Jiang Chen didn't guess wrong. They would not refuse his proposal.
When Xia Shiyu called the Ecuadorian Embassy, she received a reply from the Ecuadorian Presidential Palace on the same day.
The Ecuadorian government agreed to Future Group's proposal to lease Macena Island in the Galapagos Islands to Celestial Trade for one million Xin New dollars for a period of 50 years. If there were no accidents after 50 years, the contract would be automatically renewed for ten years.
Macena Island was located in the northern part of the Galapagos Islands, close to the equator line. The island had an area of 130 square kilometers and was basically undeveloped. No one lived on the island, except for an extinct volcano. The surrounding sea was deep, making it an excellent natural port.
According to the agreement, Celestial Trade could use Macena Island for military purposes, but the number of troops stationed on the island must not exceed 1,000, and strategic weapons such as ballistic missiles must not be deployed on the island in any form.
Ecuador offered such favorable conditions, and Future Group naturally reciprocated. Not only did they name the second space elevator project "Macena Project", but they also named the port at the end of the space elevator "Macena Port". They also promised to provide a little help to Ecuador, whose GDP data wasn't great, in next year's Earth Defense Alliance membership nomination.
In addition, according to the agreement reached between Celestial Trade and Ecuador, although the space elevator and spaceport would be built in Ecuador, it would not be bound by the Ecuadorian Constitution. Instead, it would be under the jurisdiction of the Celestial Trade Space Department as a special autonomous region.
However, even so, this unregulated space elevator still brought huge economic benefits to Ecuador, a small South American country.
Celestial City now was proof. Although it didn't contribute a dime of tax to Xin's finance, the entire space elevator almost became the entrance to the geosynchronous orbit in the eastern hemisphere. The ships that traveled to and from the major ports of Xin every day almost accounted for 60% of the cargo ships active in South Asia.
If it weren't for the fact that the capacity of one space elevator couldn't keep up and there were more distant threats, Jiang Chen would never consider the construction of a second space elevator when he was in a monopoly position.
For this space elevator, Jiang Chen's position was very clear. This "Macena Port" would be used as a space port and a space industrial base. As for the design of a large area of living and entertainment space like Celestial City, the Macena Port was not within the scope of consideration.
Only one space city was needed, and Celestial City only needed one …
…
At night, the light in the study room was on.
Sitting in front of the wooden table in the office, Jiang Chen was video chatting with Sun Jiao. After Lin Lin's upgrade, the real-time transmission speed of the interdimensional communication chip in his watch was enough to support a holographic video phone with a large amount of data.
The lines and light particles outlined Sun Jiao's upper body on the table. It looked exactly like a real person. Although Jiang Chen could travel to the apocalypse at any time to meet up with Sun Jiao, in order to test the performance of the interdimensional communication chip upgraded by Lin Lin, the two tacitly chose a holographic video call today.
"How are things on your side?" Looking at the holographic image, Jiang Chen reached out and gently fiddled with the strands of hair on his cheek. A layer of digital ripples appeared on the holographic image. His index finger passed through the light hair without any suspense and stopped next to the beautiful cheek.
"It's fine if we go together. It's even a little boring … When are you coming back?" Gently covering the big hand of the virtual existence, Sun Jiao stared at him with her clear eyes and said softly, "Yaoyao, Lin Lin, and Xiaorou, they all miss you very much."
Jiang Chen chuckled and said in a joking tone, "Actually, you're the one who misses me, right?"
[Can't I?]
Sun Jiao raised her eyebrows and didn't say anything. Her eyes, which were full of vigor, had already expressed everything she wanted to say.
Looking back at the charming eyes, Jiang Chen's mouth curved up. After thinking for a moment, he replied softly.
"By the end of the month at the latest. I still have one more thing to deal with. After this is done, I will probably come back for a while."
The nail in Colombia was removed, and Celestial Trade had already opened up in South America. With the Yoto Olympics coming to an end, the problem of the UA military stationed in Nippon was also smoothly resolved. Now the only two things left for Jiang Chen were the first Xin International Defense Exhibition to be held in the middle of this month, and the finale of the year, the UA election.
There was nothing much to say about the UA election. He had done everything he could. Before the final result was announced, all he could do was wait.
As for the upcoming International Defense Exhibition, as the president of Future Group, he naturally had to show up. After all, Future Military was the protagonist of the exhibition. The world was paying attention to the long-awaited arms giant and what kind of eye-catching war machine would be displayed at the exhibition.
After the International Defense Exhibition, he would have nothing to do for at least two months. It was not until the results of the UA election in mid-December that he could formulate policies for the next four years based on the results of the election.
"Then I'll wait for you to come back." Sun Jiao grinned, and her eyes flashed with provocation. "Last time you and Xiaorou teamed up to deal with me, I haven't gotten even with you yet."
"Haha, you told me now. What if I don't dare to go back?" Jiang Chen laughed.
"Then I'll go find you! Lin Lin's research is almost successful. " Sun Jiao raised her two white hands and curled her fingers. "I can't guarantee you what will happen."
"Really?!" When Jiang Chen heard Sun Jiao's previous sentence, he was slightly taken aback. He stood up from the chair with joy, put his hands on the table, and stared at Sun Jiao. "I mean, Lin Lin's research is finally successful?"
"Uh, don't get excited. It's just that it's almost time. It seems that the technology of antimatter collection and storage has made a breakthrough. Right, don't tell her I told you … "Sun Jiao looked back and said quickly," She didn't let me tell you. She said it's a surprise for you. "
"Almost time again." Jiang Chen sat back in the chair, rolled his eyes, and sighed. "I've heard this since last year. Can't you give me a definite answer?"
"If there are new developments, I'll tell you." Sun Jiao blinked her bright eyes and smiled. "Don't forget the promise you made to me. By the way, you won't tell me you forgot, right? "
"How is that possible." Jiang Chen smiled, glanced at the clock on the wall, and said, "It's getting late. Go to bed early."
"Good night!"
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