As time passed, Gao Jin and Joanna began to prepare and planned to return to Xiangjiang City together.
Gao Gan and Gao Yu had both returned home, and Gao Yu even called several times, calling his mother to ask Joanna when she would be back.
With Jerome gone, Joanna's only remaining concerns were Gao Jin and her son Gao Yu. After answering several calls, she decided to return to Xiangjiang City.
Early that morning, Gao Jin and Joanna got up early and had breakfast. When they were about to get in the car and leave, Gao Jin's cell phone rang, so he took it over to take a look.
Thomas, the chairman of Bach Industrial Group, frowned when he saw Gao Jin, why would he call himself?
After thinking for a while, he still answered the phone. After all, there is no conflict of interest between Xingling Group and Bach Industries at this moment, and the relationship between the two parties is pretty good.
"Thomas, what's going on?" Gao Jin asked.
"Gao, is it convenient for you to talk over there?" Thomas asked.
Gao Jin felt strange and couldn't figure out why Thomas said that, so he casually said "It's very convenient."
"Gao, a big shot in London wants to meet with you to discuss something. We have arrived in Milan now, you see." Thomas said this.
"What a big man," Gao Jin said with a smile.
"Gao, I'm not joking, he is a real big shot. You will know it when we meet him. It will not do me any good to deceive you." Thomas explained a little.
Gao Jin thought for a moment and realized that it was really not possible to miss him. "Well, your call was so timely. I was planning to take a car to the airport to leave Italy."
"Do you know Anna Manor? I'll wait for you at the manor."
"Okay, we'll be there in a minute." Thomas immediately decided on the matter, said a few polite words to Gao Jin and hung up the phone.
Gao Jin put down the phone, turned to the bodyguard and said "pause departure" and then walked towards the living room, sat down on the sofa and began to think about the matter.
The big shot in Eagle Country, who could this be? The Protoss Group has strong connections in many countries around the world, but it is not strong at all in Eagle Country.
This has nothing to do with the fact that Protoss Group has little investment in Eagle Country.
The Eagle Country has left the EU. If you still invest in the Eagle Country, the risks of uncertainty will increase a lot.
Not only the Xingling Group, but also many international giants have terminated their investment plans in Eagle Country. For Eagle Country, it is difficult to clearly explain the gains and losses.
Joanna was also notified by the bodyguard at this time, and arranged for someone to brew two cups of coffee and bring them over. She came to the living room, sat down next to Gao Jin, and asked, "What happened?"
"It's nothing serious. A friend called and said he wanted to meet me, so I had to leave temporarily." After Gao Jin finished speaking, he patted Joanna's hand to reassure Joanna.
After hearing this, Joanna nodded and said nothing else. She picked up a cup of coffee from the table and handed it to Gao Jin and said, "The tea industry has been sealed. You can drink coffee for now."
Gao Jin took it and smiled, brought it to his mouth and took a sip. Although it was top-quality coffee, Gao Jin couldn't tell whether the coffee was good or bad.
The two were talking in the living room. More than forty minutes passed slowly before they received a call from Thomas. Gao Jin's security guard notified the doorman to let him go.
"Arrange a table for us in the garden, and we'll go to the garden to talk about things," Gao Jin explained, and Joanna nodded and turned to leave.
Gao Jin also walked towards the door. Not long after, three cars drove over. When the people in the cars got out, Gao Jin narrowed his eyes, how could it be him.
What a big shot.
Although I have never dealt with this person, I know that this person is a man with great hands and eyes.
"Gao, let me introduce to you, this is Sir Richard"
"Sir, this is the chairman of Xingling Group, Mr. Gao Jin"
Gao Jin shook hands with Richard and said, "I have heard of Sir's name for a long time, but I have never had a chance to meet him. I didn't expect that we would meet here."
"Sir, you are welcome to be our guest."
Richard shook hands with Gao Jin and said with a smile, "You are younger than what is reported in the media. Compared with you, I am really old."
After letting go of his hand, Gao Jin shook hands with Thomas again and greeted the two of them to walk towards the garden. Over there, Joanna had arranged for a table and several chairs to be arranged.
When Gao Jin sat down with the two of them, the butler immediately brought over coffee. The three of them drank coffee and talked about things. They were joking and laughing but did not talk about business at all.
"Gao, I need to go to the bathroom, can you make arrangements?" Thomas put down his coffee and said this, Gao Jin smiled and nodded.
After raising his hand and waving, a bodyguard came over and took Thomas away, leaving Gao Jin and Richard alone in the garden.
"Sir, I am very safe here and can speak freely." Gao Jin looked at Richard and said this. The meaning was very simple. If you have something to say, you can speak directly and the conversation will not be eavesdropped by anyone.
Richard also has another identity, a member of the House of Lords, and he is also an established member of the House of Lords.
"Okay, I'll get straight to the point."
