The diva and I cross each other

Chapter 354 The Fourth Industrial Revolution

"Ah Shan, you should be familiar with Luo Ming and Lin Shuwen from Burning Light Technology, right?" Tong Qifeng asked.

Sister Shan nodded. The security guards at Huayue Entertainment's security room knew how good her relationship was with Lin Shuwen. There was no room for excuse at all.

"Huayue Entertainment is my wife's lifelong effort. I have already told Mingwei and Mingwei about the shares in their hands and will not let them sell them.

In the future, their shares will still be held on your behalf. If nothing else happens, Zhuoguang Technology will also give you the shares to hold on your behalf, and the company will be handed over to you. "Tong Qifeng said.

"Don't worry, Mr. Tong, I will make Huayue Entertainment reach a higher level."

"Well, A-Shan, I believe you. I won't tell you more about Jianchun. The company is your sister's hard work. If one day you feel that you can't stay in the company anymore, don't have any conflict with A-Shan, which will affect the stability of the company. , have a good time with the company!”

Zhu Jianchun nodded after a long silence.

His eyes came to Tong Mingwei. Tong Mingwei had returned to Huayue Entertainment after a long absence. He must be looking for his good brother and guide-Wang Hongyu.

Wang Hongyu is the director of the technology department of Huayue Entertainment. When Tong Mingwei was forced by his father to intern at Huayue Entertainment, he chose the technology department as his first stop.

That afternoon, with Luo Ming's consent, Tong Mingwei drove Chen Bin to the gate of Lin Shuwen's residential complex.

"Senior Brother Chen, don't you have something to say to Mingwei? You can communicate slowly! I'm going out first."

"Hello."

Ten minutes later, Luo Ming came out.

When Wang Hongyu saw that Tong Mingwei was really interested in this technology, he simply taught him everything he had.

Nowadays, people in Zhuoguang and company insiders are accustomed to using Kuaishu to send messages to each other.

"Mr. Luo is younger than I thought. He is really young and promising."

"it is good."

It can be said that without Wang Hongyu, Tong Mingwei would not be where he is today.

"Mr. Luo, here!"

"Mr. Luo, this is Chen Bin. Brother Wang is the senior brother of Wang Hongyu, the technical director of Huayue Entertainment. Mr. Chen, this is Mr. Luo."

"Mingwei, I knew you would come to me. Come on, let me introduce you. This is my senior brother Chen Bin from Boston University. Senior brother Chen, this is the same Mingwei I just mentioned to you. He is now at Zhuoguang Technology. Serve as technical director."

Tong Mingwei was quite wary at first, but after listening to Chen Bin for a few minutes, Tong Mingwei's eyes lit up.

Luo Ming smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Chen."

Luo Ming opened the car door and sat in.

"Hello, Mr. Tong." Chen Bin stood up and extended his hand to Tong Mingwei.

Tong Mingwei frowned when he heard this. He subconsciously wanted to call Wang Hongyu, but Chen Bin spoke directly.

He arrived at Wang Hongyu's office with familiarity with Mingwei. He pushed the door open and said hello to Wang Hongyu: "Brother Wang, it's been a long time. Huh? Brother Wang has a guest!"

"Mr. Luo, I brought you the man." Tong Mingwei said to Luo Ming in the express book.

Tong Mingwei introduced himself to the two of them.

Tong Mingwei is also very grateful to Wang Hongyu. Wang Hongyu is also the only person with whom Tong Mingwei still has contact in Huayue Entertainment.

"Mr. Luo, I have found a place to chat, shall we go there?"

Luo Ming nodded.

Then Tong Mingwei drove to a tea restaurant.

Luo Ming knew as soon as he saw the storefront that this store was definitely not cheap.

This is indeed the case. The cost of the private room is 998, and the cost of meals and tea is extra. The only advantage is probably that it is absolutely quiet here and will not be disturbed by anyone.

After the three of them sat down, Chen Bin asked directly: "Mr. Luo, do you know about SpaceX?"

Luo Ming was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Chen Bin to ask this question.

Luo Ming glanced at Tong Mingwei and replied: "I know, when Mr. Chen mentioned SpaceX, he didn't mean to talk about the Starlink project they launched this year, right?"

Chen Bin's eyes lit up: "Yes, that's what I want to say. What does Mr. Luo think of Star Chain?"

"It's just a plan. I can't see anything yet. I'm not even sure whether this plan will be implemented." Luo Ming laughed and did not answer the question directly.

"No, Mr. Luo, this plan will definitely be implemented. To be honest, I came from SpaceX."

"Oh? Then do you think the Starlink project will suffer losses?" Luo Ming asked with interest.

Luo Ming asked this question to test Chen Bin. As of 2022 in his previous life, Starlink currently has more than 40 users, with each terminal costing US$599 and a monthly rent of US$110. Calculated in this way The annual service fee is only over 5 million, and even including terminals, it is less than 7 million.

The total construction cost of Starlink is almost 300 billion U.S. dollars, and it will take half a century to pay back the money. Considering that the design life of satellites is only 5 years, and satellites worth billions of dollars must be updated every year to maintain operation, many people think that Starlink will be a loss-making business.

