105 Unexpected Things
Ocean adventurer Zhou Quan is about to make some big moves, and he is now inviting some investors and some powerful companies to carry out a large-scale ocean salvage plan.
From the legendary sunken pirate capital of Port Royal to the lurking gold fleets at the bottom of the sea, or the California gold mines buried at the bottom of the ocean, there are rumors about it.
As an adventurer who once fished out hundreds of millions of treasures in the sea, Zhou Quan sent out an invitation this time. It is said that there are powerful salvage companies such as Odyssey Marine Exploration, and one of the founders of Microsoft, Paul. Allan.
Odyssey Corporation, which has always been dedicated to finding shipwrecks, interesting stories, extraordinary treasures and precious artifacts. In recent years, there have been many important discoveries, including some priceless treasures and valuable historical artifacts. In addition, Odyssey is also involved in the collection and research of some shipwreck historical data and the restoration of historical documents.
They have an in-depth study of the history of shipwrecks in the world, and the company's research team includes world-renowned scientists, technicians and archaeologists. And they once salvaged hundreds of millions of dollars of wealth "Mercedes", although the Spanish government succeeded in recovering it, but this cannot deny the strength of Odyssey.
Although Zhou Quan did not have a good impression of Spain, he had to admit that the Spanish government's recovery of cultural relics provided him with some experience, at least this would make Zhou Quan know what was risky. Odyssey, this is a bitter master, but it will make a lot of salvage people know something; Zhou Quan did some disgraceful things for the first time to salvage the treasure of the ocean shipwreck, but it was because he didn't encounter such trouble in recovery.
As for Paul. Allen, this rich man is actually a sore egg with a wide range of interests and idleness; Let's not mention Paul. Allen's other hobbies, just mention the billionaire who owns the world's most valuable private yacht, the Octopus, and his archaeological team found the wreckage of the Japanese Navy warship Musashi on the bottom of the sea in the Sibuyan Sea in the Philippines.
This rich man is still very adventurous, and he once lent the Octopus to help others complete their expeditions; Because his Octopus is also equipped with a submarine, he once teamed up with GoogleEarth to "Explore the Oceans" to help Discovery Science Channel research ocean documentaries capture underwater footage; Also once helped the great director James. Cameron completes a journey to explore the deepest point of the earth.
Of course, this wealthy man with a wide range of interests prefers music and space travel to ocean exploration. But that's fine, as long as we can work together.
In fact, some of the news released now is false and true, which is a commercial hype; While attracting more investors, it is also taking some preventive shots.
Anyway, Zhou Quan knew that he hadn't received a formal offer from Odyssey or Paul yet. Allen's formal inquiry or something. Now, these specious news are often just so-called sources or related people.
This is a really big project, and what Zhou Quan needs to do now is to integrate the resources in his hands, which is to salvage the shipwreck treasure better and more confidently in the future.
This is not a simple matter, it is necessary to find some valuable shipwrecks, which needs to ensure the allocation and protection of some resources. In the final analysis, if the project has a lot of funds and a large project, there are more interests involved in all aspects.
In fact, Zhou Quan is not like some adventurers or the like, and some unreliable adventurers only start to hunt for treasure after getting the financial guarantee of investors. But for Zhou Quan, what he needs is to allocate more resources with some investors, so that he will not divide most of the profits, he does not need venture capital, he only needs some resources.
Ocean salvage is definitely not a simple matter, don't look at Zhou Quan, he has found several wrecks, but he doesn't have any suitable salvage equipment or anything like that. So he can only fish out the treasure again and again, which is not a big deal at all, and many times the salvage of the entire wreckage of the hull is also very valuable.
"My dad wants me to ask you if you are doing salvage this time because you don't have enough money or something. He said he could lend you some money, and then you wouldn't have to share a lot of your profits. ”
As soon as Chen Xin arrived at the villa, she saw Zhou Quan's sad face, sitting under the sun umbrella staring at the computer in a daze, she felt that Zhou Quan seemed to be in a big problem now.
"Thank you to my future father-in-law, I am grateful. It's not enough now, it's really not that I'm short of money, the key is that I lack relationships. "Zhou Quan is still very grateful, because in the eyes of many people, Zhou Quan has excellent skills, and he actually earns more by salvaging himself; Looking for investment now, it is very likely that the capital chain is under great pressure, after all, he is now engaged in island development, which costs a lot of money.
Not only Chen Xin's family is now thinking about sharing the pressure on Zhou Quan, but Zhou Quan's friends are also working hard to support Zhou Quan.
Yang Guang is actually under a lot of pressure now, after all, the travel agency has just started and needs to spend a lot of money, but now he has basically sent all the money he can take out to Zhou Quan's side. Alexander and Reed are also busy scraping together money now, hoping to relieve the pressure on Zhou Quan.
Relatives and friends are all helping Zhou Quan, and they all generally think that Zhou Quan may have encountered some pressure and Zhou Quan is short of money.
Thoughtfully and carefully explained some of his plans to Chen Xin, not to slap a swollen face and become fat, but because although these misunderstandings moved him, if these relatives and friends came to support him, his plan would be in vain.
In fact, such an investment is not a simple matter, although Zhou Quan has salvaged a lot of marine treasures, but when it comes to their own interests, those investors actually need to consider carefully, after all, this is risky. And in this process, it is not only necessary to consider the risk, but also the profit distribution.
Don't look at it, it has a lot of ability, but marine salvage has never been a simple thing. Thoughtfulness can give many investors some confidence, but now it is more of a wait-and-see attitude.
"Isn't it, you're going to help salvage the warship?"
Chen Xin saw the reason for Zhou Quan's sad face, it was really speechless.
"That said, I'm going to set up a salvage team to get the treasure. But as soon as the news spread, someone here invited me to salvage the wreck. I really don't know what to do, and if I go, I might earn some money for labor and some fame. But this threshold is very high and very difficult, which is difficult to say. ”
Zhou Quan was indeed very distressed and speechless; Now it is not only Zhou Quan who is speechless, but Chen Xin is also speechless after knowing the news.
This time, the reason why Zhou Quan felt more bitter was the legendary Zhengzhì, because the shipwreck to be explored this time was the Belgrano battleship, which has the name of one of the world's six major shipwrecks. It's not about the treasures on it, but about some of the 'political zhì' and unsolved cases that it represents.
It was an Argentine cruiser that sank thirty years earlier during the Falklands War between England and Argentina, and the sinking of the battleship Belgrano was one of the most tragic and controversial events in the Falkland War.
There were a lot of deaths, it was difficult to rescue, and most importantly, Argentina and England had their own opinions, and they both believed that the other might have violated the rules of engagement.
So that's where the case and the controversy come from, and Argentina has always wanted more information, to find its wreckage. Although many people thought it might have sunk to about 4,000 meters underwater, the search for it never stopped. Because this is the need of the government, there may be a lot to do to find it.
At a depth of about 4,000 meters, this is too difficult; Even if Zhou Quan has excellent water properties now, it is impossible to dive, and of course, this is not expected to dive Zhou Quan. With the cooperation of the Argentine Navy and some professional instruments, in fact, it is more necessary to find its location, rather than salvage in the real sense.
This matter has never been simple; It's difficult and risky, but there are plenty of benefits to it.
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