Who to inquire? It's too simple, ask the people of the Russian Federal Space Agency directly, if Boeing wants to do this, it will have to pull the Russians to play with it. There are only Russians who can provide technical support in rocket technology, they are short of money, as long as they are not allowed to take out the key technology, they will still be willing to take the risk of technology leakage later, people are poor, thin horses, long hair, no rut! Moreover, this technology leak is not to prevent the Americans, but to protect those countries that are like playing with long-range missiles but cannot play with them themselves. Russia is now starving to death, and it doesn't have the heart to maintain any world peace, and looking around for food is the right thing to do.

Now that we have a general investment direction, the afternoon meeting will be much simpler, and other departments will not bother, the Federal Space Agency will stay, let's continue to talk! What the? I've heard of it! It was discussed last year, and the result? What does it mean to be fruitless! In the face of Hong Tao's question, the people from the NASA probably revealed the original idea of Boeing.

"Hahahahaha...... Jienyima is for me to catch up with this batch of salted hairtail! What does it mean to come early rather than to be lucky? See, my luck is so good, I can do whatever I want! After reading the plan faxed by NASA in his room that night, Hong Tao was about to laugh. It's cost-effective because of the $300 million contribution, not only the Russian Federal Space Agency can't get it, but Ukraine is also. At present, Boeing has only reached a cooperation intention with one Norwegian shipbuilding company, and is waiting for Russia and Ukraine to relax.

"Why do I think this plan is like a myth? Launching a launch vehicle weighing several hundred tons and thrusting tens of thousands of tons on the sea? Can it be achieved to be dragged from Europe to the ocean and run all over the world? Yulia sat cross-legged on the bed and looked at Wen Jiàn in her hand. She was about to bite off her fingernails, and she really couldn't figure it out.

"A few years ago. You can't figure out that you can call the whole world with this thing, technology is going to advance! Now the problem is not that you can't figure it out. It's time for us to get into punishment time. You're glaring at me at noon, aren't you? Singh, go fill the tub with water first, and then you come over too! It's not that Hong Tao doesn't want to explain this problem to Yulia specifically, but he really doesn't understand, he only knows that in the later life, a sea drill platform was indeed converted into a water launch pad, and there was also a control boat to follow. Since she doesn't understand, and she can't let Yulia continue to ask, the best way is to not let her think about this question again!

"Please, don't Singh...... That's embarrassing. Yes! I don't want to ......" Yulia just wanted to escape from the bed, but was knocked down by Hong Tao, playing sleeping skills is Hong Tao's forte, as long as he is pressed down, it is difficult to get out of force.

The next morning's meeting did not last long, because Hong Tao and they were going to take a noon flight to Volgograd, which was a pre-scheduled itinerary, and Volgograd had already sent someone to stay here for two days, which was Yulia's hometown. After all, he still has to save some face, so although the people of the Federal Space Agency have repeatedly expressed the hope that Hong Tao can stay in Moscow for a few more days, and wait for the Ukrainian side to come over to discuss cooperation with Boeing, Hong Tao still insists on leaving on time. What he means is to let the Federal Space Agency and the Ukrainian side discuss how to allocate the amount of investment and the areas of responsibility between the two of them. Then inform yourself.

According to Hong Tao's plan, he will join Russia and Ukraine to bargain with Boeing, at least 500 million US dollars in the total investment of 1 billion US dollars. He wants to set up a new private company with Russia and Ukraine. He contributed money, and Russia and Ukraine contributed equipment and technology. Because this Sea Launch Platform project is a private project. Accepting only investment from private companies is a matter of many state secrets. It is impossible to allow any state department to get involved, and if you want to play, you have to play in the name of a private company.

In fact, this project, as Yulia said, is extremely risky, there are too many variables, it is related to the attitude of several national governments, and the investment amount is still so high, it is not a good deal. Moreover, Hong Tao also knew that in later generations, the company also encountered many problems, such as marine environmental pollution, various technical leaks, etc., and was finally stopped by the US government. But it didn't lose money, because it was really efficient, and no one didn't like to save 20% of the launch cost and make their satellites work for years longer.

However, Hong Tao really did not come to make money, and the reason why he wanted to invest in this project was mainly due to two considerations. On the one hand, it's because he likes the name, launch launch vehicles! Who can't give you a thumbs up? You see you're all playing sailboats, yachts, private jets or something, buddies are playing rockets, can you catch up? On the other hand, he wants to make this investment to meet more powerful partners in Europe and the United States, so that he can stand more firmly in European and American countries.

