Chapter 1760: Worrisome (1/2)

Li Yifu shrugged, with a hint of discomfort on his face, and said: ”Mr. Musk, do you think I flew all the way to Silicon Valley to entertain you?”

Elon Musk waved his hand and said: ”No, no, no, Mr. Li, you have misunderstood... It is true that the deal you proposed was a little too unexpected for me!”

Li Yifu smiled and said: ”I believe that with SpaceX's technical strength, there should already be mature extravehicular spacesuit products. As for other supporting equipment and modules, let alone other supporting equipment and modules, why is Mr. Musk so surprised? ”

”SpaceX's technology is of course no problem!” Elon Musk said, shaking his head, ”but Mr. Li should know the sensitivity of space technology. Especially... I'm sorry, I don't mean any racial discrimination, but the reality is like this. Mr. Li, your Chinese descent may make this matter more sensitive.”

”I can guarantee that all spacesuits, supporting equipment, and modules will not be shipped out of the United States, any technical details will not be leaked, and will not be used in the military field or terrorist attacks.” Li Yifu Said.

Elon Musk smiled and said: ”Mr. Li, you should know that such a guarantee will not help the transaction... and I am very curious about why you suddenly want to buy such a large number of extravehicular spacecraft. Service? Does your group also intend to enter the aerospace field?”

Li Yifu pondered for a moment and said, ”I have no comment on the use of spacesuits. However, our company has no intention of entering the aerospace field, nor will it become a competitor of SpaceX. This is just a purchase by me in my own name.”

Li Yifu's remarks obviously cannot eliminate Elon Musk's doubts.

Li Yifu looked at Elon Musk and said: ”Mr. Musk, this matter is actually not that complicated. You can think of it as an ordinary transaction, but the transaction amount is a bit large, perhaps more than one billion. U.S. dollars. I think... SpaceX's continued investment in the aerospace field, especially now that it has entered a critical stage of manned spaceflight, the demand for funds should be quite high! I am very willing to help you at this time! We have reached an agreement on the transaction and I am willing to pay in full!”

The reason why Elon Musk hesitated is precisely because Li Yifu proposed to purchase a set of extravehicular spacesuits for 20 to 30 million US dollars, so the transaction amount must not be too low, and SpaceX does need more cash flow. To maintain the high expenditure at this stage.

Otherwise, when Li Yifu proposed to buy a spacesuit, Elon Musk would definitely refuse without hesitation.

It has to be said that the cash flow of one billion US dollars is very attractive to Elon Musk. Although the cost of producing these extravehicular spacesuits and other equipment is also very high, the profit margin is actually very large, and taking into account factors such as billing period, in fact, this billion US dollars can be regarded as net income in a short time.

However, after a fierce ideological struggle, Elon Musk slowly shook his head and said: ”I'm very sorry, Mr. Li. I want to help you, and I am very eager to get more funds, but this transaction The risk is too great, I am afraid there is nothing I can do...”

”Mr. Musk, the risk is actually controllable.” Li Yifu said, ”We can sign a series of...”

”Sorry!” Elon Musk's attitude became a lot more determined. ”Mr. Li, I know that lawyers have a hundred ways to allow us to complete the transaction without taking any legal risks. But... the FBI guys are not. Will tell me about the law! You know...”

Speaking of this, Elon Musk shrugged, and did not continue.

And Li Yifu also understands Elon Musk’s concerns. He knows more about the United States than his home country, China. He doesn’t need Elon Musk to go down. He is very clear about institutions like the CIA and FBI. They will tell you about the law. As long as the hat of ”endangering national security” is put off, they can carry out all actions outside the legal authority, just like holding a sword of Shangfang.

The people do not fight with the officials, even in the United States, this is also an unbreakable truth.

Li Yifu sighed secretly, he knew that today's negotiations would not be fruitful.

Although the meeting time was half an hour, Li Yifu did not continue to try to persuade Elon Musk. Instead, he stood up and said: ”Okay! What a shame. If Mr. Musk changes his mind, please immediately Contact me, I should be in Silicon Valley these days!”

Elon Musk stood up and shook hands with Li Yifu, smiled and said, ”Definitely!”

Elon Musk personally delivered Li Yifu to the door, and then both parties waved goodbye.

Although Elon Musk is very polite, Li Yifu can see that it may be very difficult for him to change his mind.

On the way back to the hotel by car, Li Yifu's eyes showed a gleam.

If normal commercial methods are not effective, then some unconventional methods can only be adopted.

After Li Yifu returned to the hotel, he first got in touch with Xia Ruofei using a satellite phone. The reason for using a satellite phone was naturally to reduce the possibility of leaks. In the United States, monitoring can be said to be ubiquitous.

”Uncle Shi, the disciple is incompetent...” Li Yifu said directly, ”The negotiation failed. The other party has a lot of concerns. The temptation of money alone is not enough...”

Xia Ruofei thought for a while and asked, ”What are you going to do?”

”If you can't be soft, you can only come to the hard one!” Li Yifu said, ”I'm just telling you that the disciples may take some cultivators' methods in the future. Please rest assured, the disciple will do this as soon as possible! ”

Xia Ruofei said: ”Don't do it in a hurry, just wait! I have to go to the United States anyway, you wait until I arrive in the United States to make plans!”

Li Yifu said with some trepidation: ”Uncle Shi, I blame the disciples for not doing things well, and it is exhausting you to travel long distances...”

”Your side is not going well, I will come here.” Xia Ruofei said, ”There is nothing wrong with these few days, just come here early! Righteous husband, before I get to the United States, you should not act rashly, know ?”

”Yes! Uncle Master, that disciple is waiting for you in Silicon Valley!” Li Yifu said respectfully.

Xia Ruofei told Chen Nanfeng and others about his plan to go to the United States.

Chen Nanfeng and others were not interested in going to the United States at all, but they did not dare to trust Xia Ruofei completely, so they let him go to the United States to deal with the spacesuit issue alone, so after some discussion, they decided to let Chen Xuan and Xia Ruofei together, and Feihuagu On the one hand, Liu Mansha asked Yu Xin'er to follow along, saying that she wanted her to learn more.

As for the Canglang Gate, Mu Sheng still trusts Xia Ruofei, and he also knows that it is extremely unlikely that Xia Ruofei and others will leave the Canglang Gate directly at the critical stage of cooperation.

Therefore, Mu Sheng did not send anyone at all.

And Xia Ruofei still took Song Wei and Ling Qingxue with him.

Before he had enough self-protection ability, he did not dare to put Song Weiling’s safety in Qingxue’s character. Even if the foundation of cooperation was solid, Xia Ruofei had to prevent the possibility of that in case, so during this time, he was always Bring Song Wei and Ling Qingxue with him as much as possible.

Others who did not travel to the United States continued to stay in Xia Ruofei's courtyard.

Xia Ruofei also ordered Wu Qiang to entertain these guests.