After a night of Huang and Yin, Zhou left Los Angeles and headed to Bolivia in South America, where he attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the remote sensing test center. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In 2005, Zhou You's companies rented a communication channel for a commercial satellite in Hong Kong, and the company's internal contacts provided private technical support.

However, this kind of privacy is only relative, because this channel is still controlled by others, even if the company around the company is technically encrypted and can retain certain trade secrets, but as long as someone wants to investigate, they can still restore their signal.

Therefore, under the arrangement of Zhou Tour, the headquarters in Singapore has been liaising with the mainland since last year, hoping to rent rockets from the mainland and launch its own satellites.

Negotiations have been going on for more than a year, and agreements have recently been reached that the first private satellite will be launched in early 2009. At that time, the company's communication network will use its own satellites in the same way as the military of various countries, which has indescribable benefits for the protection of trade secrets.

Although there are no secrets in this world that cannot be solved, when the cost of cracking is different, these secrets can be kept for a longer time.

Bolivia's Altiplano Plateau is one of the flattest plateaus in the world, and it is also home to the world-famous Sky Realm...... Salar de Uyuni.

With an area of almost 10,000 square kilometres, the Salar de Uyuni is one of the most magical landscapes in the world, and because of its empty and smooth area, it is extremely flat, with minimal difference in altitude and high surface reflectivity, making it an ideal place to test and calibrate Earth remote sensing satellites.

Therefore, Zhou You chose to build his own satellite control center here. Of course, there is also the reason that the companies that travel here are not subject to government interference, and other countries are even less so.

It is also the region with the largest lithium reserves in the world, accounting for more than half of the world's reserves, and is very easy to mine.

Once the most mined region of silver in the world, it remained impoverished for centuries. Sitting in the Land Rover, I found that many of the houses here are like broken walls, and there are no roofs.

When asked why, Gracia said with a smile: "The annual rainfall here is not even enough to wet their clothes, so many poor people build houses with walls and no roofs at all. If we hadn't come here to develop it, it would have been impossible to build an airport that could ground large aircraft. ”

At the mention of the airport, Gracia's face was filled with happiness. Because the airport, which was built near the small town of Uyuni, was officially named Gracia Airport by Bolivian officials in recognition of Gracia's assistance to Bolivia.

Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in South America. In the South American War more than a hundred years ago, they lost their only access to the sea and became a landlocked country. However, in the desert they lost, there is the world's largest saltpeter mine, very rich in gold and copper.

Gracia has been actively shaping its own image in recent years, in Asia, Yan Fangqing is the spokesperson of Zhou You, but in Europe, America, Gracia has become the spokesperson of Zhou You.

In addition to her business help, Gracia is also very conscious of her reputation, and she has become the most private entrepreneur in South America.

But the fact that an airport named after Gracia makes her particularly happy. To this end, she has also stepped up her philanthropic activities in Bolivia, which has won more accolades.

According to Zhou You, because the Bolivian official sycophant behavior is particularly effective, other countries are also considering naming a number of schools and construction projects in the name of Gracia. It is foreseeable that there will be more and more money to pay after traveling.

"When I arrive at the hotel, do I need to arrange a trip to the lithium mine factory under construction?"

"I don't go to the factory, I don't understand the technical stuff, and I used to disrupt the normal routine. After attending the groundbreaking ceremony, we went to the Salar de Uyuni to have a good time. I've been admiring the famous Sky Realm for a long time, and if it weren't for the scientists who were waiting, while the sun hadn't set, I would have thought it would have passed now. ”

"Now is the most beautiful time in the sky realm, about ten centimeters of water on the salt surface, the whole sky and the earth are connected, and it is impossible to distinguish the bound......ary," she glanced out the window and said, "It's a pity that there are too few white clouds today, otherwise, when we go there, you will think that you are living in a fairyland." ”

Zhou You pinched her little face and said with a smile: "With you by your side, everywhere is a fairyland." ”

She didn't appreciate it, wrinkled her nose and said, "Then who slept with a bunch of celebrities last night?" Hmph, don't think I don't know about it in South America. ”

Zhou You was a little embarrassed, cleared his throat and said, "You know, I am true love for you, and I am just playing with them." ”

Gracia smiled, snuggled into his arms comfortingly and said: "The moment you became the richest man in the world, you no longer belonged to us alone or a few people, now you belong to the wealth of mankind all over the world." How do you say it in Chinese? ”

"What?"

"It's an idiom that describes you as attractive and attracts girls......"

"Moths to the fire?"

"yes, you're a rotten egg, so flies will fly over."

Zhou You stretched out his hand and pinched her thin waist, and laughed: "Did you say that about your husband?" Gracia couldn't stand the irritation and smiled and begged for mercy.

However, when she got out of the car, the crooked little woman immediately turned into a tsundere strong woman again. She held Zhou You's arm, except for looking at Zhou You's eyes a little gentle, she had a cold expression in front of everyone else.

Uyuni is a small town with a total population of no more than 3,000 people, most of whom are engaged in tourism, which is considered a wealthy town in Bolivia.

The Bolivians' plans to travel around have also benefited the people here, with a total investment of more than $1.5 billion, the Potosí Lithium Development Company being built on the outskirts of the town, which is the only nearby place with a water source.

Stretching west into Chile, more than 2 million square kilometers of land near the Salar de Uyuni and extending westward into Chile are known as the Earth's dry poles. The annual rainfall here is pitiful, and everyone depends on the water flowing down from the Andes for water, so only places where there are rivers are inhabited.

The lithium development company has a total of 12 shareholders, including seven mainland companies and one from the Singapore Institute of Technology, and eight of them hold nearly 40 percent of the shares.

