Interstellar Energy Tycoon

December 2, 2028.

in space.

The "Zhantian", which is dragging the 1973X6 platinum comet, has entered the terminal deceleration stage.

But at this time, there is not much working medium left in the working medium cabin of 'Zhantian', and it is difficult to replenish. It can only work in a low-thrust state, and the deceleration effect is weak.

Fortunately, at this time, dozens of aerospace transport aircraft and multiple energy relay satellites in charge of supporting them successfully achieved the rendezvous with the "Zhantian" and maintained the same speed.

Immediately, the air-space transport plane launched anchor cables one by one, piercing into the interior of the 1973X6 platinum comet to ensure that it was strong enough not to fall off.

Then, under the energy supply of the accompanying energy relay satellite, they pulled together forcefully and decelerated violently.

Including the energy relay satellites responsible for energy supply, they are also connected to the trawl net through a rope, which explodes with a pulling force of hundreds of tons and plays a certain role.

The main energy road near the blue star has played a major role in energy supply. The stored light energy of nearly 3 billion kilowatt-hours is expected to be used for deceleration to ensure sufficient energy supply.

The total pulling force exceeds 500,000 tons.

In just one day, the speed of the platinum comet was reduced to less than 100 km/s.

But the storage speed is still huge, and within 1 million kilometers away from the blue star, it is about to pass by the blue star, and it may even escape and leave. All efforts are in vain.

Fortunately, Xingyuan Group has long been prepared.

At the point where they were about to pass each other, five space blocking nets were set up in a row, all of which were woven with high-strength nylon material, which was not only lightweight, but also able to withstand huge impacts.

Of course, the weight of the five-dao net is very light and cannot achieve a good deceleration effect, but these arresting nets extend a large number of elastic ropes, and a large number of simple reverse thrust rockets are hung at the end, which can generate huge thrust in reverse.

Moreover, a second batch of dozens of aerospace transport planes and transport spaceships were also prepared, all pulling the ropes one after another, swarming up to assist in deceleration, with a total pulling force of more than 1 million tons.

In short, after paying a lot of effort and cost.

December 4th, around 8 am.

Zhantian and the metal core of the platinum comet not only reached the Lagrangian point less than 100,000 kilometers away from the Azure Star, but also started the work of dividing the comet, using a high-energy laser to cut it into pieces, and then passing through the space. Sky transport aircraft and transport spaceships, transported to the space factory for processing, do not need to be sent to the ground of Azure Star for processing.

Only the final high-purity nickel, iron, platinum, gold, silver, copper, rare earth and other metal products need to be sent to the ground for sale and enter the industrial and general consumer markets.

As for the specific sales, Li Xingyang has already made arrangements.

Among them, nickel, iron, copper, and rare earth metals are all sold to the country at a price of 60% of the market price. This matter has been negotiated.

Gold and silver, two metals that can be used as hard currency, are all sold to the treasury at 70% of the market price.

In the end, nearly 30,000 tons of platinum, one-third of which were sold to the country at half the market price, mainly for industrial purposes.

The remaining 20,000 tons of platinum, even the country can't afford it, so Xingyuan Group can only deal with it by itself, no matter what method it uses.

But this is 20,000 tons, not two hundred tons or two thousand tons.

Even if it is sold at half the market price - 150 yuan/gram, multiplied by 20,000 tons, that is 3 trillion yuan, equivalent to 1/60 of China's GDP, equivalent to 1/3 of the annual consumption data of Chinese people 20. However, if calculated according to the median per capita consumption, it would take more than 1.4 billion Chinese people to spend a month's living expenses to buy all the platinum metals.

Obviously this is unrealistic, and this thing can't be eaten or drank, and its uses are limited, and no one will spend money to buy so much platinum in their spare time.

what to do?

Li Xingyang thought of three ways.

One is to take advantage of the popularity of public opinion, let the crew of Zhantian carry out global live broadcast sales, regardless of domestic or foreign consumers, can buy, the price is 150 yuan per gram, if the purchase quantity is more than 1 kg, The price is only 100 yuan per gram.

The second is to cooperate with the bank to issue a large number of platinum commemorative coins. One weighs 45 grams and has a face value of 5000 yuan. Customers who like to save a lot of money at home, and banknotes are prone to damage, platinum coins do not have this problem.

The third is to launch a variety of platinum peripheral products, such as platinum-plated cars, airplanes, platinum dinner plates, water glasses, souvenir figures, etc. Anyway, as long as they can be sold, any product can be produced, and the price can also be negotiated , It is not impossible to drop further.

There is no way, this time there is too much platinum, which is equivalent to the total output of human beings for 40 to 50 years. It is inevitable that the price will collapse. If the mining spacecraft gets another platinum meteorite after a while, the platinum that has already collapsed will be destroyed. The metal market is likely to collapse again, even to the point of cabbage.

But whatever.

At the current stage, Xingyuan Group has to rack its brains to cash out all the platinum metals on hand, which is the top priority.

So it started on December 5th.

In space about 100,000 kilometers away from the ground of Azure Star.

The crew of Zhantian, who started the global live broadcast, started their live broadcast to sell goods.

soon.

