King of Industry

I met John Bauer at a Starbucks on the streets of Montreal.

When Zhao Guoyang arrived, John Ball was already there.

Seeing him enter the door, the head of the Canadian Red Parrot Mining Co., Ltd. stood up enthusiastically and hugged him.

Mr. Zhao, I haven't seen you this year. Your business is getting better and better! I'm in Canada, and I've heard about you several times!

After taking his seat, John Ball couldn't help sighing.

Zhao Guoyang smiled reservedly and said, Mr. Ball is too famous...

After exchanging pleasantries, John Bauer couldn't help asking: Mr. Zhao, when will you be able to build the deep-sea mining ship of 'Xingtai International' at the earliest? I have an ocean-going project recently. Can't catch up.

After hearing this, Zhao Guoyang rubbed his chin and said, The ship has already been produced, but there are still some tests that have not been completed. If Mr. Bauer is in a hurry, I can ask the following people to report the progress of the test. Chase a little bit...

Then thank you very much Mr. Zhao! John Ball nodded after hearing that.

After chatting for a while, Zhao Guoyang asked inadvertently, Mr. Ball, what do you think about deep-sea seismic detection?

John Bauer was slightly startled, and asked in surprise, Mr. Zhao, do you also understand deep sea seismic detection?

Zhao Guoyang nodded lightly and said, Know a thing or two!

Speaking of which, deep ocean seismic exploration technology is a pillar technology for ocean exploration and oil and gas exploration, and it is also an important technical means for people to obtain information on marine environment, resources, energy, and rights and interests.

Since we 'Xingtai International' are developing deep-sea mining ships, of course we are also involved in this aspect...

After Zhao Guoyang finished speaking, John Bauer nodded in a sudden realization.

What Mr. Zhao said is that the development of offshore mid-deep seismic exploration technology can improve the overall level of offshore oil and gas resource exploration and geological survey, and increase international competitiveness. In this regard, our 'Red Parrot Mining Co., Ltd.' has been continuously In the process of groping!

But it is a pity that there are too many key technologies that need to be tackled in the acquisition and processing of deep offshore high-resolution seismic exploration data. Although our company has made some breakthroughs in some aspects, it is still far from success. Not enough!

Seeing that Mr. Bauer confessed frankly, Zhao Guoyang nodded in relief.

John Ball seemed to have thought of something, so he turned his head to look at Zhao Guoyang and said, Mr. Zhao, from what you said, it seems that you, Xingtai International, have done a lot of research on this deep-sea seismic exploration technology?

Zhao Guoyang said with a huh: In this regard, I will not hide from you, Mr. Bauer. We have indeed done some research on deep-sea seismic exploration technology, and we are also working hard to design corresponding exploration ships. But...

Hearing this, John Bauer asked urgently: Mr. Zhao, but what? Did you run into trouble during your research?

Zhao Guoyang nodded and said: It is true that we have encountered some troubles, mainly in our China's waters, most of which are located in temperate and subtropical regions, and lack data support for waters in cold regions.

Therefore, when analyzing the spread of seismic energy, we don't have a detailed sample for reference...

If we can do some experiments in the seas of the cold zone, then our deep-sea seismic survey ship should be built soon.

Upon hearing the words, John Bauer quickly expressed his opinion: Mr. Zhao, this matter is easy to handle. Our 'Red Parrot Mining Co., Ltd.' has a branch base in Nunavut.

If the two of us cooperate, the scientific researchers of your 'Xingtai International' can come to our Nunavut area to establish a scientific research station and conduct research in this area together...

After hearing this, Zhao Guoyang was naturally full of joy.

Nunavut, located in the Arctic in eastern Canada, is a very large area.

The sea area to the north is a typical northern frigid sea area.

If a scientific research station can be established in the Nunavut area, it will undoubtedly play a very important role in understanding the distribution of resources in the Arctic Circle.

Seeing that Zhao Guoyang didn't speak, John Ball thought he disagreed, so he scratched his head and said, Mr. Zhao, do you have any concerns? Do you not want to share your research results with us 'Red Parrot Mining Co., Ltd.'?

Hearing this, Zhao Guoyang laughed dumbly and said: No, Mr. Bauer, you have misunderstood. You and your 'Red Parrot Mining Co., Ltd.' have already done research in this area. If we can cooperate with you, we will be very happy. For Thai International', there are also many benefits.

It's just that it's not enough to just build a scientific research station in Nunavut. After all, the construction of our deep-sea seismic survey ship requires a lot of field tests...

When Zhao Guoyang said this, John Bauer immediately understood what he meant.

