Chapter 1291 Ma Xiao establishes his authority
Xiao Peng had no idea all the commotion was going on outside. He was holding a bottle of champagne and talking to the screen, "This is Krug, known as the 'Rolls-Royce of Champagne,' making it the perfect celebratory champagne. The deck demolition work is now complete. Once the seabed sediment settles and visibility improves, the mini ROV can go in for an inspection. If we make a good discovery, we can celebrate with some champagne!"
The person who had been chatting with Xiao Peng on the barrage saw it and said, "Dude, this is not bad. 'Kuig Collection'. What year is it from?"
Xiao Peng explained: "Well, I can't afford the good ones, they're from 2016."
"Hey, you might be fooling an amateur with that, but the 2016 Krug Champagne was produced in limited quantities and tasted great. It's rarely seen on the market, having been bought up by wine merchants hoping for appreciation! A bottle like this would cost around 3,000 euros right now, right? I've never even tasted the 2016 'Krug Reserve'!"
Xiao Peng said directly, "You've spent so much money chatting with me today, and I can't let you contribute to the deep-sea diving base in vain. Leave me your address and I'll send you a box to keep for drinking. A box contains four bottles. Don't think it's too little! I don't have much here, only a dozen boxes in total, which is not enough for the crew on our ship."
"Do all the crew members on your ship drink this?" The guy in the barrage was a little confused.
Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "How could such a good thing happen? Normally, they are all so stingy and reluctant to spend money, but as long as they are working on the ship, I will let them enjoy the best, eat the best ingredients and drink the best wine. They are the best crew members and of course they deserve this treatment. They must rest well when they need to rest, and work hard when they need to work. Let me put it this way, the daily food standard for everyone on our ship is 300 euros. Even the beer they drink is brewed by a brewer I met in Belgium. It was specially shipped from Belgium."
"No wonder people want to be crew members on your ship! Isn't the pay incredible?"
"The best crew members deserve the best treatment!" Xiao Peng said, "But they don't appreciate the beer. They say it's not as good as light beer. It's just that if you eat too much pig food, you'll turn into a pig. They won't even enjoy the good things."
At this time, in the ROV operating room of the 'Calypso', there was a screen that was synchronized with the live broadcast room of the 'Luna'. After hearing Xiao Peng's words, Ma Xiao snorted coldly. Duan Bo, Xiao Zhou and others who were operating the ROV looked at Ma Xiao.
"Did you hear that?" Ma Xiao pointed at the screen and said, "What kind of boss do you want? You're still making trouble for no reason? Is it because you're so unhappy about not going to the 'Luna' and don't want to stay on the 'Calypso'? Let me tell you, the environment on the 'Calypso' is indeed not as good as the 'Luna', but all the crew members here are treated exactly the same as on the Luna! Okay, Lao Zhu's cooking isn't as delicious as Lao Liu's, but the ingredients are the same! And do you think being on the 'Luna' is a good thing? Are you willing to stay by the boss's side every day? Duan Bo, do you think you can still be as sneaky as you are here when you get there? Lazy? Xiao Zhou, do you think you'll be able to yell and scream in the cabin when you get there? The boss calling us 'the best' is a real compliment! Speaking of which, Yang Zhibin, how long did it take the sailors to install the deck breaker today? 27 minutes and 14 seconds! Do you know how long it took the sailors of the Algerian Ocean Expeditions Company to install the deck breaker? 14 minutes and 35 seconds! You were almost twice as slow as them! And what about your treatment? Your monthly food allowance on the ship is higher than their salary! And yet you're so arrogant as to write a joint letter to the boss demanding an explanation? Where do you get the guts to do that?
After hearing what Ma Xiao said, everyone in the offline room had strange expressions on their faces but did not dare to refute.
Ma Xiao continued, "I know what you're thinking. You do have experience in shipwreck salvaging. Among the ocean exploration companies in the world right now, aside from established companies like Odyssey, there's basically no other crew that can compete with us in the field of shipwreck salvaging. We salvaged that Portuguese ship on our own when the boss was away in Africa, but ask yourselves: could you have found it without the coordinates the boss provided?"
Everyone was silent there.
Ma Xiao said, "I understand why you look down on me because I'm young and new. But you've overlooked two things: First, I'm the captain of this ship. Even if you look down on me, I still have the final say! The boss appointed me captain, so I'm responsible for him. I'll report the crew's performance to the captain honestly."
Everyone got anxious upon hearing this and prepared to explain to Ma Xiao, but Ma Xiao held up a second finger: "Second, don't take yourself too seriously, and don't take others too lightly! No one on this ship, including me, is irreplaceable! None of us are as important as we think!"
The atmosphere in the offline room was a bit depressing.
Yang Zhibin coughed dryly and said, "Um... the deck breaker is coming up. I'm going to direct the deck clearing and the next step of the salvage operation! Captain, I'm leaving first!"
His original name was Ma Xiao and he always called him by his name. This time he called him 'Captain' to express his attitude.
Just as Ma Xiao was about to respond, a message about Xiao Peng suddenly came over the ship's intercom: "Xiao Zhou! Operate the mini ROV into the cabin. Duan Bo, operate the ROV to observe the surroundings and notify the HOV. Once all the necessary samples have been collected, come up quickly. Don't stay on the seabed and delay things!"
"Yes, Boss!" Xiao Zhou answered through the intercom and looked back at Ma Xiao: "Captain, shall we start working?"
Ma Xiao nodded after hearing this, then pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket. "I won't delay your work here. This is your joint letter. I didn't give it to the boss, and I also discussed it with Captain Chen, and he agreed to just pretend this incident never happened. But this is the only time this has happened."
After he finished speaking, he took out a lighter and set the letter on fire. "Alright, I won't delay your work any longer. Yang Zhibin, tell the deck crew to be prepared and work more efficiently to show their appreciation to the boss. Don't let Mr. Chen use the Algerian crew's efficiency to annoy him all the time! The boss may not say it, but he's really pissed off!"
"Don't worry, Captain!" Yang Zhibin was delighted to see the joint letter being burned. He said cheerfully, "From today on, the deck crew will stop taking vacations and practice teamwork every day! If this is worse than Algeria, I'll kill them!"
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