The video played here and started to fast forward. Fast forward an hour, the hatch of the Soar opened again, and the astronauts started to be busy again.

This time, drilling operations began, drilling along the base of the hillside.

The hardness of rocks and soil on Mars is definitely much higher than that on Earth. This has a lot to do with the fact that the surface of Mars is exposed to solar wind radiation all year round.

There is some redness all over.

All the soil drilled out was collected and started to be covered around the rover. After two hours of busy work, they all returned to the Soar before dark.

A lot of equipment has also been transported to Soar, because Mars is very cold at night, and many equipment cannot withstand the cold. If it is placed outside, it will not be used tomorrow.

The screen ends here.

"Xingyun, open my personal mailbox, open the 00109972 folder, and put the pictures above." Gao Jin said to the air.

Everyone originally thought they were going to turn on the lights, but they didn't expect Gao Jin to say that. Let's continue watching to see what the chairman said.

Soon, the picture in Gao Jin's folder was displayed on the big screen. Everyone was very surprised when they saw it and recognized it. It was a complete map of the Mars base.

And it's also three-dimensional.

The entire hilltop has been utilized, and a lot of solar and wind energy supply equipment have been installed.

Within the U-shaped area is the sunroom, which contains many plants. What is even more unexpected is that there is a stream inside, which is clearly shown in the picture.

The interior of the hill is divided into three floors, each floor has a huge space, and the placement of various facilities has been marked in detail.

"Everyone, this is the first stage of our Protoss Group's Mars base."

"The entire base can accommodate a thousand people, stores enough supplies for a thousand people to live for three years, has a large laboratory, and has a large living area."

Gao Jin began to explain eloquently. Everyone listened to Gao Jin's explanation and was full of expectations for the Mars base. However, some people frowned.

After Gao Jin finished speaking, Zhou Ziru raised his hand to express that he had something to say.

"Lao Zhou, what's your problem?" Gao Jin asked calmly.

"Chairman, since the Flying Rover entered the broken atmosphere of Mars, I have paid special attention to the SpaceX base, the China Alliance base, and the NASA base."

"Without exception, they all chose to build a Mars base on the ground. Why should our Mars base be built underground!"

Zhou Ziru told the truth and expressed his inner doubts. At this time, many people realized that Zhou Ziru was right. These three Mars bases are all built on the surface of the earth.

Why did the chairman choose to build the base underground.

Everyone was waiting for Gao Jin's explanation. Gao Jin picked up the teacup and took a sip, then put down the teacup and started talking, "Old Qiao, please explain this."

Qiao Yuanshan immediately stood up, looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, the surface of Mars is not so peaceful, but there is a great crisis."

"We have obtained the United States' ten-year observation data of Mars through other channels. Monsoon weather will appear on Mars every once in a while."

"That's what we know as sandstorms."

"The wind strength varies greatly and there is no regularity. Sometimes you think it is a big storm, but it turns out to be just an ordinary sandstorm."

"Sometimes what you judge to be an ordinary sandstorm turns out to be a tragic storm."

"According to the simulation of artificial intelligence nebula, the violent storm on Mars has the ability to destroy all ground facilities, even a steel plate five centimeters away."

"In a severe storm, the sand and gravel blown up by the strong wind will be smashed into a sieve!"

"Of course, such violent storms don't happen often, but we must not be careless."

"We are really not as good as these three companies in terms of capital, so we chose the safest way to build an underground base and use it as a shelter."

"This is also a choice that is responsible for the lives of astronauts!"

"The cost of a Mars base is very high. Everyone knows how much the transportation costs are. Once such a big storm destroys everything appears on Mars, our initial investment will be completely in vain!"

"After considering various factors, we chose the underground base mode, which is the mode with the highest safety factor!"

"It is also the most technically difficult mode!"

After Qiao Yuanshan finished speaking, everyone knew what was going on. However, everyone was a little confused about this most technically difficult mode.

"Mr. Qiao, why do you say that building an underground base is the most difficult mode?" Yu Jingjie asked from the side. As an old man of the Xingling Group, Yu Jingjie was qualified to directly raise his questions.

"Mr. Yu, the surface of Mars is not that simple. It is completely different from the earth."

"The ground is very hard, and ordinary drilling equipment cannot work on Mars at all. If we offer the kind of drilling vehicle you just saw, we can sell it for US$300 million."

"SpaceX, NASA, and other entities interested in Mars will definitely buy it immediately without any counter-money!"

"If you want to build such a huge base under the surface of Mars, there are too many technologies involved, and the difficulty is more than three times that of building a ground base!"

As soon as Qiao Yuanshan explained, there were shocked expressions on everyone's faces. They didn't expect that a small drill car could be so extraordinary.

