Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 360 Aerospace Development Forum
There is no news from Huayao yet and the advance payment has not arrived yet.

However, Hu Jiangshan was not in a hurry. Wang Chengdong was very reliable and would probably transfer the advance payment for the goods soon.

I just don’t know if it’s enough for 200 million Hong Kong dollars. If not, I’ll have to wait a little longer and save enough money.

Fortunately, the space launch site is now fully functional. It is not to the extent that it cannot be used without upgraded equipment. At least the functions are complete.

More importantly, Hu Jiangshan's requirements were indeed a bit high. If measured according to the general standards of space launch sites, the Tenglong Island launch site was quite advanced and efficient. Even the rocket transportation that Hu Jiangshan was not used to was at least up to standard.

Forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore, I’ll just go back to sleep.

Hu Jiangshan lay back down on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep. Although his eyelids felt heavy, he couldn't keep them closed for too long. It was too uncomfortable.

Just then, the phone rang again.

【Caller ID: Fang Xiaoya】

It turned out that it was an enemy from his previous life calling, so Hu Jiangshan had to answer the call.

Hu Jiangshan pressed the answer button and a pleasant voice came from the other end.

"Hello, Boss Hu, did I disturb your rest? Is it convenient to talk now?"

"No bother, it's very convenient, Mr. Fang, if you have something to say, please tell me."

"Boss Hu, we are going to Hong Kong Island tomorrow to discuss cooperation with you. President Peng should have mentioned this to you before, right?"

"Yes, General Peng told me. Will you come tomorrow?"

"Yes, we want to reach a cooperation agreement as soon as possible, so we are a little anxious."

"It's okay. It would be great if we could talk about it sooner rather than later. Do you want me to pick you up at the airport?"

"Boss Hu, thank you. No thanks. My colleagues are attending an industry forum in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. I will meet up with them tomorrow and then go to Hong Kong Island to meet you."

Hu Jiangshan thought for a moment and said, "If you want to come to Hong Kong Island from Guangzhou and Shenzhen...then let me go find you."

"Ah? Is that okay?"

"Of course, I just want to go to Guangzhou and Shenzhen to do something, so it's more convenient for me to come to you."

"Okay, thank you, Boss Hu."

"polite."

Hu Jiangshan's conversation with Fang Xiaoya was relatively smooth, because Hu Jiangshan had a very good relationship with Fang Xiaoya in his previous life.

As mentioned before, Hu Jiangshan and Fang Xiaoya are almost at the point of achieving a happy marriage. They have almost gotten used to each other, so now communicating with Fang Xiaoya feels like a fish in water.

Hu Jiangshan even felt that he could gain the upper hand and that the advantage was on his side. This was different from his previous life, when whenever there was a disagreement, he still had to coax Fang Xiaoya.

Of course, Hu Jiangshan didn’t know whether Fang Xiaoya had a sense of déjà vu.

Probably not. After all, Fang Xiaoya and Hu Jiangshan’s situations are different.

Hu Jiangshan went to Guangzhou-Shenzhen not to ask Huayao for payment for goods, but to investigate at a university to see if he could find some talents to strengthen the space launch site operation team.

Hu Jiangshan had previously recruited about thirty people from the Island University of Hong Kong, which was basically enough to handle the rocket launch mission, but only barely enough.

If some people cannot come due to studies or emergencies, the team will not be complete and we will be at a loss at that time, so we still need to add some personnel, even if they are interns.

Originally, Hu Jiangshan planned to go there in a few days, but since Fang Xiaoya and the others were also going to Guangzhou and Shenzhen, he decided not to delay any longer and just get the matter done at once.

The next day, Hu Jiangshan got up early in the morning, went to a tea restaurant near Victoria Harbour for breakfast as usual, and then took a taxi straight to Futian Port.

When he arrived at the port, Hu Jiangshan felt overwhelmed.

Hu Jiangshan forgot that today was a holiday. Although he arrived relatively early, there was already a long queue at the Futian Port, which looked very scary.

According to Hu Jiangshan's experience in his previous life, this situation only became news in the following years, and words like "going north" became all the rage.

In fact, the situation has become very serious in recent years, but the media have not reported it.

It is absolutely impossible to say that this has no news value. We can only say that there are other reasons why such things are covered up.

There was no choice but for Hu Jiangshan to queue up obediently. Fortunately, he didn't bring much things today, just a backpack.

