200 nautical miles east of Pannu Islands, under the escort of a frigate equipped with a modified Type-50 J-type electromagnetic pulse cannon, two construction ships deployed a floating platform on the sea surface and retrieved the first stage rocket that was slowly falling due to the reverse jet.
Not far away, there were a few patrol ships without flags. They maintained a safe distance as they monitored Celestial Trade's rocket recovery work. Because it was on the high seas, Celestial Trade's frigate didn't bother with the monitors. They only aimed their cannons from afar as a warning and didn't make any other movements.
When the first stage rocket successfully landed and was moved onto the construction ships, the patrol ships retreated.
Even if they used their feet to think, they could guess who sent these patrol boats. UA didn't care about Xin's aerospace technology, Australia didn't care about international affairs, and the only countries active in this area were New Guinea and Country F. New Guinea and Xin's economic cooperation was getting closer, so they obviously wouldn't try to test the waters.
Country F had been wary of the rise of Xin. When Xin applied for the rocket launch project, they were the first to oppose it. It wasn't out of consideration for national security. They didn't think a small country with a population less than their soldiers could pose any threat to their national security. It was out of the mentality of a poor neighbor. They couldn't bear to see the tiny country they looked down on possess aerospace technology that they couldn't reach.
Of course, they were probably suffering even more now. Because Celestial Trade not only mastered the ability to launch satellites, but they also mastered the advanced technology of recovering the first stage rocket.
Xin's rocket launch undoubtedly damaged their national confidence.
But what Jiang Chen didn't understand was, Country F already couldn't even take care of itself, why were they still looking for trouble?
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Future Biology's nutrient supply was well received in the international market. To cater to the diversified market, the general manager, Tao Ming, combined with the formula provided by Jiang Chen, introduced nutrient supply A, B, C, D, and other models. While increasing raw material utilization and production, it also opened up the low-end market.
The nutrient supply factory's monthly shipment reached four million boxes. After deducting the production cost, the profit per box averaged 371.1 USD. The total profit after tax was one billion USD! The profitability was close to Future Technology, which completely exceeded Jiang Chen's expectations.
For the development of Future Biology, Tao Ming was full of ambition. He patted his chest and promised Jiang Chen that nutrient supply would become a healthy fast food in the 21st century. And the reason why he was so enthusiastic was because of Jiang Chen's equity incentive plan. He and Zhan Shujie, who was in charge of production, were each given a bonus of 3%. As long as they continued to serve Future Group, they would continue to enjoy this bonus.
On the other hand, the order from the Russian Ministry of Defense also brought significant benefits to Future Biology. However, compared to the popularity of the civilian market, the profits from the military orders were clearly not enough. In this regard, Tao Ming proposed to Jiang Chen to either increase the price or simply stop renewing the order with the Russian Ministry of Defense to maximize the profit per unit of production. After all, Russia, with its increasingly severe economic situation, does not seem like a generous buyer.
However, Jiang Chen didn't nod to his proposal. Since as the president of Future Group, he needed to consider more than just the interests of one department. Although Russia was not a generous buyer, it was an ally that could be cooperated with.
Although Tao Ming didn't quite understand, he still obeyed the chairman's decision. But as to Jiang Chen's motivation, he seemed to have a strange misunderstanding. She also tactfully expressed a meaning — don't fall for the other party's honey trap.
However, Jiang Chen was dumbfounded and didn't understand what he was trying to say.
Until when Jiang Chen left the company that day, when he passed by the lounge, he happened to catch a glimpse of a magazine on the table. Because the person in the picture looked familiar, he casually flipped through it.
It didn't matter, but after he finished reading, his expression suddenly became interesting.
The magazine was a female-oriented fashion magazine, mainly reporting celebrity news or beauty and makeup experiences. The content itself was fine, but the picture on the page turned out to be a picture of the night he sent the drunk Natasha home.
The article itself didn't make too much derivative reporting on the "flirtatious" relationship between the president of Future Group and the Russian diplomat. Instead, it used this topic to comment on Natasha's temperament and dressing skills, and shamelessly taught her the secret to attracting successful men …
In short, after he closed the magazine, Jiang Chen felt really awkward.
No wonder Tao Ming was hesitant when he spoke, there was a misunderstanding. The Russian diplomat was the boss's lover, and as a manager, it wasn't appropriate for him to say anything about the company and Russia's business. But out of consideration that he couldn't allow the "pillow talk" to spread, he was so vague.
Jiang Chen flipped through the cover of the magazine. Based on the edition number of the magazine, it should have been published a month ago by a small local media on Coro Island. When he saw this, a mischievous smile appeared on his face.
[Someone dared to report on my scandal? Is the boss tired of living?]
But he only thought about it for a moment before he closed the magazine and put it back on the shelf.
Some things were fine to put out, but if people didn't talk about it, it would make people wonder if there was a dirty deal behind it. Xin didn't regulate the news, so there was no need to make things difficult for the media.
But this incident reminded Jiang Chen that he had to do a good job with the public opinion. As for how to do it, of course, it wasn't through legislation. Since he had so much money, he could completely control it.
On the other hand, Future Heavy Industrial was officially established and registered in Xin as a subsidiary of Future Group. The current business was only pure electric vehicle batteries, and the technicians were poached from the three European automotive companies that Jiang Chen acquired. Mechanical devices like batteries weren't easy to use. Therefore, Jiang Chen didn't plan to bring out nuclear fusion batteries that were too advanced. Instead, he chose solid-state lithium-air batteries that weren't too advanced.
In the international scientific community, the research on lithium-air batteries was only one step away. The shackles that limited its commercialization was how to ensure that after multiple charges and discharges, it could still maintain its original power level. Currently, Cambridge University was at the forefront in the world. The lithium-air battery laboratory model could be charged and discharged more than 2000 times with a theoretical energy efficiency of more than 90%.
Optimistically speaking, mass production and application of lithium-air batteries could be achieved by 2020.
Jiang Chen downloaded the obsolete solid-state lithium-air battery technology from the city library in the apocalypse. He then ordered the researchers at Fallout Shelter 027 to use 3D printing technology to produce a sample. He then organized the relevant technical information into a book and gave it to the technicians of Future Heavy Industrial's automotive battery project team.
Including electrode materials, membrane components, new electrolytes, high-performance additives, and other technologies, all of which were submitted for international patent applications through the PCT route. A total of 147 patents were applied in many countries around the world, striving to form an absolute patent monopoly and completely block other people's way of going down this road.
It would be a waste not to apply for these technologies. Four years later, other people would still apply.
As to the production process of some of the materials, Jiang Chen wasn't in a rush to apply for patents because he didn't plan to build the factory far away. Xin's industrial base on Ange Island was fine, and neighboring New Guinea was also a good choice.
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