The meeting with John Ball was in a Starbucks on the streets of Montreal.

When Zhao Guoyang arrived, John Ball was already there.

When he saw him enter the door, the helmsman of "Canadian Red Parrot Mining Co., Ltd." stood up enthusiastically and hugged him.

"Mr. Zhao, I haven't met this year, and your career is getting more and more prosperous! I have heard from you several times in Canada!"

After sitting down, John Ball couldn't help but sigh.

Zhao Guoyang smiled reservedly and said, "Mr. Ball is over-reputable..."

After some greetings, John Ball couldn't help asking: "Mr. Zhao, when will your deep-sea mining ships from Xingtai International be built as soon as possible? I have an ocean project here recently, and I don't know if I can catch up."

After hearing this, Zhao Guoyang touched his chin and said, "The ship has been produced, but some of the tests have not been completed. If Mr. Ball is in a hurry, I can ask the people below to chase the progress of the tests..."

"That's so thankful to Mr. Zhao!" John Ball nodded repeatedly when he heard this.

After chatting for a while, Zhao Guoyang inadvertently asked: "Mr. Ball, I wonder what you think of deep-sea earthquake detection?"

John Ball was slightly stunned and asked in surprise: "Mr. Zhao, do you also understand deep-sea earthquake detection?"

Zhao Guoyang nodded gently and said, "I know a little bit!"

"Speaking of this, deep-seismic exploration technology in the ocean is a pillar technology for marine detection and oil and gas exploration, and is also an important technical means for people to obtain marine environment, resources, energy, and rights information."

"Since our 'Xingtai International' is developing deep-sea mining ships, it is of course involved in this regard..."

After Zhao Guoyang finished speaking, John Ball nodded suddenly with enlightenment.

"What Mr. Zhao said is that developing seismic exploration technology in the middle and deep seas can improve the overall level of offshore oil and gas resource exploration and geological surveys, and increase international competitiveness. In this regard, our "Red Parrot Mining Co., Ltd." has been constantly exploring!"

"But unfortunately, there are too many key technologies to be addressed in the collection and processing of high-resolution seismic exploration data at deep sea. Although our company has made some breakthroughs in some aspects, it is still far from success!"

Seeing Mr. Ball telling him calmly, Zhao Guoyang nodded with relief.

John Ball seemed to have thought of something, so he turned to Zhao Guoyang and said, "Mr. Zhao, what you mean is, it seems that you 'Xingtai International' have a lot of research on this deep-sea seismic exploration technology?"

Zhao Guoyang said "Hmm" and said, "I don't hide it from you in this regard. We do have some research on deep-sea seismic exploration technology and are also working hard to design corresponding exploration ships. But..."

Hearing this, John Ball asked urgently: "Mr. Zhao, but what? Are you in trouble while researching?"

Zhao Guoyang nodded and said, "I have encountered some troubles. The main reason is that our Chinese waters are mostly located in temperate and subtropical areas, and lack data support for waters in the cold zone."

"So, when analyzing the diffusion of seismic energy, we do not have a detailed sample to give reference..."

"If we can do some experiments in the seas in the cold zone, our deep-sea seismic exploration ship should be built soon."

Upon hearing this, John Ball quickly expressed his opinion: "Mr. Zhao, this matter is easy to deal with. Our 'Red Parrot Mining Co., Ltd.' has a branch base in the Nunavut area."

"If we cooperate, your scientific researchers from Xingtai International can come to our Nunavut region to establish a scientific research station and conduct research in this area together..."

After hearing this, Zhao Guoyang was naturally full of joy.

The Nunavut region, located in the Arctic Strip in eastern Canada, is a very large area.

The sea area to its north is a typical northern cold zone.

If a scientific research station can be established in the Nunavut region, it will undoubtedly play a very important role in understanding the resource distribution of the Arctic Circle.

When John Ball saw that Zhao Guoyang didn't say anything, he thought he didn't agree. He scratched his head and said, "Mr. Zhao, do you have any other concerns? Do you don't want to share your research results with our 'Red Parrot Mining Co., Ltd.'?"

When Zhao Guoyang heard this, he laughed and said, "No, no, Mr. Ball, you misunderstood. You and your 'Red Parrot Mining Co., Ltd.' have research on this aspect. If you can cooperate with you, it will also have many benefits for our 'Xingtai International'."

"But it is probably not enough to just build a scientific research station in the Nunavut region. After all, the construction of our deep-sea seismic exploration ships requires a lot of field tests..."

