Volume 1, First Pot of Gold, Chapter 661, Interested in Cooperation?

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Not only the vast overseas market, but also after the completion of Penglai City, the supply of fresh water may also become a real problem. At present, 300,000 units have been sold, and even if the occupancy rate is only 50%, the population of Penglai City will be quite a terrifying number.

Leaving the presidential palace, Jiang Chen got into the car and instructed Aisha to send him to the door of the CWW Group.

When the car was on the road, he first made a phone call with someone from the CWW Group, and then clicked on the hologram of his watch on his left hand.

A faint blue light emerged, and a three-dimensional bust appeared in the car.

Aisha's wide-open eyes were filled with surprise, but she didn't ask anything, pressed the button to close the window, and continued to stare intently at the road ahead.

"Jane, activate the four-dimensional transmitter and help me retrieve Vault 27's catalog of completed recycling technologies, matching the items related to desalination. ”

"Yes. The woman in the holographic image bows slightly, and the entity-like silhouette flashes with pale blue streams.

The four-dimensional transmitter was originally a chip hung on the EP, which was originally used to communicate with Lin Ling across dimensions, and later was connected to the server at the fish bone base, so that Jiang Chen could instantly understand the situation in the last days.

Later, because Yao Yao DIY's watch already had the function of EP, Jiang Chenbian implanted the chip into the watch.

"After the search, a total of 7 items were matched. ”

"Download it on my watch. ”

"Yes, Mr. Chairman. Jane said in an emotionless tone.

Looking at the progress bar on the holographic screen, Jiang Chen reached out and poked it on the screen......

"Done! ”

"Q: What are you doing while playing?"

"Well, that's what it means to come out when I need you. ”

I always feel uncomfortable watching someone when I play on the computer, and although I know that she is AI, she is too close to a human in every aspect except for her expressions.

"Understood. ”

Nodding, Jane's figure dissipated into a dark blue character in the air.

Leaning on the passenger seat, Jiang Chen called up the few copies of the text downloaded to the watch.

As early as the removal of the source of infection in the city center, Vault 27, with the help of the 1st NAC Corps, began to recycle the technology beneath the ruins of Wanghai City. Regardless of whether these techniques have been digested or not, in short, all the numbers have been logged into the database by more than 1,000 researchers, just in case they are needed.

Seawater desalination technology is also a relatively commonly used technology in the 22nd century when the population is overloaded. Although Wanghai City, located at the mouth of the Huangpu River, does not feel the pain of water shortage, this does not prevent it from providing technical services to other water-scarce areas of the Pan-Asian Cooperation.

The researchers at the Vault had only completed the collection of these technologies, and had not yet digested and sorted out the specific content of the technical texts, but the conceptual graphics and effect parameters of the texts themselves were well recorded, so it did not prevent Jiang Chen from checking the contents of these projects.

Fingers swiped over the interface, and the blue line-like cube immediately outlined the shape of the desalination device.

"Who is she?" Aisha asked curiously.

"Artificial intelligence, her name is Jane. Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"It's actually a program...... I thought it was your assistant. With her hands on the steering wheel, Aisha whispered.

The CWW Group's office in Singapore is located in the heart of the city of Koro. Luckily, the road conditions were not bad, and the two of them reached their destination in only fifteen minutes.

The car stopped steadily, Jiang Chen grabbed it with his five fingers, put away the holographic screen, pushed the door and walked out.

In this tourist city full of "rickshaws", the sudden appearance of such a flame-colored Lamborghini is quite eye-catching. Many tourists even excitedly took out their mobile phones to take pictures...... Although Jiang Chen didn't know what they were excited about.

Walking into the lobby of the CWW Group, he was greeted by a secretary-like figure and led him to the elevator.

On the way here, Jiang Chen had already called the manager of the CWW Group branch. Although he didn't want to continue to entangle with the new government on the issue of desalination, considering Jiang Chen's status, Jim Atri nodded his temporary visit and moved the scheduled meeting back by an hour.

