Chapter 155, Hot Moon Tourism
In a desert in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East, a group of luxury cars are constantly running in the desert at a high speed. The flying sand has left faint scratches on the cars, and the tires are starting to smoke.
If this were given to ordinary people, they would definitely feel heartbroken, not to mention that these cars are expensive luxury cars starting at millions of US dollars, but these local tycoons have no intention of feeling sorry at all, and they are still having fun.
In the luxury cars, the Middle Eastern local tycoons in white coats are driving fast with their cheetahs, lions, tigers, falcons and other pets, playing wantonly.
Behind all the cars, a strange car is following slowly, so that other cars have to drive back from time to time to wait for it.
This strange car has neither the streamlined design of a supercar nor the beautiful colors. It looks more like a specially designed engineering vehicle with mechanical arms and so on.
In the car, Prince Mohammed used a virtual machine to control the car to follow slowly, and from time to time he also controlled the engineering vehicle brought back from the moon to dig the ground, cut stones, etc. on the sand, looking very proud.
As the first Saudi to land on the moon, he was treated like a hero when he returned home, and his status rose sharply. He has now been promoted to the head of the newly established Saudi Space Agency.
His favorite thing is to show off his lunar engineering vehicle brought back from the moon. Although this lunar engineering vehicle does not look good, it cost him 20 million US dollars to buy it back, and it was used on the moon. It is very collectible and commemorative.
What's more, this engineering vehicle has a very high technological content. It can work in an airless environment like the moon. It uses many advanced technologies in itself. In addition, there are only a few people in the world who own this kind of lunar engineering vehicle, so it can be regarded as a global limited edition.
Compared with the many limited edition luxury cars in his garage, Prince Mohammed now prefers this slow-moving lunar engineering vehicle. Every time he drives it out, it attracts a lot of attention. It is his favorite way to show off. He tells everyone, "I brought this back from the moon!"
Being able to travel to the moon and drive the lunar engineering vehicle on the moon after returning is also something worth showing off in the world of rich people. After all, it takes a lot of courage to go to the moon. Of course, there are many rich people who want to travel to the moon now, but in everything, the first one to try is respected.
"Mohammed, is it really safe to travel to the moon?"
"What dangers can there be? Didn't you see Dennis, who was over 70 years old, was still alive and kicking after a trip to the moon? Don't worry, China's space technology is very powerful."
"Is there really a mountain of gold and silver everywhere on the moon?"
"Of course, let me show you the Chinese moon mine I visited. It's not a very large moon mine, and it has just started to mine resources. Now it can produce thousands of tons of precious rare earth ores every day. Do you think these mountains are mountains of gold and silver?"
"Do you have any guidance on moon travel? I'm also going to go to the moon."
"I've sent you Zhang Xianzu's contact information, you can contact him yourself."
In the virtual world, Prince Mohammed is very busy now. Some of his friends keep asking him about moon travel. The entire moon trip of the 11 wealthy people who have been to the moon was live broadcast, allowing countless people on Earth to experience a wonderful journey.
After returning, they showed off in their circle of friends. Of course, they were not showing off their wealth. As the first group of people to travel to the moon, they were also very popular in the upper class. Wherever they went, other wealthy people would look at them differently, and naturally they would ask about their feelings and some related details about the trip to the moon.
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Far away in the capital of China, Zhang Xianzu was standing in his office and kept busy. Since he came back from the moon last time, he became unusually busy. The moon tourism service launched by "Future Star" is now very popular. Every day, countless wealthy people from all over the world call and send messages to consult.
"Well, someone is looking for me."
In his mind, Zhang Xianzu is always connected to the virtual machine. The virtual world connected to this virtual machine is globally connected. The chat software in it is now more popular than the chat world launched by Penguin Group.
"Prince Hamdan from Saudi Arabia wants to talk to you. Do you accept?"
"Accept!"
"A Middle Eastern prince? It turns out that Prince Mohammed introduced him here. He should probably ask about moon tourism."
In his mind, Zhang Xianzu, who was connected to the virtual world, had a thought. In an instant, the picture in his mind changed and he entered a brand new chat world. This world was starry and a galaxy stretched across the sky. It was "Starlight", one of the most expensive chat worlds launched by Penguin Group, and the price was as high as one million Chinese yuan.
