Rebirth: Super Banking System
Chapter 1625 - 1457: Astronomical Price? (Please Subscribe!)

Chapter 1625: Chapter 1457: Astronomical Price? (Please Subscribe!)

Amidst the commotion.

The next journalist stood up to ask a question.

From Saudi.

"Isn’t this pricing too high?" Saudi, a country whose name in Huaxia evokes the idea of ’a lot of sand.’ Indeed, more than half of Saudi’s territory consists of desert and the Gobi.

Its total desert area ranks second globally.

"Fifteen Asia Dollars per square meter, equivalent to two US dollars, too expensive?"

Shen Yu countered.

"But in some desert countries, it’s costly. Our country has a desert area of 860,000 square kilometers, which would amount to nearly two trillion US dollars — we can’t afford that."

The journalist’s words.

Made the audience nod frequently, and netizens expressed their agreement as well.

Nearly two trillion US dollars.

Indeed terrifying. Saudi’s accumulated wealth over the years likely wouldn’t cover that, but some mischievous commenters thought it wasn’t unreasonable — Saudi has been earning easy money selling resources for so many years, it’s about time they paid up.

Faced with this question.

On the stage.

Shen Yu smiled faintly.

"It seems there’s still a misunderstanding among everyone."

These words.

Made everyone pause.

Misunderstanding?

What misunderstanding?

"Firstly, does the entire world’s desert need to be converted into farmland? I don’t think so. The ones that truly need conversion are the deserts and Gobi areas that severely affect local living and survival conditions."

"Take, for instance, the cities shown in the earlier video. Their residents need vegetables, fruits, crops, and livestock, so the areas surrounding the cities have the necessity and demand for transformation."

"But as for more distant regions — deserted and uninhabited, where even population growth over the next several decades will not occupy such areas — the demand for reclaiming such desert land is minimal."

"From our estimates, deserts and Gobi areas globally that truly require conversion amount to less than five percent."

"Even this is an optimistic estimate. Within that five percent, a large portion of the demand will remain stagnant for a long time, only surfacing five years, even decades later, mainly for preventing desertification."

"Thus, in the short term — I’m talking about within the next ten years — the demand will be just three to four percent. Divide that further by a ten-year cycle, and each year we’re looking at just about 0.5 percent of the global desert area."

"A 0.5 percent market share, influenced by various factors — now, do you still think our pricing is high?"

"Any lower, and we’d be running a loss." Shen Yu concluded.

With this analysis.

The astronomical numbers people had in their minds were instantly divided by over two hundred times.

Suddenly.

The figures seemed significantly smaller.

Shen Yu’s explanation made sense.

Some countries have small populations but vast deserts. Without a surge in population growth, their interest in reclaiming desert land remains low — such countries might only transform areas near cities.

They’ll have food.

Drinkable water.

Housing.

The local government wouldn’t go crazy and spend a fortune converting all the wilderness just to leave it empty. As for using the reclaimed land for farming? That would be truly absurd — what they produce, others can too, and excessive global farmland will only lead to abundant food supply.

When food isn’t scarce.

Even the surplus wouldn’t fetch a good price.

Might as well grow nothing!

After hearing this.

The Saudi journalist nodded.

Expressed some agreement. It’s true — Saudi’s population is relatively small, and their farmland demand is limited. As long as their food supply is guaranteed, Saudi has little incentive to reclaim further wilderness.

Money doesn’t fall from the sky.

The royal family isn’t foolish.

What they didn’t know was.

Precisely because of these considerations, Australia — home to the largest desert globally — wasn’t invited to the press conference. Simply put, the region is too vast, and their population too sparse.

Count on them to pay?

Haha.

Almost a pipe dream.

Not being potential customers, there was no point in wasting plane tickets inviting them. The true target clients of this press conference were the petroleum nations, Northern Africa, and countries in the Middle East and Western Asia suffering from desert-related issues.

Of course.

Huaxia was included as well.

As for North America and Europe.

They mainly attended for publicity purposes, with no expectation to purchase — their soils are rich enough.

Soon after.

The interview continued.

"Given this world-changing technology, has your company considered making it publicly available?"

"Not at the moment. Next question, please."

"Was this technology developed independently by your company’s scientists?"

"Yes."

"Even if there’s only a 0.3 percent annual demand, that’s still nearly 100,000 square kilometers — at a transformation cost exceeding 1.5 trillion Asia Dollars annually. With such significant revenue potential, does your company still think it’s insufficient?"

"By that logic, Walmart’s annual sales exceed 2 trillion Asia Dollars. Does that mean they shouldn’t make any profit and operate at zero margins? We’ve already worked hard to minimize our profits."

"What’s the profit margin for ’oasis’?"

"Around eight percent."

"If purchased in large quantities, will there be discounts?"

"Of course. Over 1,000 square kilometers, a 2% discount. At 10,000 square kilometers, a 5% discount. At 50,000 square kilometers — the maximum discount — 6%, or else we’d essentially be working for free."

"Is the solution truly so costly?"

"If any company worldwide proves their production cost to be cheaper than ours, we guarantee to purchase their entire output. Though, at that point, perhaps they wouldn’t need us to buy at all — they could do it themselves."

Such a promise.

Made everyone more convinced.

The filtering solution.

Although it has been successfully replicated in laboratories worldwide, manufacturing costs remain a hundred times higher than Myanmar Environmental Technology Company’s, making it commercially unviable. The solid-locking solution faces the same issue — complete sell-side monopoly.

"Impressive."

"This company is what I admire most — relying not on patent monopolies or administrative enforcement, but complete technological superiority that leaves people genuinely convinced. Truly earning profits with skill."

"Agreed."

"Spot on. Even if they raised prices fivefold, claiming these are the production costs, no one globally would be able to dispute them. But they haven’t done so, showing they’re already being considerate."

"Exactly. If the price of the transcription fluid increased tenfold, the company could earn way more than they do now. I respect these two firms — they truly exemplify being ethical businesses with social responsibility."

"Wishing great success for ’oasis.’"

"Same here."

"..."

Nearly twenty minutes of questioning.

Quieted the conference hall considerably, as it seemed most questions had been resolved.

Then.

Shen Yu said.

"Thank you all for coming. Interested parties can place business reservations on our official website. Early reservations will be prioritized for scheduling, but apart from experimental use, we won’t accept reservations from unrelated individuals or companies for now."

For such a business.

The largest clients fall into two categories:

One, agricultural companies.

Two, governments.

Thus.

Smaller projects are temporarily declined, though this doesn’t affect some individual users’ reservations. For instance, a farm owner can work with a forestry company or local government to place orders on their behalf.

This way.

Business becomes centralized.

Simplifying management.

"Due to production limits, we’ll accept at most 100,000 square kilometers of business this year. Next year’s capacity is still undecided. Thank you all — this concludes the first stage of today’s press conference. Those interested can visit our experimental factory nearby."