While Hu Jiangshan was waiting in line, he received a text message from Fang Xiaoya, which contained the time and place of the meeting between the two parties.

Yesterday, Hu Jiangshan asked Fang Xiaoya to decide the location and time, and then send it to him, and he would just rush over when the time comes.

Hu Jiangshan was quite familiar with Guangzhou and Shenzhen. He had been there many times in his previous life and had lived there for quite a long time, so he knew the approximate location when he saw the address.

Although the place where Fang Xiaoya sent the message was a bit far from Futian Port, it was relatively close to the university where Hu Jiangshan was going.

It's just on the way, a good arrangement.

Hu Jiangshan waited in line for more than an hour and finally passed through customs smoothly and arrived at the Guangzhou-Shenzhen side.

The next step was to take a taxi there.

In fact, when Hu Jiangshan came to Guangzhou and Shenzhen last time, he also considered a question. If he had to come to Guangzhou and Shenzhen frequently for business in the future, would it be convenient for him to buy a car here?

However, if you want to buy a car in the mainland, you must first have a house, otherwise where would you put the car?
It’s quite troublesome to think about it. Now it’s 2019, and housing prices in Guangzhou and Shenzhen are still relatively high.

According to the normal development process, housing prices in the mainland will fall from the altar in two years, and the decline will be even greater in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. It will be appropriate to buy at that time.

But things seem to have changed a lot recently, and some things that should have happened did not happen.

Of course, a rich kid like Hu Jiangshan doesn’t need to consider the price factor.

In the past, Hu Jiangshan would definitely take out his black card, find a mansion, swipe his finger, and buy it directly, and then get a luxury car to travel around.

Although Hu Wenxin will beat this prodigal son's butt to pieces by then, it doesn't matter. It's fun anyway, so let's just have fun first and then worry about it later.

Hu Jiangshan is in a bad state now. He still needs to work on his career and is under a lot of pressure. At least a hundred people depend on him to survive.

The supporting facilities of the Tenglong Island Space Launch Center require an investment of 200 million Hong Kong dollars, which has not been raised yet. How can we have spare money to buy a house or a car?

It seems that Hu Jiangshan has no chance of enjoying a luxurious life, at least for now.

Hu Jiangshan still has to wait until he has enough money.

At the same time, Wansheng Plaza in the northern area of ​​Guangshen Road.

Because it was a holiday, there were quite a few people in Wansheng Shopping Mall, either couples or families.

Several people hurried into the shopping mall, looking around and chatting.

Judging from their attire, they didn't look like locals here to shop, but more like tourists, after all, some of them were carrying backpacks. And judging from their state, they didn't seem to be very familiar with the place.

In fact, these people came from the imperial capital and arrived in Guangzhou and Shenzhen two days ago. They came to attend an industry meeting.

The industry they are in is very special, even very unpopular, but it has extremely high technological content, which will surprise most people if you tell them about it. It is the commercial aerospace industry.

In two days, a commercial aerospace development forum will be held here in Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

Many domestic and foreign experts will attend the event, including leaders from the National Space Administration and the Ministry of Science and Technology. Therefore, at least in the mainland, this forum is very important.

These people are employees of Starry Glory, which means they are from the same company as Fang Xiaoya and are colleagues.

As mentioned earlier, there are already several commercial aerospace companies in the mainland, all of which are start-ups and in a relatively primitive state.

However, most of their employees come from the domestic aerospace field and there are many talented people there, so they cannot be considered inexperienced, and some of them are very outstanding.

Such as rocket engine experts, aerodynamics experts, flight control system experts, and payload experts.

Although they are not well-known internationally, they are somewhat famous in the mainland.

Of course, commercial aerospace practitioners in the mainland are relatively young, with the oldest being only in their 40s or 50s, which is the prime of their life and full of energy.

If they are too old and have no mood to start a business, they will not start a private aerospace company. They would rather stay in a public aerospace unit and do research safely and securely.

Zhang Dabing asked, "When will Engineer Fang arrive? He should be here soon, right?"

Wang Tao said, "The plane hasn't landed yet. It will take at least an hour for her to come after the plane lands. Let's not rush. Let's find a place to sit down and wait for Engineer Fang to come."

These people from Starry Sky Glory didn't come to Wansheng Plaza to stroll around, but to have an important meeting. However, they had to wait for Fang Xiaoya to come first.

Fang Xiaoya is what they call "Engineer Fang". She is a young and beautiful girl, and is well-known in the industry for her beauty.