"As expected of a rich man in the Middle East, he only wants expensive things and not the right ones."
In his mind, Zhang Xianzu first thought that although he was also a rich second generation, and he worked hard and made billions by himself, compared with such a rich man, he was still reluctant to spend millions to buy a virtual chat world.
"Your Highness Prince Hamdan, it's nice to meet you."
Zhang Xianzu entered this virtual chat world and saw Prince Harmandan at a glance, a Middle Eastern man with classic cartoon colors. Moreover, Zhang Xianzu could tell at a glance that this was a specially customized cartoon character.
"Mr. Zhang, nice to meet you. I'm sorry to bother you today."
Prince Harmandan also had a smile on his face when he saw Zhang Xianzu.
"I'm looking for Mr. Zhang today. I'm here to learn about travel to the moon. I want to take a trip to the moon. I wonder if Mr. Zhang can help arrange it."
There is no nonsense, Prince Harmandan also gets straight to the point.
"Of course there is no problem, but there are so many people who want to travel to the moon now. The list of the next trip to the moon is already full. You may have to wait for the third batch."
Zhang Xianzu had also expected in advance that the world's richest people he had never met before came to him during this period, and they basically wanted to travel to the moon, so it was not surprising at all.
The first batch of lunar tourism was a complete success and won a very good reputation, so now lunar tourism is very popular among the rich circles around the world.
Naturally, Zhang Xianzu contacted the China Space Administration non-stop to organize regular lunar tourism activities. The number of people in the second batch expanded to 50 people, and the time was set for a week later, with the ticket price as high as 200 million US dollars.
However, this still cannot stop the enthusiasm of the world's richest people for traveling to the moon. In just a few days, all 50 places around the world were sold out, and a huge amount of US$10 billion was transferred to their company's accounts.
The first batch of Zhang Xianzu's "Future Star" companies basically made little money because the company's shareholders used various connections to open up the relationship with the space agency.
However, starting from the second batch, "Future Star" will make money, and it will make a lot of money. Of course, the National Space Administration will take the majority of the ticket price of 200 million U.S. dollars, but "Future Star" will still You can also earn US$50 million, and a trip of 50 people can earn US$2.5 billion.
It only took 2 days, and 2.5 billion US dollars were earned in 2 days. This profitability is quite terrifying, and all the shareholders of "Future Star" became excited one by one.
Just by visiting a few times a month, you can easily earn tens of billions of dollars. Even after paying taxes and the like, there is still a considerable profit.
Of course, the biggest profit is still the country. Not only has the space agency received huge funds, which has greatly eased its own financial pressure, but more importantly, the development of space industrialization is important for promoting the development of China's space technology. It has an unparalleled important role.
Just taking them to the moon to play, there is no problem at all for the space agency. The large amount of funds obtained can build more aerospace planes, further expand Chang'e City, and greatly promote China's development. The development of science and technology and economy can be said to bring a lot of profits, so the Chinese government also attaches great importance to and supports this matter.
"What? I heard that you have 50 places for the second batch. Why are they filled up so quickly?"
When Prince Harmandan heard this, he immediately frowned. He wanted to go to the moon early to take a look. Since the first batch did not catch up, the second batch must catch up no matter what.
"Yes, although there are more places in the second batch, they have been fully booked in just 2 days, and now there are only 14 places left in the third batch of 100 places. If His Royal Highness does not book now , then you may have to wait until the fourth batch.”
Zhang Xianzu nodded slightly. Many bigwigs on the earth who have made money through technology, and many rich people in Western countries are also very adventurous. Therefore, lunar tourism is very popular now. Many people sign up every day. The third batch of Seats are filling up quickly.
"This is too fast. Please leave 5 places for me. How much does each place cost?"
Prince Harmandan was a little hesitant at first, but when he heard that there were only 14 places left, he quickly booked 5 places with Zhang Xianzu.
"Okay, one place costs 200 million U.S. dollars, and the total of 5 places is 1 billion U.S. dollars."
When Zhang Xianzu heard this, he immediately felt happy. The places for the third batch were basically sold out, and it was almost time to start planning for the fourth batch of moon tours.
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