"Gao, does your Xingling Group have an interstellar spacecraft construction plan?" Richard looked at Gao Jin and said this. Gao Jin was stunned, why would Richard ask about this?
"Xingling Group has no such plan"
"If you want to develop interstellar spacecraft, the only research route currently available is nuclear energy technology. Xingling Group has not received approval to develop nuclear energy, so it can only regretfully abandon this plan!"
Gao Jin told the truth, this was no secret. Before Zhang Hongbin asked, many people had asked Gao Jin this question, and Gao Jin always answered in the same way.
"Gao, you can move the Protoss Group to Eagle Country. I guarantee that the Eagle Country government will find a legal nuclear energy research and development license for you." Richard said this with a smile.
Gao Jin also smiled. As expected of a veteran, he came here just to poach people. No matter whether he succeeds or not, he has shown his sincerity. You can't blame the other party.
No wonder Richard has been able to dominate the political arena for decades and be as comfortable as a fish in water.
"Sir, if I agree to this, I believe everyone in the world, including Sir, will look down upon me."
"I don't want to be looked down upon by the world!"
Gao Jin said this with a smile, and Richard smiled and nodded.
Anyone who can adhere to principles deserves respect. If Gao Jin really agrees to his proposal, Richard promises that he will definitely treat Gao Jin first.
"Gao, I came here today to make a deal with you."
"I can help you obtain a nuclear energy research and development license. In the future, if your Protoss Group manufactures interstellar spacecraft, it must sell ten of them to Bach Industrial Group at cost price."
"How about this transaction? Isn't it very simple?"
Richard said this calmly, Gao Jin narrowed his eyes and looked at Richard in disbelief.
The nuclear energy R&D licenses of the five major countries are basically only issued to key enterprises in the country, and do not need to be reviewed by relevant United Nations departments. Enterprises from other countries want to have nuclear energy R&D licenses.
Not only does it need to be approved by the home country's government, but it also needs to be reviewed by the relevant United Nations departments. Both of these are indispensable.
China's national conditions are special. Only directly-affiliated departments are qualified for nuclear energy research and development. Private enterprises are prohibited from engaging in research and development in this area. This is from a safety perspective.
Several other major countries also only issue licenses to key domestic enterprises. The possibility of foreign enterprises obtaining licenses is infinitely close to zero.
"I'm very curious as to why you made this deal with me and what made you make this decision."
Gao Jin looked at Richard and asked this sentence. Nuclear energy research and development licenses are not that easy to obtain, just like when Protoss Group acquired an Italian weapons company.
If it weren't for the efforts of some people in France and Italy, there would be no way that the arms company would be acquired by a company from a non-ally country.
It would be better for this company to grow there than to be acquired by the Protoss Group.
Richard took a sip of coffee, looked at Gao Jin and hesitated for a moment before he started to speak.
"Gao, there are some things that the government can't do, but that doesn't mean our company can't do it."
"At this moment, I am already the largest shareholder of Bach Industries, holding 42% of the shares."
"In the future, if you sell interstellar spacecraft to me, Bach Industry, what Bach Industry does has nothing to do with your Protoss Group. This will be good for you and me."
After listening to Richard's words, Gao Jin understood what was going on. He looked at Richard thoughtfully and did not expect that the equity of Bach Industries had changed.
Thomas is no longer the one with the largest shareholding in Bach Industries.
Gao Jin could guess why the other party did this. It was obvious that the Eagle Country no longer had the ability to build interstellar spacecraft.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, let's take a roundabout way and adopt the method of business-to-business transactions to resolve this matter.
"Ten ships are too many, two at most"
"Our Protoss Group has made a rough calculation internally. The cost of building an interstellar spacecraft will not be less than 20 billion euros, and the time it takes to build one will not be less than eighteen months."
"I can't just build interstellar spacecraft for you without doing business. Enterprises need profits to survive!"
Gao Jin said this slowly, and Richard narrowed his eyes. Sure enough, it was not that the Protoss Group had no plan to build an interstellar spacecraft, but it was just restricted.
Those people really guessed it right, they really underestimated the manufacturing capabilities of the Xingling Group.
"Five ships, this is the minimum standard. If you don't allow it, I won't be able to lobby."
"This is my bottom line!"
Richard looked at Gao Jin and said this with great certainty.
"Richard, I'm not kidding you. Two ships is really my bottom line."
"If you agree to ship one, I can give you a promise."
Gao Jin said this and looked at Richard meaningfully. Richard also looked at Gao Jin with squinted eyes and thought for a moment, "You said...".
"Musk's SpaceX company has a plan to build an interstellar spacecraft and has already put it into action, if you agree to the condition of one."
"I guarantee that the one I sell to you at cost price is definitely more advanced than SpaceX's interstellar vehicle!"
Gao Jin said this very confidently. Gao Jin has all the data about SpaceX's interstellar spacecraft here, and he knows exactly what he is promising.