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The meeting room fell completely silent after Wang Donglai said those words.

Everyone has different ideas.

The bigwigs were evaluating the feasibility of Wang Donglai's words, while the experts sitting here had much more complex emotions.

After all, they must have some ability to be here.

Wang Donglai was already highly regarded by the bigwigs, who made him the first to express his opinion.

As a result, Wang Donglai's direct remarks only highlighted how useless they were.

Space fighters!

Whether out of jealousy or some other motive, at that moment, they felt an indescribable disgust for Wang Donglai.

Wang Donglai didn't even look at the experts' faces; instead, he was waiting for the bigwigs' response.

Soon, the big shot spoke up.

"Academician Wang, if you have specific ideas and a certain level of confidence, please feel free to share them."

Wang Donglai didn't speak immediately, but instead looked around at everyone.

"Sir, I've named this project the South Heavenly Gate Project. I have some general ideas about both space fighters and space carriers."

"As for the specific data, according to my design, the performance parameters of this aerospace fighter will surpass all current fighter jets, and even the theoretical sixth-generation fighters."

Upon hearing this, one of the experts immediately spoke up, saying, "Academician Wang, you have to take responsibility for what you said."

"If it's just about piling up performance parameters, what's the big deal if the paper data exceeds that of a sixth-generation fighter? It would be no problem for seventh-generation and eighth-generation fighters."

"But if the technology can't be implemented, what's the difference between it and a castle in the air?"

"Academician Wang, why don't you tell me some feasible technical ideas?"

Wang Donglai's lips curled into a slight smile as he addressed the expert who had spoken, "May I ask who you are?"

The expert's face stiffened and turned somewhat grim, but he still introduced himself: "Bao Hua, Director of the Department of Artificial Intelligence at Jiangsu University of Technology."

"Oh, never heard of it."

Wang Donglai responded with extreme indifference, saying this.

"Director Bao, there are some technologies you may not be familiar with, so there may be some misunderstandings."

"For fields we don't understand well, it's best for us researchers to maintain a certain level of respect."

"Don't assume it's impossible from the start. As dialectical materialism has said, there are no absolute truths in this world."

"Logically speaking, Director Bao should be old enough to not know these things."

Wang Donglai's words were practically a direct insult to Bao Hua.

Bao Hua's face grew increasingly grim, and he couldn't help but retort, saying, "Academician Wang, scientific research isn't about launching satellites; it requires rigor and you can't just spout nonsense."

"You just said that you can produce a real space fighter jet in a year. I think that's ridiculous."

"Perhaps Academician Wang was blinded by his past achievements, so he thought everything was very simple."

"It is undeniable that Academician Wang's scientific research capabilities are indeed strong, but a qualified fighter jet takes more than a decade of careful consideration from design to implementation and service. One year is simply an exaggeration."

"Based on the limited information provided by Academician Wang, he already has extremely high expectations for this aerospace fighter. I wonder how it compares to the Bald Eagle Federation's B-2 stealth bomber?"

Bao Hua was not one to be trifled with either. He immediately countered by pointing out the impracticality of Wang Donglai's claim that an aerospace fighter could be produced within a year, and then presented what is considered the world's most advanced stealth fighter for comparison.

The B-2 stealth bomber, as the world's only stealth strategic bomber, has long been a benchmark after so many years of development.

If we want to catch up with the Bald Eagle Federation and become a military superpower, then we must have a product that is close to the B-2.

In the 1970s, during a special period, the Soviet Union vigorously developed various medium- and long-range air defense missiles and high-altitude, high-speed homeland air defense interceptors, such as the S-300 medium- and high-altitude ultra-long-range surface-to-air missile, the S-300 all-altitude air defense missile system, and the MiG-25/31 high-altitude supersonic interceptor fighter.

In order to secretly break through the Soviet Union's air defense network and find and destroy the Soviet Union's important strategic targets, the Bald Eagle Federation proposed to create a new strategic bomber, emphasizing penetration capability and requiring it to avoid air defense radar detection, infiltrate deep into enemy territory, and complete the mission with an 80% success rate.

