Chapter 1464: Are You Interested in the s.p.a.ce Elevator?
After following Chairman Li Guangya and his a.s.sistants out of the laboratory, Lu Zhou was thinking about whether to invite them to sit in his home for a while. Suddenly, he saw a man walking towards them.
After seeing Lu Zhou, the man’s face immediately put on a bright smile, and he walked straight towards them.
“h.e.l.lo, are you Academician Lu?”
After staring at this face for a while, Lu Zhou couldn’t remember where he saw him before, so he spoke.
“It’s me, and you are…”
“My man is Morinaga, this is my business card!”
Morinaga immediately handed out the electronic business card in his hand respectfully.
Li Guangya, who was standing aside, stared at Morinaga for a while. His eyes narrowed slightly.
After noticing Chairman Li’s gaze, Morinaga seemed to have guessed something. A flash of danger appeared across his face as he smiled kindly.
“Chairman Li? What a coincidence, I didn’t expect to meet you here.”
“I didn’t expect to meet you here either.” Li Guangya moved his lips without a smile. He continued, “What brings you to Jin Ling University?”
“Our group has many investment projects with Jin Ling University. Besides coming here out of respect for Academician Lu, I would also come here from time to time,” Morinaga said with a smile. “How about you, aren’t you busy with work?”
Seeing how this guy directly admitted that he came to see Lu Zhou, the expression on Li Guangya’s face gradually sank.
“I’m here for official business, so you don’t need to worry about me.”
While the two were communicating, Lu Zhou was also watching them with interest.
He didn’t know if there was any grudge between them, but he felt that Li Guangya seemed to be annoyed at this guy. On the surface, Li Guangya was gentle… as if he seemed to be a little afraid of him?
“It seems that your official duties are related to Academician Lu.”
Li Guangya didn’t say a word when he heard Morinaga’s ridicule. His expression became increasingly impatient.
After noticing this, Morinaga quickly changed the conversation. He smiled and then continued, “Since Academician Lu and Chairman Li still have things to discuss, I’ll come here another day.”
Having said that, he suddenly looked at Lu Zhou.
As if thinking of something, Morinaga thought for a moment before adding, “By the way, I have to remind you of something.”
Lu Zhou said, “What?”
“Be careful of a man named Liu Zhengxing.”
Liu Zhengxing?
Lu Zhou frowned slightly.
“Who is that?”
“Chairman of East Asia Energy.” Morinaga said with a smile, “He is a very capable person, but sometimes the more capable a person is, the easier it is for them to make the wrong choice.
“Of course, the decision is up to you.”
Morinaga smiled kindly again. After saying “see you next time”, he turned around and walked away.
Lu Zhou imported his ident.i.ty information and contact information into his address book. He glanced at the content on it casually.
[Morinaga, Investment Manager of SoftBank Group]
Interesting…
Lu Zhou glanced at Chairman Li Guangya, who was standing next to him.
He felt that Li Guangya didn’t want to see this person again.
“Why does Softbank have shares in East Asia Energy?”
After hearing Lu Zhou’s inquiry, Li Guangya thought for a moment. He then spoke in a calm tone.
“Around the 2060s, when the cross-regional power grid entered j.a.pan, East Asia Energy acquired a number of j.a.panese groups, including Djing Electric Power Company, through financing mergers and acquisitions, and they formally entered the j.a.panese energy industry.
“SoftBank Group probably entered the East Asia Energy Board of Directors at that time. I can’t remember the specifics. I only remember reading a short paragraph in a book.
“When East Asia Energy’s power was expanding, basically every region they visited would absorb a certain proportion of local capital into the board of directors to reduce the resistance to the promotion of cross-regional power grids.
“If you are interested, you should be able to find relevant doc.u.ments in the library.”
Lu Zhou: “In other words, East Asia Energy is now like a big plate of food, with hundreds of mouths surrounding it.”
Li Guangya: “It can be understood that way.”
