Chapter 384 Feeling Good About Myself
Chapter 384 Feeling Good About Myself
Just when the two were worried and packed their bags to return home, Duke suddenly received a call.
”Mr. Hamish? Hello, hello!”
”… I understand. I’m out of town now and will be back in Nunavut in about two days!”
”…”
After Duke hung up the phone, he was still confused.
Byrne couldn’t help asking, “Who is Hamish?”
”The head of ExxonMobil’s investment department, they want to invest in us!”
”ExxonMobil?!”
”Yes!”
Duke couldn’t help pacing back and forth in the room excitedly: “They plan to invest 100 million US dollars in us first, and then add more depending on the situation!”
”With Mobil’s investment, we will definitely become the world’s first company to complete a commercial controlled nuclear fusion reactor! What about China and Kang Chi, let them go to hell!”
The two excited people quickly took a plane to leave China and rushed to Irving, Texas to discuss investment matters.
Of course, Mobil’s money is not so easy to get.
According to Mobil’s analysis, the current total investment of General Fusion is at most 50 million, so they asked for an additional investment of 100 million and a share of 66% of General Fusion’s shares.
Hearing Mobil’s lion’s mouth, Duke was immediately angry.
Not only could he not accept such a condition, but the Maple Leaf Country’s Ministry of Energy and Amazon were even less likely to agree.
Especially Amazon, originally they just wanted to keep General Fusion in a half-dead state, betting on a plan to turn a bicycle into a motorcycle, but with the addition of Mobil, things became complicated.
Finally, after several rounds of negotiations among the four parties, Mobil agreed to pay only 50 million in exchange for 20-30% of General Fusion’s shares. The reason why it is a floating share is that Duke and them signed a bet agreement. If General Fusion can successfully ignite by the end of this year, Mobil will take the initiative to give 10% of its shares to Duke, accounting for only 20%.
On the contrary, they will not only hold 30% of the shares, but will continue to invest 50 million to buy Duke’s 21% shares, thus becoming the actual person in charge of General Fusion.
From this, it can be seen that Mobil’s goal from the beginning to the end is to buy the entire General Fusion.
In fact, Mobil does not care whether General Fusion can complete ignition before the end of the year.
As Academician Zhong Weijian analyzed, the outside world may not know much about the magnetized target device, but after professional evaluation and analysis, they are very clear that General Fusion’s LM-26 has very serious limitations.
The ultra-low operating efficiency leads to the fact that even if the LM-26 is successfully ignited, the Q value breaks through the historic 1 and reaches an astonishing 5.9,
But it is still a long way from true commercialization.
And this distance is where the money is really burned…
It may be billions of dollars, or it may be hundreds of billions or even hundreds of billions.
At that time, it is not something that Mobil can afford to play with.
So they can only play with the early stage, Use a small 100 million to fight for the future of controlled nuclear fusion, and at the same time consolidate their dominant position in the energy field.
At least, in the public opinion and capital market, it gives people an illusion: Mobil is about to master controlled nuclear fusion and become a well-deserved energy overlord.
That’s enough.
Anyway, ordinary people can know the Q value, which is already the limit of knowledge. It’s too easy to fool them…
And Amazon is actually happy to see their bet, because their purpose is just to invest and make money.
Once the return on this investment reaches their expectations, they can get rid of it at any time.
The joining of Mobil will only make the value of General Fusion higher, and Amazon, which has done nothing, will only benefit from it.
Why not? On the second day after the investment plan was finalized, Mobil, Amazon and General Fusion held a joint press conference.
General Fusion CEO Duke announced the joining of Mobil to the public at the press conference with great joy, and constantly emphasized that China’s line changes and Mobil’s joining are the best proof of the correctness of the magnetized target route.
“General Fusion currently holds 698 technical patents for magnetized target fusion devices, and the proportion of technical patents in the field of magnetized targets is as high as 82%, making it an absolute leader in the field of magnetized target research.”
”And Mobil has always been a leading company in the energy field. With their support, General Fusion will undoubtedly continue toContinue to maintain and expand the leading edge in the research field of controlled nuclear fusion magnetized targets!”
”We plan to conduct the first ignition experiment of Lawson Machine-26 before the end of this year. This will be an experiment that can truly ignite the light of hope for civilization. Please wait and see! ”
“…”
Under the joint manipulation of Mobil and Amazon, this news quickly became a hot news in the M continent.
Including the M Energy Bureau, Wall Street and other major departments and institutions, they could not help but refocus their attention on this originally inconspicuous small company.
Although Duke only emphasized China and Kang Chi once when emphasizing the correctness of the magnetized target route, it can be seen from his subsequent constant emphasis on the word “leading” that their actual ambition is to build a patented technical barrier for the magnetized target nuclear fusion device before China, and complete the technical blockade of China’s controllable nuclear fusion field.
