128: Chapter 128 I, Gao Yuan, am devoted to the well-being of all people.

Once a region on the map was auctioned off, it would turn red.

At this moment, only two regions remained on the world map.

Gao Yuan was very relaxed now; he had just glanced at the backend data, and so far, the total bids from agents for all regions had exceeded two trillion.

For popular regions like Western European countries, many bids were over a hundred billion, but the highest bid for any single region was actually from the Southern Dynasty.

This surprised Gao Yuan; for the Southern Dynasty agency fee alone, Nine Stars had put forward two hundred billion.

This left Gao Yuan dumbfounded; Nine Stars was still powerful. Previously, he had scammed them once—between promotion costs, research and development expenses, and buying shops and factories in the Xia State, they had spent at least three to four hundred billion. Although they later sold some of those factories and shops to recover some capital, the total loss was conservatively estimated to be around three hundred billion.

Now, they were actually spending two hundred billion to secure the agency rights for Constant Temperature Clothing and wrist machines in the Southern Dynasty market.

What Gao Yuan didn't know was that Li Taixi was locked in a fierce struggle with Japanese tycoons. If Nine Stars lost the Southern Dynasty market to the Japanese, he would be reviled by everyone upon returning home.

With the hit release of earth rescue and the ongoing struggle between Gao Yuan and America, the names of the wrist machine and Constant Temperature Clothing had already resounded across the globe.

Many people were waiting to purchase these two pieces of black technology.

When the auctions for all regions were completed...

Gao Yuan walked onto the stage with a smile on his face.

"Congratulations to the corporate representatives who secured the agency rights. You will become loyal partners of Black Fish Technology..."

When Li Taixi heard the word 'partner', the corner of his mouth twitched uncontrollably. The decline of the smartphone market was a massive blow to Nine Stars.

Although it hadn't reached a crippling level yet, that was only because the wrist machines had been on sale for a very short time and hadn't been fully rolled out yet.

However, Nine Stars' stock in the capital market had already been plummeting repeatedly.

The exit of smartphones from the market meant that many components used in manufacturing them, such as screens and processors, would see their business shrink.

According to the estimates of Nine Stars' think tank, their business scope would decrease by at least forty percent.

This was also the main reason why Nine Stars set aside past grievances and sent Li Taixi to bid for the agency rights.

Without mobile phones, if they could obtain the agency rights for wrist machines and Constant Temperature Clothing, they could compensate for some of the losses.

This time, Li Taixi secured the agency rights for three regions: the Southern Dynasty, Mongolia, and the Two Bears! Li Taixi felt a bit of regret; he had also bid for Great Britain, but unfortunately, he didn't win...

Because he needed to reserve funds to protect his own country at all costs.

At this moment, Gao Yuan was truly happy.

Most of those present were his own people.

"Within three days, after paying the agency fee in full, you can join our agent system. Orders only need to be submitted within the system!"

Two trillion...

And the subsequent payments for goods would also flow in continuously; this amount of money was enough for Gao Yuan to take stakes in domestic enterprises.

Now, the integration of the enterprises was basically complete.

Gao Yuan warmly invited these agents to enjoy the local cuisine in Linzhou.

In the car, Gao Yuan sat face-to-face with Qin Tiejun and Wu Lian.

"Director Qin, Director Wu, I've been neglectful today! Please don't take offense! I invited you both here to serve as witnesses..."

"You kid, you're different now than you were before!"

Qin Tiejun said.

Gao Yuan also knew he was different now; he could almost do as he pleased without any taboos.

"Director Qin, in what way do you think I'm different?"

"How should I put it? You've become more cunning!"

"Haha!"

Gao Yuan used a loud laugh to hide his embarrassment.

"I'll take that as a compliment on my maturity! Director Qin, when will the nuclear fusion and the new card batteries from the Academy of Sciences enter the practical stage?"

"It's hard to say. Right now, the Academy of Sciences is replicating nuclear fusion in the laboratory. The micro-nuclear fusion inside the Constant Temperature Clothing has extremely high technical requirements. I met Old Zhong yesterday, and he said that with their current technology, they simply cannot replicate your micro-nuclear fusion. However, according to the data, achieving controllable nuclear fusion shouldn't be much of a problem. So they are currently conducting experiments. Once successful, they will first support the Xia State Power Grid in transforming all existing thermal power plants!"

Gao Yuan frowned.

For the Constant Temperature Clothing, he had directly imported a finished production line and had no idea how difficult it was.

Now, even with the full set of data provided by the robot and the finished Constant Temperature Clothing, the Xia Academy of Sciences actually said they couldn't achieve it...

That really was too difficult.

Qin Tiejun thought Gao Yuan was dissatisfied.

"Gao Yuan, however, the progress on the new card batteries is good. Battery companies like BYD, Jinde, Xia Innovation, and High Energy are already in contact with the Academy of Sciences. Old Zhong also told them your conditions, and they are all considering them now!"

"Battery innovation, commercial nuclear fusion... the automotive industry is bound to undergo a dramatic change, just like mobile phones did!"

Gao Yuan said casually.

"Indeed! Gao Yuan, you're not thinking of entering the automotive industry, are you?"

Gao Yuan smiled...

"I can't eat all the meat myself, right, Director Qin?"

"I can't see through you now... You've said so much to me, there must be something on your mind, right?"

"Look at what you're saying, what could I possibly have? I'm just reflecting on how life isn't easy—birth, aging, sickness, and death—aren't they all troublesome matters?"

Qin Tiejun looked suspicious...

"Wait, let me think. Are you about to release your Life-Sustaining Base Fluid?"

Gao Yuan gave a thumbs-up.

But he soon turned serious.

"Director Qin, I'm not trying to cause trouble. It's mainly because too many people die of cancer every year, and there are so many cases of families falling back into poverty due to illness, losing both their loved ones and their money... One of my company's executives, Lin Mei, has a mother with uremia. It's so painful. Director Qin, you know me. Look at how, since I started my business again, I solved the Photolithography Machine issue right from the start!"

"Now, the Constant Temperature Clothing we've launched ensures the world no longer suffers from cold or heat. Nutritional Paste is also our new product, but I don't plan to sell it. I intend to establish a Black Fish Nutrition Society to provide it for free to children and the elderly in those remote mountainous areas, ensuring they have no worries about food or clothing! The Life-Sustaining Base Fluid is the same; I just want to reduce some of the suffering in the world. Should I just watch those who could have lived die, all for the sake of the so-called medical industry?"

Gao Yuan was a bit emotional.

"Director Qin, did the previous 'Double Reduction' policy have a small impact? Didn't thousands of training schools and millions of teachers lose their jobs overnight?"

"The officials considered reducing the burden and curbing 'involution'... but did they consider those who made a living from it? A massive number of training teachers lost their jobs. In Qinjing, I met a training teacher from a well-known institution who was delivering takeout!"

Qin Tiejun didn't know what to say.

Gao Yuan was now standing on the high ground of morality.

"Actually... even if you sold it directly, I wouldn't dare say anything to you! Neither would Officer Zhou!"

Gao Yuan suddenly laughed when he saw Qin Tiejun speaking so cautiously.

That's right, he could do whatever he wanted; he just had to do what he believed was right.

"...Then I'll sell it! However, before a full rollout, I still need an experimental field to see exactly how much impact it will cause!"

Gao Yuan actually also wanted to know which diseases the Life-Sustaining Base Fluid was effective against and which it wasn't...

Now he had a perfect experimental subject—Nine Stars! And Li Taixi just happened to be here!

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