Howard said calmly: "It's too late for the satellite industry. No matter how profitable this industry is, it cannot be as profitable as oil and finance, and it is not as stable as the latter."

Steve saw that Howard didn't seem to be too cold, so he quickly said: "Father, the company I plan to acquire is estimated to be worth about US$5 billion at most. I know that this kind of industry cannot be compared with energy and finance, but I I still want to give it a try, and I hope you can approve it.�

Howard heard that it was only five billion US dollars, so he thought for a moment and said, "Since you have this idea to explore more, I, as a father, should also give you more support. Just go ahead and do it. I will give you the budget." If you raise it further, you can make your own decision within 10 billion U.S. dollars.�

Howard did gradually feel relieved about Steve. Sometimes he even felt that his son was too sensible, so he really wanted to treat him better. Since his son wanted to do something that interested him, he Giving him more help can be considered as compensation for him.

What Steve was waiting for was his father's statement.

He also knew very well that based on his current situation, as long as his request was not outrageous and the funds used did not make his father feel distressed, his father would definitely give him the green light.

With Howard's words, Steve planned to discuss the acquisition with the remote sensing satellite company after returning. After discussing the details of the acquisition, he would let his subordinates complete the follow-up matters. He would immediately go to China to report to Ye Chen. .

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After the father and son left the palace and returned to the hotel, Steve returned to his room and arranged for his confidants to immediately contact the remote sensing satellite company that Ye Chen wanted.

At this time, it is necessary to cut through the mess quickly, contact quickly, negotiate quickly, and complete it quickly.

It just so happened that I could take this opportunity to show Ye Chen his ability to do things.

This remote sensing satellite company's business performance over the years has not been very good. Their main revenue lies in providing data licenses to companies around the world that need satellite maps. Just like navigation companies selling their own map licenses, they produce their own maps. Make a set of maps at a low cost and then sell them to companies that need various map functions in their own software.

However, because they provide high-precision satellite images, the company has long been registered with the U.S. National Security Agency. The National Security Agency has many requirements and restrictions on them, which will greatly limit their revenue. ability.

For example, any company that purchases their satellite data can only buy the latest pictures a few months ago. Even though their satellites are taking pictures of the whole world every day, the Department of Homeland Security is worried that when they update the latest data, Leaking military and other departmental secrets requires them to be timely within six months at the earliest;

To put it bluntly, what can be made available to partners today are satellite images taken six months ago, and the satellite images taken today will not be available to partners until six months later.

This results in satellite images being unattractive to a considerable number of users because they are not real-time enough.

If the database is updated fast enough, the practicality will increase exponentially. But for the US government, if the database of such a company is updated too fast, it will also be a threat to them. The US President travels secretly. One day later, ordinary people Netizens can capture the president's movements through the position changes of Air Force One. This is absolutely intolerable.

Moreover, the United States has military operations in many countries. Take Syria as an example. The US military had just stolen Syrian oil, and the satellite photos were clearly visible the next day. This is also unacceptable to the US military. .

Therefore, in addition to the rigid regulations on timeliness, the national security department also has many other requirements. For example, the timeliness of satellite images within certain coordinate ranges must be more than two years, while some coordinates are not allowed. Their satellites carry out any form of photography, and even some coordinates must be replaced with picture materials provided by the national security department to deceive people. Maybe ten nuclear bomb silos have been built here, but from the satellite map, there are still no birds. A shitty desert.

In addition, their database also goes directly to the security department, which checks their data at any time to prevent any possibility of leaking confidentiality. JrNovels.com