545 Battery Paten (1/2)

Chapter 545: Battery Patent

Translator: _Min_Editor: Rundi

On the ocean two hundred nautical miles east of Pannu Islands, with the escort of the frigate installed with the Type-50 J-unit electromagnetic pulse cannon, two construction vessels were deployed on the surface and retrieved the first stage rocket falling with under engine propulsion.

In the distance, there were a few patrol boats without flags. While maintaining a safe distance, they monitored the first stage rocket launch vehicle retrieve work. Because they were in public sea area, thus Celestial Trade's frigate didn't bother with the monitoring boats. Also, the boats just aimed its cannon in the distance as a warning.

When the first stage launch vehicle successfully landed and was transported onto the construction vessel, the patrol boats retreated.

If it was easy to guess who sent the patrol boats. UA didn't care about Xin's aerospace technology, Atria didn't care about international affairs, and there were only two countries active in this area. The economic relationship between New Guinea and Xin was strengthening by the day and obviously would not display this unfriendly gesture.

Country F had been cautious about the rising Xin. When Xin first declared the launch project, they were the first one to jump out in rejection. It was because of national security concern since they didn't think a small country with a total population less than their land force could pose any security threat to their country. It was purely out of a twisted mentality of a poor neighbour where the small country they looked down upon suddenly possessed aerospace capability unfathomable to them.

Of course, they would feel worse now. Because Celestial Trade not only possessed the ability to launch a satellite independently, they possessed the advanced technology to retrieve the first stage launch vehicle.

Xin's rocket launch had heavily damaged their national confidence.

But what Jiang Chen didn't know was, they were already in a complete mess. How are they so good at finding trouble?

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Future Biology's nutrient supply was well received on the international market. In order to target the dynamic market, the general manager Tao Ming used the recipe provided by Jiang Chen and pushed out four types of nutrient supply. While it increased the raw ingredients usage as well as production, the move also opened up the discount market.

The monthly production of nutrient supply was at an astounding four million boxes. After the cost of goods sold, the average net profit was 371.1 USD with a total profit after tax breaking the one billion mark! The profitability was near the level of Future Technology which absolutely surprised Jiang Chen.

Tao Ming was ambitious with Future Biology's development as he promised Jiang Chen while pumping his chest to transform nutrient supply as the healthiest fast food of the 21st century. And the reason behind his passion was due to the stock option plan proposed by Jiang Chen. Jiang Chen offered a 3% dividend to him and Zhan Shujie responsible for production. As long as they continued to serve Future Group, they will continuously enjoy this dividend.

On the other hand, the contract from Russia's national defense department brought Future Biology a sizable income. But compared to the popularity in the commercial market, the military contract performed paled in comparison. Tao Ming did suggest to Jiang Chen either to raise prices or to stop the contract with Russia's defense department in order to maximize their profit per unit. Since Russia with increase woe in its economy didn't seem like a generous buyer.

But Jiang Chen didn't agree with his proposition. Since as the president of Future Group, he not only needed to consider a subsidiary's profit. While Russia might not be the ideal buyer, they were an ally worth the partnership.

While Tao Ming didn't necessarily understand, he still followed the president's decision. But he seemed to have an odd misunderstanding behind Jiang Chen's insistence and euphemistically expressed the message – don't fall for the beauty.

But Jiang Chen was completely oblivious to what he was trying to tell him.