Reborn in the red age

On the way back to the room from the control center, Fifteen was extremely excited and kept fiddling with his model and small space suit.

If it weren't for the wrong occasion, he would have been wearing this small space suit.

Moreover, he treasures this thing so much that Chuyi is not allowed to touch it, which makes Chuyi's hands itchy.

Seeing the two children about to fight over a set of toys, Hu Jiabao couldn't say anything in front of outsiders.

I could only sigh helplessly and stop the two children from quarreling.

After returning to the room assigned to them by the launch site, Hu Jiabao could not wait to complain to Li Qingfeng as soon as the door was closed: "What? Just one set of toys. You knew we had two children, but you didn't prepare two sets. This will only make the two children fight."

“You don’t understand this, do you? If both of our children were boys, they would definitely prepare two sets,” Li Qingfeng shrugged and said casually.

"What do you mean?"

"I've seen that set of toys. They're all custom-made. The materials used are probably all real. Especially the small-sized space suit, which is a one-to-one replica of the real thing. It's very expensive. I estimate that it would cost at least tens of thousands to make this set. It wouldn't be surprising if it cost over a hundred thousand."

Hu Jiabao was a little confused. What did this mean? It was irrelevant to the question.

Looking at Hu Jiabao's expression, Li Qingfeng knew that he didn't understand what he meant. He shook his head and said helplessly: "What I mean is that their funds are limited. Chuyi is a girl and will not inherit the family property in the future. There is not much investment value."

"In their opinion, the participation of first-year students in the future aerospace industry may be relatively low, so they only prepared one set for the fifteenth child to cultivate his interest in aerospace. When the fifteenth child inherits the family business in the future, they may provide them with a lot of financial support."

After listening to Li Qingfeng's story, Hu Jiabao was slightly stunned. He really didn't expect that such a small gift could have such deep thoughts behind it.

I opened my mouth, wanting to say something, but no words came out.

Even though Li Qingfeng usually loves Chuyi so much, when it comes to inheriting the family property, the company has nothing to do with Chuyi. As a daughter, all Chuyi can get is enough for her to live a worry-free life for several lifetimes.

Based on people's own considerations, when funds are limited, it is normal to spend money on people with the greatest investment value.

At night, as the place they were in was full of secrets, Li Qingfeng and his wife did not go out for a stroll. After dinner, they went to bed early.

Early the next morning, Chuyi held Li Qingfeng's arm, Hu Jiabao held the hand of Shiwu who was wearing a thick space suit, and the whole family met up with the employees of Lemon Company and went to the control console together.

This time, just like yesterday, the people from Lemon Company went to the observation area and waited for ignition and launch with everyone else. As for Li Qingfeng and his family, they were invited to the rocket command room.

The family came to the rocket command room, where the atmosphere was tense and depressing. Everyone was staring at the screen intently, busy and orderly.

The huge display screen on the wall flashed various data and charts. The staff at their respective posts quickly operated the instruments and whispered instructions to each other.

The arrival of Li Qingfeng and his family did not attract much attention. At this moment, everyone was immersed in the tense atmosphere of the upcoming launch.

Liu Yongquan, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Li Qingfeng and his family arrive, and walked quickly to greet them with a smile on his face. He welcomed Li Qingfeng and his family and briefly introduced the layout of the command room and the responsibilities of each position.

As soon as he sat down on the stool, Fifteen couldn't wait to ask, "Uncle Liu, I listened carefully to what you just said. When the rocket is ignited, do we just need to press the red button?"

"Yes, but ignition is not that simple. The red button is indeed crucial, but before pressing it, uncles and aunts have to do a lot of preparation."

Liu Yongquan pointed to the screen in the control room and explained in detail: "Look at the data jumping on the screen. They represent the status of each system of the rocket. Only when all systems are tested normally and all parameters meet the standards can the button be pressed."

"That means after the preparations are done, the rocket can be launched no matter who presses which button, right?" Fifteen asked expectantly.
Liu Yongquan nodded: "In theory, this is true, but not everyone can press it. Only authorized personnel can do so."

When Fifteen heard Liu Yongquan say this, a trace of disappointment flashed across his face and he felt a little depressed.

Fifteen is still young, and it is the age when things cannot be hidden.

