"Annan? Do they have money?"
After listening to Shen Zuozhou's explanation, Xiao Okada voiced his own doubts.
Shen Zuozhou shook his head:
"Money? They really can't produce much, at best one hundred million US dollars, but some things are about more than just money.
I don't know much else, but I've heard they've conceded a lot on some contentious issues, and now the higher-ups are in a good mood and planning to grant them some funds to support astronaut training, and further discussions aren't out of the question.
Who knew they were actually sounding out the situation? Now, practically all the ASEAN countries have come knocking, wanting to see if they can catch up with the space trend."
Only then did Xiao Okada have an epiphany; no wonder someone had approached him—there were changes afoot.
