Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 297 The Review Team from the Imperial Capital

As the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire.

Since there are rumors on social media, they are at least half true.

To be honest, SpaceX is still a very powerful aerospace company.

Not only are they able to build rockets, satellites, and spacecraft, they also have considerable technology in building launch sites.

Of course, anyone with a discerning eye knows where the technology of SpaceX comes from, of course, it comes from Nasa.

Nasa is the space agency of the Lighthouse Country.

If China's aerospace department takes a pragmatic approach, as long as SpaceX cooperates sufficiently and provides all the necessary information, it will definitely give the green light to the space launch site project.

Hu Jiangshan clicked on this blog post.

Although the content is simple and not long, it is very concise.

The blog post said that SpaceX had sent people to contact China's National Space Administration and submitted their plan for the construction of a space launch site. The two sides had a good discussion and there was great hope of reaching a preliminary cooperation agreement on the construction of a launch site.

In other words, a SpaceX-brand space launch site is likely to appear in China.

Hu Jiangshan was one of the people who knew the inside story. SpaceX did send someone to contact the National Space Administration. As for how the talks went and whether they went smoothly, Hu Jiangshan didn't know.

This blog post is not that outrageous. It has some truthfulness, but it may not be exaggerated.

Of course, there is still hope that SpaceX can reach a cooperation agreement with the National Space Administration. After all, China does lack professional rocket launch sites now, and will lack them even more in the future.

However, Hu Jiangshan did not think that it would be so easy to enter the Space Launch Center of SpaceX. After all, this was China, and it was impossible not to consider security issues.

Especially since SpaceX is a space company from a beacon country, building such a sensitive facility in China still requires consideration from many aspects.

Hu Jiangshan took a look at the comment section and was speechless.

There were all kinds of comments, almost all of which were full of praise for Malak.

"My God, Malak finally came to support China's space industry."

"Malak is indeed a god! He is the savior!"

“This is called poverty alleviation through technology!”

"That's amazing! Once Malak enters China's aerospace industry, it will be a dimensionality reduction attack. He will definitely be invincible."

"But didn't Malak just build a spaceport? Didn't he say anything about launching rockets?"

"You need to be smart! Malak is very ambitious! He is brave and resourceful, and he uses an open strategy. The rocket launch site has been built, so how far is it from launching a rocket?"

"I'm so excited! Will Malak take us to Mars too?"

"Malak is truly the light of humanity!"

"This is a technology leader! No one else can compare!"

"Ah, why can't there be someone like Malak in China?"

"Do you still need to ask? China's scientific and technological talents are all doing exercises!"

Hu Jiangshan was truly stunned and dumbfounded.

Boy, this situation seems familiar.

It’s similar to when Tesla just announced that it would build a super factory in China, and the comments section was full of this tone.

In fact, this is quite normal. After all, in the eyes of many people, Malak is indeed the god of technology and the light of mankind. Otherwise, he would not be called the Master of Horse.

Of course, there are also some relatively objective and rational people in the comment section.

"Oh my God! Are you crazy? Malak has only been in contact with China at most, and has not yet confirmed that he will build a launch site. Even if the launch site is built, he can't be allowed to launch rockets here. That's not safe!"

"Yes, he can only accept orders from domestic aerospace companies. It is impossible for him to launch his own rocket because the Wolfe Doctrine does not allow Malak to do so. It is illegal. Even if the Lighthouse Nation has no problem, we can't let him do this!"

Although there are comments like this, they are not very popular in this blog post. There are very few likes, and most of them are just criticisms, and they will soon be drowned out by other comments.

Hu Jiangshan was a little curious. If SpaceX was really allowed to build a space launch site in China, where would they build it?
Will they be given a space in the mainland like Tesla’s super factory?

The most likely scenario is to designate an area on the South China Sea islands to allow them to build a space launch site.

In fact, the Chinese government also has plans to build a commercial space launch site on the South China Sea island, which should be underway now. However, that is a few years away. I wonder if the situation will change with the intervention of SpaceX.

By the way, Hu Jiangshan’s side is also a big variable, perhaps even bigger than SpaceX’s. After all, Hu Jiangshan’s space launch site has been built, and what is mainly lacking now is personnel and rocket launch orders.

