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Li Linfei felt happy when he heard this, he probably didn't know that the Mars Express had already entered the range of the planet's gravitational field.
It's just that from the beginning to the end, it only received the information sent by the earth and did not send information to the earth.
Coupled with the red alert of the silent standby order not long ago, the whole world thought that the "Mars Express" was still on the way.
Li Linfei had already seen from Charles' words that the Yankee's patience was slowly becoming impetuous.
With a hint of surprise on his face, he said awkwardly: "Mr. Charles, in fact, we really want to do our part in this matter, but the 'Gemini Project' costs a lot of money, and we are going to Mars with our own mission." If you choose one, you have to give up the other.”
"Do you know how much the 'Gemini Project' cost? The budget of 6000 billion US dollars is equivalent to your country's military expenditure for one year, and the sum of our military expenditure for nearly two years. Who will make up for my loss? Nasa?"
Charles' eyes were fixed: "I'm just kidding, Ren, lending a helping hand does not mean the failure of your 'Twin Project'. These are two completely different concepts. How can they be mixed together?"
"Of course." Li Linfei was noncommittal, and then raised his legs and said: "Mr. Charles, you are also a leader in space exploration, and you know better than anyone that space exploration has always been a direct huge investment, long indirect benefits, and even nothing. .”
"And Mars is very special. Its long distance from the Earth acts like a catalyst to further expand the cost and energy. Once we choose to help this, maybe our plan will lag for a long time."
"You should be very clear about this negative chain effect. After a screw on the rocket is found to be faulty, the launch may be delayed for several months. Once we choose to help, many established plans must be disrupted. This kind of view The unseen loss is the greatest."
Li Linfei leaned back on the sofa and said, "To put it bluntly, Mr. Charles, I am a businessman who pays attention to profit and reward. If you stand in my position, what choice do you think I should make?"
These words are tantamount to tearing away the last reserve and entering into a naked negotiation of interests.
"Of course I know."
Charles laughed: "So this time I brought enough sincerity."
"Oh? I would like to hear more about it." Li Linfei looked at the other party with fluke interest, and he knew that the meat scene was over.
"Presumably, sir, you already know the truth about the 'Orion' crash. If you don't believe me, we have more information, just." Charles said without any concealment.
"I believe it, of course I believe it!" Li Linfei interjected midway, "Because this is the real purpose of our trip to Mars."
"What?" Charles looked at him in shock, stunned for a moment.
Li Linfei smiled and said: "Now that things are up to now, there is nothing to hide between you and me. In fact, we have already noticed the evidence of large life forms on Mars, which is why we are chasing that planet at all costs a big reason.”
Li Linfei said without blushing, in fact, if NASA had an accident and released some cryptic content, no one would know that there are large indigenous creatures on Mars.
In order to conceal their real purpose of going to Mars, Li Linfei simply resorted to tricks.
He called up a screen, which showed a clear picture taken by a satellite. Charles looked at the content in the picture in shock and didn't know what to say for a while. It was a half-skeleton buried on the ground.
Of course, this picture was synthesized by special means. It is impossible to distinguish the real from the fake with the naked eye, and it needs professional equipment to verify it.
It’s just that Charles will never have the opportunity to check the authenticity of the picture. Li Linfei continued: “The Martian soil has long been proved to have water, and we have discovered such creatures, so we have long deduced the origin of Mars. The underground may well be another world."
"The world of life, and the unexpected discovery of the relics of such creatures makes us more certain of this. This time, after you were attacked by Martian creatures, you can basically confirm this conclusion."
"We have invested astronomical amounts of money in the hope of taking the lead in the future. For the development of Mars, we have even formulated a plan to emigrate to Mars in our 'Gemini Project'." Li Linfei said indifferently, word by word, There's no point in trying to hide it.
Charles, who was sitting opposite him, was startled. He was shocked that the other party already knew that there were creatures on Mars, and even believed that there was a world under the surface of Mars that could be inhabited by life?
Has Huaxia included planetary immigration in its charter?Has gone this far than others?
But why is he telling me this information?This is the biggest doubt in Charles' mind.
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Immigrate to Mars?Li Linfei never thought about it that way at all, and Huaxia didn't think about it that way at all, who would want to go to that kind of place where the birds don't shit.
