Director Robert had only relaxed for a few days when he felt an immense pressure on his shoulders again.
He was entitled to know the insider details of the bidding for the Yu Shu No. 1 Base's blasting project, though the specific price was still under negotiation.
With Luo Rode's bid setting the precedent, the other parties also knew how to quote, and they all made their offers:
France proposed the same as the UK, five slots plus five million US dollars for nuclear bombs; Russia only wanted slots, not money, seven bombs for seven people; our side demanded ten slots with a total bid of ten million US dollars for hydrogen bombs.
The negotiation process was not exactly pleasant, only the France People seemed to have reached some tacit agreement, while Russia and America were still slowly grinding, but as nations capable of training their own astronauts, they were all already picking personnel for emergency training.
