Chapter 1334 - : Im Being Watched (1/2)

“…We are very interested in your company’s concept of ‘Future City’, especially the logistics drone. I have been following your drone logistics pilots in Xiangjiang and w.a.n.ghai and the drone hive is an ingenious design!” Full of excitement, Sumitomo Kenichi did not hesitate to give his praise, “There is also drone medical care! Currently, Sumitomo Group is investing heavily in logistics and medical care. Is Mr. Jiang interested?”

“If your company plans to introduce drone systems, then, of course, we welcome it.” Jiang Chen smiled.

“Great. If Mr. Jiang doesn’t have any special arrangements after the banquet, please allow me to take some of your time.” With a happy expression on his face, Sumitomo Kenichi looked at Jiang Chen and said sincerely, “I hope to discuss with you in detail.”

Jiang Chen was about to find an excuse to refuse the meeting, but he saw a hint of pleading in Sumitomo Kenichi’s eyes.

Jiang Chen thoughtfully examined the candlestick on the dining table while he pondered. He then changed his mind and raised his gla.s.s with a smile.

“Of course.”

The caution with EMP weapons, the NATO Coalition Force caught in the mess in Colombia, and the expectations for the collapse of the UA-Nippon-Korea alliance continued to escalate. Everyone was keeping a close eye on Celestial Trade’s next move to catch small details that could predict future trends.

In a sense, Jiang Chen partic.i.p.ating in a state-level banquet held for him was already sending a certain signal to the rest of the world. As for the banquet itself, it was not so important.

Precisely because of this very reason, Jiang Chen clearly felt many people were observing him secretly at the banquet. Those eyes were mixed with a hint of confusion, but more so, they revealed: “obviously, this makes sense”.

It was not a secret that Nippon was seeking to join the Earth Defense Alliance in order to avoid high defense taxes and enhance the market compet.i.tiveness of its aeros.p.a.ce companies in the s.p.a.ce race of the new century.

Based on the structure of the Earth Defense Alliance, new member states must be reviewed by the four primary member states by voting, and a one-vote veto system was implemented. On the premise of abandoning disputed territories and establis.h.i.+ng a correct view of history, Nippon already gained the approval votes of Hua and Russia, and Frankberg’s abstention.

The only vote in question was Xin. However, now that Jiang Chen was sitting here, it showed that the vote at least won’t be an objection, and the possibility of Nippon entering the Earth Defense Alliance was quite high.

Jiang Chen was curious about how the UA media would react after tonight.

But he was certain that regardless of the outcome, it won’t be an optimistic view…

When the banquet was approaching its latter half, Jiang Chen won several additional deals for Future Group, with a total value of more than 100 billion Xin New dollars. The projects were drone systems, smart wearables, graphene materials, as well as s.p.a.ce mining.

Of course, he only showed his intention to work together. As for the specifics of the agreement, it depended on the negotiations with Future Group’s subsidiaries.

Xia s.h.i.+yu would verify the outcome, and Jiang Chen rarely interfered with the specifics of the agreement.

“Speaking of which, I have a question that I don’t know if it’s appropriate to ask,” Kis.h.i.+da Fumio asked with a smile on his face.

“It depends on the question,” Jiang Chen responded with a respectable smile.

“I don’t intend to be offensive,” Kis.h.i.+da Fumio smiled, “It’s just that I heard that the relations.h.i.+p between Xin and the UA has been tense recently, and it has gradually escalated from the military level to the economic level. I don’t know if Future Group’s interests in the UA have been affected by this?”

“Of course there are influences, but they are all within a controllable range,” Jiang Chen shrugged, then said with a smile, “They can refuse to buy Future phones, but they cannot refuse to buy Phantom helmets, nor can they refuse to purchase the medical drones that makeup one-third of their healthcare system. No matter how unreasonable their tariffs on us may be, we don’t really mind. After all, it’s consumers in their country who pay the bills. Unless they can find a subst.i.tute, they have no choice.”