Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 321 Space Launch Site Begins Operation

Hu Jiangshan looked at Bena.

Now Bena is the deputy captain of the Marine Police Force.

Bena immediately introduced that if Tenglong Island and the surrounding waters were designated as restricted areas, the Water Police Team would patrol regularly once a day.

Electronic buoys will also be deployed in this sea area. If any unauthorized ship enters, the information will be automatically sent to the Marine Police, and a Marine Police boat will immediately come to inspect and drive away the ship.

Of course, if Tenglong Island encounters an unfamiliar ship, it can directly notify the Water Police Team and send a ship to deal with it immediately.

Hu Jiangshan felt relieved when he heard this. As long as there was the support of the Water Police Force, this so-called restricted area would not be a decoration.

Hu Jiangshan did not expect to completely block the waters near Tenglong Island to the point where not even flies or mosquitoes could fly in. It would be ideal as long as he could block most of it.

What Hu Jiangshan also wants is legitimacy. In case there are some accidental launch accidents at the space launch site, which hit some illegally intruding ships and cause losses, at least Hu Jiangshan will not be held responsible in legal terms.

Hu Jiangshan was definitely not doing useless work. Based on his experience in his previous life, rocket launches were very risky. No matter how advanced the launch site was, there was always a chance of launch failure.

Even if there is no problem at the launch site, there is no guarantee that there will be no problem with the rockets and other spacecraft.

After the meal, everyone sat together and chatted for a while. Then Tan Yurong said he wanted to leave, and Hu Jiangshan didn't want to keep him.

Hu Jiangshan sent them to the dock. Tan Yurong chatted with Hu Jiangshan for a while, mainly asking Hu Jiangshan to wait patiently for news, which should not take too long.

Obviously, Tan Yurong had a good impression of Hu Jiangshan and was very satisfied with Hu Jiangshan's reception attitude.

A moment later, the Hong Kong government inspection team boarded a special service ship and left Tenglong Island.

Hu Jiangshan wiped the sweat off his forehead and looked at the sun in the sky. It was indeed quite hot today.

But Hu Jiangshan was in a relaxed mood. He had finally finished most of what he needed to do. At least there was nothing serious. All that was left was to wait for news.

Of course, this is only temporary. Once the experimental rocket is assembled, Hu Jiangshan will be busy looking for customers.

Next, Hu Jiangshan began to deal with some miscellaneous matters at hand.

It's called chores, but it's not easy at all.

For example, they rearranged their office in Central, Hong Kong Island to make it more like an aerospace company.

In addition, a part of the office is separated for the business of the fishery company.

Although the fishery company is a cover, it has grown quite large. Now the several types of fish being farmed are almost grown and can be sold soon.

What’s even more outrageous is that someone actually came to our office to discuss cooperation.

This forced Hu Jiangshan to take it seriously, and perhaps the fake play would become real.

On this day, Tai Wo Building, Central, Hong Kong Island.

Hu Jiangshan had nothing to do today, so he came to the office building to check out the decoration situation.

I already felt different before I even walked in.

The text of the LOGO outside the company has not changed, it still has the two words "Jiangshan", but it has been redesigned to become more coordinated and beautiful, and some decorations have been made to make it more upscale.

Hu Jiangshan entered the office and saw many changes inside.

Although the decor has not changed, the furnishings, arrangements, and decorations have changed significantly.

For example, various space vehicles are added to the LOGO wall at the front desk, and in the middle is a simple diagram of the launch site, highlighting the characteristics of the aerospace company.

There are also some large and small aircraft models displayed in the work area.

The door of the room also has a metallic feel, making it look like the hatch of a spaceship.

Hu Jiangshan felt very satisfied, and Jiangshan officially became a aerospace company.

All these arrangements were made by Zhou Yuezhu. Now she has called in a few administrative staff, making her work in the company more handy.

Hu Jiangshan entered the boss's office and saw Zhou Yuezhu wiping the desk, looking very diligent.

Today Zhou Yuezhu was wearing a professional suit, which was very slim-fitting, so Hu Jiangshan couldn't help but look at her a few more times from behind and even forgot to say anything.

Zhou Yuezhu noticed something, turned around, saw Hu Jiangshan standing behind her, and her face turned red.

"Boss, you are here."

