Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 278: Rocket Launch Site Obtains Construction Permit

Meanwhile, the National Space Administration.

Zhao Ruijing and Fan Zhongze returned to the office and after a busy period, they finally finished the work at hand.

Zhao Ruijing took Hu Jiangshan's USB flash drive out of the bag again and plugged it into the security device for testing. There was no problem.

You should know that the National Space Administration is a confidential unit with the highest level, so electronic products brought in from outside, including storage devices, need to undergo security checks before use, to avoid being tampered with without anyone noticing.

Of course, it is not enough to just do a security check. An external USB flash drive must be used on a specific computer.

These computers cannot be connected to the space agency's intranet, thus completely preventing the leakage of important information.

Zhao Ruijing opened the main design drawing of the rocket launch site and looked at it carefully. He looked at it for half an hour and finally looked at all the details.

"It's a really good design. It looks like there's a master behind it."

Just then, someone came over.

It turned out to be Liang Shaoyong, a colleague from the Space Administration.

Liang Shaoyong also holds a very high position in the Space Administration, at the professor level, and is also the chief designer of a major project.

Liang Shaoyong asked: "Old Zhao, what are you looking at? You look so engrossed."

Zhao Ruijing said: "This is a blueprint of a rocket launch site submitted by a company. Engineer Liang can also help take a look."

Liang Shaoyong was stunned: "Is it from SpaceX?"

Zhao Ruijing shook his head: "No, what SpaceX brought was a paper version. This is a design made by another company."

"...another company?"

Liang Shaoyong was confused.

Today, Zhao Ruijing and others are going to discuss cooperation with Space X. Liang Shaoyong knows about this.

Is there another company? What is its name?
Zhao Ruijing shook his head: "I don't know yet. The other party is a young man from Hong Kong Island."

"Ah? Hong Kong Island? A company in Hong Kong Island can build a rocket launch site? Oh, this is new. Lao Zhao, are you kidding me?"

Zhao Ruijing rolled his eyes. "Can I joke about this? Look, this is the design drawing of the rocket launch site that person submitted. Does it look like it?"

Liang Shaoyong looked skeptical. He didn't believe that there was any company in Hong Kong that could build a rocket launch site.

You know, this is a special job.

First, Hong Kong has no experience; second, the talent pool is insufficient; and third, the technical requirements cannot be met.

There are smart people in Hong Kong, but they are basically concentrated in the financial circle.

Of course Liang Shaoyong was also very curious about why Zhao Ruijing was so fascinated by it.

Liang Shaoyong stared at the structural diagram of the rocket launch site and read it carefully. The more he looked, the more surprised he became, and the expression on his face became serious.

"Lao Zhao, this design is well done, very standard and of good quality."

Zhao Ruijing gave up his seat and said, "Engineer Liang, please sit down and take a closer look to see if this design is reliable."

Liang Shaoyong did not hesitate. He sat down and carefully looked at the overall structural diagram. He even opened other files to check other structural descriptions of the rocket launch site.

It took more than 20 minutes for Zhao Rui to finish drinking two large cups of tea and go to the toilet.

Liang Shaoyong finally finished reading it.

Zhao Ruijing asked: "Lao Liang, how is it? Is this level good enough?"

Liang Shaoyong immediately replied: "Qualified! Really qualified! To be honest, if we were to ask our people to design a rocket launch site, we might not be able to do it so well."

Liang Shaoyong was a little excited. He pointed to the runway next to the launch pad and said, "Old Zhao, look, they have specially designed a high-standard runway. It's very long. What do you think they are going to do?"

Zhao Ruijing said calmly: "Horizontal aircraft take-off and landing."

"That's right, that's right. This runway is very narrow. It's impossible for larger passenger planes to take off and land. At most, it can take off and land small and medium-sized passenger planes. The runway is built next to the rocket launcher, so it must not be used to take off and land civilian passenger planes. It should be prepared for space vehicles."

Obviously, Feng Shaoyong has fully understood the designer's ideas.

This rocket launch site is not just designed to meet existing launch needs; it is also designed with strong scalability and long-term considerations.

Liang Shaoyong said, "Lao Zhao, who is this boss? He is very ambitious. Look at this launch pad. It is so huge. He may want to launch manned spacecraft in the future."

Zhao Ruijing laughed and said, "You are right. I have talked to him and he does want to do a manned launch in the future, but he wants to build the rocket launch site first and then talk about the follow-up."

