183: Additional, come again?

"Just looking?"

Ye Guhong was a little surprised.

"Don't want technology? Don't want anything? Just want to go up and look?"

"Yes, we don't want anything, we just want to go up and look!"

The representative of Dahu Country immediately nodded, then emphasized again, "Just tell us how much money you want, as long as we can go up and look."

"This…" For the first time, Ye Guhong was a bit at a loss for words.

These wealthy people, they don't buy technology, they just want to go up and look.

How much should he ask for?

He couldn't help but turn to look at Tang Wensheng and Han Zhaoyu, seeing their equally bewildered expressions, then said to the representative of Dahu Country, "How about this, please wait a moment, our side will ask professionals from the Aerospace Institute to estimate it."

"Alright."

The representatives of Dahu Country naturally had no objections.

Then, Ye Guhong directly called Song Changming and had him join the video conference to discuss the matter.

"Old Song, these representatives from Dahu Country said they want their people to observe inside the Space Station. If it's just for observation, how much would it cost to transport personnel to the Space Station just once?"

Ye Guhong asked directly.

Although he had decision-making power for many major issues, he wasn't very clear about the specific amounts when it came to professional matters, especially financial accounts.

Song Changming, however, immediately said, "If we're talking about the price, the current cost of landing on the Space Station once is only a few hundred million."

"Even with a round trip, it wouldn't exceed one billion."

"One billion?" Ye Guhong's eyes flashed.

"Yes, at most one billion."

Song Changming nodded, then smiled, "However, if we're selling them the opportunity to observe inside the Space Station, we definitely can't sell it at cost. These wealthy people are too rich; selling it to them for several times the price probably won't be a problem."

Ye Guhong nodded in agreement. Selling the opportunity to enter the Space Station to these wealthy people certainly couldn't be at cost; what would be the difference from charity?

Of course, it wasn't that they couldn't do charity.

Rather, transporting personnel into the Space Station also carried some unknown risks.

For example, if an accident occurred midway, or if they caused trouble once inside the Space Station, and so on.

These risks were significant, so only by charging money could both sides feel at ease.

If it were truly free, these wealthy people might even think that the country had some ill intentions towards their people.

Then, thinking about the lavish way these wealthy people had just spent money, Ye Guhong pondered for a moment, reconnected the video call with the representatives of Dahu Country, and held up three fingers.

He wanted to say it was still three billion!

And it was in dollars!

A round trip cost only one billion Shangxia currency, asking them for three billion dollars was already dozens of times the cost.

Moreover, three billion dollars was roughly the annual maintenance cost of the Space Station.

In Ye Guhong's view, this price was already very exorbitant. If the other party agreed, the Space Station's maintenance fee for next year would be directly covered.

However, something unexpected, even shocking, happened to him and Song Changming and the others…

Upon seeing Ye Guhong hold up three fingers, the representatives of Dahu Country, without even waiting for Ye Guhong to speak, simply exchanged a slight nod among themselves and said:

"Three hundred billion, right? That's a very reasonable price. Dear Shangxia, you are truly generous to offer us such an opportunity. We express our heartfelt gratitude!"

As they spoke, several representatives bowed in unison to Ye Guhong and the others, performing a Central District etiquette.

"…" Ye Guhong and Song Changming and the others were all instantly dumbfounded.

Truly dumbfounded!

How much did these dog-rich people say they would give?

Three hundred billion?

Ye Guhong's heart pounded suddenly, and he couldn't help but say, "Uh, how much did you say? Three hundred billion??"

"Of course, three hundred billion dollars for one trip into space is a very reasonable price." The Dahu representative smiled slightly.

"…" Ye Guhong and the others were dumbfounded again!

Stunned!

They were astonished by the generosity of these dog-rich people!

Three hundred billion!

And it was in dollars!

A full three hundred billion dollars!!

Ye Guhong and Song Changming and the others instantly couldn't help but look at each other.

One must know that three hundred billion dollars was enough for four or five years of domestic aerospace research and development expenses!

But these dog-rich people…

They gave it without even batting an eye!

Just to let their people take a look at the scenery in space, they actually offered three hundred billion dollars without hesitation!!

What the hell…

Are these even human?!

At this moment, Ye Guhong and the others truly experienced what was called the gap between rich and poor!

They felt that asking for three billion was already too much!

But these dog-rich people, on the other hand, offered three hundred billion right off the bat!

Who could withstand that?

Even though Ye Guhong and the others were all high-ranking officials who handled considerable funds, at this moment, they were still shaken by the grand gesture of these dog-rich people.

Their way of spending money couldn't even be described as extravagant; it was simply… indescribable.

Truly indescribable.

Just now, they asked for ten mechs, which already cost three hundred billion dollars, and now they directly pulled out another three hundred billion dollars just to go into space.

In just ten minutes, they splurged six hundred billion dollars!

It was truly astonishing!

Even though Ye Guhong and the others had long known that these dog-rich people were wealthy, at this moment, they still felt that they had underestimated the extent of these wealthy people's riches.

Simply inhumanly rich!

If they spent three hundred billion dollars to buy mechs, it could still be justified.

After all, mechs were incredibly useful; they could be said to be a deterrent military force. If they bought them, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they could walk sideways in the Central District.

But spending three hundred billion dollars just to take a look in space was a bit… excessive.

Truly excessive!

To put it plainly, it was like they wanted to take a tour of the Space Station.

Spending three hundred billion dollars just for a trip, and then saying the price was reasonable, seemed incredibly exaggerated no matter how you looked at it!

"Uh, are you sure you can accept this price?"

After regaining his composure, Ye Guhong gently tapped the table, suppressing the shock in his heart as he confirmed.

"Of course, you are true to your word, and so are we!"

The representatives of Dahu Country nodded repeatedly, then, seeing the slightly strange expressions on Ye Guhong and the others' faces, as if they feared the country might not be satisfied with the price, they immediately added:

"If your esteemed party finds this price problematic, we can discuss it further until you are satisfied."

This immediately made the corners of Ye Guhong and the others' mouths twitch slightly.

"Discuss further" meant adding more money.

Adding until they were satisfied.

This…

"Ahem, no need to discuss further, let's stick with this price. Is there any problem with signing the contract directly?"

Ye Guhong quickly waved his hand.

This was already more than enough; asking for more would be a bit too much for his conscience!

"No problem, we can sign the contract immediately."

When the representatives of Dahu Country saw Ye Guhong agree, they appeared even more excited than Ye Guhong and the others, who were about to earn hundreds of billions of dollars.

They couldn't wait to sign the contract.

It seemed as if they were afraid that the domestic side would go back on their word, not even asking when they would be taken to the Space Station.

This behavior made Ye Guhong and the others a bit puzzled, but before they could think too much, they heard the representatives of Dahu Country suddenly speak again.

"Dear Shangxia, we would like to add an additional sixty billion dollars. We hope that when you next go to the Moon, you can also take us to the Moon to take a look, if possible?"

"…"

Ye Guhong's heart instantly skipped a beat again, and he looked up at these Dahu representatives in disbelief.

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