To this end, the Bald Eagle Federal Air Force has formulated the "Saber Penetrator" program, which includes the application of stealth technology on its specific agenda.

In 1975, the Federal Advanced Research Projects Agency (FARPA) invited Lockheed, Boeing, and Northrop to provide preliminary engineering data for a low-observable aircraft.

Because Lockheed's recently submitted prototype received positive feedback, the Air Force awarded the company the contract to produce the F-117 stealth fighter.

With the production of stealth fighters, key figures in the Bald Eagle Federation began to accept the concept of "stealth bombers" and officially approved the Air Force's application report to develop such aircraft in 1977. In 1978, the stealth bomber project was secretly authorized and named the Advanced Technology Bomber (ATB). This was the original name of the B-2 stealth strategic bomber, which was designed to develop a bomber that could replace the B-1A.

As a highly successful product, the B-2 boasts excellent performance, but its cost is also incredibly high.

The unit cost is as high as US$24 billion, equivalent to a quarter of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

However, the two are not even in the same league in terms of size.

Having served for so many years, countless powers and countries have tried to break through the technology of the B-2 stealth bomber and develop the same machine, but so far, no power has been able to do so.

Therefore, when Bao Hua proposed the B-2 as a comparison, it was clearly an attempt to put people in a difficult position.

Feng He, who was listening to these words, was also surprised by Bao Hua's shamelessness and couldn't help but want to say a few words of justice.

"Director Bao, there are some things you don't understand."

Whether the Nantianmen Project can succeed, and whether aerospace fighters can be developed, is not something that can be decided by one or two people.

"If we really want to push this forward, it must be a major national event. Such a thing will definitely have to go through various risk assessments."

"As a scientific researcher, the pursuit of technology should never be wrong."

"At the same time, as an entrepreneur, I firmly believe that technological progress is the driving force for the development of the entire society."

"Of course, Director Bao Hua may have a different opinion, but I won't argue with you."

After Wang Dong finished speaking, he said to the big boss, "Boss, regarding the Nantianmen Project and the space fighter, this is not a fantasy. Many of the technologies are actually applicable in the field of spaceflight."

"Therefore, Galaxy Technology is willing to invest money in this project."

"With such a large amount of capital, Galaxy Technology must bear the corresponding social responsibility, which is its bounden duty."

These words were not fabricated; they truly reflected Wang Donglai's genuine thoughts.

After a moment's thought, the expert spoke up: "The purpose of this meeting today was to discuss the application of artificial intelligence technology in the military field with you experts, but I didn't expect Academician Wang to bring up such an idea."

"To be honest, this idea is very bold, and I have no way of making any decisions here."

"However, I personally have great trust in Academician Wang's courage, boldness, and ability."

"Next, let's go back to the topic of our previous meeting."

"However, I think everyone's probably not in the mood for this anymore, so let's just get straight to the point!"

"We need a more advanced drone control system, a complete system, from control to signal anti-jamming, encryption, countermeasures, and so on."

"If any of you experts have outstanding expertise in a particular area, you may feel free to recommend yourselves." "Secondly, if you have any interest in or ideas regarding unmanned underwater vehicles or unmanned underwater transport vehicles, you may also feel free to recommend yourselves."

"Lastly, regarding the development of the exoskeleton armor project, if anyone has any ideas, they can write a report."

A true expert is indeed a true expert; he summed up the entire meeting in just a few words.

The experts present looked at each other, each with their own distinct feelings.

Now that the keynote speaker has already stated the main theme of the meeting, the meeting is now over.

However, when everyone left...

Feng He originally wanted to have a good talk with Wang Donglai.

Since their last meeting, he hadn't seen Wang Donglai; they only kept in touch by phone.

He was busy, and Wang Donglai was even busier, so they naturally had few opportunities to meet.

Now that they've finally met, Feng He naturally wants to have a good chat with Wang Donglai.

He held Wang Donglai's scientific research capabilities in high esteem.

