Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 355 Chain Reaction
A month-long marketing campaign obviously cannot be explained in just one or two hours; there are still many details to be finalized.

To the surprise of Xinglang employees, this renowned writer actually demonstrated a certain level of professionalism, possessing a certain knowledge of marketing activities, especially exposure, symbols, and copywriting.

They even know some slang.
I couldn't help but feel a sense of awe. If you can't, you can't; if you can, you're omnipotent. How come this person has even dabbled in all of these things?

In reality, it was just the remnant of Zhai Da's past life working at an advertising company.

I had a casual lunch with Li Tiantian downstairs at Sina.com at noon, and in the afternoon we continued to refine the details and finalized the project schedule.

For example, a few days later, a reporter from Xinglang will go to Harbin to obtain some video materials.

They really did all the work of oxen and horses at the same time. Logically, these things should have been provided by the research institute itself.

Although it was called a resource exchange, it still meant that Sina owed them a favor, but Zhai Da attributed it to Li Tiantian personally.

Zhai Da got tired halfway through and got up to go to the toilet.

When I came out, a round-faced little girl blocked me at the door.

"Teacher, I'm a fan of yours, could you please sign your autograph?"

Wearing a mask, Zhai Da paused, thinking to himself, "Am I really that easily recognizable?"
However, I still accepted the notebook.

Zhai Da opened the notebook to the first page and began to write, saying, "Thank you for your support. Would you like a message?"

"I love the 'Chinese Paladin 3' you're currently airing the most! Li Xiaoyao in it is so handsome! Mr. Hu, could you write: 'Wishing you happiness every day'?"

Zhai Da raised his head:
I've already written half of Zhai Da's name.
I had originally planned to just pull down my mask and let her see who I was, but then I thought about it again.
At least she has good taste.

So he changed the line and wrote the two characters "Hu Ge" (胡鸽), but because it was in an artistic font, it was not noticeable.

He himself didn't recognize himself.

He handed it back to the other person, saying, "You have good taste."

"Thank you, teacher!"

After Zhai Da left, the little girl looked at his retreating figure and asked in confusion, "Teacher, what does this 'feather' mean?"

Zhai Da waved his hand without turning his head: "They are your invisible wings."

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The matter with Xinglang was successfully concluded on the second day after arriving in northern Beijing.

In addition to securing the online live stream and a comprehensive marketing and promotion plan, it also enabled the Xinglang product line to quickly integrate with Hongtu OS. If they act quickly, they might even be featured at the launch event.

The comprehensiveness of an ecosystem is an important indicator. In addition to Weibo, many similar applications are worth discussing.

Taobao, QQ, Ctrip, Renren, Kaixin, Kugou Music, Ku6 Video, etc.

Yes, many companies that have passed the seven-day mourning period in later generations are still market leaders today.

However, the research institute has limited manpower to assist in development in the short term, and no dedicated business team to run around, so Zhai Da prefers to attract them gradually rather than talking to them one by one.

Xinglang was something he was already familiar with and did naturally.

Before a company has made a name for itself, it may need to find endorsements to prove its worth. It can't really treat General Manager Yang and General Manager Liu as background figures and carry them around everywhere, can it?
The principles of doing things and being a person are the same.

The fragrance of flowers attracts butterflies.

Once the champagne is popped, someone will naturally shout that the boss is really handsome.

After leaving Xinglang headquarters, Zhai Da declined Li Tiantian's invitation to entertain him again that evening, and even left alone instead of taking Xinglang's car.

The teacher should be resting soon, so I'll go bother them tomorrow.

He had made plans to have dinner with someone, but intended to first visit a familiar place.

The taxi continued towards the CP area and eventually stopped in front of an industrial-style courtyard.

Zhai Da walked inside and soon saw the familiar door number.

"Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences" and "Qian Xuesen Engineering Science Experimental Base"

These words once seemed so distant to him, but now they feel so close.

Gong Changzhang received the news early in the morning and was waiting at the door. He waved to Zhai Da when he saw him: "Little Zhai!"

Zhai Da smiled and asked, "Can we still go in?"

"Hey~! This is just like your own room!"

Entering through the main gate, Zhai Da could clearly feel that the management was much stricter than before, with multiple access control points set up.

Gong Changzhang explained, "As the project became more important, more people joined, making management more complex, and many of them were newcomers."

Zhai Da smiled and said dismissively, "This is a good thing, isn't it?"

Just a few dozen meters after entering through the main gate, there was that familiar viewing window. Zhai Da stopped and looked at the 247-meter-long engineering behemoth, equivalent to laying an 80-story building flat, and still felt it was very beautiful.

He likes thin legs, but he prefers thicker ones. Compared to six months ago, the JF-12's appearance hasn't changed much; the ultra-long, oversized steel structure, predominantly blue, stretches for hundreds of meters, but there should be many upgrades inside.