Liang Shaoyong said: "There is such a company in Hong Kong Island. It looks like it was designed by aerospace practitioners from the mainland. And it can be designed to this level. The level is not low."

"This is their private matter. We have no right to interfere. The key is whether the design of the launch site is up to standard."

"indeed."

"Liang Gong, what do you think?"

"…What?"

"Will you approve this design?"

Liang Shaoyong was stunned: "This still cannot be passed? This design level is far beyond the standard."

Zhao Ruijing nodded: "I think so too."

Liang Shaoyong then asked, "Lao Zhao, have you sent it to the engineering department?"

"It has been sent to them. There should be a report back in the evening."

After all, a rocket launch site is still an engineering project, and the National Space Administration also has an engineering department.

Although Zhao Ruijing and Liang Shaoyong are experienced and can tell whether it is reliable or not just by studying it, they still have to send the design plan to the engineering department for further review.

But according to Zhao Liang and the others, as long as there are no omissions in the engineering, Hu Jiangshan's plan will be fine.

Early the next morning, Hu Jiangshan got up and washed.

Hu Jiangshan was a little tired yesterday, but his sleep quality was good.

The main thing is that Hilton's bed is really comfortable, not too soft or too hard, just right.

Hu Jiangshan changed into a more comfortable set of clothes and went to the restaurant for breakfast.

It is not a holiday or a peak tourist season, but there are still quite a few guests staying at the Hilton Hotel, and the restaurant is nearly full.

After all, this is a business hotel chain. Many large companies will book such hotels when they go on business trips, and foreigners who come here to travel also like it.

Hu Jiangshan picked some food, found a seat by the window and sat down. Just as he was about to start eating, his cell phone rang.

It seems that the caller ID shows a landline number in the capital.

Hu Jiangshan's heart moved and he immediately answered the phone. A male voice came.

"Hello, are you Mr. Hu Jiangshan?"

“Yes, it’s me.

"Mr. Hu, we are from the National Space Administration. My name is Meng Junwei, and I am a researcher at the agency."

"Oh, hello, Mr. Meng."

Hu Jiangshan smiled and roughly guessed what the other party wanted to do on the phone.

"Mr. Hu, are you still in the imperial capital?"

"Yes, I'm still in the capital." "Mr. Hu, I can inform you now that the rocket launch site plan has been approved. I wonder when it's convenient for you, I can give you the official approval documents, sign a cooperation agreement, and then issue the license."

Hu Jiangshan was very happy. He didn't expect the approval process to be so fast.

It was just discussed yesterday and it was passed today.

Of course, the rocket launch site construction design brought by Hu Jiangshan is indeed of first-class level and will most likely pass the approval. Hu Jiangshan is absolutely confident of this.

However, the news did come at a very timely moment. Hu Jiangshan had originally planned to pack up after breakfast and go to the airport to return to Hong Kong Island.

Hu Jiangshan replied: "Today is fine, Mr. Meng. I am staying at the Hilton Hotel near the Space Administration now."

Meng Junwei said: "Okay, I will bring the documents to you later."

"Okay, please."

Hu Jiangshan quickly finished his breakfast and then went to the coffee shop on the first floor where he had been yesterday.

Just now, Hu Jiangshan and Meng Junwei agreed to meet in this cafe at 10:30, and there is less than half an hour left.

Hu Jiangshan simply ordered a cup of coffee and drank it while waiting.

At this time, someone walked into the coffee shop. Hu Jiangshan turned his head and took a look. It turned out that the four-member group of SpaceX had also come.

So these four foreigners haven't left yet. Are they also waiting for notification from the National Space Administration?
Hu Bushan shook his head, picked up the coffee and took a sip.

Never mind, Hu Jiangshan has no interest in knowing their affairs, even though theoretically SpaceX is Hu Jiangshan's competitor.

The four-member group of SpaceX also noticed Hu Jiangshan.

James said: "Oh my god! That guy is really as sticky as a piece of taffy. Why is he always hanging around in front of us?"

Eugene asked James to keep his voice down.

Eugene said: "He hasn't left the imperial capital yet. Is he also waiting for news?"

Amanda said, "That should be the case. He came from Hong Kong Island, so he must be unwilling to leave the capital without any news."

James sneered, "This kid is too confident. Even if he lives here for a few years, he won't get any news. Oh, maybe the news he can get is that the Chinese Space Agency has rejected him."