Many people pursued Fang Xiaoya openly or secretly, but she remained unmoved.

Fang Xiaoya is extremely capable and is known as a genius girl, so she is also one of the most core executives in Starry Glory.

There weren’t so many coffee brands in that era, so when you went to a big shopping mall like Wansheng, basically everyone went for Starbucks.

There happened to be a Starbucks on the first floor, which was quite large. They went in and each ordered a cup of coffee and drank while chatting and waiting for someone.

Not long after, a few more people came into the coffee shop.

Wang Tao said he looked up and said, "Oh, my colleagues are here."

When everyone looked, they found that it was people from another commercial aerospace company that came.

This commercial aerospace company is called Pioneer Technology. It sounds like a technology company, but it is actually a commercial aerospace company. Moreover, the company is not small in scale, comparable to Star Glory, and its technical strength is also not weak.

It is said that the rocket engine of Pioneer Technology has been successfully tested and the rocket is now in the final assembly stage.

Although the overall progress is not as fast as Starry Glory, it is not much different.

Of course, the people from Pioneer Technologies came here to participate in the Commercial Aerospace Forum.

Because the hotel is nearby, everyone went to Wansheng Plaza for a stroll.

When you are tired from shopping, you will definitely need to have a drink to quench your thirst, take a break and kill some time.

We are all in the same industry. Although we are not in the same company, we still communicate with each other occasionally.

Anyway, the circle is so small, and the main thing is that we will meet each other sooner or later, so even if we are not very familiar with each other, we all know each other.

Several people from Starry Sky Glory stood up and greeted the people from Pioneer Technology.

The position of the leader of Jianbing Technology is not low. He is a big shot named Wu Guofeng, a famous rocket engine expert in the industry in the mainland, and he is probably in his forties.

Although he is not a leading figure and is still one level lower than the top academicians of national aerospace institutions, he is already quite powerful. At least these people from Starry Sky Glory don't dare to show any arrogant attitude when they see him.

Wu Guofeng looked at the people from Starry Sky Glory and said with a smile, "There are quite a few people from your company, and it's such a big scene."

Zhang Dabing said, "Our Engineer Fang hasn't arrived yet, Teacher Wu, please sit together."

Wu Guofeng waved his hand: "We can just sit next to each other. It will be convenient for us to talk and we can hear clearly."

So Wu Guofeng and others sat in the seats next to them.

Wang Tao wanted to get coffee for them, but Wu Guofeng waved his hand, showing his bossy demeanor, and let the company's people go.

Wu Guofeng asked, "I heard that your Starry Glory is progressing very quickly. Has the rocket been assembled?"

Wang Tao, Zhang Dabing and others looked at each other and felt that this was not a sensitive topic and could be discussed.

Wang Tao replied: "Yes, Mr. Wu, our prototype has been assembled now."

"Oh? Has it been tested? What's the test data?"

"We have already done several rounds of testing, and the test results are good, and the values ​​are up to standard."

Wu Guofeng showed a surprised expression: "Ah? So fast? How many rounds of testing have you done?"

"Yes, Mr. Wu."

Wu Guofeng was silent for a few seconds: "So, we can do the launch test now?"

"That's it."

Wu Guofeng frowned. "What do you mean by 'consider it'? There's no need to hide this kind of thing, right? Whether you launch it earlier or later, it won't conflict with our vanguard, right?"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Wu, you are right. In fact, we are also facing difficulties now. There are too few launch sites and the scheduling is too long."

Wu Guofeng smiled slightly: "So, fast progress is not necessarily a good thing. Now that you have even produced a prototype, I am afraid that there will be less and less work to do. You are just waiting for the launch. If you cannot launch, the subsequent work cannot be carried out, which is indeed quite troublesome."

Wang Tao took a sip of coffee and agreed with the man, but he was cursing in his heart.

Everyone could hear that Wu Guofeng was speaking in a sarcastic tone. He obviously felt that Starry Glory's research and development speed was too fast and had surpassed them, which made him very unhappy.

But there is no way around it. After all, there is still some gap in scientific research capabilities.

Although Wu Guofeng is a big shot, he still lacks some grace. When he heard that the prototype of Starry Sky Glory could not be launched for the time being, he even had a bit of a gloating attitude.

Zhang Dabing couldn't help but say, "But we will solve it."

Wu Guofeng waved his hand and said, "It can't be solved. It can't be solved for the time being. Even if you apply now, the waiting time will be at least half a year later."

(End of this chapter)