Luo Lei tried to touch the worn-out backpack; Sure enough, according to the rules of this linear timeline, the key items that appear in the scene are usually memory fragments that can be triggered, and this backpack just happens.

The backpack's outer skin is worn out, worn and deeply faded throughout, and it is clear that it has been used for many years.

"Look at the style should be men's...... Is it Mark's? ”

After Luo Lei's palm touched it in a transparent state, a system sound prompted, allowing him to jump successfully again.

......

After his eyes lit up, Luo Lei found himself in a luxurious conference room!

A long solid wood conference table is laid horizontally, and ergonomic chairs are neatly arranged at intervals, which can seat at least about 30 people; There are high-tech holographic projectors, surveillance and security equipment everywhere in front and rear, and there are even smart turrets in the four corners, but they are now in a static state.

After observing, Luo Lei looked in the direction of the main seat and found that the wall was printed with the symbol of the Star Group, and above the main seat below the sign, there was a middle-aged man in casual clothes, and on the left and right of him sat a group of people in expensive suits, both men and women, but their faces didn't seem to be very good.

Luo Lei immediately saw that the person sitting on the main seat was Marco!

At this time, Marco's face was not the slightest sickly, his figure was slightly burly and straight, and his eyes carried the wisdom and sharpness that only people in the prime of life would have; Even if he only wears the most ordinary clothes, his aura is capable of overwhelming everyone, making people suddenly feel that as long as he is in this room, everything must be decided by him!

At the moment, the faces of the people on Mark's left and right were different; Some were full of loss, some were resentful, and some were secretly squinting at the expressions of the others and Marco, but no one spoke.

More than a dozen people sat together, and there was silence in the conference room!

"A meeting is not a sit-in, just say what you have to say!"

Marco in the main seat was the first to break the silence!

The first time I heard Marco's angry voice, Luo Lei was stunned; is so full of energy, there is a hidden majesty in the calmness, and the tone is calm but like a stormy wave! Even if the decibel is not high, it can go straight to the hearts of the people and stir up bursts of thunder......

"Of course...... This is the image that should belong to Marco, the rocket maniac, the richest man in the world, and the pioneer of Martian colonization. Luo Lei said in his heart.

But when these words landed, instead of easing the atmosphere in the room a little, it dropped to freezing point even more!

Looking around for a while, Marco's eyes showed boredom and disdain, and he directly slapped the table and startled everyone for a while, and then said in a cold voice: "If the purpose of calling me here this time is still because of the suspension of the Mars colonization plan and the suspension of rocket production, then this meeting can end early!" ”

Hearing Marco's words, Luo Lei thought to himself: Could it be that the content of this meeting is that other shareholders and high-level executives of the Astral Group joined forces to force Marco to give up the Mars colonization plan?

This reminded him of the time when the Star Group suddenly announced that it planned to abort and indefinitely suspended the civilian rocket production line they had spent years of hard work building, which attracted a huge amount of attention from all walks of life for a while!

It was at this time that Lei Li Technology took advantage of the situation to rise! Change the main direction of human civilization from exploring outer space to building a metaverse.

"Could it be that the reason why Marco gave up landing on Mars is because the bomb can't suppress the pressure from the top inside?"

Luo Lei, who was listening, was puzzled.

His first reaction was that among this group of people, there must be a dark flag planted by Lei Li Technology!

However, judging from the performance of this meeting, it seems impossible for Marco to be unable to suppress this group of people......

Even if there are internal ghosts, how can they match the impact of the horses with their hands and eyes in the sky?

Not to mention hindering his decision-making!

At this time, among the high-level people who fell silent, a young looking professional-dressed woman mustered up the courage to say after a short hesitation: "Mr. Ma, I don't understand!" The whole world is paying attention to the Mars colonization plan, and everyone is looking forward to the day when human civilization will go to outer space! As the forerunner of the outward expansion of human civilization, our astral group is pinned on infinitely high hopes by the world......"