Mr. Zhao, do you mean that you want to build a branch in our Nunavut region in Canada?

Zhao Guoyang touched his nose and said noncommittally: If possible, of course it is the best. After all, after setting up a company, it will be much more convenient to collect data and conduct experiments!

John Bauer rolled his eyes and said in a pretense of embarrassment: Mr. Zhao, you may not know that our Canadian review of foreign companies is very strict. However, if it is a joint venture company, if our Canadian company participates , that would be much more convenient!

The meaning of John Bauer's words could not be more obvious.

He was implying that Zhao Guoyang wanted to cooperate with him to set up this branch.

In fact, this was Zhao Guoyang's original intention.

Hearing John Bauer's initiative at this time, he was of course willing to agree.

At that moment, Zhao Guoyang pretended to ponder for a while, and then he said: This is also a solution. However, Mr. Ball. Because of our 'Xingtai International', we have invested a lot in this project and have achieved a lot of technical achievements. , this share, we definitely can't give up...

That's no problem! John Bauer nodded repeatedly, I just need 40% of the shares!

Of course, Zhao Guoyang recognized this number.

The two chatted for a while about the details of the establishment of the company, and finally agreed that the two companies should invest 10 million US dollars in the early stage, which will be used for the construction of the base and the daily life of the scientific expedition team.

After the construction of the base is completed and the scientific expedition team enters, the two sides will see how much additional investment will be made in the future.

John Bauer certainly agreed to Zhao Guoyang's proposal.

Speaking of which, his expectations for the project Deep Sea Seismic Exploration are very high.

It's just that there has been no corresponding reliable ship, so I can only sigh.

Now that Mr. Zhao can say these words, he must be very confident.

And John Bauer, who has already understood Zhao Guoyang's profound technical attainments, naturally trusts him 100%.

Of course, John Bauer still needs to know something about this deep-sea seismic exploration vessel.

If the cost is too high, or the practicability is not strong, it will become a burden for the company.

Thinking of this, John Bauer tentatively asked Zhao Guoyang: Mr. Zhao, I wonder if you have a general idea about the structure of this deep-sea seismic survey ship?

Its size data, draft, etc., can you analyze it for me?

John Ball's question did not surprise Zhao Guoyang.

In fact, it never occurred to him to deceive his collaborators on these matters.

Even if the relationship between the other party and himself is not as close as Suzanne and Jin Xiuzhu, it is the same.

So Zhao Guoyang quickly explained: Mr. Bauer, for this kind of deep-sea seismic survey ship, our 'Xingtai International' has already had a rough appearance design, and I personally worked it out.

Under my design, this high-performance deep-sea seismic survey ship has a length of about 100 meters, a width of 25 meters, a maximum draft of about 8 meters, and a gross tonnage of more than 12,000 tons.

Because it needs to carry out large-scale three-dimensional, four-dimensional, broadband and wide-angle operations, the fuel capacity of this ship is 30% larger than other ships of the same size. In addition, it also needs to have the ability to produce fresh water. These, you should be Understandable?

After hearing Zhao Guoyang's explanation, John Bauer nodded repeatedly and said, I fully understand.

However, what's the matter with the three-dimensional and four-dimensional simulation you mentioned, Mr. Zhao? Is it by manual surveying and mapping, or some other method?

After John Ball finished asking, Zhao Guoyang smiled and waved his hands and said, Of course it can't be manual surveying and mapping.

Didn't I just say that our deep-sea seismic exploration activities may be carried out in tropical, temperate, and frigid seas. If it is easy to do in the tropics and temperate zones, if it is in the frigid zone, the difficulty of manual surveying and mapping too big……

John Ball smiled awkwardly when he heard the words, and echoed repeatedly.

Zhao Guoyang continued to explain: Don't worry, Mr. Ball, there is a special collection system for the collection of this 3D data. In addition, our exploration ship is also equipped with a navigation system and a positioning system.

It should be noted that our positioning system includes the earthquake positioning system and the source positioning system. With the cooperation of these two systems, it should be easy to capture the change of the source...

Listening to Zhao Guoyang's eloquent talk, John Ball couldn't help admiring again and again.

He let out a long breath and said, Mr. Zhao, I didn't expect you and the 'Xingtai International' company to have such a research on this deep-sea seismic survey ship. I really admire it!

Zhao Guoyang shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said: These are necessary. Our Ship Industry-Special Materials Research Institute of Xingtai International has studied carefully for the past two years for the smooth implementation of these projects.

John Bauer nodded in relief and said, With a partner like Mr. Zhao, I'm much more at ease!

After hearing this, Zhao Guoyang showed a smile.