James obviously looked down on Hu Jiangshan and thought that this guy was just a runner-up.

In fact, several other people held the same idea.

Amanda is a senior appearance-obsessed person and thinks Hu Jiangshan is a very handsome oriental man with great temperament and charm, so she is somewhat biased towards him.

But Amanda also didn't think that Hu Jiangshan could receive the news of approval from the China Space Administration. After all, this matter still depends on hard power.

Eugene said, "We'd better not underestimate the enemy. Kelly, what kind of company did that guy from Hong Kong Island set up?"

Xu Qian shook her head: "I asked Director Wei yesterday, but she didn't know much, or didn't want to tell me. She just said that Boss Hu's company's R&D capabilities are pretty good, otherwise the China Aerospace Administration wouldn't have met him."

"Oh, you mean, this guy is capable of building a rocket launch site?"

Xu Qian shook her head. "I think it's unlikely. There probably isn't a private company in China that can build a rocket launch site."

Amanda asked Xu Qian: "By the way, Kelly, do you know how many partners the China Space Agency is going to find this time?"

Xu Qian said: "There should be only one partner. The China Space Administration has always been very cautious in doing things and will not issue too many licenses. This time, it will definitely only issue one."

James said decisively: "Great, then it's definitely ours!"

The other three people also had relaxed expressions, as if they were here for vacation rather than a business trip.

James even suggested that everyone go climb the Great Wall together.

No wonder they are so confident.

SpaceX is the world's leading private aerospace company, and it can even be said to be ranked first.

Whether it is rocket design or building rocket launch sites, SpaceX has rich practical experience.

There was no reason for the China Space Agency to miss them and choose an unknown young man from Hong Kong.

It was precisely because of this mentality that the four of them took a high-profile approach when they discussed cooperation with Zhao Ruijing and Fan Zhongze yesterday.

In fact, this has always been the attitude of companies in the Beacon Country, as if they are here to export technology rather than to make money, and they regard themselves as saviors.

Of course, Eugene and others also explained their construction plan quite clearly, and even made a detailed video in advance, which they demonstrated several times to the people from the China Space Agency.

In addition, Eugene also asked Xu Qian to send an email to the China Space Administration, which contained a rough construction plan and structural diagram of the rocket launch site.

The four of them felt that they had already achieved a very good goal. After all, the people in the China Aerospace Administration were not there to do nothing but to know what they were doing.

As long as they are wise enough, they will definitely choose SpaceX as their partner.

Just then, someone came in.

He was a young man about thirty years old.

When Xu Qian saw the man, she quickly whispered, "It's Meng Junwei from the China Space Agency."

Eugene said, "People from the space agency? What are you doing here?"

Xu Qian said: "I'll go ask."

As she spoke, Xu Qian stood up and met Meng Junwei.

"Mr. Meng, Mr. Meng, do you still remember me?"

Meng Junwei is an engineer at the National Space Administration and is considered a young and promising scientist. He sometimes attends forums for aerospace companies, and Xu Qian has become familiar with Meng Junwei.

It was Meng Junwei who contacted Hu Jiangshan in the morning, and he came to deliver the relevant licensing documents to Hu Jiangshan.

Meng Junwei was a little surprised when he saw Xu Qian: "Remember, Ms. Xu, right?"

"Yes, yes, I'm Xu Qian, I work at Space X, you can also call me Kelly, Mr. Meng, what can I do for you?"

As Xu Qian spoke, she looked at the file bag in Meng Junwei's hand.

Meng Junwei said: "Ah, I'm here to find someone."

"Can you tell me who you are looking for? I will help you find it."

"I find……"

Meng Junwei looked at the people in the coffee shop and quickly locked onto Hu Jiangshan's figure. He said, "I found him. He's the one."

"that one?"

Xu Qian followed Meng Jianwei's line of sight and saw that it was indeed the place where Hu Jiangshan was sitting.

"You are... he is..."

"Sorry, I have something important to do. Let's talk later. Bye."

Meng Junwei waved his hand and walked towards Hu Jiangshan.

Xu Qian had no choice but to go back and tell Eugene and others about the situation.

The three of them really put away their relaxed expressions and looked nervous.

From this side, Meng Junwei exchanged greetings with Hu Jiangshan and took out a stack of documents from the file bag.

It looks like they are going to sign a contract!

(End of this chapter)