Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

Ultimately, Americans still didn't pay for the code scan.

After all, such a large amount of money could not have been given by the online payment platform, not to mention the transfer to the public, only through the bank's special transfer channels.

However, the Ark still didn't expect, the other side of the Pacific actually paid...

“Did the Americans really pay for it?” When Director Li told the Ark about it, the Ark was surprised for a while.

But when you think about it, it's not about money and money anymore.

Don't say it's something that has already been promised. Even if it hadn't promised to pay for this rescue operation, the White House wouldn't really let China pay for it.

It's not just a matter of embarrassment to let someone else pay for what happened to their citizens outside.

Director Lee nodded, saying: "The United States Secretary of the Treasury did summon our embassy staff in Washington this morning and talk about it, but they said the 1.7 billion figure was too exaggerated to cover only $1 billion of it. ”

A billion dollars!

The boat felt a little shaky holding the cup.

He coughed softly and forced himself to calm down.

“… a billion is good. ”

However, after hearing him say this, Director Li looked somewhat surprised.

“Though we have won some for you on our side, a billion dollars is already an acceptable bottom line on the White House's side... is that enough for you? If it's not enough, we can stick it to you. ”

This rescue operation has greatly improved the international image and national prestige of China, and even by looking at these hidden values, it is worth putting money on it.

Although the Ark is the chief designer of the Moon Orbit Construction Commission, astral technology is, after all, his personal property. If Sky Technologies is really spending so much money on this rescue operation, it makes sense to have a proper subsidy from the central financial side.

After all, high-tech enterprises are the future of the country, and they can't afford to do this.

However, after hearing Director Lee's concerns, the Ark shook its head.

“Wherever you need so much, take all the costs into account, up to 200 or 300 million is enough. ”

But this time it was Director Li's turn to stand still.

“Only 230 million? Then report $1.7 billion as…"

The ark was embarrassed to laugh.

“Well, didn't we wait for them to cut the price? ”

Director Li: “…”

The budget cost of $230 million, the quotation of $1.7 billion, is indeed a little excessive, not to mention humanitarian relief.

Actually, the Ark didn't want to make the money, he even planned to pay only a dime on the American side, and then “barely accept it" on his own side.

However, whoever thought the White House was so generous, erased the change and called the rest of the boat, it was a little embarrassing.

After thinking about it for a while, the Ark also felt that it was not good to do so, so he tried to ask.

“Why don't I change my mouth? ”

“Change your mouth… and you won't have to. This quote is really ridiculous, there is no way to cut the price in hundreds of millions of units,” I can't help but throw up the ark, Director Li pondered for a while and said, “So... you say the remaining 700 million dollars, we bear it ourselves. ”

$700 million left?

One billion is over the mark. Where else is 700 million?

At first, Ark was slightly stunned, and then he smiled deeply at Director Li's old plot, which suddenly reflected.

Sighed, and the ark couldn't help but grimace.

“I thought I was fucking embarrassed enough to do this… I didn't expect you to be more awesome than me. ”

Director Li said with a look on his face: "What bullshit... no hidden expenses? And that Mars Rescue documentary, no money? Of course, you don't have to pay. Anyway, when the media asked, we had a unified caliber, and the entire rescue operation cost $1,713 million. The United States undertook 1 billion dollars, and we subsidized 713 million out of humanitarian principles..."

The Ark couldn't help but ask, “How did this 130 million come out? ”

He took a sip of the teacup and said without blushing.

“Decimal, looks like that kind of thing. ”

Ark: “…”

……

Almost at the same time.

NASA Headquarters Building.

Ares plans ground command center.

Standing next to the console, the expressionless president's hands behind his back, staring straight at the glittering green dot on the big screen, and the irregular curve that strings the green dots together.

While knowing that the green dot flew to Mars to support their Sauvignon, he was in no mood to be beautiful at this moment.

Twenty years after the Columbia crash today, all seven astronauts were killed.

To put it politically incorrect but correctly, he would rather double that number than trade the Soviets for the remains of the Columbia… and he was 10,000 convinced that the then President and his ideas were the same.

Of course, this is just a hypothesis that the Soviets have no possibility of contaminating the wreckage.

However, now…

But the situation is moving in the worst direction.

After a long silence, the president, feeling a little stiff around his neck, slightly missed his head and looked at Commissioner Carson next to him and asked.

“How's it going? I'm talking about New Virginia. ”

Carson said with great sweat: "The colonists are still in a stable mood and we have told them that the rescue boat is on its way to Mars to make sure they have enough fuel to return to their cabins…”

The president nodded, indicating that Carson said it was enough.

Paused for a while, he said slowly.

“The second phase of the Ares plan has completely failed, and what we need now is a halt to the damage. ”

“With our state-of-the-art space communications equipment on board the BFS, Boeing's suggestion is that we better find a way to crash the BFS... if we don't want the Chinese to get it. ”

Not only communications equipment, but also environmental protection systems, and even cosmic ray shielding materials in cabins, are technologies that have been accumulated and improved by American space companies over thousands of launch missions.

Although China may temporarily lead the world in propulsion by means of the electric propulsion system designed by Professor Lu, after all, there is only one professor Lu, and American space companies in other fields still have unparalleled competitiveness.

Such a "crystallization” that brings together the core technology of NASA, let alone being climbed by the Chinese, is a huge loss for them, even if it is targeted by those people.

Director Carson was sweating in front of the president when he heard about this crazy plan.

This is billions of dollars worth of equipment!

Besides…

“But the high-powered signal transmission on the BFS is the only way we can get in touch with New Virginia if we crash the BFS ship on our own initiative...”

“The crash programme will be activated after the arrival of the Chinese Xia Guang in Mars orbit… on the pretext that the spacecraft is faulty. The President went on to say," No one will pay attention to an iron shell that floats in the sky, as opposed to the safety of the colonizers. ”

Director Carson said in a harsh tone: "But… if the BFS ship is scrapped, New Virginia will be completely disconnected from our communications channel, and this could add to the relief effort. ”

“God bless our hero," interrupted Director Carson so hard that the president drew a cross on his chest, looked up at the big screen on the console and meditated with a voice that only he could hear himself.

“If anything happens to them, we will remember their sacrifice. ”