Chapter 66: Inadvertently Helping Humanity!
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Mr. Zhao, we have another request…”
“Let’s hear it!”
Colonel Chu nodded and said with a clear tone,” It’s like this. We found that your robots are extremely intelligent. They can almost replace ninety nine point nicety nine percent of or workforce…”
“Therefore, we also want to take this opportunity to benefit humanity…”
“By using robots to wholly supplant manual labor…”
“We aim to encourage everyone to purchase robots..
“We’rc considering offering interest-free loans for robot purchase…”
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“We plan to establish the price for each robot employed in factories. They should earn at least one hundred and twenty thousand Great Xia dollars per year. We also intend to increase the salary along with the inflation rate over time…”
“After an initial eight-year period, people should have recouped their investment. Beyond that point, everything is pure profit…”
“However, it appears that people have concerns about potential robot depreciation…”
“So, we wondered if you could establish a robot maintenance factory, making it easier for robots to be serviced?”
“A repair facility?” Zhao Yu found himself surprised by this idea; he had never considered it before.
Colonel Chu saw his hesitation and quickly added,” We will pay for the repair costs. As long as the price is reasonable…”
Our team of experts has devised a plan for a robot insurance scheme that would handle all maintenance expenses, potentially even yielding a profit.
Eventually, the government will fully support the people, aiming to free their hands from labor, similar to how we promoted real estate. We want to encourage individuals to buy robots.
“We could indeed establish a maintenance factory…”
After pondering a while, Zhao Yu continued, “But, if robots are such a lucrative business, why wouldn’t the manufacturers buy for themselves?”
He had originally intended for robots to enter the Earth market, targeting manufacturers as primary buyers. The concept of regular individuals buying them hadn’t crossed his mind.
The products targeted at ordinary people were only robot attendants, and the sales were expected to be lower than robot workers.
“No matter how rich the manufacturer is, how much can they buy?”
Colonel Chu confidently retorted, smiling, “After all, what businessman isn’t burdened with loans? They can’t always afford to pay upfront…”
“Additionally, we plan to limit the proportion of robots that manufacturers can solely purchase. We want to ensure everyone can get involved as much as possible…”
Zhao Yu thought about it carefully. It struck him that once robots replaced human labor, Earth’s inhabitants would be truly liberated from manual work. Even if people chose not to work, they could still survive on the income generated by their robots.
After all, the robots would be bought on interest-free loans, with their earnings used to repay the debt.
Zhao Yu did not expect that he was on the verge of making a significant contribution to humanity.
Moreover, considering the global population of eight billion people, each owning a robot, the final sales could potentially reach a staggering two point four trillion Blue Moon dollars.
A two trillion Blue Moon dollar market stirred up Zhao Yu’s enthusiasm. If this initiative succeeded, he might not only consolidate the first line of defense but even establish the second.
“Setting up the repair factory won’t be an issue. Let’s have it next to the robot production plant, ready for repairs whenever needed!” declared Zhao Yu, confidently patting his chest.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Colonel Chu gave a sigh of relief. “Mr. Zhao, why don’t we grab some food first, then head over to inspect the site?”
“No need, let’s proceed right away!”
Knowing the enormous profit potential the robots could provide, Zhao Yu couldn’t contain his eagerness. He was itching to get the robot factory started and begin reaping the benefits.
Zhao Yu took the s.p.a.ceship and headed towards the site Colonel Chu had pointed out.
To accommodate the factory, Great Xia had purposely allocated 1,000 square kilometers of vacant land, designating it as the Blue Moon New District. It was s.p.a.cious enough to house not just 30, but even 300 production lines if needed.
Apart from that, he also transferred one hundred thousand engineers to lend a hand.
Naturally, Zhao Yu did not require their a.s.sistance. He had the 100,000 engineering robots aboard the 30 transport ships descend and efficiently set up the production line.
According to his estimation, thirty production lines could be fully operational within a day at most.
Upon learning the estimated completion time, Colonel Chu grinned, “Mr. Zhao, we have a tradition here in Great Xia. We hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a project. Will you?”
Zhao Yu smiled and nodded, “I’ll definitely be there. It’s my factory, how could I possibly miss it?!”
“Is it comfortable for you to be on camera?”
Colonel Chu explained in a somewhat nervous tone, “The thing is, we’ve publicly declared that these three products are developed by Blue Moon Technology. It’d be excellent if you could represent…”
On camera?
Zhao Yu mulled over it momentarily, concluding that it wasn’t a big deal. At worst, he’d become a public figure. Anyway, he rarely stayed on Earth, so he agreed without hesitation.
Then, Zhao Yu and Colonel Chu agreed on the location of the one billion and thirty million blue moon dollars in twelve hours.
Having finalized these details, his work on this Earth visit was essentially done, except for the arrival of the resources.
Zhao Yu decided to stay on Earth for the time being. He planned to visit the school where he had stayed for four years.
On the ground, Colonel Chu watched Zhao Yu’s s.p.a.ceship disappearing into the horizon, he exhaled in relief.
He chose to build the factory in Chang ‘an, as well as pick up the goods in Chang’ an for 12 hours, including the ribbon-cutting ceremony 24 hours later. These were all reasons why he wanted Zhao Yu to stay on Earth temporarily.
His motive was simple: to engineer opportunities for the heiresses of various financial conglomerates.
As he gazed at the vanishing s.p.a.cecraft, Colonel Chu muttered under his breath, “This is quite a scheme. I wonder if you’ll withstand such a trap of seduction…”
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“Zhao Yu has shown up at Chang’an Arts and Sciences University. We need to hurry over now. Jingjing, could you introduce me to him when we get there…” Jingxuan looked at the elegantly dressed girl in front of her, whose simplicity couldn’t hide her distinguished demeanor, and she couldn’t help but feel a bit inferior.
Previously, once she realized how valuable Zhao Yu was, she was intrigued to make an attempt herself.
But now, when compared to these young misses from the top financial families, she found herself falling short…
Out on the field, Zhao Yu was in the middle of a basketball game with a group of guys he didn’t know.
Although he was almost thirty years old, he he had barely faced hardships in his lunar base, making him look no different than a junior or senior university student. He still had a youthful appearance.
“Over here, pa.s.s the ball!”
Zhao Yu beckoned, and after receiving the basketball, dribbled it a couple of times, bypa.s.sed the defense, and then made a layup, scoring a basket.
“You scored it again. Big Brother, you sure you arc not part of the basketball team?!”
“We can’t play anymore. It feels like you’re bullying us single-handedly…”
The opponent was helpless. This newcomer was too skilled, clearly not on the same level as them.
Zhao Yu smiled. He had been playing for a while and was starting to feel a bit tired.
Back in his university days, he hardly had time for basketball. His skills were honed on the lunar base out of sheer boredom, playing and gradually practicing with a few androids.
Zhao Yu sat down on the stairs and felt a little thirsty.
Just as he was about to stand and find a secluded spot to return to his s.p.a.ceship for a drink, a bottle of water was suddenly handed to him.
“Hey, would you like some water?”