Not only the vast overseas market, but once Penglai City is completed, the freshwater supply will become a real problem. Currently, 300,000 units have been sold. Even if the occupancy rate is only 50%, the population of Penglai City will be a terrifying number.
After leaving the presidential palace, Jiang Chen got into the car and ordered Ayesha to drive him to the entrance of CWW.
When the car was on the road, he first called the CWW people and then opened the holographic image on his left wrist.
A faint blue light emerged and a three-dimensional half-body appeared in the car.
Ayesha's widened eyes were filled with shock, but she didn't ask anything. She pressed the button to close the window and continued to focus on the road in front of her.
"Jean, activate the fourth-dimensional messaging device. Help me search the list of recovered technology in Fallout Shelter 027 and match it with items related to desalination."
"Roger." The woman in the holographic image nodded slightly. Light blue data flashed on her silhouette.
The fourth-dimensional messaging device was originally a chip attached to the EP. It was initially used to communicate with Lin Lin across dimensions, but it was later connected to the Fishbone base's server to make it easier for Jiang Chen to understand the situation in the apocalypse.
Because Yao Yao's DIY watch already had the function of an EP, Jiang Chen implanted the chip into the watch.
"Search complete. A total of seven items have been matched."
"Download it to my watch."
"Roger, Mr. President," Jean said in an emotionless tone.
Jiang Chen watched the progress bar on the holographic screen complete as he poked the screen …
"Received complete! Go play on the side. "
"Question: What do you mean go play on the side?"
"Uh, it means to come out when I need you."
When he was playing on the computer, he felt uncomfortable with someone watching him. Although he knew she was an AI, other than her expression, she was too similar to a human.
"Roger."
Jean nodded. Her figure turned into a faint blue character and disappeared in the air.
Leaning against the passenger seat, Jiang Chen opened the files he downloaded to his watch.
After the source of infection in the city center was cleared, Fallout Shelter 027, with the help of the NAC First Corps, began to recover the technology under the ruins of Wanghai City. Regardless of whether these technologies were digested or not, all the data was logged into the database by more than a thousand researchers in case of emergencies.
Desalination technology was a relatively common technology in the overpopulated 22nd century. Although Wanghai, located at the mouth of the Huangpu River, did not experience the pain of water shortage, this did not prevent it from providing technical services to other areas with water shortage in Pan-Asia Cooperation.
The researchers of the fallout shelter only recorded the technology and didn't digest and organize the specific content of the technical documents. However, the concept graphics and effect parameters of the documents were well documented, so it didn't hinder Jiang Chen from examining the engineering content.
He swiped his finger across the interface, and a blue linear cube immediately outlined the shape of the desalination device.
"Who is she?" Ayesha was curious.
"Artificial intelligence. Her name is Jean." Jiang Chen smiled.
"It's a program … I thought it was your assistant," Ayesha said in a quiet voice as she turned the steering wheel.
CWW's office in Xin was located in the city center of Coro Island. Fortunately, the road conditions were not bad, and the two of them only took 15 minutes to reach their destination.
When the car stopped, Jiang Chen grasped the air, put away the holographic screen, opened the door, and walked out.
In a tourist city full of "rickshaws," the sudden appearance of a flame-colored Lamborghini was quite eye-catching. A lot of tourists even took out their phones to take pictures … although Jiang Chen didn't know what they were so excited about.
When he walked into the lobby of CWW, a secretary-like person greeted him and took him to the direction of the elevator.
On the way, Jiang Chen already called the manager of CWW's subsidiary company. Although he didn't want to continue arguing with the Xin government on the desalination issue, considering Jiang Chen's identity, Jim Atlee still agreed to his sudden visit and pushed the scheduled meeting back an hour.
"Please sit, Mr. Jiang Chen." Atlee poured a cup of coffee for Jiang Chen and sat across from him. "I'm surprised you came to visit our company. Is Future Group interested in the desalination business?"
"To be precise, I'm interested in desalination." Jiang Chen took a sip of the coffee and didn't touch it again.
[What kind of coffee is this? It's bitter like Chinese medicine.]
When Atlee heard Jiang Chen mention desalination, he thought Jiang Chen was here to convince him, so he let out a sigh.
"We have this joke in our company."
"Oh?" Jiang Chen looked at him, intrigued.
"Our company's water supply business in Xin, the total revenue so far can't compare to the revenue from the real estate business." Atlee took a sip of the coffee and said in a mocking tone, "For example, the office building under my feet, including the renovation, costs 150,000 USD. It can sell for at least 2 million."
"Haha, that's a funny joke." Jiang Chen laughed. "Are you that pessimistic about Xin's water market? There are only 50,000 residents now, but what about in a year or two? "
"That's not the point." Atlee shook his head, threw a sugar cube into the coffee cup, and gently stirred it. "The Xin government wants us to expand our business, but on the other hand, they want to make drinking water a benefit. On the price of drinking water, we don't have the right to raise the price. Although Coro Island's water resources are limited, to be honest, we're not optimistic about the market here. "
"Do you have any plans to sell the business here?" Jiang Chen asked.
Atlee shook his head.
"We're not optimistic, but we don't plan on retreating."
"So you want to maintain the status quo?" Jiang Chen understood their plan.
"That's right." Atlee nodded.
Xin's water supply pipeline was owned by CWW. If other water companies wanted to enter the market, they only had two choices. They could either work with them or reconstruct the pipeline themselves. Even if the government imported their own water, they would still sell the water to them at a low price according to the contract, and they would then supply the residents with water. The act of buying high and selling low was also a form of financial subsidy.
Jiang Chen nodded and didn't say anything.
Atlee took a sip of coffee, looked at Jiang Chen, and asked in an unexpected tone.
"Is Future Group interested in the water business?"
"That's right." Jiang Chen nodded again and looked at him. "Our group's Future Heavy Industrial recently made a breakthrough in water desalination technology. Zhang Yaping happened to tell me about the lack of water resources in Xin, so I plan on building a water desalination plant on Coro Island with an estimated daily processing capacity of 40,000 tons. "
40,000 tons was a conservative number. Any water desalination technology from the 22nd century would have a minimum processing capacity much higher than this number. But for Xin, this number was enough.
"40,000 tons, that's quite a large scale," Atlee said slowly, "but did you consider the cost?"
"With Xin's industrial electricity price, we can control the cost of each ton of water to be below 0.5 USD."
"0.5 USD? That's not bad … "Atlee's hand holding the coffee cup suddenly froze.
With a bang, the cup fell to the ground. He didn't care about the coffee on him as he propped himself up on the table and stared at Jiang Chen with wide eyes.
"That's impossible! I've never heard of a technology that could reduce the cost to this degree. Even Matrix can't do it! "
"But we are Future Group." Jiang Chen said expressionlessly, but he was laughing in his mind. [This is because of the high electricity price in the modern world.] If it was in the 22nd century where nuclear fusion technology matured, the cost of desalinated water wouldn't be much higher than tap water.
Atlee just wanted to refute, but the words were stuck in his throat. He suddenly remembered that Future Group always seemed to be creating miracles and subverting people's beliefs. From virtual reality to household robots …
An absurd thought appeared in his head.
[Maybe they can really do it!]
"What do you think? Are you interested in cooperating? "Jiang Chen looked at the silent Atlee with a smile.
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