Chapter 35
Among the personnel sent by the state this time, Dong Hezhou, who is in charge of the constant temperature clothing project, is an expert in thermal energy and power engineering and has also made significant achievements in new energy research. Zhao Chen, the person in charge of the bionic prosthetic limb project, is an authority in neurology.
Xia Ke looked up the two men's resumes online and immediately felt a deep respect for them. These two were industry giants and experts. If it weren't for the government's intervention, she would have exhausted all her connections to invite these two big shots.
"Liu Yun, go and arrange accommodations for the two old gentlemen yourself. Don't worry about the expenses, just make sure they are comfortable. Also, arrange a flying car for each of them so they can use it when they need to go out."
Given the status of Mr. Dong Hezhou and Mr. Zhao Chen, it would be impossible for them to be on duty at Hongqi Piao every day, but both of them agreed, prioritizing the projects at Hongqi Piao.
Besides Xia Ke's project, the two elderly people have other work to handle, so they often need to go out.
The two elderly people had someone with them, so she didn't need to worry about the driver. Xia Ke just wanted to arrange a car for them.
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Recently, overseas travel to flower-producing countries has become very popular.
Since Mike's video was released, many people have become curious about the Flower Country's stunt driving tourism.
"In the past month, the country has received 300,000 overseas tourists, and the overseas tourism market is showing an unprecedented boom. Experts predict that it will receive 2 million overseas tourists in the next quarter."
Foreign tourists mostly choose large cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen for their travels.
The Flower Kingdom intends to build a brand-new air transportation system, and air stations across the country are being built one after another. Among them, Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen are the cities with the most advanced construction progress. Due to the high income in these cities, they are also the main purchasing power for flying cars.
So when foreign travelers pass through customs and exit the airport, they can look up and see a large number of flying cars flying orderly overhead.
"Wow, that's so cool!"
"I feel like I've traveled to the future!"
"The Flower Kingdom is building an unprecedented city of the future."
Tourists exclaimed in admiration and began taking photos to commemorate the occasion outside the airport.
"Oh my God, no flying car video is as shocking as seeing it in person!" Salina looked up at the various flying cars flying overhead and around her, so shocked she was almost speechless.
Achieving flight for man-made machines is not difficult; current aircraft technology has already achieved this goal. The real challenge lies in enabling takeoff and landing at any time and parking in the air. Aircraft parking requires fixed parking aprons and cannot achieve the flexibility of taking off and stopping in the air as easily as flying cars.
“I now understand Ataya’s concerns.”
If the flying car technology of the Flower Country is allowed to continue to develop while the Eagle Country remains stuck with traditional land transportation, the gap between the two will widen until it becomes too large to be bridged.
Salina and Odin had submitted their resumes to the Flying Car Department of Red Flag Flying Company when they were in Eagle Country. Two days ago, their resumes and online interviews were accepted, and they immediately packed their bags and bought the next available flight to Flower Country.
"Before joining the flying car development team, I think we should personally experience what it feels like to fly in the sky."
After experiencing the smooth and stable flight of the flying car, the two felt even more anxious, realizing that the gap between Speed Company and Red Flag was too great.
This suddenly appearing company, with just one product, created a huge wave, ruthlessly slapping the century-old Speed Company onto the beach.
As they left, Ataya had already acquired several flying cars with red flags, intending to decipher their power system, but to no avail. Speed Corporation has yet to discover the secret to making the vehicles fly.
Even suspending the vehicle in the air by just one centimeter is not allowed.
The car smoothly took the two to the high-speed rail station.
The two planned to take the high-speed rail from Shanghai to western provinces, and then take a taxi to Hongqi Village.
Although new modes of transportation such as space loops and flying cars have emerged, people still choose traditional high-speed trains and airplanes for long-distance travel.
As soon as Odin got off the vehicle, a blue vortex suddenly appeared in the air, and a fat middle-aged man carrying luggage suddenly emerged from it.
"I'm sorry, I startled you." The middle-aged man apologized and left in a hurry.
Odin was not frightened; he was simply amazed.
The Flower Kingdom was so different from what he had imagined. Here, flying cars were the main mode of transportation between cities, and in addition to flying cars, the utilization rate of the space ring was also astonishing.
During the time it took to get from the airport to the high-speed rail station, he saw countless blue vortexes appear.
The people of the Flower Kingdom now use space more naturally than they drink water.
The space ring and the flying car have only been around for a short time.
Space rings are still considered a sought-after luxury item overseas, with high prices and insufficient stock, making them unaffordable for most people, and even those who can afford them can't get their hands on one.
Odin hasn't managed to snag the Space Ring yet, and every time the Red Flag Overseas store releases new items, they're almost immediately sold out.
No matter how much customers requested, there was no intention to stock up. Although customer service explained that the shortage was due to the parent company supplying goods to countries all over the world, Odin didn't quite believe this explanation.
