"When the world ends, it's not a bang, but a shhhh"

Such a sentence is written in "The Hollow Man", and the scene of this night is a doomsday manifestation.

The communication signal was interrupted, the lights were flickering, the screen was distorted, the child burst into sharp crying, the road fell into darkness, as if a surging tide of darkness was swallowing the city, buildings were blocked by the night, and only the dim stars radiated a faint light in the sky.

This is the most extensive power outage in American history. Almost no one knows that its cause is just a small conflict between the Eastern Power Grid and Osborne. It was not until the end of this twenty-hour nightmare power outage that the sound of trash cans collided, the sound of the elevator doors of the building, and the roar of subway trains, these sounds that people are very familiar with on weekdays reappeared, and the power supply and water supply and transportation in the vast areas north of New York City gradually returned to normal.

Through this storm, Stark became the biggest winner. The Ark engine generates power at low cost, and Stark Industry originally had a small self-provided power grid, which only needs to wait for customers connected to the grid to sign the agreement.

And Osborne is much inferior in this regard.

This is inevitable.

Although the operating cost of the new solar system is almost zero, the initial investment is not a decimal point. Compared with the cost of the old energy-generating system of $50 per square foot, Osborne's new system is more powerful and has lowered its price, but it is still worth thinking about for the ordinary class with a monthly income of $2,000. Moreover, the company had no energy channels and relationships before, and it was difficult to attract large customers with a large amount of customers for a while. But despite this, it also gained considerable results after this accident. Some local wealthy people generously placed orders, and some people came from surrounding cities, and they were no longer willing to be troubled by power outages.

That's it. Although the new business is not very popular, at least the company is close to running without losses, Eric doesn't need to invest too much in it.

For the college, this is good news worth mentioning, even for ordinary people with good relationships with them, I am happy that this investment has not failed.

Now they are talking about it.

"The environmental crisis and aging equipment, the three major power grids will only face more and more problems." Mary Jane sat at her employer's desk, turning an automatic pencil quickly. "I hope everyone can buy our products so that they can often live in the light."

"But that requires government subsidies." The lady was very concerned about this place, and now she is a college classmate with Peter. She has to visit her every noon recently. Anyway, Mary Jane has a bad relationship with her and she is not bad. She is used to this attitude and is very familiar with everyone.

Not long ago, through her chief’s father, Eric donated several sets of solar equipment to the New York Police Department, so the local police department and Stacy’s house were lucky enough not to be dragged down by the power outage.

Now she is debating with Mary Jane about the new product.

"According to the social survey I have done before, the popularity of new energy is not as bright as the newspaper claims. It still requires the government to increase subsidies, otherwise many people will continue to wait and see. People are very dissatisfied with the power grid during the power outage and claim to replace it as soon as possible, but once the storm passes, they will return to their previous life state."

"Listen. This is the view of the social elite." Mary Jane sarcastically. "You treat ordinary people as fools. They will always find problems that need to be solved, especially when power outages are increasing. You should know that winter will soon be coming."

When there were more and more accidents, her tone suddenly became stronger. At the same time, she glanced at the employer next to her. As her personal secretary, Eric could not hide her movements, and the gentleman did not intend to conceal her intentionally. Now seeing her hint-like glance, Eric could only shrug and remain silent.

He is not a destructive maniac, so of course he will not attack endlessly. Generally speaking, things must have a limit. This time the opponent broke the rules first. Even if it was just a shareholder, Eric had reason to take the opportunity to take the opportunity. But if he continued to do it day after day for some benefit, even if he forced his opponent to close the door, it might not be in line with his long-term plan.

No one wants to deal with an overly cruel guy. The reason why sunlight is the source of life is because of its warmth rather than violence. Eric doesn't want to be like the green demon Norman, even his allies have to turn against each other to be at ease.

So he just listened quietly without a jam, and the conversation between the two girls continued.

Gwen disagreed with Mary Jane, but her tone was soft.

