At the end of January, with the end of the United Nations Outer Space Development Summit, Celestial Trade's space elevator had sent 400 staff to Celestial City.
Most of them were beneficiaries of the space volunteer immigration policy launched by Xin some time ago. After a few months or even a year of training, they were now signed by Celestial Trade as official employees. They received enviable salaries and entered various positions in the space station.
At present, the entire Celestial City was still in a semi-closed state. Before it was opened to the public, there were still many civilian facilities that needed to be further improved. On the other hand, the microgravity laboratory signed by Celestial Trade with Hua and Russia had already begun construction, and both countries generously paid for the project in full.
Of course, it was converted into domestic currency at the current exchange rate.
In this half month, companies from Hua, Russia, and even the UA across the Pacific Ocean sent their respective salesmen to Coro Island to discuss cooperation with Celestial Trade.
From the hot ticket sales, they already saw the prospects of space tourism and the business opportunities hidden behind it.
Some of them were international hotel chains like the Hilton Group, and some were aerospace companies like SpaceX that were interested in port leasing. Even McDonald's and KFC joined in the fun and discussed with Celestial Trade the feasibility of opening a chain store in Celestial City.
Due to the large number of companies that came to discuss cooperation, Jiang Chen simply announced the convening of the Xin Space Resources Development Forum and sent invitations to companies and people from all walks of life. The event was held on the first floor of the Future Building on Coro Island in early February.
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Inside the large circular hall, there were dozens of round tables scattered around, with expensive wine and champagne placed on them. The slightly dim light added a hint of mystery and tranquility to the venue.
Not all of the attendees were handsome men and beautiful women, but all of them were successful people in the business world. Any random person could be the chairman or president of a listed company with a market value of ten billion. A Versace boutique suit might not be as expensive as the suit worn by the waiter pouring wine between the round tables.
At this moment, these industry leaders gathered in groups of three to five and exchanged opinions in whispers, waiting for the start of the business forum. Most of the people who appeared here had the same purpose, which was to establish a relationship with the person who held this business forum …
In the darkness, soft lights lit up. In front of the venue, Jiang Chen in a suit walked to the front of the stage and picked up the microphone on the podium.
"Welcome to the Outer Space Resources Development Forum held by Celestial Trade. On behalf of Celestial Trade, I thank you for coming."
Jiang Chen bowed slightly.
Modesty always made people feel good about him. The audience burst into applause.
When the applause stopped, Jiang Chen paused and went straight to the point.
"I believe all of you have done your homework before coming here. At the last United Nations Outer Space Summit, we have proposed a framework for friendly cooperation. Celestial Trade will be a permanent neutral party and provide a platform for enterprises in any country to develop outer space resources … "
In his half-hour speech, Jiang Chen first explained the scale of the space resource development market. In tourism alone, the market size estimated by Future Group's think tank was more than 100 billion Xin New dollars. The prospects of space mining were even more immeasurable.
"… Some time ago, our company's spacecraft captured the Bennu asteroid into the Earth-Moon system. And in the middle of last month, Future Mining launched a long-planned asteroid mining plan. According to our estimates, the iron and titanium mineral reserves on the asteroid are in the tens of millions, with a value of more than 20 billion Xin New dollars. "
As soon as he said this, Jiang Chen could clearly feel that everyone present held their breath.
Just an asteroid with a diameter of 500 meters was worth more than 20 billion. Not to mention the solar system, there were countless asteroids shuttling around the Earth-Moon system. At this moment, in the eyes of these capitalists, those asteroids were no longer asteroids, but treasures that could fly!
Many people had secretly taken out their phones and sent a text message to their assistants. What Jiang Chen didn't know was that just because of a few words he just said, the stock prices of space mining companies such as SpaceX on Wall Street tens of thousands of kilometers away rose by more than a few points.
There was only one reason for this, and that was, someone was increasing the stock of such companies.
Of course, Jiang Chen would not pay attention to how the stock fluctuated tens of thousands of kilometers away. All his attention was on the business forum that gathered countless capitalists.
Seeing that the effect of his bait had exceeded expectations, he smiled, changed into a provocative tone, and then said.
"Everyone, we are facing a new continent! A new continent that has yet to be developed, several times wider than the Americas. The unknown never means desolation, but infinite possibilities. Now in front of us is a cake worth trillions, or even hundreds of trillions. Although we can only cut a very small piece now, I believe that with the participation of everyone, we will have far more than we think! "
When the enthusiasm of all investors was ignited, Jiang Chen naturally introduced the specific content of the cooperation.
In addition to port leasing, warehouse leasing, space station development, and space elevator transportation, Jiang Chen also threw a large piece of cake in front of everyone, that was, the lease of the 6X4 space station interface!
Except for some special space stations, Celestial Trade's external space stations all used interfaces with a section length of 6 meters and a width of 4 meters.
According to the size specifications of Celestial Trade's external space station, any company could design its own space station to meet its own business needs. As long as the Celestial Trade Management Committee, which was responsible for the operation and maintenance of Celestial Trade, submitted drawings and prototypes, and passed safety monitoring and qualification certification, the space station could be connected to Celestial Trade after renting the interface.
The ore processing unit designed by Future Mining was a product based on this rule.
Celestial City had a total of tens of thousands of interfaces, divided into the gravity section, gravity-free section, and low-gravity section, which could be used to connect external space stations. In addition, space stations could also be docked with each other through a specific interface. In other words, this circular city had almost unlimited space for expansion.
Compared with the lonely space station floating in the synchronous orbit, this kind of access space station had considerable advantages. Not only was it convenient for transportation, but it could also enjoy the water, electricity, and oxygen supply of Celestial City at a lower price. Celestial City itself had living space, and the space station that required permanent staff would not need to waste valuable space to set up a separate living area.
Going to the space station to work would be as convenient as walking to and from work!
All the capitalists in the room looked at Jiang Chen in front of the podium with fiery eyes.
The plan proposed by Celestial Trade meant that all of them would not only have access to the single market of space tourism, but they would also have the opportunity to participate in a deeper level of space resource development with Celestial Trade!
Obtain cheap minerals and resources from asteroid mining, then produce a large number of low-cost goods through Celestial City's factories, and then transport them to the surface through the space elevator …
Of course, although they were tempted, they were all business executives. Even if they were tempted, they wouldn't show it on their faces.
Projects involving tens of billions of investment were definitely not decided on a whim. Few companies' equity structures were as stable as Future Group's. Even the president couldn't ignore the opinions of other shareholders.
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