At a time when China has made breakthroughs in chip technology and made major breakthroughs in batteries and aerospace lunar exploration, it is undoubtedly an exciting thing for them to have someone stand up and say that they want to snipe China once.
At least it feels more reliable than the Energy Bureau!
So on the afternoon of the day the news was released, Mobil and Amazon’s stock prices rose by 1.3% and 0.9% respectively!
It means that Mobil only spent 50 million to exchange for the market value of the two companies exceeding 100 billion US dollars. Just this benefit alone made the shareholders of the two companies smile from ear to ear.
Of course, the stock market rises and falls. Every penny created by the financial market needs real support. Otherwise, when the bubble is burst, someone will pay a painful price for it…
However, for the Energy Bureau of M Country, Mobil’s move also made them feel relieved. Anyway, they don’t have to take the blame if it fails, and they can also benefit from it if it succeeds.
…
Pangu Base.
After learning that Yan Hui had returned from Xifei, Kang Chi immediately walked out of the assembly workshop. After taking off his sweat-soaked work clothes, he simply wiped his sweat with a towel, and then took a sip of the iced coffee prepared by Bai Niu in advance.
”Comfortable… Welcome back.”
”Thank you. ”
Looking at Kang Chi with wet hair, to be honest, Yan Hui still admires him.
With Kang Chi’s current status, he can actually sit in the office and command others easily, without having to do it himself, but Kang Chi always insists on being at the forefront of work, and never gets tired of it…
He is so energetic that Yan Hui is under great pressure.
However, what Yan Hui doesn’t know is that Kang Chi actually wants to be lazy occasionally, but every time he sees the few remaining mastery points, he completely loses the idea of being lazy, just like when he used to play games, he felt uncomfortable when he saw the number of gold coins in the package was about to be cleared, he just wished that the time would quickly reach 12 o’clock, and the system would quickly reset the daily tasks…
After returning the empty cup to Bai Niu, Kang Chi smiled and asked Yan Hui: “Have you finished the design plan for Xunlong?”
”Yeah. “Yan Hui took the blueprint from his assistant and spread it out for Kang Chi to review.
”The aerodynamic layout of the exterior has not changed much, mainly the air intake and exhaust holes have been adjusted significantly, and the balance performance has theoretically increased by 12%. ”
Kang Chi took a few simple glances, then nodded and said, “As long as you think it’s okay, we can officially enter the manufacturing stage tomorrow.”
”Aren’t you building Jinwu No. 1?” Yan Hui hesitated, “I heard that General Fusion has received support from Mobil and wants to be the first to establish a patent barrier for magnetized targets…”
”Building Xunlong will definitely take up a lot of base resources. Will it affect your progress?”
Kang Chi shook his head indifferently and said, “Don’t worry, I built 10 more Bainiu some time ago, which is enough for you. As for General Fusion…”
”They think that they can block the road with just one LM-26. It’s too beautiful… If they build a rocket, then we build a rocket that can really go into space. ”
”Isn’t it ridiculous to rely on a patent for a sky rocket to block the space rocket technology? What’s more, we don’t know whether their sky rocket can be launched…”
In fact, Yan Hui only knew that Kang Chi was working on Jinwu No. 1, but he didn’t know its specific technical standards.
So after hearing Kang Chi’s analogy, he couldn’t help but be surprised and said: “Is the gap so big?”
”About the same.” Kang Chi said confidently, “The technology from Pangu Base never needs to rely on patents to establish technical barriers. ” ”Just like solid-state batteries,So, they know the direction, and they must have taken our batteries for disassembly and research, but they have tried their best to think about it, but they just can’t make it…”
”This is the highest and most desperate technical barrier!”
Looking at Kang Chi with a confident face, even Yan Hui, who has long been accustomed to it, couldn’t help but give him a thumbs up: “I’m not saying that I’m flattering, Mr. Kang’s bragging is really endless!”
Yan Hui’s exaggerated expression and actions made Kang Chi couldn’t help but smile: “Okay, I won’t brag to you anymore, I’m going to get busy, you go back and have a good rest today.”
”Okay. ”
……
Jiangbei Province, Yizhou City.
In a milk tea shop in Ziyun County, two women in their early thirties were sitting by the window, drinking milk tea and chatting.
Looking at the busy streets outside the window, the more fashionable girl on the left couldn’t help but sigh: “I remember when I was in high school, this road was the most prosperous in Ziyun. Now it’s been almost 20 years, and I can only come here to shop…”
”No way.” Another woman with black-framed glasses, who looked like a married woman, put down her milk tea with a little helplessness, and said, “Ziyun has so few people. There are more people who go out to develop than those who come from the countryside. After all the development, this place is still the most popular. ”
”Hey, I really envy you for not getting married yet. You can go wherever you want. I guess I can’t leave Ziyun in my life…”
”No, you will be free when the child grows up. “The fashionable girl said with a smile, “The transportation in Ziyun is quite convenient now. When the plane of Song Air Communication arrives in Ziyun, it will take only half an hour to get to Luzhou, which is faster than taking the subway to work in Pengcheng.”