There are still people rushing to buy one for US$300 million, which is a good indication of the value of this drilling rig.

visible,

The Mars base established by the group this time is not that simple.

"Turn on the lights and open the curtains," Gao Jin said to the air. "Bah bang bang bang." The lights in the conference room were turned on. Everyone felt that their eyes were blurred, and they all began to rub their eyes to help them adapt quickly.

Gao Jin waved his hand to Qiao Yuanshan and asked Qiao Yuanshan to sit down.

"Let's come here at noon today. Everyone has a break after lunch. We will continue the meeting at 2:30 in the afternoon."

"I would like to remind you again that the content of today's meeting is strictly prohibited. If you want to discuss it, go back to your room and discuss it. The discussion is only between you. No third party is allowed to be present!"

"If today's content is spread, you will be responsible for the consequences!"

"The meeting is dismissed!"

After Gao Jin finished speaking, he stood up, and everyone stood up too. Gao Jin took Sonia out of the conference room, and the security personnel opened the door and Gao Jin left directly.

Everyone then started to stretch and move around. After watching the video for more than an hour, it was the first time that they found it so tiring to watch a video.

In twos and threes, they stood up and walked outside the conference room, heading to the headquarters restaurant for dinner. Today, a separate table was set aside in the headquarters restaurant for the use of these presidents and vice presidents.

Gao Jin was also eating in the headquarters cafeteria. When Gao Jin passed by, many people had already started eating. Gao Jin finished his meal and sat down to chat with everyone while eating.

Gao Jin's style is to separate public and private matters, and he is absolutely rational on this point.

It's not during working hours. It's okay for you and Gao Jin to make fun of Gao Jin, and Gao Jin won't retaliate against you afterwards.

At work, I treat things differently than people, and I don't care about other people at all.

At this moment, these presidents and vice presidents have basically understood Gao Jin's nature.

Maybe Kaya, the newly appointed CEO of Starlight Future Health Company, doesn't understand him very well. Others are already used to such high progress.

After the meal, Gao Jin would rest in his own office, while the rest of the staff went to the lounge on the first floor to rest. There were all space seats, and the angle of the backrest could be adjusted, so it was no problem to sleep for a while.

At two o'clock, everyone who was resting woke up and started to wash their faces or find a place to smoke a cigarette to refresh themselves, make another cup of tea and take a few sips to improve themselves.

At a quarter past two, everyone basically arrived at the big conference room, and just before half past two, Gao Jin also arrived.

The meeting started to continue.

According to the previous procedures, this time, Kaya's eyes were really opened. She really didn't expect that the profits of various subsidiaries of Xingling Group were so fierce.

Thanks to last year's promotions, Xingling Group's net profit hit a new high last year.

The afternoon meeting lasted until six o'clock and will continue tomorrow.

The next day the meeting was held as normal at 9:30 am, ended at 11:40 am, and continued in the afternoon. This time the meeting only lasted until 5:00 am.

Last year, Xingling Group's R&D investment increased to 62.7 billion. The reason for this increase is that various research institutes have achieved breakthroughs in many projects with the help of the upgraded Nebula.

Among them, 90% of the projects have been sealed by High Feed and will not be unblocked for the time being.

Xingling Group and its subsidiaries spent 32.7 billion euros on wages, bonuses, taxes, miscellaneous expenses, etc. throughout the year.

Starlight Technology Company and Space Group are not included, and these two companies are accounted for separately.

The remaining net profit for the year was 97.9 billion euros.

Of course, this is internal data, not external data.

The large promotion allowed Xingling Group to achieve good results last year, but what everyone didn't expect was that Space Group's losses completely exceeded everyone's expectations.

Only 12.7 billion euros.

This is due to the fact that the Space Group has received orders for interstellar spacecraft from Eagle Country and France!

Gao Jin gave Kaya a special nod, asking Kaya not to feel burdened and to continue leading Starlight Future Health Company forward as planned. Gao Jin was mentally prepared for Starlight Future Health Company not to make a profit within five years.

Kaya is very grateful for Gao Jin's special care. At this moment, Starlight Future Health Company is really at a low point within a low point.

At present, the total number of staff in various departments of the company's headquarters is only 79, which is a huge decrease compared to the more than 600 people at its peak.

Kaya successfully completed the company's weight-loss task, which made Gao Jin, the Bona Foundation, and Gu Guwen Investment Company very satisfied.

Kaya was given a bonus of three million US dollars, after tax, which was beyond Kaya's expectations.

Kaya really didn't expect that Xingling Group is such a humane company, and she really didn't understand Taylor's resignation.

PS: I came back late after working overtime temporarily. Dear friends, please forgive me. I am immersed in typing. I guarantee that the third update will be completed today!
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