Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 269 Rocket Testing Requires a Launch Site
That afternoon, Hu Jiangshan received another call from Fang Xiaoya.

Fang Xiaoya and Hu Jiangshan agreed on a time. As for the location, they could find a convenient place on the same day. Anyway, everyone was there to discuss work, so even a roadside coffee shop would be fine.

In fact, Fang Xiaoya could have asked someone to send an email, but she still called in person, showing her sincerity.

The next day at noon, on an Airbus plane.

This flight departed from the imperial capital and flew to Hong Kong Island.

It was almost time to land, and looking out of the cabin window, I could see the cityscape of Hong Kong Island.

The Victoria Peak and Victoria Harbour come into view.

This was not Fang Xiaoya's first time flying to Hong Kong Island, so she was no longer surprised by such scenes. Her gaze only stayed for a moment before moving away.

The person who came with Fang Xiaoya was the head of the administrative department, named Niu Zongping.

Although Niu Zongping is now the head of the department, he is also very young, only a few years older than Fang Xiaoya, capable and professional.

Niu Zongping and Fang Xiaoya have a good relationship. They often go shopping and eat together, and are like best friends.

In a typical R&D company like Starry Glory, the relationship between colleagues is relatively harmonious, without so much intrigue. After all, generally speaking, interests are not involved.

If they are not a department, there will be no conflict of interest.

Of course, Fang Xiaoya’s position in the company is different from that of ordinary executives. She belongs to the core management level and her rank is much higher than Niu Zongping.

Niu Zongping checked the time: "We will land in about ten minutes."

Fang Xiaoya nodded: "Let's talk to Boss Hu right away, and we'll go back tomorrow."

Niu Zongping sighed: "Xiaoya, are we too impatient? Logically, we should stay in Hong Kong Island for at least two days."

Fang Xiaoya shook her head: "I want to, too, but there are too many things to do at the company, and we have to catch up with the research and development progress. It's better to go back early so that I can feel at ease sooner."

"Okay, okay, you guys in R&D have a better sense of time than us in administration."

Fang Xiaoya smiled: "Okay, we will have plenty of opportunities to come to Hong Kong Island in the future, so let's think about what to eat when we land. I'm so hungry now that I'm almost starving."

Niu Zongping said, "By the way, didn't you want to try the Golden Phoenix Restaurant in Hong Kong Island last time? Let's go there."

Fang Xiaoya thought for a moment and said, "It's not suitable. That tea restaurant should be in Wan Chai, in the downtown area of ​​the old city. We still have to meet with Boss Hu to discuss things. We don't have that much time to eat there."

"Then let's go at night."

Fang Xiaoya hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's talk about it in the evening. By then we will be exhausted from the long journey and we may not even want to move."

"That's true. I feel sore in my waist, back, and legs right now. I'll be even more tired after I finish talking to Boss Hu. My head hurts just thinking about it."

Fang Xiaoya said: "Boss Hu is easy to talk to. It shouldn't be that difficult to discuss things with him. Anyway, he and General Manager Peng have already agreed on it."

Niu Zongping asked curiously, "By the way, Xiaoli, what kind of person is Boss Hu? How old is he?"

"Ah, Boss Hu is quite young, I don't know how old he is."

A moment later, the plane landed.

At the same time, Hu Jiangshan was still in his apartment in Victoria Harbour, drinking tea and checking the news on his mobile phone.

Today Hu Jiangshan had to discuss something with the people from Starry Sky Glory, so he did not go to the island.

The cell phone rang.

【Caller ID: Fang Xiaoya】

It seems that Fang Xiaoya and the others have arrived in Hong Kong Island. Hu Jiangshan pressed the answer button.

Fang Xiaoya's very pleasant voice came from the other side.

"Hey, Boss Hu, we've arrived at Hong Kong Island."

Hu Jiangshan quickly said, "Mr. Fang, are you at the airport? I'll pick you up then."

"No, no, we can go downtown by ourselves. Mr. Hu, where should we meet?"

Hu Jiangshan thought for a moment and asked, "By the way, have you eaten yet?"

"We had a snack on the plane, but we'll make our own arrangements."

Hu Jiangshan said with a smile: "Since you are here, I must do my best to be a good host."

Fang Xiaoya quickly said: "No need, Boss Hu, we ..."

Hu Jiangshan interrupted Fang Xiaoya and said, "Okay, it's settled. Let's have dinner together and talk while we eat."

Since Hu Jiangshan said so, Fang Xiaoya gladly accepted it.

Anyway, both parties have to meet, so it’s nice to eat and chat there, which helps the atmosphere.

Fang Xiaoya said, "Okay, thank you, Boss Hu. Where exactly do we want to eat? We can just take a taxi there."

