Chapter 929: Let’s escape this trend [Third update]
As the morning passed, Gao Jin received a total of seventeen inquiry calls. Without exception, all of them were inquiring about the content of the chat between Gao Jin and Parker.
In the afternoon, ten past three.
The official website of the Starling Group issued an announcement that the budget of the Starlight Space Group this year is 127 euros. After research and decision by the headquarters of the Starling Group, the budget of the Starlight Space Group will be reduced to 1.7 billion euros!
At the same time, five of the six rocket launch pads in the Starlight Space Company base will be dismantled.
At present, orders for enterprise-level space stations are no longer accepted. After completing the orders currently in hand, Xingling Group will begin to authorize external parties and will no longer conduct research and development of this type of project.
After this announcement was made, the world was shaken. No one expected that the Protoss Group would cut the space company's funding so much, and even the launch pad would be dismantled.
It is obvious that the Protoss Group has made plans to comprehensively reduce investment in space.
When there is a big shock abroad, the relevant domestic departments that were relatively calm at first can no longer remain calm and are a little anxious.
The Protoss Group has drastically reduced its investment in space, which will cause a chain reaction. Not even the Protoss Group can handle it, and other companies will certainly not be able to handle it either.
Domestic and foreign media began to report this matter crazily, but the Xingling Group remained silent. You can report whatever you want, but I will never give any reply.
Two days passed slowly, and the relevant departments received another news. For the small alliance of the group, the space project expenses were also greatly reduced.
The original plan was to invest in eleven space projects, but now eight projects have been directly compressed, leaving only three space projects to continue.
Not only that, the stock market and aerospace-related stocks began to fall, and investor confidence was hit hard.
Two days later, a certain Chinese self-media broke the big news that the launch pad dismantling work at the Starlight Space Company base had begun, and several photos were released.
It can be clearly seen from the photos that many workers are busy on a launch pad, carrying out demolition work.
After this news was exposed by the media, it caused huge waves in China. Some people were happy, some were sorry, and some were sad!
Without Starlight Space Company, there would be no domestic private enterprise that could excel in the space field.
When Gao Jin saw the news when he got off work in the afternoon, he frowned and did not go home. He took Jane and Sonia directly to the airport and took a special plane to leave the morning market and go to Patis Island.
Just think of it as a vacation and avoid this trend.
Many people in the United States laughed, especially the shareholders of SpaceX. The absence of a competitor like Protoss Group is definitely a good thing for SpaceX.
The most direct reaction is that SpaceX's stock price has soared again, and investors have more confidence in SpaceX.
Abroad, many institutions also breathed a long sigh of relief.
The day after Gao Jin left, RB member Xing Chunping formally submitted the corporate planet colonization bill to the parliament, and most members expressed their support for the bill.
It became the fifth country in the world where Congress formally reviewed the bill.
This storm of public opinion eventually sunk the space company under the Protoss Group. This was something no one expected.
In China, relevant departments and big bosses are all having meetings.
Although more than half a month has passed since the announcement of Xingling Group, the feedback from below is not optimistic. There are even reports that two companies have withdrawn the subsidies they just received and withdrawn from the research and development of space projects.
According to reports from many sources, many companies are adjusting their R&D expenditures. At the lowest level, they have cut their R&D expenditures by more than 30%.
This is just this year. According to analysis, in the future, companies will cut funding more and more seriously year by year.
In contrast, in the United States, eight international giants announced increases in corporate space research and development funding, with the lowest one increasing by US$2 billion.
In Europe, many companies have also announced increases in research and development funding for space projects.
Including RB, four companies announced that they will double their space research and development funding!
Foreign companies are desperately increasing their R&D funding, while domestic companies are drastically reducing their R&D funding. If this continues, the consequences can be imagined.
On this day, E-country congressman Duka Fleski officially submitted the Corporate Planet Colonization Bill to Congress, becoming the sixth country in the world to formally review the bill.
In just the past day, YD Congressman Qajim Khan also submitted the bill to Congress, becoming the seventh country in the world to formally review the bill.
As time went by, similar incidents occurred one after another in France, Germany, and Italy.
In less than a month, ten countries have already begun reviewing the bill. It is estimated that this bill will become a formal bill in the future.
Gao Jin stayed at Patis Island for a week, then flew to Milan, Italy, where he stayed at Joanna's house and treated Joanna as his own.
Stay in the manor every day and never bubble!
Jane did not follow him, but returned to the morning market to continue working. If anything happened, she could notify Gao Jin in time.