"I believe that more and more people will choose new solar energy. It is indeed excellent. My father's colleagues and my friends plan to install it in their own homes, but we also need to see that the cost of it does require middle- and low-income people to think about it. They are the largest customer base. If they are unsure of their ideas and do not have urgent needs, then they have a great chance of maintaining their current status."

She was talking, and a sound of footsteps, Osborne's young president and his Spider-Man friend walked in. He had not seen him for a while, and he had now completely walked out of his father's shadow, his expression became full of energy, his eyes full of confidence and sharpness that was unique to young people.

"It makes sense." It was rare that his career began to stabilize. Harry finally had time to see his girlfriend, but as soon as he entered the door, he heard someone talking about his career, so his attention immediately focused on Gwen.

The promotion of super roof solar power generation system is underway, and the social evaluation is quite good, and it is even above Stark Industry's civilian power engines. However, the market response is relatively dull. In this country with frequent power outages, there will always be people who are willing to spend some money to purchase worry-free equipment, but unfortunately they are not the mainstream now.

Now seeing a beautiful girl talking about her concern, Harry didn't bother to say hello to his girlfriend and immediately listened attentively.

When Mary Jane saw her boyfriend's performance, she didn't say anything. She listened quietly to Gwen's views, which was consistent with Eric's previous words, which allowed her to have more experience and deeper understanding. From a personal perspective, she did not hate Gwen. Different backgrounds gave them different horizons. Mary Jane, the girl next door in the past, might be a little disappointed, but after Eric got enough room for growth, the secretary lady was already very different from before. She was far from being as sensitive as she used to be psychologically sensitive and easily hurt.

"For new things, if they are not irreplaceable revolutionary creations, there will usually be a long development process. In the general trend, it will continue to grow. As the basic user base expands and develops faster and faster, suddenly one day its early accumulation may be re-recognized and exploded. This day, it may be a positive change in user needs, or it may be an additional attention brought by unexpected events. But if you want to receive good market results at the start, you must have policy support."

After Gwen finished speaking, she noticed Harry staring at her. She smiled embarrassedly and added that this was her personal thought.

"No, don't be so cautious." Harry's eyes were full of glory, and he praised the girl enthusiastically. "I think you have a good idea. In fact, we are lobbying the White House, but the grid is paying more than us--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Although Harry's accusations are understandable, it is too much to regard his opponent as a fool.

Mary Jane curled her lips and turned her gaze to Eric who was drinking tea on the other side. She had heard comments from her employer. Due to the characteristics of super-large-scale projects, the cost of upgrading and transformation of the power grid is extremely huge, and its efforts far exceed the returns. Moreover, due to depreciation, no matter how new the equipment is, it will be as dilapidated as before. Routine maintenance and timely replacement is the correct way to operate reasonably. You must know that the larger and more complex the structure is, the more likely it is to have problems. Instead of rushing to upgrade and repair, it is better to inject the saved profits into new research and replace the inconsistent part with a brand new architecture.

This is true for smart grids. Without the epoch-making new technologies of Stark and Osborne, it might become the theme of investment in power grid facilities in the next stage. When policy tilts make hundreds of billions of dollars invested, relevant companies and individuals will be able to share this delicious meal happily.

What the two new energy companies now have to do is replace the original table diners, or at least sit with them at the table and share the qualifications for dining together.

Compared with employers, Harry's attitude is frivolous and radical. Mary Jane doesn't like it very much. She appreciates what Eric said more--you can despise other people's products, but not others' wisdom.

Obviously Gwen had the same opinion on this. She politely said hello to Harry and left on the excuse of the end of the lunch break.

Seeing the beautiful back disappear, Harry remembered his girlfriend whom he had been visiting, but at this time the secretary lady also re-entered the intense work, so he could only stare at the owner here empty-handed in a daze.

Eric gave him a gentle and compassionate smile, as if he had seen through his inner embarrassment, and Harry was even more embarrassed. Fortunately, he had Peter, a close friend in high school, and after accompanying Eric for a while for afternoon tea, the two of them went downstairs with their arms around.
Chapter completed!