The remaining four, traveling around is still the old rule, accounting for 20% of the shares. The remaining more than 40 percent of the shares are held by Bolivia's three state-controlled companies, but they hold only 30 percent of the voting rights in the management of the company.

In addition to the low-level employees, the local company does not have any middle managers. However, as compensation, all production and sales of lithium mines, with the exception of the lithium product research and development center, will be carried out in Bolivia.

This is much stronger than before, because in the past, they could only export raw materials, and did not have the ability to produce and process at all.

The arrival of the tour was highly valued by the Bolivian government, and although President Morales did not come to greet him personally due to state affairs, he also appointed the vice president as a special envoy to attend the groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow. When the special plane traveled through Peru, it was also escorted by fighter jets, and this treatment was not low at all.

From the afternoon until late at night, Zhou You's been meeting different people, including Bolivian officials, business representatives, and more scientists from the mainland. At this time, Zhou You regretted not inviting Musk over, and if he came, he would definitely have more common language with these scientists.

However, the cooperation has not yet begun, and there is no reason for Zhou You to invite him over, or to invite him when the construction is completed, so he must be able to provide a lot of useful advice.

With his arrival, this characteristic salt inn in the small town of Uyuni has also become the center of attention of the Bolivian media. Dozens of reporters stood guard outside the small hotel and filmed his arrival in all directions.

Gracia is also busy, not only accompanying Zhou You for business meetings, but also arranging tomorrow's ceremonies, and in the dead of night, she also needs a massage to make her tired body feel better.

Early the next morning, the long convoy departed from Uyuni and drove into the surging Salar de Uyuni in the small village of Kolchani north of Uyuni.

It was also the first time that I had close contact with a magical place that was unique in this world, and experienced a 100-kilometer water journey.

The salt layer here is five or six meters thick, and in winter, the lake dries up like a giant white mirror. In the summer, when the rainy season arrives, the water that flows down from the mountains fills the surface of the lake, forming a shallow lake.

At this time, the role of the mirror, coupled with the reflection of water and light, and the reflection of the blue sky and white clouds, will form a dreamy scenery that makes people forget to return.

The time for the trip is just right, December is also the local rainy season, although the water on the lake is only five or six centimeters deep, but you can already see the fantastic scenery reflected by the earth outside the car window.

When the convoy reached the middle of the lake, the lake and the sky seemed to have become one, and the white clouds in the sky seemed to be in the sky, but they seemed to be under their feet, and human beings could no longer distinguish where they were in this environment.

"It's so beautiful, let's bring the kids over this Christmas, shall we?"

Gracia shook his head and said, "I have already told Orti that Christmas will be celebrated in Spain, and then I will directly participate in the New Year's celebration held by the royal family." ”

Zhou You pondered for a while and said: "Let's come here, drive my special plane over to pick them up, lest the Spanish people say that the royal family is spending money indiscriminately." ”

"Okay, but you call Felipe, I'm afraid their royal family has already arranged it."

The convoy traveled at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour on the water, and the convoy was drawn by the convoy in layers of ripples, which somewhat ruined the effect of these landscapes. Thinking that he would come to appreciate it after a while, Zhou You withdrew his gaze, took out his speech, and began to read it silently.

The site of the satellite remote control centre is located at the foot of the Tunupa volcano between the Salar de Uyuni and the Salar of Koipasa, facing the Salar de Uyuni facing south. A small river flowing down from the crater flows into the salt marsh, and a small dam has been built by a few dozen local residents, with a satellite control center built underneath it.

The volcano is 5,300 meters above sea level and has a direct drop of 2,000 meters from the Salar de Uyuni, so it looks spectacular. However, due to the lack of rainfall in the area, there is very little vegetation, and there is not even a single tree.

However, the local pink flamingos and thousand-year-old cacti are very famous, and the dreamy sky realm still attracts many tourists from all over the world.

The groundbreaking ceremony is actually such a set of procedures, even the scientists who participated in the ceremony did not come much, and most of the scientists also set up a control sub-center at the Singapore headquarters.

When the control center is built, most of the people will be based in Singapore, except for the necessary staff, and the data will be shared between the two places. In this way, even if something goes wrong, the other center can save all the data.

Although it is a large and sparsely populated area, the area of the control center is not large, mainly because of security concerns. The space is too large and will put a lot of unnecessary burden on the security work.

Since it was the mainland scientists who participated in the construction of this project, the ambassadors of the mainland also attended today's groundbreaking ceremony and made speeches on the stage.

Vice President Linera praised the far-reaching impact of the satellite control center on Bolivia, but in reality, it will not bring any benefit to Bolivia except that it will be built in Bolivia.

He also praised the influence of the business kingdom led by Zhou You, which has brought about large-scale infrastructure and investment in Bolivia. Since the beginning of this year, the development plan has brought more than $30 billion in contracts to Bolivia, and more than $10 billion has been secured.

And, because of their entry around the tour, the entry of other supporting enterprises has also brought more than 5 billion dollars of projects to Bolivia. For Bolivia, which has nothing but resources, the entry of these projects has brought about a sea change for them.

Moreover, it is not a coastal country, and although they are rich in resources, they are difficult to transport, which also causes the development here to lag behind.

It's like they found a huge oil and gas field in the primeval forest on the border with Brazil and Uruguay, but the natural gas here can't be sold at all, because the cost of shipping it out is much higher than the price of the natural gas itself.

However, Zhou You led hundreds of enterprises to develop Bolivia as a whole, which will be an opportunity to enhance Bolivia in an all-round way, not to mention the export of some scarce resources, even ordinary resources, after economic development and domestic demand expansion, can also drive the development of the industry.

(It's a little dry, because it's a little carvin.) It's the finishing touch, but there's a feeling of a lot of confusion. I'll get back to it as soon as I can. ）