Chapter 1811 Weekly Report

"BOSS, Evelin is here." Anne appeared on the deck with a young and tall woman.

Evelyn Kinliss, Tia's replacement as personal assistant, has been officially working for him for two and a half years.

I came here by speedboat while I was on vacation. Did something happen?

"Boss." Evelin bowed and said hello.

"Come and sit here." Li Zitao patted the seat next to him and said.

Sitting next to him, Evelin opened the suitcase she carried with her and took out a sealed portfolio from it.

The lacquer seal mark on the seal of the cowhide bag is very conspicuous, it is an inverted umbrella.

"Today is Tuesday?" Li Zitao knew what was inside when he saw the sign.

After Annie nodded, Li Zitao opened the paint and took out the report inside.

Umbrella's weekly newspaper was delivered by courier in person every Tuesday, and then handed over to him through his secretary.

After three years, Umbrella has been partially put into use.

All scientific research institutions under the Li family moved to White Bear City, which was one of the new cities in Alaska.

I have to mention this. After the 1956 election, Alaska officially became the 49th state of Alaska.

The governor is the former CEO of Standard Oil Company of Alaska and was elected as the first governor with 90% of the vote.

With the governor's order and Li's influence, White Bear City's special approval was incredibly fast.

In less than a week, it appeared out of nowhere.

The entire city covers an area of ​​only 121 square kilometers, with scattered buildings located in it. It is covered with snow and looks particularly desolate.

There is only one convenience store, a small clinic, a post office, and a 12-year full-time Western College branch in the city that has not yet opened.

In addition, there are no telegraph companies, car sales companies, hardware stores, groceries, shopping malls, etc.

Bars and restaurants are even more out of the question.

Living here must be extremely boring, but it's not.

In fact, the building is only used for researchers to relax and use fresh air and nature to relieve psychological and physical stress.

Everything they need can be found underground, including entertainment rooms, leisure rooms, party dance halls, karaoke rooms, bars, and restaurants.

Even guys who are in need of fun can find a fun reading room that suits them. ’

The karaoke room is an entertainment product casually developed by the engineering department. The inspiration for the cassette is also thanks to the magnetic core memory.

It is its appearance that gives engineers inspiration to find the right way out and new techniques for recreation.

However, the plan to promote it to the commercial market did not go smoothly.

Americans' love for karaoke is much lower than Li Zitao imagined. They prefer to perform directly on stage.

As for consumers who are family units, they cannot sell additional consumption at all, because they have to deal with countless departments to add food and drinks.

Copyright, conflicts between music companies, and all kinds of messy factors are simply a disaster.

Now, the marketing of karaoke in the United States is at a standstill, focusing on the international market.

Japan, the Peninsula, Indonesia, Hong Kong, the Soviet Union and other places,

I have received surprising feedback one after another, which can be regarded as making up for the loss of hitting a wall in the United States.

Let’s talk about the research results of various departments. Osborne is still a big investor in scientific research, earning more and spending more.

Fortunately, the series of energy injections produced from the M element extracted from his blood can still provide it with huge cash flow.

It is impossible to lose money, not even in this life!

The only thing to consider is how much he earns. Fortunately, Osborne is his sole asset and does not need to be responsible to anyone.

This is basically the case for other laboratories, except IBM.

In 1958 alone, IBM's R&D investment reached 73 million.

This year's budget is 120 million, and the corresponding board of directors requires that results must be seen, otherwise 60% of the projects will be cut.

This is actually a bet made by Li Zitao on behalf of the scientific research department and the board of directors. It depends on whether they will be successful or go home in the future.

SHIELD's investment this year is also not small. The Cold War has made military competition increasingly intense, and no one wants to stop at this time.

The research and development of new weapons is a top priority. As one of the important contractors of the Ministry of Defense, Aegis has a large share.

Including machinery and vehicle research and development under Aegis, the H series and Wrangler have received unanimous praise from soldiers and military generals.

At the same time, the H series civilian version has gradually become more popular and diversified.

But the most horrifying waste is the Skunk Works, which is simply a "cash incinerator," with thousands of dollars evaporated every minute.

Even with Li Zitao's wealth, his heart was burned by it.

If you ask why, there is only one answer; the space race.

Of course, you can also affectionately call it a ‘money burning contest’, ‘money grinder’ or the like.

Aviation contractors are under great pressure to stand out in this competition and win the next tens, hundreds, or hundreds of billions of dollars in the pie.

Now they can only burn money, burn money, burn money, keep burning money.

Let yourself stay ahead in the early stages of this competition, and even have the technical advantage to overwhelm it, so that you can take the initiative when dividing the cake.

The lobbying team is of course important, but even more important is its own technology and capabilities.

After all, Skunk Works is only a leader in this field, not a monopoly, and Washington and the Department of Defense will not allow this to happen.

To put it bluntly, the capital giants behind them, including Li Zitao himself, will never let this happen.

Because it means that someone has hijacked the country's force, and it also means that he has the greatest power.

Able to kill anyone at any time or under any circumstances.

This is not a good idea!

Issues such as power plant, special materials, fuel, control system, remote control system, safety, etc. are all taken into consideration.

Although the ‘Apollo Project’ has not yet appeared, the precursors can already be seen.

There is no war to fight, and the United States must find other ways to spend money, otherwise taxpayers' money will flow into the pockets of capitalists.

Is it possible to use hundreds of billions to provide people's livelihood benefits, or to put them in the bank to mold?

This is not okay.

Something must be done to get this money into their pockets in various forms as quickly as possible.

Just think about the hundreds of billions of money that belongs to you floating outside, unable to be put into your pocket or deposited into your account.

That sense of urgency makes one's days feel like years and makes one's nights restless.

"Let Burkold speed up the progress of the Umbrella project. The current place is too crowded."

As Li Zitao spoke, he lit the report with a lighter. The flames spread and the burned documents were thrown into the trash can.

After watching it burn down to the last corner, he stood up again and walked towards the barbecue.

Li Zitao couldn't help but think about it when he saw Pearl and Lyle diving and floating on the surface.

If his little angel Jenny is here, she must be by his side now, grilling delicious food with him, right?