”The plane of Song Air Communication? That will take years… But speaking of Song Air Communication, our old classmate is really amazing. Who would have thought that he would be so successful…”
”Yeah, I was also shocked when I saw the news at that time. I thought it was someone with the same name, but I didn’t expect it to be him… By the way, I heard that you organized a reunion for old classmates last year and invited him?”
”Well, what’s the use of inviting him? He ignored us and made everyone very disappointed… But it would be nice if you were here.”
”What’s the use of me?”
”Why are you pretending with me?” The young woman teased, “Everyone in the class knew that Kang Chi liked you.”
”No way. “The fashion girl glared at the young woman with some shame and anger, “He just lent me an umbrella at the time, but Shen Lijun saw it and spread it everywhere…”
”Ahem…”
Just then, a man next to the two suddenly coughed dryly, came over and said with a smile: “Are you Kang Chi’s classmates?”
The two women looked at the man with a little vigilance and did not reply.
”Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean anything else…”
The man was Lai Qinglei, who was ordered to come to Ziyun to inquire about Kang Chi’s gossip. It was naturally no coincidence that he appeared in this milk tea shop…
He took out a reporter’s card directly from his pocket: “Actually, I am a reporter from Jiangbei Metropolis Daily. This time I came to Ziyun because my leader asked me to write a report about Kang Chi’s student days… I just happened to hear you discussing Kang Chi. Can I disturb you for a few minutes? ”
After looking at his press card, the two of them put down most of their guard and answered doubtfully: “Yes, we were classmates with Kang Chi, but we were only in the same class in the first year of high school. After the division of arts and sciences in the second year of high school, he went to… which class was it?”
”I think it was Class 16.”
”Why do I remember it was Class 12?”
”Impossible, Bai Guijuan is in Class 12, I go to Class 12 to see her every day and have never seen Kang Chi.”
”That means you have never noticed him, okay. ”
“…”
While the two were still discussing which class Kang Chi would be assigned to in the second year of high school, Lai Qinglei was very ‘professionally’ taking out his notebook and pretending to record the key points of their discussion.
In fact, he had already turned on the recorder…
After they finally came to a conclusion, Lai Qinglei looked at the girl who was dressed fashionably.
To be honest, although this girl was dressed fashionably and had a good figure, she was a killer from behind, and her face could not be carefully examined…
Although she was wearing makeup, it still couldn’t cover up the bumpy acne marks on her skin, and both her facial features and face shape were very common. If Lai Qinglei were to give her a score, he would give her 70 points at most, of which at least 50 points were for her dress and figure…
Lai Qinglei was unwilling to admit that Kang Chi had liked her from the bottom of his heart…
How could our awesome President Kang have such a vision?
However, Lai Qinglei did not dare to be too sure…
After all, President Kang was still unknown at that time and had never seen the world, so he could like anyone.
”Um, can you tell me the name of this beautiful lady?”
”Liu Ting.”
”Well, hello, Miss Liu… Just now I seemed to hear this lady say that President Kang had liked you?”
”I think so…”
Seeing Liu Ting suddenly change her words and admit it, Lai Qinglei could not help but be stunned, and then asked: “But just now I seemed to hear you say that President Kang lent you an umbrella…”
”Lending an umbrella is just one of them. The key is that every time I look back, I can see him staring at me in a daze…”
”Well…that, is there anything else?”
”Anything else?”
”Like love letters, confessions, and the like.”
”That’s not the case.”
”Okay… I have a class photo of you guys from a sports meet. Can I ask if that’s you?”
”Yeah… that’s me.”
Lai Qinglei looked at the fat girl in the photo Liu Ting pointed at, and then looked at her: “Are you sure?”
”Yeah, I lost weight later…”
”But the facial features don’t look very similar.”
”She had some micro plastic surgery…”
”Oh, no wonder, the plastic surgery was quite successful… Sorry to bother you.”
”Huh?”
Looking at Lai Qinglei who ran away, the two of them were immediately puzzled.
Didn’t he say he was going to interview them? Why did he run away after asking two gossips? After coming out of the milk tea shop, Lai Qinglei couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
In fact, Liu Ting is not the first one.
In the past few days of “interviews”, at least ten of Kang Chi’s former female classmates have revealed that Kang Chi had a crush on them…
The key is that no matter how you look at it, it’s all “self-satisfaction”, completely wishful thinking and not credible…
But there is one thing Lai Qinglei can be sure of,
When Kang Chi was in high school, he was an unknown and transparent person in school, even a little introverted and lonely, and he was not the kind of student who would fall in love early.
The only thing that can prove that Kang Chi is a normal man is that his second-year class teacher once confiscated a book from him.
The title of the book is “Chronicles of Alibuda”…
(End of this chapter)