Chapter 1289 Ocean Explorer

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Both sides of the pier are filled with large ships of different sizes, but at the end of the pier are two very different ships.

A very recognizable yacht with a white profile, beautiful curves, and stylish design, it looks like a luxury yacht with a lot of value.

And next to this yacht, there is also a huge steamer that is several times larger than the yacht next to it, with a deck full of iron frames and a tonnage of no less than 50,000.

"Glomar Explorer!"

Looking at Charlie Nord, who was shocked and excited, Liu Dong was surprised: "Do you know it? ”

"Of course, the Glomar Explorer is the most desired salvage vessel for all shipwreck salvage seekers!" Charlie Nord was extremely fast.

After listening to the other party's words, Liu Dong nodded.

On February 28, 1968, the submarine K-129 of the Pacific Fleet of the Union of the Soviet Union set off from the Kamchatka base for a combat patrol mission, but then lost contact with the base. Later, the U.S. military determined that the submarine had collided with a U.S. nuclear submarine, and the K-129 sank to a depth of 17,000 feet, equivalent to 5,181.6 meters of seabed.

The United States used an unmanned submarine to confirm the location of the Soviet-Union wrecked submarine and came to the conclusion that it could be salvaged. Subsequently, a salvage operation codenamed "Azores" was launched, with the aim of obtaining the top-secret radio contact code of the Soviet Union Navy, and then mastering the deployment and command system of all submarines of the Soviet Union Navy, and understanding the performance of the Soviet Union's nuclear missiles and nuclear torpedoes.

After some deliberation, the U.S. government decided to allocate a special fund from the U.S. Navy's funds for the CIA to find two companies to build a work vessel equipped with a giant multi-clawed iron hook catcher in the name of ocean prospecting. At the end of 1970, the CIA secretly signed shipbuilding and salvage agreements with two American companies, and developed detailed plans. The salvage vessel was named the "Glomar Explorer".

Although the final salvage was unsuccessful due to the interference of the Soviet Union due to the leakage, it left behind a 755-ton drilling tower costing $250 million, four hydraulic drums capable of producing 930,000 tons of thrust, a giant claw hook capable of grabbing 8 times the mass of the most advanced salvage ship at that time, and a giant cabin large enough to store 3,500 tons of K-129 submarine, codenamed 'swimming pool', which can be called a luxurious super salvage ship!

Despite the vessel's huge offshore drilling and item lifting capacity, the high operating costs discourage companies. Until September 1978. Unocal leased the Glomar Explorer, and after replacing the power system and construction equipment, it became an authentic deep-sea drilling vessel.

But when Unocal was acquired by Mr. Liu, he halted the oil exploration business that led to Unocal's collapse. So there is no use for the 'Glomar Explorer'.

However, after Liu Dong learned the essence of this salvage ship, considering that there were more than 100 sunken ships in his mustard seed space, he always had to use specific salvage actions to cover up their appearance, and he couldn't take them out of thin air. So, for the second time, the Glomar Explorer was sent to the refit factory.

It wasn't until last month that it was refurbished and summoned to the Mediterranean by a phone call from Liu Dong. He was accompanied by the yacht 'Gonggong'.

By the time Liu Dong took Martinez and Charlie Nord to the towering 'Glomar Explorer' on the side of the ship, and now he had renamed the 'Ocean Explorer', Helen, who was dressed in black professional clothes and charming and heroic, had already brought several middle-aged white people in their forties and fifties to greet her.

Because of the presence of outsiders, Helen's address to Liu Dong is naturally not too intimate.

"Chairman, this is Professor Tom Crane!"

After a brief look at the middle-aged man in a black coat with an elegant temperament. Liu Dong smiled and stretched out his right hand to the other party.

"Hello, Professor Crane. Welcome to your arrival! ”

"Thank you!"

"This is Professor Kieran Cahill! This is Professor Chris Jones! ”

After Helen introduced the ship and art restoration experts invited in the name of the group, Liu Dong pointed to Charlie Nord beside him and said: "This is Captain Charlie Nord, and the next specific salvage operation will be commanded by him!" ”

After a brief introduction to the two parties, Liu Dong asked Charlie Nord to send Martinez away, and then ordered the boat to sail!

"Chairman, where are we going next?"

Charlie Nord was quick to accept the change in status. The attitude towards Liu Dong has also been obediently placed to the extent that a subordinate should be.

Of course, Liu Dong is still satisfied with his changes.

"Captain Nord, do you think it would be easier for us to succeed in that area?"