If it's really due to insufficient supply, then why is no one in the Flower Country reporting that they can't get a Space Ring?
He once scaled the wall to enter the Red Flag Fluttering shop in Flower Country, where the inventory was always displayed as plentiful.
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The two arrived in the western province the next morning.
Compared to Shanghai, the number of flying cars in Shanxi Province is significantly less, and the aerial transportation station signs have not yet been completed.
As soon as the two stepped out of the high-speed rail station, they saw the blue construction barriers outside the station and the towering elevated transportation platform that was already half-built.
"From Shanghai to the western provinces, many cities along the way are building air transport stations. Is the United States planning to move all ground transportation to the air?"
“I’ve seen the news published on their government’s official website, and it seems that there is such a plan.”
Odin found it hard to believe.
"That would be a huge investment! It's completely unnecessary!" The rise of air transportation does not mean the abandonment of ground transportation.
In the UK, public transportation infrastructure is viewed simply as functional and usable; there's no need to pursue cleanliness, speed, or modernity.
Want a better way to get around?
Sorry, no.
If you're looking for quality and service, then choose a more expensive and better-equipped private vehicle rather than demanding that the city upgrade its existing public transportation system.
"Over the next year, we will roll out air transportation infrastructure in major cities across the country, striving to create a more convenient and innovative public transportation network, and making every effort to improve the travel experience of citizens and enhance their travel happiness," Salina read out the translated news.
She had saved this news when she was researching after Ataya decided to bring her to the Flower Country. At the time, she didn't think much of it, but after witnessing the construction of the space station platform along the way, she is now deeply shocked.
This government genuinely wants its people to feel happy and comfortable, and they are willing to go to great lengths to achieve this.
Odin fell silent, thinking of Hatton, the largest city in the Eagle Nation, with its old, urine-smelling subway and buses that were still in service from the last century.
Odin glanced deeply at the under-construction aerial bus station before lowering his eyes.
"Let's go. Hongqi Village is far from the provincial capital. If we leave now, we might still make it in time for dinner."
Some things shouldn't be compared; too much comparison can easily breed resentment and injustice.
Among the people recruited by Red Flag this time, Salina and Odin were not the only foreigners, but they were the first to arrive.
The two tall, blond-haired, blue-eyed men attracted the attention of all the villagers as they walked through Hongqi Village.
"Mom, look! Foreigners in cartoons!"
The child's mother quickly grabbed the child's hand that was pointing at people, then smiled apologetically at Salina and Odin.
"I'm sorry, the child doesn't know any better."
In small towns, it's rare to see foreigners. The villagers are curious, but that's all they are. They take a couple of glances to satisfy their curiosity and then leave it at that.
The HR personnel at Hongqi Piao had known about Odin and his companion's arrival for some time and had been waiting at the company.
Considering that foreign employees would be unfamiliar with the place and wouldn't speak the local language, Xia Ke specially allocated a budget to HR, mainly for picking them up from various airports.
After the start date was set, HR planned to pick them up from the Shanghai airport. However, since Odin and his companion insisted on coming to the company themselves, HR couldn't persuade them otherwise and didn't arrange for anyone to pick them up.
Thank God, these two headstrong foreign employees finally made it to Hongqi Village. The HR manager couldn't imagine how she would explain it to the boss if they had gotten lost along the way.
Salina and Odin joined the flying car department, where they were appointed as an exterior designer and a power engineer, respectively.
The work the two were responsible for was only a small module of the overall project, and they couldn't see the whole picture at all, let alone figure out the flying car's power system.
Salina and Odin adapted well after joining the company. Although there were still language differences, most of their colleagues in the department could communicate with them in the English language, so they did not feel lonely or have no one to talk to.
A week later, on Sunday evening, Odin received an email from Ataya, the land of the Eagles, containing only a simple sentence.
"how's it going?"
Recently, Odin's boss, Mayen, and other employees have been asking him how he and Salina are doing at work, and he subconsciously replies...
"Work is both fun and challenging. I've encountered many new things here. My colleagues at Huaguo are all very interesting, and the food in the cafeteria is delicious. I'm currently planning to learn Chinese because it's such a shame that I can't understand the corny jokes my colleagues at Huaguo tell at work."
Ataya: "..."
"Who asked you that? I was asking how your trip to the Flower Kingdom with Salina went."
Well, Odin has been having a great time lately, so much so that he's forgotten the purpose of his trip to the Flower Kingdom.
He composed himself and spoke the truth.
"I haven't found an opportunity yet."
Hongqi Piao had a good sense of confidentiality and excellent internal controls, so he had no opportunity to find out information outside of his work.
Ataya, on the other side of the ocean, frowned. Was it because he hadn't found an opportunity or because he hadn't put his heart into it?
He urged.
"Hurry up, we can't fall behind the red flag for too long."
“Yes, Mr. Ataya.”
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