The disappointment on his face was soon noticed by others, and Liu Yongquan asked curiously: "Little Fifteen, what's wrong with you? Weren't you so happy just now?"

"That." Fifteen hesitated for a long time before saying shyly, "I also want to press that red button."

After these words were spoken, not only Liu Yongquan was stunned, but even Li Qingfeng and his wife were stunned.

Li Qingfeng looked at his son speechlessly. You kid really dare to say that. What are you thinking about asking you to light the fire? Even your father, who spends money, dare not think about this.

Hu Jiabao, who was standing by, reacted and quickly pulled Shiwu's arm, smiling awkwardly and said, "Children's words are innocent, Director Liu, please don't take them seriously."

"It's a good thing for children to be curious. Fifteen, your idea is very unique, but the responsibility of igniting the rocket is too heavy to be handed over to a child like you," Liu Yongquan said with a smile after coming back to his senses.

Time passed by minute by minute, and as all preparations were ready, the commander in the command room gave the order to officially turn on the power.

All operators responded and began to power on various systems of the rocket.

"everything is normal"

"everything is normal"

As the voices came back that everything was normal, the commander began to issue orders to start the second procedure.

Launching a rocket has never been a simple process. Every link is closely linked and no mistakes are allowed.

The preparations before the launch alone took nearly an hour.

Just when Li Qingfeng was feeling a little bored, all preparations for the rocket launch had been completed and the countdown to the launch was about to begin.

"Little Fifteen, although I can't let you press the launch button, I can let you stand next to the launch commander and watch the moment when the launch button is pressed up close. Are you willing to go?"

Two minutes before the launch, Liu Yongquan came over, nodded at Li Qingfeng, and then looked at Fifteen with a smile.

Li Qingfeng on the side was speechless. In order to cultivate his son's interest in aerospace, he even ignored the rules.

Fifteen's eyes suddenly lit up, her face flushed with excitement, and she nodded vigorously: "I do, I do."

As he said this, he was about to get up from the stool and follow Liu Yongquan to the launch pad.

Without waiting for Fifteen to stand up, Hu Jiabao held Fifteen down and looked at Liu Yongquan worriedly: "Director Liu, this won't disturb your work, right?"

"Professor Hu, don't worry, having another child watching will not cause any disturbance." Liu Yongquan touched Fifteen's head and said with a smile: "This experience is a rare one for Fifteen, and it is also a small encouragement from us for his love of aerospace."

After hearing what Liu Yongquan said, Hu Jiabao hesitated for a moment, and finally let go of Shiwu's hand and warned him, "Shiwu, you must behave yourself and don't make any trouble."

Fifteen nodded vigorously and promised, "Mom, I will definitely not move!"

After saying that, he excitedly followed Liu Yongquan to the launch commander. Looking at the backs of the two people, Li Qingfeng sighed helplessly. This is good. With this experience, Fifteen will definitely become an out-and-out space fan in the future.

The plan at the launch base was considered a success.

An organization is an organization, and its skills in this kind of thing are still as strong as ever.

"10, 9, 8, ignition"

At the moment the countdown ended, the launch commander pressed the red button in front of him without hesitation.

In an instant, huge flames spurted out from the bottom of the rocket, accompanied by a deafening roar.

In a huge ball of flame, the rocket carrying the satellite slowly began to rise.

The dazzling light shines into the command room through the observation window of the command room.

Fifteen stood beside the launch commander, his eyes wide open, staring without blinking at the spectacular sight of the rocket slowly rising into the sky, his little face flushed with excitement.

The ignition was successful, but there was no cheering at the scene.

Except for Li Qingfeng's family, all the people on the scene were professional aerospace personnel. They knew that this was just the beginning and that there was still a long way to go before a successful launch.

Until the last minute, any unexpected event may happen.

Various data flashed rapidly on the huge display screen. The staff's eyes were fixed on the screen, recording every key data quickly and accurately.

"The flight attitude is normal and the speed is increasing steadily."

"The altitude has reached the preset value and all systems are operating stably."

Reports came in an orderly manner in the command room, and every word of "normal" would calm the somewhat nervous Hu Jiabao down a little.

