Perhaps because he is the vice president of the Eka Group, and now the top manager of the Ode salvage ship, even Andrew, the heir to the group, has to respect him, so there is no need to worry about anything, so this Carter
The gentleman spoke so loudly that almost the entire crew dining in the restaurant heard it. They all slowed down their knives and forks and turned to look over.
Xue Chen stood there and just glanced at Mr. Carter without saying anything. He didn't want to say anything more to this man. There was no need at all.
In fact, he could have immediately stated that he would not participate in the salvage, but of course he would not do so. It would be an act of retreating and showing weakness, and would also disappoint those who believe in him. Why don't you believe me? I will give up.
?On the contrary! You said I couldn’t find it, but I still had to find it!
Carter Quinn saw Xue Chen sitting at the dining table beside him without saying a word, without any anger or intention to argue with him. This made him feel even more unhappy and he snorted heavily.
He had listened to reports from his subordinates about some of the more important matters that had occurred during the last salvage voyage of the Ord to salvage the Oasis. A strange name appeared repeatedly in the report: Xue Chen.
In the report, this name was highly praised and even expressed with gratitude. In one sentence, he pointed out the location where the Oasis sank? One person shot down five pirate speedboats? He wanted to laugh when he saw it. If there is still a little bit of the latter
Believable, then the former is completely ridiculous!
He has twenty years of management experience in the shipwreck salvage industry, and he has never heard of such a ridiculous and absurd thing. Can it be found by just one person standing on the ship without relying on underwater radar operations?
funny!
If it were really so easy to search for treasures on the seabed, the sunken ships on the seabed would have been salvaged long ago!
This time the salvage project is on the agenda. He has carefully considered and researched it, and believes that with the existing underwater search power of the Eka Group, it will take at least two years to get results, and the money spent should be between 20 million and 20 million.
Thirty million US dollars, of course, once the sunken ship on the seabed is found, there will be a rich report.
According to the summary of big data and years of experience, the probability of finding this pirate ship will not be higher than 30%. This is a project with great rewards, but also high risks. As a manager, you must seriously consider it.
Just when he was considering whether to carry out this salvage project thoroughly, the heads of the salvage business, Adelaide and Andrew, came to him and unanimously proposed that the project be advanced immediately because they could go to Xue Chen for cooperation.
The two men vowed that there was no need to search for two years and they could go to sea immediately. As long as they relied on the young man, they would be able to find it.
He felt that these two people must be crazy!
So he vetoed it outright, but the damn thing was, the chairman actually nodded.
How could he not be angry in his heart? If he followed the plan step by step, even though he would spend a lot of money, he would still have a high chance of failure, but at least he would still have a chance to find the sunken ship. Now he only has a rough location and goes to sea rashly. The chance of success is zero, and a trip
After all, millions of dollars have been spent! It’s completely like throwing money into the sea!
How could he greet me with a smile when they met? He was already disgusted to the extreme, and he deeply felt that his authority had been challenged.
"Boy, do you really think you can find the Spanish sunken ship Black Wolf with your own eyes?" Carter stood at the dining table, frowning deeply and asking in a cold voice.
Andrew was also in a dilemma. Carter's work ability was undoubted. He was usually very respected in the group, but his temper was a bit fierce. The two had talked many times, but unfortunately they still couldn't get Mr. Carter to be like him.
Believe in Xue Chen.
"Mr. Carter, I don't think I need to answer this question, because you don't believe me from the bottom of your heart. Nothing I say is of any use, isn't it?" Xue Chen raised his head and said.
"That's right, I don't believe you, because I only believe in my experience, my thoughts, and my own judgment. I believe that deep-sea salvage relies on high technology! It's not just going to sea without a plan and wasting a lot of money.
A sum of money and precious time." Carter Quinn said solemnly.
Xue Chen glanced casually and saw many old acquaintances in the restaurant. Quite a few of them had participated in the last salvage project. He calmed down and said, "Mr. Carter, why don't you ask the crew members present if they agree with you?"
I believe I can do it.”
Carter moved his gaze away from Xue Chen, glanced at the more than ten crew members who were dining in the restaurant, and asked: "Does any of you believe that he can find the black wolf with just a few glances without resorting to the instruments on the ship?"
No. 1 sunk? If so, raise your hand and let me see."
The crew members in the restaurant all looked to the left and right, and made eye contact with the other crew members. For a while, they all remained silent, and the restaurant suddenly became quiet.
After about ten seconds, Carter Quinn turned around and hummed: "It seems that the minds of the boys on the Ord are still very clear. No one will believe it..."