Gao Jin's plan was very simple. He would wait until the society had completely cooled down on this topic in one month before returning, so as not to be drawn into the storm again.
Time passed day by day. On this day, Gao Jin sent Joanna away and was relaxing in the sun alone in the garden. Recently, public opinion began to change, and Gao Jin's mood became a lot more cheerful.
While drinking tea and basking in the sun, Jane came over, handed the satellite phone to Gao Jin and said "number 1" before turning and leaving.
According to the rules, Sonia and Jane must avoid the call between Gao Jin and No. 1.
"Pierre, what's going on?" Gao Jin asked easily.
"Boss, something happened in Daniel, Africa. They found a large cave while digging underground, and found a huge pyramid in the cave."
"Daniel arranged for people to conduct entry inspections. Three groups of people have already entered. The fourth wave of people entered and found the first wave of people who entered. These people have died, and there is no news from the other two groups."
"Currently, people over there have begun to refuse to carry out the pyramid exploration mission!"
Pierre reported the matter truthfully. Gao Jin was very surprised after hearing this. He did not expect that Daniel would gain such a big gain.
"Why did those people who died die?" Gao Jin asked.
"Nothing has been found yet, no trauma, and no pain can be seen on the face of the corpse."
"The body has been transported to Starlight Town by helicopter and is currently isolated. I called Han Wenhui, general manager of the Rock Island Life Research Institute."
"She promised to send several scientific researchers in the fields of genes, toxins, radiation, etc., and they are already on the way. They are expected to arrive at Starlight Town tonight."
Pierre reported his arrangement to one side. Gao Jin frowned, thought for a moment and said, "I'll call you soon" and then hung up the phone.
"Xingling, do you know what's going on?" Gao Jin asked in his mind.
"cannot!"
"If you want to know the reason, you'd better go there in person. It's better for us to take a look on the spot. As long as you get to the body, I can analyze the cause of death!"
Xing Ling gave an affirmative answer, and Gao Jin began to hesitate.
At this moment, every move he made was attracting the attention of reporters. Although in Joanna's manor, according to the security personnel's report, there were dozens of reporters squatting around.
Once he leaves Milan, he will be known by reporters immediately.
"I suggest you go there. Don't forget to arrange what Daniel is looking for!"
Star Spirit reminded him, and Gao Jin had a look of realization on his face. He had to go there. No matter how dangerous it was over there, with Star Spirit around, he would definitely not get into trouble.
He picked up the phone and started dialing. Soon, the call was connected. Gao Jin started chatting with Pierre, and asked Pierre to prepare himself for a trip there soon.
Hearing that Gao Jin was coming, Pierre felt even more at ease.
"What should we do with Daniel?" Pierre asked.
"Temporarily closed, no one is allowed to enter the pyramid, and Daniel and others are on standby! We will discuss everything after we meet in Starlight Town." Gao Jin immediately made a decision.
After chatting with Pierre for a few words, Gao Jin hung up the phone. After putting down the phone, Gao Jin began to think.
"Star Spirit, tell me, will the pyramid discovered this time be the war fortress mentioned on the animal skins?" Gao Jin conveyed this idea to the Star Spirit.
"I think we'd better go to Patis Island first and take out the twelve crystal plates. If that pyramid is really the so-called war fortress"
"My analysis is that the pyramid is more likely to be the Jovian survival ship, and the crystal plate is the key to starting the interstellar spacecraft!"
Xing Ling said these words very calmly, and Gao Jin nodded slowly. Xing Ling had considered everything comprehensively and just took it with him to be prepared.
It’s better than returning to Patis Island to get the crystal plate when things get really bad!
After thinking about it, Gao Jin stood up, found Sonia and chatted for a while, and Sonia began to make arrangements.
Joanna got off work in the afternoon and knew that Gao Jin was leaving tomorrow, so she acted very calmly. Over the years, she has become accustomed to this kind of life.
If the two of them really have to live together every day, Joanna is a little uncomfortable with it.
As per the old rules, Joanna tormented Gao Jin several times during the night, saving Gao Jin from going to Patis Island to take advantage of Sonia.
Early the next morning, when Gao Jin, Joanna, and Sonia were having breakfast together, Sonia noticed Gao Jin's condition and glanced at Joanna without saying a word.
After breakfast, Joanna arranged Gao Jin's clothes, sent Gao Jin to the car and left.
There was no words all the way, and Gao Jin's motorcade soon arrived at the airport. Gao Jin took Sonia and the security personnel onto the plane and flew to Patis Island.
When it got dark, the plane landed at Patis Island. As soon as he got off the plane, Gao Jin received a call from Pierre.