Chapter 350 Mr. Fantastic Who Hits Walls Everywhere
March 2002, Kennedy Space Center.
"Reed, I admit that you are a genius, but regarding your space exploration plan, there is a lot of opposition from above. You should know that this is a project that costs tens of billions of dollars, and it will be difficult for Congress to stop because of your temporary brainstorming.
holes, and pay for your dreams!”
At the Kennedy Space Center, two people were sitting in the conference room. One was Professor Thom, the director of the space center, and the other was the future Mr. Fantastic, Reed Charlize.
"Professor, this is a great plan. It has unimaginably promoted the history of aerospace development and the history of world science. I already have a complete plan and perfect spacecraft design drawings. I only need to invest a few dollars.
Remarkable results can be achieved!”
Reed gestured with his hands excitedly, trying to persuade Professor Thom.
Professor Thom shook his head regretfully. In fact, he had been persuaded by Reed, but the parliament did not support this proposal, and he was powerless.
"Reed, give up. 85 billion U.S. dollars is not a small number. It is the contribution of countless taxpayers. You can convince me because I understand science and understand your intelligence. And the big shots in Congress think you
The plan is too advanced. Exploring the mysteries of the universe is an impossible task at this stage." Professor Thom sighed and whispered: "Give it up. After ten or twenty years, when the time is right, we can launch this proposal.
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Ten or twenty years is not a small number.
Just as Congress couldn't bear the $85 billion in scientific research funding, Reed couldn't bear the fact that his plan was right at hand, but he was asked to wait for ten or twenty years.
Reed looked downcast and sat weakly on the chair.
It was so difficult to raise funds, which made him so frustrated that he didn't even listen to Professor Thom's words of comfort.
"Reed, forget about this. I'll give you a long vacation. Go home and have a good rest." Professor Thom nodded and left the empty conference room.
Outside the door, Reed's best friend, the future stoneman Ben Grimm, was standing at the door quietly eavesdropping.
Seeing Professor Thom coming out, the stone man sighed, turned around and walked into the conference room.
"Reed, is there no hope?" The stone man said gloomily and with a direct personality.
Reed clenched his fists tightly, glanced at the plan on the table, and said in a deep voice: "There is still hope. We will leave the Kennedy Space Center, form our own company, and seek capital injections from other companies. I don't believe it is so good.
The plan will fall into your hands."
A complete plan and a feasible implementation plan are the confidence Reid has.
He believed that when he took out the plan, investors would flock to him, and by then he would have enough money to build an aircraft and realize his dream.
Unfortunately, there is a gap between reality and dreams.
For a whole week, Reid found more than a dozen large companies, as well as many Wall Street financial giants.
However, when these people learned that the plan would cost 85 billion U.S. dollars and the Kennedy Space Center itself rejected it, cruel reality hit.
Reject, reject, reject.
Holding his own plan, Reed encountered obstacles on Wall Street and among big entrepreneurs. Many people even thought they were liars.
In desperation, Reed could only turn his attention to his former competitor and a rising star in the business world... Victor Doom's "The Future Doctor Doom".
"Put the flower basket a little to the left. Mr. Victor pays great attention to the company's external image. The position at the door is the company's face."
The 108-story Victor Tower is the core of Victor Enterprises.
At the door, there is a black iron statue under construction, showing Victor in high spirits.
Reed and the Stone Man looked at the employees placing flower baskets at the door, lowered their heads and walked into the building, preparing to meet Victor.
Just like in many movies, the person seeking help arrives early and the person seeking help arrives late.
From nine o'clock in the morning to eleven o'clock at noon, Reed and Stone were notified that Victor had time to meet them.
"After waiting for two hours, this guy has a really bad sense of time. Does he really think of himself as a big shot?" The stone man said to Reed with an angry look on his face.
Reed himself didn't care. He waved his hand gently and said with a smile: "Victor likes these little tricks that don't bring power to the table."
Victor, Reed, Stoneman, and Susan are all students at MIT.
While at school, Reed's genius-like performance not only won Susan's love, but also deeply hurt Victor's heart.
In Victor's words, Reed likes to show off his smart brain, as if he is the only smart person in the world.
In fact, college students at MIT are just like middle school students in front of Reed. Even many instructors cannot keep up with Reed's thinking and question whether they are stupid.
Therefore, Victor disliked Reed very much, especially after his crush, Susan, became Reed's girlfriend. This disgust accumulated to the extreme.
"Let me see who is here, the smartest Reed, and your little follower, Ben Grimm!" In the luxuriously decorated office, the future Doctor Doom said with a playful look on his face.
: "Let me think about it, what are you here for? Please ask me to help you!"
