The Mars base plan is a very large project. Although its technical difficulty is not as high as that of the spacecraft project, its complexity is far greater than that of the spacecraft project.

According to the technology mastered by Mozi Technology, it is not difficult to build a Mars base. After all, the "Navigator" is enough to ensure that three astronauts can live on Mars for two months.

But how to build a sustainable large-scale base is very difficult.

In Li Mo's plan, the Mars base to be established is not only a scientific research base, but also bears the responsibility for the continuation of the human race. After mankind's home on earth suffers a sudden destruction, the remaining humans in the Mars base will become the continuation of the race.

and the only hope for civilization.

Due to the problem of genetic assimilation, in order to ensure genetic diversity, the number of people the base can carry must reach the minimum number of people for racial reproduction.

Under the premise of ensuring genetic diversity, the minimum number of reproduction for a mammalian species without degeneration is 4,000. If this number is lower than this number, the genetic diversity of future generations will decrease and the entire population will degenerate.

Therefore, Li Mo's ideal Mars base can support the survival and reproduction of at least 4,000 humans on Earth. When viewed from Earth, the number 4,000 is not much, and may only be the number of people in a primary school.

But the surface of Mars is barren and lacks everything needed for life. Under such circumstances, the Mars base plan has become a project that seems difficult to achieve.

It has been two months since the project was initiated, but the project team composed of 150 elite geoscientists has not produced even the most basic design plan.

Li Mo knew that he could not blame them for their incompetence. It was actually because the project was too complicated. Therefore, during every meeting, in addition to discussing solutions together, he encouraged and encouraged the team members who were almost in despair.

Today, Li Mo didn't have much time to encourage these scientists who looked very frustrated, because he still had an important meeting to attend, which was a top-level auction held by Dufby.

In fact, Li Mo has never attended any auctions since he was a child. Artworks are the crystallization of the artist's intellectual work and have unique beauty, but he does not spend tens or even millions of money for this beauty.

After all, in his eyes, no matter how beautiful a work of art is, it is just a product of pressing plant fibers, firing clay, and refining copper ore, and has no scientific beauty at all.

The reason why he made an exception to participate this time was because he wanted to make money, or make a lot of money!

Since Li Mo was labeled as a scientist, he has truly become a pure person with only two hobbies.

The first one is scientific research, and the mysteries of the universe deeply attract him.

The second is to make money. Most scientific research projects are money-burning machines. The Mozi Science and Technology Laboratory now consumes the electricity bill of a house in Yanjing every day. Without the support of sufficient material resources, no matter how good the scientists are, it is difficult to make a living without rice.

This Dufubi auction was specifically designed to make money for him. And according to the advice of experts from the auction house, if Li Mo appeared at the venue in person, the auction items would be priced at a premium of at least 30%.

This also piqued his interest as he was about to launch a huge spending plan.

Dufby's is the largest auction house in China, with a history of more than a hundred years. In the art exchange circle, Dufby's is synonymous with authenticity.

This is very important because there are rules in the industry. In the art trading industry, sellers will not guarantee the authenticity of artworks. They even have a term for the collection behavior of accidentally buying fakes, which is called "eye-catching". As the name suggests,

, it is the buyer who made a mistake and should punish himself, it has nothing to do with the seller.

Therefore, most savvy collectors have a pair of "fiery eyes". However, with the development of science and technology, counterfeiting technology is improving day by day. Even carbon-14, a high-tech method for identifying cultural relics, has corresponding cracking methods, and "fiery eyes" have become

"eye-punching".

In this way, a strange phenomenon occurred in the literary and art trading market. The sellers swore that the porcelain bowls in their hands were from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, but the buyers were afraid of buying "last week's" ones. One could not sell it, and the other did not dare to buy it.

At this time, the golden signboard of Dufubi, a century-old store, becomes particularly important, but there are advantages and disadvantages. Behind this guarantee of credibility is the high handling fee! Extremely expensive!

At the same time, this kind of expensive handling fee has also earned Dufubi a lot of money. Otherwise, how could their headquarters be located in the most luxurious CBD area in Yanjing?

When Li Mo stepped on the pure white marble floor, two slim female staff members had already walked over. They bowed slightly and said, "Mr. Li, Dufubi Auction House welcomes you."

Li Mo took the handbag containing the auction items from Zhou Dong. This young man named Zhou Dong was his new assistant and bodyguard personally selected by him, and he was also a retired soldier from the "black uniform".

"Mr. Li, my name is Xie An. I am the vice president of Dufubi and your auction consultant for this auction." Li Mo was about to express his thanks when a middle-aged man with meticulously styled hair and a navy suit had already appeared.

door.

As expected, he was professional enough. He believed that the vice president must have been waiting for a long time.

"Mr. Xie, thank you!"

"Please call me professor." Li Mo may have been assimilated by the ivory tower, but he was a little uncomfortable with "sir", a common title for social students.

Xie An smiled: "Okay, Professor Li."

"The auction is about to start, shall we..."

Li Mo understood what he meant, patted his handbag with his hand, and under the guidance of the etiquette lady, entered the Dufubi headquarters.

simple

Compared with the luxurious decoration outside the building, this place looks extremely simple.

Li Mo didn't expect that this auction company, which even smelled of money in the air he breathed, would be so simple. There were several printed landscape paintings hanging on the walls, and two imitation blue and white porcelain retorts over one meter high were placed on the ground.

, only a few large golden characters on the plaque behind the reception desk can show its true identity.

The owner of the hall did not feel any embarrassment at all because of this simplicity. Instead, he looked happy: "Professor Li, so far, more than 20 guests have come to the auction."

Li Mo was stunned for a moment:

"More than 20 people?"

"A lot?"

He didn't know where the joy on the face of the vice president of Dufubi came from. Could it be that Dufubi, a century-old store, was also planning to open a black shop?

There are more than 7 billion people on the earth, and only 20 people are not worth mentioning.

"oh..."

"You seem to have misunderstood." Xie An has been in the auction industry for more than thirty years. Since he took over his father's mantle and entered this industry, his father, who has worked hard for most of his life, not only comforted him, but also taught him his life's hard work.

That's one sentence: "Auction houses are auctioning people's hearts. If you understand people's hearts, you can gain a foothold in this industry."

For thirty years, Xie An has always kept this motto in mind. In order to better guess the hearts of his guests, he even obtained a master's degree in psychology. Of course, God always favors talented and diligent people.

Man, Xie An was able to ascend to the high position of vice president at the age of less than 50 years old, and this motto is indispensable.
Chapter completed!