Of all the technologies owned by Future Group, Hua was currently most interested in the maglev road.
Three-dimensional transportation had a significant effect on relieving traffic pressure in high-density cities. Not to mention, the anti-human license plate and number limit policy could be completely abolished. When three-dimensional transportation was implemented, the capacity of the city's transportation network would increase exponentially.
It was precisely because of this that Hua directly offered a sky-high price of 10 billion to ask Future Heavy Industries to help transform the maglev transportation network in the pilot city – Shenzhen.
Jiang Chen certainly wouldn't refuse. After all, it was a great opportunity to open up the overseas market for Luer maglev vehicles. The higher the degree of electrification in Hua, the more difficult it would be to reject his Global Power Grid Plan, and the more difficult it would be to get rid of Xin's influence in the future …
Jiang Chen wasn't satisfied with this. Taking this opportunity, he tried to sell the concept of "smart cities" to Ye Qinghua.
"The so-called smart city is to integrate all public services such as logistics, transportation, communication, water and electricity, all of which will be coordinated and deployed by AI. Take maglev technology as an example. We connect every car to the traffic network, maintain a specific speed at a specific height, and keep vehicles at the same height relatively stationary, thus completely eliminating traffic accidents caused by vehicle collisions … "
Ye Qinghua listened to Jiang Chen's words. His cloudy eyes flickered, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Although he didn't say anything, Jiang Chen's words had already planted a seed in his heart.
The seed of the future.
…
At nine o 'clock in the evening on July 29th, a bright silver silhouette emerged from the horizon, and the Gulfstream G650 landed smoothly at Coro International Airport.
Elon Musk, who was sitting by the window, opened his tired eyes and looked out through the porthole. He had yet to fully adjust to the jet lag. He saw a variety of models, the runway that was rapidly moving backward, and the brightly lit city in the distance …
The blue signal on the side of the runway flew backward, like a colorful snake, and gradually blurred his eyes.
At this moment, he felt someone tugging at his sleeve, so he blinked his eyes, moved his gaze away from the porthole, and looked at the person beside him.
"Mr. Musk, we're here," his assistant whispered.
Elon Musk nodded and pressed his hands on the armrests. The moment he stood up, his tired eyes shone with sharpness again.
He was a man with clear goals and was used to seeing the world from the perspective of an engineer.
When he was in university, he often thought about what the real problems the world was facing and what would affect the future of mankind. He was optimistic about the Internet, sustainable energy, and space exploration. Later, he entered these three fields as promised and dropped three blockbusters, namely PayPal, Tesla-Motors, and SpaceX.
Although the latter two were defeated by Luer and Celestial Trade respectively, neither Tesla nor SpaceX truly collapsed. But now, with the bankruptcy of the "Noah's Ark" fund, the hundred-billion-dollar project was lost to SpaceX, and now it was excluded from the Earth Defense Alliance's Earth Fleet plan.
In the long run, even if SpaceX inherited the advantages accumulated by NASA during the Cold War era, it would be left behind in this rapidly changing era.
Thinking of this, Elon Musk was not in a good mood.
The primary goal of his trip to Xin was to talk to Jiang Chen face to face. Although he didn't have much hope when he came, how would he know if he didn't try?
After he got off the plane, the airport staff came over and chatted with his assistant. Soon, his assistant came back, walked quickly to Elon Musk's side, and whispered.
"Mr. Musk, Future Group arranged a special car for us outside the airport's special passage."
"Future Group?" Elon Musk's expression was slightly surprised. "They already know I'm coming?"
But it made sense. Disregarding the fact that the international airport under his feet was funded by Celestial Trade, even Xin's air defense was contracted by Celestial Trade. From the moment his plane took off from Los Santos International Airport, Celestial Trade already knew he was coming.
Although the feeling of his privacy being spied on made him a little uncomfortable, he didn't say anything. After all, he still hoped to persuade Jiang Chen to separate politics from economic cooperation and give SpaceX a fair chance to participate in the market competition.
"What do you think? Should we take the hotel car, or … "The assistant asked in a quiet voice.
"Let the hotel car go back. Remember to bring my suitcase." Elon Musk walked in the direction of the airport staff.
A black car was parked at the exit of the special passage. After he walked there, he finally understood why Jiang Chen sent a car to pick him up. It was because the airport gate was surrounded by a sea of reporters.
It seemed that the news was leaked before he left.
Among the broadcast vans at the airport gate, he even saw the shadow of the Los Santos Times.
SpaceX lost the bid for the Earth Fleet project, and many people were waiting to see him make a fool of himself. Especially those in the industry, they would certainly kick him when he was down. It was no exaggeration to say that as long as he showed his face in front of the reporters at the airport gate, he would appear in the Los Santos newspaper the next day and be labeled as Celestial Trade's concession.
With this thought in mind, a bitter smile appeared on Elon's face. The dissatisfaction caused by his privacy being spied on was gone, and he felt a sense of gratitude toward Jiang Chen.
Elon Musk sat in the car to the hotel, looked out the window at the traffic passing by, and sighed emotionally.
"I originally thought Silicon Valley was the future of the world. I didn't expect Coro City to enter the 22nd century ahead of time."
"First time here? You'll be even more surprised when you get to the city center. " The man in charge of driving looked at Elon and grinned. "I don't know if you've seen a movie before? Let me remind you, the one starring Bruce Willis. "
"Bruce Willis starring?" Elon Musk frowned and thought for a moment, then a name suddenly appeared in his mind. "The Fifth Element?"
"That's right, the Fifth Element. It's one of the few sci-fi blockbusters in France. "The driver laughed.
"I didn't expect the dream of the UA to be realized by Xin," Elon Musk exclaimed.
"It's the dream of all mankind," the driver said with pride.
"You're not a native of Xin?" Elon Musk suddenly asked.
"I used to be British, but what does it matter? Three years ago, we voted to leave the European Union, and then I moved here with my wife. Did you know? That was the proudest decision of my life. If you haven't lived here, you'll never feel how amazing the changes here are. "
Elon Musk gave him a meaningful look.
When a person began to be proud of his new nationality, then no matter where he came from, it had nothing to do with him now.
Xin's assimilation ability had reached a terrifying level. This assimilation was not because of the charm of the system or culture, but purely because of the technological advantage. It made people living here feel superior to people from other countries.
Yes, even the most prosperous city in California was a bit lacking compared to the city of the future.
At the very least, not a single car in California could fly on the road.
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