In the lounge outside the air show hall, Xia Shiyu stuffed a large pile of business cards into a drawer, leaned back in a chair and sighed. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"I still don't understand why we should give orders to others when we can produce them ourselves. ”

After hearing Xia Shiyu's complaint, Jiang Chen just smiled and didn't answer.

From the standpoint of the CEO of Futureren Group, Xia Shiyu is naturally the fewer competitors the better, but this is not what he wants to see, because his current identity is not only a shareholder of Futureren Group, but also many other identities.

Both Future People Group and Transwarp Trade have now formed well-deserved giant enterprises, with millions of employees around the world, directly or indirectly providing job opportunities for tens of millions of people.

To some extent, the Icarus Effect is already manifesting itself in the Future Man Syndicate and Transwarp Trade. That is, when a company is large enough to form a monopoly in the industry, its innovation ability will naturally be inhibited, and more conservative risk aversion options will replace innovation as the first consideration of operators when formulating plans.

If the Future People Group and Transwarp Trade just absorb the technology he brought from the end times like a sponge, there may not be any problems in the short term, and it will not be too easy to monopolize the entire industry. But what about after the monopoly is completed?

With the technology of the end times alone, there is no chance of victory in the face of the colony ships of the Harmony faction. There will never be innovation without competition, Jiang Chen dares to assert that if he had not opened the space elevator to the international community and encouraged the development of other private aerospace companies, it would not be an exaggeration for Transwarp Trade to use the Seagull a century later.

Leave a way for others to live, sometimes for yourself.

"Speaking of which, this space elevator has been built for so long, and I haven't been up much myself. Jiang Chen changed the topic with a smile and looked at the blue planet outside the window.

From this angle, the white clouds overlooking the earth are like a layer of eggshells, shining with a faint halo under the distant sunlight. If you don't keep staring at this side, the people living on the side of Star Ring City will even have the illusion that the earth is just a mural on their windows.

"It's the first time I've been here. Xia Shiyu put her face against the window, her eyes flashing with fascination as she looked at the earth, and whispered, "Do you know? When I was a child, I dreamed of being an astronaut. ”

"It's normal, I wanted to be a scientist when I was a kid. Jiang Chen leaned back in his chair and said with a smile, "It turns out that my dreams when I was a child are not reliable, let alone a scientist, and almost all the things I learned in college have been returned to the professor." ”

"But you're the boss of the scientists. Xia Shiyu teased.

"Didn't you also become the CEO of the astronaut?" Jiang Chen said with a smile.

Just then, a phone call came to his watch.

Clicking on the holographic screen to connect the phone, Jiang Chen suddenly hooked up a smile on the corner of his mouth after listening to the voice on the other end of the phone.

"I see. After replying succinctly, Jiang Chen hung up the phone, used his fingers to cut the holographic screen into digital pieces, then sat up from the chair and said to Xia Shiyu, who was sitting next to him, "I'll go out for a while." ”

"Is there anything going on in the exhibition hall?" Xia Shiyu asked curiously.

"No, just a little bit of work. Jiang Chen smiled and said.

……

Affected by the policy and the deterioration of bilateral relations between Singapore and the EU, few of the space companies that came to participate in the air show were from EU member states, but this kind of thing is not absolute, and the countermeasures and sanctions against European companies are mainly aimed at the financial and commodity fields, and many European companies have participated in the cooperation with Transwarp Trade by borrowing from the UK.

For example, an aerospace company from Brussels, Belgium, participated in the first Star Ring Aerospace Science and Technology Expo, and also brought a rather interesting piece of information.

"Is the information reliable?"

Walking briskly down the corridor, Jiang Chen asked again.

Following Jiang Chen's side closely, Aisha nodded seriously.

Monica verified the company in Belgium, which is one of SpaceX's overseas suppliers and registered in 1995, as it produces high-precision gyroscopes and infrared earth sensors. Its chairman, Alec Brierley, is a supporter of the Belgian Flammont Interest Party, and opposes the decision of the Belgian ruling party on EU integration from a political standpoint, advocating for a new general election......"

"It's just that it wasn't passed by the council?"

"Exactly. Aisha nodded.

"Interesting. ”

The corners of Jiang Chen's mouth hooked up with an interested smile, stopped in front of a door near the end of the corridor, stepped over the movable door that moved into the door frame, and walked into the house.

When they saw Jiang Chen, the two Europeans sitting on the sofa immediately stood up, and the middle-aged man with red hair took two steps forward and stretched out his right hand.

"Hello, Mr. Jiang Chen, please allow me to introduce myself first. Alec Brierley, that's my name. This is ......"

"Steven Radnecki, my name," the thin-looking man looked at Jiang Chen with an excited expression and said incoherently, "Listen, you must stop him, that demonic man is going to ruin Europe! No, they will ruin the world." ”

Jiang Chen and Aisha looked at each other, and Alec quickly pulled him and winked at him.

"Calm down, man—"

"I'm a researcher at Project Golden Apple. Interrupting Alec again, Steven calmly confessed.

Alec was stunned, Aisha's expression did not change, and Jiang Chen looked at him a little unexpectedly.

Although he admired his courage very much, after hearing his identity, Jiang Chen was actually slightly disappointed, but he didn't show it on his face, but said softly, "We don't care about the golden apple. ”

Steven sneered.

"That's because you don't know what they're doing. ”

"Oh?" Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows, waiting for his next step.

However, Steven did not immediately continue what he said, but subconsciously looked at his old friend Alec who was standing next to him.

After a moment of hesitation, he spoke, "I'm sorry, my friend, but I can't get you involved...... You know, you're not like me, and hearing these things can be dangerous for you......"

"An hour later, I had another appointment with the representative of Roscosmos. ”

Alec immediately understood what his friend meant, looked at his watch with interest, and turned to leave the office.

There were only three people left in the office.

Jiang Chen made a gesture of please to the sofa.

"Sit down and talk. ”

"Thank you......" Steven waited very stiffly for Jiang Chen and Aisha to sit down before sitting opposite the two.

Jiang Chen clicked a few times on the holographic screen of his watch, and soon a robot dressed as a maid walked into the room and brewed a cup of steaming coffee for each of them.

Through the rising white mist, Jiang Chen looked at Steven with a cramped face with a smile, and said in a relaxed tone.

"Mr. Steven, whether or not your information is of value to us, we will provide you with political asylum for humanitarian and other reasons. You can rest assured that there is no extradition treaty between the new country and the EU member states, and the hand of Freemasonry cannot reach into my back garden. ”

"Now, can you tell me what exciting news you know?" )