The sky quickly darkened, and Jiang Mengxin drove Lu Ming and the others to the Ma family's headquarters.
Ma Tengyun had been waiting there for a long time.
As soon as they arrived, Ma Tengyun personally came out to greet them, leading them into the main building and into the conference room. After everyone was seated, Ma Tengyun began his "performance" for the day.
Ma Tengyun stood at the conference table and, pointing to the PPT displayed on the projector, said, "President Jiang, Mr. Lu, today I will explain some of the details of the 996 Project and sincerely invite you to join it."
He played a slide on the PPT, which showed many high-tech products and data.
Ma Tengyun continued, "The 996 Project is the product of my lifelong dedication and a major project in the scientific community! It's difficult to explain everything in detail at once, so I'll give you a simple introduction. The so-called 996 Project is about building nine space bases around the Earth and then launching ninety-six artificial satellites into space via rockets!"
The statement stunned everyone.
Nine space bases and ninety-six artificial satellites? What would the cost be?
If successful, this would have an immeasurable impact on human civilization. With the nine major space bases as its foundation, the ninety-six artificial satellites could cover every corner of the Earth!
It would truly realize a 'global village'.
Even someone as well-traveled as Lu Ming was astonished to hear of such a project.
Lu Ming secretly thought, "No wonder so many wealthy and powerful people want to join this project. At its core, the 996 Project can make a lot of money. On a larger scale, it holds exceptional significance for the nation and its people."
Whoever controls such a project will stand at the pinnacle of the world!
It was no wonder Ma Tengyun refused everyone. For a project like this, he wouldn't want anyone else to participate.
The fact that Ma Tengyun was willing to bring such an important project out and allow Jiang Mengxin to join demonstrated his sincerity!
Jiang Mengxin understood business.
Without further introduction, just from the explanation, she knew it was an extremely capital-intensive but guaranteed super-profitable mega-project.
Participating would be all benefit and no harm.
Jiang Mengxin asked a little nervously, "Mr. Ma, what is the current progress of the 996 Project?"
Ma Tengyun stroked his beard and said proudly, "We have completed one-third of it. Three space bases have already been built, and last month we launched our thirtieth artificial satellite! I estimate that in about ten years, the 996 Project will be fully completed!"
Ten years, for such a colossal project, was not long at all.
Moreover, even if the 996 Project was not fully completed, it was already very profitable in its current scope.
Otherwise, how would Ma Tengyun have become the richest man in Modu?
Jiang Mengxin's hands trembled slightly. Compared to the 996 Project, the projects she had participated in before were insignificant.
If she could successfully join, she could completely suppress Jiang Lan!
Jiang Mengxin took a sip of water, calming her emotions.
She asked, "Mr. Ma, in what capacity are you allowing us to participate in this project?"
Ma Tengyun smiled mysteriously.
He said, "I will sell you one percent of the equity in the 996 Project for one hundred yuan. From then on, you won't have to do anything; just wait for the dividends at the end of each year."
In other words, he was giving Jiang Mengxin and the others money for free!
Jiang Mengxin tentatively asked, "Then, how much are the annual dividends?"
Ma Tengyun chuckled, "Last year, the net profit of the 996 Project was 110.6 billion yuan!"
Good heavens.
This was net profit! If the total revenue was considered, it might exceed three hundred billion. This project was too profitable! And that was just last year's net profit.
It was known that as the 996 Project was perfected each year, it would become even more profitable.
Even one percent would yield over a billion yuan annually!
This meant that by joining the project, Jiang Mengxin and the others could receive over a billion yuan each year without lifting a finger. It was almost like money falling from the sky.
One word: fantastic!
However, Lu Ming had a different perspective.
In Lu Ming's opinion, dividends were not important at all. What mattered was the technology of the 996 Project!
The technology for building space bases and launching artificial satellites!
Ma Tengyun kept this very tightly controlled, not revealing any of it to Jiang Mengxin and the others. This meant that Ma Tengyun didn't actually want to cooperate with Jiang Mengxin; he was merely choosing to give her money for free each year out of gratitude.
This was not cooperation.
This was just giving money.
Lu Ming smiled and shook his head, saying nothing more.
Ma Tengyun said, "President Jiang, if you have no objections, shall we proceed to sign the contract?"
Jiang Mengxin quickly nodded, "Certainly!"
Jiang Mengxin was afraid Ma Tengyun would go back on his word and couldn't wait to sign the contract immediately.
If someone was giving you over a billion yuan for free every year, would you think too much about it?
Soon, the contract was brought over.
Just as Jiang Mengxin picked up her pen to sign, an unexpected event occurred.
The receptionist stood at the conference room door and said softly, "Mr. Ma, we have a guest."
Ma Tengyun asked, "Who?"
The receptionist replied, "He said his name is Jia Guowei."
Jia Guowei?
Ma Tengyun frowned and said, "Tell him I'm not here!"
The receptionist nodded and ran off.
Jiang Mengxin curiously asked, "Who is this Jia Guowei? Why did you look unhappy when you heard his name, Mr. Ma?"
Ma Tengyun snorted, "Just a good-for-nothing brat who bullies others by association. His father is the secretary to the current mayor of Modu, and he has some influence in Modu. As a result, Jia Guowei uses his father's position to extort and bully people everywhere! He came to my Ma family before, wanting to join the 996 Project, but I refused him. He then caused trouble here for a week! In the end, I had to compensate him with two million yuan, and he left reluctantly. Him coming here again today is definitely not for a good reason."
Hearing this, everyone shook their heads.
Such spoilt brats were the most troublesome.
As the saying goes: It's easier to meet the King of Hell than a petty official!
It was these "petty characters" who were the most annoying, constantly bothering you, yet you couldn't do anything about them.
Lu Ming tapped his fingers on the table, thinking about something.
Suddenly.
A young man strode in, kicked open the conference room door, and shouted inside, "Good for you, Ma Tengyun! I'm here, and you're pretending not to be here? How dare you!"
In Modu, there were few people who dared to speak to Ma Tengyun like this.
Ma Tengyun turned his head and sighed, "Damn it, I can't even avoid him!"