Hu Jiangshan thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go to the Golden Phoenix Restaurant. You should know it, right?"

Fang Xiaoya was stunned.

Just now Fang Xiaoya was discussing with her colleagues about going to the Golden Phoenix Tea Restaurant for dinner, but the schedule was too tight and they were afraid they would not be able to make it in time, so they gave up.

Unexpectedly, the restaurant chosen by Hu Jiangshan was this one. If Fang Xiaoya had not been with Niu Zongping all the time, she would have suspected whether Niu Zongping had contacted Hu Jiangshan privately.

However, the Jinfeng Tea Restaurant is indeed very famous, so it is not surprising that Hu Jiangshan booked this one first.

In fact, Hu Jiangshan blurted it out, because in the previous life, every time Fang Xiaoya came to Hong Kong Island, no matter how busy she was, she would try to go to the Golden Phoenix Tea Restaurant for a meal.

Hu Jiangshan had been thinking about Fang Xiaoya's matter these two days, so he said it out reflexively.

Now that it's been said, there's no way to take it back, so just go with the flow.

Hu Jiangshan asked, "What's wrong? Mr. Fang, that restaurant doesn't suit your taste? Don't want to go there?"

"No, no, no, I do want to go. I really want to go. Boss Hu, let's go to the Golden Phoenix Restaurant. Oh, it's the one in Wan Chai, right?"

"Yes, it's in Wan Chai. You should know him, right? If not, I can pick you up."

Fang Xiaoya quickly said, "No, no, Boss Hu, we can go there by ourselves. Thank you, Boss Hu."

After hanging up the phone, Hu Jiangshan changed his clothes and went out.

A moment later, Hu Jiangshan drove to Wan Chai.

Wan Chai is located in the central area of ​​the north shore of Hong Kong Island, a core area and one of the oldest areas in Hong Kong Island.

Business here is very developed.

Right in the old street of Wan Chai, there is an Internet-famous restaurant called Golden Phoenix Tea Restaurant.

The Golden Phoenix Tea House was originally only famous in Wan Chai, but after the development of the Internet, its reputation gradually spread and it has become a famous restaurant in Hong Kong Island.

I heard that Hong Kong-style dim sum master Cai Lan highly praised the Golden Phoenix Tea House, which is one of the representatives of Hong Kong-style restaurants.

The main reason why Hu Jiangshan came so quickly was that he was worried that the restaurant was too popular and there were no seats available.

It would be embarrassing if everyone arrived and still had to wait for a seat.

When Hu Jiangshan arrived, he found that the situation was not bad. Although there were still many people in the restaurant, there were seats and even a small private room. After all, today was not a holiday and it was past the peak dining period, so there were relatively few customers.

It just so happened that Hu Jiangshan directly booked that small private room.

A moment later, Fang Xiaoya and Niu Zongping arrived, and Hu Jiangshan welcomed them to a small private room.

It was the first time that Niu Zongping met Hu Jiangshan, and she was very surprised to see the appearance of the legendary Boss Hu.

Just now Fang Xiaoya said that Boss Hu was very young, but Niu Zongping didn't expect him to be so young.

Generally speaking, as long as it is a large-scale enterprise, the boss must be at least 40 or 50 years old, and a boss in his 40s is quite young.

But Hu Jiangshan looks only about 30 years old. No matter how well he takes care of himself, he can't be over 35 years old.

The key point is that Boss Hu is so handsome, extremely handsome, definitely not inferior to today's popular male stars.

Hu Jiangshan also has a good temperament and is very pleasing to the eye even from a close distance.

At this time, Hu Jiangshan asked the two girls to sit down and then went out to find a waiter.

There's no way around it. The service at the more popular restaurants in Hong Kong Island is very poor. This is what they call "big stores bullying customers."

Of course, the main reason is that the waiters are really too busy and the service almost has to be provided by shouting.

At this time, Niu Zongping pulled Fang Xiaoya and whispered to her.

"Xiaoya, this Boss Hu is so handsome! Why haven't I heard you talk about him before?"

Fang Xiaoya was stunned: "...Me? The point is that you didn't ask, why would I talk about this when I have nothing to do?"

"Oh my, he's handsome, do I need to ask him about this? Xiaoya, you're really mean, do you want to have him all to yourself?"

Fang Xiaoya was shocked: "What are you talking about? I'm not familiar with Boss Hu, how can I have it all to myself? What you said is really... Oh! Please stop imagining nonsense!"

"Why am I thinking nonsense? Why did Boss Hu suggest coming to this Golden Phoenix Tea House just now? Don't you have any idea about it?"

"Ah? Why do I know what's going on? What are you talking about? I don't understand."

