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It is certainly impossible to completely hide such a big movement in China.

And in fact, Chang Haonan had no intention of hiding from the beginning——

I was secretive before the International Space Station was in danger, and I was still secretive after the International Space Station was in danger. So wasn’t the International Space Station in danger in vain?

Therefore, not only cannot we hide, we must also create some movement.

And on the other hand, although the past period has been full of high-level test launches and weddings, he has not forgotten that the Singapore Airshow is about to open in mid-March.

Since the end of last year, Luo Luo, which has realized that it was sold by MTU, has been in contact with Haofa Group.

If nothing else, the two parties will take advantage of the public display of the Turbofan 20 full-size model at the air show to officially launch cooperation negotiations.

If it were normal, this would be a major event that would attract the attention of the world.

But now, the attention of most media and even aerospace practitioners has been attracted to saving the International Space Station.

It can also reduce some pressure on both sides, especially Luo Luo.

It's like killing two birds with one stone.

Therefore, with the intentional or unintentional promotion of Chang Haonan and the China Space Administration, the relevant news quickly spread to almost the whole world...

…

Three days later.

France, Paris.

The home of European Space Agency Director Jean-Jacques Doldin.

Policy development consultant Bernard Kandel was sitting comfortably on the sofa at this time, puffing away a luxurious cigar from Denmark while handing a report to Dordan sitting next to him. :

"Affected by the accident a few days ago and NASA's latest statement, in just the past four days, the stock price of our Stellar company has risen by more than 70%, and the market value has directly exceeded the 3 billion euro mark, and the increase has been completely There are no signs of slowing down.”

3 billion euros is certainly not worth mentioning to those big companies.

Even a small stock market movement can have an impact greater than this number.

However, as a new company that has been listed for less than a year and a half and has not been optimistic for a long time, Hengxing Company can achieve this result and has definitely exceeded the expectations of most investors.

So when he said this, Kandel couldn't help but show a "everything is under control" smile, and then continued:

"Even based on conservative estimates, by the end of this month, the company's market value will reach about 4.5-5 billion euros, and Mr. Director, the shares in your hands will also be..."

Just when he was about to say the astonishing final number, Dordan, who had been silent just now, suddenly raised his hand and interrupted the former like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

The establishment and development of Stellar are inseparable from the support provided by ESA at the policy level.

Therefore, Dordan also became Commissioner Smith for a time and obtained part of the equity through his son-in-law.

But to be fair, he only did this out of old European practice at first, and he didn't really think about how much profit he could get from it.

As a result, less than three years later, Kandel brought him a huge surprise.

To some extent, it can even be said to be frightening.

There is no need to open the report or listen to the specific amount given by the other party.

When he was lying in bed these days, although Dordan repeatedly controlled his thoughts, he still couldn't help but calculate countless times.

That is an income that you will never get as an ESA director or as an aerospace engineer in your lifetime.

"Bernard, you came to my house today just to report on the company's operations, right?"

He decided to bring the topic to work for now.

Kandel knew very well that the other party was just in the initial stage of fear and was not really ready to refuse this windfall.

Just give him some more time and he will naturally convince himself.

So, he unabashedly stated the true purpose of his trip:

"The China Space Administration mentioned in its statement a few days ago that it is willing to cooperate with the international community to jointly resolve the crisis facing the International Space Station... I want to know what the real attitude of the space agencies of various countries is towards this?"

Faced with this problem, Dordan hesitated for a moment.

But in the end he replied:

"Generally speaking, they are neutral and positive...Typically, the Russians, after China announced the space fishing ship plan, immediately issued a statement saying that they were willing to provide related operations of the International Space Station free of charge to any country in need. Data and orbital information of space debris No. 40396, as well as cost-effective rapid rocket launch services.

"Although it is said to be any country in need, you know that among the major spaceflight countries, only China is excluded from the International Space Station project, so the meaning of this sentence is actually equivalent to saying that it is willing to cooperate with China, just a little euphemism Just a few.”

Having said this, he also cut a cigar, and the originally tangled and solemn expression on his face relaxed a lot:

"Italy, the United Kingdom, France, India and Brazil also have similar meanings. They are supportive, but not particularly proactive..."