Moreover, Wang Donglai had just proposed the Nantianmen Plan at this meeting, which made Feng He even more excited.

However, before the two could exchange more than a few words, a secretary came over and asked Wang Donglai to leave.

However, Feng He was not disappointed, because Wang Donglai had already arranged a time with him.

soon.

In another quiet, small meeting room, Wang Donglai met the big boss he had met before.

"Academician Wang, you've really given me a big problem!"

Upon seeing Wang Donglai, the big shot greeted him with a smile and said this.

"Boss, what I'm saying is what I really think."

"Standing on the moon feels completely different from standing on Earth."

"I haven't left this planet. I just look up at the starry sky and don't think I have any connection with it."

"But once I stood on it, I realized how vast the world is."

"If you don't have the ability or haven't seen such a scene before, then so be it."

"But when I saw it, I didn't want to continue like this anymore."

"A person should always have some pursuits in life."

"The Nantianmen Project is just the beginning, not the end."

"This is just a technology application in the military field, not a civilian technology application that benefits more people."

"Masla of the Bald Eagle Federation keeps talking about immigrating to Mars. I have no intention of delving into how much of that is true or false, but I really do want to build a base on the moon, develop the moon, and use the moon as a springboard to explore the universe."

"Each generation has its own mission, and perhaps my mission in this life is to do these things."

"I have the research capabilities and some financial resources. It would be ridiculous to only think about leaving my wealth to future generations and passing it on."

"After all, I'm only in my early twenties this year, there's no need for me to think that far ahead."

"Not only space travel and space exploration, but also research on human life sciences is in my plans."

"Two horizontal lines and one vertical line represent hard work. To have achieved what I have today is something countless people wouldn't even dare to dream of. For me, this is enough."

As he said these words, Wang Donglai subtly activated his charismatic aura.

However, he did not place all his hopes on this.

After all, sincerity is the greatest weapon.

Everything he said was indeed what he thought.

The smile on the big boss's face had vanished, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, like a knife scraping across Wang Donglai.

This big shot actually went to the battlefield and fought under fire.

Over the years, I've seen countless people through all the ups and downs.

I've seen all sorts of people: clever people, ambitious people, businessmen, scoundrels, hypocrites, and fame-seekers.

I have also met those predecessors who carried the golden spirit back then.

At this moment, in the eyes of this bigwig, Wang Donglai clearly embodied the shadow of that group of predecessors.

Considering Wang Donglai's consistent approach, this feeling becomes even stronger.

After a long while, the bigwig finally spoke up, saying, "Academician Wang, your thinking is out of sync with your age!"

"Many things are simple to talk about, but not so simple to do."

"Getting back to the main point, we actually prefer Galaxy Technology for this technology development project. This is because Galaxy Technology has the strongest capabilities, and we feel most at ease cooperating with Galaxy Technology."

"Give me a definite answer first: can you provide a complete drone system?"

"Are we confident in our ability to develop an underwater unmanned transport vehicle?"

"You can suggest any experts, technologies, or conditions you need."

"We may not be able to provide much in terms of funding, but we can make up for it in other ways."

"Finally, there's the exoskeleton armor."

When the conversation turned to serious matters, Wang Donglai's expression became earnest.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "These three technologies don't have any major problems."

"Apart from the underwater unmanned vehicle, the other two are not a big problem."

"If it's urgent, the drone system update can be completed in half a month. The exoskeleton will be a bit more troublesome because we are making robots and robot dogs, so we need to readjust them. It will probably take about two months!"

Wang Donglai spoke casually, but the bigwigs heard it differently.

After all, such technology requires research and development projects measured in years in internal evaluations, but Wang Donglai has reduced it to a month-long project, which is simply outrageous.

However, a big shot is a big shot. Seeing that Wang Donglai was so confident, he didn't say anything more and said directly, "Okay, since Academician Wang is so confident, then these two projects will be handed over to Galaxy Technology."

"As for the Nantianmen project you mentioned, please write me a complete and detailed report!"

Finally, the bigwig calmly uttered this sentence, as if it were perfectly natural. (End of Chapter)