, many giant companies have already started to unite for joint development, and each is responsible for one piece. Musk's company has already cooperated with Microsoft, Bombardier, and Boeing."

"Xu, the curtain to carve up the space has been opened, and it is very difficult to develop alone," Hughes said, shaking the wine glass in his hand.

Xu Pingan smiled, "Hughes, going into space is no different than others, it depends on your technology, technology is the key. To be honest, I don't like their combination."

"Because the technology accumulated by the three companies in space is not as good as Musk's, now the alliance will only help Musk's company." Xu Pingan said this very calmly.

Hughes also smiled, and looked at Xu Ping'an seriously, Xu Ping'an's reaction was within his expectations.

"Xu, don't be careless. As far as I know, Boeing, Microsoft, and Bombardier all have their own space programs. At the end of this month, they will launch a planetary base experiment in a place in the United States."

"Once the experiment is passed, they will send multiple rockets to the moon no later than next year, and the first lunar base will be born in their hands," Hughes said with great certainty.

Xu Ping'an frowned after hearing this. Hughes was very satisfied with Xu Ping'an's reaction. I'm not afraid that you won't agree. A person's power is limited after all.

"I'm curious, why didn't they unite you and Leonardo?" Xu Ping'an keenly grasped the crux of the problem and asked.

Hughes made a helpless move, "Our GM project conflicts with Bombardier's, and Leonardo's project conflicts with Microsoft."

"Therefore, Musk chose Microsoft and Bombardier, and I dare to exclude Qualcomm."

Xu Ping'an nodded. Hughes' statement was similar to what he had guessed, and there must be some conflict. Otherwise, he would not come to him. You are worthless and have no right to speak in the team.

"Can you tell me what kind of project you are in general use?" Xu Ping'an asked.

"Yes, I can tell you about the projects carried out by Qualcomm, please keep it secret," Hughes said directly, and Xu Ping'an nodded.

"Xu, my general research direction is the space base. We have been doing it secretly for more than ten years, and we have made some progress every year. To be honest, if we are given a few more years, we can complete this project alone."

"This space base can produce oxygen by itself by planting plants. Although the oxygen produced by plants is very weak, we have made a breakthrough in the oxygen produced by algae"

"A plant room, a seaweed room, the oxygen produced by the two rooms can supply the oxygen consumption of three people in the entire base"

"Qualcomm is responsible for the development of the entire base control program, chip development, and gravity research and development."

"It is very complementary to our products. If you join your rocket launch project, the three of us can completely complement each other and enter outer space," Hughes said very seriously.

"Hughes, if we really cooperate, Qualcomm's technology is of no value to me." Xu Ping'an said very calmly, and Hughes frowned.

I looked at Xu Pingan seriously, and now I understand why Leonardo let himself test Xu Pingan first, and Leonardo is also worried about this.

Without value, you have no right to speak within the team.

"To be honest, I have the chip technology of Apocalypse Group, but we didn't throw it out. Otherwise, do you think our annual research and development expenses of more than 300 billion euros are thrown away for nothing?"

"We have developed a new generation of space materials, but I have closed them up"

"Cooperation requires reciprocity. Is it interesting to cooperate without value?" Xu Pingan looked at Hughes and said directly. Friendship is friendship, business is business, and the two cannot be confused.

"You have also studied the gravity project," Hughes asked in surprise.

"Gravity, electromagnetic force, strong force, and weak force. The four teams are all researching. It has been carried out for several years and has achieved certain results. I am confident that I am ahead of any company."

"I plan to introduce an artificial intelligence terminal to control the control system. I don't believe that Qualcomm's system can be more powerful than mine," Xu Ping'an said with certainty.

Hughes was very shocked, and now he understands why Leonardo attaches so much importance to Apocalypse Group. It turns out that Apocalypse Group subverted Qualcomm's strength in one fell swoop.

Now Hughes fully understands the pressure on Leonardo, it is really not ordinary.

"Xu, if you say that, you really need Leonardo to join. The reason why Qualcomm is making slow progress in the space project is because they want everything. The end result is that their various projects are not progressing. very big”

"Russia has a new space suit, a smart air detection system, a new generation of oxygen production equipment, a new generation of space food, etc., they have too many projects"

"If you agree that the three of us form an alliance, we can designate a public relations project for Qualcomm. I believe that with Qualcomm's strength, we can concentrate on certain projects and make breakthroughs at a fast speed."

"At the same time, you can also sell us the projects you and I need. I believe that this kind of technical complementarity is beneficial to both of us. One more thing, Qualcomm also has a lot of resources in its hands."

"This is very helpful for us to enter space. After all, many materials are controlled, and Leonardo has a way to get these materials. This is a contribution to the alliance," Hughes said extremely seriously.

Without Qualcomm, GM will not cooperate with Xu Pingan alone. I am very worried that Xu Pingan will kick him away halfway after using him.

(End of this chapter)