If the so-called butterfly effect really exists, then Hu Jiangshan may be the initiator. SpaceX's contact with the National Space Administration was the influence of Hu Jiangshan.

A few days later, Hong Kong Airport.

A direct flight from the imperial capital had just landed, and the guests walked from the exit to the lobby one by one.

Several people were standing in the hall talking.

One of the older ones is Zhao Ruijing, a professor at the National Space Administration. He has been the chief designer of several projects, and each of them was a major project, not a small project that could be ignored.

There are also several people from the National Space Administration, all of whom are relatively young, such as Han Qingqing.

In addition to the National Space Administration, there were also people from the Ministry of Science and Technology. One of them was named Jiang Shuhua, a female leader who wore glasses and behaved very capablely.

There is also a professor at the Imperial Capital University, Wu Zhiyuan, who is also an expert in the aerospace field and is very famous in the industry.

These bigwigs gathered together, definitely not to travel to Hong Kong Island, but to form an inspection team. They came to Hong Kong Island to inspect a newly built space launch site.

This is a very important business trip.

Jiang Shuhua said to Zhao Ruijing: "Professor Zhao, let's take a taxi to the hotel now."

Zhao Ruijing nodded.

Wu Zhiyuan was stunned: "Won't someone be sent here to pick me up?"

Zhao Ruijing waved his hand: "We didn't contact them at all, so we don't need them to pick us up."

Wu Zhiyuan was a little displeased. As a famous expert and professor like him, he was highly respected in the industry and his words were law. He was always picked up and dropped off by cars and surrounded by people wherever he went. But he ended up going to a place as far away as Hong Kong Island and even had to take a taxi to the hotel. He really felt like he was being neglected.

But Wu Zhiyuan didn't say anything. He still had some self-restraint. After a while, they hailed a few taxis and it took more than half an hour to get to the hotel.

When Wu Zhiyuan saw the hotel's configuration, he felt even more uncomfortable.

The review team had very high standards, and Wu Zhiyuan originally thought that the hotel they booked would not be too bad, at least an ordinary luxury hotel.

I didn't expect this hotel to be so affordable. Not only is the room small, but the bedding also has a faint musty smell. It can be described as old, run-down and small.

Wu Zhiyuan has been in the world for many years, and he has only stayed in this kind of hotel when he was young. Now he can't even come across a hotel of this level.

And considering the grade of this hotel, the breakfast will definitely be very sloppy. It’s good enough if it’s edible.

Of course, this is not the first time that Wu Zhiyuan has participated in such an official review group. To be honest, the arrangements in all aspects are rather shabby and the remuneration is quite low. If it were not for the opportunity to show his face, Wu Zhiyuan really would not want to come.

Forget it, so be it.

After everyone checked in and rested for a while, they gathered at a cafe downstairs for a small meeting.

After all, they are here on a business trip and have important work to do, so they must hold a meeting at any time to discuss the details of the trip.

The work of the review team is actually very heavy. Various processes and divisions of labor must be discussed in advance and cannot be sloppy at all. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to come to Hong Kong Island, and time and energy cannot be wasted in vain.

You have to know that these people are big guys and are very busy. They have a lot of work to do, and it takes some thought for them to find time to get together.

Wu Zhiyuan said: "Should we contact them now? Let them come over to discuss the itinerary with us."

Zhao Ruike said: "Don't worry, let's discuss the key points of the review first."

Wu Zhiyuan said: "Haven't we already made a decision before? We still need to discuss it."

Zhao Ruijing glanced at Wu Zhiyuan and said nothing.

To be honest, Zhao Ruijing doesn't like this professor. Regardless of his knowledge, his style sometimes makes people uncomfortable.

Moreover, Wu Zhiyuan likes to talk nonsense very much. Sometimes he would chat for half an hour but there would be few useful words.

But Wu Zhiyuan is indeed very famous and has more opportunities to appear in the media. Zhao Ruijing cannot offend him and can only endure it.

Jiang Shuhua said: "Professor Wu, although we have all read the procedures, it is still best to do it face to face to avoid any mistakes."

Wu Zhiyuan waved his hand: "Okay, okay, let's hurry up, right? Work is the most important thing."