Hu Jiangshan nodded: "We can just get a cleaning robot and put it here later, and you don't have to do this job."

Zhou Yuezhu quickly said: "It's okay, these jobs are easy."

Hu Jiangshan sat on the office chair and said, "Yuezhu, when you are done with your work, you can go to Tenglong Island to relax for a few days."

Zhou Yuezhu glanced at Hu Jiangshan and said, "Okay, boss, I'll listen to you."

Hu Jiangshan smiled slightly. It felt good to be the boss.

At this time, Zhou Yuezhu said: By the way, boss, there are some things you need to take a look at and then sign.

What the hell am I talking about? What is that?
It is the onboarding procedure for new employees.

Guo Jiangshan touched his forehead. He had been busy with other things these past two days and had indeed forgotten about this matter.

All employees previously recruited in Hong Kong Island have to go through the onboarding procedures.

Now that companies are becoming more and more formal, it is natural that they have to follow procedures.

Owner Zhou put a pile of documents in front of Gu Jiangshan and then went to do other things.

Hu Jiangshan signed a lot of documents that day and was busy for two hours before finally completing the onboarding procedures for all personnel.

Two days later, these newly recruited aerospace talents finally officially started work.

Although they have certain professional knowledge, they have no work experience.

However, Hu Jiangshan felt that this did not matter and was not a shortcoming at all. Work related to a space launch site required enthusiasm and rigor. Finding some old hands would be counterproductive. Hu Jiangshan needed fresh blood more.

Even if you don’t have work experience, you can still learn.

In his previous life, Hu Jiangshan had spent a long time at the launch site. As a core scientific researcher, he had also led a team and served as the chief designer of several projects. He was familiar with the work processes of the space launch site and was also good at operating various high-precision instruments.

Hu Jiangshan has also been a university professor and has taught graduate students, so he is very experienced in teaching these newcomers.

It was the employees' first day at work and the college students were very excited. It was the first time for most of them to visit the launch site and they had only seen videos and photos before.

Hu Jiangshan selected a few people from Zhang Rui's team to help. He first took the newcomers to familiarize themselves with the environment of the launch site, and then roughly assigned them to work positions based on their characteristics.

The control room of the space launch site is fully staffed with about forty to fifty people.

There are now more than a dozen employees, about one-third of whom are in office. Basically, there are people in charge of each position, which can basically ensure the operation of the launch site. Hu Jiangshan's first day was really hard. Each position needs to be taught some knowledge and then let them familiarize themselves.

Fortunately, the central control system has a program for simulating rocket launches. After several adaptation trainings, these college students basically mastered the key points.

After all, we are all top students and can do many things quickly.

The one with the best performance was Zheng Lingfei. Hu Jiangshan thought that this girl had great potential and could be trained as a priority.

The next morning, in the second lecture hall at the Island University of Hong Kong.

Class is about to start.

This class is about theoretical physics. There is still about half an hour left before the class starts, and almost half of the students are already seated in the classroom.

Theoretical physics is a very important subject, and students of science and engineering are generally more active. They like to read books before class or get together to discuss, so they come early.

At this time, several students gathered together, not talking about courses, but chatting in low voices, among them was Cao Kai.

As mentioned earlier, Cao Kai is a student majoring in aerospace engineering and his academic performance is pretty good. His goal is to go abroad, that is, to the Beacon Country, to continue his studies, and then strive to enter the Beacon Space Agency to make contributions, make the country bigger and stronger, and create greater glory.

However, Cao Kai was in a bad mood these days because several of his classmates actually found jobs locally, and they were working in a space launch site.

Originally, Cao Kai had the opportunity to go there. He was even one of the five student representatives who went to the space launch site for inspection. He had personally confirmed the real situation of the space launch site.

However, Cao Kai chose to refuse, as he had great distrust of local companies in Hong Kong Island. He felt that even if the other party was not a scammer, it was an organization with unreliable technical capabilities, not capable of operating a space launch site, let alone launching rockets normally.

However, when Cao Kai saw these classmates happily start working yesterday, he still felt a little sad and uncomfortable, but that was all. He did not change his mind and believed that these classmates would definitely run into obstacles, and when they actually started working they would find that things were not as they thought at all, and they would soon complain and feel cheated.