"First stage rocket separation"

With the commander's order, the rocket's first-stage engine completed its mission and successfully separated from the rocket body.

At the moment of separation, the rocket briefly lost some of its thrust, but then the second-stage rocket quickly ignited, and the powerful thrust once again pushed the rocket to continue climbing upwards.

As the rocket continued to approach its planned orbit, the atmosphere in the control room became increasingly tense.

Everyone was concentrating, their eyes fixed on the screen, not daring to breathe.

"The fuel consumption of the second-stage rocket is normal. It is expected to reach the planned orbit in three minutes."

“Pay close attention to various parameters to ensure the satellite enters orbit smoothly.”

Hu Jiabao, who had made up for his satellite knowledge, knew that this was the critical moment. He stared at the data on the screen in front of him that he couldn't understand, and held Li Qingfeng's arm tightly with his right hand, waiting for the final result.

"One minute left to the scheduled orbit"

"The attitude is adjusted normally and the speed is stable"

"Thirty second countdown begins"

".3, 2, 1, the satellite entered orbit successfully"

"Successful separation of rocket and satellite"

The successful separation of the satellite and the rocket represents the completion of everything. The rocket has completely completed its mission, and the satellite has officially begun to work within the predetermined orbit.

It was not until this moment that warm cheers and applause were heard in the command room.

While clapping, Qingfeng Li smiled and said to the mother and daughter who were hugging each other excitedly: "Okay, I was ready to watch the big fireworks. Who would have thought that it would be a success at once and not a waste of money."

"You are such a joke. After spending so much money, other people would pray to gods and ancestors to avoid accidents, but you are the only one who hopes for accidents every day." Hu Jiabao let go of Chuyi, rolled his eyes at Li Qingfeng, and scolded him unhappily.

At this time, Fifteen, who had been staying in front of the command desk, was also sent back by Liu Yongquan.

Fifteen's face was still flushed with excitement. As soon as he saw Hu Jiabao, he rushed over and hugged Hu Jiabao's arm, chattering about his excitement.

Liu Yongquan smiled at the scene, then extended his right hand to Li Qingfeng: "Chairman Li, congratulations, your company has become the first company in China to launch a private satellite, successfully breaking out of the earth and heading into space."

"Director Liu, you are joking. Without you, there would be no success today. This is just the beginning of our cooperation. We will have to rely on you a lot in future satellite launches." Li Qingfeng shook hands with Liu Yongquan and said politely with a smile.

“It is said that you plan to launch tens of thousands of low-Earth orbit satellites in the future. Is this true?”

"Of course, within 20 years, I plan to launch 5,000 satellites to form a star chain around the earth."

Hiss, Liu Yongquan couldn't help but take a breath, okay, I thought it was just a rumor, but I didn't expect you to be serious?

Li Qingfeng is different from Mou Qizhong, who was once as famous as him. If these words were said by Mou Qizhong, Liu Yongquan would definitely not believe even a single punctuation mark.

But when it came from Qingfeng Li’s mouth, it was completely different.

Given Qingfeng Li's credibility, anything he said, no matter how outrageous, was extremely credible.

With so many satellites, not to mention other costs, the cost of launching them alone is an astronomical figure, enough to support the four major satellite launch bases in the country.

Looking at Liu Yongquan's expression, Li Qingfeng knew that he was thinking wrongly, and explained with a smile: "Director Liu, I am a businessman, and I must consider the cost issue. If calculated based on the current launch cost, I will definitely not launch so many satellites."

"So what do you mean?" Liu Yongquan asked puzzledly.

"You should think about the cost issue I told you about yesterday. Rockets should be made as cheaply as possible. If stainless steel can be used, don't use aluminum alloy. The lower the cost, the better."

"In addition, I think it is too wasteful to waste a rocket after launching it once. We can consider recycling and reusing the rocket, which can greatly reduce costs."

"Also, launching two satellites with one rocket is too inefficient and costly. The Starlink satellites I plan to launch are relatively small, so I can carry more at one time. It would be best if one rocket could carry 100 to 80 satellites."

Listening to Li Qingfeng's talk, Liu Yongquan couldn't help but twitch his lips. If it wasn't inappropriate, he really wanted to scold him, "You are dreaming." (End of this chapter)