Now he is not short of money, and he has a certain prestige, but he has no interest partners, or friends, and he has to be the kind of friend with enough weight. As an outsider, he has earned so much money, and it is still possible to be an invisible rich man in countries such as Europe and the United States, but it is not easy to imagine Hong Tao living according to his own wishes, not caring what others think, and even challenging the values of the public.

Now there is basically no interest partner with Hong Tao, Microsoft, AOL, Intel and other large companies are only his investment objects, he has had business contacts, but he has not cooperated on any major projects. The Hilton family does have some personal friendships, but it is unrealistic to rely on the underage Paris sisters to establish a relatively close relationship with a large family. The Richards are even more unremarkable, neither of them has any real power in the family, and they are not as good as their daughters.

The current Sea Launch Platform project is a good opportunity to do business in partnership with big families and big consortia. Boeing, it must be regarded as a big American conglomerate, whether in the field of civil aviation or military aviation, it is a behemoth. The big deal here is not just about the amount of money, but the kind of intertwined cooperative relationship it has with the United States and governments around the world. If you can work with it to complete a project, it is still a very difficult project, which requires a lot of lobbying from government departments, and Hong Tao feels that the two sides must be able to establish a certain amount of trust, even if they lose money in the end. It does not compete with Boeing in any field, and it is not guilty of sacrificing its interests to specifically attack itself, and from this point of view, it is much safer than cooperating with Microsoft.

In addition to Boeing, Tongguò can also have some contact with the governments and military of Russia and Ukraine. Don't look at the current two are overfed reservoir dogs, in fact, they are hungry wolves, especially this Russia, when he is full, it will be very difficult for you to get close. All people in the world, regardless of race or country, prefer people who give charcoal in the snow, and the icing on the cake is much worse. As for the Norwegian shipbuilding enterprises, Hong Tao doesn't care, he doesn't want to engage in any shipping industry, and he may not have anything to do with them in this life, but one more friend is better than nothing, and it's useless to be busy!

Hong Tao not only wanted to reap the benefits for himself, but he also told Sergei and Roman about the project, and mobilized them to take advantage of this opportunity to come back and have a look. According to him, this is a gold mine everywhere, and even if they don't want to play with them on this big project, they can invest in entertainment, energy, commerce, transportation, and so on. Today's Russia is very similar to China at the time of reform and opening up, it is a paradise of capital, as long as there is hard currency in hand, the project can be chosen at will, and it is really unreasonable not to come and go around. Besides, they were originally people here, no matter how their nationality changes, they can't escape the title of Russians, and they still have a great advantage over themselves in this regard, there are overseas Chinese in China, and there are Russian overseas Chinese in Russia!

"Looks like I'm going to have to hurry up and learn flight piloting lessons, if only I had a private jet!" After doing this, Hong Tao patted his ass and took Yulia and Singh to the plane with the two reception staff of Volgograd. At first, Hong Tao was still curious about this Tu-204 jet airliner, but when he flew up, he was annoyed, the noise was a little loud, and his ears were always buzzing, even in business class. The Russian passengers on the plane seemed to be very comfortable with the situation, and some were able to fall asleep in their seats.

"You can try our method and drink this!" Yulia and the two escorts muttered a few words, and then handed Hong Tao a small wine bottle.

"Forget it, I can bear it for 2 hours!" Hong Tao looked at this small wine bottle, don't ask, vodka, or drink it directly, I'm not used to it.

Volgograd, this name may not be familiar to the Chinese, it has another more bullish name, Stalingrad! After the fall of Stalin, Khrushchev hated Stalin so much that he didn't want to see the name anywhere, so he changed Stalingrad to Volgograd, and later changed it back as soon as Putin came to power. Well, as soon as you say this name, everyone knows where Yulia is from, yes, she was born in this heroic city.

Many Russian place names have a grad ending, which is the meaning of the city, Volgograd, Stalingrad, translated into Chinese should be Volga city or Stalin. The city is located about 1,000 kilometers south of Moscow on the lower Volga River, next to the west bank of the Volga River. At the beginning of the film, Zaitsev got on a boat to cross the river and was shot by the Luftwaffe, which was the Soviet Red Army at that time forcibly crossing the Volga River to fight with the Germans for control of the city. (To be continued......)