Anyway, Cao Kai just seemed to be looking forward to the show.

At this time, the topic of conversation revolved around the classmates who found jobs and the space launch site that suddenly appeared.

Dong Yipeng asked, "Cao Kai, is the job that Afeng found reliable? I heard that you went to the site to check it out?"

Cao Kai nodded: "Yes, I have been there."

"So what do you think? What's the situation at the spaceport?"

Cao Kai frowned slightly: "What else could it be? It's just a showpiece, not interesting at all?"

Zhao Xueming said: "I have watched the video of that company and I think it is pretty good. It is a large rocket launch site with professional facilities and equipment. If I had not been busy with other things recently, I would have gone for the interview."

"Let me tell you, the so-called space launch site is of decent construction quality and covers a large area, but if you say the equipment is comprehensive and advanced, that's ridiculous. The equipment is not even powered on. I don't think it can be used at all."

When they heard this, they were all stunned.

"The equipment can't be used, no way! If it can't be used, then this launch site can't be used either!"

"That may not be the case. In the past, rocket launches did not have so many high-tech equipment. We still have to carry out the launch mission as usual."

Cao Kai waved his hand and said, "You are wrong. There was no way back then. It was relatively primitive. The success rate of rocket launches at that time was very low because there were no advanced high-tech instruments to assist. And if a commercial space launch site has a very low success rate, will any commercial aerospace company seek cooperation with them?"

The others looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

Dong Yipeng said: "That's right, it's no joke, because rockets are worth a lot of money, tens of millions is cheap."

Cao Kai said: "It's not just a matter of the rocket, but also the payload. Commercial satellites are expensive, and a launch failure is a huge loss."

The others nodded, thinking that what Cao Kai said made sense.

Since it is a commercial space launch, we must be responsible for the safety of our customers' property.

Not to mention whether there is anyone coming to launch the rocket, even if there is a customer, if the launch fails, there will definitely be liability for compensation.

Zhao Xueming thought for a moment and said, "According to what you said, this private space launch site simply cannot continue to operate."

Dong Kai said, "That's for sure. If you think about it with normal thinking, you will know. How could there be a space launch site that can operate normally in Hong Kong Island? There is no soil and ecology for it. If you build an amusement park or theme park on that island, it is still feasible, but as for high-tech facilities and aerospace industry, it is too fantastic."

Dong Yipeng said: "Then I don't understand why this boss invested in a commercial space launch site that can't be operated? Is it because he has too much spare money?"

Others echoed: "That's right, with this money, you can do anything. I guess you can buy several private jets and private yachts, not to mention luxury sports cars and the like."

“He does it for subsidies.”

"Subsidy? What subsidy?"

Cao Kai smiled slightly: "Are you so ignorant? China now has a subsidy policy for the aerospace industry, and it is very strong. The scope of subsidies is not only for aerospace companies that manufacture spacecraft and satellites, but also for space launch sites. They can also get large subsidies."

When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized.

If the intention is to get subsidies from the National Space Administration, then it seems to work.

Zhao Xueming thought for a moment and said, "That's not right. The National Space Administration will definitely audit the space launch site. If it really can't be used or operated, then the audit will probably not pass."

Cao Kai glanced at Zhao Xueming and said, "What a naive guy! Will the relevant departments take this seriously?"

Everyone then understood what Cao Kai meant. If they followed his logic, they could indeed connect the dots.

This boss built a space launch site not for the purpose of actually operating it or launching rockets, but to obtain state subsidies from China.

The space launch site is in fact an empty shell with no actual functions, so the investment would not be as high as it appears, and the boss can also use various methods to circumvent scrutiny.

Although it is just a guess, the possibility is very high.

Just then, students came in one after another.

Zhao Xueming said: "Cao Kai, is that your classmate?"

As expected, Cao Kai saw a classmate named Zhu Fangqing, who reported to the space launch site yesterday.

Then Zheng Lingfei came in.

Zhao Xueming waved at them: "Sit over here!"

Zhu Fangqing and Zheng Lingfei came over.

Zhao Xueming asked: "Did you report to the space launch site yesterday?"

Zhu Fangqing nodded: "Oh, I know everything about this."

"how do you feel?"

“It was good, we learned a lot.”

Cao Kai smiled: "Really?"