Chapter 387 Determining the Future
Chapter 387 Determining the Future
Find a place and start dividing the spoils.
Gao Yi and Green sat opposite each other. Luka had to be present during this conversation because when it came to bargaining, Gao Yi was not very good at it, but Luka was very good.
“I really didn’t expect that one day, I would feel so ignorant like a kid who just started school. Until now, I can’t imagine how you knocked down Iron Fist George with one punch.”
Unexpectedly, the first thing Green said after sitting down was to praise Gao Yi. Then he sighed with emotion and said, "I'm very curious about how Iron Fist George got the information, because he is not the kind of person who is very good at stealing information. He is best at fighting. He is the best fighter in MI6, no, he may be the best fighter in the history of Britain. He has no ability to fight back in front of you. I can't imagine it, I can't understand it."
Gao Yi really wanted to start talking about metallic hydrogen right away. He was not very interested in what Green said.
"Fighting is just like that. Punching each other is too low-level. When my high-level fighting style meets Iron Fist George, the outcome will be decided in an instant. That's it."
Without explaining, Gao Yi simply said: "Let's talk about it now..."
"No, no, there's no rush for this. You're using Kung Fu, right?"
"Yes, Kung Fu."
"The Chinese Kung Fu I know is not like this. They... Let me put it this way. I have fought against so-called Kung Fu masters, but in the modern fighting system, the so-called Kung Fu is vulnerable."
"That's fake kung fu, it's just showmanship, it's for show, but I'm different, I practice real kung fu."
Gao Yi hurriedly answered Green and said again: "Now we..."
"Don't worry, why are you so anxious? Then what kind of kung fu are you using?"
"It's very complicated. Xingyi, Bagua, real killing skills, not just for show."
Gao Yi answered Green again, and then he suddenly realized what Green meant.
Gao Yi was very surprised and said, "You are not thinking that if the talks fail, you will turn hostile and shoot me? Then you will have no chance to sort out your doubts, so now you keep asking me what kind of kung fu I use?"
Green smiled slightly and said, "With such huge interests at stake, anything that happens is normal."
Gao Yi waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's stop talking about this. Let's talk about how to deal with this USB drive."
He took out a USB flash drive from his pocket and placed it on the table. Then Gao Yi said seriously, "This is what I took from Iron Fist George. Okay, now let's talk about the ownership of this thing. First of all, this USB flash drive belongs to me. Do you have any objection?"
Green thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No problem, but I want a share."
“You can split it, and you should split it, but do you want money or technology?”
Green sighed and said, "I am British. I have served Britain all my life. I cannot watch the technology that will determine the future pass Britain by like this."
Gao Yi spread his hands and said, "I think so too. This is probably the so-called sense of historical responsibility. However, I feel that technology is something that cannot be shared. So how about this? I'll give you whatever amount you want."
Green thought for a moment and said, "It's not a threat, it's just a simple question. Do you want to live or die?"
"Want to live."
"Well, then don't make yourself the world's enemy."
After saying this calmly, Green continued, "Let me ask you another question. Are you a spy for Dongda?"
"No, not at all."
"I don't think you are either, because you don't have the basic qualities required of a spy. If you are not a spy from the University of East China, then there is a problem."
After a pause, Green pointed at the USB drive Gao Yi placed on the table and said, "You took this thing and said it was a method for preparing metallic hydrogen under laboratory conditions. Excuse me, who would believe you?"
"Uh……"
"Even if they believe that the USB drive does contain scientific research results from France, will they treat it as an important matter? Are you really just concerned about and love your motherland?"
Gao Yi grinned. Green whispered, "Do you know what metallic hydrogen means?"
"I don't know, but I can check."
Green shook his head and said, "No need to check. I'll tell you that metallic hydrogen is a room-temperature superconductor and an extremely strong energy body. You can think of it as an explosive that is dozens of times more powerful than TNT of the same mass. In addition, metallic hydrogen is a metastable substance and is likely to be the key material for achieving controlled nuclear fusion. So far, we don't have a feasible technology to produce metallic hydrogen, so most of its uses are only theoretical. However, there is no doubt that once metallic hydrogen is mass-produced, it will definitely be another technological revolution."
Gao Yi nodded.