"You are playing dumb. Did you tell Boss Hu before that you wanted to eat at the Golden Phoenix Restaurant? Boss Hu remembered it and took the initiative to suggest coming here."

Fang Xiaoya finally understood what Niu Zongping meant, and quickly said, "Don't talk nonsense. I didn't tell Boss Hu about this. It was Boss Hu who mentioned it by chance."

Niu Zongping rolled her eyes: "Oh, I don't believe it."

"You don't believe it, and there's nothing I can do about it."

"Xiaoya, no, I have to go to the company and talk about it later."

"you dare……"

As she said that, Fang Xiaona wanted to twist Niu Zongping's arm, and Niu Zongping quickly dodged.

When the two girls were playing and fighting, Hu Jiangshan came back. They quickly sat up straight again. Fang Xiaoya even coughed twice to hide her embarrassment.

Hu Jiangshan smiled and said, "You guys are still quite energetic. It's really good to be young."

Fang Xiaoya glanced at Hu Jiangshan with a surprised expression.

Niu Zongping said: "Boss Hu, you are not that old."

Hu Jiangshan then remembered that he was not in his previous life, and quickly said, "I'm just joking with you. Is it funny?"

"good."

Hu Jiangshan pushed the menu to the two girls and asked them to order.

Niu Zongping shook her head: "Boss Hu, this is my first time here too, so I don't know how to order."

Fang Xiaoya also said: "Boss Hu, I don't understand either. Why don't you try some? We don't have any dietary restrictions."

Hu Jiangshan did not refuse. He flipped through the menu and called the waiter, then told him the names of several dishes.

Scrambled eggs with toast, butter buns, ham omelette, satay beef instant noodles, pineapple buns, silk stocking milk tea, chicken pie, French toast, pineapple buns...

Hu Jiangshan didn't care whether the three people could finish their food or not, he just ordered a lot.

The key point is that these meals are really what Fang Xiaoya liked to eat in her previous life.

Hu Jiangshan said, "Okay, that's all. If it's not enough, ask for more."

The waiter left.

When I looked again, Fang Xiaoya was already stunned.

Although Fang Xiaoya had never eaten at the Jinfeng Restaurant before, she had done her homework, and the things Hu Jiangshan ordered were exactly what he wanted to eat.

Fang Xiaoya found it very strange. Why did Hu Jiangshan do the same thing as he thought?
Fang Xiaoya was very sure that she had never discussed any personal matters with Hu Jiangshan before; they only talked about business matters.

But how to explain it now?

This couldn't be what it means to be in sync with each other.

Fang Xiaoya was shocked when she thought of this.

But you can’t think like that, it’s too dangerous!
Hu Jiangshan said to them, "The food here is slow to come out, so we can talk about business first."

Fang Xiaoya reacted quickly and took out two contracts from her bag, handed them to Hu Jiangshan, and then explained everything verbally.

Hu Jiangshan quickly finished reading it and said, "I don't think there is any problem. If it's okay, we can sign it now."

"……what?"

Fang Xiaoya and Niu Zongping looked at each other and felt that Hu Jiangshan was really straightforward.

However, Hu Jiangshan had already discussed almost everything with his boss Peng Xiaojun before. Apart from some minor details, signing the contract was just a formality and was not particularly important.

Of course, it also shows that Hu Jiangshan’s attitude towards cooperation with Starry Sky Glory is indeed very decisive. He has no concerns at all and is very sincere.

"Okay, Boss Hu, since you think it's okay, let's sign it."

The two parties completed the signing quickly.

There are three copies, one of which needs to be submitted to the legal department. Hu Jiangshan doesn't care much about this, and he is too lazy to find the legal department. He just lets Starry Sky Glory handle everything.

At this time, Hu Jiangshan asked curiously: "By the way, how is the development progress of your Starry Glory? When can the rocket take off for the first time?"

Fang Xiaoya said: "The progress has been accelerated, but there are still many experiments to be carried out. In fact, the engine test was completed last year. If everything goes well, the rocket may be able to conduct the first flight experiment in two months."

Hu Jiangshan was stunned: "So fast?"

Fang Xiaoya smiled and said, "We still have to rely on the cooperation of Boss Hu. In the past, we were mainly stuck on the chip. If we can get the chip in time, the progress can be accelerated."

In fact, Hu Jiangshan understood that the reason why Starry Sky Glory in the previous life took several years to conduct the first flight test of the rocket was indeed because of the lack of key components. If this problem could be solved in time in this life, everything would naturally be different.

Fang Xiaoya sighed: "But there will still be trouble in the future."

"What trouble?"

Fang Xiaoya thought for a moment and said, "If we want to do a rocket flight test, we need a launch site. Now all the launch sites in the mainland are fully booked. I heard that even if we apply now, we have to wait at least eight months."

(End of this chapter)