“I see.” Lu Zhou nodded thoughtfully, muttering to himself, “No wonder. With 7% of the shares, many people are sucking up to me.”
At the beginning of the 21st century, when East Asia Energy was just established, the stocks in Star Sky Technology also took dividends and voted on the board of directors. But after a century, 7% of the shares instantly became a huge sum of money.
While Lu Zhou was feeling emotional about his own destiny and the course of history, Li Guangya, who heard his words, almost choked on his own saliva.
What the h.e.l.l?
Sucking up?!
Although he guessed that Lu Zhou was probably referring to Morinaga, Li Guangya felt awkward when he thought that he would have to ask a favor from Lu Zhou. For a moment he was a little hesitant whether to say the next words.
Lu Zhou noticed the unnatural expression on his face, and he gave him a strange look.
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing…” Li Guangya took a deep breath and had a polite smile on his face. “It seems that you have realized that you have become the centerpiece in the East Asia Energy board of directors.”
Lu Zhou said with a smile, “Centerpiece?”
“Everything has two sides. The candy in the eyes of some people can also be the poison in the eyes of other people.” Li Guangya gave a noncommittal smile and continued, “In fact, after so many years, the growth rate of East Asia Energy has exceeded everyone’s expectations. Its future is unpredictable.”
Lu Zhou: “I’m a straightforward person, so no need to beat around the bush.”
“I’m not beating around the bush.” Li Guangya continued looking at Lu Zhou. “The board of directors of East Asia Energy has actually been very divided on certain issues, whether it is in the specific business or the overall development route. For example, as a giant enterprise with both social and business attributes, East Asia Energy should give priority to economic effects or social benefits. If both are taken into account, they should find a balance between the two.”
Lu Zhou laughed and said, “Are you guys already this affluent?”
“It is not us who are affluent, but you.” Li Guangya said softly, “You may not understand what a huge sum of money you have in your hands, and what it means.
“When the market value of a company has surpa.s.sed the GDP of most countries in the entire region, each of its decisions is closely related to the economy and prosperity of the entire region. Its meaning itself has surpa.s.sed the concept of traditional companies.
“7% may not be a very large number, but in the hands of a special person, it may play an unexpected role.
“Some people have taken interest in this and hope to achieve their goals by drawing you in… For example, the three giants of East Asia Energy, East Asia Heavy Industries, and East Asia Communications merge and integrate their respective resources to establish a giant that spans the fields of energy, industry, and information.”
While saying this, Li Guangya had been observing the expression on Lu Zhou’s face, trying to observe something.
However, to his disappointment, he didn’t see a single emotion on that face.
Just when he was a little uncertain about whether he had conveyed his meaning to Lu Zhou correctly, Lu Zhou suddenly said, “I’m not interested in what you said.
“Even if you set up a giant enterprise spanning all fields, there is no way to help me solve the things that interest me. If you are here just to test me, don’t waste my time.”
Li Guangya finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When he received the call from the AIIB, he was so anxious that he couldn’t sleep well.
Although there was no guarantee that Lu Zhou would still think the same way in the future, for now, this scholar from the 21st century was not as difficult to communicate with as he had imagined.
“Thank you for your understanding.
“Actually… In addition to this matter, there is one other important thing that I hope to discuss with you.”
This guy…
Couldn’t you say these things last night?
After seeing Director Li Guangya’s solemn expression, Lu Zhou said with a sigh, “If it is troublesome, I suggest you go find someone else.”
Li Guangya smiled embarra.s.sedly and said, “It may be a bit troublesome, but I feel… It should be quite interesting, do you want to listen?”
Lu Zhou: “Go.”
“We plan to build a transportation track extending from the geosynchronous...o...b..t to the surface to achieve rapid transportation from the surface using the so-called s.p.a.ce elevator.” Li Guangya smiled as Lu Zhou seemed to be gradually surprised. He continued, “I don’t know if this project interests you?”