ESA has limited authority within the EU. It basically only presides over some cooperation projects between countries and cannot completely replace the functions of national space agencies.

This situation has also led to chaos in European aerospace development to a certain extent.

Kandel frowned slightly:

"Did NASA give the warning privately?"

"That's not true."

Dordan shook his head, took a deep breath from the cigar, then leaned his whole body on the sofa and slowly exhaled the smoke into the air.

It was as if he had spit out the last trace of confusion in his heart:

"With such a big public opinion turmoil this time, not even NASA dares to really prevent other countries from doing something... Of course, Japan may be excepted. JAXA is the only space agency that has not made any statement at present."

There was a hint of joking in his tone when he spoke of the second half.

But he soon returned to seriousness:

"In fact, the main concern of various countries at the moment is that they don't really believe that China is really capable of solving this problem. If cooperation is carried out in a big way, but nothing is done in the end, or the Americans are one step ahead... things will not be the same. What a great ending.”

In fact, from a technical point of view, it is normal for such a situation to occur.

There is no risk in aerospace.

However, the influence of the public opinion behind this matter is too great. If a decision-making error occurs, even if no actual losses are caused, domestic political opponents will not let go of this opportunity to criticize their opponents.

At this time, the flexibility of commercial aerospace is reflected.

"I am going to use this opportunity to make contact with China."

Kandel said very bluntly:

"If successful, we can further develop a market with huge potential, and our company's start-up business itself includes orbital garbage cleaning. Participating in it can further boost the confidence of investors... Even if it fails, there will be no loss. Too many things.”

After hearing this, Dordan was stunned for a moment, then nodded in confusion:

"Of course that's no problem...but haven't you been doing this for the past few years? Why do you want to ask me specifically this time?"

Kandel looked helpless, but still explained patiently:

"The Chinese people are making such a big splash this time, it is impossible just to continue doing business with our humble small company. In that case, they can just continue to follow the previous path..."

He has had a lot of contact with China in the past few years and has his own way of judging these subtle details:

"I'm sure they want to go one step further and launch official cooperation with the European Union or a space agency of a certain European country, so we need to come up with something that can represent the official attitude of your European Space Agency, so that it will be easier to enter into cooperation. Later, when the situation is clear, it can be directly transferred to the officials on both sides.”

Kandel believes that his greatest advantage is that he knows what he is doing.

At what level of business can you run your own business, and at what level should you consider leaving the business?

If the Chinese people's plan is truly successful, it will undoubtedly bring extremely huge prestige to all direct partners.

But with the current size of Hengxing Company, it cannot bear such a heavy burden.

As long as it appears on the list as a supplier and has an explanation to the market and shareholders.

Dordan felt his heart pounding.

Compared to Stellar's profits, he cares more about whether he can leave his name in the history of European aerospace.

Now an excellent, maybe even the only opportunity in this life is before you.

And it’s not too risky.

I really can't refuse...

"At the end of the last century, ESA funded the design of a space debris cleaning robot for geostationary orbit called ROGER. You may have heard of it."

Dordan put out his cigar, then got up and walked to the living room window:

"This project was ultimately terminated in 2001 because the cost was too high, and there was no way to solve the flight dynamics of flexible bodies moving in space. Now it is just left in the old paper pile as a reserve technology, and the electronics has not even been completed. change……"

"So, I can sell it to Hengxing Company at a very low price...of course it refers to the use rights, not the complete technology property rights, just to recover losses from previous investments."

Kandel looked happy, but quickly calmed down:

"I know this plan... but an abandoned project that has been suspended for many years may hardly represent the attitude of ESA itself. It may also be a secret operation by some ESA staff, so it is best to have other ones. There can be no other source than your official one.”

Dordan felt as if he had been led into a pirate ship, but he thought about the shares of Hengxing Company and the temptation of leaving his name in history...

"We just launched a set of two solar energy observation satellites last month, which can provide unprecedented accuracy of solar storm prediction information... Although the first-hand data is obtained jointly by us and NASA, there is still room for manipulation..."