So Han Qingqing took out a stack of paper lists from her bag and distributed them to several people.

This is the review process sheet for the space launch site, as well as the key items for review.

It took us more than half an hour to get all these things right.

Wu Zhiyuan said: "Is this all right? Just follow the plan."

Jiang Shuhua nodded and asked for a few more cups of coffee.

Everyone drank coffee and chatted.

Wu Zhiyuan said: "I have always wanted to ask, what is the background of this launch site? Which company built it? And it was actually located in Hong Kong Island."

Jiang Shuhua smiled and said, "Professor Wu, this launch site is within the scope of Hong Kong Island, but it is not near the urban area of ​​Hong Kong Island, but on an outlying island."

Wu Zhiyuan nodded: "Yes, I have heard about this, but I just find it strange. Even if it is on an outlying island, the land price must be very high, right? Especially an outlying island that can be used to build a space launch site should not be too small. With such a huge investment, could it be that a mainland technology giant invested in building a launch site?"

Jiang Shuhua smiled and said, "Really not, I don't have any background in mainland technology companies."

"Ah, if it wasn't developed by a mainland technology company, then who did it? Don't say it was developed by a local company in Hong Kong."

"Professor Wu, you are right."

"Is it really done by a company in Hong Kong?"

"Right, that is it."

Wu Zhiyuan was stunned and dumbfounded.

When Wu Zhiyuan was invited to join this review team, he did receive some information, which should have included the background of the space launch site on Hong Kong Island. However, Wu Zhiyuan did not look at it carefully. He just took a rough look at the design drawings and renderings and felt that they were somewhat interesting.

Wu Zhiyuan only thought that this launch site might have been invested and built by a large mainland technology group, or it might be an enterprise with an official background, otherwise it would not have the ability to be built.

When Wu Zhiyuan heard that it was the local Qi from Hong Kong Island, it was really beyond his expectations.

Wu Zhiyuan's eyes flickered. He looked at Jiang Shuhua and then Zhao Ruijing, and couldn't help but say, "Can the space launch site built by a local company in Hong Kong be used?"

Jiang Shuhua was stunned. She didn't expect Wu Zhiyuan to say such words. It was too straightforward and really inappropriate.

Jiang Shuhua said, "Professor Wu, I believe you have also read the materials, as well as the photos and videos that Xiao Han and his friends took when they came here before. The launch site itself is well built."

Han Qingqing nodded quickly: "Yes, the degree of completion is very high, almost exactly the same as reflected in the design drawing."

Wu Zhiyuan shook his head. "Too naive, too naive. How can any company in Hong Kong Island understand aerospace technology? At most, they have invited some foreign aerospace experts to come up with a design draft. It may look good on the outside, but is it functional? It's impossible to tell. What do you call it? Gold and jade on the outside, rotten on the inside."

Jiang Shuhua frowned slightly: "Professor Wu, do you think we have been deceived?"

"It's hard to say. This is just my personal opinion. I don't have any evidence so I can't be sure."

Wu Zhiyuan is a rather cunning person, so there is no way he would say anything final. He would definitely leave some room for maneuver.

Wu Zhiyuan still expresses his thoughts in a roundabout way, which sometimes really makes people uncomfortable.

But to be honest, Wu Zhiyuan's statement is not without reason. The threshold for high-tech facilities such as space launch sites is very high. Companies in Hong Kong Island, not to mention having no experience, it is simply impossible for them to get involved in this field.

Although the space launch site has indeed been built, it is still unclear whether it can be used. If we insist on saying that it can be used right away, that would be a bit exaggerated.

Jiang Shuhua asked Zhao Ruijing: "Professor Zhao, what do you think?"

Zhao Ruijing shook his head: "I have no idea yet. I think we should not have preconceived ideas. Since we are here, we should go to the site to see it first before drawing conclusions. Besides, this launch site is definitely built. If some equipment and instruments cannot be used, we can also put forward suggestions for rectification. As long as the rectification is done, it can be used, right?"

Jiang Shuhua nodded in agreement.

Wu Zhiyuan didn't say anything else, but in his heart he had already sentenced the space launch site in Hong Kong Island to death. He just felt that he had been fooled this time and there would be a lot of trouble in the future.

(End of this chapter)