"You may be seated, Mr. Jiang Chen. Alitt poured Jiang Chen a cup of coffee, and then did it to him, "It's a surprise that you will visit our company, and the Future People Group is interested in the freshwater business?"

"To be precise, I'm interested in desalination. Jiang Chen took a sip of coffee, and after putting it down, he stopped touching it.

His sister's, what kind of coffee is this, it's bitter and tastes like Chinese medicine.

Hearing Jiang Chen talk about desalination, Arit thought that Jiang Chen was trying to persuade him, so he sighed.

"There's always a joke in our company. ”

"Oh?" Jiang Chen looked at him with interest.

"Our company's tap water supply business in Xinguo has not been as profitable as the real estate business so far. Aritt took a sip of coffee with relish, and continued in a teasing tone, "For example, the office building under my feet, counting the decoration of a total of 150,000 US dollars, can now be sold for at least 2 million." ”

"Haha, this joke of yours is funny. Jiang Chen laughed and said, "Are you so optimistic about the freshwater market in Xinguo? Now there are only 50,000 permanent residents, but what about in a year or two?"

"The point is not here. Arit shook her head, threw a sugar cube into the coffee cup, and stirred it gently, "On the one hand, the new government wants us to expand our business, and on the other hand, it wants to make drinking water a welfare. When it comes to drinking water prices, we don't have the power to raise them on our own. Although Koro's freshwater resources are scarce, to be honest, we are not optimistic about the market here. ”

"Then do you have any plans to sell this business?" Jiang Chen asked.

Arit shook her head.

"We're not bullish, but we don't plan to pull out either. ”

"So you plan to maintain the status quo?" Jiang Chen understood their intentions.

"Exactly. Ali nodded his head.

At present, the new country's freshwater supply pipeline is owned by the CWW Group, and other freshwater companies have only two options to enter the market, either work with them or rebuild the pipeline themselves. Even if the government imports fresh water at its own expense, it still sells fresh water to them at a low price according to the contract, and then supplies water to the residents. This kind of behavior of buying high and selling low can also be regarded as a disguised financial subsidy.

Jiang Chen nodded and did not speak.

Arite took a sip of coffee, looked at Jiang Chen, and asked in an unexpected tone.

"Is the Future People Group interested in the freshwater business?"

"That's right. Jiang Chen nodded again, looked at him and continued, "Future Heavy Industries, a subsidiary of our group, has just recently made a breakthrough in seawater desalination technology. It just so happened that Zhang Yaping came to me and told me about the scarcity of fresh water resources in Xinguo, so I planned to build a desalination plant on Koro Island, with an estimated daily processing capacity of more than 40,000 tons. ”

40,000 tonnes is a conservative figure, and the minimum capacity of any desalination technology from the 22nd century is much higher. But for the new country, this number is sufficient.

"40,000 tons, that's quite a big scale. Arit said slowly, "But have you considered the cost?"

"With the price of industrial electricity in the new country, our cost per ton of desalinated water can be controlled below US$0.5. ”

"$0.5? That's not bad...... "Arieter's hand holding the coffee cup froze suddenly.

With a bang, the cup fell to the ground, and he didn't care about the coffee juice on his body, he propped up the table and looked at Jiang Chen with wide eyes.

"It's impossible! I've never heard of a technology that can reduce costs to this level, not even for Matrix companies!"

"But we are the future. Jiang Chen said quietly, but he smiled secretly in his heart: This Nima is still because of the high electricity price in this world. In the 22nd century, when nuclear fusion technology is ripe, the cost of desalinated water is not much more expensive than tap water.

Ariet tried to refute, but the words froze in his throat. He suddenly remembered that the Future People Group seemed to be forever creating miracles and subverting people's preconceived notions. From virtual reality to home computers......

A ridiculous thought came to his mind.

Maybe they can do it!

"How is it? Are you interested in cooperating?" Looking at Ait, who didn't speak, Jiang Chen asked with a smile. (To be continued.) )