"Ahem, Uncle Carter, look back again." Andrew coughed, interrupting Carter Quinn to continue speaking, with a strange look in his eyes.
"Huh?" Hearing this, Carter Quinn looked back again, but this time he saw that most of the dozen or so crew members in the restaurant raised their hands, which made his face suddenly turn ugly, and he shouted, "You guys
Are you crazy too?"
Just now, after Carter turned around, a crew member immediately raised his hand. That was Hans, who had an arm-wrestling with Xue Chen and was killed instantly. He had also witnessed Xue Chen giving instructions on salvage, having a gunfight with pirates, and returning home.
Later, he even received a bonus of fifty thousand US dollars, which was more generous than his normal annual salary. The two guys who were injured by the pirates got an extra thirty thousand US dollars, which made him envious for a while.
And all this was brought about by that magical oriental boy Xue Chen who was privately said by the crew to have the blood of Poseidon, so he had absolute trust in Xue Chen in his heart, but just raising his hand in front of the vice president was no different.
Because he was asking for trouble, he raised his hands after Carter Quinn turned around. If he didn't raise his hands, he would be condemned in his heart.
And with Hans taking the lead, other veteran crew members also had the same idea, and followed closely, raising their hands one after another. As a result, it became the current scene, with raised hands everywhere.
Seeing the raised arms, Carter Quinn's eyelids twitched violently several times, his face became as sinking as water, and he breathed out thickly from his nostrils, obviously suppressing a strong anger.
Xue Chen, on the other hand, felt warm in his heart when he saw the arms raised for him and the faces roughened by the sea breeze. It felt really good to be trusted.
Seeing that his crew "betrayed" him and trusted that Eastern boy, Carter Quinn felt like his old face had been peeled off, it was so hot that he couldn't accept it!
"Very good, you all trust him, right? Well, now I will give you one last chance to choose. For those who raise their hands, if he can really find the sunken Black Wolf on his own, then your bonus will be doubled. If
If he can't find it, all welfare subsidies for your trip to sea will be deducted. This is the price for your stupidity!"
Upon hearing the two decisions proposed by Carter Quinn, some of the crew members who raised their hands had a hint of hesitation in their eyes. It would be good to double the bonus, but if something unexpected happens, all the subsidies for this trip to sea will be gone.
Although it is much less than the reward for discovering the sunken ship, it is still more than 10,000 US dollars...
During the last salvage operation at sea, only a few people saw the Dongfang boy pointing out the location of the sunken ship with their own eyes. Most of them heard about it from the mouths of other crew members. That was because everyone was in excitement and did not pay attention to it.
Now that I calm down and think about it, it is indeed a bit puzzling. The so-called Poseidon bloodline sounds more like nonsense.
Slowly, in the silent atmosphere, some of the raised arms hesitantly put them down, and finally only about half of the arms were still raised firmly.
Seeing the fallen arm, Carter Quinn felt that he had regained some face. Finally, he glanced deeply at the crew members who still had their arms raised: "Very good, Hans, Zoe, Colette, Oni."
...I hope you won’t regret your choice today!”
The remaining crew members with their arms raised slightly changed their expressions when they heard their names being read out by the vice president. They looked very nervous and confused.
At this moment, Xue Chen, who was still sitting at the dining table, suddenly spoke up and repeated the name that had just been read: "Hans, Zoe, Colette, Oni... Thank you very much for trusting me, and I, Xue
Chen, I will never let down those who trust me!"
The voice was not strong, but the strong confidence it contained gushed out, causing all the panic in the hearts of the several crew members who raised their hands to be wiped away, and their eyes were ignited with blood and hope.
Carter Quinn took one last deep look at Xue Chen and strode out of the restaurant.
…
The approximate location of the shipwreck is located deep in the Pacific Ocean, and it takes nearly a week to sail to reach it. After being parked in the port of Hawaii for a short time, the Ode drifted on the vast ocean day and night.
Xue Chen had long expected that life at sea would be boring, so he brought some books to pass the time. Occasionally, some crew members would ask him to play poker, but he only played once and stopped playing. Those crew members all played cards.
If you rely on your true skills to play, he is no match for you. If you use your abilities, he will be too boring.
He lived in a single room, which was in relatively good condition, with a large soft bed, a separate toilet and bathroom, and he could see the blue sea through the window.
Just as he was leaning on the bedside, chewing a pear and reading a novel about the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, there was a knock on the door. When he put down the core and said come in, Amanda pushed the door open.
Holding a fruit plate in her hand, Qiao stood at the door looking at him with a sweet smile. (To be continued)