The more the lady spoke, the more excited she became, she stood up with her hands clenched into fists and said: "Three months ago, the 'Silver Fox 7' has successfully landed on Mars and returned to Earth, and just a month later, the 'Sky Orange' manned rocket is about to complete the final test, and all of us here will join you as the first batch of unofficial personnel to land on Mars, officially taking the first step towards human colonization of Mars!" And just before this coming moment in history......"

She suddenly said in a fierce voice, "But you said you were going to stop this plan!?" ”

When the lady said this, everyone present was in turmoil, and all kinds of emotions fluctuated!

Most people are like her, with puzzlement and unwillingness written on their faces......

"What Mr. Wang said is also our voice......"

At this time, an elderly man with gray hair and leather shoes in a suit also echoed the previous speech of the lady surnamed Wang: "As the old saying goes, the arrow is ready to fly, and it has to be sent!" Things have come to this point, and the whole world is waiting for us to hand in a satisfactory answer, if we retreat at this time...... Then the whole group will face more than just economic losses in the future! ”

Another elderly woman with silver-rimmed glasses and a calm demeanor interjected: "Mr. Ma, what the two shareholders said just now is very reasonable!" The ancients still knew that they fought with their backs, but why should we flee from the battle? Moreover...... The group is far from the point of fighting against the water! ”

The financial director slammed the stack of materials in his hand on the table and said in a deep voice: "This is the financial status of the group's business this year!" What I want to tell you is that the Mars colonization program does cost a lot of money...... However, the group's new energy vehicle and intelligent manufacturing industry is constantly profitable, which can completely make up for the capital deficit caused by the Mars project! ”

Beside her, a man in formal clothes with oily hair continued: "Not only that, but the market value of the group's shares is also rising!" At present, the global economic situation is really not optimistic, but in the bear market environment, only our astral group stands out, which is enough to prove that investors are optimistic about the Mars colonization plan! ”

This man is the Marketing Director and the head of the Group's Listing Segment.

One shareholder after another began to muster up the courage to raise their objections to this man who usually did not dare to communicate with him on an equal footing!

Each of them had doubts in their hearts, and they couldn't imagine why the "great" Marco suddenly wanted to suspend the project he had been working hard for more than ten years and destroy the "rocket empire" he had built with his own hands!

Is he crazy!? He must be crazy! Driven crazy by my own success and achievements!

Otherwise, why do you suddenly want to fall!

But he wanted to fall, and his own group of people who flew into the sky on a Marco rocket never wanted to fall with him!

......

"Bang!"

In the conference room, a loud noise made the noise stop instantly!

Marco stood up and stood out from everyone, and his very intimidating vision suddenly silenced the shareholders......

Seeing that the venue was quiet, he lowered his head and glanced at the palm prints on the table, pursed his lips, and then looked at the marketing director who spoke last and said, "Having said so much, you are the only one who has said the point......

The marketing director was so nervous that his head suddenly went blank!

He had almost forgotten what he had just said.

Marco sneered, left his seat, and paced back and forth behind everyone's chairs: "You also know that the group has invested a lot of manpower and financial resources in order to build rockets, which is almost an astronomical amount!" ”

He walked to the back of the CFO's chair and leaned on the back of the chair: "You said that the new energy industry chain can make up for this astronomical funding gap...... How much does it make up? ”

The financial director was stunned for a moment, and after a moment, he trembled and said, "Sixty percent...... Around. ”

Patting the back of the chair gently, he moved behind the old man who spoke before and said, "There is a funding gap of nearly one trillion yuan...... You say that there are a few companies in this world that can afford such a shortfall; Who dares to say that he is in debt of trillions, and he is not a last battle!? ”

The old man's heart seemed to have been hit by a heavy hammer, and when he remembered what he had just said, he suddenly felt ashamed.