Over 100 million viewers

Over 500 million viewers

The audience broke through the 1 billion mark, and the growth rate slowed down.

be surprised.

Zhang Jianxiong, Chen Yu, Wang Qiang and other crew members were very surprised. They never expected that there would be so many viewers in the live broadcast room. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as open to all mankind.

They're all the new top influencers.

He has also become a hero for all mankind.

Because of their feat this time, the stocks of all aerospace-related companies in Huaguo have skyrocketed by more than ten times, and more than 100 trillion hot money has poured into the aerospace industry in a short period of time, which means that the national economy is about to be invigorated, and the atmosphere of conservatism lies flat was swept away.

There are also countless foreign countries that have formulated strategies to enter space. Even if they do not have the technical strength, they can find ways to get a share of the pie by hugging their thighs and cooperating in groups. They must not fall behind in this new era. The influx of hot money It is also at the level of trillions.

in short.

When everyone realizes that there are countless wealth and opportunities in space, and that it is really possible to get rich in one day, the burst of energy will be unimaginable. A new wave of space gold rush has begun, and the momentum has started, and no one can stop it .

In this sense, Zhang Jianxiong, Chen Yu, Wang Qiang and other crew members are the openers of the new era. They are indeed the heroes of all mankind. They deserve it. Their stories will definitely be recorded in the history books of human civilization.

And they all became rich too. Xingyuan Group rewarded each of them with a bonus of 100 million yuan, and the country gave the bonus tax-free and awarded them the honorary title of "Pioneer of Huaguo Exploration". They will become special characters in their respective genealogies, honoring their ancestors.

Cool.

This kind of fame and fortune can only be described in one word.

However, Zhang Jianxiong and others did not drift away. They were very cooperative with the live broadcast sales task assigned to them by the group. When you are in a good mood, you will sell goods in a timely manner, and the rhythm is very well grasped.

"Platinum necklaces, platinum commemorative coins, and all kinds of platinum products. Everyone can buy them. The price is calculated according to soft sister coins. If you buy less than 150 yuan per gram, you can buy more than 100 yuan per gram. It is absolutely genuine. , Absolutely great value for money! It’s impossible to buy it at this price in Azure Star, even the cost, why are you still hesitating, hurry up and place an order!” Zhang Jianxiong said in his deep voice.

"That's right, there are a lot of concerns in the barrage that platinum may depreciate in the future. Absolutely not. There may be only one platinum comet in the entire solar system. There may be a second one, but it is very difficult to find. It takes a lot of luck, and platinum is widely used and its value is not low. Even if the stock increases by another million tons, it will still not depreciate severely." Chen Yu, the chief mate, said with a bag of tickets.

"Everyone can buy with confidence. I can guarantee that the currencies of all countries in the world may depreciate in the future. Only precious metal resources such as platinum, as long as they are held in their hands, will never depreciate, because in the solar system, gold, silver, platinum, etc. The content of elements is not high, and it is difficult to obtain. With the development of the economy, the annual income of each of us will easily exceed 300,000, 500,000, and 1 million in the future. Let alone 100 yuan per gram of platinum, it will be A flat of 100,000 yuan can be easily purchased, and the price is unlikely to fall. In the future, everyone will have to pay at least 50 yuan to eat a bowl of noodles in a restaurant. Do you have to worry about the price of platinum metal falling? I think it is possible to increase the price!"

The second deputy Wang Qiang tried his best to fool him, and the audience who listened were stunned.

...

more than one billion viewers.

In a community in Suhong City, seeing the familiar face in the live video, 14-year-old Zhang Haitao opened his eyes wide and said in surprise, "Dad, he actually appeared on TV and became a hero for all mankind. I thought he was going to be a seaman again, but I didn’t expect to become the captain of the spaceship, although he is still often away from home, but I think he is now qualified to be my idol.”

Seeing his father Zhang Jianxiong in the video, he raised a piece of raw stone in his hand, and excitedly said that it was a "star" for his son. Zhang Haitao's eyes got wet, and he immediately decided to study hard, be obedient and sensible, and never mess with him again. Dad was angry and stopped fighting with him.

And the other side.

In a certain house in a certain city, a woman around forty years old was taking a little girl with her. After seeing the middle-aged man in the video, she saw his vigorous appearance, and the milk bottle in her hand fell to the ground with a bang. , got up and went to the video, tears came down and said: "Husband, I was wrong! I shouldn't divorce you. I'm not doing well now. I only know how good you are after the divorce. I want to remarry you. I I want to come back to you! Can you give me another chance?"

When the first mate Chen Yu and the second mate Wang Qiang appeared in the live video, there was also an account that frantically brushed comments on the barrage, all of which were "I was wrong", "Can we get back together", "Give me another chance"" I regret losing you, this time I will take the initiative to get you back, okay?" and other texts, hoping to attract the anchor's attention.

Because these contents were posted too frequently and were automatically banned by the system, Chen Yu and Wang Qiang did not realize that, for them who only cared about selling goods, in a certain corner of Azure Star, there would be women who regretted and shed tears for them . (end of this chapter)