Luo Ming wanted to see what Chen Bin's vision was.

“Mr. Luo’s question has been asked by many people within SpaceX, but I don’t think Starlink will lose money.

First of all, as time goes by, SpaceX's rocket launch capabilities will become stronger and stronger, and will even exceed the size of the existing global commercial satellite market.

Therefore, the company can only fill the remaining rocket space with Starlink satellites to create demand to alleviate the excess.

The Starlink project seems to be a bottomless pit of investment. Even if the construction is completed later, it may still face problems such as few users and insufficient payment.
But these are all based on just starting operating income minus all space launch expenses.

According to the company's plan, the initial construction will not cost much money. Over time, operating income will increase and launch costs will decrease significantly.

Counting only developed countries, there are at least several million potential users of Starlink, which can contribute about US$50 billion in cash flow per year, basically covering the update cost of Starlink.

As far as I know, Starlink’s core goal is actually to enter the third world and develop sinking markets.

Currently, 75% of the world's land is not covered by the Internet, and 40 billion people do not have access to the Internet. If terrestrial backbone networks are used to cover these areas, even if residents can pay the cost, it will take decades to fully build the infrastructure.

After Starlink services are fully rolled out, many third-world countries will immediately be able to access the Internet nationwide. This is likely to cause poor countries to abandon terrestrial network planning and rely entirely on Starlink. By then, Starlink will no longer be losing money. "

Luo Ming nodded secretly when he heard this. If nothing else, Chen Bin's judgment on Starlink's future prospects was accurate, which meant that there was nothing wrong with his strategic vision.

Then we could continue the conversation, so Luo Ming smiled and asked, "Did Mr. Chen come to see me for something?"

"Mr. Luo, I wonder if your company has any interest in commercial aerospace?"

"Not interested." Luo Ming refused without thinking.

Chen Bin obviously didn't expect Luo Ming to reject it so happily, and asked with a look of astonishment: "Luo Ming knows so much about SpaceX, he must have paid attention to commercial aerospace, right? Why isn't he interested?"

"It's very simple, because we can't do it. You don't think that SpaceX can reach its current heights by relying on its own technology accumulation, right? You know where their technology comes from better than I do.

Besides, even if the technical problems are solved, the investment in commercial aerospace is still an astronomical figure. I can't afford it anyway. Mr. Chen can find someone else. "

After listening to Luo Ming's words, Chen Bin shook his head and said, "Mr. Luo, you misunderstood. I didn't want to launch a rocket."

"Don't you want to launch a rocket?"

"Yes! Commercial aviation is not limited to rockets. I am engaged in attitude balance algorithm research at SpaceX. What I want to do is still related algorithms.

Of course, the future use of this algorithm will not only be used for commercial aerospace rocket launches, but also for drones and even autonomous driving, where attitude balance algorithms can be used. "

"Posture balance algorithm? It's interesting, but Mr. Chen, why are you so optimistic about aerospace?" Luo Ming asked, changing the subject.

"Mr. Luo, what do you think will be the engine of the world economy in the next few years?" Chen Bin asked rhetorically.

"That must be the petroleum industry and IT industry!" Luo Ming replied without hesitation.

This answer is almost universally acknowledged. Petroleum is the most important energy source in modern society. If you master this energy, you will dominate the world.

The IT industry is the core technology that has changed the human living environment.

Countries such as China, the United States, and South Korea have mastered the core nodes of the IT industry, so their economies continue to grow.

In island countries and Europe, which are relatively marginalized in the IT industry, although they still have developed industries, their economic status has declined significantly.

These are all things that are on the surface.

"Mr. Luo, let's put aside the oil industry and just talk about the IT industry. Do you think the IT industry will prosper indefinitely?"

Luo Ming shook his head and said: "Infinite prosperity is impossible. Any industry will slow down or even decline when it reaches a certain level."

What Luo Ming said is also an objective fact. After 2020, the IT industry was indeed not as good as in previous years.

"I think that as the growth of the IT industry stagnates, new industries will inevitably replace it. In my opinion, the new generation of aerospace technology has begun to drive other industries and has the potential to become an economic engine.

Judging from recent situations, new aerospace technology not only affects the civilian economy, but also affects the military field.

The island nation of Europe relies on the United States in this regard. They don't care. We are completely different from them and must take it seriously. "

After listening to Chen Bin's words, Luo Ming fell into deep thought.

The first industrial revolution used coal power and millimeter-level processing precision. The representative equipment was the steam train.

The second industrial revolution used fuel power, electricity and micron-level processing precision. The representative equipment was jet aircraft.

The third industrial revolution uses new energy and nano-level processing precision, and its representative achievements are wind, light, and nuclear power equipment and chips.

Could aerospace engineering be the fourth industrial revolution?
Luo Ming is not sure. Luo Ming personally believes that AI is more likely to become the key to the fourth industrial revolution.

Chen Bin obviously firmly believes that the aerospace industry will become the fourth industrial revolution.

(End of this chapter)