Green continued, "Whoever masters this cutting-edge technology will control the future. But the USB drive you got is just a laboratory research result. It may be effective or ineffective. It may become the mainstream technology for producing metallic hydrogen in the future, but it is also very likely that it is just one of many ways to produce metallic hydrogen, and not the most effective one."
"what do you want to say in the end?"
"I want to say that the technology you think is important may not be that important. It may just become a technology reserve and will not have any practical use. Even if it is really useful, the country that obtains the technology needs to invest a lot of resources and conduct long-term research to make it a truly mature technology. The shortest time for this is ten years, and it may take 10 to 20 years at the fastest, or 40 to 50 years at the slowest."
After finishing his speech, Green spread his hands and said, "Basic research is not a field that small and poor countries can play with. There are only a few countries that can conduct research and have the potential for technological breakthroughs. The United States, Tokyo, France and the United Kingdom do not have much hope. Only Tokyo and the United States are left. So here comes the question, will this technology that can determine the course of human progress be monopolized by one country?"
"Can't you?"
Gao Yi was not questioning, he just really didn't understand.
Green shook his head and whispered, "It's impossible. It's like a nuclear bomb. If one country has it, other countries will soon have it too. The technological paths may be different, and one country may be more advanced while another may be less advanced, but there will never be a situation where one country monopolizes all the technology. If this situation really happens, it means war, a war that will be initiated by the technologically backward party first."
Green sighed and continued, "So don't take this technology too seriously. Besides, this technology originally belongs to France. Do you think that with the current world situation, the technology that France has can really be kept completely secret? So it's meaningless for you to think about giving this technology to the University of Tokyo alone."
Gao Yi always felt that what Green said was wrong.
Green didn't want to explain anything to Gao Yi, so he continued, "For this kind of thing, the best option is to sell it wholesale so that everyone can have a share. It's meaningless for some countries to get it anyway. Can Japan stay ahead with this technology? It's impossible. Even if Japan really makes a breakthrough in technology, the results will be snatched away by the United States, and the United Kingdom..."
Having said that, Green suddenly fell silent.
“What will happen to Britain?”
"Even if the UK gets this technology, it will only be given to a laboratory for theoretical research. When it really needs to invest a lot of money for follow-up research and testing, this technology will be thrown into a laboratory and put away because of lack of funds and the short-sightedness of politicians. So what's the point of me getting this technology? It's meaningless."
"It's meaningless that you still want to..."
Gao Yi complained helplessly, but Green whispered: "This is my responsibility. I have to give Britain an extra choice for its future. Perhaps today's stolen technological achievements will determine Britain's future fate."
"It was robbed, not stolen."
After correcting Green's statement, Gao Yi sighed and said, "You make sense. I'll take your advice. I won't sell it. I'll make a copy for each of us."
Green said calmly: "If Britain gets it, it means the United States gets it too, and then... it also means Russia gets the technology as well. And this is originally French technology. Since we are all going to spread it, why don't we spread it directly?"
Gao Yi was very surprised and asked: "Oh, you mean to sell it directly?"
"Iron Fist George has a grievance against Britain, so he quoted 100 million to other countries and 1 billion to Britain. When it comes to you, you just need to quote the same 100 million to Britain, and the same to Tokyo University. In addition, you also quoted 100 million to the United States and Russia. There are also Germany and Spain. These are the countries that Iron Fist George has negotiated with but has not delivered. If you change someone else to do the deal, they will still buy. But believe me, Spain only said it wants to buy but will not really pay, while Germany, they will really buy because Germany wants to get rid of its current situation too much."
Gao Yi couldn't help but say, "Wholesale, huh? Well, how about this, um, I can take care of the sales in the United States, East China, and Russia, and you can take care of the UK and Germany. No matter who sells it, we'll each get half. But I have a condition. There are some countries that we absolutely cannot sell to."
Gao Yi was very generous and the conditions he offered were extremely fair.
Luca was about to speak but stopped. Gao Yi said to Luca, "Do you have any ideas?"
Luca immediately said: "Don't rush to set the price, some countries can sell it at a high price!"
Gao Yi looked at Green, who nodded and said, "I fully agree with your terms. Don't rush to set a price. I will contact the UK now, and you contact the places where you can ship. We must complete all transactions within three days and sell this thing as soon as possible to as many countries as possible. Otherwise..."
Green looked at Gao Yi and said with a half-smile: "Otherwise you will become the target of France's pursuit."
(End of this chapter)