Zhai pressed his face against the glass, his eyes filled with delight: "How much is left to meet the design specifications?"

Gong Changzhang laughed and said, "I'm not afraid to tell you, but we did three tests last month and it has been consistently reaching Mach 8/80 milliseconds."

Zhai Da's eyes lit up: "Then isn't it very close to completion?"

The design target upper limit is Mach 9.

Gong Changzhang nodded: "Although the last bit of data is the hardest to gnaw on, I agree that the acceptance test doesn't have to wait until the planned 12 years, not even 11 years, it can be done next year!"

What Zhai Da didn't know was that this point in time was far ahead of the original timeline.

In the original timeline, Gong Changzhang was injured, and there was no "Zhai Da" to carry out the technical project. The project, which was not favored to begin with, was temporarily suspended. In addition, there was a debate within the Chinese Academy of Sciences about the "physical wind tunnel/computational wind tunnel" route. The project was restarted and received attention from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which was six months later than if he had been there.

Another intangible influence is that Qian Xuesen, who first proposed the concept of shock tunnels and set the tone for this route, became active again due to some unexpected reasons, demonstrating his extraordinary presence and greatly increasing the confidence of many people in this route.

Everything in this world is interconnected, and every changed past becomes a variable for the future.

Moreover, the impact is still increasing.
Zhai Da excitedly took out the [Pure Gold Secret Staff] from his sleeve. Since he had collected all the "Mystic Codes", all six pieces of equipment could be stored in the same equipment slot, and could be accessed at will, which was quite convenient.

With a slight tap of her fingernail inside her cuff, invisible ripples spread out, as she decided to examine what was different about the works she had participated in.

A moment later, he was stunned.

There's something inside the JF-12.
Zhai Da awkwardly put away his cane, his eyes remaining fixed, and asked casually, "When will it be put into use?"

Gong Changzhang was unaware of what Zhai Da had seen. After thinking for a moment, he decided to tell the truth:
"Mach 8/80 milliseconds is actually the world's fastest, largest, and most advanced wind tunnel, and it has high practical value. After all, apart from rockets that fly out of the atmosphere, there are currently no aircraft in the world that can exceed this value. Due to the characteristics of shock wave wind tunnels, we are also more energy-efficient than traditional wind tunnels, so we have already begun to undertake some tasks."

"Occasionally we'll blow up some models or something, it's all about testing, and there has to be something inside, right? It's such a waste to just blow up empty models."

As for what exactly he was talking about, he declined to comment.

They didn't treat Zhai Da as an outsider.

However, knowing some things can actually cause trouble. For example, his own "basic science project" has become less free recently because it has been involved in the military field.

Gong Changzhang was unaware that Zhai Da had inadvertently seen it.

There is already a model inside the JF-12, seemingly preparing for the next launch.

He knew that look all too well.

Canard wings, horizontal/vertical twin tail fins, and a flattened design.

That is the J-20 heavy stealth fighter jet, which is currently unknown to the outside world!

Codenamed Mighty Dragon, it was the first fifth-generation fighter jet of the People's Republic of China.

In this day and age, it would be an absolute top secret; even the appearance of a model could land someone in jail for life.

So he didn't say anything.
I don't mean I didn't see it if I don't say anything!

In fact, for a visitor from later generations, the J-20's unique design, which incorporates countless cutting-edge technologies, is already outdated.

Little Sweetie still needs to watch the J-10C.

What was the J-20 in 2009? The model at that time looked very close to what it would look like in later years, and it seemed to be very well completed.

Although the JF-12 was designed for hypersonic speeds, it was not difficult to fulfill the requirements for low-speed experiments with low cost and high quality.

A real, stable, inexpensive, and powerful wind tunnel would undoubtedly be of great benefit to aircraft weapons.

Does this mean the J-20 is also going to appear ahead of schedule?

There are too many things to bring forward, not just this one.

Zhai Da suddenly recalled a passage from his previous work, "The Time-Traveling Cohabitation Manual":

"The future has been changed. Will he still be able to wait for his Gu Xiaonian sixteen years later? Zhong Ming doesn't know."

Will Zhai Da still be able to see the 2024 he knows?
After a brief moment of distraction, Zhai Da gave an embarrassed smile.

nonsense!

Of course you can't see it!
Because Zhai Da's trip was worthwhile.

Gong Changzhang, who was walking ahead, turned around and glanced at Zhai Da: "What's wrong, Xiao Zhai?"

Zhai Da started walking again: "It's nothing."

“Let’s go see Academician Yu. He didn’t see you last time he went abroad for research, so he’ll probably have a good chat with you today.”

"After all, you're now his junior brother."

(End of this chapter)