Regarding Liu Dong's investigational inquiry, Charlie Nord seemed to have expected it and lagged behind Liu Dong's words. He pointed to the chart and quickly replied: "The Adriatic and Aegean Seas are the most sunken seas in the entire Mediterranean!" The former was the busiest sea in the Mediterranean during the Roman Empire, and during the existence of the Eastern Roman Empire, luxury goods from the East were transported to Rome almost daily. The Aegean Sea has been one of the busiest seas in the world since 2000 BC, when the Cretan civilization and ancient Greek civilization were strong, until modern times, and the number of shipwrecks in all the world's seas may only be comparable to the South China Sea! ”

After listening to the other party's explanation, Liu Dong nodded, "Then go to the Aegean Sea!" ”

It was also a place he had always longed for.

After receiving Liu Dong's order, the huge 'Ocean Explorer' salvage ship accompanied by the 'Gonggong' yacht slowly sailed out of the port of Marseille, came to the sea to regain its horsepower, and sailed towards the Aegean Sea 1,000 nautical miles away.

However, this trip to salvage the wreck is not destined to be as smooth as before, not that Liu Dong's relics Yuanguang did not find a wreck with salvage value, but on the second day of Liu Dong's voyage, he received an urgent call from Feng Jianhui.

"Chairman, news came from the New York stock exchange that the share price of Chaowei Semiconductor has fallen sharply, and the company's market value has shrunk by half! And we who have mastered 28.9% of Chaowei Semiconductor have lost nearly $1 billion! ”

"What the hell is going on?" After a long silence, Liu Dong said.

"Someone is deliberately suppressing the stock price of Chaowei Semiconductor! Moreover, the San Jose Courier, an authoritative newspaper in the IT industry in California, also exposed the high power consumption of AMD's newly released Athlon™ processors, the temperature of the motherboard is easy to overheat after a long period of use, and the failure time is short. Coupled with the retirement of Jerry Sanders, who has led Chaowei Semiconductor for nearly 30 years and is known as the 'dream leader', it has intensified investors' distrust of Chaowei Semiconductor's future. Coupled with the deliberate suppression of the chip giant Intel and the high financial deficit of Chaowei Semiconductor in the past five years, etc., have caused the stock price of this chip company to fall sharply! Feng Jianhui said.

"Do you think we should sell our shares now?" After a little thought, Liu Dong asked.

"No, Chairman! Now we shouldn't dump AMD's shares, otherwise the billion dollars lost will really not be earned. In addition, Chaowei Semiconductor can surpass several chip companies such as National Semiconductor and Texas Instruments to become the only industry leader that can compete with Intel for a long time, which naturally has its advantages. And after nearly 30 years of development, Chaowei Semiconductor has laid the foundation for its rise, and the emergence of Athlon™ chips is very telling. So I don't think we should sell stocks, but rather buy the dip when we can! ”

Liu Dong trusts Feng Jianhui's views and opinions, and since the other party feels that it has investment value, Liu Dong doesn't mind going further, "Can you buy it?" ”

"I'm afraid there's not much hope! Although the Batumi agreement has now been canceled, US regulators may not allow a Chinese consortium to control advanced US semiconductor companies. ”

Liu Dong, who had a faint guess about such an answer, couldn't help but be a little disappointed when he really got the exact answer.

"In that case, you can do it, right? Buy as many shares as you can! ”

Chaowei Semiconductor, which was originally a company with a market value of only $5 billion, has now seen its share price fall sharply, and it can be close to controlling for a maximum of $1 billion without being able to control it.

"I see!"

"Hmmm! During this time, you should pay more attention to the news of the US stock market, especially the news that is not good for us! ”

"Yes!"

After Liu Dong hung up the phone, he definitely didn't expect his words to be true. The next day, when he had just gotten up from Helen's body, he received a call from Feng Jianhui again.

It's still not a good thing this time.

Standard Chartered Bank's Starwood Group, which owns 35.6% of the shares, and Hasbro Group, which owns 13.9%, also fell due to excessive debt after a large merger.

On the third day, Standard Chartered Bank controlled 12.8%, GCA Holdings held 4.3%, and GCA Group held a total of 17.1% of Apple, but Apple, which had just risen due to the launch of a 64-bit personal computer and iPod music player, suffered another heavy blow because of the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer at the helm Steve Jobs.

On the fourth day, the stock prices of Amazon, which Hanhua Holdings invested, and even Microsoft fell to varying degrees.

And in this series of declines, GCA Group and Standard Chartered Bank lost nearly $8 billion in huge fortunes.

However, compared with these losses, what makes Liu Dong feel even more chilling in his heart is the huge force hidden behind these changes.

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