207: Successfully got the job!

Liu Xiaolin was also excited to hear this assessment: "Does Director Mao mean there will be many well-preserved antiques inside this shipwreck?"

"Yes, that's what I think. Now, I must immediately report to my superiors and request that this shipwreck be salvaged immediately." Director Mao wished he could retrieve the shipwreck right away.

"Uh, well..." Liu Xiaolin hoped Director Mao would take the initiative to negotiate with him about the "job" of helping the Antique Bureau salvage the shipwreck, but the other party didn't speak, leaving Liu Xiaolin scratching his ears and stammering.

Director Mao walked outside the office door to make a call, and his excited voice could be heard clearly inside the office.

"Minister, we have made a major discovery. A shipwreck from one of Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas has been found. Yes, it was found on the seabed 1500 meters deep."

"Who discovered it? General Manager Liu of Wanderer Aerospace discovered it. What? How did they go from the sky to the seabed? They just successfully developed Explorer II, and on its first mission at sea today, they discovered this shipwreck."

"Yes, I saw this shipwreck through the video. I believe there should be a large number of jade articles and porcelain in the ship."

"Right, right, right, we need to salvage it quickly."

"You ask who to find for salvaging? I think finding General Manager Liu will be fine. Funding issues? I'll talk to them, but if there's a large number of antiques, we should be able to provide more funds. After all, this is the shipwreck that General Manager Liu and his team discovered."

Hearing this, Liu Xiaolin felt relieved: "Oh, this Director Mao is very charming, and he's very understanding of the bigger picture. I like him very much, haha."

Twenty minutes later, Director Mao returned to the office: "General Manager Liu, I've finished communicating with my superiors. They are currently in a meeting and should give me a conclusion by tomorrow morning. My idea is to ask you to use your Explorer II to directly help us with the salvage. The leaders asked me to communicate with you first to see if you have this idea."

"No problem at all, of course we can help you with the salvage. You might not know, but our Explorer II has a very powerful defense system and can perform various salvage and rescue operations." Liu Xiaolin seized the opportunity to promote.

"Is that so? That's great. I also saw your Explorer II in the video just now. It looks very advanced, and I believe you can complete this salvage mission very well." Director Mao was deeply impressed by the images in the video just now.

"Then would you like to come to the site to see our Explorer II? Don't go back to the city tonight. We have a guesthouse here. You and the driver can stay here for the night. As soon as there's news tomorrow, we'll start planning the salvage operation." Liu Xiaolin said.

"You have a guesthouse? Then I won't be polite; I'll really stay. Go see Explorer II? Alright, alright, alright, I'll go see it. Also, I want to see your wanderer one." Director Mao thought, since he was already here, he might as well see all the high-tech products.

Liu Xiaolin was naturally delighted to show Director Mao wanderer one and then take him to see Explorer II.

After seeing them, Director Mao praised him repeatedly, commending Liu Xiaolin for being young and promising, having great aspirations, and a bright future.

Early the next morning, Director Mao went to Liu Xiaolin's office: "The Ministry decided after the meeting last night that you will help us salvage the shipwreck. Regarding the cost, you should first make a budget, and then the Ministry will approve it. They told me this news at eleven last night, but I was afraid of disturbing your rest, so I came to find you first thing this morning."

Liu Xiaolin was very happy after hearing this: "We are very happy and honored to be able to cooperate with the Ministry of Culture. I will have the Finance Department work with the Sales Department to create a budget and quotation."

"Okay, okay, please do it as soon as possible. I hope the budget can be made before I go back in the afternoon so I can take it back to the Ministry for review." Director Mao was also very anxious.

The shipwreck has been in the sea for over five hundred years; the sooner it's salvaged, the sooner they can rest assured.

Liu Xiaolin naturally didn't dare to delay either. He spent half a day preparing a budget and handed it to Director Mao.

"This is our salvage budget, costing around fifty million. This is already our absolute minimum budget; many expenses have been waived as much as possible. After all, these are artifacts of our Dragon Country, and salvaging them will also be the glory of our Dragon Country." Liu Xiaolin said earnestly.

"Okay, I'll go to the Ministry now and report to the leaders there. You wait for my news." Director Mao left in a hurry after getting the budget quotation.

Around five in the afternoon, Liu Xiaolin, who was sitting in his office without daring to move, received a call from Director Mao: "General Manager Liu, the Ministry leaders have agreed. Let's start the salvage operation immediately."

Liu Xiaolin was thrilled: "Okay, I will communicate with Engineer Niu and provide a salvage time based on the analysis data from Explorer II's first dive, and then I will notify you immediately."

"Also, for this salvage, we need to send an expert with your Explorer II to the seabed to direct the salvage. Otherwise, you won't know how to place the positioning lifting points. These positioning lifting points are very important; if not placed properly, they could cause secondary damage to the shipwreck." Director Mao said.

"Okay, you'll assign an expert, right? Are there any other requirements?" Liu Xiaolin asked.

"I want to personally go to the seabed with your Explorer II. I wonder if that's allowed? After all, I'm a bit older." Director Mao added.

"No problem at all. The living cabin of our Explorer II is the same as being on land; anyone can adapt." Liu Xiaolin said with a smile. It seemed that it wasn't just young people who were interested in the seabed; older people were also very curious about the underwater world.

After hanging up the phone, Liu Xiaolin went to find Niu De to ask him about the data analysis of Explorer II.

"The data analysis this time is all fine. We can proceed with the shipwreck salvage operation at any time." Niu De said with a smile.

"That's great. One more question, do we have clear data on the shipwreck's location? We don't want to make a trip for nothing." Liu Xiaolin was still worried about not finding the shipwreck.

"Don't worry, we have already calculated the exact location of the shipwreck and have used Explorer II's navigation system to pinpoint it. We'll find it easily when we go down. Besides, if you can think of something, how could I not think of it?" Niu De said after giving Liu Xiaolin a glare.

"Got it, got it. Our great General Manager Niu strategizes in the command tent and wins battles a thousand miles away. Thumbs up to you."

Liu Xiaolin seized the moment to flatter him, which made Niu De laugh heartily.