Before the official contact, Reed had already sent an appointment and attached some planning information.
Victor didn't even need to think about it, he knew the purpose of Reed and the two coming. Therefore, his purpose of bringing up the old things was just to undermine Reed's self-confidence, because there was nothing more satisfying than having his enemies begging him.
Too vain.
"This trash, I really want to teach him a lesson." The stone man was furious and wanted to rush forward and kick him hard.
It's a pity that they came here to seek financing this time. Victor Enterprises has a market value of 200 billion US dollars, which is very helpful for their plan.
No matter how dissatisfied he is, the stone man knows that his idea is impossible to realize.
Otherwise, a big entrepreneur with hundreds of billions of assets in charge could be sent to jail with just a snap of his fingers, and he would never be able to get out.
"Victor, we are not here to quarrel with you this time. If you agree, I would like to talk about my plan and see if there is any possibility of us cooperating." Reid got straight to the point and did not continue to talk nonsense with Victor.
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Victor shrugged his shoulders, without moving his butt off the chair at all, and waved his hand: "Go on, let me hear your plan."
"In my speculation, the cosmic storm with high energy accumulation may have affected the birth of the first species. If we can build a spacecraft that can withstand the cosmic storm and collect data deep into it, it is possible to obtain basic information about the initial evolution.
.With these data, we can feed back genetics, promote the secondary evolution of human beings, and understand more about the mysteries of the unknown realm in the universe..."
Reed spoke loudly, talking about his plans and goals, talking about what he thought was wonderful, and waving his arms vigorously.
For half an hour, Reed's explanation was not over.
Victor looked down at his watch, tapped the table with his fingers, and stopped the tirade.
"enough..."
"I haven't fully explained the plan yet!"
"That's enough, that's enough."
Victor sighed with a look on his face, leaned on the chair and said: "You are still the same, thinking that you are the best, everyone is inferior to you, and you don't even understand what you are talking about."
At this point, Victor himself laughed and said: "Your plan is very good. I only have one question now. Congress doesn't believe you will succeed. Why should I believe you?"
The space exploration plan was completely rejected by Congress and is not a secret at all to the outside world.
Investing in a program that is not favored by Congress and is controversial even within the space agency is undoubtedly a risky decision.
No entrepreneur will forget that investment is risky.
Once the US$85 billion plan is declared to be a waterloo, it will shake the foundation of a company at least, and even destroy a large enterprise at worst.
"In the United States, companies with assets of more than 100 billion can be rated as consortium-level companies. I struggled for ten years to bring Victor Energy to the standard of a consortium company. Once I agree to your plan, then I have only
There are two roads to take, one leads to the broad road, and the other leads to the abyss." The smile on Victor's face disappeared, replaced by seriousness.
Victor's company has a market value of 200 billion, he owns 56% of the shares, and his assets are around 110 billion.
Once he made the decision, he spent $85 billion to invest in the space exploration program.
Fortunately, if the plan is successful, it is not a dream for the stock to rise sharply. It is possible for the stock to soar into the sky.
On the other hand, if the investment fails, the stock is likely to plummet, and Victor's wealth will evaporate instantly.
"In that case, let's say goodbye." Reid turned around and walked out with a look of disappointment on his face.
Just when Reed opened the door and was about to walk out, Victor's voice came from behind: "You are still so impatient, you don't even wait for others to finish what they say."
"What do you mean?" Reed held the door with one hand and turned to look at Victor.
Victor didn't answer, but stretched out his hand to touch the globe on his desk, and twisted it hard to the right.
"Click..."
As the globe rotates, the bookshelves in the room quickly recede to both sides.
Reed and the Stone Man looked up and saw another room behind the bookshelf, and two strangers were sitting in it.
In a small darkroom-like room, there was a conference table, and two strangers in suits and sunglasses were sitting on the sofa holding glasses of red wine.
Reed and the Stone Man were surprised to see a stranger appear.
Victor stood up from the chair, spread his hands gently, and said: "You must think that I left you dry for two hours just to show off to you, right? You are wrong. You are totally wrong. You have been waiting for a long time."
During the two hours I was waiting, I was entertaining these two gentlemen, and now please allow me to introduce them."
"This is Mr. Goldcake, the overlord of the gray industry." The person Victor introduced was none other than the burly Goldcake wearing black sunglasses.
Jin Cake nodded slightly, his sinister eyes hidden under his sunglasses, still adding a bit of solemnity to the air.
Reed and the stone man looked at each other, a little confused about the situation at this time.
Victor smiled and didn't say much, stretched out his hand and introduced again: "And this gentleman, the largest angel investor on Wall Street, the financial backer in the mouth of countless entrepreneurs, he is..."