Looking at the old man coldly, Marco walked behind Mr. Wang, who was the first to discover, looked at the mature woman with some cold sweat on her forehead and said, "And you, our planning director!" You are in charge of all the company's external publicity and public relations functions, and you have had a good life in the past few years! Do you just need to go to the world every day to hold press conferences, drink tea and chat with the media of various countries, and then people will keep coming to you, changing their tricks to show you courtesy, and at the end of the year, the report you hand in is better than any department? ”

Regardless of Mr. Wang's somewhat flushed face, he smiled, but said in a cold voice: "If I hadn't insisted on implementing the 'Silver Fox Experimental Project' at the beginning, I continued to launch the 'Silver Fox' on the grounds of testing to arouse world public opinion, making the Star Group the most high-profile enterprise in the world...... Do you think that with your ability, you can make this kind of effect in the corporate publicity work? ”

Tat her on the back of her chair again, and Marco didn't say more, but walked back to his seat.

He scanned the crowd with his hands on the table, like a lion ready to pounce, and said, "Do you know why people in the past would hang a turnip on a donkey's head with a branch and a rope?" Because only in this way will the donkey run forward in order to eat the radish in front of him, and the person sitting on the donkey only needs to hold this branch to guide the way, and he can reach the place he wants to reach without consuming the radish...... You are all old people in the business world, and you have followed me for many years, you will not fail to understand this truth! ”

He withdrew his hand and hugged it around his chest: "Many of us are from the grassroots, and we were determined to get ahead back then, what did we work hard for so many years? Is it really to go to space, to the moon and to Mars? ”

"It's to make money!"

There was a look of hatred for iron but not steel between his eyebrows, and Marco said sharply: "You really want to live in a place like Mars where birds don't!?" If that's the case, why not become an astronaut? It's not because I don't think being an astronaut makes money! Talk to me about my ideals and dreams......

Even if it is, this is my dream, and it has something to do with you people who make money with my dreams! ”

Maybe I feel like I'm a little out of shape......

After saying this, Marcogu turned his back on himself;

After calming down his excitement a little, he turned around.

Reining in his domineering edge, he squeezed out a smile and said softly: "This donkey is the global market and investors, they provide everything we need, and we need to harness them to earn the desired profits;

And the way to make the donkey willing for us to drive is to let them see this delicious carrot, as long as they feel that we have what it wants, and it is close to us and within reach, the donkey will continue to run and dedicate for us;

And the Mars colonization plan ...... Or rather, our civilian rockets are this carrot; When the world sees its potential and value, the desire for speculation in their hearts will be stimulated, so they will dedicate their savings to board this rocket, hoping that their lives can take off with it! ”

After a pause, he continued, "As long as the turnip is there, the donkey will keep running!" But what if you really give it food? A donkey who feels satisfied will probably only sit on the ground and enjoy the satisfaction of the harvest of his labor, and we who ride on its head will have to rest with it! ”

"So the Mars colonization plan must not succeed! It must be constantly on top of the process that will be completed but will never be completed! In this way, the astral group can always be the attention of the world and become the eternal focus in the eyes of the world, and the other businesses of the group can continue to reap more profits from all parties, and all our products will be printed with the two labels of 'Mars' and 'future', becoming the representative of the eternal trend and attracting everyone's attention! ”

A remark made all the shareholders stunned and fearful......

They looked at the man like a monster, as if there was a flood beast in front of them;

A strange beast!

Marco didn't pay attention to their expressions, his smile became more mysterious, and his voice calmer.

"Do you know what our company's real products are?

It's not a rocket, it's not a new energy product......

It's a stock......"

With that, he turned his back and touched his earlobe;

This action indicates that the meeting was finally unanimously approved and decided to suspend the Martian colonization plan.

However......

In this room, Luo Lei, who is in a transparent state, is witnessing this historic moment of mankind in the most absurd form.

At this moment, his face was covered with frost, and his eyes were cold and staring directly at Mark's back;

Two words came out of his mouth faintly......

"Fart."