When Zhao Guoyang said this, John Ball immediately understood what he meant.

"Mr. Zhao, what you mean is that you want to build a branch in our Nunavut region of Canada, right?"

Zhao Guoyang touched his nose and said without comment: "If possible, of course it is the best. After all, after setting up a company, it is much more convenient whether it is collecting data or doing experiments!"

John Ball rolled his eyes and said in a pretentious manner: "Mr. Zhao, you may not know that our Canadian review of foreign companies is very strict. However, if it is a joint venture and our Canadian company is involved, it will be much more convenient!"

The meaning of John Ball is so obvious.

He was hinting that Zhao Guoyang would cooperate with him to build this branch.

In fact, this was Zhao Guoyang's original intention.

At this time, when he heard John Ball take the initiative to propose, he was of course happy to agree.

At that moment, Zhao Guoyang pretended to be pondered for a while, and then said, "This is also a solution. However, Mr. Ball. Our 'Xingtai International' has invested a lot in this project and has a lot of technical achievements. We must not give in to this shareholding..."

"This is OK!" John Ball nodded repeatedly, "I only need to have 40% of the shares!"

Zhao Guoyang certainly recognized this number.

The two talked about the details of the establishment of the company for a while, and finally agreed to invest 10 million US dollars in the early stage to use the construction of the base and the daily life of the scientific expedition team.

After the base is built and the scientific expedition team enters, both sides will see how much investment will be added in the future.

Of course, John Ball agreed to Zhao Guoyang's proposal.

Speaking of which, he has high expectations for the "deep sea seismic exploration" project.

It was just because I had never had a corresponding reliable ship, so I could only sigh.

Now that Mr. Zhao can say this, he must be very confident.

John Ball, who has already understood Zhao Guoyang's profound technical attainments, naturally trusts him 100%.

Of course, John Ball still needs to know something about this deep-sea seismic exploration ship.

If this is too expensive or not very practical, it will become a burden to the company.

Thinking of this, John Ball asked Zhao Guoyang tentatively: "Mr. Zhao, don't you have any general idea of ​​the structure of this deep-sea seismic exploration ship?"

"Can you analyze its size data and draft depth for me?"

John Ball's question did not surprise Zhao Guoyang.

In fact, he never thought of cheating his collaborators on these issues.

Even if the other party and himself are not as close as Susanna and Kim Soo-joo.

So Zhao Guoyang quickly spoke and explained: "Mr. Ball, we have already had a rough appearance design for this deep-sea seismic exploration ship, and I personally made it."

"Under my design, this high-performance deep-sea seismic exploration ship has a length of about 100 meters, a width of 25 meters, a maximum draft of about 8 meters, and a total tonnage of more than 12,000 tons."

"Because large-scale three-dimensional, four-dimensional, wide-band and wide-axis operations are required, the fuel capacity of this kind of ship is 30% larger than that of other ships of the same volume. In addition, it also needs to have the ability to make fresh water. You should understand these, right?"

After listening to Zhao Guoyang's explanation, John Ball nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand completely."

"However, what's going on with the three-dimensional and four-dimensional simulation you mentioned? Is it artificial surveying or some other method?"

After John Ball asked, Zhao Guoyang smiled and waved his hand, "Of course it can't be artificial surveying."

"Didn't I just say that our deep-sea seismic exploration activities may be carried out in three types of sea areas: tropical, temperate and cold zone. If this is in tropical and temperate zones, it is easy to deal with. If it is in cold zones, manual surveying and mapping will be too difficult..."

When John Ball heard this, he smiled awkwardly and echoed.

Zhao Guoyang then explained: "Don't worry, Mr. Ball, there is a special collection system for collecting three-dimensional data. In addition, our exploration ship is equipped with a navigation system and a positioning system."

"It should be noted that our positioning system includes seismic positioning system and seismic source positioning system. With the combination of these two systems, it should be easy to capture the changes in the seismic source..."

Listening to Zhao Guoyang's talk, John Ball couldn't help but exclaim.

He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mr. Zhao, I didn't expect you and Xingtai International to have such research on this deep-sea seismic exploration ship."

Zhao Guoyang shrugged distractedly and said, "These are necessary. Our 'Shipbuilding Industry-Special Materials' Institute of 'Xingtai International' has been carefully researching in the past two years for the smooth implementation of these projects."

John Ball nodded relievedly and said, "With a partner like you, Mr. Zhao, I'm much more worried!"
Chapter completed!