It's just that Li Linfei put a smoke bomb on Charles to disguise the real motive, and the current future technology is flexing its muscles on Mars and the discovery of Martian creatures makes sense no matter how you look at it.
Li Linfei also seemed to see the Yankee's doubts, he said with a smile: "Mr. Charles, to be honest, international law includes any area in the solar system as the international high seas, but the extraterrestrial world belongs to the game world of the real strong. And there are less than five players (countries) in the world who can join this game and dominate the rules of the game.”
"And by coincidence, the array you and I are in happens to be in it, and you and I happen to be the only two new continents in the world who have discovered the biggest secret of Mars, which is close at hand."
"The earth is too crowded, the Antarctic is too small, the universe is our goal, of course I believe this is also the goal of the United States, the goal of the powerful, the resources of the solar system are inexhaustible and inexhaustible, but we really have the ability to get them but not many countries.”
"Mars" Li Linfei showed an obsessed look, and his acting skills were brought to the extreme. The planetary image of Mars was projected between the two of them using mixed reality technology.
After a while, the surface of Mars changed suddenly, and the surface of the hemisphere where the new Olympus Mons was located was surrounded by the Stars and Stripes of the United States.
The other half is surrounded by a bright red flag, marked by the Martian equator.
Seeing this scene, Charles' heart was filled with turmoil. Li Linfei didn't speak but just looked at him with a deep smile, but Charles knew exactly what he wanted to express.
It is precisely because of the clarity in my heart that I am horrified. The two flags all show that the other side intends to carve up the sparks.
"Is this what you mean?" Charles said in surprise. At this moment, the development of the matter has completely exceeded expectations.
"Does it matter?"
Li Linfei asked rhetorically, "Mr. Charles, the era of great spaceflight has begun. This is an era that is more magnificent than the era of great navigation. This is an era that is completely different than ever before."
"Nowadays, there are only two players (countries) who can ride the wind and waves in this era. I am very satisfied with this situation."
"Therefore, the secret of Mars should not be discovered by a third party." Li Linfei said, pointing his hands at the projected image of Mars between the two of them, and said, "Look, the two flags are already fully occupied, there is no third one." The seat of the flag is gone, isn't it?"
At this moment, Charles's mind was completely confused, but Li Linfei said with a smile: "We are all players who have already entered the game. No matter what, both sides have to admit each other's actual status and unchangeable facts."
"But the emergence of a third space power is not in our interests. Fortunately, it has not appeared now. Are you right? Mr. Charles."
Charles, who was a little nervous, nodded subconsciously. Such a topic has gone far beyond the scope of his purpose for coming this time.
Charles didn't know if this was what the country on the other side of the Pacific meant, but no matter what, things here must be reported to the capital.
Li Linfei continued: "We compete with each other, but competition is not an eternal theme. The third party is always annoying, so cooperation is also an important part, for the common benefit."
While talking, Li Linfei glanced at the projected Mars: "Perfect distribution!"
Then he looked at Charles again and said, "Now is the time for cooperation."
The eyes of the two sides converged on the same focus again. Li Linfei's eyes sparkled, and he said leisurely: "This time we have enough supplies. Not only can we rescue Duncan Jones and send people to Pezos Heights to rescue Scott who may have survived." Voordran Astronaut."
"We can even help you rebuild the outpost base in Pezos Heights, and we can even help you send a batch of new astronauts to Mars as quickly as we can, including the required supplies. In other words, we can make Your 'Noah 2' departs early."
"What did you say?" Charles couldn't hide his shock when he heard these words. He quickly calmed down and asked, "What's the price?"
There is no free lunch in the world, and the promise of the other party is so dreamy that it is unrealistic. How high is the price based on reciprocal payment?Can you accept it?
"It's very simple, we need all the information you got on Mars, and more." As he spoke, Li Linfei pointed to the Mars projected in the middle, which was surrounded by two flags in the northern and southern hemispheres, and the meaning became clearer.
Charles didn't answer, and kept thinking about everything the other party said. Li Linfei was not in a hurry, and chose to stay silent, lighting a cigarette and boasting about the smoke comfortably.
At this moment, Charles is sorting out all the information he has learned, and everything shows that the other party cares about Mars.
He tried to find out what loopholes and traps there are, and this so-called cooperation is a huge profit for NASA and the United States. Just sharing the data of Martian organisms is far from enough for the other party to pay such a big price.